2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football
2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Big Ten Championship Game, L 37–45 vs. Oregon
CFP First Round, vs. SMU
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
CFP	No. 4
Record	11–2 (8–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	James Franklin (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Andy Kotelnicki (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Ja'Juan Seider (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Ty Howle (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Tom Allen (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Anthony Poindexter (4th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Captains	Drew Allar; Nick Dawkins; Dominic DeLuca; Riley Thompson; Kevin Winston Jr.;
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

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. Following a 44–7 win against Maryland, and a 13–10 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 against the Oregon Ducks.

2024 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Oregon y$^	9	–	0	13	–	0
No. 4 Penn State y^	8	–	1	11	–	2
No. 8 Indiana ^	8	–	1	11	–	1
No. 6 Ohio State ^	7	–	2	10	–	2
No. 20 Illinois	6	–	3	9	–	3
Iowa	6	–	3	8	–	4
Michigan	5	–	4	7	–	5
Minnesota	5	–	4	7	–	5
Rutgers	4	–	5	7	–	5
USC	4	–	5	6	–	6
Washington	4	–	5	6	–	6
Nebraska	3	–	6	6	–	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 participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of December 16, 2024 Rankings from CFP Rankings

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
Julian Fleming	WR	Ohio State
Jordan Mayer	EDGE	Wisconsin
A. J. Harris	CB	Georgia
Jalen Kimber	CB	Florida
Nolan Rucci	IOL	Wisconsin

^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 p.m.	at West Virginia*	No. 8	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV (rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	W 34–12	62,084
September 7	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green*	No. 8	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	BTN	W 34–27	103,861
September 21	3:30 p.m.	Kent State*	No. 10	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	BTN	W 56–0	109,526
September 28	7:30 p.m.	No. 19 Illinois	No. 9	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	NBC	W 21–7	109,911
October 5	12:00 p.m.	UCLA	No. 7	Beaver Stadium State College, PA (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	W 27–11	110,047
October 12	3:30 p.m.	at USC	No. 4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	CBS	W 33–30 ^OT	75,250
October 26	7:30 p.m.	at Wisconsin	No. 3	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	NBC	W 28–13	76,403
November 2	12:00 p.m.	No. 4 Ohio State	No. 3	Beaver Stadium State College, PA (rivalry, College GameDay, Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	L 13–20	111,030^[3]
November 9	8:00 p.m.	Washington	No. 6	Beaver Stadium State College, PA (White Out)	Peacock	W 35–6	110,233
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at Purdue	No. 4	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	CBS	W 49–10	58,346
November 23	3:30 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 4	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Governor's Victory Bell)	CBS	W 26–25	44,266
November 30	3:30 p.m.	Maryland	No. 4	Beaver Stadium State College, PA (rivalry)	BTN	W 44–7	104,044
December 7	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Oregon	No. 3	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten Championship Game)	CBS	L 37–45	67,469
December 21	12:00 p.m.	(11) No. 10 SMU*	(6) No. 4	Beaver Stadium State College, PA (CFP First Round, White Out)	TNT/Max
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 5) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time Source: ^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	8	8	8	10	9	7	4	3	3	3	6	4	4	4	3	5
Coaches	9	8	7	8т	8	7	5	3	3	3	7	5	4	4	3	5
CFP	Not released										6	4	4	4	3	4	Not released

Game summaries

at West Virginia

No. 8 Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Penn State	0	20	7	7	34
West Virginia	0	6	0	6	12

at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia

Date: August 31
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C); mostly sunny, lightning/weather delay^[5] during halftime
Game attendance: 62,084
Referee: David Alvarez
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 – 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

PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 40-yard TD run, Sahaydak kick, 10:16 (PSU 27–6)

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: 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

Bowling Green Falcons (1–0) vs No. 8 Penn State Nittany Lions (1–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bowling Green	10	14	0	3	27
No. 8 Penn State	7	13	7	7	34

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

PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 14-yard TD pass from Allar, Sahaydak kick, 6:13 (PSU 27–24)

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: 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

Kent State Golden Flashes (0–3) vs No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions (2–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kent State	0	0	0	0	0
No. 10 Penn State	7	21	14	14	56

at Beaver Stadium • State College, Pennsylvania

Date: September 21
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), light rain then sunny
Game attendance: 109,526
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
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

PSU – Tyler Warren, 16-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Sander Sahaydak kick, 2:38 (PSU 7–0)

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: 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

No. 19 Illinois Fighting Illini (4–0) vs No. 9 Penn State Nittany Lions (3–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Illinois	7	0	0	0	7
No. 9 Penn State	7	0	7	7	21

at Beaver Stadium • State College, Pennsylvania

Date: September 28
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 109,911
Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
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

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

PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 4-yard TD run, Sahaydak kick, 8:38 (PSU 14–7)

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: 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

UCLA Bruins (1–3) vs No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions (4–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	0	3	0	8	11
No. 7 Penn State	0	14	10	3	27

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
Plays–yards	59–260	54–322
Rushes–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

No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (5–0) vs USC Trojans (3–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 4 Penn State	3	3	14	10	3	33
USC	7	13	3	7	0	30

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

Date: October 12
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 75,250
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

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: 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

No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions (6–0) vs Wisconsin Badgers (5–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Penn State	0	7	7	14	28
Wisconsin	3	7	3	0	13

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

PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 6-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Ryan Barker kick, 14:37 (PSU 7–3)
UW – Tawee Walker, 1-yard TD run, Vakos kick, 1:23 (UW 10–7)

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: 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

No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes (6–1) vs No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions (7–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Ohio State	7	7	3	3	20
No. 3 Penn State	10	0	3	0	13

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^[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: 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

Washington Huskies (5–4) vs No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions (7–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	0	0	3	3	6
No. 6 Penn State	7	21	0	7	35

at Beaver Stadium • State College, Pennsylvania

Date: November 9
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C)
Game attendance: 110,233
Referee: Mark Kluczynski
TV announcers (Peacock): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Colt McCoy (color commentator), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)
ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

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: 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

No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (8–1) vs Purdue Boilermakers (1–8)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Penn State	14	7	21	7	49
Purdue	0	3	0	7	10

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

PSU – Kaytron Allen, 2-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Ryan Barker kick, 10:08 (PSU 7–0)
PSU – Tyler Warren, 15-yard TD pass from Allar, Barker kick, 2:31 (PSU 14–0)

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: 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

No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (9–1) vs Minnesota Golden Gophers (6–4)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Penn State	0	16	7	3	26
Minnesota	7	12	3	3	25

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	UM
First downs	20	18
Plays–yards	61–361	59–281
Rushes–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

Maryland Terrapins (4–7) vs No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (10–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	7	0	0	0	7
No. 4 Penn State	3	28	0	13	44

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	UM	PSU
First downs	13	24
Plays–yards	57–194	79–412
Rushes–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)

No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions (11–1) vs. No. 1 Oregon Ducks (12–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Penn State	10	14	0	13	37
No. 1 Oregon	14	17	7	7	45

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): 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

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	UO
First downs	28	24
Plays–yards	74–518	75–466
Rushes–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

No. 10 SMU (11–2) vs No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (11–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 SMU	-	-	-	-	0
No. 4 Penn State	-	-	-	-	0

at Beaver Stadium • State College, Pennsylvania

Date: December 21
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Referee: David Smith
TV: TNT/Max

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
WR	`8`	Tyler Johnson	So
QB	`9`	Beau Pribula	So
RB	`10`	Nicholas Singleton	Jr
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
WR	`36`	Feyisayo Oluleye	Sr
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`	J. B. 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	`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
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	`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	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	`51`	Hakeem Beamon	GS
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

James Franklin

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Terry M. 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

^ "James Franklin - Football Coach". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
^ "2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
^ ^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.
^ "2024 Football Schedule". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
^ 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.
^ ^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.

[1] "James Franklin - Football Coach". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

[2] "2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

[2024_record_attendance-3] 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.

[record-6] "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.

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