Putting Up Numbers· college football

TCU’s total yards with Jon Denman and without Jon Denman

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, TCU was 24.3 yards under with Jon Denman and 95.7 yards over without Jon Denman in 2026, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 385.1 and 468.0, a difference of 82.9. Both away games were with Jon Denman. Both night games were with Jon Denman. All 5 conference games were with Jon Denman.

Jon Denman, running back: 158 rushing yards, 47 carries and 2 receptions in 7 games this season.

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

total yards a game over expected

The games

with Jon Denmanwithout Jon Denman
TCU’s games, 2026, each marked with Jon Denman or without Jon Denman
SideDateGameResulttotal yardsExpected
Aug 29, 2026vsNorth Carolina (neutral)L312364.3
Sep 12, 2026vsGrambling StateW677—
Sep 19, 2026vsArkansas StateW468372.3
Sep 26, 2026@UCFL343331.4
Oct 3, 2026vsBYUL259327.9
Oct 17, 2026@BaylorW335336.0
Oct 24, 2026vsWest VirginiaL484449.5
Oct 31, 2026vsKansasW286355.7

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 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.
  • Grambling 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.