Putting Up Numbers· college football

Utah State’s points with Eli Wood and since Eli Wood’s last game

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Utah State was 3.1 points under with Eli Wood and 3.5 points under since Eli Wood’s last game over its last 25 games, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 14.9 and 31.0, a difference of 16.1. Expected was 16.9 points 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.

points 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
SideDateGameResultpointsExpected
Nov 9, 2024@Washington StateL2831.6
Nov 16, 2024vsHawaiiW5529.3
Nov 23, 2024vsSan Diego StateW4134.8
Nov 29, 2024@Colorado StateL3728.4
Aug 30, 2025vsUTEPW2839.6
Sep 6, 2025@Texas A&ML2219.9
Sep 13, 2025vsAir ForceW4933.4
Sep 20, 2025vsMcNeeseW48—
Sep 27, 2025@VanderbiltL3521.7
Oct 11, 2025@HawaiiL2629.8
Oct 17, 2025vsSan Jose StateW3038.5
Oct 25, 2025@New MexicoL1426.6
Nov 8, 2025vsNevadaW5129.9
Nov 15, 2025@UNLVL2631.8
Nov 22, 2025@Fresno StateW2824.2
Nov 28, 2025vsBoise StateL2427.5
Dec 22, 2025vsWashington State (neutral)L2122.4
Sep 5, 2026vsIdaho StateL17—
Sep 12, 2026@WashingtonL1412.8
Sep 19, 2026@UtahL011.9
Sep 26, 2026vsTroyW2123.0
Oct 3, 2026@Boise StateL1815.1
Oct 9, 2026vsWashington StateW1721.6
Oct 24, 2026@Texas StateL1721.5
Oct 31, 2026vsColorado StateW3134.5

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 1.9 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 66% 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.