Penn State 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
location: university park, pennsylvania
game start: 3:37 p.m.
elapsed time: 3:20
game attendance: 107,846
game weather: 77°, partly sunny, winds n 5–10 mph
referee: matt austin
tv announcers (abc): brad nessler (play-by-play), todd blackledge (color), holly rowe (sideline)
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in second consecutive meeting between crimson tide , penn state nittany lions, , first @ happy valley since 1989, alabama won 27–11. penn state took opening possession down field , recorded 43-yard field goal evan lewis take 3–0 lead using 3 of timeouts. alabama took 7–3 lead later in first quarter after aj mccarron connected michael williams five-yard touchdown reception cap 11-play, 69-yard drive. 22-yard jeremy shelley kick extended crimson tide lead 10–3 in second quarter. after trading punts, dre kirkpatrick forced andrew szczerba fumble ball recovered alabama s dequan menzie. ten plays later, crimson tide led 17–3 after three-yard trent richardson touchdown run.
in third quarter shelley connected on 18-yard field goal , richardson scored second rushing touchdown of game midway through fourth on 13-yard run give alabama 27–3 lead. final points of game came late in fourth when silas redd scored on one-yard touchdown nittany lions, , rob bolden converted two-point conversion bring final score 27–11.
trent richardson ran 111 yards , 2 touchdowns while eddie lacy ran 85. aj mccarron threw 163 yards , touchdown. 7 tackles, interception , fumble recovery, mark barron named sec defensive player of week. 107,846 fans in attendance ever see alabama squad compete on gridiron, , victory improved all-time record against nittany lions 10–5. outcome noted final career loss joe paterno nittany lions head coach.
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