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James Peoples vs ranked teams

Penn State · AP Top 25 · 2024-2026 · regular season and postseason

James Peoples has averaged 13.3 rushing yards in 4 games against AP Top 25 opponents, vs 33.4 in 22 games against everyone else (2024-2026, regular season and postseason).

Vs AP Top 25
13.3
rushing yards per game · 4 games
Vs everyone else
33.4
rushing yards per game · 22 games
Difference
−20.1
per game, ranked minus everyone else

Career and by season

James Peoples per game averages against AP Top 25 opponents and everyone else, career and by season
PeriodOpponentsGamesRush attRush ydsRush TDRec ydsDiff vs others
CareerAP Top 2547.313.30.000.0−20.1
Everyone else226.333.40.323.3
2026AP Top 2517.020.00.000.0−17.7
Everyone else68.337.70.334.0
2025AP Top 2527.513.50.000.0−21.7
Everyone else95.135.20.335.6
2024AP Top 2517.06.00.000.0−21.3
Everyone else76.027.30.29-0.3

Every game against a ranked opponent

  1. 2026 Week 6vs No. 19 USC7 carries, 20 rush yds, 0 TD · 0 catches, 0 rec yds, 0 TD
  2. 2025 Week 7at No. 17 Illinois5 carries, 7 rush yds, 0 TD · 0 catches, 0 rec yds, 0 TD
  3. 2025 Week 1vs No. 1 Texas10 carries, 20 rush yds, 0 TD · 0 catches, 0 rec yds, 0 TD
  4. 2024 postseasonvs No. 7 Tennessee7 carries, 6 rush yds, 0 TD · 0 catches, 0 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.