Regular Season Week 7: Nittany Lions at Commodores
October 16, 1938 71° FirstBank Stadium
Attendance: 31,649 (78%)
Nittany Lions 14 3 0 6 - 23
Commodores 0 2 0 8 - 10
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Nittany Lions: 1-1-VAN 0 (9:30) 37-Roy Dallas ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-William Cox. VAN 0 PSt 7
(Qtr 1) Nittany Lions: 2-3-VAN 3 (0:15) 17-John Bishop pass complete to 83-John Farrington for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-William Cox. PSt 55-Richard Cheney was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. VAN 0 PSt 14
(Qtr 2) Commodores: 2-20-PSt 6 (13:33) 17-John Bishop sacked at PSt -4 for -9 yards (90-James Cooper). Sack allowed by 38-Brandon Sperling. SAFETY! (90-James Cooper) 38-Brandon Sperling was caught flat-footed on this play. VAN 2 PSt 14
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 4-11-VAN 15 (0:25) 7-William Cox 32 yard field goal is GOOD. VAN 2 PSt 17
(Qtr 4) Commodores: 3-6-PSt 44 (13:25) 8-Vernon Helmick pass complete to 10-William Wilson for 44 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 45-Willie Thorp ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! VAN 10 PSt 17
(Qtr 4) Nittany Lions: 4-8-VAN 23 (5:32) 7-William Cox 40 yard field goal is GOOD. VAN 10 PSt 20
(Qtr 4) Nittany Lions: 4-1-VAN 24 (0:07) 7-William Cox 41 yard field goal is GOOD. VAN 10 PSt 23
Team Statistics
Commodores Nittany Lions
First Downs 16 19
- Rushing 5 6
- Passing 9 11
- Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 312 291
- Offensive Plays 70 68
- Yards Per Play 4.46 4.28
Net Rushing Yards 68 86
- Rushing Attempts 19 26
- Yards Per Rush 3.58 3.31
Net Passing Yards 244 205
- Att/Comp/Int 51 / 31 / 2 37 / 25 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 244 246
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 5 / 41
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.78 4.88
- Yards Per Completion 7.87 9.84
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 17 5 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.1
4th Down Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 31 2 / 22
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 4 1 / 12
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 67 1 / 31
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 1
2pt Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 28
Time of Possession 27:48 32:11
Drive Charts
Commodores
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:28 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
1 9:27 2:54 OWN 25 5 16 Punt
1 0:11 1:04 OWN 24 3 3 Punt
2 13:29 3:38 OWN 36 6 20 Punt
2 7:30 3:42 OWN 21 6 21 Punt
2 0:21 0:21 OWN 25 4 44 Half
3 12:19 4:48 OWN 22 7 31 Punt
3 6:02 2:01 OWN 32 3 8 Punt
3 1:02 2:43 OWN 11 8 89 Touchdown
4 11:07 3:28 OWN 20 8 35 Interception
4 5:28 1:14 OWN 25 8 38 Missed FG
4 2:02 0:23 OWN 20 6 11 Interception
4 0:04 0:04 OWN 25 2 5 Game
Nittany Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:32 4:05 OWN 36 8 64 Touchdown
1 6:34 6:22 OWN 20 12 80 Touchdown
2 14:07 0:38 OWN 16 2 -20 Safety
2 9:51 2:21 OWN 17 5 18 Punt
2 3:48 3:26 OWN 3 12 82 Field Goal
3 15:00 2:41 OWN 25 5 10 Punt
3 7:31 1:29 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
3 4:01 2:59 OWN 13 6 20 Punt
4 13:18 2:11 OWN 36 4 12 Punt
4 7:39 2:11 OWN 44 5 33 Field Goal
4 4:14 2:12 OWN 44 3 4 Punt
4 1:39 1:36 OPP 33 3 9 Field Goal
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Commodores
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#45 Willie Thorp 17 65 3.82 12 4 0
#24 Alexander Montgomery 2 3 1.50 3 0 0
Nittany Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 Brandon Sperling 21 59 2.81 11 2 0
#37 Roy Dallas 4 17 4.25 11 1 1
#17 John Bishop 1 10 10.00 10 1 0
Passing Stats
Commodores
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Vernon Helmick 51 31 244 0 / 0 1 44 2 62.87
Nittany Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 John Bishop 37 25 246 5 / 41 1 29 0 95.10
Receiving Stats
Commodores
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 William Wilson 2 48 24.00 44 1
#87 Louis Morales 5 47 9.40 17 0
#45 Willie Thorp 6 35 5.83 9 0
#81 Young Noah 4 32 8.00 12 0
#24 Alexander Montgomery 4 30 7.50 16 0
#10 Henry Rhodes 2 27 13.50 14 0
#82 Ismael Nealy 4 13 3.25 4 0
#32 David Walker 4 12 3.00 8 0
Nittany Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#38 Brandon Sperling 4 61 15.25 29 0
#89 Jessie Rodriguez 2 38 19.00 29 0
#83 John Farrington 6 37 6.17 10 1
#14 Stanley Stinson 3 33 11.00 16 0
#87 Cedric Bynum 3 26 8.67 9 0
#37 Roy Dallas 4 25 6.25 15 0
#23 Sam Marsh 1 17 17.00 17 0
#40 Bryce Curtis 2 9 4.50 7 0
Blocking Stats
Commodores
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#53 Owen Inman 59 35 0 1
#40 Gregory Morris 4 8 0 1
#32 David Walker 18 16 0 2
#69 Mike Brouillard 51 31 0 1
#77 Miguel Pearson 58 27 0 1
#68 Michael Messina 59 25 0 1
#70 Thomas Morgan 57 22 0 0
#81 Frank Sims 0 10 0 0
#87 Louis Morales 6 24 0 1
#67 Joshua Ehlert 4 0 0 0
#50 Howard Guidry 6 1 0 0
#57 Howard Marion 8 0 0 0
#67 Robert Martinez 8 0 0 0
#82 Ismael Nealy 0 9 0 3
#10 Henry Rhodes 0 10 0 1
#90 James Cooper 0 2 0 1
#91 Rodney Dangerfield 0 2 0 0
#92 Donald Sipes 0 2 0 0
#20 Eddie Murphy 0 2 0 0
#57 Eric Luevano 0 2 0 0
#62 Perry Corbin 0 1 0 0
#94 Joe Ray 0 3 0 1
#49 Clinton Garcia 0 2 0 0
#55 Jay Elson 0 2 0 0
#96 James Foster 0 1 0 0
#45 Willie Thorp 5 1 0 0
#81 Young Noah 0 1 0 0
#24 Alexander Montgomery 8 2 0 0
#85 Robert Lasalle 0 1 0 0
Nittany Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#77 Richard Wilkins 54 32 2 3
#54 Robert Zamora 54 31 1 2
#71 Kevin Denis 49 32 1 2
#38 Brandon Sperling 9 4 1 1
#90 Francisco Moore 0 2 0 0
#24 Harold Corley 5 3 0 0
#29 James Arellano 0 2 0 0
#99 William Grant 0 1 0 0
#21 Anthony Turnipseed 0 2 0 1
#93 David Braun 5 3 0 0
#87 Cedric Bynum 6 27 0 3
#78 James King 54 26 0 2
#64 Ryan Hunt 54 34 0 2
#14 Stanley Stinson 0 16 0 0
#37 Roy Dallas 23 17 0 1
#83 John Farrington 0 17 0 0
#89 Jessie Rodriguez 0 5 0 1
#82 Saul Pitts 0 17 0 1
#40 Bryce Curtis 6 14 0 0
#23 Sam Marsh 0 2 0 0
#70 Ralph Campbell 11 0 0 0
#55 Richard Cheney 10 2 0 0
#80 Daniel Tallent 7 1 0 0
#42 Fredrick Kidd 0 1 0 0
#35 John Carroll 0 1 0 0
#65 Michael Fritz 0 2 0 0
#56 Scott Jones 0 1 0 0
#95 David Dempsey 0 2 0 0
#74 Damon Herrera 0 1 0 0
#98 Robert Atkins 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Commodores
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Nittany Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#21 Anthony Turnipseed 1 1 1.00 0
#35 John Carroll 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Commodores
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Nittany Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Commodores
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Robert Vega 7 353 50.43 41.57 62 4
Nittany Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Sang Oliver 6 304 50.67 42.33 58 1
Kicking
Commodores
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Joshua Sanchez 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 0 / 0
Nittany Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 William Cox 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 41 2 / 2
Punt Return
Commodores
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#45 Willie Thorp 1 4 4.0 4 0
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#35 John Carroll 1 12 12.0 12 0
Kick Return
Commodores
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#24 Alexander Montgomery 2 67 33.5 0
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#83 John Farrington 1 31 31.0 0
Defensive Stats
Commodores
Name Tackles Sacks
#26 Dwayne Greenman 8 0
#55 Jay Elson 8 0
#56 Kevin Dobson 6 0
#57 Eric Luevano 5 1
#48 John Peterson 4 0
#93 Ryan Turner 4 1
#49 Clinton Garcia 4 0
#96 James Foster 3 2
#67 Joshua Ehlert 2 0
#92 Donald Sipes 2 0
#62 Perry Corbin 2 0
#90 James Cooper 1 1
#58 Anthony Allen 1 0
#9 Joshua Sanchez 1 0
#87 Louis Morales 1 0
#20 Eddie Murphy 1 0
#10 Henry Rhodes 1 0
Nittany Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#95 David Dempsey 10 0
#99 William Grant 7 0
#42 Fredrick Kidd 6 0
#98 Robert Atkins 6 0
#21 Anthony Turnipseed 6 0
#24 Harold Corley 4 0
#20 Tommy Holt 3 0
#90 Francisco Moore 2 0
#65 Michael Fritz 1 0
#35 John Carroll 1 0
#93 David Braun 1 0
#29 James Arellano 1 0
#76 Alonzo Johnson 1 0