HOUSTON LEADERS. Patrick Edwards 79 for 1524 yds, 18 TD Justin Johnson 75 for 1081 yds, 11 TD

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1 2011 WEEKLY RELEASE DECEMBER 29, 2011 NITTANY LION FOOTBALL GAME 13 PENN STATE FOOTBALL 827 Wins (5th in nation) 44 Bowl Games (8th in nation) 27 Bowl Wins (3rd in nation) 96 1st Team All-America Selections PENN STATE PENN STATE (9-3; 6-2 Big Ten) vs. HOUSTON (12-1; 8-0 C-USA) MONDAY, JAN. 2, 2012, 11:00 A.M. (CT) ESPNU COTTON BOWL STADIUM (92,158) DALLAS, TEXAS NITTANY LIONS CLASH WITH COUGARS IN FIRST BOWL OF 2012 GAME INFO TELEVISION: ESPNU Clay Matvick (p-by-p), Danny Kanell (analyst), Lisa Salters (sideline). TV APPEARANCES: The Nittany Lions are appearing on television for the 216th time in their last 218 games. RADIO: Penn State Sports Network (60 stations): Steve Jones (p-by-p) & Jack Ham (analyst) Local: 93.7 FM & 1450 AM; Sirius: CH TBD Houston Radio Network: Tom Franklin (p-byp), Tom Pardee (analyst), Chuck Brown (sideline) WEB: Gametracker & Audio: SERIES: The teams are meeting for the first time since 1977 and just the third time overall. Penn State leads the series, 2-0, winning 24-7 at Rice Stadium in 1964 and at Beaver Stadium in 1977 in a match-up of top 10 teams. INTERIM HEAD COACH TOM BRADLEY: PENN STATE RECORD: 1-2, 1st year OVERALL RECORD: Same VS. HOUSTON: 0-0 NOTABLE: 33rd year on Penn State staff...named interim head coach on Nov. 9...In Charge of Defense and cornerbacks coach since 2000 HEAD COACH TONY LEVINE: HOUSTON RECORD: 0-0, 1st year OVERALL RECORD: Same VS. PENN STATE: 0-0 PENN STATE Overall: 9-3 Big Ten: 6-2 Home: 5-2 Road: 4-1 N: 0-0 Date Opponent (rank) Score/Time TV Attend. 9-3 INDIANA STATE 41-7 BTN 96, ALABAMA (3/2) ABC 107, at Temple ESPN 57, EASTERN MICHIGAN 34-6 ESPN2 95, at Indiana ESPNU 42, IOWA 13-3 ABC 103, PURDUE BTN 100, at Northwestern BTN 40, ILLINOIS 10-7 ABC 97, NEBRASKA (19/17) ESPN 107, at Ohio State ABC 105, at Wisconsin (15/12) 7-45 ESPN HOUSTON Overall: 12-1 C-USA: 8-1 Home: 6-1 Road: 6-0 N: 0-0 Date Opponent (rank) Time/Score 9-3 UCLA at North Texas at Louisiana Tech GEORGIA STATE at UTEP EAST CAROLINA MARSHALL RICE at UAB at Tulane SMU at Tulsa SOUTHERN MISS (23) PENN STATE MAKES FOURTH CONSECUTIVE NEW YEAR S BOWL VISIT One of the most intriguing match-ups of the bowl season will kick off 2012 when Penn State battles Houston in the TicketCity Bowl in historic Cotton Bowl Stadium. The Nittany Lions and Cougars will open what is annually one of the biggest sporting days of the year when they kick at 11 a.m. CT on Monday, Jan. 2. Penn State will be playing in a New Year s bowl for the fourth consecutive year and sixth time in the last seven years. No. 24/20 Penn State and No. 20/17 Houston are meeting for just the third time overall and the first time in a post-season contest. The Nittany Lions are playing in Dallas for the first time since beating Baylor in the 1975 Cotton Bowl. Penn State has a (75.3) record since the start of the 2005 season, the nation s No. 12 winning percentage over the past seven seasons. LIONS EARN SHARE OF BIG TEN LEADERS DIVISION TITLE Penn State and Wisconsin were co-champions of the Big Ten Leaders Division with 6-2 conference marks. The No. 9/8 Badgers earned the Leaders Division s berth in the first Big Ten Championship game by virture of their win over the Nittany Lions on Nov. 26 and beat Michigan State to earn a berth in the 2012 Rose Bowl. TOP 25 MATCH-UP The TicketCity Bowl is one of just four non-bcs contests that feature a pair of Top 25 teams. The Big Ten is playing in three of the four games (TicketCity, Capital One, Outback). NITTANY LIONS IN 44TH BOWL; THIRD WITH 27 BOWL VICTORIES Penn State will be participating in its 44th bowl game all-time, the nation s eighth-highest PENN STATE LEADERS RUSHING: Silas Redd 230 for 1188 yds (5.2), 7 TD Curtis Dukes 41 for 237 yds (5.8), 1 TD PASSING: Matt McGloin 125 of 231, 1571 yds, 8 TD, 5 INT Rob Bolden 46 of 109, 548 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT RECEIVING: Derek Moye 40 for 654 yds (16.4), 3 TD Justin Brown 34 for 448 yds (13.2), 1 TD Devon Smith 23 for 353 yds (15.3), 2 TD SCORING: Anthony Fera FG, PAT, 60 pts TACKLES: Gerald Hodges 97 tkls (55 s), 10.0 TFL, 4.5 sks Drew Astorino 77 tkls (49 solo), 5.0 TFL, 1 INT Glenn Carson 74 tkls (28 solo), 1.5 TFL, 2 FF HOUSTON LEADERS RUSHING: Charles Sims 104 for 782 yds (7.5), 9 TD Michael Hayes 136 for 707 yds (5.2), 11 TD PASSING: Case Keenum 383 of 534, 5099 yds, 45 TD, 5 INT RECEIVING: Tyron Carrier 87 for 914 yds, 5 TD Patrick Edwards 79 for 1524 yds, 18 TD Justin Johnson 75 for 1081 yds, 11 TD Charles Sims 46, 545 yds, 4 TD SCORING: Matt Hogan FG, PAT,118 pts TACKLES: Marcus McGraw 131 tkls (61 solo), 13.5 TFL Derrick Mathews 97 tkls (49 solo), 9.0 TFL, 3 INT Sammy Brown 88 tkls (52 s), 28.0 TFL, 12.5 sks STATISTICAL COMPARISON PENN STATE OFFENSE HOUSTON RUSHING/GAME RUSHING/ATT PASSING PASSING/GAME TOTAL/GAME PENN STATE 5.0 TOTAL/ATT SCORING/GAME TURNOVER MARGIN +1.0 DEFENSE HOUSTON RUSHING/GAME RUSHING/ATT PASSING PASSING/GAME TOTAL/GAME TOTAL/ATT SCORING/GAME 23.1 NEXT: 2012 GAME 1: Sept. 1 vs. Ohio University TICKETS: TV/RADIO: TBD; Penn State Sports Network/ SERIES: Penn State leads, 5-0

2 2011 NITTANY LION FOOTBALL 125th SEASON 125TH SEASON OF GRIDIRON EXCELLENCE; ONE OF EIGHT WITH 800 WINS Penn State is in its 125th season of intercollegiate football and owns an record, to rank fifth nationally in all-time victories. Penn State became just the sixth school in the nation to win 800 games with its victory over Michigan State in 2008, and joins Michigan (894), Texas (857), Notre Dame (853) and Nebraska (846) in the top five. Ohio State (825), Oklahoma (818) and Alabama (813) also are in the 800-win club. IN TOP 12 FOR WINS OVER LAST SEVEN SEASONS Since the start of the 2005 season, the Nittany Lions are (76.1), tied with Oregon for No. 11 in the nation in winning percentage over the past seven seasons. Ohio State is the only Big Ten team with a better record than Penn State since the start of the 2005 season. PENN STATE UNIVERSITY NAME: The Pennsylvania State University LOCATION: University Park, Pa. FOUNDED: 1855 ENROLLMENT: 43,998 NICKNAME: Nittany Lions COLORS: Blue & White CONFERENCE: Big Ten DIVISION: NCAA Division I STADIUM: Beaver Stadium (106,572) STADIUM SURFACE: Natural Grass PRESIDENT: Dr. Rodney Erickson ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Tim Curley ACTING ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: David Joyner INTERIM HEAD COACH: Tom Bradley ASSOC. AD FOOTBALL ADMIN.: Fran Ganter DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPS: Tom Venturino FOOTBALL OFFICE: TICKET OFFICE: 800-NITTANY / FOOTBALL HISTORY FIRST YEAR: 1887 ALL-TIME RECORD: (125th Season) 5th all-time in victories ALL-TIME BOWL RECORD: (65.1) 2nd in Bowl Winning Percentage 3rd in Bowl Victories YEARS IN POST-SEASON PLAY: 44th 8th All-time in Bowl Appearances BEAVER STADIUM RECORD: (80.2) ASSISTANT COACHES DICK ANDERSON: (Penn State, 63) - 34th Season Offensive Line (Guards & Centers) KERMIT BUGGS: (Norfolk State, 95) - 4th Season Secondary GALEN HALL: (Penn State, 63) - 8th Season In Charge of Offense (Runningbacks) LARRY JOHNSON: (Elizabeth City St., 73) - 16th Season Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line BILL KAVANAUGH: (Bentley 04) - 1st Season Wide Receivers BILL KENNEY: (Norwich, 82) - 24th Season Offensive Line (Tackles & Tight Ends) JAY PATERNO: (Penn State, 90) - 17th Season Quarterbacks ELIJAH ROBINSON: (Penn State 08) - 1st Season Defensive Line RON VANDERLINDEN: (Albion Coll., 78) - 11th Season Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers TERRELL GOLDEN: Graduate Assistant Coach GAME NOTES HOUSTON GAME NOTES total. The Nittany Lions 27 bowl victories are No. 3 in the nation and their winning percentage (65.1, ) is No. 2 nationally among schools with at least 20 bowl appearances. USC leads at 66.7 (32-16). Penn State has won four of its last six bowl appearances, with victories in the 2006 FedEx Orange Bowl (Florida State), 2007 Outback Bowl (Tennessee), 2007 Alamo Bowl (Texas A&M) and 2010 Capital One Bowl (LSU). The losses came in the 2009 Rose Bowl (USC) and 2011 Outback Bowl (Florida). NEW YEAR S BOWL NO. 28 Penn State will be playing in its 28th January bowl game among its 44 all-time post-season contests. The Nittany Lions are (64.8) in New Year s bowl game. Penn State will be playing in its 13th New Year s bowl since starting Big Ten play in 1993, owning an 8-4 record. The Nittany Lions have wins in the Rose, Fiesta, Orange, Capital One (2) and Outback (3) bowls since January BIG TEN LEADER IN BOWL WINS & WIN PCT. Penn State leads all Big Ten teams in bowl victories (27) and winning percentage (65.1) and is No. 2 in bowl appearances (44th). The Nittany Lions also have the Big Ten s best bowl record since starting conference play with a 10-4 (71.4) mark. NITTANY LIONS LOOK TO CONTINUE SUCCESS AWAY FROM BEAVER STADIUM The Nittany Lions are 4-1 on the road this season and have a 15-7 mark away from Beaver Stadium the past four seasons (includes bowl games). Penn State is 12-4 in Big Ten road games since the start of the 2008 season, with a 3-1 mark this year. PENN STATE AND PCAP FORM PARTNERSHIP TO FIGHT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE Penn State has formed a partnership with the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAP) and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center to extend the collective reach of their programs in preventing and treating sexual abuse and violence throughout the state and nation. The University has committed $1.5 million to fund a variety of initiatives the partnership will undertake. The funds will come from Penn State s share of this year s Big Ten bowl revenues. As a University and as people within a caring community we believe it is essential to take a deeper look at the core issue of child sexual abuse and to openly acknowledge the scope of the problem, said University President Rodney Erickson. Our own experience shows that child sexual abuse greatly impacts individuals and entire communities. It is now our responsibility to assist in raising awareness and in helping fight this insidious and often secret crime. We hope that our partnership will help break the silence that surrounds child sexual abuse and lead to better PENN STATE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS: Associate AD, Business Relations & Communications: Greg Myford Assistant AD for Communications: Jeff Nelson Dir. of Comm. & Branding For FB: Guido D Elia FOOTBALL CONTACTS Jeff Nelson: jtn4@psu.edu Brian Siegrist: tbs1@psu.edu John Regenfuss: Guido D Elia: gnd3@psu.edu Office Phone: protection of our children. Erickson said there are many ways that PCAR and Penn State can combine resources and expertise to effectively combat one of society s most devastating crimes. According to national statistics, in the United States alone, one in four girls and one in six boys are sexually abused before their 18th birthdays. We believe PCAR s goals closely parallel the University s goals in education, research and outreach, and in the broader area of public policy development, Erickson said. We can and will do more to stop and prevent abuse. The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, based in Enola, Pa., is a nationally recognized leader in the field of sexual assault response and prevention. PCAR s staff and the NSVRC work closely and collaborate with many external partners to identify the best expertise and resources to address and prevent sexual violence against children and adults. PENN STATE TO CREATE CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN Penn State s share of football bowl game revenues not only will be used for a newly formed partnership with an advocacy group for victims of sexual violence, but now also will help launch a center for the study, research, prevention and treatment of child abuse. Penn State officials are establishing the Center for the Protection of Children, which will eventually be home to hundreds of child abuse experts from across Penn State. We are opting to put our expertise and research power to work confronting the problem of abuse, said Penn State President Rodney Erickson. We want to be known as a University that is doing the right thing and we have committed ourselves to being the national leader on the prevention and treatment of child abuse, so that we will have a meaningful role in fighting this horrific crime. Erickson previously announced Penn State s partnership with the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center with a University commitment of $1.5 million. The partnership will extend the collective reach of programs offered by these two agencies. Funding is coming from Penn State s share of this year s Big Ten bowl revenues and any remaining money from those bowl games -- generally estimated to be in the area of $500,000 to $800, will now go toward the new Penn State Hershey Center for the Protection of Children. This new center located at the Penn State Hershey Children s Hospital and directed by Dr. Andrea INJURY REPORT TB Brandon Beachum knee - out TE Garry Gilliam knee out DE Pete Massaro knee out LB Michael Mauti knee - out RB Pat Zerbe knee - out Associate Directors: Kris Peterson, Stephanie Petulla, Brian Siegrist Assistant Directors: Susan Bedsworth, Matt Caracappa, Pat Donghia, John Regenfuss GoPSUsports.com Media Specialist: Tony Mancuso Comm. Assistants: Jeremy Fallis, Greg Kincaid Administrative Assts.: Shirley Irvin, Maggie Redden Communications Office: Website: GoPSUsports.com Address: 101 D. Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pa.,

3 GAME NOTES 2011 NITTANY LION FOOTBALL Taroli, who is one of less then 200 board certified child abuse pediatricians. Not all plans for the center are firmly in place, but Erickson said there is currently enough expertise within the University to launch this initiative. As the Penn State Hershey Center for the Protection of Children develops, involvement from across the University will increase and efforts around child abuse prevention, protection and treatment will encompass nearly every area of the University. PENN STATE FANS WEAR BLUE; RAISE FUNDS FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS Penn State students and fans demonstated their support for the victims of child abuse and raised awareness and funds for the cause by wearing blue at the Nov. 12 Nebraska game in Beaver Stadium. Penn State and Nebraska students and fans contributed more than $47,000 for two charitable organizations -- Prevent Child Abuse Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape. A grassroots effort among Penn State alumni has resulted in ProudPSUforRAINN to support the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN). As of Dec. 15, more than 11,500 individuals had contributed more than $500,000, with a goal of raising at least $1.00 from each of Penn State s 557,000 alumni worldwide. BRADLEY NAMED INTERIM HEAD COACH The Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees announced Nov. 9 that Tom Bradley would assume head coaching duties for the Penn State football team for the remainder of the 2011 season, replacing long-time head coach Joe Paterno. In his 33rd season on the staff and 12th supervising one of the nation s top defenses, Bradley has played a large role in the success of the defense and recruiting efforts during his tenure. This season, the Penn State defense ranks in the Top 10 nationally in four of the primary categories,including scoring (5th, 15.7 ppg), pass (5th, ypg) and total defense (10th, ypg). Bradley has helped develop four All-Americans in the secondary. In addition to the defensive backs, Bradley also has coached five other positions, including outside linebackers and defensive ends, coordinated the special teams and served as recruiting coordinator, bringing numerous prep standouts to Penn State throughout his tenure. Shane Conlan, O.J. McDuffie, Kim Herring, David Macklin, Bryan Scott, Alan Zemaitis, Justin King, Lydell Sargeant and D Anton Lynn are among the standouts he has coached. Bradley was a member of the Penn State football team, earning letters in 1977 and 78. He earned his degree in business in 1979 and a Master s in sports administration from Penn State in Bradley was a graduate assistant in 1979 and became a full-time staff member in He is a graduate of Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown, Pa. BOUNCING BACK Penn State is 16-3 in its next game after a loss since the start of the 2005 season. The Nittany Lions are 18-3 after a loss if the 2009 and 2011 season opening wins are included. IN THE POLLS Penn State was ranked No. 23 in the Dec. 4 USA Today Coaches poll and No. 24 in the Associated Press poll. The Nittany Lions are one of five Big Ten teams ranked in both polls. Penn State was No. 22 in the final BCS rankings. Houston is ranked No. 17 in the Coaches poll, No. 20 in the AP poll and No. 19 in the BCS rankings. The Nittany Lions have finished in the Top 25 a total of 35 times since 1966, with 23 Top 10 finishes. NINE WINS FOR 14TH TIME IN BIG TEN ERA Penn State has won at least nine games for the 14th time in its 19 seasons as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Nittany Lions have won at least nine games in six of the past seven seasons. The Nittany Lions will have an opportunity to win 10 games for the third time in the last four years and eighth time in the Big Ten era. SCHEDULE RATED 8TH TOUGHEST BY NCAA Penn State s schedule is tied with Ala- STILL NAMED PENN STATE S 96TH ALL-AMERICAN Dominating defensive tackle Devon Still (Wilmington, Del.) was selected Penn State s 96th first-team All-American, earning a spot on 10 All-America teams. As of Dec. 15, Still had been selected a first-team All- American by: Assocaited Press, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News, ESPN.com, CBSsports.com, SI.com, Yahoo! Sports, FoxSportsNext.com and Pro Football Weekly. A starter in 24 games the past two seasons, Still is the 82nd Penn State football student-athlete to earn first team All-America recognition, a total of 96 times, dating back to W.T. (Mother) Dunn s selection to the Walter Camp All-America squad in A senior co-captain, Still is the Nittany Lions 22nd first team All-American since starting Big Ten Conference competition in 1993 (26 total selections). Penn State has earned 10 first team All-America honorees in the past seven seasons. Six Nittany Lion defensive linemen have been firstteam All-Americans since 2002 (7 since 1999). For the season, Still is second in the Big Ten in solo tackles for loss (15.0) and is tied for third in overall TFL (17.0-minus 77), leading a Penn State defense that ranks in the Top 10 nationally in scoring, total, pass and pass efficiency defense. Still is among the conference leaders with 4.5 sacks (minus-36) and has recorded 55 tackles, with one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and a pass break-up. Still has been a significant force as the anchor of Penn State s talented and productive defense. He leads a Penn State defense that is ranked in Top 10 nationally in scoring (5th, 15.7 ppg), total (10th, ppg), pass (5th, ypg) and pass efficiency defense (5th, 100.0). The 6-5, 310-pound Still anchors a Penn State defense that has held 9 of 12 opponents to 18 points or less this season, as well as six opponents to less than 100 rushing yards. STANDINGS BIG TEN OVERALL LEADERS W-L % W-L % vs. Top 25 Penn State Wisconsin* Purdue Ohio State Illinois Indiana LEGENDS W-L % W-L % vs. Top 25 *Michigan State Michigan Nebraska Iowa Northwestern Minnesota * earned Leaders Division berth in Big Ten Championship game + won Big Ten Championship game BIG TEN BOWL SCHEDULE (ET): Jan. 2 - PENN STATE vs. Houston, TicketCity Bowl, 12 p.m. (ESPNU) Dec Purdue vs. Western Michigan, Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Dec Iowa vs. Oklahoma, Insight Bowl, 10 p.m. (ESPN) Dec Northwestern vs. Texas A&M, Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, 12 p.m. (ESPN) Dec Illinois vs. UCLA, Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Jan. 2 - Nebraska vs. South Carolina, Capital One Bowl, 1 p.m. (ESPN) Jan. 2 - Michigan State vs. Georgia, Outback Bowl, 1 p.m. (ABC) Jan. 2 - Ohio State vs. Florida, Gator Bowl, 1 p.m. (ESPN2) Jan. 2 - Wisconsin vs. Oregon, Rose Bowl, 5 p.m. (ESPN) Jan. 3 - Michigan vs. Virginia Tech, Allstate Sugar Bowl, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) DEC. 27 DEC. 28 DEC. 29 DEC. 30 DEC. 31 JAN. 1 JAN. 2 Media Availability TBD Media Availability TBD TEAM WELCOME PARTY 5:00 p.m. Gilley s Media Availability TBD Media Availability TBD TICKETCITY BOWL PRESS CONFERENCE 12 p.m. CT PENN STATE PEP RALLY - 4:25 p.m Cotton Bowl - Gate A PENN STATE vs. HOUSTON 11 a.m. CT Coaches and players available post-game 3

4 2011 NITTANY LION FOOTBALL SERIES NOTES SERIES HISTORY: Penn State leads, 2-0 LAST GAME: Sept. 17, 1977; PSU 31, UH 14 BEST RUSHING PERFORMANCES: Tom Urbanik, PSU, 19 for 122 yds, 1 TD, 1964 Alois Blackwell, UH,18 for 74 yards, 2 TD, 1977 BEST PASSING PERFORMANCES: Chuck Fusina, PSU, 15 of 23, 245 yards, 1977 Danny Davis, UH, 10 of 18, 154 yards, 1977 BEST RECEIVING PERFORMANCES: Mickey Shuler, PSU, 4 for 100 yards, 1977 Don Bass, UH, 3 for 64 yards, 1977 PENN STATE VS. CONFERENCE USA SCHOOLS: all-time record PENN STATE VS. C-USA SCHOOLS IN BOWLS: record 1948 Cotton Bowl - Penn State 13, SMU Liberty Bowl - Penn State 9, Tulane 6 RANKINGS: Penn State is ranked No. 24 in the Dec. 4 Associated Press poll, No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches poll and No. 22 in the BCS standings. Houston is ranked No. 20 in the AP pol, No. 17 in the USA Today poll and No. 19 in the BCS rankings. PENN STATE VS. HOUSTON SERIES Nittany Lions lead: 2-0 H: 1-0; A: 1-0; N: 0-0 SERIES RESULTS: Nov. 14, 1964 Penn State 24, at Houston 7 Sept. 17, 1977 at Penn State 31, Houston 14 bama for the eighth-toughest in the nation, according to the NCAA. The Nittany Lions opponents earned a (60.2) record vs. FBS oppositon during the regular season. NINE FOES IN BOWLS; FOUR IN JAN. GAMES Penn State played nine teams that are in a bowl game, including the first bowl (Temple) and last, the BCS title game (Alabama). HOMESTATE BOWL FOE NOTHING NEW Penn State will be playing a school located in the state of the bowl site for the fourth time in the last five years (and 6 of last 9), starting with the 2007 Alamo Bowl vs. Texas A&M Alamo vs. Texas A&M; 2006 Fed Ex Orange vs. Florida State; 2007 Alamo vs. Texas A&M; 2009 Rose Bowl vs. USC; 2011 Outback Bowl vs. Florida; 2012 Ticket City Bowl vs. Houston SIXTH BOWL GAME IN TEXAS; FIRST SINCE 1975 COTTON Penn State is playing its sixth bowl game in Texas and will be playing in the Cotton Bowl Stadium for the fourth time, having earned a record in three Cotton Bowl appearances The Nittany Lions last Cotton Bowl Stadium appearance was in the 1975 Cotton Bowl vs. Baylor vs. (W, 41-20). The Nittany Lions tied Doak Walker-led SMU, 13-13, in the 1948 Cotton Bowl and beat Texas (30-6) in the 1972 Cotton Bowl game, in one of the most important victories in the rising stature of the Penn State program. The Cotton Bowl Stadium underwent an extensive $57 million renovation in 2008 that included new seating, turf, facilities, restrooms, concessions and HD videoboard. The Rose Bowl Stadium is the only facility to have hosted more bowl games than the Cotton Bowl Stadium. The Nittany Lions also are 2-0 in the Alamo Bowl, with wins over Texas A&M in the 1999 contest (24-0) and 2007 game (24-17) in San Antonio. NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS Penn State has a (81.7) record in non-conference games since starting Big Ten play in 1993, including wins against: Arizona, Auburn, Florida State, LSU, Louisville (2), Miami (Fla.), Maryland, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oregon, Oregon State, Pittsburgh (3), South Florida, USC (3), Southern Miss (2), Temple, Tennessee (2), Texas, Texas A&M (2), Texas Tech, Virginia and UCF (2). The Nittany Lions have won 28 of their last 33 nonconference games since 2005, with the lone losses coming to: Notre Dame (2006), USC (2009 Rose Bowl), Alabama (2010 and 11) and Florida (2011 Outback Bowl). LIONS VS. CONFERENCE USA Penn State is all-time against the schools who are current members of Conference USA, with the most recent meeting resulting in a Penn State win over UCF in State College in The Nittany Lions are vs. C-USA teams in bowl games, tying SMU in the 1948 Cotton Bowl and defeating Tulane in the 1979 Liberty Bowl. The Nittany Lions vs. Conference USA teams: Houston (2-0), East Carolina (2-0), Marshall (2-0), Tulane (1-0), Rice (2-0), SMU (1-0-1), Southern Miss (2-0), UCF (2-0). LIONS VS. TEXAS TEAMS Penn State owns a record against schools in Texas, with the last meeting coming against Texas A&M in the 2007 Alamo Bowl, a PSU win. The Nittany Lions vs. Texas schools: Baylor (1-0), Houston (2-0), SMU (1-0-1), Texas (3-2), Texas A&M (3-1), TCU (3-0), Texas Tech (1-0). GAME NOTES MOYE CRACKS TOP 5 ON SCHOOL RECEIVING LISTS Co-captain Derek Moye (Rochester) continued his climb into the Top 5 in the school receiving charts by delivering a career-high 158 yards on six catches in the win at Indiana. Moye made a 40-yard catch on Penn State s opening drive of the game and zipped past the IU secondary for a 74-yard scoring strike late in the third quarter. Moye made two catches for 42 yards in the win over Iowa, including a spectacular 23-yard grab between three defenders. He has 134 career receptions, passing All-American O.J McDuffie (126) for fifth place at Penn State during the IU game. A co-captain, Moye has 18 career TD catches, good for No. 4 in school history. Deon Butler is next with 22. Moye broke a small bone in his left foot the week of the Purdue game and is expected to miss two weeks of action. Moye followed up his career-high seven catches for 112 yards at Temple with a game-high six catches for 65 yards and two touchdows vs. Eastern Michigan. With his efforts against EMU, Moye became just the sixth Nittany Lion to eclipse 2,000 career receiving yards. His 2,255 yards are No. 3 all-time. Moye posted his sixth career 100-yard receiving game in the win at Indiana. His six career 100-yard receiving games are tied for fifth all-time at Penn State. Moye also returned two punts for 39 yards vs. the Owls, including a career-long 31-yard effort, giving him a career-high 151 all-purpose yards. For the season, the pre-season first team All-Big honoree and Biletnikoff Award candidate leads the team with 40 catches for 654 yards (16.4). He is ninth in the Big Ten in receptions (4.0 rpg) and is sixth in receiving yards (65.4 ypg). CAREER RECEPTIONS Deon Butler ( ) Bobby Engram (1991, 93-95) Derrick Williams ( ) Jordan Norwood ( ) DEREK MOYE (2008-present) O.J. McDuffie ( ) CAREER RECEIVING YARDS Bobby Engram (1991, 93-95) 2. 2,771 Deon Butler ( ) 3. 2,395 DEREK MOYE (2008-present) 4. 2,015 Jordan Norwood ( ) 5. 2,008 Bryant Johnson ( ) 6. 2,006 Kenny Jackson ( ) 7. 1,988 O.J. McDuffie ( ) CAREER RECEIVING TDS Bobby Engram (1991, 93-95) Kenny Jackson ( ) Deon Butler ( ) DEREK MOYE (2008-present) O.J. McDuffie ( ) 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES Bobby Engram (1991, 93-95) 2. 9 Joe Jurevicius ( ) 3. 8 Bryant Johnson ( ) 4. 7 O.J. McDuffie ( ) 5. 6 Butler, Jackson & Freddie Scott ( ) 6 DEREK MOYE (2008-present) 7. 5 Terry Smith ( ) 4

5 GAME NOTES NATION S TOP RECORDS SINCE 2005 (as of Dec. 10) 1. Boise State TCU LSU USC Virginia Tech Texas West Virginia Florida Wisconsin Oregon Oklahoma PENN STATE QUARTET OF NITTANY LIONS FROM TEXAS Four Nittany Lions hail from Texas: freshman OL Kevin Blanchard (Katy/Katy), sophomore placekicker/ punter Anthony Fera (Cypress/St. Pius X), sophomore guard Frank Figueroa (San Antonio/Thomas Edison) and senior cornerback D Anton Lynn (Celina/Celina). Fera and Cougar WR Gino Collins were teammates at St. Pius X in Houston. Fera was selected the second-team All-Big Ten placekicker and first-team punter by ESPN.com. Lynn was honorable-mention all-conference. ALRIGHT WHEN IT S TIGHT Penn State is 7-1 in games decided by 10 points or less this year, its most wins in such games since going 7-0 during the 1985 season. The Nittany Lions first Big Ten games were decided by 10 points or less. Only one Big Ten team has had eight conference games determined by 10 points or less (Illinois in 1992). Penn State has not had a season with eight wins decided by 10 points or less in its 124 previous campaigns. The Nittany Lions were the first team in the Big Ten s 116-year history to win five consecutive conference games by 10 points or less. BIG TEN RECORD 10 BOWL TEAMS For the first time in Big Ten history, 10 conference teams were selected to participate in postseason bowl games, with two squads taking part in Bowl Championship Series (BCS) games. It marks the 10th time in 14 seasons that two conference teams will play in BCS contests. FINAL GAME FOR 23 SENIORS Twenty-three Penn State seniors will be playing their final game on January 2. Over the past four years, the group has been instrumental in helping the Nittany Lions win the 2008 Big Ten Championship and Rose Bowl berth, win the 2010 Capital One Bowl, earn a spot in the 2011 Outback Bowl and their fourth January bowl game with the TicketCity Bowl match-up vs. Houston. The seniors have helped the Nittany Lions earn a record since the start of the 2008 season, among the best marks in nation. Among the 23 seniors are 14 players who havebeen starters for most of the season (seven on offense, seven on defense). The 2011 seniors are: Saf Drew Astorino; T Quinn Barham; TB Brandon Beachum; DE Jack Crawford; WR Andrew Goodman; TB Stephfon Green; DE Eric Latimore; PK Evan Lewis; CB D Anton Lynn; TE J.D.Mason; WR Derek Moye; T Chima Okoli; G DeOn tae Pannell; LB ken Pollock; CB Chaz Powell; KS Jon Rohrbaugh; R Ryan Scherer; DT Devon Still; LB Nate Stupar; RB Joe Suhey; Saf Nick Sukay; TE Andrew Szczerba and G Johnnie Troutman. STILL NAMED BIG TEN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN & DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Penn State senior defensive tackle Devon Still earned two major additions to his abundant list of accolades with his selection as the Big Ten Nagurski- Woodson Defensive Player of the Year and Smith- Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year. Still is the fifth Nittany Lion to be selected Big Ten Defensive Player of Year since The honor is named for former conference standouts Bronko Nagurski and Charles Woodson. Still and former teammate Jared Odrick (2009) are the only defensive tackles who have earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year since Still joins an elite group of former Nittany Lions, all of whom were first-team All-Americans, to earn Big Ten Defensive Player of Year: linebacker LaVar Arrington (1998), defensive end Courtney Brown (1999), defensive end Michael Haynes (2002) and defensive tackle Jared Odrick (2009). Since 1994, Still and Odrick are the only defensive tackles who have earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Since the Nittany Lions began Big Ten competition in 1993, Penn State and Ohio State lead all teams with five players selected for the conference s top defensive honor. Still received the lineman honor from award namesake Courtney Brown, a first-team Penn State All- America defensive end in 1999, at the Big Ten Football Awards Gala Dec. 2 in Indianapolis. STILL A FINALIST FOR BEDNARIK AWARD, OUTLAND TROPHY & NAGURSKI TROPHY Penn State standout senior DT Devon Still was a finalist for three of the nation s most prestigious honors -- the Chuck Bednarik Award, the Outland Trophy and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy. The Maxwell Football Club annually presents the Bednarik Award to the nation s defensive player of the year. The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the Charlotte Touchdown Club have awarded the Bronko Nagurski Trophy annually since The FWAA awards the Outland Trophy annually to the nation s premier interior lineman. The Chuck Bednarik Award was established in 1995 and is presented in honor of linebacking great Chuck Bednarik, a member of both the College Football and Pro Football Halls of Fame. Penn State football student-athletes have won the Chuck Bednarik Award four times, more than any school in the nation: LaVar Arrington in 1999, Paul Posluszny in 2005 and 2006, and Dan Connor in Aaron Maybin was a Bednarik finalist in The Outland Trophy, presented annually since 1946, is the third oldest award in major college football. Mike Reid, a Penn State All-American and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, captured the Outland Trophy in The award named after the late John Outland, an All-America lineman at Penn and Kansas. Still joined former Penn State All-Americans LaVar Arrington (1999), Courtney Brown (1999) and Tamba Hali (2005) as finalists for the Nagurski Trophy. Devon s played great football, said interim head coach Tom Bradley. The thing that s probably overlooked is the responsibility that he s taken on this football team with his leadership. I ve leaned on him. He s done an excellent job just being a good, solid teammate to everybody. He s spent an awful lot of time in that locker room, hanging around the guys trying to express what he thinks, as a team, we need to do to get to the next level. DEFENSE RANKS IN TOP 10 NATIONALLY IN FOUR CATEGORIES The Nittany Lion defense again is among the nation s elite units, ranking in The top 10 nationally in 2011 NITTANY LION FOOTBALL REDD NEARS TOP 10 IN SEASON RUSHING YARDAGE Sophomore Silas Redd gained 137 yards on a career-high 30 carries in the win over Illinois to crack 1,000 yards for the season. Redd scored the gamewinning touchdown on a three-yard run with 1:08 to play in the game. Redd has gained 1,188 yards this year, becoming the 12th different Penn State player to post 1,000 yards rushing in a season (20 times overall). He needs 49 yards to move into 10th place on the school rushing list. Evan Royster (1,236 in 2008) and Curtis Enis (1,210 in 1996) currently rank No. 10 and 11. Penn State has posted seven-straight seasons with a 1,000-yard rusher covering seasons by Tony Hunt (2), Rodney Kinlaw (1), Evan Royster (3) and Redd (1). In Penn State s win at Northwestern, Redd gained a career-high with 164 yards on just 18 carries (9.1) for his fourth consecutive 100-yard effort. His previous high was 142 yards vs. Iowa on Oct. 8. For the season, Redd has 1,188 yards on 230 carries (5.2) and seven touchdowns. His 99.0 ypg is No. 4 in the conference and No. 26 in the nation. Redd is No. 9 in the Big Ten in all-purpose yardage at ypg. Redd was selected second-team All-Big Ten and the Connecticut Player of the Year by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. PENN STATE SEASON RUSHING YARDAGE Larry Johnson, Lydell Mitchell, Ki-Jana Carter, John Capplelletti, Blair Thomas, Tony Hunt, Curtis Enis, Blair Thomas, Rodney Kinlaw, Evan Royster, Curtis Enis, Silas Redd, 2011 REDD LEADS ALL FBS PLAYERS IN RUSHING IN OCTOBER Sophomore Silas Redd (Norwalk, Conn.) posted five consecutive 100-yard games and led all FBS players with 703 rushing yards in October. Western Kentucky s Bobby Rainey was second with 673 yards. A second-team All-Big Ten selection, Redd averaged ypg and 5.3 yards on his 133 carries in October, compiling five consecutive 100-yard games, scoring three touchdowns. Redd was the first Nittany Lion with five consecutive 100-yard rushing games since All-American Curtis Enis logged eight straight in Redd s 703 rushing yards were the most by a Big Ten player in October since Mike Hart (Michigan) had 903 in PENN STATE SCHEDULE Sept. 1 OHIO Sept. 8 at Virginia Sept. 15 NAVY Sept. 22 TEMPLE Sept. 29 at Illinois Oct. 6 NORTHWESTERN (1) Oct. 13 OPEN Oct. 20 at Iowa Oct. 27 OHIO STATE Nov. 3 at Purdue Nov. 10 at Nebraska Nov. 17 INDIANA Nov. 24 WISCONSIN Dec. 1 Big Ten Championship Game (1) Homecoming 5

6 2011 NITTANY LION FOOTBALL AP TOP 25 (12-4) 1 LSU (60) Alabama Oklahoma State Stanford USC Oregon Arkansas Boise State Wisconsin South Carolina Kansas State Michigan State Michigan Clemson Baylor TCU Virginia Tech Georgia Oklahoma Houston Nebraska Southern Miss West Virginia Penn State Florida State four primary categories. Penn State ranks in the top three in the Big Ten in all six categories. Penn State is ranked in the Top 10 in scoring (5th, 15.7 ppg), total (10th, ppg), pass (5th, ypg) and pass efficiency defense (5th, 100.0). The Nittany Lions have held nine opponents to 18 points or less this season, as well as six opponents to less than 100 rushing yards. Penn State leads the Big Ten in scoring and pass efficiency defense. The Nittany Lions have allowed only 22 touchdowns, tied for the nation s third-fewest behind Alabama (12) and LSU (14). Penn State has held seven opponents to less than 300 yards of total offense. NINE FOES HELD TO 18 POINTS OR LESS Penn State has limited nine opponents to 18 points or less, with only Alabama, Northwestern and Wisconsin scoring more. Ohio State came into the Nov. 19 game averaging 25.3 ppg and was limited to 14, all in the first half. Iowa came into the Oct. 8 game averaging 38 ppg and was held to just a field goal. NATIONAL RANKINGS USA TODAY/ESPN TOP 25 1 LSU (59) Alabama Oklahoma State Stanford Oregon Boise State Arkansas Wisconsin South Carolina Kansas State Virginia Tech Michigan Michigan State Clemson TCU Baylor Houston Georgia Oklahoma Nebraska Southern Miss West Virginia Penn State Cincinnati Florida State PENN STATE IN THE RANKINGS Date AP COACHES Preseason RV 25 Sept Sept. 11 RV RV Sept RV Sept. 25 RV RV Oct. 2 RV RV Oct. 9 RV 25 Oct. 16 RV 22 Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec TURNOVER TURNAROUND Penn State has forced multiple turnovers in eight of its initial 12 games and is No. 2 in the Big Ten with 26 turnovers. The Nittany Lions forced a total of 17 turnovers during the 2010 season. The Nittany Lions have grabbed 14 interceptions, thirdmost in the Big Ten and tied for No. 24 in the nation. Penn State had 10 interceptions last year. In the win at Ohio State, the Nittany Lions forced two turnovers in the second half. DT Jordan Hill recovered his team-high third fumble of the season, tied for the second-highest total in the Big Ten. Later in the third quarter, LB Glenn Carson forced a fumble that Saf Nick Sukay pounced on for his second recovery of the season. In the win over Illinois, the Nittany Lions forced a seasonhigh four turnovers. Cornerback D Anton Lynn and defensive end Sean Stanley grabbed interceptions and Stanley recovered a fumble, as did linebacker Nate Stupar. In the win at Northwestern, a turnover was the play of the game. With Penn State leading 27-24, early in the third quarter, Gerald Hodges grabbed a pass tipped by Jordan Hill at the PSU 18-yard-line and raced 63 yards to the Northwestern 19. On the next play, Silas Redd zipped for a touchdown to give Penn State a lead and the final points of the game. The Nittany Lions grabbed a season-high three interceptions in the win over Purdue, with two in the second half by senior linebacker Nate Stupar (State College). Stupar s second grab came at the Purdue 19 with just 1:59 to play in the game and the Lions were able to run out the clock. DEFENSE AMONG NATION S TOP FIVE SINCE 2004 Since the start of the 2004 season, Penn State was one of only three defensive units that rank among the top five in the nation in scoring defense (3rd, 16.4 ppg), total defense (5th, ypg) and rushing defense (5th, ypg), entering this season. Ohio State and TCU were the only other team ranks in the top five in the three categories. Since the start of the 2004 campaign, the Nittany Lions have held 61 of their 100 opponents (61.0 pct.) to 17 points or less, including eight foes in 2011, 10 in 2009 and nine in Three of Penn State s six bowl opponents have scored 17 points or less, including LSU in the 2010 Capital One Bowl. Since the start of the 2004 season, Penn State has limited 51 of 99 opponents (51.0 pct.) to 100 rushing yards or fewer, with eight foes failing to do so every year from and six in Among the teams failing to crack 100 rushing yards against the Nittany Lions were bowl foes LSU, USC, Tennessee and Florida State. GAME NOTES PENN STATE FOOTBALL STUDENT-ATHLETES TIED FOR TOP GRADUATION RATE AMONG BCS/AP TOP 25 TEAMS The Penn State football team is tied with Stanford for the top Graduation Success Rate (GSR) among teams ranked in the Nov. 20 Bowl Championship Series and AP Top 25 rankings, according to data recently released by the NCAA. Penn State football studentathletes that enrolled in the University from earned a superlative Graduation Success Rate of 87 percent, tied with Stanford for No. 10 overall among the nation s 120 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institutions. Penn State s 87 percent GSR was significantly higher than the 67 percent FBS average and was second to Northwestern (94) among Big Ten institutions. Penn State football student-athletes that enrolled in the University from earned a strong fouryear federal graduation rate of 80 percent, also No. 2 to Northwestern (86) among Big Ten squads. The Nittany Lions 80 percent graduation figure was 24 points above the 56 percent FBS average, according to the NCAA. In the NCAA s 2009 graduation data, the Nittany Lions earned the highest GSR and federal graduation rate among teams ranked in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll two years ago. The GSR is the NCAA s more inclusive calculation of student-athlete academic success. The NCAA rate is more accurate than the federally mandated methodology because it includes incoming transfers and students enrolling in the spring semester who receive athletic aid and graduate, and deletes from the calculation student-athletes who leave an institution and were academically eligible to compete. The strong NCAA graduation rate data is the latest success in a long line of academic achievement for members of the Penn State football program, who consistently are near the top nationally in academic success: - Penn State has had 15 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans the past six years to lead the nation, with 13 first-team selections. - Penn State s all-time total of 49 Academic All-America football players is third among all FBS institutions. - Forty Penn State football student-athletes earned a 3.00 GPA or higher during the 2010 fall semester, including 16 who earned Dean s List recognition by posting a 3.5 GPA or higher. 6

7 GAME NOTES NCAA LEADERS IN VICTORIES 1. Michigan Texas Notre Dame Nebraska PENN STATE Ohio State Oklahoma Alabama 813 BIG TEN LEADER IN FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED Penn State leads the Big Ten in fewest sacks allowed, having permitted just 12 for an average of 1.00 per game. The Nittany Lions veteran offensive line did not allow Ohio State or Wisconsin to a record a sack in Penn State s final two regular season games. HOUSTON HEAD COACH TONY LEVINE In his fourth year on the Cougars staff, Tony Levine was named Houston s head coach on December 21. Levine had served as assistant head coach the past two seasons, also coaching the tight ends and inside receivers and coordinating special teams. Levine played wide receiver at the University of Minnesota and is a 1996 graduate of UM. Levine made his first two career receptions (2 for 39 yds) on Sept. 4, 1993 in Beaver Stadium in Penn State s first Big Ten Conference game. SCOUTING THE COUGARS Houston, ranked No. 19 in the final BCS standings, will make its third bowl appearance in the past four years when it faces No. 22 Penn State in the TicketCity Bowl on January 2. The Cougars were 12-0 in the regular season, but lost to Southern Miss in the Conference USA championship.houston and LSU are the nation s only teams with at least 12 wins entering bowl season. The high-powered Houston offense, which ranks No. 1 in the nation in total (599.0 ypg), passing (44.3 ypg) and scoring offense (50.8 ppg), is directed by senior quarterback Case Keenum. A finalist for the Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year, Manning, and Davey O Brien Awards, Keenum leads the nation in passing yards (5,099) and touchdowns (45). He has completed 71.7 percent of his passes and thrown just five interceptions on 534 passing attempts. Keenum owns the NCAA records for career passing yardage (18,685), total offense (19,572), touchdown passes (152), total touchdowns (175), completions (1,501) and 300-yard games (38) and is the first player in NCAA history with three career 5,000-yard seasons. Keenum has several prolific targets in the passing attack. Tyron Carrier leads the team with 87 receptions while Patrick Edwards, who tops the receiving corps with 1,524 yards and 18 touchdowns, and Justin Johnson (75-1, TDs) also are big play threats. The Houston ground attack, which averages yards per game, also boasts multiple threats. Charles Sims has a team-high 782 rushing yards (7.5 avg.) while Michael Hayes leads the Cougars with 11 touchdowns. The Houston defense allows an average of 23.1 points and 386 yards per game. The Cougars linebacking corps headlines UH s 3-4 unit, as Marcus McGraw (131), Derrick Mathews (97), Sammy Brown (88), and Philip Steward (74) are its top four leading tacklers. Brown, a senior, ranks first on the team in tackles for loss with 28 and sacks with 12.5 while Steward, a junior, has a team-high five interceptions. Redshirt junior placekicker Matt Hogan has hit on 10-of-12 field goal attempts this season, with a long of 35 yards, and has converted 88-of-89 PATs. Sophomore punter Richie Leone averages 40.9 yards per kick, placing 11 of his 45 punts inside the 20-yard line. Tyron Carrier (24.8 KR avg, 1 TD) and Patrick Edwards (14.6 PR avg., 1 TD) are dangerous in the return game. PENN STATE-HOUSTON RECAPS Penn State 31, Houston 14 Sept. 17, 1977; Beaver Stadium Following a season opening win over Rutgers at the Giants Stadium, Penn State s home opener was against the defending Southwest Conference and Cotton Bowl champion Houston Cougars. Both teams had moved into the AP Top 10, with Houston at No. 9 after beating UCLA and Penn State at No. 10. Despite a heavy downpour in the first half, a thenrecord Beaver Stadium crowd of 62,554 watched as Penn State rolled up 521 total yards while limiting Houston s potent Veer offense to 138 yards on the ground and 154 in the air in the victory. The Nittany Lions opened the game with Mike Guman s one-yard touchdown run climaxing an 80-yard drive, highlighted by Matt Suhey s 53-yard run to the Houston 20. Suhey gained a game-high 80 yards on 13 carries and Guman had 58 yards on 11 attempts. Chuck Fusina passed for 245 yards (15 of 23), including a 29-yard touchdown to Scott Fitzkee and DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR STILL LEADS SIX ON ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS Six Penn State Football student-athletes were selected to the 2011 All-Big Ten Teams in voting by the conference coaches and media. The Nittany Lions contingent is led by senior defensive tackle Devon Still (Wilmington, Del.), who was selected the conference s Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year and the Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year. Still was selected first-team All-Big Ten by the media and coaches and was joined on the coaches first team by junior linebacker Gerald Hodges (Paulsboro, N.J.). Penn State sophomore tailback Silas Redd (Norwalk, Conn.) and senior safety Nick Sukay (Mount Pleasant) were named to the second-team by the media and coaches. Senior defensive end Jack Crawford (Longport, N.J.) was selected to the second-team by the coaches and sophomore Anthony Fera (Cypress, Texas) earned a spot on the media s second team as a placekicker. Fera also is among the conference s top punters. Nine Nittany Lions earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten recognition: safety Drew Astorino (Edinboro), tackle Quinn Barham (Durham, N.C.), defensive tackle Jordan Hill (Steelton), cornerback D Anton Lynn (Celina, Texas), wide receiver Derek Moye (Rochester), tackle Chima Okoli (Virginia Beach, Va.), cornerback Chaz Powell (New Freedom), linebacker Nate Stupar (State College) and guard Johnnie Troutman (Brown Mills, N.J). Penn State has had 32 first-team All-Big Ten selections since 2005 (second-highest) and 25 second-team honorees over the past seven seasons. A quartet of Nittany Lions were selected to the ESPN.com All-Big Ten Team: Anthony Fera (punter), LB Gerald Hodges, DT Devon Still and Saf Nick Sukay NITTANY LION FOOTBALL PENN STATE RECORD WHEN: Overall Record 9-3 Day Games 8-3 Night Games (6 p.m. or later) 1-0 TV Games ABC 3-2 ESPN 1-1 ESPN2 1-0 ESPNU 1-0 BTN 3-0 Scoring First 5-2 Opponent Scoring First 4-1 Leading at the Half 6-0 Trailing at the Half 1-3 Tied at the Half 2-0 Leading after Third Qt. 7-0 Trailing after Third Qt. 2-3 Tied after Third Qt. 0-0 Overtime Games 0-0 Scoring less than 20 pts 4-4 Scoring 20+ points 2-0 Scoring 30+ points 2-0 Scoring 40+ points 1-0 Allowing 10 points or less 6-0 Allowing 20 points or less 2-1 Allowing 21+ points 1-1 Allowing 30+ points 0-1 Rushing for less than 100 yds 1-0 Rushing for over 100 yds 5-3 Rushing for 200+ yds 3-0 Rushing for 300+ yds 0-0 Passing for less than 200 yds 6-2 Passing for yds 2-1 Passing for 300+ yds 1-0 Totaling less than 300 yds total offense yds of total offense yds of total offense yds of total offense 0-0 Allowing less than 100 yds rushing 6-0 Allowing more than 100 yds rushing 3-3 Allowing less than 300 yds total offense 7-0 Allowing 300+ yds total offense 2-3 Having a 100-yd rusher 6-0 Having two 100-yd rushers 0-0 Not having a 100-yd rusher 3-3 Opp. has a 100-yd rusher 2-3 No turnovers 1-0 Less than 3 turnovers turnovers 3-2 No takeaways or more takeaways or more takeaways 6-0 More than 30:00 of possession 6-1 Less than 30:00 of possession 3-2s WINS VS. LOSSES (AVG.) PSU Wins Losses Points Scored Total Offense First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Time of Possession 31:13 26:05 3rd Down Conv. Pct. 47 of of 46 Points Allowed Yards Allowed Rushing Yds Allowed Passing Yds Allowed