2023 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2023 Penn State Nittany Lions football
2023 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Peach Bowl, L 25–38 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	East Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 13
Record	10–3 (7–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	James Franklin (10th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Yurcich (3rd season; first ten games)
Co-offensive coordinator	Ja'Juan Seider (interim; reaminder of season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Ty Howle (interim; remainder of season)
Defensive coordinator	Manny Diaz (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Anthony Poindexter (3rd season)
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium
Uniform

2023 Big Ten Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 1 Michigan xy$#^	9	–	0	15	–	0
No. 10 Ohio State	8	–	1	11	–	2
No. 13 Penn State	7	–	2	10	–	3
Maryland	4	–	5	8	–	5
Rutgers	3	–	6	7	–	6
Michigan State	2	–	7	4	–	8
Indiana	1	–	8	3	–	9
West Division
No. 24 Iowa xy	7	–	2	10	–	4
Northwestern	5	–	4	8	–	5
Wisconsin	5	–	4	7	–	6
Illinois	3	–	6	5	–	7
Minnesota	3	–	6	6	–	7
Nebraska	3	–	6	5	–	7
Purdue	3	–	6	4	–	8
Championship: Michigan 26, Iowa 0
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by James Franklin in his tenth year as Penn State's head coach.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 p.m.	West Virginia*	No. 7	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	NBC	W 38–15	110,747
September 9	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 (FCS) Delaware*	No. 7	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	Peacock	W 63–7	108,575
September 16	12:00 p.m.	at Illinois	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	FOX	W 30–13	49,099
September 23	7:30 p.m.	No. 24 Iowa	No. 7	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (White Out)	CBS	W 31–0	110,830
September 30	12:00 p.m.	at Northwestern	No. 6	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	W 41–13	25,064
October 14	3:30 p.m.	UMass*	No. 6	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	BTN	W 63–0	105,533
October 21	12:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Ohio State	No. 7	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (College GameDay, Big Noon Kickoff, rivalry)	FOX	L 12–20	105,506
October 28	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	No. 10	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	CBS	W 33–24	107,209
November 4	3:30 p.m.	at Maryland	No. 11	SECU Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	FOX	W 51–15	51,802
November 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 3 Michigan	No. 10	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	FOX	L 15–24	110,856
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 12	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	FS1	W 27–6	105,114
November 24	7:30 p.m.	vs. Michigan State	No. 11	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Land Grant Trophy)	NBC	W 42–0	51,927
December 30	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Ole Miss	No. 10	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	L 25–38	71,230
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

West Virginia

West Virginia at No. 7 Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	0	7	0	8	15
No. 7 Penn State	7	7	7	17	38

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: September 2
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), mostly sunny
Game attendance: 110,747
Referee: Mark Kluczynski
TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, and Kathryn Tappen
ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – KeAndre Lambert-Smith, 72-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Sander Sahaydak kick, 10:13 (PSU 7–0)

Second quarter

WVU – CJ Donaldson Jr., 1-yard TD run, Michael Hayes kick, 14:14 (TIE 7–7)
PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 2-yard TD run, Sahaydak kick, 9:10 (PSU 14–7)

Third quarter

PSU – Lambert-Smith, 12-yard TD pass from Allar, Alex Felkins kick, 8:36 (PSU 21–7)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Felkins, 25-yard field goal, 14:47 (PSU 24–7)
PSU – Malik McClain, 25-yard TD pass from Allar, Felkins kick, 7:32 (PSU 31–7)
WVU – Garrett Greene, 1-yard TD run, Donaldson pass from Greene for 2-point conversion, 3:34 (PSU 31–15)
PSU – Beau Pribula, 5-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 0:06 (PSU 38–15)

Statistics	WVU	PSU
First downs	17	27
Plays–yards	67–308	65–478
Rushes–yards	40–146	35–146
Passing yards	162	332
Passing: comp–att–int	16–27–0	22–30–0
Time of possession	31:16	28:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing	Garrett Greene	16/27, 162 yards
	Rushing	CJ Donaldson Jr.	18 carries, 81 yards, TD
	Receiving	Devin Carter	6 receptions, 90 yards
Penn State	Passing	Drew Allar	21/29, 325 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Nicholas Singleton	13 carries, 70 yards, TD
	Receiving	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	4 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD

No. 19 Delaware (FCS)

No. 19 Delaware (FCS) at No. 7 Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Delaware (FCS)	7	0	0	0	7
No. 7 Penn State	14	21	21	7	63

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: September 9
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); cloudy
Game attendance: 108,575
Referee: Bryan Banks
TV announcers (Peacock): Brendan Burke, Michael Robinson, and Zora Stephenson
ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 2-yard TD run, Alex Felkins kick, 8:19 (PSU 7–0)
PSU – Kaytron Allen, 4-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 2:16 (PSU 14–0)
UD – Marcus Yarns, 66-yard TD run, Alex Schmoke kick, 1:05 (PSU 14–7)

Second quarter

PSU – Singleton, 5-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 11:50 (PSU 21–7)
PSU – Singleton, 5-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 4:36 (PSU 28–7)
PSU – Tyler Warren, 2-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Felkins kick, 0:22 (PSU 35–7)

Third quarter

PSU – Allar, 1-yard TD run, Sander Sahaydak kick, 9:48 (PSU 42–7)
PSU – Beau Pribula, 6-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 7:16 (PSU 49–7)
PSU – Dominic DeLuca, 26-yard interception return for TD, Felkins kick, 2:43 (PSU 56–7)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Omari Evans, 4-yard TD pass from Pribula, Felkins kick, 7:35 (PSU 63–7)

Statistics	UD	PSU
First downs	5	34
Plays–yards	41–140	91–541
Rushes–yards	24–82	60–315
Passing yards	58	226
Passing: comp–att–int	6–17–1	25–31–0
Time of possession	17:38	42:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware	Passing	Zach Marker	3/7, 37 yards, INT
	Rushing	Marcus Yarns	6 carries, 86 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jojo Bermudez	2 receptions, 32 yards
Penn State	Passing	Drew Allar	22/26, 204 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kaytron Allen	19 carries, 103 yards, TD
	Receiving	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	6 receptions, 74 yards

At Illinois

No. 7 Penn State at Illinois – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Penn State	6	10	7	7	30
Illinois	0	7	0	6	13

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

Date: September 16
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); mostly cloudy
Game attendance: 49,099
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, and Jenny Taft
ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Alex Felkins, 20-yard field goal, 5:27 (PSU 30)
PSU – Felkins, 45-yard field goal, 1:43 (PSU 6–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Kaytron Allen, 4-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 11:04 (PSU 13–0)
UI – Reggie Love III, 5-yard TD run, Caleb Griffin kick, 2:08 (PSU 13–7)
PSU – Felkins, 28-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 16–7)

Third quarter

PSU – Tyler Warren, 11-yard TD pass from Trey Potts, Felkins kick, 2:14 (PSU 23–7)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 16-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 14:24 (PSU 30–7)
UI – Malik Elzy, 19-yard TD pass from John Paddock, 2-point conversion failed, 4:21 (PSU 30–13)

Statistics	PSU	UI
First downs	20	20
Plays–yards	77–383	73–354
Rushes–yards	40–164	29–62
Passing yards	219	292
Passing: comp–att–int	17–37–0	25–44–4
Time of possession	31:52	28:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn State	Passing	Drew Allar	16/33, 208 yards
	Rushing	Kaytron Allen	13 carries, 54 yards, TD
	Receiving	Nicholas Singleton	3 receptions, 49 yards
Illinois	Passing	Luke Altmyer	15/28, 163 yards, 4 INT
	Rushing	Reggie Love III	12 carries, 55 yards, TD
	Receiving	Isaiah Williams	5 receptions, 63 yards

No. 24 Iowa

No. 24 Iowa at No. 7 Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Iowa	0	0	0	0	0
No. 7 Penn State	3	7	14	7	31

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: September 23
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); rain
Game attendance: 110,830
Referee: Chris Coyle
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Jenny Dell
ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Alex Felkins, 46-yard field goal, 1:35 (PSU 3–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Khalil Dinkins, 9-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Felkins kick, 9:17 (PSU 10–0)

Third quarter

PSU – Tyler Warren, 2-yard TD pass from Allar, Felkins kick, 8:20 (PSU 17–0)
PSU – Warren, 7-yard TD pass from Allar, Felkins kick, 1:01 (PSU 24–0)

Fourth quarter

PSU – KeAndre Lambert-Smith, 3-yard TD pass from Allar, Felkins kick, 12:19 (PSU 31–0)

Statistics	UI	PSU
First downs	4	28
Plays–yards	33–76	97–397
Rushes–yards	17–20	57–215
Passing yards	56	182
Passing: comp–att–int	6–16–0	26–40–0
Time of possession	14:33	45:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Cade McNamara	5/14, 42 yards
	Rushing	Kamari Moulton	6 carries, 18 yards
	Receiving	Erick All	3 receptions, 35 yards
Penn State	Passing	Drew Allar	25/37, 166 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Kaytron Allen	21 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	8 receptions, 66 yards, TD

At Northwestern

No. 6 Penn State at Northwestern – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Penn State	3	7	17	14	41
Northwestern	3	7	0	3	13

at Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois

Date: September 30
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); sunny
Game attendance: 25,064
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill, Jake Butt, and Brooke Fletcher
ESPN box score, GoPSUsports box score

Game information

First quarter

NU – Jack Olsen, 33-yard field goal, 12:47 (NU 3–0)
PSU – Alex Felkins, 20-yard field goal, 2:37 (TIE 3–3)

Second quarter

NU – Ben Bryant, 1-yard TD run, Olsen kick, 5:46 (NU 10–3)
PSU – Trey Potts, 13-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 1:16 (TIE 10–10)

Third quarter

PSU – Drew Allar, 1-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 8:40 (PSU 17–10)
PSU – Felkins, 47-yard field goal, 6:03 (PSU 20–10)
PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 2-yard TD pass from Allar, Felkins kick, 1:24 (PSU 27–10)

Fourth quarter

NU – Olsen, 28-yard field goal, 12:01 (PSU 27–13)
PSU – Singleton, 1-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 4:07 (PSU 34–13)
PSU – Potts, 30-yard TD pass from Beau Pribula, Felkins kick, 2:20 (PSU 41–13)

Statistics	PSU	NU
First downs	19	12
Plays–yards	73–353	63–175
Rushes–yards	39–134	32–45
Passing yards	219	130
Passing: comp–att–int	19–34–0	16–31–1
Time of possession	32:08	27:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn State	Passing	Drew Allar	18/33, 189 yards TD
	Rushing	Nicholas Singleton	21 carries, 80 yards, TD
	Receiving	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	4 receptions, 86 yards
Northwestern	Passing	Ben Bryant	14/25, 122 yards
	Rushing	Brendan Sullivan	7 carries, 25 yards
	Receiving	Cam Johnson	6 receptions, 81 yards

Massachusetts

Massachusetts at No. 6 Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Massachusetts	0	0	0	0	0
No. 6 Penn State	7	21	21	14	63

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: October 14
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C), rain
Game attendance: 105,533
Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill, Jake Butt, and Brooke Fletcher
ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Daequan Hardy, 56-yard punt return for TD, Alex Felkins kick, 4:17 (PSU 7–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Drew Allar, 1-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 12:35 (PSU 14–0)
PSU – Kaytron Allen, 9-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 6:20 (PSU 21–0)
PSU – Tyler Warren, 7-yard TD pass from Allar, Felkins kick, 1:01 (PSU 28–0)

Third quarter

PSU – Theo Johnson, 30-yard TD pass from Allar, Felkins kick, 11:29 (PSU 35–0)
PSU – T. Johnson, 18-yard TD pass from Allar, Felkins kick, 5:12 (PSU 42–0)
PSU – Hardy, 68-yard punt return for TD, Sander Sahaydak kick, 3:57 (PSU 49–0)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Trey Potts, 2-yard TD run, Sahaydak kick, 13:37, (PSU 56–0)
PSU – Beau Pribula, 31-yard TD run, Sahaydak kick, 8:28 (PSU 63–0)

Statistics	UM	PSU
First downs	9	28
Plays–yards	62–109	60–408
Rushes–yards	39–64	37–246
Passing yards	45	162
Passing: comp–att–int	9–23–1	16–23–0
Time of possession	32:58	27:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Massachusetts	Passing	Taisun Phommachanh	6/14, 25 yards
	Rushing	Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams	14 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	George Johnson III	2 receptions, 24 yards
Penn State	Passing	Drew Allar	16/23, 162 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Nicholas Singleton	15 carries, 79 yards
	Receiving	Theo Johnson	4 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TD

At No. 3 Ohio State

No. 7 Penn State at No. 3 Ohio State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Penn State	3	3	0	6	12
No. 3 Ohio State	3	7	0	10	20

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: October 21
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 105,506
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, and Jenny Taft
ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

OSU – Jayden Fielding, 33-yard field goal, 10:49 (OSU 3–0)
PSU – Alex Felkins, 40-yard field goal, 5:15 (TIE 3–3)

Second quarter

OSU – Miyan Williams, 2-yard TD run, Fielding kick, 7:31 (OSU 10–3)
PSU – Felkins, 41-yard field goal, 4:16 (OSU 10–6)

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

OSU – Fielding, 37-yard field goal, 8:59 (OSU 13–6)
OSU – Marvin Harrison Jr., 18-yard TD pass from Kyle McCord, Fielding kick, 4:07 (OSU 20–6)
PSU – Kaden Saunders, 8-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, 2-point pass conversion failed, 0:29 (OSU 20–12)

Statistics	PSU	OSU
First downs	15	22
Plays–yards	68–240	76–365
Rushes–yards	26–49	41–79
Passing yards	191	286
Passing: comp–att–int	18–42–0	22–35–0
Time of possession	25:36	34:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn State	Passing	Drew Allar	18/42, 191 yards, TD
	Rushing	Nicholas Singleton	9 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	6 receptions, 52 yards
Ohio State	Passing	Kyle McCord	22/35, 286 yards, TD
	Rushing	Miyan Williams	24 carries, 62 yards, TD
	Receiving	Marvin Harrison Jr.	11 receptions, 162 yards, TD

Indiana

Indiana at No. 10 Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	7	7	0	10	24
No. 10 Penn State	7	10	7	9	33

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: October 28
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 107,209
Referee: Kole Knueppel
TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, Devin McCourty, and Tiffany Blackmon
ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

IU – DeQuece Carter, 90-yard TD pass from Brendan Sorsby, Chris Freeman kick, 7:37 (IU 7–0)
PSU – Khalil Dinkins, 9-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Alex Felkins kick, 1:37 (TIE 7–7)

Second quarter

IU – Donaven McCulley, 69-yard TD pass from Sorsby, Freeman kick, 13:26 (IU 14–7)
PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 2-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 2:02 (TIE 14–14)
PSU – Felkins, 50-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 17–14)

Third quarter

PSU – Theo Johnson, 16-yard TD pass from Allar, Felkins kick, 8:39 (PSU 24–14)

Fourth quarter

IU – Omar Cooper Jr., 26-yard TD pass from Sorsby, Freeman kick, 10:54 (PSU 24–21)
IU – Freeman, 35-yard field goal, 2:58 (TIE 24–24)
PSU – KeAndre Lambert-Smith, 57-yard TD pass from Allar, Felkins kick, 1:46 (PSU 31–24)
PSU – Safety, Indiana fumbled the ball out of the end zone, 1:33 (PSU 33–24)

Statistics	IU	PSU
First downs	14	19
Plays–yards	53–349	74–342
Rushes–yards	34–80	43–132
Passing yards	269	210
Passing: comp–att–int	13–19–1	20–31–1
Time of possession	24:35	35:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Brendan Sorsby	13/19, 269 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Josh Henderson	12 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	DeQuece Carter	3 receptions, 104 yards, TD
Penn State	Passing	Drew Allar	20/31, 210 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Kaytron Allen	18 carries, 81 yards
	Receiving	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	6 receptions, 96 yards, TD

At Maryland

No. 11^CFP/9^AP Penn State at Maryland – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11^CFP/9^AP Penn State	14	7	3	27	51
Maryland	0	7	0	8	15

at SECU Stadium, College Park, Maryland

Date: November 4
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), clear
Game attendance: 51,802
Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, and Allison Williams
ESPN box score, GoPSU.com box score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Dante Cephas, 6-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Alex Felkins kick, 8:41 (PSU 7–0)
PSU – Theo Johnson, 2-yard TD pass from Allar, Felkins kick, 0:02 (PSU 14–0)

Second quarter

UM – Roman Hemby, 7-yard TD pass from Taulia Tagovailoa, Jack Howes kick, 7:59 (PSU 14–7)
PSU – Tyler Warren, 8-yard TD pass from Allar, Felkins kick, 2:34 (PSU 21–7)

Third quarter

PSU – Felkins, 30-yard field goal, 9:26 (PSU 24–7)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Cephas, 15-yard TD pass from Allar, Felkins kick, 13:55 (PSU 31–7)
UM – Jeshaun Jones, 1-yard TD pass from Tagovailoa, Antwain Littleton II run for 2-point conversion, 11:27 (PSU 31–15)
PSU – Kaytron Allen, 10-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 9:14 (PSU 38–15)
PSU – Felkins, 35-yard field goal, 7:38 (PSU 41–15)
PSU – Felkins, 39-yard field goal, 2:51 (PSU 44–15)
PSU – Beau Pribula, 6-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 1:25 (PSU 51–15)

Statistics	PSU	UM
First downs	25	15
Plays–yards	76–404	58–234
Rushes–yards	37–158	16–(-49)
Passing yards	246	283
Passing: comp–att–int	26–39–0	31–42–2
Time of possession	37:14	22:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn State	Passing	Drew Allar	25/34, 240 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Kaytron Allen	14 carries, 91 yards, TD
	Receiving	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	8 receptions, 95 yards
Maryland	Passing	Taulia Tagovailoa	29/39, 286 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Billy Edwards Jr.	1 carry, 4 yards
	Receiving	Tai Felton	4 receptions, 75 yards

No. 3^CFP/2^AP Michigan

No. 3^CFP/2^AP Michigan at No. 10^CFP/9^AP Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3^CFP/2^AP Michigan	0	14	3	7	24
No. 10^CFP/9^AP Penn State	3	6	0	6	15

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: November 11
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 110,856
Referee: Gregory Blum
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, and Jenny Taft
ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Alex Felkins, 20-yard field goal, 2:17 (PSU 3–0)

Second quarter

UM – Blake Corum, 3-yard TD run, James Turner kick, 11:56 (UM 7–3)
UM – Donovan Edwards, 22-yard TD run, Turner kick, 6:07 (UM 14–3)
PSU – Drew Allar, 11-yard TD run, 2-point pass conversion failed, 0:29 (UM 14–9)

Third quarter

UM – Turner, 22-yard field goal, 3:36 (UM 17–9)

Fourth quarter

UM – Corum, 30-yard TD run, Turner kick, 4:15 (UM 24–9)
PSU – Theo Johnson, 8-yard TD pass from Allar, 2-point pass conversion failed, 1:59 (UM 24–15)

Penn State hosted Michigan on November 11. As the Michigan team and coaching staff flew to Pennsylvania on Friday afternoon, Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti suspended head coach Jim Harbaugh from game-day coaching for the remainder of the regular season as punishment for the Michigan Wolverines football sign-stealing scandal.^[2]

Michigan defeated Penn State, 24–15, before a crowd of 110,856 at Beaver Stadium.^[3] The first three drives of the game ended with punts. Penn State then drove 66 yards on 13 plays and became the first team to run a play inside Michigan's 10-yard line during the 2023 season. Facing a first-and-goal from the three-yard line, Michigan's defense stopped the Nittany Lions who settled for a 20-yard field goal by Alex Felkins. After Penn State's field goal, Michigan drove 75 yards on nine plays, including a 22-yard run by Donovan Edwards, a pass from J. J. McCarthy to Semaj Morgan for 19 yards and ending with a three-yard touchdown run by Blake Corum. After holding Penn State to a three-and-out, Michigan drove 78 yards on six plays, including a 44-yard run by Corum and a 22-yard touchdown run by Edwards. Late in the second quarter, Penn State drove 75 yards and scored on an 11-yard touchdown run by Drew Allar, though its attempt at a two-point conversion failed. Michigan led, 14–9 at halftime.

On the opening drive of the second half, Allar fumbled after being hit by Rayshaun Benny, and Michigan's Makari Paige recovered the loose ball at the Penn State 49-yard line. After the turnover, Michigan drove to the Penn State four-yard line, and James Turner kicked a 22-yard field goal. The defenses then took control of the game as six consecutive drives ended with punts, With four-and-a-half minutes remaining in the game, Michigan forced a turnover on downs as Allar threw an incomplete pass on fourth down. Corum ran 30 yard for a touchdown with 4:15 remaining in the game. In the closing minutes, Penn State drove 75 yards on eight plays, scoring on an eight-yard touchdown pass from Allar to Theo Johnson. Penn State again failed on an attempted two-point conversion. Penn State attepted an onside kick, but Mike Sainristil fell on the ball, and Michigan ran out the clock.^[4]

Blake Corum carried the ball 26 times for 145 yards and two touchdowns. The team totaled 227 rushing yards against a Penn State defense that had the top-ranked rushing defense in the county, having not allowed any opponent to rush for more than 100 yards in a game.^[5]

Statistics	UM	PSU
First downs	15	17
Plays–yards	54–287	58–238
Rushes–yards	46–227	35–164
Passing yards	60	74
Passing: comp–att–int	7–8–0	11–23–0
Time of possession	33:12	26:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan	Passing	J. J. McCarthy	7/8, 60 yards
	Rushing	Blake Corum	26 carries, 145 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Cornelius Johnson	2 receptions, 24 yards
Penn State	Passing	Drew Allar	10/22, 70 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kaytron Allen	12 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	Tyler Warren	2 receptions, 25 yards

Rutgers

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rutgers	3	3	0	0	6
No. 12^CFP/AP Penn State	0	10	3	14	27

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: November 18
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), mostly sunny
Game attendance: 105,114
Referee: Rod Snodgrass
TV announcers (FS1): Chris Myers and Robert Smith
ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

RU – Jai Patel, 35-yard field goal, 4:43 (RU 3–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Kaytron Allen, 2-yard TD run, Alex Felkins kick, 11:36 (PSU 7–3)
PSU – Felkins, 21-yard field goal, 8:44 (PSU 10–3)
RU – Patel, 28-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 10–6)

Third quarter

PSU – Felkins, 48-yard field goal, 5:32 (PSU 13–6)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Allen, 3-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 14:14 (PSU 20-6)
PSU – Beau Pribula, 1-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 3:36 (PSU 27–6)

Statistics	RU	PSU
First downs	13	16
Plays–yards	58–229	53–322
Rushes–yards	42–99	39–234
Passing yards	130	88
Passing: comp–att–int	10–16–1	7–14–0
Time of possession	32:00	28:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rutgers	Passing	Gavin Wimsatt	10/16, 130 yards, INT
	Rushing	Kyle Monangai	16 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Isaiah Washington	5 receptions, 55 yards
Penn State	Passing	Drew Allar	6/13, 79 yards
	Rushing	Beau Pribula	8 carries, 71 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tyler Warren	2 receptions, 32 yards

At Michigan State

No. 11^CFP/AP Penn State at Michigan State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11^CFP/AP Penn State	3	10	15	14	42
Michigan State	0	0	0	0	0

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Date: November 24
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: indoor stadium
Game attendance: 51,927
Referee: Chris Coyte
TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, and Kathryn Tappen
ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Alex Felkins, 49-yard field goal, 9:50 (PSU 3–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Felkins, 30-yard field goal, 12:11 (PSU 6–0)
PSU – Kaytron Allen, 2-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Felkins kick, 4:51 (PSU 13–0)

Third quarter

PSU – Tyler Warren, 8-yard TD pass from Beau Pribula, 2-point converstion pass to KeAndre Lambert-Smith from Allar, 10:13 (PSU 21–0)
PSU – Pribula, 2-yard TD run, Felkins kick, 4:13 (PSU 28–0)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Theo Johnson, 21-yard TD pass from Allar, Felkins kick, 12:29 (PSU 35–0)
PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 14-yard TD run, Sander Sahaydak kick, 7:58 (PSU 42–0)

Statistics	PSU	MSU
First downs	23	5
Plays–yards	67–586	47–53
Rushes–yards	39–283	27–(-35)
Passing yards	303	88
Passing: comp–att–int	19–28–0	12–20–1
Time of possession	35:50	24:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn State	Passing	Drew Allar	17/26, 292 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kaytron Allen	15 carries, 137 yards
	Receiving	Nicholas Singleton	2 receptions, 68 yards
Michigan State	Passing	Katin Houser	11/19, 87 yards, INT
	Rushing	Nathan Carter	8 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Montorie Foster Jr.	2 receptions, 35 yards

Vs. No. 11^CFP/AP Mississippi (Peach Bowl)

No. 11^CFP/AP Mississippi vs. No. 10^CFP/AP Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11^CFP/AP Mississippi	10	10	11	7	38
No. 10^CFP/AP Penn State	3	14	0	8	25

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Date: December 30
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: indoors, roof closed
Game attendance: 71,230
Referee: Mike McCabe
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Louis Riddick, and Quint Kessenich
ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Alex Felkins, 26-yard field goal, 9:17 (PSU 3–0)
UM – Caden Davis, 36-yard field goal, 7:16 (TIE 3–3)
UM – Caden Prieskorn, 6-yard TD pass from Jaxson Dart, Davis kick, 0:30 (UM 10–3)

Second quarter

PSU – Theo Johnson, 2-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Felkins kick, 13:34 (TIE 10–10)
UM – Davis, 45-yard field goal, 10:33 (UM 13–10)
UM – Prieskorn, 37-yard TD pass from Dart, Davis kick, 4:58 (UM 20–10)
PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 48-yard TD pass from Beau Pribula], Felkins kick, 2:45 (UM 20–17)

Third quarter

UM – Davis, 52-yard field goal, 10:48 (UM 23–17)
UM – Quinshon Judkins, 14-yard TD pass from Dart, Prieskorn pass from Dart for 2-point conversion,, 4:10 (UM 31–17)

Fourth quarter

UM – Dart, 2-yard TD run, Davis kick, 6:29 (UM 38–17)
PSU – Harrison Wallace III, 14-yard TD pass from Allar, Singleton pass from Pribula for 2-point conversion, 4:14 (UM 38–25)

Statistics	UM	PSU
First downs	30	21
Plays–yards	88–540	68–510
Rushes–yards	47–146	28–167
Passing yards	394	343
Passing: comp–att–int	26–41–0	20–40–1
Time of possession	33:38	26:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi	Passing	Jaxson Dart	25/40, 379 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Quinshon Judkins	34 carries, 106 yards
	Receiving	Caden Prieskorn	10 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD
Penn State	Passing	Drew Allar	19/39, 295 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Kaytron Allen	10 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Tyler Warren	5 receptions, 127 yards

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	10	9	9	12	11	10	10	13
Coaches	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	6	10	9	9	12	11	10	10	13
CFP	Not released									11	10	12	11	10	10	Not released

Roster

2023 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`9`	Beau Pribula	Fr
QB	`14`	Jaxon Smolik	Fr
QB	`15`	Drew Allar	So
RB	`10`	Nicholas Singleton	So
RB	`13`	Kaytron Allen	So
RB	`23`	Trey Potts	Sr
RB	`24`	London Montgomery	Fr
RB	`26`	Cam Wallace	Fr
RB	`30`	Amiel Davis	So
RB	`34`	Tyler Holzworth	So
RB	`38`	Tank Smith	Sr
WR	`1`	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	Jr
WR	`2`	Liam Clifford	So
WR	`3`	Dante Cephas	Sr
WR	`4`	Malick Meiga	Jr
WR	`5`	Omari Evans	So
WR	`6`	Harrison Wallace III	So
WR	`7`	Kaden Saunders	Fr
WR	`8`	Tyler Johnson	Fr
WR	`11`	Malik McClain	Jr
WR	`12`	Anthony Ivey	Fr
WR	`17`	Mason Stahl	Jr
WR	`19`	Jaden Dottin	Jr
WR	`21`	Carmelo Taylor	Fr
WR	`80`	Cristian Driver	Fr
WR	`81`	Jan Mahlert	So
WR	`81`	Robert Rossi	So
WR	`83`	Jake Spencer	Jr
WR	`86`	Jason Estrella	So
TE	`16`	Khalil Dinkins	So
TE	`18`	Joey Schlaffer	Fr
TE	`44`	Tyler Warren	Jr
TE	`84`	Theo Johnson	Jr
TE	`87`	Kolt Pearce	So
TE	`87`	Andrew Rappleyea	Fr
TE	`88`	Jerry Cross	Fr
OL	`51`	Jimmy Christ	Jr
OL	`52`	Dominic Rulli	Fr
OL	`53`	Nick Dawkins	Jr
OL	`54`	Ian Harvie	Fr
OL	`55`	Chimdy Onoh	Fr
OL	`56`	JB Nelson	Jr
OL	`57`	Ibrahim Traore	Jr
OL	`58`	Landon Tengwall	So
OL	`63`	Alex Birchmeier	Fr
OL	`64`	Hunter Nourzad	Sr
OL	`65`	Jim Fitzgerald	Fr
OL	`66`	Drew Shelton	So
OL	`68`	Anthony Donkoh	Fr
OL	`69`	Ben Hartman	So
OL	`70`	J'ven Williams	Fr
OL	`71`	Vega Ioane	So
OL	`73`	Caedan Wallace	Sr
OL	`74`	Olu Fashanu	Jr
OL	`75`	Matt Detisch	Fr
OL	`77`	Sal Wormley	Sr
OL	`78`	Golden Israel-Achumba	Jr
OL	`79`	Addison Penn	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`3`	Johnny Dixon	Sr
CB	`4`	Kalen King	Jr
CB	`5`	Cam Miller	So
CB	`8`	DaKaari Nelson	Fr
CB	`12`	Zion Tracy	Fr
CB	`16`	Elliot Washington II	Fr
CB	`19`	Xavier Copening	So
CB	`24`	Jeffrey Davis Jr.	So
CB	`25`	Daequan Hardy	Sr
CB	`27`	Lamont Payne Jr.	Fr
CB	`29`	Audavion Collins	Fr
CB	`30`	George Hlavac	Fr
CB	`31`	Kolin Dinkins	So
CB	`35`	Jace Tutty	So
CB	`36`	Stephen Ripka	So
DE	`15`	Amin Vanover	Jr
DE	`19`	Jameial Lyons	Fr
DE	`20`	Adisa Isaac	Sr
DE	`33`	Dani Dennis-Sutton	So
DE	`36`	Zuriah Fisher	Jr
DE	`42`	Mason Robinson	Fr
DE	`44`	Chop Robinson	Jr
DE	`56`	Joseph Mupoyi	Fr
DE	`90`	Rodney McGraw	So
DE	`92`	Smith Vilbert	Sr
DE	`94`	Jake Wilson	Jr
DE	`98`	Andrew Sharga	Jr
DT	`18`	Davon Townley Jr.	So
DT	`28`	Zane Durant	So
DT	`39`	Ty Blanding	Fr
DT	`47`	Alex Furmanek	Sr
DT	`50`	Alonzo Ford Jr.	Jr
DT	`51`	Hakeem Beamon	Sr
DT	`52`	Jordan van den Berg	So
DT	`55`	Fatorma Mulbah	Jr
DT	`58`	Kaleb Artis	Fr
DT	`88`	Sam Siafa	Fr
DT	`91`	Dvon Ellies	Sr
DT	`99`	Coziah Izzard	Jr
LB	`11`	Abdul Carter	So
LB	`13`	Tony Rojas	Fr
LB	`23`	Curtis Jacobs	Jr
LB	`24`	Ta'Mere Robinson	Fr
LB	`27`	Bobby Walchak	So
LB	`32`	Keon Wylie	Fr
LB	`34`	Dominic DeLuca	So
LB	`39`	Robbie Dwyer	Sr
LB	`41`	Kobe King	So
LB	`42`	Jamari Buddin	So
LB	`43`	Tyler Elsdon	Jr
LB	`45`	Jackson Pryts	Fr
LB	`48`	Kaveion Keys	Fr
LB	`49`	Ben Chizmar	So
S	`1`	Jaylen Reed	Jr
S	`2`	Keaton Ellis	Sr
S	`6`	Zakee Wheatley	So
S	`8`	DaKaari Nelson	Fr
S	`9`	King Mack	Fr
S	`10`	Mekhi Flowers	Fr
S	`14`	Tyrece Mills	Jr
S	`21`	Kevin Winston Jr.	So
S	`26`	Jaden Seider	Sr
S	`29`	Sebastian Costantini	Sr
S	`37`	Trace Brown	So
S	`39`	Jashaun Green	Fr
S	`40`	Patrick Williams	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`91`	Alex Felkins	Sr
K	`93`	Sander Sahaydak	So
K	`95`	Riley Thompson	Sr
K	`96`	Mitchell Groh	So
P	`97`	Alex Bacchetta	Fr
P	`99`	Gabriel Nwosu	So
LS	`35`	Blaise Sokach-Minnick	Fr
LS	`47`	Will Patton	Fr
LS	`48`	Tyler Duzansky	So
LS	`49`	Michael Wright	Jr

Head coach

James Franklin

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Mike Yurcich (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks) (fired November 12)
Ja'Juan Seider (co-offensive coordinator) (beginning November 12)
Ty Howle (co-offensive coordinator) (beginning November 12)
Manny Diaz (defensive coordinator / linebackers)
Stacy Collins (special teams coordinator / outside linebackers / nickel)
Terry Smith (associate head coach / defensive recruiting coordinator / Cornerbacks)
Ja'Juan Seider (co-offensive coordinator / running backs)
Deion Barnes (defensive line)
Marques Hagans (wide receivers)
Ty Howle (tight ends)
Anthony Poindexter (co-defensive coordinator / safeties)
Phil Trautwein (offensive line)
Kevin Threlkel (assistant AD / chief of staff)
Andy Frank (director of player personnel)
Ben Kerr (director of football administration)
Chuck Losey III (assistant AD / performance enhancement)
Will Flaherty (director of player development & community relations)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 17, 2023

References

↑ "Football Schedule". FBSchedules.
↑ Kevin Skiver (November 11, 2023). "Where is Jim Harbaugh vs. Penn State? Michigan coach starting suspension imposed by Big Ten". Detroit Free Press.
↑ Ablauf, Dave; Shepard, Chad (November 11, 2023). "U-M Defense, Ground Attack Key in Road Win Over No. 9 Penn State". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
↑ "Without Jim Harbaugh, No. 2 Michigan grinds past No. 9 Penn State with 32 straight runs in 24-15 win". ESPN.com. ESPN. November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
↑ "Postgame Notes: #2 Michigan 24, #9 Penn State 15". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

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[1] "Football Schedule". FBSchedules.

[2] Kevin Skiver (November 11, 2023). "Where is Jim Harbaugh vs. Penn State? Michigan coach starting suspension imposed by Big Ten". Detroit Free Press.

[3] Ablauf, Dave; Shepard, Chad (November 11, 2023). "U-M Defense, Ground Attack Key in Road Win Over No. 9 Penn State". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

[4] "Without Jim Harbaugh, No. 2 Michigan grinds past No. 9 Penn State with 32 straight runs in 24-15 win". ESPN.com. ESPN. November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

[5] "Postgame Notes: #2 Michigan 24, #9 Penn State 15". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

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Game summaries

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No. 3CFP/2AP Michigan

Rutgers

At Michigan State

Vs. No. 11CFP/AP Mississippi (Peach Bowl)

Rankings

Roster

References

No. 3^CFP/2^AP Michigan

Vs. No. 11^CFP/AP Mississippi (Peach Bowl)