least amount of total yards in cfb championship

Bernie Kosar has gained the fewest all-purpose yards in a season when winning a national championship, with -160 yards in 1983.

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least amount of total yards in cfb championship in a season by a player

	NAME	Champs	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	YDS/G	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Bernie Kosar B. Kosar	1	-160	1983	MIA	11		19	-156	-14.2	4	-4	-0.4	0
2	Paul McDonald P. McDonald	1	-127	1978	USC	12		18	-122	-10.2	0	-5	-0.4	0
3	Chris Weinke C. Weinke	1	-109	1999	FSU	11		25	-109	-9.9	0
4	Danny Wuerffel D. Wuerffel	1	-100	1996	FLA	12		41	-100	-8.3	2
5	Jay Barker J. Barker	1	-94	1992	ALA	12		7	-94	-7.8	0
6	Craig Erickson C. Erickson	1	-80	1989	MIA	11		17	-80	-7.3	1
7	John Shaffer J. Shaffer	1	-67	1986	PSU	11		12	-67	-6.1	3
8	Matt Leinart M. Leinart	1	-47	2003	USC	13		1	-62	-4.8	0	15	1.2	1
9	Matt Leinart M. Leinart	1	-44	2004	USC	13		3	-44	-3.4	3
10	Frank Tripucka F. Tripucka	1	-36	1947	ND	9		3	-36	-4.0
11	Todd Blackledge T. Blackledge	1	-27	1982	PSU	11		25	-27	-2.5	3
12	Rob Preston R. Preston	1	-26	1978	USC	12		1	-26	-2.2	0
13	Bryce Young B. Young	1	-23	2020	ALA	9	-2.6	0	-23	-2.6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
14	AJ McCarron	1	-22	2011	ALA	13		2	-22	-1.7	2
15	Willie Thrower W. Thrower	1	-22	1952	MSU	9		6	-22	-2.4	1
16	Tommy Wade T. Wade	1	-19	1963	TEX	7		1	-19	-2.7	1
17	Andrew Okulovich A. Okulovich	1	-19	1957	OSU	7		1	-19	-2.7	1
18	JT Daniels	1	-18	2021	UGA	6	-3.0	0	-18	-3.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
19	Doug Strang D. Strang	1	-18	1982	PSU	8		0	-18	-2.3	0
20	John Chickerneo J. Chickerneo	1	-17	1937	PITT	10		0	-17	-1.7	0
21	Andy Groom A. Groom	1	-16	2002	OSU	13		0	-16	-1.2	0
22	Tom Malone T. Malone	1	-15	2004	USC	13		0	-15	-1.2	0
23	Gino Torretta G. Torretta	1	-15	1989	MIA	11		8	-15	-1.4	0
24	Steve Minie S. Minie	1	-15	1983	MIA	11		0	-15	-1.4	0
25	Kevin Jones K. Jones	1	-15	1978	ALA	11		0	-15	-1.4	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

653

Mensah

RUSH

173

Mallory

REC

330

Toney

Team Rankings

PPG

61.0

13th

OPP PPG

6.5

24th

RUSH YDS/G

275.5

24th

PASS YDS/G

427.0

6th

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Miami	1-0	2-0
2	Virginia	1-0	2-0
3	SMU	1-0	1-0
4	Duke	0-0	1-0
5	North Carolina	0-0	1-0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/18	MIA	@	WAKE	7:30 PM
Sat 9/26	CMU	@	MIA	6:30 PM
Sat 10/3	MIA	@	CLEM	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	FSU	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sat 10/24	PITT	@	MIA	1:00 PM

Last Game

Florida A&M

0 - 1

Final

Miami

2 - 0

Thu 10 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

653

Mensah

639

Kienholz

635

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

280

Carter

231

Kromah

227

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

333

Duff

330

Toney

237

Olugbode

Pass TD Leaders

8

Mensah

7

Heintschel

7

Simmons

Rush TD Leaders

5

Carter

4

Wilson

3

Robinson

Rec TD Leaders

5

Duff

4

Williams

4

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

285.0

Hoover

281.3

Baker

272.0

Becht

Sack Leaders

3.5

Kinsler

3.0

Gilliam

3.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

80.0

73.0

71.0

70.0

66.0

Opp PPG Rankings

0.0

Total Yards Rankings

762.0

702.5

681.0

671.0

660.0

Rush Yards Rankings

569.0

506.0

458.0

431.0

365.0

364.0

Pass Yards Rankings

480.0

435.0

434.0

432.0

430.0

427.0

Sack Leaders

9.0

6.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	1	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	1	0	1.000
3	Georgia Southern	1	0	1.000
4	Louisiana Tech	1	0	1.000
5	Georgia State	1	0	1.000
6	South Alabama	1	0	1.000
7	James Madison	1	0	1.000
8	Southern Miss	1	0	1.000
9	Old Dominion	1	0	1.000
10	Troy	1	0	1.000
11	Coastal Carolina	0	1	.000
12	Arkansas State	0	1	.000
13	Marshall	0	1	.000
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	1	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Arizona	1	0	1.000
2	Arizona State	1	0	1.000
3	BYU	1	0	1.000
4	Cincinnati	1	0	1.000
5	Colorado	1	0	1.000
6	Houston	1	0	1.000
7	Iowa State	1	0	1.000
8	Kansas State	1	0	1.000
9	Texas Tech	1	0	1.000
10	UCF	1	0	1.000
11	Utah	1	0	1.000
12	West Virginia	1	0	1.000
13	Kansas	1	1	.500
14	Baylor	0	1	.000
15	Oklahoma State	0	1	.000
16	TCU	0	1	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	1	0	1.000
2	San Diego State	1	0	1.000
3	Boise State	0	1	.000
4	Fresno State	0	1	.000
5	Oregon State	0	1	.000
6	Texas State	0	1	.000
7	Utah State	0	1	.000
8	Washington State	0	1	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	1	.500
2	Buffalo	1	0	1.000
3	UMass	1	0	1.000
4	Akron	0	1	.000
5	Ball State	0	1	.000
6	Bowling Green	0	1	.000
7	Central Michigan	0	1	.000
8	Kent State	0	1	.000
9	Miami (OH)	0	1	.000
10	Ohio	0	1	.000
11	Toledo	0	1	.000
12	Western Michigan	0	1	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	1	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	2	0	1.000
2	Army	1	0	1.000
3	Navy	1	0	1.000
4	Rice	1	0	1.000
5	South Florida	1	0	1.000
6	Temple	1	0	1.000
7	Tulane	0	1	.000
8	UTSA	1	0	1.000
9	Charlotte	0	1	.000
10	East Carolina	0	1	.000
11	Florida Atlantic	0	1	.000
12	North Texas	0	1	.000
13	Tulsa	1	0	1.000
14	UAB	0	1	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	2	0	1.000
2	Virginia	2	0	1.000
3	SMU	1	0	1.000
4	Duke	1	0	1.000
5	North Carolina	1	0	1.000
6	Pittsburgh	1	0	1.000
7	Syracuse	1	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	1	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	1	0	1.000
10	Boston College	1	1	.500
11	Louisville	1	1	.500
12	California	0	1	.000
13	Clemson	0	1	.000
14	Georgia Tech	0	1	.000
15	Florida State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	NC State	1	1	.500

	Southeastern	W	PCT
1	Missouri	2	1.000
2	Alabama	1	1.000
3	Arkansas	1	1.000
4	Auburn	1	1.000
5	Florida	1	1.000
6	Georgia	1	1.000
7	Kentucky	1	1.000
8	LSU	1	1.000
9	Mississippi State	1	1.000
10	Oklahoma	1	1.000
11	Ole Miss	1	1.000
12	South Carolina	1	1.000
13	Tennessee	1	1.000
14	Texas	1	1.000
15	Texas A&M	1	1.000
16	Vanderbilt	1	1.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	1	1	.500
2	North Dakota State	2	0	1.000
3	Air Force	1	0	1.000
4	Nevada	1	0	1.000
5	San Jose State	1	1	.500
6	Northern Illinois	0	1	.000
7	New Mexico	1	0	1.000
8	UTEP	0	1	.000
9	Wyoming	0	1	.000
10	Hawai'i	0	2	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	1	0	1.000
2	UConn	1	0	1.000

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	2	0	1.000
2	Illinois	1	0	1.000
3	Indiana	1	0	1.000
4	Iowa	1	0	1.000
5	Maryland	1	0	1.000
6	Michigan	1	0	1.000
7	Michigan State	1	0	1.000
8	Minnesota	1	0	1.000
9	Nebraska	1	0	1.000
10	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
11	Ohio State	1	0	1.000
12	Oregon	1	0	1.000
13	Penn State	1	0	1.000
14	Purdue	1	0	1.000
15	UCLA	1	0	1.000
16	Washington	1	0	1.000
17	Wisconsin	0	1	.000
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	0	1.000
2	Kennesaw State	1	0	1.000
3	Middle Tennessee	1	0	1.000
4	Jacksonville State	1	1	.500
5	New Mexico State	1	1	.500
6	Florida International	0	1	.000
7	Liberty	0	1	.000
8	Missouri State	0	1	.000
9	Sam Houston	0	1	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	1	.000