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Idaho at Penn State

Aug 31, 2019 • Completed

Season 2019RegularWeek 1

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Idaho

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Final Score

7 - 79

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Total Yards

Penn State673
Idaho145

Passing Yards

Penn State342
Idaho141

Rushing Yards

Penn State331
Idaho4

Turnovers

Penn State1
Idaho1

Game Conditions

ConditionFair
Temperature72°F
Wind1 mph W

Humidity

51%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Sean Clifford

Penn State

YDS: 280

Rushing

Devyn Ford

Penn State

YDS: 107

Receiving

KJ Hamler

Penn State

YDS: 115

Tackles

Tre Walker

Unknown Team

TOT: 8

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Penn State32:56
Idaho27:04

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Penn State overwhelms Idaho 79-7

Blowout

Penn State defeated Idaho 79-7 in Week 1 of the 2019 regular slate, finishing with a 673-145 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 7 rushing touchdowns.

Penn State set the terms early in a game that finished 79-7. Ricky Slade run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jake Pinegar KICK) came with {'seconds': 50, 'minutes': 1} left in the first quarter, giving Penn State the first major swing.

Penn State's box score carried the story: 673 total yards, 331 rushing yards, and 342 passing yards. Idaho finished with 145 total yards, including 4 on the ground and 141 through the air.

Penn State converted 1-8 on third down, went 2-3 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-1, Penn State led 44-0 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Devyn Ford run for 81 yds for a TD, (Jake Pinegar KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Ricky Slade run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jake Pinegar KICK) (Penn State led 20-0 over Idaho).

  • Field Goal Good

    Jordan Stout 53 yd FG GOOD (Penn State led 6-0 over Idaho).

  • Field Goal Good

    Jake Pinegar 28 yd FG GOOD (Penn State led 3-0 over Idaho).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Journey Brown run for 23 yds for a TD, (Jake Pinegar KICK) (Penn State led 13-0 over Idaho).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Sean Clifford pass complete to KJ Hamler for 21 yds for a TD, (Jake Pinegar KICK) (Penn State led 41-0 over Idaho).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Sean Clifford pass complete to KJ Hamler for 36 yds for a TD, (Jake Pinegar KICK) (Penn State led 27-0 over Idaho).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    79-7

    Penn State defeated Idaho.

  • Total yards

    673-145

    Penn State held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    331

    Penn State averaged 7.4 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    342

    Penn State averaged 9.2 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    1-8

    Penn State's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    1-15

    Idaho's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticPenn StateIdaho
Total Yards673145
Passing Yards342141
Rushing Yards3314
First Downs355
Third Down Efficiency1-81-15
Fourth Down Efficiency2-30-2
Total Penalties (Yards)3-3010-67
Turnovers11
Completions / Attempts25-3716-26
Rushing Attempts4528
Passing TDs31
Rushing TDs70
Kicking Points191
Possession Time32:5627:04
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2019)