Psu white out 2017 we are penn state8/16/2023 ![]() ![]() PSU’s ensuing possession would see Hack twice convert on third-and-long, first to tight end Jesse James, who valiantly fought off a tackler to just get past the sticks, and later to Kyle Carter, who made a nice grab in the end zone. BC would rattle off 21 unanswered points before PSU would finally answer right at the end of the third quarter, setting up a comeback that saw Ficken force OT with a 42-yard field goal in the final minute of regulation.īC would score a TD on their first OT possession, but a missed extra point would come back to haunt them. It was also a coming out party of sorts for Chris Godwin, as the then-freshman receiver caught a long bomb from Hack in the first quarter to open up the scoring. However, this was PSU’s first bowl game post-sanctions, and given how it was conveniently located in an area with tons of alums, Yankee Stadium turned into Beaver Stadium North.Ĭhristian Hackenberg also ended a tumultuous sophomore season on a high note, going off for four touchdown passes. Normally, a Pinstripe Bowl appearance would be nothing to write home about. 2014 Boston College (Pinstripe Bowl) - James Franklin’s first season as Penn State’s head coach began with Sam Ficken booting the game-winning kick against UCF in Ireland’s Croke Park and ended with Sam Ficken booting the game-winning kick against BC in New York’s Yankee Stadium. Ten sounds important.” Thus, in the spirit of the 10’s, we present you our top ten Penn State football games of the 2010’s, as well as the games that didn’t quite make the final cut:ġ0. I knew I had to pare the list down to ten, because as the late, great, George Carlin once said: “Ten sounds official. Initially, I thought this would be a top five list, but as I thought of more and more memorable wins, the list suddenly ballooned well into the double digits. With the 2020 Penn State football season in absolute limbo right now, it seems like a rather appropriate time to look back at the 2010’s, a time when football games were played in stadiums packed with 107,000-plus fans high-fiving and hugging one another after big plays. ![]()
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