Putting Up Numbers· college football

Louisiana’s yards a carry with Darrell Smith and since Darrell Smith’s last game

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Louisiana averaged 4.78 yards a carry with Darrell Smith and 4.21 since Darrell Smith’s last game in 2026, 5 games against 3, a difference of 0.58. All 4 nonconference games were with Darrell Smith. All 4 first-half games were with Darrell Smith.

Darrell Smith, running back: 156 rushing yards, 30 carries and 2 receptions in 4 games this season.

3 games since Darrell Smith’s last game 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

A +0.58 difference in yards a carry with Darrell Smith vs since Darrell Smith’s last game is about what you’d expect.

The games

with Darrell Smithsince Darrell Smith’s last game
Louisiana’s games, 2026, each marked with Darrell Smith or since Darrell Smith’s last game
SideDateGameResultyards a carryExpected
Sep 5, 2026vsLamarW6.08—
Sep 12, 2026@USCL4.87—
Sep 19, 2026vsUABW4.39—
Sep 26, 2026@CharlotteW2.71—
Oct 3, 2026vsArkansas StateW5.86—
Oct 10, 2026@Louisiana TechL4.71—
Oct 17, 2026vsTroyW4.96—
Oct 24, 2026@Southern MissL2.95—

Method

Read against .

  • The two sides are the games before and after one date, so the shuffle moves any game between them.
  • Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.