Regular Season Week 2: Blue Devils at Nittany Lions
September 15, 1940 48° Beaver Stadium
Attendance: 88,677 (83%)
Blue Devils 3 7 0 13 - 23
Nittany Lions 0 3 3 7 - 13
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Blue Devils: 4-1-PSt 15 (2:50) 12-Lane James 33 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 0 DUK 3
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 4-1-DUK 1 (11:38) 7-William Cox 18 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 3 DUK 3
(Qtr 2) Blue Devils: 2-3-PSt 3 (2:00) 43-Eric Olson ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Lane James. PSt 3 DUK 10
(Qtr 3) Nittany Lions: 4-8-DUK 16 (5:24) 7-William Cox 33 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 6 DUK 10
(Qtr 4) Blue Devils: 4-4-PSt 7 (12:19) 12-Lane James 25 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 6 DUK 13
(Qtr 4) Blue Devils: 4-12-PSt 32 (9:57) Punt BLOCKED by 44-Jeffrey Kane! recovered by DUK-44-Jeffrey Kane for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Lane James. PSt 6 DUK 20
(Qtr 4) Nittany Lions: 2-8-DUK 37 (6:13) 17-Harvey Rainey pass complete to 80-Daniel Tallent for 37 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-William Cox. PSt 13 DUK 20
(Qtr 4) Blue Devils: 4-3-PSt 11 (1:55) 12-Lane James 29 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 13 DUK 23
Team Statistics
Nittany Lions Blue Devils
First Downs 20 11
- Rushing 5 9
- Passing 14 1
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 363 211
- Offensive Plays 63 48
- Yards Per Play 5.76 4.40
Net Rushing Yards 86 163
- Rushing Attempts 17 39
- Yards Per Rush 5.06 4.18
Net Passing Yards 277 48
- Att/Comp/Int 44 / 33 / 1 8 / 7 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 293 55
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 16 1 / 7
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.02 5.33
- Yards Per Completion 8.88 7.86
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 2 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 11 6 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.1 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 21 4 / 16
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 74 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 1 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 43
Time of Possession 26:23 33:38
Drive Charts
Nittany Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:01 3:37 OWN 28 6 23 Punt
1 2:46 6:11 OWN 25 13 74 Field Goal
2 7:56 2:36 OWN 20 5 9 Fumble
2 1:58 1:05 OWN 23 5 61 Interception
3 15:00 1:26 OWN 25 4 11 Fumble
3 11:37 6:16 OWN 24 9 60 Field Goal
4 12:16 2:24 OWN 21 6 11 Punt
4 3:53 0:56 OWN 7 3 -2 Punt
4 1:52 1:52 OWN 25 6 37 Game
Blue Devils
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:59 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
1 9:24 6:38 OWN 29 10 55 Field Goal
2 11:35 3:39 OWN 25 6 31 Punt
2 5:21 3:23 OPP 44 6 44 Touchdown
2 0:53 0:53 OWN 9 2 7 Half
3 13:34 1:57 OPP 21 3 3 Missed FG
3 5:21 8:05 OWN 25 12 68 Field Goal
4 9:52 3:46 OPP 25 6 -76 Touchdown
4 6:06 2:13 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
4 2:57 1:05 OPP 18 3 7 Field Goal
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#27 Vance Emanuel 11 44 4.00 13 2 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 4 18 4.50 8 0 0
#23 Sam Marsh 1 14 14.00 14 1 0
#25 Jerome Tardiff 1 10 10.00 10 1 0
Blue Devils
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#39 Francis Fann 23 75 3.26 12 1 0
#43 Eric Olson 13 75 5.77 22 3 1
#4 Stephen Nichols 1 11 11.00 11 1 0
#38 Gene Archie 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
#27 Gary Brownlee 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0
Passing Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 Harvey Rainey 44 33 293 2 / 16 1 38 1 90.44
Blue Devils
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 Stephen Nichols 8 7 55 1 / 7 0 20 0 95.31
Receiving Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Daniel Tallent 4 80 20.00 38 1
#27 Vance Emanuel 6 40 6.67 13 0
#38 Brandon Sperling 5 40 8.00 17 0
#83 John Farrington 7 39 5.57 9 0
#89 Sean Damian 2 29 14.50 23 0
#16 Porfirio Raine 3 22 7.33 12 0
#23 Sam Marsh 1 18 18.00 18 0
#86 Earnest Crawford 3 15 5.00 9 0
#84 Matthew Simmons 1 10 10.00 10 0
#37 Roy Dallas 1 0 0.00 0 0
Blue Devils
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Michael Morrison 2 28 14.00 20 0
#10 Denny Baker 1 9 9.00 9 0
#80 Gregory Robles 2 7 3.50 5 0
#43 Eric Olson 1 7 7.00 7 0
#39 Francis Fann 1 4 4.00 4 0
Blocking Stats
Nittany Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#38 Brandon Sperling 26 13 1 1
#54 Robert Zamora 50 22 0 3
#66 George Robinson 52 26 0 0
#70 James Varney 52 24 0 0
#37 Roy Dallas 1 1 0 0
#83 John Farrington 0 19 0 1
#89 Sean Damian 5 17 0 1
#69 Carl McLean 45 29 0 2
#16 Porfirio Raine 0 16 0 0
#71 Kevin Denis 51 27 0 1
#23 Sam Marsh 9 8 0 0
#80 Daniel Tallent 4 8 0 0
#78 James King 7 3 0 0
#95 David Dempsey 6 3 0 0
#95 Terry Walling 6 2 0 0
#27 Vance Emanuel 16 7 0 0
#86 Earnest Crawford 0 4 0 0
#96 Dennis Beahm 3 3 0 1
#99 Richard Jones 0 3 0 1
#91 Brent Burch 0 3 0 0
#62 Jonathan Hernandez 0 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 Joseph Hammond 0 3 0 1
#35 Rex Kerstetter 1 3 0 0
#90 Francisco Moore 0 2 0 0
#61 Frederick Richard 2 0 0 0
Blue Devils
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#65 Ryan Phillips 16 11 1 2
#39 Francis Fann 5 3 0 0
#70 Sean Hartwell 10 40 0 3
#19 Jeff Brown 0 14 0 1
#75 Jason Gaines 18 33 0 1
#43 Eric Olson 0 1 0 1
#55 David Dean 19 37 0 1
#71 Marvin Carvalho 19 37 0 3
#27 Gary Brownlee 4 26 0 1
#74 Juan Meade 9 4 0 0
#65 Kenneth Flores 9 1 0 0
#68 Dave Wells 12 26 0 1
#84 Michael Morrison 0 31 0 1
#83 Julius Cox 0 15 0 0
#10 Denny Baker 0 10 0 1
#80 Gregory Robles 0 12 0 1
#35 Earl Lee 2 14 0 0
#64 Walter Jones 6 4 0 1
#99 Samuel Trudel 6 2 0 0
#90 Brian Nickelson 0 4 0 0
#36 Jason Cauley 0 2 0 0
#26 Christopher Taylor 0 2 0 0
#63 Milton Klein 1 0 0 0
#58 James Wilson 0 2 0 1
#29 Kenneth Driscoll 0 1 0 0
#71 Timothy Dion 0 2 0 0
#91 Stewart Hathaway 0 1 0 0
#93 John Morehouse 0 2 0 0
Interception Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Blue Devils
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#99 Samuel Trudel 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#23 Sam Marsh 1 0 0 0
#17 Harvey Rainey 1 0 0 0
Blue Devils
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#44 Jeffrey Kane 0 2 0 1
#26 Christopher Taylor 0 0 1 0
#64 Walter Jones 0 1 0 0
#99 Samuel Trudel 0 0 1 0
Punting
Nittany Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#7 William Cox 2 19 9.50 16.00 19 0
Blue Devils
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#17 Jonathan Sharpe 3 159 53.00 45.33 62 1
Kicking
Nittany Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 William Cox 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 33 1 / 1
Blue Devils
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#12 Lane James 3 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 0 33 2 / 2
Punt Return
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Blue Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#83 John Farrington 3 74 24.7 0
Blue Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#34 Justin Murphy 7 0
#38 Leon Cameron 5 0
#57 Lonnie Swanson 5 0
#63 Bud Gilchrist 4 1
#53 Robert Price 4 0
#62 Jonathan Hernandez 4 0
#32 Charles Warf 3 0
#29 James Arellano 3 0
#98 Robert Atkins 3 0
#95 Terry Walling 2 0
#90 Francisco Moore 2 0
#96 Dennis Beahm 1 0
#95 David Dempsey 1 0
#86 Earnest Crawford 1 0
#80 Daniel Tallent 1 0
#66 George Robinson 1 0
#93 Robert Sterling 1 0
Blue Devils
Name Tackles Sacks
#29 Kenneth Driscoll 10 0
#48 James Tyler 7 0
#26 Christopher Taylor 6 0
#99 Samuel Trudel 5 1
#44 Jeffrey Kane 4 0
#90 Brian Nickelson 3 0
#58 James Wilson 3 0
#36 Jason Cauley 3 0
#98 Timmy Oden 2 0
#91 Stewart Hathaway 2 0
#64 Walter Jones 1 0
#71 Timothy Dion 1 0
#93 John Morehouse 1 1
#73 Thomas Brown 1 0
#66 Derek Green 1 0