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2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-24.9-12.50+12.5+24.9Marshall — Off. field pos.: -7.0-7.0Penn State — Off. field pos.: +0.5+0.5Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — Off. scoring eff.: -21.7-21.7Penn State — Off. scoring eff.: +13.2+13.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — Def. field pos.: -0.5-0.5Penn State — Def. field pos.: +7.0+7.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — Def. scoring eff.: -13.2-13.2Penn State — Def. scoring eff.: +21.7+21.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — Possessions: -2.6-2.6Penn State — Possessions: +2.6+2.6PossessionsValue 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.
MarshallPenn 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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MarshallPenn Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MarshallPenn State
Total yards147487
Rushing yards44163
Rushing attempts2645
Yds / rush1.73.6
Passing yards103324
Passing attempts2827
Yds / pass3.712.0
First downs1125
Turnovers20
Penalties44
Penalty yards4545
Sacks12
Time of possession23:4736:13

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Marshall
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)57% / 43%21%3.2
Q2(18)78% / 22%44%4.1
Q3(13)38% / 62%38%2.8
Q4(6)50% / 50%0%1.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 62nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.040%3.6
2nd(11)7.536%4.5
3rd(9)8.022%3.8
All (30)—33%4.0
Rushing by down(offense 129th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.030%2.2
2nd(8)7.538%2.4
3rd(2)7.50%0.5
4th(1)2.00%-1.0
All (21)—29%2.0
Penn State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)50% / 50%56%10.2
Q2(18)44% / 56%39%8.6
Q3(17)41% / 59%76%9.4
Q4(21)24% / 76%33%3.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 32nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.075%15.3
2nd(11)6.845%14.1
3rd(9)7.444%10.4
All (28)—54%13.3
Rushing by down(offense 111th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(23)9.752%4.7
2nd(12)5.325%1.8
3rd(7)4.057%3.1
4th(2)1.0100%7.5
All (44)—48%3.8

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

1Drive 1: 50 → FG3Drive 3: own 38 → TD5Drive 5: own 34 → TD7Drive 7: own 19 → Punt9Drive 9: own 10 → Punt11Drive 11: own 13 → TD14Drive 14: own 26 → TD16Drive 16: own 46 → TD18Drive 18: own 13 → Punt20Drive 20: opp 30 → TD22Drive 22: own 34 → Punt24Drive 24: opp 32 → 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+/−
150Q1 15:00630FG3.53-0.5
3own 38Q1 10:35462TD2.67+4.4
5own 34Q1 7:16766TD2.67+4.4
7own 19Q1 0:27763Punt1.70-1.7
9own 10Q2 10:4749Punt1.70-1.7
11own 13Q2 6:271287TD1.77+5.3
14own 26Q3 13:06474TD2.27+4.8
16own 46Q3 8:55654TD3.47+3.6
18own 13Q3 4:231444Punt1.70-1.7
20opp 30Q4 11:17730TD4.17+2.9
22own 34Q4 6:024-3Punt2.60-2.6
24opp 32Q4 3:10923End of half4.10-4.1
12 drives7448731.845+13.2

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

Marshall at Penn State — 2026 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ