worst college football point differential this season

The Charlotte 49ers have the lowest point differential by a team this season, with a -157-point differential.

	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Charlotte	-157	2026	6	0	6	0	12	96	16.0	253	42.2	78	26.3	30.0
2	Stanford	-155	2026	6	2	4	0	11	94	15.7	249	41.5	97	32.1	30.8
3	UTEP	-142	2026	6	1	5	0	13	95	15.8	237	39.5	78	23.0	56.3
4	Ball State	-124	2026	6	1	5	0	14	110	18.3	234	39.0	105	28.9	69.2
5	Kent State	-113	2026	6	2	4	0	10	82	13.7	195	32.5	92	37.0	50.0
6	Northern Illinois	-111	2026	5	0	5	0	8	62	12.4	173	34.6	84	31.3	46.2
7	Louisiana-Monroe	-103	2026	5	0	5	0	15	120	24.0	223	44.6	94	31.4	66.7
8	Sacramento State	-83	2026	6	1	5	0	11	98	16.3	181	30.2	112	34.1	46.7
9	Bowling Green	-80	2026	6	2	4	0	11	95	15.8	175	29.2	98	35.6	42.9
10	Akron	-75	2026	6	1	5	0	15	118	19.7	193	32.2	122	38.5	20.0
11	San Diego State	-73	2026	6	2	4	0	18	137	22.8	210	35.0	92	26.9	30.8
12	Marshall	-70	2026	6	3	3	0	16	132	22.0	202	33.7	130	40.5	42.9
13	Western Kentucky	-65	2026	7	3	4	0	18	149	21.3	214	30.6	130	40.3	50.0
14	Rice	-63	2026	6	1	5	0	13	102	17.0	165	27.5	102	29.5	58.8
15	Central Michigan	-56	2026	6	3	3	0	14	102	17.0	158	26.3	89	36.4	76.9
16	Old Dominion	-56	2026	6	2	4	0	12	109	18.2	165	27.5	82	33.3	37.5
17	Hawai'i	-54	2026	6	1	5	0	10	100	16.7	154	25.7	121	38.0	53.8
18	Utah State	-54	2026	6	2	4	0	11	87	14.5	141	23.5	98	37.5	27.3
19	Arkansas	-50	2026	6	2	4	0	13	116	19.3	166	27.7	121	41.0	40.0
20	Missouri State	-50	2026	6	2	4	0	16	133	22.2	183	30.5	111	34.6	35.3
21	Southern Miss	-41	2026	5	1	4	0	18	132	26.4	173	34.6	111	32.3	40.0
22	Buffalo	-36	2026	6	3	3	0	14	125	20.8	161	26.8	114	36.2	72.7
23	Wyoming	-36	2026	6	3	3	0	9	87	14.5	123	20.5	102	31.0	58.3
24	Colorado	-34	2026	5	2	3	0	12	93	18.6	127	25.4	109	35.6	35.7
25	Middle Tennessee	-33	2026	6	3	3	0	17	137	22.8	170	28.3	111	26.2	66.7

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More Charlotte Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

802

Gonzales

RUSH

216

Alexander

REC

343

Barnes

Team Rankings

PPG

16.0

150th

OPP PPG

42.2

177th

RUSH YDS/G

101.5

162nd

PASS YDS/G

186.3

136th

2026 AAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
10	Navy	1-2	2-3
11	Tulane	0-1	2-3
12	Tulsa	0-2	3-3
13	Rice	0-2	1-5
14	Charlotte	0-2	0-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	CHAR	@	TEM	1:00 PM
Fri 10/30	TULN	@	CHAR	7:00 PM
Sat 11/7	CHAR	@	UAB	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	ECU	@	CHAR	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	CHAR	@	TLSA	1:00 PM

Last Game

Charlotte

0 - 6

Final

North Texas

4 - 2

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333