Penn St at Northwestern: Efficiency Stats

Friday Oct 2, 2026 8:00 pm - Evanston, IL
Odds: N/A, Total Points: N/A

Matchup Menu: PSU @ NW

More Games From Week 5

Key Offensive Stats (Last Season)

Stat PSU adv NW
Points/Game 29.3 21.8
Points/Play 0.462 0.338
Avg Score Margin +7.5 +0.9
Yards/Game 353.9 331.1
Yards/Play 5.6 5.1
TOP % (excl OT) 49.34% 53.35%

Key Defensive Stats (Last Season)

Stat PSU adv NW
Opp Points/Game 21.8 20.9
Opp Points/Play 0.332 0.344
Opp Yards/Game 340.0 342.3
Opp Yards/Play 5.2 5.6
Takeaways/Game 0.8 1.4
TO Margin/Game +0.1 -0.3
Penalty Yds/Game 38.3 32.2

Penn St vs Northwestern Offensive Efficiency (Last Season)

Stat PSU adv NW
Avg Time of Poss 29:36 32:00
Plays/Game 63.3 64.6
Yards/Play 5.6 5.1
Yards/Rush 4.7 4.4
Yards/Pass 7.2 6.2
Yards/Completion 10.6 10.7
Rush Play % 56.97% 53.03%
QB Sacked % 5.81% 4.12%
Pass Play % 43.03% 46.97%
Completion % 67.86% 58.17%
Int Thrown % 1.95% 3.72%
FG Conversion % 93.75% 90.91%
Points/FGA 2.8 2.7
Punts/Play 0.05 0.04
Punts/Score 0.6 0.7
First Downs/Play 0.300 0.299
3D Conversion % 43.42% 42.14%
4D Conversion % 58.06% 57.14%
RZ Scoring % 89.58% 88.37%
Fumble Rec % 69.57% 58.62%
GA Fumble Rec % 75.00% 53.33%
TA Fumble Rec % 63.64% 64.29%
Penalty Yds/Pen 9.6 7.9
Penalties/Play 0.03 0.03

Penn St vs Northwestern Defensive Efficiency (Last Season)

Stat PSU adv NW
Opp Avg Time of Poss 30:23 27:59
Opp Plays/Game 65.5 60.8
Opp Yards/Play 5.2 5.6
Opp Yards/Rush 4.3 4.4
Opp Yards/Pass 6.8 7.5
Opp Yards/Completion 10.6 11.4
Opp Rush Play % 53.31% 53.36%
Sack % 7.63% 6.18%
Opp Pass Play % 46.69% 46.64%
Opp Completion % 64.01% 66.14%
Opp Int Thrown % 0.88% 2.51%
Opp FG Conv % 75.00% 61.11%
Opp Points/FGA 2.3 1.8
Opp Punts/Play 0.05 0.05
Opp Punts/Score 0.8 0.9
Opp First Downs/Play 0.277 0.295
Opp 3D Conv % 41.51% 44.29%
Opp 4D Conv % 41.94% 44.44%
Opp RZ Scoring % 84.09% 84.21%
Opp Fumble Rec % 30.43% 41.38%
Opp GA Fumble Rec % 36.36% 35.71%
Opp TA Fumble Rec % 25.00% 46.67%
Opp Penalty Yds/Pen 7.7 9.9
Opp Penalties/Play 0.03 0.04