2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |
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Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 53–39 vs. Memphis | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
East Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 9 |
Record | 11–2 (7–2 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Brent Pry (4th as DC; 6th overall season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Tim Banks (4th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Beaver Stadium |
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No. 3 Ohio State xy$^ | 9 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Penn State | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Michigan | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 11 Wisconsin xy | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Minnesota x | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Iowa | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach James Franklin and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Penn State competed as a member of the Big Ten East Division of the Big Ten Conference.
On January 2, 2019, James Franklin announced that wide receivers coach David Corley was relieved of his duties. This came just one day after Penn State's 27–24 loss to Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl. [1] On January 10, former Duke assistant coach Gerad Parker was announced as the team's new wide receivers coach. [2] On February 15, 2019, it was announced that special teams coordinator and assistant defensive line coach Phil Galiano would be leaving Penn State to become an assistant special teams coach with the New Orleans Saints. [3] On February 21, 2019, Penn State hired Joe Lorig, from Texas Tech, as special teams coordinator and defensive assistant. [4]
The Nittany Lions signed 19 recruits on early signing day in December 2018. [5] Four recruits signed with Penn State on February 6, 2019, pushing their total commitments to 23. [6]
College recruiting information (2019) | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Brandon Smith ILB | Mineral, Virginia | Louisa County | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | May 21, 2018 | |
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Adisa Isaac DE | Brooklyn, New York | Canarsie | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Dec 17, 2018 | |
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Noah Cain RB | Bradenton, Florida | IMG Academy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | Dec 19, 2018 | |
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Lance Dixon OLB | West Bloomfield Township, Michigan | West Bloomfield | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | Jul 1, 2018 | |
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Tyler Rudolph S | Montville, Connecticut | St. Thomas More | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 21, 2018 | |
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Ta'Quan Roberson QB | Wayne, New Jersey | DePaul Catholic | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 26, 2017 | |
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Anthony Whigan OT | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Lackawanna College | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | Aug 7, 2018 | |
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Keaton Ellis CB | State College, Pennsylvania | State College | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 9, 2017 | |
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Brenton Strange TE | Parkersburg, West Virginia | Parkersburg | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 1, 2018 | |
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Michael Johnson Jr. QB | Eugene, Oregon | Sheldon | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | Aug 1, 2018 | |
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Marquis Wilson CB | Windsor, Connecticut | Windsor | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 20, 2018 | |
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Devyn Ford RB | Stafford, Virginia | North Stafford | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | May 18, 2018 | |
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Caedan Wallace OG | Princeton, New Jersey | Hun School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 288 lb (131 kg) | Apr 21, 2018 | |
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John Dunmore WR | Hollywood, Florida | Chaminade-Madonna Prep | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | Jul 4, 2018 | |
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D'Von Ellies DT | Owings Mills, Maryland | McDonogh | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Jan 20, 2019 | |
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Saleem Wormley OG | Smyrna, Delaware | Smyrna | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 318 lb (144 kg) | Jul 23, 2018 | |
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Hakeem Beamon DE | Midlothian, Virginia | Manchester | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 259 lb (117 kg) | Jun 1, 2018 | |
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Joey Porter Jr. CB | Wexford, Pennsylvania | North Allegheny | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 11, 2018 | |
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Jaquan Brisker S | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Lackawanna College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | May 17, 2018 | |
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Smith Vilbert SDE | Montvale, New Jersey | Saint Joseph Regional | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | ||
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Joseph Appiah Darkwa DT | Düsseldorf, Germany | U 19 A | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | Feb 1, 2019 | |
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Daequan Hardy CB | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Penn Hills | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Feb 5, 2019 | |
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TJ Jones WR | Lake City, Florida | Columbia | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Feb 6, 2019 | |
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Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 11 247Sports: 13 ESPN: 13 | ||||||
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Player | Position | Round | Pick | Team |
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Miles Sanders | Running back | 2 | 53 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Connor McGovern | Offensive lineman | 3 | 90 | Dallas Cowboys |
Shareef Miller | Defensive end | 4 | 138 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Amani Oruwariye | Cornerback | 5 | 146 | Detroit Lions |
Trace McSorley | Quarterback | 6 | 197 | Baltimore Ravens |
Nick Scott | Safety | 7 | 243 | Los Angeles Rams |
Kyle Vasey | Long snapper | UFA [7] | Atlanta Falcons | |
Kevin Givens | Defensive tackle | UFA [8] | San Francisco 49ers | |
Ryan Bates | Offensive lineman | UFA [9] | Philadelphia Eagles | |
DeAndre Thompkins | Wide receiver | UFA [9] | Philadelphia Eagles | |
Koa Farmer | Outside linebacker | UFA [10] | Oakland Raiders | |
Johnathan Thomas | Running back | UFA [10] | Cincinnati Bengals | |
Chasz Wright | Offensive tackle | UFA | ||
The Nittany Lions added 2 players and lost 12 players due to transfer.
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Transfer from |
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Weston Carr | WR | 6'2 | 200 | Senior ![]() | Benicia, CA | Azusa Pacific [11] |
Jordan Stout | K | 6'2 | 197 | Sophomore ![]() | Honaker, VA | Virginia Tech [12] |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Transfer to |
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Manny Bowen | #43 | OLB | 6'2 | 231 | Senior ![]() | Barnegat, NJ | Utah [13] |
Torrence Brown | #19 | DE | 6'3 | 257 | Senior ![]() | Tuscaloosa, AL | Southern Miss [14] |
Danny Dalton | #80 | TE | 6'4 | 247 | Junior ![]() | Marshfield, MA | Boston College [15] |
Dae'lun Darien | #41 | OLB | 6'4 | 223 | Junior ![]() | Baltimore, MD | Delaware [16] |
Alex Gellerstedt | #51 | OL | 6'6 | 311 | Junior ![]() | Dublin, OH | Virginia [17] |
Isaiah Humphries | #2 | S | 6'0 | 187 | Freshman ![]() | Rowlett, TX | California [18] |
Sterling Jenkins | #76 | OT | 6'8 | 334 | Senior ![]() | Pittsburgh, PA | Duquesne [19] |
Juwan Johnson | #84 | WR | 6'4 | 225 | Senior ![]() | Glassboro, NJ | Oregon [20] |
Zech McPhearson | #14 | CB | 5'11 | 184 | Junior ![]() | Columbia, MD | Texas Tech [21] |
Jarvis Miller | #9 | OLB | 6'2 | 223 | Senior ![]() | Suffield, CT | UMass [22] |
Ayron Monroe | #23 | S | 5'11 | 206 | Senior ![]() | Largo, MD | Temple [23] |
Tommy Stevens | #2 | QB | 6'5 | 230 | Senior ![]() | Indianapolis, IN | Mississippi State [24] |
Offense (9)
| Defense (11)
| Special teams (2)
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Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2019 poll, Penn State was projected to finish in fourth in the East Division. [27]
Date | Time | Spring Game | Site | Result | Attendance |
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April 13 [28] | 3:00 p.m. [29] | Blue vs. White | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | Blue 24–7 | 61,000 [30] |
The team hosted three non-conference games against the Idaho Vandals (first ever meeting) from the Big Sky Conference, Buffalo Bulls from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Pittsburgh Panthers from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). [31] [32]
During the 2019 Nittany Lions season, Penn State went against Big Ten conference opponents Maryland, Purdue, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio State and Rutgers. The 2019 schedule consisted of 7 home games and 5 away. [33]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 3:30 p.m. | Idaho * | No. 15 | BTN | W 79–7 | 104,527 | |
September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Buffalo * | No. 15 |
| FOX | W 45–13 | 104,136 |
September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh * | No. 13 |
| ABC | W 17–10 | 108,661 |
September 27 | 8:00 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 12 | FS1 | W 59–0 | 53,228 | |
October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Purdue ![]() | No. 12 |
| ESPN | W 35–7 | 106,536 |
October 12 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Iowa | No. 10 | ABC | W 17–12 | 69,034 | |
October 19 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 16 Michigan | No. 7 |
| ABC | W 28–21 | 110,669 |
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at Michigan State | No. 6 | ABC | W 28–7 | 70,298 | |
November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Minnesota | No. 4 |
| ABC | L 26–31 | 51,883 |
November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Indiana | No. 9 |
| ABC | W 34–27 | 106,323 |
November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Ohio State | No. 8 |
| FOX | L 17–28 | 104,355 |
November 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Rutgers | No. 10 |
| BTN | W 27–6 | 98,895 |
December 28 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 17 Memphis * | No. 10 | ESPN | W 53–39 | 54,828 | |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Idaho (FCS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
No. 15 Penn State | 20 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 79 |
at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
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Buffalo | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
No. 15 Penn State | 7 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 45 |
at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
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Pittsburgh | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
No. 13 Penn State | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
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No. 12 Penn State | 14 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 59 |
Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Maryland Stadium, College Park, MD
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Purdue | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 12 Penn State | 21 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
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No. 10 Penn State | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
No. 17 Iowa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
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No. 16 Michigan | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
No. 7 Penn State | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
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No. 6 Penn State | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
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No. 5AP/4CFP Penn State | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
No. 13AP/17CFPMinnesota | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
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No. 24AP Indiana | 14 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
No. 9AP/CFPPenn State | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
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No. 9AP/8CFP Penn State | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
No. 2AP/CFPOhio State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
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Rutgers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
No. 12AP/10CFPPenn State | 7 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
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No. 15AP/17CFP Memphis | 13 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 39 |
No. 13AP/10CFPPenn State | 7 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 53 |
at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13-T | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
Coaches | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
CFP | Not released | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Not released |
Name | Position | Alma Mater | Years at Penn State |
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James Franklin | Head Coach | East Stroudsburg University (1995) | 6th |
Brent Pry | Defensive coordinator/linebackers | University at Buffalo (1993) | 6th |
Ricky Rahne | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach | Cornell University (2002) | 6th |
Tim Banks | Co-defensive coordinator/safeties | Central Michigan University (1995) | 4th |
Tyler Bowen | Off. Recruiting coordinator/tight ends | University of Maryland (2010) | 2nd |
Matt Limegrover | Run Game Coordinator/offensive line | University of Chicago (1991) | 4th |
Sean Spencer | Associate head coach/Run Game Coord./defensive line | Clarion University (1995) | 6th |
Gerad Parker | Wide receivers | University of Kentucky (2003) | 1st |
Ja'Juan Seider | Running backs | West Virginia University (2000) | 2nd |
Terry Smith | Assistant head coach/defensive recruiting coordinator/cornerbacks | Penn State University (1991) | 6th |
Joe Lorig | Special teams coordinator/defensive Assistant | Western Oregon University (1995) | 1st |
Dwight Galt III | Assistant AD, Performance Enhancement | University of Maryland (1981) | 6th |
V'Angelo Bentley | Graduate Assistant | University of Illinois (2015) | 1st |
Kevin Smith | Graduate Assistant | Urbana University (2014) | 3rd |
Kevin Reihner | Graduate Assistant | Stanford University (2015) | 1st |
Mark Dupuis | Graduate Assistant | University of Connecticut (2011) | 3rd |
2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football roster | ||||||||||
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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2 | 38 | Yetur Gross-Matos | DE | Carolina Panthers |
2 | 46 | K. J. Hamler | WR | Denver Broncos |
4 | 141 | John Reid | CB | Houston Texans |
6 | 183 | Cam Brown | OLB | New York Giants |
6 | 193 | Robert Windsor | DT | Indianapolis Colts |