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Penn St. Nittany Lions (0-0; 0-0 Big Ten East) vs Indiana Hoosiers (0-0; 0-0 Big Ten East)
3:30 p.m. ET, October 24, 2020--FS1
Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 52,929 / Bloomington, IN)
| Penn State | Value (Nat'l Rank) | Value (Nat'l Rank) | Indiana | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing Offense (ypg) | 190.6 (36) | 138.5 (43) | Rushing Defense (ypg) | Push |
| Passing Offense (ypg) | 221.3 (76) | 213.7 (46) | Passing Defense (ypg) |  |
| Pass Efficiency | 141.78 (50) | 128.01 (48) | Pass Efficiency Defense | Push |
| Total Offense (ypg) | 411.9 (57) | 352.2 (36) | Total Defense (ypg) | Push |
| Scoring Offense (ppg) | 35.8 (15) | 24.4 (45) | Scoring Defense (ppg) |  |
| Rushing Defense (ypg) | 95.0 (5) | 130.4 (106) | Rushing Offense (ypg) |
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| Passing Defense (ypg) | 251.5 (100) | 302.40 (15) | Passing Offense (ypg) |
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| Pass Efficiency Defense | 124.3 (41) | 150.61 (24) | Pass Efficiency | Push |
| Total Defense (ypg) | 346.5 (34) | 432.8 (41) | Total Offense (ypg) | Push |
| Scoring Defense (ppg) | 16.0 (8) | 31.8 (43) | Scoring Offense (ppg) | |
| Punt Return Defense (ypr) | 1.70 (5) | 4.00 (116) | Punt Return Yds |
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| Punt Return Yds | 6.36 (T - 83) | 9.14 (87) | Punt Return Defense (ypr) | Push |
| Net Punting Yds | 39.90 (33) | 38.50 (63) | Net Punting Yds | |
| Kickoff Return Yds | 19.61 (85) | 20.00 (50) | Kickoff Return Defense |
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| Kickoff Return Defense | 17.07 (7) | 19.11 (94) | Kickoff Return Yds |
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| Turnover Margin | +0.62 (19) | +.15 (50) | Turnover Margin | |
| Passes Had Intercepted | 9 (T - 47) | 7 (T - 100) | Passes Intercepted |
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| Passes Intercepted | 8 (T - 45) | 9 (T - 47) | Passes Had Intercepted | Push |
| Penalty Yds/Game | 45.31 (26) | 63.85 (111) | Penalty Yds/Game |
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| Sacks | 3.46 (7) | 2.08 (67) | Sacks Allowed |
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| Sacks Allowed | 2.46 (98) | 2.08 (69) | Sacks | |
| Tackles for Loss (tpg) | 7.80 (11) | 5.69 (61) | Tackles for Loss Allowed (tpg) |
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| Tackles for Loss Allowed (tpg) | 6.23 (87) | 6.20 (53) | Tackles for Loss (tpg) | |
| Redzone Offense (%) | 90.4% (T - 21) | 89.5% (115) | Redzone Defense (%) |
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| Redzone Defense (%) | 81.8% (T - 54) | 85.5% (56) | Redzone Offense (%) | Push |
| Redzone TD % | 71.15% | 63.16% | Redzone TD % Defense | |
| Redzone TD % Defense | 48.48% | 62.90% | Redzone TD % | |
| 3rd Down Conv. % | 42.4% (41) | 35.2% (34) | 3rd Down Defense % | Push |
| 3rd Down Defense % | 36.0% (37) | 46.9% (15) | 3rd Down Conv. % | Push |
| 4th Down Conv. % | 61.1% (28) | 52.2% (64) | 4th Down Defense % |
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| 4th Down Defense % | 57.7% (T - 94) | 44.4% (92) | 4th Down Conv. % | Push |
| 1st Downs | 275 (55) | 248 (41) | 1st Downs Allowed | Push |
| 1st Downs Allowed | 246 (T-37) | 304 (22) | 1st Downs | Push |
| Time of Possession | 27:53 (108) | 33:43 (7) | Time of Possession |
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Note:
All of the above rankings are taken directly from the NCAA.
The Redzone TD% and Redzone TD% Defense are calculated by me and not ranked by the NCAA. Determining who has the advantage in these categories is strictly my arbitrary judgment.
Quick thoughts:
No, you didn’t miss some 2020 Big Ten football games that I got the above statistics from; because of this year’s shortened season, and half of the division having started games over a month ago, we made the editorial decision to kick off this year by using the 2019 football season’s rankings.
What does that mean? Who knows! It could be incredibly prescient, with the departure of Micah Parsons and injury to Journey Brown not being a factor in the game’s outcome. Or, the curse of the trip to Bloomington to face the perennial chaos team of the Big Ten East could mean that the game is far closer than last season’s raw stats indicate.
My money’s on somewhere in the middle, with plenty of belly aching from PSU fans all day and frustration from Hoosiers that they can’t ever seem to get over their hump.
What say you all?