Big Ten · 2017 · Final

Penn State Nittany Lions 2017

11-27-2 in conference
Final TDC rank
#2
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
+19.1
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+10.3
5th in FBS
Defense
+8.8
10th in FBS
Schedule
+3.5
20th toughest
Preseason
+6.6
rating going in

2017 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+19.1 now, +6.6 preseason · up 7 spots since preseason
0+10+20FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#2

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 2vs96AkronW 52–0+25.7—ABC
2Sep 9vs65PittsburghW 33–14+16.4—ABC
3Sep 16vs109Georgia StateW 56–0+23.9—BTN
4Sep 23@16IowaCONFW 21–19+14.8—ABC
5Sep 30vs54IndianaCONFW 45–14+26.0—BTN
6Oct 7@27NorthwesternCONFW 31–7+34.1—ABC
7—Bye
8Oct 21vs15MichiganCONFW 42–13+33.5—ABC
9Oct 28@3Ohio StateCONFL 38–39+20.5—FOX
10Nov 4@25Michigan StateCONFL 24–27+7.2—FOX
11Nov 11vs98RutgersCONFW 35–6+17.1—BTN
12Nov 18vs78NebraskaCONFW 56–44+7.5—FS1
13Nov 25@85MarylandCONFW 66–3+36.9—BTN
BowlsDec 30vs9WashingtonNEUTRALW 35–28+22.0—ESPN

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate47.0%18th35.2%10th
Rushing success rate45.7%45th35.9%10th
Passing success rate48.0%10th34.7%13th
Explosive run rate14.5%65th10.8%11th
Explosive pass rate13.5%21st8.5%20th
Line yards / carry2.58124th2.6522nd
Opportunity rate40.5%33rd30.8%6th
Stuff rate22.0%110th22.2%32nd
Sack rate6.1%71st7.2%33rd
3rd-down conversion47.3%14th37.0%36th
Red-zone TD rate74.5%13th53.6%30th
Havoc rate13.2%77th12.8%65th
Box score · season totals
Points / game41.110th19.412th
Yards / game460.319th——
Yards / play6.3816th——
Pass yards / game290.123rd——
Yards / pass att.8.2426th——
Completion %65.7%10th——
Rush yards / game170.259th——
Yards / carry4.9132nd——
3rd-down conv. %48.0%5th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.2375th——
Penalty yards / game37.78th——

Players

57 players who recorded a stat in 2017 (from box scores)

57 players

Final ratings for 2017, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2017 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2017 power rankings →