what college football team has given up the fewest points per game in a single season over the last 65 seasons

Since 1961, 11 teams are tied for allowing the fewest points per game in a season, with 0.0 points allowed. The first three are the Western Illinois Leathernecks and the Tennessee State Tigers in 1974 and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns in 1971.

TEAMOPP PPGSEASONGPWLTTDPTSPPGOPP PTS1DWN3DWN%4DWN%
1Western Illinois
Western Illinois
0.0
1974
1
1
0
0
31
31.0
0
2Tennessee State
Tennessee State
0.0
1974
1
1
0
0
17
17.0
0
3Louisiana
Louisiana
0.0
1971
1
1
0
0
16
16.0
0
4East Tennessee State
East Tennessee State
0.0
1970
1
1
0
0
10
10.0
0
5
Cal State Fullerton
0.0
1970
1
1
0
0
17
17.0
0
6East Tennessee State
East Tennessee State
0.0
1969
1
1
0
0
7
7.0
0
7North Dakota State
North Dakota State
0.0
1969
1
1
0
0
28
28.0
0
8San Diego State
San Diego State
0.0
1966
1
1
0
0
25
25.0
0
9Arkansas State
Arkansas State
0.0
1965
1
1
0
0
14
14.0
0
10Morehead State
Morehead State
0.0
1964
1
1
0
0
6
6.0
0
11Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech
0.0
1963
1
1
0
0
10
10.0
0
12UMass
UMass
0.0
1963
2
1
0
1
21
10.5
0
13Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech
1.0
1973
3
3
0
0
84
28.0
3
14UConn
UConn
1.5
1963
2
1
1
0
22
11.0
3
15Alabama
Alabama
2.2
1961
10
10
0
0
287
28.7
22
16Idaho State
Idaho State
3.0
1975
1
1
0
0
16
16.0
3
17Northern Iowa
Northern Iowa
3.0
1973
1
1
0
0
31
31.0
3
18East Tennessee State
East Tennessee State
3.0
1966
1
0
1
0
0
0.0
3
19
San Diego Marines
3.0
1964
1
1
0
0
16
16.0
3
20LSU
LSU
3.4
1962
10
8
1
1
162
16.2
34
21
Quantico Marines
3.5
1972
2
2
0
0
47
23.5
7
22Ole Miss
Ole Miss
3.7
1963
9
7
0
2
207
23.0
33
23Alabama
Alabama
3.7
1966
10
10
0
0
267
26.7
37
24Notre Dame
Notre Dame
3.8
1966
10
9
0
1
362
36.2
38
25Alabama
Alabama
3.9
1962
10
9
1
0
272
27.2
39
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent points per game going back to the 1956 season.

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