College Football Stat Leaders
Average points scored per completed game.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Ohio State (41.0)
Best Season
Ohio State 2019 (46.9)
Scope
Big Ten • 2020
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Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
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 2020 leaderboard, the visible range runs 41.0 to 28.3, with Ohio State setting the pace.
Big Ten teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Indiana is the latest winner at 41.6.
The gap from No. 1 Ohio State to No. 5 Michigan is 12.7, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark improved from 41.3 in 2024 to 41.6 in 2025, a swing of 0.3. Ohio State's current mark of 41.0 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 36.6 held by Ohio State.
Top 14 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 41.0 |
| 2 | Iowa | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 31.8 |
| 3 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 29.8 |
| 4 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 28.9 |
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 28.3 |
| 6 | Minnesota | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 27.3 |
| 7 | Purdue | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 27.2 |
| 8 | Rutgers | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 26.7 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 25.1 |
| 10 | Northwestern | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 24.7 |
| 11 | Maryland | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 23.6 |
| 12 | Nebraska | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 23.1 |
| 13 | Illinois | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 20.1 |
| 14 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | 2020 | 18.0 |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference at time | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 41.6 |
| 2024 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 41.3 |
| 2023 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | 36.2 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 44.2 |
| 2021 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 45.7 |
| 2020 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 41.0 |
| 2019 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 46.9 |
| 2018 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 42.4 |
| 2017 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 41.1 |
| 2016 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 40.3 |
| 2015 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 36.5 |
| 2014 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 44.8 |
| 2013 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 45.5 |
| 2012 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 37.2 |
| 2011 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 44.1 |
| 2010 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 41.5 |
| 2009 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 31.8 |
| 2008 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | 38.9 |
| 2007 | Purdue | Big Ten Conference | 34.3 |
| 2006 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 34.6 |
| 2005 | Minnesota | Big Ten Conference | 35.8 |
| 2004 | Purdue | Big Ten Conference | 31.8 |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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) |
| 2 | Oregon | 2025, 2024 | 35.9 | 2025 (36.9) |
| 3 | USC | 2025, 2024 | 33.0 | 2025 (35.8) |
| 4 | Michigan | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 30.4 | 2022 (40.4) |
| 5 | Penn State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 29.9 | 2017 (41.1) |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 29.4 | 2011 (44.1) |
| 7 | Washington | 2025, 2024 | 28.7 | 2025 (34.1) |
| 8 | Nebraska | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 | 28.0 | 2014 (37.8) |
| 9 | Indiana | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 27.7 | 2025 (41.6) |
| 10 | Michigan State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 26.5 | 2014 (43.0) |
| 11 | Maryland | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 26.2 | 2023 (29.7) |
| 12 | Minnesota | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 25.9 | 2005 (35.8) |
| 13 | Iowa | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 25.8 | 2020 (31.8) |
| 14 | Purdue | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 25.5 | 2007 (34.3) |
| 15 | Illinois | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 23.8 | 2010 (32.5) |
| 16 | Northwestern | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 23.6 | 2005 (32.3) |
| 17 | Rutgers | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 21.6 | 2024 (28.9) |
| 18 | UCLA | 2025, 2024 | 18.3 | 2024 (18.4) |
Ohio State ranks first at 41.0 in 2020.
Ohio State owns the strongest all-time average at 36.6 across 22 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
Indiana 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.