San Jose State’s points allowed with Jabari Bates and without Jabari Bates
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Against what the season’s ratings expected, San Jose State was 0.1 points under with Jabari Bates and 9.4 points under without Jabari Bates in 2026, 7 games against 1. The plain averages are 23.8 and 11.0, a difference of 12.8. All 4 home games were with Jabari Bates. All 4 day games were with Jabari Bates. All 4 nonconference games were with Jabari Bates.
Jabari Bates, running back: 649 rushing yards, 153 carries and 9 receptions in 8 games this season.
One game without Jabari Bates is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
points allowed a game over expected
with Jabari Bates
−0.1
without Jabari Bates
−9.4
-505
plain
23.8
11.0
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The games
with Jabari Bateswithout Jabari Bates
| Side | Date | Game | Result | points allowed | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | @ USC | L | 42 | 33.5 | |
| Sep 4, 2026 | @ Eastern Michigan | W | 21 | 21.8 | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vsCCal Poly | W | 20 | — | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | vs Fresno State | L | 26 | 23.3 | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | @ Hawaii | W | 16 | 22.6 | |
| Oct 9, 2026 | vs Wyoming | L | 16 | 17.1 | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | @ UTEP | W | 11 | 20.4 | |
| Oct 24, 2026 | @ Nevada | L | 28 | 24.0 | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | vs New Mexico | L | 21 | 28.5 |
Method
- 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.
- Cal Poly 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 7 of these 9 games; in the other 2 a player is counted as in them when the box score has a stat for him.