Elite 8: Crimson Tide at Nittany Lions
December 31, 1939 17° Beaver Stadium
Attendance: 106,572 (100%)
Crimson Tide 3 0 0 6 - 9
Nittany Lions 3 10 3 3 - 19
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Crimson Tide: 4-5-PSt 6 (7:30) 7-Sylvester Osborn 24 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 0 ALA 3
(Qtr 1) Nittany Lions: 4-1-ALA 37 (3:05) 7-William Cox 55 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 95-Leandro Buffum was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. PSt 3 ALA 3
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 2-13-ALA 26 (12:18) 17-John Bishop pass complete to 14-Stanley Stinson for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-William Cox. PSt 10 ALA 3
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 4-1-ALA 1 (4:38) 7-William Cox 18 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 13 ALA 3
(Qtr 3) Nittany Lions: 4-1-ALA 1 (5:55) 7-William Cox 18 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 16 ALA 3
(Qtr 4) Crimson Tide: 4-11-PSt 25 (14:16) 7-Sylvester Osborn 43 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 16 ALA 6
(Qtr 4) Crimson Tide: 4-6-PSt 25 (6:45) 7-Sylvester Osborn 43 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 16 ALA 9
(Qtr 4) Nittany Lions: 4-1-ALA 32 (2:00) 7-William Cox 49 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 76-Herbert Scanlon was injured on the play. PSt 19 ALA 9
Team Statistics
Nittany Lions Crimson Tide
First Downs 11 13
- Rushing 5 5
- Passing 5 8
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 227 217
- Offensive Plays 46 61
- Yards Per Play 4.93 3.56
Net Rushing Yards 108 72
- Rushing Attempts 31 24
- Yards Per Rush 3.48 3.00
Net Passing Yards 119 145
- Att/Comp/Int 13 / 10 / 1 35 / 25 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 134 165
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 15 2 / 20
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.93 3.92
- Yards Per Completion 13.40 6.60
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 9 7 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.6 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 15 3 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 36 1 / 1
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 66 1 / 32
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 2 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:32 33:27
Drive Charts
Nittany Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:59 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
1 10:59 0:51 OWN 29 2 -18 Interception
1 7:27 1:29 OWN 24 3 -13 Punt
1 5:08 2:07 OPP 46 3 9 Field Goal
2 14:20 2:07 OWN 44 5 56 Touchdown
2 7:59 3:23 OWN 31 5 69 Field Goal
2 1:08 1:08 OWN 20 2 4 Half
3 12:46 6:54 OWN 28 10 71 Field Goal
4 14:12 1:28 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
4 6:41 4:45 OWN 32 7 35 Field Goal
4 1:04 0:21 OWN 49 3 7 Punt
Crimson Tide
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:01 2:02 OWN 22 3 9 Punt
1 10:08 2:41 OPP 23 5 17 Field Goal
1 5:58 0:50 OWN 42 2 5 Interception
1 3:01 3:41 OWN 25 8 38 Missed FG
2 12:12 4:13 OWN 22 6 7 Punt
2 4:36 3:28 OWN 25 6 29 Punt
3 15:00 2:14 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
3 5:52 6:40 OWN 25 11 50 Field Goal
4 12:44 6:03 OWN 32 12 43 Field Goal
4 1:56 0:52 OWN 25 3 -16 Punt
4 0:43 0:43 OWN 20 2 22 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#36 Peter Bradford 21 71 3.38 15 3 0
#37 Roy Dallas 4 24 6.00 14 1 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 5 12 2.40 6 0 0
#23 Sam Marsh 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Crimson Tide
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#28 John Fryer 11 42 3.82 9 0 0
#25 Keith Meyers 8 26 3.25 11 1 0
#16 Wesley Briley 1 9 9.00 9 0 0
#27 Daniel Hansen 4 -5 -1.25 1 0 0
Passing Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 John Bishop 13 10 134 2 / 15 1 52 1 102.72
Crimson Tide
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Wesley Briley 35 25 165 2 / 20 0 16 1 69.35
Receiving Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Sean Damian 1 52 52.00 52 0
#14 Stanley Stinson 1 26 26.00 26 1
#83 John Farrington 5 24 4.80 16 0
#85 Earl Gross 2 19 9.50 10 0
#37 Roy Dallas 1 13 13.00 13 0
Crimson Tide
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Andres Simmons 9 67 7.44 13 0
#87 Matthew Hammon 2 29 14.50 16 0
#83 Terry Fraley 4 18 4.50 6 0
#27 Daniel Hansen 2 17 8.50 12 0
#86 Ralph Day 4 14 3.50 9 0
#28 John Fryer 3 12 4.00 9 0
#25 Keith Meyers 1 8 8.00 8 0
Blocking Stats
Nittany Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#70 James Varney 24 30 1 1
#37 Roy Dallas 9 18 1 0
#64 Ryan Hunt 24 35 0 5
#14 Stanley Stinson 0 8 0 0
#68 Frank Terrill 24 32 0 1
#54 Robert Zamora 24 33 0 1
#66 George Robinson 22 34 0 3
#85 Earl Gross 0 11 0 0
#89 Sean Damian 3 25 0 3
#95 David Dempsey 3 6 0 0
#71 Kevin Denis 9 1 0 0
#56 Scott Jones 0 5 0 1
#36 Peter Bradford 6 7 0 0
#82 Saul Pitts 0 13 0 0
#28 Lawrence Paxton 0 2 0 0
#99 Richard Jones 0 3 0 0
#90 Francisco Moore 0 5 0 1
#91 Brent Burch 0 5 0 0
#53 Robert Price 0 3 0 0
#29 James Arellano 0 1 0 0
#34 Justin Murphy 0 2 0 0
#93 David Braun 5 5 0 1
#63 Bud Gilchrist 0 1 0 0
#98 Robert Atkins 0 1 0 0
#57 Lonnie Swanson 0 1 0 1
#38 Leon Cameron 0 1 0 0
#83 John Farrington 0 8 0 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 5 13 0 1
#78 James King 6 0 0 0
#80 Daniel Tallent 7 2 0 0
#74 Damon Herrera 0 2 0 0
#23 Sam Marsh 0 7 0 0
#96 Dennis Beahm 0 2 0 1
#56 Joseph Hammond 0 1 0 1
Crimson Tide
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#62 Walter Layfield 47 40 2 2
#69 Davis Russell 0 1 0 0
#79 Steven Green 46 34 0 0
#25 Keith Meyers 11 4 0 0
#58 Brian Martin 35 27 0 4
#70 Kevin Smith 38 31 0 1
#78 Keith Miller 38 34 0 0
#80 Andres Simmons 2 24 0 0
#27 Daniel Hansen 5 18 0 1
#83 Terry Fraley 0 9 0 0
#86 Ralph Day 0 16 0 1
#82 Brandon Almazan 0 10 0 2
#59 Kirk Galindo 7 2 0 0
#68 John Stewart 9 2 0 0
#94 Matthew Peterson 9 2 0 0
#62 Mark McCoin 19 5 0 1
#45 James Blue 0 2 0 0
#33 Corey Plowman 0 2 0 0
#54 Sandy Schuster 0 1 0 1
#76 Herbert Scanlon 0 1 0 0
#87 Matthew Hammon 0 6 0 1
#56 Nathaniel Scarbrough 4 1 0 0
#63 Shane Castro 4 0 0 0
#28 John Fryer 7 7 0 2
#98 James Ramirez 0 1 0 0
#93 John Morehouse 1 1 0 0
#32 Joshua Cole 0 1 0 0
#96 William Durso 0 1 0 0
#15 Michael Jason 0 1 0 0
#64 Jose Johnson 2 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#32 Charles Warf 1 2 2.00 0
Crimson Tide
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#56 Nathaniel Scarbrough 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#17 John Bishop 1 0 0 0
#89 Sean Damian 1 0 0 0
#68 Frank Terrill 0 1 0 0
#91 Brent Burch 0 0 1 0
Crimson Tide
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#28 John Fryer 1 0 0 0
#54 Sandy Schuster 0 0 1 0
#45 James Blue 0 0 1 0
#27 Daniel Hansen 0 1 0 0
Punting
Nittany Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Sang Oliver 4 187 46.75 40.75 49 0
Crimson Tide
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Michael Bernard 5 249 49.80 38.00 51 0
Kicking
Nittany Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 William Cox 4 / 4 2 / 2 1 / 1 55 1 / 1
Crimson Tide
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Sylvester Osborn 3 / 4 2 / 3 0 / 1 43 0 / 0
Punt Return
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 John Farrington 4 36 9.0 11 0
Crimson Tide
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#28 John Fryer 1 1 1.0 1 0
Kick Return
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#83 John Farrington 2 66 33.0 0
Crimson Tide
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#28 John Fryer 1 32 32.0 0
Defensive Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#57 Lonnie Swanson 10 0
#38 Leon Cameron 8 0
#29 James Arellano 6 0
#32 Charles Warf 4 0
#28 Lawrence Paxton 4 0
#98 Robert Atkins 3 0
#53 Robert Price 3 0
#63 Bud Gilchrist 3 2
#91 Brent Burch 3 0
#34 Justin Murphy 3 0
#93 David Braun 2 0
#99 Richard Jones 2 0
#89 Sean Damian 1 0
#95 David Dempsey 1 0
Crimson Tide
Name Tackles Sacks
#91 Timothy Wheeler 8 0
#45 James Blue 7 0
#54 Sandy Schuster 5 1
#32 Joshua Cole 5 0
#56 Nathaniel Scarbrough 5 0
#69 Davis Russell 4 1
#62 Homer Grass 3 0
#93 John Morehouse 2 0
#76 Herbert Scanlon 2 0
#33 Corey Plowman 2 0
#94 Matthew Peterson 1 0
#83 Terry Fraley 1 0
#59 Kirk Galindo 1 0
#62 Mark McCoin 1 0
#28 Donn Tucker 1 0