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Notre Dame27atPenn State24

2024 · CFP Semifinals · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-4.7-2.30+2.3+4.7Notre Dame — Off. field pos.: +0.9+0.9Penn State — 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.Notre Dame — Off. scoring eff.: +4.0+4.0Penn State — Off. scoring eff.: +2.4+2.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Notre Dame — Def. field pos.: +0.4+0.4Penn 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.Notre Dame — Def. scoring eff.: -2.4-2.4Penn State — Def. scoring eff.: -4.0-4.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Notre Dame — Possessions: 0.00.0Penn State — Possessions: 0.00.0PossessionsValue 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.
Notre DamePenn 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

01530Q1Q2Q3FinalNotre Dame 27Penn State 24
Notre DamePenn Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Notre DamePenn State
Total yards384339
Rushing yards117204
Rushing attempts4242
Yds / rush2.84.9
Passing yards267135
Passing attempts3123
Yds / pass8.65.9
First downs2320
Turnovers21
Penalties45
Penalty yards3044
Sacks15
Time of possession29:5630:04

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Notre Dame
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)55% / 45%27%5.1
Q2(19)68% / 32%53%3.9
Q3(20)30% / 70%55%6.4
Q4(21)38% / 62%57%6.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 23rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.050%5.7
2nd(8)8.850%11.5
3rd(11)6.464%9.1
All (33)—55%8.3
Rushing by down(offense 26th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.444%3.8
2nd(17)6.241%2.7
3rd(5)3.080%5.6
All (38)—47%3.5
Penn State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(23)43% / 57%39%4.5
Q2(16)19% / 81%63%5.6
Q3(7)43% / 57%29%3.6
Q4(19)42% / 58%47%7.1
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(10)10.540%8.9
2nd(9)6.744%5.8
3rd(4)7.30%-0.5
4th(1)2.0100%4.0
All (24)—38%5.8
Rushing by down(offense 3rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.553%4.7
2nd(14)6.450%6.1
3rd(7)4.043%4.1
4th(1)2.0100%8.0
All (41)—51%5.2

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 2 → Punt5Drive 5: own 42 → FG7Drive 7: own 10 → TD10Drive 10: own 22 → Punt12Drive 12: own 15 → Punt14Drive 14: own 25 → TD16Drive 16: opp 39 → TD18Drive 18: own 20 → Punt20Drive 20: own 15 → Turnover22Drive 22: own 25 → —own 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+/−
1own 25Q1 14:54636Punt1.90-1.9
3own 2Q1 8:30718Punt1.30-1.3
5own 42Q1 4:391550FG2.73+0.3
7own 10Q2 9:301590TD1.57+5.5
10own 22Q3 10:3348Punt1.80-1.8
12own 15Q3 6:24517Punt1.60-1.6
14own 25Q4 13:59775TD1.97+5.1
16opp 39Q4 10:08624TD3.47+3.6
18own 20Q4 4:30412Punt1.80-1.8
20own 15Q4 0:38213Turnover1.60-1.6
22own 25Q4 0:0423—1.90-1.9
11 drives7033921.624+2.4

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