Putting Up Numbers· college football

Miami (OH)’s points of margin with David McComb and since David McComb’s last game

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Miami (OH) was 1.5 points under with David McComb and 0.3 points under since David McComb’s last game in 2026, 3 games against 4. The plain averages are -2.0 and 4.5, a difference of 6.5. Expected was 18.6 points lower with David McComb than since David McComb’s last game. All 4 conference games were since David McComb’s last game. All 4 nonconference games were with David McComb. All 4 first-half games were with David McComb.

David McComb, quarterback: 1,121 passing yards, 103 pass attempts and 65 completions in 4 games this season.

points of margin a game over expected

A −1.3 difference in points of margin over expected with David McComb vs since David McComb’s last game is about what you’d expect.

A −6.5 difference in points of margin with David McComb vs since David McComb’s last game is about what you’d expect.

The games

with David McCombsince David McComb’s last game
Miami (OH)’s games, 2026, each marked with David McComb or since David McComb’s last game
SideDateGameResultpoints of marginExpected
Sep 5, 2026@PittsburghL-45-14.3
Sep 12, 2026vsHoly CrossW38—
Sep 19, 2026@CincinnatiL-4-21.6
Sep 26, 2026vsUConnW3-5.5
Oct 3, 2026vsBowling GreenL-412.5
Oct 10, 2026@UMassW1-0.1
Oct 17, 2026vsAkronW2011.4
Oct 24, 2026@Central MichiganW1-4.8

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, plus 3.7 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 79% of the difference the model predicts.
  • The two sides are the games before and after one date, so the shuffle moves any game between them.
  • Holy Cross 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.
  • 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.