Penn State @ Michigan State Game Notes

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When: Saturday, November 21, 2009
Where: Spartan Stadium (75,005)
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET
Attendance: 75,005 (sold out)
Series Record: Penn State leads, 13-12-1
Penn State Captains:
No. 17 Daryll Clark, Sr., QB
No. 45 Sean Lee, Sr., LB


TELEVISION: The contest will be televised by ABC/ESPN to national audience with Mike Patrick, Craig James and Heather Cox calling the action.
The Nittany Lions are appearing on television for the 189th time in their last 191 games.

RADIO: Penn State Sports Network (60 stations)
Radio Team (10th year)
Play-by-Play: Steve Jones; Analysis: Jack Ham
Web stream: www.GoPSUsports.com
Spartan Sports Network (George Blaha, play-byplay;
Jim Miller, analysis; Jason Strayhorn, sideline).
XM Radio 196; Sirius 129.

COACHES:
Joe Paterno
Penn State Record . .392-129-3 (75.1), 44th Year
Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Same
vs. Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-5
60th year on Penn State staff...all-time leader in career wins among FBS (1-A) coaches...300 wins faster than any coach in NCAA history...College Football Hall of Fame inductee in 2007.

Mark Dantonio
MSU Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-15, 3rd Year
Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . .40-32, 6th Year
vs. Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1

THE SERIES: The Nittany Lions and Spartans first met in 1914 and Penn State leads the series, 13-12-1.
With Penn State's entry into the Big Ten in 1993, the teams have played in the regular season finale the past 16 years, with the winner claiming the Land Grant Trophy.
The Nittany Lions won, 49-18, last year in Beaver Stadium in a battle for the Big Ten Championship.