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Ben Thayer

Overall

	GP	REC	TRG	REC/G	YDS	AVG	YPG	TD	LNG	ATT	ATT/G	YDS	YPC	YPG	TD	LNG	TOT YDS	TOT TD	FUM	LOST
Career	28	65		2.3	760	11.7	27.1	5		1	0.0	32	32.0	1.1	0		802	5

Location

	GP	REC	TRG	REC/G	YDS	AVG	YPG	TD	LNG	ATT	ATT/G	YDS	YPC	YPG	TD	LNG	TOT YDS	TOT TD	FUM	LOST
Home	15	31		2.1	316	10.2	21.1	2		1	0.1	32	32.0	2.1	0		358	2
Road	20	34		1.7	444	13.1	22.2	3									444	3

Result

	GP	REC	TRG	REC/G	YDS	AVG	YPG	TD	LNG	ATT	ATT/G	YDS	YPC	YPG	TD	LNG	TOT YDS	TOT TD	FUM	LOST
Wins	4	9		2.3	194	21.6	48.5	2									194	2
Losses	31	56		1.8	566	10.1	18.3	3		1	0.0	32	32.0	1.0	0		608	3

Month

	GP	REC	REC/G	YDS	AVG	YPG	TD	ATT	ATT/G	YDS	YPC	YPG	TD	TOT YDS	TOT TD
August	1	2	2.0	51	25.5	51.0	0							51	0
September	11	23	2.1	233	10.1	21.2	1							233	1
October	13	26	2.0	274	10.5	21.1	4	1	0.1	32	32.0	2.5	0	316	4
November	10	14	1.4	202	14.4	20.2	0							202	0

Conference

	GP	REC	REC/G	YDS	AVG	YPG	TD	ATT	ATT/G	YDS	YPC	YPG	TD	TOT YDS	TOT TD
Atlantic Coast	2	1	0.5	5	5.0	2.5	0							5	0
Big 10	4	11	2.8	111	10.1	27.8	0							111	0
Independent	3	6	2.0	59	9.8	19.7	1							59	1
Mid-American	23	43	1.9	521	12.1	22.7	3	1	0.0	32	32.0	1.4	0	563	3
Southeastern	2	2	1.0	13	6.5	6.5	1							13	1

Opponent

	GP	REC	REC/G	YDS	AVG	YPG	TD	ATT	ATT/G	YDS	YPC	YPG	TD	TOT YDS	TOT TD
AKR	2	1	0.5	17	17.0	8.5	0							17	0
ARK	1	1	1.0	8	8.0	8.0	1							8	1
ARMY	3	6	2.0	59	9.8	19.7	1							59	1
BALL	3	5	1.7	72	14.4	24.0	3							72	3
BUFF	1	3	3.0	73	24.3	73.0	0							73	0
CMU	3	4	1.3	79	19.8	26.3	0							79	0
INST	1	2	2.0	51	25.5	51.0	0							51	0
KENT	1	4	4.0	20	5.0	20.0	0							30	0
M-OH	1	5	5.0	37	7.4	37.0	0							37	0
MD	1													0	0
MICH	1	4	4.0	31	7.8	31.0	0							31	0
MSU	1													0	0
NIU	3	2	0.7	18	9.0	6.0	0							18	0
NW	1	2	2.0	5	2.5	5.0	0							5	0
OHIO	1							1	1.0	32	32.0	32.0	0	32	0
OSU	1	5	5.0	75	15.0	75.0	0							75	0
TEM	2	7	3.5	66	9.4	33.0	0							66	0
TOL	3	7	2.3	69	9.9	23.0	0							69	0
UVA	1	1	1.0	5	5.0	5.0	0							5	0
VAN	1	1	1.0	5	5.0	5.0	0							5	0
WMU	3	5	1.7	70	14.0	23.3	0							70	0

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More Eastern Michigan Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,678

Kim

RUSH

405

Blue

REC

383

Long

Team Rankings

PPG

21.3

121st

OPP PPG

25.7

93rd

RUSH YDS/G

105.6

159th

PASS YDS/G

213.0

99th

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	Buffalo	3-1	5-3
5	Miami (OH)	3-1	5-3
6	Eastern Michigan	3-2	4-5
7	Ball State	2-2	3-5
8	Bowling Green	2-3	2-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/4	CMU	@	EMU	7:30 PM
Tue 11/17	EMU	@	WMU	7:00 PM
Tue 11/24	KENT	@	EMU	7:00 PM

Last Game

Eastern Michigan

4 - 5

Final

Ohio

6 - 2

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,577

Jackson

2,536

Veltkamp

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

982

Gutierrez

972

Sheppard

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

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.1

Jennings

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Bradley

9.0

Osunsanmi

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.8

42.7

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.0

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

540.5

529.1

527.0

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

341.0

295.8

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

348.9

341.0

340.7

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

31.0

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	5	.375
7	Utah State	3	5	.375
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	2	.750
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	5	3	.625
10	Oregon	5	3	.625
11	Iowa	6	2	.750
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	5	3	.625
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	6	.250
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	3	.625
5	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
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	4	.500
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	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
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	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	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	2	.750
3	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	5	3	.625
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	6	2	.750
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	4	4	.500
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	4	4	.500

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

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

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
9	Kent State	3	6	.333
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	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	4	.500
6	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
7	Tulane	4	4	.500
8	Temple	2	6	.250
9	South Florida	6	2	.750
10	East Carolina	4	4	.500
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Charlotte	1	7	.125
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	2	.750
4	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	5	3	.625
8	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	West Virginia	5	3	.625
11	UCF	4	4	.500
12	Kansas State	4	4	.500
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	5	.375
15	TCU	4	4	.500
16	Colorado	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
2	Liberty	7	1	.875
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