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West Virginia15atPenn State38

2023 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-18.6-9.30+9.3+18.6West Virginia — Off. field pos.: -0.9-0.9Penn State — Off. field pos.: +7.4+7.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.West Virginia — Off. scoring eff.: -0.6-0.6Penn State — Off. scoring eff.: +16.2+16.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.West Virginia — Def. field pos.: -7.4-7.4Penn State — Def. field pos.: +0.9+0.9Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.West Virginia — Def. scoring eff.: -16.2-16.2Penn State — Def. scoring eff.: +0.6+0.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.West Virginia — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Penn State — Possessions: -2.1-2.1PossessionsValue of having more or fewer real possessions than the opponent this game (onside kicks, half-opening/closing clock timing, etc.) — not offense or defense skill.
West VirginiaPenn StateBreaks the final margin of victory down into where it came from, compared to what an average FBS team would do in an average game — the five bars per team always add up to the real final margin. Click a bar for detail.

Running score

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalWest Virginia 15Penn State 38
West VirginiaPenn Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

West VirginiaPenn State
Total yards308478
Rushing yards146146
Rushing attempts4035
Yds / rush3.64.2
Passing yards162332
Passing attempts2730
Yds / pass6.011.1
First downs1727
Turnovers00
Penalties51
Penalty yards555
Sacks13
Time of possession31:1628:44

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

West Virginia
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)33% / 67%50%5.5
Q2(13)46% / 54%31%3.0
Q3(14)57% / 43%36%4.0
Q4(28)32% / 68%43%5.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 50th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.030%6.5
2nd(11)8.545%5.9
3rd(4)5.325%6.3
4th(4)4.025%-1.0
All (29)—34%5.2
Rushing by down(offense 35th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.358%4.7
2nd(11)7.218%1.7
3rd(11)6.636%6.5
4th(3)1.0100%2.0
All (44)—45%4.2
Penn State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)45% / 55%55%11.0
Q2(22)64% / 36%55%7.1
Q3(18)56% / 44%50%7.1
Q4(5)20% / 80%60%8.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 42nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.858%13.4
2nd(12)7.558%8.6
3rd(6)6.533%9.2
All (30)—53%10.6
Rushing by down(offense 25th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.547%4.9
2nd(8)4.675%5.6
3rd(1)7.00%-1.0
All (26)—54%4.9

Drive-by-drive — expected vs. actual points, each possession

2Drive 2: own 6 → TD4Drive 4: own 18 → Punt6Drive 6: own 19 → TD8Drive 8: own 43 → —10Drive 10: own 29 → TD12Drive 12: own 27 → FG14Drive 14: opp 42 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Penn State drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
2own 6Q1 12:09494TD1.37+5.7
4own 18Q1 7:16927Punt1.70-1.7
6own 19Q2 14:091181TD1.77+5.3
8own 43Q2 5:01636—2.80-2.8
10own 29Q2 1:1721102TD2.27+4.8
12own 27Q3 2:541065FG2.13+0.9
14opp 42Q4 10:26642TD3.17+3.9
7 drives6847814.838+23.2

Exp = points an average offense scores from that starting spot. +/− = actual minus expected.