which college football teams has given up most rushing yards this season

The Florida Atlantic Owls have the most opponent rushing yards by a team this season, with 2,048 yards.

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Data note: Opponent Rushing Yards: team season data complete from 1956

	TEAM	OPP YDS	SEASON	GP	OPP ATT	OPP YPC	OPP TD
1	Florida Atlantic	2,048	2026	8	328	6.2	25
2	Colorado State	1,842	2026	7	284	6.5	27
3	Bowling Green	1,718	2026	8	308	5.6	14
4	Tulane	1,714	2026	8	353	4.9	17
5	Southern Miss	1,630	2026	7	330	4.9	15
6	Tulsa	1,616	2026	8	360	4.5	14
7	Arkansas State	1,564	2026	8	297	5.3	17
8	Northern Illinois	1,546	2026	7	286	5.4	19
9	Sam Houston	1,534	2026	8	316	4.9	13
10	Louisiana-Monroe	1,531	2026	7	302	5.1	14
11	California	1,515	2026	8	294	5.2	20
12	Wyoming	1,509	2026	8	316	4.8	8
13	Sacramento State	1,509	2026	9	318	4.7	22
14	Stanford	1,501	2026	8	284	5.3	22
15	Charlotte	1,493	2026	8	313	4.8	22
16	Akron	1,485	2026	8	258	5.8	12
17	Middle Tennessee	1,475	2026	8	283	5.2	17
18	Georgia Tech	1,473	2026	7	299	4.9	13
19	UTSA	1,469	2026	8	312	4.7	14
20	Ball State	1,465	2026	8	290	5.1	15
21	Central Michigan	1,429	2026	8	304	4.7	16
22	San Diego State	1,423	2026	8	353	4.0	17
23	Rice	1,402	2026	8	307	4.6	15
24	Rutgers	1,394	2026	7	240	5.8	13
25	Coastal Carolina	1,391	2026	7	289	4.8	11

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More Florida Atlantic Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,536

Veltkamp

RUSH

369

Ervin

REC

898

Messer

Team Rankings

PPG

37.8

14th

OPP PPG

35.8

155th

RUSH YDS/G

110.4

147th

PASS YDS/G

329.6

5th

2026 AAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	Memphis	3-1	6-2
5	UAB	2-1	4-3
6	Florida Atlantic	2-2	5-3
7	Tulane	2-2	4-4
8	Temple	1-2	2-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/5	UTSA	@	FAU	7:30 PM
Sat 11/14	FAU	@	TLSA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	USF	@	FAU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	FAU	@	ECU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Florida Atlantic

5 - 3

Final

North Texas

6 - 2

Thu 29 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,577

Jackson

2,536

Veltkamp

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

963

Riley

957

Bishop

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

23

Veltkamp

22

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.8

43.0

42.7

41.1

40.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

540.5

529.1

527.0

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

348.9

341.0

340.7

329.6

323.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
3	South Alabama	4	3	.571
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	3	.571
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Marshall	4	3	.571
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	6	.333
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	2	7	.222

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	UAB	4	3	.571
6	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
7	Tulane	4	4	.500
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Charlotte	1	7	.125
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	5	3	.625
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	West Virginia	5	3	.625
11	UCF	4	4	.500
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
2	Liberty	6	1	.857
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	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125