Putting Up Numbers· college football

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

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, San Diego State was 15.4 yards under with Javion Kinnard and 8.1 yards over without Javion Kinnard over its last 25 games, 7 games against 1. The plain averages are 38.9 and 59.0, a difference of 20.1. 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.

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

penalty yards 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
SideDateGameResultpenalty yardsExpected
Nov 16, 2024@UNLVL9162.1
Nov 23, 2024@Utah StateL10159.7
Nov 30, 2024vsAir ForceL4857.5
Aug 28, 2025vsSStony BrookW65—
Sep 6, 2025@Washington StateL3856.0
Sep 20, 2025vsCaliforniaW7549.8
Sep 27, 2025@Northern IllinoisW5049.2
Oct 3, 2025vsColorado StateW8949.3
Oct 11, 2025@NevadaW4354.6
Oct 25, 2025@Fresno StateW4956.5
Nov 1, 2025vsWyomingW7853.1
Nov 8, 2025@HawaiiL4558.0
Nov 15, 2025vsBoise StateW1560.3
Nov 22, 2025vsSan Jose StateW3056.3
Nov 28, 2025@New MexicoL7355.6
Dec 27, 2025vsNorth Texas (neutral)L7747.1
Sep 5, 2026vsPPortland StateW55—
Sep 12, 2026@UCLAL3753.0
Sep 19, 2026vsJames MadisonL5552.9
Sep 26, 2026@ToledoL3549.4
Oct 3, 2026vsTexas StateW5950.9
Oct 10, 2026@Oregon StateL4553.8
Oct 17, 2026vsFresno StateW3548.5
Oct 24, 2026@Colorado StateL2549.9
Oct 31, 2026vsWashington StateW2456.3

Method

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  • 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, minus 1.4 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 27% 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.