TEAM
– Penn State leads the series with Army West Point, 14-10-2, winning the last 10 meetings. The teams met for the first time since 1979.
– The 10 game winning streak is the longest active streak for Penn State against an FBS opponent.
– The Nittany Lions are 36-27-4 against the three FBS Service Academies.
– Penn State has won four consecutive games for the first time since starting last season 4-0.
– The Nittany Lions are 4-0 at home for the first time since 2008.
– The Nittany Lions have held opponents to less than 325 yards of total offense in 12 consecutive regular season games. Army tallied 293 yards.
– The Penn State defense has not allowed more than seven points in the first half in 11 consecutive games (does not include special teams scores).
– Penn State is +8 for the season in turnovers, with 11 takeaways and only three turnovers in five games, with none against Army and Buffalo.
– Penn State’s six fumble recoveries in consecutive games (3 vs. San Diego State and 3 vs. Army) are its most since having six at Virginia (3) and vs. Navy (3) in 2012. Army had seven fumbles, losing three.
– The Nittany Lions recovered all three fumbles within the Black Knights’ first six possessions.
– After Garrett Sickels’ fumble recovery, Penn State had turned its last four turnovers gained into 28 points. For the season, the Nittany Lions have turned 11 turnovers gained into 34 points.
– Army’s one pass attempt is the fewest against Penn State since at least 1966.
– Army’s one pass completion is the fewest against the Nittany Lions since Ohio State had one completion in 1976. Since 1966, today’s game marked just the fourth time a Penn State opponent had zero or one completions.
– Army was 1-of-1 passing for 32 yards. The one completion is tied for the fewest by a team in FBS this year (by Georgia Southern vs. Western Michigan). The Black Knights’ one pass attempt are the fewest by an FBS team this season.
– Army’s 32 passing yards are the fewest against the Nittany Lions in the Big Ten era (since 1993).
– Allen started at running back, becoming the fourth freshman to start a game for Penn State this season, joining redshirt freshman linebacker Troy Reeder and true freshmen John Reid and Brandon Polk.
– Redshirt freshmen Johnathan Thomas and Robby Leibel became the 19th and 20th freshmen to play this season (five true, 15 redshirt).
OFFENSE
– QB Christian Hackenberg threw a 33-yard TD pass to Mike Gesicki, his 37th career TD pass to tie Chuck Fusina for No. 7 all-time at Penn State.
– Hackenberg’s 19 pass attempts give him 1,001 in his career, good for second place all-time at Penn State. Zack Mills is the leader with 1,082.
– Hackenberg has 567 career completions, good for No. 2 on the Penn State list. Zack Mills leads with 606.
– The 49-yard pass from Hackenberg to WR Chris Godwin in the third quarter was Penn State’s longest completion of the season.
– Hackenberg’s 19-yard carry in the second quarter was a career long and resulted in a first down.
– Redshirt freshman RB Nick Scott scored his first career TD on an 11-yard run in the first quarter. Scott set career highs with 54 yards, 12 carries and his 11-yard TD run.
– Sophomore TE Mike Gesicki made his first career TD catch, a 33-yard catch and run on the final play of the third quarter, his longest career catch.
– True freshman WR Brandon Polk gained 14 yards on his one carry. For the season, he has gained 116 yards on eight carries (14.5 ypc).
DEFENSE
– Sophomore LB Jason Cabinda made a career-high and team season-high 14 tackles. He also recorded two sacks (minus-33) and a forced fumble.
– Cabinda recorded his first career sack and forced fumble on same play in the first quarter.
– DE Carl Nassib recorded his nation leading eighth sack of the season, tying Anthony Zettel (2014) for the most sacks in a season by a Nittany Lion since 2009.
– True freshman LB Manny Bowen made his first career fumble recovery in the second quarter.
– Bowen recorded a career-high six tackles (five solo) in the win.
– Sophomore S Troy Apke made a career-high five tackles.
– Redshirt freshman DE Torrence Brown, sophomore CB Grant Haley and sophomore DE Curtis Cothran all made a career-best four tackles.
– Senior LB Ben Kline saw his first game action since the 2013 contest at Minnesota (11/9/13). Kline was injured in that game and also missed the entire 2014 season.
– Senior DT Anthony Zettel had one tackle for loss to move into a tie for 14th place on Penn State’s career TFLs chart. He is tied with Anthony Adams (1999-02) with 33 career TFLs.
SPECIAL TEAMS
– Redshirt freshman PK Joey Julius made both of his field goal attempts. For the season, he is 8-of-10 on FG and 12-of-12 on PAT attempts.
– Sophomore PK Tyler Davis made his Nittany Lion debut with one kickoff.
