College Football Stat Leaders

2017 Conference USA Points Per Opportunity Leaders

Source-provided offensive points per scoring opportunity.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Florida Atlantic (4.65)

Best Season

Western Kentucky 2023 (4.95)

Scope

Conference USA • 2017

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameYards Allowed Per GameSacks Per GameTackles For Loss Per GameThird Down Conversion RatePoints Per OpportunityOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

What The Numbers Say

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

How Points Per Opportunity Reads

Points per opportunity focuses on finishing drives after an offense creates a scoring chance, making it a red-zone and short-field complement to yardage and PPA. On this 2017 leaderboard, the visible range runs 4.65 to 3.59, with Florida Atlantic 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 4.21.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Florida Atlantic to No. 5 UAB is 1.06, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 4.85 in 2024 to 4.21 in 2025, a swing of 0.64. Florida Atlantic's current mark of 4.65 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 4.12 held by Jacksonville State.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1Florida AtlanticConference USA20174.65
2North TexasConference USA20173.89
3Louisiana TechConference USA20173.85
4Florida InternationalConference USA20173.63
5UABConference USA20173.59
6Southern MissConference USA20173.48
7Middle TennesseeConference USA20173.16
8Western KentuckyConference USA20173.15
9MarshallConference USA20173.15
10RiceConference USA20172.81
11CharlotteConference USA20172.38
12UTEPConference USA20171.76

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Line chart. Line chart with 1 data series: Points Per Opportunity. Categories include 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 18 more.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConference at timeValue
2025Western KentuckyConference USA4.21
2024Jacksonville StateConference USA4.85
2023Western KentuckyConference USA4.95
2022North TexasConference USA4.48
2021Western KentuckyConference USA4.70
2020CharlotteConference USA4.47
2019Florida AtlanticConference USA3.98
2018Florida InternationalConference USA4.02
2017Florida AtlanticConference USA4.65
2016Louisiana TechConference USA4.41
2015Western KentuckyConference USA4.44
2014Western KentuckyConference USA4.59
2013Louisiana TechConference USA0.00
2012Southern MissConference USA0.00
2011TulsaConference USA0.08
2010East CarolinaConference USA0.00
2009TulaneConference USA0.16
2008East CarolinaConference USA0.08
2007HoustonConference USA0.00
2006MemphisConference USA0.10
2005East CarolinaConference USA0.00
2004ArmyConference USA0.00

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Jacksonville State2025, 2024, 20234.122024 (4.85)
2Liberty2025, 2024, 20234.072023 (4.47)
3Western Kentucky2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 20143.882023 (4.95)
4Missouri State20253.692025 (3.69)
5New Mexico State2025, 2024, 20233.542023 (3.98)
6Delaware20253.522025 (3.52)
7Charlotte2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 20153.472020 (4.47)
8Louisiana Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20133.422016 (4.41)
9Florida International2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20133.252024 (4.44)
10Kennesaw State2025, 20243.222024 (3.50)
11Florida Atlantic2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20133.212017 (4.65)
12Sam Houston2025, 2024, 20233.192023 (3.47)
13Middle Tennessee2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20133.172016 (4.02)
14North Texas2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20133.112022 (4.48)
15UTEP2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 20051.692023 (3.59)
16Rice2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 20051.612014 (3.63)
17Marshall2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 20051.572014 (4.03)
18UAB2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20041.412021 (4.35)
19Southern Miss2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20041.372016 (3.76)
20Army20040.002004 (0.00)
21Cincinnati20040.002004 (0.00)
22South Florida20040.002004 (0.00)
23TCU20040.002004 (0.00)
24Tulsa2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005-0.092011 (0.08)
25Memphis2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004-0.092006 (0.10)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Conference USA points per opportunity leaderboard in 2017?

Florida Atlantic ranks first at 4.65 in 2017.

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

Jacksonville State owns the strongest all-time average at 4.12 across 3 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.