Boxscore
Penn State 34,
Navy 7
Saturday, September 15, 2012 3:30 PM
Location - Beaver Stadium
Attendance -
98792
Final Scoring Summary
Recap
Penn State 34, Navy 7: Matthew McGloin matched a career-high with four passing touchdowns – including three to Allen Robinson – as the host Nittany Lions gave Bill O’Brien his first win as a college coach.
McGloin completed 13 of his 21 passes for 231 yards for Penn State (1-2), which played its first complete game after blowing second-half leads in heartbreaking losses to Ohio and Virginia.
Robinson – who entered this contest as the Big Ten leader in receptions (19) and receiving yards per game (93) – added to his impressive numbers with five catches for 136 yards, all in the first three quarters.
McGloin got the Nittany Lions on the board first with a short TD pass to Jesse James before Robinson burned Navy (0-2) on scoring plays of 45, 2 and 25 yards.
Linebacker Mike Hull returned a fumble from Noah Copeland 74 yards early in the fourth quarter to stake Penn State to a 34-0 lead before Gee Gee Greene answered with a 12-yard scoring run on the next drive to end the shutout bid.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Navy QB Trey Miller saw limited action in the fourth quarter as the score got out of hand and as a result of the sprained ankle he suffered in Ireland during the Midshipmen’s season-opening loss. … After allowing just 32 rushing yards on 25 carries to Virginia last week, Penn State surrendered 245 yards on 60 carries in this contest.
SCORING
Scoring Summary
|
1st Quarter
- 11:25 |
|
Penn State |
TD
|
Penn State 7
-
Navy 0
|
|
1st Quarter
- 6:40 |
|
Penn State |
TD
|
Penn State 14
-
Navy 0
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 8:59 |
|
Penn State |
TD
|
Penn State 20
-
Navy 0
|
|
3rd Quarter
- 2:23 |
|
Penn State |
TD
|
Penn State 27
-
Navy 0
|
|
4th Quarter
- 14:13 |
|
Penn State |
TD
|
Penn State 34
-
Navy 0
|
|
4th Quarter
- 10:03 |
|
Navy |
TD
|
Penn State 34
-
Navy 7
|
TEAMS
Team Records
| |
Navy |
Penn State |
| W/L |
0 - 2 - 0 |
1 - 2 - 0 |
| Conference |
0 - 1 - 0 |
0 - 0 - 0 |
Team Stats
| |
Navy |
Penn State |
| Score |
7 |
34 |
| First Downs |
22 |
16 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
4-for-15
27%
|
3-for-8
38%
|
| 4th Down Efficiency |
5-for-8
62%
|
1-for-2
50%
|
| Total Yards |
391 |
341 |
| Rushing |
| Rushes-Net Yards |
60-255 |
28-110 |
| Average/Rush |
4.2 |
3.9 |
| Passing |
| Comp-Att |
13-23 |
13-21 |
| Passing Yards |
136 |
231 |
| Average/Pass Play |
5.0 |
10.5 |
| Penalties-Yards |
7-41 |
5-46 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
3-3 |
1-0 |
| Interceptions Thrown |
1 |
0 |
| Time of Possession |
36:23 |
23:33 |
PLAYER STATS
| Passing |
| |
COMP/ATT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
|
M. McGloin
|
13/21 |
231 |
4 |
0 |