MSU - By The Numbers

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I don't have time right now to analyze the stats, but here are the stats from the NCAA site submitted for your approval:

NCAA Stats Comparison
Category:	Penn St.	Michigan St.
Rushing	71	41
Passing Offense	58	39
Total Offense	66	37
Scoring Offense	81	38
Rushing Defense	75	23
Turnovers Gained	107	26
Passes Had Intercepted	64	41
Pass Defense	25	46
Net Punting	9	26
Punt Returns	47	19
Kickoff Returns	40	113
Turnover Margin	65	23
Fumbles Recovered	111	70
Passes Intercepted	74	12
Fumbles Lost	5	26
Passes Intercepted	22	31
Passing Efficiency	71	23
Pass Efficiency Defense	73	28
Total Defense	48	28
Scoring Defense	40	23
Fewest Penalties Per Game	3	92
Fewest Yards Penalized Per Game	1	95
Punt Return Yardage Defense	39	61
Kickoff Return Yardage Defense	43	66
Offense Third-down Efficiency	42	82
Offense Fourth-down Efficiency	87	10
Defense Third-down Efficiency	6	36
Defense Fourth-down Efficiency	22	81
Tackles for Loss	89	76
Offense Tackles for Loss	6	19
Pass Sacks	94	77
Pass Sacks Allowed	11	49
Time of Possession	35	46
First Downs	64	59
First Downs Allowed	30	45
Red Zone Efficiency	75	11
Red Zone Efficiency - Defense	114	13
Average NCAA Rank:	51.7	44.08
Weighted Avg. Rank:	56.83	31.25