Toledo’s carries with Connor Walendzak and since Connor Walendzak’s last game
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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Toledo was 1.8 carries under with Connor Walendzak and 13.9 carries over since Connor Walendzak’s last game in 2026, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 35.7 and 46.0, a difference of 10.3. All 3 away games were with Connor Walendzak. All 4 nonconference games were with Connor Walendzak. All 4 first-half games were with Connor Walendzak.
Connor Walendzak, running back: 424 rushing yards, 73 carries and 12 receptions in 7 games this season, 29% of Toledo’s carries in those games.
One game since Connor Walendzak’s last game is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
carries a game over expected
with Connor Walendzak
−1.8
since Connor Walendzak’s last game
+13.9
-10010
plain
35.7
46.0
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The games
with Connor Walendzaksince Connor Walendzak’s last game
| Side | Date | Game | Result | carries | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | @ Michigan State | L | 20 | 38.7 | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vsCCentral Connecticut | W | 43 | — | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | vs Temple | W | 25 | 38.5 | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | vs San Diego State | W | 48 | 39.1 | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | @ Ball State | W | 49 | 31.2 | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | vs Buffalo | L | 26 | 39.8 | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | @ Eastern Michigan | W | 39 | 30.6 | |
| Oct 24, 2026 | vs Western Michigan | W | 46 | 32.1 |
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, plus 0.6 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 61% of the difference the model predicts.
- Central Connecticut 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.