TEAM
- Penn State is now 3-4 all-time against UCLA.
- The Nittany Lions are 6-3 in Penn State Stripe Out games.
- Penn State improves to 5-0 for the fourth-straight year. The Nittany Lions are the only FBS team to start 5-0 in each of the last four seasons.
- It is the first time in program history Penn State has started 5-0 in four-straight seasons.
- This marks the 35th time Penn State has started a season 5-0 and the sixth time under James Franklin.
- Since 2014, Penn State is 48-1 when leading by 10+ points at halftime.
- The announced crowd of 110,047 is the 10th-largest crowd in Beaver Stadium history.
- TE Khalil Dinkins and LB Dominic DeLuca made their first career start. They are two of 12 Nittany Lions who have made their first collegiate start.
STREAKS
Defense
- Penn State has held four-straight Big Ten opponents to less than 100 rushing yards and has held Big Ten opponents to less than 100 rushing yards in 15 of the last 16 conference contests.
- Penn State has not allowed a point in the third quarter this season (five games).
Special Teams
- Penn State has not allowed a special teams touchdown in 65-straight games, dating back to the start of the 2019
OFFENSE
Team
- Penn State scored on a 16-play, 82-yard drive, covering 8:36 in the second quarter. It was Penn State’s longest drive by plays since a 17-play drive against Iowa in 2023 and its longest drive by time since a 9:04 drive against Indiana in 2019.
- Penn State had four plays of 20+ yards on Saturday (all passes). This gives the Nittany Lions 24 plays of 20+ yards this season (18 pass, 6 run).
- Since 2014, Penn State has thrown for at least 200 passing yards on 86 occasions. Penn State is 65-21 in those games.
- QB Drew Allar completed 17-of-24 passes for 237 yards and a touchdown.
- Allar connected on a 5-yard touchdown pass with Tyler Warren in the second quarter.
- The junior scored on a 1-yard run in the second quarter. It was his eighth career rushing touchdown.
- Allar earned his seventh career game with both a passing and rushing touchdown.
- Allar’s 17 completions gives him 341 career completions, tied for 12th all-time at PSU with Todd Blackledge (341; 1980-82).
- Allar’s 24 pass attempts gives him 552 career pass attempts, moving him into 13th place all-time at Penn State, jumping John Shaffer (547; 1983-86).
- The Ohio native had 237 yards passing, marking his 11th career 200-yard passing games. He moves into a tie for eighth all-time at Penn State with Chuck Fusina (11; 1975-78), Tony Sacca (11; 1989-91) and Anthony Morelli (11; 2004-07).
- Allar had 234 yards of total offense (237 passing, (-3) rushing), giving him 4,423 career yards of total offense (4,076 passing; 347 rushing), which is good for 13th all-time at Penn State. Allar passed John Hufnagel (4,212; 1970-72).
- Allar was responsible for two touchdowns, one on the ground and one touchdown pass, giving him 46 career touchdowns responsible for and moving him into a tie for 10th all-time at Penn State with Michael Robinson (46; 2002-05).
- Allar’s four 20+ yard completions give him 18 completions of 20+ yards this season
- RB Kaytron Allen finished the day with 78 yards on 21 attempts and one touchdown. The 21 attempts ties a career high, which he had on three previous occasions, last vs. Iowa in 2023.
- Allen’s 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter was his 18th career rushing touchdown.
- Allen’s 78 rushing yards give him 2,136 career rushing yards, moving him into 17th place in the Penn State annals. He passed Booker Moore (2,072; 1977-80) and Zach Zwinak (2,108; 2011-14) on the day.
- TE Tyler Warren hauled in a 5-yard touchdown grab in the second quarter. It was his 14th career receiving touchdown.
- Warren recorded his 17th total touchdown (14 receiving; 3 rushing) at Penn State, breaking a tie with Pat Freiermuth (16 receiving; 2018-20) for the most all-time by a PSU tight end.
- Warren has made a catch in each of his last 21 games and has at least one catch of 14+ yards in each of his last 11 games.
- Warren’s touchdown grab gives him 14 career receiving touchdowns, moving him into sole possession of 14th place at Penn State. He broke a tie with Jordan Norwood (13; 2005-08) and KJ Hamler (13; 2018-19). He is one touchdown behind Mike Gesicki (15; 2014-17) for second all-time among PSU tight ends and two behind Pat Freiermuth (16; 2018-20) for first.
- Warren’s three grabs gives him 72 career receptions, moving him into ninth among Penn State tight ends. He passed Brenton Strange (70; 2019-22).
- WR Liam Clifford had a career-high 107 receiving yards on three receptions. It was Clifford’s first career 100-yard receiving game.
- Clifford’s three receptions also tied a career high, set three previous times (last vs. Kent State, 2024).
- He had a career-long 57-yard reception in the fourth quarter.
- Clifford hauled in a 26-yard reception in the second quarter and added a 24-yard catch later in the quarter.
DEFENSE
Team
- The Nittany Lions have allowed just 17 second-half points this season and zero points in the third quarter.
- In the third quarter, Penn State held UCLA to (–9) yards (5 passing, -14 rushing) on 11 plays.
- Through five games, Penn State has allowed just 87 yards on 46 plays (1.9 yards per play) in the third quarter.
- Penn State has allowed 363 total yards on 127 plays (2.9 yards per play) in the second half this season, including 106 yards on 34 offensive plays to UCLA in the second half.
- The Nittany Lions are allowing just 100 rushing yards on 64 attempts in the second half this season (1.56 yards per rush).
- Penn State forced two turnovers on downs – one on UCLA’s opening drive and the second early in the fourth quarter. The Nittany Lions have five turnovers on down this season.
- Penn State had one red-zone stop, giving them three red-zone stops this season
- Since the start of 2022, Penn State has held 23 opponents under 100 rushing yards, most in the FBS.
- After limiting UCLA to 260 total yards, since 2014, Penn State has held opponents under 300 total yards 63 times.
- Penn State held UCLA to 167 yards passing, the 76th time holding its opponent under 200 yards passing since 2014.
- The Nittany Lions allowed 93 rushing yards to UCLA, marking the 62nd time since 2014 that Penn State held its opponent under 100 rushing yards.
- DE Abdul Carter recorded a solo tackle for loss in the third quarter and added a half-tackle for loss earlier in the quarter.
- Carter’s 1.5 tackles for loss gives him 24.0 career TFL.
Dani Dennis-Sutton
- DE Dani Dennis-Sutton tallied a career-high two pass breakups.
- Dennis-Sutton also added two quarterback hurries.
- S Jaylen Reed notched a strip-sack in the third quarter. He owns 2.5 career sacks and nine career tackles for loss.
- On the strip-sack, Reed recorded his first career forced fumble.
- LB Tony Rojas collected a career-high eight tackles. His previous career high was six stops against Ole Miss in the 2023 Peach Bowl.
- Rojas tallied six tackles (4 solo) in the first half.
- Rojas notched a solo tackle for loss in the first quarter. Rojas has seven career tackles for loss.
- S Zakee Wheatley registered five tackles (2 solo) in the first half and finished the game with a career-high seven stops. His previous career high was six tackles, in two previous games, last against Bowling Green.
- Wheatley recorded a solo tackle for loss in the first quarter. He owns two career tackles for loss.
A.J. Harris
- CB A.J. Harris set a career high with five tackles. He previously had four tackles on three occasions, last vs. Illinois earlier this season.
Alonzo Ford Jr.
- DT Alonzo Ford Jr. tied a career high with seven tackles. He previously had seven tackles against Buffalo while at Old Dominion in 2021.
- S Vaboue Toure notched the first tackle of his career and finished the day with five tackles against the Bruins.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Ryan Barker
- K Ryan Barker hit a career-long 40-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.
- Barker converted a 25-yard field goal in the third quarter. It was his first career field goal make.
- Barker converted all three of his extra-point attempts, making him five-of-five on extra-point attempts this season.
Quinton Martin Jr.
- KR Quinton Martin Jr. recorded a 27-yard kick return in the first quarter, the first kick return of his career.