2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 3–4 (0–4 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Andy Kotelnicki (2nd season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Ty Howle (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
Defensive coordinator | Jim Knowles (1st season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Anthony Poindexter (5th season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
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Home stadium | Beaver Stadium |
Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Indiana | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Ohio State | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Oregon | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Michigan | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 6, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents Pennsylvania State University as a member the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team plays home games at Beaver Stadium located in College Township, Pennsylvania, with a mailing address of University Park, Pennsylvania.
Despite high preseason expectations, including a no. 2 preseason ranking in the AP poll, and a 3–0 start, Penn State then dropped its first three conference games to fall out of the top 25. The team suffered a major blow on October 11, a home loss against Northwestern after quarterback Drew Allar suffered a leg injury late in the fourth quarter, and was ruled out for the season shortly afterwards. [1] By the end of week 7, the status of Penn State's 2025 season had been characterized as a "historic collapse" by multiple sports publications as the Nittany Lions became the first NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) program to lose back-to-back matchups as a 20-point favorite. [2] [3] [4]
The team was led by 12th-year head coach James Franklin for the first six games of the season; Franklin was fired on October 12 following the loss to Northwestern. [5] Associate head coach Terry Smith was named the Nittany Lions' interim head coach. [6]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Nevada * | No. 2 | CBS | W 46–11 | 106,915 | |
September 6 | 12:00 p.m. | FIU * | No. 2 |
| BTN | W 34–0 | 103,817 |
September 13 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11 (FCS) Villanova * | No. 2 |
| FS1 | W 52–6 | 109,516 |
September 27 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 6 Oregon | No. 3 |
| NBC | L 24–30 2OT | 111,015 |
October 4 | 3:30 p.m. | at UCLA | No. 7 | CBS | L 37–42 | 39,256 | |
October 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Northwestern ![]() |
| FS1 | L 21–22 | 108,121 | |
October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Iowa | Peacock | L 24–25 | 69,250 | ||
November 1 | at Ohio State | ||||||
November 8 | Indiana |
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November 15 | at Michigan State | ||||||
November 22 | Nebraska |
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November 29 | at Rutgers | ||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 2 (23) | 2 (7) | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 3 (5) | 7 | RV | — | — | ||||||||
Coaches | 3 (14) | 2 (6) | 2 (4) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 6 | 22 | — | — | ||||||||
CFP | Not released | Not released |
The annual Cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Media Poll was released on July 21, 2025. The Nittany Lions were predicted to finish the regular season first in the conference. [9]
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wolf Pack | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
No. 2 Nittany Lions | 10 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 46 |
at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania
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Statistics | NEV | PSU |
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First downs | 13 | 25 |
Plays–yards | 52–203 | 71–438 |
Rushes–yards | 31–78 | 36–135 |
Passing yards | 125 | 303 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 11–21–1 | 29–35–0 |
Time of possession | 26:20 | 33:40 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Nevada | Passing | Chubba Purdy | 7/15, 97 yards, INT |
Rushing | Chubba Purdy | 14 carries, 55 yards | |
Receiving | Marcus Bellon | 6 receptions, 76 yards, TD | |
Penn State | Passing | Drew Allar | 22/26, 217 yards, TD |
Rushing | Kaytron Allen | 8 carries, 43 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Kyron Hudson | 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 2 Nittany Lions | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania
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Statistics | FIU | PSU |
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First downs | 14 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 72–290 | 64–409 |
Rushes–yards | 39–141 | 31–209 |
Passing yards | 149 | 200 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–33–1 | 19–33–0 |
Time of possession | 34:17 | 25:43 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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FIU | Passing | Keyone Jenkins | 15/28, 127 yards, INT |
Rushing | Kejon Owens | 15 carries, 78 yards | |
Receiving | JoJo Stone | 1 reception, 27 yards | |
Penn State | Passing | Drew Allar | 19/33, 200 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Kaytron Allen | 16 carries, 144 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Devonte Ross | 3 receptions, 61 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 11 (FCS) Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
No. 2 Nittany Lions | 7 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 52 |
at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania
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Statistics | VU | PSU |
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First downs | 11 | 28 |
Plays–yards | 63–179 | 69–465 |
Rushes–yards | 36–83 | 38–237 |
Passing yards | 96 | 228 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 13–27–2 | 17–31–1 |
Time of possession | 31:44 | 28:16 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Villanova | Passing | Tanner Maddocks | 6/12, 69 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | David Avit | 10 carries, 53 yards | |
Receiving | Braden Reed | 2 receptions, 41 yards | |
Penn State | Passing | Drew Allar | 16/29, 209 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Kaytron Allen | 10 carries, 86 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Luke Reynolds | 4 receptions, 73 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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No. 6 Ducks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
No. 3 Nittany Lions | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania
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Statistics | ORE | PSU |
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First downs | 20 | 15 |
Plays–yards | 78–424 | 60–276 |
Rushes–yards | 39–176 | 35–139 |
Passing yards | 248 | 137 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 29–39–0 | 14–25–1 |
Time of possession | 33:52 | 26:08 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Oregon | Passing | Dante Moore | 29/39, 248 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Dierre Hill Jr. | 10 carries, 82 yards | |
Receiving | Dakorien Moore | 7 receptions, 89 yards | |
Penn State | Passing | Drew Allar | 14/25, 137 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Kaytron Allen | 12 carries, 54 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Devonte Ross | 4 receptions, 48 yards, 2 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 7 Nittany Lions | 7 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 37 |
Bruins | 10 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 42 |
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California
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Statistics | PSU | UCLA |
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First downs | 21 | 22 |
Plays–yards | 57–357 | 77–435 |
Rushes–yards | 31–157 | 53–269 |
Passing yards | 200 | 166 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–26–0 | 17–24–0 |
Time of possession | 20:43 | 39:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Penn State | Passing | Drew Allar | 19/26, 200 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Drew Allar | 11 carries, 78 yards | |
Receiving | Kyron Hudson | 4 receptions, 52 yards, TD | |
UCLA | Passing | Nico Iamaleava | 17/24, 166 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Nico Iamaleava | 16 carries, 128 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Kwazi Gilmer | 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
Nittany Lions | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania
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Statistics | NU | PSU |
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First downs | 23 | 13 |
Plays–yards | 68–282 | 51–274 |
Rushes–yards | 42–119 | 31–137 |
Passing yards | 163 | 137 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 17–26–0 | 13–20–1 |
Time of possession | 34:46 | 25:14 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Northwestern | Passing | Preston Stone | 17/26, 163 yards, TD |
Rushing | Caleb Komolafe | 19 carries, 72 yards TD | |
Receiving | Griffin Wilde | 7 receptions, 94 yards, TD | |
Penn State | Passing | Drew Allar | 13/20, 137 yards, INT |
Rushing | Kaytron Allen | 16 carries, 90 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Devonte Ross | 7 receptions, 115 yards |
Quarterback Drew Allar suffered a leg injury late in the fourth quarter and was later ruled out for the remainder of the season. The day following the loss to Northwestern, head coach James Franklin was fired.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Nittany Lions | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Hawkeyes | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 |
at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
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Statistics | PSU | IOWA |
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First downs | 19 | 11 |
Plays–yards | 74–266 | 49–313 |
Rushes–yards | 46–173 | 33–245 |
Passing yards | 93 | 68 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 15–28–2 | 10–16–1 |
Time of possession | 36:12 | 23:48 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Penn State | Passing | Ethan Grunkemeyer | 15/28, 93 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Kaytron Allen | 28 carries, 145 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Trebor Peña | 3 receptions, 19 yards | |
Iowa | Passing | Mark Gronowski | 10/16, 68 yards, INT |
Rushing | Mark Gronowski | 9 carries, 130 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Kaden Wetjen | 2 receptions, 21 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Nittany Lions | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Buckeyes | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
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Offense
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Roster |
Player | Position | Destination |
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Mehki Flowers | S | Akron |
Chase Meyer | K | California |
Feyisayo Oluleye | WR | Clarion |
Tyler Johnson | WR | East Carolina |
T.A. Cunningham | DL | Garden City CC |
Jon Mitchell | CB | Georgia Tech |
JB Nelson | IOL | Kansas State |
Beckham Dee | LB | Lafayette |
Jerry Cross | TE | Memphis |
Beau Pribula | QB | Missouri |
Joseph Mupoyi | EDGE | North Carolina |
Smith Vilbert | EDGE | North Carolina |
Harrison Wallace III | WR | Ole Miss |
Cam Miller | CB | Rutgers |
Tyrece Mills | S | UConn |
Ta'Mere Robinson | LB | USC |
Omari Evans | WR | Washington |
Jason Estrella | WR | Unknown |
Player | Position | Former Team |
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King Mack | S | Alabama |
Owen Wafle | EDGE | Michigan |
Amare Campbell | LB | North Carolina |
Trebor Peña | WR | Syracuse |
Enai White | EDGE | Texas A&M |
TJ Shanahan Jr. | IOL | Texas A&M |
Devonte Ross | WR | Troy |
Kyron Hudson | WR | USC |