TEAM
- Penn State is now 7-0 all-time against Kent State.
- Penn State is 32-3 all-time against current members of the MAC, including 13-straight wins.
- The Nittany Lions have won 22 consecutive games over non-conference opponents during the regular season, dating back to a win over Temple in 2016.
- Penn State has won 21 consecutive games against teams that are not members of a Power Four conference.
- Penn State has won 27-straight non-conference home games, dating back to a win over Kent State in 2013.
- Since 2014, Penn State is 47-1 when leading by 10+ points at halftime.
- Penn State posted 718 yards of total offense and allowed 67 total yards on defense, a difference of 651 yards. The difference is the most for a Penn State team since 1947.
- CB Elliot Washington II made his first career start. He is one of nine Nittany Lions who have made their first collegiate start this season.
- WR Julian Fleming made his first start at Penn State. He is one of 11 Nittany Lions who have made their first Penn State start this season.
- K Ryan Barker, CB Antoine Belgrave-Shorter, RB Amiel Davis, WR Tyseer Denmark, DT Xavier Gilliam, DE Max Granville, DE Jaylen Harvey, RB Quinton Martin Jr., CB Jon Mitchell, DT Joseph Mupoyi, LB Jackson Pryts, LB Anthony Speca, S Vaboue Toure, CB Kenny Woseley Jr. and LB Winston Yates made their collegiate debuts. Twenty-three Nittany Lions have made their collegiate debuts this season.
- CB Feyisayo Oluleye made his Penn State debut. Thirty players have made their Penn State debut this year.
- Thirteen true freshmen have played this season: CB Antoine Belgrave-Shorter, OL Cooper Cousins, WR Tyseer Denmark, DT Xavier Gilliam, DE Max Granville, DE Jaylen Harvey, S Dejuan Lane, RB Quinton Martin Jr., CB Jon Mitchell, TE Luke Reynolds, LB Anthony Speca, S Vaboue Toure and CB Kenny Woseley Jr.
STREAKS
Defense
- Penn State has now had at least one shutout in each of the past four seasons (2 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 3 in 2023, 1 in 2024)
Special Teams
- Penn State has not allowed a special teams touchdown in 63-straight games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
OFFENSE
Team
- Penn State had a school record 718 yards of offense today. The old record was 711 yards vs. Susquehanna in 1926.
- The Nittany Lions had a school record 40 first downs in today’s game. The old record was 38 vs. West Virginia in 1962.
- Penn State’s 409 passing yards are the fifth highest total in school history and the most since the Nittany Lions had 429 passing yards vs. Villanova in 2021.
- Between the second and third quarters, Penn State scored four touchdowns in a 7:36 span, while covering 319 yards.
- Penn State had three different players (QB Drew Allar, QB Beau Pribula, TE Tyler Warren) throw a passing touchdown in the same game since 2008 in a 55-13 win over Syracuse (QB Daryll Clark, QB Pat Devlin, QB Paul Cianciolo).
- Warren threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Nicholas Singleton in the second quarter. It was Warren’s first career touchdown pass.
- Warren is the first non-quarterback to throw a touchdown pass since Trey Potts completed a touchdown pass to Warren at Illinois in 2023.
- Warren is the first non-PSU quarterback with a passing and receiving touchdown in the same game since WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith against Michigan State in 2022.
- Penn State tallied 409 passing yards. It marked Penn State’s 85th game with 200+ passing yards since 2014. Penn State is 64-21 in those games.
- Penn State gained 309 rushing yards. Since 2014, Penn State has recorded 200+ rushing yards on 46 occasions and is 41-5 in those games.
- The Nittany Lions totaled 396 yards in the first half with 267 passing and 129 rushing and finished the game with 718 total yards, 409 passing and 309 rushing.
- Since 2014, Penn State has notched 400+ total yards on 72 occasions. PSU is 59-13 in those games.
- Penn State has 19 plays of 20+ yards this season (13 passes, 6 rushes)
- QB Drew Allar completed 17-of-21 passes for 309 yards and three touchdowns, while adding a rushing score.
- Allar connected with Tyler Warren on a 16-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter.
- The junior threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Liam Clifford in the second quarter.
- He added a 59-yard touchdown pass to Omari Evans in the third quarter.
- Allar scored on a 5-yard rush in the second quarter.
- He tallied his 10th career game with 200+ passing yards and second career game with 300+ passing yards.
- Allar earned his 12th career game with multiple touchdown passes and seventh game with 3+ passing touchdowns.
- Allar now owns six career games with both a passing and rushing touchdown.
- With five completions of 20+ yards on the day, Allar now has 13 for the season.
- Allar now has 3,704 career passing yards, ranking 14th all-time at Penn State. On the day, he surpassed John Schaffer (3,469; 1983-86), Michael Robinson (3,531; 2002-05) and John Hufnagel (3,545; 1970-72). He is six yards behind Kevin Thompson (3,710; 1996-99) for 13th.
- Allar owns 37 career touchdown passes, tying Chuck Fusina (37; 1975-78) for 10th all-time at Penn State. He is two passing touchdowns behind Kerry Collins (39; 1991-94) for ninth.
- With 26 rushing yards on the day, Allar now has 335 career rushing yards, ranking 12th all-time among Penn State quarterbacks. He is 76 yards behind Beau Pribula (411 career rushing yards) for 11th.
- With 21 passing attempts on the day, Allar owns 507 for his career, good for 14th at Penn State. On the day, he moved past Kevin Thompson (495; 1996-99) and Michael Robinson (505; 2002-05).
- Allar tallied 335 yards of total offense, raising his career total to 4,039 (3,704 pass; 335 rush). He ranks 15th all-time at Penn State. On the day, he leapt Rashard Casey (3,716; 1997-2000), Saquon Barkley (3,879; 2015-17) and Evan Royster (3,932; 2007-10) and became the 15th Penn State player to reach the 4,000-career total offense mark.
- With four touchdowns responsible for on the day, he now has 44 for his career, good for 11th all-time at PSU. Allar moved past Lydell Mitchell (41; 1969-71) and Chuck Fusina (43; 1975-78).
- QB Beau Pribula threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Khalil Dinkins in the third quarter and had a one-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter. It is his third career game with both a passing and rushing touchdown.
- Pribula had 45 rushing yards, giving him 411 for his career which is good for 11th all-time among PSU QBs. Pribula is 62 yards behind Will Levis (473; 2019-20) for 10th
- Pribula’s touchdown pass was the 6th of his career.
- RB Kaytron Allen rushed for 66 yards on 11 carries, averaging six yards per rush.
Nicholas Singleton
- RB Nicholas Singleton rushed for 81 yards on 11 carries and added two catches for 22 yards and a touchdown.
- Singleton hauled in a 17-yard touchdown reception from TE Tyler Warren in the second quarter. It was his fifth career receiving touchdown.
- With 81 yards on the day, Singleton now has 2,127 rushing yards in his career, good for 16th all-time at Penn State. On the day, he moved past Booker Moore (2,072; 1977-80) and Zach Zwinak (2,108; 2011-14).
- Singleton tallied 103 all-purpose yards on the day, giving him 3,287 for his career, ranking 17th all-time at Penn State. On the day, he surpassed Ki-Jana Carter (3,229; 1992-94).
- RB Cam Wallace scored on a 1-yard touchdown rush in the fourth quarter. It was his first career rushing touchdown.
- TE Tyler Warren tallied five receptions for 50 yards and a touchdown, while adding a 17-yard touchdown pass and a 16-yard rush.
- Warren hauled in a 16-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter.
- He threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Nicholas Singleton in the second quarter. It was Warren’s first career touchdown pass.
- Warren is the first non-quarterback to throw a touchdown pass since Trey Potts completed a touchdown pass to Warren at Illinois in 2023.
- Warren is the first non-PSU quarterback with a passing and receiving touchdown in the same game since KeAndre Lambert-Smith against Michigan State in 2022.
- With his 13th career touchdown reception, Warren broke a tie for 16th all-time at Penn State with Parker Washington (12; 2020-21) and Theo Johnson (12; 2020-23).
- Warren also broke a tie with Johnson to move into third all-time among Penn State tight ends with 13 career receiving touchdowns. He is now two touchdowns behind Mike Gesicki (15; 2014-17) for second and three behind Pat Freiermuth (16; 2018-20) for first all-time at PSU.
- With his 16-yard touchdown reception, Warren now has at least one 14+ yard catch in each of his last nine games and owns a reception in 19-straight games.
- Warren added a career-long 16-yard rush in the first quarter.
- TE Khalil Dinkins caught a 13-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. It was his fourth career touchdown reception.
- WR Julian Fleming had a 21-yard reception in the first quarter.
- He added a 39-yard reception in the second quarter.
- On the day, Fleming went over 1,000 career receiving yards. He now has 1,026 career receiving yards.
- WR Omari Evans had a career-best 116 receiving yards on a career-high four receptions. His previous highs were 60 yards at Michigan State in 2023 and two receptions on four occasions.
- It was Evans’ first career 100-yard receiving game.
- Evans had a 59-yard touchdown grab in the third quarter. It was his fourth career touchdown reception.
- Evans hauled in a 38-yard reception in the second quarter.
- WR Liam Clifford caught a 14-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. It was his first career touchdown grab.
- Clifford had a career-high 64 yards on three receptions. His previous high was 33 yards at Illinois in 2023.
- He posted a career-long 42-yard reception in the second quarter. His previous long catch was 33 yards at Illinois in 2023.
DEFENSE
Team
- Penn State held Kent State to 67 yards of offense (49 rushing, 18 passing), tied for the eighth fewest since 1947. It is the fewest yards allowed by the Nittany Lions since holding Michigan State to 53 yards of total offense in 2023.
- The Nittany Lions held Kent State to 20 total yards in the first quarter (0 pass, 20 rush) and 41 total yards in the first half (18 pass, 23 rush).
- Penn State held Kent State to 26 yards in the second half (0 pass, 26 rush).
- The 18 passing yards allowed are the fewest allowed by Penn State under Coach James Franklin.
- Penn State only allowed six first downs, the fewest since allowing five at Michigan State in 2023.
- The six first downs are the sixth fewest allowed under Coach James Franklin.
- The two passing completions allowed are the second fewest allowed under Coach James Franklin and the lowest number of completions allowed since Army had one completion in 2015.
- Including today’s game, since the start of the 2022 season, Penn State has ...
- Held 21 opponents under 100 rushing yards, most in the FBS.
- Held opponents under a 50 completion percentage in ten games.
- Held opponents under 10 completions in seven games
- Since 2015, Penn State has recorded 12 shutouts, tied for second-most among FBS teams with Alabama.
- The Nittany Lions have recorded 17 shutouts since 2007
- Including today’s game, since 2014, Penn State has…
- Held opponents to 7 or less points 31 times
- Held opponents under 300 total yards 61 times
- Allowed under 200 passing yards 74 times and under 100 passing yards 23 times
- Allowed under 100 rushing yards 60 times; and under 50 rushing yards 23 times
- LB Abdul Carter notched a solo sack in the second quarter.
- He added a half-tackle for loss later in the quarter.
- Carter now has 18.5 career tackles for loss and 12 career sacks.
- The junior owns four career games with multiple TFL.
Dani Dennis-Sutton
- DE Dani Dennis-Sutton recorded a strip-sack in the first quarter. It was his third career forced fumble.
- Dennis-Sutton owns 7.5 sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss in his career.
- DT Ty Blanding recorded his first career tackle for loss in the fourth quarter.
Ta’Mere Robinson
- LB Ta’Mere Robinson notched his first career tackle for loss in the fourth quarter.
- LB Anthony Speca recorded a career-high five tackles.
SPECIAL TEAMS
- K Sander Sahaydak was 7-7 on extra-point attempts today, making him 15-15 this season.
- PR Kaden Saunders had a 23-yard punt return in the fourth quarter.