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Penn State40atRutgers36

2025 · Week 14

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-20.3-10.20+10.2+20.3Penn State — Off. field pos.: +5.8+5.8Rutgers — Off. field pos.: -2.3-2.3Off. 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.: +13.5+13.5Rutgers — Off. scoring eff.: +17.7+17.7Off. 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.: +2.3+2.3Rutgers — Def. field pos.: -5.8-5.8Def. 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.: -17.7-17.7Rutgers — Def. scoring eff.: -13.5-13.5Def. 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: 0.00.0Rutgers — 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.
Penn StateRutgersBreaks 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

02244Q1Q2Q3FinalPenn State 40Rutgers 36
Penn StateRutgershover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Penn StateRutgers
Total yards509533
Rushing yards300195
Rushing attempts3342
Yds / rush9.14.6
Passing yards209338
Passing attempts2122
Yds / pass10.015.4
First downs2327
Turnovers01
Penalties76
Penalty yards5442
Sacks31
Time of possession27:3632:24

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Penn State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)27% / 73%64%18.7
Q2(16)56% / 44%63%6.6
Q3(14)43% / 57%50%5.6
Q4(12)33% / 67%33%6.4
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)10.060%8.6
2nd(5)5.880%7.4
3rd(4)6.30%3.0
4th(3)1.7100%21.0
All (22)—59%9.0
Rushing by down(offense 40th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.859%10.5
2nd(10)5.740%7.7
3rd(4)6.325%3.3
All (31)—48%8.6
Rutgers
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)53% / 47%58%10.3
Q2(20)30% / 70%55%5.2
Q3(9)44% / 56%56%10.2
Q4(16)38% / 63%44%9.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 20th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.070%16.1
2nd(10)8.160%8.8
3rd(6)10.033%13.0
All (26)—58%12.6
Rushing by down(offense 50th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)10.052%6.6
2nd(10)5.550%4.8
3rd(5)3.660%7.0
4th(2)4.50%-2.0
All (38)—50%5.7

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: own 25 → Downs5Drive 5: own 25 → TD7Drive 7: own 25 → Punt9Drive 9: own 16 → Punt11Drive 11: own 11 → TD15Drive 15: own 25 → TD17Drive 17: own 25 → TD19Drive 19: own 26 → Def. TD20Drive 20: own 25 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Rutgers 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 14:48575TD1.97+5.1
3own 25Q1 9:11750Downs1.90-1.9
5own 25Q1 4:57870TD1.97+5.1
7own 25Q2 14:515-3Punt1.90-1.9
9own 16Q2 12:11618Punt1.60-1.6
11own 11Q2 4:541489TD1.47+5.6
15own 25Q3 8:491180TD1.97+5.1
17own 25Q3 0:24575TD1.98+6.1
19own 26Q4 11:06742Def. TD(−7 opp)2.00-2.0
20own 25Q4 7:16749Downs1.90-1.9
10 drives6553318.336+17.7

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