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Messiah Burch vs ranked teams

Buffalo · AP Top 25 · 2024-2026 · regular season and postseason

Messiah Burch has averaged 7.0 rushing yards in 3 games against AP Top 25 opponents, vs 42.4 in 24 games against everyone else (2024-2026, regular season and postseason).

Vs AP Top 25
7.0
rushing yards per game · 3 games
Vs everyone else
42.4
rushing yards per game · 24 games
Difference
−35.4
per game, ranked minus everyone else

Career and by season

Messiah Burch per game averages against AP Top 25 opponents and everyone else, career and by season
PeriodOpponentsGamesRush attRush ydsRush TDRec ydsDiff vs others
CareerAP Top 2533.37.00.005.0−35.4
Everyone else247.542.40.294.0
2026AP Top 2516.010.00.003.0−109.3
Everyone else720.7119.30.711.4
2025AP Top 250––––
Everyone else61.86.80.00-0.2
2024AP Top 2522.05.50.006.0−7.4
Everyone else112.312.90.187.9

Every game against a ranked opponent

  1. 2026 Week 3at No. 14 Penn State6 carries, 10 rush yds, 0 TD · 2 catches, 3 rec yds, 0 TD
  2. 2024 Week 4at No. 23 Northern Illinois2 carries, 9 rush yds, 0 TD · 0 catches, 0 rec yds, 0 TD
  3. 2024 Week 2at No. 9 Missouri2 carries, 2 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 catches, 12 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.