Putting Up Numbers· college football

San Diego State’s points allowed with Javion Kinnard and without Javion Kinnard

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, San Diego State was 5.0 points over with Javion Kinnard and 7.0 points under without Javion Kinnard over its last 25 games, 7 games against 1. The plain averages are 35.0 and 29.0, a difference of 6.0. 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.

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

points allowed a game over expected

The games

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San Diego State’s games, last 25 games, each marked with Javion Kinnard or without Javion Kinnard
SideDateGameResultpoints allowedExpected
Nov 16, 2024@UNLVL4135.9
Nov 23, 2024@Utah StateL4134.8
Nov 30, 2024vsAir ForceL3120.9
Aug 28, 2025vsSStony BrookW0—
Sep 6, 2025@Washington StateL3618.4
Sep 20, 2025vsCaliforniaW022.5
Sep 27, 2025@Northern IllinoisW313.3
Oct 3, 2025vsColorado StateW2412.5
Oct 11, 2025@NevadaW1015.2
Oct 25, 2025@Fresno StateW020.3
Nov 1, 2025vsWyomingW78.2
Nov 8, 2025@HawaiiL3820.3
Nov 15, 2025vsBoise StateW723.0
Nov 22, 2025vsSan Jose StateW317.4
Nov 28, 2025@New MexicoL2320.7
Dec 27, 2025vsNorth Texas (neutral)L4933.0
Sep 5, 2026vsPPortland StateW20—
Sep 12, 2026@UCLAL2840.0
Sep 19, 2026vsJames MadisonL2633.5
Sep 26, 2026@ToledoL4132.4
Oct 3, 2026vsTexas StateW2936.0
Oct 10, 2026@Oregon StateL6632.1
Oct 17, 2026vsFresno StateW2329.5
Oct 24, 2026@Colorado StateL5632.7
Oct 31, 2026vsWashington StateW2025.0

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 1.9 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 66% 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.