2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Fiesta Bowl champion
Big Ten Championship Game, L 37–45 vs. Oregon
CFP First Round,
W 38–10 vs. SMU
Fiesta Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal),
W 31–14 vs. Boise State
Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal),
L 24–27 vs. Notre Dame
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record13–3 (8–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Kotelnicki (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorTom Allen (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorAnthony Poindexter (4th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Captains
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Uniform
2024 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Oregon y$^   9 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 5 y^   8 – 1     13 – 3  
No. 10 Indiana ^   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 1 Ohio State #^   7 – 2     14 – 2  
No. 16 Illinois   6 – 3     10 – 3  
Iowa   6 – 3     8 – 5  
Michigan   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Minnesota   5 – 4     8 – 5  
USC   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Rutgers   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Washington   4 – 5     6 – 7  
Nebraska   3 – 6     7 – 6  
Michigan State   3 – 6     5 – 7  
UCLA   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Wisconsin   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Northwestern   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Maryland   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Purdue   0 – 9     1 – 11  
Championship: Oregon 45, Penn State 37
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Nittany Lions were led by head coach James Franklin[1] in his 11th year leading the program.

Their home stadium is Beaver Stadium in College Township, Pennsylvania, with a mailing address of University Park, Pennsylvania. The Penn State Nittany Lions football team drew an average home attendance of 108,379 in 2024.

Following a 44–7 win against Maryland and a Michigan win over Ohio State in the final week of the regular season, the Nittany Lions clinched their first Big Ten Championship appearance since 2016, which they lost to the Oregon Ducks. However, Penn State still clinched its first ever appearance in the College Football Playoff, in which they defeated No. 11 seed SMU 38–10 in the first round at home, then the No. 3 seed Boise State 31–14 in the Fiesta Bowl. They then faced No. 7 seed Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl for a spot in the CFP National Championship, but fell 27–24. The team concluded with a record of 13–3, making this Penn State's first ever 13-win season.

Penn State ranked No. 5 in the final rankings of both major polls, the program first top-five finish since the 2005 season.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

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

Player Position Former Team
Chase Meyer K Tulsa[2]
Julian Fleming WR Ohio State
Jordan Mayer OLB Wisconsin
A. J. Harris CB Georgia
Jalen Kimber CB Florida
Nolan Rucci OT Wisconsin

[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:00 p.m.at West Virginia*No. 8
FOXW 34–1262,084
September 712:00 p.m.Bowling Green*No. 8
BTNW 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 IllinoisNo. 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. 4
CBSW 33–30 OT75,250
October 267:30 p.m.at WisconsinNo. 3
NBCW 28–1376,403
November 212:00 p.m.No. 4 Ohio StateNo. 3
FOXL 13–20111,030[4]
November 98:00 p.m.WashingtonNo. 6
PeacockW 35–6110,233
November 163:30 p.m.at PurdueNo. 4
CBSW 49–1058,346
November 233:30 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 4
CBSW 26–2544,266
November 303:30 p.m.MarylandNo. 4
  • Beaver Stadium
  • State College, PA (rivalry)
BTNW 44–7104,044
December 78:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 Oregon*No. 3
CBSL 37–4567,469
December 2112:00 p.m.(11) No. 10 SMU*(6) No. 4
TNT/MaxW 38–10106,013
December 317:30 p.m.vs. (3) No. 9 Boise State*(6) No. 4
ESPNW 31–1463,854
January 9, 20257:30 p.m.vs. (7) No. 5 Notre Dame*(6) No. 4
ESPNL 24–2766,881

Rankings

Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP888109743336444355
Coaches9878т8753337544355
CFPNot released644434Not released

Game summaries

at West Virginia

See also: 2024 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and Penn State–West Virginia football rivalry
No. 8 Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Nittany Lions 0 20 7734
Mountaineers 0 6 0612

at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, 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 6–0)
  • 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
Statistics PSU WVU
First downs 21 19
Total yards 60–457 66–246
Rushing yards 42–222 37–85
Passing yards 235 161
Passing: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 Bowling Green Falcons football team
Bowling Green Falcons (1–0) vs No. 8 Penn State Nittany Lions (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 10 14 0327
No. 8 Nittany Lions 7 13 7734

at Beaver Stadium • State 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
Total yards 66–375 57–438
Rushing yards 26–121 37–234
Passing yards 254 204
Passing: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
Kent State Golden Flashes (0–3) vs No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions (2–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 0 0 000
No. 10 Nittany Lions 7 21 141456

at Beaver Stadium • State 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 KENT PSU
First downs 6 40[7]
Total yards 43–67 81–718[7]
Rushing yards 30–49 50–309
Passing yards 18 409
Passing: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
No. 19 Illinois Fighting Illini (4–0) vs No. 9 Penn State Nittany Lions (3–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Fighting Illini 7 0 007
No. 9 Nittany Lions 7 0 7721

at Beaver Stadium • State 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 ILL PSU
First downs 17 24
Total yards 57–219 65–374
Rushing yards 32–34 44–239
Passing yards 185 135
Passing: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 UCLA Bruins football team
UCLA Bruins (1–3) vs No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions (4–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bruins 0 3 0811
No. 7 Nittany Lions 0 14 10327

at Beaver Stadium • State 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
Total yards 59–260 54–322
Rushing yards 29–93 30–85
Passing yards 167 237
Passing: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 USC Trojans football team
No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (5–0) vs USC Trojans (3–2)
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
No. 4 Nittany Lions 3 3 1410333
Trojans 7 13 37030

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los 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
Total yards 75–518 58–409
Rushing yards 31–118 24–189
Passing yards 400 220
Passing: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 Wisconsin Badgers football team
No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions (6–0) vs Wisconsin Badgers (5–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Nittany Lions 0 7 71428
Badgers 3 7 3013

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, 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 WIS
First downs 22 16
Total yards 66–419 69–298
Rushing yards 35–173 27–81
Passing yards 246 217
Passing: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry
No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes (6–1) vs No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions (7–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Buckeyes 7 7 3320
No. 3 Nittany Lions 10 0 3013

at Beaver Stadium • State College, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 111,030[4]
  • 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
Total yards 64–358 53–270
Rushing yards 40–176 32–120
Passing yards 182 150
Passing: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 Washington Huskies football team
Washington Huskies (5–4) vs No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions (7–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 0 0 336
No. 6 Nittany Lions 7 21 0735

at Beaver Stadium • State 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 WASH PSU
First downs 14 24
Total yards 56–193 70–486
Rushing yards 33–74 40–266
Passing yards 119 220
Passing: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 Purdue Boilermakers football team
No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (8–1) vs Purdue Boilermakers (1–8)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Nittany Lions 14 7 21749
Boilermakers 0 3 0710

at Ross-Ade Stadium • West 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, GoPSUsports.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 PUR
First downs 23 16
Total yards 61–539 59–302
Rushing yards 34–234 28–85
Passing yards 305 217
Passing: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Governor's Victory Bell
No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (9–1) vs Minnesota Golden Gophers (6–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Nittany Lions 0 16 7326
Golden Gophers 7 12 3325

at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 44,266
  • Referee: Chris Coyle
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color commentator), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
  • ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information
First quarter
  • UM – Marcus Major, 20-yard TD run, Dragan Kesich kick, 8:57 (UM 7–0)
Second quarter
  • UM – Kesich, 48-yard field goal, 12:56 (UM 10–0)
  • PSU – Omari Evans, 45-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Ryan Barker kick, 10:48 (UM 10–7)
  • PSU – Barker, 45-yard field goal, 7:50 (TIE 10–10)
  • UM – Jameson Geers, 21-yard TD pass from Max Brosmer, Kesich kick, 1:03 (UM 17–10)
  • PSU – Allar, 4-yard TD run, kick blocked, 0:19 (UM 17–16)
  • UM – Ethan Robinson, PAT blocked, 88-yard run back for two-point defensive conversion, 0:19 (UM 19–16)
Third quarter
  • UM – Kesich, 42-yard field goal, 9:59 (UM 22–16)
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 12-yard TD run, Barker kick, 3:43 (PSU 23–22)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Barker, 32-yard field goal, 11:51 (PSU 26–22)
  • UM – Kesich, 26-yard field goal, 5:48 (PSU 26–25)
Statistics PSU MINN
First downs 20 18
Total yards 61–361 59–281
Rushing yards 33–117 36–106
Passing yards 244 175
Passing: comp–att–int 21–28–0 15–23–1
Time of possession 25:49 34:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 21/28, 244 yards, TD
Rushing Nicholas Singleton 13 carries, 63 yards, TD
Receiving Tyler Warren 8 receptions, 102 yards
Minnesota Passing Max Brosmer 15/23, 175 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Darius Taylor 17 carries, 58 yards
Receiving Daniel Jackson 6 receptions, 90 yards

vs Maryland

See also: 2024 Maryland Terrapins football team and Maryland–Penn State football rivalry
Maryland Terrapins (4–7) vs No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (10–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Terrapins 7 0 007
No. 4 Nittany Lions 3 28 01344

at Beaver Stadium • State College, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C), cloudy, snow showers
  • Game attendance: 104,044
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (color commentator), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline reporter)
  • ESPN box score, GoPSUSports.com box score
Game information
First quarter
  • UM – Kaden Prather, 25-yard TD pass from MJ Morris, Jack Howes kick, 14:46 (UM 7–0)
  • PSU – Ryan Barker, 49-yard field goal, 12:47 (UM 7–3)
Second quarter
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 2-yard TD run, Barker kick, 12:53 (PSU 10–7)
  • PSU – Drew Allar, 1-yard TD run, Barker kick, 10:11 (PSU 17–7)
  • PSU – Beau Pribula, 1-yard TD run, Barker kick, 6:53 (PSU 24–7)
  • PSU – Tyler Warren, 7-yard TD pass from Allar, Barker kick, 1:46 (PSU 31–7)
Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Singleton, 18-yard TD run, Barker kick, 14:14 (PSU 38–7)
  • PSU – Tyseer Denmark, 15-yard TD pass from Pribula, no attempt, 0:00 (PSU 44–7)
Statistics MD PSU
First downs 13 24
Total yards 57–194 79–412
Rushing yards 31–72 49–219
Passing yards 122 193
Passing: comp–att–int 15–26–3 20–30–0
Time of possession 27:20 32:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Maryland Passing MJ Morris 14/24, 112 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Roman Hemby 13 carries, 64 yards
Receiving Tai Felton 4 receptions, 27 yards
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 17/26, 171 yards, TD
Rushing Nicholas Singleton 13 carries, 87 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Tyler Warren 6 receptions, 68 yards, TD

vs No. 1 Oregon (Big Ten Championship Game)

See also: 2024 Oregon Ducks football team and 2024 Big Ten Football Championship Game
2024 Big Ten Championship Game
No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions (11–1) vs. No. 1 Oregon Ducks (12–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Nittany Lions 10 14 01337
No. 1 Ducks 14 17 7745

at Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: indoors, roof closed
  • Game attendance: 67,469
  • Referee: Kole Knueppel
  • TV announcers (CBS/Compass Media): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color commentator), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)/Gregg Daniels (play-by-play) and Chad Brown (analyst)
  • ESPN box score, GoPSUSports.com box score
Game information
First quarter
  • UO – Kenyon Sadiq, 28-yard TD pass from Dillon Gabriel, Atticus Sappington kick, 10:40 (UO 7–0)
  • PSU – Ryan Barker, 33-yard field goal, 7:30 (UO 7–3)
  • UO – Sadiq, 2-yard TD pass from Gabriel, Sappington kick, 3:21 (UO 14–3)
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 22-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Barker kick, 1:24 (UO 14–10)
Second quarter
  • UO – Terrance Ferguson, 4-yard TD pass from Gabriel, Sappington kick, 13:04 (UO 21–10)
  • UO – Jordan James. 1-yard TD run, Sappington kick, 10:05 (UO 28–10)
  • PSU – Omari Evans, 22-yard TD pass from Allar, Barker kick, 6:49 (UO 28–17)
  • PSU – Allar, 7-yard TD run, Barker kick, 1:53 (UO 28–24)
  • UO – Sappington, 32-yard field goal, 0:07 (UO 31–24)
Third quarter
  • UO – Tez Johnson, 48-yard TD pass from Gabriel, Sappington kick, 7:36 (UO 38–24)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 1-yard TD run, two-point conversion run failed, 14:17 (UO 38–30)
  • UO – James, 3-yard TD run, Sappington kick, 7:28 (UO 45–30)
  • PSU – Harrison Wallace III, 14-yard TD pass from Allar, Barker kick, 3:41 (UO 45–37)
Statistics PSU ORE
First downs 28 24
Total yards 74–518 75–466
Rushing yards 35–292 43–183
Passing yards 226 283
Passing: comp–att–int 20–39–2 22–32–0
Time of possession 27:24 32:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 20/39, 226 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Kaytron Allen 14 carries, 124 yards, TD
Receiving Tyler Warren 7 receptions, 84 yards
Oregon Passing Dillon Gabriel 22/32, 283 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Jordan James 20 carries, 87 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Tez Johnson 11 receptions, 181 yards, TD

vs No. 10 SMU (CFP First round)

See also: 2024 SMU Mustangs football team and 2024–25 College Football Playoff
College Football Playoff First Round
No. 10 SMU Mustangs (11–2) vs No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (11–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Mustangs 0 0 3710
No. 4 Nittany Lions 7 21 3738

at Beaver Stadium • State College, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Dominic DeLuca, 23-yard interception return for TD, Ryan Barker kick, 6:08 (PSU 7–0)
Second quarter
  • PSU – Tony Rojas, 59-yard interception return for TD, Barker kick, 13:09 (PSU 14–0)
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 25-yard TD run, Barker kick, 5:00 (PSU 21–0)
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 1-yard TD run. Barker kick, 1:03 (PSU 28–0)
Third quarter
  • SMU – Collin Rogers, 28-yard field goal, 10:59 (PSU 28–3)
  • PSU – Barker, 40-yard field goal, 8:13 (PSU 31–3)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Allen, 4-yard TD run, Barker kick, 12:56 (PSU 38–3)
  • SMU – Roderick Daniels Jr., 28-yard TD pass from Kevin Jennings, Rogers kick, 7:31 (PSU 38–10)
Statistics SMU PSU
First downs 21 18
Total yards 73–253 65–325
Rushing yards 36–58 40–189
Passing yards 195 136
Passing: comp–att–int 20–37–3 14–25–1
Time of possession 28:48 31:12
Team Category Player Statistics
SMU Passing Kevin Jennings 20/36, 195 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Brashard Smith 18 carries, 62 yards
Receiving Roderick Daniels Jr. 4 receptions, 64 yards, TD
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 13/22, 127 yards
Rushing Nicholas Singleton 14 carries, 90 yards, TD
Receiving Harrison Wallace III 4 receptions, 48 yards

vs No. 9 Boise State (Fiesta Bowl / CFP Quarterfinal)

See also: 2024 Boise State Broncos football team, 2024 Fiesta Bowl (December), and 2024–25 College Football Playoff
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (12–2) vs No. 9 Boise State Broncos (12–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Nittany Lions 14 3 7731
No. 9 Broncos 0 7 7014

at State Farm Stadium • Glendale, Arizona

Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Tyler Warren, 11-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Ryan Barker kick, 6:40 (PSU 7–0)
  • PSU – Omari Evans, 38-yard TD pass from Allar, Barker kick, 3:35 (PSU 14–0)
Second quarter
  • BSU – Tyler Crowe, 8-yard TD run, Jonah Dalmas kick, 8:41 (PSU 14–7)
  • PSU – Barker, 40-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 17–7)
Third quarter
  • BSU – Matt Lauter, 53-yard TD pass from Maddux Madsen, Dalmas kick, 11:38 (PSU 17–14)
  • PSU – Warren, 13-yard TD pass from Allar, Barker kick, 7:22 (PSU 24–14)
Fourth quarter
Statistics PSU BSU
First downs 21 25
Total yards 66–387 75–412
Rushing yards 41–216 40–108
Passing yards 171 304
Passing: comp–att–int 13–25–0 23–35–3
Time of possession 25:56 34:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 13/25, 171 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Kaytron Allen 17 carries, 134 yards
Receiving Tyler Warren 6 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TD
Boise State Passing Maddux Madsen 23/35, 304 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Ashton Jeanty 30 carries, 104 yards
Receiving Matt Lauter 4 receptions, 96 yards, TD

vs No. 5 Notre Dame (Orange Bowl / CFP Semifinal)

See also: 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, 2025 Orange Bowl, and 2024–25 College Football Playoff
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the 2025 Capital One Orange Bowl
No. 5 Notre Dame (13–1) vs No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (13–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Fighting Irish 0 3 71727
No. 4 Nittany Lions 0 10 01424

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • PSU – Ryan Barker, 20-yard field goal, 14:52 (PSU 3–0)
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 5-yard TD run, Barker kick, 2:18 (PSU 10–0)
  • ND – Mitch Jeter, 41-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 10-3)
Third quarter
  • ND – Riley Leonard, 3-yard TD run, Jeter kick, 10:46 (TIE 10–10)
Fourth quarter
  • ND – Jeremiyah Love, 2-yard TD run, Jeter kick, 14:07 (UND 17–10)
  • PSU – Singleton, 7-yard TD run, Barker kick, 10:20 (TIE 17–17)
  • PSU – Singleton, 7-yard TD run, Barker kick, 7:55 (PSU 24–17)
  • ND – Jaden Greathouse, 54-yard TD pass from Leonard, Jeter kick, 4:38 (TIE 24–24)
  • ND – Jeter, 41-yard field goal, 0:08 (UND 27–24)
Statistics ND PSU
First downs 23 20
Total yards 73–383 75–339
Rushing yards 42–116 42–204
Passing yards 267 135
Passing: comp–att–int 21–31–2 12–23–1
Time of possession 29:56 30:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Notre Dame Passing Riley Leonard 15/23, 223 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jeremiyah Love 11 carries, 45 yards, TD
Receiving Jaden Greathouse 7 receptions, 105 yards, TD
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 12/23, 135 yards, INT
Rushing Nicholas Singleton 15 carries, 84 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Tyler Warren 6 receptions, 75 yards

Roster

2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Liam Clifford  Jr
WR 3 Julian Fleming Sr
WR 4 Tyseer Denmark Fr
WR 5 Omari Evans Jr
WR 6 Harrison Wallace III  Jr
WR 7 Kaden Saunders  So
QB 9 Beau Pribula  So
RB 10 Nicholas Singleton Jr
WR 11 Tyler Johnson  So
WR 12 Anthony Ivey  So
RB 13 Kaytron Allen Jr
QB 14 Jaxon Smolik  Fr
QB 15 Drew Allar (C) Jr
TE 16 Khalil Dinkins  Jr
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  Jr
WR 31 Logan Cunningham  So
RB 34 Tyler Holzworth  Jr
TE 44 Tyler Warren Sr
OL 50 Cooper Cousins Fr
OL 52 Dominic Rulli  So
OL 53 Nick Dawkins (C)  Sr
OL 54 Ian Harvie  So
OL 55 Chimdy Onoh  Fr
OL 56 JB Nelson  Sr
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  So
OL 66 Drew Shelton Jr
OL 67 Henry Boehme  Fr
OL 68 Anthony Donkoh  Fr
OL 70 Garrett Sexton Fr
OL 71 Olaivavega Ioane  So
OL 72 Nolan Rucci  Jr
OL 73 Caleb Brewer Fr
OL 74 J'ven Williams  Fr
OL 75 Matt Detisch  So
OL 76 Mason Carlan  Sr
OL 77 Sal Wormley GS
OL 79 Addison Penn  Sr
WR 80 Mehki Flowers  So
WR 81 Donte Nastasi  Fr
WR 82 Ethan Black  Fr
WR 83 Jake Spencer  Sr
WR 84 Peter Gonzalez Fr
TE 85 Luke Reynolds Fr
WR 86 Jason Estrella  Jr
WR 86 Aaron Enterline Fr
TE 87 Andrew Rappleyea  Fr
TE 88 Jerry Cross  So
TE 89 Finn Furmanek  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 0 Dominic DeLuca (C)  Jr
S 1 Jaylen Reed Sr
S 2 Kevin Winston Jr. (C) Jr
CB 3 Jalen Kimber  Sr
CB 4 A. J. Harris So
CB 5 Cam Miller Jr
S 6 Zakee Wheatley  Jr
CB 7 Zion Tracy So
S 8 DaKaari Nelson  Fr
CB 9 Elliot Washington II So
S 10 Dejuan Lane Fr
DE 11 Abdul Carter Jr
CB 12 Jon Mitchell Fr
LB 13 Tony Rojas So
S 14 Tyrece Mills  Sr
DE 15 Amin Vanover Sr
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  So
LB 30 Kari Jackson Fr
S 31 Kolin Dinkins  So
LB 32 Keon Wylie  So
DE 33 Dani Dennis-Sutton Jr
CB 35 Tyler Armstead Fr
DE 36 Zuriah Fisher  Sr
LB 37 Beckham Dee Fr
LB 38 Winston Yates  Fr
DT 39 Ty Blanding  Fr
S 39 Jashaun Green  So
LB 40 Anthony Speca Fr
S 40 Patrick Williams  So
LB 41 Kobe King (C)  Jr
DE 42 Mason Robinson  Fr
LB 43 Tyler Elsdon Sr
DE 44 Jaylen Harvey Fr
LB 45 Jackson Pryts  So
DE 47 Aidan Probst Fr
LB 49 Ben Chizmar  Jr
DT 50 Alonzo Ford Jr.  Sr
DT 54 Xavier Gilliam Fr
DE 56 Joseph Mupoyi  Fr
DT 58 Kaleb Artis  So
DT 88 Sam Siafa  So
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  So
LS 47 Will Patton  So
LS 48 Tyler Duzansky  Jr
K 91 Chase Meyer Jr
LS 92 Andrew Dufault Fr
K 93 Sander Sahaydak  Jr
K 94 Ryan Barker  Fr
P 95 Riley Thompson (C) Jr
P 96 Mitchell Groh  Jr
P 99 Gabriel Nwosu  Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Terry Smith – Associate head coach/defensive recruiting coordinator/cornerbacks
  • Ja'Juan Seider – Assistant head coach/co-offensive coordinator/running backs
  • Tom Allen – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Andy Kotelnicki – Offensive coordinator
  • Justin Lustig – Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers/nickels
  • Deion Barnes – Defensive line
  • Marques Hagans – Offensive recruiting coordinator/wide receivers
  • Ty Howle – Co-offensive coordinator/tight ends
  • Anthony Poindexter – Co-defensive coordinator/safeties
  • Phil Trautwein – Offensive line
  • Chuck Losey – Assistant AD/performance enhancement
  • Torrence Brown – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Kevin Ceh – Offensive graduate assistant
  • Jordan Lucas – Defensive graduate assistant
  • Danny O'Brien – Quarterbacks
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 14, 2024

References

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  3. ^ "2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "2024 Football Schedule". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Graves, Will (December 21, 2024). "Former walk-on DeLuca provides early spark, Penn State drills SMU 38-10 in CFP; Boise State up next". AP News. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
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