Penn State vs Illinois 1993 GAME STORY

larson has a teed up at the 35 just about the middle of the field and we're ready to get this one underway at beaver stadium a light rain coming down the lights are on and we're set to get it going larson approaches here's the kickoff and we are underway at beaver stadium high spinner goes down to stephen pitts at the nine yard line he's out to the 15 right up the middle of the 20 gets out for the 21 and that's all so the offense comes on to the field let's check for any late changes on that offense for the nittany lions it is barry at center and conjona carter is in the game to start it off at tailback so kajana is going to give it a go first and ten penn state from their own 21-yard line engram to the left la barca to the right side o'neal and carter in an eye formation behind carrie collins on first down play action colin's going to put it up on first out he fires this one is bounce to park and on second down and 10 the handoff to kajana carter off right tackle he's up to the 25 he's to the 30 and 32 yard line and that puts kajana over 1 000 yards for the season came into this game at 997 so kejanna carter is a thousand first and ten lions on first down handoff to carter again off tackle to the right side he's at the 35 he's at the 40 runs over a man and then his run out of bounds at the point on their first offensive possession of the game collins is straight back to pass he's looking now setting up screen dumps it off to brian o'neill o'neal is out to the 49-yard line that's all so penn state not able to get into illinois territory on their first possession vijay gets the kick away this is a high spiraling job goes to volker at the nine yard line he's out to the 15 and out to the 18 yard line both wide outs to the left but now emotion right is dueling johnny johnson pitches back to dothar sweeping the right side he's out to the 20. the 25 ounce each way two tight ends one running back again first and ten for illinois at their own thirty one two lick in motion left and here's the fake hand off and tyoka jackson spins down johnny johnson at the 18-yard line the loss takes the ball well they mark it at the 21-yard line it'll be a second down and 20 to go as for illinois they stay with the same setup two tight ends one running back two wide outs here's johnson he's straight back to pass his time setting up screen to the near side completes it to the doctor he's at the 20 at the 25 spins away from gelzheiser he's to the 30 the 35 and bro derrick bona made this goes in motion out to the right side johnson takes the snap he's back he throws this one is complete over the middle out to the 40-yard line that might be a little short of the first down jasper's strong made the club dulic in motion from left to right for illinois johnny johnson hands off to dothar he's chopped down he fumbles the ball and it's picked up by marlon ford forbes is down to the 30-yard line where johnny johnson makes the tackle but penn state has the ball on the fumble recovery by marlin four who made that hit but somebody really put a lick on johnson big break for penn state early they have to do something about it with the power set up now here's the pitch going back to kajana off tackle to the right cuts behind a block and gets down inside the 30 to the 29 yard line tim mccloud was there to make the tackle for the defense of illinois a gain of three second down and seven oh wait a minute we will stay here yeah you know failure john is one of those guys it's for you young players out of running backs he cut his uh hip pads down a little low end up with a hip a pointer they don't weigh that much so keep them up where they belong but i think penn state has a feel that they can muscle uh illinois defensive down people they're really not that big kajana got off the field in a hurry second down and seven ago stephen pitts into the game now and john whitman is in at full back for penn state here's the handoff mike archie at tailback takes it off tackle the right side he's down to the 20. face man pulled down out to the right now la barca goes in motion to the left side i formation at the backfield with men and archie hand off to archie in the draw play he's to the 20 to the 15 still going at the 10. he's at the five archie he fumbles the ball into the end zone scrambles for the ball in the end zone let's see what happens archie fumbled it into the end zone and what will it be well looks like penn state recovered i don't know i'll try and he fumbled that crossing into the end zone the officials are getting everybody off of the ball and the indication and touchdown penn state because here's a guy going across that end zone strike and uh he fumbles it mike archie with a nice run from 22 yards out to get it down to the goal line he was then hit and the ball popped into the end zone where chip labarca alertly scrambled on that ball well bill though you tell him over and over again get the ball in the outside arm away from the pursuit he kept the ball right side and comes back the handoff on the counter to dothar cuts it up the middle gets out to the 38 yard back shotgun formation and four wideouts for illinois back to passes johnson he's looking now scrambling to the left side he's going to run johnson is out to the 40 and 41 that's all in a passing situation for e wells to punt it away and they're going to fake it wells is rolling right throws down field it is tipped and it falls incomplete so the fake punt pass attempt by wide outs each way back's in a split set now archie is in the game at tailback the handoff to archie sweeping left follows a block by harding's cuts inside and gets down to harry collins on second down same play hands it off to archie sweeping left he turns the corner he's at the 30. the 25 the 20 and down to the 16 yard line penn state's offensive line is like an oil well-oiled machine they are getting out their quickness is getting on the the quick uh illinois defense getting man-to-man macho macho head-to-head with him and just doing a super job high formation in the backfield this time both wide outs right hand off to archie up the middle mike archie down to the 10 yards could run a quick slant here is collins back to pass he's looking throws to the outside completes it to chip la barca down at the three-yard line he makes the catch mike russell makes the tackle and penn state makes a first down so they hide archie is also in there along with milne and o'neill hand off to brian milled off the left side he spins he's close to the end zone he's in touchdown penn state brian milne the 250 pounder just pulling in for the td to the left soil cracked back used his power and took it into the end zone dragging people for illinois they're at their own 12. here's the draw play to dothar up the middle he's out to the line of scrimmage that's all and there was a fumble on the play and the lions say they have it let's see what the officials say down there on the bottom of the pile penn state the plays are all getting jubilant oh now they say it is illinois ball the penn state players eric claire came up with the ball but the official said no it's illinois ball second down oh the officials ruled that dothard was down when the ball came out third down and 10 to go shotgun formation with four wide receivers for illinois johnny johnson standing back at the seven waiting for the snap he takes it he's back to pass he's looking throws to the right sideline incomplete coverage kick it out of his own end zone he gets the kick away bobby engram waits for it has to drift all the way back to his own 40-yard line makes the grab and starts the return he's with a 45-50 the 45 he's at the 40 35 30. ingram at the 25-20 steps inside and is taken down at the 15 yard i think it's illinois because yeah it's a legal procedure a 45-yard return by bobby ingram it's illegal procedure against illinois so the return stands and penn state has it first and ten at the illinois 15-yard line doesn't he look more and more like mcduffie every week phil collins in it wide out splits wide right la barca to the left side but the handoff goes to archie off tackle to the left he's at the tab he's at the five he's in for the touchdown mike archie a 15-yard run penn state scores again in the first quarter bill can get on a rainy slippery field everybody's taking their man one on one brady did a super super job blocking from the tight end position he has to be one of the better blocking tight ends in the country it almost forces illinois to start throwing a little bit first and ten they stay with the two tight ends olson and dilger are the two tight ends the hand off to tie dothadoff tackle to the right side he's out to the 25 he's out for the 30 and derrick bona on second down johnny johnson has him ready to go takes the snap hands it to dothard again he's dancing at the line cuts out to the right gets to the 33rd down play he's back to pass the blitz is on he throws to the near side it is incomplete again on first and ten and now chip labarca in motion from left to right hand off to archie takes it straight up the middle and bounces to the left side he's at the 35 he's at the 40 and out to the 44 yard heavy here at beaver stadium right now third down play carrie collins is back to pass he has time he throws to the sideline incomplete and chip labarco did not turn around kept streaking up the sideline not sure who that was intended for [Applause] first and ten illinois on first down the inside screen goes to volcker underneath ty dothard is the lone running back the hand off to dothard off tackle to the right side tioka jackson had it all jammed up and shotgun formation four wide receivers two to the left two to the right side and doctored in motion back to passes johnson he's under pressure scrambling left loops one downfield it is caught by jason dulick johnson though going to put it up on first down he's back to pass has good protection this time now he's sacked and the ball is popped out of there kaioka jackson trying to pick it up it's still loose now it's scooped up and running downfield is terry killins he's in the 35 the 30 he is tripped up but still going he's to the 25 and knocked down by johnny johnson at the 24-yard line see bill had him full on the ball tyoka you're a tackle you're not a running back you try to pick it up and run it in it was jeff perry who made that sack to pop the ball out of there tyoka jackson couldn't pick it up killins may have gone all the way but someone just got a piece of his ankle to trip him up and slow him down a bit that's known as a heel tackle for penn state at the 24 of illinois handoff to mike archie breaks it back against the grain to the right side he's down to the 20. justin williams right bobby engram left hand off to archie again around the right side he's down to the 15 and dives down freddie scott goes in motion to the right side handoff to archie again cuts it up the middle he's down to the 10 and eight yards down has everybody ready to go he hands off to archie again off right tackle archie is at the five he's down to the two he's in for a touchdown he just ran over the last man to get into the end zone touchdown penn state bill but that was that again o'neil just kicked out the corner man and it was what a hole was there they pulled uh harding's hasting the guard just a precision for offensive football and archie just ran over roberto six to go till halftime we'll return after this on the penn state sports network field but what the up back in the eye is actually a tight end here's the handoff to dothadoff tackle to the left side runs into brian gelzheiser and williams goes in motion to the left side johnson takes the snappies back he dumps one off over the middle a juggling catch is made at the 19 you can see the cushion the cornerbacks are given first down the blitz is on johnson throws to the near side for jason dulick ball bounces off his hands but shelly hammonds had something to do johnny johnson waiting five yards back from center takes the snap penn state with just a three-man rush johnson throws over the middle it is incomplete gilbert is the h-back play action johnson back to pass he's under pressure he'll scramble up the middle he's to the 40 the 45 the 50 45 of penn state the 40 and down to the 35. he stops and comes back to the right side johnson straight back to pass he's looking he throws one deep downfield to the right sideline it is incomplete good coverage there derrick bonner chris richardson comes into the game to attempt what is a 48-yarder wow they might fake this the snap is down the kick is away it is no good didn't quite get there not long enough so slide out split wide to the right side collins is rolling right he's looking to throw fires downfield this one isn't intercepted it's picked off by illinois at the 45-yard line intended for bobby ingram but antoine patton came up with the ball off the pass that was tipped by a linebacker and penn state has it right back we'll fake it to counter trey try to hit a tight end coming across through the little high was tipped i believe by a linebacker which one i really didn't see and then bana was there i thought if derek stayed to the outside he would have gone a lot farther brian gelzheiser was the one who tipped it first then ken dilger the tight end got a hand on it and derek bona just ran under it and started the return surprise surprise well penn state should try to really get down at least try to get a field goal state lines up with two tight ends this time brady and olsimer labarco the lone wideout and colin's going to throw out of this one he's back to pass he's throwing long for chip la barca labarco with a couple of steps on his man the ball is batted out of there justin williams in motion to the left in the handoff to archie in the draw play he's out to the 35 the 40 the 45 and here is the snap from center he pulls it down the rush is on but gets the punt away high knuckle ball volker calls for the fair catch and makes it at the 27-yard line of necessary chances here's the shotgun and a bad snap johnson just picks it up and falls down back at the 14. johnson waiting for snap from setter he takes it four man rushed by penn state johnson looking fires down the middle this one is complete to jason dulick he's at the penn state 43 and dragged down by first and ten illinois shotgun again johnson back to pass under pressure steps up in the pocket and here he goes he's off and running he's down to the 35 the 30 to 25 and down to the 10 seconds to go till halftime here's johnson the blitz is on he's back to pass he's pressured he's scrambling he's throwing down the middle hazmat open it's complete for a touchdown gary voelker makes the catch in the end zone he was open by a couple of yards with everybody in tight and they they line up in a situation where they're just gonna set on the ball here kerry collins will take the snap from center and just kneel down yeah takes a step back and kneels down and i don't think illinois will stop the clock here and that'll be the final play of the first half the fireworks early for penn state three first quarter touchdowns one in the second quarter and the nittany lions lead it at halftime 28-7 a lot of the crowd here at beaver stadium has filed out of here but we have some stalwarts who are hanging in there for the second half here rain has been falling throughout the game but probably is lighter now than it has been through the entire afternoon and as we head into the evening here at beaver stadium brett conway ready to go he hasn't teed up gets the foot into it second half is underway at beaver stadium high kick that goes down to volcker at the seven he's out to the 10 to the 15 heading to the right side and that's all what a play on special teams that time boy i'll tell you going down to make the tackle and shedding a block was mark tate contend from their own 17. back to pass johnson blitz is on and they get to him and the balls popped out of there it's fumbled forward recovered by ty dothard and arthur runs it out to the 35 and 37 yard line three turnovers for illinois already here's the draw play out of the shotgun to dothara he's going to the left side out to the 40 and brian gelzheiser gets the actual play three wide receivers johnson back to pass just a three-man rush here he goes scrambling again running to the right side now throws incomplete jim cline and on first down looking to throw scanning the defense under pressure lets it go incomplete again they should anticipate things like that here's the shotgun on second down and 10 and here comes the blitz johnson scrambling out to the right side now he's looking being forced out of bounds by eric clinton there are some extra people they come with a four-man rush and they're stunning back to pass johnson he steps up in the pocket now scrambling out to the left side he's looking loops one downfield it is tipped and incomplete marlon ford hustle barca and ingram split wide right that's the wide side of the field handoff to archie straight up the middle he gets across the 20. an outposition on the back field wide outs each way play action colin's looking throws to the sideline incomplete kyle brady was the intended receiver now dothrak goes in motion to the left side on the pitch to platt sweeping the left side picks up about four yards vin stewart made the tackle and here is the handoff to platt up the middle this time but tyler jackson and the fumble came out of there and penn state says we have it the officials agree penn state ball that ball squirted out of there and lube and fatty stack in the line of scrimmage now and collins hands off on the draw play to archie but he is smacked by mickey johnson again in the backfield receiver he and ingram left play action collins looking to throw now being flushed out throws on the screen pass to archie he's at the 50 the 45 and bumped out of bounds at the 45 v.j takes the snap from center gets the kick away high end over and kick volcker signals fair catch he drops the ball but falls right on top of it at the 12 yards and goes under center on first and ten on first down play action he's back to pass and he goes down to the two yard line tony pittman on the corner blitz getting johnson at the two especially offensive tackles they're not used to having guys that fast he's coming clean they mark him down at the three yard line oh boy johnson after the play fake turned around three linebackers we usually get hurt in this situation let's hope we're wrong here's the shotgun a pump and a little dump over the middle complete to dothard dothra trying to get outside he's hit of the 13 and driven backwards it was tyouka jackson wide left o'neal and rgn and i formation behind collins i'd go to aggro all right here's the pitch back to archie he cuts it up the middle gets about to midfield before john illinois is playing a defense third down and five to go carrie collins straight back to pass this time he throws on the short one completes it pet late penalty flag is down at the 40-yard line for that first down though yeah holding call against penn state and 22 now for penn state kerry collins is back to pass he's looking under pressure fires when down the sideline it is picked off robert crumpton has the ball he's at the 50 the 45 and out of bounds author of the lone running back johnson is under center he hands it off to dothar it has a hole and he's down to the penn state 31 dothra the lone setback hands off to dothar up the middle vince stewart and brian gill's heist johnson goes under center and quick pitch goes back to ty dothara sweeping the left side dothrak puts the head down and it all depends on the spot marlin four is johnson the lone setback two wide outs two tight ends dueling in motion right the pitch going back watch out might be an option passed by dothar he throws one into the end zone it's intercepted by leroux but he's gonna run it out penalty flag is down in the end zone ruben runs it out to the 10 yard line and his tackle vacation is here well see interference against penn state oh well clearance on the receiver way back oh we uh looking at the replay here man boy is that a tough call gothard the deep back penn state was offside and the handoff goes to doctor he dives down to the two yard line johnson under center running the option to the left side pitches back to dothart he goes into the corner of the end zone untouched touchdown illinois and that was a good call second down seven to go wide outs each way split set in the backfield this time and a bobbled snap from center carrie collins just jumps back on top of it at the 40 third down conversions in this game collins is straight back he's looking he throws one this one is intercepted as john holisik picked it off and he runs it back to the 49 where archie makes the tackle the third intersection motion from the right side wing and johnson is straight back to pass he's under some pressure he throws this one is incomplete here's the shotgun and here comes the blitz johnson being flushed out of the pocket he goes down back at the 29-yard line the blitz was on as penn state got to it that was a delayed bridge blitz by the outside linebacker holmberg was mentioned before he's got great speed for the linebacker he was a wide receiver splits left freddie scott to the right side i formation in the backfield now for penn state on second down and eight to go on second down the handoff to stephen pitts on the counter he's to the 30. the 35 cuts outside of the 40 and he's bumped out of bounds at the 44 play and uh illinois did expect pass they ran pitch to the short side and it was a successful play for their first first down here's what they have to do now i'd come back and throw the ball i don't care you know you're only up by two and you might get yourself a you know go deep down yep collins fakes looking for the quick slant nobody there now throws it's tipped and incomplete tipped by the linebacker dana howard collins hands off to pitts on the counter play again hit at the line of scrimmage but still going bouncing off tackles and he's down to the 26. kerry collins runs the draw play as he hands it off to brian o'neil o'neil down to the 20 and 19 yard line should have enough for the first down in motion to the right here comes that short side pitch again but kevin hardy just knifed in hit stephen pitts for a loss pitts on the right side wing slot formation colin straight back to pass he's looking loops one deep and steven pitts leaps but kevin hardy had good cover 37-yarder out of the hole to chip laparka from the right hash mark the snap is down the field goal attempt is up fayak has the distance and it is no good craig fayak missing it off to the left side as he offered the loan running back again penn state is showing blitz and here they come with it as johnson is back to pass he dumps off on the short one again to dothar but brian gelsheiser drags him down at the left side johnson takes the snap from center back there he is four-man rush throws over the middle complete to doctor he's out to the 35 and 37 yards later and on first and ten he's going to put it up again he's back to pass he's looking over the middle complete to his tight end the ball is jarred out of there but it's incomplete ken dilger made the catch cool i mean the hit came it's just as he was about trying to take possession who else that's right because you know secondary people usually don't out of the field and now the tight end olson goes out to the right side johnson is back to pass he's looking lots of time now scrambling out to the right side throws down field and duelic comes up with a ball play again olson goes out to the right at the last second back to pass and here comes the screen to the tight end dillager he's at the 50 and down to the penn state 40. he goes in motion to the right for illinois back to pass johnson on play action he's under pressure tyoka jackson misses him he's looking loops one downfield complete to dothara to the 30. he's to the penn state 25 and dumped there back to pass is johnson he's looking now fires one deep into the end zone at stilger he had oh no out of bounds looked like he might have made the catch but incomplete no pittman closed i think it's pittman for great glandular he had 10 12 years in the nfl and now he's play uh play selection and play calling you know he's pretty high on second down here comes the blitz as johnson is back to pass he pumps now flushed out to the left side he's on his horse trying to get away he's taken down at the 33-yard line brian gelsheiser got it yes sir but you know penn state and home graham and quarterback's going to get outside of his outside shoulder that happened gail's eyes are covered for him that made the play you got it when you blitz from the outside you got to keep that quarterback to your inside i think you just looked at a replay which uh vividly demonstrate what i was talking about nation four wide receivers for illinois here's the snap of the blitz again johnson is back he's sacked again lou benfatti the first man there rob holmberg shortly thereafter play selection in the plays they ran you up you know uh quite three touchdowns wide receivers split each way split set in the backfield now on first down the handoff goes to brian o'neill off tackle to the left squeeze brian on the left side wing he goes in motion to the right side the pitch back to mike archie off tackle to the right flag down as archie dives we'll get it back there there is the snap masillo takes it the rush is on and i think it was partially blocked but it goes downfield and takes a nice penn state roll all the way down to the 32-yard line of illinois five defensive backs third down intend to go the shotgun formation again johnson is back to pass he's looking he fires this one is complete down to the penn state 45 and fourteen throw the ball he's gonna hurt you here's the shotgun again in a four-man rush pocket collapsing and todd atkins gets to johnson again a four-man front for penn state here's the snap johnson is back has some time he's looking now scrambling out to the left side he's looking unloads one deep downfield into the end zone battle for the ball and it's incomplete shotgun formation penn state with a four-man rush again here he is back to pass the pressures on again he scrambles out to the left side under pressure they can't get him johnson's still running at the 40 and he's blasted out of bounds at the 45-yard line put him away johnson went sliding into the sideline it looks like he had a mud bath he comes out of there and is completely coated with mud because on the sideline there where all the players are is a mud bath shotgun formation three-man rush johnson is back he's looking he just unloads one and throws as far as he can into the end zone it is intercepted in the end zone by mark tate well as we say that was the hail mary they knew see if it was one touchdown to catch up with hits today he's been sliding in the mud he's been running around and threw an interception there you know the way penn state has played the last two weeks against some pretty good uh teams first down for penn state and the handoff to mike archie sweeping the left side he just cuts it up and dives down bobby hasn't not played that much and maybe of course some breakdowns here goes penn state again on the third down play they will not get enough for the first down but doesn't matter because that'll be the final play of the game the penn state nittany lions notch their second straight victory over a big ten opponent and again they score considerable points against a tough defense they beat illinois 28 to 14 all 28 of those points coming in the first half of the game and the nittany lions hold on for a two touchdown victory time has expired here at beaver stadium the lions improved their record to seven and two still two losses in the big ten and uh but a big victory over illinois today illinois meanwhile their second big ten loss of the season

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Keywords: 1993, college football, PSU football, Penn State Nittany Lions, Illinois, Illinois Football, Illinois Fighting Illini, Fighting Illini, Mike Archie, Lou Benfatti, Tyoka Jackson, Kyle Brady, Derek Bochna, Shelly Hammonds, Kevin Hardy, Simeon Rice

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Length: 27min 6sec (1626 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 14 2021