College Football Stat Leaders

2021 Conference USA Points Per Game Leaders

Average points scored per completed game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Western Kentucky (44.2)

Best Season

Louisville 2004 (49.8)

Scope

Conference USA • 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 44.2 to 28.0, with Western Kentucky setting the pace.

Conference USA Context

Conference USA teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Western Kentucky is the latest winner at 29.5.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Western Kentucky to No. 5 Louisiana Tech is 16.2, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 36.0 in 2024 to 29.5 in 2025, a swing of 6.5. Western Kentucky's current mark of 44.2 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 49.8 held by Louisville.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1Western KentuckyConference USA202144.2
2MarshallConference USA202133.0
3Middle TennesseeConference USA202129.8
4UABConference USA202129.5
5Louisiana TechConference USA202128.0
6North TexasConference USA202127.5
7CharlotteConference USA202127.2
8Florida AtlanticConference USA202125.4
9UTEPConference USA202125.1
10RiceConference USA202121.5
11Florida InternationalConference USA202120.3
12Southern MissConference USA202117.7

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConference at timeValue
2025Western KentuckyConference USA29.5
2024Jacksonville StateConference USA36.0
2023LibertyConference USA38.3
2022Western KentuckyConference USA36.4
2021Western KentuckyConference USA44.2
2020North TexasConference USA34.4
2019Florida AtlanticConference USA36.4
2018Florida InternationalConference USA34.6
2017Florida AtlanticConference USA40.6
2016Western KentuckyConference USA45.5
2015Western KentuckyConference USA44.3
2014MarshallConference USA45.6
2013MarshallConference USA42.1
2012MarshallConference USA40.9
2011HoustonConference USA49.3
2010TulsaConference USA41.4
2009HoustonConference USA42.2
2008TulsaConference USA47.2
2007TulsaConference USA41.1
2006HoustonConference USA33.0
2005TulsaConference USA33.1
2004LouisvilleConference USA49.8

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Louisville200449.82004 (49.8)
2Houston2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200435.42011 (49.3)
3Tulsa2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 200534.32008 (47.2)
4TCU200432.92004 (32.9)
5Western Kentucky2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 201432.62016 (45.5)
6Jacksonville State2025, 2024, 202331.42024 (36.0)
7Liberty2025, 2024, 202330.92023 (38.3)
8North Texas2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201329.52017 (35.5)
9Louisiana Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201329.52016 (44.3)
10Delaware202529.02025 (29.0)
11Cincinnati200428.72004 (28.7)
12Marshall2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 200528.42014 (45.6)
13East Carolina2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200428.32013 (40.2)
14Florida Atlantic2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201328.12017 (40.6)
15Southern Miss2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200427.72015 (39.9)
16Middle Tennessee2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201327.72016 (39.7)
17UCF2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 200527.72007 (35.9)
18UAB2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200426.52014 (33.2)
19SMU2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 200526.12012 (30.5)
20Missouri State202525.62025 (25.6)
21Rice2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 200525.42008 (41.3)
22South Florida200424.62004 (24.6)
23Memphis2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200424.42004 (35.8)
24UTEP2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 200524.22007 (33.6)
25Army200423.62004 (23.6)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Conference USA points per game leaderboard in 2021?

Western Kentucky ranks first at 44.2 in 2021.

Which Conference USA program has the best long-term points per game profile?

Louisville owns the strongest all-time average at 49.8 across 1 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Conference USA race compare with the recent trend?

Western Kentucky 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.