Miami (OH)’s third-down conversion rate with Caleb Heavner and without Caleb Heavner
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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Miami (OH) was 8.0 percentage points under with Caleb Heavner and 2.4 percentage points over without Caleb Heavner in 2026, 4 games against 3. The plain averages are 30.6% and 43.5%, a difference of 12.9%. All 4 conference games were with Caleb Heavner. All 4 nonconference games were without Caleb Heavner. All 4 first-half games were without Caleb Heavner.
Caleb Heavner, quarterback: 769 passing yards, 125 pass attempts and 68 completions in 8 games this season.
third-down conversion rate a game over expected
A −10.4% difference in third-down conversion rate over expected with Caleb Heavner vs without Caleb Heavner is about what you’d expect.
A −12.9% difference in third-down conversion rate with Caleb Heavner vs without Caleb Heavner is about what you’d expect.
The games
| Side | Date | Game | Result | 3rd downs | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | @ Pittsburgh | L | 23.1% | 33.8% | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vs Holy Cross | W | 62.5% | — | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | @ Cincinnati | L | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | vs UConn | W | 38.5% | 37.2% | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | vs Bowling Green | L | 27.3% | 38.0% | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | @ UMass | W | 23.1% | 38.8% | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | vs Akron | W | 22.2% | 37.8% | |
| Oct 24, 2026 | @ Central Michigan | W | 50.0% | 40.0% |
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 1.4% 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 40% 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.