Putting Up Numbers· college football

UMass’ points of margin with Curtis Kimmons IV and since Curtis Kimmons IV’s last game

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, UMass was 0.5 points under with Curtis Kimmons IV and 3.9 points under since Curtis Kimmons IV’s last game over its last 25 games, 5 games against 1. The plain averages are 5.4 and 1.0, a difference of 4.4. Expected was 11.3 points lower with Curtis Kimmons IV than since Curtis Kimmons IV’s last game. All 4 away games were with Curtis Kimmons IV. All 3 night games were with Curtis Kimmons IV. All 3 opponents outside the major colleges were with Curtis Kimmons IV.

Curtis Kimmons IV, running back: 308 rushing yards, 55 carries and 9 receptions in 8 of those 25 games.

One game since Curtis Kimmons IV’s last game is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

points of margin a game over expected

The games

with Curtis Kimmons IVsince Curtis Kimmons IV’s last game
UMass’ games, last 25 games, each marked with Curtis Kimmons IV or since Curtis Kimmons IV’s last game
SideDateGameResultpoints of marginExpected
Nov 2, 2024@Mississippi StateL-25-17.6
Nov 16, 2024vsLibertyL-1-5.3
Nov 23, 2024@GeorgiaL-38-39.5
Nov 30, 2024vsUConnL-5-13.3
Aug 30, 2025vsTempleL-32-21.2
Sep 6, 2025vsBBryantL-1—
Sep 13, 2025@IowaL-40-58.3
Sep 27, 2025@MissouriL-36-49.5
Oct 4, 2025vsWestern MichiganL-18-30.8
Oct 11, 2025@Kent StateL-36-14.5
Oct 18, 2025vsBuffaloL-7-16.8
Oct 25, 2025@Central MichiganL-25-24.6
Nov 4, 2025@AkronL-34-12.0
Nov 12, 2025vsNorthern IllinoisL-42-10.9
Nov 18, 2025@OhioL-28-33.7
Nov 25, 2025vsBowling GreenL-31-12.8
Sep 3, 2026@RutgersW16-20.6
Sep 12, 2026vsSSacred HeartW27—
Sep 19, 2026vsSStonehillW22—
Sep 26, 2026@SSacramento StateW29—
Oct 3, 2026vsEastern MichiganL-2412.1
Oct 10, 2026vsMiami (OH)L-1-1.2
Oct 17, 2026@BuffaloL-7-10.2
Oct 23, 2026@UConnL-19-12.5
Nov 4, 2026vsBall StateW14.9

Method

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  • 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 3.7 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 79% of the difference the model predicts.
  • Sacred Heart, Stonehill, Sacramento State have no other game in the table, so those games have no expected number and sit out the second figure.
  • Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists for 8 of these 9 games; in the other game a player is counted as in it when the box score has a stat for him.
  • 16 games in 2024 and 2025 are neither with Curtis Kimmons IV nor since Curtis Kimmons IV’s last game: Curtis Kimmons IV had no game for the team those seasons, and sit out.