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URL:http://www.alumni.psu.edu/fbl Username: psualum Password: weare Oct. 3, 2011 * Vol. 74, No. 5

he 2011 Nittany Lions have turned winning Tugly on the road into an art form. They start by making a ton of mistakes – mostly on offense – to encourage the home fans and boost the confidence of an underdog opponent. They drop behind in the score to instill doubt in their own fans. But eventually they make a spectacular play to take the lead. Then they hang on at the end to save a game that almost got away. As they approach the midpoint of the season, the Lions return to Beaver for a two-game home stand against Iowa and Purdue with a 4-1 record, after opening their 19th Big Ten campaign with a 16-10 victory at Indiana Saturday. , the dean of college coaches, captured his 100th victory all-time against a Big Ten opponent and his 405th overall, as Penn State raised to 10-3 its mark in Big Ten road games since 2007. The Crimson helmets and shirts in Me- morial Stadium were a little brighter than the cherry color in INDIANA’s Hail Mary pass is knocked down by Nate Stupar (34), Nick Sukay (1) and Gerald Hodges (9) to preserve two weeks ago. And the cream pants of the Nittany Lions’ 16-10 victory over Hoosiers Saturday. Hoosiers didn’t have the little bars that ran down the outside of Temple’s white pants. But with passes to Devon Smith and Justin Brown On State’s next possession, Bolden drove the there were a lot of similarities in the play of and sailed a 40-yarder to Derek Moye dur- team to a 1st & goal from the three-yard line, the teams in Bloomington and . ing the drive, rifled a high shot at tight end but Redd, who had rushed for 17 yards on the In addition to costly turnovers that twice Andrew Szczerba. drive, fumbled the ball away on the IU-2. Again stymied scoring drives in the shadow of the The pass went off Szczerba’s outstretched a march deep into Indiana territory yielded no goal posts Saturday, critical penalties hurt the hand and was intercepted by Forisse Hardin on points for the Lions. Lions by nullifying a Penn State touchdown the goal line. Hardin returned it to the IU-20, Later, McGloin made the most of his first and keeping alive Indiana’s only TD march. and, to add insult to injury, the Hoosiers, who play in the second half by immediately tossing a “We’ve got to execute better,” said offen- had gone three-and-out on their first possession, long pass to Derek Moye, who had gotten behind sive coordinator . promptly marched 47 yards in nine plays till the Indiana secondary on a down-out-and-down “We’re wasting too many opportuni- Mitch Ewald kicked a 49-yard field goal for the fly along the right sideline. The Lions’ leading ties,” said head coach Joe Paterno, “But the first points of the afternoon. receiver waltzed to a 74-yard touchdown to give Indiana kids played with a lot of enthusiasm, Four more times in the first half State’s State a 13-3 lead at the end of the third quarter. hustled on every play, and their tackling was defense held Indiana to three-and-outs, but the Early in the final frame McGloin completed very good. So you’ve got to give the Indiana Lions’ offensive drives were stopped when Bolden passes to Justin Brown and Moye for 40 yards in a coaching staff and their kids a lot of credit.” fumbled at the IU-37 and when Matt McGloin 63-yard drive that stalled at the IU-16, and again Turning to defense, Paterno said,”Our couldn’t complete 3rd down passes in Indiana the Lions had to settle for a Fera field goal – this defense played a good solid football game, territory. The best that State could do was to tie time his longest at 33 yards. as they have all year.” the game at halftime with Anthony Fera’s 22-yard In the middle of the fourth quarter, Indiana The Lion defenders, who entered the field goal. A 52-yard attempt by Fera on the last put together its only sustained drive of the day, contest ranked seventh in the nation in pass play of the half fell short. moving 77 yards in 14 plays, as QB Dusty Kiel defense and eighth in total defense, kept the Early in the second half, the defensive line rushed for five yards to convert a 3rd & 4, passed home team out of the end zone for the first gave the visitors another opportunity when for 10 yards to his tight end to convert a 4th & 5 56 minutes of the game and covered for an Sean Stanley forced Indiana tailback Stephen and completed a 24-yarder to Shane Wynn on a offense that repeatedly shot itself in the foot. to fumble at the IU-16, and Devon Still 3rd & 5, before faking a run around right end On its opening possession, State moved recovered. But the Lions netted only three yards and flipping a 5-yard TD pass to Ted Bolser with relentlessly downfield, until Silas Redd ran in three plays and had to settle for Fera’s 27-yard 3:51 remaining. into the end zone. But the touchdown was field goal that gave them a 6-3 lead – their first Redd ripped off his longest run of the day – called back by a holding penalty. of the afternoon. a 24-yarder on the next series – but State had to On the next play Rob punt the ball back to the Hoosiers with 2:06 on Bolden, who had converted two third downs PENN STATE 0 3 10 3 16 the clock. INDIANA 3 0 0 7 10 Photos by Steve Manuel ’84, ‘92g R E C A P 1st Quarter IN: Ewald 49-yd FG caps 9-pl 47-yd drive in 1:51 set up by Hardin intcpt. & 20-yd ret.& keyed by Kiel passes 11 yds to Chester, 24 yds to Bolser & 9 yds to McCants on 3rd & 8. 6:51 2nd Quarter PS: Fera 22-yd FG caps 12-pl 65-yd drive in 5:46 keyed by McGloin passes 18 yds to Moye on 3rd & 10 & 26 yds to Kersey on 3rd & 6 & Dukes 11-yd run. 2:57 3rd Quarter PS: Fera 27-yd FG caps 4-pl 3-yd drive in 0:52 set up by Still rec. of fum. frcd. by Stanley. 12:18 PS: Moye 74-yd pass from McGloin in 1-pl drive in 0:14. (Fera kick). 1:31 1 2 4th Quarter PS: Fera 33-yd FG caps 13-pl 63-yd drive in 5:39 keyed by McGloin passes 15 yds to Brown, 15 yds to Brown on 3rd & 11 & 10 yds to Moye on 3rd & 7. 10:10 IN: Bolser 5-yd pass from Kiel caps 14-pl 77-yd drive in 3:45 keyed by Kiel 5-yd run on 3rd & 4 & 15-yd pen. against PS & Kiel passes 10 yds to Dedmond on 4th & 5 & 24-yds to Wynn on 3rd & 5. (Ewald kick) 3:51 Attendance: 42,621 9 10 Kiel completed four passes and rushed twice to convert fourth downs to drive his team to the 1: SILAS REDD breaks loose for 24-yard run. 2: SHAWNEY PS-40, but his Hail Mary pass on the final play KERSEY dives for one of his two receptions. 3: DEVON SMITH of the game was easily defended by Nate Stupar, catches pass from Rob Bolden on crossing pattern. 4: COACH Nick Sukay and Gerald Hodges to preserve the JOE PATERNO spent the first half on the sidelines directing his six-point win for the Lions. team for the second straight week. 5: ANTHONY FERA booted While squandering several scoring opportu- a career-high three field goals Saturday. 6: DEREK MOYE had a nities, Penn State dominated the statistics in its career-high 158 yards receiving in the Indiana game. 7: CUR- 15th win against the Hoosiers, who are the only TIS DUKES rips through Hoosier line for game’s longest run Big Ten team that has never beaten the Lions. of 29 yards. 8: ERIC LATIMORE tries to block punt by Indiana’s Compiling a 15-minute advantage in time Adam Pines.9: JORDAN HILL breaks thorough line to corral of possession (37:27 to 22:33), the Lions rans Houston9 for a loss. 10: BLUE & WHITE marked the site of pre- off 86 plays, far above their average of 67.5 game pep rally outside Indiana’s Memorial Stadium. this fall. However, because of the no-huddle offense installed by new Indiana Coach Kevin Wilson, the Hoosiers were able to get off 76 plays but averaged only 3.4 yards per snap compared to State’s 5.4. State’s runners gained nearly three times as many yards as Indiana’s backs – 193 to 71, as the Lion defense has held every team except Alabama to less than 100 yards on the ground. Through the air, the visitors outgained the home team 271 to 184, as McGloin completed 10 of 22 attempts for 204 yards and the touchdown, while Bolden had six completions in 14 attempts 8 for 67 yards with one interception. Senior Derek Moye scorched the Indiana secondary for a career-high 158 receiving yards, including the game’s highlight – a scintillating 74-yard touchdown pass from McGloin, a career- long for the junior quarterback. Sophomore kicker Anthony Fera’s career- high three field goals provided the margin of victory over the scrappy Hoosiers. Moye posted his sixth career 100-yard receiv- ing game, reeling in six aerials for 158 yards – a whopping 26.3-yard average per catch. He passed O.J. McDuffie (1988-92) into fifth place on State’s all-time receiving chart with 130. He is tied with Deon Butler (2005-08), Kenny 7 6 STEPHON MORRIS nearly blocks 49-yard field goal by Indiana’s Mitch Ewald. Jackson (1980-83) and Freddie Scott (1993-95) Four of the six winningest teams in history are for fifth in career 100-yard games and is fourth in the (888), with 18 career touchdown receptions. Nebraska (841), Ohio State (822) and Penn Redd romped for 129 yards on a career-high State (821)…Three Big Ten teams remain un- 27 carries to notch his third career 100-yard beaten after five games – Wisconsin, Michigan rushing game. Sophomore Curtis Dukes had and Illinois. Michigan State, Nebraska and Penn the game’s longest run of 29 yards on his way to State have 4-1 records and Iowa is 3-1. Seven Big a career-high 54 on nine carries. Ten teams ranked in the Top 25 nationally in Junior linebacker Gerald Hodges led all scoring defense…Big Ten teams were averag- tacklers, tying the career-high of 11 that he set ing 73,857 in attendance through the first four in the Alabama game last month. Defensive weeks – a total of more than 2.5 million at 34 tackle Jordan Hill had 3 tackles for 13 yards in games…Saturday’s games opened the Big Ten’s losses – a career-high for this junior. 116th season, but its first with divisional play… Only No. 1 Alabama has scored more than Indiana’s Antwaan Randle El (3,895) is the only 10 points against Penn State this season, mark- Big Ten quarterback who rushed for more yards ing the first time since 1996 that the Lions have than Michigan’s current signal caller Denard held four of their initial five opponents to 10 Robinson, who had run for 2,605 through the or less. first four games of 2011, Robinson’s junior It was State’s first win against an oppo- season…Hoosiers’ wide receiver Damarlo nent that it will play every year in the new Belcher is the Big Ten’s active leader in career 3 Leaders Division. receptions and is second in career yardage. He Next Saturday the Lions will host Legends caught six against Penn State Saturday, the same Division foe Iowa, which has beaten Penn State number that Derek Moye caught. But Belcher in eight of their last nine meetings. The Hawk- gained only 60 yards, 98 fewer than Moye… eyes won their three non-conference home Moye topped State’s previous best receiving games this season, but were upset in Ames by performance against Indiana by two yards. Joe rival Iowa State, 44-41, in triple overtime. With Jurivicius caught four against the Hoosiers for a bye last Saturday, Iowa has had two weeks to 156 yards in 1996…Moye has caught 10 of his prepare for the Nittany Lions. 18 career touchdown passes from Matt Mc- Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. for ABC/ Gloin in eight games since the middle of last ESPN television. year…State’s last three trips to Bloomington have produced nail-biter games with the Lions For the Glory, prevailing 36-31 in 2007 and 22-18 in 2004… Indiana’s 41,953 average home attendence 4 in 2010 was its highest since 1992. Saturday’s attendance beat that mark by 668…Michael Mauti, State’s outstanding junior linebacker, who was lost for the season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the Eastern Michigan game, had been a top candidate for major national honors. He was on the watch list for the Butkus and Nagurski NOTES FROM THE CUFF awards and had been selected pre-season first evin Wilson, who spent the last nine years team All-Big Ten by ESPN.com, Athlon Sports, Kas offensive coordinator at , had BIG TEN SCORES to coach his first Big Ten game against Joe Paterno, the conference’s longest-tenured Michigan State 10 Ohio State 7 mentor, who has a 92-54 record in Big Ten Michigan 58 Minnesota 0 play. Saturday’s game was Penn State’s 700th Illinois 38 Northwestern 35 since Paterno joined the coaching staff. State’s Notre Dame 38 Purdue 10 5 record during those 62 years is 509-184-7… Wisconsin 48 Nebraska 17 Photos by Steve Manuel ’84, ‘92g Phil Steele and Sporting News…Fans who come 2011 BIG TEN STANDINGS back to campus this fall should go to the H. O. Smith Arboretum off Park Ave. to enjoy the Conference Overall flowers and the new Sundial Sculpture donated W L W L by University trustee ’61, founder Leaders Division of AccuWeather. They should also take time to see the magnificent new Millennium Science Wisconsin 1 0 5 0 Complex on Pollock Road and the recently Illinois 1 0 5 0 dedicated Gary Schultz Child Care Center, the Penn State 1 0 4 1 new national standard for this type of facility. It Purdue 0 0 2 2 is located on North Allen St. at Park Ave. Ohio State 0 1 3 2 Indiana 0 1 1 4 OTHER SPORTS Legends Division enn State’s women’s teams were undefeated in Paction the past week, while the No. 19 men’s Michigan 1 0 5 0 soccer team tied Georgetown, 0-0 (OT) Wednes- Michigan State 1 0 4 1 day and dropped a close 2-1 match at Michigan Iowa 0 0 3 1 Saturday to drop its record to 5-3-2. Nebraska 0 1 4 1 The seventh-ranked field hockey club won a Northwestern 0 1 2 2 tough 4-3 overtime verdict at Northwestern Sat- Minnesota 0 1 1 4 urday, while the No. 9 women’s volleyball team swept Wisconsin and Minnesota in over The 1986 team produced several Penn the weekend to raise its slate to 10-4. The women’s State household names and NFL stars, includ- soccer squad, ranked No. 24 nationally, defeated ing , John Shaffer, Steve Smith Ohio State, 3-1, on Jeffrey Field Thursday, then and Bob White. Four players were named traveled to Minnesota Sunday and captured a All-Americans: linebacker Conlan, tackle 1-0 victory. Chris Conlin, running back D.J. Dozier, and For more information and details on all defensive tackle Tim Johnson. varsity sports go to www.GoP- The outstanding 1986 squad was one of SUsports.com. only five Paterno-led teams that finished the season unbeaten. The others were in 1968 (11- PHOTOBOOK BEING PUBLISHED 0), 1969 (11-0), 1973 (12-0) and 1994 (12-0). 160-page coffee table photobook con- Ataining Steve Manuel’s best Penn State HUDDLE WITH THE FACULTY football shots since the Nittany Lions joined lumni and friends can catch a quick the Big Ten in 1993 will go on sale on Home- Abreakfast and some food for thought at coming Saturday, Oct. 15. “Huddle with the Faculty,” the popular free The book will contain photos from all 18 lecture series each home football Saturday at of Penn State’s seasons in the conference, and The . The next presentation a synopsis of each year’s play will be included. in the 19th annual Huddle series is: Manuel will be available to sign copies of Oct. 8 “Climate Change: Is Pennsylva- the book at the Barnes and Noble bookstore nia Becoming Alabama?” with Raymond in the southwest corner of Beaver Stadium two G. Najjar Jr., professor of and hours before kickoff of the Homecoming game oceanography. Start time is 10 a.m. against Purdue. Cost of the book is $24.99. New this fall is an online opportunity for the Huddle with the Faculty programs 1986 NATIONAL CHAMPS TO BE HONORED on Oct. 29 and Nov. 12, which will be live he Nittany Lion team that swept the 1986 streamed. Alumni, students, and friends Tseason with an unblemished 12-0 record from around the world can participate live and a victory in the Fiesta Bowl against Miami in by logging on to www.wpsu.org/huddle on Arizona’s “Duel in the Desert” will be reuniting the day of the event to view the presentation at the Iowa game on Oct. 8 at Beaver Stadium. and participate in the live chat. Or follow the This fall marks the 25th anniversary of that presentation on Twitter using the hashtag team’s stellar, record-breaking year. #psuhuddle2011.

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Penn State 41 Indiana State 7 Alabama 27 Penn State 11 Penn State 14 Temple 10 Penn State 34 Eastern Michigan 6 Penn State 16 Indiana 10 Oct. 8 Iowa (ABC/ESPN) 3:30 p.m. Oct. 15 Purdue (Homecoming) Noon Oct. 22 @ Northwestern (BTN) 7 p.m. Oct. 29 Illinois TBA Nov. 12 Nebraska TBA Nov. 19 @ Ohio State TBA Nov. 26 @ Wisconsin TBA

A continental breakfast is provided one Blue Band, the Alumni Majorettes, and the S T A T I S T I C S half-hour before the lecture and free parking is Alumni Lionettes. Special guest appearances available at the Nittany Lion Inn Deck. Huddles include Penn State football great Kenny Jack- PSU IU are sponsored and organized by the Penn State son ’83, the Big Uglies and the Homecoming Total Plays – Yards 86-464 76-256 Alumni Association and co-sponsored by The Grand Marshal Adam Taliaferro ’05. Admission Rushes - Net Yards 50-193 31-72 Nittany Lion Inn and Penn State Press. is $30 for Alumni Association members; $40 Passing Yards 271 184 for non-members; $15 for children (free for HOMECOMING, OCT. 14-15 children under 5). Register at www.alumni. Passes (Att-Cmp-Int) 36-16-1 45-22-1 omecoming is just around the corner. Be psu.edu/events. Avg. Gain Per Play 5.4 3.4 Hsure not to miss these events: First downs 22 16 Begin with the Student-Alumni Ice Cream HOMECOMING TAILGATE COMPETITION Yards Lost Rushing 23 32 Social Friday afternoon (1:00-4:00 p.m.) at nter your tailgate in the Homecoming Intcptn Returns – Yards 1-0 1-20 the Hintz Family Alumni Center to nosh on ETailgate Competition, which will take place Kickoffs – Average 5-66.8 3-60.3 Berkey Creamery ice cream and mingle on before the game against Purdue on Oct. 15. Kickoff Returns – Avg. 2-15.5 4-21.2 the lawn with other Penn Staters and students. Student judges will visit all registered tailgates Punt Returns – Avg. 4-2 2-3 Enjoy entertainment from the Alumni Blue to select winners in the categories of Best Punts - Average 7-39 10-35.3 Band, the Penn State cheerleaders, and the Food, Best Pride & Spirit, and Best Penn State Fumbles - Lost 4-2 2-1 lively, wily Nittany Lion—and meet Grand Tailgate divisions. Register your tailgate for the Marshal Adam Taliaferro ’05. competition by Wednesday, Oct. 12. Register Penalties - Yards 5-60 6-79 Friday night, cheer on student and alumni at the Homecoming website. Sacks by - Yards 1-7 1-2 groups from the curb at the Homecoming 3rd Dn Conversions 9 of 20 5 of 20 Parade—reportedly the largest homecom- TOUR THE PENN STATE ALL-SPORTS MUSEUM 4th Dn Conversions 1 of 1 3 of 3 ing parade in the country—beginning at his October, you can venture into the heart Red Zone Scores – Chances 3 of 5 1of 1 6:00 p.m. Stroll over to Rec Hall immediately Tof Nittany Nation with a behind-the-scenes Time of Possession 37:27 22:33 after for a rousing pep rally, the coronation look at Penn State’s storied athletic past and Attempts/Yards (Longest) of the Homecoming King and Queen, and present. Guided tours will include the tunnel, Rushing: Redd 29/129 (24); Dukes 9/54 (29); Suhey 2/7 (6); a performance by the winner of the student Letterman’s lounge, recruiting lounge, Mount Zordich 2/3 (3); Bolden 4/6 (3); McGloin 4/0 (7). dance competition. Then join the Lion Am- Nittany Club, press room and players’ and Passing No. Com. Int. Yds. TD Lg Sk bassadors in the annual tradition “Guard the coaches’ locker rooms. Not all of these stops McGloin 22 10 0 204 1 74 0 Lion Shrine” until midnight. are guaranteed, and may vary depending upon Bolden 14 6 1 67 0 40 1 On Saturday morning, feed your mind that day’s schedule. Receiving: Moye 6/158 (74); Brown 3/41 (15); Kersey 2/32 (26); with a free Huddle with the Faculty lecture Three tours will occur on Oct. 22, and Smith 2/17 (9); Szczerba 1/13; Day 1/13; Redd 1/-3. at The Nittany Lion Inn entitled “The Brain: registration for them begins Oct. 12. Prices All Purpose Yards: Moye 158; Redd 126; Brown, Dukes 54. Kickoff Returns: Powell 2/31 (18). The Final Frontier. Neural Engineering at are $10 for adults and $5 for children, senior Kickoffs: Fera 4/66.5; Ficken 1/68. Penn State.” Find out more about this thought- citizens, students (with valid elementary Punt Returns: Brown 3/13 (15). provoking presentation and the other remain- school, middle school, high school or Penn Punts: Fera 7/39. ing lectures in the series here. State ID) and friends of the All-Sports Mu- Fumbles Forced: Stanley 1. [link to: http://alumni.psu.edu/events/ seum. Registration is required. To register, Fumbles Recoverd: Still 1. huddle-with-the-faculty-1] call 814-865-0044. For info, visit www.goP- Interceptions: Powell 1/0. Between 9:00­ and 11:00 a.m. on game day, SUsports.com/museum. Passes Broken Up: Morris 4; Amos 2; Stanley, Stupar, Astorino, stop by the Homecoming Spirit Tent, located Sukay 1. on Curtin Road in front of the Bryce Jordan TAILGREAT 2011 Sacks: Hill 1/7. Tackles for Loss: Hill 3/13; Still 2/10; Stanley, Stupar 1/3; Hodges Center, to pick up your class-year button and enn State fans looking for a break from 1/2; Carson, Sukay 0.5/1. Penn State shaker. Ptraditional tailgating can head to the Tackles: Hodges 11; Carson 7; Powell, Stanley 5; Stupar, Hill, A complete Homecoming schedule is on- The Blue Band TailGreat Astorino, Sukay 4; Still 3. line at http://homecoming.psu.edu/events/ Show and offers free fun for families and fans Players: C: Stankiewitch. G: Pannell, Troutman, Urschel. T: Bar- events.shtml. of all ages. Get pumped up for football with ham, Okoli, Farrell. TE: Szczerba, Haplea. WR: Moye, Brown, a pre-game performance by the Blue Band, Smith. Kersey, Robinson, Mosby-Felder, Scherer. QB: Bolden, ALUMNI ZONE HOMECOMING TAILGATE cheerleaders, Lionettes dance team, Nittany McGloin. FB: Suhey, Zordich. TB: Redd, Dukes, Day. DT: Still, ave fun at a great tailgate without all of the Lion and more. Hill, Terry, Jones. DE: Crawford, Stanley, Latimore, Olaniyan. work of putting it together. The Alumni Activities throughout the season will be ILB: Carson, Fortt. OLB: Hodges, Stupar. CB: Powell, Morris, H Amos. Saf: Astorino, Sukay, Willis. P: Fera. K: Fera, Ficken. Zone Homecoming Tailgate, beginning after available on the BJC concourse, including KS: Howle, Rohrbaugh. KH: Keiser. KT: Sukay, Powell, Amos, the game until 6:30 p.m. in the Ashenfelter free airbrush tattoos, spirit hairstyles, football Thomas, Obeng-Agyapong, Zordich, Willis, Fortt, Wallace, Multi-Sports Facility (south of the BJC), is a player cards, photos with cheerleaders and Kenney, Day, Fagnano, Astorino, Bars, Carson, Hull, Okoli,Van feast of food and beverages, games, and en- games with prizes. Fleet, Stankiewitch, Urschel, Irvin, Baublitz, Jones, Terry. tertainment by the Phyrst Phamily, the Alumni The BJC opens three hours before kickoff.

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