2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 10/24/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 3 | 13 | 83 | 6.38 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 2 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Tama Uiliata | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 3 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Herschel Turner Jr. | Nevada | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 5 | 24 | 133 | 5.54 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 3 | 13 | 70 | 5.38 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 4 | 17 | 83 | 4.88 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Howard Fisher IV | Air Force | FR | QB | 1 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 2 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Elijah Porter | N Illinois | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 2 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Lamar Sperling | UTEP | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 4 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 2 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 2 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 2 | 9 | 18 | 2.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 4 | 14 | 10 | 0.71 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0.46 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 3.0 rushing attempts when losing by 8-14 pts.