National Championship: Hawkeyes vs. Nittany Lions
January 21, 1940 53° TDECU Stadium
Attendance: 56,860 (142%)
Hawkeyes 0 3 0 0 - 3
Nittany Lions 0 6 0 3 - 9
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 4-2-IWA 20 (6:06) 7-William Cox 37 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 3 IWA 0
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 4-2-IWA 2 (2:32) 7-William Cox 19 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 6 IWA 0
(Qtr 2) Hawkeyes: 1-6-PSt 6 (0:01) 12-Andrew Dixon 23 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 6 IWA 3
(Qtr 4) Nittany Lions: 4-3-IWA 16 (0:33) 7-William Cox 33 yard field goal is GOOD. IWA 91-Matthew McGowan was injured on the play. PSt 9 IWA 3
Team Statistics
Nittany Lions Hawkeyes
First Downs 10 14
- Rushing 7 6
- Passing 3 6
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 222 196
- Offensive Plays 51 61
- Yards Per Play 4.35 3.21
Net Rushing Yards 123 128
- Rushing Attempts 37 30
- Yards Per Rush 3.32 4.27
Net Passing Yards 99 68
- Att/Comp/Int 14 / 9 / 1 26 / 17 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 99 109
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 5 / 41
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.07 2.19
- Yards Per Completion 11.00 6.41
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 14 6 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.3 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 5 / 33 6 / 50
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 21 2 / 3
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 24
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:18 30:45
Drive Charts
Nittany Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:05 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
1 6:52 1:32 OWN 46 3 5 Punt
1 1:11 1:56 OWN 23 3 0 Punt
2 12:03 6:01 OWN 20 11 60 Field Goal
2 4:37 2:08 OPP 34 4 33 Field Goal
3 13:42 2:09 OWN 29 3 6 Punt
3 9:17 2:05 OWN 42 3 2 Punt
3 1:16 1:55 OWN 8 4 15 Interception
4 12:19 3:32 OWN 9 6 15 Punt
4 6:10 5:41 OWN 20 10 63 Field Goal
4 0:14 0:14 OPP 9 1 0 Game
Hawkeyes
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:55 6:03 OWN 26 9 34 Missed FG
1 5:20 4:09 OWN 20 6 20 Punt
2 14:15 2:12 OWN 32 4 12 Punt
2 6:03 1:25 OWN 23 3 -2 Fumble
2 2:30 2:30 OWN 25 10 69 Field Goal
3 15:00 1:18 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
3 11:33 2:16 OWN 18 3 2 Punt
3 7:12 5:56 OWN 11 11 38 Punt
4 14:22 2:03 OPP 31 3 -14 Punt
4 8:47 2:37 OWN 33 5 18 Punt
4 0:29 0:16 OWN 25 4 -16 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#36 Peter Bradford 22 41 1.86 9 0 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 4 35 8.75 12 2 0
#23 Sam Marsh 2 25 12.50 18 1 0
#37 Roy Dallas 8 22 2.75 11 1 0
#17 John Bishop 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Hawkeyes
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#44 Donald Acevedo 13 59 4.54 13 1 0
#42 Joseph Ferguson 11 34 3.09 15 2 0
#7 Courtney Orlando 2 20 10.00 11 1 0
#31 William Davis 4 15 3.75 13 1 0
Passing Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 John Bishop 14 9 99 0 / 0 0 27 1 55.36
Hawkeyes
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#7 Courtney Orlando 26 17 109 5 / 41 0 15 0 74.04
Receiving Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Saul Pitts 2 29 14.50 27 0
#89 Sean Damian 1 24 24.00 24 0
#36 Peter Bradford 3 19 6.33 10 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 1 14 14.00 14 0
#14 Stanley Stinson 1 9 9.00 9 0
#83 John Farrington 1 4 4.00 4 0
Hawkeyes
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Gerald Stutzman 4 24 6.00 8 0
#17 Justin Lee 4 21 5.25 8 0
#45 Robert Robledo 2 16 8.00 14 0
#11 Mark Altom 1 15 15.00 15 0
#85 John Martin 1 12 12.00 12 0
#80 Tony Ortez 2 11 5.50 7 0
#44 Donald Acevedo 2 6 3.00 5 0
#10 Demetrius McNutt 1 4 4.00 4 0
Blocking Stats
Nittany Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#64 Ryan Hunt 18 36 0 3
#68 Frank Terrill 18 30 0 1
#85 Earl Gross 0 11 0 0
#54 Robert Zamora 19 30 0 3
#66 George Robinson 20 33 0 2
#70 James Varney 23 39 0 2
#37 Roy Dallas 9 24 0 1
#83 John Farrington 0 11 0 1
#89 Sean Damian 2 33 0 0
#14 Stanley Stinson 0 14 0 0
#95 David Dempsey 8 1 0 0
#71 Kevin Denis 14 15 0 0
#69 Carl McLean 2 4 0 0
#82 Saul Pitts 0 11 0 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 4 8 0 0
#78 James King 6 7 0 0
#90 Francisco Moore 0 1 0 0
#80 Daniel Tallent 5 3 0 0
#23 Sam Marsh 2 9 0 0
#86 Earnest Crawford 0 2 0 0
#16 Porfirio Raine 0 4 0 0
#53 David Braun 3 0 0 0
#91 Brent Burch 0 1 0 0
#34 Justin Murphy 0 1 0 0
#32 Charles Warf 0 1 0 0
#36 Peter Bradford 2 1 0 1
#99 Richard Jones 0 1 0 0
#53 Robert Price 0 1 0 0
#96 Dennis Beahm 0 1 0 0
Hawkeyes
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#68 Lonnie Mull 34 24 1 1
#74 Joseph Reese 32 28 1 1
#44 Donald Acevedo 9 2 1 1
#64 John Hobson 42 38 1 3
#45 Robert Robledo 13 23 1 2
#51 Jeffrey Tait 0 3 0 0
#82 Frank Santos 0 14 0 1
#60 William Harley 42 32 0 3
#61 Tim Wurm 35 25 0 3
#17 Justin Lee 0 6 0 0
#81 Gerald Stutzman 3 23 0 1
#86 David Jasso 2 5 0 0
#77 Seth Porter 29 22 0 2
#31 William Davis 3 9 0 0
#11 Mark Altom 0 7 0 0
#80 Tony Ortez 3 16 0 0
#59 James Smith 3 0 0 0
#55 Harley Garrett 5 1 0 0
#75 Brian Amidon 2 2 0 0
#42 Joseph Ferguson 4 1 0 0
#85 John Martin 0 7 0 0
#83 Anthony Patterson 0 2 0 0
#38 Cory Navarro 0 3 0 0
#90 Jay Whitten 0 1 0 0
#93 Antonio Parker 0 1 0 1
#26 Kevin Tovar 0 1 0 0
#38 Robert Demko 0 3 0 0
#37 Michael Garrett 0 1 0 0
#48 Douglas Coy 1 1 0 0
#91 Matthew McGowan 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Hawkeyes
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#37 Michael Garrett 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#36 Peter Bradford 1 0 0 0
#57 Lonnie Swanson 0 0 1 0
#29 James Arellano 0 1 1 0
#64 Ryan Hunt 0 1 0 0
Hawkeyes
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#44 Donald Acevedo 2 0 0 0
#64 John Hobson 0 1 0 0
#79 Stephen Trujillo 0 0 1 0
Punting
Nittany Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#7 Sang Oliver 6 283 47.17 42.33 54 2
Hawkeyes
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Jonathan Jones 7 330 47.14 36.71 62 2
Kicking
Nittany Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 William Cox 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 37 0 / 0
Hawkeyes
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#12 Andrew Dixon 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 23 0 / 0
Punt Return
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 John Farrington 2 21 10.5 11 0
Hawkeyes
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#17 Justin Lee 2 3 1.5 2 0
Kick Return
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Hawkeyes
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#7 Courtney Orlando 1 24 24.0 0
Defensive Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#53 Robert Price 7 0
#38 Leon Cameron 7 0
#29 James Arellano 5 1
#90 Francisco Moore 5 1
#28 Lawrence Paxton 4 0
#98 Robert Atkins 4 0
#57 Lonnie Swanson 3 1
#95 Terry Walling 3 0
#99 Richard Jones 3 1
#32 Charles Warf 2 0
#34 Justin Murphy 2 0
#91 Brent Burch 2 1
#56 Joseph Hammond 1 0
#56 Scott Jones 1 0
#93 Robert Sterling 1 0
#95 David Dempsey 1 0
#63 Bud Gilchrist 1 0
#89 Sean Damian 1 0
#53 David Braun 1 0
Hawkeyes
Name Tackles Sacks
#90 Jay Whitten 9 0
#33 Sterling Walker 5 0
#75 Brian Amidon 4 0
#93 Antonio Parker 4 0
#55 Harley Garrett 4 0
#32 Thomas Hernandez 4 0
#37 Michael Garrett 3 0
#98 Charles Vanhorne 2 0
#27 Clarence Trevino 2 0
#51 Jeffrey Tait 2 0
#99 Darren Hale 2 0
#38 Robert Demko 2 0
#79 Stephen Trujillo 1 0
#38 Cory Navarro 1 0
#44 Donald Acevedo 1 0
#26 Kevin Tovar 1 0
#61 Tim Wurm 1 0