Nelson Smith vs ranked teams
Nelson Smith has averaged 19.0 rushing yards in 7 games against AP Top 25 opponents, vs 47.1 in 32 games against everyone else (2017-2020, regular season and postseason).
- Vs AP Top 25
- 19.0
- rushing yards per game · 7 games
- Vs everyone else
- 47.1
- rushing yards per game · 32 games
- Difference
- −28.1
- per game, ranked minus everyone else
Career and by season
| Period | Opponents | Games | Rush att | Rush yds | Rush TD | Diff vs others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | AP Top 25 | 7 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 0.14 | −28.1 |
| Everyone else | 32 | 9.2 | 47.1 | 0.53 | ||
| 2020 | AP Top 25 | 2 | 11.0 | 43.5 | 0.50 | −26.3 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 13.3 | 69.8 | 0.88 | ||
| 2019 | AP Top 25 | 2 | 2.5 | 12.0 | 0.00 | −37.3 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 10.0 | 49.3 | 0.64 | ||
| 2018 | AP Top 25 | 2 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | −31.5 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 7.2 | 39.5 | 0.30 | ||
| 2017 | AP Top 25 | 1 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | +2.3 |
| Everyone else | 3 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 0.00 |
Every game against a ranked opponent
- 2020 Week 14vs No. 22 Tulsa12 carries, 33 rush yds, 0 TD
- 2020 Week 9at No. 22 SMU10 carries, 54 rush yds, 1 TD
- 2019 Week 13vs No. 21 SMU4 carries, 17 rush yds, 0 TD
- 2019 Week 12at No. 16 Notre Dame1 carries, 7 rush yds, 0 TD
- 2018 Week 15at No. 22 Army4 carries, 9 rush yds, 0 TD
- 2018 Week 9vs No. 3 Notre Dame2 carries, 7 rush yds, 0 TD
- 2017 Week 8vs No. 20 UCF2 carries, 6 rush 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.