Oregon vs. Penn St.
f ROSE BOWL 1995
January 2, 1995
Penn State’s powerful offense sparks 11-0 year
Mark McTyre
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The Penn State football Ii-.tm ho*, had ,1 year that has
left mativ thinking they deserve the No 1 ranking in the
nation
t he Niltanv Lions have oonipiled an 11 0 r>s <>rd ov «*r
nll and an 8-0t onfereni »• record in only their hi ond sen
wm ns n member of tha Hig Ten (onferenre Penn State
is seeking its fifth unlieaten season under )i* Patemo and
the only twain left in Os path is the Oregon I>ut ks
Sept. t >ii Mmnrvola II • I.
o|Mm«d (heir m-jimui against th» Gold
en Gophers. which quit kty proved
to tin no match for the I’ontt Slate
offense
Ki-Jnna (-arter. who rushed for the
first 100-vard Korne of his i areer
against tnese same toes. eclipsed trio •tuo-varo namer lor
the firs! time m Ins career as l’«nn State thrashed the
(.opliers >(> I
(jirter exploded with o i areor-high 210 yards and three
lorn hdowns on 20 carries. the 1 Ith'higliMl yardage total
in I‘«nn Stale's Instors
I.ions’ quarterback Kerry ( oilins was 10 of 23 for 260
yards, with three tom hdowns and no inters options
Sept. 10 at Beaver Stadium I ho US(
Trojans rolled into town i oming off a
strong vii lory over tho Washington
Huskio* a work earlier
The Bonn Statu offense erupted, si or
mg 35 points in the first half, while hold
ing tho Trojans to a big bagel Collin* was
superb in the ojwning half, going 13 of 10
for 203 sards He i onnected on all five of Ins third down
tosses to keep drives alive in the first half, and the Lions
were 11 of 15 for the game on third down conversions
X>pi. 1 / >11 llr.it pi Xdilium 1 Dr
Uons' next victim wat Iowa at they
noli.hod nnoihor ionvincing win,
til 2t
En route to improving their
record in the Hie Ton to 2-0 the
Lions demonstrated that they c.onl<) piny well on both
sides of tint bail. The Penn Slate lint l. field rushed for
Tight end Kyle
i Brady was an
I Integral pari of
the Penn State
offense in 1994
His 27 catches
was third best on
the team.
109 yards and sis touc hdowns, making tin1 day very
ea*\ for the defense The defense showed that it could
stop the strong running attac k of Iowa After the
Hawk eyes' fifth possession, they had only gained .14
yards rushing ami found themselves trailing 42-0
Sept. 24 at Heaver Stadium — Paterno
) finally got wanted he wanted, a close game.
The Lions beat Rutgers 55-27
Penn State fai ed some challenge, but at
the same time maintained its frantii scoring
pan* Held without a w ore on its first pos
session for the first time all season, the Lions
responded hv w oring three times in a 1 32 span in the
first quarter (or a 19-0 lead And that was all she wrote
COubte*y photo
Oct. 1 at Temple — Penn State improved to
5-0 for the third straight season in raptur
ing its 19th straight victory over the Tem
ple Owls.
Trailing for the first time this season,
the I.ions had to come hack from a slight ti
ll deficit. The l.ions' exploded in the sec -
ond quarter scoring on four consecutive drives to take
control.
For the game, Collins was 12 of 19 for 2Hf> yards and
three touc hdowns, only throwing one interception The
Lions won 48-21
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