Time to move on from everything good and bad about Penn State. Here are the numbers for this weekend’s OSU/Wisconsin matchup.
The tables list the opponent(s) in chronological order down the first column, and include the following ‘important’ stats: total points (Pts), total yards (Yds), total first downs (Dwns), and turnovers (TOs); for each team and its opponent (Opp).
Table 1: Wisconsin
| Pts | Pts (opp) | Yds | Yds (opp) | Frst Dwns | Dwns (opp) | TOs | TOs (opp) | |
| Michigan State | 37 | 34 | 461 | 564 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 |
| Penn State | 7 | 38 | 331 | 437 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 1 | TOTAL | 44 | 72 | 792 | 1001 | 42 | 49 | 5 | 2 |
| AVERAGE | 22 | 36 | 396 | 500.5 | 21 | 24.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
Table 2: Ohio State
| Pts | Pts (opp) | Yds | Yds (opp) | Frst Dwns | Dwns (opp) | TOs | TOs (opp) | |
| Michigan State | 24 | 17 | 422 | 185 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Penn State | 37 | 17 | 453 | 263 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 61 | 34 | 875 | 448 | 46 | 23 | 3 | 3 |
| AVERAGE | 30.5 | 17 | 437.5 | 224 | 23 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Notes:
Again, the OSU defensive numbers stand out. The Silver Bullets only allowed between 45-47% of the numbers that the Badgers’ defense gave up. Wisconsin has a good secondary, ranking 3rd in the conference against the pass. However, they have a rather pathetic front seven, ranking 8th against the rush (in between Purdue and Northwestern). OSU’s backfield should be quite successful again this weekend.
Offensively, the two teams have similar numbers in yardage and first downs, but the Buckeyes are somehow turning those similar numbers into 9 more points per game.
If it wasn’t for the fact that the Vest is 1-3 against Wisconsin (well, against Barry Alvarez anyway), one could predict another easy victory for the Buckeyes.
What say you?
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