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Just the Stats: Penn State vs Iowa

I am warning you, bad logos lie ahead.

NCAA Football: Penn State at Iowa
how was this just last year
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Penn St. Nittany Lions (0-4 Big Ten East) vs Iowa Hawkeyes (2-2 Big Ten West)

3:30 p.m. ET, November 21, 2020--BTN

Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 106,579** / University Park, PA)

Tableizer using codebeautify.org
Penn State Value (Nat'l Rank) Value (Nat'l Rank) Iowa Advantage
Rushing Offense (ypg) 158.3 (72) 112.8 (23) Rushing Defense (ypg) Iowa logo
Passing Offense (ypg) 278.8 (26) 201.5 (32) Passing Defense (ypg) Push
Pass Efficiency 123.86 (81) 100.65 (6) Pass Efficiency Defense Iowa logo Iowa logo Iowa logo
Total Offense (ypg) 437.0 (41) 314.3 (17) Total Defense (ypg) Push
Scoring Offense (ppg) 35.5 (86) 14.8 (8) Scoring Defense (ppg) Iowa logo Iowa logo Iowa logo
Rushing Defense (ypg) 129.5 (32) 183.3 (49) Rushing Offense (ypg) Push
Passing Defense (ypg) 230.5 (T - 54) 192.8 (96) Passing Offense (ypg) new PSU logo
Pass Efficiency Defense 154.83 (99) 101.94 (120) Pass Efficiency Push
Total Defense (ypg) 360.0 (T - 37) 376.0 (82)) Total Offense (ypg) new PSU logo
Scoring Defense (ppg) 34.8 (95) 31.0 (46) Scoring Offense (ppg) Iowa logo
Punt Return Defense (ypr) 23.0 (122) 15.0 (14) Punt Return Yds Iowa logo Iowa logo Iowa logo Iowa logo
Punt Return Yds 16.0 (9) -4.0 (1) Punt Return Defense (ypr) Push
Net Punting Yds 37.08 (85) 46.15 (1) Net Punting Yds Iowa logo Iowa logo Iowa logo
Kickoff Return Yds 15.09 (114) 15.22 (12) Kickoff Return Defense Iowa logo Iowa logo Iowa logo Iowa logo
Kickoff Return Defense 0.00 (T - 1) 19.60 (68) Kickoff Return Yds new PSU logo new PSU logo
Turnover Margin -1.50 (T - 118) +1.00 (T - 112) Turnover Margin Iowa logo Iowa logo Iowa logo Iowa logo
Passes Had Intercepted 6 (T - 86) 8 (T - 17) Passes Intercepted Iowa logo Iowa logo
Passes Intercepted 2 (T - 78) 4 (T - 59) Passes Had Intercepted Push
Penalty Yds/Game 51.5 (57) 45.0 (42) Penalty Yds/Game Push
Sacks 2.25 (55) .75 (10) Sacks Allowed Iowa logo
Sacks Allowed 3.75 (117) 2.75 (33) Sacks Iowa logo Iowa logo Iowa logo
Tackles for Loss (tpg) 5.80 (71) 3.75 (12) Tackles for Loss Allowed (tpg) Iowa logo Iowa logo
Tackles for Loss Allowed (tpg) 7.00 (84) 6.00 (63) Tackles for Loss (tpg) Push
Redzone Offense (%) 63.2% (123) 75.5% (T - 23) Redzone Defense (%) Iowa logo Iowa logo Iowa logo Iowa logo
Redzone Defense (%) 86.7% (T - 84) 85.0% (T - 59) Redzone Offense (%) Iowa logo
Redzone TD % 42.11% 66.67% Redzone TD % Defense Iowa logo Iowa logo
Redzone TD % Defense 53.33% 70.00% Redzone TD % Push
3rd Down Conv. % 46.0% (33) 42.3% (80) 3rd Down Defense % new PSU logo
3rd Down Defense % 46.6% (101) 34.6% (98) 3rd Down Conv. % Push
4th Down Conv. % 50.0% (T - 73) 66.7% (T - 85) 4th Down Defense % Push
4th Down Defense % 60.0% (T - 67) 66.7% (T - 35) 4th Down Conv. % Iowa logo
1st Downs 107 (T - 70) 71 (34) 1st Downs Allowed Iowa logo
1st Downs Allowed 73 (37) 78 (83) 1st Downs new PSU logo
Time of Possession 33:20 (19) 27: (2) Time of Possession new PSU logo new PSU logo new PSU logo
Strength of Schedule 10 38 Strength of Schedule new PSU logo

Difference >25 in National Rank = new PSU logo

Difference >50 in National Rank = new PSU logonew PSU logo

Difference >75 in National Rank = new PSU logonew PSU logonew PSU logo

Difference >100 in National Rank =new PSU logonew PSU logonew PSU logonew PSU logo

Note:

All of the above rankings are taken directly from the NCAA except for strength of schedule, which is not ranked by the NCAA and instead taken from team rankings.

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:

Yes, there’s a lot of Hawkeyes up there. And no, I don’t like it either. It seems like almost everything from last year’s grid was flipped, and that’s not a good thing. But alas, welcome to this season.

I changed everything within my power to change last week, every article of clothing, what I ate, what I drank, where I sat. None of it worked, so I’ve got nothing. Let’s just try to enjoy football while we have it this year, I guess?