Putting Up Numbers· college football

Utah State’s rushing 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 19.3 yards under with Eli Wood and 42.1 yards over since Eli Wood’s last game over its last 25 games, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 113.7 and 251.0, a difference of 137.3. 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.

rushing 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
SideDateGameResultrushing yardsExpected
Nov 9, 2024@Washington StateL187191.2
Nov 16, 2024vsHawaiiW321171.1
Nov 23, 2024vsSan Diego StateW323197.3
Nov 29, 2024@Colorado StateL297169.5
Aug 30, 2025vsUTEPW129205.5
Sep 6, 2025@Texas A&ML78123.3
Sep 13, 2025vsAir ForceW186169.0
Sep 20, 2025vsMcNeeseW337—
Sep 27, 2025@VanderbiltL119101.9
Oct 11, 2025@HawaiiL166148.6
Oct 17, 2025vsSan Jose StateW130176.0
Oct 25, 2025@New MexicoL142113.8
Nov 8, 2025vsNevadaW147169.8
Nov 15, 2025@UNLVL178177.2
Nov 22, 2025@Fresno StateW234147.3
Nov 28, 2025vsBoise StateL222151.0
Dec 22, 2025vsWashington State (neutral)L61127.1
Sep 5, 2026vsIdaho StateL162—
Sep 12, 2026@WashingtonL75145.6
Sep 19, 2026@UtahL5882.1
Sep 26, 2026vsTroyW173145.9
Oct 3, 2026@Boise StateL16980.9
Oct 9, 2026vsWashington StateW86186.3
Oct 24, 2026@Texas StateL73109.1
Oct 31, 2026vsColorado StateW251208.9

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 8.0 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 60% 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.