Pre-Season Week 1: Bears at Nittany Lions
August 20, 1938 74° Beaver Stadium
Attendance: 67,253 (63%)
Bears 6 0 0 0 - 6
Nittany Lions 7 3 3 10 - 23
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Bears: 4-8-PSt 36 (12:06) 17-Earle Fessler 53 yard field goal is GOOD. PENALTY - Offsides (PSt 90-Francisco Moore) (Declined) PSt 0 BAY 3
(Qtr 1) Bears: 4-11-PSt 29 (9:53) 17-Earle Fessler 46 yard field goal is GOOD. BAY 64-Richard Wallen was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. PSt 0 BAY 6
(Qtr 1) Nittany Lions: 1-16-BAY 6 (3:04) 11-Robert Jones sacked at BAY -3 for -9 yards (29-James Arellano). Sack allowed by 64-Richard Wallen. 11-Robert Jones FUMBLES (29-James Arellano) recovered by PSt-29-James Arellano for -4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-William Cox. PSt 7 BAY 6
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 4-8-BAY 23 (7:26) 7-William Cox 40 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 10 BAY 6
(Qtr 3) Nittany Lions: 4-7-BAY 27 (5:07) 7-William Cox 44 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 13 BAY 6
(Qtr 4) Nittany Lions: 4-2-BAY 28 (12:53) 7-William Cox 45 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 16 BAY 6
(Qtr 4) Nittany Lions: 2-4-BAY 46 (0:12) 19-Carlton Sisk pass INTERCEPTED by 35-John Carroll at BAY 45. 35-John Carroll to BAY 0 for 45 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-William Cox. PSt 23 BAY 6
Team Statistics
Nittany Lions Bears
First Downs 18 8
- Rushing 9 2
- Passing 7 5
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 279 98
- Offensive Plays 62 48
- Yards Per Play 4.50 2.04
Net Rushing Yards 159 23
- Rushing Attempts 43 15
- Yards Per Rush 3.70 1.53
Net Passing Yards 120 75
- Att/Comp/Int 19 / 15 / 3 29 / 18 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 120 112
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 4 / 37
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.32 2.27
- Yards Per Completion 8.00 6.22
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 13 1 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.1 10.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 20 4 / 22
Punt Returns/Yards 5 / 45 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 27 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 45 3 / 5
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 37:52 22:08
Drive Charts
Nittany Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:02 0:46 OWN 25 2 10 Interception
1 9:49 2:17 OWN 28 3 8 Punt
1 5:13 2:07 OWN 43 3 9 Punt
1 2:58 1:32 OPP 25 3 -6 Punt
1 1:26 2:46 OWN 34 6 35 Interception
2 12:11 4:48 OWN 33 7 44 Field Goal
2 5:25 4:16 OWN 32 8 65 Interception
3 15:00 1:49 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
3 11:42 6:38 OWN 23 10 50 Field Goal
3 3:11 5:22 OWN 41 9 31 Field Goal
4 8:16 3:38 OWN 10 5 13 Punt
4 3:34 1:52 OWN 18 6 16 Punt
4 0:01 0:01 OPP 25 1 -2 Game
Bears
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:58 OWN 25 5 39 Field Goal
1 11:16 1:27 OPP 38 4 9 Field Goal
1 7:32 2:19 OWN 11 3 5 Punt
1 3:06 0:08 OWN 12 1 -6 Punt
2 13:40 1:29 OWN 32 3 -4 Punt
2 7:23 1:58 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
2 1:09 1:09 OWN 4 2 9 Half
3 13:11 1:29 OWN 25 4 11 Punt
3 5:03 1:52 OWN 25 3 -14 Punt
4 12:49 4:33 OWN 25 6 18 Punt
4 4:39 1:05 OWN 27 5 1 Punt
4 1:42 1:41 OWN 18 5 28 Interception
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#36 Peter Bradford 15 49 3.27 13 2 0
#27 Vance Emanuel 8 42 5.25 18 2 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 13 37 2.85 12 1 0
#37 Roy Dallas 6 28 4.67 15 2 0
#23 Sam Marsh 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
Bears
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#20 Steven Dunn 8 14 1.75 10 1 0
#47 Russell Salvador 5 9 1.80 11 1 0
#22 William Stclair 2 0 0.00 1 0 0
Passing Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 John Bishop 11 8 83 0 / 0 0 18 3 54.55
#17 Harvey Rainey 8 7 37 0 / 0 0 13 0 85.94
Bears
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#11 Robert Jones 13 8 59 2 / 17 0 26 0 72.28
#19 Carlton Sisk 16 10 53 2 / 20 0 16 1 41.93
Receiving Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Saul Pitts 4 38 9.50 11 0
#40 Bryce Curtis 2 18 9.00 16 0
#27 Vance Emanuel 1 18 18.00 18 0
#88 Wilbert Bethea 2 16 8.00 13 0
#36 Peter Bradford 1 11 11.00 11 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 2 10 5.00 6 0
#89 Jessie Rodriguez 1 6 6.00 6 0
#12 Charles Goins 1 3 3.00 3 0
#37 Roy Dallas 1 0 0.00 0 0
Bears
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 William Sanchez 2 31 15.50 26 0
#47 Russell Salvador 6 23 3.83 16 0
#20 Steven Dunn 2 17 8.50 11 0
#88 James Parham 3 17 5.67 10 0
#85 Paul Moore 2 11 5.50 9 0
#22 William Stclair 2 9 4.50 6 0
#18 William Hust 1 4 4.00 4 0
Blocking Stats
Nittany Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#87 Cedric Bynum 2 7 0 1
#78 James King 13 18 0 1
#72 Mark Allen 15 19 0 0
#64 Ryan Hunt 15 23 0 3
#55 Richard Cheney 15 20 0 2
#68 Frank Terrill 15 19 0 0
#37 Roy Dallas 15 31 0 2
#42 Fredrick Kidd 0 3 0 0
#90 Francisco Moore 0 2 0 0
#35 John Carroll 1 2 0 0
#24 Harold Corley 0 4 0 0
#50 Gregorio Heffner 0 3 0 0
#29 James Arellano 2 5 0 0
#20 Tommy Holt 0 1 0 0
#65 Michael Fritz 0 2 0 1
#56 Scott Jones 0 4 0 0
#93 David Braun 5 2 0 0
#88 Wilbert Bethea 0 17 0 0
#77 Richard Wilkins 17 29 0 2
#70 Ralph Campbell 17 25 0 4
#80 Daniel Tallent 9 7 0 0
#27 Vance Emanuel 0 2 0 0
#54 Robert Zamora 16 25 0 2
#99 William Grant 0 1 0 0
#82 Saul Pitts 4 29 0 1
#83 John Farrington 0 6 0 0
#89 Jessie Rodriguez 0 12 0 1
#40 Bryce Curtis 9 13 0 0
#12 Charles Goins 0 13 0 0
#86 Earnest Crawford 0 2 0 0
#36 Peter Bradford 1 1 0 0
#69 Carl McLean 8 24 0 6
#71 Kevin Denis 10 26 0 2
#38 Brandon Sperling 6 4 0 0
#56 Joseph Hammond 0 1 0 0
#76 Alonzo Johnson 0 1 0 0
#91 Joshua Zajac 0 1 0 0
#95 Richard Cox 0 1 0 0
#96 Dennis Beahm 0 1 0 0
#93 Robert Sterling 0 1 0 0
Bears
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#65 Drew Westbrook 17 13 1 3
#64 Richard Wallen 21 13 1 0
#18 Dean Schulz 5 7 1 1
#17 Lee Baeza 9 4 1 2
#85 Paul Moore 1 8 0 0
#76 Mark Lee 17 13 0 0
#70 Dennis Boyce 21 10 0 2
#74 Christopher Gorham 17 9 0 0
#82 Clarence Frazier 3 8 0 0
#89 Johnny Oneil 1 9 0 1
#22 William Stclair 7 4 0 1
#17 Anthony McGuire 1 2 0 0
#64 Billy Broughton 22 10 0 0
#83 Gregory Barron 1 1 0 0
#50 Ronald Salinas 1 2 0 0
#99 Stephen Segal 2 2 0 0
#94 David Goldsmith 6 0 0 0
#66 David Smith 29 12 0 0
#64 Fred Jones 28 11 0 1
#42 Buford Colon 0 2 0 2
#18 William Hust 0 4 0 1
#88 James Parham 11 10 0 0
#47 Russell Salvador 13 5 0 0
#83 William Sanchez 5 12 0 2
#78 Michael Peterman 3 0 0 0
#28 Lawrence Paxton 0 1 0 0
#36 William Puente 0 2 0 1
#91 Herman McDonald 0 1 0 0
#97 James Murphy 0 1 0 0
#20 Steven Dunn 1 1 0 0
#73 Don Stauffer 0 1 0 0
#87 Rudolf Moreno 16 7 0 0
#71 Andres Adair 2 0 0 0
#92 Robert Jones 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#35 John Carroll 1 45 45.00 1
Bears
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#49 Alfonso Browning 1 3 3.00 0
#91 Herman McDonald 1 1 1.00 0
#54 Adam Loiselle 1 1 1.00 0
Fumble Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#29 James Arellano 0 1 1 1
Bears
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#11 Robert Jones 1 0 0 0
Punting
Nittany Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Sang Oliver 5 232 46.40 46.40 53 3
Bears
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#1 Alex Lucas 8 388 48.50 43.38 55 2
Kicking
Nittany Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 William Cox 3 / 3 3 / 3 0 / 0 45 2 / 2
Bears
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#17 Earle Fessler 2 / 2 2 / 2 1 / 1 53 0 / 0
Punt Return
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#35 John Carroll 4 27 6.8 11 0
#27 Vance Emanuel 1 18 18.0 18 0
Bears
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#83 John Farrington 1 27 27.0 0
Bears
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#24 Harold Corley 5 0
#29 James Arellano 4 1
#95 Richard Cox 4 0
#99 William Grant 3 0
#76 Alonzo Johnson 3 2
#93 David Braun 3 0
#74 Damon Herrera 2 0
#88 Wilbert Bethea 2 0
#95 David Dempsey 2 0
#20 Tommy Holt 1 0
#83 John Farrington 1 0
#50 Gregorio Heffner 1 1
#63 Bud Gilchrist 1 0
#98 Robert Atkins 1 0
#42 Fredrick Kidd 1 0
#65 Michael Fritz 1 0
#96 Dennis Beahm 1 0
#56 Joseph Hammond 1 0
#56 Scott Jones 1 0
#91 Joshua Zajac 1 0
Bears
Name Tackles Sacks
#90 Donald Daugherty 8 0
#73 Don Stauffer 6 0
#79 Phillip Deese 6 0
#58 Robert Stogner 5 0
#54 Adam Loiselle 3 0
#97 James Murphy 3 0
#91 Herman McDonald 3 0
#49 Alfonso Browning 3 0
#36 William Puente 3 0
#22 Thomas Dale 3 0
#90 Andrew Santiago 3 0
#99 Stephen Segal 2 0
#64 Richard Wallen 2 0
#44 Marcos Crowley 2 0
#78 Michael Peterman 2 0
#92 Robert Jones 2 0
#28 Lawrence Paxton 1 0
#35 Allen Rowe 1 0
#21 Gregory Humphreys 1 0
#42 Buford Colon 1 0
#83 William Sanchez 1 0
#98 James Chess 1 0
#61 Richard Taylor 1 0
#95 Alvin Lockhart 1 0