Tennessee’s penalty yards with Javin Gordon and without Javin Gordon
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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Tennessee was 43.4 yards over with Javin Gordon and 24.6 yards under without Javin Gordon in 2026, 3 games against 4. The plain averages are 89.3 and 35.0, a difference of 54.3.
Javin Gordon, running back: 120 rushing yards, 26 carries and 3 receptions in 4 games this season.
penalty yards a game over expected
with Javin Gordon
+43.4
without Javin Gordon
−24.6
050
A +68.0 difference in penalty yards over expected with Javin Gordon vs without Javin Gordon is unusual: shuffle which games were with Javin Gordon and it comes up 3 times in 100.
plain
89.3
35.0
50100
A +54.3 difference in penalty yards with Javin Gordon vs without Javin Gordon is a bit unusual: shuffle which games were with Javin Gordon and it comes up 6 times in 100.
The games
with Javin Gordonwithout Javin Gordon
| Side | Date | Game | Result | penalty yards | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | vs Furman | W | 60 | — | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | @ Georgia Tech | W | 142 | 55.7 | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | vs Kennesaw State | W | 20 | 64.5 | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | vs Texas | L | 55 | 53.8 | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | vs Auburn | W | 30 | 61.2 | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | @ Arkansas | W | 35 | 58.7 | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | vs Alabama | W | 65 | 57.8 | |
| Oct 24, 2026 | @ South Carolina | L | 90 | 53.3 |
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 1.3 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 27% of the difference the model predicts.
- The shuffle keeps the season’s shape: the games are cut in two where one date leaves the least variance, each game is read against its stretch, and the sides are shuffled only inside each stretch.
- Furman 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.