James Madison’s points of margin with JC Evans and since JC Evans’ last game
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Against what the season’s ratings expected, James Madison was 13.6 points over with JC Evans and 0.9 points over since JC Evans’ last game in 2026, 1 game against 7. The plain averages are 7.0 and 21.9, a difference of 14.9. Expected was 18.7 points lower 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 of margin a game over expected
with JC Evans
+13.6
since JC Evans’ last game
+0.9
-200
plain
7.0
21.9
050
The games
with JC Evanssince JC Evans’ last game
| Side | Date | Game | Result | points of margin | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | vs Liberty | W | 7 | -6.6 | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vsWWagner | W | 84 | — | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | @ San Diego State | W | 13 | 9.8 | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | @ Old Dominion | W | 26 | 14.8 | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | vs Marshall | W | 28 | 16.6 | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | @ Georgia Southern | W | 3 | 2.4 | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | vs Georgia State | W | 27 | 8.6 | |
| Oct 22, 2026 | @ Appalachian State | L | -3 | 12.8 | |
| Oct 29, 2026 | vs Troy | L | -3 | 19.5 |
Method
- 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 3.7 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 79% 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.