michigan state won the heisman trophy from penn state.
michigan state won the heisman trophy from penn state.
who won the heisman trophy from penn state?
michigan state
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penn state received the opening kickoff and started with good field position thanks to a pre-game unsportsmanlike conduct penalty called against maryland. penn state's offense, with akeel lynch making his first start at running back, moved down the field, but ultimately settled for sam ficken kicking a 47-yard field goal, his longest of the season. maryland took the ball, and was aided by dead ball personal foul and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties that moved them down the field 30 yards, but they still were forced to punt. after a penn state interception, maryland failed to capitalize, and punted. the offenses' ineffectiveness continued, as penn state's drive was decimated by a sack. maryland had excellent field position after penn state's punting troubles continued; daniel pasquariello managed only 23 yards on the punt. at the end of the first quarter, penn state led 3–0. in the second quarter, maryland moved into the red zone thanks to the second 15-yard penalty of the game called against marcus allen, and then scored a touchdown on a short pass from c.j. brown to p.j. gallo, giving maryland a 7–3 advantage. thereafter, the teams exchanged punts. on penn state's ensuing drive, an interception returned for a touchdown was nullified by a roughing the passer penalty, and a pass interference penalty gave penn state an automatic first down. nevertheless, penn state failed to score a touchdown, settling for a 25-yard field goal attempt from ficken, which moved penn state to within one. maryland punted on their next drive, giving penn state the ball in maryland's territory to start their drive. despite the field position, penn state could not move the ball down the field; ficken attempted a 46-yard field goal, which he made to give penn state a two-point advantage with 1:30 to play in the half. looking to score before the half, maryland instead fumbled the ball, relinquishing it to the nittany lions at maryland's 32 yard line with 1:21 remaining. penn state turned the ball over right back, however. hackenberg simply had the ball slip out of his hand while passing. maryland went three-and-out off the turnover, and punted back to penn state. after another sack, penn state took a knee, and entered halftime ahead by two points, but struggling offensively. maryland received the kickoff to begin the second half, and went three-and-out. penn state's offense was no more effective, going three-and-out as well. the offenses' respective anemia continued, as they exchanged punts twice. subsequently, maryland turned the ball over via a fumble, recovered near midfield by c.j. olaniyan. finally, penn state's offense gained some momentum offensively, achieving three consecutive first downs via the passing game. on a third down in the red zone, hackenberg threw a jump ball in the corner of the end zone to jesse james, giving penn state a 16–7 lead. maryland quickly punted, giving penn state an opportunity to pad their lead. instead, they went three-and-out. maryland was threatening in the penn state's red zone at the end of the third quarter. they failed to score a touchdown, though, settling for a field goal from brad craddock to pull within six points. on the ensuing kickoff, grant haley fumbled the return, and maryland was given an opportunity to take the lead with great field position. on their first play from scrimmage, they lost 10 yards via a sack, but on the next play, moved inside the 10 yard line. this time, they scored a touchdown, and took a 1-point lead. penn state failed to respond, and punted back to the terrapins, still with more than 10 minutes remaining in the quarter. maryland punted, and on the punt, was called for a kick-catch interference penalty, giving penn state the ball at their own 36 yard line. despite an early false start penalty, a fumble that they did manage to recover, and a sack, penn state converted a 3rd down and 23 play with a long pass to geno lewis, but stalled thereafter. ficken tried a 48-yard field goal, which he made, his fourth of the day, and his new longest of the season. penn state led 19–17 with 6:52 remaining. after maryland punted, penn state sought to run out the clock after taking possession with just over three minutes remaining. instead, penn state's running game faltered, and they went three-and-out; pasquariello came on to punt, and maryland took over just outside penn state's 40 yard line, almost already within craddock's range (he had made 19 consecutive field goal attempts, including a 57-yard attempt earlier in the season). maryland moved down field well into field goal range. with 56 seconds remaining, craddock came onto attempt a 43-yard field goal, which he made, giving maryland a 20–19 lead with 51 seconds left. hackenberg led his team onto the field with 46 seconds remaining at their own 19 yard line with two timeouts, seeking to move at least into field goal range for ficken. penn state failed to achieve a first down, and maryland iced the victory.
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