UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 11 Penn State Football's kick time has been set for Saturday's regular season finale in Beaver Stadium. The contest will kick off at 4 p.m. ET and be aired on FS1.
Penn State (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten) is coming off a dominating 55-10 win at Rutgers. The win marked the 100th career victory (76 at Penn State) for head coach James Franklin.
Penn State dominated in every facet of the game, scoring touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams. A 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Nicholas Singleton and two fumble returns for touchdowns, marked the first time Penn State recorded three non-offensive touchdowns in a game since 1998 against Bowling Green (1 punt return, 2 interception returns).
Additionally, Kaytron Allen's 117-yard rushing effort gave him more than 700 rushing yards on the season (748). With this effort, Allen and Nicholas Singleton (863) became the first true freshman teammates in Big Ten history to each record 700-plus rushing yards in the same season.
The Nittany Lion offense was led by 192 total yards (157 passing, 35 rushing) and two scores (1 passing, 1 rushing) from Sean Clifford. Allen's 117 yards on the ground led the running backs, while five grabs for 63 yards from Mitchell Tinsley topped Pen State's receivers in the game.
Penn State amassed 436 yards of offense, including 237 on the ground. The rushing attack averaged 6.4 yards per carry and accounted for three of the Nittany Lions' four offensive touchdowns in the game.
Defensively, two scoop-and-score fumble return touchdowns highlighted a dominant day for Penn State. The Nittany Lions racked up 15 tackles for loss, including four sacks, in a game where the defensive unit limited Rutgers to just 167 total yards of offense and just 32 yards on the ground.
For information on joining the Nittany Lion Club and ticket information for the 2022 Penn State Football season presented by PSECU, as well as club seating in Beaver Stadium, fans can visit www.PSUnrivaled.com, or call 1-800-NITTANY weekdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
