Regular Season Week 15: Buckeyes at Nittany Lions
December 12, 1937 41° Beaver Stadium
Attendance: 85,827 (81%)
Buckeyes 0 0 0 3 - 3
Nittany Lions 0 10 6 6 - 22
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 4-9-OSt 39 (5:33) 7-William Cox 56 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 3 OSt 0
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 2-1-OSt 40 (0:30) 8-James Massie sacked at OSt 32 for -8 yards (65-Michael Fritz). Sack allowed by 54-Jason Gooding. 8-James Massie FUMBLES (65-Michael Fritz) recovered by PSt-50-Gregorio Heffner to OSt 0 for 30 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-William Cox. PSt 10 OSt 0
(Qtr 3) Nittany Lions: 4-2-OSt 28 (9:14) 7-William Cox 45 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 13 OSt 0
(Qtr 3) Nittany Lions: 4-7-OSt 25 (3:26) 7-William Cox 42 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 78-James King was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. PSt 16 OSt 0
(Qtr 4) Buckeyes: 4-5-PSt 35 (11:56) 7-Paul Stair 53 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 16 OSt 3
(Qtr 4) Nittany Lions: 4-2-OSt 12 (3:09) 7-William Cox 29 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 19 OSt 3
(Qtr 4) Nittany Lions: 4-6-OSt 39 (1:52) 7-William Cox 56 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 22 OSt 3
Team Statistics
Nittany Lions Buckeyes
First Downs 13 11
- Rushing 7 3
- Passing 4 7
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 171 230
- Offensive Plays 65 59
- Yards Per Play 2.63 3.90
Net Rushing Yards 76 86
- Rushing Attempts 36 14
- Yards Per Rush 2.11 6.14
Net Passing Yards 95 144
- Att/Comp/Int 25 / 17 / 0 41 / 25 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 127 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 32 4 / 31
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.28 3.20
- Yards Per Completion 7.47 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 17 3 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 2
Penalties/Yards 1 / 6 3 / 19
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 27 2 / 13
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 49
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:17 25:42
Drive Charts
Nittany Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:43 4:10 OWN 7 7 27 Punt
1 5:05 1:55 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
2 13:24 2:13 OWN 20 3 7 Punt
2 8:51 3:22 OWN 22 9 38 Field Goal
2 3:55 0:54 OWN 27 3 -10 Punt
2 1:56 1:22 OWN 33 3 -1 Punt
2 0:21 0:21 OPP 13 1 -10 Half
3 15:00 5:50 OWN 25 9 47 Field Goal
3 7:05 3:44 OWN 45 6 30 Field Goal
4 14:53 1:30 OWN 38 3 8 Fumble
4 11:52 3:17 OWN 25 6 15 Punt
4 7:43 2:06 OWN 34 3 4 Punt
4 4:59 1:53 OPP 19 3 8 Field Goal
4 2:07 0:19 OPP 43 3 4 Field Goal
4 1:21 1:21 OPP 27 4 17 Game
Buckeyes
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:17 OWN 25 5 35 Punt
1 8:33 3:28 OWN 21 6 31 Punt
1 3:10 4:46 OWN 19 9 35 Punt
2 11:10 2:19 OWN 23 3 8 Punt
2 5:29 1:33 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
2 3:02 1:06 OWN 38 3 27 Interception
2 0:34 0:13 OWN 31 2 10 Punt
3 9:10 2:04 OWN 25 3 -9 Punt
3 3:22 3:29 OWN 25 7 44 Missed FG
4 13:23 1:31 OPP 40 3 5 Field Goal
4 8:35 0:52 OWN 17 3 5 Punt
4 5:37 0:38 OWN 11 4 9 Downs
4 3:06 0:59 OWN 25 5 20 Downs
4 1:48 0:27 OWN 16 2 7 Interception
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#48 Dennis McDonald 24 61 2.54 12 3 0
#40 Bryce Curtis 2 14 7.00 9 0 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 2 5 2.50 3 0 0
#17 John Bishop 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
#37 Roy Dallas 6 -4 -0.67 3 0 0
Buckeyes
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#43 Stanley Galicia 8 44 5.50 11 3 0
#8 James Massie 4 32 8.00 14 1 0
#44 Brian Purnell 1 6 6.00 6 0 0
#40 Gary Smith 1 4 4.00 4 0 0
Passing Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 John Bishop 25 17 127 4 / 32 0 14 0 79.92
Buckeyes
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 James Massie 41 25 175 4 / 31 0 22 2 50.36
Receiving Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#48 Dennis McDonald 5 31 6.20 11 0
#83 John Farrington 4 28 7.00 9 0
#12 Charles Goins 2 20 10.00 12 0
#37 Roy Dallas 2 18 9.00 14 0
#88 Wilbert Bethea 1 11 11.00 11 0
#87 Cedric Bynum 2 10 5.00 5 0
#82 Saul Pitts 1 9 9.00 9 0
Buckeyes
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 Brendon Dingman 9 59 6.56 11 0
#85 Russel Mikell 4 41 10.25 22 0
#49 Kevin Knox 3 27 9.00 15 0
#40 Gary Smith 3 24 8.00 21 0
#84 Frederick Thrush 3 14 4.67 7 0
#43 Stanley Galicia 2 7 3.50 7 0
#81 Denny Baker 1 3 3.00 3 0
Blocking Stats
Nittany Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#55 Richard Cheney 42 39 3 4
#54 Robert Zamora 38 43 1 5
#78 James King 37 29 0 3
#64 Ryan Hunt 37 40 0 2
#48 Dennis McDonald 15 1 0 0
#68 Frank Terrill 42 36 0 1
#37 Roy Dallas 19 22 0 1
#87 Cedric Bynum 2 23 0 3
#83 John Farrington 0 6 0 0
#40 Bryce Curtis 2 14 0 0
#60 Joseph Rogers 15 6 0 0
#70 Ralph Campbell 16 5 0 0
#82 Saul Pitts 12 14 0 1
#50 Gregorio Heffner 12 1 0 0
#12 Charles Goins 0 6 0 0
#88 Wilbert Bethea 0 8 0 0
#21 Anthony Turnipseed 0 3 0 0
#74 James Saunders 0 2 0 0
#81 Malcolm Dole 0 2 0 0
#29 James Arellano 0 2 0 0
#99 William Grant 0 1 0 0
#42 Fredrick Kidd 0 1 0 0
#35 John Carroll 0 1 0 0
#24 Harold Corley 0 1 0 0
#65 Michael Fritz 0 1 0 0
#93 David Braun 2 0 0 0
#95 David Dempsey 1 0 0 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 2 3 0 0
#97 Peter Jackson 0 1 0 0
#56 Scott Jones 0 1 0 0
Buckeyes
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#54 Jason Gooding 49 21 2 2
#73 Richard Childs 58 13 1 3
#88 Brendon Dingman 4 11 1 1
#69 Marlin Austin 53 20 0 0
#52 John Clifton 43 13 0 0
#78 Albert Corker 58 19 0 0
#43 Stanley Galicia 12 5 0 1
#85 Russel Mikell 0 10 0 0
#81 Denny Baker 0 2 0 0
#49 Kevin Knox 24 14 0 0
#60 George Yang 8 6 0 0
#59 Ronald Allen 9 5 0 1
#58 Dale Jamieson 22 5 0 1
#86 Frank Applegate 5 1 0 0
#46 Charles Rouillard 0 4 0 1
#84 Frederick Thrush 0 9 0 0
#40 Gary Smith 8 3 0 0
#92 Thomas Stebbins 5 5 0 0
#85 James Hernandez 0 6 0 0
#94 Samuel Holmes 0 2 0 0
#51 Richard Jones 0 4 0 1
#97 Keith Solomon 0 2 0 0
#32 Michael Long 0 3 0 0
#56 Jose Swanson 0 2 0 1
#98 Johnny Hart 0 2 0 0
#37 Jonathan Smith 1 1 0 0
#55 Clarence Morton 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#99 William Grant 2 0 0.00 0
Buckeyes
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#48 Dennis McDonald 1 0 0 0
#50 Gregorio Heffner 0 1 0 1
#65 Michael Fritz 0 0 1 0
Buckeyes
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#8 James Massie 1 0 0 0
#59 Ronald Allen 0 0 1 0
#92 Thomas Stebbins 0 1 0 0
Punting
Nittany Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Sang Oliver 7 345 49.29 47.43 61 3
Buckeyes
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#19 Carl Johnson 7 333 47.57 37.29 55 1
Kicking
Nittany Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 William Cox 5 / 5 4 / 4 2 / 2 56 1 / 1
Buckeyes
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Paul Stair 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 1 53 0 / 0
Punt Return
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#35 John Carroll 3 27 9.0 11 0
Buckeyes
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#40 Gary Smith 2 13 6.5 10 0
Kick Return
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Buckeyes
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#40 Gary Smith 2 49 24.5 0
Defensive Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#99 William Grant 10 1
#24 Harold Corley 7 0
#98 Robert Atkins 6 0
#20 Tommy Holt 4 0
#35 John Carroll 3 0
#50 Gregorio Heffner 3 2
#74 James Saunders 2 0
#42 Fredrick Kidd 2 0
#21 Anthony Turnipseed 2 0
#68 Frank Terrill 2 0
#29 James Arellano 2 0
#93 David Braun 1 0
#65 Michael Fritz 0 1
Buckeyes
Name Tackles Sacks
#92 Thomas Stebbins 8 0
#55 Clarence Morton 6 3
#59 Ronald Allen 6 0
#39 John See 5 0
#46 Forrest Bernard 4 0
#98 Johnny Hart 4 0
#30 Robert Adams 4 0
#56 Jose Swanson 4 0
#32 Michael Long 3 0
#42 Howard Thompson 3 0
#46 Charles Rouillard 3 0
#60 George Yang 2 0
#51 Richard Jones 2 1
#97 Keith Solomon 1 0
#63 Sean Anders 1 0
#94 Samuel Holmes 1 0
#49 Kevin Knox 1 0
#88 Brendon Dingman 1 0