![]() ![]() The Tigers went 6-5 in 2020, earning a bid to the Outback Bowl against Northwestern.Auburn, led by head coach Bryan Harsin, began its 2021 campaign with a 60-10 win over Akron and followed with a 62-0 victory against Alabama State.The Tigers defense held Alabama State to 176 yards and forced two takeaways. Bo Nix threw for 108 yards and two touchdowns. Auburn had two 100-yard rushers as Jarquez Hunter gained 147 yards on eight carries and Tank Bigsby rushed for 122 yards on 11 carries. The Tigers ran for 364 yards and three scores. Penn State is 10-16 in regular season contests against the SEC.Īuburn earned a 62-0 win over Alabama State last Saturday to improve 2-0 on the season. Of the 46 matchups, 20 have come in bowl games, including Penn State’s most recent game against an SEC opponent, the 2019 Citrus Bowl against Kentucky. Penn State holds a 23-23 record against current members of the SEC. In the last matchup, Penn State fell 13-9 against the Tigers in the 2002 Capital One Bowl. Wally Richardson threw for four touchdowns, while Bobby Engram had four catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns. Auburn’s quarterback in that game, Patrick Nix, is the father of Auburn’s current quarterback, Bo Nix. In 1995, Penn State earned a 43-14 win over Auburn in the Outback Bowl. The two previous matchups came in bowl games. The Nittany Lions will take on Auburn for the third time in program history. The Nittany Lions are 6-6 in Penn State White Out games. A tradition stretching back to a student section White Out in 2004, Penn State White Outs have created an unrivaled atmosphere inside Beaver Stadium. Penn State will host its 13th annual full-stadium Penn State Whiteout. Saturday’s broadcast marks the 10th time ESPN’s College Gameday has originated from Penn State. GameDay will appear at a Penn State game for the sixth consecutive season. Penn State is the only school to host GameDay in each of the last five seasons. ET on ABC.ĮSPN’s College Gameday will make its 22nd appearance at the site of a Penn State game. 22/20 Auburn on Saturday in Beaver Stadium for a non-conference battle to continue the home schedule of the 2021 season. If you ever wondered what a Penn State #Whiteout looks and sounds like on the field level, I give you this for your viewing pleasure, through my GoPro lens. Right NOW on ABC and streaming live in the ESPN App. One of the coolest scenes in college football. #WeAre #Legends #109kStrong /KkuXXOTRbuīest atmosphere in College Football hands down! There’s nothing like a Penn State Whiteout /2pcQWQxHjuĪs another whiteout game takes place at Penn State, an annual PSA that this is the best atmosphere in college football and it’s not even close /th3Glm757f □️ October 8, 2005: #OTD 15 years ago Penn State upset #6 Ohio State in front of College Gameday & the first primetime #WhiteOut crowd in one of the loudest atmospheres ever in Beaver Stadium history. And as the whiteout morphed from just a student section gimmick to a full-blown stadium-wide whiteout (the first coming in 2007 against Notre Dame in the first college start for Jimmy Clausen). Thanks to social media we can see some of these moments captured to look back on. Since that moment we have been privy to a ton of fun camera angles, fan views, and reporters being left in shock over the atmosphere the Nittany Lion faithful can create. Ohio State was led by Troy Smith, who would go on to win the Heisman Trophy the following season but Penn State was able to keep him in check, thanks to the Whiteout conditions the students created for the student-organized whiteout. The game would get all the bells and whistles including College Gameday coverage.Īs far as how the game would go, Penn State would go on to win the game led by then quarterback, current NFL Network analyst Michael Robinson. Penn State took on Ohio State in a top ten matchup between the teams in 2005, as Penn State was pulling itself out of some truly forgettable seasons and looking to win back some national respect. 9 Purdue, it was Penn State’s 2005 student whiteout that took things to the next level. After rolling out the first student-whiteout in 2004 for a game against Drew Brees and No. Looking back though, the first primetime Whiteout was something special. ![]() This year it is rumored the Whiteout game will be played at noon against Ohio State but that could change. A sold-out Beaver Stadium with 106,000 screaming fans and students that make the entire stadium shake, especially the press box. ![]() The Penn State Whiteout is arguably, no, it is the best tradition in not only college sports but all of sports one could argue. ![]()
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