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Penn State22atClemson10

2025 · Non-playoff Bowls · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-11.9-5.90+5.9+11.9Penn State — Off. field pos.: +0.6+0.6Clemson — Off. field pos.: -0.3-0.3Off. 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.: -1.3-1.3Clemson — Off. scoring eff.: -10.3-10.3Off. 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.: +0.3+0.3Clemson — Def. field pos.: -0.6-0.6Def. 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.: +10.3+10.3Clemson — Def. scoring eff.: +1.3+1.3Def. 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+2.1Clemson — 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 StateClemsonBreaks 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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Penn StateClemsonhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Penn StateClemson
Total yards397236
Rushing yards13743
Rushing attempts4125
Yds / rush3.31.7
Passing yards260193
Passing attempts3540
Yds / pass7.44.8
First downs2016
Turnovers00
Penalties31
Penalty yards355
Sacks42
Time of possession33:0126:59

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Penn State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)27% / 73%33%3.6
Q2(23)78% / 22%26%3.4
Q3(22)41% / 59%50%5.0
Q4(16)38% / 63%38%9.9
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(13)10.046%3.8
2nd(14)9.221%3.8
3rd(8)9.150%18.4
4th(2)4.00%0.5
All (37)—35%6.8
Rushing by down(offense 40th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.624%2.4
2nd(11)6.636%3.6
3rd(11)5.264%6.4
All (39)—38%3.9
Clemson
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)73% / 27%27%2.6
Q2(21)67% / 33%29%4.5
Q3(8)50% / 50%38%2.3
Q4(21)71% / 29%48%4.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 38th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.038%3.9
2nd(14)9.121%4.2
3rd(11)9.427%3.4
4th(3)5.333%1.3
All (44)—30%3.7
Rushing by down(offense 60th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)9.240%3.7
2nd(7)5.757%5.3
3rd(4)2.050%2.3
All (21)—48%4.0

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Downs3Drive 3: own 25 → Punt5Drive 5: own 13 → Punt7Drive 7: own 46 → Punt9Drive 9: own 22 → Missed FG11Drive 11: own 28 → FG14Drive 14: own 28 → Punt16Drive 16: own 32 → Punt18Drive 18: own 35 → TD20Drive 20: own 25 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Clemson 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 15:0047Downs1.90-1.9
3own 25Q1 8:3249Punt1.90-1.9
5own 13Q1 4:18923Punt1.50-1.5
7own 46Q2 13:524-10Punt2.70-2.7
9own 22Q2 10:131163Missed FG1.80-1.8
11own 28Q2 3:421242FG2.03+1.0
14own 28Q3 9:371118Punt2.00-2.0
16own 32Q4 14:4845Punt2.30-2.3
18own 35Q4 12:511150TD2.37+4.7
20own 25Q4 4:56839Downs1.90-1.9
10 drives6723620.310-10.3

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