Putting Up Numbers· college football

San Diego State’s carries with Javion Kinnard and without Javion Kinnard

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, San Diego State was 0.3 carries over with Javion Kinnard and 4.8 carries under without Javion Kinnard over its last 25 games, 7 games against 1. The plain averages are 36.0 and 29.0, a difference of 7.0. All 4 away games were with Javion Kinnard. All 5 day games were with Javion Kinnard. All 4 nonconference games were with Javion Kinnard.

Javion Kinnard, running back: 613 rushing yards, 108 carries and 11 receptions in 8 of those 25 games, 38% of San Diego State’s carries in those games.

One game without Javion Kinnard is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

carries a game over expected

The games

with Javion Kinnardwithout Javion Kinnard
San Diego State’s games, last 25 games, each marked with Javion Kinnard or without Javion Kinnard
SideDateGameResultcarriesExpected
Nov 16, 2024@UNLVL3534.4
Nov 23, 2024@Utah StateL3838.9
Nov 30, 2024vsAir ForceL3532.7
Aug 28, 2025vsSStony BrookW54—
Sep 6, 2025@Washington StateL3034.9
Sep 20, 2025vsCaliforniaW3340.3
Sep 27, 2025@Northern IllinoisW4342.9
Oct 3, 2025vsColorado StateW4741.3
Oct 11, 2025@NevadaW4138.2
Oct 25, 2025@Fresno StateW4436.9
Nov 1, 2025vsWyomingW3739.8
Nov 8, 2025@HawaiiL3437.4
Nov 15, 2025vsBoise StateW4335.0
Nov 22, 2025vsSan Jose StateW4140.7
Nov 28, 2025@New MexicoL4236.0
Dec 27, 2025vsNorth Texas (neutral)L4642.7
Sep 5, 2026vsPPortland StateW42—
Sep 12, 2026@UCLAL3831.5
Sep 19, 2026vsJames MadisonL4432.9
Sep 26, 2026@ToledoL3137.1
Oct 3, 2026vsTexas StateW2933.8
Oct 10, 2026@Oregon StateL2136.4
Oct 17, 2026vsFresno StateW3934.4
Oct 24, 2026@Colorado StateL3736.5
Oct 31, 2026vsWashington StateW3634.9

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 0.7 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 61% of the difference the model predicts.
  • Portland State 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 for 6 of these 9 games; in the other 3 a player is counted as in them when the box score has a stat for him.
  • 16 games in 2024 and 2025 are neither with Javion Kinnard nor without Javion Kinnard: Javion Kinnard had no game for the team those seasons, and sit out.