Penn State’s offense is explosive, albeit in very small spurts, and the Nittany Lions did just enough to beat Army with one such stretch on Saturday.
Christian Hackenberg passed for 156 yards — with 82 of them and his lone touchdown coming on a three-play sequence in the third quarter that gave Penn State (4-1) a 20-7 lead — and the defense foiled a late Army drive to hold on for a 20-14 win at Beaver Stadium.
The backup quarterback A. J. Schurr ran for two touchdowns for the Black Knights (1-4), but seven fumbles — three lost — kept Army’s offense grounded.