| ESPN'S TAKE | 
The 2006 Orange Bowl certainly wasn't the most well-played game, but it did provide plenty of excitement and lots of tension. Mistakes, penalties and missed opportunities plagued both Penn State and Florida State. However, both the Nittany Lions and Seminoles played hard in this classic defensive struggle.
-- Jim Donnan
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| Team Stat Comparison | | |  |  | | 1st Downs | 23 | 12 | | Total Yards | 391 | 284 | | Passing | 253 | 258 | | Rushing | 138 | 26 | | Penalties | 8-43 | 13-129 | | 3rd Down Conversions | 8-21 | 3-17 | | 4th Down Conversions | 0-0 | 0-1 | | Turnovers | 2 | 1 | | Possession | 34:16 | 25:44 |
| Penn State Passing | | | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | | M. Robinson | 21/39 | 253 | 1 | 1 |
| Penn State Rushing | | | CAR | YDS | TD | LG | | A. Scott | 26 | 110 | 2 | 28 | | M. Robinson | 17 | 21 | 0 | 9 | | J. Norwood | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Penn State Receiving | | | REC | YDS | TD | LG | | J. Norwood | 6 | 110 | 0 | 38 | | E. Kilmer | 6 | 79 | 1 | 25 | | J. King | 5 | 27 | 0 | 9 | | I. Smolko | 2 | 21 | 0 | 20 |
| Florida State Passing | | | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | | D. Weatherford | 24/43 | 258 | 1 | 1 |
| Florida State Rushing | | | CAR | YDS | TD | LG | | L. Washington | 6 | 30 | 0 | 16 | | L. Booker | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | J. Coleman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Florida State Receiving | | | REC | YDS | TD | LG | | L. Washington | 6 | 24 | 0 | 10 | | W. Reid | 4 | 55 | 0 | 22 | | L. Booker | 3 | 69 | 1 | 57 | | C. Davis | 3 | 55 | 0 | 39 |
| Scoring Summary | | FIRST QUARTER | PSU | FSU | | TD | 4:59 | AUSTIN SCOTT 2 YD RUN (KEVIN KELLY KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 85 yards. | 7 | 0 | | SECOND QUARTER | PSU | FSU | | TD | 4:09 | WILLIE REID 87 YD PUNT RETURN (GARY CISMESIA KICK) | 7 | 7 | | TD | 2:49 | LORENZO BOOKER 57 YD PASS FROM DREW WEATHERFORD (MISSED KICK) Drive info: 1 plays, 57 yards. | 7 | 13 | | TD | 0:06 | ETHAN KILMER 24 YD PASS FROM MICHAEL ROBINSON (KEVIN KELLY KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 40 yards. | 14 | 13 | | FOURTH QUARTER | PSU | FSU | | S | 13:36 | JIM SHAW SAFETY | 16 | 13 | | FG | 4:08 | GARY CISMESIA 48 YD FG Drive info: 12 plays, 65 yards. | 16 | 16 | | OVERTIME | PSU | FSU | | TD | 0:00 | AUSTIN SCOTT 1 YD RUN (KEVIN KELLY KICK) Drive info: 13 plays, 0 yards. | 23 | 16 | | TD | 0:00 | B.J. DEAN 1 YD RUN (CHRIS HALL KICK) Drive info: 13 plays, 0 yards. | 23 | 23 | | FG | 0:00 | KEVIN KELLY 29 YD FG Drive info: 5 plays, 13 yards. | 26 | 23 |
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 Michael Robinson led the Nittany Lions to an Orange Bowl win. Lion Kings
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