Week 5 · 2014
Northwestern at Penn State
Sat 09/27/2014 12:00 PMBeaver StadiumPenn State pregame73% — Pregame win probability: 73% for Penn State. Penn State favored, and lost — Northwestern won.Conference
Northwestern
29
5–7
Penn State
6
7–6
Attendance
102,910
reported
NorthwesternNU
Penn StatePSU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Trevor Siemian | 21/37 | 258 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 56.2 |
| PSU | Christian Hackenberg | 22/45 | 216 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 14.9 |
| PSU | Bill Belton | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Justin Jackson | 15 | 50 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 |
| NU | Warren Long | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 0 | 21 |
| NU | Treyvon Green | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | 5 |
| NU | Christian Salem | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Danny Vitale | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Trevor Siemian | 5 | -8 | -1.6 | 3 | 2 |
| PSU | Bill Belton | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 13 |
| PSU | Cole Chiappialle | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| PSU | Zach Zwinak | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| PSU | Christian Hackenberg | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 9 |
| PSU | Akeel Lynch | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Danny Vitale | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 0 | 28 |
| NU | Tony Jones | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 18 |
| NU | Mike McHugh | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
| NU | Mark Szott | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| NU | Miles Shuler | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
| NU | Justin Jackson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 |
| NU | Kyle Prater | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| NU | Cameron Dickerson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| NU | Treyvon Green | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| NU | Warren Long | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | DaeSean Hamilton | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 0 | 51 |
| PSU | Geno Lewis | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 |
| PSU | Jesse James | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 15 |
| PSU | Bill Belton | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 |
| PSU | Chris Godwin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| PSU | Akeel Lynch | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| PSU | Mike Gesicki | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| PSU | Saeed Blacknall | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Anthony Walker | 1 | 49 | 1 |
| PSU | Adrian Amos | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Jack Mitchell | 1/2 | 50.0 | 23 | 2/4 | 5 |
| PSU | Sam Ficken | 2/3 | 66.7 | 42 | 0/0 | 6 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Chris Gradone | 6 | 223 | 37.2 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| PSU | Chris Gulla | 6 | 210 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| PSU | Daniel Pasquariello | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Solomon Vault | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
| NU | Miles Shuler | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| PSU | Grant Haley | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 21 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Miles Shuler | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 0 | 42 |
| PSU | Jesse Della Valle | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 41 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Penn State 8–2 vs Northwestern
- 2012 · wk 6Northwestern 28 @ Penn State 39
- 2011 · wk 8Penn State 34 @ Northwestern 24
- 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
Previous meeting vs. James Franklin
Northwestern 1–0 vs James Franklin
- 2012 · wk 2Vanderbilt 13 @ Northwestern 23
Previous 5 meetings vs. Pat Fitzgerald
Penn State 5–0 vs Pat Fitzgerald
- 2012 · wk 6Northwestern 28 @ Penn State 39
- 2011 · wk 8Penn State 34 @ Northwestern 24
- 2010 · wk 10Northwestern 21 @ Penn State 35
- 2009 · wk 9Penn State 34 @ Northwestern 13
- 2006 · wk 5Northwestern 7 @ Penn State 33
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