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Regular Season Week 1: Bears at Nittany Lions
September 05, 1937 69° Beaver Stadium
Attendance: 86,659 (81%)
Bears 0 12 0 0 - 12
Nittany Lions 3 3 0 0 - 6
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Nittany Lions: 4-7-BAY 13 (7:41) 7-William Cox 30 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 3 BAY 0
(Qtr 2) Bears: 3-4-PSt 4 (14:57) 11-Robert Jones pass complete to 83-John Suter for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Bears: 2-1-PSt 24 (6:58) 11-Robert Jones pass complete to 85-Paul Moore for 24 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 4-5-BAY 5 (1:49) 7-William Cox 22 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 6 BAY 12
Team Statistics
Nittany Lions Bears
First Downs 13 13
- Rushing 6 7
- Passing 5 6
- Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 211 280
- Offensive Plays 60 60
- Yards Per Play 3.52 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 111 132
- Rushing Attempts 31 28
- Yards Per Rush 3.58 4.71
Net Passing Yards 100 148
- Att/Comp/Int 27 / 18 / 1 32 / 19 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 115 148
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 15 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.45 4.63
- Yards Per Completion 6.39 7.79
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 14 5 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.4 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 10 4 / 37
Punt Returns/Yards 6 / 44 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 74 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 1 / 2
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 21
Time of Possession 31:58 28:00
Drive Charts
Nittany Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 7:22 OWN 32 11 55 Field Goal
2 14:53 1:41 OWN 33 3 9 Punt
2 6:52 3:39 OWN 31 6 15 Punt
2 3:11 1:24 OPP 19 5 15 Field Goal
3 12:56 4:55 OWN 27 7 27 Punt
3 6:21 2:44 OWN 44 5 27 Fumble
3 2:48 2:43 OWN 36 5 16 Punt
4 12:46 1:58 OWN 30 3 1 Punt
4 9:20 2:13 OWN 29 3 -4 Punt
4 6:10 0:02 OWN 28 1 0 Interception
4 5:15 2:17 OWN 34 3 7 Punt
4 1:44 1:00 50 8 48 Downs
Bears
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 7:38 7:44 OWN 25 13 75 Touchdown
2 13:12 6:20 OWN 11 11 89 Touchdown
2 3:13 0:03 OWN 20 1 0 Interception
2 1:47 1:47 OWN 25 7 47 Half
3 15:00 2:04 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
3 8:01 1:39 OWN 1 3 7 Punt
3 3:37 0:49 OWN 14 3 3 Punt
3 0:05 2:19 OWN 9 5 19 Punt
4 10:48 1:28 OWN 23 3 3 Punt
4 7:07 0:57 OWN 30 3 4 Punt
4 6:07 0:52 OPP 28 3 1 Missed FG
4 2:59 1:14 OWN 14 3 3 Punt
4 0:44 0:44 OWN 2 2 9 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#36 Peter Bradford 20 85 4.25 11 1 0
#17 John Bishop 2 14 7.00 10 1 0
#25 William Guzman 5 7 1.40 6 0 0
#37 Roy Dallas 4 5 1.25 4 0 0
Bears
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#25 Tracy Tucker 19 100 5.26 17 2 0
#38 Oliver Gonzales 8 32 4.00 11 1 0
#11 Robert Jones 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 John Bishop 27 18 115 2 / 15 0 21 1 59.95
Bears
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#11 Robert Jones 32 19 148 0 / 0 2 24 1 78.65
Receiving Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 Cedric Bynum 3 41 13.67 21 0
#36 Peter Bradford 5 19 3.80 7 0
#37 Roy Dallas 3 19 6.33 7 0
#25 William Guzman 1 11 11.00 11 0
#88 Wilbert Bethea 2 11 5.50 6 0
#83 John Farrington 2 8 4.00 6 0
#12 Charles Goins 1 3 3.00 3 0
#16 William Miller 1 3 3.00 3 0
Bears
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Juan Jantzen 7 43 6.14 10 0
#83 John Suter 6 39 6.50 12 1
#81 Donald Brown 2 28 14.00 17 0
#85 Paul Moore 1 24 24.00 24 1
#32 Danny Langford 1 9 9.00 9 0
#26 Robert Troiano 1 4 4.00 4 0
#38 Oliver Gonzales 1 1 1.00 1 0
Blocking Stats
Nittany Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#78 James King 34 36 1 1
#68 Frank Terrill 39 25 1 4
#74 James Saunders 0 4 0 0
#42 Fredrick Kidd 0 6 0 2
#73 Edward Cates 0 5 0 0
#67 Bruce Touchstone 0 6 0 0
#35 John Carroll 0 3 0 1
#24 Harold Corley 0 5 0 0
#50 Gregorio Heffner 6 6 0 0
#29 James Arellano 1 7 0 1
#21 Anthony Turnipseed 0 7 0 3
#93 David Braun 1 6 0 0
#72 Mark Allen 37 24 0 2
#64 Ryan Hunt 39 37 0 1
#55 Richard Cheney 40 30 0 3
#36 Peter Bradford 8 8 0 0
#87 Cedric Bynum 5 28 0 0
#54 Robert Zamora 5 8 0 0
#37 Roy Dallas 21 13 0 2
#82 Saul Pitts 3 19 0 2
#12 Charles Goins 0 9 0 0
#25 William Guzman 3 9 0 1
#83 John Farrington 0 7 0 0
#88 Wilbert Bethea 0 10 0 1
#16 William Miller 0 3 0 0
#60 Joseph Rogers 9 0 0 0
#70 Ralph Campbell 8 0 0 0
#81 Malcolm Dole 0 5 0 0
Bears
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#65 Drew Westbrook 36 38 0 3
#81 Donald Brown 3 29 0 1
#25 Tracy Tucker 5 3 0 0
#26 Robert Troiano 9 24 0 1
#76 Mark Lee 32 33 0 0
#64 Richard Wallen 42 39 0 5
#70 Dennis Boyce 35 32 0 0
#74 Christopher Gorham 42 34 0 0
#13 Juan Jantzen 0 12 0 0
#83 John Suter 0 18 0 0
#38 Oliver Gonzales 9 5 0 0
#85 Paul Moore 0 8 0 1
#47 Russell Salvador 0 2 0 0
#88 James Parham 3 6 0 0
#82 Clarence Frazier 0 2 0 0
#99 Stephen Segal 3 1 0 0
#66 David Smith 10 1 0 0
#61 Adam Baines 7 0 0 0
#64 Fred Jones 10 2 0 0
#90 Hubert Chambers 7 2 0 0
#79 Phillip Deese 6 1 0 0
#94 David Goldsmith 0 1 0 1
#32 Danny Langford 1 0 0 0
#36 William Puente 0 1 0 0
#71 Andres Adair 0 1 0 0
#42 Marcos Crowley 0 1 0 0
#93 Richard Brown 0 1 0 0
#90 Andrew Santiago 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#35 John Carroll 1 0 0.00 0
Bears
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#21 Gregory Humphreys 1 2 2.00 0
Fumble Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#36 Peter Bradford 1 0 0 0
Bears
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#35 Allen Rowe 0 0 1 0
#42 Buford Colon 0 1 0 0
Punting
Nittany Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Sang Oliver 7 320 45.71 42.71 56 4
Bears
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#1 Alex Lucas 7 336 48.00 42.57 54 0
Kicking
Nittany Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 William Cox 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 30 0 / 0
Bears
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#93 Herbert Hampton 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 0 / 2
Punt Return
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#35 John Carroll 6 44 7.3 12 0
Bears
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#83 John Farrington 3 74 24.7 0
Bears
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#20 Tommy Holt 8 0
#21 Anthony Turnipseed 5 0
#42 Fredrick Kidd 4 0
#98 Robert Atkins 4 0
#99 William Grant 4 0
#35 John Carroll 3 0
#24 Harold Corley 3 0
#50 Gregorio Heffner 3 0
#74 James Saunders 2 0
#95 David Dempsey 2 0
#29 James Arellano 2 0
#67 Bruce Touchstone 2 0
#91 Joshua Zajac 1 0
#36 Peter Bradford 1 0
#68 Frank Terrill 1 0
#73 Edward Cates 1 0
Bears
Name Tackles Sacks
#93 Herbert Hampton 10 0
#93 Richard Brown 7 1
#36 William Puente 5 0
#42 Marcos Crowley 5 0
#51 James McDonald 5 0
#90 Hubert Chambers 4 0
#21 Gregory Humphreys 4 0
#79 Phillip Deese 4 0
#94 David Goldsmith 3 0
#28 Lawrence Paxton 3 0
#92 Robert Jones 3 1
#35 Allen Rowe 2 0
#25 Tracy Tucker 1 0
#99 Stephen Segal 1 0
#97 Charles Holmes 1 0
#58 Robert Stogner 1 0