Putting Up Numbers· college football

Colorado State’s yards a carry with Mel Brown and since Mel Brown’s last game

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Colorado State averaged 5.78 yards a carry with Mel Brown and 3.16 since Mel Brown’s last game over its last 25 games, 7 games against 1, a difference of 2.62. All 5 home games were with Mel Brown. All 4 nonconference games were with Mel Brown.

Mel Brown, running back: 454 rushing yards, 52 carries and 16 receptions in 7 of those 25 games.

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

yards a carry a game

The games

with Mel Brownsince Mel Brown’s last game
Colorado State’s games, last 25 games, each marked with Mel Brown or since Mel Brown’s last game
SideDateGameResultyards a carryExpected
Nov 2, 2024@NevadaW4.72—
Nov 15, 2024vsWyomingW5.95—
Nov 23, 2024@Fresno StateL3—
Nov 29, 2024vsUtah StateW3.04—
Dec 28, 2024vsMiami (OH) (neutral)L4.70—
Aug 30, 2025@WashingtonL3.15—
Sep 6, 2025vsNorthern ColoradoW5—
Sep 20, 2025vsUTSAL4.14—
Sep 27, 2025vsWashington StateL3.95—
Oct 3, 2025@San Diego StateL4.26—
Oct 10, 2025vsFresno StateW5.43—
Oct 18, 2025vsHawaiiL2.50—
Oct 25, 2025@WyomingL3.48—
Nov 8, 2025vsUNLVL3.03—
Nov 15, 2025@New MexicoL0.52—
Nov 22, 2025@Boise StateL2.50—
Nov 28, 2025vsAir ForceL1.33—
Sep 5, 2026vsWyomingW5.10—
Sep 12, 2026vsSSouthern UtahW10—
Sep 19, 2026vsBYUL3.42—
Sep 26, 2026@UTSAL4.88—
Oct 3, 2026vsOregon StateL6.79—
Oct 15, 2026@Texas StateL4.77—
Oct 24, 2026vsSan Diego StateW5.50—
Oct 31, 2026@Utah StateL3.16—

Method

Read against .

  • Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.
  • 17 games in 2024 and 2025 are neither with Mel Brown nor since Mel Brown’s last game: Mel Brown had no game for the team those seasons, and sit out.