Balanced Penn State Defeats Army 20-14
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Christian Hackenberg passed for 156 yards and a touchdown and Penn State beat Army 20-14 at Beaver Stadium.
Nick Scott ran for a touchdown, Mike Gesicki caught one and Joey Julius kicked two field goals for the Nittany Lions (4-1). Army backup quarterback A.J. Schurr ran for 74 yards and two touchdowns for the Black Knights (1-4), but three fumbles kept Army's triple-option offense grounded.
Scott's 11-yard run in the first quarter and Julius' 37-yard field goal to give Penn State a 10-0 lead at halftime. Julius was good again from 27-yards to begin the third quarter before Schurr finished an 8-play drive with a 3-yard touchdown plunge.
Hackenberg found Gesicki down the sideline for a 33-yard score at the end of the third. Schurr scored on a 56-yard run up the middle before he was sacked on fourth-and-5 by Penn State linebacker Jason Cabinda that sealed the win for Penn State.
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