Putting Up Numbers· college football

Stanford’s points with Caden High and without Caden High

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Stanford was 2.7 points under with Caden High and 11.7 points over without Caden High over its last 25 games, 19 games against 1. The plain averages are 18.6 and 37.0, a difference of 18.4. All 10 away games were with Caden High. All 9 night games were with Caden High. All 4 ranked opponents were with Caden High.

Caden High, receiver: 833 receiving yards, 70 receptions and 5 receiving touchdowns in 20 of those 25 games.

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

points a game over expected

The games

with Caden Highwithout Caden High
Stanford’s games, last 25 games, each marked with Caden High or without Caden High
SideDateGameResultpointsExpected
Nov 2, 2024@NC StateL2826.4
Nov 16, 2024vsLouisvilleW3818.8
Nov 23, 2024@CaliforniaL2119.5
Nov 29, 2024@San Jose StateL3127.1
Aug 23, 2025@HawaiiL2024.8
Sep 6, 2025@BYUL315.2
Sep 13, 2025vsBoston CollegeW3028.3
Sep 20, 2025@VirginiaL2014.6
Sep 27, 2025vsSan Jose StateW3032.6
Oct 11, 2025@SMUL1017.4
Oct 18, 2025vsFlorida StateW2020.3
Oct 25, 2025@Miami (FL)L77.5
Nov 1, 2025vsPittsburghL2022.7
Nov 8, 2025@North CarolinaL1522.8
Nov 22, 2025vsCaliforniaW3125.9
Nov 29, 2025vsNotre DameL2013.4
Aug 29, 2026vsHawaiiW3725.3
Sep 4, 2026vsMiami (FL)L621.1
Sep 19, 2026@DukeL717.5
Sep 26, 2026vsGeorgia TechW3429.7
Oct 3, 2026@Wake ForestL317.2
Oct 10, 2026@Notre DameL713.1
Oct 17, 2026vsEElonW34—
Oct 23, 2026vsNC StateW3126.1
Oct 31, 2026@LouisvilleL2419.7

Method

Read against .

  • Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every game of its season between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, plus 1.5 in 2025, plus 1.9 in 2026 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 78% in 2025, 66% in 2026 of the difference the model predicts.
  • Elon 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 12 of these 21 games; in the other 9 a player is counted as in them when the box score has a stat for him.
  • 4 games in 2024 are neither with Caden High nor without Caden High: Caden High had no game for the team that season, and sit out.