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Minnesota at Penn State

Oct 1, 2016 • Completed

Season 2016RegularWeek 5

Away

Minnesota

Big Ten

Final Score

26 - 29

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Total Yards

Penn State471
Minnesota469

Passing Yards

Penn State335
Minnesota241

Rushing Yards

Penn State136
Minnesota228

Turnovers

Penn State0
Minnesota1

Game Conditions

Temperature57°F
Wind0 mph E

Humidity

94%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Trace McSorley

Penn State

YDS: 335

Rushing

Rodney Smith

Minnesota

YDS: 104

Receiving

Brian Smith

Minnesota

YDS: 101

Tackles

Marcus Allen

Penn State

TOT: 22

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Penn State23:11
Minnesota36:49

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Penn State edges Minnesota 29-26

Close

Penn State defeated Minnesota 29-26 in Week 5 of the 2016 regular slate, finishing with a 471-469 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Penn State set the terms early in a game that finished 29-26. Emmit Carpenter 37 yd FG GOOD came with {'seconds': 55, 'minutes': 0} left in the first quarter, giving Minnesota the first major swing.

Penn State's box score carried the story: 471 total yards, 136 rushing yards, and 335 passing yards. Minnesota finished with 469 total yards, including 228 on the ground and 241 through the air.

Penn State converted 4-15 on third down, went 1-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-1, Penn State led 3-13 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Trace McSorley pass complete to Irvin Charles for 80 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK).

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Emmit Carpenter 37 yd FG GOOD (Minnesota led 3-0 over Penn State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Mitch Leidner pass complete to Drew Wolitarsky for 9 yds for a TD, (Emmit Carpenter KICK) (Minnesota led 10-3 over Penn State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Emmit Carpenter 35 yd FG GOOD (Minnesota led 13-3 over Penn State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Tyler Davis 19 yd FG GOOD (Penn State led 3-3 over Minnesota).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Trace McSorley pass complete to Irvin Charles for 80 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK) (Penn State led 10-13 over Minnesota).

  • Field Goal Good

    Tyler Davis 27 yd FG GOOD (Penn State led 13-13 over Minnesota).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    29-26

    Penn State defeated Minnesota.

  • Total yards

    471-469

    Penn State held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    136

    Penn State averaged 4.9 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    335

    Penn State averaged 8 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    4-15

    Penn State's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    6-18

    Minnesota's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticPenn StateMinnesota
Total Yards471469
Passing Yards335241
Rushing Yards136228
First Downs1931
Third Down Efficiency4-156-18
Fourth Down Efficiency1-21-1
Total Penalties (Yards)5-658-83
Turnovers01
Completions / Attempts19-4224-41
Rushing Attempts2848
Passing TDs11
Rushing TDs21
Kicking Points1114
Possession Time23:1136:49
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2016)