what is the highest ppg in a season by a player in their 2nd season

Tim Rattay averaged the most points per game in his 2nd season, with 23.5 per game in 1998.

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Data note: Points Per Game: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	TD	PTS
1	Tim Rattay T. Rattay	23.5	1998	LT	12	1	0	47	282
2	Tim Couch T. Couch	21.8	1997	UK	11	3		40	240
3	Troy Kopp T. Kopp	21.3	1990		9	1		32	192
4	Robert Edwards R. Edwards	21.0	1995	UGA	2	6	1	7	42
5	Drew Brees D. Brees	19.5	1998	PUR	12	3	0	39	234
6	Chris Vargas C. Vargas	19.1	1993	NEV	11	1		35	210
7	Ty Detmer T. Detmer	19.0	1989	BYU	12	6		38	228
8	Michael Bishop M. Bishop	18.5	1998	KSU	12	14		37	222
9	Akili Smith A. Smith	18.0	1998	ORE	11	3		33	198
10	John Walsh J. Walsh	18.0	1992	BYU	3	0		9	54
11	Leon Clay L. Clay	18.0	1990	TCU	7	5		21	126
12	Kerry Goode K. Goode	18.0	1984	ALA	1	1	1	3	18
13	Josh Wallwork J. Wallwork	17.5	1996	WYO	12	2		35	210
14	Robbie Bosco R. Bosco	17.5	1984	BYU	12	2		35	210
15	Mike Maxwell M. Maxwell	17.5	1994	NEV	11	3		32	192
16	Jimmy Klingler J. Klingler	17.5	1992	HOU	11	0	0	32	192
17	John Elway J. Elway	16.9	1980	STAN	11	4		31	186
18	Donald Fanelli D. Fanelli	16.5	1974	COR	4	10	0	11	66
19	Antwaan Randle El A. Randle El	16.4	1999	IND	11	13	0	30	180
20	Daunte Culpepper D. Culpepper	16.4	1997	UCF	11	5		30	180
21	Shane Matthews S. Matthews	16.4	1991	FLA	11	1	1	30	180
22	Gifford Nielsen G. Nielsen	16.4	1976	BYU	11	1		30	180
23	Dusty Bonner D. Bonner	15.8	1999	UK	11	3		29	174
24	Scott Milanovich S. Milanovich	15.8	1993	MD	11	3		29	174
25	Scott Mitchell S. Mitchell	15.8	1988	UTAH	11	0		29	174

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,160

Baker

RUSH

349

Burnette

REC

586

Mickens

Team Rankings

PPG

32.3

46th

OPP PPG

21.0

49th

RUSH YDS/G

150.6

91st

PASS YDS/G

248.7

50th

2026 SBC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Louisiana Tech	3-0	5-2
2	Appalachian State	2-1	5-2
3	South Alabama	2-1	4-3
4	James Madison	4-2	7-2
5	Louisiana	2-2	5-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	LT	@	USA	3:00 PM
Sat 11/7	LT	@	TROY	4:00 PM
Sat 11/14	USM	@	LT	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	ARST	@	LT	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	LT	@	GASO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Old Dominion

2 - 6

Final

Louisiana Tech

5 - 2

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,577

Jackson

2,536

Veltkamp

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

963

Riley

957

Bishop

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

23

Veltkamp

22

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.8

43.0

42.7

41.1

40.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

540.5

529.1

527.0

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

348.9

341.0

340.7

329.6

323.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
3	South Alabama	4	3	.571
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	3	.571
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Marshall	4	3	.571
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	UAB	4	3	.571
6	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
2	Liberty	6	1	.857
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125