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AKRON (5 - 7) at PENN ST (11 - 2)

Week 1 Saturday, 9/5/2009 12:00 PM

	AKRON - Local News Coverage
	PENN ST - Local News Coverage
	Beaver Stadium - Weather
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Starters and Lettermen returning for the 2009 season:

Team	Coach	Offensive	Defensive	Lettermen
AKRON	J.D. Brookhart	9*	6	45

Team	Coach	Offensive	Defensive	Lettermen
PENN ST	Joe Paterno	5*	4	37

Key Performance Information

Key performance records for AKRON

AKRON is 9-15 in all games over the last 3 seasons. (77-117 since 1992.)

AKRON is 5-9 in road games over the last 3 seasons. (31-76 since 1992.)

AKRON is 0-3 against Big 10 conference opponents over the last 3 seasons. (0-12 since 1992.)

AKRON is 7-10 when playing on a Saturday over the last 3 seasons. (68-107 since 1992.)

AKRON is 2-7 in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (17-51 since 1992.)

AKRON is 4-5 in September games over the last 3 seasons. (23-42 since 1992.)

AKRON is 3-5 in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons. (17-37 since 1992.)

AKRON is 2-2 in the first two weeks of the season over the last 3 seasons. (7-24 since 1992.)

AKRON is 4-4 in the first month of the season over the last 3 seasons. (19-42 since 1992.)

AKRON is 6-8 in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons. (40-70 since 1992.)

Key performance records for PENN ST

PENN ST is 20-6 in all games over the last 3 seasons. (143-65 since 1992.)

PENN ST is 13-1 in home games over the last 3 seasons. (87-24 since 1992.)

PENN ST is 3-0 against MAC opponents over the last 3 seasons. (11-1 since 1992.)

PENN ST is 20-5 when playing on a Saturday over the last 3 seasons. (134-60 since 1992.)

PENN ST is 16-4 in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (116-50 since 1992.)

PENN ST is 7-2 in September games over the last 3 seasons. (50-17 since 1992.)

PENN ST is 9-1 in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons. (63-17 since 1992.)

PENN ST is 4-0 in the first two weeks of the season over the last 3 seasons. (24-5 since 1992.)

PENN ST is 7-1 in the first month of the season over the last 3 seasons. (49-12 since 1992.)

PENN ST is 12-2 in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons. (73-32 since 1992.)

Team Season Statistics

AKRON - Current Season Statistics
					Rushing		Passing				Total
	PPG	Half	FD	TOP	ATT-YDS	YPR	CMP-ATT	PCT	YDS	PYA	ATT-YDS	YPP	YPPT
Offense (All Games)	30	14.7	21.2	29:48	36-165	(4.6)	19-34	57.4%	231	(6.9)	70-397	(5.7)	(13.2)
Opponents Defensive Avg.	27	12.4	19.9	30:11	37-163	(4.4)	18-30	60.1%	207	(6.9)	67-370	(5.5)	(13.7)
Offense Road Games	28.7	14.6	20	29:58	36-163	(4.5)	18-32	58.1%	220	(7)	68-384	(5.6)	(13.4)
Defense (All Games)	31.2	14	22.5	31:12	42-187	(4.5)	19-30	63.5%	210	(7.1)	72-398	(5.5)	(12.7)
Opponents Offensive Avg.	24.9	12.2	18.8	30:49	37-159	(4.3)	17-29	59.1%	199	(6.8)	66-358	(5.4)	(14.4)
Defense Road Games	29.6	14.7	20.6	31:02	46-208	(4.6)	14-24	60.8%	161	(6.8)	69-370	(5.3)	(12.5)

AKRON - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
	Turnovers Lost				Third Downs		Fourth Downs		Kickoff Returns		Punt Returns		Penalties
	INT	FL	TO	DIFF	#-MADE	PCT	#-MADE	PCT	KR-YDS	YPKR	PR-YDS	YPPR	PEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)	1.2	0.5	1.7	0.5									5-36
Opponents Avg. Stats Against	0.9	0.8	1.7	1.6									5-31
Stats For (Road Games)	1	0.4	1.4	1.3									5-36
Stats Against (All Games)	0.7	1.4	2.2										4-31
Opponents Avg. Stats For	0.9	1.1	2										5-36
Stats Against (Road Games)	0.9	1.9	2.7										3-31

PENN ST - Current Season Statistics
					Rushing		Passing				Total
	PPG	Half	FD	TOP	ATT-YDS	YPR	CMP-ATT	PCT	YDS	PYA	ATT-YDS	YPP	YPPT
Offense (All Games)	38.9	20.9	21.2	32:57	39-205	(5.2)	17-29	58.5%	243	(8.3)	69-449	(6.5)	(11.5)
Opponents Defensive Avg.	26.5	13.5	19	30:16	37-155	(4.2)	18-31	57.9%	206	(6.6)	68-361	(5.3)	(13.7)
Offense Home Games	46.1	25.3	23.9	31:08	40-239	(5.9)	18-30	60.4%	261	(8.8)	70-500	(7.2)	(10.8)
Defense (All Games)	14.4	8.7	14.6	28:03	33-93	(2.8)	17-31	56.4%	187	(6.1)	64-280	(4.4)	(19.5)
Opponents Offensive Avg.	24.8	13	18.3	30:44	37-152	(4.1)	17-29	56.4%	200	(6.8)	66-352	(5.3)	(14.2)
Defense Home Games	13.3	8.4	15.4	29:52	33-101	(3)	18-32	56.8%	169	(5.3)	65-271	(4.2)	(20.4)

PENN ST - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
	Turnovers Lost				Third Downs		Fourth Downs		Kickoff Returns		Punt Returns		Penalties
	INT	FL	TO	DIFF	#-MADE	PCT	#-MADE	PCT	KR-YDS	YPKR	PR-YDS	YPPR	PEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)	0.5	0.8	1.2	0.6									4-30
Opponents Avg. Stats Against	0.9	0.8	1.7	1.8									5-46
Stats For (Home Games)	0.3	0.9	1.1	0.6									4-30
Stats Against (All Games)	1.2	0.6	1.8										5-46
Opponents Avg. Stats For	0.9	0.8	1.8										5-30
Stats Against (Home Games)	1.4	0.3	1.7										5-46

Season Results And Upcoming Games

Here are the season to date results and upcoming schedules for the two teams involved.

AKRON - Season Results
				Team Stats			Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	W/L	Rushing	Passing	TO	Rushing	Passing	TO
9/5/2009	@ PENN ST
9/12/2009	MORGAN ST
9/19/2009	INDIANA
9/26/2009	@ C MICHIGAN
10/10/2009	OHIO U
10/17/2009	@ BUFFALO
10/24/2009	@ SYRACUSE
10/31/2009	@ N ILLINOIS
11/7/2009	KENT ST
11/13/2009	TEMPLE
11/20/2009	@ BOWLING GREEN
11/27/2009	E MICHIGAN

PENN ST - Season Results
				Team Stats			Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	W/L	Rushing	Passing	TO	Rushing	Passing	TO
9/5/2009	AKRON
9/12/2009	SYRACUSE
9/19/2009	TEMPLE
9/26/2009	IOWA
10/3/2009	@ ILLINOIS
10/10/2009	E ILLINOIS
10/17/2009	MINNESOTA
10/24/2009	@ MICHIGAN
10/31/2009	@ NORTHWESTERN
11/7/2009	OHIO ST
11/14/2009	INDIANA
11/21/2009	@ MICHIGAN ST

Recent Head-to-Head Matchups

Summary of past games in this series since 1992

PENN ST is 3-0 in past games against AKRON since 1992

The average score in these games was PENN ST 51, AKRON 17

Summary of games over the last 3 seasons.

There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

Summary of past games in this series played at PENN ST since 1992

PENN ST is 3-0 in past games against AKRON since 1992

The average score in these games was PENN ST 51, AKRON 17

Summary of games played at PENN ST over the last 3 seasons.

There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

Key Player Injuries

AKRON

No significant injuries.

PENN ST

No significant injuries.

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