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[ Monday, Nov. 8, 2004 ]
Football Report Card
| Report Card: Northwestern 14, Penn State 7 | ||
| POSITION | COMMENTS | |
| Quarterback | B | It wasn’t a career day for Zack Mills, but it was quietly solid. Mills went 21-for-34, 183 yards, a touchdown and most importantly, no interceptions. |
| Running backs | B | Tony Hunt continued his resurgence and tallied a respectable 96 yards on 23 carries. Though both were overturned, the two fumbles were troubling. |
| Wide Receivers | D+ | It doesn’t say much for the unit when the screen to Hunt is the best play. Robinson had 63 yards but couldn’t come up with the catches when it counted. |
| Offensive line | C+ | That “consistency” word keeps coming into play for the offensive line, which has improved from a few weeks ago, but still hasn’t played a complete game. |
| Defensive line | B- | A tough go in the second half for this normally strong unit as the Wildcats ran the perfect scheme to cram the ball up the middle for Noah Herron. |
| Linebackers | B- | What can’t be said about true freshman Dan Connor? A ridiculous 16 tackles led both teams as the highlight to an otherwise average day. |
| Secondary | B | The secondary held up reasonably well considering how the Wildcats can spread the field. Paul Cronin came up with the big play to set up the offense. |
| Special Teams | B- | A tremendous effort that included a blocked field goal and a fumble recovery on a punt was marred by Robbie Gould’s missed field goal from 31 yards. |
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