Penn State 38, Northwestern 35
Sunday, October 21, 2001 Page: 5C
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER
ak Kustok 9-yard run (David Wasielewski
kick), 6:11. The Wildcats drove 80 yards in four plays and :42. The TD came on
SECOND QUARTER:
ric McCoo 16-yard pass from Matt Senneca
(Robbie Gould kick), 10:56. The Lions drove 73 yards in five plays and 1:18.
The score came on first down. Key play: McCoo’s 28-yard reception on a screen
pass.
ak Kustok 14-yard run (Wasielewski kick),
first down. Key plays: Simmons’ 19-yard reception; and a pass interference
penalty on Penn State.
cCoo 7-yard run (Gould kick), 4:01. The
Lions drove 80 yards in seven plays and 2:16. The score came on 1st-and-goal.
Key plays: Bryant Johnson’s 44-yard reception; and John Gilmore’s 7-yard catch
on 3rd-and-6.
am Simmons 44-yard pass from Kustok
(Wasielewski kick), 2:14. The Wildcats drove 65 yards in seven plays and 1:43.
The score came on first down. Simmons beat CB Bryan Scott and hero Shawn Mayer
on the play, which put Simmons well over the 100-yard mark for the half (131).
THIRD QUARTER:
att Senneca 1-yard run (Gould kick), 9:26.
The Lions drove 48 yards on six plays and 2:38. The score came on
amien Anderson 3-yard run (Wasielewski
kick), 6:59. The Wildcats drove 80 yards in nine plays and 2:21. The score
came on 3rd-and-1. Anderson carried four times for 37 yards.
enneca 1-yard run (Gould kick), 0:05. The
Lions drove 55 yards in nine plays and 4:28. The TD came on 3rd-and-goal. Key
play: Larry Johnson’s 22-yard run during which he broke four tackles.
FOURTH QUARTER:
ould 24-yard field goal, 3:36. The Lions
drove 68 yards in 14 plays and 5:40. Key play: Senneca’s 8-yard run on
ustok 1-yard run (Wasielewski kick), 2:03.
The Wildcats drove 58 yards in six plays and 1:33. The score came on
cCoo 4-yard pass from Zack Mills (Gould
kick), 0:22. The Lions drove 69 yards in 13 plays and 1:41. The score came on
Play of the Game
What else? Zack Mills’ game-winning TD pass to Eric McCoo.
Player of the Game
Mills, entering the contest cold, went 5-of-8 for 54 yards on the final
series.
Rising to the Occasion
Bryant Johnson grabbed eight passes for 129 yards, including four in the
last series for Penn State.
Best Pass
NU’s Zak Kustok hit a streaking Simmons in stride on the 44-yard TD in the
second quarter.
Best Catch
Any of Johnson’s four on the game-winning series would qualify.
PSU corner Bruce Branch had a potential interception and long return bang
off his shoulder pads late in the second quarter.
Best Run
McCoo displayed great second- and third-effort on his 7-yard TD in the
second quarter.
Best Effort
Lion TB Larry Johnson broke at least four tackles during his 22-yard run in
the third quarter.
Best Hit
Branch forced a Simmons fumble deep in Lion territory after a 19-yard
reception. Safety Yaacov Yisreal recovered for PSU.
Worst Eyes
Belong to the officials who missed Branch signaling for a fair catch on a
punt, then taking off for 17 yards. Television replays clearly showed the PSU
returner waving his right arm before catching the ball.
Gone, but not
The Wildcats wear a patch with the initials RAW on their uniforms in memory
of Rashidi Wheeler, a senior safety who died while running summer conditioning
drills on campus. Wheeler’s No. 30 jersey number has been retired and his
locker is being preserved with a glass case surrounding his jersey and helmet.
Wheeler started 12 games in 2000 and registered 88 tackles (59 solo) and three
pass deflections.
He said it
“I’m gonna get in trouble with a good, stiff Bourbon, take a nap and then
start looking at Ohio State tapes.” – Paterno, when asked how he planned to
celebrate his milestone win.
Between the Lions
Penn State stopped Northwestern’s five-game home winning streak ... McCoo’s
the opening half for PSU this season ... McCoo’s second TD – the 7-yard run –
was the Lions’ first rushing score of 2001 ... Senneca’s 1-yard TD run was the
first rushing score of his career ... The Lions used WR Eddie Drummond as a
third back in the backfield on numerous occasions. Paterno said he wanted to
give the struggling player a jump-start ... Kustok surpassed the 1,000-yard
rushing mark for his career in the second quarter.
