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James Madison without George Pettaway

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James Madison is 0–1 without George Pettaway this season and 7–1 with him. Since 2024, James Madison is 2–1 in the 3 games he missed and 26–7 with him.

Out (lower body), per rotowire.com.

George Pettaway’s page

, a game

This season

MeasureWith George Pettaway8 gamesWithout1 gameDifference
Record7–10–1
Points, over expected+4.9−15.2+20.1
Rushing yards, over expected+21.2−25.7+47.0
Against the line+10.6−20.5+31.1
Points allowed, over expected−2.6+4.1−6.7
Margin, over expected+6.1−22.5+28.6
Carries, over expected+0.2+7.6−7.3
Yards a carry5.653.83+1.82
Passing yards, over expected+8.1+7.8+0.3
Pass attempts, over expected+0.1+4.3−4.2
Total yards, over expected+25.6−23.5+49.1
Third-down conversion rate, over expected−2.0%−1.6%−0.4
Penalty yards, over expected+12.9+13.4−0.5

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

Last 25 games

MeasureWith George Pettaway22 gamesWithout3 gamesDifference
Record18–42–1
Points, over expected+5.0−17.6+22.6
Rushing yards, over expected+21.3+5.3+16.0
Against the line+8.5−7.7+16.1
Points allowed, over expected−0.8−4.4+3.6
Margin, over expected+4.5−16.2+20.7
Carries, over expected+1.7+4.8−3.1
Yards a carry5.655.38+0.27
Passing yards, over expected+9.8−91.9+101.7
Pass attempts, over expected−0.8−2.6+1.8
Total yards, over expected+29.8−93.6+123.4
Third-down conversion rate, over expected+1.6%−3.3%+4.8
Penalty yards, over expected+8.1+16.5−8.4

3 games without him is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

Who played instead

His teammates without him

This season

MeasureWith George PettawayWithoutDifference
Camden Coleman, QB
Passing yards196.0175.0+21.0
Pass attempts26.625.0+1.6
JC Evans, QB
Passing yards74.572.0+2.5
Pass attempts6.510.0−3.5
Seth Cromwell, RB
Rushing yards25.6135.0−109.4
Carries6.023.0−17.0
Nick Herman, RB
Rushing yards37.515.0+22.5
Carries5.67.0−1.4
Michael Scott, WR
Receiving yards36.068.0−32.0
Receptions2.84.0−1.3

Last 25 games

MeasureWith George PettawayWithoutDifference
Braeden Wisloski, WR
Receiving yards31.820.7+11.1
Receptions2.31.3+1.0

The games he missed this season

DateGameResult
Oct 29, 2026vsTroyL 21–24

Method

  • With him is a game he played, from the schools’ participation lists, and a box score row where a game has no list; without him is a game the team played while he was on its roster and he didn’t.
  • Over expected is the team’s average a game over what the season’s ratings expected in each game, the same numbers each measure’s own page reads. “Averages” shows the plain numbers. A game with no expected number sits out.
  • Against the line is the team’s margin less the closing line’s, the market’s margin before kickoff, from College Football Streak King’s lines. A game with no line sits out.
  • His teammates’ numbers are plain averages a game.
  • Why he’s out: rotowire.com.

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