Penn State Football: Position Grades For The Army West Point Game

Oct 3, 2015; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions place kicker Joey Julius (99) kicks a field goal against the Army Black Knights during the third quarter at Beaver Stadium. Penn State won 20-14. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

Special Teams:

Another not so great outing for the special teams.  I guess the Rutgers game was an outlier for punter Chris Gulla.  On five punts against Army, he finished with an average of 32 yards, including an 11-yard shank.  He also got hurt during a punt return and left the game.  Dan Pasquariello punted one ball after that for 35 yards.

The good new is that kicker Joey Julius continues to have success.  He was 2 for 2 on his field goal attempts and has been perfect on all his extra point attempts this season.

The return game didn’t do much Saturday, although DeAndre Thompkins did have a 25-yard kickoff return.

It’s going to have to be a better effort from this group going forward with conference play.

Grade: C

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