James Madison’s yards a carry with George Pettaway and without George Pettaway
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James Madison averaged 5.65 yards a carry with George Pettaway and 5.38 without George Pettaway over its last 25 games, 22 games against 3, a difference of 0.27. Both opponents outside the major colleges were with George Pettaway. All 5 games while ranked were with George Pettaway. All 10 nonconference games were with George Pettaway.
George Pettaway, running back: 1,160 rushing yards, 185 carries and 18 receptions in 21 of those 25 games.
3 games without George Pettaway is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
yards a carry a game
with George Pettaway
5.65
without George Pettaway
5.38
468
A +0.27 difference in yards a carry with George Pettaway vs without George Pettaway is about what you’d expect.
The games
with George Pettawaywithout George Pettaway
| Side | Date | Game | Result | yards a carry | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2024 | vs Marshall | L | 4.60 | — | |
| Dec 18, 2024 | vs Western Kentucky (neutral) | W | 4.91 | — | |
| Aug 30, 2025 | vsWWeber State | W | 7.11 | — | |
| Sep 5, 2025 | @ Louisville | L | 2.78 | — | |
| Sep 20, 2025 | @ Liberty | W | 5.97 | — | |
| Sep 27, 2025 | vs Georgia Southern | W | 6.86 | — | |
| Oct 4, 2025 | @ Georgia State | W | 5.45 | — | |
| Oct 11, 2025 | vs Louisiana | W | 5.08 | — | |
| Oct 18, 2025 | vs Old Dominion | W | 6 | — | |
| Oct 28, 2025 | @ Texas State | W | 6.02 | — | |
| Nov 8, 2025 | @Marshall | W | 4.33 | — | |
| Nov 15, 2025 | vs Appalachian State | W | 6.31 | — | |
| Nov 22, 2025 | vs Washington State | W | 6.17 | — | |
| Nov 29, 2025 | @ Coastal Carolina | W | 6.30 | — | |
| Dec 5, 2025 | vs Troy | W | 8.26 | — | |
| Dec 20, 2025 | @ Oregon | L | 5.31 | — | |
| Sep 5, 2026 | vsLiberty | W | 5.58 | — | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vsWWagner | W | 8.29 | — | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | @ San Diego State | W | 3.89 | — | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | @Old Dominion | W | 4.61 | — | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | vsMarshall | W | 8.86 | — | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | @Georgia Southern | W | 4.63 | — | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | vsGeorgia State | W | 6.28 | — | |
| Oct 22, 2026 | @Appalachian State | L | 3.07 | — | |
| Oct 29, 2026 | vsTroy | L | 3.83 | — |
Method
- The shuffle keeps the season’s shape: the games are cut in two where one date leaves the least variance, each game is read against its stretch, and the sides are shuffled only inside each stretch.
- Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists for 23 of these 25 games; in the other 2 a player is counted as in them when the box score has a stat for him.