Penn State vs Auburn, CAPITAL ONE BOWL · 2002

99–4VSFINAL139–4
Wed, Jan 1, 2003

HOW IT WENT

CAPITAL ONE BOWL · 2002
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Penn State33039
Auburn007613

PLAY-BY-PLAY

180 plays
Q4Penn State6 plays · 10 yds · 0:31 · Fumble9–13
  1. 0:001st & 10 at AUB 0End of the 4th quarter.
  2. 0:094th & 4 at AUB 0Nittany Lions fumble by Sean McHugh (PSU), recovered by Tyler Lenda (PSU), advanced for no gain.
  3. 0:093rd & 10 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass across the middle complete to Sean McHugh (PSU) for 6 yards.
  4. 0:152nd & 10 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  5. 0:201st & 10 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete across the middle.
  6. 0:402nd & 2 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass left side complete to Matt Kranchick (PSU) for 7 yards.
  7. 0:401st & 10 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass left side complete to Matt Kranchick (PSU) for 8 yards.
  8. 0:401st & 10 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) rushed up the middle for 15 yards.
Q4Auburn4 plays · -2 yds · 0:29 · Poss. on downs9–13
  1. 0:404th & 12 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed left side for 3 yards; turnover on downs.
  2. 0:404th & 7 at PSU 05 yard penalty on Tigers.
  3. 1:303rd & 5 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed left side for -2 yards.
  4. 1:303rd & 5 at PSU 0Television timeout; 01:30 remaining 4th quarter
  5. 1:372nd & 7 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  6. 1:372nd & 7 at PSU 0Television timeout; 01:37 remaining 4th quarter
  7. 1:491st & 10 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed left side for 3 yards.
Q4Penn State3 plays · 0 yds · 0:12 · Interception9–13
  1. 2:013rd & 10 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass left side intercepted by Roderick Hood (AUB). Returned for 27 yards.
  2. 2:112nd & 10 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete across the middle.
  3. 2:131st & 10 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
Q4Penn State0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff9–13
  1. 2:191st & 2 at PSU 0Tigers kickoff, no return by Nittany Lions.
Q4Auburn6 plays · 41 yds · 0:44 · Rushing TD9–13
  1. 3:001st & Goal at PSU 02 point pass from Jason Campbell (AUB) to Marcel Willis (AUB) is no good.
  2. 3:003rd & 1 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed right side for a 17 yard touchdown.
  3. 3:002nd & 8 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed right side for 7 yards.
  4. 3:561st & 10 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed left side for 2 yards.
  5. 4:003rd & 1 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
  6. 4:202nd & 4 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed left side for 3 yards.
  7. 5:041st & 10 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) pass left side complete to Robert Johnson (AUB) for 6 yards.
Q4Penn State3 plays · 5 yds · 1:52 · Punt9–7
  1. 5:184th & 6 at AUB 0Punt by David Royer (PSU) returned by Roderick Hood (AUB) to the Nittany Lions 41 for no gain.
  2. 6:303rd & 6 at AUB 0Michael Robinson (PSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 6:303rd & 8 at AUB 0Nittany Lions fumble by Michael Robinson (PSU), recovered by Joe Iorio (PSU), advanced for no gain.
  4. 6:302nd & 8 at AUB 0Michael Robinson (PSU) rushed right side for no gain.
  5. 6:301st & 10 at AUB 0Paul Jefferson (PSU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
Q4Auburn5 plays · 25 yds · 0:58 · Punt9–7
  1. 9:004th & 6 at PSU 0Punt by Damon Duval (AUB) no return by Nittany Lions.
  2. 9:003rd & 2 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) sacked for a loss of 4 yards.
  3. 9:002nd & 7 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
  4. 9:001st & 10 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed left side for 3 yards.
  5. 9:002nd & 8 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed up the middle for 15 yards.
  6. 9:581st & 10 at PSU 0Tre Smith (AUB) rushed right side for 2 yards.
  7. 9:581st & 10 at PSU 0Tigers fumble by Roderick Hood (AUB), recovered by Roderick Hood (AUB), advanced for no gain.
Q4Auburn0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff9–7
  1. 10:101st & Goal at AUB 0Kickoff returned by Roderick Hood (AUB) for 18 yards.
Q3Penn State11 plays · 61 yds · 15:42 · Made FG6–7
  1. 10:583rd & 3 at AUB 0Michael Robinson (PSU) rushed right side for -3 yards.
  2. 10:583rd & 3 at AUB 0Television timeout; 10:58 remaining 4th quarter
  3. 12:002nd & 2 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
  4. 12:001st & 10 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed up the middle for 8 yards.
  5. 12:402nd & 13 at AUB 0Michael Robinson (PSU) rushed right side for 20 yards.
  6. 13:001st & 10 at AUB 0Michael Robinson (PSU) pass left side complete to Larry Johnson (PSU) for -3 yards.
  7. 13:402nd & 17 at AUB 0Michael Robinson (PSU) pass left side complete to Tony Johnson (PSU) for 34 yards.
  8. 13:402nd & 7 at AUB 010 yard penalty on Nittany Lions.
  9. 15:001st & 10 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed right side for 3 yards.
  10. 15:003rd & 4 at AUB 0Michael Robinson (PSU) rushed left side for 6 yards.
  11. 0:003rd & 4 at AUB 0End of the 3rd quarter.
  12. 0:302nd & 6 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  13. 1:121st & 10 at AUB 0Michael Robinson (PSU) rushed right side for 4 yards.
Q3Auburn5 plays · 21 yds · 0:44 · Poss. on downs6–7
  1. 1:154th & 1 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) rushed up the middle for no gain; turnover on downs.
  2. 1:203rd & 12 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) pass across the middle complete to Robert Johnson (AUB) for 11 yards.
  3. 2:002nd & 12 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) pass incomplete to the right side.
  4. 2:001st & 10 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed up the middle for -2 yards.
  5. 2:391st & 10 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) pass right side complete to Lorenzo Diamond (AUB) for 12 yards.
Q3Penn State3 plays · -10 yds · 0:10 · Punt6–7
  1. 2:524th & 20 at AUB 0Punt by David Royer (PSU) returned 5 yards by Roderick Hood (AUB) to the Nittany Lions 45.
  2. 2:553rd & 20 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  3. 3:002nd & 15 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) rushed left side for -5 yards.
  4. 3:421st & 10 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) sacked for a loss of 5 yards.
Q3Penn State0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff6–7
  1. 3:52Kickoff returned by Tony Johnson (PSU) for 16 yards.
Q3Auburn13 plays · 73 yds · 6:40 · Rushing TD6–6
  1. 4:004th & 1 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed up the middle for a 1 yard touchdown.
  2. 4:353rd & 4 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  3. 5:202nd & 2 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed right side for -2 yards.
  4. 5:501st & 5 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  5. 6:073rd & 7 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) rushed up the middle for 11 yards.
  6. 6:073rd & 7 at PSU 0Television timeout; 06:07 remaining 3rd quarter
  7. 6:203rd & 2 at PSU 05 yard penalty on Tigers.
  8. 6:502nd & 6 at PSU 0Tre Smith (AUB) rushed right side for 4 yards.
  9. 7:301st & 10 at PSU 0Tre Smith (AUB) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  10. 7:501st & 10 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed right side for 19 yards.
  11. 8:203rd & 1 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed left side for 5 yards.
  12. 9:002nd & 8 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed up the middle for 7 yards.
  13. 9:501st & 10 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  14. 9:502nd & 1 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed up the middle for 12 yards.
  15. 10:401st & 10 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed right side for 9 yards.
Q3Penn State8 plays · 12 yds · 4:04 · Punt6–0
  1. 10:504th & 1 at AUB 0Punt by David Royer (PSU) returned 8 yards by Roderick Hood (AUB) to the Tigers 27.
  2. 11:403rd & 11 at AUB 0Gerald Smith (PSU) rushed left side for 10 yards.
  3. 11:402nd & 11 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  4. 12:301st & 10 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
  5. 13:052nd & 10 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed up the middle for 12 yards.
  6. 13:301st & 10 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  7. 13:303rd & 1 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) rushed right side for 5 yards.
  8. 14:542nd & 7 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed right side for 6 yards.
  9. 14:541st & 10 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed left side for 3 yards.
  10. 14:541st & 10 at AUB 013 yard penalty on Nittany Lions.
Q3Penn State0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff6–0
  1. 15:00Kickoff returned by Tony Johnson (PSU) for 14 yards.
Q2Penn State1 play · 17 yds · 0:00 · Rush6–0
  1. 0:001st & 10 at AUB 0End of the 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:071st & 10 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed left side for 17 yards.
Q2Auburn6 plays · 26 yds · 2:05 · Interception6–0
  1. 0:133rd & 2 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) pass right side intercepted by Bryan Scott (PSU). Returned for no gain.
  2. 0:182nd & 2 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) pass incomplete to the left side.
  3. 0:221st & 10 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) pass right side complete to Marcel Willis (AUB) for 8 yards.
  4. 0:221st & 10 at PSU 0Television timeout; 00:22 remaining 2nd quarter
  5. 0:303rd & 14 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed right side for 22 yards.
  6. 1:002nd & 15 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  7. 1:381st & 10 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) sacked for a loss of 5 yards.
Q2Auburn0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff6–0
  1. 1:441st & Goal at AUB 0Kickoff returned by Tre Smith (AUB) for 21 yards.
Q2Penn State8 plays · 48 yds · 3:32 · Made FG3–0
  1. 1:543rd & 7 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  2. 1:562nd & 7 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  3. 2:001st & 10 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) rushed left side for 3 yards.
  4. 2:383rd & 1 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  5. 3:412nd & 4 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  6. 3:411st & 10 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed left side for 6 yards.
  7. 3:412nd & 6 at AUB 015 yard penalty on Tigers.
  8. 3:411st & 10 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed left side for 4 yards.
  9. 4:401st & 10 at AUB 015 yard penalty on Tigers.
Q2Auburn3 plays · 4 yds · 0:24 · Punt3–0
  1. 4:404th & 5 at PSU 0Punt by Damon Duval (AUB) no return by Nittany Lions.
  2. 4:403rd & 10 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) pass across the middle complete to Tre Smith (AUB) for 5 yards.
  3. 5:442nd & 10 at PSU 0Tre Smith (AUB) rushed right side for no gain.
  4. 5:441st & 10 at PSU 0Tre Smith (AUB) rushed up the middle for no gain.
Q2Penn State10 plays · 41 yds · 4:10 · Missed FG3–0
  1. 6:503rd & 19 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass across the middle complete to Larry Johnson (PSU) for 12 yards.
  2. 6:503rd & 14 at AUB 05 yard penalty on Nittany Lions.
  3. 6:503rd & 9 at AUB 05 yard penalty on Nittany Lions.
  4. 6:562nd & 9 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  5. 6:562nd & 9 at AUB 0Television timeout; 06:56 remaining 2nd quarter
  6. 7:001st & 10 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass across the middle complete to Michael Robinson (PSU) for 1 yard.
  7. 8:002nd & 10 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass left side complete to Tony Johnson (PSU) for 19 yards.
  8. 8:001st & 10 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  9. 8:003rd & 4 at AUB 015 yard penalty on Tigers.
  10. 8:002nd & 10 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed right side for 6 yards.
  11. 8:001st & 10 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  12. 11:002nd & 9 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed right side for 10 yards.
  13. 11:001st & 10 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  14. 11:001st & 10 at AUB 0Nittany Lions fumble by Bryant Johnson (PSU), recovered by Bryant Johnson (PSU), advanced for no gain.
Q2Auburn5 plays · 11 yds · 0:40 · Punt3–0
  1. 11:004th & 3 at PSU 0Punt by Damon Duval (AUB) returned 10 yards by Bryant Johnson (PSU) to the Nittany Lions 31.
  2. 11:003rd & 3 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) pass incomplete across the middle.
  3. 12:202nd & 14 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) pass right side complete to Ben Obomanu (AUB) for 11 yards.
  4. 12:201st & 15 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  5. 12:201st & 10 at PSU 05 yard penalty on Tigers.
  6. 12:202nd & 5 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed up the middle for 9 yards.
  7. 12:201st & 10 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) pass right side complete to Devin Aromashodu (AUB) for 5 yards.
  8. 12:201st & 10 at PSU 010 yard penalty on Tigers.
Q2Penn State5 plays · 45 yds · 2:26 · Punt3–0
  1. 12:204th & 16 at AUB 0Punt by David Royer (PSU) returned 8 yards by Roderick Hood (AUB) to the Tigers 19.
  2. 13:003rd & 16 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 13:003rd & 16 at AUB 0Nittany Lions fumble by Larry Johnson (PSU), recovered by Larry Johnson (PSU), advanced for no gain.
  4. 13:002nd & 7 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed left side for -9 yards.
  5. 13:201st & 10 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed left side for 3 yards.
  6. 14:462nd & 9 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) rushed left side for 37 yards.
  7. 14:461st & 10 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
Q1Auburn11 plays · 44 yds · 14:18 · Missed FG3–0
  1. 15:003rd & 3 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) pass incomplete to the right side.
  2. 15:003rd & 3 at PSU 0Television timeout; 15:00 remaining 2nd quarter
  3. 0:003rd & 3 at PSU 0End of the 1st quarter.
  4. 2:002nd & 13 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) rushed up the middle for 10 yards.
  5. 2:002nd & 8 at PSU 05 yard penalty on Tigers.
  6. 2:001st & 10 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  7. 2:002nd & 1 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed left side for 3 yards.
  8. 2:001st & 10 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) pass left side complete to Silas Daniels (AUB) for 9 yards.
  9. 2:442nd & 5 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed right side for 6 yards.
  10. 3:281st & 10 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed right side for 5 yards.
  11. 4:004th & 11 at PSU 015 yard penalty on Nittany Lions.
  12. 4:123rd & 11 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) pass incomplete across the middle.
  13. 4:122nd & 10 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) sacked for a loss of 1 yards.
  14. 4:181st & 10 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) pass incomplete to the left side.
Q1Penn State3 plays · 6 yds · 0:45 · Punt3–0
  1. 5:204th & 6 at AUB 0Punt by David Royer (PSU) returned 16 yards by Roderick Hood (AUB) to the Tigers 49.
  2. 5:583rd & 4 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed left side for -2 yards.
  3. 5:582nd & 10 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass across the middle complete to Casey Williams (PSU) for 6 yards.
  4. 6:051st & 10 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
Q1Auburn9 plays · 26 yds · 2:39 · Punt3–0
  1. 6:204th & 18 at PSU 0Punt by Damon Duval (AUB) no return by Nittany Lions.
  2. 6:303rd & 18 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 6:302nd & 19 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) pass left side complete to Ronnie Brown (AUB) for 1 yard.
  4. 7:201st & 10 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) sacked for a loss of 9 yards.
  5. 7:403rd & 1 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed left side for 4 yards.
  6. 8:352nd & 1 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed up the middle for no gain.
  7. 8:351st & 5 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed left side for 4 yards.
  8. 9:001st & 10 at PSU 05 yard penalty on Nittany Lions.
  9. 9:003rd & 3 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) pass left side complete to Devin Aromashodu (AUB) for 14 yards.
  10. 9:402nd & 6 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed right side for 3 yards.
  11. 10:191st & 10 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
Q1Auburn0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff3–0
  1. 10:261st & Goal at AUB 0Nittany Lions kickoff, touchback by Tigers.
Q1Penn State6 plays · 11 yds · 3:40 · Made FG0–0
  1. 11:203rd & 4 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) rushed right side for no gain.
  2. 11:202nd & 4 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 12:181st & 4 at AUB 0Larry Johnson (PSU) rushed right side for no gain.
  4. 12:502nd & 3 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) rushed right side for 4 yards.
  5. 14:101st & 10 at AUB 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass right side complete to Michael Robinson (PSU) for 7 yards.
Q1Auburn2 plays · -9 yds · 0:25 · Fumble0–0
  1. 14:303rd & 14 at PSU 0Tigers fumble by Jason Campbell (AUB), recovered by Derek Wake (PSU), returned for no gain.
  2. 14:302nd & 19 at PSU 0Jason Campbell (AUB) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
  3. 14:301st & 20 at PSU 0Ronnie Brown (AUB) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  4. 14:551st & 10 at PSU 010 yard penalty on Tigers.
Q1Auburn0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff0–0
  1. 15:00Nittany Lions kickoff, touchback by Tigers.

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