Penn St statistically

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bud2380

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Penn St has mediocre defensive statistics in most areas except points against; which they are 2nd in the B1G. Here is a rundown of their stats.

Offensive PPG - 27.0 (7th in B1G)
Defensive PPG - 16.0 (2nd in B1G)
Total offense - 390.2 (6th in B1G)
Total Defense - 341.7 (6th in B1G)
Rushing Offense - 138.3 (11th in B1G)
Rushing Defense - 128.5 (6th in B1G)
Pass Offense - 251.8 (2nd in B1G)
Pass Defense - 213.2 (8th in B1G)
Net Punting - 29.9 (12thh in B1G)
FG Kicking - 3 for 9 33.3% (12th in B1G)
Sacks By - 15 (4th in B1G)
Sacks Against - 8 (3rd in B1G)
3rd Down Conversions 45.5% (5th in B1G)
Opponents 3rd Down - 40.0% (10th in B1G)
Turnover Margin +1.17/game (T1st w/ Iowa in B1G)
Red Zone Offense - 19-27 70.4% (11th in B1G)
Red Zone Defense - 11-16 68.8% (1st in B1G)


Basically they are a passing team. McGloin is an efficient passer and a solid player. He is not athletic, and does not run well at all, but he has managed 5 TD runs this year anyway. He is the type that is short on talent, but big on heart, and he will always give it his all. I don't think PSU will run the ball well, as they lack speed and playmakers in the backfield. So look for McGloin to pass a lot. He has only thrown 2 picks all year and PSU doesn't give up many sacks, so it will be interesting to see if we can get any pass rush or not. Defensively PSU is just ok. We should be able to run the ball. The problem is they really buckle down in the red zone, so the key could be finishing off drives. PSU has an awful place kicker, so they opt to go for it on 4th down a lot. They are 13-20 on 4th down this year, which is a great conversion % and is by far the most 4th down attempts in the B1G (next closest is 12; Nebraska has just 2 attempts and Iowa 7). It appears these two teams are pretty even. Hopefully home field gives us the advantage.
 
McGloin has 2 interceptions on 221 passing attempts, which is an incredible run that almost has to end soon. Just to compare, Seth Doege has 7 picks on 225 attempts, Braxton Miller has 4 on 159 attempts, and Matt Barkely has 6 on 193. I don't care how well he's playing; when you put it up that many times there are going to be picks. Let's hope Iowa can get a few.
 
Happy to see a thread looking ahead to the next game, rather the meltdown over the loss to MSU. Oh wait...
 
Iowa

Offensive PPG - 22.0 (10th in B1G)
Defensive PPG - 17.2 (3rd in B1G)
Total offense - 343.7 (11th in B1G)
Total Defense – 317.2 (4th in B1G)
Rushing Offense – 154.7 (9th in B1G)
Rushing Defense – 117.3 (4th in B1G)
Pass Offense – 189.0 (8th in B1G)
Pass Defense – 199.8 (5th in B1G)
Net Punting – 34.8 (10thh in B1G)
FG Kicking – 14 of 15 93.3% (3rd in B1G – percentage)
Sacks By - 9 (9th in B1G)
Sacks Against - 7 (2nd in B1G)
3rd Down Conversions 38.6% (8th in B1G)
Opponents 3rd Down – 35.2% (5th in B1G)
Turnover Margin +1.17/game (T1st w/ Penn State in B1G)
Red Zone Offense – 18-20 90% (4th in B1G) 9Td:8R:1P 9-9 Fg
Red Zone Defense - 17-20 85% (10th in B1G) 8Td:4R:4P 9-9Fg

Penn State

Offensive PPG - 27.0 (7th in B1G)
Defensive PPG - 16.0 (2nd in B1G)
Total offense - 390.2 (6th in B1G)
Total Defense - 341.7 (6th in B1G)
Rushing Offense - 138.3 (11th in B1G)
Rushing Defense - 128.5 (6th in B1G)
Pass Offense - 251.8 (2nd in B1G)
Pass Defense - 213.2 (8th in B1G)
Net Punting - 29.9 (12thh in B1G)
FG Kicking - 3 for 9 33.3% (12th in B1G)
Sacks By - 15 (4th in B1G)
Sacks Against - 8 (3rd in B1G)
3rd Down Conversions 45.5% (5th in B1G)
Opponents 3rd Down - 40.0% (10th in B1G)
Turnover Margin +1.17/game (T1st w/ Iowa in B1G)
Red Zone Offense - 19-27 70.4% (11th in B1G) 16Td:9R:7Pa 3-7 Fg
Red Zone Defense - 11-16 68.8% (1st in B1G) 9Td:4R:5P 2-3 Fg



I borrowed a bit. Hope you don't mind.

 
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olivecourt said:
McGloin has 2 interceptions on 221 passing attempts, which is an incredible run that almost has to end soon.
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Watching him against NW he threw a bunch of risky passes that didn't end up getting picked. He's been tempting fate pretty often. He's a scrappy competitor but he's likely to struggle in Kinnick at night.
 
hawkeyegamefilm said:
Watching him against NW he threw a bunch of risky passes that didn't end up getting picked. He's been tempting fate pretty often. He's a scrappy competitor but he's likely to struggle in Kinnick at night.
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And even if he doesn't struggle, as long as he puts up 35+ passes I like the odds of us getting at least one..
 
Opponents Defense

Iowa -----------Scoring ---Total ---Run ----Pass --Pass Eff
Northern Illinois --30th -----68th ----72nd ---64rd --20th
Iowa State ------24th -----33rd ----36th ---46th --18th
Northern Iowa -------
Central Michigan -116th ----95th ---113rd ---34th --80th
Minnesota --------31st ----17th ----59nd ----9th ---8th
Michigan State ---14th -----7th -----8rd ----17th --12th
Penn State -------15th ----32nd ----32rd ---42nd --43rd

Penn State ----Scoring ----Total ---Run ----Pass --Pass Eff
Ohio -----------48th -------64th ----45th ---90th --38th
Virginia --------102nd ------53rd ----60th ---55th --76th
Navy -----------41st -------44th ---74th ---21st ---97th
Temple ---------43rd -------61st ---61st ----72nd --68th
Illinois ----------88th -------52nd ---63rd ---53rd ---108th
Northwestern ---40th -------54th ---22nd --101th ---45th
Iowa -----------21st -------21st ----31st ---28th ---30th
 
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They really have not been put to the test by the teams they have played showing by AWTY's post. Iowa will be their true test. Northwestern would be their toughest to this point.
 
The key will be 3rd down play. They are pretty good on 3rd down O, we are pretty good on 3rd down D. Need to get off the field, especially the 3rd and medium to long situations.

No doubt the run game won't be tested as much as they were against MSU and while PSU is alright on D, I expect the Hawks to control the line of scrimmage.

One big advantage for Iowa is special teams. As the stats point out above they have a horrible kicker and punter. They are also 9th in the league in Kick and Punt Returns and while Iowa is only marginally better there, you feel like that might change after seeing Cotton take one back the other day. Regardless we have a giant edge on special teams.
 
Gonna be a close game I think they have been playing well after rocky start. I think they have the players to pick up little chunks on the outside with quick passes the way our DB playing soft, and that is annoying to watch. Just hope we can score enough points to win we will need TD's not FG in this one.
 
This is going to be another defense vs defense battle. PSU's D isn't as good as MSU's but they aren't bad either. Offensively, they aren't rushing very well. Much of the ground game is McGloin. Control him and the game comes to the Hawkeyes. I think Iowa's experianced dbacks could be a big factor especially if McGloin is contained in the pocket.
 
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