Putting Up Numbers· college football

UMass’ points 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 2.2 points under with Curtis Kimmons IV and 3.6 points over since Curtis Kimmons IV’s last game over its last 25 games, 5 games against 1. The plain averages are 26.5 and 31.0, a difference of 4.5. 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 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
SideDateGameResultpointsExpected
Nov 2, 2024@Mississippi StateL2024.7
Nov 16, 2024vsLibertyL3425.0
Nov 23, 2024@GeorgiaL2110.6
Nov 30, 2024vsUConnL4219.9
Aug 30, 2025vsTempleL1019.2
Sep 6, 2025vsBBryantL26—
Sep 13, 2025@IowaL7-3.4
Sep 27, 2025@MissouriL61.8
Oct 4, 2025vsWestern MichiganL39.5
Oct 11, 2025@Kent StateL624.4
Oct 18, 2025vsBuffaloL2117.2
Oct 25, 2025@Central MichiganL1312.6
Nov 4, 2025@AkronL1020.8
Nov 12, 2025vsNorthern IllinoisL318.0
Nov 18, 2025@OhioL149.2
Nov 25, 2025vsBowling GreenL1417.2
Sep 3, 2026@RutgersW3718.8
Sep 12, 2026vsSSacred HeartW37—
Sep 19, 2026vsSStonehillW36—
Sep 26, 2026@SSacramento StateW35—
Oct 3, 2026vsEastern MichiganL1428.3
Oct 10, 2026vsMiami (OH)L1926.0
Oct 17, 2026@BuffaloL1820.8
Oct 23, 2026@UConnL1621.2
Nov 4, 2026vsBall StateW3127.4

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 1.8 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 66% 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.