TEAM
- Penn State is now 6-1 all-time against Ohio, with all six meetings at home.
- The Nittany Lions are now 121-13-1 all-time in home openers.
- Penn State has won 19 of its last 21 home openers.
- Penn State is 31-2 all-time against MAC opponents.
- Penn State has won 15-consecutive games against teams that are not members of a Power Five conference.
- Penn State has won 14-consecutive games over non-conference opponents during the regular season.
- Penn State has won 20-straight non-conference home games.
- Penn State welcomed 107,306 fans to Beaver Stadium. It was Penn State's highest attendance for a home opener since 2007 vs. Florida International (107,678).
- WR Jaden Dottin made his first career start. He is the seventh Nittany Lion to make their first collegiate start.
- CB Johnny Dixon made his first start at Penn State.
- Twenty-one Nittany Lions have made their collegiate debut, including 12 on Saturday: CB Jeffrey Davis Jr., TE Khalil Dinkins, LS Tyler Duzansky, RB Tyler Holzworth, OL Vega Ioane, TE Grayson Kline, DT Rodney McGraw, CB Cam Miller, WR Kaden Saunders, OL Drew Shelton, DE Davon Townley Jr. and S Kevin Winston.
- OL JB Nelson made his Penn State debut. He is one of 27 players who have made their Penn State debut this season.
- Holzworth, Ioane, Miller, Saunders, Shelton and Winston are six of 13 true freshmen who have played this season.
OFFENSE
Team
- Penn State tallied 572 yards of total offense, the ninth-most in a game in the James Franklin era.
- Nittany Lion freshmen (true and redshirt) combined for 423 of the 572 yards (74 percent).
- Sean Clifford, Drew Allar and Christian Veilleux combined for 338 passing yards.
- Penn State's 31 completions on the day are tied for the fifth-most in a game in the James Franklin era.
- The Nittany Lions gained 234 yards rushing, the 34th time in the James Franklin era that Penn State has surpassed 200 yards rushing. PSU is 29-5 in those games.
- Penn State eclipsed the 200-yard rushing mark for the first time since rushing for 209 yards vs. Indiana in 2021.
- In the first half, Sean Clifford completed passes to 10 different receivers. Penn State last had 10 receivers catch a pass in a half at Maryland in 2019 (first half).
- The Nittany Lions finished the game with a program-record 17 receivers catching a pass. Only 15 Nittany Lions caught a pass during the entire 2021 season.
- Since 1960, Penn State has had 11 seasons with 17 players catching at least one pass. The Nittany Lions had 17 pass catchers in the Ohio game.
- Penn State had touchdown runs of 44 and 70 yards, both by Nicholas Singleton. The Nittany Lions had multiple 40+ yard touchdown runs in a game for the first time since 2018 at Illinois (Miles Sanders, 48 yards; Ricky Slade, 61 yards).
Sean Clifford
- QB Sean Clifford completed 19-of-27 passes for 213 yards and a touchdown.
- Clifford connected on a 7-yard touchdown with Mitchell Tinsley in the second quarter.
- Clifford scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter.
- Clifford recorded his ninth career game with both a passing and rushing touchdown. Penn State is 8-1 in those games.
- Clifford earned his 21st career 200-yard passing game, finishing with 213 yards. Clifford is tied with Christian Hackenberg (2013-15) for the second-most 200-yard games in program history.
- With his 1-yard touchdown rush in the first quarter, Clifford moved into sole possession of fifth all-time at Penn State for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 12, passing Zack Mills (2001-04).
Drew Allar
- QB Drew Allar completed 6-of-8 passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns.
- Allar found Omari Evans on a 32-yard touchdown strike in the third quarter, his first career touchdown pass.
- Allar hit Khalil Dinkins for a 28-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Christian Veilleux
- QB Christian Veilleux completed 6-of-7 passes for 37 yards.
Nicholas Singleton
- RB Nicholas Singleton scored on a 70-yard in the first quarter. It was his first career touchdown rush.
- He added a 44-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
- Singleton had a 48-yard run in the third quarter.
- He's the first Nittany Lion with multiple 40+ yard touchdown runs in a game since Larry Johnson at Indiana on Nov. 16, 2002 (touchdown runs of 41, 43 and 69 yards).
- Singleton is the first Nittany Lion with three 40+ yard runs in a game since Johnson's performance against Indiana (runs of 41, 41, 43 and 69).
- The 70-yard run is Penn State's longest run since an 85-yard run by Journey Brown against Pittsburgh in 2019.
- His 70-yard run is the longest by a Penn State freshman since Devyn Ford's 81-yard run against Idaho in 2019.
- Singleton rushed for a career-best 179 yards. He had 31 yards rushing in his debut vs. Purdue.
- Singleton became Penn State's first 100-yard rusher and first 100-yard freshman rusher since Keyvone Lee had 134 yards at Michigan in 2020.
- The 179 rushing yards for Singleton is a Penn State record for a Beaver Stadium debut.
- Singleton is the first Penn State running back with multiple 40+ yard runs in a game since Journey Brown in the 2019 Cotton Bowl vs. Memphis (44 and 56 yards)
- His 219 all-purpose yards (179 rushing, 40 kick return) are the most since WR Jahan Dotson's 254 (242 receiving, 12 punt return) at Maryland in 2021.
Kaytron Allen
- RB Kaytron Allen made a career-long 22-yard reception in the second quarter. He had a 9-yard grab last week vs. Purdue.
Parker Washington
- WR Parker Washington caught four passes for 60 yards.
- With 60 yards on the day, Washington now has 1,399 for his career. He sits 21st all-time at Penn State, moving past Ted Kwalick (1,343 yards; 1966-68).
- With 106 career receptions, Washington holds 17th all-time at Penn State. On the day, he moved past Saquon Barkley (102 receptions; 2015-17).
- Washington had a 38-yard reception in the first quarter and a 34-yard grab in the second quarter.
- Washington has caught a pass in all 24 games of his career.
- Washington now has 23 career receptions of 20 or more yards.
Mitchell Tinsley
- WR Mitchell Tinsley hauled in a 7-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter, his 20th career receiving touchdown and second as a Nittany Lion.
- Tinsley has a reception in 28-straight games.
Omari Evans
- WR Omari Evans' 32-yard touchdown reception from Drew Allar was the first catch of Evans' career.
- Evans finished the day with 2 catches for 30 yards.
Khalil Dinkins
- TE Khalil Dinkins' 28-yard touchdown catch from Drew Allar was the first touchdown of his career and his first reception as well.
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
- WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith has a reception in 18-straight games.
Jaden Dottin
- WR Jaden Dottin in his first career start, also made his first career reception, a 9-yard grab in the first quarter. He finished the day with two catches for 14 yards.
Harrison Wallace III
- WR Harrison Wallace recorded his first career reception, an 8-yarder in the first quarter.
- Wallace finished the game with four receptions for 35 yards.
Kaden Saunders
- WR Kaden Saunders' 8-yard grab in the third quarter was the first catch of his career.
- Saunders finished the game with two catches for 21 yards.
Liam Clifford
- WR Liam Clifford's 12-yard catch in the fourth quarter was his first career reception.
Tank Smith
- RB Tank Smith notched his first career reception, a 2-yard grab, in the fourth quarter.
Tyler Holzworth
- RB Tyler Holzworth recorded his first career carry in the fourth quarter.
Malick Meiga
- WR Malick Meiga caught a career-best two passes on Saturday. He had one catch on three previous occasions with the last time coming against Rutgers in 2021.
DEFENSE
Team
- Penn State caused a safety in the second quarter. A botched handoff by Ohio was recovered by the Bobcats in their own end zone.
- It was Penn State's first safety since 2018 at Pittsburgh (holding in the end zone).
- Ohio tallied 264 yards of total offense, marking the 26th time Penn State has held an opponent under 300 total yards since 2014.
- The Nittany Lions limited Ohio to 164 passing yards, the 59th time the Nittany Lions have held an opponent under 200 passing yards since 2014.
Tyler Elsdon
- LB Tyler Elsdon collected a team-high six tackles.
- Elsdon tied his career high with six stops. He also had six tackles against Arkansas in the 2022 Outback Bowl.
Abdul Carter
- LB Abdul Carter made his first career tackle in the first quarter. He finished the game with five stops.
Dominic DeLuca
- LB Dominic DeLuca recorded a career-best five tackles. His previous best was two at Purdue.
- Three of DeLuca's five tackles came on special teams.
Dani Dennis-Sutton
- DE Dani Dennis-Sutton made two tackles, the first tackles of his career.
Robbie Dwyer
- LB Robbie Dwyer notched his first two career tackles.
Johnny Dixon
- CB Johnny Dixon recorded a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss.
- Dixon notched a solo sack in the third quarter, his second career sack.
Chop Robinson
- DE Chop Robinson registered his first career tackle for loss at Penn State.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Jake Pinegar
- K Jake Pinegar nailed a 25-yard field goal in the second quarter.
- Pinegar converted five extra points.
- With 38 career field goals, Pinegar is now tied with Nick Gancitano (1981-84) for 10th all-time at Penn State.
- With five extra points on Saturday, Pinegar now has 148 for his career. He moved past Tyler Davis (144; 2015-17) for second all-time at Penn State.
- With eight total points on Saturday, Pinegar has 262 for his career. He jumped Travis Forney (258; 1996-99) and Tyler Davis (261; 2015-17) to move into second all-time at PSU.
Barney Amor
- P Barney Amor landed two punts inside the 20 and hit two punts of 50 or more yards.
- In the second quarter, knocked a punt in down to the 1-yard line. The punt setup a safety by Ohio.
- Amor hit a 50-yard punt in the third quarter.
- He placed a 52-yard punt at the 7-yard line in the fourth quarter.
Nicholas Singleton
- RB Nicholas Singleton had two 20-yard kick returns.