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Kent State at Penn State

Sep 15, 2018 • Completed

Season 2018RegularWeek 3

Away

Kent State

Mid-American

Final Score

10 - 63

KSPS

Home

Penn State

Big Ten

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Penn State667
Kent State221

Passing Yards

Penn State370
Kent State180

Rushing Yards

Penn State297
Kent State41

Turnovers

Penn State1
Kent State0

Game Conditions

ConditionFair
Temperature73°F
Wind3 mph S

Humidity

79%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Trace McSorley

Penn State

YDS: 229

Rushing

Miles Sanders

Penn State

YDS: 86

Receiving

DeAndre Thompkins

Penn State

YDS: 101

Tackles

Dalton Hicks

Kent State

TOT: 12

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Penn State28:22
Kent State31:38

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Penn State overwhelms Kent State 63-10

Blowout

Penn State defeated Kent State 63-10 in Week 3 of the 2018 regular slate, finishing with a 667-221 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 6 rushing touchdowns.

Penn State set the terms early in a game that finished 63-10. Trace McSorley run for 2 yds for a TD (Jake Pinegar KICK) came with {'seconds': 9, 'minutes': 1} left in the first quarter, giving Penn State the first major swing.

Penn State's box score carried the story: 667 total yards, 297 rushing yards, and 370 passing yards. Kent State finished with 221 total yards, including 41 on the ground and 180 through the air.

Penn State converted 5-12 on third down, went 2-3 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-0, Penn State led 28-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Sean Clifford pass complete to Daniel George for 95 yds for a TD (Jake Pinegar KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Trace McSorley run for 2 yds for a TD (Jake Pinegar KICK) (Penn State led 21-7 over Kent State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Trace McSorley run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jake Pinegar KICK) (Penn State led 14-7 over Kent State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Trace McSorley pass complete to DeAndre Thompkins for 40 yds for a TD, (Jake Pinegar KICK) (Penn State led 7-0 over Kent State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Woody Barrett pass complete to Mike Carrigan for 47 yds for a TD PENN ST Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined, (Matthew Trickett KICK) (Kent State led 7-7 over Penn State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Trace McSorley run for 13 yds for a TD (Jake Pinegar KICK) (Penn State led 28-10 over Kent State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Matthew Trickett 24 yd FG GOOD (Kent State led 10-21 over Penn State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    63-10

    Penn State defeated Kent State.

  • Total yards

    667-221

    Penn State held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    297

    Penn State averaged 6.6 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    370

    Penn State averaged 14.8 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    5-12

    Penn State's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    7-20

    Kent State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-0

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticPenn StateKent State
Total Yards667221
Passing Yards370180
Rushing Yards29741
First Downs2618
Third Down Efficiency5-127-20
Fourth Down Efficiency2-30-0
Total Penalties (Yards)9-10910-83
Turnovers10
Completions / Attempts14-2521-40
Rushing Attempts4537
Passing TDs31
Rushing TDs60
Kicking Points94
Possession Time28:2231:38
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2018)