Putting Up Numbers· college football

Fresno State’s points allowed with Rayshon Luke and without Rayshon Luke

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Fresno State was 2.4 points under with Rayshon Luke and 8.3 points over without Rayshon Luke in 2026, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 18.6 and 38.0, a difference of 19.4. All 4 away games were with Rayshon Luke. All 6 unranked opponents were with Rayshon Luke. All 4 nonconference games were with Rayshon Luke.

Rayshon Luke, running back: 377 rushing yards, 61 carries and 15 receptions in 7 games this season.

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

points allowed a game over expected

The games

with Rayshon Lukewithout Rayshon Luke
Fresno State’s games, 2026, each marked with Rayshon Luke or without Rayshon Luke
SideDateGameResultpoints allowedExpected
Sep 4, 2026@USCL3930.9
Sep 12, 2026vsSSacramento StateW3—
Sep 19, 2026@San Jose StateW1020.7
Sep 26, 2026vsRiceW2416.5
Oct 3, 2026@Washington StateW622.9
Oct 10, 2026vsBoise StateL3829.7
Oct 17, 2026@San Diego StateL2620.1
Oct 31, 2026vsOregon StateW2230.5

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 1.9 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 66% of the difference the model predicts.
  • Sacramento State 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 for 7 of these 8 games; in the other game a player is counted as in it when the box score has a stat for him.