# 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by second year head-coach James Franklin and played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. They were a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They were invited to the TaxSlayer Bowl where they lost to Georgia.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at Temple* | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN | L 10–27 | 69,176 |
| September 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo* | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ESPN2 | W 27–14 | 93,065 |
| September 19 | 8:00 p.m. | Rutgers | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | BTN | W 28–3 | 103,323 |
| September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | San Diego State* | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | BTN | W 37–21 | 95,107 |
| October 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Army* | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ESPNU | W 20–14 | 107,387 |
| October 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Indiana | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ESPN | W 29–7 | 97,873 |
| October 17 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Ohio State | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (rivalry) | ABC | L 10–38 | 108,423 |
| October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Maryland | M&T Bank StadiumBaltimore, MD (rivalry) | ESPN | W 31–30 | 68,948 |
| October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | Illinois | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ESPN2 | W 39–0 | 94,417 |
| November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northwestern | Ryan FieldEvanston, IL | ESPNU | L 21–23 | 34,116 |
| November 21 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 14 Michigan | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (rivalry) | ABC | L 16–28 | 107,418 |
| November 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Michigan State | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (rivalry) | ESPN | L 16–55 | 74,705 |
| January 2, 2016 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Georgia* | EverBank FieldJacksonville, FL (TaxSlayer Bowl) | ESPN | L 17–24 | 58,212 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Staff

| Position | Name | Alma mater |
| Head coach | James Franklin | East Stroudsburg (1994) |
| Defensive coordinator/Safeties | Bob Shoop | Yale (1988) |
| Offensive coordinator/tight ends | John Donovan | Johns Hopkins (1997) |
| Linebackers/co-Defensive coordinator/assistant head coach | Brent Pry | Buffalo (1993) |
| Running backs/Special teams coordinator | Charles Huff | Hampton (2005) |
| Quarterbacks/Passing Game Coordinator | Ricky Rahne | Cornell (2002) |
| Wide receivers/offensive Recruiting coordinator | Josh Gattis | Wake Forest (2006) |
| Cornerbacks/defensive Recruiting coordinator | Terry Smith | Penn State (1991) |
| Offensive line/Run Game Coordinator | Herb Hand | Hamilton College (1990) |
| Defensive line | Sean Spencer | Clarion (1995) |
| Strength and Conditioning | Dwight Galt | Maryland (1981) |
| Graduate Assistant | Joe Brady IV | College of William & Mary (2013) |
| Graduate Assistant | Tommy Galt | Maryland (2009) |
| Graduate Assistant | Andrew Jackson | LIU Post (2011) |
| Graduate Assistant | Ryan Smith | College of William & Mary (2014) |

## Game summaries
### Temple

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Penn State | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Temple | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
at Lincoln Financial Field
* Date: September 5
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 69,176
* Referee: Daniel Capron
* TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Shannon Spake
* ESPN Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PSU – Joey Julius, 34 yard field goal, 10:47 (PSU 3–0)
PSU – Akeel Lynch, 41 yard run, Julius XP good, 6:34 (PSU 10–0)
Second quarter
TU – Jahad Thomas, 1 yd run, Austin Jones XP good, 2:25 (PSU 10–7)
Third quarter
TU – Jones, 40 yard field goal, 6:23 (TIE 10–10)
TU – P.J. Walker, 1 yd run, Austin Jones XP good, 1:00 (TU 17–10)
Fourth quarter
TU – Thomas, 24 yd run, Austin Jones XP good, 11:14 (TU 24–10)
TU – Jones, 30 yard field goal, 5:41 (TU 27–10)
Top passer
Christian Hackenberg – 11/25, 103 yards, INT
Top rushers
Akeel Lynch – 10 carries, 78 yards, TD
Top receiver
Chris Godwin – 5 receptions, 81 yards
Top defender
Carl Nassib – 10 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL), sack :
This was Penn State's first loss to Temple since 1941.

### Buffalo

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Penn State | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
at Beaver Stadium
* Date: September 12
* Game time: 12:00 noon EDT
* Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C); light rain
* Game attendance: 93,065
* Referee: Don Willard
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Paul Carcaterra
* ESPN Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
PSU – Brandon Polk, 22 yard run, Joey Julius XP good, 6:57 (PSU 7–0)
PSU – Julius, 22 yard field goal, 3:58 (PSU 10–0)
Third quarter
UB – Ron Willoughby, 14 yard pass from Joe Licata, Adam Mitcheson XP good, 5:33 (PSU 10–7)
PSU – Julius, 21 yard field goal, 0:20 (PSU 13–7)
Fourth quarter
PSU – DaeSean Hamilton, 5 yard pass from Christian Hackenberg, Julius XP good, 12:04 (PSU 20–7)
PSU – Saquon Barkley, 9 yard run, Julius XP good, 9:02 (PSU 27–7)
UB – Marcus McGill, 10 yard pass from Licata, Mitcheson XP good, 4:38 (PSU 27–14)
Top passer
Christian Hackenberg – 14/27, 128 yards, TD
Top rushers
Saquon Barkley – 12 carries, 115 yards, TD
Top receiver
Chris Godwin – 5 receptions, 75 yards
Top defender
Austin Johnson – 9 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss (TFL), 1.5 sacks :

### Rutgers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Penn State | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Beaver Stadium
* Date: September 19
* Game time: 8:00 p.m EDT
* Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); rain
* Game attendance: 103,323
* Referee: Jerry McGinn
* TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington
* ESPN Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
PSU – DeAndre Thompkins, 2 yard run, Joey Julius XP good, 12:10 (PSU 7–0)
PSU – Saquon Barkley, 15 yard run, Julius XP good, 2:06 (PSU 14–0)
PSU – Akeel Lynch, 75 yard run, Julius XP good, 1:04 (PSU 21–0)
Third quarter
No scoring
Fourth quarter
RU – Kyle Federico, 34 yard field goal, 10:35 (PSU 21–3)
PSU – Barkley, 16 yard run, Julius XP good, 4:21 (PSU 28–3)
Top passer
Christian Hackenberg – 10/19, 141 yards, 1 INT
Top rushers
Saquon Barkley – 21 carries, 195 yards, 2 TD
Top receiver
DaeSean Hamilton – 5 receptions, 86 yards
Top defender
Marcus Allen – 11 tackles :

### San Diego State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| San Diego State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Penn State | 10 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 37 |
at Beaver Stadium
* Date: September 26
* Game time: 3:30 p.m EDT
* Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); mostly sunny
* Game attendance: 95,107
* Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
* TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington
* ESPN Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PSU – Saquon Barkley, 22 yard pass from Christian Hackenberg, Joey Julius XP good, 4:20 (PSU 7–0)
SDS – Rashaad Penny, 100 yard kickoff return, Donny Hageman XP good, 4:08 (TIE 7–7)
PSU – Julius, 40 yard field goal, 0:43 (PSU 10–7)
Second quarter
PSU – Julius, 24 yard field goal, 11:59 (PSU 13–7)
SDS – Mikah Holder, 19 yard pass from Maxwell Smith, Hageman XP good, 10:23 (SDS 14–13)
PSU – Mark Allen, 13 yard pass from Hackenberg, Julius XP good, 1:03 (PSU 20–14)
PSU – Chris Godwin, 11 yard pass from Hackenberg, Julius XP good, 0:17 (PSU 27–14)
Third quarter
SDS – Donnel Pumphrey, 1 yard run, Hageman XP good, 8:11 (PSU 27–21)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Austin Johnson, 71 yard fumble recovery, Julius XP good, 13:44 (PSU 34–21)
PSU – Julius, 26 yard field goal, 9:52 (PSU 37–21)
Top passer
Christian Hackenberg – 21/35, 296 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
Saquon Barkley – 8 carries, 62 yards
Top receiver
Chris Godwin – 5 receptions, 78 yards, TD
Top defender
Anthony Zettel – 7 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 0.5 sack :

### Army

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Army | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Penn State | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
at Beaver Stadium
* Date: October 3
* Game time: 12:00 p.m EDT
* Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); light drizzle
* Game attendance: 107,387
* Referee: Todd Geerlings
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks
* ESPN Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PSU – Nick Scott, 11 yard run, Joey Julius XP good, 9:57 (PSU 7–0)
Second quarter
PSU – Julius, 37 yard field goal, 0:25 (PSU 10–0)
Third quarter
PSU – Julius, 27 yard field goal, 9:53 (PSU 13–0)
USMA – A.J. Schurr 3 yard run, Daniel Grochowski XP good, 5:36 (PSU 13–7)
PSU – Mike Gesicki, 33 yard pass from Christian Hackenberg, Julius XP good, 0:00 (PSU 20–7)
Fourth quarter
USMA – Schurr, 56 yard run, Grochowski XP good, 11:04 (PSU 20–14)
Top passer
Christian Hackenberg – 10/19, 156 yards, TD
Top rushers
Nick Scott – 12 carries, 54 yards, TD
Top receiver
Chris Godwin – 4 receptions, 66 yards
Top defender
Jason Cabinda – 14 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 2 sacks :

### Indiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Indiana | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Penn State | 7 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 29 |
at Beaver Stadium
* Date: October 10
* Game time: 12:00 p.m EDT
* Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); sunny
* Game attendance: 97,873
* Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
* TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Paul Carcaterra
* ESPN Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PSU – Brandon Polk, 39 yard pass from Christian Hackenberg, Joey Julius XP good, 7:35 (PSU 7–0)
IU – Zander Diamont, 12 yard run, Griffin Oakes XP good, 4:11 (TIE 7–7)
Second quarter
PSU – DaeSean Hamilton, 39 yard pass from Hackenberg, Julius XP missed, 5:40 (PSU 13–7)
PSU – Hackenberg, 1 yard run, Julius XP missed, 0:36 (PSU 19–7)
Third quarter
No scoring
Fourth quarter
PSU – Hackenberg, 5 yard run, Tyler Davis XP good, 10:37 (PSU 26–7)
PSU – Davis, 30 yard field goal, 5:33 (PSU 29–7)
Top passer
Christian Hackenberg – 21/39, 262 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
Nick Scott – 8 carries, 57 yards
Top receiver
Chris Godwin – 4 receptions, 41 yards
Top defender
Austin Johnson – 9 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack :

### Ohio State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Penn State | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| #1 Ohio State | 0 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
at Ohio Stadium
* Date: October 17
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 108,423
* Referee: Daniel Capron
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox
* ESPN Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PSU – Joey Julius, 33 yard field goal, 11:32 (PSU 3–0)
Second quarter
OSU – J. T. Barrett, 5 yard run, Jack Willoughby XP good, 13:43 (OSU 7–3)
OSU – Ezekiel Elliott, 11 yard run, Willoughby XP good, 9:26 (OSU 14–3)
OSU – Barrett, 13 yard run, Willoughby XP good, 3:17 (OSU 21–3)
Third quarter
PSU – DaeSean Hamilton, 8 yard pass from Christian Hackenberg, Julius XP good, 13:59 (OSU 21–10)
Fourth quarter
OSU – Willoughby, 39 yard field goal, 12:54 (OSU 24–10)
OSU – Braxton Miller, 5 yard pass from Barrett, Willoughby XP good, 6:25 (OSU 31–10)
OSU – Michael Thomas, 6 yard pass from Barrett, Willoughby XP good, 4:14 (OSU 38–10)
Top passer
Christian Hackenberg – 7/13, 120 yards, TD
Top rushers
Saquon Barkley – 26 carries, 194 yards
Top receiver
Chris Godwin – 3 receptions, 103 yards
Top defender
Jordan Lucas – 9 tackles :

### Maryland

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Penn State | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Maryland | 7 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
at M&T Bank Stadium
* Date: October 24
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); cloudy
* Game attendance: 68,948
* Referee: Michael Cannon
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave LaMont, Ray Bentley, Dawn Davenport
* ESPN Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PSU – Saquon Barkley, 6 yard run, Joey Julius XP good, 2:49 (PSU 7–0)
UM – Perry Hills, 12 yard run, Brad Craddock XP good, 1:36 (TIE 7–7)
Second quarter
UM – Craddock, 44 yard field goal, 9:35 (UM 10–7)
UM – Craddock, 27 yard field goal, 3:51(UM 13–7)
PSU – Chris Godwin, 37 yard pass from Christian Hackenberg, Julius XP good, 3:09 (PSU 14–13)
PSU – Julius, 40 yard field goal, 0:31 (PSU 17–13)
Third quarter
UM – Brandon Ross, 10 yard run, Craddock XP good, 9:17 (UM 20–17)
PSU – DaeSean Hamilton, 20 yard pass from Hackenberg, Julius XP good, 5:32 (PSU 24–20)
UM – DeAndre Lane, 10 yard pass from Hills, Craddock XP good, 0:51 (UM 27–24)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Geno Lewis, 27 yard pass from Hackenberg, Julius XP good, 13:39 (PSU 31–27)
UM – Craddock, 29 yard field goal, 10:15 (PSU 31–30)
Top passer
Christian Hackenberg – 13/29, 315 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
Saquon Barkley – 20 carries, 65 yards, TD
Top receiver
DaeSean Hamilton – 5 receptions, 96 yards, TD
Top defender
Troy Reeder – 10 tackles :

### Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Penn State | 12 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 39 |
at Beaver Stadium
* Date: October 31
* Game time: 12:00 p.m EDT
* Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C); partly sunny
* Game attendance: 94,417
* Referee: John O'Neill
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Paul Carcaterra
* ESPN Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PSU – Chris Godwin, 5 yard pass from Christian Hackenberg, Joey Julius XP missed, 5:52 (PSU 6–0)
PSU – Geno Lewis, 6 yard pass from Hackenberg, Julius XP missed, 4:16 (PSU 12–0)
Second quarter
PSU – Tyler Davis, 42 yard field goal, 4:16 (PSU 15–0)
Third quarter
PSU – Hackenberg, 14 yard pass from Nick Scott, Davis XP good, 11:18 (PSU 22–0)
PSU – Davis, 28 yard field goal, 3:56 (PSU 25–0)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Saquon Barkley, 7 yard run, Davis XP good, 13:07 (PSU 32–0)
PSU – Mark Allen, 20 yard run, Davis XP good, 6:33 (PSU 39–0)
Top passer
Christian Hackenberg – 21/29, 266 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
Saquon Barkley – 20 carries, 84 yards, TD
Top receiver
Chris Godwin – 7 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Top defender
Jason Cabinda – 7 tackles :

### Northwestern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Penn State | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Northwestern | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
at Ryan Field
* Date: November 7
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); sunny
* Game attendance: 34,116
* Referee: Don Willard
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick, John Congemi
* ESPN Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
NU – Christian Jones, 14 yard pass from Zack Oliver, Jack Mitchell XP good, 12:56 (NU 7–0)
NU – Oliver, 1 yard run, Mitchell XP missed, 6:00 (NU 13–0)
PSU – Saquon Barkley, 7 yard run, Tyler Davis XP good, 2:18 (NU 13–7)
NU – Solomon Vault, 96 yard kickoff return, Mitchell XP good, 2:04 (NU 20–7)
Third quarter
PSU – DaeSean Hamilton, 32 yard pass from Geno Lewis, Davis XP good, 5:04 (NU 20–14)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Barkley, 13 yard run, Davis XP good, 12:22 (PSU 21–20)
NU – Mitchell, 35 yard field goal, 0:09 (NU 23–21)
Top passer
Christian Hackenberg – 21/40, 205 yards, INT
Top rushers
Saquon Barkley – 25 carries, 120 yards, 2 TD
Top receiver
Chris Godwin – 8 receptions, 104 yards
Top defender
Austin Johnson – 10 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL), sack :

### Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #14 Michigan | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Penn State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Beaver Stadium
* Date: November 21
* Game time: 12:00 p.m EST
* Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C); mix of clouds, sun
* Game attendance: 107,418
* Referee: Ron Snodgrass
* TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Shannon Spake
* ESPN Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PSU – Tyler Davis, 23 yard field goal, 11:09 (PSU 3–0)
UM – Jake Butt, 26 yard pass from Jake Rudock, Kenny Allen XP good, 7:43 (UM 7–3)
Second quarter
PSU – Saeed Blacknall, 25 yard pass from Christian Hackenberg, Davis XP good 2:01 (PSU 10–7)
UM – Amara Darboh, 11 yard pass from Rudock, Allen XP good, 0:51 (UM 14–10)
Third quarter
UM – Sione Houma, 1 yard run, Allen XP good, 6:07 (UM 21–10)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Davis, 24 yard field goal, 14:02 (UM 21–13)
PSU – Davis, 18 yard field goal, 8:05 (UM 21–16)
UM – De'Veon Smith, 1 yard run, Allen XP good, 5:12 (UM 28–16)
Top passer
Christian Hackenberg – 13/31, 137 yards, TD
Top rushers
Saquon Barkley – 15 carries, 68 yards
Top receiver
Chris Godwin – 3 receptions, 51 yards
Top defender
Marcus Allen – 12 tackles :

### Michigan State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Penn State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| #6 Michigan State | 6 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 55 |
at Spartan Stadium
* Date: November 28
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 74,705
* Referee: Michael Cannon
* TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Shannon Spake (sideline)
* ESPN Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
MSU – R.J. Shelton, 29 yard pass from Connor Cook, Michael Geiger XP no good, 9:35 (MSU 6–0)
Second quarter
PSU – Tyler Davis, 19 yard field goal, 14:14 (MSU 6–3)
MSU – Gerald Holmes, 6 yard run, Geiger XP good, 7:12 (MSU 13–3)
MSU – Demetrious Cox, 77 yard return of Kyle Carter's fumble, Geiger XP good, 2:36 (MSU 20–3)
PSU – Chris Godwin, 8 yard pass from Christian Hackenberg, Davis XP good, 0:35 (MSU 20–10)
Third quarter
MSU – Aaron Burbridge, 29 yard pass from Cook, Geiger XP good, 11:40 (MSU 27–10)
MSU – Josiah Price, 6 yard pass from Cook, Geiger XP good, 3:31 (MSU 34–10)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Godwin, 5 yard pass from Hackenberg, Hackenberg 2-point conversion failed, 14:51 (MSU 34–16)
MSU – LJ Scott, 6 yard run, Geiger XP good, 11:18 (MSU 41–16)
MSU – Malik McDowell, 13 yard interception return, Geiger XP good, 9:56 (MSU 48–16)
MSU – Jack Allen, 9 yard run, Geiger XP good, 9:48 (MSU 55–16)
Top passer
Christian Hackenberg – 22/39, 257 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
Saquon Barkley – 17 carries, 103 yards
Top receiver
Chris Godwin – 11 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD
Top defender
Jason Cabinda – 13 tackles :

### Georgia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Penn State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Georgia | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at EverBank Field
* Date: January 2
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 58,212
* Referee: Mike Mothershed
* TV announcers (ESPN): Allen Bestwick, Dan Hawkins, Tiffany Greene
* ESPN Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
UG – Marshall Morgan, 44 yard field goal, 7:02 (UG 3–0)
Second quarter
PSU – Tyler Davis, 34 yard field goal, 8:08 (TIE 3–3)
UG – Malcolm Mitchell, 44 yard pass from Terry Godwin, Morgan XP good, 6:46 (UG 10–3)
UG – Godwin, 17 yard pass from Greyson Lambert, Patrick Beless XP good, 0:24 (UG 17–3)
Third quarter
UG – Sony Michel, 21 yard run, Beless XP good, 4:15 (UG 24–3)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Geno Lewis, 17 yard pass from Trace McSorley, Davis XP good, 14:53 (UG 24–10)
PSU – DaeSean Hamilton, 20 yard pass from McSorley, Davis XP good, 6:14 (UG 24–17)
Top passer
Trace McSorley – 14/27, 142 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
Saquon Barkley – 17 carries, 69 yards
Top receiver
Chris Godwin – 6 receptions, 133 yards
Top defender
Brandon Bell – 11 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL) :