Regular Season Week 1: Orange at Nittany Lions
September 03, 1939 66° Beaver Stadium
Attendance: 87,978 (83%)
Orange 0 0 3 0 - 3
Nittany Lions 3 10 0 6 - 19
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Nittany Lions: 4-10-Syr 41 (10:48) 7-William Cox 58 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 3 Syr 0
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 4-1-Syr 12 (14:18) 7-William Cox 29 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 6 Syr 0
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 1-10-Syr 19 (3:41) 27-Vance Emanuel ran for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-William Cox. PSt 71-Kevin Denis was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. PSt 13 Syr 0
(Qtr 3) Orange: 4-11-PSt 18 (0:31) 13-Christopher Hockenberry 35 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 13 Syr 3
(Qtr 4) Nittany Lions: 4-4-Syr 7 (5:39) 7-William Cox 24 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 16 Syr 3
(Qtr 4) Nittany Lions: 4-9-Syr 27 (2:45) 7-William Cox 44 yard field goal is GOOD. Syr 96-Stephen Rapoza was injured on the play. PSt 19 Syr 3
Team Statistics
Nittany Lions Orange
First Downs 14 11
- Rushing 7 5
- Passing 5 6
- Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 276 152
- Offensive Plays 62 54
- Yards Per Play 4.45 2.81
Net Rushing Yards 182 73
- Rushing Attempts 45 20
- Yards Per Rush 4.04 3.65
Net Passing Yards 94 79
- Att/Comp/Int 17 / 11 / 0 30 / 16 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 94 109
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 4 / 30
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.53 2.32
- Yards Per Completion 8.55 6.81
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 13 3 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.0 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 2
Penalties/Yards 1 / 5 3 / 35
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 29 1 / 9
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 25 1 / 21
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 2 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 24
Time of Possession 33:33 26:26
Drive Charts
Nittany Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:16 OWN 19 8 40 Field Goal
1 8:33 1:36 OWN 17 3 0 Punt
1 3:41 4:25 OWN 39 7 49 Field Goal
2 11:31 3:27 OWN 5 7 40 Punt
2 6:37 3:01 OWN 42 7 58 Touchdown
2 1:03 1:03 OWN 6 2 6 Half
3 13:27 4:30 OWN 16 7 41 Punt
3 0:28 1:57 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
4 11:14 5:38 OWN 31 9 63 Field Goal
4 4:44 2:03 OPP 28 3 1 Field Goal
4 1:52 0:22 OWN 42 3 -1 Punt
4 1:15 1:15 OPP 20 3 0 Game
Orange
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:44 2:11 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
1 6:57 3:16 OWN 35 7 38 Fumble
2 14:15 2:45 OWN 25 5 7 Punt
2 8:04 1:27 OWN 19 3 -1 Punt
2 3:36 2:32 OWN 25 6 34 Punt
3 15:00 1:33 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
3 8:57 8:29 OWN 20 13 62 Field Goal
4 13:31 2:17 OWN 20 3 7 Punt
4 5:37 0:52 OWN 25 4 4 Downs
4 2:41 0:49 OWN 21 3 -5 Punt
4 1:29 0:15 OWN 20 4 6 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#27 Vance Emanuel 24 98 4.08 19 4 1
#36 Peter Bradford 13 57 4.38 12 4 0
#37 Roy Dallas 4 21 5.25 12 1 0
#17 John Bishop 4 6 1.50 6 0 0
Orange
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#45 Walter Torres 5 30 6.00 12 1 0
#38 Dave Millman 12 25 2.08 9 0 0
#42 Alfredo Martinez 3 18 6.00 8 0 0
Passing Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 John Bishop 17 11 94 0 / 0 0 15 0 79.04
Orange
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Tyler Woods 30 16 109 4 / 30 0 16 0 61.67
Receiving Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Sean Damian 4 32 8.00 12 0
#27 Vance Emanuel 3 29 9.67 15 0
#85 Earl Gross 1 14 14.00 14 0
#36 Peter Bradford 2 11 5.50 9 0
#83 John Farrington 1 8 8.00 8 0
Orange
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Norman Allsup 4 27 6.75 16 0
#38 Dave Millman 3 24 8.00 12 0
#84 Robert Davis 4 21 5.25 13 0
#81 Salvador Logan 2 16 8.00 11 0
#21 William McWhorter 2 15 7.50 10 0
#42 Alfredo Martinez 1 6 6.00 6 0
Blocking Stats
Nittany Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#99 Richard Jones 0 2 0 0
#90 Francisco Moore 0 2 0 0
#91 Brent Burch 0 1 0 1
#62 Jonathan Hernandez 4 2 0 0
#53 Robert Price 0 1 0 0
#29 James Arellano 0 1 0 0
#34 Justin Murphy 0 4 0 0
#56 Scott Jones 0 2 0 0
#93 David Braun 5 3 0 0
#64 Ryan Hunt 21 40 0 6
#14 Stanley Stinson 0 6 0 0
#68 Frank Terrill 28 38 0 1
#54 Robert Zamora 28 46 0 2
#66 George Robinson 28 41 0 1
#70 James Varney 27 45 0 3
#37 Roy Dallas 10 33 0 2
#89 Sean Damian 1 37 0 1
#85 Earl Gross 0 16 0 1
#83 John Farrington 0 12 0 0
#69 Carl McLean 5 7 0 0
#82 Saul Pitts 7 20 0 0
#27 Vance Emanuel 2 3 0 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 1 18 0 1
#78 James King 5 0 0 0
#95 David Dempsey 3 2 0 1
#71 Kevin Denis 10 1 0 0
#63 Bud Gilchrist 0 1 0 1
#38 Leon Cameron 0 1 0 0
#36 Peter Bradford 4 1 0 0
#16 Porfirio Raine 0 2 0 0
Orange
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#52 Larry Cowan 41 32 3 4
#64 Michael Thompson 38 26 0 2
#68 Albert Acevedo 42 24 0 1
#57 Steve Woods 42 22 0 0
#67 Jeremy Wright 42 26 0 1
#89 Norman Allsup 4 21 0 1
#81 Salvador Logan 0 8 0 1
#84 Robert Davis 0 7 0 1
#21 William McWhorter 12 11 0 0
#65 Bruce Mann 8 0 0 0
#38 Dave Millman 9 4 0 1
#83 Andy Jacob 0 9 0 0
#45 Walter Torres 5 5 0 0
#37 Charles McCarthy 0 2 0 0
#10 Nelson Callihan 0 5 0 0
#33 Robert Plum 3 1 0 1
#60 Clyde Mathewson 7 1 0 0
#42 Alfredo Martinez 1 0 0 0
#62 Matthew Wunsch 3 1 0 0
#16 James Scarlett 0 2 0 0
#80 Johnny Rayborn 0 2 0 0
#73 Mathew Malone 1 1 0 0
#22 Michael Rodriquez 0 1 0 0
#96 Stephen Rapoza 0 1 0 0
#30 Joseph Weddle 0 2 0 0
#59 William Jordan 0 1 0 0
#97 Keith Solomon 0 2 0 0
#48 Terry Campbell 0 1 0 0
#1 Christopher Wafer 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Orange
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#90 Francisco Moore 0 0 1 0
#29 James Arellano 0 1 0 0
Orange
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#3 Tyler Woods 1 0 0 0
Punting
Nittany Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Sang Oliver 5 242 48.40 38.60 65 2
Orange
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Jeffrey Robinson 7 355 50.71 47.00 63 4
Kicking
Nittany Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 William Cox 4 / 4 2 / 2 1 / 1 58 1 / 1
Orange
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Christopher Hockenberry 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 35 0 / 0
Punt Return
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#27 Vance Emanuel 4 29 7.3 9 0
Orange
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Robert Davis 1 9 9.0 9 0
Kick Return
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#83 John Farrington 1 25 25.0 0
Orange
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#38 Dave Millman 1 21 21.0 0
Defensive Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#29 James Arellano 9 1
#95 David Dempsey 5 1
#38 Leon Cameron 5 0
#98 Robert Atkins 4 0
#93 David Braun 4 0
#28 Lawrence Paxton 4 0
#34 Justin Murphy 3 0
#90 Francisco Moore 3 2
#62 Jonathan Hernandez 1 0
#57 Lonnie Swanson 1 0
#32 Charles Warf 1 0
Orange
Name Tackles Sacks
#58 James Wilson 8 0
#33 Robert Plum 7 0
#22 Michael Rodriquez 7 0
#91 David Lewis 6 0
#96 Stephen Rapoza 5 0
#28 Robert McCready 4 0
#97 Keith Solomon 4 0
#1 Christopher Wafer 4 0
#73 Frank Gilleland 3 0
#59 William Jordan 3 0
#48 Terry Campbell 2 0
#73 Mathew Malone 2 0
#76 Franklin Gay 1 0
#3 Tyler Woods 1 0