NCAA Stats Comparison | ||
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Category: | Penn St. | Temple |
Rushing | 94 | 67 |
Passing Offense | 14 | 12 |
Total Offense | 39 | 28 |
Scoring Offense | 53 | 78 |
Rushing Defense | 10 | 23 |
Turnovers Gained | 69 | 105 |
Passes Had Intercepted | 59 | 93 |
Pass Defense | 28 | 107 |
Net Punting | 67 | 24 |
Punt Returns | 90 | 84 |
Kickoff Returns | 112 | 43 |
Turnover Margin | 94 | 120 |
Fumbles Recovered | 99 | 64 |
Passes Intercepted | 15 | 104 |
Fumbles Lost | 93 | 53 |
Turnovers Lost | 86 | 86 |
Passing Efficiency | 24 | 16 |
Pass Efficiency Defense | 52 | 104 |
Total Defense | 12 | 74 |
Scoring Defense | 9 | 83 |
Fewest Penalties Per Game | 2 | 7 |
Fewest Yards Penalized Per Game | 2 | 8 |
Punt Return Yardage Defense | 94 | 5 |
Kickoff Return Yardage Defense | 106 | 114 |
Offense Third-down Efficiency | 6 | 13 |
Offense Fourth-down Efficiency | 51 | 50 |
Defense Third-down Efficiency | 31 | 50 |
Defense Fourth-down Efficiency | 1 | 50 |
Tackles for Loss | 11 | 3 |
Offense Tackles for Loss | 43 | 2 |
Pass Sacks | 18 | 2 |
Pass Sacks Allowed | 47 | 1 |
Time of Possession | 19 | 96 |
First Downs | 19 | 34 |
First Downs Allowed | 9 | 66 |
Red Zone Efficiency | 110 | 95 |
Red Zone Efficiency - Defense | 2 | 80 |
Average NCAA Rank: | 045.49 | 056.19 |
Weighted Avg. Rank: | 040.67 | 064.42 |
Keep in mind that Penn State's numbers reflect games against Bowl Subdivision Teams-Akron and Syracuse. Temple has only played FCS Villanova.
So to say that Temple's offense is better statistically than the Lions is misleading. But what really separates these two is the scoring offense--while neither offense is overwhelming, Penn State converts yard to points better.
Temple is actually worse than Penn State in turnover margin. Penn State defensively is better (rush, pass, scoring and total.) Temple is pretty good in sacks--both made and allowed. Neither team is very good at defending kickoffs.
Penn State is also much better in time of possession which is really amazing when you consider how poorly we run the ball.
Overall, I think the stats indicate a closer game than what we will see on the field.
Sagarin has PSU ranked 17th in the nation. Penn State is 5th in both the USA Today and AP poll. Temple is unranked in the polls and is 146th. (Eastern Illinois is 145th.)
I look for Penn State to dominate the game overall, but like the first two games, they may not light up the scoreboard so much. It will be interesting to see if we can get the running game moving against a Temple defense with a decent D-line and whatever changes on the offensive line the staff tries this week.
GO STATE! BEAT OWLS!
2 comments:
Todd,
I'm happy to say I found you again. I always enjoyed your posts through PennLive, and did not know you stepped away. Keep up the good work! It is well appreciated (by me anyway...)
DesertPaddler:
I didn't step away. I was unceremoniously fired. You can read about it here: http://psulionsden.blogspot.com/2009/05/wpsu-in-pennsylvania.html
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