Regular Season Week 16: Nittany Lions at Terrapins
December 17, 1939 39° SECU Stadium
Attendance: 40,712 (79%)
Nittany Lions 3 3 3 9 - 18
Terrapins 0 6 0 0 - 6
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Nittany Lions: 4-2-MAR 34 (6:24) 7-William Cox 51 yard field goal is GOOD. MAR 0 PSt 3
(Qtr 2) Terrapins: 4-1-PSt 1 (14:21) 7-Paul Stair 19 yard field goal is GOOD. MAR 3 PSt 3
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 4-8-MAR 18 (10:55) 7-William Cox 35 yard field goal is GOOD. MAR 3 PSt 6
(Qtr 2) Terrapins: 4-14-PSt 31 (6:04) 7-Paul Stair 49 yard field goal is GOOD. MAR 6 PSt 6
(Qtr 3) Nittany Lions: 4-2-MAR 6 (5:41) 7-William Cox 23 yard field goal is GOOD. MAR 6 PSt 9
(Qtr 4) Nittany Lions: 2-10-MAR 2 (15:00) 6-Santiago Fletcher sacked at MAR -7 for -10 yards (34-Justin Murphy) SAFETY! (34-Justin Murphy) MAR 6 PSt 11
(Qtr 4) Nittany Lions: 2-5-MAR 5 (5:00) 38-Brandon Sperling ran for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-William Cox. MAR 6 PSt 18
Team Statistics
Terrapins Nittany Lions
First Downs 16 15
- Rushing 3 10
- Passing 12 5
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 285 307
- Offensive Plays 64 54
- Yards Per Play 4.45 5.69
Net Rushing Yards 107 185
- Rushing Attempts 23 38
- Yards Per Rush 4.65 4.87
Net Passing Yards 178 122
- Att/Comp/Int 37 / 24 / 1 16 / 12 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 217 122
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 39 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.34 7.63
- Yards Per Completion 9.04 10.17
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 14 3 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 15 5 / 33
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 27
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 40
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 32
Time of Possession 28:33 31:24
Drive Charts
Terrapins
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:38 2:24 OPP 39 3 -5 Punt
1 6:20 7:01 OWN 25 14 74 Field Goal
2 10:52 4:52 OWN 25 8 44 Field Goal
2 3:17 1:23 OWN 20 3 6 Punt
2 0:48 0:48 OWN 13 2 0 Half
3 15:00 2:55 OWN 25 6 20 Punt
3 5:38 2:47 OWN 25 6 39 Missed FG
3 0:32 0:34 OWN 2 2 -10 Safety
4 12:44 2:45 OWN 9 5 48 Interception
4 4:56 1:13 OWN 25 4 15 Fumble
4 1:51 1:51 OWN 11 11 50 Game
Nittany Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:22 OWN 25 3 2 Fumble
1 11:14 4:54 OWN 34 8 32 Field Goal
2 14:18 3:26 OWN 25 7 57 Field Goal
2 6:00 2:43 OWN 25 4 16 Punt
2 1:54 1:05 OWN 25 4 27 Punt
3 12:05 6:27 OWN 20 10 74 Field Goal
3 2:51 2:19 OWN 43 3 7 Punt
4 14:58 2:13 OWN 46 3 7 Punt
4 9:59 5:03 OWN 29 9 71 Touchdown
4 3:44 1:52 OWN 47 3 -10 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Terrapins
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#47 Philip Allen 19 72 3.79 15 3 0
#40 Jose Harrold 4 35 8.75 27 1 0
Nittany Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#27 Vance Emanuel 20 111 5.55 17 7 0
#36 Peter Bradford 14 60 4.29 13 2 0
#37 Roy Dallas 3 9 3.00 12 1 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 1 5 5.00 5 0 1
Passing Stats
Terrapins
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Santiago Fletcher 37 24 217 4 / 39 0 28 1 69.31
Nittany Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 John Bishop 16 12 122 0 / 0 0 33 0 96.35
Receiving Stats
Terrapins
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#26 Robert Troiano 6 98 16.33 28 0
#47 Philip Allen 6 40 6.67 16 0
#13 John Yazzie 4 34 8.50 11 0
#87 Francisco Smith 3 26 8.67 11 0
#11 Micheal Owens 3 11 3.67 5 0
#83 Dan Sipos 1 10 10.00 10 0
#40 Jose Harrold 1 -2 -2.00 -2 0
Nittany Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Sean Damian 3 56 18.67 33 0
#36 Peter Bradford 3 20 6.67 15 0
#14 Stanley Stinson 1 16 16.00 16 0
#27 Vance Emanuel 2 15 7.50 12 0
#85 Earl Gross 1 6 6.00 6 0
#83 John Farrington 1 6 6.00 6 0
#37 Roy Dallas 1 3 3.00 3 0
Blocking Stats
Terrapins
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#72 Rafael Murphy 45 30 1 2
#57 Andre Tillery 0 1 0 0
#74 Thomas Walton 3 1 0 0
#52 Thomas Ferguson 0 1 0 0
#31 Ryan Blum 0 1 0 0
#93 Ward Scott 0 1 0 0
#50 Richard George 47 27 0 3
#69 Michael Johnson 44 30 0 2
#11 Micheal Owens 0 14 0 0
#86 Earl Russell 0 18 0 1
#26 Robert Troiano 12 19 0 0
#76 Mark Lee 44 36 0 1
#65 Ricky Scheid 41 34 0 1
#87 Francisco Smith 3 20 0 0
#13 John Yazzie 0 12 0 1
#55 David Vandeusen 6 0 0 0
#77 Charles Davis 6 0 0 0
#59 Arthur Stock 6 1 0 0
#82 Edward Kingsbury 5 9 0 0
#36 Francis Andrade 2 5 0 0
#40 Jose Harrold 8 1 0 0
#47 Philip Allen 7 2 0 0
Nittany Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#64 Ryan Hunt 25 42 0 4
#54 Robert Zamora 25 42 0 2
#66 George Robinson 25 39 0 2
#70 James Varney 25 41 0 2
#37 Roy Dallas 8 30 0 2
#89 Sean Damian 4 31 0 2
#71 Kevin Denis 25 37 0 0
#85 Earl Gross 0 14 0 1
#83 John Farrington 0 16 0 1
#99 Richard Jones 0 3 0 0
#90 Francisco Moore 0 3 0 0
#62 Jonathan Hernandez 3 3 0 0
#53 Robert Price 0 3 0 0
#29 James Arellano 0 3 0 0
#34 Justin Murphy 0 3 0 0
#56 Scott Jones 0 2 0 0
#96 Dennis Beahm 0 1 0 0
#82 Saul Pitts 0 8 0 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 2 10 0 1
#14 Stanley Stinson 0 8 0 0
#78 James King 9 1 0 0
#80 Daniel Tallent 5 0 0 0
#93 David Braun 4 2 0 0
#95 David Dempsey 4 1 0 0
#27 Vance Emanuel 1 3 0 0
#36 Peter Bradford 1 0 0 0
#69 Carl McLean 0 1 0 0
#28 Lawrence Paxton 0 2 0 1
#16 Porfirio Raine 0 1 0 0
#32 Charles Warf 0 1 0 0
#63 Bud Gilchrist 0 1 0 1
#57 Lonnie Swanson 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Terrapins
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Nittany Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#38 Leon Cameron 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Terrapins
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#47 Philip Allen 1 0 0 0
#25 Malcolm Bonner 0 1 1 0
#52 Thomas Ferguson 0 0 1 0
Nittany Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#27 Vance Emanuel 1 0 0 0
#36 Peter Bradford 1 0 0 0
#70 James Varney 0 1 0 0
#32 Charles Warf 0 1 0 0
#38 Leon Cameron 0 0 1 0
Punting
Terrapins
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#19 Carl Johnson 3 143 47.67 31.67 56 0
Nittany Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Sang Oliver 5 232 46.40 42.20 60 4
Kicking
Terrapins
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Paul Stair 2 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 1 49 0 / 0
Nittany Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 William Cox 3 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 51 1 / 1
Punt Return
Terrapins
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#27 Vance Emanuel 1 27 27.0 27 0
Kick Return
Terrapins
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#83 John Farrington 1 40 40.0 0
Defensive Stats
Terrapins
Name Tackles Sacks
#25 Malcolm Bonner 8 0
#31 Ryan Blum 6 0
#52 Thomas Ferguson 5 0
#59 Arthur Stock 5 0
#77 Charles Davis 4 0
#93 Ward Scott 3 0
#96 John Mutter 3 0
#42 Nicholas Pearce 2 0
#48 Leonard Johnson 2 0
#43 Andrew Bacon 2 0
#74 Thomas Walton 2 0
#26 Robert Troiano 2 0
#19 Carl Johnson 1 0
#95 Curtis McKellar 1 0
#7 Paul Stair 1 0
#51 Carlos Nichols 1 0
#55 David Vandeusen 1 0
#57 Andre Tillery 1 0
Nittany Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#57 Lonnie Swanson 8 0
#98 Robert Atkins 7 0
#34 Justin Murphy 7 2
#32 Charles Warf 6 0
#38 Leon Cameron 5 0
#63 Bud Gilchrist 4 1
#53 Robert Price 4 0
#29 James Arellano 3 0
#83 John Farrington 1 0
#99 Richard Jones 1 1
#90 Francisco Moore 1 0
#28 Lawrence Paxton 1 0