Putting Up Numbers· college football

Colorado State’s pass attempts with Mel Brown and since Mel Brown’s last game

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Colorado State was 3.4 pass attempts over with Mel Brown and 5.4 pass attempts under since Mel Brown’s last game in 2026, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 36.7 and 30.0, a difference of 6.7. All 5 home games were with Mel Brown. All 4 nonconference games were with Mel Brown. All 4 first-half games were with Mel Brown.

Mel Brown, running back: 454 rushing yards, 52 carries and 16 receptions in 7 games this season.

One game since Mel Brown’s last game is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

pass attempts a game over expected

The games

with Mel Brownsince Mel Brown’s last game
Colorado State’s games, 2026, each marked with Mel Brown or since Mel Brown’s last game
SideDateGameResultpass attemptsExpected
Sep 5, 2026vsWyomingW3432.2
Sep 12, 2026vsSSouthern UtahW37—
Sep 19, 2026vsBYUL4132.8
Sep 26, 2026@UTSAL4632.6
Oct 3, 2026vsOregon StateL2732.5
Oct 15, 2026@Texas StateL4138.7
Oct 24, 2026vsSan Diego StateW3130.6
Oct 31, 2026@Utah StateL3035.4

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.
  • Southern Utah 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.