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Army at Penn State

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Penn State beat Army 20–⁠14. It was their 26th meeting; Penn State leads the series 14–⁠10–⁠2.

AwayArmy2–⁠10 in 2015
14
HomePenn State7–⁠6 in 2015
20

Final at Beaver Stadium, University ParkTV: ESPNUAttendance 107,387

At kickoff
43°F, light drizzle, wind 9 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; University Park Airport (KUNV), 4 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee T.Geerlings; umpire J.Carr; head linesman K.Saalfed; line judge T.Krispinsky; side judge B.Sagers; field judge E.Rohan; back judge M.Elliott; center judge B.DurbinGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Army007714
Penn State7310020

Standouts

  • RushingA.J. Schurr24 carries, 74 yards, 2 TDArmy

Player stats

Army

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
A.J. Schurr1/13200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
A.J. Schurr2474256
John Trainor869022
Matt Giachinta754020
Drue Harris735011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Edgar Poe132032

Penn State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Christian Hackenberg10/1915610
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nick Scott1254111
Johnathan Thomas728011
Mark Allen617012
Brandon Polk114014
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Chris Godwin466049
Mike Gesicki133133
Nick Scott122022
Brent Wilkerson21407

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

ArmyPenn State
293Total yards264
32Passing yards156
261Rushing yards108
32.0Yards per pass8.2
4.7Yards per rush3.2
17First downs12
5–⁠10Third downs5–⁠15
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
3Turnovers0
4–⁠45Penalties3–⁠20
31:19Possession28:41

Efficiency

ArmyPenn State
52%Success rate35%
−0.13EPA per play0.03
1.01Explosiveness1.12
−0.06Rushing EPA−0.01
−1.30Passing EPA0.14
27%Passing-down success17%
−0.25First-down EPA−0.06
−0.08Second-down EPA−0.12
0.64Third-down EPA0.31

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Penn State 78% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Army −7.5, over/under 44.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Army 70%, Penn State 30%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Penn State end zoneArmy end zoneQ1 Penn StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 ArmyFumble, 1 playQ1 Penn StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 ArmyPunt, 5 playsQ1 Penn StatePunt, 6 playsQ1 ArmyPunt, 6 playsQ2 Penn StatePunt, 6 playsQ2 ArmyFumble, 5 playsQ2 Penn StatePunt, 4 playsQ2 ArmyFumble, 6 playsQ2 Penn StateField goal, 7 playsQ2 ArmyEnd of half, 1 playQ3 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ3 Penn StateField goal, 5 playsQ3 ArmyTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 Penn StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 ArmyPunt, 4 playsQ3 Penn StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 ArmyTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Penn StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 ArmyTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ4 Penn StateEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Penn State drives left to right, Army right to left.
  1. Q1 Penn StatePunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  2. Q1 ArmyFumble, 1 play, 1 yard
  3. Q1 Penn StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 42 yards
  4. Q1 ArmyPunt, 5 plays, −18 yards
  5. Q1 Penn StatePunt, 6 plays, 9 yards
  6. Q1 ArmyPunt, 6 plays, 18 yards
  7. Q2 Penn StatePunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
  8. Q2 ArmyFumble, 5 plays, 27 yards
  9. Q2 Penn StatePunt, 4 plays, 18 yards
  10. Q2 ArmyFumble, 6 plays, 33 yards
  11. Q2 Penn StateField goal, 7 plays, 21 yards
  12. Q2 ArmyEnd of half, 1 play, 1 yard
  13. Q3 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, −12 yards
  14. Q3 Penn StateField goal, 5 plays, 19 yards
  15. Q3 ArmyTouchdown, 8 plays, 76 yards
  16. Q3 Penn StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  17. Q3 ArmyPunt, 4 plays, 21 yards
  18. Q3 Penn StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 91 yards
  19. Q4 ArmyTouchdown, 7 plays, 84 yards
  20. Q4 Penn StatePunt, 6 plays, 23 yards
  21. Q4 ArmyTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 32 yards
  22. Q4 Penn StateEnd of game, 4 plays, 3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Penn State 7, Army 0
Penn State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Daniel Grochowski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25PENN ST Penalty, illegal procedure (-5 Yards) to the PnSt 20
15:001st & 15 at own 20Mark Allen run for 3 yds to the PnSt 23
15:002nd & 12 at own 23Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete
15:003rd & 12 at own 23Christian Hackenberg sacked by Andrew King for a loss of 3 yards to the PnSt 20
15:004th & 15 at own 20Chris Gulla punt for 38 yds , Edgar Poe returns for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 41
13:321st & 10 at own 41A.J. Schurr run for 1 yd to the Army 42 A.J. Schurr fumbled, recovered by PnSt Garrett Sickels
Penn State Touchdown, 8 plays
13:261st & 10 at opp 42Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete
13:262nd & 10 at opp 42Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Brent Wilkerson for 7 yds to the Army 35
13:263rd & 3 at opp 35Nick Scott run for 6 yds to the Army 29 for a 1ST down
13:261st & 10 at opp 29Nick Scott run for 2 yds to the Army 27
13:262nd & 8 at opp 27Nick Scott run for 4 yds to the Army 23
13:263rd & 4 at opp 23Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete to Nick Scott
13:264th & 4 at opp 23Christian Hackenberg pass complete to DaeSean Hamilton for 12 yds to the Army 11 for a 1ST down
9:571st & 10 at opp 11Nick Scott run for 11 yds for a TD, (Joey Julius KICK)Penn State 7, Army 0
Army Punt, 5 plays
9:571st & 0 at own 35Joey Julius kickoff for 65 yds , Marcus Hyatt return for 30 yds to the Army 30
9:511st & 10 at own 30Matt Giachinta run for 9 yds to the Army 39
9:512nd & 1 at own 39A.J. Schurr run for 4 yds to the Army 43 for a 1ST down
9:511st & 10 at own 43John Trainor run for 6 yds to the Army 49 ARMY Penalty, clipping (-15 Yards) to the Army 34
9:511st & 19 at own 34Matt Giachinta run for 1 yd to the Army 35
9:512nd & 18 at own 35A.J. Schurr sacked by Jason Cabinda for a loss of 23 yards to the Army 12 A.J. Schurr fumbled, , return for 0 yards
9:514th & 41 at own 12Alex Tardieu punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Army 48
Penn State Punt, 6 plays
6:491st & 10 at opp 48Johnathan Thomas run for 2 yds to the Army 46
6:492nd & 8 at opp 46Johnathan Thomas run for 5 yds to the Army 41
6:493rd & 3 at opp 41Johnathan Thomas run for 9 yds to the Army 32 for a 1ST down
6:491st & 10 at opp 32Johnathan Thomas run for a loss of 3 yards to the Army 35
6:492nd & 13 at opp 35Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete
6:493rd & 13 at opp 35PENN ST Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Army 45
6:493rd & 23 at opp 45Nick Scott run for 6 yds to the Army 39
6:494th & 17 at opp 39Chris Gulla punt for 12 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Army 27
Army Punt, 6 plays
2:491st & 10 at own 27Aaron Kemper run for 4 yds to the Army 31
2:492nd & 6 at own 31Jordan Asberry run for 5 yds to the Army 36
2:493rd & 1 at own 36A.J. Schurr run for 2 yds to the Army 38 for a 1ST down
2:491st & 10 at own 38Aaron Kemper run for 2 yds to the Army 40
2:492nd & 8 at own 40A.J. Schurr run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 38
Q2 15:003rd & 10 at own 38A.J. Schurr run for 7 yds to the Army 45
Q2 15:004th & 3 at own 45Alex Tardieu punt for 41 yds
2nd quarter6 drives, then Penn State 10, Army 0
Penn State Punt, 6 plays
14:121st & 10 at own 14Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Chris Godwin for 6 yds to the PnSt 20
14:122nd & 4 at own 20Nick Scott run for no gain to the PnSt 20
14:123rd & 4 at own 20Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Brent Wilkerson for 7 yds to the PnSt 27 for a 1ST down
14:121st & 10 at own 27Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Chris Godwin for 5 yds to the PnSt 32
14:122nd & 5 at own 32Nick Scott run for 2 yds to the PnSt 34
14:123rd & 3 at own 34Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete to Chris Godwin
14:124th & 3 at own 34Chris Gulla punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Edgar Poe at the Army 30
Army Fumble, 5 plays
11:041st & 10 at own 30A.J. Schurr run for 5 yds to the Army 35
11:042nd & 5 at own 35Drue Harris run for 9 yds to the Army 44 for a 1ST down
11:041st & 10 at own 44John Trainor run for 2 yds to the Army 46
11:042nd & 8 at own 46Drue Harris run for 11 yds to the PnSt 43 for a 1ST down
11:041st & 10 at opp 43Jordan Asberry run for no gain to the PnSt 43 Jordan Asberry fumbled, recovered by PnSt Von Walker
Penn State Punt, 4 plays
8:521st & 10 at own 43Timeout PENN ST, clock 08:52
8:521st & 10 at own 43Brandon Polk run for 14 yds to the Army 43 for a 1ST down
8:521st & 10 at opp 43Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete
8:522nd & 10 at opp 43Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Chris Godwin for 6 yds to the Army 37
8:523rd & 4 at opp 37Mark Allen run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 39
8:524th & 6 at opp 39Chris Gulla punt for 28 yds , Edgar Poe returns for no gain to the Army 8 Edgar Poe fumbled, recovered by Army Edgar Poe
Army Fumble, 6 plays
6:361st & 10 at own 8John Trainor run for 9 yds to the Army 17
6:362nd & 1 at own 17Drue Harris run for 3 yds to the Army 20 for a 1ST down
6:361st & 10 at own 20Drue Harris run for 1 yd to the Army 21
6:362nd & 9 at own 21John Trainor run for 22 yds to the Army 43 for a 1ST down
6:361st & 10 at own 43A.J. Schurr run for 1 yd to the Army 44
6:362nd & 9 at own 44A.J. Schurr run for a loss of 3 yards to the Army 41 A.J. Schurr fumbled, recovered by PnSt Manny Bowen
Penn State Field goal, 7 plays
3:421st & 10 at opp 41Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete
3:422nd & 10 at opp 41PENN ST Penalty, illegal procedure (-5 Yards) to the Army 46
3:422nd & 15 at opp 46Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete to Chris Godwin
3:423rd & 15 at opp 46Christian Hackenberg run for 19 yds to the Army 27 for a 1ST down
3:421st & 10 at opp 27Nick Scott run for 1 yd to the Army 26
3:422nd & 9 at opp 26Nick Scott run for 3 yds to the Army 23
3:423rd & 6 at opp 23Nick Scott run for 3 yds to the Army 20
0:254th & 3 at opp 20Joey Julius 37 yd FG GOODPenn State 10, Army 0
Army End of half, 1 play
0:251st & 0 at own 35Joey Julius kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:251st & 10 at own 25Matt Giachinta run for 1 yd to the Army 26
3rd quarter6 drives, then Penn State 20, Army 7
Army Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 9 at own 35Joey Julius kickoff for 61 yds , Marcus Hyatt return for 18 yds to the Army 22
14:541st & 10 at own 22Christian Drake run for a loss of 4 yards to the Army 12 Christian Drake fumbled, forced by Anthony Zettel, recovered by Army DeAndre Bell
14:542nd & 20 at own 12John Trainor run for 3 yds to the Army 15
14:543rd & 17 at own 15A.J. Schurr sacked by Carl Nassib for a loss of 5 yards to the Army 10
14:544th & 22 at own 10Alex Tardieu punt for 44 yds , DeAndre Thompkins returns for 25 yds to the Army 29
Penn State Field goal, 5 plays
12:331st & 10 at opp 29Mark Allen run for 12 yds to the Army 17 for a 1ST down
12:331st & 10 at opp 17ARMY Penalty, offside defense (5 Yards) to the Army 12
12:331st & 5 at opp 12Mark Allen run for 1 yd to the Army 11
12:332nd & 4 at opp 11Mark Allen run for 2 yds to the Army 9
12:333rd & 2 at opp 9Johnathan Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 10
9:534th & 3 at opp 10Joey Julius 27 yd FG GOODPenn State 13, Army 0
Army Touchdown, 8 plays
9:531st & 0 at own 35Joey Julius kickoff for 65 yds , Marcus Hyatt return for 24 yds to the Army 24
9:471st & 10 at own 24John Trainor run for 8 yds to the Army 32
9:472nd & 2 at own 32Aaron Kemper run for 5 yds to the Army 37 for a 1ST down
9:471st & 10 at own 37John Trainor run for 12 yds to the Army 49 for a 1ST down
9:471st & 10 at own 49A.J. Schurr run for 7 yds to the PnSt 44
9:472nd & 3 at opp 44A.J. Schurr pass complete to Edgar Poe for 32 yds to the PnSt 12 for a 1ST down
9:471st & 10 at opp 12A.J. Schurr run for 3 yds to the PnSt 9
9:472nd & 7 at opp 9A.J. Schurr run for 6 yds to the PnSt 3
5:363rd & 1 at opp 3A.J. Schurr run for 3 yds for a TD, (Daniel Grochowski KICK)Penn State 13, Army 7
Penn State Punt, 3 plays
5:361st & 0 at own 35Daniel Grochowski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:361st & 10 at own 25Johnathan Thomas run for 5 yds to the PnSt 30
5:362nd & 5 at own 30Christian Hackenberg run for 3 yds to the PnSt 33
5:363rd & 2 at own 33Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete to Kyle Carter
5:364th & 2 at own 33Chris Gulla punt for 46 yds , Edgar Poe returns for 14 yds to the Army 35
Army Punt, 4 plays
4:031st & 10 at own 35Matt Giachinta run for 20 yds to the PnSt 45 for a 1ST down
4:031st & 10 at opp 45ARMY Penalty, clipping (-15 Yards) to the Army 40
4:031st & 25 at own 40Matt Giachinta run for 16 yds to the PnSt 44
4:032nd & 9 at opp 44A.J. Schurr run for a loss of 2 yards to the PnSt 46
4:033rd & 11 at opp 46A.J. Schurr run for 2 yds to the PnSt 44
4:034th & 9 at opp 44Alex Tardieu punt for 35 yds, fair catch by DeAndre Thompkins at the PnSt 9
Penn State Touchdown, 3 plays
1:131st & 10 at own 9Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Kyle Carter for 9 yds to the PnSt 18
1:132nd & 1 at own 18Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Chris Godwin for 49 yds to the Army 33 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 33Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Mike Gesicki for 33 yds for a TD, (Joey Julius KICK)Penn State 20, Army 7
4th quarter4 drives, then Penn State 20, Army 14
Army Touchdown, 7 plays
15:001st & 0 at own 35Tyler Davis kickoff for 62 yds , Marcus Hyatt return for 13 yds to the Army 16
14:531st & 10 at own 16A.J. Schurr run for 1 yd to the Army 17
14:532nd & 9 at own 17John Trainor run for 7 yds to the Army 24
13:223rd & 2 at own 24Timeout ARMY, clock 13:22
13:223rd & 2 at own 24A.J. Schurr run for 5 yds to the Army 29 for a 1ST down
13:221st & 10 at own 29Nicholas Black run for 2 yds to the Army 31
13:222nd & 8 at own 31Drue Harris run for 6 yds to the Army 37
13:223rd & 2 at own 37Joe Walker run for 7 yds to the Army 44 for a 1ST down
11:041st & 10 at own 44A.J. Schurr run for 56 yds for a TD, (Daniel Grochowski KICK)Penn State 20, Army 14
Penn State Punt, 6 plays
11:041st & 0 at own 35Daniel Grochowski kickoff for 57 yds , Koa Farmer return for 14 yds to the PnSt 22
10:591st & 10 at own 22Mark Allen run for 1 yd to the PnSt 23
10:592nd & 9 at own 23Christian Hackenberg sacked by Brandon Jackson for a loss of 7 yards to the PnSt 16
10:593rd & 16 at own 16Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Nick Scott for 22 yds to the PnSt 38 for a 1ST down
10:591st & 10 at own 38Christian Hackenberg sacked by Eddy Ruzga for a loss of 9 yards to the PnSt 29
10:592nd & 19 at own 29Nick Scott run for 5 yds to the PnSt 34
10:593rd & 14 at own 34Nick Scott run for 11 yds to the PnSt 45
10:594th & 3 at own 45Daniel Pasquariello punt for 35 yds , Edgar Poe returns for 5 yds to the 50 yard line ARMY Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the Army 15
Army Turnover on downs, 10 plays
6:481st & 10 at own 15A.J. Schurr run for 8 yds to the Army 23
6:482nd & 2 at own 23Matt Giachinta run for 4 yds to the Army 27 for a 1ST down
6:481st & 10 at own 27Matt Giachinta run for 3 yds to the Army 30
6:482nd & 7 at own 30A.J. Schurr run for 6 yds to the Army 36
6:483rd & 1 at own 36A.J. Schurr run for 2 yds to the Army 38 for a 1ST down
6:481st & 10 at own 38Aaron Kemper run for 14 yds to the PnSt 48 for a 1ST down
6:481st & 10 at opp 48A.J. Schurr run for no gain to the PnSt 48 A.J. Schurr fumbled, recovered by Army A.J. Schurr
6:482nd & 10 at opp 48Drue Harris run for 5 yds to the PnSt 43
6:483rd & 5 at opp 43Drue Harris run for no gain to the PnSt 43
6:484th & 5 at opp 43A.J. Schurr sacked by Jason Cabinda for a loss of 10 yards to the Army 47
Penn State End of game, 4 plays
1:211st & 10 at opp 47Johnathan Thomas run for 11 yds to the Army 36 for a 1ST down
1:181st & 10 at opp 36Timeout ARMY, clock 01:18
1:181st & 10 at opp 36TEAM run for a loss of 4 yards to the Army 40
1:082nd & 14 at opp 40Timeout ARMY, clock 01:08
1:082nd & 14 at opp 40TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 42
1:083rd & 16 at opp 42TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 44

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Army–Penn State game

Penn State leads 14–⁠10–⁠2 in 26 meetings.

Recent meetings
2015Penn State 20, Army 14
1979Penn State 24, Army 3
1976Penn State 38, Army 16
1975Penn State 31, Army 0
1974Penn State 21, Army 14
1973Penn State 54, Army 3

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