Putting Up Numbers· college football

Western Kentucky’s penalty yards with Le'Kamren Meadows and since Le'Kamren Meadows’ last game

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Western Kentucky was 5.3 yards under with Le'Kamren Meadows and 18.5 yards under since Le'Kamren Meadows’ last game over its last 25 games, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 41.6 and 35.0, a difference of 6.6. All 5 away games were with Le'Kamren Meadows. All 4 day games were with Le'Kamren Meadows. Both ranked opponents were with Le'Kamren Meadows.

Le'Kamren Meadows, running back: 165 rushing yards, 26 carries and 3 receptions in 7 of those 25 games.

One game since Le'Kamren Meadows’ last game is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

penalty yards a game over expected

The games

with Le'Kamren Meadowssince Le'Kamren Meadows’ last game
Western Kentucky’s games, last 25 games, each marked with Le'Kamren Meadows or since Le'Kamren Meadows’ last game
SideDateGameResultpenalty yardsExpected
Nov 23, 2024@LibertyL2649.3
Nov 30, 2024vsJacksonville StateW8447.3
Dec 6, 2024@Jacksonville StateL4950.6
Dec 18, 2024vsJames Madison (neutral)L4044.1
Aug 23, 2025vsSam HoustonW1752.5
Aug 30, 2025vsNNorth AlabamaW130—
Sep 6, 2025@ToledoL4547.0
Sep 20, 2025vsNevadaW8550.0
Sep 27, 2025@Missouri StateW9460.3
Oct 3, 2025@DelawareW9051.8
Oct 14, 2025vsFlorida InternationalL5350.8
Oct 21, 2025@Louisiana TechW3661.8
Nov 1, 2025vsNew Mexico StateW4561.7
Nov 15, 2025vsMiddle TennesseeW3245.5
Nov 22, 2025@LSUL2655.4
Nov 29, 2025@Jacksonville StateL6351.2
Dec 23, 2025vsSouthern Miss (neutral)W7456.8
Sep 5, 2026@NevadaL5958.1
Sep 12, 2026@GeorgiaL4053.6
Sep 19, 2026@IndianaL1549.0
Sep 26, 2026vsMMercyhurstW0—
Oct 1, 2026@New Mexico StateL8452.5
Oct 8, 2026vsMissouri StateW6056.8
Oct 14, 2026@Sam HoustonW3352.6
Oct 27, 2026vsDelawareL3553.5

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, minus 1.4 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 27% of the difference the model predicts.
  • Mercyhurst 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 7 of these 8 games; in the other game a player is counted as in it when the box score has a stat for him.
  • 17 games in 2024 and 2025 are neither with Le'Kamren Meadows nor since Le'Kamren Meadows’ last game: Le'Kamren Meadows had no game for the team those seasons, and sit out.