Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Northwestern Wildcats - Box Score - October 22, 2011 - ESPN

Scores

Final

(21) Penn St 34

(7-1, 4-0 Big Ten)

Northwestern 24

(2-5, 0-4 Big Ten)

Alerts

Coverage: Big Ten Network

7:00 PM ET, October 22, 2011

Ryan Field, EVANSTON, IL

		1	2	3	4	T
#21	PSU	14	13	7	0	34
	NW	14	10	0	0	24

Top Performers

Passing: D. Persa (NW) - 294 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: S. Redd (USC) - 18 CAR, 164 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: D. Smith (MRSH) - 6 REC, 110 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				PSU	NW
	TD	12:17	Dan Persa 1 Yd Run (Jeff Budzien Kick)	0	7
	TD	08:44	Justin Brown 4 Yd Pass From Matthew McGloin (Anthony Fera Kick)	7	7
	TD	05:51	Devon Smith 45 Yd Pass From Matthew McGloin (Anthony Fera Kick)	14	7
	TD	01:54	Kain Colter 12 Yd Pass From Dan Persa (Jeff Budzien Kick)	14	14
SECOND QUARTER				PSU	NW
	FG	12:26	Anthony Fera 37 Yd	17	14
	TD	08:43	Kain Colter 4 Yd Run (Jeff Budzien Kick)	17	21
	FG	04:01	Anthony Fera 33 Yd	20	21
	FG	00:47	Jeff Budzien 25 Yd	20	24
	TD	00:07	Stephfon Green 1 Yd Run (Anthony Fera Kick)	27	24
THIRD QUARTER				PSU	NW
	TD	11:39	Silas Redd 19 Yd Run (Anthony Fera Kick)	34	24

Team Stat Comparison

	PSU	NW
1st Downs	20	23
3rd down efficiency	5-13	7-15
4th down efficiency	1-1	1-2
Total Yards	389	406
Passing	192	312
Comp-Att	17-27	28-39
Yards per pass	7.1	8.0
Rushing	197	94
Rushing Attempts	38	37
Yards per rush	5.2	2.5
Penalties	4-38	3-20
Turnovers	1	1
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	0	1
Possession	27:36	32:24

Penn State Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
M. McGloin	17/26	192	7.4	2	0
-. Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	17/27	192	7.1	2	0

Northwestern Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
D. Persa	26/34	294	8.6	1	1
K. Colter	2/2	18	9.0	0	0
T. Siemian	0/3	0	0.0	0	0
Team	28/39	312	8.0	1	1

Penn State Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
S. Redd	18	164	9.1	1	42
S. Green	9	33	3.7	1	15
M. Zordich	1	2	2.0	0	2
C. Dukes	2	1	0.5	0	5
M. McGloin	7	-1	-0.1	0	6
-. Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	38	197	5.2	2	42

Northwestern Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
K. Colter	9	51	5.7	1	46
J. Schmidt	6	25	4.2	0	9
T. Green	8	11	1.4	0	3
D. Persa	10	9	0.9	1	13
J. Ebert	1	6	6.0	0	6
-. Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
C. Brown	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
T. Siemian	1	-6	-6.0	0	0
Team	37	94	2.5	2	46

Penn State Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
D. Smith	6	110	18.3	1	45
J. Brown	3	32	10.7	1	17
C. Drake	1	11	11.0	0	11
S. Green	2	10	5.0	0	6
B. Moseby-Felder	1	9	9.0	0	9
A. Szczerba	2	8	4.0	0	4
M. Zordich	1	7	7.0	0	7
S. Redd	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	17	192	11.3	2	45

Northwestern Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. Ebert	5	109	21.8	0	54
K. Colter	6	43	7.2	1	13
D. Dunsmore	3	38	12.7	0	19
C. Brown	1	27	27.0	0	27
D. Fields	2	26	13.0	0	15
J. Schmidt	3	22	7.3	0	15
C. Jones	3	20	6.7	0	8
T. Green	3	16	5.3	0	8
R. Lawrence	2	11	5.5	0	10
Team	28	312	11.1	1	54

Penn State Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
G. Hodges	1	63	0
Team	1	63	0

Northwestern Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Penn State Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
C. Powell	4	114	28.5	54
A. Amos	1	26	26.0	26
Team	5	140	28.0	54

Northwestern Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
V. Mark	3	50	16.7	23
J. Schmidt	1	21	21.0	21
Team	4	71	17.8	23

Penn State Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
J. Brown	1	0	0.0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0

Northwestern Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Team	0	0	0.0	0

Penn State Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
A. Fera	2/2	100.0	37	4/4	10
Team	2/2	100.0	37	4/4	10

Northwestern Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Budzien	1/1	100.0	25	3/3	6
Team	1/1	100.0	25	3/3	6

Penn State Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
A. Fera	2	82	41.0	0	0	43
A. Butterworth	2	68	34.0	1	1	46
Team	4	150	39.5	1	1	46

Northwestern Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Williams	5	188	37.6	2	1	46
Team	5	188	37.6	2	1	46

ATTENDANCE: 40,004