Minnesota’s rushing yards with Darius Taylor and without Darius Taylor
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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Minnesota was 30.4 yards under with Darius Taylor and 14.2 yards over without Darius Taylor in 2026, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 88.1 and 195.0, a difference of 106.9. All 3 away games were with Darius Taylor. Both ranked opponents were with Darius Taylor. All 5 conference games were with Darius Taylor.
Darius Taylor, running back: 217 rushing yards, 83 carries and 22 receptions in 7 games this season, 35% of Minnesota’s rushing yards in those games.
One game without Darius Taylor is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
rushing yards a game over expected
with Darius Taylor
−30.4
without Darius Taylor
+14.2
-100-500
plain
88.1
195.0
50100150
The games
with Darius Taylorwithout Darius Taylor
| Side | Date | Game | Result | rushing yards | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | vsEEastern Illinois | W | 156 | — | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vs Mississippi State | L | 13 | 116.4 | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | vs Akron | W | 195 | 180.8 | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | @ Washington | W | 125 | 112.9 | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | vs Michigan | W | 129 | 95.0 | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | @ Purdue | L | 27 | 169.8 | |
| Oct 24, 2026 | vs Iowa | W | 72 | 90.3 | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | @ Indiana | L | 95 | 59.1 |
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.
- Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 60% of the difference the model predicts.
- Eastern Illinois 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.