September 27, 2010 Athletic Communications: Jeff Nelson ([email protected]), Brian Siegrist ([email protected]), John Regenfuss ([email protected]), Guido D’Elia ([email protected]) Phone: 814-865-1757 FAX: 814-863-3165 Address: 101 D Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA 16802-7101 Website: www.GoPSUsports.com THIS WEEK Wagner became the fourth Nittany Lion to kick five field goals in a game and first since Travis Forney GAME #5 Penn State opens its 18th season of Big Ten com- vs. Michigan State in 1998. He earned Big Ten Special petition, visiting Iowa in a nationally-televised primetime Teams Player of the Week. clash. The teams are playing their conference opener On the first play from scrimmage, Royster ripped Penn State (3-1, 0-0) against each other for the second consecutive year and off a 50-yard run, the longest rush by Penn State this at third time overall. season. He eclipsed his previous high of 174 yards vs. The Nittany Lions are coming off a 22-13 win over Michigan in 2008. The Nittany Lions improved to 13-0 Iowa (3-1, 0-0) previously unbeaten Temple, while the Hawkeyes beat when Royster gains at least 100 yards. Ball State, 45-0, last Saturday . Temple gained 131 yards in the first half, but was When: Saturday, October 2, 2010 limited to just 71 yards in the second half by the Nittany Where: Kinnick Stadium (70,585) LIONS HALT TEMPLE Lions. The Owls were held to just eight first downs in Kickoff: 7:06 p.m. CT/8:06 p.m. ET Evan Royster ran for a career-high 187 yards, the game. Safety Nick Sukay grabbed his second and Attendance: 70,585 Collin Wagner tied the school record with five field goals third interceptions of the season. Linebacker Michael Series Record: Tied, 11-11 and Penn State held Temple scoreless in the final three Mauti recorded a career-best tying seven tackles and PSU Captains: WR Brett Brackett, DT Ollie Ogbu quarters to record a hard-fought 22-13 win in Beaver LB Chris Colansanti also had seven. Stadium on Saturday. Linebacker Nate Stupar also made seven tackles, including a sack. He made the game’s biggest play by TELEVISION: ESPN will nationally televise the con- Penn State posted season-highs with 216 rushing yards and 439 yards of total offense. The Nittany Lions grabbing an interception late in the third quarter and test with Mark Jones and Bob Davie calling the action. limited the Owls to 202 yards, a season-best for fewest returning it 31 yards to the Temple 12 to set-up The Nittany Lions are appearing on television for yards allowed, and forced a season-high four turnovers. Wagner’s go-ahead field goal. the 195th time in their last 197 games. PENN STATE SCHEDULE RADIO: Penn State Sports Network (60 stations) Radio Team (11th year) 2010 SCHEDULE & RESULTS (ALL TIMES ET) STATISTICAL LEADERS Play-by-Play: Steve Jones; Analysis: Jack Ham Overall: 3-1; Big Ten: 0-0; Home: 3-0; Away: 0-1 Web stream: www.GoPSUsports.com RUSHING Date Opponent (rank) Time/Score TV Attend. Evan Royster... .57 att., 297 yds, 1 TD, 5.2 avg. Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, play-by- play; Ed Stephfon Green . .33 att., 119 yds, 1 TD, 3.6 avg. Podolak, analysis; Rob Brooks, sideline). Sports USA 9/4 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 44-14 BTN 101,213 PASSING Radio Network (Rich Cellini, Gary Barnett) Sirius 90, XM 9/11 at Alabama (1) 3-24 ESPN 101,821 Rob Bolden . .68 of 113, 823 yds, 3 TD, 5 Int. 196 9/18 KENT STATE 24-0 ESPN2 100,610 9/25 TEMPLE 22-13 BTN 104,840 RECEIVING 10/2 at Iowa 8:00 ESPN Derek Moye . .15 rec., 244 yds, 0 TD, 16.3 avg. COACHES: 10/9 ILLINOIS 12:00 ESPN/ESPN2 Brett Brackett. .15 rec.,194 yds, 2 TD, 12.9 avg. JOE PATERNO 10/23 at Minnesota TBA Devon Smith . .11 rec., 137 yds, 1 TD, 12.5 avg. Penn State Record . .397-130-3 (75.1), 45th Year 10/30 MICHIGAN 8:00 ABC/ESPN SCORING Overall Record . .Same 11/6 NORTHWESTERN TBA Collin Wagner . .10-12 FG, 8-8 PAT, 38 pts 11/13 at Ohio State TBA vs. Iowa . .11-10 TACKLES 11/20 vs. Indiana (FedEx Field) TBA 61st year on Penn State staff...all-time leader in career Chris Colasanti . .10 (s), 24 (a),34 tot, 1.0 TFL 11/27 MICHIGAN STATE TBA wins among FBS (1-A) coaches...300 wins faster than Michael Mauti . .9 (s),16 (a), 25 tot., 0.5 TFL Bani Gbadyu . .9 (s), 12 (a), 21 tot., 1.0 TFL any coach in NCAA history...College Football Hall of Fame inductee in 2007. IOWA SCHEDULE KIRK FERENTZ 2010 SCHEDULE & RESULTS STATISTICAL LEADERS Iowa Record . .84-56, 12th Year Overall: 3-1; Big Ten: 0-0; Home: 3-0; Away: 0-1 Overall Record . .96-77, 15th Year RUSHING vs. Penn State . .7-2 Date Opponent Time/Score Adam Robinson . .70 att., 385 yds, 6 TD Jewel Hampton (Inj) . .27 att, 114 yds, 2 TD 9/4 EASTERN ILLINOIS 37-7 PASSING The Nittany Lions and Hawkeyes are 9/9 IOWA STATE 35-7 THE SERIES: Ricky Stanzi . .66 of 99, 999 yds, 9 TD, 1 INT meeting for the 23rd time, with the series deadlocked at 11- 9/18 at Arizona 27-34 9/25 BALL STATE 45-0 RECEIVING 11. D. Johnson-Koulianos . .17 rec., 270 yds, 3 TD 10/2 PENN STATE 7:00 CT The visiting team has won 14 of the 22 series Allen Reisner . .14 rec., 185 yds, 1 TD 10/16 at Michigan games, including last year, when Iowa rallied to win 21- Marvin McNutt . .10 rec., 182 yds, 2 TD 10 in Beaver Stadium. The Hawkeyes won, 24-23, in 10/23 WISCONSIN 10/30 MICHIGAN STATE SCORING 2008 in Iowa City. 11/6 at Indiana Adam Robinson . .6 TD, 36 pts (See page 3 for more series information) 11/13 at Northwestern TACKLES 11/20 OHIO STATE Jeff Tarpinian . .12 (s), 20 (a), 32 tot., 2.5 TFL, 11/23 at Minnesota Jeremha Hunter . .4 (s), 17 (a), 21 tot., 2 fmb rec Tyler Sash . .6 (s), 13 (a), 19 tot., 12 PBU PENN STATE FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE . VS. IOWA, OCT. 2, 2010 . .PG. 2 PENN STATE IOWA GAME NOTES 124TH SEASON OF GRIDIRON EXCEL- 10th time in 18 years and will open conference action on the Name . .The Pennsylvania State University LENCE; ONE OF SEVEN WITH 800 WINS road in 2011 (at Indiana) and 2012 (at Illinois). Location . University Park, Pa. 16802 The Nittany Lions are 4-5 in Big Ten openers on the Enrollment . 44,112 Penn State is in its 124th season of intercollegiate foot- road, with wins at Minnesota (1994), Wisconsin (1996), . .(37,988 undergraduate) at University Park ball and owns an 814-352-42 record, to rank sixth nation- Illinois (1997) and Northwestern (2005) and losses at Ohio ally in all-time victories. Nickname . Nittany Lions State (1998, 2000 and 2006), Wisconsin (2004) and Penn State became just the sixth school in the nation Colors . Blue & White Michigan (2007). to win 800 games with its victory over Michigan State in This will be the Big Ten’s 115th season to determine a Stadium (Capacity) . Beaver Stadium (107,282) 2008 and is joined by: Michigan (881), Texas (848), Notre football champion. Stadium Surface . Natural Grass Dame (838), Nebraska (831) and Ohio State (823) in the Conference . Big Ten 800-win club. Oklahoma (803) became the seventh school LIONS SEEK RETURN TO ROAD SUCCESS President . Dr. Graham Spanier with 800 wins with its Sept. 4, 2010 win. Athletic Director . Tim Curley The Nittany Lions have an 8-2 record on the road the Head Football Coach . Joe Paterno past three seasons, despite falling at No. 1 Alabama the Assoc. AD for Football Administration . Fran Ganter IN TOP 10 FOR WINS second week of this season. Director of Football Operations . Tom Venturino OVER LAST FIVE SEASONS Penn State was 4-0 on the road in Big Ten play last season, joining the 12-0 1994 squad as the only teams Football Office Phone . (814) 865-0412 Since the start of the 2005 season, the Nittany Lions to go 4-0 in conference games away from Beaver are 54-14 (79.4), tied for No. 7 in the nation in winning per- Stadium. HISTORY centage over the past five-plus seasons (with West Penn State was 4-1 on the road in 2008, going 3-1 Virginia). First Year of Football . 1887 in Big Ten games and winning at Syracuse. All-Time Record . 814-352-42, 124th season; The Nittany Lions have won 56 of their past 70 games sixth in victories. overall (80.0 pct.) dating to the final two games of the 2004 All-Time Bowl Record . 27-13-2 (66.7); season. Ohio State is the only Big Ten team with a better NITS AT NIGHT tied for first in bowl winning percentage; record than Penn State over the past 70 contests. The Nittany Lions are playing three regular season third in bowl wins. night games this year for the second time in three years. Years in Post-Season Play . 41; Penn State earned back-to-back 10-win seasons for eighth in all-time bowl appearances the first time since 1993 (10-2) and 1994 (12-0) with its 11- Penn State has won four of its last six night games.