2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Head coach	James Franklin (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Andy Kotelnicki (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Ty Howle (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Knowles (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Anthony Poindexter (5th season)
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Indiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
Maryland		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Minnesota		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nebraska		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Ohio State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oregon		0	–	0					0	–	0
Penn State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Purdue		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rutgers		0	–	0					0	–	0
UCLA		0	–	0					0	–	0
USC		0	–	0					0	–	0
Washington		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wisconsin		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of March 15, 2025 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team will represent Pennsylvania State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is expected to be led by head coach James Franklin in his 12th year. They will play their home games at Beaver Stadium located in State College, Pennsylvania.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Cam Miller	CB	Rutgers
Harrison Wallace III	WR	Ole Miss
Omari Evans	WR	Washington
Tyrece Mills	S	UConn
Tyler Johnson	WR	East Carolina
Mehki Flowers	S	Akron
Beau Pribula	QB	Missouri
T.A. Cunningham	DL	Garden City CC
Jerry Cross	TE	Memphis
Jason Estrella	WR	Unknown
Feyisayo Oluleye	WR	Unknown

Incoming

Player	Position	Former Team
King Mack	S	Alabama
Owen Wafle	EDGE	Michigan
Devonte Ross	WR	Troy
Enai White	EDGE	Texas A&M
TJ Shanahan Jr.	IOL	Texas A&M
Kyron Hudson	WR	USC

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 30	Nevada *	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA
September 6	FIU *	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA
September 13	Villanova *	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA
September 27	Oregon	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA
October 4	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA
October 11	Northwestern	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA
October 18	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA
November 1	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)
November 8	Indiana	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA
November 15	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy)
November 22	Nebraska	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA
November 29	at Rutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
*Non-conference game

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Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP	Not released																Not released

Game summaries

vs Nevada

See also: 2025 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) vs Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	-	-	-	-	0
Nittany Lions	-	-	-	-	0

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania

• Date: August 30

Roster

2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Liam Clifford  Sr WR 3 Koby Howard Fr WR 4 Tyseer Denmark  Fr WR 5 Devonte Ross Sr WR 6 Matt Outten Fr WR 7 Kaden Saunders  Jr RB 10 Nicholas Singleton Sr WR 11 Kyron Hudson  Sr WR 12 Anthony Ivey  Jr RB 13 Kaytron Allen Sr QB 14 Jaxon Smolik  So QB 15 Drew Allar  (C) Sr TE 16 Khalil Dinkins  Sr QB 16 Bekkem Kritza Fr QB 17 Ethan Grunkemeyer  Fr TE 18 Joey Schlaffer  So WR 19 Josiah Brown  Fr QB 19 Jack Lambert  So RB 23 Tikey Hayes Fr RB 24 Corey Smith  Fr RB 25 Quinton Martin Jr.  Fr RB 26 Cam Wallace  So RB 30 Amiel Davis  Sr WR 31 Logan Cunningham  Jr RB 34 Tyler Holzworth  Sr OL 50 Cooper Cousins So OL 51 Michael Troutman III Fr OL 52 Dominic Rulli  Jr OL 53 Nick Dawkins  (C)  Sr OL 54 TJ Shanahan Jr.  So OL 55 Chimdy Onoh  So OL 56 JB Nelson  Sr OL 57 Donnie Harbour  Fr OL 58 Ian Harvie  Jr OL 61 Liam Horan  Fr OL 63 Alex Birchmeier  So OL 64 Eagan Boyer  Fr OL 65 Jim Fitzgerald  Jr OL 66 Drew Shelton Sr OL 67 Henry Boehme  So OL 68 Anthony Donkoh  So OL 70 Garrett Sexton  Fr OL 71 Olaivavega Ioane  Jr OL 72 Nolan Rucci  Sr OL 73 Caleb Brewer  Fr OL 74 J'ven Williams  So OL 75 Matt Detisch  Jr OL 76 Mason Carlan  Sr OL 77 Owen Aliciene Fr WR 81 Donte Nastasi  So WR 81 Lyrick Samuel Fr WR 82 Ethan Black  So TE 83 Brian Kortovich Fr WR 84 Peter Gonzalez  Fr TE 85 Luke Reynolds So WR 86 Aaron Enterline  Fr TE 87 Andrew Rappleyea  So TE 88 Andrew Olesh Fr TE 89 Finn Furmanek  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Dominic DeLuca  (C)  Sr CB 2 Audavion Collins  Jr CB 3 Antoine Belgrave-Shorter  Fr CB 4 A. J. Harris Jr CB 5 Daryus Dixon Fr S 6 Zakee Wheatley  Sr CB 7 Zion Tracy Jr LB 8 DaKaari Nelson  So CB 9 Elliot Washington II Jr S 10 Dejuan Lane So LB 11 Lavar Arrington II Fr CB 12 Jon Mitchell  Fr LB 13 Tony Rojas Jr S 14 Braz Thomas Fr S 16 King Mack Jr CB 17 Kenny Woseley Jr.  Fr DE 18 Max Granville  Fr DE 20 Mylachi Williams  Fr S 21 Vaboue Toure  Fr LB 24 Ta'Mere Robinson  So LB 25 Alex Tatsch Fr S 27 Lamont Payne Jr.  So DT 28 Zane Durant Sr S 28 Karson Kiesewetter  So LB 30 Kari Jackson  Fr S 31 Kolin Dinkins  Jr LB 32 Keon Wylie  Jr DE 33 Dani Dennis-Sutton Sr DT 34 Owen Wafle  Fr CB 35 Tyler Armstead  Fr DE 36 Zuriah Fisher  Sr LB 37 Beckham Dee  Fr LB 38 Winston Yates  So DT 39 Ty Blanding  So S 39 Jashaun Green  Jr LB 40 Anthony Speca  Fr DE 42 Mason Robinson  So DE 43 Dayshaun Burnett Fr DE 44 Jaylen Harvey  Fr LB 45 Jackson Pryts  Jr DE 45 Enai White  Jr DE 47 Aidan Probst  Fr DT 50 Alonzo Ford Jr.  Sr DT 52 Randy Adirika Fr DT 54 Xavier Gilliam  Fr DT 56 Joseph Mupoyi  So DT 58 Kaleb Artis  Jr DT 88 Sam Siafa  Jr DT 90 Liam Andrews  Fr DE 92 Smith Vilbert GS DE 93 Bobby Mears  So DT 94 De'Andre Cook  Fr DE 95 Jordan Mayer  So DE 99 Yvan Kemajou Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 35 Blaise Sokach-Minnick  Jr LS 48 Tyler Duzansky  Sr K 91 Chase Meyer  Jr LS 92 Andrew Dufault  Fr K 94 Ryan Barker  So P 95 Riley Thompson (C) Sr K 98 Matthew Parker Fr P 99 Gabriel Nwosu  Sr	Head coach James Franklin Coordinators/assistant coaches Terry Smith – Associate head coach/defensive recruiting coordinator/cornerbacks Jim Knowles – Defensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki – Offensive coordinator Justin Lustig – Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers/nickels Deion Barnes – Defensive line Stan Drayton – Running backs 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: February 22, 2025

References

1. "2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
2. "2025 Penn State Football Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
3. Boley, Austin. "Penn State 2025 football schedule released". WGAL.com. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
4. "2025 Penn State Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved December 19, 2024.