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URL:http://www.alumni.psu.edu/fbl Username: psualum Password: weare Sept. 19, 2011 * Vol. 74, No. 3

enn State’s Nittany Lions came home from PPhiladelphia Saturday with a win they didn’t deserve. Despite making just about every mistake in the book – , an , dropped passes, a blocked punt, a 52-yard nullified by a holding penalty, missed tackles, missed blocks and missed field goals – the Lions eked out a 14-10 victory over a tough Temple team in the last three minutes of the game, witnessed by the Owls’ third largest home crowd of 57,323 and an ESPN television audience. Former Penn State gridiron captain Al Golden, Class of 1991, built a solid founda- tion as Temple’s head coach from 2006 to 2010, before leaving to become head coach at Miami last winter. And Steve Addazio, former offensive coordinator under Urban Meyer at Florida, has continued the building job at the North Broad Street campus. Last year the Owls flew out to a 13-6 lead over Penn State in the first quarter at Beaver Stadium, and the Lions never recovered until SEAN STANLEY sacks Mike Gerardi and forces on Temple’s final play of the game won by Lions, 14–10. Colin Wagner kicked his fifth field goal with just 1:38 left in the third quarter. Fullback was 14 years old. The two teams five yards on the ground and 61 through the Michael Zordich sealed the victory with a one- tied in 1950, Paterno’s first year as an assistant air. Stanley was another hero, notching five yard touchdown plunge on State’s first trip into coach on Rip Engle’s staff. tackles, including the six-yard sack of Gerardi, the end zone with just 3:35 left in the game. Paterno has not lost in 28 games against the in addition to forcing two fumbles. This year the Owls, who soared past their Owls during his 46-year tenure as a head coach. Chaz Powell got the first pick first two opponents by a combined 73 points, Only four times in those meetings has Penn off Gerardi earlier in the final frame and led the Lions at Lincoln Financial Field, until State won by a closer margin than Saturday’s – returned it 26 yards to the TE-26. But the the same Michael Zordich made a similar one- one point wins in 1975 and 76, a two-point edge offense sputtered in three plays, and Evan yard plunge to paydirt with just 2:42 left in the in 1985 and a three-point victory in 1978. And Lewis bounced a 36-yard field goal attempt contest. Just as important as the touchdown those were years in which State had a composite off the right upright, so the Lions came away run was Zordich’s recovery of record of 38 wins and only 10 losses. with no points. Thankfully, Mauti made his Rob Bolden’s fumble two plays earlier on the The margin of victory in the 1975 game, spectacular diving interception four plays later Temple four-yard line with just 3:06 left on the which kicked off Philadelphia’s year-long on the TE-44. clock. Else State would likely never have had Bicentennial celebration at Franklin Field, This time Bolden drove the Lions slowly the opportunity to cross the Temple goal line. was provided by a 100-yard kickoff return by a toward the goal line, completing a 10-yard pass Both of Zordich’s critical plays were wit- young wide receiver named Rich Mauti – father to Devon Smith on 3rd & 7 and an 11-yard strike nessed by his father, who played at Penn State of current Lion linebacker Mike Mauti, whose to Derek Moye on 4th & 2. Tailback Brandon from 1982 to 1985 and is now an assistant coach fourth- quarter interception set up the Lions’ Beachum converted a 4th & 1 with a two-yard of the in whose stadium winning touchdown drive Saturday. smash up the middle, just before Zordich’s Saturday’s game was played. Mauti, a roommate of Zordich, was one of scoring plunge. Even then the wounded Owls came flying the heroes of the Lion defense, which kept State The visitors’ first touchdown came in the back in a minute and a half on the passing left in the game, while the offense squandered op- second quarter, when Temple’s freshly red- arm of Mike Gerardi, until defensive end Sean portunity after opportunity. He led the Lions painted end zone was invaded by Silas Redd to Stanley sacked him and forced a fumble on with six tackles, including three for eight yards convert State’s first red-zone scoring chance. fourth and 10 at the PS-34. The Lions ran the in losses. The sophomore tailback followed Zordich’s final minute off the clock to clinch their 29th Dominating defensive Devon Still, block, then broke a tackle and cut off Smith’s consecutive triumph over Temple in a series also had six stops, including a six-yard sack of block on the 17-yard scoring scamper. Lewis’ that started in 1931. Temple QB Chester Stewart, to set the tone at extra-point kick temporarily tied the score that Temple won three of the first four games in the outset of the second half, during which Temple had put on the board 17 minutes earlier, the series – Penn State’s fifth longest with any State shut out the Owls and surrendered only when capped the Owls’ open- opponent – but has not beaten the Lions since ing 82-yard drive with a two-yard TD plunge. 1941, when State’s octogenarian head coach PENN STATE 0 7 0 7 14 Gerardi’s scrambling pass completions 10 TEMPLE 7 3 0 0 10 Photos by Steve Manuel ’84, ‘92g R E C A P 1st Quarter TE: Pierce 2-yd run caps 8-pl 82-yd drive in 4:05 keyed by Gerardi passes 10 yds to Rodriguez & 33 yds to Miller & pass intf. pen. on Powell. (McManus kick) 6:545 2nd Quarter PS: Redd 17-yd run caps 7-pl 50-yd drive in 3:13 set up by Hull partial punt block & keyed by McGloin 7-yd pass to Brown on 3rd & 5 & face mask pen. on Temple. (Lewis kick) 4:57 TE: McManus 40-yd FG caps 8-pl 39-yd drive in 4:12 set up by Brown 21-yd KO ret. & keyed by Stewart 16-yd pass to Jones & Brown 15-yd run. 0:37 4th Quarter 1 2 PS: Zordich 1-yd run caps 12-pl 44-yd drive in 6:04 set up by Mauti intcpt. & keyed by Bolden passes 10 yds to Smith on 3rd & 7 & 11 yds to Moye on 4th & 2 & Zordich rec. of Bolden fum. & Beachum 2-yd run on 4th & 1. Attendance: 57,323 yards to and 33 yards to Deon Miller, both along the left sideline, keyed the 8-play march. Thirty-seven seconds before halftime kicker Brandon McManus booted a 40-yard field goal to regain the lead for the home team. That 9 10 concluded an 8-play 39-yard drive set up by Matt Brown’s 21-yard return of a short kickoff 1: DEFENSIVE END Jack Crawford (81) & defensive tackle by Anthony Fera. Devon Still (71) show lots of love to Owl tailback Bernard Lion quarterback Matt McGloin moved his Pierce. 2: JUSTIN BROWN catches pass and eludes grasp of team quickly in the remaining 32 seconds and Temple linebacker 3: POWELL returns inter- got State to the TE-32 with a beautiful 40-yard ception 26 yards in fourth quarter. 4: SILAS REDD cuts off block pass to Moye down the right sideline. Fresh- by Mike Zordich (9), twists away from defender and runs 17 man Sam Ficken stepped up for a 49-yard field yards for Lions’ first touchdown Saturday. 5: MIKE MAUTI puts goal try, but it was blocked by Temple’s Zamel a hurtin’ on Temple’s Bernard Pierce. 6: DEREK MOYE makes Johnson, as the half expired. 11-yard catch on 4th down to keep Lions’ final touchdown drive In his post-game press conference, a dis- alive. 7: MOYE leaps high for one of his seven catches for 112 appointed Addazio, who had helped Florida yards9 against Temple. 8: DEFENSIVE END Jack Crawford leaps overcome State’s fourth-quarter lead to beat high to harass Temple passer Mike Gerardi. 9: DEFENSIVE the Lions in the Outback Bowl in January, TACKLE Jordan Hill should have had sack, but Temple QB Mike emphasized “there is no moral victory” for the Gerardi threw ball away. 10: BLUE BAND traveled to Philadel- Owls, despite their inspired play. phia and played for crowd in Lincoln Financial Field in addition But Owl fans, very few of whom have ever to stops at high school games on way down and back. seen a victory over Penn State, could be forgiven if they considered it such, after the way their team played. They will get another chance next year in Beaver Stadium, but the thousands who tailgated lustily outside the Linc with the Temple insignia made famous by Bill Cosby floating above an upside down Penn State en- sign – the signal of distress -- will not have that opportunity again until 2015. 8 Temple football has come a long way in the last five years and brought the fans along with it. Whether past games were played in the Linc, the Vet or Franklin Field, there was still a home field advantage for the Lions, as three- quarters of the crowd wore blue and white. Not so Saturday, when Temple had its largest turnout of students – 11,000 – and cherry and white matched blue and white in the stands. And considering the quality of play on the field, the casual observer might have thought it was Alabama again in the red helmets. Paterno said, “Temple is on the verge. Golden left him (Addazio) a good situation, 7 and he’s picked up on it.” 6 DREW ASTORINO (28) and Sean Stanley (90) slam Bernard Pierce and force fumble that was recovered by State’s Nick Sukay.

Both Addazio and Paterno cited Penn are still saying the Lions can be 8-1 going into State’s fourth-quarter as key to the the Nebraska game in November, the Penn State outcome. “I’ve always preached that turnovers offense must improve measurably, if they are to make the difference,” Paterno told report- contend in the Big Ten this fall. ers, “and you’ve got to make things happen.” Defensive coordinator Tom Bradley said that For the Glory, every time Paterno walked past him in practice last week, he muttered, “turnovers, turnovers.” State continued to use two with Bolden starting, but McGloin coming on in the middle of the second quarter to direct the Lions’ first touchdown drive. McGloin started the second half, but Bolden came in after Nick Sukay recovered a Temple fumble at midfield. On his first play Bolden gave the ball right back to the Owls by throw- ing an interception. McGloin led the next three series, until Lewis missed State’s third field goal NOTES FROM THE CUFF attempt. Bolden then came in and directed he crowd of 57,323 Saturday was the second 3 the Lions on their winning touchdown drive Tmost in Temple’s nine-year history at Lincoln – thanks to Zordich’s recovery of the quarter- Financial Field. No. 1 was the sellout of 69,029, back’s fumble on the Temple four-yard line. when Penn State played there in 2007. It was Overall, McGloin completed 13 of 19 passes Temple’s third highest home attendance ever. for 124 yards with his longest being a 40-yarder No. 2 was 66,592, when Penn State played the to Moye. In the third quarter he hit Moye on a Owls in Veterans Stadium in 1988. Temple’s deep crossing pattern that the Lions’ playmaker eight largest road crowds were all at Beaver took 52 yards to the end zone. But it came back Stadium…State’s record against Mid-American because lineman Chima Okoli was called for Conference teams is now 55-5-1. Against the holding. It would have been the first touchdown Owls it is 37-3-1. The only teams State has played pass for the Lions this season. more often are Pitt (96), Syracuse (70), West Bolden connected on nine of 17 aerials for Virginia (59) and Penn (47)…Temple had 92 yards, with his longest being a 19-yard toss won 11 of its last 12 home games at Lincoln Fi- to Justin Brown. 4 nancial Field and 18 of its last 22 regular season Moye had his best game of the young season games before Saturday…Coach Joe Paterno’s with a career-high seven catches for 112 yards to record is now 403-136-3. Penn State is 11-4 in pass his combined total in the first two games. road games since the start of the 2008 season In addition, he fielded punts for the first time and 15-3 in the next game after a loss since the this year and ran back the first one 31 yards. beginning of the 2005 schedule…This was the He passed Jack Curry to move into sixth place first time Penn State won a game when scoring on State’s all-time receptions list with 118 and 14 points or less since the 13-6 win at Ohio State moved Joe Jurevicious out of seventh place on in 2008…The Lions’ defense held Temple to the career yardage list with 1,961. 197 yards of total offense – only 44 per cent of Paterno spent the afternoon in the coaches’ their average in the first two games. The Owls box upstairs and raised his record to 10-3 from averaged 272.5 yards rushing this season, but that vantage point, but he said he would be on could gain only 74 against State. The nation’s the sidelines next week in the Beav for the noon No. 6 rusher, Bernard Pierce, came into Sat- kickoff against Eastern on ESPN-TV. urday’s contest averaging 7.8 yards per carry The Lions were rewarded Saturday not but could only muster a 2.9 average against the because they played so well, but because they Lion’s defense. Temple’s Coach Steve Addazio 5 refused to lose. While the inveterate optimists said, “Penn State’s defensive front is as good as Photos by Steve Manuel ’84, ‘92g BIG TEN SCORES Iowa 31 Pitt 27 Notre Dame 31 Michigan State 13 Miami 24 Ohio State 6 Michigan 31 Eastern Michigan 3 Wisconsin 49 Northern Illinois 7 Nebraska 51 Washington 38 Illinois 17 Arizona State 14 Purdue 59 SE Missouri State 0 Minnesota 29 Miami (Ohio) 23 Indiana 38 South Carolina St. 21 Army 21 Northwestern 14 any in the country.” …Silas Redd’s first quarter run of 21 yards was his longest of the season. Justin Brown tied his career-high with six catches for 62 yards. Mike Mauti and Chaz Powell each ’s tight rope act for Penn State fans was grabbed their first career interceptions. Sean emblematic of the gridiron struggle in Lincoln Financial Stanley tied his career-high with five tackles that Field Saturday. included a sack and two tackles for loss, plus two forced fumbles…Still and Hill are becoming the field for 21 plays, they suffered a blocked a veritable wall in the middle of Penn State’s punt, a blocked field goal attempt, two more defensive line, as Devon increased his tackle missed field goal attempts, gave up 85 yards on count this season to 16, including three for three kickoff returns, gained only 14 yards on losses, while Jordan raised his to 16, including four punt returns (not counting Derek Moye’s 1.5 for losses…Offensive tackle Chima Okoli 31-yarder), saw Moye and Brown run into each aggravated the ankle sprain he suffered against other trying to field a punt and saw Devon Alabama and had to come out of the game in Smith trip on the 17-yard line, when he had the fourth quarter in Philly. His usual backup, lots of room to run on a kickoff return…The Mike Farrell, has been on the injury list since the pep Blue Band, cheerleaders and Lionettes are opening game against Indiana State. Tight end indispensible at away game pep rallies, but this Garry Gilliam and defensive end Pete Massaro year’s Nittany Lion Rob Nellis, a double major are expected to miss the whole season with knee in mechanical and nuclear engineering, and injuries…Saturday’s game was the third in the Mike Man Chris Held are especially good in last six to be played in the home stadium of a their roles…Two train cars full of members of team. (The Outback Penn State’s Engineering Alumni Society were Bowl game against Florida in Tampa Bay’s attached to an Amtrak train in Pittsburgh for the Raymond James Stadium and last November’s six and one-half hour trip to Philadelphia for the game against Indiana in Washington’s FedEx game. It was a great venue for a football party. Field are the others.) …More than 1.4 million fans attended the 19 games in Big Ten stadiums OTHER SPORTS during the first two weeks of the season…Tight he women’s team got back on the end Andrew Szczerba found out Friday night Twinning track, while hosting the Hampton that his 44-year-old uncle, who was a police of- Inn Classic in this weekend. They ficer in New Castle, DE had just been killed in swept Rutgers and Long Island University and the line of duty. Szczerba played the whole game defeated Florida Gulf Coast, 3-1, to raise their and had two catches for 13 yards…Temple was record to 7-3. the first team this year to score first in a game The 15th-ranked men’s soccer squad is against Penn State…State’s special teams had now 5-1-1, after a 1-0 shutout of St. Francis an especially tough time against Temple. On and a 0-0 tie at Hartford. No. 21 and 13-time defending Big Ten champion women’s soccer team dropped its conference opener at Wis- consin, 1-0. The seventh-ranked field hockey team beat Duke, 2-1, and VCU, 6-1, on a southern swing during the weekend. The men’s and women’s cross-country teams hosted a quartet of competitions at the collegiate and high school level at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational Saturday. For more information on all varsity sports go to www.GoPSUsports.com. HUDDLE WITH THE FACULTY THIS WEEKEND lumni and friends can catch a quick breakfast Aand some food for thought at “Huddle with the Faculty,” the popular free lecture series each home football Saturday at The . The next presentations in the 19th annual Huddle series are: YOUNG Penn State fan enjoyed the Lions’ victory over Sept. 24 “Amish Literary Stereotypes: Temple Saturday. Fact and Fiction” with Julia Spicher, associate Get Your Football Letter Online— Earlier and Greener!

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Gain Per Play 4.2 3.4 Alumni, students, and friends from around to Brett Brackett and Ollie Ogbu from the 2010 First downs 18 13 the world can participate live by logging on to season. The complete list can be found at www. Yards Lost Rushing 29 25 www.wpsu.org/huddle on the day of the event LettersToJoe.org. Intcptn Returns – Yards 2-26 1-0 to view the presentation and participate in the Books are $39.95, plus shipping and han- Kickoffs – Average 3-62.7 3-65.3 live chat. Or follow the presentation on Twitter dling. Order online at LettersToJoe.org or by Kickoff Returns – Avg. 3-18.7 3-28.3 using the hashtag #psuhuddle2011. calling the Penn State Student Book Store Punt Returns – Avg. 5-9 2-11 A continental breakfast is provided one at 800-373-4727. Punts - Average 5-43.2 5-46 half-hour before the lecture and free parking is Fumbles - Lost 2-0 3-1 available at the Nittany Lion Inn Deck. Huddles SCHOLARSHIP GOLF OUTING IN INDIANA are sponsored and organized by the Penn State he Alumni Association’s Central Indiana Penalties - Yards 7-69 4-30 Alumni Association and co-sponsored by The TChapter is holding a Scholarship Golf Outing Sacks by - Yards 2-12 1-12 Nittany Lion Inn and Penn State Press. at the Heartland Crossing Golf Club in Camby, 3rd Dn Conversions 6 of 17 4 of 13 Ind., on Sept. 30—the day before the Penn 4th Dn Conversions 2 of 2 0 of 1 ALUMNI ZONE HOMECOMING TAILGATE State–Indiana football game in Bloomington. For Red Zone Scores – Chances 2 of 3 1of 1 ave fun at a great tailgate without all of the $80, registrants will receive lunch, a golf scramble Time of Possession 30:41 28:22 work of putting it together. The Alumni Zone with a shotgun start at noon and a dinner Friday H Attempts/Yards (Longest) Homecoming Tailgate, beginning after the game evening. Dinner only for non-golfers is $17.50. Rushing: Redd 16/86 (21); Beachum 11/27 (5); Zordich 2/2 until 6:30 p.m. in the Ashenfelter Multi-Sports For details, call Brian Bachman at 301-514-6282 (1); Suhey 1/1; Smith 1/-4; Bolden 1/-13. Facility (south of the BJC), is a feast of food or e-mail him at [email protected]. Passing No. Com. Int. Yds. TD Lg Sk and beverages, games, and entertainment by Checks payable to PSAA–Central Indiana may Bolden 17 9 1 92 0 19 1/12 the Phyrst Phamily, the Alumni Blue Band, the be sent to Kelly Hampton, 1522 Burdsal Parkway, McGloin 19 13 0 124 0 40 0/0 Alumni Majorettes, and the Alumni Lionettes. Indianapolis, IN 46208. Receiving: Moye 7/112 (40); Brown 6/62 (19); Szczerba 2/13 Special guest appearances include Penn State (9); Smith 2/11 (10); Robinson 1/8; Mosby-Felder ¼; Suhey football great ’83, the Big Uglies TAILGREAT 2011 1/3; Beachum ½; Redd 1/1. and the Homecoming Grand Marshal Adam enn State fans looking for a break from All Purpose Yards: Moye 151; Redd 87; Brown, Powell 65. Taliaferro ’05. Admission is $30 for Alumni As- Ptraditional tailgating can head to the Bryce Kickoff Returns: Powell 2/39 (27); Smith 1/17. sociation members, $40 for non-members, $15 Jordan Center The Blue Band TailGreat Show and Punt Returns: Moye 2/39 (31); Brown 2/3 (5); Astorino 1/3. Punts: for children (free for children under 5). Register offers free fun for families and fans of all ages. Fera 5/43.2. Fumbles Forced: Stanley 2. at www.alumni.psu.edu/events. Get pumped up for football with a pre-game Fumbles Recovered: Sukay, Zordich, Suhey. performance by the Blue Band, cheerleaders, Interceptions: Powell 1/26; Mauti 1/0. HOMECOMING TAILGATE COMPETITION Lionettes dance team, Nittany Lion and more. Passes Broken Up: Mauti, Astorino, Lynn 1. nter your tailgate in the Homecoming Tailgate The BJC opens three hours before kickoff. Sacks: Still, Stanley 1/6. ECompetition, which will take place before the Activities throughout the season will be avail- Tackles for Loss: Stanley 2/10; Mauti 3/8; Still 1/6. game against Purdue on Oct. 15. Student judges able on the BJC concourse, including free airbrush Tackles: Mauti, Still 6; Sukay, Powell, Stanley, Astorino 5; will visit all registered tailgates to select winners tattoos, spirit hairstyles, football player cards, Hill, Carson 3; Hodges, Lynn, Stupar 2. in the categories of Best Food, Best Pride & photos with cheerleaders and games with prizes. Players: C: Stankiewitch. G: Pannell, Troutman, Urschel. Spirit, and Best Penn State Tailgate. Register your T: Barham, Okoli, Pannell. TE: Szczerba, Irvin. WR: Moye, tailgate for the competition by Wednesday, Oct. KIDS CLUB Brown, Smith. Kersey, Moseby-Felder, Robinson, Belton. 12, at the Homecoming website. t’s never too early to instill Penn State pride QB: Bolden, McGloin. FB: Suhey, Zordich. TB: Redd, Bea- Iin your little Nittany Lions. Children 12 and chum. DT: Still, Hill, Terry, Jones. DE: Crawford, Stanley, “CAPTAINS’ LETTERS TO JOE” Latimore. ILB: Carson, Fortt. OLB: Mauti, Hodges, Stupar, under can sign up at the BJC for the Kids Club Hull. CB: Lynn, Powell, Morris. Saf: Astorino, Sukay. P: special gift given to Coach Joe Paterno by the for $25. Benefits include a Kids Club lunch bag; Fera. K: Lewis, Fera, Ficken. KS: Howle, Rohrbaugh. KH: APenn State Football Lettermen’s Club and the membership card, lanyard and certificate; free Keiser. KT: Powell, Amos, Thomas, Obeng-Agyapong, Quarterback Club at the senior banquet last De- tickets, discounts and promotions for many ath- Lynn, Zordich, Willis, Morris, Smith, Day, Fagnano, As- cember is now available for purchase—a collec- letic events; quarterly e-newsletters about Penn torino, Bars, Yancich, Stupar, Carson, Hull, Van Fleet, Irvin, tion of letters from 119 player captains under his State athletics; special events; web activities; a Baublitz, Jones, Terry. tutelage for 45 years of history-making football. birthday card from the Nittany Lion and more.

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