Putting Up Numbers· college football

Marshall’s points allowed with Jo'Shon Barbie and without Jo'Shon Barbie

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Marshall was 5.2 points over with Jo'Shon Barbie and 24.7 points under without Jo'Shon Barbie in 2026, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 32.1 and 13.0, a difference of 19.1. All 4 away games were with Jo'Shon Barbie. All 5 day games were with Jo'Shon Barbie. All 4 nonconference games were with Jo'Shon Barbie.

Jo'Shon Barbie, running back: 252 rushing yards, 56 carries and 8 receptions in 7 games this season.

One game without Jo'Shon Barbie is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

points allowed a game over expected

The games

with Jo'Shon Barbiewithout Jo'Shon Barbie
Marshall’s games, 2026, each marked with Jo'Shon Barbie or without Jo'Shon Barbie
SideDateGameResultpoints allowedExpected
Sep 5, 2026@Penn StateL4531.4
Sep 12, 2026vsMiddle TennesseeW2623.6
Sep 19, 2026@Missouri StateW2426.4
Sep 26, 2026vsGGardner-WebbW35—
Oct 3, 2026@James MadisonL4531.6
Oct 10, 2026vsCoastal CarolinaL2724.4
Oct 20, 2026vsSouth AlabamaW1337.7
Oct 31, 2026@Old DominionW2321.5

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 1.9 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 66% of the difference the model predicts.
  • Gardner-Webb 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.