Penn State 44, Minnesota 14
October 1, 2005 - Beaver Stadium - State College, PA
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Penn State 44, Minnesota 14 October 1, 2005 - Beaver Stadium - State College, PA |
Steve, me, Sean and Mark - Lion Shrine |
The Lamers bus = big game for Jason Lamers? |
Mark sucking going through Indiana |
Meeting Steve at a rest stop in Toledo |
Next stop: New York? |
Welcome to Pennsylvania |
Reunion with the Joe Pa Zombie |
Scare a Gopher |
Drinking Monkey Boys, lots-o-booze in those |
Hanging with PSU fans |
Starting to get drunk |
The girl who knew "Bear Down Chicago Bears" |
Steve and ?? |
Sean the Pirate |
There's a band playing in there somewhere.... |
Me and Mark on the patio at the Skeller |
Cops busting the underage drinker |
The Gopherhole crew |
PSU drinking game |
Our flags in Happy Valley |
More PSU drinking |
Hungry Sailor checking the tire pressure |
Still more drinking |
Squirrel Turd |
Grillin |
The Blue Band |
Blue Band marching by |
Goodyear blimp |
Sailor showing his pipes |
Lionmobile |
Montgomery, Allen |
Kyle McKenzie |
D-line getting ready to suck |
PSU band playing |
Cheerleaders leading the team out |
Lions take the field |
Regrettably, the Gophers take the field |
Gophers vs. Lions |
A rarity: the Gophs making a tackle |
Jamal Harris had a decent game |
Michael Robinson ran wild all day |
Tony Hunt scores... again |
Our crew....sunburned |
Nice game, defense |
With Tipsy and Lloyd |
Looking sunburned |
At the Skeller with Sarah |
Sean: pirate to Eastern European |
The filthiest bathroom on earth |
Mark and Sarah |
Again with Sarah at the Skeller |
Me and Sarah outside the hotel |
Best road trip music: Emma Roberts |
NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- MINNESOTA (18) 0 7 0 7 14 PENN STATE 10 10 17 7 44 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QTR: PSU - TD, DERRICK WILLIAMS 13 YD RUN (KEVIN KELLY KICK), 8:53 PSU - FG, KEVIN KELLY 29 YD, 3:09 2ND QTR: PSU - TD, DERRICK WILLIAMS 5 YD RUN (ROBBIE GOULD KICK), 11:34 PSU - FG, KEVIN KELLY 47 YD, 3:07 MINN - TD, ERNIE WHEELWRIGHT 48 YD PASS FROM BRYAN CUPITO (JASON GIANNINI KICK), 1:43 3RD QTR: PSU - TD, TONY HUNT 5 YD RUN (KEVIN KELLY KICK), 11:45 PSU - TD, TONY HUNT 3 YD RUN (KEVIN KELLY KICK), 8:11 PSU - FG, KEVIN KELLY 21 YD, 2:33 4TH QTR: MINN - TD, JAKARI WALLACE 2 YD RUN (JASON GIANNINI KICK), 11:25 PSU - TD, RODNEY KINLAW 10 YD RUN (KEVIN KELLY KICK), 5:38
Extended BoxNCAAF 1 2 3 4 F - - - - -- Minnesota 0 7 0 7 14 Penn State 10 10 17 7 44 FINAL
Penn State-D Williams 13 run (Kelly kick) Penn State-FG Kelly 29 Penn State-D Williams 5 run (Kelly kick) Penn State-FG Kelly 47 Minnesota-Wheelwright 48 pass from Cupito (Giannini kick) Penn State-Hunt 5 run (Kelly kick) Penn State-Hunt 3 run (Kelly kick) Minnesota-Wallace 2 run (Giannini kick) Penn State-Kinlaw 10 run (Kelly kick)
Minnesota Penn State First downs 13 35 Rushed-yards 32-113 59-364 Passing yards 174 175 Sacked-yards lost 1-5 0-0 Return yards 179 37 Passes 16-28-1 13-32-0 Punts 4-45.5 2-42.0 Fumbles-lost 2-1 1-0 Penalties-yards 4-54 3-15 Time of possession 24:42 35:18
Individual Statistics RUSHING: Minnesota-Russell 8-53, Maroney 16-48, Cupito 6-16, Wallace 2-(-4). Penn State-Hunt 21-114, M Robinson 18-112, A Scott 9-52, D Williams 6-40, King 1-19, Kinlaw 3-15, Hahn 1-12.
PASSING: Minnesota-Cupito 16-28-1-174. Penn State-M Robinson 13-32-0-175.
RECEIVING: Minnesota-Wallace 5-63, Spaeth 3-21, Wheelwright 2-62, Ellerson 2-15, Payne 2-10. Penn State-Butler 6-83, D Williams 4-32, Smolko 1-25, Golden 1-19, Norwood 1-16.
Att: 106,604
Game StorySTATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Ticker) -- Penn State beat run-first Minnesota at its own game. Whether going off-tackle, around the end or just straight up the middle, the Nittany Lions (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) ran roughshod over the Gophers on their way to a 44-14 win Saturday. In the process, they shut down the vaunted running attack of No. 18 Minnesota (4-1, 1-1) and gave a big hit to Laurence Maroney's Heisman Trophy campaign, holding him to a season-low 48 yards. Penn State could return to the Top 25 with the win, but with a prime-time showdown coming up next week against No. 8 Ohio State, coach Joe Paterno spoke cautiously about his team. "I don't want to get carried away here," Paterno said. "We got a long way to go." Derrick Williams ran for two early scores and Tony Hunt rushed for two more touchdowns and 114 of Penn State's season-high 364 rushing yards. Quarterback Michael Robinson added 112 yards on the ground. "I haven't had the luxury of seeing any statistics yet, but I'm not sure I want to see them," Minnesota coach Glen Mason said. "Any way you cut it, we got our butts kicked good." The Nittany Lions notched their first win over a ranked team since beating Wisconsin in 2002, and now appear to be contenders in the Big Ten for the first time in awhile. They struggled on offense a lot the last couple years -- both losing seasons -- and Paterno lamented at times about the lack of playmakers on his team. That doesn't appear to a problem anymore. Williams scored on a 13-yard run up the middle after lining up at running back and getting a pitch from Robinson to give Penn State a 7-0 lead. He also scored from 5 yards out on an end-around to give Penn State a 17-0 lead after lineman Charles Rush threw a nice block to seal the edge. Minnesota's offense was rarely in sync and was held to three-and-outs on its first two drives. Penn State appeared to solve the Gophers' vaunted zone blocking scheme and stuffed Maroney on short gains for most of the day. Maroney's 48 yards came on 16 carries. He had just 14 yards in the first half. The Gophers' scores came on a 48-yard touchdown catch by Ernie Wheelwright and a 2-yard score off an end-around by Jakari Wallace. Midway through the fourth quarter, the Gophers were serenaded to chants of "Overrated" from the loud crowd of 106,000 clad mostly in blue and white. One of Minnesota's best drives early was thwarted on a trick play. Quarterback Bryan Cupito hit Wheelwright for a 14-yard gain in a drive that moved the Gophers to the Penn State 32. But two plays later, Maroney took a handoff and then attempted to give it to Wallace on a reverse, but the ball was fumbled and recovered by Penn State. "We kind of live by the run and I guess if you don't run the ball, you die by the run," Mason said.
