Putting Up Numbers· college football

Syracuse’s third-down conversion rate with Ahmad Miller and without Ahmad Miller

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Syracuse averaged 36.8% third-down conversion rate with Ahmad Miller and 66.7% without Ahmad Miller in 2026, 7 games against 1, a difference of 29.9%. All 4 away games were with Ahmad Miller. All 4 night games were with Ahmad Miller. All 7 major-college opponents were with Ahmad Miller.

Ahmad Miller, running back: 418 rushing yards, 96 carries and 7 receptions in 7 games this season.

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

third-down conversion rate a game

The games

with Ahmad Millerwithout Ahmad Miller
Syracuse’s games, 2026, each marked with Ahmad Miller or without Ahmad Miller
SideDateGameResult3rd downsExpected
Sep 5, 2026vsNew HampshireW66.7%—
Sep 12, 2026vsCaliforniaL41.2%40.1%
Sep 17, 2026@PittsburghL35.7%38.1%
Oct 3, 2026@UConnW58.8%38.6%
Oct 10, 2026@VirginiaL33.3%37.2%
Oct 17, 2026vsLouisvilleL21.4%36.1%
Oct 24, 2026@North CarolinaW42.1%40.6%
Oct 31, 2026vsSMUW25.0%36.8%

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 1.4% for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
  • New Hampshire 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.