Putting Up Numbers· college football

Wisconsin’s yards a carry with Abu Sama III and without Abu Sama III

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Wisconsin averaged 4.00 yards a carry with Abu Sama III and 4.74 without Abu Sama III in 2026, 6 games against 2, a difference of 0.74. All 3 away games were with Abu Sama III. All 3 night games were with Abu Sama III. All 4 ranked opponents were with Abu Sama III.

Abu Sama III, running back: 318 rushing yards, 57 carries and 4 receptions in 6 games this season.

2 games without Abu Sama III is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

yards a carry a game

A −0.74 difference in yards a carry with Abu Sama III vs without Abu Sama III is about what you’d expect.

The games

with Abu Sama IIIwithout Abu Sama III
Wisconsin’s games, 2026, each marked with Abu Sama III or without Abu Sama III
SideDateGameResultyards a carryExpected
Sep 6, 2026vsNotre Dame (neutral)L2.16—
Sep 12, 2026vsWWestern IllinoisW7.52—
Sep 19, 2026vsEastern MichiganW3.90—
Sep 26, 2026@Penn StateW4.29—
Oct 3, 2026vsMichigan StateW5.59—
Oct 17, 2026@UCLAL4.48—
Oct 24, 2026vsUSCW3.40—
Oct 31, 2026@IowaL2.17—

Method

Read against .

  • The shuffle keeps the season’s shape: the games are cut in two where one date leaves the least variance, each game is read against its stretch, and the sides are shuffled only inside each stretch.
  • Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.