Putting Up Numbers· college football

San Diego State’s passing yards with Javion Kinnard and without Javion Kinnard

, ,

Against what the season’s ratings expected, San Diego State was 4.3 yards under with Javion Kinnard and 143.5 yards under without Javion Kinnard in 2026, 7 games against 1. The plain averages are 175.4 and 109.0, a difference of 66.4. Expected was 70.2 yards lower with Javion Kinnard than without Javion Kinnard. 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 games this season.

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

passing yards a game over expected

The games

with Javion Kinnardwithout Javion Kinnard
San Diego State’s games, 2026, each marked with Javion Kinnard or without Javion Kinnard
SideDateGameResultpassing yardsExpected
Sep 5, 2026vsPPortland StateW157—
Sep 12, 2026@UCLAL45154.9
Sep 19, 2026vsJames MadisonL209205.6
Sep 26, 2026@ToledoL248189.0
Oct 3, 2026vsTexas StateW109252.5
Oct 10, 2026@Oregon StateL91185.8
Oct 17, 2026vsFresno StateW180193.4
Oct 24, 2026@Colorado StateL369170.6
Oct 31, 2026vsWashington StateW104176.5

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 3.9 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 59% 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.