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Penn St at Northwestern: Efficiency Stats

Saturday Oct 22, 2011 7:00 pm - Evanston, IL
Odds: Penn St. by 4, Total Points: 47

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Key Offensive Stats

Stat PSU adv NW
Points/Game 34.0 22.0
Points/Play 0.479 0.318
Avg Score Margin +20.0 -0.8
Yards/Game 388.4 303.3
Yards/Play 5.5 4.4
TOP % (excl OT) 52.84% 47.44%

Key Defensive Stats

Stat PSU adv NW
Opp Points/Game 14.0 22.8
Opp Points/Play 0.216 0.332
Opp Yards/Game 256.6 341.6
Opp Yards/Play 4.0 5.0
Takeaways/Game 1.8 1.8
TO Margin/Game +1.2 +1.1
Penalty Yds/Game 42.3 42.3

Penn St vs Northwestern Offensive Efficiency

Stat PSU adv NW
Avg Time of Poss 31:42 28:28
Plays/Game 71.0 69.1
Yards/Play 5.5 4.4
Yards/Rush 4.6 2.8
Yards/Pass 6.7 6.7
Yards/Completion 11.6 10.9
Rush Play % 53.40% 49.70%
QB Sacked % 4.03% 11.27%
Pass Play % 46.60% 50.30%
Completion % 58.01% 61.62%
Int Thrown % 0.52% 2.16%
FG Conversion % 73.08% 73.68%
Points/FGA 2.2 2.2
Punts/Play 0.06 0.08
Punts/Score 0.7 1.5
First Downs/Play 0.303 0.240
3D Conversion % 39.18% 39.33%
4D Conversion % 73.91% 23.08%
RZ Scoring % 94.64% 89.74%
Fumble Rec % 54.84% 64.52%
GA Fumble Rec % 50.00% 91.67%
TA Fumble Rec % 57.89% 47.37%
Penalty Yds/Pen 8.8 8.3
Penalties/Play 0.04 0.04

Penn St vs Northwestern Defensive Efficiency

Stat PSU adv NW
Opp Avg Time of Poss 28:17 31:31
Opp Plays/Game 64.9 68.6
Opp Yards/Play 4.0 5.0
Opp Yards/Rush 2.2 4.0
Opp Yards/Pass 6.7 6.7
Opp Yards/Completion 11.3 10.3
Opp Rush Play % 52.63% 56.87%
Sack % 12.47% 7.61%
Opp Pass Play % 47.37% 43.13%
Opp Completion % 59.75% 65.24%
Opp Int Thrown % 3.41% 3.96%
Opp FG Conv % 78.57% 73.68%
Opp Points/FGA 2.4 2.2
Opp Punts/Play 0.09 0.07
Opp Punts/Score 2.4 1.1
Opp First Downs/Play 0.230 0.269
Opp 3D Conv % 30.95% 39.18%
Opp 4D Conv % 55.00% 52.17%
Opp RZ Scoring % 91.67% 82.50%
Opp Fumble Rec % 45.16% 35.48%
Opp GA Fumble Rec % 42.11% 52.63%
Opp TA Fumble Rec % 50.00% 8.33%
Opp Penalty Yds/Pen 7.8 9.5
Opp Penalties/Play 0.04 0.03