College Football Stat Leaders

2021 Big 12 Points Per Game Leaders

Average points scored per completed game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Oklahoma (39.1)

Best Season

Baylor 2013 (52.4)

Scope

Big 12 • 2021

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

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 2021 leaderboard, the visible range runs 39.1 to 31.1, with Oklahoma setting the pace.

Big 12 Context

Big 12 teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Utah is the latest winner at 41.3.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Oklahoma to No. 5 Oklahoma State is 8.0, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 37.6 in 2024 to 41.3 in 2025, a swing of 3.7. Oklahoma's current mark of 39.1 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 39.0 held by Oklahoma.

Leaderboard

Top 10 rows for the current route scope.

1OklahomaBig 12 Conference202139.1
2TexasBig 12 Conference202135.3
3BaylorBig 12 Conference202131.6
4Iowa StateBig 12 Conference202131.3
5Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference202131.1
6Texas TechBig 12 Conference202130.3
7TCUBig 12 Conference202128.7
8Kansas StateBig 12 Conference202127.5
9West VirginiaBig 12 Conference202125.2
10KansasBig 12 Conference202120.8

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConference at timeValue
2025UtahBig 12 Conference41.3
2024Texas TechBig 12 Conference37.6
2023OklahomaBig 12 Conference41.7
2022TCUBig 12 Conference38.8
2021OklahomaBig 12 Conference39.1
2020OklahomaBig 12 Conference43.0
2019OklahomaBig 12 Conference42.1
2018OklahomaBig 12 Conference48.4
2017OklahomaBig 12 Conference45.1
2016OklahomaBig 12 Conference43.9
2015BaylorBig 12 Conference48.1
2014BaylorBig 12 Conference48.2
2013BaylorBig 12 Conference52.4
2012Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference45.7
2011Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference48.7
2010Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference44.2
2009TexasBig 12 Conference39.3
2008OklahomaBig 12 Conference51.1
2007KansasBig 12 Conference42.8
2006TexasBig 12 Conference35.9
2005TexasBig 12 Conference50.2
2004Texas TechBig 12 Conference36.2

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Oklahoma2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200439.02008 (51.1)
2Texas Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200435.92015 (45.1)
3Oklahoma State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200434.32011 (48.7)
4Texas2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200434.02005 (50.2)
5Utah2025, 202432.42025 (41.3)
6TCU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 201232.42014 (46.5)
7Missouri2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200432.22008 (42.2)
8Baylor2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200431.82013 (52.4)
9Kansas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200430.72012 (38.8)
10Texas A&M2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200430.52011 (39.1)
11West Virginia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 201230.32018 (40.3)
12Arizona State2025, 202429.32024 (32.9)
13Nebraska2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200429.32008 (35.4)
14UCF2025, 2024, 202328.72023 (31.3)
15BYU2025, 2024, 202328.62025 (31.4)
16Arizona2025, 202426.62025 (31.5)
17Cincinnati2025, 2024, 202326.52025 (30.3)
18Iowa State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200425.42020 (32.9)
19Kansas2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200424.42007 (42.8)
20Colorado2025, 2024, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200423.42024 (32.9)
21Houston2025, 2024, 202322.22025 (29.1)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Big 12 points per game leaderboard in 2021?

Oklahoma ranks first at 39.1 in 2021.

Which Big 12 program has the best long-term points per game profile?

Oklahoma owns the strongest all-time average at 39.0 across 20 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Big 12 race compare with the recent trend?

Utah is the most recent yearly winner in this conference scope, so the route combines the current leaderboard with a recent trend line instead of showing only one season snapshot.