most rushing yards allowed per game 2026 defense

The Bowling Green Falcons have the most opponent rushing yards per game played by a team in 2026, with 295.67.

	TEAM	OPP YDS/GP	OPP YDS	GP	SEASON	OPP ATT	OPP YPC	OPP TD
1	Bowling Green	295.67	887	3	2026	113	7.8	6
2	Western Kentucky	263.33	790	3	2026	118	6.7	11
3	Louisiana-Monroe	245	735	3	2026	119	6.2	6
4	UTSA	231.33	694	3	2026	132	5.3	4
5	Colorado State	227	681	3	2026	114	6.0	8
6	Ohio	225	675	3	2026	138	4.9	10
7	Georgia Tech	223.33	670	3	2026	140	4.8	4
8	Southern Miss	220	660	3	2026	132	5.0	4
9	Tulane	211	633	3	2026	126	5.0	7
10	Ball State	210.67	632	3	2026	103	6.1	8
11	Wyoming	210.67	632	3	2026	128	4.9	3
12	Florida Atlantic	207.33	622	3	2026	112	5.6	8
13	Purdue	207	621	3	2026	113	5.5	8
14	Missouri State	207	621	3	2026	126	4.9	5
15	UAB	192	576	3	2026	122	4.7	7
16	North Texas	189.67	569	3	2026	118	4.8	6
17	Jacksonville State	187.75	751	4	2026	167	4.5	5
18	Memphis	187.25	749	4	2026	145	5.2	7
19	Kennesaw State	182.33	547	3	2026	113	4.8	7
20	Clemson	181.67	545	3	2026	115	4.7	5
21	Sam Houston	180.67	542	3	2026	118	4.6	3
22	Arkansas State	179.33	538	3	2026	111	4.8	5
23	East Carolina	178.67	536	3	2026	137	3.9	9
24	Rutgers	178	534	3	2026	104	5.1	5
25	Washington State	178	534	3	2026	102	5.2	4

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More Bowling Green Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

443

Kastantin

RUSH

126

Dendy

REC

138

Scoby

Team Rankings

PPG

9.0

186th

OPP PPG

43.7

172nd

RUSH YDS/G

93.0

169th

PASS YDS/G

147.3

166th

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
9	Kent State	0-0	1-2
10	Miami (OH)	0-0	1-2
11	Ohio	0-0	1-2
12	Bowling Green	0-0	0-3
13	Sacramento State	0-1	1-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/26	USF	@	BGSU	5:00 PM
Sat 10/3	BGSU	@	M-OH	3:30 PM
Sat 10/10	SAC	@	BGSU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	BALL	@	BGSU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BGSU	@	BUFF	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bowling Green

0 - 3

Final

Iowa State

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