College Football Stat Leaders

2018 Points Per Game Leaders

Average points scored per completed game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Oklahoma (48.4)

Best Season

Baylor 2013 (52.4)

Scope

All Conferences • 2018

Browse Metrics

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Total Yards Per Game Passing Yards Per Game Rushing Yards Per Game Points Per Game Offensive PPA Defensive PPA Turnover Margin Havoc Rate

Season Selector

All-Time 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Conference Selector

All Conferences ACC American Big 12 Big Ten Conference USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt

What The Numbers Say

Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.

How Points Per Game Reads

Points per game turns completed game scores into a scoreboard-facing rate, which makes it the simplest way to compare how often elite offenses actually finish drives instead of just piling up empty yards. On this 2018 leaderboard, the visible range runs 48.4 to 43.9, with Oklahoma setting the pace.

Conference Context

American Athletic Conference places 1 of the current top 5 teams, while American Athletic Conference owns the most recent yearly winner slot in the trend table.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Oklahoma to No. 5 Houston is 4.4, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 43.9 in 2024 to 45.1 in 2025, a swing of 1.1. Oklahoma's current mark of 48.4 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 38.2 held by Oregon.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.


1	Oklahoma	Big 12 Conference	2018	48.4
2	Utah State	Mountain West Conference	2018	47.5
3	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	2018	45.6
4	Clemson	Atlantic Coast Conference	2018	44.3
5	Houston	American Athletic Conference	2018	43.9
6	Kennesaw State	Big South Conference	2018	43.5
7	UCF	American Athletic Conference	2018	43.2
8	Memphis	American Athletic Conference	2018	42.9
9	Ohio State	Big Ten Conference	2018	42.4
10	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	2018	40.4
11	West Virginia	Big 12 Conference	2018	40.3
12	Syracuse	Atlantic Coast Conference	2018	40.2
13	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	2018	40.1
14	Oklahoma State	Big 12 Conference	2018	38.4
15	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	2018	37.9
16	Washington State	Pac-12 Conference	2018	37.5
17	Texas Tech	Big 12 Conference	2018	37.3
18	App State	Sun Belt Conference	2018	37.3
19	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	2018	36.6
20	Texas A&M	Southeastern Conference	2018	36.0
21	Boise State	Mountain West Conference	2018	35.4
22	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	2018	35.2
23	Florida	Southeastern Conference	2018	35.0
24	Cincinnati	American Athletic Conference	2018	34.9
25	Temple	American Athletic Conference	2018	34.9

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

Season	Team	Conference at time	Value
2025	North Texas	American Athletic Conference	45.1
2024	Miami	Atlantic Coast Conference	43.9
2023	LSU	Southeastern Conference	45.5
2022	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	46.1
2021	Ohio State	Big Ten Conference	45.7
2020	Kent State	Mid-American Conference	49.8
2019	LSU	Southeastern Conference	48.4
2018	Oklahoma	Big 12 Conference	48.4
2017	UCF	American Athletic Conference	48.2
2016	James Madison	Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference	46.7
2015	Baylor	Big 12 Conference	48.1
2014	Baylor	Big 12 Conference	48.2
2013	Baylor	Big 12 Conference	52.4
2012	Louisiana Tech	Western Athletic Conference	51.5
2011	Houston	Conference USA	49.3
2010	Oregon	Pac-12 Conference	47.0
2009	Boise State	Western Athletic Conference	42.2
2008	Oklahoma	Big 12 Conference	51.1
2007	Liberty	Big South Conference	44.0
2006	Hawai'i	Western Athletic Conference	46.9
2005	Texas	Big 12 Conference	50.2
2004	Louisville	Conference USA	49.8

Historical Leaderboard

Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.

Rank	Team	Seasons	Average	Best Season
1	Oregon	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	38.2	2012 (49.6)
2	Oklahoma	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	37.8	2008 (51.1)
3	Boise State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	36.9	2004 (48.9)
4	Ohio State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	36.6	2019 (46.9)
5	Texas Tech	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	35.9	2015 (45.1)
6	Alabama	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	35.2	2020 (48.5)
7	Oklahoma State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	34.3	2011 (48.7)
8	USC	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	34.1	2005 (49.1)
9	Texas	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	33.8	2005 (50.2)
10	Clemson	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	33.3	2018 (44.3)
11	TCU	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	33.2	2014 (46.5)
12	Houston	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	33.2	2011 (49.3)
13	App State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005	33.1	2007 (41.3)
14	James Madison	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2004	33.1	2016 (46.7)
15	Georgia	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	33.0	2014 (41.3)
16	Toledo	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	32.6	2011 (42.2)
17	Texas A&M	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	32.3	2012 (44.5)
18	LSU	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	32.1	2019 (48.4)
19	Louisville	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	31.9	2004 (49.8)
20	Jacksonville State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005	31.9	2013 (45.0)
21	Baylor	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	31.8	2013 (52.4)
22	Liberty	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005	31.5	2007 (44.0)
23	Notre Dame	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	31.3	2025 (42.0)
24	Memphis	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	31.2	2017 (45.5)
25	Utah	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	31.1	2004 (45.3)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads college football in points per game in 2018?

Oklahoma ranks first at 48.4 in 2018.

Why does the 2018 points per game season stand out?

The top of the 2018 leaderboard is separated by 4.4 from No. 1 to No. 5, which shows whether this season had a runaway leader or a tightly packed race.

How does the 2018 leader compare with the all-time average benchmark?

Oklahoma's 2018 mark of 48.4 clears the all-time average leader benchmark of 38.2 held by Oregon.