LSU’s rushing yards with Sam Leavitt and without Sam Leavitt
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LSU averaged 169.7 rushing yards with Sam Leavitt and 371.0 without Sam Leavitt in 2026, 7 games against 1, a difference of 201.3. All 3 away games were with Sam Leavitt. Both day games were with Sam Leavitt. All 3 ranked opponents were with Sam Leavitt.
Sam Leavitt, quarterback: 2,171 passing yards, 256 pass attempts and 180 completions in 8 games this season, 21% of LSU’s rushing yards in those games.
One game without Sam Leavitt is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
rushing yards a game
with Sam Leavitt
169.7
without Sam Leavitt
371.0
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The games
with Sam Leavittwithout Sam Leavitt
| Side | Date | Game | Result | rushing yards | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | vs Clemson | W | 320 | 150.7 | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vs Louisiana Tech | W | 147 | 176.3 | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | @ Ole Miss | L | 172 | 163.5 | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | vs Texas A&M | W | 194 | 163.6 | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | vs McNeese | W | 371 | — | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | @ Kentucky | L | 99 | 150.9 | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | vs Mississippi State | W | 91 | 171.9 | |
| Oct 24, 2026 | @ Auburn | W | 165 | 162.3 |
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 8.0 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
- 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.
- With him means he was the team’s quarterback that game, at least half of its pass attempts; a game he left early or came into late reads as without him.