FINAL SCORE
Akron Zips at Penn State Nittany Lions game details
Saturday, September 2, 2017 at 12:00 PM ET
Beaver Stadium · Attendance 101,684
Put the final score in perspective.
Penn State finished 52 points ahead. The teams combined for 52 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Akron 0, Penn State 35. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Penn State outscored its opponent in 4 and Akron in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Akron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Penn State | 14 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 12 | 24 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-17 | 3-9 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 159 | 569 |
| Passing | 86 | 322 |
| Comp/Att | 14/29 | 21/31 |
| Yards per pass | 3.0 | 10.4 |
| Rushing | 73 | 247 |
| Rushing Attempts | 34 | 34 |
| Yards per rush | 2.1 | 7.3 |
| Penalties | 9-84 | 5-45 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 30:30 | 29:30 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Akron Zips
passing
| Thomas Woodson | 12/23 | 71 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 24.2 |
| Kato Nelson | 1/2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Nick Johns | 1/2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 |
| Robbie Kelley | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
rushing
| Kato Nelson | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Warren Ball | 13 | 27 | 2.1 | 0 | 10 |
| Manny Morgan | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Andre Williams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Deltron Sands | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Van Edwards Jr. | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Woodson | 2 | -12 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| A.J. Coney | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Kwadarrius Smith | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Fransohn Bickley | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Tra'Von Chapman | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Nate Stewart | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Warren Ball | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Newman Williams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anthony Young | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
| Warren Ball | 1 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Zach Guiser | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Van Edwards Jr. | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Deltron Sands | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
punting
| Nick Gasser | 11 | 435 | 39.5 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Penn State Nittany Lions
passing
| Trace McSorley | 18/25 | 280 | 11.2 | 2 | 1 | 82.1 |
| Tommy Stevens | 3/6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 45.7 |
rushing
| Saquon Barkley | 14 | 172 | 12.3 | 2 | 80 |
| Trace McSorley | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Tommy Stevens | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 |
| Miles Sanders | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Robinson | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| Juwan Johnson | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 | 33 |
| DaeSean Hamilton | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 29 |
| Mike Gesicki | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 2 | 35 |
| Saquon Barkley | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 43 |
| DeAndre Thompkins | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Tom Pancoast | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Tommy Stevens | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Brandon Polk | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Saquon Barkley | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
puntReturns
| DeAndre Thompkins | 4 | 127 | 31.8 | 61 | 1 |
| Troy Apke | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
kicking
| Tyler Davis | 1/2 | 50.0 | 47 | 7/7 | 10 |
punting
| Blake Gillikin | 2 | 100 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 8:13 | DeAndre Thompkins 61 Yd Punt Return (Tyler Davis Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 0:49 | Mike Gesicki 13 Yd pass from Trace McSorley (Tyler Davis Kick) | 0 – 14 |
| 2 | 8:48 | Trace McSorley 4 Yd Run (Tyler Davis Kick) | 0 – 21 |
| 2 | 4:49 | Saquon Barkley 3 Yd Run (Tyler Davis Kick) | 0 – 28 |
| 2 | 0:23 | Saquon Barkley 30 Yd Run (Tyler Davis Kick) | 0 – 35 |
| 3 | 6:01 | Tyler Davis 47 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 38 |
| 3 | 1:02 | Mike Gesicki 2 Yd pass from Trace McSorley (Tyler Davis Kick) | 0 – 45 |
| 4 | 10:20 | Tommy Stevens 5 Yd Run (Tyler Davis Kick) | 0 – 52 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 2:16 PM UTCData methodology