Elite 8: Nittany Lions at Crimson Tide
January 01, 1939 45° Bryant-Denny Stadium
Attendance: 100,077 (100%)
Nittany Lions 3 17 3 6 - 29
Crimson Tide 0 0 0 3 - 3
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Nittany Lions: 4-6-ALA 16 (7:30) 7-William Cox 33 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 0 PSt 3
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 2-2-ALA 2 (8:09) 36-Peter Bradford ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-William Cox. ALA 0 PSt 10
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 2-12-ALA 14 (7:26) 16-Wesley Briley pass INTERCEPTED by 95-David Dempsey at ALA 19. 95-David Dempsey to ALA 0 for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-William Cox. ALA 0 PSt 17
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 2-4-ALA 9 (0:02) 7-William Cox 26 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 0 PSt 20
(Qtr 3) Nittany Lions: 4-13-ALA 27 (6:08) 7-William Cox 44 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 72-Mark Allen was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. ALA 0 PSt 23
(Qtr 4) Nittany Lions: 4-2-ALA 16 (10:31) 7-William Cox 33 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 0 PSt 26
(Qtr 4) Nittany Lions: 4-14-ALA 38 (7:25) 7-William Cox 55 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 0 PSt 29
(Qtr 4) Crimson Tide: 4-10-PSt 20 (4:21) 2-James Sewell 37 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 3 PSt 29
Team Statistics
Crimson Tide Nittany Lions
First Downs 8 24
- Rushing 1 12
- Passing 7 10
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 152 315
- Offensive Plays 39 74
- Yards Per Play 3.90 4.26
Net Rushing Yards 23 194
- Rushing Attempts 11 49
- Yards Per Rush 2.09 3.96
Net Passing Yards 129 121
- Att/Comp/Int 26 / 17 / 3 23 / 19 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 144 135
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 15 2 / 14
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.61 4.84
- Yards Per Completion 8.47 7.11
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 9 8 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.4 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 40 1 / 5
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 7
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 25 2 / 65
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 22
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 1 / 4
Avg Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 34
Time of Possession 16:36 43:24
Drive Charts
Crimson Tide
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 7:27 1:28 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
1 3:41 3:37 OWN 10 6 23 Punt
2 8:05 0:47 OWN 16 2 -3 Interception
3 15:00 2:06 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
3 10:58 1:32 OWN 31 4 5 Interception
3 6:05 2:57 OWN 25 4 24 Punt
4 10:28 0:29 OWN 25 2 14 Interception
4 7:21 3:03 OWN 25 9 55 Field Goal
4 0:37 0:37 OWN 20 3 11 Game
Nittany Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 7:33 OWN 27 13 57 Field Goal
1 5:59 2:18 OWN 23 5 18 Punt
1 0:04 6:59 OWN 7 14 93 Touchdown
2 7:19 1:37 OPP 25 3 2 Punt
2 5:42 5:42 OWN 26 12 65 Field Goal
3 12:54 1:56 OWN 18 3 6 Punt
3 9:26 3:21 OPP 37 5 10 Field Goal
3 3:07 7:39 OWN 12 12 72 Field Goal
4 9:59 2:39 OPP 45 4 7 Field Goal
4 4:17 3:40 OWN 36 6 10 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#21 Trevor Harward 9 12 1.33 12 1 0
#44 Nathan Swisher 2 11 5.50 7 0 0
Nittany Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#27 Vance Emanuel 29 103 3.55 11 3 0
#37 Roy Dallas 4 43 10.75 13 3 0
#36 Peter Bradford 14 38 2.71 13 2 1
#17 John Bishop 1 10 10.00 10 1 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Wesley Briley 26 17 144 2 / 15 0 28 3 40.06
Nittany Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 John Bishop 23 19 135 2 / 14 0 15 0 91.12
Receiving Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Ralph Day 2 35 17.50 28 0
#44 Nathan Swisher 5 34 6.80 15 0
#21 Trevor Harward 3 19 6.33 15 0
#87 Matthew Hammon 1 16 16.00 16 0
#81 Todd Wang 2 15 7.50 8 0
#27 Daniel Hansen 3 14 4.67 10 0
#15 Michael Jason 1 11 11.00 11 0
Nittany Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#37 Roy Dallas 4 30 7.50 15 0
#87 Cedric Bynum 3 24 8.00 12 0
#83 John Farrington 3 20 6.67 10 0
#89 Jessie Rodriguez 2 19 9.50 12 0
#14 Stanley Stinson 2 17 8.50 11 0
#36 Peter Bradford 1 14 14.00 14 0
#27 Vance Emanuel 3 6 2.00 4 0
#82 Saul Pitts 1 5 5.00 5 0
Blocking Stats
Crimson Tide
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#62 Mark McCoin 34 25 1 1
#62 Walter Layfield 34 18 1 2
#21 Trevor Harward 6 3 0 0
#72 James Malcolm 34 14 0 1
#27 Daniel Hansen 4 9 0 0
#68 John Stewart 33 18 0 1
#66 Robert Lindemann 13 4 0 1
#70 Kevin Smith 13 12 0 0
#53 Gary Harrison 8 4 0 0
#66 Kirk Galindo 6 0 0 0
#56 Nathaniel Scarbrough 6 3 0 0
#44 Nathan Swisher 4 6 0 0
#81 Todd Wang 0 7 0 1
#81 Christopher Boyd 2 13 0 1
#86 Ralph Day 0 5 0 0
#88 Robert Hays 1 5 0 0
#82 Brandon Almazan 0 2 0 0
#51 Houston Tyson 1 1 0 0
#71 John Allen 0 1 0 0
#45 James Blue 0 1 0 0
#50 Earl Riley 0 1 0 0
#33 Corey Plowman 0 1 0 0
#93 John Morehouse 0 1 0 0
#24 Chris Vail 0 1 0 0
#55 Carlos Warren 0 1 0 0
#87 Matthew Hammon 0 5 0 0
#15 Michael Jason 0 1 0 0
#83 Terry Fraley 0 1 0 0
Nittany Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#72 Mark Allen 36 46 1 4
#87 Cedric Bynum 4 33 1 1
#42 Fredrick Kidd 0 4 0 0
#35 John Carroll 0 2 0 0
#24 Harold Corley 0 4 0 0
#50 Gregorio Heffner 10 4 0 0
#29 James Arellano 0 2 0 0
#65 Michael Fritz 0 3 0 0
#21 Anthony Turnipseed 0 4 0 1
#56 Scott Jones 0 3 0 0
#93 David Braun 7 3 0 1
#95 David Dempsey 3 4 0 1
#70 Ralph Campbell 36 56 0 5
#55 Richard Cheney 29 49 0 0
#68 Frank Terrill 36 48 0 2
#54 Robert Zamora 25 22 0 4
#37 Roy Dallas 14 33 0 5
#89 Jessie Rodriguez 0 10 0 0
#14 Stanley Stinson 0 20 0 1
#83 John Farrington 0 18 0 1
#36 Peter Bradford 7 11 0 0
#71 Kevin Denis 24 29 0 0
#82 Saul Pitts 0 23 0 0
#80 Daniel Tallent 7 2 0 0
#69 Carl McLean 1 2 0 0
#27 Vance Emanuel 5 1 0 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 3 8 0 1
#88 Wilbert Bethea 0 3 0 0
#20 Tommy Holt 0 1 0 0
#63 Bud Gilchrist 0 2 0 0
#98 Robert Atkins 0 3 0 0
#23 Sam Marsh 1 2 0 0
#93 Robert Sterling 0 1 0 0
#99 William Grant 0 1 0 1
Interception Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Nittany Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#95 David Dempsey 1 19 19.00 1
#35 John Carroll 2 3 1.50 0
Fumble Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#50 Earl Riley 0 0 1 0
Nittany Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#27 Vance Emanuel 1 0 0 0
#72 Mark Allen 0 1 0 0
Punting
Crimson Tide
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Michael Bernard 5 255 51.00 49.80 60 3
Nittany Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Sang Oliver 3 148 49.33 41.67 56 1
Kicking
Crimson Tide
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 James Sewell 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 37 0 / 0
Nittany Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 William Cox 5 / 5 2 / 2 1 / 1 55 2 / 2
Punt Return
Crimson Tide
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#35 John Carroll 1 7 7.0 7 0
Kick Return
Crimson Tide
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#44 Nathan Swisher 1 25 25.0 0
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#83 John Farrington 2 65 32.5 0
Defensive Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Tackles Sacks
#24 Chris Vail 12 0
#94 Matthew Peterson 8 0
#32 Joshua Cole 6 0
#33 Corey Plowman 5 0
#95 Leandro Buffum 5 0
#51 Houston Tyson 5 1
#40 Cecil Foust 5 0
#55 Carlos Warren 4 0
#56 Nathaniel Scarbrough 4 0
#93 John Morehouse 4 0
#45 James Blue 3 0
#75 Jeremiah Burrell 3 0
#98 James Ramirez 2 0
#50 Earl Riley 2 1
#71 John Allen 1 0
#91 Timothy Wheeler 1 0
#81 Todd Wang 1 0
#87 Matthew Hammon 1 0
#2 James Sewell 1 0
Nittany Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#99 William Grant 5 0
#95 David Dempsey 5 0
#20 Tommy Holt 4 0
#42 Fredrick Kidd 4 0
#21 Anthony Turnipseed 3 0
#93 Robert Sterling 2 1
#65 Michael Fritz 2 0
#98 Robert Atkins 2 0
#29 James Arellano 1 0
#24 Harold Corley 1 0
#35 John Carroll 1 0
#50 Gregorio Heffner 1 1