Putting Up Numbers· college football

Akron’s pass attempts with Sean Patrick and without Sean Patrick

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Akron was 0.8 pass attempts over with Sean Patrick and 0.2 pass attempts over without Sean Patrick in 2026, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 31.6 and 38.0, a difference of 6.4. Expected was 7.2 pass attempts lower with Sean Patrick than without Sean Patrick. All 3 home games were with Sean Patrick. All 4 nonconference games were with Sean Patrick. All 4 first-half games were with Sean Patrick.

Sean Patrick, running back: 259 rushing yards, 47 carries and 12 receptions in 8 games this season.

One game without Sean Patrick is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

pass attempts a game over expected

The games

with Sean Patrickwithout Sean Patrick
Akron’s games, 2026, each marked with Sean Patrick or without Sean Patrick
SideDateGameResultpass attemptsExpected
Sep 3, 2026@Wake ForestL3334.9
Sep 12, 2026vsRRobert MorrisW33—
Sep 19, 2026@MinnesotaL3926.8
Sep 26, 2026vsUNLVL2631.0
Oct 3, 2026@Central MichiganL3229.9
Oct 10, 2026vsEastern MichiganL2432.4
Oct 17, 2026@Miami (OH)L3837.8
Oct 24, 2026@Kent StateL3428.2

Method

Read against .

  • Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every 2026 game between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, minus 0.1 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
  • Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 60% of the difference the model predicts.
  • Robert Morris has no other game in the table, so that game has no expected number and sits out the second figure.
  • Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.