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2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
CFPNo. 4
Record9–1 (6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Kotelnicki (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJa'Juan Seider (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTy Howle (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorTom Allen (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorAnthony Poindexter (4th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Oregon y   8 0     11 0  
No. 5 Indiana   7 0     10 0  
No. 2 Ohio State   6 1     9 1  
No. 4 Penn State   6 1     9 1  
Iowa   4 3     6 4  
Minnesota   4 3     6 4  
No. 25 Illinois   4 3     7 3  
Washington   4 4     6 5  
Wisconsin   3 4     5 5  
Rutgers   3 4     6 4  
Michigan   3 4     5 5  
USC   3 5     5 5  
UCLA   3 5     4 6  
Nebraska   2 5     5 5  
Michigan State   2 5     4 6  
Northwestern   2 5     4 6  
Maryland   1 6     4 6  
Purdue   0 6     1 9  
Championship: Oregon vs. TBD
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 22, 2024
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents Pennsylvania State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Nittany Lions are led by head coach James Franklin,[1] who is in his 11th year. Their home stadium is Beaver Stadium in College Township, Pennsylvania, with a mailing address of University Park.

Offseason

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Transfers

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Outgoing

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Player Position Destination
Cristian Driver WR Minnesota
Alex Bacchetta P Rice
Jace Tutty (Walk-on) CB Youngstown State
Dante Cephas WR Kansas State
Jake Wilson (Walk-on) EDGE Unknown
Ibrahim Traore OT Toledo
Mason Stahl (Walk-on) WR Sacred Heart
KeAndre Lambert-Smith WR Auburn
Jordan van den Berg DL Georgia Tech
Malick Meiga WR Coastal Carolina
King Mack S Alabama
Malik McClain WR Arizona State
London Montgomery RB East Carolina
Davon Townley EDGE Missouri State
Golden Israel-Achumba OG Unknown
David Kency Jr. (Walk-on) RB LSU

Incoming

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Player Position Former Team
Chase Meyer K Tulsa
Julian Fleming WR Ohio State
Jordan Mayer EDGE Wisconsin
A. J. Harris CB Georgia
Jalen Kimber CB Florida
Nolan Rucci IOL Wisconsin

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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:00 p.m.at West Virginia*No. 8FOXW 34–1262,084
September 712:00 p.m.Bowling Green*No. 8BTNW 34–27103,861
September 213:30 p.m.Kent State*No. 10
  • Beaver Stadium
  • State College, PA
BTNW 56–0109,526
September 287:30 p.m.No. 19 IllinoisdaggerNo. 9
  • Beaver Stadium
  • State College, PA
NBCW 21–7109,911
October 512:00 p.m.UCLANo. 7
  • Beaver Stadium
  • State College, PA (Big Noon Kickoff)
FOXW 27–11110,047
October 123:30 p.m.at USCNo. 4CBSW 33–30 OT75,250
October 267:30 p.m.at WisconsinNo. 3NBCW 28–1376,403
November 212:00 p.m.No. 4 Ohio StateNo. 3
FOXL 13–20111,030[3]
November 98:00 p.m.WashingtonNo. 6
PeacockW 35–6110,233
November 163:30 p.m.at PurdueNo. 4CBSW 49–1058,346
November 233:30 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 4CBS
November 303:30 p.m.Maryland
  • Beaver Stadium
  • State College, PA (rivalry)
BTN

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP88810974333644
Coaches987875333754
CFPNot released644Not released

Game summaries

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at West Virginia

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No. 8 Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Penn State 0 20 7734
West Virginia 0 6 0612

at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar StadiumMorgantown, West Virginia

Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • PSU – Harrison Wallace III, 50-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, two-point conversion pass incomplete, 14:53 (PSU 7–0)
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 20-yard TD pass from Allar, Sander Sahaydak kick, 9:46 (PSU 13–0)
  • WVU – Michael Hayes II, 38-yard field goal, 6:15 (PSU 13–3)
  • WVU – Hayes, 39-yard field goal, 0:37 (PSU 13–6)
  • PSU – Wallace, 18-yard TD pass from Allar, Sahaydak kick, 0:06 (PSU 20–6)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • WVU – CJ Donaldson Jr, 1-yard TD run, two-point conversion failed, 12:49 (PSU 27–12)
  • PSU – Tyler Warren, 19-yard TD pass from Beau Pribula, Sahaydak kick, 9:00 (PSU 34–12)
Statistics PSU WVU
First downs 21 19
Plays–yards 60–457 66–246
Rushes–yards 42–222 37–85
Passing yards 235 161
Passing: compattint 12–18–0 15–29–1
Time of possession 30:25 29:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 11/17, 216 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Nicholas Singleton 13 carries, 114 yards, TD
Receiving Harrison Wallace III 5 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD
West Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 15/28, 161 yards,
Rushing CJ Donaldson Jr 12 carries, 42 yards, TD
Receiving Preston Fox 2 receptions, 41 yards

vs Bowling Green

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Bowling Green Falcons (1–0) vs No. 8 Penn State Nittany Lions (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bowling Green 10 14 0327
No. 8 Penn State 7 13 7734

at Beaver StadiumState College, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 103,861
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • TV announcers (BTN): Chris Vosters (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color commentator), and Dannie Rodgers (sideline reporter)
  • ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information
First quarter
  • BGSU – Harold Fannin Jr., 6-yard TD pass from Connor Bazelak, Jackson Kleather kick, 12:39 (BGSU 7–0)
  • PSU – Drew Allar, 5-yard TD run, Sander Sahaydak kick, 10:14 (TIE 7–7)
  • BGSU – Kleather, 33-yard field goal, 4:50 (BGSU 10–7)
Second quarter
  • BGSU – Malcolm Johnson Jr., 15-yard TD pass from Bazelak, Kleather kick, 12:48 (BGSU 17–7)
  • PSU – Omari Evans, 29-yard TD pass from Allar, Sahaydak kick, 11:48 (BGSU 17–14)
  • PSU – Sahaydak, 43-yard field goal, 5:28 (TIE 17–17)
  • BGSU – Jamal Johnson, 41-yard TD run, Kleather kick, 3:32 (BGSU 24–17)
  • PSU – Sahaydak, 28-yard field goal, 0:10 (BGSU 24–20)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Singleton, 41-yard TD run, Sahaydak kick, 4:09 (PSU 34–24)
  • BGSU – Kleather, 42-yard field goal, 0:47 (PSU 34–27)
Statistics BGSU PSU
First downs 20 21
Plays–yards 66–375 57–438
Rushes–yards 26–121 37–234
Passing yards 254 204
Passing: compattint 25–40–2 13–20–1
Time of possession 32:00 28:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing Connor Bazelak 25/39, 254 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jaison Patterson 16 carries, 57 yards
Receiving Harold Fannin Jr. 11 receptions, 137 yards, TD
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 13/20, 204 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Nicholas Singleton 13 carries, 119 yards, TD
Receiving Tyler Warren 8 receptions, 146 yards

vs Kent State

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Kent State Golden Flashes (0–3) vs No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions (2–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Kent State 0 0 000
No. 10 Penn State 7 21 141456

at Beaver StadiumState College, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 17-yard TD pass from Warren, Sahaydak kick, 5:49 (PSU 14–0)
  • PSU – Liam Clifford, 14-yard TD pass from Allar, Sahaydak kick, 1:29 (PSU 21–0)
  • PSU – Allar, 5-yard TD run, Sahaydak kick, 0:15 (PSU 28–0)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Omari Evans, 59-yard TD pass from Allar, Sahaydak kick, 13:13 (PSU 35–0)
  • PSU – Khalil Dinkins, 13-yard TD pass from Beau Pribula, Sahaydak kick, 4:55 (PSU 42–0)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Cam Wallace, 1-yard TD run, Sahaydak kick, 9:21 (PSU 49–0)
  • PSU – Pribula, 1-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 1:25 (PSU 56–0)
Statistics KSU PSU
First downs 6 40[6]
Plays–yards 43–67 81–718[6]
Rushes–yards 30–49 50–309
Passing yards 18 409
Passing: compattint 2–13–0 24–31–1
Time of possession 24:19 35:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing JD Sherrod 2/6, 18 yards
Rushing Ayden Harris 10 carries, 20 yards
Receiving Ardell Banks 1 reception, 13 yards
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 17/21, 309 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Nicholas Singleton 11 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Omari Evans 4 receptions, 116 yards, TD

vs No. 19 Illinois

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No. 19 Illinois Fighting Illini (4–0) vs No. 9 Penn State Nittany Lions (3–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Illinois 7 0 007
No. 9 Penn State 7 0 7721

at Beaver StadiumState College, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter
  • UI – Carson Goda, 4-yard TD pass from Luke Altmyer, David Olano kick, 9:36 (UI 7–0)
  • PSU – Tyler Warren, 3-yard TD run, Sander Sahaydak kick, 5:34 (TIE 7–7)
Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 5-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 1:55 (PSU 21–7)
Statistics UI PSU
First downs 17 24
Plays–yards 57–219 65–374
Rushes–yards 32–34 44–239
Passing yards 185 135
Passing: compattint 16–25–1 15–21–0
Time of possession 26:11 33:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Illinois Passing Luke Altmyer 16/25, 185 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Kaden Feagin 13 carries, 64 yards
Receiving Zakhari Franklin 4 receptions, 49 yards
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 15/21, 135 yards
Rushing Kaytron Allen 18 carries, 102 yards, TD
Receiving Harrison Wallace III 4 receptions, 50 yards

vs UCLA

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UCLA Bruins (1–3) vs No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions (4–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
UCLA 0 3 0811
No. 7 Penn State 0 14 10327

at Beaver StadiumState College, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 110,047
  • Referee: Tim O'Dey
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color commentator), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
  • ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • PSU – Drew Allar, 1-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 6:40 (PSU 7–0)
  • UCLA – Mateen Bhaghani, 25-yard field goal, 2:51 (PSU 7–3)
  • PSU – Tyler Warren, 5-yard TD pass from Allar, Barker kick, 0:20 (PSU 14–3)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Barker, 25-yard field goal, 8:36 (PSU 17–3)
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 1-yard TD run, Barker kick, 2:57 (PSU 24–3)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Barker, 40-yard field goal, 8:17 (PSU 27–3)
  • UCLA – Logan Loya, 1-yard TD pass from Justyn Martin, Keegan Jones pass from Martin for two-point conversion, 0:16 (PSU 27–11)
Statistics UCLA PSU
First downs 14 18
Plays–yards 59–260 54–322
Rushes–yards 29–93 30–85
Passing yards 167 237
Passing: compattint 22–30–0 17–24–0
Time of possession 32:57 27:03
Team Category Player Statistics
UCLA Passing Justyn Martin 22/30, 167 yards, TD
Rushing Jalen Berger 9 carries, 38 yards
Receiving T.J. Harden 5 receptions, 59 yards
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 17/24, 237 yards, TD
Rushing Kaytron Allen 21 carries, 78 yards, TD
Receiving Liam Clifford 3 receptions, 107 yards

at USC

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No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (5–0) vs USC Trojans (3–2)
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
No. 4 Penn State 3 3 1410333
USC 7 13 37030

at Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, California

Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Ryan Barker, 34-yard field goal, 4:53 (PSU 3–0)
  • USC – Quinten Joyner, 75-yard TD run, Michael Lantz kick, 4:38 (USC 7–3)
Second quarter
  • USC – Joyner, 9-yard TD pass from Miller Moss, Lantz kick, 13:33 (USC 14–3)
  • USC – Lantz, 45-yard field goal, 10:05 (USC 17–3)
  • PSU – Barker, 33-yard field goal, 2:46 (USC 17–6)
  • USC – Lantz, 47-yard field goal, 0:07 (USC 20–6)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Tyler Warren, 32-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Barker kick, 12:52 (USC 20–13)
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 1-yard TD run, Barker kick, 4:42 (TIE 20–20)
  • USC – Lantz, 39-yard field goal, 0:28 (USC 23–20)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Barker, 20-yard field goal, 10:50 (TIE 23–23)
  • USC – Kyron Hudson, 5-yard TD pass from Moss, Lantz kick, 5:56 (USC 30–23)
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 14-yard TD pass from Allar, Barker kick, 2:53 (TIE 30–30)
Overtime
  • PSU – Barker, 36-yard field goal, (PSU 33–30)
Statistics PSU USC
First downs 28 16
Plays–yards 75–518 58–409
Rushes–yards 31–118 24–189
Passing yards 400 220
Passing: compattint 31–44–3 20–34–1
Time of possession 32:22 27:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 30/43, 391 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Kaytron Allen 16 carries, 56 yards, TD
Receiving Tyler Warren 17 receptions, 224 yards, TD
USC Passing Miller Moss 20/34, 220 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Woody Marks 20 carries, 111 yards
Receiving Makai Lemon 6 receptions, 73 yards

at Wisconsin

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No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions (6–0) vs Wisconsin Badgers (5–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Penn State 0 7 71428
Wisconsin 3 7 3013

at Camp Randall StadiumMadison, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 76,403
  • Referee: Bryan Banks
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color commentator), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)
  • ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information
First quarter
  • UW – Nathanial Vakos, 50-yard field goal, 11:05 (UW 3–0)
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • PSU – Jaylen Reed, 19-yard interception return for TD, Barker kick, 6:29 (PSU 14–10)
  • UW – Vakos, 32-yard field goal, 2:44 (PSU 14–13)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Khalil Dinkins, 1-yard TD pass from Beau Pribula, Barker kick, 10:01 (PSU 21–13)
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 24-yard TD run, Barker kick, 3:10 (PSU 28–13)
Statistics PSU UW
First downs 22 16
Plays–yards 66–419 69–298
Rushes–yards 35–173 27–81
Passing yards 246 217
Passing: compattint 25–31–0 22–42–1
Time of possession 34:31 25:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 14/18, 148 yards, TD
Rushing Kaytron Allen 11 carries, 86 yards, TD
Receiving Tyler Warren 7 receptions, 46 yards
Wisconsin Passing Braedyn Locke 22/42, 217 yards, INT
Rushing Tawee Walker 22 carries, 59 yards, TD
Receiving Will Pauling 8 receptions, 79 yards

vs No. 4 Ohio State

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No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes (6–1) vs No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions (7–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Ohio State 7 7 3320
No. 3 Penn State 10 0 3013

at Beaver StadiumState College, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 111,030[3]
  • Referee: Kole Knueppel
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color commentator), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
  • ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Ryan Barker, 29-yard field goal, 6:54 (PSU 3–0)
  • PSU – Zion Tracy, 31-yard interception return for TD, Barker kick, 5:37 (PSU 10–0)
  • OSU – Emeka Egbuka, 25-yard TD pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick, 1:59 (PSU 10–7)
Second quarter
  • OSU – Brandon Inniss, 21-yard TD pass from Howard, Fielding kick, 11:54 (OSU 14–10)
Third quarter
  • OSU – Fielding, 46-yard field goal, 10:40 (OSU 17–10)
  • PSU – Barker, 44-yard field goal, 5:03 (OSU 17–13)
Fourth quarter
  • OSU – Fielding, 39-yard field goal, 10:13 (OSU 20–13)
Statistics OSU PSU
First downs 21 15
Plays–yards 64–358 53–270
Rushes–yards 40–176 32–120
Passing yards 182 150
Passing: compattint 16–24–1 13–21–1
Time of possession 31:29 28:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Ohio State Passing Will Howard 16/24, 182 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Quinshon Judkins 14 carries, 95 yards
Receiving Jeremiah Smith 4 receptions, 55 yards
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 12/20, 146 yards, INT
Rushing Tyler Warren 3 carries, 47 yards
Receiving Nicholas Singleton 6 receptions, 54 yards

vs Washington

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Washington Huskies (5–4) vs No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions (7–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Washington 0 0 336
No. 6 Penn State 7 21 0735

at Beaver StadiumState College, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Beau Pribula, 8-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 3:48 (PSU 7–0)
Second quarter
  • PSU – Tyler Warren, 2-yard TD run, Barker kick, 9:22 (PSU 14–0)
  • PSU – Warren, 2-yard TD run, Barker kick, 3:23 (PSU 21–0)
  • PSU – Julian Fleming, 8-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Barker kick, 0:23 (PSU 28–0)
Third quarter
  • UW – Grady Gross, 24-yard field goal, 9:47 (PSU 28–3)
Fourth quarter
  • UW – Gross, 35-yard field goal, 13:33 (PSU 28–6)
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 1-yard TD run, Barker kick, 4:50 (PSU 34–6)
Statistics UW PSU
First downs 14 24
Plays–yards 56–193 70–486
Rushes–yards 33–74 40–266
Passing yards 119 220
Passing: compattint 16–23–1 20–30–0
Time of possession 28:52 31:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington Passing Will Rogers 10/13, 59 yards, INT
Rushing Demond Williams Jr. 10 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Giles Jackson 5 receptions, 23 yards
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 20/28, 220 yards, TD
Rushing Kaytron Allen 20 carries, 98 yards, TD
Receiving Tyler Warren 8 receptions, 75 yards

at Purdue

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No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (8–1) vs Purdue Boilermakers (1–8)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Penn State 14 7 21749
Purdue 0 3 0710

at Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 58,346
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color commentator), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
  • ESPN box score, PSUsports.com box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • PU – Ben Freehill, 22-yard field goal, 8:47 (PSU 14–3)
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 10-yard TD run, Barker kick, 6:04 (PSU 21–3)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Warren, 48-yard TD run, Barker kick, 11:26 (PSU 28–3)
  • PSU – Harrison Wallace III, 46-yard TD pass from Allar, Barker kick, 4:42 (PSU 35–3)
  • PSU – Beau Pribula, 49-yard TD run, Barker kick, 0:32 (PSU 42–3)
Fourth quarter
  • PU – Max Klare, 20-yard TD pass from Ryan Browne, Freehill kick, 9:50 (PSU 42–10)
  • PSU – Luke Reynolds, 24-yard TD pass from Pribula, Barker kick, 1:51 (PSU 49–10)
Statistics PSU PU
First downs 23 16
Plays–yards 61–539 59–302
Rushes–yards 34–234 28–85
Passing yards 305 217
Passing: compattint 22–27–0 15–31–0
Time of possession 31:20 28:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 17/19, 247 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Tyler Warren 3 carries, 63 yards, TD
Receiving Tyler Warren 8 receptions, 127 yards, TD
Purdue Passing Hudson Card 11/20, 151 yards
Rushing Devin Mockobee 11 carries, 40 yards
Receiving Max Klare 7 receptions, 91 yards, TD

at Minnesota

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No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (9–1) vs Minnesota Golden Gophers (6–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Penn State - - --0
Minnesota - - --0

at Huntington Bank StadiumMinneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color commentator), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)

Roster

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2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 0 Dominic DeLuca RJr
WR 2 Liam Clifford RJr
WR 3 Julian Fleming Sr
WR 4 Tyseer Denmark Fr
WR 5 Omari Evans Jr
WR 6 Harrison Wallace III RJr
WR 7 Kaden Saunders RSo
WR 8 Tyler Johnson RSo
QB 9 Beau Pribula RSo
RB 10 Nicholas Singleton Jr
WR 12 Anthony Ivey RSo
RB 13 Kaytron Allen Jr
QB 14 Jaxon Smolik  Fr
QB 15 Drew Allar Jr
TE 16 Khalil Dinkins RJr
QB 17 Ethan Grunkemeyer Fr
TE 18 Joey Schlaffer  Fr
WR 19 Josiah Brown Fr
QB 19 Jack Lambert  Fr
RB 24 Corey Smith Fr
RB 25 Quinton Martin Jr. Fr
RB 26 Cam Wallace  Fr
RB 30 Amiel Davis RJr
WR 31 Logan Cunningham RSo
RB 34 Tyler Holzworth RJr
WR 36 Feyisayo Oluleye RSr
LB 41 Kobe King RJr
LB 43 Tyler Elsdon Sr
TE 44 Tyler Warren Sr
LB 45 Jackson Pryts RSo
LB 49 Ben Chizmar RJr
OL 50 Cooper Cousins Fr
OL 52 Dominic Rulli RSo
OL 53 Nick Dawkins RSr
OL 54 Ian Harvie RSo
OL 55 Chimdy Onoh  Fr
OL 56 J. B. Nelson RSr
OL 57 Donnie Harbour Fr
OL 60 Logan Bahn Fr
OL 61 Liam Horan Fr
OL 63 Alex Birchmeier  Fr
OL 64 Eagan Boyer Fr
OL 65 Jim Fitzgerald RSo
OL 66 Drew Shelton Jr
OL 67 Henry Boehme  Fr
OL 68 Anthony Donkoh  Fr
OL 70 Garrett Sexton Fr
OL 71 Olaivavega Ioane RSo
OL 72 Nolan Rucci RJr
OL 73 Caleb Brewer Fr
OL 74 J'ven Williams  Fr
OL 75 Matt Detisch RSo
OL 76 Mason Carlan RSr
OL 77 Sal Wormley GS
OL 79 Addison Penn RSr
WR 80 Mehki Flowers RSo
WR 82 Ethan Black  Fr
WR 83 Jake Spencer RSr
WR 84 Peter Gonzalez Fr
TE 85 Luke Reynolds Fr
WR 86 Jason Estrella RJr
WR 86 Aaron Enterline Fr
TE 87 Andrew Rappleyea  Fr
TE 88 Jerry Cross RSo
TE 89 Finn Furmanek  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 1 Jaylen Reed Sr
S 2 Kevin Winston Jr. Jr
CB 3 Jalen Kimber RSr
CB 4 A. J. Harris So
CB 5 Cam Miller Jr
S 6 Zakee Wheatley RJr
CB 7 Zion Tracy So
S 8 DaKaari Nelson  Fr
S 10 Dejuan Lane Fr
DE 11 Abdul Carter Jr
CB 12 Jon Mitchell Fr
LB 13 Tony Rojas So
S 14 Tyrece Mills RSr
DE 15 Amin Vanover Sr
CB 16 Elliot Washington II So
CB 17 Kenny Woseley Jr. Fr
DE 18 Max Granville Fr
DE 20 Mylachi Williams Fr
S 21 Vaboue Toure Fr
CB 23 Antoine Belgrave-Shorter Fr
LB 24 Ta'Mere Robinson  Fr
S 27 Lamont Payne Jr.  Fr
DT 28 Zane Durant Jr
S 28 Karson Kiesewetter  Fr
CB 29 Audavion Collins RSo
LB 30 Kari Jackson Fr
S 31 Kolin Dinkins RSo
LB 32 Keon Wylie RSo
DE 33 Dani Dennis-Sutton Jr
CB 35 Tyler Armstead Fr
DE 36 Zuriah Fisher RSr
LB 37 Beckham Dee Fr
LB 38 Winston Yates  Fr
DT 39 Ty Blanding  Fr
S 39 Jashaun Green RSo
LB 40 Anthony Speca Fr
S 40 Patrick Williams RSo
DE 42 Mason Robinson  Fr
DE 44 Jaylen Harvey Fr
DE 47 Aidan Probst Fr
DT 50 Alonzo Ford Jr. RSr
DT 51 Hakeem Beamon GS
DT 54 Xavier Gilliam Fr
DE 56 Joseph Mupoyi  Fr
DT 58 Kaleb Artis RSo
DT 88 Sam Siafa RSo
DT 90 Liam Andrews Fr
DT 91 Dvon J-Thomas GS
DE 92 Smith Vilbert GS
DE 93 Bobby Mears  Fr
DT 94 De'Andre Cook Fr
DE 95 Jordan Mayer  Fr
DT 97 T. A. Cunningham Fr
DT 99 Coziah Izzard Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 35 Blaise Sokach-Minnick RSo
LS 47 Will Patton RSo
LS 48 Tyler Duzansky RJr
K 91 Chase Meyer Jr
LS 92 Andrew Dufault Fr
K 93 Sander Sahaydak RJr
K 94 Ryan Barker  Fr
P 95 Riley Thompson Jr
P 96 Mitchell Groh RJr
P 99 Gabriel Nwosu RJr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Terry M. Smith – Associate head coach, defensive recruiting coordinator, cornerbacks
  • Ja'Juan SeiderAssistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator, running backs
  • Tom AllenDefensive coordinator, linebackers
  • Andy KotelnickiOffensive coordinator
  • Justin Lustig – Special teams coordinator, outside linebackers, nickels
  • Deion BarnesDefensive line
  • Marques HagansOffensive recruiting coordinator, wide receivers
  • Ty HowleCo-offensive coordinator, tight ends
  • Anthony PoindexterCo-defensive coordinator, safeties
  • Phil TrautweinOffensive line
  • Chuck Losey – Assistant AD, performance enhancement
  • Torrence Brown – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Kevin Ceh – Offensive graduate assistant
  • Jordan LucasDefensive graduate assistant
  • Danny O'BrienQuarterbacks

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2024-08-14

References

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  1. ^ "James Franklin - Football Coach". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Lavey-Heaton, Mary (November 2, 2024). "Penn State sets all-time attendance record at Beaver Stadium against Ohio State". PennLive.com. Retrieved November 3, 2024. But Penn State has already won in one area — setting the highest attendance record ever at Beaver Stadium. The school announced an attendance of 111,030 on Saturday on X, formerly known as Twitter.
  4. ^ "2024 Football Schedule". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  5. ^ Flounders, Bob (August 31, 2024). "Penn State-West Virginia resumes after a lengthy weather delay in Morgantown". PennLive.com. Retrieved August 31, 2024. Penn State's season-opening game with West Virginia has resumed following a lightning delay that lasted two hours and 19 minutes. The contest at Milan Puskar Stadium was halted shortly after 2 p.m. with heavy rain and lightning hammering the Morgantown area. The game restarted at 4:23 p.m.
  6. ^ a b "PSU sets records for total offense, first downs in dismantling of Kent State". Altoona Mirror. Altoona, Pennsylvania. September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024. The Nittany Lions set a single-game record for total offense in the contest with 718 yards, breaking the record of 711 yards set in 1926 against Susquehanna. The Lions also had 40 first downs, which beat the record of 38 set in 1962 against West Virginia.