The Hoosiers would take on the Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium at University Park PA with a noon ET kickoff.
The Nittany Lions, who in the pre-season were ranked #2 in the country and were considered legitimate contenders for a national championship, found themselves 3-5 for the season and 0-5 in B1G play. Three games into the Big Ten season Penn State had parted ways with coach James Franklin as backers had grown impatient with his overall Big Ten performance. Franklin’s $49 million buyout would be the second largest in college football history, only behind Jimbo Fisher’s $76 million Texas A & M payout.
The Hoosiers would enter the contest having never won at Bever Stadium in Happy Valley.
There had been close calls, but usually it had been a house of horrors.
It all came down to a third and goal at the Penn State 7-yard line with 0:36 remaining in the game. Omar Cooper Jr. jumped to catch a pass from Fernando Mendoza in the back of the end zone, sweeping his inside foot within inches of the field of play to go ahead 27-24 to save the No 2 Hoosiers from their first loss of the season.
“It was the most improbable victory I have ever been a part of,” Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said. “And there have been a better place to make it happen.”
The Hoosiers improved to 10-0 for the season and remained ranked #2 in the country.
Sources:
The Helmet Project found here:
http://nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/index.htm
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