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Nittany Lions earn first win over ranked team since 2002

Saturday, October 1, 2005

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State beat run-first Minnesota at its own game. Whether going off-tackle, around the end or just straight up the middle, the Nittany Lions (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) ran roughshod over the No. 18 Gophers' porous defense. In the process, they shut down the vaunted running attack of Minnesota (4-1, 1-1) and gave a big hit to Laurence Maroney's Heisman Trophy campaign, holding him to a season-low 48 yards. Penn State could return to the Top 25 with the win, but with a pri ...

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