Regular Season Week 3: Nittany Lions at Cornhuskers
September 21, 2036 74° Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 73,356 (86%)
Nittany Lions 3 0 0 3 - 6
Cornhuskers 0 7 10 13 - 30
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Nittany Lions: 4-5-NEB 39 (4:23) 4-Martin Nishimura 56 yard field goal is GOOD. NEB 0 PSU 3
(Qtr 2) Cornhuskers: 1-5-PSU 5 (2:00) 24-Richard Fitzgerald ran for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Ronald Davis. NEB 7 PSU 3
(Qtr 3) Cornhuskers: 4-4-PSU 38 (11:04) 18-Ronald Davis 56 yard field goal is GOOD. NEB 10 PSU 3
(Qtr 3) Cornhuskers: 3-3-PSU 3 (0:49) 24-Richard Fitzgerald ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Ronald Davis. NEB 17 PSU 3
(Qtr 4) Cornhuskers: 4-5-PSU 23 (8:36) 18-Ronald Davis 42 yard field goal is GOOD. NEB 57-George Nielsen was injured on the play. NEB 20 PSU 3
(Qtr 4) Nittany Lions: 4-12-NEB 32 (5:13) 4-Martin Nishimura 50 yard field goal is GOOD. NEB 20 PSU 6
(Qtr 4) Cornhuskers: 1-7-PSU 7 (1:37) 32-Kevin Newman ran for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Ronald Davis. NEB 27 PSU 6
(Qtr 4) Cornhuskers: 4-3-PSU 3 (0:02) 18-Ronald Davis 22 yard field goal is GOOD. NEB 30 PSU 6
Team Statistics
Cornhuskers Nittany Lions
First Downs 14 16
- Rushing 6 6
- Passing 6 8
- Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 238 208
- Offensive Plays 60 66
- Yards Per Play 3.97 3.15
Net Rushing Yards 134 103
- Rushing Attempts 36 30
- Yards Per Rush 3.72 3.43
Net Passing Yards 104 105
- Att/Comp/Int 23 / 14 / 0 34 / 19 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 107 125
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 3 2 / 20
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.33 2.92
- Yards Per Completion 7.64 6.58
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 3 / 3
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 15 5 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.3 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 11 3 / 14
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 26
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 35
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 1 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 1 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:14 28:46
Drive Charts
Cornhuskers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:18 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
1 4:18 0:21 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
1 0:56 1:49 OWN 11 3 9 Punt
2 10:28 5:04 OWN 20 9 34 Punt
2 2:38 0:40 OPP 22 2 22 Touchdown
2 1:34 1:34 OWN 22 3 2 Half
3 14:10 3:11 OWN 35 5 27 Field Goal
3 10:09 1:32 OWN 15 3 8 Punt
3 7:13 1:34 OWN 38 3 7 Punt
3 4:18 3:31 OPP 33 7 33 Touchdown
4 14:11 5:39 OWN 17 9 59 Field Goal
4 5:09 2:15 OWN 48 3 0 Punt
4 1:51 0:18 OPP 33 4 33 Touchdown
4 1:28 1:28 OPP 11 3 7 Field Goal
Nittany Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:42 8:24 OWN 0 13 61 Field Goal
1 3:57 3:01 OWN 30 4 15 Punt
2 14:07 3:39 OWN 22 5 20 Punt
2 5:24 2:46 OWN 1 7 20 Fumble
2 1:58 0:23 OWN 31 3 4 Punt
3 15:00 0:50 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
3 10:59 0:51 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
3 8:37 1:24 OWN 40 3 19 Fumble
3 5:39 1:22 OWN 17 3 11 Interception
3 0:46 1:35 OWN 25 4 12 Punt
4 8:32 3:23 OWN 25 10 43 Field Goal
4 2:54 1:03 OWN 20 7 16 Downs
4 1:33 0:05 OWN 25 1 0 Fumble
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Cornhuskers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#24 Richard Fitzgerald 23 69 3.00 14 2 2
#32 Kevin Newman 8 38 4.75 11 1 1
#5 David Varela 2 16 8.00 14 1 0
#41 Ronald Ellis 3 11 3.67 5 0 0
Nittany Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#43 David Oliver 20 73 3.65 11 2 0
#30 Raymond Menges 8 36 4.50 9 0 0
#28 Mark Mahoney 2 -6 -3.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Cornhuskers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 David Varela 23 14 107 1 / 3 0 17 0 72.19
Nittany Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 BJ Poster 34 19 125 2 / 20 0 23 1 51.72
Receiving Stats
Cornhuskers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Anthony Giordano 3 42 14.00 17 0
#24 Richard Fitzgerald 3 25 8.33 13 0
#84 Brian Landeros 3 21 7.00 11 0
#81 Frederick Willis 1 8 8.00 8 0
#80 Robert Sampson 2 6 3.00 4 0
#41 Ronald Ellis 2 5 2.50 3 0
Nittany Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 James Dailey 7 38 5.43 10 0
#43 David Oliver 3 23 7.67 12 0
#30 Raymond Menges 2 22 11.00 23 0
#85 Patrick Brown 4 19 4.75 11 0
#16 Morris Devita 1 10 10.00 10 0
#17 Gary Major 1 8 8.00 8 0
#88 John Bailey 1 5 5.00 5 0
Blocking Stats
Cornhuskers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#60 Steven Tan 39 36 1 1
#74 Albert Gilham 37 33 0 0
#87 Karen Morris 0 20 0 1
#66 Sam Bunton 37 41 0 3
#76 Francis Rojo 39 37 0 3
#24 Richard Fitzgerald 5 7 0 0
#71 Julian Eaker 32 45 0 4
#80 Anthony Giordano 2 26 0 0
#84 Brian Landeros 0 14 0 0
#80 Robert Sampson 0 17 0 0
#53 James Johnson 13 5 0 0
#92 Ricardo Padilla 7 2 0 0
#68 Charles Antle 13 0 0 0
#41 Ronald Ellis 3 22 0 2
#69 Richard Lux 11 5 0 0
#81 Frederick Willis 0 7 0 0
#32 Kevin Newman 5 7 0 0
#48 Edward Stanley 0 2 0 0
#42 Donald Baker 0 4 0 0
#57 George Nielsen 6 1 0 0
#30 Jose Gipson 0 1 0 0
#47 Robert Shuler 0 3 0 0
#64 Stephen Locascio 0 2 0 0
#70 Alejandro Johnson 0 3 0 1
#45 Felix Gonzales 0 1 0 0
#96 Lee Burdick 0 2 0 0
#78 Richard McKee 3 1 0 0
#55 Gary Bell 0 1 0 0
Nittany Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#51 Brian Reed 35 36 1 0
#71 Darrell Murray 44 39 1 1
#78 Allen Lohman 42 34 0 0
#71 Adam Lowe 38 36 0 6
#87 Scott Banker 7 11 0 0
#30 Raymond Menges 15 18 0 1
#85 Patrick Brown 6 30 0 0
#79 Fred Newsome 36 35 0 0
#28 Mark Mahoney 8 13 0 1
#13 Timothy Gillespie 0 14 0 2
#17 Gary Major 0 19 0 0
#84 James Dailey 0 10 0 0
#43 David Oliver 12 5 0 1
#80 Justin Jones 8 5 0 0
#50 John Paul 2 4 0 1
#57 Irving Nichols 8 7 0 0
#56 William Case 8 0 0 0
#99 Thomas Fogel 0 2 0 0
#92 Marvin Tooley 0 3 0 0
#56 Enrique Schmalz 0 1 0 0
#41 Royce Travers 0 4 0 0
#98 Alan Young 0 1 0 0
#94 Kelly Williams 4 1 0 0
#83 James Brown 0 1 0 0
#45 David Garcia 0 1 0 0
#32 David Watts 0 1 0 0
#90 Sammy Saenz 0 3 0 0
#69 Gerald Helt 0 1 0 0
#88 John Bailey 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Cornhuskers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#30 Jose Gipson 1 1 1.00 0
Nittany Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Cornhuskers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#30 Jose Gipson 0 1 0 0
#96 Lee Burdick 0 0 1 0
#48 Edward Stanley 0 0 1 0
#55 Gary Bell 0 1 0 0
#89 John Browning 0 1 0 0
#57 George Nielsen 0 1 1 0
Nittany Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#30 Raymond Menges 2 0 0 0
#8 BJ Poster 1 0 0 0
Punting
Cornhuskers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 Charles Stern 7 366 52.29 46.29 66 3
Nittany Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#18 Dennis Williams 6 292 48.67 44.67 62 3
Kicking
Cornhuskers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 Ronald Davis 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 56 3 / 3
Nittany Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Martin Nishimura 2 / 2 2 / 2 1 / 1 56 0 / 0
Punt Return
Cornhuskers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 James Dailey 3 26 8.7 11 0
Kick Return
Cornhuskers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#84 James Dailey 1 35 35.0 0
Defensive Stats
Cornhuskers
Name Tackles Sacks
#45 Felix Gonzales 9 0
#96 Lee Burdick 6 0
#30 Jose Gipson 5 0
#92 Ricardo Padilla 5 0
#42 Donald Baker 4 0
#53 James Johnson 4 0
#47 Robert Shuler 3 0
#48 Edward Stanley 3 0
#57 George Nielsen 3 2
#70 Alejandro Johnson 2 0
#28 Jorge Holloway 2 0
#91 Charles Crowder 2 0
#52 Brian Burns 1 0
#93 Edward Sammons 1 0
#18 Ronald Davis 1 0
#55 Gary Bell 1 0
Nittany Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#94 Kelly Williams 9 0
#41 Royce Travers 6 0
#32 David Watts 6 0
#20 Eric Cook 5 0
#50 John Paul 5 0
#57 Irving Nichols 4 0
#92 Marvin Tooley 4 0
#98 Alan Young 3 0
#45 David Garcia 3 0
#71 Adam Lowe 2 0
#90 Sammy Saenz 1 0
#69 Gerald Helt 1 1
#30 Raymond Menges 1 0
#99 Thomas Fogel 1 0
#84 James Dailey 1 0
#16 Morris Devita 1 0