Postgame Notes: No. 6 Penn State vs. WashingtonPostgame Notes: No. 6 Penn State vs. Washington

Postgame Notes: No. 6 Penn State vs. Washington

TEAM

  • Penn State is now 4-0 all-time against Washington.
  • The Nittany Lions are 10-6 in full-stadium Penn State White Out games, including five-straight wins.
  • Since 2014, Penn State is 49-1 when leading by 10+ points at halftime.
  • Penn State welcomed 110,233 fans. It is the ninth-largest attendance in Beaver Stadium history.
  • It marks the sixth full-stadium Penn State White Out game with 110,000+ fans.
  • RB Corey Smith made his collegiate debut. He is one of 26 Nittany Lions and one of 15 true freshmen to make their collegiate debuts this season.

 

STREAKS

 

Special Teams

  • Penn State has not allowed a special teams touchdown in 70-straight games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.

 

OFFENSE

Team

  • Penn State had five plays of 20+ yards on Saturday (4 pass, 1 rush). PSU has 42 plays of 20+ yards this season (33 pass, 9 run).
  • The Nittany Lions gained 486 total yards. Since 2014, Penn State has notched 400 total yards on 75 occasions. Penn State is 62-13 in those games.
  • Penn State threw for 200 yards. Since 2014, PSU has thrown for at least 200 passing yards on 89 occasions. Penn State is 68-21 in those games.
  • The Nittany Lions rushed for 266 yards, averaging 6.6 yards per carry. Since 2014, Penn State has recorded 200 rushing yards on 48 occasions. Penn State is 43-5 in those games.

 

Drew Allar

  • QB Drew Allar completed 20-of-28 passes for 220 yards and a touchdown.
  • Allar connected with Julian Fleming on an 8-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter.
  • Allar posted his 13th career game with 200+ passing yards.
  • The junior now has 4,981 career passing yards, ranking 11th all-time at PSU, passing Todd Blackledge (4,812 yards; 1980-82).
  • Allar owns 42 career touchdown passes. On the night, he broke a tie with Todd Blackledge (41), Tony Sacca (41; 1988-91) and Zack Mills (41; 2001-04) for sole possession of sixth all-time at PSU.
  • He has 417 career completions, ranking eighth all-time at PSU. On Saturday, Allar passed Tony Sacca (401; 1988-91).
  • Allar owns 661 career pass attempts, ranking 11th all-time at PSU. On the night, he passed Kerry Collins (657; 1991-94) and Todd Blackledge (658; 1980-82) against Washington.
  • Allar completed four passes of 20+ yards on Saturday and has 32 completions of 20+ yards this season

 

Beau Pribula

  • QB Beau Pribula scored on an 8-yard rush to cap Penn State’s opening drive. It was his eighth career rushing touchdown.

 

Kaytron Allen

  • RB Kaytron Allen gained 98 yards on 20 carries, averaging 4.9 yards per rush.
  • Allen scored on a 1-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter. It was his 21st career rushing touchdown, tying Blair Thomas (21; 1985-87) and Zack Zwinak (21; 2011-14) for 19th all-time at Penn State.
  • He now has 2,403 career rushing yards, ranking 14th all-time at PSU. He moved past Lenny Moore (2,380; 1953-55) and teammate Nicholas Singleton (2,356).

 

Corey Smith

  • RB Corey Smith rushed for 95 yards on five carries in his collegiate debut.
  • Smith had a 78-yard carry in the fourth quarter. The 78-yard rush is Penn State’s longest play of the season and is Penn State’s first 70+ yard rush since Nicholas Singleton’s 87-yard run against Utah in the 2023 Rose Bowl.

 

Tyler Warren

  • TE Tyler Warren caught eight passes for 75 yards, including 57 yards after the catch, and added two rushing touchdowns.
  • On a catch in the fourth quarter, Warren broke the Penn State tight end season receptions record, previously held by Mike Gesicki (57; 2017). Warren has 59 catches this season.
  • Later in the fourth quarter, Warren broke the Penn State tight end season receiving yards record, held by Gesicki (679; 2017). Warren owns 681 receiving yards this season.
  • Warren scored on a pair of 2-yard rushes in the second quarter. He owns five career rushing touchdowns and 20 total touchdowns (15 receiving, 5 rushing).
  • Since 1956, Warren joins Wisconsin’s Stu Voigt (3; 1968) and Maryland’s Chigoziem Okonkwo (3; 2018) as the only Big Ten tight ends with 3+ rushing touchdowns in a season.
  • The senior had a 21-yard grab later in the second quarter. Warren owns 11 catches of 20+ yards this season and 18 receptions of 20+ yards in his career.
  • Warren has made a catch in each of his last 25 games and has at least one catch of 14+ yards in each of his last 15 games.
  • Warren owns 108 career receptions. He is tied with Terry Smith (108; 1988-91) for 17th all-time at PSU. He passed Saquon Barkley (102; 2015-17) and Tony Johnson (107; 2000-03) against Washington.
  • Warren’s 59 season receptions are tied with Chris Godwin (59; 2016) for eighth at Penn State. On the night, he leaped Saquon Barkley (54; 2017), Juwan Johnson (54; 2017), Terry Smith (55; 1991), Derrick Williams (55; 2007), Geno Lewis (55; 2014), KJ Hamler (56; 2019) and Mike Gesicki (57; 2017).

 

Harrison Wallace III

  • WR Harrison Wallace III hauled in five receptions for 84 yards.
  • Wallace had a 20-yard catch on Penn State’s opening drive.
  • He added a 28-yard reception in the third quarter.

 

Julian Fleming

  • WR Julian Fleming hauled in an 8-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter. It was his eighth career touchdown reception and his first at Penn State.

 

Liam Clifford

  • WR Liam Clifford had a 20-yard reception in the fourth quarter.

 

DEFENSE

 

Team

  • Penn State limited Washington to six points. Since 2014, PSU has held opponents to seven or less points 33 times, including 24 times against Big Ten opponents.
  • PSU has held opponents without a touchdown on 21 occasions since 2014.
  • S Jaylen Reed intercepted a pass in the second quarter.
  • Penn State has 12 takeaways this season (eight interceptions, four fumbles).
  • Since 2022, the Nittany Lions have forced 62 turnovers (34 interceptions, 28 fumbles).
  • The Nittany Lions have allowed just 42 second-half points this season and 12 points in the third quarter.
  • Penn State has allowed 341 yards on 99 plays (3.44 per play) in the third quarter this season, including 82 rushing yards on 52 attempts (1.58 per rush).
  • Penn State has allowed 935 total yards on 253 plays (3.70 per play) in the second half and overtime this season, including 317 rushing yards on 129 attempts (2.46 per rush).
  • The Nittany Lions allowed 74 rushing yards on 33 carries.
  • Penn State has held 17 of its last 20 Big Ten opponents to less than 100 rushing yards.
  • Since 2022, PSU has limited 25 opponents to under 100 rushing yards, most in the FBS.
  • Since 2014, PSU has held opponents under 100 rushing yards on 65 occasions.
  • Penn State held Washington to 119 passing yards.
  • Since 2014, PSU has held opponents under 200 passing yards on 79 occasions.
  • The Nittany Lions limited the Huskies to 193 total yards, marking the 66th time holding an opponent under 300 total yards since 2014.
  • In the fourth quarter, Penn State forced a turnover on downs at the PSU 8. Penn State has seven fourth-down stops and six red zone stops this season.

 

Abdul Carter

  • DE Abdul Carter collected six tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble.
  • Carter notched a solo tackle for loss on Washington’s opening drive.
  • He added a solo sack in the first quarter.
  • Carter forced a fumble on the sack. It was his fifth career forced fumble and second forced fumble this season.
  • The junior added a solo tackle for loss in the third quarter.
  • He registered a solo sack in the fourth quarter.
  • Carter recorded his sixth career game with multiple tackles for loss and fifth career game with multiple sacks.
  • He has 31.5 career tackles for loss.
  • With his 19th career sack, Carter tied Bruce Clark (19.0; 1976-79), LaVar Arrington (19.0; 1997-99), Jay Alford (19.0; 2003-06) and Yetur Gross-Matos (19.0; 2017-19) for 11th all-time at Penn State.

 

Audavion Collins

  • CB Audavion Collins tallied a career-high five tackles. His previous high was two tackles against UCLA.
  • Collins recorded his first career sack in the fourth quarter.

 

Alonzo Ford Jr.

  • DT Alonzo Ford Jr. notched a tackle for loss in the fourth quarter. He has 10.5 career tackles for loss.

 

Kobe King

  • LB Kobe King recorded a solo sack on Washington’s opening drive. He owns 15.5 career tackles for loss and 4.5 career sacks.

 

Jaylen Reed

  • S Jaylen Reed recorded an interception in the second quarter matching his single-game career-high. It was his fifth career interception and his third of the season.
  • The senior has interceptions in three of the last four games with picks against USC, Wisconsin and Washington.

 

Zion Tracy

  • CB Zion Tracy posted a career-high five tackles, all solo stops. His previous high was four tackles against Ole Miss in the 2023 Peach Bowl.

 

Elliot Washington II

  • CB Elliot Washington II matched his career high of five tackles, including three solo stops. He also had five tackles against Wisconsin.

 

A.J. Harris

  • CB A.J. Harris registered a solo tackle for loss in the second quarter. He has two career tackles for loss.

 

SPECIAL TEAMS

 

Ryan Barker

  • K Ryan Barker converted all five extra-point attempts and is 18-for-18 on extra-point attempts this season

 

Tyler Holzworth

  • RB Tyler Holzworth notched his first career tackle on an assist on a kickoff return by Washington in the second quarter.