Regular Season Week 5: Nittany Lions at Trojans
October 04, 2037 65° Los Angeles Memorial Colesium
Attendance: 45,901 (59%)
Nittany Lions 2 10 3 0 - 15
Trojans 3 0 0 3 - 6
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Trojans: 4-10-PSU 10 (4:23) 13-Roy Sullivan 29 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 3 PSU 0
(Qtr 1) Nittany Lions: 1-14-USC 4 (0:01) 5-Charles Perez sacked at USC -3 for -7 yards (50-John Paul). Sack allowed by 53-Michael Simmons. SAFETY! (50-John Paul) USC 3 PSU 2
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 4-1-USC 29 (8:18) 4-Martin Nishimura 46 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 3 PSU 5
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 2-8-USC 8 (0:58) 1-Robert Beacham pass complete to 44-Benjamin Miller for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Martin Nishimura. USC 3 PSU 12
(Qtr 3) Nittany Lions: 4-12-USC 26 (3:37) 4-Martin Nishimura 43 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 3 PSU 15
(Qtr 4) Trojans: 4-8-PSU 17 (12:24) 13-Roy Sullivan 35 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 6 PSU 15
Team Statistics
Trojans Nittany Lions
First Downs 17 9
- Rushing 1 7
- Passing 13 2
- Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 236 215
- Offensive Plays 67 55
- Yards Per Play 3.52 3.91
Net Rushing Yards 56 125
- Rushing Attempts 18 31
- Yards Per Rush 3.11 4.03
Net Passing Yards 180 90
- Att/Comp/Int 44 / 29 / 1 22 / 15 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 220 109
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5 / 40 2 / 19
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.67 3.75
- Yards Per Completion 7.59 7.27
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 3 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 17 2 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 19 5 / 33
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 32
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 34
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:41 28:18
Drive Charts
Trojans
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:07 1:21 OWN 19 3 5 Punt
1 9:51 5:31 OWN 41 8 49 Field Goal
1 0:01 0:01 OWN 8 1 -12 Safety
2 12:55 2:36 OWN 20 6 11 Interception
2 8:13 2:57 OWN 25 6 26 Punt
2 3:05 1:00 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 0:53 0:53 OWN 25 2 -1 Half
3 15:00 4:49 OWN 25 7 9 Punt
3 3:34 6:13 OWN 25 11 58 Field Goal
4 10:56 0:56 OWN 26 3 16 Fumble
4 9:54 1:23 OWN 41 3 0 Punt
4 6:15 2:09 OWN 41 7 20 Punt
4 2:11 0:47 OPP 49 3 -4 Punt
4 1:05 1:05 OWN 29 4 41 Game
Nittany Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:53 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
1 12:45 2:54 OPP 49 5 15 Missed FG
1 4:20 4:19 OWN 25 7 24 Punt
1 0:00 2:05 OWN 47 3 -4 Punt
2 10:19 2:05 OPP 39 3 10 Field Goal
2 5:17 2:12 OWN 20 3 5 Punt
2 2:04 1:11 OWN 32 6 68 Touchdown
3 10:11 6:38 OWN 21 12 53 Field Goal
4 12:21 1:25 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
4 10:00 0:06 OPP 48 1 0 Fumble
4 8:31 2:16 OWN 3 3 9 Punt
4 4:06 1:55 OWN 2 3 0 Punt
4 1:24 0:19 OWN 15 3 10 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Trojans
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#45 Merle Donald 12 29 2.42 16 1 0
#46 Dennis Jones 5 22 4.40 10 2 0
#36 Kelvin Crosby 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
Nittany Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#28 Mark Mahoney 26 91 3.50 12 2 0
#44 Benjamin Miller 4 21 5.25 11 1 0
#1 Robert Beacham 1 13 13.00 13 1 0
Passing Stats
Trojans
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 Charles Perez 44 29 220 5 / 40 0 27 1 68.37
Nittany Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#1 Robert Beacham 22 15 109 2 / 19 1 41 0 94.70
Receiving Stats
Trojans
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Eddie Davis 8 84 10.50 18 0
#88 John Clark 3 60 20.00 27 0
#45 Merle Donald 9 22 2.44 9 0
#46 Dennis Jones 1 18 18.00 18 0
#89 Fletcher Townsend 2 16 8.00 11 0
#81 Donald Mendoza 2 11 5.50 6 0
#24 James Flory 2 6 3.00 5 0
#80 Roland Marrs 1 2 2.00 2 0
#36 Kelvin Crosby 1 1 1.00 1 0
Nittany Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#17 Gary Major 1 41 41.00 41 0
#44 Benjamin Miller 3 23 7.67 14 1
#80 Justin Jones 3 18 6.00 8 0
#10 Luis Fulton 4 15 3.75 6 0
#84 James Dailey 2 9 4.50 6 0
#28 Mark Mahoney 2 3 1.50 6 0
Blocking Stats
Trojans
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Thomas Kuhn 45 25 2 4
#53 Michael Simmons 56 26 1 4
#72 Ralph Harold 58 32 1 2
#24 James Flory 25 16 1 2
#51 Pedro Milla 58 27 0 3
#73 Sammy Sammy 51 26 0 1
#81 Eddie Davis 6 15 0 0
#84 Jason Skiba 4 9 0 0
#89 Fletcher Townsend 0 17 0 0
#81 Donald Mendoza 0 14 0 1
#65 Calvin Conley 10 0 0 0
#68 Mark Bell 16 3 0 0
#74 Thomas Fowler 9 0 0 0
#46 Dennis Jones 5 4 0 0
#88 John Clark 0 7 0 0
#81 Elmer Spruill 0 1 0 0
#45 Merle Donald 9 4 0 0
#80 Roland Marrs 0 1 0 0
#85 Robert Hull 0 1 0 0
#20 Robert Kelley 4 0 0 0
#96 Brian Magana 0 1 0 0
#36 Kelvin Crosby 2 1 0 0
#90 Anthony Swenson 0 1 0 0
Nittany Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Fred Newsome 30 35 1 3
#28 Mark Mahoney 5 1 1 2
#70 Shawn Crippen 34 39 0 2
#66 Jeffery Thomas 37 32 0 2
#73 Jack Jones 35 28 0 0
#31 Allen Sterling 13 23 0 3
#71 Darrell Murray 37 36 0 2
#63 Richard Thomas 13 1 0 0
#57 Irving Nichols 12 4 0 0
#41 Royce Travers 3 3 0 1
#52 Lyndon Wilson 0 3 0 0
#93 Carlos Page 0 5 0 1
#38 Edwin Holmberg 0 4 0 1
#45 David Garcia 0 2 0 1
#94 Kelly Williams 0 2 0 0
#39 Robert Bruce 0 3 0 0
#90 Sammy Saenz 0 3 0 0
#98 Alan Young 0 2 0 0
#10 Luis Fulton 0 12 0 0
#80 Justin Jones 1 25 0 1
#17 Gary Major 0 17 0 0
#84 James Dailey 0 14 0 2
#54 Kevin Miller 9 0 0 0
#50 John Paul 4 2 0 0
#30 Raymond Menges 0 10 0 0
#83 James Brown 0 10 0 1
#69 Gerald Helt 0 1 0 0
#44 Benjamin Miller 3 2 0 0
#58 William Sims 0 1 0 0
#88 John Bailey 0 1 0 1
#97 Glen Pentecost 1 0 0 0
#92 Beau Darnell 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Trojans
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Nittany Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#39 Robert Bruce 1 1 1.00 0
Fumble Stats
Trojans
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#46 Dennis Jones 1 0 0 0
#43 Paul McCullar 0 0 1 0
#69 Thomas Kuhn 0 0 1 0
#40 Frank Ellis 0 0 1 0
#32 Paul Spears 0 1 0 0
Nittany Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#28 Mark Mahoney 2 0 0 0
#20 Eric Cook 1 1 1 0
#66 Jeffery Thomas 0 1 0 0
#52 Lyndon Wilson 0 1 0 0
Punting
Trojans
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Deandre Brown 7 320 45.71 38.57 55 3
Nittany Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Scott McElroy 8 368 46.00 46.00 51 3
Kicking
Trojans
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Roy Sullivan 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 35 0 / 0
Nittany Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Martin Nishimura 2 / 3 2 / 3 0 / 1 46 1 / 1
Punt Return
Trojans
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 James Dailey 2 32 16.0 17 0
Kick Return
Trojans
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#44 Benjamin Miller 1 34 34.0 0
Defensive Stats
Trojans
Name Tackles Sacks
#40 Frank Ellis 7 0
#96 Brian Magana 6 0
#32 Paul Spears 6 0
#43 Paul McCullar 4 0
#47 Carl Martinez 4 0
#59 John Livingston 4 0
#50 Ivan Collier 4 0
#57 Douglas Trammell 3 1
#20 Robert Kelley 2 1
#95 Carlos Santos 2 0
#90 Anthony Swenson 2 0
#75 Craig Morrison 2 0
#13 Roy Sullivan 1 0
#81 Donald Mendoza 1 0
#84 Jason Skiba 1 0
#59 Miguel Nadeau 1 0
#69 Thomas Kuhn 1 0
Nittany Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#41 Royce Travers 9 0
#20 Eric Cook 5 0
#45 David Garcia 4 0
#38 Edwin Holmberg 4 0
#50 John Paul 4 1
#58 William Sims 4 0
#39 Robert Bruce 4 0
#69 Gerald Helt 3 2
#93 Carlos Page 3 1
#52 Lyndon Wilson 3 0
#64 Lonnie Dukes 2 1
#92 Beau Darnell 2 0
#56 Enrique Schmalz 2 0
#33 David Vandergriff 1 0
#17 Gary Major 1 0