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Team

GPPTSYDSPLYAVGRUSH YDSRUSH ATTRUSH AVGPASS YDSPASS ATTPASS AVGSCKSCKY1DWNRUSH 1DWNPASS 1DWNPEN 1DWNPENPEN YDS
Team
11
360
4,648
736
6.3
2,295
448
5.1
2,353
288
8.2
Team Rank
24th
23rd
86th
12th
21st
49th
9th
53rd
80th
21st
Opponent
11
233
4,393
5.2
2,001
471
4.2
2,392
367
6.5
Opponent Rank
32nd
81st
59th
79th
70th
80th
57th
84th
30th
Net
+127
+255
+736
+1.1
+294
-23
+0.9
-39
-79
+1.7
Net Rank
26th
44th
86th
24th
43rd
63rd
30th
58th
92nd
19th

Player Stats

PassingGPCMPATTPCTATT/GYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%LNGSCKSCKY
Mike McQueary
M. McQueary
11
146
255
57.3
23.2
2,211
8.7
201.0
17
9
145.0
6.7
3.5
Kevin Thompson
K. Thompson
11
9
27
33.3
2.5
103
3.8
9.4
0
0
65.4
0.0
0.0
Rashard Casey
R. Casey
11
2
6
33.3
0.5
39
6.5
3.5
0
1
54.6
0.0
16.7

RushingGPATTATT/GYDSYPCYDS/GTDLNGPLY SCMYDS SCM
Curtis Enis
C. Enis
11
228
20.7
1,363
6.0
123.9
19
253
1,578
Mike McQueary
M. McQueary
11
53
4.8
-27
-0.5
-2.5
1
Aaron Harris
A. Harris
11
42
3.8
261
6.2
23.7
2
46
320
Cordell Mitchell
C. Mitchell
11
38
3.5
236
6.2
21.5
2
43
256
Chris Eberly
C. Eberly
11
22
2.0
145
6.6
13.2
1
26
167
Anthony Cleary
A. Cleary
11
20
1.8
66
3.3
6.0
2
30
161
Joe Dawkins
J. Dawkins
11
13
1.2
51
3.9
4.6
1
Mike Cerimele
M. Cerimele
11
8
0.7
41
5.1
3.7
0
9
44
Chafie Fields
C. Fields
11
7
0.6
136
19.4
12.4
2
30
510
Kevin Thompson
K. Thompson
11
6
0.5
-30
-5.0
-2.7
0
Kenny Watson
K. Watson
11
5
0.5
44
8.8
4.0
0
Bob Stephenson
B. Stephenson
11
4
0.4
10
2.5
0.9
0
7
53
Rashard Casey
R. Casey
11
1
0.1
2
2.0
0.2
0
Titcus Pettigrew
T. Pettigrew
11
1
0.1
-3
-3.0
-0.3
0
8
82

ReceivingGPRECTRGREC/GYDSAVGYDS/GTDLNGPLY SCMYDS SCM
Joe Jurevicius
J. Jurevicius
11
39
3.5
817
20.9
74.3
10
Curtis Enis
C. Enis
11
25
2.3
215
8.6
19.5
1
253
1,578
Chafie Fields
C. Fields
11
23
2.1
374
16.3
34.0
2
30
510
Cuncho Brown
C. Brown
11
12
1.1
164
13.7
14.9
0
Anthony Cleary
A. Cleary
11
10
0.9
95
9.5
8.6
0
30
161
Brad Scioli
B. Scioli
11
9
0.8
171
19.0
15.5
0
Joe Nastasi
J. Nastasi
11
8
0.7
154
19.3
14.0
4
Titcus Pettigrew
T. Pettigrew
11
7
0.6
85
12.1
7.7
0
8
82
Cordell Mitchell
C. Mitchell
11
5
0.5
20
4.0
1.8
0
43
256
Aaron Harris
A. Harris
11
4
0.4
59
14.8
5.4
0
46
320
Brian Brozeski
B. Brozeski
11
4
0.4
53
13.3
4.8
0
Chris Eberly
C. Eberly
11
4
0.4
22
5.5
2.0
0
26
167
Bob Stephenson
B. Stephenson
11
3
0.3
43
14.3
3.9
0
7
53
Sam Crenshaw
S. Crenshaw
11
2
0.2
53
26.5
4.8
0
Wes Dahlem
W. Dahlem
11
1
0.1
25
25.0
2.3
0
Mike Cerimele
M. Cerimele
11
1
0.1
3
3.0
0.3
0
9
44

DefenseGPTKLASTCOMBTFLSCKPDEFINTYDSAVGTDLNG
Aaron Collins
A. Collins
11
3
61
20.3
1
Shawn Lee
S. Lee
11
2
13
6.5
0
Jim Nelson
J. Nelson
11
2
0
0
0
Jason Collins
J. Collins
11
1
53
53
0
Maurice Daniels
M. Daniels
11
1
27
27
1
Brandon Short
B. Short
11
1
2
2
0
Matt Fornadel
M. Fornadel
11
1
0
0
0
David Macklin
D. Macklin
11
1
0
0
0

ScoringGPRUSHRECRETTOTFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTS
Curtis Enis
C. Enis
11
19
1
20
120
Mike McQueary
M. McQueary
11
1
18
108
Joe Jurevicius
J. Jurevicius
11
10
10
60
Travis Forney
T. Forney
11
6
41
59
Chafie Fields
C. Fields
11
2
2
4
24
Joe Nastasi
J. Nastasi
11
4
4
24
Anthony Cleary
A. Cleary
11
2
0
2
12
Aaron Harris
A. Harris
11
2
0
2
12
Cordell Mitchell
C. Mitchell
11
2
0
2
12
Aaron Collins
A. Collins
11
1
6
Maurice Daniels
M. Daniels
11
1
6
Joe Dawkins
J. Dawkins
11
1
1
6
Chris Eberly
C. Eberly
11
1
0
1
6
Ryan Primanti
R. Primanti
11
3
3

ReturnsGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR TDKR LNGPRPR YDSPR AVGPR TDPR LNG
Chris Eberly
C. Eberly
11
22
530
24.1
0
25
176
7.0
0
Kenny Watson
K. Watson
11
12
246
20.5
0
3
14
4.7
0
Chafie Fields
C. Fields
11
4
91
22.8
0
Tony Stewart
T. Stewart
11
3
15
5.0
0
Joe Nastasi
J. Nastasi
11
2
7
3.5
0
Jason Wallace
J. Wallace
11
1
4
4.0
0
David Macklin
D. Macklin
11
1
2
2.0
0
Titcus Pettigrew
T. Pettigrew
11
1
0
0.0
0

KickingGPFGMFGAFG%FG 1-19FG 20-29FG 30-39FG 40-49FG 50+XPMXPAXP%PTS
Travis Forney
T. Forney
11
6
8
75.0
41
44
93.2
59
Ryan Primanti
R. Primanti
11
3
3
100.0

PuntingGPPUNTYDSAVGLNGBLK
Pat Pidgeon
P. Pidgeon
11
55
2,341
42.6

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,239

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker

3,169

Atkinson

Braden Atkinson

3,150

Fifita

Noah Fifita
Rush Yards Leaders

1,335

Flora

Aiden Flora

1,320

Sheppard

Nate Sheppard

1,291

Riley

Dylan Riley
Rec Yards Leaders

1,349

Legree

Jesse Legree

1,317

Smith

Jeremiah Smith

1,045

Hatcher

Umari Hatcher
Pass TD Leaders

30

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker

29

Mensah

Darian Mensah

29

Veltkamp

Caden Veltkamp
Rush TD Leaders

20

Hawkins

Michael Hawkins Jr.

19

Sheppard

Nate Sheppard

18

Gutierrez

Jackson Gutierrez
Rec TD Leaders

15

Legree

Jesse Legree

15

Smith

Jeremiah Smith

13

Toney

Malachi Toney
QB Rating Leaders

186.8

Mensah

Darian Mensah

184.5

Sayin

Julian Sayin

179.8

Stockton

Gunner Stockton
Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

Myles Bradley

11.5

Dean

Marlin Dean

11.0

Zock

Andrew Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings
Miami

44.1

Wake Forest

43.9

Oklahoma State

42.2

North Texas

41.8

Georgia

41.8

Boise State

39.7
Opp PPG Rankings
Iowa

11.7

New Mexico

11.9

North Dakota State

12.0

Indiana

12.5

Notre Dame

13.8

UCLA

14.1
Total Yards Rankings
Oklahoma State

526.7

Memphis

520.7

Texas State

520.1

Miami

518.1

North Texas

512.3

Oregon State

499.2
Rush Yards Rankings
Air Force

344.0

Army

324.7

Navy

298.1

Rice

265.6

Texas State

258.7

West Virginia

240.7
Pass Yards Rankings
Oregon State

373.0

Oklahoma State

334.9

Miami

331.0

North Texas

328.9

Arizona

326.2

Florida Atlantic

320.8
Sack Leaders
LSU

40.0

Tennessee

39.0

Baylor

38.0

San Jose State

37.0

Indiana

32.0

James Madison

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

Pac-12WLPCT
1
Boise State Boise State
9
1
.900
2
San Diego State San Diego State
5
5
.500
3
Texas State Texas State
6
4
.600
4
Oregon State Oregon State
5
5
.500
5
Utah State Utah State
4
6
.400
6
Fresno State Fresno State
5
5
.500
7
Washington State Washington State
2
8
.200
8
Colorado State Colorado State
3
7
.300
Big 10WLPCT
1
UCLA UCLA
10
0
1.000
2
Indiana Indiana
9
1
.900
3
Oregon Oregon
7
3
.700
4
Ohio State Ohio State
7
3
.700
5
Iowa Iowa
8
2
.800
6
Wisconsin Wisconsin
6
4
.600
7
USC USC
7
3
.700
8
Illinois Illinois
6
4
.600
9
Penn State Penn State
6
4
.600
10
Minnesota Minnesota
5
5
.500
11
Northwestern Northwestern
6
4
.600
12
Washington Washington
6
4
.600
13
Nebraska Nebraska
6
4
.600
14
Maryland Maryland
4
6
.400
15
Michigan Michigan
5
5
.500
16
Purdue Purdue
3
7
.300
17
Michigan State Michigan State
3
7
.300
18
Rutgers Rutgers
2
8
.200
SoutheasternWLPCT
1
Georgia Georgia
9
1
.900
2
Alabama Alabama
8
2
.800
3
Texas Texas
8
2
.800
4
Tennessee Tennessee
8
2
.800
5
Kentucky Kentucky
7
3
.700
6
Ole Miss Ole Miss
6
3
.667
7
South Carolina South Carolina
6
4
.600
8
Oklahoma Oklahoma
5
4
.556
9
Florida Florida
6
4
.600
10
Auburn Auburn
6
4
.600
11
LSU LSU
6
4
.600
12
Missouri Missouri
6
4
.600
13
Arkansas Arkansas
4
6
.400
14
Mississippi State Mississippi State
4
6
.400
15
Texas A&M Texas A&M
4
6
.400
16
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt
4
6
.400
Conference USAWLPCT
1
Liberty Liberty
9
1
.900
2
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
7
3
.700
3
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
4
6
.400
4
Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee
5
5
.500
5
Delaware Delaware
5
5
.500
6
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
4
6
.400
7
Missouri State Missouri State
4
6
.400
8
Florida International Florida International
4
6
.400
9
New Mexico State New Mexico State
3
7
.300
10
Sam Houston Sam Houston
1
9
.100
Sun BeltWLPCT
1
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech
8
2
.800
2
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
6
4
.600
3
Louisiana Louisiana
7
3
.700
4
James Madison James Madison
8
3
.727
5
South Alabama South Alabama
5
5
.500
6
Appalachian State Appalachian State
6
4
.600
7
Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana-Monroe
2
8
.200
8
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
4
6
.400
9
Arkansas State Arkansas State
4
6
.400
10
Georgia State Georgia State
5
5
.500
11
Troy Troy
4
6
.400
12
Marshall Marshall
5
5
.500
13
Southern Miss Southern Miss
3
7
.300
14
Old Dominion Old Dominion
3
7
.300
Atlantic CoastWLPCT
1
Miami Miami
9
1
.900
2
Wake Forest Wake Forest
9
1
.900
3
Louisville Louisville
7
3
.700
4
SMU SMU
7
3
.700
5
Duke Duke
7
3
.700
6
Clemson Clemson
6
4
.600
7
Florida State Florida State
5
5
.500
8
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
6
4
.600
9
Stanford Stanford
5
5
.500
10
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
6
4
.600
11
Virginia Virginia
5
5
.500
12
Syracuse Syracuse
5
5
.500
13
North Carolina North Carolina
5
5
.500
14
Boston College Boston College
4
6
.400
15
NC State NC State
4
6
.400
16
California California
3
7
.300
17
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
3
7
.300
IndependentWLPCT
1
Notre Dame Notre Dame
9
1
.900
2
UConn UConn
5
5
.500
American AthleticWLPCT
1
UTSA UTSA
8
2
.800
2
Memphis Memphis
8
2
.800
3
North Texas North Texas
7
3
.700
4
UAB UAB
6
4
.600
5
East Carolina East Carolina
6
4
.600
6
Army Army
5
4
.556
7
Tulsa Tulsa
6
4
.600
8
Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic
6
4
.600
9
Tulane Tulane
5
5
.500
10
South Florida South Florida
6
4
.600
11
Navy Navy
3
6
.333
12
Charlotte Charlotte
1
9
.100
13
Temple Temple
2
8
.200
14
Rice Rice
1
9
.100
Mid-AmericanWLPCT
1
Toledo Toledo
8
2
.800
2
Western Michigan Western Michigan
7
3
.700
3
Buffalo Buffalo
7
3
.700
4
Ohio Ohio
7
3
.700
5
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
6
4
.600
6
Central Michigan Central Michigan
5
5
.500
7
Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan
4
6
.400
8
Bowling Green Bowling Green
3
7
.300
9
UMass UMass
5
5
.500
10
Kent State Kent State
3
7
.300
11
Ball State Ball State
3
7
.300
12
Sacramento State Sacramento State
2
9
.182
13
Akron Akron
1
9
.100
Big 12WLPCT
1
Utah Utah
10
0
1.000
2
Texas Tech Texas Tech
9
1
.900
3
BYU BYU
8
2
.800
4
Houston Houston
7
3
.700
5
Baylor Baylor
6
4
.600
6
Arizona Arizona
7
3
.700
7
Arizona State Arizona State
6
4
.600
8
Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
6
4
.600
9
UCF UCF
5
5
.500
10
Iowa State Iowa State
5
5
.500
11
TCU TCU
5
5
.500
12
Kansas Kansas
4
6
.400
13
West Virginia West Virginia
5
5
.500
14
Cincinnati Cincinnati
5
5
.500
15
Colorado Colorado
4
6
.400
16
Kansas State Kansas State
4
6
.400
Mountain WestWLPCT
1
Wyoming Wyoming
7
3
.700
2
New Mexico New Mexico
8
2
.800
3
North Dakota State North Dakota State
8
2
.800
4
Air Force Air Force
8
2
.800
5
UNLV UNLV
6
4
.600
6
Nevada Nevada
4
6
.400
7
San Jose State San Jose State
5
6
.455
8
Hawai'i Hawai'i
3
7
.300
9
UTEP UTEP
1
9
.100
10
Northern Illinois Northern Illinois
0
10
.000

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
10/24
IND IND
@
MICH MICH
13-6
Sat
10/24
WMU WMU
@
TOL TOL
38-45
Sat
10/24
M-OH M-OH
@
CMU CMU
28-27
Sat
10/24
UNT UNT
@
NAVY NAVY
49-39
Sat
10/24
BC BC
@
GT GT
49-27

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/15
MISS MISS
@
OKLA OKLA
1:00 PM
Tue
11/17
EMU EMU
@
WMU WMU
6:00 PM
Tue
11/17
M-OH M-OH
@
KENT KENT
7:00 PM
Tue
11/17
BALL BALL
@
OHIO OHIO
7:00 PM
Wed
11/18
AKR AKR
@
MASS MASS
7:00 PM