Putting Up Numbers· college football

San Diego State’s points of margin with Javion Kinnard and without Javion Kinnard

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, San Diego State was 5.2 points under with Javion Kinnard and 13.6 points over without Javion Kinnard in 2026, 7 games against 1. The plain averages are -9.1 and 2.0, a difference of 11.1. 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 games this season.

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

points of margin a game over expected

The games

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San Diego State’s games, 2026, each marked with Javion Kinnard or without Javion Kinnard
SideDateGameResultpoints of marginExpected
Sep 5, 2026vsPPortland StateW33—
Sep 12, 2026@UCLAL-18-32.3
Sep 19, 2026vsJames MadisonL-13-9.6
Sep 26, 2026@ToledoL-25-3.3
Oct 3, 2026vsTexas StateW2-11.6
Oct 10, 2026@Oregon StateL-52-11.6
Oct 17, 2026vsFresno StateW3-11.2
Oct 24, 2026@Colorado StateL-7-1.4
Oct 31, 2026vsWashington StateW6-0.5

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 3.7 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 79% 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.