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Penn St at Northwestern: Matchup Stats

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

Matchup Menu: PSU @ NW

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Penn St vs Northwestern Overall

PSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
Points/Game	34.0 (#15)	22.8 (#32)	Opp Points/Game
Yards/Game	388.4 (#60)	341.6 (#32)	Opp Yards/Game
Points/Play	0.479 (#21)	0.332 (#35)	Opp Points/Play
Yards/Play	5.5 (#64)	5.0 (#28)	Opp Yards/Play
3D Conversion %	39.18% (#60)	39.18% (#67)	Opp 3D Conv %
4D Conversion %	73.91% (#7)	52.17% (#64)	Opp 4D Conv %
RZ Scoring %	94.64% (#5)	82.50% (#58)	Opp RZ Scoring %

Northwestern vs Penn St Overall

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	PSU
Points/Game	22.0 (#97)	14.0 (#3)	Opp Points/Game
Yards/Game	303.3 (#118)	256.6 (#2)	Opp Yards/Game
Points/Play	0.318 (#98)	0.216 (#4)	Opp Points/Play
Yards/Play	4.4 (#126)	4.0 (#2)	Opp Yards/Play
3D Conversion %	39.33% (#58)	30.95% (#13)	Opp 3D Conv %
4D Conversion %	23.08% (#130)	55.00% (#78)	Opp 4D Conv %
RZ Scoring %	89.74% (#22)	91.67% (#122)	Opp RZ Scoring %

Penn St vs Northwestern Rushing

PSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
Rush Play %	53.40% (#53)	56.87% (#119)	Opp Rush Play %
Yards/Rush	4.6 (#37)	4.0 (#50)	Opp Yards/Rush
Rushes/Game	37.9 (#43)	39.0 (#115)	Opp Rushes/Game
Rush Yards/Game	174.3 (#36)	157.5 (#70)	Opp Rush Yards/Game

Northwestern vs Penn St Rushing

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	PSU
Rush Play %	49.70% (#87)	52.63% (#75)	Opp Rush Play %
Yards/Rush	2.8 (#129)	2.2 (#1)	Opp Yards/Rush
Rushes/Game	34.3 (#81)	34.2 (#36)	Opp Rushes/Game
Rush Yards/Game	95.3 (#121)	75.0 (#1)	Opp Rush Yards/Game

Penn St vs Northwestern Passing

PSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
Pass Play %	46.60% (#81)	43.13% (#15)	Opp Pass Play %
Completion %	58.01% (#86)	65.24% (#119)	Opp Completion %
Yards/Pass	6.7 (#86)	6.7 (#27)	Opp Yards/Pass
Passes/Game	31.8 (#64)	27.3 (#20)	Opp Passes/Game
Pass Yards/Game	214.1 (#75)	184.1 (#14)	Opp Pass Yards/Game
Int Thrown %	0.52% (#1)	3.96% (#10)	Opp Int Thrown %
QB Sacked %	4.03% (#23)	7.61% (#33)	Sack %

Northwestern vs Penn St Passing

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	PSU
Pass Play %	50.30% (#47)	47.37% (#59)	Opp Pass Play %
Completion %	61.62% (#58)	59.75% (#49)	Opp Completion %
Yards/Pass	6.7 (#85)	6.7 (#30)	Opp Yards/Pass
Passes/Game	30.8 (#69)	26.9 (#14)	Opp Passes/Game
Pass Yards/Game	207.9 (#87)	181.6 (#11)	Opp Pass Yards/Game
Int Thrown %	2.16% (#39)	3.41% (#21)	Opp Int Thrown %
QB Sacked %	11.27% (#126)	12.47% (#1)	Sack %

Penn St vs Northwestern Kicking

PSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
FG Conversion %	73.08% (#73)	73.68% (#56)	Opp FG Conv %

Northwestern vs Penn St Kicking

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	PSU
FG Conversion %	73.68% (#68)	78.57% (#86)	Opp FG Conv %

Penn St vs Northwestern Turnovers

PSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
TO Margin/Game	+1.2 (#2)	-1.1 (#3)	Opp TO Margin/Game
Giveaways/Game	0.7 (#5)	1.8 (#11)	Takeaways/Game
Takeaways/Game	1.8 (#11)	0.8 (#8)	Giveaways/Game
Int Thrown %	0.52% (#1)	3.96% (#10)	Opp Int Thrown %

Northwestern vs Penn St Turnovers

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	PSU
TO Margin/Game	+1.1 (#3)	-1.2 (#2)	Opp TO Margin/Game
Giveaways/Game	0.8 (#8)	1.8 (#11)	Takeaways/Game
Takeaways/Game	1.8 (#11)	0.7 (#5)	Giveaways/Game
Int Thrown %	2.16% (#39)	3.41% (#21)	Opp Int Thrown %

Penn St vs Northwestern Penalties

PSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
Penalties/Play	0.04 (#28)	0.03 (#132)	Opp Penalties/Play
Penalties/Game	4.8 (#26)	3.8 (#132)	Opp Penalties/Game
Penalty Yds/Game	42.3 (#27)	36.6 (#126)	Opp Penalty Yds/Game
Penalty Yds/Pen	8.8 (#71)	9.5 (#17)	Opp Penalty Yds/Pen

Northwestern vs Penn St Penalties

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	PSU
Penalties/Play	0.04 (#30)	0.04 (#77)	Opp Penalties/Play
Penalties/Game	5.1 (#32)	5.5 (#83)	Opp Penalties/Game
Penalty Yds/Game	42.3 (#27)	43.1 (#107)	Opp Penalty Yds/Game
Penalty Yds/Pen	8.3 (#31)	7.8 (#120)	Opp Penalty Yds/Pen

Penn St vs Northwestern Other

PSU	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	NW
TOP % (excl OT)	52.84% (#24)	52.56% (#108)	Opp TOP % (excl OT)

Northwestern vs Penn St Other

NW	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	PSU
TOP % (excl OT)	47.44% (#108)	47.16% (#24)	Opp TOP % (excl OT)