Ohio’s yards a carry with Duncan Brune and without Duncan Brune
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Ohio averaged 5.21 yards a carry with Duncan Brune and 5.66 without Duncan Brune over its last 25 games, 19 games against 6, a difference of 0.45. All 3 games after a bye were with Duncan Brune. All 4 of Tim Albin’s games were without Duncan Brune. All 12 of Brian Smith’s games were with Duncan Brune.
Duncan Brune, running back: 937 rushing yards, 201 carries and 10 receptions in 19 of those 25 games.
yards a carry a game
with Duncan Brune
5.21
without Duncan Brune
5.66
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A −0.45 difference in yards a carry with Duncan Brune vs without Duncan Brune is about what you’d expect.
The games
with Duncan Brunewithout Duncan Brune
| Side | Date | Game | Result | yards a carry | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2024 | @ Toledo | W | 4.41 | — | |
| Nov 29, 2024 | vs Ball State | W | 6.75 | — | |
| Dec 7, 2024 | vs Miami (OH) (neutral) | W | 5.30 | — | |
| Dec 20, 2024 | vs Jacksonville State (neutral) | W | 5.72 | — | |
| Aug 28, 2025 | @ Rutgers | L | 6.48 | — | |
| Sep 6, 2025 | vs West Virginia | W | 3.87 | — | |
| Sep 13, 2025 | @ Ohio State | L | 2 | — | |
| Sep 20, 2025 | vsGGardner-Webb | W | 6.79 | — | |
| Sep 27, 2025 | vs Bowling Green | W | 6.61 | — | |
| Oct 4, 2025 | @Ball State | L | 4.72 | — | |
| Oct 18, 2025 | vs Northern Illinois | W | 6.70 | — | |
| Oct 25, 2025 | @ Eastern Michigan | W | 4.21 | — | |
| Nov 4, 2025 | vsMiami (OH) | W | 5.21 | — | |
| Nov 11, 2025 | @ Western Michigan | L | 5.56 | — | |
| Nov 18, 2025 | vs UMass | W | 6.48 | — | |
| Nov 28, 2025 | @ Buffalo | W | 6.65 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2025 | vs UNLV (neutral) | W | 5.54 | — | |
| Sep 5, 2026 | @ Nebraska | L | 4.21 | — | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vsJacksonville State | W | 3.59 | — | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | @ South Alabama | L | 5.46 | — | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | vsSStonehill | W | 6.31 | — | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | @ Kent State | W | 4.69 | — | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | vs Central Michigan | W | 4.90 | — | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | @SSacramento State | W | 6.49 | — | |
| Oct 24, 2026 | vsEastern Michigan | W | 4.21 | — |
Method
- 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 for 21 of these 25 games; in the other 4 a player is counted as in them when the box score has a stat for him.