Louisiana’s yards a carry with Darrell Smith and without Darrell Smith
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Louisiana averaged 4.29 yards a carry with Darrell Smith and 4.91 without Darrell Smith over its last 25 games, 9 games against 12, a difference of 0.63. Both games after a bye were with Darrell Smith.
Darrell Smith, running back: 163 rushing yards, 33 carries and 2 receptions in 8 of those 25 games.
yards a carry a game
with Darrell Smith
4.29
without Darrell Smith
4.91
246
A −0.63 difference in yards a carry with Darrell Smith vs without Darrell Smith is about what you’d expect.
The games
with Darrell Smithwithout Darrell Smith
| Side | Date | Game | Result | yards a carry | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2024 | vs Troy | W | 3.10 | — | |
| Nov 30, 2024 | @ Louisiana Monroe | W | 5.36 | — | |
| Dec 7, 2024 | vs Marshall | L | 2.11 | — | |
| Dec 28, 2024 | vs TCU (neutral) | L | 3.45 | — | |
| Aug 30, 2025 | vs Rice | L | 4.87 | — | |
| Sep 6, 2025 | vs McNeese | W | 7 | — | |
| Sep 13, 2025 | @ Missouri | L | 5.32 | — | |
| Sep 20, 2025 | @ Eastern Michigan | L | 6.69 | — | |
| Sep 27, 2025 | vsMarshall | W | 5.74 | — | |
| Oct 11, 2025 | @ James Madison | L | 1.61 | — | |
| Oct 18, 2025 | vs Southern Miss | L | 4.60 | — | |
| Oct 25, 2025 | @Troy | L | 4.38 | — | |
| Nov 1, 2025 | @ South Alabama | W | 3.86 | — | |
| Nov 8, 2025 | vs Texas State | W | 3.90 | — | |
| Nov 20, 2025 | @ Arkansas State | W | 4.39 | — | |
| Nov 29, 2025 | vsLouisiana Monroe | W | 6 | — | |
| Dec 17, 2025 | vs Delaware (neutral) | L | 2.67 | — | |
| Sep 5, 2026 | vs Lamar | W | 6.08 | — | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | @ USC | L | 4.87 | — | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | vs UAB | W | 4.39 | — | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | @ Charlotte | W | 2.71 | — | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | vsArkansas State | W | 5.86 | — | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | @ Louisiana Tech | L | 4.71 | — | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | vsTroy | W | 4.96 | — | |
| Oct 24, 2026 | @Southern Miss | L | 2.95 | — |
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, which name every player who entered the game.
- 4 games in 2024 are neither with Darrell Smith nor without Darrell Smith: Darrell Smith had no game for the team that season, and sit out.