Putting Up Numbers· college football

Utah State’s passing yards with Eli Wood and since Eli Wood’s last game

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Utah State was 15.3 yards under with Eli Wood and 7.7 yards under since Eli Wood’s last game over its last 25 games, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 193.0 and 217.0, a difference of 24.0. Expected was 25.0 yards lower with Eli Wood than since Eli Wood’s last game. All 4 away games were with Eli Wood. Both night games were with Eli Wood. All 3 ranked opponents were with Eli Wood.

Eli Wood, receiver: 479 receiving yards, 37 receptions and 5 receiving touchdowns in 7 of those 25 games.

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

passing yards a game over expected

The games

with Eli Woodsince Eli Wood’s last game
Utah State’s games, last 25 games, each marked with Eli Wood or since Eli Wood’s last game
SideDateGameResultpassing yardsExpected
Nov 9, 2024@Washington StateL208272.0
Nov 16, 2024vsHawaiiW259254.7
Nov 23, 2024vsSan Diego StateW166280.0
Nov 29, 2024@Colorado StateL189265.5
Aug 30, 2025vsUTEPW233245.5
Sep 6, 2025@Texas A&ML172204.0
Sep 13, 2025vsAir ForceW287281.9
Sep 20, 2025vsMcNeeseW293—
Sep 27, 2025@VanderbiltL274262.4
Oct 11, 2025@HawaiiL269245.5
Oct 17, 2025vsSan Jose StateW331266.3
Oct 25, 2025@New MexicoL164256.9
Nov 8, 2025vsNevadaW377217.8
Nov 15, 2025@UNLVL256256.0
Nov 22, 2025@Fresno StateW177189.2
Nov 28, 2025vsBoise StateL184211.0
Dec 22, 2025vsWashington State (neutral)L194200.1
Sep 5, 2026vsIdaho StateL245—
Sep 12, 2026@WashingtonL196158.1
Sep 19, 2026@UtahL130213.6
Sep 26, 2026vsTroyW242178.1
Oct 3, 2026@Boise StateL176226.7
Oct 9, 2026vsWashington StateW150182.0
Oct 24, 2026@Texas StateL212239.0
Oct 31, 2026vsColorado StateW217224.7

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 3.9 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 59% of the difference the model predicts.
  • Idaho State 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.
  • 17 games in 2024 and 2025 are neither with Eli Wood nor since Eli Wood’s last game: Eli Wood had no game for the team those seasons, and sit out.