Putting Up Numbers· college football

New Mexico State’s points allowed with Trey Hedden and since Trey Hedden’s last game

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, New Mexico State was 4.5 points over with Trey Hedden and 3.0 points under since Trey Hedden’s last game in 2026, 3 games against 4. The plain averages are 29.8 and 20.8, a difference of 9.0. All 4 conference games were since Trey Hedden’s last game. All 4 nonconference games were with Trey Hedden. All 4 first-half games were with Trey Hedden.

Trey Hedden, quarterback: 906 passing yards, 124 pass attempts and 65 completions in 5 games this season.

points allowed a game over expected

A +7.5 difference in points allowed over expected with Trey Hedden vs since Trey Hedden’s last game is about what you’d expect.

A +9.0 difference in points allowed with Trey Hedden vs since Trey Hedden’s last game is about what you’d expect.

The games

with Trey Heddensince Trey Hedden’s last game
New Mexico State’s games, 2026, each marked with Trey Hedden or since Trey Hedden’s last game
SideDateGameResultpoints allowedExpected
Aug 29, 2026@Florida StateL3438.9
Sep 5, 2026vsMMercyhurstW14—
Sep 12, 2026@HawaiiL2924.5
Sep 26, 2026vsNew MexicoL4228.1
Oct 1, 2026vsWestern KentuckyW1325.1
Oct 7, 2026@Florida InternationalL2224.6
Oct 21, 2026@Sam HoustonW2418.3
Oct 28, 2026vsJacksonville StateL2427.0

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 1.8 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.
  • The two sides are the games before and after one date, so the shuffle moves any game between them.
  • 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.
  • 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.