Penn State football: Top-10 moments in 'White Out' history

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STATE COLLEGE, PA – OCTOBER 12: Bill Belton #1 of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates after rushing for the game-winning touchdown against the Michigan Wolverines during the game on October 12, 2013, at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. The Nittany Lions defeated the Wolverines 43-40 in four overtimes. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

Penn State football: Top-10 moments in ‘White Out’ history

No. 9: Penn State Football’s Bill Belton scores game-winner against Michigan in 2013

Going into their game against the hated Michigan Wolverines in 2013, nobody gave the Nittany Lions a chance to win. The Wolverines had started the season off on a high note, reeling off five straight victories to get out to a 5-0 start, and a No. 18 ranking before heading to Beaver Stadium.

On the other side of the field was Penn State football, a team that was not ranked, and one that was in the second year of their bowl ban, and had already lost to the likes of UCF and Indiana. But it was a ‘White Out’ game, and homecoming as well, so the crowd was rocking, and ready to try and will their team to victory.

As the fourth quarter started, Penn State found themselves down three points, but there was magic in the stadium that day, and it came in the form of a 36-yard pass from freshman quarterback Christian Hackenberg to a future NFL star in Allen Robinson. We will get to that play later on, but the throw set up Hackenberg’s one-yard touchdown, a score that would send this game to overtime.

The game would go to four overtimes, in fact, and would culminate with Bill Belton scoring from one-yard out to give the Nittany Lions a 43-40 victory. It was the defining moment of Belton’s career, and for Penn State football, it would be one of their last big wins under head coach Bill O’Brien.

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