Ohio State 27-29 Penn State (Oct 27, 2001)

Top Performers

Pass Yds

280

Mills

PSU

Rush Yds

143

Wells

OSU

Rec Yds

172

Jenkins

OSU

Scrim TD

1

Jenkins

OSU

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Steve Bellisari

OSU QB #8

Zack Mills

PSU QB #7

209

Pass Yds

280

1

Pass TD

2

1

Int

3

OSU

Team Stats

PSU

412

Total Yds

531

15

1st Downs

25

2

Turnovers

3

2001 Big 10

Team	W	L	PCT
Indiana	5	6	.455
Iowa	7	5	.583
Michigan	8	4	.667
Michigan State	7	5	.583
Minnesota	4	7	.364
Northwestern	4	7	.364
Ohio State	7	5	.583
Penn State	5	6	.455
Purdue	6	6	.500
Wisconsin	5	7	.417
Illinois	10	2	.833

Game Summary

The Penn State Nittany Lions emerged victorious over the Ohio State Buckeyes, 29 to 27, on October 27, 2001.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve Bellisari S. Bellisari #8	8/21	209	10.0	1	1	0-0	127.9

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Zack Mills Z. Mills #7	17/32	280	8.8	2	3	0-0	128.5
Matt Senneca M. Senneca #4	0/3	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Jonathan Wells J. Wells #28	19	143	7.5	1
Maurice Hall M. Hall #28	2	26	13.0	0
Lydell Ross L. Ross #30	10	26	2.6	0
Steve Bellisari S. Bellisari #8	8	8	1.0	0
Jamar Martin J. Martin #39	1	0	0.0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Zack Mills Z. Mills #7	15	138	9.2	1
Larry Johnson L. Johnson #5	14	68	4.9	0
Omar Easy O. Easy #34	5	26	5.2	0
Matt Senneca M. Senneca #4	1	7	7.0	0
Bryant Johnson B. Johnson #24	1	6	6.0	0
Eric McCoo E. McCoo #8	9	6	0.7	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Michael Jenkins M. Jenkins #12	0/0	172	43.0	1
Chris Vance C. Vance #4	0/0	24	24.0	0
Jonathan Wells J. Wells #28	0/0	6	6.0	0
Darnell Sanders D. Sanders #89	0/0	4	4.0	0
Ben Hartsock B. Hartsock #88	0/0	3	3.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Bryant Johnson B. Johnson #24	0/0	67	22.3	0
Tony Johnson T. Johnson #11	0/0	65	13.0	1
Eric McCoo E. McCoo #8	0/0	62	20.7	1
R.J. Luke	0/0	44	22.0	0
John Gilmore J. Gilmore #85	0/0	16	16.0	0
Omar Easy O. Easy #34	0/0	13	13.0	0
Mick Blosser M. Blosser #42	0/0	13	6.5	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Shawn Mayer S. Mayer #23	0	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Cie Grant C. Grant #6	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Derek Ross D. Ross #7	0-0	0	0	2	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Yaacov Yisrael Y. Yisrael #24	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mike Nugent M. Nugent #85	2/3	3/3	9	0
Josh Huston J. Huston #23	0/1	0/0	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Robbie Gould R. Gould #4	3/4	2/2	11	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Andy Groom A. Groom #18	5	228	45.6	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
David Royer D. Royer #14	4	162	40.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Maurice Hall M. Hall #28	7	167	23.9	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Larry Johnson L. Johnson #5	4	74	18.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Chris Gamble C. Gamble #7	1	16	16.0	0	0
Chris Vance C. Vance #4	1	4	4.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Bruce Branch B. Branch #1	3	33	11.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Steve Bellisari S. Bellisari #8	8/21	209	10.0	1	1	0-0	127.9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Jonathan Wells J. Wells #28	19	143	7.5	1
Maurice Hall M. Hall #28	2	26	13.0	0
Lydell Ross L. Ross #30	10	26	2.6	0
Steve Bellisari S. Bellisari #8	8	8	1.0	0
Jamar Martin J. Martin #39	1	0	0.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Michael Jenkins M. Jenkins #12	0/0	172	43.0	1
Chris Vance C. Vance #4	0/0	24	24.0	0
Jonathan Wells J. Wells #28	0/0	6	6.0	0
Darnell Sanders D. Sanders #89	0/0	4	4.0	0
Ben Hartsock B. Hartsock #88	0/0	3	3.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Cie Grant C. Grant #6	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Derek Ross D. Ross #7	0-0	0	0	2	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mike Nugent M. Nugent #85	2/3	3/3	9	0
Josh Huston J. Huston #23	0/1	0/0	0	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Andy Groom A. Groom #18	5	228	45.6	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Maurice Hall M. Hall #28	7	167	23.9	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Chris Gamble C. Gamble #7	1	16	16.0	0	0
Chris Vance C. Vance #4	1	4	4.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Zack Mills Z. Mills #7	17/32	280	8.8	2	3	0-0	128.5
Matt Senneca M. Senneca #4	0/3	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Zack Mills Z. Mills #7	15	138	9.2	1
Larry Johnson L. Johnson #5	14	68	4.9	0
Omar Easy O. Easy #34	5	26	5.2	0
Matt Senneca M. Senneca #4	1	7	7.0	0
Bryant Johnson B. Johnson #24	1	6	6.0	0
Eric McCoo E. McCoo #8	9	6	0.7	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Bryant Johnson B. Johnson #24	0/0	67	22.3	0
Tony Johnson T. Johnson #11	0/0	65	13.0	1
Eric McCoo E. McCoo #8	0/0	62	20.7	1
R.J. Luke	0/0	44	22.0	0
John Gilmore J. Gilmore #85	0/0	16	16.0	0
Omar Easy O. Easy #34	0/0	13	13.0	0
Mick Blosser M. Blosser #42	0/0	13	6.5	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Shawn Mayer S. Mayer #23	0	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Yaacov Yisrael Y. Yisrael #24	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Robbie Gould R. Gould #4	3/4	2/2	11	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
David Royer D. Royer #14	4	162	40.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Larry Johnson L. Johnson #5	4	74	18.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Bruce Branch B. Branch #1	3	33	11.0	0	0

OSU

Team Stats

PSU

412

Total Yds

531

209

Pass Yds

280

203

Rush Yds

251

61

Total Plays

81

6.8

Yards Per Play

6.6

10

Yards Per Pass

7.8

5.1

Yards Per Rush

5.6

15

1st Downs

25

5

Passing 1st Downs

13

10

Rushing 1st Downs

12

5

1st Downs from Penalties

13

5

Punts

4

2

Turnovers

3

1

Interceptions Thrown

3

1

Fumbles Lost

0

6

Penalties

3

0

D/ST TD

0

4-3 OSU

PSU 2-4

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Matchup

Team Stats

2001 Big 10

Game Summary

Team Stats