In a word, physical education statistics course is also an important compulsory course for physical education majors in colleges and universities, which is of great significance for cultivating students' professional application ability. SPSS software has the characteristics of simple operation, rich functions, scientific calculation results and online convenience. Its application in sports statistics teaching plays an important role in improving students' practical ability. Under the condition of SPSS, physical education statistics teaching should be combined with students' subjective grasp and objective practice, teachers' theoretical interpretation and real-time presentation, classroom teaching and extracurricular practical training, so as to improve the teaching effect of physical education statistics as a whole