2026 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 11/04/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Messiah Burch | Buffalo | SR | RB | 7 | 44 | 245 | 5.57 | 1 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Connor Walendzak | Toledo | SR | RB | 6 | 32 | 214 | 6.69 | 1 | 71 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Jordan Gant | Akron | SR | RB | 8 | 38 | 209 | 5.50 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | CJ Miller | Toledo | JR | RB | 6 | 30 | 183 | 6.10 | 1 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Austyn Dendy | BGSU | SO | RB | 8 | 39 | 146 | 3.74 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Jason Wright | Buffalo | SO | QB | 5 | 17 | 139 | 8.18 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Jay Kastantin | BGSU | JR | QB | 8 | 28 | 127 | 4.54 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Jalen Bonds | Ball State | SO | RB | 5 | 17 | 117 | 6.88 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Isaiah Ene | Sac St | FR | RB | 5 | 23 | 117 | 5.09 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 5 | 12 | 115 | 9.58 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Caleb Heavner | Miami (Oh) | SR | QB | 4 | 23 | 113 | 4.91 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 12 | Angel Flores | CMU | SR | QB | 4 | 18 | 98 | 5.44 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Jalen Buckley | W Mich | SR | RB | 4 | 28 | 96 | 3.43 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Cole Cabana | W Mich | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Mason King | Kent State | SR | RB | 5 | 18 | 87 | 4.83 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Rodney Nelson | Miami (Oh) | JR | RB | 5 | 20 | 78 | 3.90 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Elijah Faulkner | U Mass | SO | RB | 6 | 20 | 72 | 3.60 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Brandon White | Kent State | FR | RB | 6 | 23 | 69 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Nakai Amachree | BGSU | SO | RB | 7 | 17 | 68 | 4.00 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Braydon Bennett | EMU | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Joey Mattord | EMU | SR | RB | 4 | 17 | 61 | 3.59 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | T.Y. Harding | U Mass | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Keldric Luster | Ball State | SR | QB | 5 | 11 | 56 | 5.09 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SR | RB | 8 | 15 | 55 | 3.67 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Dru DeShields | Kent State | JR | QB | 6 | 22 | 53 | 2.41 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Duncan Brune | Ohio | JR | RB | 4 | 18 | 52 | 2.89 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Matt Vezza | Ohio | JR | QB | 2 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Curtis Kimmons IV | U Mass | SR | RB | 4 | 14 | 51 | 3.64 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Cibastian Broughton | Akron | FR | QB | 3 | 19 | 51 | 2.68 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Sean Patrick | Akron | SO | RB | 4 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Nino Hill | Buffalo | SO | RB | 3 | 13 | 49 | 3.77 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Cincere Rhaney | Sac St | SO | RB | 4 | 12 | 43 | 3.58 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Vaughn Blue | CMU | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Victor Rosa | Ohio | SR | RB | 5 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Broc Lowry | W Mich | JR | QB | 3 | 20 | 40 | 2.00 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Daniel Swinney | Sac St | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Terrance Shelton, Jr. | Buffalo | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Scoop Smith | Miami (Oh) | FR | WR | 2 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | William "Pop" Watson III | U Mass | SR | QB | 4 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | D'Shawntae Jones | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 4 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Nick Poulos | Ohio | SR | QB | 4 | 12 | 31 | 2.58 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Jayden Clerveaux | CMU | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Nick Woodford | CMU | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Autavius Ison | Toledo | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Terrell Crosby Jr. | Toledo | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Nolan Good | Kent State | FR | QB | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Ke'Marion Baldwin | BGSU | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | James McNeil, Jr. | Buffalo | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | John Alan Richter | Toledo | JR | QB | 5 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Elijah Holmes | Buffalo | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||