Oct. 29, 2017
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Nittany Lions travel to No. 16/18 Michigan State for the Land Grant Trophy game that will kick at noon on FOX. In addition, the game will also be available on the Penn State Sports Network (10:30 a.m. airtime) and GoPSUsports.com.
In 31 all-time meetings, the Nittany Lions and Spartans are 15-15-1 against each other. Led by a 376-yard, four-touchdown passing performance by quarterback Trace McSorley and a second-half shutout on defense, the Nittany Lions won the last meeting, a 45-12 in Beaver Stadium, to claim the Big Ten East Division title. McSorley finished with 376 passing yards, including five passes to Chris Godwin for 135 yards and two scores. Brandon Bell led the Penn State defense with 18 tackles as the unit surrendered 256 yards and four field goals in the first half, but yielded just 87 yards and no scores in the second half.
Single-game tickets for the 2017 Penn State football season presented by PSECU are available for the two remaining home games (Rutgers, Nebraska). For information on joining the Nittany Lion Club and purchasing new 2018 season tickets, as well as club seating in Beaver Stadium, fans can visit www.PSUnrivaled.com, call 1-800-NITTANY weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office weekdays from 9 a.m-4:30 p.m. More than 9,000 new season tickets have been sold and the season ticket allotment for 2017 has been exhausted.