American college football season
2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Division | East Division |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 17 |
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AP | No. 17 |
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Record | 9–4 (6–3 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - James Franklin (5th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Ricky Rahne (1st as OC; 5th overall season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Brent Pry (3rd as DC; 5th overall season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Tim Banks (3rd season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Captain | Trace McSorley Blake Gillikin Nick Scott |
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Home stadium | Beaver Stadium |
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Seasons |
The 2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach James Franklin and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. They were a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference.
Penn State, coming off an 11–2, Fiesta Bowl-winning season in 2017, began the year at 10th in the preseason AP Poll. They narrowly escaped an upset in their first game of the year by defeating Appalachian State in overtime. The Nittany Lions won their first four games and entered an anticipated home game against No. 4 Ohio State at No. 9, but lost to the Buckeyes by a score of 26–27. The following week the team was upset by Michigan State on homecoming. The team rebounded with a home win against then-No. 18 Iowa, but was blown out the following week by Michigan 42–7. The Nittany Lions finished the regular season in third in the Big Ten East with a conference record of 6–3. They were invited to the Citrus Bowl, where they lost to Kentucky to finish the year at 9–4.
Senior quarterback Trace McSorley led the team in passing, finishing with 2,530 passing yards and 18 passing touchdowns to go along with 12 rushing touchdowns. He was named second team All-Big Ten by both the media and coaches. During the season, McSorley became the all-time school record holder in several categories, including career passing yards, completions, passing touchdowns, and total touchdowns responsible for.[1] Junior running back Miles Sanders finished in second in the conference in rushing with 1,274 yards.[2] On defense, cornerback Amani Oruwariye and lineman Yetur Gross-Matos were named first-team all-conference by the media.[3]
Offseason
Staff changes
On November 29, 2017, it was announced that offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Joe Moorhead was hired to be the head coach for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.[4] Shortly after, it was reported that running backs coach and special teams coordinator Charles Huff would be joining Moorhead at Mississippi State as his assistant head coach, run game coordinator, and running backs coach.[5] On December 1, 2017, James Franklin announced that tight ends coach Ricky Rahne would replace Moorhead as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.[6] It was also announced that former Maryland offensive line coach Tyler Bowen was hired to coach tight ends and consultant Phil Galiano was hired to coordinate special teams and assist with the defensive line.[6] On January 12, 2018, former Army wide receivers coach David Corley Jr. was hired to the staff as the running backs coach.[7] Corley was hired as the 10th assistant coach because of a new rule change by the NCAA, that expanded staff sizes by one.[8] On January 24, 2018, wide receivers coach Josh Gattis announced that he would be leaving to serve as the co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide.[9] The next day it was announced that former Florida Gators running backs coach Ja'Juan Seider would be joining Penn State in the same capacity and David Corley Jr. would be coaching the wide receivers.[10] It was also announced that defensive line coach Sean Spencer received the title of associate head coach, a title previously held by defensive coordinator Brent Pry.[11]
Recruiting
The Nittany Lions signed 23 recruits.[12][13]
US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits |
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
Justin Shorter WR | Monmouth Junction, NJ | South Brunswick High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | Aug 6, 2016 |
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Pat Freiermuth TE | North Andover, MA | Brooks School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Aug 16, 2016 |
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Zack Kuntz TE | Camp Hill, PA | Camp Hill High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 221 lb (100 kg) | Nov 26, 2016 |
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Isaiah Humphries S | Sachse, TX | Sachse High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | Dec 31, 2016 |
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Charlie Katshir LB | Mechanicsburg, PA | Cumberland Valley High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Feb 2, 2017 |
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Ricky Slade RB | Woodbridge, VA | C. D. Hylton High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Feb 3, 2017 |
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Jesse Luketa LB | Erie, PA | Mercyhurst Preparatory School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 238 lb (108 kg) | Feb 3, 2017 |
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Nick Tarburton LB | Perkasie, PA | Pennridge High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 242 lb (110 kg) | Feb 9, 2017 |
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Trent Gordon CB | Manvel, TX | Manvel High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 29, 2017 |
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Nana Asiedu OT | Stafford, VA | North Stafford High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | Apr 22, 2017 |
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Bryce Effner OT | Aurora, IL | Metea Valley High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | May 6, 2017 |
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Jordan Miner CB | Wesley Chapel, FL | Wiregrass Ranch High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | Jul 6, 2017 |
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Judge Culpepper DE | Tampa, FL | Plant High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 256 lb (116 kg) | Jul 14, 2017 |
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Will Levis QB | Middletown, CT | Xavier High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 222 lb (101 kg) | Jul 15, 2017 |
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Jake Pinegar K | Ankeny, IA | Centennial High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jul 16, 2017 |
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Daniel George WR | Oxon Hill, MD | Oxon Hill High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jul 16, 2017 |
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Juice Scruggs C | Erie, PA | Cathedral Preparatory School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | Aug 4, 2017 |
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P. J. Mustipher DT | Owings Mills, MD | McDonogh School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | Aug 7, 2017 |
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Aeneas Hawkins DT | Cincinnati, OH | Moeller High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | Aug 10, 2017 |
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Jahan Dotson WR | Nazareth, PA | Nazareth Area High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Dec 20, 2017 |
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Micah Parsons DE | Harrisburg, PA | Harrisburg High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Dec 20, 2017 |
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Odafe Oweh DE | Blairstown, NJ | Blair Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 236 lb (107 kg) | Jan 4, 2018 |
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Rasheed Walker OT | Waldorf, Maryland | North Point High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | Feb 7, 2018 |
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- Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
- In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources: - "Penn State Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
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2018 NFL draft
Offseason departures
Player | Class | Position | Hometown | Reason left |
DaeSean Hamilton | Sr | WR | Stafford, Virginia | Graduated |
Marcus Allen | Sr | S | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | Graduated |
Saeed Blacknall | Sr | WR | Manalapan, New Jersey | Graduated |
Christian Campbell | Sr | CB | Phenix City, Alabama | Graduated |
Mike Gesicki | Sr | TE | Manahawkin, New Jersey | Graduated |
Grant Haley | Sr | CB | Atlanta, Georgia | Graduated |
Troy Apke | Sr | S | Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
Jason Cabinda | Sr | LB | Buena Park, California | Graduated |
Curtis Cothran | Sr | DT | Newtown, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
Parker Cothren | Sr | DT | Huntsville, Alabama | Graduated |
Tyler Davis | Sr | K | St. Charles, Illinois | Graduated |
Brendan Mahon | Sr | G | Randolph, New Jersey | Graduated |
Saquon Barkley | Jr | RB | Whitehall, Pennsylvania | Declared for NFL draft |
Crae McCracken | Fr | OL | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | Transferred |
Andre Robinson | So | RB | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania | Transferred |
Alex Barbir | Fr | K | Cumming, Georgia | Transferred |
Corey Bolds | Fr | DT | Paterson, New Jersey | Transferred |
Manny Bowen | Jr | LB | Barnegat, New Jersey | Dismissed from program |
Irvin Charles | So | WR | Sicklerville, New Jersey | Dismissed from program |
Robert Martin | So | OL | Sparta, New Jersey | Retired |
Returning starters
Offense | Defense Player | Class | Position | Kevin Givens | Junior | Defensive tackle | Shareef Miller | Junior | Defensive end | Koa Farmer | Senior | Linebacker | Nick Scott | Senior | Safety | Reference:[14] | | Special teams Player | Class | Position | Blake Gillikin | Junior | Punter | Kyle Vasey | Senior | Long snapper | DeAndre Thompkins | Senior | Punt returner | Reference:[14] | |
Position key
Preseason
Award watch lists
Personnel
Roster
Seniors Trace McSorley and Nick Scott, and junior Blake Gillikin were elected by their teammates as captains.[30] Running Back C. J. Holmes is a transfer from Notre Dame.[31] On August 4, 2018, Linebacker Manny Bowen returned to the program after being dismissed near the end of the 2017 season.[32]
Depth chart
As of August 28, 2018
Defense | FS | 4 Nick Scott | 23 Ayron Monroe | 16 John Petrishen | | | SS | 17 Garrett Taylor | 38 Lamont Wade | 26 Jonathan Sutherland | | | | | | | Offense | | | LT | LG | C | RG | RT | 52 Ryan Bates | 74 Steven Gonzalez | 62 Michal Menet | 66 Connor McGovern | 77 Chasz Wright OR | 75 Des Holmes | 73 Mike Miranda | 64 Zach Simpson | 69 C.J. Thorpe | 71 Will Fries | 53 Rasheed Walker | 72 Bryce Effner | 70 Juice Scruggs | 79 Charlie Shuman | 51 Alex Gellerstedt | | | | | | | | | | | Special teams | PK 92 Jake Pinegar | PK 90 Rafael Checa | P 93 Blake Gillikin | P 49 Cade Pollard | KR 1 K. J. Hamler 32 Journey Brown | PR 3 DeAndre Thompkins 1 K. J. Hamler | LS 96 Kyle Vasey | H 93 Blake Gillikin | | | | | |
Coaching staff
Schedule
Spring game
Regular season
The team hosted two of the three non-conference games against the Appalachian State Mountaineers (first ever meeting) from the Sun Belt Conference and the Kent State Golden Flashes from the Mid-American Conference (MAC).[37] They traveled to the Pittsburgh Panthers from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[38]
During the 2018 Nittany Lions season, Penn State faced Big Ten conference opponents Illinois, Ohio State, Michigan State, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Rutgers and Maryland. Their annual homecoming game was played on October 13.[39] The 2018 regular season schedule consisted of 7 home games and 5 away.[40][41]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Appalachian State* | No. 10 | | BTN | W 45–38 OT | 105,232 |
September 8 | 8:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh* | No. 13 | | ABC | W 51–6 | 68,400 |
September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Kent State* | No. 11 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| FS1 | W 63–10 | 106,528 |
September 21 | 9:00 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 10 | | FS1 | W 63–24 | 34,704 |
September 29 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 4 Ohio State | No. 9 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry, College GameDay)
| ABC | L 26–27 | 110,889 |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Michigan State | No. 8 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| BTN | L 17–21 | 106,685 |
October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at Indiana | No. 18 | | ABC | W 33–28 | 41,553 |
October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 18 Iowa | No. 17 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| ESPN | W 30–24 | 105,244 |
November 3 | 3:45 p.m. | at No. 5 Michigan | No. 14 | | ESPN | L 7–42 | 111,747 |
November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Wisconsin | No. 20 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| ABC | W 22–10 | 105,396 |
November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rutgers | No. 14 | | BTN | W 20–7 | 44,840 |
November 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Maryland | No. 12 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| ABC | W 38–3 | 98,422 |
January 1, 2019 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 14 Kentucky* | No. 12 | | ABC | L 24–27 | 59,167 |
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Game summaries
Appalachian State
Game information |
- First quarter
- PSU – Trace McSorley, 12-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 12:02 (PSU 7–0)
- ASU – Darrynton Evans, 100-yard kickoff return, Chandler Staton kick good, 11:48 (TIE 7–7)
- ASU – Staton, 38-yard field goal, 4:10 (ASU 10–7)
- Second quarter
- PSU – Pinegar, 32-yard field goal, 0:12 (TIE 10–10)
- Third quarter
- PSU – McSorley, 10-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 9:41 (PSU 17–10)
- PSU – Ricky Slade, 27-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 2:41 (PSU 24–10)
- Fourth quarter
- ASU – Malik Williams, 17-yard TD pass from Zac Thomas, Staton kick good, 13:39 (PSU 24–17)
- PSU – Miles Sanders, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 11:17 (PSU 31–17)
- ASU – Williams, 24-yard TD pass from Thomas, Staton kick good, 7:40 (PSU 31–24)
- ASU – Thomas, 1-yard TD run, Staton kick good, 6:03 (TIE 31–31)
- ASU – Jalin Moore, 16-yard TD run, Staton kick good, 1:47 (ASU 38–31)
- PSU – K. J. Hamler, 15-yard TD pass from McSorley, Pinegar kick good, 0:42 (TIE 38–38)
- Overtime
- PSU – Sanders, 4-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, (PSU 45–38)
| - Top passers
- ASU – Zac Thomas – 25/38, 270 yards, 2 TD, INT
- PSU – Trace McSorley – 21/36, 230 yards, TD
- Top rushers
- ASU – Jalin Moore – 18 carries, 88 yards, TD
- PSU – Miles Sanders – 19 carries, 91 yards, 2 TD
- Top receivers
- ASU – Corey Sutton – 6 receptions, 87 yards
- PSU – K. J. Hamler – 4 receptions, 68 yards, TD
- Top defenders
- ASU – Anthony Flory – 9 tackles
- PSU – Jan Johnson – 11 tackles
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At Pittsburgh
Game information |
- First quarter
- PSU – K. J. Hamler, 32-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 12:14 (PSU 7–0)
- UP – Qadree Ollison, 13-yard TD run, 2-point conversion failed, 7:09 (PSU 7–6)
- Second quarter
- PSU – Hamler, 14-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Pinegar kick good, 0:26 (PSU 14–6)
- Third quarter
- PSU – McSorley, 4-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 8:36 (PSU 21–6)
- PSU – safety, offensive holding penalty by Pittsburgh (Stefano Millin) in its endzone, 7:38 (PSU 23–6)
- PSU – DeAndre Thompkins, 39-yard punt return for TD, Pinegar kick good, 0:28 (PSU 30–6)
- Fourth quarter
- PSU – Mac Hippenhammer, 11-yard pass from McSorley, 11:40 (PSU 37–6)
- PSU – Mark Allen, 4-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 6:17 (PSU 44–6)
- PSU – Brandon Polk, 34-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 4:21 (PSU 51–6)
| - Top passers
- PSU – Trace McSorley – 14/30, 145 yards, 2 TD
- UP – Kenny Pickett – 9/18, 55 yards, INT
- Top rushers
- PSU – Miles Sanders – 16 carries, 118 yards
- UP – Qadree Ollison – 21 carries, 119 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- PSU – Brandon Polk – 2 receptions, 45 yards, TD
- UP – Shocky Jacques−Louis – 2 receptions, 21 yards
- Top defenders
- PSU – Kevin Givens – 7 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
- UP – Quintin Wirginis – 9 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack
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Kent State
Kent State at Penn State – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Kent State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
No. 11 Penn State | 21 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 63 |
at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); cloudy, humid
- Game attendance: 106,528
- Referee: Ron Hudson
- TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Holly Sonders
- ESPN Box Score GoPSUsports.com Box Score
Game information |
- First quarter
- PSU – DeAndre Thompkins, 40-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Jake Pinegar kick good, 12:51 (PSU 7–0)
- KSU – Mike Carrigan, 47-yard TD pass from Woody Barrett, Matthew Trickett kick good, 9:43 (TIE 7–7)
- PSU – McSorley, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 5:07 (PSU 14–7)
- PSU – McSorley, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 1:09 (PSU 21–7)
- Second quarter
- KSU – Trickett, 24-yard field goal, 0:35, (PSU 21–10)
- PSU – McSorley, 13-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 0:04 (PSU 28–10)
- Third quarter
- PSU – Mark Allen, 7-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 10:05 (PSU 35–10)
- PSU – Ricky Slade, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 7:42 (PSU 42–10)
- PSU – Brandon Polk, 41-yard TD pass from McSorley, Pinegar kick good, 2:37 (PSU 49–10)
- Fourth quarter
- PSU – Daniel George, 95-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 6:55 (PSU 56–10)
- PSU – Johnathan Thomas, 15-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 1:09 (PSU 63–10)
| - Top passers
- KSU – Woody Barrett – 20/38, 176 yards, TD
- PSU – Trace McSorley – 11/22, 229 yards, 2 TD, INT
- Top rushers
- KSU – Dustin Crum – 3 carries, 23 yards
- PSU – Miles Sanders – 14 carries, 86 yards
- Top receivers
- KSU – Antwan Dixon – 5 receptions, 59 yards
- PSU – DeAndre Thompkins – 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD
- Top defenders
- KSU – Dalton Hicks – 12 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
- PSU – Cam Brown – 7 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
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At Illinois
Penn State at Illinois – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 10 Penn State | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 | 63 |
Illinois | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
Game information |
- First quarter
- PSU – Miles Sanders, 14-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 9:17 (PSU 7–0)
- UI – Reggie Corbin, 2-yard TD run, Chase McLaughlin kick good, 2:16 (TIE 7–7)
- Second quarter
- PSU – Sanders, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 12:52 (PSU 14–7)
- PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 5-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Pinegar kick good, 8:11 (PSU 21–7)
- UI – Ricky Smalling, 6-yard TD pass from M. J. Rivers II, McLaughlin kick good, 6:47 (PSU 21–14)
- UI – McLaughlin, 42-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 21–17)
- Third quarter
- UI – Smalling, 17-yard TD pass from Trenard Davis, McLaughlin kick good, 10:36 (UI 24–21)
- PSU – Sanders, 48-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 8:36 (PSU 28–24)
- Fourth quarter
- PSU – Juwan Johnson, 16-yard TD pass from McSorley, Pinegar kick good, 14:53 (PSU 35–24)
- PSU – K. J. Hamler, 21-yard TD pass from McSorley, Pinegar kick good, 14:09 (PSU 42–24)
- PSU – Ricky Slade, 61-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 9:58 (PSU 49–24)
- PSU – Slade, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 4:24 (PSU 56–24)
- PSU – Journey Brown, 6-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 1:56 (PSU 63–24)
| - Top passers
- PSU – Trace McSorley – 12/19, 160 yards, 3 TD, INT
- UI – M. J. Rivers – 17/28, 149 yards, TD, INT
- Top rushers
- PSU – Miles Sanders – 22 carries, 200 yards, 3 TD
- UI – Reggie Corbin – 11 carries, 87 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- PSU – Jonathan Holland – 3 receptions, 53 yards
- UI – Carmoni Green – 4 receptions, 49 yards
- Top defenders
- PSU – Jonathan Sutherland – 8 tackles, 1 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
- UI – Bobby Roundtree – 12 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack
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No. 4 Ohio State
Game information |
- First quarter
- PSU – Jake Pinegar, 34-yard field goal, 4:58 (PSU 3–0)
- Second quarter
- PSU – Pinegar, 39-yard field goal, 11:18 (PSU 6–0)
- PSU – K. J. Hamler 93-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Pinegar kick good, 5:59 (PSU 13–0)
- OSU – J. K. Dobbins, 26-yard TD pass from Dwayne Haskins, Sean Nuernberger kick good, 1:50 (PSU 13–7)
- Third quarter
- OSU – Dobbins, 4-yard TD run, Nuernberger kick good, 10:22 (OSU 14–13)
- Fourth quarter
- PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 2-yard TD pass from McSorley, Pinegar kick good, 12:22 (PSU 20–14)
- PSU – Miles Sanders, 1-yard TD run, 2-point conversion run failed, 8:00 (PSU 26–14)
- OSU – Binjimen Victor, 47-yard TD pass from Haskins, Nuernberger kick good, 6:42 (PSU 26–21)
- OSU – K. J. Hill, 24-yard TD pass from Haskins, 2-point conversion pass failed, 2:03 (OSU 27–26)
| - Top passers
- OSU – Dwayne Haskins – 22/39, 270 yards, 3 TD, INT
- PSU – Trace McSorley – 16/32, 286 yards, 2 TD
- Top rushers
- OSU – J. K. Dobbins – 17 carries, 57 yards, TD
- PSU – Trace McSorley – 25 carries, 175 yards
- Top receivers
- OSU – J. K. Dobbins – 2 receptions, 61 yards, TD
- PSU – K. J. Hamler – 4 receptions, 138 yards, TD
- Top defenders
- OSU – Chase Young – 6 tackles, 3 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 2 sacks
- OSU – Tuf Borland – 6 tackles, sack
- PSU – Koa Farmer – 8 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
- PSU – Garrett Taylor – 4 tackles, INT
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Michigan State
Game information |
- First quarter
- PSU – K. J. Hamler, 5-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Jake Pinegar kick good, 5:03 (PSU 7–0)
- Second quarter
- MSU – La'Darius Jefferson, 1-yard TD run, Matt Coghlin kick good, 13:25 (TIE 7–7)
- PSU – Miles Sanders, 48-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 4:33 (PSU 14–7)
- Third quarter
- MSU – Felton Davis III, 20-yard TD pass from Brian Lewerke, Coghlin kick good, 6:10 (TIE 14–14)
- Fourth quarter
- PSU – Pinegar, 20-yard field goal, 9:21 (PSU 17–14)
- MSU – Davis, 25-yard TD pass from Lewerke, Coghlin kick good, 0:19 (MSU 21–17)
| - Top passers
- MSU – Brian Lewerke – 24/52, 259 yards, 2 TD, INT
- PSU – Trace McSorley – 19/32, 192 yards, TD
- Top rushers
- MSU – La'Darius Jefferson – 15 carries, 60 yards, TD
- PSU – Miles Sanders – 17 carries, 162 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- MSU – Felton Davis III – 8 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD
- PSU – K. J. Hamler – 5 receptions, 66 yards, TD
- Top defenders
- MSU – Khari Willis – 9 tackles
- PSU – Koa Farmer – 6 tackles
- PSU – Garrett Taylor – 6 tackles, INT
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At Indiana
Penn State at Indiana – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 18 Penn State | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 33 |
Indiana | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana
- Date: October 20
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 41,553
- Referee: John O'Neill
- TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay
- ESPN Box Score GoPSUsports.com Box Score
Game information |
- First quarter
- PSU – Miles Sanders, 1-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 13:00 (PSU 7–0)
- IU – Stevie Scott III, 5-yard TD run, Logan Justus kick good, 10:18 (TIE 7–7)
- IU – Ronnie Walker Jr., 30-yard TD run, Justus kick good, 1:06 (IU 14–7)
- Second quarter
- PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 23-yard TD pass from Tommy Stevens, Pinegar kick good, 10:08 (TIE 14–14)
- PSU – Pinegar, 27-yard field goal, 6:27 (PSU 17–14)
- Third quarter
- PSU – Pinegar, 32-yard field goal, 7:16 (PSU 20–14)
- IU – Scott, 3-yard TD run, Justus kick good, 4:01 (IU 21–20)
- PSU – Trace McSorley, 5-yard TD run, Pinegar kick blocked, 3:41 (PSU 26–21)
- Fourth quarter
- PSU – McSorley, 4-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 10:25 (PSU 33–21)
- IU – J-Shun Harris II, 21-yard TD pass from Peyton Ramsey, Justus kick good, 0:49 (PSU 33–28)
| - Top passers
- PSU – Trace McSorley – 19/36, 220 yards, INT
- IU – Peyton Ramsey – 26/36, 236 yards, TD, INT
- Top rushers
- PSU – Trace McSorley – 19 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD
- IU – Stevie Scott III – 26 carries, 138 yards, 2 TD
- Top receivers
- PSU – Juwan Johnson – 2 receptions, 72 yards
- IU – Luke Timian – 6 receptions, 58 yards
- Top defenders
- PSU – Yetur Gross-Matos – 10 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 2 sacks
- IU – Marcelino Ball – 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 0.5 sacks
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No. 18 Iowa
Game information |
- First quarter
- UI – Safety, Blake Gillikin punt blocked out of end zone by Dominique Dafney, 14:08 (UI 2–0)
- UI – Miguel Recinos, 27-yard field goal, 10:09 (UI 5–0)
- UI – Sam Brincks, 10-yard TD pass from Colten Rastetter, Recinos kick good, 5:22 (UI 12–0)
- PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 18-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Jake Pinegar kick good, 0:27 (UI 12–7)
- Second quarter
- UI – Safety, snap out of end zone, 13:39 (UI 14–7)
- PSU – Tommy Stevens, 3-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 6:45 (TIE 14–14)
- UI – Recinos, 49-yard field goal, 4:32 (UI 17–14)
- PSU – Pinegar, 45-yard field goal, 0:03 (TIE 17–17)
- Third quarter
- PSU – McSorley, 51-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 12:10 (PSU 24–17)
- PSU – Pinegar, 49-yard field goal, 4:10 (PSU 27–17)
- Fourth quarter
- UI – Geno Stone, 24-yard interception return, Recinos kick good, 10:00 (PSU 27–24)
- PSU – Pinegar, 44-yard field goal, 8:24 (PSU 30–24)
| - Top passers
- UI – Nate Stanley – 18/49, 205 yards, 2 INT
- PSU – Trace McSorley – 11/25, 167 yards, TD, INT
- Top rushers
- UI – Mekhi Sargent – 16 carries, 91 yards
- PSU – Trace McSorley – 12 carries, 63 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- Top defenders
- UI – Amani Hooker – 6 tackles
- UI – Matt Nelson – 6 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
- PSU – Yetur Gross-Matos – 9 tackles, 4 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 2 sacks
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At No. 5 Michigan
Penn State at Michigan – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 14 Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
No. 5 Michigan | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Date: November 3
- Game time: 3:45 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C); partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 111,747
- Referee: Jeff Servinski
- TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor
- ESPN Box Score GoPSUsports.com Box Score
Game information |
- First quarter
- UM – Shea Patterson, 1-yard TD run, Quinn Nordin kick good, 8:12 (UM 7–0)
- Second quarter
- UM – Donovan Peoples-Jones, 23-yard TD pass from Patterson, Nordin kick good, 6:52 (UM 14–0)
- Third quarter
- UM – Zach Gentry, 7-yard TD pass from Patterson, Nordin kick good, 0:56 (UM 21–0)
- UM – Brandon Watson, 62-yard interception return for TD, Nordin kick good, 0:09 (UM 28–0)
- Fourth quarter
- UM – Karan Higdon, 4-yard TD run, Nordin kick good, 9:49 (UM 35–0)
- UM – Chris Evans, 1-yard TD run, Nordin kick good, 7:44 (UM 42–0)
- PSU – Tommy Stevens, 8-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 1:59 (UM 42–7)
| - Top passers
- PSU – Trace McSorley – 5/13, 83 yards, INT
- UM – Shea Patterson – 11/17, 144 yards, 2 TD
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top defenders
- PSU – Jan Johnson – 10 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
- UM – Devin Bush Jr. – 7 tackles
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin at Penn State – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wisconsin | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
No. 21 Penn State | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
- Date: November 10
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
- Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C); partly cloudy, windy
- Game attendance: 105,396
- Referee: Jerry McGinn
- TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Molly McGrath
- ESPN Box Score GoPSUsports.com Box Score
Game information |
- First quarter
- UW – Jonathan Taylor, 71-yard TD run, Rafael Gaglianone kick good, 11:04 (UW 7–0)
- PSU – DeAndre Thompkins, 14-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Jake Pinegar kick good, 7:41 (TIE 7–7)
- PSU – Pinegar, 49-yard field goal, 1:53 (PSU 10–7)
- Second quarter
- PSU – Miles Sanders, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick missed, 8:09 (PSU 16–7)
- Third quarter
- UW – Rafael Gaglianone, 28-yard field goal, 9:45 (PSU 16–10)
- PSU – Pinegar, 42-yard field goal, 4:07 (PSU 19–10)
- Fourth quarter
- PSU – Pinegar, 23-yard field goal, 7:23 (PSU 22–10)
| - Top passers
- UW – Jack Coan – 9/20, 60 yards, 2 INT
- PSU – Trace McSorley – 19/25, 160 yards, TD
- Top rushers
- UW – Jonathan Taylor – 20 carries, 185 yards, TD
- PSU – Miles Sanders – 23 carries, 159 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- UW – Danny Davis III – 2 receptions, 24 yards
- PSU – Jahan Dotson – 2 receptions, 39 yards
- Top defenders
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At Rutgers
Penn State at Rutgers – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 16 Penn State | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at HighPoint.com Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
- Date: November 17
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
- Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C); mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 44,840
- Referee: Michael Cannon
- TV announcers (BTN): Chris Vosters, Shaun O'Hara
- ESPN Box Score GoPSUsports.com Box Score
Game information |
- First quarter
- PSU – Jake Pinegar, 22-yard field goal, 2:27 (PSU 3–0)
- Second quarter
- PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 6-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Pinegar kick good, 2:04 (PSU 10–0)
- PSU – Pinegar, 19-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 13–0)
- Third quarter
No scoring - Fourth quarter
- PSU – Freiermuth, 18-yard TD pass from McSorley, Pinegar kick good, 13:06 (PSU 20–0)
- RU – Raheem Blackshear, 2-yard TD run, Justin Davidovicz kick good, 9:23 (PSU 20–7)
| - Top passers
- PSU – Trace McSorley – 17/37, 183 yards, 2 TD, INT
- RU – Giovanni Rescigno – 2/8, 28 yards
- Top rushers
- PSU – Miles Sanders – 27 carries, 88 yards
- RU – Raheem Blackshear – 22 carries, 102 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- PSU – K. J. Hamler – 5 receptions, 71 yards
- RU – Bo Melton – 3 receptions, 29 yards
- Top defenders
- PSU – Koa Farmer – 8 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
- RU – Deonte Roberts – 10 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
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Maryland
Maryland at Penn State – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Maryland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 15 Penn State | 14 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
- Date: November 24
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET
- Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C); rain, freezing drizzle
- Game attendance: 98,422
- Referee: Daniel Capron
- TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Molly McGrath
- ESPN Box Score GoPSUsports.com Box Score
Game information |
- First quarter
- PSU – Trace McSorley, 3-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 13:24 (PSU 7–0)
- UM – Joseph Petrino, 26-yard field goal, 4:53 (PSU 7–3)
- PSU – McSorley, 20-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 1:58 (PSU 14–3)
- Second quarter
- PSU – Pinegar, 25-yard field goal, 2:06 (PSU 17–3)
- Third quarter
- PSU – Ricky Slade, 8-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 9:10 (PSU 24–3)
- Fourth quarter
- PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 5-yard TD pass from McSorley, Pinegar kick good, 12:24 (PSU 31–3)
- PSU – Slade, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 6:13 (PSU 38–3)
| - Top passers
- UM – Tyrrell Pigrome – 14/23, 185 yards
- PSU – Trace McSorley – 12/22, 230 yards, TD
- Top rushers
- UM – Javon Leake – 11 carries, 34 yards
- PSU – Miles Sanders – 14 carries, 128 yards
- Top receivers
- UM – Brian Cobbs – 2 receptions, 58 yards
- PSU – K. J. Hamler – 3 receptions, 90 yards
- Top defenders
- UM – Isaiah Davis – 9 tackles
- PSU – Cam Brown – 5 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack
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Vs. No. 16 Kentucky (Citrus Bowl)
Penn State vs. Kentucky – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 13 Penn State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
No. 16 Kentucky | 10 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
- Date: January 1, 2019
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. ET
- Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); bright sunshine, warm, humid
- Game attendance: 59,167
- Referee: Riley Johnson
- TV announcers (ABC): Dave Flemming, Brock Huard, Laura Rutledge
- ESPN Box Score GoPSUsports.com Box Score
Game information |
- First quarter
- UK – Miles Butler, 28-yard field goal, 12:23 (UK 3–0)
- UK – Lynn Bowden, 58-yard TD punt return, Butler kick good, 0:45 (UK 10–0)
- Second quarter
- PSU – Nick Bowers, 1-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Jake Pinegar kick good, 13:56 (UK 10–7)
- Third quarter
- UK – Benny Snell, 2-yard TD run, Butler kick good, 12:38 (UK 17–7)
- UK – Butler, 28-yard field goal, 3:48 (UK 20–7)
- UK – Snell, 12-yard TD run, Butler kick good, 1:35 (UK 27–7)
- Fourth quarter
- PSU – McSorley, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 13:37 (UK 27–14)
- PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 18-yard TD pass from McSorley, Pinegar kick good, 9:00 (UK 27–21)
- PSU – Pinegar, 32-yard field goal, 4:12 (UK 27–24)
| - Top passers
- PSU – Trace McSorley – 17/33, 246 yards, 2 TD, INT
- UK – Terry Wilson – 9/15, 121 yards
- Top rushers
- PSU – Trace McSorley – 19 carries, 75 yards, TD
- UK – Benny Snell – 26 carries, 144 yards, 2 TD
- Top receivers
- PSU – DeAndre Thompkins – 4 receptions, 74 yards
- UK – Lynn Bowden – 5 receptions, 84 yards
- Top defenders
- PSU – Micah Parsons – 13 tackles
- UK – Darius West – 10 tackles
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Rankings
Ranking movements
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AP | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10–T | 9 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 |
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CFP | Not released | 14 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Not released |
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Awards and honors
Players drafted into the NFL
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