Putting Up Numbers· college football

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

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, San Diego State was 4.2 yards under with Javion Kinnard and 129.3 yards under without Javion Kinnard over its last 25 games, 7 games against 1. The plain averages are 335.6 and 239.0, a difference of 96.6. 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.

total 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
SideDateGameResulttotal yardsExpected
Nov 16, 2024@UNLVL270279.9
Nov 23, 2024@Utah StateL412391.8
Nov 30, 2024vsAir ForceL356294.8
Aug 28, 2025vsSStony BrookW464—
Sep 6, 2025@Washington StateL215272.7
Sep 20, 2025vsCaliforniaW323364.8
Sep 27, 2025@Northern IllinoisW267396.8
Oct 3, 2025vsColorado StateW541402.4
Oct 11, 2025@NevadaW411341.6
Oct 25, 2025@Fresno StateW333294.7
Nov 1, 2025vsWyomingW394348.4
Nov 8, 2025@HawaiiL267375.5
Nov 15, 2025vsBoise StateW297328.5
Nov 22, 2025vsSan Jose StateW251436.2
Nov 28, 2025@New MexicoL355318.9
Dec 27, 2025vsNorth Texas (neutral)L532378.4
Sep 5, 2026vsPPortland StateW394—
Sep 12, 2026@UCLAL189247.1
Sep 19, 2026vsJames MadisonL401329.5
Sep 26, 2026@ToledoL296343.5
Oct 3, 2026vsTexas StateW239368.3
Oct 10, 2026@Oregon StateL147332.8
Oct 17, 2026vsFresno StateW386340.9
Oct 24, 2026@Colorado StateL565385.5
Oct 31, 2026vsWashington StateW307341.4

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, plus 12.1 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 67% 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.