Player Dossier

2011-2014

Penn State

Sam Ficken

PK • 6'2" • Valparaiso, IN, USA

Impact contributor

Sam Ficken shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.

Usage Score

Efficiency

Consistency

100

Season Value

100

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season · Penn State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Penn State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Sam Ficken, PK. Best season Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season · Penn State. Sam Ficken shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season

Penn State paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with — efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Boston College

Win with a strong all-around stat line. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2014 Postseason · Penn State

Games

13

Primary Metric / G

0

Efficiency

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Boston College

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 0. UCF: 0. Akron: 0. Rutgers: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Northwestern: 0. Michigan: 0. Ohio State: 0. Maryland: 0. Indiana: 0. Temple: 0. Illinois: 0. Michigan State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=7 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=6 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=7 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=6 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Touchdowns

Top game by takeover score

Boston College

Best efficiency game

— vs Boston College

Result
Sat 12/27vs Boston CollegeW 31-30
Sat 11/29vs Michigan StateL 10-34
Sat 11/22@ IllinoisL 14-16
Sat 11/15vs TempleW 30-13
Sat 11/8@ IndianaW 13-7
Sat 11/1vs MarylandL 19-20
Sun 10/26vs Ohio StateL 24-31
Sat 10/11@ MichiganL 13-18
Sat 9/27vs NorthwesternL 6-29
Sat 9/20vs MassachusettsW 48-7
Sun 9/14@ RutgersW 13-10
Sat 9/6vs AkronW 21-3
Sat 8/30@ UCFW 26-24

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Penn State

    2011-2014

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonPenn State0
2012 Regular SeasonPenn State00
2013 Regular SeasonPenn State00
2014 PostseasonPenn State00
2014 Regular SeasonPenn State00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Eastern Michigan

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0

Primary metric

0 primary-metric impact.

#2

Temple

0

Primary metric

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#3

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#4

Wisconsin

0

Primary metric

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#5

Indiana

0

Primary metric

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2011 Regular Season · Penn State

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2012 Regular Season · Penn State

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Penn State

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2011 · Rating 0.7772

Valparaiso · Valparaiso, IN

Committed To
Penn State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2011

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

0

Career Touchdowns

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Sam Ficken quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
PK
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career passing yards
0