The term "college football" has a lot of meanings. Ostensibly, its most popular usage is as a blanket across the Football Bowl Subdivision. If, say, Baylor rolls up 618 yards per game, we're always quick to declare the Bears' offense the best in college football. While that may be true - after all, you try stopping Art Briles and company - it's not exactly a fair fight. Baylor has a lot more resources than Henderson State.
To level the playing field, we took a look at 15 major statistical categories across every division of college football, FBS to NAIA, to declare a statistical champion.
Scoring Offense
Touchdowns Per Game
Total Offense
Yards Per Play
Rushing Offense
* Georgia Southern was a reclassifying program between FCS and FBS. Officially, Cal Poly led FCS with 309.1 rushing yards per game
Yards Per Carry
* Officially, Portland State led FCS with 5.97 yards per carry.
Rushing Touchdowns Per Game
* Officially, Towson led FCS with 3.44 per game.
Passing Offense
Passing Efficiency
Yards Per Attempt
Passing Touchdowns Per Game
First Downs Per Game
Third Down Conversions
Red Zone Offense
Sacks Allowed
At 53.3 points and 7.17 touchdowns per game, Henderson State nudges out Baylor by a razor's edge in our view. Awfully impressive work by the Reddies.