Bowl Week: Nittany Lions at Boilermakers
December 25, 1938 23° Ross–Ade Stadium
Attendance: 60,254 (98%)
Nittany Lions 3 7 3 7 - 20
Boilermakers 3 0 3 9 - 15
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Boilermakers: 4-3-PSt 3 (10:09) 8-David Waid 20 yard field goal is GOOD. PUR 57-Hugh Santos was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. PUR 3 PSt 0
(Qtr 1) Nittany Lions: 4-4-PUR 7 (0:15) 7-William Cox 24 yard field goal is GOOD. PUR 3 PSt 3
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 3-2-PUR 2 (1:15) 17-John Bishop pass complete to 83-John Farrington for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-William Cox. PUR 3 PSt 10
(Qtr 3) Boilermakers: 4-4-PSt 4 (11:08) 8-David Waid 21 yard field goal is GOOD. PUR 6 PSt 10
(Qtr 3) Nittany Lions: 4-1-PUR 23 (5:45) 7-William Cox 40 yard field goal is GOOD. PUR 6 PSt 13
(Qtr 4) Boilermakers: 4-8-PSt 14 (12:20) 8-David Waid 31 yard field goal is GOOD. PUR 9 PSt 13
(Qtr 4) Nittany Lions: 3-15-PUR 14 (9:35) 3-Roderick Willis pass INTERCEPTED by 35-John Carroll at PUR 17. 35-John Carroll to PUR 0 for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-William Cox. PUR 9 PSt 20
(Qtr 4) Boilermakers: 2-10-PSt 10 (0:06) 3-Roderick Willis pass complete to 82-James Parker for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
Team Statistics
Boilermakers Nittany Lions
First Downs 18 13
- Rushing 11 9
- Passing 6 2
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 327 243
- Offensive Plays 65 51
- Yards Per Play 5.03 4.76
Net Rushing Yards 126 154
- Rushing Attempts 38 30
- Yards Per Rush 3.32 5.13
Net Passing Yards 201 89
- Att/Comp/Int 27 / 20 / 1 19 / 14 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 201 102
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 2 / 13
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.44 4.24
- Yards Per Completion 10.05 7.29
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 12 5 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.1 4.4
4th Down Conversions 2 / 3 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 35 4 / 30
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 25 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 1 / 17
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 3 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 35
Time of Possession 26:46 33:13
Drive Charts
Boilermakers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:49 3:42 OPP 32 6 29 Field Goal
1 8:07 1:19 OWN 20 3 3 Punt
1 0:12 3:47 OWN 25 8 39 Missed FG
2 9:17 1:27 OWN 40 3 6 Punt
2 1:12 1:12 OWN 25 4 35 Missed FG
3 15:00 3:55 OWN 25 6 71 Field Goal
3 5:42 8:24 OWN 25 13 61 Field Goal
4 10:45 1:16 OWN 19 3 -5 Interception
4 1:46 1:44 OWN 44 7 56 Touchdown
Nittany Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:11 OWN 20 3 5 Interception
1 10:06 1:59 OWN 25 4 23 Punt
1 6:48 6:36 OWN 33 11 60 Field Goal
2 11:25 2:08 OWN 43 3 -5 Punt
2 7:50 6:38 OWN 20 12 80 Touchdown
3 11:05 5:23 OWN 25 8 52 Field Goal
4 12:17 1:32 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
4 9:29 4:58 OPP 25 11 -43 Downs
4 4:31 2:45 OWN 32 6 31 Missed FG
4 0:03 0:03 OPP 45 1 0 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Boilermakers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#23 Christopher Ball 22 77 3.50 13 2 0
#36 Anthony Jones 12 25 2.08 12 1 0
#3 Roderick Willis 1 14 14.00 14 1 0
#38 James Lozano 3 10 3.33 9 0 0
Nittany Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#27 Vance Emanuel 18 91 5.06 16 4 0
#36 Peter Bradford 8 59 7.38 15 1 0
#37 Roy Dallas 3 4 1.33 4 0 0
#17 John Bishop 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Boilermakers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Roderick Willis 27 20 201 0 / 0 1 52 1 91.74
Nittany Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 John Bishop 19 14 102 2 / 13 1 36 1 81.47
Receiving Stats
Boilermakers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Michael Pearson 4 81 20.25 52 0
#42 Harvey Gross 2 40 20.00 23 0
#81 Eddie Rizzo 8 37 4.63 8 0
#85 Michael Perrigo 2 19 9.50 13 0
#82 James Parker 1 10 10.00 10 1
#36 Anthony Jones 2 9 4.50 9 0
#23 Christopher Ball 1 5 5.00 5 0
Nittany Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Stanley Stinson 1 36 36.00 36 0
#83 John Farrington 3 30 10.00 20 1
#37 Roy Dallas 3 14 4.67 9 0
#87 Cedric Bynum 3 9 3.00 5 0
#36 Peter Bradford 1 7 7.00 7 0
#27 Vance Emanuel 3 6 2.00 4 0
Blocking Stats
Boilermakers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#22 Gabriel Christensen 0 2 0 0
#96 Ronald Crocker 0 1 0 0
#99 Donnell Mueller 0 1 0 0
#98 Keith Pace 0 1 0 1
#92 Richard Triana 0 2 0 0
#63 Duane Fleming 31 42 0 3
#11 Michael Pearson 0 16 0 0
#73 Jeffrey Fouts 35 39 0 2
#85 Michael Perrigo 3 34 0 2
#82 Ronald Brown 0 17 0 4
#65 Rudolph Pearce 28 39 0 4
#75 Troy Green 35 38 0 0
#59 Harry Campbell 35 42 0 3
#81 Eddie Rizzo 0 23 0 1
#62 Randall Pasko 6 6 0 0
#42 Harvey Gross 13 22 0 1
#23 Christopher Ball 3 4 0 1
#66 George Robinson 7 1 0 0
#25 Keith Meyers 7 1 0 0
#35 Weldon Searcy 8 2 0 0
#57 Hugh Santos 5 2 0 0
#50 Thomas Schwartz 1 0 0 0
#36 Anthony Jones 1 5 0 0
#2 John Shoulders 1 1 0 0
#55 David Vandeusen 0 1 0 0
#59 Richard Hearn 0 1 0 0
#4 Andrew Shaw 0 1 0 0
#52 Ken Perry 0 1 0 0
#38 James Lozano 4 2 0 0
#82 James Parker 0 5 0 0
#69 Daniel Aragon 0 1 0 0
Nittany Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#55 Richard Cheney 29 38 1 2
#68 Frank Terrill 29 34 1 2
#87 Cedric Bynum 2 31 0 3
#72 Mark Allen 29 31 0 1
#70 Ralph Campbell 28 35 0 2
#54 Robert Zamora 13 13 0 0
#82 Saul Pitts 0 15 0 0
#37 Roy Dallas 15 20 0 1
#27 Vance Emanuel 4 3 0 0
#14 Stanley Stinson 0 11 0 0
#71 Kevin Denis 22 11 0 0
#50 Gregorio Heffner 7 0 0 0
#80 Daniel Tallent 6 1 0 0
#99 William Grant 0 2 0 0
#36 Peter Bradford 1 5 0 0
#89 Jessie Rodriguez 0 7 0 3
#83 John Farrington 0 11 0 0
#69 Carl McLean 2 7 0 0
#93 David Braun 5 0 0 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 0 2 0 0
#23 Sam Marsh 0 1 0 0
#95 David Dempsey 1 0 0 0
#24 Harold Corley 0 1 0 0
#20 Tommy Holt 0 1 0 0
#65 Michael Fritz 0 1 0 0
#93 Robert Sterling 0 1 0 0
#88 Wilbert Bethea 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Boilermakers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#2 John Shoulders 1 0 0.00 0
Nittany Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#35 John Carroll 1 17 17.00 1
Fumble Stats
Boilermakers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Nittany Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#83 John Farrington 0 1 0 0
Punting
Boilermakers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Jon Bradley 2 99 49.50 39.00 55 0
Nittany Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Sang Oliver 3 156 52.00 34.00 61 1
Kicking
Boilermakers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#8 David Waid 3 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 2 31 0 / 0
Nittany Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 William Cox 2 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 40 2 / 2
Punt Return
Boilermakers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#23 Christopher Ball 1 25 25.0 25 0
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Boilermakers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Boilermakers
Name Tackles Sacks
#47 Raymond Wilson 7 0
#49 Rodger Coleman 7 0
#31 Raymond Hare 6 0
#99 Donnell Mueller 4 0
#53 Jose Dyer 4 1
#98 Keith Pace 3 0
#92 Richard Triana 3 1
#22 Gabriel Christensen 3 0
#4 Andrew Shaw 3 0
#2 John Shoulders 2 0
#96 Ronald Crocker 1 0
#59 Richard Hearn 1 0
#81 Eddie Rizzo 1 0
Nittany Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#99 William Grant 10 0
#98 Robert Atkins 10 0
#42 Fredrick Kidd 7 0
#20 Tommy Holt 6 0
#35 John Carroll 5 0
#21 Anthony Turnipseed 5 0
#95 David Dempsey 5 0
#29 James Arellano 3 0
#63 Bud Gilchrist 2 0
#89 Jessie Rodriguez 1 0
#65 Michael Fritz 1 0
#52 Bryan Andrus 1 0
#24 Harold Corley 1 0
#50 Gregorio Heffner 1 0
#93 David Braun 1 0