Putting Up Numbers· college football

New Mexico State’s penalty yards with TK King and since TK King’s last game

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, New Mexico State was 5.9 yards under with TK King and 9.0 yards under since TK King’s last game in 2026, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 50.7 and 50.0, a difference of 0.7. Expected was 5.9 yards lower with TK King than since TK King’s last game. All 4 away games were with TK King. All 3 night games were with TK King. All 4 nonconference games were with TK King.

TK King, receiver: 307 receiving yards, 23 receptions and 3 receiving touchdowns in 7 games this season.

One game since TK King’s last game is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

penalty yards a game over expected

The games

with TK Kingsince TK King’s last game
New Mexico State’s games, 2026, each marked with TK King or since TK King’s last game
SideDateGameResultpenalty yardsExpected
Aug 29, 2026@Florida StateL6849.2
Sep 5, 2026vsMMercyhurstW72—
Sep 12, 2026@HawaiiL4058.7
Sep 26, 2026vsNew MexicoL5054.4
Oct 1, 2026vsWestern KentuckyW3052.0
Oct 7, 2026@Florida InternationalL4753.6
Oct 21, 2026@Sam HoustonW4850.7
Oct 28, 2026vsJacksonville StateL5059.0

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 1.3 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 27% of the difference the model predicts.
  • Mercyhurst 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.