2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 4
CFP	No. 4
Record	9–1 (6–1 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
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ←  2023 2025 →

2024 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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
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 17, 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

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		Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Governor's Victory Bell)	CBS
November 30		Maryland		Beaver Stadium State College, PA (rivalry)	BTN
*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

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
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
Coaches	9	8	7	8т	8	7	5	3	3	3	7	5
CFP	Not released										6	4					Not 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	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, WVUsports.com final stats

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

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	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

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	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

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	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

See also: 2024 UCLA Bruins football team

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

See also: 2024 USC Trojans football team

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

See also: 2024 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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

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	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

See also: 2024 Washington Huskies football team

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

See also: 2024 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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, PSUsports.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

See also: 2024 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry

Penn State Nittany Lions (9–1) vs Minnesota Golden Gophers (6–4)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	-	-	-	-	0
Minnesota	-	-	-	-	0

at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: November 23
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• TV: CBS

Roster

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 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: 2024-08-14

References

1. "James Franklin - Football Coach". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
2. "2024 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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.
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.