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Penn State34atWest Virginia12

2024 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-12-60+6+12Penn State — Off. field pos.: +2.0+2.0West Virginia — Off. field pos.: +0.4+0.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Penn State — Off. scoring eff.: +7.9+7.9West Virginia — Off. scoring eff.: -10.4-10.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Penn State — Def. field pos.: -0.4-0.4West Virginia — Def. field pos.: -2.0-2.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Penn State — Def. scoring eff.: +10.4+10.4West Virginia — Def. scoring eff.: -7.9-7.9Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Penn State — Possessions: +2.0+2.0West Virginia — Possessions: -2.0-2.0PossessionsValue 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.
Penn StateWest VirginiaBreaks 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

01937Q1Q2Q3FinalPenn State 34West Virginia 12
Penn StateWest Virginiahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Penn StateWest Virginia
Total yards457246
Rushing yards22285
Rushing attempts4237
Yds / rush5.32.3
Passing yards235161
Passing attempts1829
Yds / pass13.15.6
First downs2119
Turnovers13
Penalties81
Penalty yards605
Sacks20
Time of possession30:2529:35

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Penn State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)33% / 67%44%5.9
Q2(17)59% / 41%47%11.8
Q3(17)24% / 76%41%6.1
Q4(16)6% / 94%44%6.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 3rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.044%11.8
2nd(6)8.883%19.7
3rd(2)8.50%2.0
4th(1)4.0100%7.0
All (18)—56%13.1
Rushing by down(offense 3rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.033%6.8
2nd(14)8.236%4.2
3rd(9)6.056%5.0
All (41)—39%5.5
West Virginia
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)44% / 56%31%4.7
Q2(25)44% / 56%40%4.3
Q3(9)67% / 33%33%5.6
Q4(12)50% / 50%42%2.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 59th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.020%3.0
2nd(9)7.833%6.7
3rd(10)7.220%3.9
4th(1)10.0100%14.0
All (30)—27%4.8
Rushing by down(offense 41st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.453%4.3
2nd(10)7.630%4.2
3rd(4)2.850%2.5
4th(3)1.067%0.7
All (32)—47%3.7

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt5Drive 5: own 14 → Downs7Drive 7: own 23 → Punt9Drive 9: own 25 → FG11Drive 11: own 36 → FG13Drive 13: own 21 → End of half15Drive 15: own 25 → Punt17Drive 17: own 37 → Punt19Drive 19: own 30 → TD21Drive 21: own 25 → —23Drive 23: own 29 → Turnoverown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
West Virginia drives by field position

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

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
1own 25Q1 15:00616Punt1.90-1.9
5own 14Q1 9:151459Downs1.60-1.6
7own 23Q2 14:4852Punt1.80-1.8
9own 25Q2 9:461155FG1.93+1.1
11own 36Q2 5:131543FG2.53+0.5
13own 21Q2 0:0027End of half1.80-1.8
15own 25Q3 10:164-6Punt1.90-1.9
17own 37Q3 6:2461Punt2.50-2.5
19own 30Q3 1:421265TD2.26+3.8
21own 25Q4 9:0034—1.90-1.9
23own 29Q4 3:48313Turnover2.20-2.2
11 drives6624622.412-10.4

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