In order of significance, the most common total points scored in college football, and hence the essential numbers for point total betting, are: 55, 51, 45, 59, 58, 52, and 41. These scores have all been kicked off by traditionalist teams from Middle Tennessee State University and Eastern Michigan University. Since these totals were first set in the early 1950s, they have been reached many times - the latest being last weekend when Youngstown State beat Central Michigan 56-52 in overtime. This was followed by a game between North Carolina and Virginia that finished in a 3-3 tie. The Tar Heels and Heels had the same point total (55) racked up by Middle Tennessee and EMU respectively back in the early '50s. Through all time, there have been more than 100 games with scores between 40 and 49. That's more than half the total number of games played over the past 90 years! The next highest total scores over this period are: 24, 20, 17, 15, 13, and 11. All but one of these scores (11) came from military schools during World War II. The exception was a game between Fordham and Manhattan played in 1945 which ended in a 9-9 tie. They agreed to play another game the following year which was also a 9-9 tie.