Notre Dame vs. Penn State Football Game, 1976 Season, Gator Bowl, College Football Stats, BYUStats

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		1976 Season Stats
		Series History

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Notre Dame	7	13	0	0	20
Penn State	3	0	0	6	9

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER
	FG	Tony Capozzoli 26 yard field goal	0	3
	TD	Al Hunter 1 yard run (Dave Reeve kick)	7	3
SECOND QUARTER
	FG	Dave Reeve 23 yard field goal	10	3
	TD	Al Hunter 1 yard run (Dave Reeve kick)	17	3
	FG	Dave Reeve 23 yard field goal	20	3
FOURTH QUARTER
	TD	Matt Suhey 8 yard pass from Chuck Fusina (run failed)	20	9

Team Stats
	ND	PSU
1st Downs	17	16
Rushing 1st Downs	9	9
Passing 1st Downs	6	6
Penalty	2	1
Rushing	132	156
Rushing Attempts	48	40
Yards Gained Rushing	143	180
Yards Lost Rushing	11	24
TDs Rushing	2	0
Passing	141	118
Passes Attempted	20	33
Passes Completed	10	14
Intercepted	0	2
TDs Passing	0	1
Pass Efficiency	109.22	70.34
Total Offensive Plays	68	73
Total Net Yards	273	274
Average Gain Per Play	4.01	3.75
Fumbles - Lost	2 - 0	4 - 1
Penalties - Yards	5 - 62	6 - 55
Interceptions - Yards	2 - 32	0 - 0
Punts - Yards	5 - 166	5 - 146
Average Per Punt	33.20	29.20
Punt Returns - Yards	3 - 2	2 - 21
Kickoff Returns - Yards	3 - 109	2 - 28

Game Info
Gator Bowl
Stadium	Gator Bowl
Location	Jacksonville, Florida
Date	Dec 27, 1976
Attendance	67,827
Temperature	48°F
Weather	Clear
Conference	ND: Independent PSU: Independent
Head Coach	ND: Dan Devine PSU: Joe Paterno
AP Rank	ND: 15 PSU: 20
Final AP Rank	ND: 12 PSU: NR
Season Record	ND: 9-3 PSU: 7-5

Notre Dame Scoring
	TD	FG	XP	2pt	DXP	Saf	Points
Al Hunter	2	0	0	0	0	0	12
Dave Reeve	0	2	2	0	0	0	8
TOTALS	2	2	2	0	0	0	20

Penn State Scoring
	TD	FG	XP	2pt	DXP	Saf	Points
Matt Suhey	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Tony Capozzoli	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
TOTALS	1	1	0	0	0	0	9

Notre Dame Passing
	C-Att-Int	Yards	Y/A	TD	Effic
Rick Slager	10-19-0	141	7.4	0	114.97
Jim Browner	0-1-0	0	0.0	0	0.00
TOTALS	10-20-0	141	7.0	0	109.22

Penn State Passing
	C-Att-Int	Yards	Y/A	TD	Effic
Chuck Fusina	14-33-2	118	3.6	1	70.34
TOTALS	14-33-2	118	3.6	1	70.34

Notre Dame Rushing
	No	Net	Avg	TD
Al Hunter	26	102	3.9	2
Vagas Ferguson	10	22	2.2	0
Willard Browner	3	10	3.3	0
Steve Orsini	3	7	2.3	0
Rick Slager	6	-9	-1.5	0
TOTALS	48	132	2.8	2

Penn State Rushing
	No	Net	Avg	TD
Bob Torrey	12	63	5.2	0
Matt Suhey	9	40	4.4	0
Jimmy Cefalo	3	18	6.0	0
Chuck Fusina	2	1	0.5	0
Mike Guman	2	-2	-1.0	0
TOTALS	28	120	4.3	0

Notre Dame Receiving
	No	Yds	Avg	TD
Ken MacAfee	5	78	15.6	0
Dan Kelleher	3	46	15.3	0
Al Hunter	1	13	13.0	0
Steve Orsini	1	4	4.0	0
TOTALS	10	141	14.1	0

Penn State Receiving
	No	Yds	Avg	TD
Jimmy Cefalo	5	60	12.0	0
Bob Torrey	3	-3	-1.0	0
Matt Suhey	2	17	8.5	1
Rich Mauti	1	21	21.0	0
Tom Donovan	1	11	11.0	0
Mick Shuler	1	10	10.0	0
Mike Guman	1	2	2.0	0
TOTALS	14	118	8.4	1

Notre Dame Kicking
	FG	Lng	XP	Pts
Dave Reeve	2-	23	2-2	8
TOTALS	2-	23	2-2	8

Penn State Kicking
	FG	Lng	XP	Pts
Tony Capozzoli	1-	26	0-0	3
TOTALS	1-	26	0-0	3

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