 Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Illinois and Michigan this year.The overwhelmed Zips find themselves behind 41–3 at halftime against Penn State, who subs in the backups, Penn State scores once in the third to make it 48–3, and Akron scores a late, meaningless touchdown against the Lions to bring the score to 48–10, with this being Galen Hall's first game as an offensive coordinator.This game gave Penn State fans false hope that their team was on the rebound from their 3–9 season last year.