lowest rushing yards in a college football game

David Fales has the fewest rushing yards in a game, with -98 yards against Utah State on October 13, 2012.

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lowest rushing yards by a player in a college football game

	NAME	RUSH YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	REC TD
1	David Fales D. Fales	-98	10/13/2012	SJSU	vs	USU	14	-7.0	0
2	Chase Cunningham C. Cunningham	-91	12/24/2022	MTSU	@	SDSU	9	-10.1	0	0	0	0	0
3	Tom Savage T. Savage	-83	11/16/2013	PITT	vs	UNC	8	-10.4	0
4	Mike Moschetti M. Moschetti	-83	9/19/1998	COLO	vs	USU	8	-10.4
5	Brian Cummings B. Cummings	-83	11/23/1996	MD	@	FSU	14	-5.9
6	Cody Vaz C. Vaz	-81	12/29/2012	ORST	@	TEX	10	-8.1	0
7	Mark Molk M. Molk	-81	10/26/1996	BGSU	@	OHIO	14	-5.8
8	Billy Blanton B. Blanton	-80	9/14/1996	SDSU	@	CAL	11	-7.3
9	Chad Hutchinson C. Hutchinson	-79	10/19/1996	STAN	@	ORST	13	-6.1
10	Chas Dodd C. Dodd	-78	10/16/2010	RUTG	vs	ARMY	10	-7.8	0
11	Brodie Croyle B. Croyle	-78	11/19/2005	ALA	@	AUB	14	-5.6	0
12	Deshawn Purdie D. Purdie	-77	9/14/2024	CHAR	vs	WEBB	8	-9.6	0	0	0	0	0
13	Luke McCown L. McCown	-77	11/15/2003	LT	@	TLSA	9	-8.6	1
14	Derek Anderson D. Anderson	-77	10/12/2002	ORST	@	ASU	8	-9.6	0
15	Willie Tuitama W. Tuitama	-75	10/6/2007	ARIZ	@	ORST	8	-9.4	0
16	Dameyune Craig D. Craig	-75	10/18/1997	AUB	vs	FLA	10	-7.5
17	Stewart Patridge S. Patridge	-75	11/30/1996	MISS	vs	MSST	14	-5.4
18	Dan Orlovsky D. Orlovsky	-74	10/19/2002	CONN	vs	TEM	9	-8.2	0
19	Elijah Brown E. Brown	-73	11/8/2025	STAN	@	UNC	9	-8.1	0	0	0	0	0
20	Andrew Robinson A. Robinson	-73	11/24/2007	SYR	vs	CIN	17	-4.3	0
21	Jay Davis J. Davis	-73	9/24/2005	NCST	vs	UNC	9	-8.1	0
22	Tom Savage T. Savage	-72	11/21/2009	RUTG	@	SYR	12	-6.0	0
23	Randall Secky R. Secky	-72	11/16/2002	BUFF	@	AKR	11	-6.5	0
24	Matt Hasselbeck M. Hasselbeck	-72	10/5/1996	BC	@	WVU	14	-5.1
25	Wesley Phillips W. Phillips	-71	9/1/2001	UTEP	@	UNM	10	-7.1	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

550

Weaver

RUSH

156

Bates

REC

139

Hoch

Team Rankings

PPG

26.5

84th

OPP PPG

31.5

116th

RUSH YDS/G

119.5

109th

PASS YDS/G

275.0

46th

2026 MWC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	Air Force	0-0	1-0
4	Nevada	0-0	1-0
5	San Jose State	0-0	1-1
6	Northern Illinois	0-0	0-1
7	New Mexico	0-0	1-0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/12	CP	@	SJSU	9:00 PM
Sat 9/19	FRES	@	SJSU	11:00 PM
Sun 10/4	SJSU	@	HAW	12:00 AM
Fri 10/9	WYO	@	SJSU	9:00 PM
Sat 10/17	SJSU	@	UTEP	9:00 PM

Last Game

San Jose State

1 - 1

Final

Eastern Michigan

1 - 1

Fri 4 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

653

Mensah

639

Kienholz

635

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

280

Carter

234

Mason

231

Kromah

Rec Yards Leaders

333

Duff

330

Toney

237

Olugbode

Pass TD Leaders

8

Mensah

8

Hoover

7

Heintschel

Rush TD Leaders

5

Carter

4

Wilson

3

Robinson

Rec TD Leaders

5

Duff

5

Becker

4

Williams

QB Rating Leaders

281.3

Baker

271.7

Mensah

271.5

Boley

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

506.0

458.0

431.0

394.0

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	1	1	.500
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	1	.500
3	Navy	1	0	1.000
4	Rice	1	0	1.000
5	South Florida	2	0	1.000
6	Temple	1	1	.500
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	2	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	2	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