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Leighton McCarthy

Overall

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FF	FR TD
Career	39	80	35	115	29	19.0	0	1	15	15	0	15	2	0

Location

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FF	FR TD
Home	22	46	20	66	15	10.0	0						2	0
Road	16	34	15	49	14	9.0	0	1	15	15	0	15	0

Result

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FF	FR TD
Wins	28	62	25	87	26	16.5	0						2	0
Losses	10	18	10	28	3	2.5	0	1	15	15	0	15	0

Month

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FF	FR TD
August	1	2	0	2	1	1.0						0
September	6	8	7	15	4	1.5	1	15	15	0	15	0
October	11	28	9	37	13	10.0						2	0
November	13	29	12	41	8	4.0						0
December	7	13	7	20	3	2.5						0

Conference

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FF	FR TD
American Athletic	3	0	1	1	0	0.0						0
Big 10	2	3	1	4	1	1.0	1	15	15	0	15	0
Conference USA	27	64	24	88	23	15.0						2	0
Independent	1	2	0	2	1	1.0						0
Mid-American	2	3	2	5	2	2.0						0
Sun Belt	1	5	3	8	1	0.0						0

Opponent

	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	TFL	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FF	FR TD
AKR	1	1	1	2	0	0.5	0						0
BALL	1	2	1	3	2	1.5	0						0
BCU	1	2	0	2	0	0.0	0						0
CHAR	3	10	3	13	6	3.0	0						1	0
FIU	3	8	2	10	1	1.5	0						0
GASO	1	5	3	8	1	0.0	0						0
LT	2	6	1	7	2	0.5	0						0
MASS	1	2	0	2	1	1.0	0						0
MEM	1
MRSH	3	5	4	9	1	0.0	0						0
MTSU	1	0	1	1	0	0.5	0						0
ODU	3	8	2	10	5	3.0	0						0
OSU	1	2	0	2	1	1.0	0						0
SMU	1
UAB	1	1	0	1	0	0.0	0						0
UCF	1	0	1	1	0	0.0	0						0
UNT	3	7	1	8	2	2.0	0						1	0
USM	2	7	2	9	3	2.0	0						0
UTSA	2	4	2	6	1	1.0	0						0
WAG	1	1	4	5	1	0.0	0						0
WIS	1	1	1	2	0	0.0	0	1	15	15	0	15	0
WKU	4	8	6	14	2	1.5	0						0

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More Florida Atlantic Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,536

Veltkamp

RUSH

369

Ervin

REC

898

Messer

Team Rankings

PPG

37.8

14th

OPP PPG

35.8

155th

RUSH YDS/G

110.4

146th

PASS YDS/G

329.6

5th

2026 AAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
5	South Florida	2-2	6-2
6	UAB	2-2	4-4
7	Florida Atlantic	2-2	5-3
8	East Carolina	2-2	4-4
9	Tulane	2-2	4-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/5	UTSA	@	FAU	7:30 PM
Sat 11/14	FAU	@	TLSA	3:30 PM
Sat 11/21	USF	@	FAU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	FAU	@	ECU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Florida Atlantic

5 - 3

Final

North Texas

6 - 2

Thu 29 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

28.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

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

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
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	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

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

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

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