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Jaret Patterson has the most rushing touchdowns in a game, with 8 touchdowns against Kent State on November 28, 2020.

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	NAME	RUSH TD	DATE	TM		OPP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD
1	Jaret Patterson J. Patterson	8	11/28/2020	BUFF	vs	KENT	409	36	11.4
2	Kalen Ballage K. Ballage	7	9/10/2016	ASU	vs	TTU	137	13	10.5	48	2	4	24.0	1
3	Keenan Reynolds K. Reynolds	7	11/22/2013	NAVY	@	SJSU	240	36	6.7	0	0			0
4	Montel Harris M. Harris	7	11/17/2012	TEM	@	ARMY	351	36	9.8
5	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	6	8/31/2024	BSU	@	GASO	267	20	13.4	4	3	4	1.3	0
6	Israel Abanikanda I. Abanikanda	6	10/8/2022	PITT	vs	VT	320	36	8.9	0	0	1		0
7	Jaret Patterson J. Patterson	6	11/29/2019	BUFF	vs	BGSU	298	26	11.5
8	Ryquell Armstead R. Armstead	6	11/10/2018	TEM	@	HOU	210	30	7.0	0	0	1		0
9	Kenneth Dixon K. Dixon	6	11/7/2015	LT	vs	UNT	195	22	8.9	32	3	4	10.7	0
10	Keenan Reynolds K. Reynolds	6	11/15/2014	NAVY	vs	GASO	277	30	9.2
11	Kapri Bibbs K. Bibbs	6	11/16/2013	CSU	@	UNM	291	38	7.7	0	0			0
12	Kenneth Dixon K. Dixon	6	10/20/2012	LT	vs	IDHO	232	17	13.6
13	Stefphon Jefferson S. Jefferson	6	9/22/2012	NEV	@	HAW	170	31	5.5	76	3		25.3	1
14	Carnell Williams C. Williams	6	10/18/2003	AUB	vs	MSST	161	15	10.7
15	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	6	12/7/2002	MIA	vs	VT	205	39	5.3	21	2		10.5	0
16	Craig Candeto C. Candeto	6	12/7/2002	NAVY	@	ARMY	103	18	5.7
17	Chance Kretschmer C. Kretschmer	6	11/24/2001	NEV	@	UTEP	327	45	7.3
18	Chris Brown C. Brown	6	11/23/2001	COLO	vs	NEB	198	24	8.3
19	Levron Williams L. Williams	6	10/6/2001	IND	@	WIS	280	20	14.0
20	Dwone Hicks D. Hicks	6	10/7/2000	MTSU	vs	LT	311	32	9.7
21	Quentin Griffin Q. Griffin	6	10/7/2000	OKLA	vs	TEX	87	23	3.8	45	3		15.0	0
22	Caleb Hawkins C. Hawkins	5	11/15/2025	UNT	@	UAB	189	27	7.0	21	1	2	21.0	0
23	Jonah Coleman J. Coleman	5	9/6/2025	WASH	vs	UCD	111	15	7.4	24	1	2	24.0	0
24	Bryson Daily B. Daily	5	10/19/2024	ARMY	vs	ECU	171	31	5.5	0	0	0		0
25	Jadan Baugh J. Baugh	5	10/19/2024	FLA	vs	UK	106	22	4.8	0	0	0		0

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Team Leaders

PASS

385

Wright

RUSH

246

Burch

REC

310

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Team Rankings

PPG

21.3

123rd

OPP PPG

33.3

139th

RUSH YDS/G

156.3

87th

PASS YDS/G

159.5

160th

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	Eastern Michigan	1-0	2-3
4	Toledo	0-0	3-1
5	Buffalo	0-0	2-2
6	Central Michigan	0-0	2-2
7	Miami (OH)	0-0	2-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/3	WMU	@	BUFF	1:00 PM
Sat 10/10	BUFF	@	TOL	3:30 PM
Sat 10/17	MASS	@	BUFF	1:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BGSU	@	BUFF	1:00 PM
Tue 11/3	BUFF	@	M-OH	7:00 PM

Last Game

Robert Morris

0 - 2

Final

Buffalo

2 - 2

Sat 26 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,519

Jackson

1,499

Maiava

1,453

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

644

Sheppard

600

Baugh

592

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

617

Smith

585

Legree

564

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

14

Taylor

14

Mensah

14

Maiava

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

9

Hawkins

9

Knight

Rec TD Leaders

7

Duff

7

Dixon

7

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

228.2

Mensah

209.1

Stockton

204.6

Hoover

Sack Leaders

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Umanmielen

6.5

Hopkins

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

54.8

53.5

51.8

48.0

47.5

45.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.3

8.5

9.0

9.8

10.3

Total Yards Rankings

588.8

550.8

548.3

533.3

532.8

524.6

Rush Yards Rankings

355.7

333.7

332.3

294.8

281.5

281.3

Pass Yards Rankings

392.5

365.3

365.0

361.3

347.3

346.5

Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

15.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	4	0	1.000
2	Florida	4	0	1.000
3	Georgia	4	0	1.000
4	Mississippi State	4	0	1.000
5	Texas	4	0	1.000
6	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
7	Auburn	3	1	.750
8	Kentucky	3	1	.750
9	LSU	3	1	.750
10	Missouri	3	1	.750
11	Tennessee	3	1	.750
12	Vanderbilt	3	1	.750
13	Arkansas	2	2	.500
14	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
15	South Carolina	2	2	.500
16	Texas A&M	2	2	.500

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	3	1	.750
2	Fresno State	3	1	.750
3	Colorado State	2	2	.500
4	Oregon State	2	2	.500
5	Texas State	2	2	.500
6	San Diego State	1	3	.250
7	Utah State	1	3	.250
8	Washington State	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	4	0	1.000
2	Indiana	4	0	1.000
3	Iowa	4	0	1.000
4	Nebraska	4	0	1.000
5	Minnesota	3	1	.750
6	Ohio State	3	1	.750
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	Wisconsin	3	1	.750
9	USC	4	1	.800
10	Michigan	3	1	.750
11	Penn State	3	1	.750
12	Washington	3	1	.750
13	Northwestern	2	1	.667
14	Illinois	2	2	.500
15	Maryland	2	2	.500
16	Michigan State	2	2	.500
17	Purdue	1	3	.250
18	Rutgers	1	3	.250

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Cincinnati	4	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	4	0	1.000
3	Utah	4	0	1.000
4	BYU	3	0	1.000
5	Baylor	3	1	.750
6	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
7	UCF	3	1	.750
8	Arizona State	2	1	.667
9	Arizona	3	1	.750
10	Houston	3	1	.750
11	Kansas State	3	1	.750
12	West Virginia	3	1	.750
13	Colorado	2	2	.500
14	Iowa State	2	2	.500
15	TCU	2	2	.500
16	Kansas	1	2	.333

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	UMass	4	0	1.000
2	Kent State	2	2	.500
3	Eastern Michigan	2	3	.400
4	Toledo	3	1	.750
5	Buffalo	2	2	.500
6	Central Michigan	2	2	.500
7	Miami (OH)	2	2	.500
8	Ohio	2	2	.500
9	Western Michigan	2	2	.500
10	Akron	1	3	.250
11	Bowling Green	0	4	.000
12	Ball State	1	3	.250
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

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

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	4	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	2	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	4	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	3	1	.750
3	North Texas	3	2	.600
4	UAB	2	2	.500
5	Army	2	1	.667
6	Memphis	3	1	.750
7	UTSA	3	1	.750
8	East Carolina	2	2	.500
9	Tulane	2	2	.500
10	Rice	1	3	.250
11	Charlotte	0	4	.000
12	Tulsa	3	2	.600
13	Temple	1	3	.250
14	Navy	1	2	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
2	New Mexico State	2	3	.400
3	Liberty	3	1	.750
4	Delaware	2	2	.500
5	Florida International	2	2	.500
6	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
7	Missouri State	1	3	.250
8	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
9	Western Kentucky	1	4	.200
10	Middle Tennessee	2	2	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	4	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	3	1	.750
3	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
4	South Alabama	2	2	.500
5	Georgia State	3	1	.750
6	Marshall	3	1	.750
7	Arkansas State	2	2	.500
8	Troy	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	1	3	.250
10	Louisiana Tech	1	2	.333
11	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
12	Coastal Carolina	1	3	.250
13	Old Dominion	1	3	.250
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	4	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	4	0	1.000
2	UNLV	2	2	.500
3	Wyoming	2	2	.500
4	Air Force	2	1	.667
5	New Mexico	3	1	.750
6	San Jose State	2	2	.500
7	UTEP	1	3	.250
8	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
9	Nevada	1	3	.250
10	Hawai'i	1	3	.250

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/12	ODU	@	VT	21-44
Sat 9/12	PSU	@	TEM	27-9
Sat 9/12	ETSU	@	UNC	3-35
Sat 9/12	ORE	@	OKST	31-39
Sat 9/12	WOF	@	KENT	15-36

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/2	LIB	@	DEL	7:00 PM
Fri 10/2	PITT	@	VT	7:00 PM
Fri 10/2	PSU	@	NW	8:00 PM
Sat 10/3	MEM	@	CHAR	11:00 AM
Sat 10/3	SYR	@	CONN	12:00 PM

Jaret Patterson has the most rushing touchdowns in a game, with 8 touchdowns against Kent State on November 28, 2020.

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