Regular Season Week 1: Hokies at Nittany Lions
September 04, 1927 69° Beaver Stadium
Attendance: 87,830 (82%)
Hokies 3 6 7 0 - 16
Nittany Lions 7 3 0 0 - 10
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Nittany Lions: 3-2-FSt 2 (5:52) 21-Jared Palmer ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-Leslie Coley. PSt 7 FSt 0
(Qtr 1) Hokies: 4-5-PSt 20 (0:25) 9-James Kidwell 38 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 7 FSt 3
(Qtr 2) Hokies: 4-5-PSt 33 (12:20) 9-James Kidwell 52 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 7 FSt 6
(Qtr 2) Hokies: 4-4-PSt 35 (2:46) 9-James Kidwell 53 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 7 FSt 9
(Qtr 2) Nittany Lions: 1-10-FSt 18 (0:04) 10-Leslie Coley 36 yard field goal is GOOD. PSt 10 FSt 9
(Qtr 3) Hokies: 1-10-PSt 28 (3:31) 2-Chase Hunnicutt pass complete to 8-Walter Rose to PSt 0 for 28 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-James Kidwell. PSt 10 FSt 16
Team Statistics
Nittany Lions Hokies
First Downs 24 8
- Rushing 10 3
- Passing 10 5
- Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 370 274
- Offensive Plays 68 48
- Yards Per Play 5.44 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 159 114
- Rushing Attempts 35 26
- Yards Per Rush 4.54 4.38
Net Passing Yards 211 160
- Att/Comp/Int 32 / 26 / 2 21 / 16 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 218 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 7 1 / 8
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.39 7.27
- Yards Per Completion 8.38 10.50
Fumbles/Lost 5 / 4 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 9 / 12 5 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.6 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 20 4 / 32
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 37 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 21
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:43 27:15
Drive Charts
Nittany Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:26 6:38 OWN 43 11 57 Touchdown
1 0:22 1:09 OWN 25 3 12 Fumble
2 12:16 4:48 OWN 25 7 46 Missed FG
2 2:42 2:41 OWN 25 8 57 Field Goal
3 15:00 4:01 OWN 25 7 46 Fumble
3 9:36 3:17 OWN 44 6 23 Fumble
3 3:26 1:50 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 0:07 1:30 OWN 26 6 36 Interception
4 11:34 1:56 OWN 41 4 21 Fumble
4 8:18 0:59 OWN 33 3 -9 Punt
4 5:12 3:54 OWN 25 10 67 Interception
Hokies
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:34 OWN 25 6 22 Fumble
1 5:49 5:27 OWN 25 9 55 Field Goal
2 14:12 1:56 OPP 38 3 5 Field Goal
2 7:28 4:46 OWN 36 7 29 Field Goal
3 10:59 1:23 OWN 15 3 1 Punt
3 6:19 2:52 OWN 34 5 66 Touchdown
3 1:36 1:29 OWN 31 3 2 Punt
4 13:37 2:03 OWN 17 3 2 Punt
4 9:38 1:20 OWN 21 3 6 Punt
4 7:19 2:07 OWN 31 3 6 Punt
4 1:18 1:18 OWN 20 3 72 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#19 Herman Allen 15 67 4.47 16 3 0
#21 Jared Palmer 15 59 3.93 21 1 1
#25 Charles Guerra 5 33 6.60 13 2 0
Hokies
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#40 Donald Russo 18 96 5.33 73 2 0
#26 Saul Roberts 6 17 2.83 9 0 0
#37 Randy Viera 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
#2 Chase Hunnicutt 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Ronald Brigance 32 26 218 1 / 7 0 24 2 69.01
Hokies
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#2 Chase Hunnicutt 21 16 168 1 / 8 1 44 0 114.78
Receiving Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Ronald Gray 6 62 10.33 24 0
#87 Cedric Bynum 5 43 8.60 14 0
#73 Joshua Perry 4 39 9.75 21 0
#19 Herman Allen 4 31 7.75 16 0
#84 Travis Thomas 3 22 7.33 11 0
#88 Ian Rodgers 3 14 4.67 8 0
#21 Jared Palmer 1 7 7.00 7 0
Hokies
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Derrick Burchell 3 72 24.00 44 0
#40 Donald Russo 5 35 7.00 25 0
#8 Walter Rose 1 28 28.00 28 1
#81 Brady Trivett 1 15 15.00 15 0
#19 Earnest Montgomery 2 9 4.50 7 0
#26 Saul Roberts 1 8 8.00 8 0
#37 Randy Viera 3 1 0.33 1 0
Blocking Stats
Nittany Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#77 Paul Carson 34 41 1 5
#28 Adam Jorgensen 0 5 0 1
#34 Timothy Sartin 29 32 0 0
#11 Ronald Gray 0 17 0 1
#75 Timothy Long 36 41 0 1
#84 Travis Thomas 0 20 0 0
#54 Peter Tews 38 46 0 3
#73 Joshua Perry 23 24 0 1
#72 Mark Allen 33 39 0 0
#87 Cedric Bynum 6 33 0 2
#85 George Gardner 3 12 0 3
#88 Ian Rodgers 0 12 0 0
#67 Salvador Warren 5 1 0 0
#55 Luke Stamper 13 4 0 0
#21 Jared Palmer 7 3 0 0
#19 Herman Allen 4 2 0 0
#15 Jason Blackshear 0 3 0 1
#25 Charles Guerra 3 9 0 1
#65 Brian Tanner 1 1 0 0
#52 Herbert Downs 0 1 0 0
#46 Colin Bryan 0 4 0 0
#96 Eduardo Harris 0 2 0 0
#88 Jason Veltri 0 3 0 0
#36 Scott Robinson 2 0 0 0
#92 Terry Casey 0 2 0 0
#79 Edward Piggott 0 1 0 0
#43 Benjamin Cunningham 0 1 0 0
#18 Justin Cardoza 0 1 0 0
Hokies
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#72 Antonio Byrd 31 34 1 5
#79 Joe Duncan 31 25 0 1
#19 Earnest Montgomery 0 4 0 0
#77 Quentin Webb 22 26 0 2
#83 Derrick Burchell 0 25 0 0
#54 Burl Ketcham 31 31 0 0
#73 Herman Savage 30 25 0 1
#8 Walter Rose 0 9 0 0
#37 Randy Viera 8 13 0 0
#13 Alfredo Kester 0 11 0 0
#26 Saul Roberts 5 12 0 1
#82 Jesse Levingston 0 2 0 0
#40 Donald Russo 6 1 0 0
#33 Lee Lucas 1 4 0 0
#81 Brady Trivett 0 10 0 1
#71 Stanley Hayes 7 3 0 0
#53 Dale Hampton 5 1 0 0
#54 Thomas Allison 9 0 0 0
#52 Richard West 9 0 0 0
#94 Keneth Tolman 2 0 0 0
#75 Michael Fewell 2 3 0 2
#49 Gerald Deane 0 1 0 0
#43 Richard Walthall 0 2 0 0
#21 Silas Corrigan 0 1 0 0
#95 Wes Lopez 0 3 0 0
#92 Steve Martin 0 2 0 1
#72 Donald Sindelar 0 2 0 0
#22 Manuel Morrow 0 1 0 0
#98 Dale Pohl 0 1 0 0
#91 Jerry Barnes 0 1 0 0
#34 Andrew King 0 3 0 0
#46 Ronnie Dial 3 4 0 0
#59 George Conner 0 1 0 0
#59 Steven Elliott 0 1 0 1
Interception Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Hokies
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#43 Richard Walthall 1 0 0.00 0
#46 Ronnie Dial 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#25 Charles Guerra 2 0 0 0
#21 Jared Palmer 2 0 0 0
#19 Herman Allen 1 0 0 0
#34 Joseph Baker 0 0 1 0
#77 Michael Stallings 0 1 0 0
#54 Peter Tews 0 1 0 0
Hokies
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#26 Saul Roberts 1 0 0 0
#63 Brian Duke 0 1 1 0
#49 Gerald Deane 0 1 1 0
#98 Dale Pohl 0 0 1 0
#22 Manuel Morrow 0 1 1 0
#46 Ronnie Dial 0 1 1 0
Punting
Nittany Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Justin Widman 2 89 44.50 44.50 45 0
Hokies
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Micheal Brown 5 236 47.20 40.20 51 0
Kicking
Nittany Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#10 Leslie Coley 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 36 1 / 1
Hokies
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 James Kidwell 3 / 3 2 / 2 2 / 2 53 1 / 1
Punt Return
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Ronald Gray 4 37 9.3 11 0
Hokies
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Nittany Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Hokies
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 Alfredo Kester 1 21 21.0 0
Defensive Stats
Nittany Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#96 Eduardo Harris 9 0
#36 Scott Robinson 6 0
#52 Herbert Downs 6 0
#46 Colin Bryan 5 0
#43 Benjamin Cunningham 4 0
#73 Edward Cates 4 1
#75 Timothy Long 2 0
#77 Michael Stallings 2 0
#92 Ronald Brown 2 0
#28 Adam Jorgensen 1 0
#77 Paul Carson 1 0
#11 Ronald Gray 1 0
#25 Charles Guerra 1 0
#84 Travis Thomas 1 0
#59 Marion Byer 1 0
Hokies
Name Tackles Sacks
#98 Dale Pohl 8 0
#92 Steve Martin 6 0
#46 Ronnie Dial 6 0
#59 Steven Elliott 5 0
#95 Wes Lopez 5 0
#28 Scott Andrews 5 0
#43 Richard Walthall 5 0
#21 Silas Corrigan 4 0
#90 Steve Diorio 3 0
#49 Gerald Deane 3 1
#75 Michael Fewell 2 0
#34 Andrew King 2 0
#71 Stanley Hayes 2 0
#22 Manuel Morrow 2 0
#26 Saul Roberts 1 0
#59 George Conner 1 0
#53 Dale Hampton 1 0
#72 Donald Sindelar 1 0