Ismail Mahdi vs ranked teams
Ismail Mahdi has averaged 51.3 rushing yards in 3 games against AP Top 25 opponents, vs 83.6 in 37 games against everyone else (2023-2026, regular season and postseason).
- Vs AP Top 25
- 51.3
- rushing yards per game · 3 games
- Vs everyone else
- 83.6
- rushing yards per game · 37 games
- Difference
- −32.3
- per game, ranked minus everyone else
Career and by season
| Period | Opponents | Games | Rush att | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec yds | Diff vs others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | AP Top 25 | 3 | 9.0 | 51.3 | 0.33 | 6.0 | −32.3 |
| Everyone else | 37 | 14.2 | 83.6 | 0.46 | 15.6 | ||
| 2026 | AP Top 25 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Everyone else | 2 | 6.0 | 36.0 | 0.00 | 2.5 | ||
| 2025 | AP Top 25 | 3 | 9.0 | 51.3 | 0.33 | 6.0 | −18.6 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 10.6 | 69.9 | 0.30 | 10.1 | ||
| 2024 | AP Top 25 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Everyone else | 12 | 15.3 | 82.6 | 0.33 | 16.3 | ||
| 2023 | AP Top 25 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Everyone else | 13 | 17.2 | 102.4 | 0.77 | 21.2 |
Every game against a ranked opponent
- 2025 Week 12at No. 22 Cincinnati7 carries, 48 rush yds, 1 TD · 0 catches, 0 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2025 Week 7vs No. 18 BYU7 carries, 21 rush yds, 0 TD · 3 catches, 10 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2025 Week 5at No. 14 Iowa State13 carries, 85 rush yds, 0 TD · 3 catches, 8 rec yds, 0 TD
What counts: a game is ranked when the opponent stood in that week's AP Top 25 at kickoff. Games are regular season and postseason. Games are placed by season and week; dates and scores are not shown. Past results, not a projection.