what college football team has given up the fewest points per game in a single season over the last 25 seasons

Since 2001, the Ohio State Buckeyes have allowed the fewest points per game by a team in a season, with 7.8 points allowed this season.

TEAMOPP PPGSEASONGPWLTTDPTSPPGOPP PTS1DWN3DWN%4DWN%
1Ohio State
Ohio State
7.8
2025
12
12
0
0
57
444
37.0
93
281
56.9
68.8
2Alabama
Alabama
8.2
2011
13
12
1
0
55
453
34.8
106
280
3USC
USC
9.0
2008
13
12
1
0
66
488
37.5
117
305
4Miami
Miami
9.4
2001
11
11
0
0
59
475
43.2
103
242
5Georgia
Georgia
10.2
2021
15
14
1
0
73
579
38.6
153
339
45.0
57.1
6Michigan
Michigan
10.4
2023
15
15
0
0
69
538
35.9
156
298
42.8
77.3
7Nebraska
Nebraska
10.4
2009
14
10
4
0
40
352
25.1
146
226
8Alabama
Alabama
10.7
2005
12
10
2
0
30
263
21.9
128
222
9Indiana
Indiana
10.9
2025
12
12
0
0
70
532
44.3
131
303
56.6
46.7
10Alabama
Alabama
10.9
2012
14
13
1
0
71
542
38.7
153
303
11Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech
11.0
2006
13
10
3
0
40
336
25.8
143
196
12LSU
LSU
11.0
2003
14
13
1
0
63
475
33.9
154
298
13Ohio State
Ohio State
11.2
2023
13
11
2
0
50
397
30.5
146
276
42.9
55.6
14Texas Tech
Texas Tech
11.3
2025
12
11
1
0
64
518
43.2
135
289
51.4
58.8
15LSU
LSU
11.3
2011
14
13
1
0
65
500
35.7
158
269
16TCU
TCU
11.3
2008
13
11
2
0
56
437
33.6
147
307
17Auburn
Auburn
11.3
2004
13
13
0
0
54
417
32.1
147
271
18Alabama
Alabama
11.7
2009
14
14
0
0
52
449
32.1
164
288
19Kansas State
Kansas State
11.8
2002
13
11
2
0
79
582
44.8
154
273
20Alabama
Alabama
11.9
2017
14
13
1
0
66
519
37.1
167
312
40.4
83.3
21TCU
TCU
12.0
2010
13
13
0
0
73
541
41.6
156
327
22Wisconsin
Wisconsin
12.1
2006
13
12
1
0
48
380
29.2
157
245
23Florida State
Florida State
12.1
2013
14
14
0
0
94
723
51.6
170
396
52.6
75.0
24Louisville
Louisville
12.2
2013
13
12
1
0
57
457
35.2
158
322
56.0
33.3
25Toledo
Toledo
12.2
2025
12
8
4
0
49
379
31.6
146
255
41.0
18.8
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent points per game going back to the 1956 season.

More Ohio State Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

37.0

13th

OPP PPG

7.8

1st

RUSH YDS/G

171.5

57th

PASS YDS/G

267.0

32nd

2025 Big 10 Standings
TEAMCONFOVERALL
1
Indiana Indiana
9-0
12-0
2
Ohio State Ohio State
9-0
12-0
3
Oregon Oregon
8-1
11-1
4
USC USC
7-2
9-3
5
Michigan Michigan
7-2
9-3
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/6
IND IND
@
OSU OSU
8:00 PM
Last Game
OSU Ohio State

12 - 0

27

Final

9

MICH Michigan

9 - 3

Sat 29 Nov 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

CFB 2025 Rankings

CFB 2025 Division Standings

SoutheasternWLPCT
1
Georgia Georgia
11
1
.917
2
Ole Miss Ole Miss
11
1
.917
Mountain WestWLPCT
1
Boise State Boise State
9
4
.692
2
New Mexico New Mexico
9
3
.750
Big 10WLPCT
1
Ohio State Ohio State
12
0
1.000
2
Indiana Indiana
12
0
1.000
IndependentWLPCT
1
Notre Dame Notre Dame
10
2
.833
2
UConn UConn
9
3
.750
Big 12WLPCT
1
Texas Tech Texas Tech
11
1
.917
2
BYU BYU
11
1
.917
American AthleticWLPCT
1
North Texas North Texas
11
2
.846
2
Tulane Tulane
11
2
.846
Atlantic CoastWLPCT
1
Virginia Virginia
10
2
.833
2
Duke Duke
7
5
.583
Pac-12WLPCT
1
Washington State Washington State
6
6
.500
2
Oregon State Oregon State
2
10
.167
Mid-AmericanWLPCT
1
Western Michigan Western Michigan
8
4
.667
2
Ohio Ohio
8
4
.667
Sun BeltWLPCT
1
JMU JMU
12
1
.923
2
Troy Troy
8
5
.615
Conference USAWLPCT
1
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
10
3
.769
2
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
8
5
.615

CFB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/7
JMU JMU
@
MRSH MRSH
35-23
Fri
11/7
SMU SMU
@
BC BC
45-13
Fri
11/7
CIT CIT
@
MISS MISS
0-49
Fri
11/7
SYR SYR
@
MIA MIA
10-38
Fri
11/7
WAKE WAKE
@
UVA UVA
16-9

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/6
UGA UGA
@
ALA ALA
4:00 PM
Sat
12/6
IND IND
@
OSU OSU
8:00 PM
Sat
12/6
DUKE DUKE
@
UVA UVA
8:00 PM
Sat
12/13
ARMY ARMY
@
NAVY NAVY
3:00 PM
Wed
12/17
ODU ODU
@
USF USF
5:00 PM