Season One: Week Six-#25 Penn State at Northwestern
Rob Grey (Greyfriars Bobby)- Penn State
| Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats |
| Oct 10, 2015 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | OT | SCORE |
| #25 Penn State Nittany Lions (6-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | - | 21 |
| Northwestern Wildcats (1-5) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 13 |
| Team Stats Comparison |
| PSU | NW |
| Total Offense | 330 | 322 |
| Rushing Yards | 180 | 69 |
| Passing Yards | 150 | 253 |
| First Downs | 21 | 12 |
| Punt Return Yards | 50 | 12 |
| Kick Return Yards | 61 | 69 |
| Total Yards | 441 | 403 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 6-18 | 1-13 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 3-5 | 2-2 |
| Penalties | 5-35 | 6-40 |
| Posession Time | 34:52 | 25:08 |
| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER SCORING | PSU | NW |
| 5:02 | (PSU) Chad Beasley 10 YD Run (Travis Brown Kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3:48 | (NW) John Yeager 77 YD Pass from James Wallace (Chris Bingham Kick) | 7 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER SCORING | PSU | NW |
| 10:29 | (PSU) Elijah Carr 10 YD Pass from Rufus Xiong (Travis Brown Kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 0:10 | (NW) Chris Bingham 21 YD FG | 14 | 10 |
| THIRD QUARTER SCORING | PSU | NW |
| 6:23 | (NW) Chris Bingham 29 YD FG | 14 | 13 |
| FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | PSU | NW |
| 6:56 | (PSU) Chad Beasley 2 YD Run (Travis Brown Kick) | 21 | 13 |
| Penn State Nittany Lions | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | QB R. Xiong | 16/26 | 150 | 1 | 1 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | RB C. Beasley | 39 | 156 | 4.00 | 2 | | FB W. Valentine | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | | WR M. Peterson | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | | RB T. Cooper | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | WR M. Peterson | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | | RB C. Beasley | 7 | 53 | 7.57 | 0 | | WR E. Carr | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 1 | | TE L. Martinez | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | | BLOCKING | PANCAKE | SACK | | C M. Cowan | 2 | 1 | | OG R. Whitman | 0 | 2 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | SS C. Fleming | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | SS J. Randolph | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | OLB H. Allen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | ILB W. Gillis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | ILB J. Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | CB V. Moore | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | DT A. Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | FS R. Vasquez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | OLB R. Ivy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | K T. Brown | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | P M. Davis | 10 | 384 | 38.40 | 1 | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | WR C. Wyatt | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | WR E. Castle | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | | WR C. Wyatt | 4 | 21 | 5.20 | 0 |
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Penn State won a close game on the road in Week Six. Coach Grey will probably be happy with his teams third down defense.
Nittany Lions' Notes
Penn State is currently 6-0 overall and 2-0 overall in the Big Ten. Before this game the Nittany Lions were ranked 25th.