LSU’s passing yards with Caden Durham and without Caden Durham
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Against what the season’s ratings expected, LSU was 105.3 yards over with Caden Durham and 14.8 yards under without Caden Durham in 2026, 3 games against 4. The plain averages are 366.8 and 268.8, a difference of 98.0. All 3 ranked opponents were without Caden Durham. All 3 nonconference games were with Caden Durham.
Caden Durham, running back: 36 rushing yards and 12 carries in 4 games this season.
passing yards a game over expected
A +120.0 difference in passing yards over expected with Caden Durham vs without Caden Durham is a bit unusual: shuffle which games were with Caden Durham and it comes up 5 times in 100.
A +98.0 difference in passing yards with Caden Durham vs without Caden Durham is a bit unusual: shuffle which games were with Caden Durham and it comes up 6 times in 100.
The games
| Side | Date | Game | Result | passing yards | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | vs Clemson | W | 335 | 234.3 | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vs Louisiana Tech | W | 381 | 288.9 | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | @ Ole Miss | L | 158 | 306.7 | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | vs Texas A&M | W | 312 | 244.9 | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | vs McNeese | W | 364 | — | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | @ Kentucky | L | 316 | 280.3 | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | vs Mississippi State | W | 289 | 302.1 | |
| Oct 24, 2026 | @ Auburn | W | 387 | 263.9 |
Method
- 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, plus 4.1 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 59% of the difference the model predicts.
- 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.
- McNeese 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 for 3 of these 8 games; in the other 5 a player is counted as in them when the box score has a stat for him.