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![]() Penn State Nittany Lions football team. The 2. 01. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2. NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first year head- coach James Franklin and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. It was a member of the Big Ten Conference and played in the newly organized East Division. ![]() Penn State was ineligible to play in a bowl game due to NCAA sanctions imposed in wake of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal. However, on September 8, 2. NCAA announced that Penn State would again be eligible for post- season games, effective immediately. The Nittany Lions concluded the season with a victory in the Pinstripe Bowl over Boston College. Personnel. 1. 2 Ohio State. ![]() BibMe Free Bibliography & Citation Maker - MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard. Local, state, and wire news and commentary. Photo galleries, business and obituaries. Manage your page to keep your users updated View some of our premium pages: google.com. Upgrade to a Premium Page. Beaver Stadium . 1. Michigan State. Beaver Stadium . Boston College*Yankee Stadium . All times are in Eastern Time. All dates, times and TV are tentative and subject to change. Game summaries. UCF – Game summary. Total. Penn State. UCF0. 37. 14. 24at Croke Park. Game information. First quarter. Second quarter. UCF – Shawn Moffitt, 3. PSU 7–3)PSU – Ficken, 2. PSU 1. 0–3)Third quarter. PSU – Ficken, 3. 3 yard field goal, 6: 5. PSU 1. 3–3)UCF – Justin Holman, 1 yard run, Moffitt XP good, 2: 3. PSU 1. 3–1. 0)PSU – Geno Lewis, 7. Christian Hackenberg, Ficken XP good, 0: 5. PSU 2. 0–1. 0)Fourth quarter. UCF – Joshua Reese, 1. Holman, Moffitt XP good, 1. PSU 2. 0–1. 7)PSU – Ficken, 2. PSU 2. 3–1. 7)UCF – Holman, 6 yard run, Moffitt XP good, 1: 1. UCF 2. 4–2. 3)PSU – Ficken, 3. PSU 2. 6–2. 4)Top passer. Top rushers. Top receiver. Geno Lewis – 8 receptions, 1. TDTop defender. Note: Though the game was held at a neutral site, Penn State wore white uniforms and was considered the away team. When the two teams met in the preceding season, UCF downed Penn State 3. Consequently, UCF had to find a new quarterback, and auditioned several candidates before ultimately settling on Peter Di. Novo, a redshirtfreshman. UCF started their ensuing drive in field goal range thanks to a 6. Penn State's subsequent drive ended when Christian Hackenberg threw an interception. Penn State responded, though, executing a 1. Ficken after Penn State could not score a touchdown deep in the red zone. Neither team scored for the remainder of the first half. UCF responded on their ensuing drive when Justin Holman – UCF's backup quarterback who entered after starter Peter Di. Novo was benched by coach George O'Leary – rushed for a 1- yard touchdown to make the score 1. Penn State. The next three drives – two for Penn State and one for UCF – ended in turnovers (an interception and lost fumble respectively for Penn State, and a lost fumble for UCF). After UCF punted on the ensuing drive following Penn State's fumble, Penn State embarked on a 1. Ficken, his third of the game, which made the score 2. However, UCF subsequently marched down the field and scored on a 6- yard run by Holman that put them ahead by one with 1: 1. Penn State ultimately emerged victorious, though, executing a drive that included a fourth down conversion, and ended with Ficken's fourth field goal of the day, a 3. Penn State the 2. Led by Hackenberg, who set a school record by throwing for 4. Achilles' heel from their 2. The offensive line, which had four of its five members starting their first game, also had a strong performance, alleviating a concern for Penn State entering the game. Penn State – Game summary. Total. Akron. 00. Penn State. 70. 77. Beaver Stadium. Date: September 6. Game time: Noon EDTGame weather: 8. On Penn State's ensuing drive, they achieved one first down before Christian Hackenberg threw three consecutive incomplete passes, forcing a punt. Subsequently, Akron went three- and- out. Starting with solid field position, Penn State benefited from three plays exceeding 1. Hackenberg to Bill Belton, giving Penn State an early 7–0 lead. Akron failed to capitalize, and the two teams exchanged punts thrice to close the half. After the teams exchanged punts, Penn State embarked on a 1. Hackenberg completed a 1. Jesse James, giving Penn State an 1. Akron's next drive ended with another punt, and at the end of the third quarter, Penn State led 1. Akron failed to even achieve a first down on their ensuing position, as they failed to convert a fourth down and one situation, being knocked back for a loss of two yards. Penn State managed to score in just two plays thereafter; Hackenberg threw a 4. James, which gave Penn State an 1. Akron executed 1. Penn State the 2. Ultimately, the NCAA's executive committee concurred, and eliminated the sanctions. Former Penn State assistant coach Jay Paterno – son of Joe Paterno, Penn State's coach for decades – lambasted the NCAA, opining that . They were here for our program when we needed them most. You could even mention some of the recruits. Hackenberg and Breneman are two guys who kind of held the recruiting class together. I don't think there's any doubt that those 4. They didn't take a shortcut. Those guys are a perfect example of that. It's also an example that if you just work hard and keep a positive attitude and persevere, good things happen. I'm happy those 4. Rutgers looked to establish their running game offensively with Paul James, while Penn State yearned for consistency among their trio of running backs. Penn State sought to pressure Rutgers' quarterback Gary Nova to force him to turn the ball over, while Rutgers sought to pursue a similar strategy to pressure Christian Hackenberg. Their first drive spanned seven plays and 3. The teams exchanged punts over their next two drives. When Rutgers got the ball back, their drive ended quickly when, on the fourth play, Gary Nova threw his first of five interceptions – Trevor Williams recorded the interception for the Nittany Lions. Penn State failed to capitalize, going three- and- out on their ensuing drive. Rutgers next drive lasted only one play; Nova's pass was intercepted by Adrian Amos, setting Penn State up to start their drive already on the outskirts of field goal range. Two penalties inhibited Penn State's offense, and they were forced to settle for a field goal attempt by Sam Ficken, which was blocked. There was no score at the end of the first quarter. Penn State was forced to punt on their ensuing drive; the punt was blocked, setting up Rutgers with good field position. However, they went three- and- out; Penn State punted on their next drive as well. On the last consequential drive of the half, Rutgers executed 1. On Penn State's second drive of the half, Hackenberg threw an interception. On the next play, Williams grabbed his second interception to give the ball right back to Penn State. Subsequently, Penn State executed 1. Ficken made a 3. 2- yard field goal to pull Penn State within a touchdown. Two penalties decimated Rutgers' ensuing drive, and they punted. Rutgers led 1. 0–3 at the end of the quarter. Thereafter, the teams exchanged punts. Nova threw his fourth interception on the first play of their next drive, but Penn State failed to capitalize, and was forced to punt. Rutgers' next drive also ended with a punt, so Penn State got the ball back with 3: 0. The drive began with a 5. Hackenberg to Geno Lewis that put Penn State within striking distance. Three plays later, they appeared to score on a pass from Hackenberg to Jesse James, but a holding penalty nullified the play, and Penn State was pushed back. Lewis caught a 2. Penn State inside the 1. Two plays later, Bill Belton rushed for a five- yard touchdown, and Penn State took a 1. Ryan Keiser clinched the victory with an interception, the fifth Nova threw. Massachusetts – Game summary. Total. UMass. 00. Penn State. 62. 81. Beaver Stadium. Game information. First quarter. PSU – Sam Ficken, 4. PSU 3–0)PSU – Ficken, 4. PSU 6–0)Second quarter. PSU – Bill Belton, 2. Ficken XP good, 1. PSU 1. 3–0)PSU – Belton, 2. Ficken XP good, 8: 4. PSU 2. 0–0)PSU – Zach Zwinak, 5 yard run, Ficken XP good, 3: 3. PSU 2. 7–0)PSU – Zwinak, 2 yard run, Ficken XP good, 1: 2. PSU 3. 4–0)Third quarter. PSU – Akeel Lynch, 1. Ficken XP good, 8: 1. PSU 4. 1–0)PSU – Brent Wilkerson, 1. D. J. Crook, Ficken XP good, 0: 1. PSU 4. 8–0)Fourth quarter. UM – Tajae Sharpe, 7. Blake Frohnapfel, Matthew Wylie XP good, 1. PSU 4. 8–7)Top passer. Top rushers. Akeel Lynch – 8 rushes, 8. Cole Chiappialle – 1. Top receiver. Top defender. This was the first- ever meeting between the Nittany Lions and the Minutemen, whose logo is pictured. In the teams' first ever meeting, Penn State was expected to handily defeat Massachusetts (UMASS), who was 0–3 entering the game. Although UMASS's offense was capable of scoring lots of points despite a lackluster rushing attack, the Nittany Lions' tenacious run defense and solid pass rush ostensibly inhibited much chance of offensive success for the Minutemen. Penn State defensive tackle Anthony Zettel was a key for the Nittany Lions' defense; he entered the game among the NCAA's leader in tackles for loss. Offensively, the Nittany Lions sought to continue their quest in establishing a running game with solid offensive line play. After an 1. 8- yard run on first down by former Penn State receiver Alex Kenney, UMASS's offense sputtered, and they ultimately missed a field goal. Massachusetts went three- and- out on their next drive, and Penn State capitalized with another field goal, this time a 4. At the end of the first quarter, Penn State led 6–0. Subsequently, Penn State executed eight plays for 6. Bill Belton, making the score 1. UMASS fumbled on their ensuing possession, and it took Penn State only two more plays to score; Belton rushed for a 2. Down 2. 0 points, UMASS's offense took the field needing to score, but failed to do so, punting the ball back to Penn State, who scored their third touchdown of the quarter when Zach Zwinak rushed for a 5- yard touchdown to make the score 2. UMASS went three- and- out, and Zwinak rushed for one more touchdown before the half, a 1- yard run. Penn State led 3.
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