Putting Up Numbers· college football

Colorado’s yards a carry with Micah Welch and since Micah Welch’s last game

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Colorado averaged 4.12 yards a carry with Micah Welch and 3.59 since Micah Welch’s last game in 2026, 6 games against 2, a difference of 0.53. Both ranked opponents were with Micah Welch. All 3 nonconference games were with Micah Welch. All 4 first-half games were with Micah Welch.

Micah Welch, running back: 220 rushing yards, 43 carries and 4 receptions in 6 games this season.

2 games since Micah Welch’s last game is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

yards a carry a game

A +0.53 difference in yards a carry with Micah Welch vs since Micah Welch’s last game is about what you’d expect.

The games

with Micah Welchsince Micah Welch’s last game
Colorado’s games, 2026, each marked with Micah Welch or since Micah Welch’s last game
SideDateGameResultyards a carryExpected
Sep 3, 2026@Georgia TechW4.06—
Sep 12, 2026vsWWeber StateW4.89—
Sep 19, 2026@NorthwesternL5.45—
Sep 26, 2026@BaylorL2.13—
Oct 3, 2026vsTexas TechL2.44—
Oct 17, 2026vsUtahL5.75—
Oct 24, 2026@Oklahoma StateL1.87—
Oct 31, 2026vsKansas StateW5.31—

Method

Read against .

  • The two sides are the games before and after one date, so the shuffle moves any game between them.
  • Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.