Putting Up Numbers· college football

James Madison’s points allowed with JC Evans and since JC Evans’ last game

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, James Madison was 18.3 points under with JC Evans and 0.6 points over since JC Evans’ last game in 2026, 1 game against 7. The plain averages are 13.0 and 19.6, a difference of 6.6. Expected was 9.9 points higher with JC Evans than since JC Evans’ last game. All 4 away games were since JC Evans’ last game. All 5 night games were since JC Evans’ last game. All 6 conference games were since JC Evans’ last game.

JC Evans, quarterback: 370 passing yards, 36 pass attempts and 26 completions in 5 games this season.

One game with JC Evans is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

points allowed a game over expected

The games

with JC Evanssince JC Evans’ last game
James Madison’s games, 2026, each marked with JC Evans or since JC Evans’ last game
SideDateGameResultpoints allowedExpected
Sep 5, 2026vsLibertyW1331.3
Sep 12, 2026vsWWagnerW3—
Sep 19, 2026@San Diego StateW1325.4
Sep 26, 2026@Old DominionW2016.5
Oct 3, 2026vsMarshallW1717.8
Oct 10, 2026@Georgia SouthernW2425.7
Oct 17, 2026vsGeorgia StateW2225.1
Oct 22, 2026@Appalachian StateL3419.4
Oct 29, 2026vsTroyL2419.9

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, 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.
  • Wagner 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.
  • With him means he was the team’s quarterback that game, at least half of its pass attempts; a game he left early or came into late reads as without him.