American college football season
2022 Penn State Nittany Lions football Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 35–21 vs.
Utah Conference Big Ten Conference Division East Division Ranking Coaches No. 7 AP No. 7 Record 11–2 (7–2 Big Ten) Head coach James Franklin (9th season) Offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich (2nd season) Offensive scheme Spread Defensive coordinator Manny Diaz (1st season) Co-defensive coordinator Anthony Poindexter (2nd season) Base defense 4–3 Home stadium Beaver Stadium Uniform
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The 2022 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Big Ten Conference . The team was led by ninth-year head coach James Franklin.[1] The Nittany Lions entered the season unranked for the first time since 2016.[2] Prior to the season, the team recruited the former number one quarterback Drew Allar , and the number one running back Nicholas Singleton .[3]
The Nittany Lions sought to improve from their previous disappointing season, where after starting 5–0, went on to lose six out of their last eight games, culminating in a loss to Arkansas in the Outback Bowl. Despite losing impact players such as Jahan Dotson , Arnold Ebiketie, and Jaquan Brisker to the NFL Draft, the Nittany Lions rebounded going 10–2, only losing to top 4 ranked Michigan and Ohio State, securing them a place in the Rose Bowl , where they would beat Utah to win their first Rose Bowl since 1995 ,[4] ending the season 11–2.[5] This marked Coach James Franklin's third New Years Six win with the Nittany Lions, and his first Rose Bowl win.[6]
Offseason Players drafted into the NFL Transfers Outgoing Incoming Transfer References:[7]
Recruiting Going into the 2022 season , the Nittany Lions have the #6 overall recruiting class in the country, and the #2 overall in the Big Ten. [8]
US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date Nicholas Singleton RB Reading, PA Governor Mifflin High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jul 6, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Dani Dennis-Sutton DL Owings Mills, MD McDonogh School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Jul 22, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Drew Allar QB Medina, OH Medina High School 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Mar 8, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Kaden Saunders WR Westerville, OH Westerville South High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jul 22, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Drew Shelton OT Downingtown, PA Downingtown West High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Sep 4, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Kaytron Allen RB Bradenton, FL IMG Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jul 16, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Mekhi Flowers ATH Harrisburg, PA Central Dauphin East High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 1, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Anthony Ivey WR Lancaster, PA Manheim Township High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 29, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Cristian Driver S Argyle, TX Liberty Christian School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 29, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jerry Cross TE Milwaukee, WI Rufus King High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 257 lb (117 kg) Jul 28, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Camron Miller CB Jacksonville, FL Trinity Christian Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 26, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Abdul Carter LB Philadelphia, PA La Salle College High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : JB Nelson OT Scranton, PA Lackawanna College 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 310 lb (140 kg) Jul 2, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Zane Durant DL Orlando, FL Lake Nona High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jul 4, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : KJ Winston S Hyattsville, MD DeMatha Catholic High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 31, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Keon Wylie LB Philadelphia, PA Imhotep Institute Charter High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jul 3, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Beau Pribula QB York, PA Central York High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 3, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Omari Evans WR Killeen, TX Shoemaker High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 2, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Vega Ioane IOL Graham, WA Graham-Kapowsin High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 320 lb (150 kg) Feb 2, 2022 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Kaleb Artis DL Fresh Meadows, NY St. Francis Preparatory School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Jul 4, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Tyrece Mills S Scranton, PA Lackawanna College 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 5, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Tyler Johnson WR Ridgeway, VA Magna Vista High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 21, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Maleek McNeil OT Cortlandt Manor, NY Walter Panas High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 340 lb (150 kg) May 1, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Alex Bacchetta P/K Atlanta, GA The Westminster Schools 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 25, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 7 247Sports : 8 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:
"2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 28, 2022 .
Recruiting Reference [8]
Preseason Preseason Big Ten poll Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2022 poll, Penn State was projected to finish third in the East Division.[9]
Media poll (East Division) Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Ohio State 252 (36) 2 Michigan 203 3 Penn State 169 4 Michigan State 162 5 Maryland 104 6 Rutgers 60 7 Indiana 58
Personnel Coaching staff Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 8:00 p.m. at Purdue FOX W 35–3157,307 September 10 12:00 p.m. Ohio * ABC W 46–10107,306 September 17 3:30 p.m. at Auburn * No. 22 CBS W 41–1287,451 September 24 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan * No. 14 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA BTN W 33–14106,624 October 1 3:30 p.m. Northwestern No. 11 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN W 17–7105,524 October 15 12:00 p.m. at No. 5 Michigan No. 10 FOX L 17–41110,812 October 22 7:30 p.m. Minnesota No. 16 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (White Out, Governor's Victory Bell) ABC W 45–17109,813 October 29 12:00 p.m. No. 2 Ohio State No. 13 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry , Big Noon Kickoff ) FOX L 31–44108,433 November 5 3:30 p.m. at Indiana No. 15 ABC W 45–1445,142 November 12 3:30 p.m. Maryland No. 14 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry ) FOX W 30–0108,796 November 19 3:30 p.m. at Rutgers No. 11 BTN W 55–1055,676 November 26 4:00 p.m. Michigan State No. 11 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry ) FS1 W 35–16105,154 January 2, 2023 5:00 p.m. vs. No. 8 Utah * No. 11 ESPN W 35–2194,873
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Game summaries At Purdue Penn State at Purdue – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Penn State 0 21 0 14 35 Purdue 3 7 14 7 31
at Ross–Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, Indiana
Date : September 1 Game time : 8:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 79 °F (26 °C), sunnyGame attendance : 57,307Referee : Ron SnodgrassTV announcers (FOX ) : Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt , and Jenny Taft ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information First quarter Second quarter PSU – Mitchell Tinsley, 12-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford , Jake Pinegar kick, 13:09 (7–3, PSU) PU – King Doerue, 3-yard TD run, Fineran kick, 9:43 (10–7, PU) PSU – Clifford, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 1:44, (14–10, PSU) PSU – Brenton Strange , 67-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 0:02 (21–10, PSU) Third quarter PU – Doerue, 2-yard TD run, Fineran kick, 11:16 (21–17, PSU) PU – Charlie Jones, 7-yard TD pass from Aidan O'Connell, Fineran kick, 1:11 (24–21, PU) Fourth quarter PSU – KeAndre Lambert-Smith, 29-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 10:44 (28–24, PSU) PU – Chris Jefferson, 72-yard pass interception return for TD, Fineran kick, 8:29 (31–28, PU) PSU – Keyvone Lee, 10-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 0:57 (35–31, PSU)
Statistics PSU PU First downs 24 26 Plays–yards 73–406 81–426 Rushes–yards 32–98 23–70 Passing yards 308 365 Passing: comp–att–int 22–41–1 29–58–0 Time of possession 30:44 29:16
Team Category Player Statistics Penn State Passing Sean Clifford 20/37, 282 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing Kaytron Allen 8 carries, 31 yards Receiving Mitchell Tinsley 7 receptions, 84 yards, TD Purdue Passing Aidan O'Connell 29/58, 356 yards, TD Rushing King Doerue 15 carries, 57 yards, 2 TD Receiving Charlie Jones 12 receptions, 153 yards, TD
To open the season, the Nittany Lions went on the road to West Layfette to play the Purdue Boilermakers. In recent years, Purdue has been known as "The Spoilermakers," defeating high ranked opponents including #2 Ohio State , #2 Iowa , and #3 Michigan State , costing all of them potential spots in the College Football Playoff .[12] This game was also Purdue's "Blackout" game, similar to Penn State's "Whiteout" game, further increasing the hostility of the already tough environment.[13] Due to these factors sport analysts thought the game would be close, with most saying Penn State would win narrowly, while some thought Purdue would upset them narrowly.[14] [15]
Sean Clifford won Big Ten co-offensive player of the week after his performance against Purdue The Nittany Lions started the game slow, allowing only a field goal in the first quarter. Penn State was able to get on the board after quarterback Sean Clifford threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Mitchell Tinsley early in the second. Purdue answered with a touchdown of their own, making the score 10–7. In the last minutes of the quarter, the Nittany Lions scored another touchdown via a 2-yard rush by Clifford, then recovered a fumble by Purdue allowing Clifford to throw a 67-yard touchdown pass to Brenton Strange before halftime, making the score 21–10 at the end of the first half.
Purdue received the ball at the beginning of the third quarter, scoring another touchdown via a 2-yard run from running back King Doerue. Upon receiving the ball, backup quarterback Drew Allar , the former number 1 rated quarterback of his high school class, made his debut for the Nittany Lions after Clifford experienced leg cramps as a result of a tackle made in the last minutes of the second quarter. Clifford was able to return to the game on the following drive.[16] Purdue was able to throw a 7-yard pass to Charlie Jones for a touchdown, giving Purdue a 24–21 lead at the end of the third quarter. The Nittany Lions quickly responded with a 29-yard touchdown pass to KeAndre Lambert-Smith, giving them a 28–24 lead. The Boilermakers were forced to punt, then Clifford threw an interception to Chris Jefferson, who returned it for a 72-yard defensive touchdown, giving Purdue a 31–28 lead. The Nittany Lions were given one final chance to win the game, having 2:22 left in the fourth, and 2 timeouts, Sean Clifford was able to march them down the field and throw a 10-yard touchdown to Keyvone Lee, ending the game at 35–31.[17] [18]
Despite throwing an interception that was returned for a touchdown, Sean Clifford was named Big Ten co-offensive player of the week, after he completed 20-of-37 passes for 282 yards and a career-high-tying four touchdowns.[19]
Ohio Game information First quarter PSU – Sean Clifford , 1-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick, 6:45 (7–0, PSU) PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 70-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 2:28 (14–0, PSU) Second quarter PSU – Safety, Ohio fumble recovered in the endzone, 13:10 (16–0, PSU) PSU – Pinegar, 25-yard field goal, 5:14 (19–0, PSU) OU – Sieh Bangura, 1-yard TD run, Nathanial Vakos kick, 1:34 (19–7, PSU) PSU – Mitchell Tinsley, 7-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 0:15 (26–7, PSU) Third quarter PSU – Omari Evans, 32-yard TD pass from Drew Allar , Pinegar kick, 9:25 (33–7, PSU) PSU – Singleton, 44-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 4:33 (40–7, PSU) Fourth quarter PSU – Kahlil Dinkins, 28-yard TD pass from Allar, Pinegar kick no good, 13:44 (46–7, PSU) OU – Vakos, 21-yard field goal, 6:50 (46–10, PSU)
Statistics OU PSU First downs 16 27 Plays–yards 66–263 76–572 Rushes–yards 26–99 34–234 Passing yards 164 338 Passing: comp–att–int 17–40–0 31–42–0 Time of possession 28:02 31:58
Team Category Player Statistics Ohio Passing Kurtis Rourke 14/30, 119 yards Rushing Kurtis Rourke 5 carries, 29 yards Receiving Sieh Bangura 2 receptions, 35 yards Penn State Passing Sean Clifford 19/27, 213 yards, TD Rushing Nicholas Singleton 10 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD Receiving Parker Washington 4 receptions, 60 yards
At Auburn Game information First quarter AU – Anders Carlson, 31-yard field goal, 8:20 (3–0, AU) PSU – Sean Clifford , 7-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick, 4:21 (7–3, PSU) Second quarter AU – Carlson, 22-yard field goal, 6:59 (7–6, PSU) PSU – Kaytron Allen, 3-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 1:46 (14–6, PSU) Third quarter PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 12:16 (21–6, PSU) PSU – Pinegar, 48-yard field goal, 9:27 (24–6, PSU) PSU – Allen, 6-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 1:07 (31–6, PSU) Fourth quarter AU – Jarquez Hunter , 22-yard TD pass from Robby Ashford , 2-point run conversion failed, 14:27 (31–12, PSU) PSU – Singleton, 54-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 12:03 (38–12, PSU) PSU – Pinegar, 22-yard field goal, 5:21 (41–12, PSU)
Statistics PSU AU First downs 19 23 Plays–yards 62–477 74–415 Rushes–yards 39–245 36–119 Passing yards 232 296 Passing: comp–att–int 17–23–0 21–38–2 Time of possession 30:22 29:38
Central Michigan Game information First quarter PSU – Mitchell Tinsley, 5-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford , Jake Pinegar kick, 8:42 (7–0, PSU) PSU – Brenton Strange , 4-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 6:38 (14–0, PSU) Second quarter CMU – Finn Hogan, 2-yard TD pass from Daniel Richardson , Josh Rolston kick, 12:39 (14–7, PSU) CMU – Joel Wilson, 14-yard TD pass from Richardson, Rolston kick, 6:25 (14–14, TIE) PSU – Kaytron Allen, 14-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 1:58 (21–14, PSU) Third quarter PSU – Strange, 3-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick blocked, 11:55 (27–14, PSU) Fourth quarter PSU – Clifford, 1-yard TD run, 2-point conversion pass incomplete, 14:43 (33–14, PSU)
Statistics CMU PSU First downs 20 21 Plays–yards 75–363 71–403 Rushes–yards 23–88 32–166 Passing yards 275 237 Passing: comp–att–int 29–52–2 24–39–0 Time of possession 29:33 30:27
Team Category Player Statistics Central Michigan Passing Daniel Richardson 26/45, 235 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Lew Nichols III 13 carries, 67 yards Receiving Carlos Carriere 11 receptions, 111 yards Penn State Passing Sean Clifford 22/34, 217 yards, 3 TD Rushing Kaytron Allen 13 carries, 111 yards, TD Receiving Parker Washington 6 receptions, 64 yards
Northwestern Game information First quarter Second quarter PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 5:02 (14–0, PSU) Third quarter NU – Jacob Gill, 47-yard TD pass from Ryan Hilinski, Adam Stage kick, 2:10 (14–7, PSU) Fourth quarter PSU – Pinegar, 38-yard field goal, 14:29 (17–7, PSU)
Statistics NU PSU First downs 12 21 Plays–yards 65–241 78–360 Rushes–yards 28–31 58–220 Passing yards 210 140 Passing: comp–att–int 15–37–1 10–20–1 Time of possession 22:32 37:28
Team Category Player Statistics Northwestern Passing Ryan Hilinski 15/37, 210 yards, TD, INT Rushing Evan Hull 11 carries, 45 yards Receiving Donny Navarro III 4 receptions, 55 yards Penn State Passing Sean Clifford 10/20, 140 yards, TD, INT Rushing Nicholas Singleton 21 carries, 87 yards, TD Receiving Parker Washington 4 receptions, 73 yards
At No. 5 Michigan No. 10 Penn State at No. 5 Michigan – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 10 Penn State 0 14 3 0 17 No. 5 Michigan 6 10 15 10 41
at Michigan Stadium , Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date : October 15Game time : 12:00 noon EDT Game weather : 45 °F (7 °C), sunnyGame attendance : 110,812Referee : Ron SnodgrassTV announcers (FOX ) : Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt , and Jenny Taft ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information First quarter UM – Jake Moody , 29-yard field goal, 9:43 (3–0, UM) UM – Moody, 24-yard field goal, 1:25 (6–0, UM) Second quarter UM – Blake Corum , 1-yard TD run, Moody kick, 8:29 (13–0, UM) PSU – Kaytron Allen, 1-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick, 6:11 (13–7, UM) PSU – Curtis Jacobs, 47-yard interception return for TD, Pinegar kick, 4:27 (14–13, PSU) UM – Moody, 23-yard field goal, 0:02, (16–14, UM) Third quarter PSU – Pinegar, 27-yard field goal, 13:15 (17–16, PSU) UM – Donovan Edwards, 67-yard TD run, Ronnie Bell 2-point conversion pass from J. J. McCarthy, 11:12 (24–17, UM) UM – Corum, 61-yard TD run, Moody kick, 7:20 (31–17, UM) Fourth quarter UM – Moody, 37-yard field goal, 11:00 (34–17, UM) UM – Edwards, 3-yard TD run, Moody kick, 5:03 (41–17, UM)
Statistics PSU UM First downs 10 28 Plays–yards 51–268 79–563 Rushes–yards 22–111 55–418 Passing yards 157 145 Passing: comp–att–int 12–29–0 17–24–1 Time of possession 18:04 41:56
Team Category Player Statistics Penn State Passing Sean Clifford 7/19, 120 yards Rushing Sean Clifford 6 carries, 74 yards Receiving Mitchell Tinsley 5 receptions, 57 yards Michigan Passing J. J. McCarthy 17/24, 145 yards, INT Rushing Donovan Edwards 16 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD Receiving Cornelius Johnson 3 receptions, 43 yards
Minnesota Minnesota at No. 16 Penn State – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Minnesota 3 7 0 7 17 No. 16 Penn State 0 17 21 7 45
at Beaver Stadium , University Park, Pennsylvania
Date : October 22Game time : 7:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : 58 °F (14 °C), partly cloudyGame attendance : 109,813Referee : Larry SmithTV announcers (ABC ) : Joe Tessitore , Greg McElroy , and Katie GeorgeESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information First quarter UM – Matthew Trickett, 35-yard field goal, 1:57 (3–0, UM) Second quarter PSU – Jake Pinegar, 42-yard field goal, 13:55 (3–3, TIE) PSU – Tyler Warren, 38-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford , Pinegar kick, 9:05 (10–3, PSU) PSU – Theo Johnson , 18-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 4:01 (17–3, PSU) UM – Mohamed Ibrahim, 3-yard TD run, Trickett kick, 0:32 (17–10, PSU) Third quarter PSU – Parker Washington, 35-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 11:59 (24–10, PSU) PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 16-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 6:33 (31–10, PSU) PSU – Mitchell Tinsley, 20-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 0:27 (38–10, PSU) Fourth quarter UM – Brevyn Spann-Ford, 2-yard TD pass from Athan Kaliakmanis, Trickett kick, 8:03 (38–17, PSU) PSU – Singleton, 30-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 6:35 (45–17, PSU)
Statistics UM PSU First downs 16 24 Plays–yards 68–340 67–479 Rushes–yards 46–165 34–175 Passing yards 175 304 Passing: comp–att–int 9–22–1 24–33–1 Time of possession 31:30 28:30
Team Category Player Statistics Minnesota Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 9/22, 175 yards, TD, INT Rushing Mohamed Ibrahim 30 carries, 102 yards, TD Receiving Brevyn Spann-Ford 5 receptions, 68 yards, TD Penn State Passing Sean Clifford 23/31, 295 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Nicholas Singleton 13 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD Receiving Theo Johnson 5 receptions, 75 yards, TD
No. 2 Ohio State No. 2 Ohio State at No. 13 Penn State – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 2 Ohio State 10 3 3 28 44 No. 13 Penn State 0 14 0 17 31
at Beaver Stadium , University Park, Pennsylvania
Date : October 29Game time : 12:00 noon EDT Game weather : 51 °F (11 °C), sunnyGame attendance : 108,433Referee : Jeffrey ServinskiTV announcers (FOX ) : Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt , and Jenny Taft ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information First quarter OSU – Noah Ruggles, 38-yard field goal, 9:47 (3–0, OSU) OSU – Miyan Williams , 4-yard TD run, Ruggles kick, 2:48 (10–0, OSU) Second quarter PSU – Parker Washington, 58-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford , Jake Pinegar kick, 11:13 (10–7, OSU) PSU – KeAndre Lambert-Smith, 23-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 6:50 (14–10, PSU) OSU – Ruggles, 37-yard field goal, 3:14 (14–13, PSU) Third quarter OSU – Ruggles, 40-yard field goal, 0:10 (16–14, OSU) Fourth quarter PSU – Kaytron Allen, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 9:26 (21–16, PSU) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson, 41-yard TD run, Ruggles kick, 8:51 (23–21, OSU) OSU – Cade Stover , 24-yard TD pass from C. J. Stroud, Ruggles kick, 8:17 (30–21, OSU) PSU – Pinegar, 44-yard field goal, 5:49 (30–24, OSU) OSU – Henderson, 7-yard TD run, Ruggles kick, 2:52 (37–24, OSU) OSU – J. T. Tuimoloau , 14-yard interception return for TD, Ruggles kick, 2:42 (44–24, OSU) PSU – Allen, 5-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 1:12 (44–31, OSU)
Statistics OSU PSU First downs 21 24 Plays–yards 60–452 80–482 Rushes–yards 26–98 33–111 Passing yards 354 371 Passing: comp–att–int 26–34–0 32–47–3 Time of possession 29:34 30:26
Team Category Player Statistics Ohio State Passing C. J. Stroud 26/33, 354 yards, TD Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 16 carries, 78 yards, 2 TD Receiving Marvin Harrison Jr. 10 receptions, 185 yards Penn State Passing Sean Clifford 32/47, 371 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Rushing Kaytron Allen 12 carries, 76 yards, TD Receiving Parker Washington 11 receptions, 179 yards, TD
At Indiana No. 15 Penn State at Indiana – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 15 Penn State 7 17 7 14 45 Indiana 7 0 0 7 14
at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana
Date : November 5Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : 65 °F (18 °C), cloudyGame attendance : 45,142Referee : Michael CannonTV announcers (ABC ) : Bob Wischusen , Dan Orlovsky , and Kris Budden ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information First quarter PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 1-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick, 6:50 (7–0, PSU) IU – A. J. Barner, 11-yard TD pass from Jack Tuttle, Charles Campbell kick, 4:09 (7–7, TIE) Second quarter PSU – Kaytron Allen, 11-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 9:25 (14–7, PSU) PSU – Allen, 6-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 5:04 (21–7, PSU) PSU – Pinegar, 50-yard field goal, 0:50 (24–7, PSU) Third quarter PSU – Allen, 6-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 8:21 (31–7, PSU) Fourth quarter PSU – Harrison Wallace III, 1-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Pinegar kick, 14:09 (38–7, PSU) PSU – Theo Johnson , 4-yard TD pass from Allar, Pinegar kick, 13:51 (45–7, PSU) IU – Jaylin Lucas, 1-yard TD run, Campbell kick, 6:16 (45–14, PSU)
Statistics PSU IU First downs 27 11 Plays–yards 84–483 63–196 Rushes–yards 49–179 34–65 Passing yards 304 131 Passing: comp–att–int 24–35–1 16–29–3 Time of possession 35:53 24:07
Team Category Player Statistics Penn State Passing Sean Clifford 15/23, 229 yards, INT Rushing Kaytron Allen 18 carries, 86 yards, 3 TD Receiving Kaytron Allen 2 receptions, 72 yards Indiana Passing Jack Tuttle 9/12, 82 yards, TD Rushing Josh Henderson 7 carries, 44 yards Receiving Andison Coby 1 receptions, 35 yards
Maryland Maryland at No. 14 Penn State – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Maryland 0 0 0 0 0 No. 14 Penn State 14 13 3 0 30
at Beaver Stadium , University Park, Pennsylvania
Date : November 12Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : 51 °F (11 °C), rainGame attendance : 108,796Referee : Mark KluczynskiTV announcers (FOX ) : Tim Brando and Spencer Tillman ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information First quarter PSU – Brenton Strange , 3-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford , Jake Pinegar kick, 8:52 (7–0, PSU) PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 45-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 1:25 (14–0, PSU) Second quarter PSU – Singleton, 27-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 7:46 (21–0, PSU) PSU – Pinegar, 50-yard field goal, 1:34 (24–0, PSU) PSU – Pinegar, 46-yard field goal, 0:00 (27–0, PSU) Third quarter PSU – Pinegar, 21-yard field goal, 8:15 (30–0, PSU) Fourth quarter No scoring
Statistics UM PSU First downs 11 21 Plays–yards 60–134 73–413 Rushes–yards 37–60 43–249 Passing yards 74 164 Passing: comp–att–int 11–23–0 16–30–0 Time of possession 25:14 34:46
At Rutgers No. 11 Penn State at Rutgers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 11 Penn State 14 14 20 7 55 Rutgers 10 0 0 0 10
at SHI Stadium , Piscataway, New Jersey
Date : November 19Game time : 3:30 p.m EST Game weather : 40 °F (4 °C), cloudyGame attendance : 55,676Referee : Greg BlumTV announcers (BTN ) : Brandon Gaudin , Jake Butt , and Rick Pizzo ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information First quarter RU – Jude McAtamney, 42-yard field goal, 8:06 (3–0, RU) PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 100-yard kickoff return, Jake Pinegar kick, 7:54 (7–3, PSU) RU – Shameen Jones, 4-yard TD pass from Gavin Wimsatt, McAtamney kick, 5:56 (10–7, RU) PSU – Kobe King, fumble recovery returned 14-yards for TD, Pinegar kick, 0:50 (14–10, PSU) Second quarter PSU – Tyler Warren, 10-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford , Pinegar kick, 6:11 (21–10, PSU) PSU – Clifford, 14-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 1:03 (28–10, PSU) Third quarter PSU – Ji'Ayir Brown , fumble recovery returned 70-yards for TD, Pinegar kick, 14:06 (35–10, PSU) PSU – Pinegar, 22-yard field goal, 8:10 (38–10, PSU) PSU – Kaytron Allen, 8-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 6:15 (45–10, PSU) PSU – Sander Sahaydak, 20-yard field goal, 1:32 (48–10, PSU) Fourth quarter PSU – Drew Allar, 1-yard TD run, Sahaydak kick, 5:44 (55–10, PSU)
Statistics PSU RU First downs 21 9 Plays–yards 73–436 69–167 Rushes–yards 37–237 35–32 Passing yards 199 135 Passing: comp–att–int 22–36–0 15–34–1 Time of possession 30:23 29:37
Team Category Player Statistics Penn State Passing Sean Clifford 17/26, 157 yards, TD Rushing Kaytron Allen 11 carries, 117 yards, TD Receiving Mitchell Tinsley 5 receptions, 63 yards Rutgers Passing Gavin Wimsatt 10/29, 122 yards, TD, INT Rushing Rashad Rochelle 8 carries, 25 yards Receiving Sean Ryan 2 receptions, 76 yards
Michigan State Michigan State at No. 11 Penn State – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Michigan State 0 3 7 6 16 No. 11 Penn State 7 7 7 14 35
at Beaver Stadium , University Park, Pennsylvania
Date : November 26Game time : 4:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 52 °F (11 °C), sunnyGame attendance : 105,154Referee : Larry SmithTV announcers (FS1 ) : Noah Eagle and Mark HelfrichESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information First quarter Second quarter PSU – Johnson, 48-yard TD pass from KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Pinegar kick, 11:22 (14–0, PSU) MSU – Jack Stone, 51-yard field goal, 0:00 (14–3, PSU) Third quarter PSU – Tyler Warren, 14-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 5:42 (21–3, PSU) MSU – Maliq Carr, 9-yard TD pass from Payton Thorne, Stephen Rusnak kick, 1:37 (21–10, PSU) Fourth quarter MSU – Thorne, 2-yard TD run, 2-point conversion pass incomplete, 10:52 (21–16, PSU) PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 12-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 4:31 (28–16, PSU) PSU – Lambert-Smith, 35-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 3:56 (35–16, PSU)
Statistics MSU PSU First downs 19 24 Plays–yards 69–254 70–410 Rushes–yards 25–25 45–160 Passing yards 229 250 Passing: comp–att–int 24–44–1 20–25–0 Time of possession 25:58 34:02
Team Category Player Statistics Michigan State Passing Payton Thorne 24/43, 229 yards, TD, INT Rushing Elijah Collins 10 carries, 33 yards Receiving Keon Coleman 8 receptions, 91 yards Penn State Passing Sean Clifford 19/24, 202 yards, 4 TD Rushing Kaytron Allen 21 carries, 82 yards Receiving KeAndre Lambert-Smith 5 receptions, 83 yards, TD
Vs. No. 8 Utah (Rose Bowl) No. 11 Penn State vs. No. 8 Utah – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 11 Penn State 7 7 7 14 35 No. 8 Utah 0 14 0 7 21
at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Date : January 2, 2023Game time : 5:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 54 °F (12 °C); cloudyGame attendance : 94,873Referee : Michael VanderveldeTV announcers (ESPN ) : Chris Fowler , Kirk Herbstreit , and Holly Rowe ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information First quarter PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 5-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick, 0:07 (PSU, 7–0) Second quarter UU – Thomas Yassmin, 1-yard TD pass from Cameron Rising , Jordan Noyes kick, 7:55 (TIE, 7–7) PSU – Mitchell Tinsley, 10-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford , Pinegar kick, 4:47 (PSU, 14–7) UU – Ja'Quinden Jackson, 19-yard TD run, Noyes kick, 2:38 (TIE, 14–14) Third quarter PSU – Singleton, 87-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 9:25 (PSU, 21–14) Fourth quarter PSU – KeAndre Lambert-Smith, 88-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 14:49 (PSU, 28–14) PSU – Kaytron Allen, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 10:36 (PSU, 35–14) UU – Jaylen Dixon, 5-yard TD pass from Bryson Barnes, Noyes kick, 0:25 (PSU, 35–21)
Statistics PSU UU First downs 15 23 Plays–yards 53–448 83–391 Rushes–yards 31–169 43–184 Passing yards 279 207 Passing: comp–att–int 16–22–0 18–40–2 Time of possession 24:47 35:13
Team Category Player Statistics Penn State Passing Sean Clifford 16/21, 279 yards, 2 TD Rushing Nicholas Singleton 7 carries, 120 yards, 2 TD Receiving KeAndre Lambert-Smith 3 receptions, 124 yards, TD Utah Passing Bryson Barnes 10/19, 112 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ja'Quinden Jackson 13 carries, 81 yards, TD Receiving Devaughn Vele 5 receptions, 100 yards
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