Putting Up Numbers· college football

Florida International’s third-down conversion rate with Anthony Carrie and without Anthony Carrie

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Florida International was 0.4 percentage points under with Anthony Carrie and 7.7 percentage points over without Anthony Carrie in 2026, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 43.1% and 46.2%, a difference of 3.1%. All 4 away games were with Anthony Carrie. Both day games were with Anthony Carrie. All 4 nonconference games were with Anthony Carrie.

Anthony Carrie, running back: 258 rushing yards, 82 carries and 10 receptions in 7 games this season.

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

third-down conversion rate a game over expected

The games

with Anthony Carriewithout Anthony Carrie
Florida International’s games, 2026, each marked with Anthony Carrie or without Anthony Carrie
SideDateGameResult3rd downsExpected
Sep 5, 2026@South FloridaL29.4%39.2%
Sep 12, 2026vsBuffaloW47.1%39.5%
Sep 19, 2026@Florida AtlanticL47.4%41.1%
Sep 26, 2026vsLLong Island UniversityW64.3%—
Oct 7, 2026vsNew Mexico StateW40.0%40.5%
Oct 13, 2026@Jacksonville StateL53.3%42.8%
Oct 20, 2026vsMiddle TennesseeL46.2%38.4%
Oct 31, 2026@LibertyL20.0%36.3%

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 1.4% 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 40% of the difference the model predicts.
  • Long Island University 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.