FINAL SCORE
Syracuse Orange at Penn State Nittany Lions game details
Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 3:30 PM ET
Put the final score in perspective.
Penn State finished 6 points ahead. The teams combined for 40 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Syracuse 3, Penn State 6. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Penn State outscored its opponent in 2 and Syracuse in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Syracuse | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
 Penn State | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 11 | 14 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6-20 | 1-16 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 260 | 353 |
| Passing | 189 | 296 |
| Comp/Att | 16/37 | 23/32 |
| Yards per pass | 5.1 | 9.3 |
| Rushing | 71 | 57 |
| Rushing Attempts | 37 | 38 |
| Yards per rush | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| Penalties | 8-70 | 4-20 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 4 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 2 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 2 |
| Possession | 28:53 | 30:32 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Syracuse Orange
passing
| Drew Allen | 16/37 | 189 | 5.1 | 0 | 2 | 25.2 |
rushing
| Jerome Smith | 16 | 73 | 4.6 | 2 | 22 |
| Tyson Gulley | 12 | 24 | 2.0 | 0 | 10 |
| George Morris | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ashton Broyld | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Devante McFarlane | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Flemming | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Allen | 4 | -12 | -3.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Riley Dixon | 1 | -17 | -17.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Jeremiah Kobena | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 0 | 55 |
| Ashton Broyld | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 27 |
| Christopher Clark | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Jarrod West | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Adrian Flemming | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Beckett Wales | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jerome Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tyson Gulley | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Josh Parris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
interceptions
| Robert Welsh | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Jeremi Wilkes | 1 | 21 | 0 |
kickReturns
| George Morris | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Ritchy Desir | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
kicking
| Ross Krautman | 1/2 | 50.0 | 32 | 2/2 | 5 |
punting
| Jonathan Fisher | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Riley Dixon | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Penn State Nittany Lions
passing
| Christian Hackenberg | 22/31 | 278 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 67.9 |
| Tyler Ferguson | 1/1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
rushing
| Zach Zwinak | 24 | 61 | 2.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Bill Belton | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 11 |
| Ryan Keiser | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tyler Ferguson | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Hackenberg | 3 | -12 | -4.0 | 0 | 1 |
receiving
| Allen Robinson | 7 | 133 | 19.0 | 1 | 51 |
| Geno Lewis | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 1 | 54 |
| Brandon Felder | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Matt Zanellato | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Matt Lehman | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 16 |
| Jesse James | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Alex Kenney | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Zach Zwinak | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Bill Belton | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 26 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jesse Della Valle | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 31 | 0 |
kicking
| Sam Ficken | 3/3 | 100.0 | 46 | 2/2 | 11 |
punting
| Alex Butterworth | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Christian Hackenberg | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 2 | 12:32 | SYRACUSE 32 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 – 0 |
| 2 | 5:59 | PENN ST 36 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 – 3 |
| 2 | 0:55 | PENN ST 35 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 – 6 |
| 3 | 11:46 | PENN ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 3 – 12 |
| 3 | 11:46 | PENN ST Extra point GOOD. | 3 – 13 |
| 3 | 11:05 | SYRACUSE rush for a touchdown. | 9 – 13 |
| 3 | 11:05 | SYRACUSE Extra point GOOD. | 10 – 13 |
| 4 | 14:16 | PENN ST 46 yard field goal GOOD. | 10 – 16 |
| 4 | 11:39 | PENN ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 10 – 22 |
| 4 | 11:39 | PENN ST Extra point GOOD. | 10 – 23 |
| 4 | 6:58 | SYRACUSE rush for a touchdown. | 16 – 23 |
| 4 | 6:58 | SYRACUSE Extra point GOOD. | 17 – 23 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 2:17 PM UTCData methodology