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Penn State33atUSC30

2024 · Week 7

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-6.1-3.10+3.1+6.1Penn State — Off. field pos.: +1.6+1.6USC — Off. field pos.: +4.3+4.3Off. 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.: +5.3+5.3USC — Off. scoring eff.: +1.7+1.7Off. 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.: -4.3-4.3USC — Def. field pos.: -1.6-1.6Def. 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.: -1.7-1.7USC — Def. scoring eff.: -5.3-5.3Def. 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+2.0USC — 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 StateUSCBreaks 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

01836Q1Q2Q3Q4OTFinalPenn State 33USC 30
Penn StateUSChover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Penn StateUSC
Total yards518409
Rushing yards118189
Rushing attempts3124
Yds / rush3.87.9
Passing yards400220
Passing attempts4434
Yds / pass9.16.5
First downs2816
Turnovers31
Penalties35
Penalty yards2560
Sacks10
Time of possession32:2227:38

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Penn State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)50% / 50%50%6.2
Q2(17)53% / 47%35%5.4
Q3(15)67% / 33%80%12.3
Q4(23)61% / 39%48%5.7
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(17)10.376%14.1
2nd(13)6.954%7.5
3rd(10)5.730%3.2
4th(2)8.5100%16.5
All (42)—60%9.7
Rushing by down(offense 3rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.340%4.3
2nd(8)5.538%2.6
3rd(3)3.367%3.7
All (31)—42%3.8
USC
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)50% / 50%40%12.1
Q2(15)60% / 40%40%8.5
Q3(14)71% / 29%14%4.2
Q4(19)58% / 42%53%5.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 5th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.942%5.5
2nd(14)9.843%7.6
3rd(9)8.633%5.4
All (35)—40%6.4
Rushing by down(offense 4th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.933%9.7
2nd(6)7.550%5.7
3rd(2)19.50%7.0
All (23)—35%8.4

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 25 → TD5Drive 5: own 11 → TD7Drive 7: opp 26 → FG9Drive 9: own 18 → Punt11Drive 11: own 21 → FG14Drive 14: own 25 → Punt16Drive 16: own 16 → Punt18Drive 18: opp 24 → FG20Drive 20: own 25 → TD22Drive 22: own 25 → Turnover24Drive 24: opp 25 → Missed FGown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
USC 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 15:00615Punt1.90-1.9
3own 25Q1 4:38175TD1.97+5.1
5own 11Q1 1:49889TD1.57+5.5
7opp 26Q2 12:154-2FG3.93-0.9
9own 18Q2 7:3957Punt1.80-1.8
11own 21Q2 2:421064FG1.83+1.2
14own 25Q3 12:52842Punt1.90-1.9
16own 16Q3 4:37715Punt1.70-1.7
18opp 24Q3 1:2742FG3.93-0.9
20own 25Q4 10:50975TD1.97+5.1
22own 25Q4 2:53952Turnover1.90-1.9
24opp 25OT 0:004-3Missed FG3.90-3.9
12 drives5840928.330+1.7

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