UMass’ yards a carry with William Watson III and without William Watson III
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UMass averaged 4.94 yards a carry with William Watson III and 2.90 without William Watson III in 2026, 6 games against 2, a difference of 2.03. All 3 night games were with William Watson III. All 3 opponents outside the major colleges were with William Watson III. All 4 nonconference games were with William Watson III.
William Watson III, quarterback: 1,025 passing yards, 138 pass attempts and 96 completions in 6 games this season.
2 games without William Watson III is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
yards a carry a game
with William Watson III
4.94
without William Watson III
2.90
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A +2.03 difference in yards a carry with William Watson III vs without William Watson III is about what you’d expect.
The games
with William Watson IIIwithout William Watson III
| Side | Date | Game | Result | yards a carry | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | @ Rutgers | W | 5.28 | — | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vsSSacred Heart | W | 5.85 | — | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | vsSStonehill | W | 5.57 | — | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | @SSacramento State | W | 6.27 | — | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | vs Eastern Michigan | L | 4.24 | — | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | vs Miami (OH) | L | 2.17 | — | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | @ Buffalo | L | 3.64 | — | |
| Oct 23, 2026 | @ UConn | L | 2.41 | — |
Method
- 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.
- Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.
- With him means he was the team’s quarterback that game, at least half of its pass attempts; a game he left early or came into late reads as without him.