Northwestern @ Penn State, Week 11 · 2004

146–6@FINAL74–7
Sat, Nov 6, 2004Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA

HOW IT WENT

Week 11 · 2004
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176 plays
Q4Northwestern6 plays · 30 yds · 2:22 · Rush14–7
  1. 0:003rd & 8 at PSU 0End of the 4th quarter.
  2. 1:052nd & 8 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) rushed up the middle for no gain.
  3. 1:411st & 10 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed right side for 2 yards.
  4. 2:302nd & 7 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed right side for 8 yards.
  5. 2:551st & 10 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  6. 3:212nd & 6 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for 13 yards.
  7. 3:212nd & 6 at PSU 0Nittany Lions timeout; 03:21 remaining 4th quarter
  8. 3:271st & 10 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed right side for 4 yards.
Q4Penn State10 plays · 57 yds · 4:02 · Poss. on downs14–7
  1. 3:334th & 10 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass left side complete to Tony Hunt (PSU) for 4 yards; turnover on downs.
  2. 3:583rd & 10 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete across the middle.
  3. 3:582nd & 10 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass across the middle complete to Tony Hunt (PSU) for no gain.
  4. 4:231st & 10 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  5. 4:363rd & 7 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass right side complete to Michael Robinson (PSU) for 24 yards.
  6. 5:332nd & 5 at NU 0Austin Scott (PSU) rushed up the middle for -2 yards.
  7. 5:551st & 10 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass left side complete to Tony Hunt (PSU) for 5 yards.
  8. 6:351st & 10 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass left side complete to Isaac Smolko (PSU) for 20 yards.
  9. 6:552nd & 5 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass left side complete to Tony Hunt (PSU) for 15 yards.
  10. 7:241st & 10 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed left side for 5 yards.
  11. 7:351st & 10 at NU 010 yard penalty on Nittany Lions.
Q4Northwestern8 plays · 21 yds · 4:08 · Punt14–7
  1. 7:354th & 14 at PSU 0Punt by Ryan Pederson (NU) returned 6 yards by Calvin Lowry (PSU) to the Nittany Lions 25.
  2. 7:553rd & 14 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete across the middle.
  3. 8:252nd & 17 at PSU 0Terrell Jordan (NU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  4. 8:532nd & 7 at PSU 010 yard penalty on Wildcats.
  5. 9:261st & 10 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  6. 10:003rd & 2 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
  7. 10:472nd & 11 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) rushed up the middle for 9 yards.
  8. 11:071st & 10 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
  9. 11:372nd & 5 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for 7 yards.
  10. 11:431st & 10 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed left side for 5 yards.
Q4Penn State5 plays · 15 yds · 2:42 · Punt14–7
  1. 11:494th & 12 at NU 0Punt by Jeremy Kapinos (PSU) no return by Wildcats.
  2. 11:583rd & 12 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 11:583rd & 12 at NU 0Nittany Lions timeout; 11:58 remaining 4th quarter
  4. 13:002nd & 8 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) rushed up the middle for -4 yards.
  5. 13:251st & 10 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  6. 14:102nd & 5 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed up the middle for 12 yards.
  7. 14:311st & 10 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass right side complete to Michael Robinson (PSU) for 5 yards.
Q4Penn State1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff14–7
  1. 14:31Wildcats kickoff, touchback by Nittany Lions.
Q3Northwestern13 plays · 83 yds · 4:53 · Rushing TD13–7
  1. 15:001st & 1 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for a 1 yard touchdown.
  2. 15:002nd & 5 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
  3. 0:002nd & 5 at PSU 0End of the 3rd quarter.
  4. 0:451st & 10 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
  5. 0:553rd & 2 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for 13 yards.
  6. 1:502nd & 5 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  7. 2:121st & 10 at PSU 0Jonathan Fields (NU) rushed left side for 5 yards.
  8. 2:432nd & 8 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Shaun Herbert (NU) for 16 yards.
  9. 3:161st & 10 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed right side for 2 yards.
  10. 3:432nd & 10 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass across the middle complete to Ashton Aikens (NU) for 14 yards.
  11. 4:531st & 10 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  12. 4:533rd & 2 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed left side for 10 yards.
  13. 4:532nd & 8 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Jonathan Fields (NU) for 6 yards.
  14. 4:531st & 10 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed left side for 2 yards.
Q3Penn State5 plays · 25 yds · 2:04 · Punt7–7
  1. 5:004th & 17 at NU 0Punt by Jeremy Kapinos (PSU) returned -1 yards by Shaun Herbert (NU) to the Wildcats 17.
  2. 5:004th & 12 at NU 05 yard penalty on Nittany Lions.
  3. 5:113rd & 12 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  4. 5:452nd & 10 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass left side complete to Tony Hunt (PSU) for -2 yards.
  5. 6:371st & 10 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  6. 6:372nd & 5 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass left side complete to Michael Robinson (PSU) for 22 yards.
  7. 7:041st & 10 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed left side for 5 yards.
Q3Northwestern6 plays · 40 yds · 2:14 · Punt7–7
  1. 7:104th & 3 at PSU 0Punt by Ryan Pederson (NU) no return by Nittany Lions.
  2. 7:143rd & 3 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  3. 7:462nd & 18 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass across the middle complete to Taylor Jones (NU) for 15 yards.
  4. 7:462nd & 8 at PSU 010 yard penalty on Wildcats.
  5. 8:251st & 10 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed right side for 2 yards.
  6. 8:402nd & 6 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) rushed up the middle for 7 yards.
  7. 9:241st & 10 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  8. 9:241st & 10 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed left side for 16 yards.
Q3Penn State9 plays · 15 yds · 3:38 · Missed FG7–7
  1. 10:123rd & 18 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
  2. 10:452nd & 18 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  3. 11:171st & 20 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass left side complete to Tony Hunt (PSU) for 2 yards.
  4. 11:171st & 10 at NU 010 yard penalty on Nittany Lions.
  5. 11:552nd & 10 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed up the middle for 11 yards.
  6. 12:001st & 10 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  7. 12:133rd & 1 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  8. 13:072nd & 2 at NU 0Matt Hahn (PSU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  9. 13:071st & 10 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed left side for 8 yards.
  10. 13:181st & 10 at NU 0Nittany Lions timeout; 13:18 remaining 3rd quarter
Q3Northwestern0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Fumble7–7
  1. 13:261st & 10 at PSU 0Wildcats fumble by Shaun Herbert (NU), recovered by Gio Vendemia (PSU), returned for no gain.
Q3Penn State3 plays · 6 yds · 1:29 · Punt7–7
  1. 13:264th & 4 at NU 0Punt by Jeremy Kapinos (PSU) returned -2 yards by Shaun Herbert (NU) to the Wildcats 35.
  2. 13:453rd & 4 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 14:152nd & 7 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  4. 14:551st & 10 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass right side complete to Tony Hunt (PSU) for 3 yards.
Q2Northwestern1 play · -72 yds · 0:00 · Blocked FG7–7
  1. 0:001st & 10 at NU 0End of the 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:081st & 10 at PSU 0Wildcats 31 yard field goal attempt blocked, recovered by Anwar Phillips (PSU).
Q2Northwestern4 plays · 58 yds · 0:22 · Timeout7–7
  1. 0:081st & 10 at PSU 0Wildcats timeout; 00:08 remaining 2nd quarter
  2. 0:141st & 10 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Kim Thompson (NU) for 11 yards.
  3. 0:212nd & 10 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Ashton Aikens (NU) for 14 yards.
  4. 0:211st & 10 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  5. 0:211st & 10 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass across the middle complete to Shaun Herbert (NU) for 18 yards.
  6. 0:301st & 10 at PSU 015 yard penalty on Nittany Lions.
  7. 0:301st & 10 at PSU 0Wildcats fumble by Terrell Jordan (NU), recovered by Terrell Jordan (NU), advanced for no gain.
Q2Northwestern1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff7–7
  1. 0:37Kickoff returned by Terrell Jordan (NU) for 21 yards.
Q2Penn State6 plays · 22 yds · 2:42 · Passing TD7–6
  1. 0:453rd & 2 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass across the middle complete to Isaac Smolko (PSU) for a 2 yard touchdown.
  2. 1:042nd & 7 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass left side complete to Patrick Hall (PSU) for 5 yards.
  3. 2:021st & 8 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  4. 2:023rd & 1 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed left side for 5 yards.
  5. 3:272nd & 7 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
  6. 3:271st & 10 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass across the middle complete to Tony Hunt (PSU) for 3 yards.
Q2Northwestern3 plays · 7 yds · 1:03 · Interception7–0
  1. 3:351st & 10 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side intercepted by Paul Cronin (PSU). Returned for 14 yards.
  2. 3:452nd & 3 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
  3. 4:381st & 10 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for 7 yards.
Q2Penn State3 plays · 8 yds · 0:51 · Punt7–0
  1. 4:464th & 2 at NU 0Punt by Jeremy Kapinos (PSU) no return by Wildcats.
  2. 5:053rd & 2 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed left side for no gain.
  3. 5:252nd & 3 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  4. 5:371st & 10 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass left side complete to Isaac Smolko (PSU) for 7 yards.
Q2Northwestern7 plays · 29 yds · 2:22 · Punt7–0
  1. 5:484th & 35 at PSU 0Punt by Ryan Pederson (NU) returned 12 yards by Calvin Lowry (PSU) to the Nittany Lions 42.
  2. 5:543rd & 35 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 5:542nd & 35 at PSU 00 yard penalty on Wildcats.
  4. 5:541st & 23 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
  5. 5:542nd & 8 at PSU 015 yard penalty on Wildcats.
  6. 6:081st & 10 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  7. 6:553rd & 2 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Ashton Aikens (NU) for 11 yards.
  8. 7:372nd & 7 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Jonathan Fields (NU) for 5 yards.
  9. 7:371st & 10 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  10. 8:101st & 5 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed left side for 30 yards.
  11. 8:101st & 10 at PSU 05 yard penalty on Nittany Lions.
Q2Penn State9 plays · 63 yds · 4:51 · Punt7–0
  1. 8:234th & 8 at NU 0Punt by Jeremy Kapinos (PSU) no return by Wildcats.
  2. 9:253rd & 5 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) rushed up the middle for -3 yards.
  3. 10:132nd & 7 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  4. 10:371st & 10 at NU 0Austin Scott (PSU) rushed right side for 3 yards.
  5. 11:112nd & 10 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass left side complete to Tony Hunt (PSU) for 32 yards.
  6. 11:141st & 10 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  7. 11:222nd & 6 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass left side complete to Michael Robinson (PSU) for 12 yards.
  8. 11:501st & 10 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  9. 12:242nd & 4 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed left side for 4 yards.
  10. 13:141st & 10 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
Q2Northwestern3 plays · -2 yds · 1:36 · Punt7–0
  1. 13:144th & 9 at PSU 0Punt by Ryan Pederson (NU) no return by Nittany Lions.
  2. 14:153rd & 12 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Noah Herron (NU) for 3 yards.
  3. 14:432nd & 10 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) rushed right side for -2 yards.
  4. 14:501st & 10 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side.
Q1Penn State3 plays · 1 yds · 1:02 · Punt7–0
  1. 15:004th & 5 at NU 0Punt by Jeremy Kapinos (PSU) returned 11 yards by Jeff Backes (NU) to the Wildcats 42.
  2. 0:004th & 5 at NU 0End of the 1st quarter.
  3. 0:133rd & 9 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass left side complete to Matt Hahn (PSU) for 4 yards.
  4. 0:402nd & 9 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  5. 1:021st & 10 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed left side for 1 yard.
Q1Northwestern9 plays · 38 yds · 3:49 · Punt7–0
  1. 1:104th & 2 at PSU 0Punt by Ryan Pederson (NU) returned 6 yards by Calvin Lowry (PSU) to the Nittany Lions 26.
  2. 1:353rd & 3 at PSU 0Terrell Jordan (NU) rushed left side for 1 yard.
  3. 1:352nd & 10 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Noah Herron (NU) for 7 yards.
  4. 2:011st & 10 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  5. 2:213rd & 11 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Shaun Herbert (NU) for 18 yards.
  6. 3:002nd & 18 at PSU 0Terrell Jordan (NU) rushed left side for 7 yards.
  7. 3:521st & 10 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) rushed up the middle for -8 yards.
  8. 4:153rd & 8 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Jonathan Fields (NU) for 12 yards.
  9. 4:232nd & 8 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  10. 4:531st & 10 at PSU 0Terrell Jordan (NU) rushed left side for 2 yards.
  11. 4:591st & 10 at PSU 0Wildcats fumble by Jeff Backes (NU), recovered by Jeff Backes (NU), advanced for no gain.
Q1Penn State6 plays · 15 yds · 3:27 · Punt7–0
  1. 4:594th & 6 at NU 0Punt by Jeremy Kapinos (PSU) returned -2 yards by Jeff Backes (NU) to the Wildcats 10.
  2. 5:303rd & 6 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  3. 6:122nd & 10 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass right side complete to Isaac Smolko (PSU) for 4 yards.
  4. 6:351st & 10 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed up the middle for no gain.
  5. 7:233rd & 6 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed up the middle for 7 yards.
  6. 7:502nd & 10 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass left side complete to Mark Rubin (PSU) for 4 yards.
  7. 8:261st & 10 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed up the middle for no gain.
Q1Northwestern3 plays · 5 yds · 0:48 · Punt7–0
  1. 8:374th & 5 at PSU 0Punt by Ryan Pederson (NU) returned 9 yards by Calvin Lowry (PSU) to the Nittany Lions 40.
  2. 8:403rd & 5 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  3. 8:403rd & 5 at PSU 0Wildcats timeout; 08:40 remaining 1st quarter
  4. 9:002nd & 9 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Ashton Aikens (NU) for 4 yards.
  5. 9:251st & 10 at PSU 0Terrell Jordan (NU) rushed left side for 1 yard.
Q1Penn State6 plays · 22 yds · 2:42 · Punt7–0
  1. 9:264th & 6 at NU 0Punt by Jeremy Kapinos (PSU) no return by Wildcats.
  2. 9:503rd & 6 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 10:252nd & 7 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed right side for 1 yard.
  4. 11:001st & 10 at NU 0Paul Jefferson (PSU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  5. 11:213rd & 4 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass left side complete to Tony Hunt (PSU) for 12 yards.
  6. 11:342nd & 4 at NU 0Zack Mills (PSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  7. 12:081st & 10 at NU 0Tony Hunt (PSU) rushed left side for 6 yards.
Q1Penn State1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff7–0
  1. 12:13Kickoff returned by Austin Scott (PSU) for 19 yards.
Q1Northwestern5 plays · 67 yds · 0:54 · Rushing TD6–0
  1. 12:162nd & 1 at PSU 0Terrell Jordan (NU) rushed up the middle for a 1 yard touchdown.
  2. 12:161st & 8 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed left side for 7 yards.
  3. 12:241st & 10 at PSU 08 yard penalty on Nittany Lions.
  4. 12:243rd & 10 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Jonathan Fields (NU) for 51 yards.
  5. 13:102nd & 10 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  6. 13:101st & 10 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for no gain.
Q1Penn State1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Interception0–0
  1. 13:291st & 10 at NU 0Michael Robinson (PSU) pass across the middle intercepted by Dominique Price (NU). Returned for -2 yards.
Q1Northwestern3 plays · 7 yds · 1:18 · Punt0–0
  1. 13:374th & 3 at PSU 0Punt by Ryan Pederson (NU) returned 9 yards by Calvin Lowry (PSU) to the Nittany Lions 46.
  2. 13:443rd & 3 at PSU 0Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  3. 14:252nd & 10 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for 7 yards.
  4. 14:551st & 10 at PSU 0Noah Herron (NU) rushed right side for no gain.

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