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Nebraska10atPenn State37

2025 · Week 13

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-19.2-9.60+9.6+19.2Nebraska — Off. field pos.: -0.4-0.4Penn State — Off. field pos.: +1.7+1.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nebraska — Off. scoring eff.: -8.2-8.2Penn State — Off. scoring eff.: +16.7+16.7Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Nebraska — Def. field pos.: -1.7-1.7Penn State — Def. field pos.: +0.4+0.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nebraska — Def. scoring eff.: -16.7-16.7Penn State — Def. scoring eff.: +8.2+8.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nebraska — 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.
NebraskaPenn 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

02141Q1Q2Q3FinalNebraska 10Penn State 37
NebraskaPenn Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NebraskaPenn State
Total yards318412
Rushing yards131231
Rushing attempts3239
Yds / rush4.15.9
Passing yards187181
Passing attempts3712
Yds / pass5.115.1
First downs1720
Turnovers00
Penalties65
Penalty yards5865
Sacks13
Time of possession29:3830:22

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Nebraska
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)40% / 60%27%6.5
Q2(16)63% / 38%31%2.9
Q3(17)59% / 41%41%6.3
Q4(20)65% / 35%25%3.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 37th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)9.850%7.6
2nd(17)7.818%2.9
3rd(11)8.236%5.9
4th(3)7.70%-0.7
All (39)28%4.5
Rushing by down(offense 41st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.06%2.7
2nd(4)6.575%7.0
3rd(7)4.471%10.6
4th(2)1.050%1.0
All (29)34%5.1
Penn State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)36% / 64%64%14.5
Q2(15)20% / 80%47%6.3
Q3(13)38% / 62%69%6.0
Q4(12)8% / 92%42%6.7
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(7)10.057%19.9
2nd(3)8.7100%9.7
3rd(3)4.067%1.3
All (13)69%13.2
Rushing by down(offense 40th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)8.950%6.6
2nd(13)7.246%5.6
3rd(6)4.250%3.8
4th(1)4.0100%26.0
All (38)50%6.3

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

2Drive 2: own 2 → TD4Drive 4: own 10 → FG6Drive 6: own 40 → TD8Drive 8: opp 14 → TD10Drive 10: own 25 → TD12Drive 12: own 38 → —14Drive 14: own 25 → TD16Drive 16: own 13 → Punt18Drive 18: opp 39 → 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 2Q1 11:29898TD1.17+5.9
4own 10Q1 2:131282FG1.43+1.6
6own 40Q2 8:31960TD2.57+4.5
8opp 14Q2 2:25414TD4.46+1.6
10own 25Q3 15:00975TD1.97+5.1
12own 38Q3 6:164-72.30-2.3
14own 25Q3 0:551175TD1.97+5.1
16own 13Q4 5:46718Punt1.50-1.5
18opp 39Q4 0:052-3End of half3.20-3.2
9 drives5441220.337+16.7

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