Putting Up Numbers· college football

South Florida’s points of margin with Luke Kromenhoek and without Luke Kromenhoek

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, South Florida was 14.2 points over with Luke Kromenhoek and 0.3 points under without Luke Kromenhoek in 2026, 1 game against 6. The plain averages are 20.0 and 11.4, a difference of 8.6. All 3 away games were without Luke Kromenhoek. All 5 night games were without Luke Kromenhoek. All 4 nonconference games were without Luke Kromenhoek.

Luke Kromenhoek, quarterback: 60 passing yards, 14 pass attempts and 9 completions in 6 games this season.

One game with Luke Kromenhoek is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

points of margin a game over expected

The games

with Luke Kromenhoekwithout Luke Kromenhoek
South Florida’s games, 2026, each marked with Luke Kromenhoek or without Luke Kromenhoek
SideDateGameResultpoints of marginExpected
Sep 5, 2026vsFlorida InternationalW109.6
Sep 12, 2026@ArmyW4-6.9
Sep 19, 2026vsDDelaware StateW42—
Sep 26, 2026@Bowling GreenW813.1
Oct 3, 2026vsTempleL-415.4
Oct 8, 2026@UTSAL-7-9.1
Oct 17, 2026vsKent StateW2717.7
Oct 31, 2026vsUABW205.8

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.
  • Delaware 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, which name every player who entered the game.
  • With him means he was the team’s quarterback that game, at least half of its pass attempts; a game he left early or came into late reads as without him.