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)


sources:























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.









Comments

Popular posts from this blog

The battle for tallest status IDS Center

Discography Butterfingers (Malaysian band)

Timeline Korean DMZ Conflict (1966–1969)