Putting Up Numbers· college football

San Diego State’s points allowed with Jordan Napier and without Jordan Napier

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, San Diego State was 5.6 points over with Jordan Napier and 11.9 points under without Jordan Napier in 2026, 7 games against 1. The plain averages are 35.1 and 28.0, a difference of 7.1. Expected was 8.3 points lower with Jordan Napier than without Jordan Napier. All 5 home games were with Jordan Napier. All 4 night games were with Jordan Napier. All 5 conference games were with Jordan Napier.

Jordan Napier, receiver: 181 receiving yards, 17 receptions and 2 receiving touchdowns in 7 games this season.

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

points allowed a game over expected

The games

with Jordan Napierwithout Jordan Napier
San Diego State’s games, 2026, each marked with Jordan Napier or without Jordan Napier
SideDateGameResultpoints allowedExpected
Sep 5, 2026vsPPortland StateW20—
Sep 12, 2026@UCLAL2839.9
Sep 19, 2026vsJames MadisonL2633.6
Sep 26, 2026@ToledoL4132.2
Oct 3, 2026vsTexas StateW2936.1
Oct 10, 2026@Oregon StateL6632.1
Oct 17, 2026vsFresno StateW2329.5
Oct 24, 2026@Colorado StateL5632.8
Oct 31, 2026vsWashington StateW2025.1

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, minus 1.8 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.