Lew Nichols rushed for the most yards in 2021, with 1,848 yards.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Lew Nichols L. Nichols	1,848	2021	CMU	13	341	5.4	142.2	16	338	40	52	8.5	26.0	2
2	Kenneth Walker III K. Walker III	1,646	2021	MSU	12	264	6.2	137.2	18	89	13	20	6.8	7.4	1
3	Tyler Badie T. Badie	1,604	2021	MIZ	12	268	6.0	133.7	14	330	54	74	6.1	27.5	4
4	Tyler Allgeier T. Allgeier	1,601	2021	BYU	13	276	5.8	123.2	23	199	28	39	7.1	15.3	0
5	Abram Smith A. Smith	1,601	2021	BAY	14	257	6.2	114.4	12	75	13	19	5.8	5.4	0
6	Sean Tucker S. Tucker	1,496	2021	SYR	12	246	6.1	124.7	12	255	20	27	12.8	21.3	2
7	Sincere McCormick S. McCormick	1,479	2021	UTSA	14	299	4.9	105.6	15	184	22	23	8.4	13.1	0
8	Breece Hall B. Hall	1,472	2021	ISU	12	253	5.8	122.7	20	302	36	42	8.4	25.2	3
9	Bryant Koback B. Koback	1,408	2021	TOL	13	209	6.7	108.3	16	334	29	36	11.5	25.7	2
10	Deuce Vaughn D. Vaughn	1,404	2021	KSU	13	235	6.0	108.0	18	468	49	66	9.6	36.0	4
11	Rasheen Ali R. Ali	1,401	2021	MRSH	13	250	5.6	107.8	23	334	45	57	7.4	25.7	1
12	Christopher Rodriguez Jr. C. Rodriguez Jr.	1,379	2021	UK	13	225	6.1	106.1	9	61	13	19	4.7	4.7	3
13	DeWayne McBride D. McBride	1,371	2021	UAB	13	204	6.7	105.5	13	19	3	5	6.3	1.5	0
14	Brad Roberts B. Roberts	1,356	2021	AFA	13	299	4.5	104.3	13	0	0	1		0.0	0
15	Brian Robinson Jr. B. Robinson Jr.	1,343	2021	ALA	14	271	5.0	95.9	14	296	35	42	8.5	21.1	2
16	B.J. Baylor	1,337	2021	ORST	13	227	5.9	102.8	13	75	8	12	9.4	5.8	0
17	Hassan Haskins H. Haskins	1,327	2021	MICH	14	270	4.9	94.8	20	131	18	23	7.3	9.4	0
18	Jerome Ford J. Ford	1,319	2021	CIN	13	215	6.1	101.5	19	220	21	22	10.5	16.9	1
19	Travis Dye T. Dye	1,271	2021	ORE	14	211	6.0	90.8	16	402	46	55	8.7	28.7	2
20	Braelon Allen B. Allen	1,268	2021	WIS	12	186	6.8	105.7	12	39	8	12	4.9	3.3	0
21	Charles Williams C. Williams	1,261	2021	UNLV	12	254	5.0	105.1	15	202	13	17	15.5	16.8	0
22	Kennedy Brooks K. Brooks	1,253	2021	OKLA	13	198	6.3	96.4	13	73	9	11	8.1	5.6	0
23	TreVeyon Henderson T. Henderson	1,248	2021	OSU	13	183	6.8	96.0	15	312	27	30	11.6	24.0	4
24	Mataeo Durant M. Durant	1,233	2021	DUKE	12	256	4.8	102.8	9	256	27	32	9.5	21.3	2
25	Jaylen Warren J. Warren	1,216	2021	OKST	14	256	4.8	86.9	11	225	25	33	9.0	16.1	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

103

Flores

RUSH

312

Flores

REC

28

Blue

Team Rankings

PPG

14.7

153rd

OPP PPG

19.3

58th

RUSH YDS/G

219.3

35th

PASS YDS/G

46.0

223rd

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Eastern Michigan	1-0	1-3
2	UMass	0-0	3-0
3	Central Michigan	0-0	2-1
4	Toledo	0-0	2-1
5	Western Michigan	0-0	2-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/26	CMU	@	MIA	6:30 PM
Sat 10/3	AKR	@	CMU	3:30 PM
Sat 10/10	CMU	@	OHIO	3:30 PM
Sat 10/17	WMU	@	CMU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/24	M-OH	@	CMU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Wyoming

1 - 2

Final

Central Michigan

2 - 1

Sat 19 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,173

Maiava

1,122

Atkinson

1,053

Stokes

Rush Yards Leaders

528

Sheppard

458

Baugh

454

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

476

Legree

444

Toney

419

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

12

Maiava

11

Taylor

11

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

8

Baugh

8

Knight

6

Carter

Rec TD Leaders

7

Dixon

6

Duff

6

Becker

QB Rating Leaders

259.3

Stockton

244.1

Hoover

228.6

Mensah

Sack Leaders

6.0

Lewis

6.0

Umanmielen

4.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.3

54.0

51.7

50.7

49.7

48.3

Opp PPG Rankings

4.3

5.3

7.3

7.7

8.0

Total Yards Rankings

594.3

544.7

544.3

539.0

537.0

528.0

Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

319.0

298.7

286.7

281.3

Pass Yards Rankings

386.3

368.7

366.7

364.7

358.0

345.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	3	0	1.000
2	Florida	3	0	1.000
3	Georgia	3	0	1.000
4	Mississippi State	3	0	1.000
5	Ole Miss	3	0	1.000
6	Kentucky	2	1	.667
7	Missouri	3	0	1.000
8	Tennessee	3	0	1.000
9	Texas	3	0	1.000
10	Vanderbilt	3	0	1.000
11	Oklahoma	2	1	.667
12	Auburn	2	1	.667
13	LSU	2	1	.667
14	South Carolina	2	1	.667
15	Texas A&M	2	1	.667
16	Arkansas	1	2	.333

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	3	0	1.000
2	James Madison	3	0	1.000
3	Louisiana	2	1	.667
4	Georgia State	2	1	.667
5	South Alabama	2	1	.667
6	Marshall	2	1	.667
7	Troy	2	1	.667
8	Coastal Carolina	1	2	.333
9	Arkansas State	1	2	.333
10	Georgia Southern	1	2	.333
11	Louisiana Tech	1	2	.333
12	Old Dominion	1	2	.333
13	Southern Miss	1	2	.333
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	3	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	2	1	.667
2	Colorado State	2	1	.667
3	Fresno State	2	1	.667
4	Oregon State	1	2	.333
5	San Diego State	1	2	.333
6	Texas State	1	2	.333
7	Washington State	1	2	.333
8	Utah State	0	3	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	3	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	3	0	1.000
3	Arizona State	2	1	.667
4	Cincinnati	3	0	1.000
5	Kansas State	3	0	1.000
6	Utah	3	0	1.000
7	West Virginia	3	0	1.000
8	Baylor	2	1	.667
9	Colorado	2	1	.667
10	Iowa State	2	1	.667
11	Oklahoma State	2	1	.667
12	TCU	2	1	.667
13	UCF	2	1	.667
14	Arizona	2	1	.667
15	Houston	2	1	.667
16	Kansas	1	2	.333

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	3	.250
2	UMass	3	0	1.000
3	Central Michigan	2	1	.667
4	Toledo	2	1	.667
5	Western Michigan	2	1	.667
6	Akron	1	2	.333
7	Ball State	1	2	.333
8	Buffalo	1	2	.333
9	Kent State	1	2	.333
10	Miami (OH)	1	2	.333
11	Ohio	1	2	.333
12	Bowling Green	0	3	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	3	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	3	0	1.000
2	Duke	3	0	1.000
3	Pittsburgh	3	0	1.000
4	California	2	1	.667
5	Clemson	2	1	.667
6	Louisville	2	1	.667
7	Virginia	2	1	.667
8	SMU	2	1	.667
9	Virginia Tech	3	0	1.000
10	Boston College	2	1	.667
11	Georgia Tech	1	2	.333
12	North Carolina	2	1	.667
13	Wake Forest	2	1	.667
14	Florida State	1	2	.333
15	NC State	1	2	.333
16	Stanford	1	2	.333
17	Syracuse	1	2	.333

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	3	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	1	.667

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	3	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	2	1	.667
3	Tulsa	3	0	1.000
4	Memphis	3	1	.750
5	UTSA	2	1	.667
6	East Carolina	1	2	.333
7	North Texas	1	2	.333
8	Rice	1	2	.333
9	Temple	1	2	.333
10	Tulane	1	2	.333
11	UAB	1	2	.333
12	Charlotte	0	3	.000
13	Army	1	1	.500
14	Navy	1	1	.500

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	4	0	1.000
2	UCLA	3	0	1.000
3	Indiana	3	0	1.000
4	Iowa	3	0	1.000
5	Michigan	3	0	1.000
6	Nebraska	3	0	1.000
7	Penn State	3	0	1.000
8	Washington	3	0	1.000
9	Northwestern	2	0	1.000
10	Illinois	2	1	.667
11	Maryland	2	1	.667
12	Michigan State	2	1	.667
13	Minnesota	2	1	.667
14	Ohio State	2	1	.667
15	Oregon	2	1	.667
16	Wisconsin	2	1	.667
17	Purdue	1	2	.333
18	Rutgers	0	3	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	2	1	.667
2	Liberty	2	1	.667
3	Middle Tennessee	2	1	.667
4	Jacksonville State	2	2	.500
5	Florida International	1	2	.333
6	Kennesaw State	1	2	.333
7	Missouri State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	1	2	.333
10	Western Kentucky	0	3	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	4	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	1	.667
4	San Jose State	2	2	.500
5	Nevada	1	2	.333
6	UTEP	1	2	.333
7	Wyoming	1	2	.333
8	Northern Illinois	0	3	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/5	OHIO	@	NEB	21-49
Sat 9/5	ORST	@	HOU	20-33
Sat 9/5	ECU	@	ALA	10-48
Sat 9/5	UNT	@	IND	16-52
Sat 9/5	BRY	@	ARMY	3-59

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/24	LIB	@	CCAR	7:30 PM
Fri 9/25	ARMY	@	TEM	4:00 PM
Fri 9/25	NAVY	@	UAB	7:00 PM
Fri 9/25	HOW	@	RUTG	7:00 PM
Fri 9/25	NW	@	IND	8:00 PM

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