College Football Team Red Zone Scores Rankings

Red zone scores count possessions inside the opponent’s red zone that end with points. Last updated

What Are Red Zone Scores?

Red zone scores count possessions inside the opponent’s red zone that end with points. This table ranks college football teams for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.

Which teams have the highest red zone scores in college football in 2026?

Through games played October 29, 2026, James Madison has the highest red zone scores in college football at 41. North Texas & LSU are tied for second at 40. Miami is fourth at 39 & Oklahoma State fifth at 37. James Madison's total is 1 score above second place & 11 scores above the 25th-ranked team.

Only 7 scores separate first from tenth. Toledo & Houston are tied for sixth at 36. Wake Forest is eighth at 35. Kansas State, Indiana & Alabama are tied for ninth at 34.

Six separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. USC & Purdue are tied 12th at 33, Ohio State, Georgia & Notre Dame tied 14th at 32 & Kentucky, Virginia Tech, Florida, Utah, West Virginia, Northwestern, Oregon State and Memphis tied 17th at 31.

Nine teams sit inside 1 score of each other from 17th to 25th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Tennessee is 25th at 30.

How this ranking is measured

The ranking above covers the top 25 of 138 FBS teams in the 2026 regular season. No minimum red zone trip threshold is applied. Red zone scores count possessions inside the opponent’s red zone that end with points. Only FBS teams are ranked. Figures are as of October 29, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.