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Nevada11atPenn State46

2025 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-18.6-9.30+9.3+18.6Nevada — Off. field pos.: -1.0-1.0Penn State — Off. field pos.: +7.1+7.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nevada — Off. scoring eff.: -10.7-10.7Penn 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.Nevada — Def. field pos.: -7.1-7.1Penn State — Def. field pos.: +1.0+1.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nevada — Def. scoring eff.: -16.2-16.2Penn State — Def. scoring eff.: +10.7+10.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nevada — 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.
NevadaPenn 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

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NevadaPenn Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NevadaPenn State
Total yards203438
Rushing yards78135
Rushing attempts3136
Yds / rush2.53.8
Passing yards125303
Passing attempts2135
Yds / pass6.08.7
First downs1325
Turnovers30
Penalties35
Penalty yards1445
Sacks13
Time of possession26:2033:40

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Nevada
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)40% / 60%50%3.8
Q2(13)31% / 69%31%3.9
Q3(12)58% / 42%42%5.8
Q4(13)62% / 38%23%3.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 117th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)9.944%5.4
2nd(9)7.133%5.7
3rd(3)10.733%0.7
4th(2)6.050%7.0
All (23)—39%5.0
Rushing by down(offense 134th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.031%5.7
2nd(6)9.717%-0.5
3rd(6)5.750%3.8
All (25)—32%3.8
Penn State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)33% / 67%73%4.9
Q2(19)68% / 32%58%7.3
Q3(14)64% / 36%57%7.8
Q4(22)41% / 59%45%5.3
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(15)9.773%10.8
2nd(14)6.650%6.1
3rd(6)8.317%6.5
4th(1)2.0100%4.0
All (36)—56%8.1
Rushing by down(offense 40th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.753%4.4
2nd(7)6.757%3.3
3rd(6)5.383%6.2
4th(2)2.050%1.5
All (34)—59%4.3

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

2Drive 2: own 31 → TD4Drive 4: opp 6 → FG6Drive 6: own 28 → TD8Drive 8: opp 18 → FG10Drive 10: own 36 → TD12Drive 12: own 25 → FG14Drive 14: opp 16 → TD16Drive 16: opp 45 → FG18Drive 18: own 6 → TD20Drive 20: own 30 → Downs22Drive 22: own 27 → End of halfown 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 31Q1 9:461369TD2.27+4.8
4opp 6Q1 2:5745FG4.93-1.9
6own 28Q2 14:201067TD2.07+5.0
8opp 18Q2 4:4047FG4.03-1.0
10own 36Q2 1:38864TD2.37+4.7
12own 25Q3 14:551070FG1.93+1.1
14opp 16Q3 7:36216TD4.16+1.9
16opp 45Q3 4:47523FG2.93+0.1
18own 6Q4 14:471594TD1.37+5.7
20own 30Q4 4:35720Downs2.20-2.2
22own 27Q4 0:0032End of half2.00-2.0
11 drives7443829.846+16.2

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

Nevada at Penn State — 2025 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ