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Penn State at Michigan

Nov 28, 2020 • Completed

Season 2020RegularWeek 13

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Penn State

Big Ten

Final Score

27 - 17

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Michigan

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Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Michigan286
Penn State417

Passing Yards

Michigan112
Penn State163

Rushing Yards

Michigan174
Penn State254

Turnovers

Michigan1
Penn State0

Game Conditions

Temperature42°F
Wind10 mph W

Humidity

60%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Sean Clifford

Penn State

YDS: 163

Rushing

Keyvone Lee

Penn State

YDS: 134

Receiving

Parker Washington

Penn State

YDS: 93

Tackles

Josh Ross

Michigan

TOT: 12

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Michigan23:24
Penn State36:36

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Penn State beats Michigan 27-17

Standard

Penn State defeated Michigan 27-17 in Week 13 of the 2020 regular slate, finishing with a 417-286 edge in total yards, and scoring 0 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns.

Penn State set the terms early in a game that finished 27-17. Keyvone Lee run for 6 yds for a TD (Jake Pinegar KICK) came with {'seconds': 50, 'minutes': 10} left in the first quarter, giving Penn State the first major swing.

Penn State's box score carried the story: 417 total yards, 254 rushing yards, and 163 passing yards. Michigan finished with 286 total yards, including 174 on the ground and 112 through the air.

Penn State converted 8-16 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-1, Penn State led 17-7 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Jake Pinegar 33 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Keyvone Lee run for 6 yds for a TD (Jake Pinegar KICK) (Penn State led 7-0 over Michigan).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Hassan Haskins run for 2 yds for a TD (Jake Moody KICK) (Michigan led 7-7 over Penn State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Sean Clifford run for 28 yds for a TD (Jake Pinegar KICK) (Penn State led 14-7 over Michigan).

  • Field Goal Good

    Jake Pinegar 22 yd FG GOOD (Penn State led 17-7 over Michigan).

  • Field Goal Good

    Jake Pinegar 33 yd FG GOOD (Penn State led 20-10 over Michigan).

  • Field Goal Good

    Jake Moody 40 yd FG GOOD (Michigan led 10-17 over Penn State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    27-17

    Penn State defeated Michigan.

  • Total yards

    417-286

    Penn State held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    254

    Penn State averaged 5.1 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    163

    Penn State averaged 5.6 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    8-16

    Penn State's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    4-12

    Michigan's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticMichiganPenn State
Total Yards286417
Passing Yards112163
Rushing Yards174254
First Downs1425
Third Down Efficiency4-128-16
Fourth Down Efficiency1-30-0
Total Penalties (Yards)1-105-30
Turnovers10
Completions / Attempts13-2817-29
Rushing Attempts2750
Passing TDs00
Rushing TDs23
Kicking Points59
Possession Time23:2436:36
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2020)