team least yards allowed per game ncaa 2026

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have the fewest opponent yards per game played by a team in 2026, with 236.25.

	TEAM	OPP YDS/GP	OPP YDS	GP	SEASON	OPP TD	PASS OPP YDS	OPP SCKY	PASS OPP TD	RUSH OPP YDS	RUSH OPP TD	RET OPP YDS	RET OPP TD
1	Notre Dame	236.25	1,890	8	2026	13	1,207	108	8	683	4	377	1
2	North Dakota State	248.78	2,239	9	2026	14	1,120	96	4	1,119	7	333	3
3	Michigan	250	2,000	8	2026	13	1,205	89	8	795	4	259	1
4	LSU	258.13	2,065	8	2026	15	1,382	209	4	683	9	249	2
5	New Mexico	258.13	2,065	8	2026	11	1,412	169	8	653	2	236	1
6	Indiana	259.22	2,333	9	2026	11	1,653	237	6	680	5	175	0
7	UCLA	260.75	2,086	8	2026	13	1,388	131	8	698	5	218	0
8	Nebraska	270.75	2,166	8	2026	12	1,437	165	8	729	3	242	1
9	Georgia	272.63	2,181	8	2026	15	1,493	167	8	688	7	254	0
10	Texas	273.13	2,185	8	2026	14	1,366	180	6	819	4	366	4
11	Ohio State	273.5	2,188	8	2026	13	1,422	90	4	766	8	226	1
12	Iowa	275.5	2,204	8	2026	11	1,572	153	9	632	2	326	0
13	Liberty	282.13	2,257	8	2026	11	1,416	164	6	841	4	449	1
14	TCU	287.63	2,301	8	2026	12	1,397	106	4	904	8	127	0
15	Tennessee	288.38	2,307	8	2026	14	1,325	184	4	982	9	258	1
16	Wisconsin	290.13	2,321	8	2026	14	1,506	134	6	815	6	370	2
17	Duke	290.25	2,322	8	2026	13	1,494	146	7	828	6	424	0
18	Penn State	296.25	2,370	8	2026	18	1,131	54	6	1,239	11	251	1
19	BYU	298.75	2,390	8	2026	17	1,590	119	10	800	7	111	0
20	Florida International	304.38	2,435	8	2026	16	1,442	96	6	993	10	335	0
21	Oklahoma	304.63	2,437	8	2026	21	1,403	128	11	1,034	8	176	2
22	Minnesota	305	2,440	8	2026	20	1,431	104	10	1,009	9	240	1
23	Air Force	305.38	2,443	8	2026	22	1,410	78	9	1,033	13	61	0
24	UAB	306.63	2,453	8	2026	25	928	97	8	1,525	13	254	4
25	South Florida	306.63	2,453	8	2026	12	1,427	123	6	1,026	6	300	0

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More Notre Dame Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,849

Carr

RUSH

519

James

REC

497

Faison

Team Rankings

PPG

40.4

5th

OPP PPG

13.4

8th

RUSH YDS/G

186.0

44th

PASS YDS/G

256.8

37th

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	MIA	@	ND	7:30 PM
Sat 11/14	BC	@	ND	3:30 PM
Sat 11/21	SMU	@	ND	7:30 PM
Sat 11/28	ND	@	SYR	1:00 PM

Last Game

Notre Dame

7 - 1

Final

Navy

2 - 6

Sat 31 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375