Putting Up Numbers· college football

North Texas’ yards a carry with Brendon Haygood and without Brendon Haygood

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North Texas averaged 5.30 yards a carry with Brendon Haygood and 6.34 without Brendon Haygood in 2026, 6 games against 2, a difference of 1.04. All 5 day games were with Brendon Haygood.

Brendon Haygood, running back: 171 rushing yards, 41 carries and 1 reception in 6 games this season.

2 games without Brendon Haygood is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

yards a carry a game

A −1.04 difference in yards a carry with Brendon Haygood vs without Brendon Haygood is about what you’d expect.

The games

with Brendon Haygoodwithout Brendon Haygood
North Texas’ games, 2026, each marked with Brendon Haygood or without Brendon Haygood
SideDateGameResultyards a carryExpected
Sep 5, 2026@IndianaL4—
Sep 12, 2026vsUNLVW5—
Sep 19, 2026@Texas StateL2.73—
Sep 26, 2026vsHHouston ChristianW7.47—
Oct 1, 2026@TulsaW5.20—
Oct 10, 2026vsCharlotteW6.39—
Oct 24, 2026@NavyW6.52—
Oct 29, 2026vsFlorida AtlanticW7.15—

Method

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  • The shuffle keeps the season’s shape: the games are cut in two where one date leaves the least variance, each game is read against its stretch, and the sides are shuffled only inside each stretch.
  • Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.