2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–6 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Kotelnicki (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTy Howle (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorJim Knowles (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorAnthony Poindexter (5th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Captains
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
2025 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Indiana y$^   9 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 2 Ohio State y^   9 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 5 Oregon ^   8 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 16 USC   7 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 18 Michigan   7 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 23 Iowa   6 – 3     8 – 4  
Washington   5 – 4     9 – 4  
Illinois   5 – 4     8 – 4  
Minnesota   5 – 4     7 – 5  
Nebraska   4 – 5     7 – 5  
Northwestern   4 – 5     6 – 6  
UCLA   3 – 6     3 – 9  
Penn State   3 – 6     6 – 6  
Wisconsin   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Rutgers   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Michigan State   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Maryland   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Purdue   0 – 9     2 – 10  
Championship: Indiana 13, Ohio State 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 21, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents Pennsylvania State University as a member of 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 Week 0 ranking in the AP poll and a 3–0 start, Penn State dropped its first two conference games to fall out of the top 25. The loss on October 4 to UCLA was particularly significant, as UCLA was winless at the time and Penn State was a 25.5-point favorite; many now widely consider this game the worst loss in program history and one of the largest upsets in college football history.[1]

The team suffered another 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.[2] Redshirt freshman backup quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer was promoted to the starting role. His first start at Iowa was followed by consecutive games away at then-No. 1 Ohio State and home against then-No. 2 Indiana. All three games were losses, extending the team's losing streak to six games.

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.[3][4][5] The Nittany Lions ultimately finished the regular season 6–6, their worst record since also going 6–6 in 2014.

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.[6] Associate head coach Terry Smith was named the Nittany Lions' interim head coach.[7]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:30 p.m.Nevada*No. 2
CBSW 46–11106,915
September 612:00 p.m.FIU*No. 2
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
BTNW 34–0103,817
September 133:30 p.m.No. 11 (FCS) Villanova*No. 2
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
FS1W 52–6109,516
September 277:30 p.m.No. 6 OregonNo. 3
NBCL 24–30 2OT111,015
October 43:30 p.m.at UCLANo. 7
CBSL 37–4239,256
October 113:30 p.m.Northwestern
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
FS1L 21–22108,121
October 187:00 p.m.at Iowa
PeacockL 24–2569,250
November 112:00 p.m.at No. 1 Ohio State
FOXL 14–38105,517
November 812:00 p.m. No. 2 Indiana
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
FOXL 24–27105,231
November 153:30 p.m.at Michigan State
CBSW 28–1061,671
November 227:00 p.m.Nebraska
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
NBCW 37–10105,038
November 293:30 p.m.at Rutgers
BTNW 40–3655,212
December 2712:00 p.m.vs. Clemson*
ABC

Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP2 (23)2 (7)2 (5)2 (5)3 (5)7RV—————————
Coaches3 (14)2 (6)2 (4)2 (3)2 (3)622——————RVRVRV
CFPNot released——————Not released

Preseason

Big Ten media poll

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.[10]

Game summaries

vs Nevada

See also: 2025 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) at No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wolf Pack 0 3 0811
No. 2 Nittany Lions 10 17 12746

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA

Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton 1-yard run (Ryan Barker kick), 3:05. Nittany Lions 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:41.
  • PSU – Ryan Barker 28-yard field goal, 1:41. Nittany Lions 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 1:16.
Second quarter
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen 12-yard run (Ryan Barker kick), 10:02. Nittany Lions 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:18.
  • NEV – Joe McFadden 28-yard field goal, 4:52. Nittany Lions 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:05.
  • PSU – Ryan Barker 28-yard field goal, 2:22. Nittany Lions 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:18.
  • PSU – Kyron Hudson 31-yard pass from Drew Allar (Ryan Barker kick), 0:23. Nittany Lions 27–3. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:15.
Third quarter
  • PSU – Ryan Barker 32-yard field goal, 9:23. Nittany Lions 30–3. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:32.
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton 1-yard run (pass failed), 7:15. Nittany Lions 36–3. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:21.
  • PSU – Ryan Barker 39-yard field goal, 3:21. Nittany Lions 39–3. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:26.
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Ethan Grunkemeyer 6-yard run (Matthew Parker kick), 7:37. Nittany Lions 46–3. Drive: 15 plays, 94 yards, 7:10.
  • NEV – Marcus Bellon 9-yard pass from AJ Bianco (AJ Bianco–Jett Carpenter pass), 0:25. Nittany Lions 46–11. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:29.
Statistics NEV PSU
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
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

vs FIU

See also: 2025 FIU Panthers football team
FIU Panthers (1–0) at No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 0 000
No. 2 Nittany Lions 7 3 101434

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA

Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Khalil Dinkins 9-yard pass from Drew Allar (Ryan Barker kick), 3:54. Nittany Lions 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 3:54.
Second quarter
  • PSU – Ryan Barker 41-yard field goal, 0:50. Nittany Lions 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 13 yards, 3:06.
Third quarter
  • PSU – Ryan Barker 34-yard field goal, 9:56. Nittany Lions 13–0. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 5:04.
  • PSU – Devonte Ross 42-yard pass from Drew Allar (Ryan Barker kick), 4:44. Nittany Lions 20–0. Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 2:09.
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen 67-yard run (Ryan Barker kick) 3:29. Nittany Lions 27–0. Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:11.
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton 5-yard run (Ryan Barker kick), 1:19. Nittany Lions 34–0. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:03.
Statistics FIU PSU
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
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

vs No. 11 (FCS) Villanova

See also: 2025 Villanova Wildcats football team
No. 11 (FCS) Villanova Wildcats (1–0) at No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 11 (FCS) Wildcats 0 0 066
No. 2 Nittany Lions 7 14 102152

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • PSU – Barker, 45-yard field goal, 14:22 (PSU 10–0)
  • PSU – Barker, 28-yard field goal, 6:39 (PSU 13–0)
  • PSU – Trebor Peña, 23-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Peña 2-point conversion pass from Allar, 0:32 (PSU 21–0)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Barker, 42-yard field goal, 10:02 (PSU 24–0)
  • PSU – Singleton, 3-yard TD run, Barker kick, 3:36 (PSU 31–0)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 18-yard TD run, Barker kick, 10:43 (PSU 38–0)
  • PSU – Joey Schlaffer, 19-yard TD pass from Ethan Grunkemeyer, Barker kick, 7:05 (PSU 45–0)
  • PSU – Jahmir Joseph, 49-yard interception return for TD, Barker kick, 6:24 (PSU 52–0)
  • VU – Brandon Binkowski, 8-yard TD pass from Tanner Maddocks, no try, 0:00 (PSU 52–6)
Statistics VU PSU
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
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

vs No. 6 Oregon

See also: 2025 Oregon Ducks football team
No. 6 Oregon Ducks (4–0) at No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
No. 6 Ducks 0 3 777630
No. 3 Nittany Lions 0 3 0147024

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA

Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • PSU – Ryan Barker, 49-yard field goal, 13:26 (PSU 3–0)
  • UO – Atticus Sappington, 42-yard field goal, 3:42 (TIE 3–3)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • UO – Jordon Davison, 8-yard TD run, Sappington kick, 12:25 (OU 17–3)
  • PSU – Devonte Ross, 35-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Barker kick, 10:30 (OU 17–10)
  • PSU – Ross, 7-yard TD pass from Allar, Barker kick, 0:30 (TIE 17–17)
First overtime
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 4-yard TD run, Barker kick (PSU 24–17)
  • UO – Jamari Johnson, 2-yard TD pass from Moore, Sappington kick (TIE 24–24)
Second overtime
  • UO – Gary Bryant Jr., 25-yard TD pass from Moore, 2-point pass conversion failed (OU 30–24)
Statistics ORE PSU
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
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

at UCLA

See also: 2025 UCLA Bruins football team
No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions (3–1) at UCLA Bruins (0–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Nittany Lions 7 0 141637
Bruins 10 17 7842

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: South at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 39,256
  • Referee: Gregory Blum
  • 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
  • UCLA – Kwazi Gilmer, 11-yard TD pass from Nico Iamaleava, Mateen Bhaghani kick, 10:32 (UCLA 7–0)
  • UCLA – Bhaghani, 24-yard field goal, 7:22 (UCLA 10–0)
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 13-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 5:14 (UCLA 10–7)
Second quarter
  • UCLA – Titus Mokiao-Atimalala, 6-yard TD pass from Iamaleava, Bhaghani kick, 8:52 (UCLA 17–7)
  • UCLA – Iamaleava, 3-yard TD run, Bhaghani kick, 4:49 (UCLA 24–7)
  • UCLA – Bhaghani, 54-yard field goal, 0:00 (UCLA 27–7)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Khalil Dinkins, 40-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Barker kick, 11:32 (UCLA 27–14)
  • PSU – Liam Clifford, 6-yard blocked punt returned for TD, Barker kick, 7:25 (UCLA 27–21)
  • UCLA – Iamaleava, 1-yard TD run, Bhaghani kick, 2:58 (UCLA 34–21)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Allen, 2-yard TD run, Barker kick, 14:27 (UCLA 34–28)
  • UCLA – Iamaleava, 7-yard TD run, Gilmer 2-point converstion pass from Iamaleava, 6:46 (UCLA 42–28)
  • PSU – Kyron Hudson, 15-yard TD pass from Allar, Barker kick, 4:11 (UCLA 42–35)
  • PSU – Safety, Iamaleava runs out of end zone, 0:17 (UCLA 42–37)
Statistics PSU UCLA
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
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

vs Northwestern

See also: 2025 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Northwestern Wildcats (3–2) at Penn State Nittany Lions (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 3 10 0922
Nittany Lions 0 14 0721

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) • Mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 108,121
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (FS1): Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (color commentator)
  • ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information
First quarter
  • NU – Jack Olsen, 27-yard field goal, 2:51 (NU 3–0)
Second quarter
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 11-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 11:40 (PSU 7–3)
  • NU – Griffin Wilde, 29-yard TD pass from Preston Stone, Olsen kick, 7:14 (NU 10–7)
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 2-yard TD run, Barker kick, 1:19 (PSU 14–10)
  • NU – Olsen, 34-yard field goal, 0:03 (PSU 14–13)
Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter
  • NU – Olsen, 41-yard field goal, 14:08 (NU 16–14)
  • PSU – Drew Allar, 1-yard TD run, Barker kick, 10:50 (PSU 21–16)
  • NU – Caleb Komolafe, 9-yard TD run, 2-point conversion run failed, 4:51 (NU 22–21)
Statistics NU PSU
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
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.

at Iowa

See also: 2025 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Penn State Nittany Lions (3–3) at Iowa Hawkeyes (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Nittany Lions 7 7 7324
Hawkeyes 3 7 6925

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA

Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 1-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 8:45 (PSU 7–0)
  • UI – Drew Stevens, 39-yard field goal, 4:24 (PSU 7–3)
Second quarter
  • UI – Mark Gronowski, 1-yard TD run, Stevens kick, 1:14 (UI 10–7)
  • PSU – Elliot Washington II, 35-yard TD return from blocked field goal, Barker kick, 0:00 (PSU 14–10)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Allen, 8-yard TD run, Barker kick, 9:25 (PSU 21–10)
  • UI – Gronowski, 4-yard TD run, 2-point pass conversion failed, 4:19 (PSU 21–16)
Fourth quarter
  • UI – Stevens, 31-yard field goal, 13:17 (PSU 21–19)
  • PSU – Barker, 32-yard field goal, 4:56 (PSU 24–19)
  • UI – Kaden Wetjen, 8-yard TD run, 2-point pass conversion failed, 3:54 (UI 25–24)
Statistics PSU IOWA
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
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

at No. 1 Ohio State (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry
Penn State Nittany Lions (3–4) at No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes (7–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Nittany Lions 0 14 0014
No. 1 Buckeyes 7 10 14738

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • OSU – Fielding, 22-yard field goal, 14:08 (OSU 10–0)
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 3-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 6:18 (OSU 10–7)
  • OSU – Carnell Tate, 45-yard TD pass from Sayin, Fielding kick, 3:41 (OSU 17–7)
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 1-yard TD run, Barker kick, 0:20 (OSU 17–14)
Third quarter
  • OSU – CJ Donaldson, 1-yard TD run, Fielding kick, 12:18 (OSU 24–14)
  • OSU – Bennett Christian, 1-yard TD pass from Sayin, Fielding kick, 3:21 (OSU 31–14)
Fourth quarter
  • OSU – Smith, 11-yards TD pass from Sayin, Fielding kick, 9:43 (OSU 38–14)
Statistics PSU OSU
First downs 15 22
Plays–yards 60–200 55–480
Rushes–yards 31–55 32–164
Passing yards 145 316
Passing: comp–att–int 19–29–1 20–23–0
Time of possession 29:53 30:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn State Passing Ethan Grunkemeyer 19/28, 145 yards, INT
Rushing Kaytron Allen 21 carries, 76 yards, TD
Receiving Nicholas Singleton 3 receptions, 28 yards
Ohio State Passing Julian Sayin 20/23, 316 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Bo Jackson 13 carries, 105 yards
Receiving Carnell Tate 5 receptions, 124 yards, TD

vs No. 2 Indiana

See also: 2025 Indiana Hoosiers football team
No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers (9–0) vs Penn State Nittany Lions (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Hoosiers 7 10 3727
Nittany Lions 0 7 31424

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 105,231
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • 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
Second quarter
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 2-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 11:08 (TIE 7–7)
  • IU – Radicic, 28-yard field goal, 2:30 (IU 10–7)
  • IU – Kaelon Black, 1-yard TD run, Radicic kick, 0:38 (IU 17–7)
Third quarter
  • IU – Radicic, 31-yard field goal, 8:41 (IU 20–7)
  • PSU – Barker, 36-yard field goal, 3:36 (IU 20–10)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Singleton, 1-yard TD run, Barker kick, 11:36 (IU 20–17)
  • PSU – Singleton, 19-yard TD pass from Ethan Grunkemeyer, Barker kick, 6:27 (PSU 24–20)
  • IU – Omar Cooper Jr., 7-yard TD pass from Mendoza, Radicic kick, 0:36 (IU 27–24)
Statistics IU PSU
First downs 20 17
Plays–yards 62–326 64–336
Rushes–yards 31–108 33–117
Passing yards 218 219
Passing: comp–att–int 19–31–1 22–31–1
Time of possession 30:37 29:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Indiana Passing Fernando Mendoza 19/30, 218 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Roman Hemby 12 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Charlie Becker 7 receptions, 118 yards
Penn State Passing Ethan Grunkemeyer 22/31, 219 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Nicholas Singleton 10 carries, 71 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Trebor Peña 6 receptions, 99 yards

at Michigan State (Land Grant Trophy)

See also: 2025 Michigan State Spartans football team and Battle for the Land Grant
Penn State Nittany Lions (3–6) at Michigan State Spartans (3–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Nittany Lions 7 7 01428
Spartans 7 3 0010

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 61,671
  • Referee: Kole Knueppel
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst) and Jenny Dell (sideline)
  • ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information
First quarter
  • MSU – Elijah Tau-Tolliver, 57-yard TD run, Martin Connington kick, 12:46 (MSU 7–0)
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 8-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 5:50 (TIE 7–7)
Second quarter
  • MSU – Connington, 24-yard field goal, 8:40 (MSU 10–7)
  • PSU – Devonte Ross, 75-yard TD pass from Ethan Grunkemeyer, Barker kick, 8:30 (PSU 14–10)
Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Ross, 4-yard TD pass from Grunkemeyer, Barker kick, 4:32 (PSU 21–10)
  • PSU – Allen, 26-yard TD run, Barker kick, 2:07 (PSU 28–10)
Statistics PSU MSU
First downs 19 13
Plays–yards 63–367 49–229
Rushes–yards 50–240 22–101
Passing yards 127 128
Passing: comp–att–int 8–13–0 17–27–0
Time of possession 37:19 22:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn State Passing Ethan Grunkemeyer 8/13, 127 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kaytron Allen 25 carries, 181 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Devonte Ross 2 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD
Michigan State Passing Alessio Milivojevic 17/27, 128 yards
Rushing Elijah Tau-Tolliver 6 carries, 79 yards, TD
Receiving Elijah Tau-Tolliver 8 receptions, 73 yards

vs Nebraska

See also: 2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Nebraska Cornhuskers (7–3) at Penn State Nittany Lions (4–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cornhuskers 0 3 7010
Nittany Lions 7 16 7737

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C) • Mostly clear
  • Game attendance: 105,038
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
  • ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • PSU – Barker, 26-yard field goal, 12:20 (PSU 10–0)
  • UN – Kyle Cunanan, 31-yard field goal, 8:31 (PSU 10–3)
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 4-yard TD run, Barker kick, 4:09 (PSU 17–3)
  • PSU – Singleton, 10-yard TD run, Barker kick failed, 1:14 (PSU 23–3)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 3-yard TD run, Barker kick, 10:07 (PSU 30–3)
  • UN – TJ Lateef, 11-yard TD run, Cunanan kick, 0:55 (PSU 30–10)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Allen, 13-yard TD run, Barker kick, 11:10 (PSU 37–10)
Statistics NEB PSU
First downs 17 21
Plays–yards 69–318 51–412
Rushes–yards 32–131 39–231
Passing yards 187 181
Passing: comp–att–int 21–37–0 11–12–0
Time of possession 29:38 30:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Nebraska Passing TJ Lateef 21/37, 187 yards
Rushing Emmett Johnson 19 carries, 103 yards
Receiving Jacory Barney Jr. 5 receptions, 55 yards
Penn State Passing Ethan Grunkemeyer 11/12, 181 yards, TD
Rushing Kaytron Allen 25 carries, 160 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Nicholas Singleton 3 receptions, 51 yards

at Rutgers

See also: 2025 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
Penn State Nittany Lions (5–6) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Nittany Lions 14 10 9740
Scarlet Knights 14 7 7836

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 15-yard TD run, Barker kick, 14:55 (PSU 21–14)
  • RU – DT Sheffield, 21-yard TD pass from Kaliakmanis, Patel kick, 0:27 (TIE 21–21)
  • PSU – Barker, 31-yard field goal, 0:01 (PSU 24–21)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Barker, 29-yard field goal, 8:53 (PSU 27–21)
  • RU – KJ Duff, 13-yard TD pass from Kaliakmanis, Patel kick, 3:51 (RU 28–27)
  • PSU – Singleton, 1-yard TD run, 2-point conversion pass failed, 0:54 (PSU 33–28)
Fourth quarter
  • RU – Raymond, 46-yard TD pass Kaliakmanis, Duff 2-point conversion pass from Kaliakmanis, 13:33 (RU 36–33)
  • PSU – Amare Campbell, 61-yard fumble recovery run for TD, Barker kick, 7:27 (PSU 40–36)
Statistics PSU RUTG
First downs 23 27
Plays–yards 54–509 64–533
Rushes–yards 33–300 42–195
Passing yards 209 338
Passing: comp–att–int 17–21–0 16–22–0
Time of possession 27:35 32:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn State Passing Ethan Grunkemeyer 17/21, 209 yards, TD
Rushing Kaytron Allen 22 carries, 226 yards, TD
Receiving Andrew Rappleyea 4 receptions, 75 yards, TD
Rutgers Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 16/22, 338 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Antwan Raymond 29 carries, 189 yards, TD
Receiving KJ Duff 5 receptions, 127 yards, TD

vs Clemson (Pinstripe Bowl)

See also: 2025 Clemson Tigers football team and 2025 Pinstripe Bowl
2025 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions (6–6) vs. Clemson Tigers (7–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Nittany Lions - - --0
Tigers - - --0

at Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY

Personnel

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
WR 8 Trebor Peña  Sr
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 21 Jabree Coleman Fr
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
TE 44 Matt Henderson Fr
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 57 Donnie Harbour  Fr
OL 58 Ian Harvie  Jr
OL 59 Brady O'Hara Fr
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 75 Malachi Goodman Fr
OL 76 Mason Carlan  Sr
OL 77 Owen Aliciene Fr
WR 80 Jeff Exinor Jr. 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 Xxavier Thomas Fr
LB 13 Tony Rojas Jr
S 14 Braz Thomas Fr
CB 15 Joshua Johnson Fr
S 16 King Mack Jr
CB 17 Kenny Woseley Jr.  Fr
DE 18 Max Granville  Fr
DE 19 Chaz Coleman Fr
DE 20 Mylachi Williams  Fr
S 21 Vaboue Toure  Fr
CB 23 Jahmir Joseph Fr
LB 24 Amare Campbell Jr
LB 25 Alex Tatsch Fr
LB 26 Cam Smith Fr
S 27 Lamont Payne Jr.  So
DT 28 Zane Durant (C) Sr
S 28 Karson Kiesewetter  So
DE 29 Daniel Jennings Fr
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
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 46 Cortez Harris Fr
DE 47 Aidan Probst  Fr
DT 50 Alonzo Ford Jr.  Sr
DT 52 Randy Adirika Fr
DT 54 Xavier Gilliam  Fr
DT 58 Kaleb Artis  Jr
DT 88 Sam Siafa  Jr
DT 90 Liam Andrews  Fr
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 (C)  Sr
LS 92 Andrew Dufault  Fr
K 94 Ryan Barker  So
P 95 Riley Thompson Sr
K 98 Matthew Parker Fr
P 99 Gabriel Nwosu  Sr
Head coach
  • Terry Smith – Interim head coach/defensive recruiting coordinator/cornerbacks
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 19, 2025

Transfers

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
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

Incoming

Player Position Former Team
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

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