Putting Up Numbers· college football

Akron’s points with Sean Patrick and without Sean Patrick

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Akron was 2.8 points under with Sean Patrick and 9.3 points under without Sean Patrick in 2026, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 19.7 and 14.0, a difference of 5.7. 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.

points a game over expected

The games

with Sean Patrickwithout Sean Patrick
Akron’s games, 2026, each marked with Sean Patrick or without Sean Patrick
SideDateGameResultpointsExpected
Sep 3, 2026@Wake ForestL166.6
Sep 12, 2026vsRRobert MorrisW45—
Sep 19, 2026@MinnesotaL713.4
Sep 26, 2026vsUNLVL1022.8
Oct 3, 2026@Central MichiganL1720.2
Oct 10, 2026vsEastern MichiganL2325.0
Oct 17, 2026@Miami (OH)L1423.3
Oct 24, 2026@Kent StateL2022.0

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, plus 1.9 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 66% 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.