Putting Up Numbers· college football

East Carolina’s total yards with Michael Allen and without Michael Allen

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, East Carolina was 26.2 yards under with Michael Allen and 63.5 yards over without Michael Allen in 2026, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 345.9 and 421.0, a difference of 75.1. All 4 home games were with Michael Allen. All 5 day games were with Michael Allen. All 4 nonconference games were with Michael Allen.

Michael Allen, running back: 117 rushing yards, 37 carries and 9 receptions in 7 games this season.

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

total yards a game over expected

The games

with Michael Allenwithout Michael Allen
East Carolina’s games, 2026, each marked with Michael Allen or without Michael Allen
SideDateGameResulttotal yardsExpected
Sep 5, 2026@AlabamaL189279.6
Sep 12, 2026vsAppalachian StateL417381.5
Sep 19, 2026@Old DominionW280336.7
Sep 26, 2026vsNNorth Carolina CentralW489—
Oct 10, 2026vsRiceW376377.3
Oct 15, 2026@UABL317295.4
Oct 22, 2026@MemphisL421357.5
Oct 31, 2026vsTempleW353418.9

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 12.1 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 67% of the difference the model predicts.
  • North Carolina Central 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.