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Penn State14atOhio State38

2025 · Week 10

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-18.5-9.20+9.2+18.5Penn State — Off. field pos.: +0.5+0.5Ohio State — Off. field pos.: +5.4+5.4Off. 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.: -5.1-5.1Ohio State — Off. scoring eff.: +16.1+16.1Off. 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.: -5.4-5.4Ohio State — Def. field pos.: -0.5-0.5Def. 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.: -16.1-16.1Ohio State — Def. scoring eff.: +5.1+5.1Def. 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: +2.1+2.1Ohio 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.
Penn StateOhio 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalPenn State 14Ohio State 38
Penn StateOhio Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Penn StateOhio State
Total yards200480
Rushing yards55164
Rushing attempts3132
Yds / rush1.85.1
Passing yards145316
Passing attempts2923
Yds / pass5.013.7
First downs1522
Turnovers11
Penalties22
Penalty yards3030
Sacks04
Time of possession29:5330:07

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Penn State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(7)29% / 71%29%5.7
Q2(25)44% / 56%44%4.0
Q3(13)69% / 31%38%1.4
Q4(15)73% / 27%27%2.8
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(10)9.930%1.6
2nd(11)8.536%6.1
3rd(11)7.945%2.1
4th(1)7.00%0.0
All (33)36%3.2
Rushing by down(offense 40th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.238%4.5
2nd(10)6.520%2.5
3rd(4)2.875%2.5
All (27)37%3.5
Ohio State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)47% / 53%58%7.5
Q2(8)63% / 38%38%9.8
Q3(12)58% / 42%67%12.0
Q4(14)14% / 86%57%8.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 1st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.067%13.2
2nd(7)7.657%17.9
3rd(4)3.375%8.3
All (23)65%13.7
Rushing by down(offense 32nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.240%6.2
2nd(9)6.756%5.6
3rd(5)2.860%3.2
4th(1)1.0100%4.0
All (30)50%5.4

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

2Drive 2: own 11 → TD4Drive 4: own 25 → FG6Drive 6: own 25 → TD10Drive 10: own 25 → TD13Drive 13: own 16 → —14Drive 14: own 30 → Punt16Drive 16: own 38 → TD18Drive 18: own 20 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Ohio 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 11Q1 12:251189TD1.47+5.6
4own 25Q1 4:411356FG1.93+1.1
6own 25Q2 6:18675TD1.97+5.1
10own 25Q3 15:00575TD1.97+5.1
13own 16Q3 7:528691.60-1.6
14own 30Q4 15:00517Punt2.20-2.2
16own 38Q4 10:39262TD2.37+4.7
18own 20Q4 4:291036End of half1.70-1.7
8 drives5948014.938+23.1

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