Putting Up Numbers· college football

Virginia’s points of margin with Noah Vaughn and since Noah Vaughn’s last game

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Virginia was 3.4 points over with Noah Vaughn and 29.8 points under since Noah Vaughn’s last game in 2026, 7 games against 1. The plain averages are 8.6 and -44.0, a difference of 52.6. All 5 home games were with Noah Vaughn. All 5 night games were with Noah Vaughn. All 7 unranked opponents were with Noah Vaughn.

Noah Vaughn, running back: 141 rushing yards, 28 carries and 1 reception in 6 games this season.

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

points of margin a game over expected

The games

with Noah Vaughnsince Noah Vaughn’s last game
Virginia’s games, 2026, each marked with Noah Vaughn or since Noah Vaughn’s last game
SideDateGameResultpoints of marginExpected
Aug 29, 2026vsNC StateW260.5
Sep 11, 2026vsNNorfolk StateW56—
Sep 19, 2026vsWest Virginia (neutral)L-110.4
Sep 26, 2026vsDelawareW392.6
Oct 3, 2026@Florida StateL-31-3.5
Oct 10, 2026vsSyracuseW32.5
Oct 17, 2026@SMUL-10-7.7
Oct 23, 2026vsDukeL-3-5.8
Oct 31, 2026@Wake ForestL-44-14.2

Method

Read against .

  • 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 3.7 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 79% of the difference the model predicts.
  • Norfolk 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 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.