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enn State lost on the scoreboard, but it didn’t Plose in the public psyche Saturday, as lusty post- game chants of “We Are …Penn State” continued to ring out from the sellout White House in Beaver Stadium. Even the ESPN national night time network audience had to admire the way the fans—and especially the students—supported their University and the football team that has represented it so well this year. From the record 140 tents full of campers in Nittanyville outside the stadium all week to the thousands jamming Friday night’s “Rally in the Valley” in Rec Hall to the bare chests painted with the “One Team” slogan, Lion fans stood with the players who have stayed with them. It was reminiscent of the same chanting response that filled the Louisiana Superdome, after the Nittany Lions had just lost the national championship to Alabama in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 1979. The team may have come up a little SELLOUT CROWD filled Beaver Stadium for Whiteout game against Ohio State Saturday. short on points, but neither the players nor the fans came up short on their expressions of love and 11 TDs. Half his 143 passing yards against But unlike in the last home game against and support for their school. Penn State came on the toss to Stoneburner, Northwestern, it was too little too late for the Lions. Though the fantastic Indian summer sun and he could complete only six of his other 18 “Offensively we could have done some things that bathed Happy Valley for a couple of weeks attempts. But his timely runs keyed each of the better, and we could have adjusted better,” disappeared Friday, the season’s largest crowd visitors’ four offensive scoring drives. O’Brien said. “But Ohio State just beat us today.” was thankful that Hurricane Sandy did not The other key to the Buckeyes’ first touch- “This is a big-league atmosphere,” Ohio disrupt their fun in the stands or their tailgates down march was a controversial defensive hold- State Coach Urban Meyer said of the loud in the parking lot Saturday as temperatures ing penalty called against the Lions, after they and proud Whiteout in Beaver Stadium.”On remained mild. had forced a punt. That resuscitated the Ohio the road, it’s a gladiator-type mentality. It’s us Undefeated Ohio State, the top-ranked team State offense with 10 free yards and a first down. against the world, and our guys seem to thrive on in the Big Ten, outplayed the Nittany Lions, And Miller’s ensuing 33-yard run allowed the that…Our players did it in a tough environment 35-23, and moved up from No. 9 to No. 6 in the Bucks to cross the goal line just a half-minute against a talented team.” Associated Press poll, as the only 9-0 team in before halftime. Thus the team that had surrendered 71 Division I. This prevented Penn State from entering points and 828 yards to Indiana and Purdue in its The Buckeyes won the battle of strength the locker room with a 7-0 lead, after Mike Hull two previous games, shut down the Nittany Lions against strength—the visitors’ ground attack blocked a Buckeye punt and Michael Yancich with just 36 net yards rushing, blitzed McGloin versus the home team’s defense against the pounced on it in the end zone for the first touch- for four sacks and allowed only five conversions run—thereby ending the Lions’ coveted five– down in his five years at Dear Old State. on 17 third downs. game win streak. The next turning point came at the outset of “We played more man coverage and pres- Braxton Miller, the OSU quarterback who the second half, when on successive plays OSU sured more than any game all year,” said Meyer, had been knocked into the hospital with a whip- linebacker Ryan Shazier sacked Matt McGloin, “against the No. 1 throwing team in the Big Ten.” lash injury and near concussion by the Purdue then got a pick-six on the first interception the Gerald Hodges and Michael Mauti, both defense last Saturday, came out with a vengeance Lion QB had thrown in 17 quarters of play. selected last week as semifinalists for the Butkus and beat the Lions with his feet. Confounding That jump-started a 21-point quarter for Award given each year to the outstanding col- would-be tacklers and fans alike, he darted, cut the visitors that effectively sealed the Lions’ fate, legiate linebacker, led all tacklers with 14 and 13, and slipped his way through the Lion defense for despite Penn State’s two long scoring drives in respectively. But both said the game’s outcome 134 yards and two touchdowns. Then he topped the final period. was a matter of better execution by the Buckeyes. it off by tossing a 72-yard touchdown bomb to McGloin moved his mates 80 yards on 18 “In big games it comes down to executing, “ Jake Stoneburner that negated the Lions’ fourth- plays before tossing a two-yard TD to tight said Mauti. “We had some opportunities to make quarter comeback attempt. end Matt Lehman, then 83 yards on 12 plays some big plays but didn’t.” “Miller is one of the top five backs in the climaxed by a 20-yard scoring pass to tight end But senior defensive end Sean Stanley, who country,” said Penn State Coach Bill O’Brien Kyle Carter. These drives were the ninth and had a career-high seven tackles, including a quar- about the Buckeyes’ Heisman Trophy candidate. 10th scoring drives of 80 or more yards for Penn terback sack, said, “We’re ready to bounce back It was the sixth time the shifty sophomore State this fall—three more than all of last year. next week, and now our goal is 9-3.” speedster rushed for more than 100 yards this McGloin completed 60 per cent of his 45 season, while also passing for nearly 1,500 yards PENN STATE 0 7 3 13 23 passes for a career-high 327 yards to tie Kerry OHIO STATE 0 7 21 7 35 Photos by Steve Manuel ’84, ‘92g R E C A P 2nd Quarter PS: Yancich rec. in EZ of OS punt blocked by Hull. (Ficken kick) 6:15 OS: Hyde 1-yd run caps 12-pl 75-yd drive in 5:32 keyed by 10-yd def. hold. pen. on PS on OS punt & Hyde 3-yd run on 3rd & 2 & Miller 33-yd run. (Basil kick) 0:34 3rd Quarter OS: Shazier 17-yd intc. ret. of McGloin pass. (Basil kick) 13:41 PS: Ficken 27-yd FG caps 9-pl 74-yd drive in 3:50 keyed by McGloin passes 20 yds to James on 3rd & 8 & 42 yds to Moseby-Felder. OS: Miller 1-yd run caps 10-pl 57-yd drive in 3:16 set 1 2 up by failed PS 4th down fake punt pass at OS-43 & keyed by Miller 13-yd pass to Spencer & 14-yd run & 13-yd pass to Spencer on 3rd & 4. (Basil kick) 3:30 OS: Miller 1-yd run caps 8-pl 85-yd drive in 2:21 & sparked by 15-yd facemask pen. on PS & Miller runs of 11 & 14 yds & Smith 28-yd run. (Basil kick) 0:40 4th Quarter PS: Lehman 2-yd pass from McGloin caps 18-pl 80- yd drive in 5:51 sparked by McGloin passes 11 yds to Belton, 8 yds to Carter on 3rd & 4, 11 yds to Belton & 15 yds to Carter on 4th & 15 & OS pers. foul pen. & 10 Belton 2-yd run on 4th & 1. (Rush fails) 9:49 OS: Stoneburner 72-yd pass from Miller on 3rd & 4 9 1: LIONS’ two leading tacklers, Mike Mauti and Gerald Hodges, stop Ohio State tailback Carlos Hyde. 2: CARTER pulls in 20-yard caps 6-pl 92-yd drive in 3:37 keyed by Miller 7-yd run touchdown pass from McGloin for game’s final score. 3: SEAN on 3rd & 3. (Basil kick) 6:11 STANLEY (90) flies over somersaulting Michael Mauti to get PS: Carter 20-yd pass from McGloin caps 12-pl 83- Buckeye runner Carlos Hyde. 4: MATT McGLOIN throws ball yd drive in 4:26 keyed by McGloin passes 8 yds to off back foot, but gets it to Matt Lehman in end zone, who is Carter on 3rd & 6 & 6 yds to Robinson on 3rd & 3 & then congratulated by fellow tight ends Garry Gilliam and Jesse James. 5: PUNT BLOCK by Mike Hull resulted in first Penn State 21 yds to Carter & 16 yds to Moseby-Felder & OS touchdown, when Mike Yancich recovered ball in end zone. 6: pass intf. pen. (Ficken kick) 1:41 TIGHT END Matt Lehman hauls in 19-yard pass from Matt Mc- Attendance: 107,818 (sellout) Gloin.9 7: MIKE HULL pulls down Miller for 6-yard sack. 8: JESSE JAMES outleaps Buckeye safety to make 20-yard catch for Collins (1992-94) with his fourth 300-yard pass- third-down conversion. 9: ROBINSON makes over-the-shoulder ing game. It was the third straight game that he catch on one of his five receptions for 68 yards. 10: ALUMNI tossed at least two touchdown passes, and he COUNCIL members saluted at end of third quarter included moved ahead of Chuck Fusina (1975-78) into Executive Director Roger Williams, President Katie Smarilli sixth place on State’s career list with 38. His 27 and Vice President Kay Salvino. completions went to nine different receivers, but both TDs went to tight ends. The senior redhead, who has tossed at least one TD in each game for a total of 15 this sea- son, became the seventh player in school history to top the 5,000-yard mark in passing yardage. Carter, who was honored as the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for his performance at 8 Iowa, again led the Lions with six receptions for 77 yards. Five of his catches for 72 of his yards came on the Lions’ two fourth-quarter touchdown drives. Sophomore Allen Robinson’s five recep- tions for 68 yards gave him 52 for the year to tie Bobby Engram (1994) for fifth on State’s single season list. Junior Brandon Moseby-Felder, who has now caught four passes in each of the last three games, had a career-high 70 receiving yards Saturday. Bill Belton, the sophomore tailback who played wide receiver last year, grabbed a career- 7 6 high five aerials for 35 yards. As the games dwindle down to a pre- lost to both opponents from Ohio this fall and cious few, the Nittany Lions prepare for two both appeared to wear out the Lion defense in the road trips to Purdue and Nebraska, followed second half…Eight linebackers from “Linebacker by a home stand on the last two Saturdays U” are playing in the NFL and all have earned their in November. degrees from Penn State. If you are not traveling to West Lafayette, you may watch next week’s game on ESPNU, BANDORAMA starting at 3:30 p.m. he Penn State Marching Blue Band and the TSymphonic Band will present their annual For the Glory, BANDORAMA program at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16 in Eisenhower Auditorium. The program, which is usually presented on the night before the final home football game is scheduled for the night before the Indiana game, because this year the final home game against Wisconsin is on the Saturday of Thanks- giving weekend. Tickets for the always popular performance NOTES FROM THE CUFF are now on sale through the Eisenhower Box he latest statistics just released by the NCAA Office at 1-800-ARTS-TIX. Ticket prices are $16 Tshow that Penn State’s football team broke its for adults, $11 for Penn State students, and $6 program record for the second consecutive year for youths 18 and under. A 20 per cent discount with a Graduation Success Rate of 91 per cent—far is available for group sales of 15 or more tickets. above the Division 1 average of 68 per cent. All Parking in the deck behind Eisenhower Audi- student athletes at University Park earned a GSR of torium is free compliments of the Blue Band. 88 per cent, and African-American student-athletes Free parking is also available for buses beside set a school record with a 90 per cent rate—25 the auditorium. points higher than the national average…After the Blue Band’s magnificent halftime James Bond AG LIVE TAILGATE 007 show, the University recognized academic he College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni excellence with students and chancellors cited TSociety invites fans to join hundreds of Ag from campuses across the Commonwealth. The alumni and friends at the Ag Live Tailgate prior women’s basketball team was saluted for its 100 to the Penn State vs. Wisconsin football game per cent GSR and the men’s team for its 92 per on Nov. 24. cent rate…Penn State’s captains for Saturday’s The tailgate in the Snider Ag Arena north- game were Jordan Hill, Gerald Hodges, Michael east of Beaver Stadium will feature a hearty Mauti, Matt McGloin and Matt Stankiewitch, buffet, including Berkey Creamery ice cream. backed by all the other seniors at the coin toss… Doors open and festivities begin 3.5 hours The Nittany Lions have still not allowed a point before kickoff and festivities include live and in the first quarter of eight games and hold a silent auctions for football packages, use of 117-30 margin in first half points. Ohio State was vacation homes, football parking passes, auto- held 12 points below its first half average of 19… graphed sports memorabilia, gift baskets and 3 Mike Hull’s punt block was his second. He got much more. All proceeds benefit the alumni so- one against Temple last year. Michael Yancich’s ciety’s student scholarships, internship awards, touchdown after the block was State’s first since the and other student and alumni programs. Lions got one against Indiana at Fed Ex Field in 2010…Alex Butterworth hit a career-long 58-yard OTHER SPORTS punt against Ohio State and dropped four kicks enn State’s fifth-ranked field hockey team inside the 20-yard line to raise his total to 15…Bill Pclinched at least a share of the Big Ten title Belton said the Buckeyes had “the best front seven Saturday with a 6-1 win over No. 21 Michigan State we probably will see all year.” McGloin said they to end the regular season with a 5-1 record in the were “tremendous. They applied pressure on us conference and a 15-3 overall mark. all night, and they were definitely well prepared.” Coach Erica Walsh’s women’s soccer squad …Allen Ropbinson said, “Penalties killed us on a finished its fifth unbeaten Big Ten season with a lot of drives.” The Lions had an uncharacteristic 2-0 shutout at Purdue Friday. Freshman Mallory 4 nine penalties for 85 yards that stopped Lion drives Weber and senior Maddie Evans scored, while and aided Buckeye marches…Cornerback Adrian Erin McNulty made seven saves to post her 6th Amos had the first interception by a Lion defensive shutout in the net. The Lions finished 16-2-1, back this fall. Stephen Obeng-Agyapong nearly 10-0-1 in the Big Ten and will begin tournament had a pick-six on Ohio State’s first possession and play on Wednesday. Stephon Morris also came close to one in the The men’s soccer team tied Ohio State, 4-4, first quarter…The 72-yard pass from Miller to on Senior Day at Jeffrey Field Sunday, as all Nit- Stoneburner was the longest play from scrimmage tany Lion goals were tallied by seniors. Daniel allowed by the Lions this year…The Lions equaled Burnham, Marvin Ledgister, Julian Cardona and their mark of four sacks in the Navy and Iowa Daniel Parr booted goals, while seniors Hasani games this season to raise their total to 23…Asked Sinclair and John Gallagher recorded assists. if he got an explanation from the officials on the The women’s cross-country team finished defensive holding call that kept an Ohio State third in the Big Ten championships at Michigan scoring drive alive after a punt, O’Brien had a blunt State Sunday, as Rebekka Simko earned All- one-word answer, “No.” …Penn State’s offense got Conference status with her fifth-place finish. no touchdowns until the fourth quarter. Earlier The men’s team placed sixth. scores came on the recovered punt block and a The men’s ice hockey team got its first shut- 5 27-yard Sam Ficken field goal…Penn State has out with a 5-0 win at Army, followed by a 6-3 Photos by Steve Manuel ’84, ‘92g P E R I O D I C A L U. S. Postage Paid

Ohio 24 Penn State 14 Virginia 17 Penn State 16 Penn State 34 Navy 7 Penn State 24 Temple 13 Penn State 35 Illinois 7 Penn State 39 Northwestern 28 Penn State 38 Iowa 14 Ohio State 35 Penn State 23 Nov. 3 @ Purdue (ESPNU) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 10 @ Nebraska TBA Nov. 17 Indiana TBA Nov. 24 Wisconsin TBA

win at Sacred Heart. Goalie PJ Musico stopped On game day, find the pep rally at the S T A T I S T I C S 34 Army shots and Casey Bailey recorded three Grand Manse–Jasmine Room, 129 North 10th points. Six different Lions scored in the win over Street, Lincoln, Neb. The pep rally opens PSU OSU Sacred Heart. The women’s team lost to RIT, three hours prior to kick time, and the event Total Plays – Yards 74-363 72-377 4-1, Thursday, then skated to a 2-2 tie against begins two hours before. Rushes – Net Yards 28-36 53-234 the same team Friday. For more information about these events Passing Yards 327 143 The No. 1 women’s volleyball team was and others, visit the Alumni Association’s upset in five sets by No. 4 Nebraska in Lincoln website at www.alumni.psu.edu/events. Passes (Att-Cmpl-Int) 46-27-1 19-7-1 Sunday. After a 25-12, 30-32, 25-19, 23-25, 10-15 Avg. Gain Per Play 4.9 5.2 marathon, State’s record slipped to 21-2, 11-1 Big SUPPORT INJURED PENN STATE CHEERLEADER First Downs 19 19 Ten, which is still one game ahead of Nebraska’s enn State cheerleader Paige Raque was Yards Lost Rushing 38 29 18-3, 10-2 Big Ten record. Pseriously hurt two weeks ago in an accidental Intcptn Returns – Yards 1-0 1-17 The Lions won most statistics except the fall from a downtown apartment and is in critical Kickoffs – Average 4-64.2 6-59.8 final score, hitting .237 to the Cornhuskers .171, condition in the hospital. Her teammates Kickoff Returns – Avg. 6-13.8 3-17.7 totaling 74 kills to 63 and 14 blocks to 11. Deja have been providing support and have set Punt Returns – Avg. 4-3.8 0-0 McClendon had a match-high 20 kills, followed up a recovery fund for donations to help the Punts – Average 5-41.2 6-34.2 by Ariel Scott with 19. Micha Hancock had 61 Raque family with her medical expenses. Fumbles – Lost 1-0 0-0 assists, 13 digs and a personal-best eight blocks. Mailed donations may be sent to the Paige Katie Slay had seven blocks and Dominique Raque Recovery Fund, c/o Nittany Bank, Penalties – Yards 9-85 7-75 Gonzalez posted a career-high 29 digs. 1300 N. Atherton St., State College, Pa. 16803. Sacks by – Yards 4-25 4-37 For more information and details on all Nittany Contributions may be made using PayPal. For 3rd Dn Conversions 5 of 17 8 of 16 Lion varsity sports go to www.GoPSUsports.com. information, email [email protected]. 4th Dn Conversions 2 of 4 0 of 3 Red Zone Scores–Chances 3-4 3-3 RALLY AWAY AT PURDUE AND NEBRASKA HUDDLE WITH THE FACULTY Time of Possession 27:53 32:07 enn State fans can get revved up for lumni and friends can catch a quick breakfast Attempts/Yards (Longest) Pupcoming games against the Boilermakers Aand some food for thought at “Huddle with Rushing: Zwinak 12/42 (9); Belton 10/26 (6); Zordich 1/3. and the Huskers at the Alumni Association’s the Faculty,” the popular free lecture series each Passing No. Com. Int. Yds. TD Lg Sk football Pep Rallies, featuring the Penn State home football Saturday at The Nittany Lion Inn. McGloin 45 27 1 327 2 42 4/37 cheerleaders, the Nittany Lion, the Penn State The final presentations in the 20th annual Receiving: Carter 6/77 (21); Robinson 5/68 (37); Belton 5/35 (11); Pep Band, free refreshments and more. Alumni Huddle series are: Moseby-Felder 4/70 (42); Lehman 2/21 (19); Zwinak 2/12 (8); James and friends can also gather and enjoy time Nov. 17 (Indiana): “Stormy Weather: The 1/16; Williams 1/8. together the evening before at the Friday night State of Higher Education for LGBTQQ People,” Sue All Purpose Yards: Belton 128; Carter 77; Moseby-Felder 70; mixers, which are co-sponsored by the Alumni Rankin, associate professor, education policy studies Robinson 68. Association and local chapters. What is it like on college campuses today Kickoff Returns: Belton 5/67. Purdue events: Meet from 7:30 to 9:30 for LBGTQQ people? The results of two Kickoffs: Ficken 4/64.2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, for the Penn State national research projects focusing on the Punt Returns: Della Valle 3/1 (2); Hull 1/14. Punts: Butterworth 5/41.2 (58). mixer at Nine Irish Brothers, located at 3520 lives and experiences of queer-spectrum and Fumbles Forced: 0 State Road 38 East in Lafayette, Ind. Munchies trans-spectrum faculty, staff, and students on Fumbles Recovered: Smith 1. will be provided. A $10 donation is requested U.S. campuses will be reviewed and discussed Interceptions: Amos 1/0. to help support the Central Indiana Chapter’s in this informative program. Passes Broken Up: Obeng-Agyapong 2; Amos, Morris 1. scholarship fund. To register for the mixer, go Nov. 24 (Wisconsin): “Authorship, Nostalgia Sacks: Hodges 1/10; Hull 1/6; Terry 1/3; Stanley, Massaro 0.5/3. to http://psaacicfridaynight.eventbrite.com/. and the Beatles,” Kenneth Womack, professor of Eng- Tackles for Loss: Hodges 1/10; Hull 1/6; Stanley 1.5/4; Terry 1/3; On game day, look for the Penn State pep lish and integrative arts at Penn State Altoona and Massaro 0.5/3. rally tent in Tent City on Rankin Track and 2006 Teaching Fellow Tackles: Hodges 14; Mauti 13; Stanley, Hill 7; Willis, Carson, Amos Field, southwest of the stadium at Stadium Av- Learn about the Beatles’ development as 5; Hull 3. enue and Intramural Drive, in West Lafayette, an artistic fusion during this talk that explores Players: C:Stankiewitch. G:Urschel, Dieffenbach, Howle, Man- Ind. The tent opens three hours prior to kick the band’s creative arc from their first, primitive giro. T: Farrell, Smith. TE: Carter, Gilliam, Lehman , James. WR: time, and the event begins two hours before. recordings through Abbey Road and the twilight Robinson, Moseby-Felder, Williams, Kenney. QB: McGloin. FB: Zordich. TB: Belton, Zwinak. DT: Hill, Jones, Terry, Baublitz. DE: Nebraska events: The Penn State mixer is of their career. Stanley, Massaro, Barnes, Olaniyan, Zettel. ILB: Carson, Mauti, set for 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9, at Old The “Huddle with the Faculty” lectures Hull. OLB: Hodges, Mauti, Hull. CB: Morris, Amos. Saf: Willis, Chicago Pizza, 826 P Street, Lincoln, Neb. A full include free refreshments prior to the presenta- Obeng-Agyapong, Fagnano. P: Butterworth. K: Ficken. KS: Howle, buffet will be offered, along with non-alcoholic tions and free parking at the Nittany Lion Inn Fuhrman. KH: Keiser. KT: Belton, Davis, Obeng-Agyapong, Zordich, beverages. The cost to attend is $20 to help Deck. Huddles are sponsored and organized Willis, Morris, Lucas, Keiser, Day, Dukes, Fagnano, Zwinak, Bars, support the Kansas City Chapter’s scholarship by the Penn State Alumni Association and co- Yancich, Zerbe, Lewis, Kline, Della Valle, Carson, Hull, Fuhrman, fund. Kids 12 and under are free. To register, sponsored by The Nittany Lion Inn and Penn Massaaro, Urschel, Mangiro, Cadogan, Shrive, Smith, Farrell, go to http://www.pennstatekc.com/. State Press. Lehman, Carter, Gilliam, Jones,Terry.

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