Week 8 · 2011
Penn State at Northwestern
Sat 10/22/2011 07:00 PMRyan FieldConference
Penn State
34
9–4
Northwestern
24
6–7
Attendance
—
not reported
Penn State11 drives · 6 scoring · avg start own 41
Northwestern12 drives · 4 scoring · avg start own 26
1st quarter | |||||
| 14:54 | NU | opp 34goal line | 9 plays, 70 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 0–7 |
| 12:17 | PSU | opp 44goal line | 13 plays, 44 yd | Touchdown +7 PSU | 7–7 |
| 8:44 | NU | own 20own 19 | 6 plays, -1 yd | Punt | 7–7 |
| 5:57 | PSU | opp 45goal line | 3 plays, 45 yd | Touchdown +7 PSU | 14–7 |
| 5:51 | NU | own 13goal line | 12 plays, 87 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 14–14 |
| 1:54 | PSU | own 24opp 30 | 10 plays, 56 yd | Field goal +3 PSU | 17–14 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 12:26 | NU | own 25goal line | 10 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 NU | 17–21 |
| 8:43 | PSU | own 9opp 34 | 13 plays, 75 yd | Field goal +3 PSU | 20–21 |
| 4:01 | NU | own 20opp 42 | 12 plays, 72 yd | Field goal +3 NU | 20–24 |
| 0:46 | PSU | own 37goal line | 11 plays, 63 yd | Touchdown +7 PSU | 27–24 |
| 0:06 | NU | own 37own 36 | 2 plays, -1 yd | End of period | 27–24 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NU | own 16opp 28 | 8 plays, 62 yd | Turnover | 27–24 |
| 11:44 | PSU | opp 19goal line | 3 plays, 19 yd | Touchdown +1 PSU | 34–24 |
| 11:39 | NU | own 20own 21 | 5 plays, 1 yd | Punt | 34–24 |
| 9:53 | PSU | own 38opp 4 | 8 plays, 16 yd | Punt | 34–24 |
| 6:24 | NU | own 20own 48 | 8 plays, 28 yd | Punt | 34–24 |
| 3:05 | PSU | own 19own 29 | 6 plays, 10 yd | Punt | 34–24 |
| 1:06 | NU | own 28opp 4 | 5 plays, 26 yd | Punt | 34–24 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 14:49 | PSU | own 20own 26 | 4 plays, 6 yd | Punt | 34–24 |
| 13:25 | NU | own 35opp 9 | 13 plays, 24 yd | Punt | 34–24 |
| 7:58 | PSU | own 20opp 10 | 14 plays, 40 yd | Punt | 34–24 |
| 2:51 | NU | own 18own 12 | 5 plays, -6 yd | On downs | 34–24 |
| 1:54 | PSU | opp 12opp 38 | 3 plays, 0 yd | End of period | 34–24 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Penn State–Northwestern after the drive.
Previous 10 meetings vs. Penn State
Northwestern 2–8 vs Penn State
- 2010 · wk 10Northwestern 21 @ Penn State 35
- 2009 · wk 9Penn State 34 @ Northwestern 13
- 2006 · wk 5Northwestern 7 @ Penn State 33
- 2005 · wk 4Penn State 34 @ Northwestern 29
- 2004 · wk 11Northwestern 14 @ Penn State 7
- 2003 · wk 12Penn State 7 @ Northwestern 17
- 2002 · wk 9Northwestern 0 @ Penn State 49
- 2001 · wk 9Penn State 38 @ Northwestern 35
- 1998 · wk 12Northwestern 10 @ Penn State 41
- 1997 · wk 11Penn State 30 @ Northwestern 27
Previous 3 meetings vs. Pat Fitzgerald
Penn State 3–0 vs Pat Fitzgerald
- 2010 · wk 10Northwestern 21 @ Penn State 35
- 2009 · wk 9Penn State 34 @ Northwestern 13
- 2006 · wk 5Northwestern 7 @ Penn State 33
Previous 10 meetings vs. Joe Paterno
Northwestern 2–8 vs Joe Paterno
- 2010 · wk 10Northwestern 21 @ Penn State 35
- 2009 · wk 9Penn State 34 @ Northwestern 13
- 2006 · wk 5Northwestern 7 @ Penn State 33
- 2005 · wk 4Penn State 34 @ Northwestern 29
- 2004 · wk 11Northwestern 14 @ Penn State 7
- 2003 · wk 12Penn State 7 @ Northwestern 17
- 2002 · wk 9Northwestern 0 @ Penn State 49
- 2001 · wk 9Penn State 38 @ Northwestern 35
- 1998 · wk 12Northwestern 10 @ Penn State 41
- 1997 · wk 11Penn State 30 @ Northwestern 27
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