
(24) Northwestern 28
(5-1, 1-1 Big Ten)

Penn St 39
(4-2, 2-0 Big Ten)
Coverage: ESPN/ESPN 3D
12:00 PM ET, October 6, 2012
Beaver Stadium, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA
Top Performers
Passing: M. McGloin (PSU) - 282 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: Z. Zwinak (PSU) - 28 CAR, 121 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: A. Robinson (PSU) - 9 REC, 85 YDS, 2 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NW | PSU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 03:41 | Sam Ficken 21 Yd | 0 | 3 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NW | PSU | |||
![]() | TD | 09:34 | Zach Zwinak 1 Yd Run (Sam Ficken Kick) | 0 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 06:23 | Venric Mark 2 Yd Run (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 7 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 00:30 | Tony Jones 11 Yd Pass From Trevor Siemian (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 14 | 10 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NW | PSU | |||
![]() | TD | 07:17 | Allen Robinson 8 Yd Pass From Matthew McGloin (Sam Ficken Kick) | 14 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 03:12 | Kain Colter 10 Yd Run (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 21 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 00:50 | Venric Mark 75 Yd Punt Return (Jeff Budzien Kick) | 28 | 17 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NW | PSU | |||
![]() | TD | 09:49 | Allen Robinson 6 Yd Pass From Matthew McGloin (Michael Zordich Run For Two-Point Conversion) | 28 | 25 |
![]() | TD | 02:37 | Matthew McGloin 5 Yd Run (Sam Ficken Kick) | 28 | 32 |
![]() | TD | 01:30 | Michael Zordich 3 Yd Run (Sam Ficken Kick) | 28 | 39 |
Team Stat Comparison
| NW | PSU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 14 | 30 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-13 | 10-22 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Total Yards | 247 | 443 |
| Passing | 135 | 282 |
Comp-Att | 21-36 | 35-51 |
Yards per pass | 3.8 | 5.5 |
| Rushing | 112 | 161 |
Rushing Attempts | 25 | 48 |
Yards per rush | 4.5 | 3.4 |
| Penalties | 3-40 | 3-30 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 20:43 | 39:17 |
| Northwestern Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| T. Siemian | 21/36 | 135 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 21/36 | 135 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Penn State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| M. McGloin | 35/51 | 282 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 35/51 | 282 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Northwestern Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| V. Mark | 13 | 72 | 5.5 | 1 | 14 |
| K. Colter | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 1 | 12 |
| T. Siemian | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 14 |
| M. Trumpy | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 25 | 112 | 4.5 | 2 | 14 |
| Penn State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Z. Zwinak | 28 | 121 | 4.3 | 1 | 16 |
| M. Zordich | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 1 | 25 |
| B. Belton | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 |
| M. McGloin | 7 | -2 | -0.3 | 1 | 5 |
| -. Team | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 48 | 161 | 3.4 | 3 | 25 |
| Penn State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Robinson | 9 | 85 | 9.4 | 2 | 18 |
| Z. Zwinak | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 16 |
| K. Carter | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 19 |
| B. Moseby-Felder | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 15 |
| M. Zordich | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 12 |
| M. Lehman | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| G. Gilliam | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| T. Williams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| J. James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Belton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 35 | 282 | 8.1 | 2 | 19 |
| Northwestern Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| V. Mark | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 18 |
| T. Hanrahan | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 21 |
| Team | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 21 |
| Penn State Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Kenney | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 22 |
| A. Amos | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 |
| J. Della Valle | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 |
| Team | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 22 |
| Northwestern Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| V. Mark | 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 75 |
| Team | 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 75 |
| Penn State Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Della Valle | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 |
| E. Lewis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Team | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Northwestern Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Budzien | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 4/4 | 4 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 4/4 | 4 |
| Penn State Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Ficken | 1/1 | 100.0 | 21 | 4/4 | 7 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 21 | 4/4 | 7 |
| Northwestern Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Williams | 8 | 307 | 38.4 | 0 | 2 | 64 |
| Team | 8 | 307 | 38.4 | 0 | 2 | 64 |
| Penn State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| A. Butterworth | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 0 | 3 | 54 |
| Team | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 0 | 3 | 54 |
ATTENDANCE: 95,769




