Putting Up Numbers· college football

Louisville’s penalty yards with Keyjuan Brown and without Keyjuan Brown

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Louisville was 15.8 yards over with Keyjuan Brown and 27.2 yards under without Keyjuan Brown in 2026, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 77.3 and 35.0, a difference of 42.3. Both away games were with Keyjuan Brown. All 4 day games were with Keyjuan Brown. Both ranked opponents were with Keyjuan Brown.

Keyjuan Brown, running back: 467 rushing yards, 58 carries and 3 receptions in 7 games this season.

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

penalty yards a game over expected

The games

with Keyjuan Brownwithout Keyjuan Brown
Louisville’s games, 2026, each marked with Keyjuan Brown or without Keyjuan Brown
SideDateGameResultpenalty yardsExpected
Sep 6, 2026vsOle Miss (neutral)L8263.3
Sep 11, 2026vsVillanovaW90—
Sep 19, 2026vsSMUW11056.4
Sep 26, 2026vsWake ForestL9053.5
Oct 3, 2026@NC StateL4062.2
Oct 9, 2026vsFlorida StateW3562.2
Oct 17, 2026@SyracuseW9061.9
Oct 31, 2026vsStanfordW3959.1

Method

Read against .

  • 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, minus 1.3 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 27% of the difference the model predicts.
  • Villanova 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.