2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season

2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football

Outback Bowl, L 10–24 vs. Arkansas

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Division| East Division
Record| 7–6 (4–5 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* James Franklin (8th season)

Offensive coordinator| Mike Yurcich (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Brent Pry (8th season)
Co-defensive coordinator| Anthony Poindexter (1st season)
Home stadium| Beaver Stadium

Uniform

Seasons

<- 2020

2022 ->

2021 Big Ten Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 6 Ohio State x  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
No. 9 Michigan State |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
Penn State |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Maryland |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Rutgers |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 8  |
Indiana |  | 0  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
West Division
No. 23 Iowa xy  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
Minnesota |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Wisconsin |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Purdue |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Illinois |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Nebraska |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Northwestern |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Championship: Michigan 42, Iowa 3

* ^ - College Football Playoff participant
* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team competed as a member of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. The team was led by eighth-year head coach James Franklin.

The Nittany Lions had a promising start to the season, going 5–0 and beating a ranked Wisconsin and Auburn, to reach number 4 in the AP poll. However during their game against #3 Iowa, quarterback Sean Clifford was injured, stalling all momentum they had, allowing Iowa to come back and beat them 23–20. The next week they played an unranked Illinois to hopefully regain momentum ahead of playing rival Ohio State on the road, however they lost in a record breaking 9OT. The Nittany Lions would then lose the next four of their last six games, finishing their season at 7–6 after losing to Arkansas in the Outback Bowl.

## Offseason

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### Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2021 NFL draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL club

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1 | 12 | Micah Parsons | LB | Dallas Cowboys
1 | 31 | Odafe Oweh | DE | Baltimore Ravens
2 | 55 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | Pittsburgh Steelers
7  | 246  | Shaka Toney | DE  | Washington Football Team
7  | 247  | Michal Menet | C  | Arizona Cardinals
7  | 248  | Will Fries | OG  | Indianapolis Colts

## Preseason

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### Preseason Big Ten poll

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Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011, making this the first preseason Big Ten poll since 2010. For the 2021 poll, Penn State was projected to finish second in the East Division.[1]

Media poll (East Division)

Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)
1 | Ohio State | 238 (34)
2 | Penn State | 192
3 | Indiana | 169
4 | Michigan | 144
5 | Maryland | 74
6 | Rutgers | 77.5
7 | Michigan State | 52.5

## Personnel

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### Coaching staff

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Penn State football current coaching staff[2] Name  | Position  | Alma Mater  | Years at Penn State

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James Franklin | Head coach | East Stroudsburg University (1995) | 8th
Brent Pry | Defensive coordinator/linebackers | University at Buffalo (1993) | 8th
Mike Yurcich | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach | California University of Pennsylvania (1999) | 1st
Anthony Poindexter | Co-defensive coordinator/safeties | University of Virginia (1999) | 1st
Ty Howle | Tight ends coach | Penn State University (2013) | 2nd
Phil Trautwein | Offensive line | University of Florida (2007) | 2nd
John Scott | Defensive line | Western Carolina University (2000) | 2nd
Taylor Stubblefield | Wide receivers | Purdue University (2004) | 2nd
Ja'Juan Seider | Run Game Coordinator/running backs | West Virginia University (2000) | 4th
Terry Smith | Assistant head coach/defensive recruiting coordinator/cornerbacks | Penn State University (1991) | 8th
Joe Lorig | Special teams coordinator/outside Linebacker | Western Oregon University (1995) | 3rd
Dwight Galt III | Assistant AD, Performance Enhancement | University of Maryland (1981) | 8th
V'Angelo Bentley | Graduate Assistant | University of Illinois (2015) | 3rd
David Parker | Graduate Assistant | University of Arkansas (2015) | 1st
Deion Barnes | Graduate Assistant | Penn State University (2014) | 2nd
Wendy Laurent | Graduate Assistant | Penn State University (2016) | 2nd

### Roster

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2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football roster

Quarterback

* 2 Ta'Quan Roberson –  freshman (5'11, 195)
* 9 Christian Veilleux – freshman (6'4, 197)
* 14 Sean Clifford –  junior (6'2, 217)
* 17 Mason Stahl – freshman (6'0, 204)

Running back

* 10 John Lovett – senior (6'0, 205)
* 21 Noah Cain – sophomore (5'10, 226)
* 24 Keyvone Lee – freshman (6'0, 230)
* 26 Caziah Holmes – freshman (5'11, 209)
* 28 Devyn Ford – sophomore (5'11, 205)
* 38 Tank Smith –  freshman (5'7, 227)

Wide receiver

* 3 Parker Washington – freshman (5'10, 205)
* 5 Jahan Dotson – junior (5'11, 182)
* 6 Cam Sullivan-Brown –  junior (6'0, 191)
* 11 Daniel George –  sophomore (6'2, 210)
* 13 KeAndre Lambert-Smith – freshman (6'1, 185)
* 19 Jaden Dottin – freshman (6'2, 190)
* 29 Henry Fessler –  sophomore (5'10, 182)
* 80 Malick Meiga – freshman (6'4, 198)
* 80 Justin Weller –  junior (6'0, 194)
* 83 Johnny Crise – freshman (6'5, 201)
* 84 Benjamin Wilson – senior (6'2, 212)
* 88 Norval Black – junior (6'1, 178)
* 89 Winston Eubanks –  senior (6'0, 191)

Tight end

* 44 Tyler Warren – freshman (6'6, 244)
* 47 Tommy Friberg –  freshman (6'3, 210)
* 82 Zack Kuntz –  sophomore (6'7, 258)
* 84 Theo Johnson – freshman (6'6, 254)
* 86 Brenton Strange –  freshman (6'3, 252)
* 89 Grayson Kline –  sophomore (6'5, 261)

Placekicker

* 90 Rafael Checa –  sophomore (6'2, 203)
* 92 Jake Pinegar – junior (6'2, 192)
* 95 Vlad Hilling –  sophomore (5'10, 213)
* 96 Anthony DaSilva –  freshman (5'11, 157)

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Offensive lineman

* 50 Will Knutsson –  sophomore (6'2, 319)
* 51 Jimmy Christ – freshman (6'7, 298)
* 52 Blake Zalar –  freshman (6'1, 286)
* 53 Rasheed Walker –  sophomore (6'6, 310)
* 55 Anthony Whigan –  junior (6'4, 315)
* 57 Ibrahim Traore – freshman (6'5, 325)
* 59 Kaleb Konigus –  sophomore (6'2, 291)
* 63 Collin De Boef –  sophomore (6'5, 264)
* 66 Nick Dawkins – freshman (6'4, 310)
* 70 Juice Scruggs –  sophomore (6'3, 302)
* 72 Bryce Effner –  sophomore (6'5, 301)
* 73 Mike Miranda –  junior (6'3, 301)
* 74 Olu Fashanu – freshman (6'6, 300)
* 75 Des Holmes –  junior (6'5, 312)
* 77 Sal Wormley –  freshman (6'3, 317)
* 78 Golden Israel-Achumba – freshman (6'4, 345)
* 79 Caedan Wallace –  freshman (6'5, 313)
* Nate Bruce – freshman (6'4, 344)
* Landon Tengwall – freshman (6'6, 321)

Defensive lineman

* 17 Arnold Ebiketie – DE –  senior (6'3, 238)
* 20 Adisa Isaac – DE – sophomore (6'4, 251)
* 27 Aeneas Hawkins – DT –  sophomore (6'2, 288)
* 33 Bryce Mostella – DE – freshman (6'6, 248)
* 44 Joseph Darkwa – DT –  freshman (6'5, 293)
* 46 Nick Tarburton – DE –  sophomore (6'3, 252)
* 51 Hakeem Beamon – DE –  freshman (6'3, 292)
* 53 Fred Hansard – DT –  junior (6'3, 324)
* 54 Fatorma Mulbah – DT – freshman (6'3, 289)
* 56 Amin Vanover – DT – freshman (6'4, 279)
* 91 Dvon Ellies – DT –  freshman (6'1, 296)
* 92 Smith Vilbert – DE –  freshman (6'6, 251)
* 94 Jake Wilson – DE – freshman (6'3, 241)
* 95 Cole Brevard – DT – freshman (6'3, 312)
* 97 P. J. Mustipher – DT – junior (6'4, 300)
* 98 Dan Vasey – DE –  junior (6'4, 251)
* 99 Coziah Izzard – DT – freshman (6'3, 290)
* Rodney McGraw – DE – freshman (6'5, 254)
* Derrick Tangelo – DT – senior (6'2, 298)

Punter

* 93 Levi Forrest – freshman (6'5, 184)
* 93 Bradley King –  junior (6'2, 214)
* 98 Jordan Stout –  junior (6'3, 208)
* 96 Barney Amor –  junior (6'1, 200)

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Linebacker

* 12 Brandon Smith – sophomore (6'3, 244)
* 13 Ellis Brooks –  junior (6'1, 233)
* 23 Curtis Jacobs – freshman (6'1, 226)
* 34 Dominic DeLuca – freshman (6'1, 202)
* 36 Zuriah Fisher – freshman (6'3, 244)
* 39 Robbie Dwyer –  freshman(6'1, 247)
* 40 Jesse Luketa – junior (6'3, 242)
* 41 Kobe King – freshman (6'1, 236)
* 43 Tyler Elsdon – freshman (6'2, 230)
* 45 Charlie Katshir –  sophomore (6'3, 231)
* 47 Alex Furmanek –  freshman(6'2, 265)
* 50 Max Chizmar –  junior (6'2, 229)

Defensive back

* 0 Jonathan Sutherland – S –  junior (5'11, 202)
* 1 Jaquan Brisker – S – senior (6'1, 210)
* 2 Keaton Ellis – CB – sophomore (5'11, 186)
* 4 Kalen King – CB – freshman (5'11, 177)
* 5 Tariq Castro-Fields – CB – senior (6'0, 191)
* 8 Marquis Wilson – CB – sophomore (5'11, 181)
* 9 Joey Porter Jr. – CB –  freshman (6'2, 193)
* 15 Enzo Jennings – S – freshman (6'1, 197)
* 16 Ji'Ayir Brown – S – junior (5'11, 209)
* 17 Joseph Johnson III – CB – freshman (6'2, 168)
* 21 Tyler Rudolph – S –  freshman (6'0, 203)
* 25 Daequan Hardy – CB –  freshman (5'9, 180)
* 27 Jaden Seider – S –  freshman (5'10, 174)
* 29 Sebastian Costantini – CB –  freshman (5'11, 185)
* 32 Dylan Farronato – S –  freshman (5'11, 187)
* 48 Cody Romano – S –  sophomore (6'2, 207)
* Jeffrey Davis Jr – CB – freshman (6'0, 174)
* Johnny Dixon – CB – sophomore (6'0, 183)

Long snappers

* 49 Michael Wright – freshman (6'1, 197)
* 91 Chris Stoll –  junior (6'2, 242)

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## Schedule

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### Spring game

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Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Penn State did not host their annual Blue vs. White scrimmage. In lieu of the Blue vs. White game, the university invited the freshmen class to Beaver Stadium for what was meant to be the final spring practice on April 17.[4] More than 7,500 Penn State freshmen attended. Following backlash from students and the public, an extra practice was scheduled for April 23, initially limited to Penn State seniors with an in-person class, but soon opened tickets to all seniors, then to the general public.[5]

### Regular season

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The Nittany Lions hosted three non-conference games: the Ball State Cardinals from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), the Auburn Tigers (first ever regular season meeting) from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Villanova Wildcats an FCS school from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

PSU played Big Ten opponents Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio State, Maryland, Michigan, Rutgers, and Michigan State. The schedule consisted of seven home games and five road games.

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 4| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 12 Wisconsin| No. 19| Camp Randall Stadium (Big Noon Kickoff)| FOX| W 16–10| 76,832
September 11| 3:30 p.m.| Ball State*| No. 11|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA

| FS1| W 44–13| 105,323
September 18| 7:30 p.m.| No. 22 Auburn*| No. 10|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA (White Out, College GameDay)

| ABC| W 28–20| 109,958
September 25| 12:00 p.m.| No. 11 (FCS) Villanova*| No. 6|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA

| BTN| W 38–17| 105,790
October 2| 7:30 p.m.| Indiana| No. 4|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA

| ABC| W 24–0| 105,951
October 9| 4:00 p.m.| at No. 3 Iowa| No. 4|

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, IA (Big Noon Kickoff')

| FOX| L 20–23| 69,250
October 23| 12:00 p.m.| Illinois| No. 7|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA

| ABC| L 18–20 9OT| 105,001
October 30| 7:30 p.m.| at No. 5 Ohio State| No. 20|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH (rivalry)

| ABC| L 24–33| 102,951
November 6| 3:30 p.m.| at Maryland| |

* Maryland Stadium
* College Park, MD (rivalry)

| FS1| W 31–14| 46,924
November 13| 12:00 p.m.| No. 6 Michigan| |

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA (rivalry)

| ABC| L 17–21| 109,534
November 20| 12:00 p.m.| Rutgers| |

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA

| BTN| W 28–0| 106,038
November 27| 3:30 p.m.| at No. 12 Michigan State| |

* Spartan Stadium
* East Lansing, MI (rivalry)

| ABC| L 27–30| 66,312
January 1, 2022| 12:00 p.m.| vs. No. 21 Arkansas*| |

* Raymond James Stadium
* Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)

| ESPN2| L 10–24| 46,577

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 2) released prior to game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## Game summaries

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### At No. 12 Wisconsin

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See also: 2021 Wisconsin Badgers football team

No. 19 Penn State at No. 12 Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 19 Penn State | 0 | 0 | 7| 9| 16
No. 12 Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 7| 3| 10

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

* Date: September 4
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); cloudy
* Game attendance: 76,832
* Referee: Jerry McGinn
* TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline)
* ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter

* PSU – Jahan Dotson, 49-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jordan Stout kick, 12:08 (PSU, 7–0)
* UW – Chez Mellusi, 3-yard TD run, Collin Larsh kick, 8:01 (TIE, 7–7)

Fourth quarter

* UW – Larsh, 43-yard field goal, 13:36 (UW, 10–7)
* PSU – Stout, 24-yard field goal, 11:26 (TIE, 10–10)
* PSU – Noah Cain, 2-yard TD run, Stout kick missed, 9:17 (PSU, 16–10)

Statistics  | PSU  | UW

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First downs | 11 | 29
Plays–yards | 51–297 | 95–359
Rushes–yards | 18–50 | 58–174
Passing yards | 247 | 185
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–33–0 | 22–37–2
Time of possession | 17:09 | 42:51
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Penn State  | Passing | Sean Clifford | 18/33, 247 yards, TD
Rushing | Noah Cain | 8 carries, 48 yards, TD
Receiving | Jahan Dotson | 5 receptions, 102 yards, TD
Wisconsin  | Passing | Graham Mertz | 22/37, 185 yards, 2 INT
Rushing | Chez Mellusi | 31 carries, 121 yards, TD
Receiving | Danny Davis III | 8 receptions, 99 yards

### Ball State

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See also: 2021 Ball State Cardinals football team

Ball State at No. 11 Penn State – Game summary

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Ball State | 0 | 6 | 0| 7| 13
No. 11 Penn State | 14 | 10 | 10| 10| 44

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

* Date: September 11
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); partly sunny
* Game attendance: 105,323
* Referee: Ron Hudson
* TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
* ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

* PSU – Noah Cain, 5-yard TD run, Jordan Stout kick, 10:01 (PSU, 7–0)
* PSU – Sean Clifford, 1-yard TD run, Stout kick, 5:53 (PSU, 14–0)

Second quarter

* BSU – Jake Chanove, 24-yard field goal, 14:25 (PSU, 14–3)
* PSU – Stout, 45-yard field goal, 11:22 (PSU, 17–3)
* PSU – Jahan Dotson, 25-yard TD pass from Clifford, Stout kick, 2:50 (PSU, 24–3)
* BSU – Chanove, 23-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU, 24–6)

Third quarter

* PSU – Jesse Luketa, 16-yard interception returned for TD, Stout kick, 5:56 (PSU, 31–6)
* PSU – Stout, 26-yard field goal, 1:53 (PSU, 34–6)

Fourth quarter

* PSU – Stout, 22-yard field goal, 9:59 (PSU, 37–6)
* BSU – Carson Steele, 6-yard TD run, Chanove kick, 6:58 (PSU, 37–13)
* PSU – Theo Johnson, 23-yard TD pass from Ta'Quan Roberson, Stout kick, 2:10 (PSU, 44–13)

Statistics  | BSU  | PSU

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First downs | 19 | 31
Plays–yards | 71–295 | 79–493
Rushes–yards | 26–69 | 48–240
Passing yards | 226 | 253
Passing: comp–att–int | 30–45–2 | 22–31–0
Time of possession | 26:00 | 34:00
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Ball State  | Passing | Drew Plitt | 25/39, 176 yards, 2 INT
Rushing | Carson Steele | 7 carries, 18 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Jayshon Jackson | 4 receptions, 42 yards
Penn State  | Passing | Sean Clifford | 21/29, 230 yards, 1 TD
Rushing | Noah Cain | 20 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Jahan Dotson | 5 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD

### No. 22 Auburn

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See also: 2021 Auburn Tigers football team

No. 22 Auburn at No. 10 Penn State – Game summary

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No. 22 Auburn | 3 | 7 | 7| 3| 20
No. 10 Penn State | 7 | 7 | 7| 7| 28

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

* Date: September 18
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 109,958
* Referee: James Carter
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline)
* ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

* AU – Anders Carlson, 45-yard field goal, 9:37 (AU, 3–0)
* PSU – Jahan Dotson, 4-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jordan Stout kick, 2:24 (PSU, 7–3)

Second quarter

* AU – Tank Bigsby, 4-yard TD run, Carlson kick, 12:28 (AU, 10–7)
* PSU – Brenton Strange, 2-yard TD pass from Clifford, Stout kick, 1:23 (PSU, 14–10)

Third quarter

* PSU – Tyler Warren, 2-yard TD run, Stout kick, 13:06 (PSU, 21–10)
* AU – Bigsby, 6-yard TD run, Carlson kick, 5:52 (PSU, 21–17)

Fourth quarter

* AU – Carlson, 43-yard field goal, 14:55 (PSU, 21–20)
* PSU – Noah Cain, 3-yard TD run, Stout kick, 10:48 (PSU, 28–20)

Statistics  | AU  | PSU

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First downs | 24 | 22
Plays–yards | 79–367 | 66–396
Rushes–yards | 40–182 | 33–94
Passing yards | 185 | 302
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–39–0 | 29–33–1
Time of possession | 31:42 | 28:18
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Auburn  | Passing | Bo Nix | 21/37, 185 yards
Rushing | Tank Bigsby | 23 carries, 102 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Kobe Hudson | 4 receptions, 66 yards
Penn State  | Passing | Sean Clifford | 28/32, 280 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing | Noah Cain | 19 carries, 45 yards, TD
Receiving | Jahan Dotson | 10 receptions, 78 yards, TD

### No. 11 (FCS) Villanova

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See also: 2021 Villanova Wildcats football team

No. 11 (FCS) Villanova at No. 6 Penn State – Game summary

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No. 11 (FCS) Villanova | 3 | 0 | 0| 14| 17
No. 6 Penn State | 7 | 10 | 14| 7| 38

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

* Date: September 25
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); sunny
* Game attendance: 105,790
* Referee: Jerry McGinn
* TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), and Elise Menaker (sideline)
* ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

* PSU – Jahan Dotson, 52-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jordan Stout kick, 12:59 (PSU, 7–0)
* VU – Cole Bunce, 39-yard field goal, 1:21 (PSU, 7–3)

Second quarter

* PSU – Parker Washington, 52-yard TD pass from Clifford, Stout kick, 14:07 (PSU, 14–3)
* PSU – Stout, 29-yard field goal, 8:26 (PSU, 17–3)

Third quarter

* PSU – KeAndre Lambert-Smith, 83-yard TD pass from Clifford, Stout kick, 14:14 (PSU, 24–3)
* PSU – Washington, 23-yard TD pass from Clifford, Stout kick, 1:58 (PSU, 31–3)

Fourth quarter

* PSU – Tyler Warren, 3-yard TD run, Stout kick, 13:58 (PSU, 38–3)
* VU – Rayjoun Pringle, 57-yard TD pass from Daniel Smith, Bunce kick, 9:42 (PSU, 38–10)
* VU – Pringle, 17-yard TD pass from Smith, Bunce kick, 1:38 (PSU, 38–17)

Statistics  | VU  | PSU

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First downs | 15 | 20
Plays–yards | 60–280 | 65–509
Rushes–yards | 26–58 | 34–80
Passing yards | 222 | 429
Passing: comp–att–int | 20–34–1 | 22–31–1
Time of possession | 31:15 | 28:45
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Villanova  | Passing | Daniel Smith | 20/34, 222 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing | Jalen Jackson | 7 carries, 58 yards
Receiving | Rayjoun Pringle | 4 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD
Penn State  | Passing | Sean Clifford | 19/26, 401 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing | John Lovett | 11 carries, 45 yards
Receiving | Parker Washington | 5 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD

### Indiana

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See also: 2021 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Indiana at No. 4 Penn State – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
No. 4 Penn State | 7 | 7 | 7| 3| 24

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

* Date: October 2
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); cloudy
* Game attendance: 105,951
* Referee: Ron Snodgrass
* TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline)
* ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

* PSU – Brenton Strange, 10-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jordan Stout kick, 5:28 (PSU, 7–0)

Second quarter

* PSU – Jahan Dotson, 8-yard TD pass from Clifford, Stout kick, 13:31 (PSU, 14–0)

Third quarter

* PSU – Dotson, 30-yard TD pass from Clifford, Stout kick, 4:16 (PSU, 21–0)

Fourth quarter

* PSU – Stout, 50-yard field goal, 8:06 (PSU, 24–0)

Statistics  | IU  | PSU

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First downs | 12 | 20
Plays–yards | 58–264 | 76–408
Rushes–yards | 24–69 | 42–209
Passing yards | 195 | 199
Passing: comp–att–int | 16–34–2 | 18–34–1
Time of possession | 25:07 | 34:53
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Indiana  | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 10/22, 118 yards, INT
Rushing | Stephen Carr | 15 carries, 50 yards
Receiving | Peyton Hendershot | 5 receptions, 88 yards
Penn State  | Passing | Sean Clifford | 17/33, 178 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing | Keyvone Lee | 8 carries, 74 yards
Receiving | Jahan Dotson | 8 receptions, 84 yards, 2 TD

### At No. 3 Iowa

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See also: 2021 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

No. 4 Penn State at No. 3 Iowa – Game summary

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No. 4 Penn State | 14 | 3 | 3| 0| 20
No. 3 Iowa | 3 | 7 | 3| 10| 23

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

* Date: October 9
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); cloudy
* Game attendance: 69,250
* Referee: John O'Neill
* TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline)
* ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

* UI – Caleb Shudak, 34-yard field goal, 11:08 (UI, 3–0)
* PSU – Noah Cain, 2-yard TD run, Jordan Stout kick, 8:37 (PSU, 7–3)
* PSU – Sean Clifford, 4-yard TD run, Stout kick 3:21 (PSU, 14–3)

Second quarter

* PSU – Stout, 32-yard field goal, 3:21 (PSU, 17–3)
* UI – Charlie Jones, 9-yard TD pass from Spencer Petras, Shudak kick, 7:08 (PSU, 17–10)

Third quarter

* PSU – Stout, 44-yard field goal, 6:40 (PSU, 20–10)
* UI – Shudak, 48-yard field goal, 1:36 (PSU, 20–13)

Fourth quarter

* UI – Shudak, 36-yard field goal, 8:08 (PSU, 20–16)
* UI – Nico Ragaini, 44-yard TD pass from Petras, Shudak kick, 6:26 (UI 23–20)

Statistics  | PSU  | UI

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First downs | 18 | 18
Plays–yards | 79–287 | 76–305
Rushes–yards | 33–107 | 45–110
Passing yards | 180 | 195
Passing: comp–att–int | 22–46–4 | 17–31–1
Time of possession | 24:07 | 35:50
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Penn State  | Passing | Sean Clifford | 15/25, 146 yards, 2 INT
Rushing | Sean Clifford | 3 carries, 36 yards, TD
Receiving | KeAndre Lambert-Smith | 5 receptions, 61 yards
Iowa  | Passing | Spencer Petras | 17/31, 195 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing | Tyler Goodson | 25 carries, 88 yards
Receiving | Nico Ragaini | 4 receptions, 73 yards, TD

### Illinois

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See also: 2021 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and 2021 Illinois vs. Penn State football game

Illinois at No. 7 Penn State – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| OT| 2OT| 3OT| 4OT| 5OT| 6OT| 7OT| 8OT| 9OT| Total

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Illinois | 0 | 7 | 0| 3| 3| 3| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 2| 20
No. 7 Penn State | 7 | 3 | 0| 0| 3| 3| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 2| 0| 18

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

* Date: October 23
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); rain
* Game attendance: 105,001
* Referee: Reggie Smith
* TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)
* ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

* PSU – KeAndre Lambert-Smith, 42-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jordan Stout kick, 0:09 (PSU, 7–0)

Second quarter

* PSU – Stout, 35-yard field goal, 11:12 (PSU, 10–0)
* UI – Chase Brown, 1-yard TD run, James McCourt kick, 2:52 (PSU, 10–7)

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

* UI – McCourt, 37-yard field goal, 11:49 (TIE, 10–10)

First overtime

* PSU – Stout, 31-yard field goal (PSU, 13–10)
* UI – McCourt, 39-yard field goal (TIE, 13–13)

Second overtime

* UI – McCourt, 22-yard field goal (UI, 16–13)
* PSU – Stout, 40-yard field goal, (TIE, 16–16)

Third overtime (2-point conversion attempts)

No scoring

Fourth overtime (2-point conversion attempts)

No scoring

Fifth overtime (2-point conversion attempts)

No scoring

Sixth overtime (2-point conversion attempts)

No scoring

Seventh overtime (2-point conversion attempts)

No scoring

Eighth overtime (2-point conversion attempts)

* UI – Isaiah Williams, 2-point conversion pass from Brandon Peters (UI, 18–16)
* PSU – Noah Cain, 2-point conversion rush (TIE, 18–18)

Ninth overtime (2-point conversion attempts)

* UI – Casey Washington, 2-point conversion pass from Peters (UI, 20–18)

Statistics  | UI  | PSU

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First downs | 26 | 14
Plays–yards | 88–395 | 63–227
Rushes–yards | 67–357 | 29–62
Passing yards | 38 | 165
Passing: comp–att–int | 8–21–1 | 19–34–0
Time of possession | 36:25 | 23:35
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Illinois  | Passing | Artur Sitkowski | 8/19, 38 yards, INT
Rushing | Chase Brown | 33 carries, 223 yards, TD
Receiving | Donny Navarro | 2 receptions, 12 yards
Penn State  | Passing | Sean Clifford | 19/34, 165 yards, TD
Rushing | Noah Cain | 11 carries, 43 yards
Receiving | Jahan Dotson | 6 receptions, 69 yards

### At No. 5 Ohio State

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See also: 2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry

No. 20 Penn State at No. 5 Ohio State – Game summary

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No. 20 Penn State | 7 | 3 | 14| 0| 24
No. 5 Ohio State | 3 | 14 | 10| 6| 33

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

* Date: October 30
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); cloudy
* Game attendance: 102,951
* Referee: Mark Kluczynski
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline)
* ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

* PSU – Brenton Strange, 5-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jordan Stout kick, 6:08 (PSU, 7–0)
* OSU – Noah Ruggles, 35-yard field goal, 2:02 (PSU, 7–3)

Second quarter

* OSU – Chris Olave, 38-yard TD pass from C. J. Stroud, Ruggles kick, 3:48 (OSU, 10–7)
* OSU – Jerron Cage, 57-yard fumble recovery run for TD, Ruggles kick, 2:24 (OSU, 17–7)
* PSU – Stout, 47-yard field goal, 0:00 (OSU, 17–10)

Third quarter

* PSU – Jahan Dotson, 2-yard TD run, Stout kick, 10:26 (TIE, 17–17)
* OSU – Ruggles, 23-yard field goal, 6:42 (OSU, 20–17)
* OSU – TreVeyon Henderson, 1-yard TD run, Ruggles kick, 3:35 (OSU, 27–17)
* PSU – Keyvone Lee, 1-yard TD run, Stout kick, 0:10 (OSU, 27–24)

Fourth quarter

* OSU – Ruggles, 25-yard field goal, 7:12 (OSU, 30–24)
* OSU – Ruggles, 26-yard field goal, 2:41 (OSU, 33–24)

Statistics  | PSU  | OSU

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First downs | 27 | 22
Plays–yards | 81–394 | 68–466
Rushes–yards | 29–33 | 34–161
Passing yards | 361 | 305
Passing: comp–att–int | 35–52–1 | 22–34–0
Time of possession | 29:50 | 30:10
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Penn State  | Passing | Sean Clifford | 35/52, 361 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | John Lovett | 13 carries, 20 yards
Receiving | Jahan Dotson | 11 receptions, 127 yards
Ohio State  | Passing | C. J. Stroud | 22/34, 305 yards, TD
Rushing | TreVeyon Henderson | 28 carries, 152 yards, TD
Receiving | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | 6 receptions, 97 yards

### At Maryland

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See also: 2021 Maryland Terrapins football team and Maryland–Penn State football rivalry

No. 22AP Penn State at Maryland – Game summary

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No. 22AP Penn State | 7 | 0 | 7| 17| 31
Maryland | 0 | 6 | 0| 8| 14

at Maryland Stadium, College Park, Maryland

* Date: November 6
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C); cloudy
* Game attendance: 46,924
* Referee: John O'Neill
* TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
* ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

* PSU – Jahan Dotson, 38-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jordan Stout kick, 7:55 (PSU, 7–0)

Second quarter

* UM – Challen Faamatau, 2-yard TD run, Joseph Petrino kick failed, 1:15 (PSU, 7–6)

Third quarter

* PSU – Dotson, 21-yard TD pass from Clifford, Stout kick, 6:51 (PSU, 14–6)

Fourth quarter

* UM – Corey Dyches, 13-yard TD pass from Taulia Tagovailoa, Chigoziem Okonkwo 2-point conversion pass from Tagovailoa, 14:56 (TIE, 14–14)
* PSU – Dotson, 86-yard TD pass from Clifford, Stout kick, 13:55 (PSU, 21–14)
* PSU – Stout, 24-yard field goal, 6:33 (PSU, 24–14)
* PSU – Ji'Ayir Brown, 87-yard interception return for TD, Stout kick, 2:39 (PSU, 31–14)

Statistics  | UM  | PSU

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First downs | 23 | 29
Plays–yards | 80–456 | 85–419
Rushes–yards | 33–93 | 27–48
Passing yards | 363 | 371
Passing: comp–att–int | 27–47–0 | 41–58–1
Time of possession | 31:33 | 28:27
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Maryland  | Passing | Taulia Tagovailoa | 41/57, 371 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | Challen Faamatau | 11 carries, 38 yards, TD
Receiving | Chigoziem Okonkwo | 12 receptions, 85 yards
Penn State  | Passing | Sean Clifford | 27/47, 363 yards, 3 TD
Rushing | Keyvone Lee | 8 carries, 50 yards
Receiving | Jahan Dotson | 11 receptions, 242 yards, 3 TD

### No. 9AP/6CFP Michigan

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See also: 2021 Michigan Wolverines football team

No. 9AP/6CFP Michigan at No. 22AP Penn State – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 9AP/6CFP Michigan | 0 | 7 | 7| 7| 21
No. 23AP Penn State | 3 | 3 | 0| 11| 17

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

* Date: November 13
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C); cloudy
* Game attendance: 109,534
* Referee: Michael Cannon
* TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline)
* ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

* PSU – Jordan Stout, 42-yard field goal, 9:56 (PSU, 3–0)

Second quarter

* UM – Roman Wilson, 21-yard TD pass from Cade McNamara, Jake Moody kick, 5:49 (UM, 7–3)
* PSU – Stout, 52-yard field goal, 0:31 (UM, 7–6)

Third quarter

* UM – Wilson, 1-yard TD pass from McNamara, Moody kick, 11:50 (UM, 14–6)

Fourth quarter

* PSU – Tyler Warren, 2-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jahan Dotson 2-point conversion pass from Clifford, 7:35 (TIE, 14–14)
* PSU – Stout, 31-yard field goal, 5:55 (PSU, 17–14)
* UM – Erick All, 47-yard TD pass from McNamara, Moody kick, 3:29 (UM, 21–17)

Statistics  | UM  | PSU

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First downs | 21 | 20
Plays–yards | 70–361 | 86–332
Rushes–yards | 41–144 | 42–109
Passing yards | 217 | 233
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–29–0 | 24–44–0
Time of possession | 30:20 | 29:40
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Michigan  | Passing | Cade McNamara | 19/29, 217 yards, 3 TD
Rushing | Hassan Haskins | 31 carries, 156 yards
Receiving | Erick All | 4 receptions, 64 yards, TD
Penn State  | Passing | Sean Clifford | 23/43, 205 yards, TD
Rushing | Keyvone Lee | 20 carries, 88 yards
Receiving | Parker Washington | 4 receptions, 92 yards

### Rutgers

[edit]

See also: 2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Rutgers at Penn State – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
Penn State | 0 | 7 | 14| 7| 28

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

* Date: November 20
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C); cloudy
* Game attendance: 106,038
* Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
* TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), and Elise Menaker (sideline)
* ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

* PSU – Jahan Dotson, 8-yard TD pass from Christian Veilleux, Jordan Stout kick, 1:03 (PSU, 7–0)

Third quarter

* PSU – Parker Washington, 17-yard TD pass from Veilleux, Stout kick, 3:32 (PSU, 14–0)
* PSU – Malick Meiga, 67-yard TD pass from Veilleux, Stout kick, 1:31 (PSU, 21–0)

Fourth quarter

* PSU – Keyvone Lee, 7-yard TD run, Stout kick, 7:32 (PSU, 28–0)

Statistics  | RU  | PSU

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First downs | 10 | 21
Plays–yards | 60–160 | 74–407
Rushes–yards | 32–67 | 42–149
Passing yards | 93 | 258
Passing: comp–att–int | 13–28–1 | 17–32–0
Time of possession | 26:26 | 33:34
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Rutgers  | Passing | Noah Vedral | 12/23, 91 yards
Rushing | Johnny Langan | 5 carries, 18 yards
Receiving | Bo Melton | 3 receptions, 47 yards
Penn State  | Passing | Christian Veilleux | 15/24, 235 yards, 3 TD
Rushing | Keyvone Lee | 13 carries, 41 yards, TD
Receiving | Parker Washington | 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD

### At No. 12AP/CFP Michigan State

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See also: 2021 Michigan State Spartans football team and Michigan State–Penn State football rivalry

Penn State at No. 12AP/CFP Michigan State – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Penn State | 7 | 7 | 6| 7| 27
No. 12AP/CFP Michigan State | 14 | 3 | 6| 7| 30

at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan

* Date: November 27
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 30 °F (−1 °C); snow
* Game attendance: 66,312
* Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
* TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline)
* ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

* MSU – Kenneth Walker III, 2-yard TD run, Matt Coghlin kick, 11:22 (MSU, 7–0)
* MSU – Tre Mosley, 9-yard TD pass from Payton Thorne, Coghlin kick, 6:09 (MSU, 14–0)
* PSU – Jahan Dotson, 27-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jordan Stout kick, 3:37 (MSU, 14–7)

Second quarter

* PSU – Dotson, 30-yard TD pass from Clifford, Stout kick, 12:11 (TIE, 14–14)
* MSU – Coghlin, 22-yard field goal, 5:59 (MSU, 17–14)

Third quarter

* PSU – Daequan Hardy, 17-yard interception return for TD, Stout kick failed, 11:07 (PSU, 20–17)
* MSU – Thorne, 1-yard TD run, Evan Johnson kick failed, 2:14 (MSU, 23–20)

Fourth quarter

* MSU – Jayden Reed, 20-yard TD pass from Thorne, Johnson kick, 5:10 (MSU, 30–20)
* PSU – Parker Washington, 15-yard TD pass from Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick, 0:43 (MSU, 30–27)

Statistics  | PSU  | MSU

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First downs | 19 | 21
Plays–yards | 60–374 | 77–451
Rushes–yards | 26–61 | 47–183
Passing yards | 313 | 268
Passing: comp–att–int | 23–34–0 | 19–30–1
Time of possession | 23:36 | 36:24
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Penn State  | Passing | Sean Clifford | 23/34, 313 yards, 3 TD
Rushing | Keyvone Lee | 15 carries, 79 yards
Receiving | Jahan Dotson | 8 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD
Michigan State  | Passing | Payton Thorne | 19/30, 268 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing | Kenneth Walker III | 30 carries, 138 yards, TD
Receiving | Jayden Reed | 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD

### vs. No. 22AP/21CFP Arkansas (Outback Bowl)

[edit]

See also: 2021 Arkansas Razorbacks football team and 2022 Outback Bowl

Arkansas vs. Penn State – Game summary

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Penn State | 0 | 10 | 0| 0| 10
No. 22AP/21CFP Arkansas | 7 | 0 | 17| 0| 24

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

* Date: January 1, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 46,577
* Referee: Tuta Salaam
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
* ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

* UA – Raheim Sanders, 3-yard TD run, Cam Little kick, 0:00 (UA, 7–0)

Second quarter

* PSU – KeAndre Lambert-Smith, 42-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick, 10:53 (TIE, 7–7)
* PSU – Pinegar, 33-yard field goal, 5:19 (PSU, 10–7)

Third quarter

* UA – KJ Jefferson, 8-yard TD run, Little kick, 12:42 (UA, 14–10)
* UA – Little, 36-yard field goal, 6:29 (UA, 17–10)
* UA – Sanders, 1-yard TD run, Little kick, 2:08 (UA, 24–10)

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Statistics  | PSU  | UA

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First downs | 17 | 25
Plays–yards | 63–323 | 78–451
Rushes–yards | 28–125 | 58–361
Passing yards | 198 | 90
Passing: comp–att–int | 15–35–2 | 14–20–2
Time of possession | 23:47 | 36:13
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Penn State  | Passing | Sean Clifford | 14/32, 195 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | Sean Clifford | 11 carries, 47 yards
Receiving | Parker Washington | 7 receptions, 98 yards
Arkansas  | Passing | KJ Jefferson | 14/19, 90 yards, INT
Rushing | KJ Jefferson | 20 carries, 110 yards, TD
Receiving | De'Vion Warren | 3 receptions, 33 yards

## Rankings

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Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| Final
AP| 19| 11| 10| 6| 4| 4| 7| 7| 20| 22| 23| RV| RV| RV| RV| —
Coaches| 20| 13| 12| 8| 6| 4| 8| 8| 17| 23| 23| RV| RV| RV| RV| —
CFP| Not released| —| —| —| —| —| —| Not released

## Awards and honors

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All-American  Player  | AP | AFCA | FWAA | TSN | Designation

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Jaquan Brisker | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | None
Jahan Dotson | 3 | - | - | – | None
Jordan Stout | 3 | 3 | – | – | None
Arnold Ebiketie | - | - | 2 | - | None
The NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN and WCFF first teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections. HM = Honorable mention. Source:[7][8][9][10]

## References

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1. ^ "Ohio State football voted overwhelming 2021 Big Ten favorite in cleveland.com preseason poll". Cleveland.com. July 11, 2020.
2. ^ "Football Coaching Staff". GoPSUsports.com. Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
3. ^ "2021 Football Roster". GoPSUSports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
4. ^ Morganstein, Justin (March 17, 2021). "Penn State football to allow freshmen students to attend final spring practice". Daily Collegian. The Daily Collegian. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
5. ^ Patrick, Evan (April 21, 2021). "Penn State to allow seniors, general public to attend special football spring practice". Daily Collegian. The Daily Collegian. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
6. ^ "2021 Penn State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
7. ^ "2021 AP All-America team: Alabama's Bryce Young, Michigan's Aidan Hutchinson headline first-team selections".
8. ^ "Iowa State's Breece Hall and Alabama's Will Anderson Jr. Headline the 2021 AFCA FBS Coaches' All-America Teams - AFCA".
9. ^ "2021 FWAA All-America Team". College Football Poll. December 10, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
10. ^ "Sporting News 2021 College Football All-America Team".

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