College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Northwestern 23, Penn State 21
When: 12:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, November 7, 2015
Where: Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois
Attendance: 34116
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Penn State 0 7 7 7 21
Northwestern 0 20 0 3 23
SCORING
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter - 12:56
Northwestern   TD  Northwestern 7 - Penn State 0
Christian Jones 14 yd. pass from Zack Oliver (Jack Mitchell kick)
2nd Quarter - 6:00
Northwestern   TD  Northwestern 13 - Penn State 0
Zack Oliver 1 yd. run (kick failed)
2nd Quarter - 2:18
Penn State   TD  Northwestern 13 - Penn State 7
Saquon Barkley 7 yd. run (Tyler Davis kick)
2nd Quarter - 2:04
Northwestern   TD  Northwestern 20 - Penn State 7
Solomon Vault 96 yd. kickoff return (Jack Mitchell kick)
3rd Quarter - 5:04
Penn State   TD  Northwestern 20 - Penn State 14
DaeSean Hamilton 32 yd. pass from Geno Lewis (Tyler Davis kick)
4th Quarter - 12:22
Penn State   TD  Northwestern 20 - Penn State 21
Saquon Barkley 13 yd. run (Tyler Davis kick)
4th Quarter - 0:09
Northwestern   FG  Northwestern 23 - Penn State 21
Jack Mitchell 35 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Records
  Penn State Northwestern
W‑L 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 2 - 0
Conference 4 - 2 - 0 3 - 2 - 0
Team Stats
  Penn State Northwestern
Score 21 23
1st Downs 17 22
3rd Down Efficiency 4-for-17
24%		 6-for-17
35%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-0
0%		 0-for-0
0%
Total Yards 362 396
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 30-125 47-227
Average/Rush 4.2 4.8
Passing
Comp-Att 22-41 16-32
Passing Yards 237 169
Average/Pass Play 5.5 4.4
Penalties-Yards 9-70 7-80
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-0
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Time of Possession 30:41 29:19
PLAYER STATS
Penn State (7 - 3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Hackenberg 21/40 205 0 1
G. Lewis 1/1 32 1 0
Northwestern (7 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
Z. Oliver 11/24 111 1 1
C. Thorson 5/8 58 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
S. Barkley 25 120 4.8 2
C. Hackenberg 5 5 1.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
J. Jackson 28 186 6.6 0
W. Long 4 39 9.8 0
C. Thorson 4 15 3.8 0
S. Vault 2 7 3.5 0
J. Roberts 1 2 2.0 0
Z. Oliver 6 -20 -3.3 1
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. Godwin 8 104 13.0 0
D. Hamilton 3 56 18.7 1
S. Barkley 6 50 8.3 0
G. Lewis 2 15 7.5 0
A. Lynch 1 6 6.0 0
M. Gesicki 1 5 5.0 0
K. Carter 1 1 1.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
D. Vitale 4 40 10.0 0
G. Dickerson 2 34 17.0 0
C. Jones 2 27 13.5 1
A. Carr 1 23 23.0 0
M. McHugh 1 14 14.0 0
J. Roberts 3 14 4.7 0
C. Dickerson 1 9 9.0 0
J. Jackson 1 9 9.0 0
M. Shuler 1 -1 -1.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
J. Cabinda 1 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
N. VanHoose 1 4 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
B. Bell 2.5 15.0
C. Nassib 1.0 8.0
G. Sickels 1.0 8.0
A. Johnson 1.0 1.0
J. Cabinda 0.5 0.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
A. Walker 1.0 7.0
D. Gibson 1.0 3.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
A. Johnson 8 2
B. Bell 7 1
M. Allen 6 1
M. Golden 5 1
T. Reeder 5 1
G. Haley 4 0
C. Nassib 4 0
J. Dudas 2 0
M. Bowen 2 0
J. Cabinda 2 1
G. Sickels 2 1
T. Williams 2 1
E. Schwan 1 0
J. Reid 1 0
A. Zettel 1 1
J. Lucas 1 2
A. White 0 1
C. Cothran 0 1
Tackles
  Tk Ast
A. Walker 7 3
N. Hall 7 3
G. Igwebuike 6 1
M. Harris 4 0
T. Henry 4 0
N. VanHoose 4 2
D. Lowry 2 0
G. Dickerson 2 0
D. Gibson 2 1
T. Lancaster 1 0
A. Carr 1 0
K. Watkins II 1 0
J. Mitchell 1 0
D. Smith 1 1
J. Thompson 0 1
X. Washington 0 1
G. Kuhar 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
B. Bell 3.5 17.0
A. Johnson 2.0 2.0
C. Nassib 1.0 8.0
G. Sickels 1.0 8.0
J. Reid 1.0 2.0
T. Williams 1.0 1.0
J. Cabinda 0.5 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
A. Walker 3.0 11.0
D. Gibson 2.0 6.0
G. Igwebuike 1.0 3.0
D. Lowry 1.0 2.0
T. Lancaster 1.0 2.0
N. Hall 1.0 1.0
J. Thompson 0.5 2.0
X. Washington 0.5 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
D. Hamilton 1
Fumbles
  NO.
C. Thorson 2
M. Shuler 1
Z. Oliver 1