National Championship: Nittany Lions vs. Jayhawks
January 22, 1939 70° JMA Wireless Dome
Attendance: 48,656 (99%)
Nittany Lions 7 3 0 3 - 13
Jayhawks 0 0 7 3 - 10
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Nittany Lions: 3-6-Kan 6 (5:25) 38-Brandon Sperling ran to Kan 0 for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-William Cox. Kan 0 PSt 7
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 4-1-Kan 1 (13:46) 7-William Cox 18 yard field goal is GOOD. Kan 0 PSt 10
(Qtr 3) Jayhawks: 1-2-PSt 2 (12:02) 39-Jose Schroeder ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Ted Fellman. Kan 7 PSt 10
(Qtr 4) Jayhawks: 4-15-PSt 33 (14:20) 14-Ted Fellman 51 yard field goal is GOOD. Kan 10 PSt 10
(Qtr 4) Nittany Lions: 1-10-Kan 31 (0:02) 7-William Cox 48 yard field goal is GOOD. Kan 73-Matthew Flanders was injured on the play. Kan 10 PSt 13
Team Statistics
Jayhawks Nittany Lions
First Downs 11 18
- Rushing 7 4
- Passing 4 13
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 233 296
- Offensive Plays 50 62
- Yards Per Play 4.66 4.77
Net Rushing Yards 132 67
- Rushing Attempts 32 23
- Yards Per Rush 4.13 2.91
Net Passing Yards 101 229
- Att/Comp/Int 17 / 11 / 0 38 / 27 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 108 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 7 1 / 10
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.61 5.87
- Yards Per Completion 9.82 8.85
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 13 7 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.6 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 31 1 / 10
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 13 1 / 12
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 39 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:26 32:32
Drive Charts
Jayhawks
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 5:22 1:29 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
2 13:43 4:29 OWN 25 9 42 Fumble
2 8:17 2:15 OWN 21 3 10 Punt
2 4:41 3:08 OWN 22 8 30 Punt
3 15:00 3:01 OWN 29 5 71 Touchdown
3 11:39 2:00 OWN 28 3 4 Punt
3 6:42 0:52 OPP 48 3 6 Punt
3 4:14 4:57 OWN 31 9 36 Field Goal
4 12:38 2:58 OWN 28 4 22 Punt
4 4:43 2:17 OWN 12 3 -6 Punt
Nittany Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 9:38 OWN 25 16 75 Touchdown
1 3:53 5:10 OWN 28 8 71 Field Goal
2 9:15 0:58 OWN 32 3 6 Punt
2 6:02 1:21 OWN 20 3 9 Punt
2 1:32 1:32 OWN 20 3 7 Half
3 11:59 0:19 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
3 9:39 2:57 OWN 24 5 21 Fumble
3 5:50 1:36 OWN 16 3 6 Punt
4 14:16 1:38 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
4 9:40 4:57 OWN 6 10 71 Interception
4 2:26 2:26 OWN 46 5 23 Field Goal
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Jayhawks
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#3 Bill Hinton 16 79 4.94 18 3 0
#2 Jonathan Grizzard 11 45 4.09 11 1 0
#39 Jose Schroeder 5 8 1.60 3 0 1
Nittany Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#36 Peter Bradford 9 32 3.56 20 1 0
#27 Vance Emanuel 12 28 2.33 11 1 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 1 6 6.00 6 0 1
#37 Roy Dallas 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Passing Stats
Jayhawks
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 Michael Rasmussen 17 11 108 1 / 7 0 50 0 82.48
Nittany Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 John Bishop 38 27 239 1 / 10 0 35 1 76.54
Receiving Stats
Jayhawks
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Bryan Bergquist 3 59 19.67 50 0
#45 Charles Neal 2 19 9.50 10 0
#2 Jonathan Grizzard 2 13 6.50 7 0
#87 John Marshall 1 7 7.00 7 0
#80 John Belt 1 5 5.00 5 0
#39 Jose Schroeder 1 3 3.00 3 0
#3 Bill Hinton 1 2 2.00 2 0
Nittany Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#27 Vance Emanuel 6 76 12.67 35 0
#37 Roy Dallas 6 43 7.17 11 0
#83 John Farrington 3 32 10.67 15 0
#88 Wilbert Bethea 2 22 11.00 17 0
#36 Peter Bradford 2 19 9.50 16 0
#82 Saul Pitts 3 18 6.00 10 0
#80 Daniel Tallent 2 12 6.00 6 0
#12 Charles Goins 1 11 11.00 11 0
#40 Bryce Curtis 1 4 4.00 4 0
#14 Stanley Stinson 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Jayhawks
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#65 Robert Lillie 20 34 1 3
#76 Robert Steele 25 30 0 0
#77 Herbert Krug 27 32 0 1
#13 Bryan Bergquist 7 30 0 3
#78 Larry Maginnis 27 32 0 1
#86 Joseph May 10 28 0 1
#2 Jonathan Grizzard 2 8 0 1
#65 Donald Books 27 37 0 3
#39 Jose Schroeder 0 10 0 0
#67 David Huntley 9 0 0 0
#72 William Reynolds 9 0 0 0
#35 George Shaw 5 4 0 0
#80 John Belt 0 11 0 1
#87 John Marshall 0 6 0 1
#3 Bill Hinton 2 8 0 0
#45 Charles Neal 0 16 0 1
#56 Gilbert Duncan 0 1 0 0
#44 Jeffrey Kane 0 3 0 0
#94 Ralph Harrison 0 2 0 0
#1 Robert Gipson 0 2 0 0
#91 John Goodson 0 2 0 0
#51 Anthony Ragland 0 2 0 0
#21 Bradford Shaw 0 1 0 0
#43 Calvin McLellan 0 2 0 0
#42 Elmer Eisenberg 0 1 0 0
#33 Timothy Andrews 0 2 0 0
#96 Jeremy Mosby 0 1 0 0
#36 Raul Urbina 0 2 0 0
#16 Charles Gonzales 0 2 0 0
#66 Stephen Clayton 1 0 0 0
#75 Michael Phillips 4 5 0 0
#79 Joshua Mosley 0 2 0 0
#73 Matthew Flanders 0 2 0 0
#50 Doug Grimm 0 1 0 0
#64 Ronald Jordan 0 1 0 0
Nittany Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#55 Richard Cheney 45 33 1 3
#87 Cedric Bynum 7 24 0 3
#78 James King 46 33 0 0
#72 Mark Allen 37 27 0 2
#64 Ryan Hunt 47 35 0 1
#14 Stanley Stinson 0 12 0 1
#68 Frank Terrill 42 22 0 1
#37 Roy Dallas 12 22 0 2
#27 Vance Emanuel 9 2 0 0
#82 Saul Pitts 0 15 0 3
#83 John Farrington 0 10 0 0
#40 Bryce Curtis 9 9 0 1
#36 Peter Bradford 3 4 0 0
#70 Ralph Campbell 17 5 0 0
#80 Daniel Tallent 5 3 0 0
#12 Charles Goins 0 2 0 1
#88 Wilbert Bethea 0 2 0 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 1 2 0 0
#50 Gregorio Heffner 3 1 0 0
#93 David Braun 1 1 0 0
#71 Kevin Denis 11 5 0 0
#89 Jessie Rodriguez 0 5 0 0
#90 Francisco Moore 0 2 0 0
#35 John Carroll 0 1 0 0
#99 William Grant 0 1 0 1
#95 David Dempsey 0 2 0 0
#65 Michael Fritz 2 1 0 0
#42 Fredrick Kidd 0 1 0 0
#52 Bryan Andrus 0 1 0 0
#29 James Arellano 0 1 0 0
#63 Bud Gilchrist 0 1 0 1
#56 Scott Jones 0 2 0 0
Interception Stats
Jayhawks
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#36 Raul Urbina 1 0 0.00 0
Nittany Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Jayhawks
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#3 Bill Hinton 1 0 0 0
#39 Jose Schroeder 1 0 0 0
#13 Bryan Bergquist 0 1 0 0
#21 Bradford Shaw 0 1 0 0
#73 Matthew Flanders 0 0 1 0
Nittany Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#36 Peter Bradford 1 0 0 0
#65 Michael Fritz 0 0 1 0
#98 Robert Atkins 0 1 0 0
#95 David Dempsey 0 0 1 0
Punting
Jayhawks
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Clarence Lowman 7 318 45.43 40.86 49 2
Nittany Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Sang Oliver 5 237 47.40 45.00 52 0
Kicking
Jayhawks
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#14 Ted Fellman 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 51 1 / 1
Nittany Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 William Cox 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 48 1 / 1
Punt Return
Jayhawks
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 John Belt 2 13 6.5 12 0
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#27 Vance Emanuel 1 12 12.0 12 0
Kick Return
Jayhawks
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#80 John Belt 1 39 39.0 0
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Jayhawks
Name Tackles Sacks
#42 Elmer Eisenberg 6 0
#91 John Goodson 5 0
#94 Ralph Harrison 5 0
#56 Gilbert Duncan 4 0
#43 Calvin McLellan 4 0
#73 Matthew Flanders 4 0
#79 Joshua Mosley 3 1
#64 Ronald Jordan 3 0
#44 Jeffrey Kane 3 0
#36 Raul Urbina 2 0
#21 Bradford Shaw 2 0
#33 Timothy Andrews 2 0
#1 Robert Gipson 2 0
#50 Doug Grimm 1 0
#96 Jeremy Mosby 1 0
#77 Herbert Krug 1 0
#98 John Fulkerson 1 0
#65 Robert Lillie 1 0
Nittany Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#99 William Grant 7 0
#42 Fredrick Kidd 6 0
#29 James Arellano 4 0
#98 Robert Atkins 3 0
#35 John Carroll 3 0
#50 Gregorio Heffner 3 0
#21 Anthony Turnipseed 3 0
#20 Tommy Holt 3 0
#63 Bud Gilchrist 3 1
#65 Michael Fritz 2 0
#93 David Braun 2 0
#95 David Dempsey 2 0
#56 Scott Jones 1 0
#7 William Cox 1 0
#64 Ryan Hunt 1 0
#96 Leroy Hopkins 1 0
#90 Francisco Moore 1 0
#14 Stanley Stinson 1 0