Defense
Pittsburgh ranks first in FBS in yards per carry allowed at 3.27, ahead of Iowa (3.36) and Miami (3.44). The middle of FBS is about 4.80, and Colorado State is last of 138 (7.21). Lower is better.
Yards per carry opponents gained. Lower is better.
What opponents managed against them.
Games through Oct 31, 2026. Ranks are among the 138 FBS teams with the number. Download the table (CSV).
| Rank | Team | Conference | Yards per carry allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 3.27 |
| 2 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3.36 |
| 3 | Miami | ACC | 3.44 |
| 4 | UCLA | Big Ten | 3.45 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | Independents | 3.52 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3.55 |
| 7 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3.60 |
| 8 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3.71 |
| 9 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3.75 |
| 10 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3.79 |
| 11 | UCF | Big 12 | 3.83 |
| 12 | TCU | Big 12 | 3.90 |
| 13 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 3.92 |
| 14 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3.95 |
| 15 | BYU | Big 12 | 3.99 |
| 16 | Georgia | SEC | 4.00 |
| 17 | Alabama | SEC | 4.02 |
| 18 | Texas | SEC | 4.06 |
| 19 | App State | Sun Belt | 4.08 |
| 20 | Baylor | Big 12 | 4.09 |
| 21 | LSU | SEC | 4.12 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4.14 |
| 23 | Duke | ACC | 4.14 |
| 24 | Washington | Big Ten | 4.17 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 4.18 |
| 26 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4.21 |
| 27 | South Carolina | SEC | 4.21 |
| 28 | UConn | Independents | 4.24 |
| 29 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4.24 |
| 30 | USC | Big Ten | 4.26 |
| 31 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 4.27 |
| 32 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 4.32 |
| 33 | Utah | Big 12 | 4.34 |
| 34 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4.36 |
| 35 | South Florida | American Athletic | 4.38 |
| 36 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 4.38 |
| 37 | Texas A&M | SEC | 4.40 |
| 38 | Missouri | SEC | 4.40 |
| 39 | Auburn | SEC | 4.41 |
| 40 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 4.41 |
| 41 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4.44 |
| 42 | Navy | American Athletic | 4.45 |
| 43 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4.47 |
| 44 | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 4.49 |
| 45 | Colorado | Big 12 | 4.49 |
| 46 | Kentucky | SEC | 4.51 |
| 47 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 4.52 |
| 48 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4.53 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | SEC | 4.54 |
| 50 | Louisville | ACC | 4.54 |
| 51 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 4.54 |
| 52 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4.57 |
| 53 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4.57 |
| 54 | Boston College | ACC | 4.59 |
| 55 | Troy | Sun Belt | 4.59 |
| 56 | Liberty | Conference USA | 4.59 |
| 57 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 4.66 |
| 58 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 4.67 |
| 59 | Arizona | Big 12 | 4.67 |
| 60 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4.70 |
| 61 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4.72 |
| 62 | SMU | ACC | 4.73 |
| 63 | Houston | Big 12 | 4.73 |
| 64 | Nevada | Mountain West | 4.73 |
| 65 | North Texas | American Athletic | 4.75 |
| 66 | Temple | American Athletic | 4.76 |
| 67 | North Carolina | ACC | 4.76 |
| 68 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4.80 |
| 69 | Oregon | Big Ten | 4.80 |
| 70 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 4.81 |
| 71 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4.86 |
| 72 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 4.90 |
| 73 | Clemson | ACC | 4.93 |
| 74 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 4.94 |
| 75 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4.94 |
| 76 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4.96 |
| 77 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4.97 |
| 78 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 4.97 |
| 79 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 5.01 |
| 80 | Florida | SEC | 5.03 |
| 81 | UTSA | American Athletic | 5.07 |
| 82 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 5.07 |
| 83 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 5.08 |
| 84 | UAB | American Athletic | 5.08 |
| 85 | Kent State | Mid-American | 5.08 |
| 86 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 5.08 |
| 87 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5.11 |
| 88 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 5.14 |
| 89 | Virginia | ACC | 5.15 |
| 90 | Kansas | Big 12 | 5.16 |
| 91 | San José State | Mountain West | 5.16 |
| 92 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 5.19 |
| 93 | NC State | ACC | 5.21 |
| 94 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5.22 |
| 95 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 5.22 |
| 96 | Arkansas | SEC | 5.23 |
| 97 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5.25 |
| 98 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 5.27 |
| 99 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 5.28 |
| 100 | Delaware | Conference USA | 5.29 |
| 101 | Syracuse | ACC | 5.31 |
| 102 | Tennessee | SEC | 5.31 |
| 103 | Tulane | American Athletic | 5.32 |
| 104 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5.33 |
| 105 | UTEP | Mountain West | 5.34 |
| 106 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5.37 |
| 107 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 5.37 |
| 108 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 5.40 |
| 109 | Air Force | Mountain West | 5.44 |
| 110 | Rice | American Athletic | 5.49 |
| 111 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 5.50 |
| 112 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 5.56 |
| 113 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 5.60 |
| 114 | UNLV | Mountain West | 5.61 |
| 115 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 5.63 |
| 116 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 5.63 |
| 117 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 5.63 |
| 118 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 5.65 |
| 119 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5.65 |
| 120 | Ball State | Mid-American | 5.72 |
| 121 | Memphis | American Athletic | 5.73 |
| 122 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 5.76 |
| 123 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5.78 |
| 124 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5.79 |
| 125 | California | ACC | 5.80 |
| 126 | Army | American Athletic | 5.90 |
| 127 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 5.93 |
| 128 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 5.96 |
| 129 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 5.97 |
| 130 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 5.97 |
| 131 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 6.02 |
| 132 | Florida State | ACC | 6.05 |
| 133 | Stanford | ACC | 6.28 |
| 134 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 6.39 |
| 135 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6.44 |
| 136 | Akron | Mid-American | 6.47 |
| 137 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 6.89 |
| 138 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 7.21 |
ACC: Pittsburgh (3.27, 1st); Big Ten: Iowa (3.36, 2nd); Independents: Notre Dame (3.52, 5th); Big 12: UCF (3.83, 11th); Pac-12: Texas State (3.92, 13th); Mountain West: New Mexico (3.95, 14th); SEC: Georgia (4.00, 16th); Sun Belt: App State (4.08, 19th); Mid-American: Miami (OH) (4.21, 26th); American Athletic: East Carolina (4.27, 31st); Conference USA: Florida International (4.57, 53rd).