Putting Up Numbers· college football

New Mexico State’s total yards 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 46.6 yards over with Trey Hedden and 64.5 yards under since Trey Hedden’s last game in 2026, 3 games against 4. The plain averages are 412.3 and 291.8, a difference of 120.5. 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.

total yards a game over expected

A +111.1 difference in total yards over expected with Trey Hedden vs since Trey Hedden’s last game is a bit unusual: shuffle which games were with Trey Hedden and it comes up 19 times in 100.

A +120.5 difference in total yards with Trey Hedden vs since Trey Hedden’s last game is a bit unusual: shuffle which games were with Trey Hedden and it comes up 8 times in 100.

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
SideDateGameResulttotal yardsExpected
Aug 29, 2026@Florida StateL319362.4
Sep 5, 2026vsMMercyhurstW532—
Sep 12, 2026@HawaiiL398337.2
Sep 26, 2026vsNew MexicoL400277.7
Oct 1, 2026vsWestern KentuckyW353390.3
Oct 7, 2026@Florida InternationalL230331.2
Oct 21, 2026@Sam HoustonW363321.9
Oct 28, 2026vsJacksonville StateL221381.7

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 12.1 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 67% 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.