TEAM
- Penn State won its first ever meeting against Boise State.
- The Nittany Lions are now 8-0 in Fiesta Bowl appearances.
- Penn State earned its second win in a College Football Playoff game and improved to 33-20-2 all-time in postseason games (bowls + CFP).
- The Nittany Lions played 15 games in a season for the first time in program history.
- Penn State reached 13 wins in a season for the first time in program history.
- With today’s win, Penn State has won 34 games over the last three seasons (2022, 2023, 2024). It marks the first time in program history that Penn State has won at least 34 games over a three-year span.
- Penn State joins Georgia (39; plays Notre Dame in Sugar Bowl on 1/1), Michigan (36) and Oregon (34; plays Ohio State in Rose Bowl on 1/1) among FBS teams with 34+ wins over the last three seasons.
- Ohio State (33; plays Oregon in Rose Bowl on 1/1) could also reach 34 wins over the last three seasons.
- Since 2014, Penn State is 53-1 when leading by 10+ points at halftime.
STREAKS
Special Teams
- Penn State has not allowed a special teams touchdown in 76-straight games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
BOWL/CFP RECORDS
OFFENSE
- Penn State scored 14 points in the first quarter, tying its bowl record for most points in a first quarter. PSU also had 14 points in the first quarter of the 1977 Fiesta Bowl (vs. Arizona State) and the 2017 Fiesta Bowl (vs. Washington).
- RB Kaytron Allen rushed for 134 yards, the 10th-most in a Penn State bowl/CFP game.
- Allen’s 7.9 yards per carry (17 carries) is tied with Stephen Pitts (7.9; 1996 Outback Bowl) for third in a PSU bowl/CFP game, while RB Nicholas Singleton’s 7.2 yards per carry (12 carries) ranks ninth in a PSU bowl/CFP game.
- Singleton’s 58-yard touchdown rush in the fourth quarter is PSU’s seventh-longest run in a bowl/CFP game and is the sixth-longest touchdown run in a PSU bowl/CFP game.
- With 347 career rushing yards in bowl/CFP games, Singleton ranks third all-time at Penn State behind Curt Warner (474) and Saquon Barkley (400).
- With 292 career rushing yards in bowl/CFP games, Allen sits fourth all-time at Penn State.
- QB Drew Allar’s three touchdown passes on Tuesday are tied with Galen Hall (3; 1961 Gator Bowl) for the fifth-most in a PSU bowl/CFP game.
- Allar’s three touchdowns responsible for are tied for fifth-most in a PSU bowl/CFP game.
- With 596 career passing yards in bowl/CFP games, Allar ranks third all-time at Penn State behind Trace McSorley (984) and Sean Clifford (607).
- TE Tyler Warren’s two touchdown receptions are tied for Penn State’s bowl/CFP record with Bobby Engram (2; 1996 Outback Bowl), Chris Godwin (2; 2017 Rose Bowl) and DaeSean Hamilton (2; 2017 Fiesta Bowl).
- With 238 career receiving yards in bowl/CFP games, Warren ranks fourth all-time at Penn State behind Chris Godwin (460), Bobby Engram (272) and Deon Butler (242).
- Warren’s 17 receptions in bowl/CFP games are tied for second all-time at Penn State with DaeSean Hamilton and Saquon Barkley, behind only Chris Godwin (22).
- Warren’s two touchdown receptions in bowl/CFP games are tied for fourth all-time at Penn State.
- With 13 career receptions in bowl/CFP games, WR Harrison Wallace III is tied for sixth all-time at PSU with Jimmy Cefalo and Jordan Norwood.
DEFENSE
- DE Amin Vanover collected 14 tackles for loss yardage, tied for the 10th-most in a PSU bowl/CFP game.
SPECIAL TEAMS
- K Ryan Barker’s four made extra points are tied for eighth-most in a PSU bowl/CFP game.
- P Riley Thompson’s 63-yard punt in the second quarter is tied with Ralph Giacomarro (63 yards; 1982 Fiesta Bowl) for the third-longest punt in a PSU bowl/CFP game.
OFFENSE
Team
- Penn State tallied five plays of 20+ yards on Tuesday (two passing, three rushing) and now has 72 plays of 20+ yards this season (50 pass, 22 run).
- The Nittany Lions rushed for 216 yards. Since 2014, Penn State has recorded 200 rushing yards on 52 occasions. Penn State is 47-5 in those games.
- RB Kaytron Allen (1,026 yards) and RB Nicholas Singleton (1,015 yards) became the first Penn State duo to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.
- Allen and Singleton is the first Big Ten duo since Iowa’s Akrum Wadley (1,081) and Leshun Daniels Jr. (1,058) in 2016 and the ninth Big Ten RB duo to run for 1,000 yards in a season.
- Allen and Singleton is the only RB duo in the FBS this season with 1,000 rushing yards.
- QB Drew Allar completed 13-of-25 passes for 171 yards and three touchdowns.
- Allar connected with Tyler Warren on an 11-yard touchdown pass on PSU’s opening drive.
- Allar tossed a 38-yard touchdown pass to Omari Evans in the first quarter.
- He added a 13-yard touchdown pass to Warren in the third quarter.
- Allar earned his 17th career game with multiple touchdown passes and his 10th career game with three or more touchdown passes. He now has 53 career touchdown passes.
- On a 6-yard pass on the opening drive, Allar became the sixth Nittany Lion to go over 6,000 career passing yards. He now has 6,167 career passing yards.
- With 3,192 passing yards this season, Allar ranks fourth at PSU. On the day, he jumped Sean Clifford (3,107; 2021).
- With 24 touchdown passes this season, Allar is tied for fourth at Penn State with Daryll Clark (24; 2009), Matt McGloin (24; 2012) and Sean Clifford (24; 2022).
- With 518 career completions, Allar moved into fifth all-time at PSU. On the day, he moved past Matt McGloin (513; 2009-12).
- With 3,477 total offense yards this season (3,192 pass; 285 rush), Allar ranks third at PSU. On the day, he jumped Trace McSorley (3,328; 2018).
- With 30 touchdowns responsible for this season, Allar is tied for fourth at PSU with Trace McSorley (30; 2018).
- Allar had two completions of 20+ yards on Tuesday, bringing his season total to 47 completions of 20+ yards.
- Career Bowl/CFP Stats: 45-of-87, 593 yds, 5 TD/1 INT; 23 rush, 46 yds (long 24); 1 rec, 10 yds
- RB Kaytron Allen rushed for 134 yards on 17 carries, averaging 7.9 yards per rush.
- Allen earned his eighth career 100-yard rushing game and his fourth this season.
- Allen had a 23-yard rush on PSU’s opening drive.
- He had another 23-yard run in the third quarter.
- On the 23-yard run in the third quarter, Allen hit the 1,000-rushing yard mark for the season. He is the 15th Penn State player (21st occasion) to reach 1,000 rushing yards in a season. He has 1,026 rushing yards this season.
- Career Bowl/CFP Stats: 49 rush, 292 yds, 3 TD (long 25); 5 rec, 44 yds; 2 KR, 33 yds
- RB Nicholas Singleton ran for 87 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries, averaging 7.2 yards per rush.
- Singleton scored on a 58-yard run in the fourth quarter. It was his 29th career rushing touchdown.
- On the 58-yard run, Singleton went over 1,000 rushing yards on the season. He now has 1,015 rushing yards this season.
- Singleton went over 1,000 rushing yards in a season for the second time in his career, joining John Cappelletti (1972, 1973), Blair Thomas (1987, 1989), Curtis Enis (1996, 1997), Evan Royster (2008, 2009) and Saquon Barkley (2015, 2016, 2017) as Nittany Lions with multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons.
- With 2,828 career rushing yards, Singleton is now 11th all-time at Penn State. On the night, he moved past Matt Suhey (2,818; 1976-79).
- With 29 career rushing touchdowns, Singleton moved into a tie for seventh all-time at Penn State with John Cappelletti (29; 1972-73), Richie Anderson (29; 1989-92) and Evan Royster (29; 2007-10).
- Singleton now has 4,535 career all-purpose yards, sitting fourth all-time at Penn State. He leaped Evan Royster (4,502; 2007-10) and Blair Thomas (4,512; 1985-87, 89).
- He owns 1,667 all-purpose yards this season, sitting eighth at Penn State. On the day, he moved past KJ Hamler (1,586; 2019), John Cappelletti (1,607; 1973) and Tony Hunt (1,645; 2006).
- Singleton has 38 career total touchdowns (29 rushing, 8 receiving, 1 kick return) is tied for third all-time at Penn State with Curtis Enis (38; 1995-97).
- Singleton now has 22 career runs of 20+ yards.
- On the season, Singleton has six runs of 20+ yards, five runs of 30+ yards and five runs of 40+ yards.
- Career Bowl/CFP Stats: 41 rush, 347 yds, 4 TD (long 87); 6 rec, 93 yds, 1 TD; 2 KR, 36 yds
- TE Tyler Warren caught six passes for 63 yards and two touchdowns.
- Warren hauled in an 11-yard touchdown grab on PSU’s opening drive.
- He added a 13-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. He now has 19 career receiving touchdowns.
- On the 13-yard touchdown reception, Warren hauled in his 98th reception of the season, breaking the Penn State season record held by Allen Robinson (97; 2013).
- Warren’s 98 receptions this season are tied for fifth all-time among Big Ten players. He is tied with Purdue’s Rodney Carter (98; 1985). On the night, he passed Purdue’s David Bell (93; 2021), Northwestern’s Richard Buchanan (94; 1989), Ohio State’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba (95; 2021), Maryland’s Tai Felton (96; 2024), Michigan’s Braylon Edwards (97; 2004) and Penn State’s Allen Robinson (97; 2013).
- His 98 receptions this season are the fourth-most all-time by an FBS tight end. On Tuesday, Warren passed Ball State’s Tanner Koziol (94; 2024).
- Warren earned his second career game with multiple receiving touchdowns. He had two receiving touchdowns against Iowa in 2023.
- Warren has made a catch in each of his last 31 games and has at least one catch of 14+ yards in each of his last 21 games.
- Warren owns 25 career total touchdowns (19 receiving, 6 rushing), most by a PSU tight end.
- With 19 career receiving touchdowns, Warren ranks fifth all-time at Penn State and first among PSU tight ends. On the day, he broke a tie with Allen Robinson (17; 2011-13) and moved past Derek Moye (18; 2008-11), Chris Godwin (18; 2014-16) and DaeSean Hamilton (18; 2014-17).
- Warren’s 19 career receiving touchdowns are tied with Iowa’s Noah Fant (19; 2016) for the fourth-most all-time among Big Ten tight ends.
- Warren’s eight touchdown receptions this season are tied for second among Penn State tight ends with Pat Freiermuth (8; 2018). He trails only Mike Gesicki (9; 2017).
- With 147 career receptions, Warren ranks ninth all-time at PSU and first among PSU tight ends. On the night, he moved past Derek Moye (144; 2008-11) and Parker Washington (146; 2020-22).
- Warren’s 147 career receptions are fifth-most all-time among Big Ten tight ends. On the day, he moved past Purdue’s Dustin Keller (142; 2004-07), Northwestern’s Drake Dunsmore (143; 2007-11) and Wisconsin’s Jake Ferguson (145; 2018-21).
- With 1,764 career receiving yards, Warren moved into 16th all-time at Penn State and sits first among PSU tight ends. On the night, he jumped Tony Johnson (1,702; 2000-03), KeAndre Lambert-Smith (1,721; 2020-23) and Derrick Williams (1,743; 2005-08).
- Warren’s 1,764 career receiving yards are seventh all-time among Big Ten tight ends.
- Warren owns 1,158 receiving yards this season, good for third at PSU and first among PSU tight ends. On the day, he moved past Chris Godwin (1,101; 2015).
- Warren’s 1,158 receiving yards this season rank sixth all-time among FBS tight ends. On Tuesday, he moved past Grambling’s Mike Moore (1,112; 1977), Colorado State’s Trey McBride (1,121; 2021) and BYU’s Chris Smith (1,156; 1990).
- Career Bowl/CFP Stats: 16 rec, 238 yds, 2 TD (long 75); 0-1 passing; 1 rush, 6 yds
- WR Harrison Wallace III had a 20-yard reception in the first quarter.
- Career Bowl/CFP Stats: 13 rec, 199 yds, 1 TD (long 29)
- WR Omari Evans caught two passes for 55 yards and a touchdown.
- Evans hauled in a 38-yard touchdown in the first quarter. It was his seventh career receiving touchdown and his fifth this season.
DEFENSE
Team
- Penn State forced four takeaways, including three interceptions and a fumble recovery.
- PSU held Boise State to 108 rushing yards on 40 carries (2.7 per rush). Boise State entered the game ranked fifth in the FBS, averaging 250.5 rushing yards per game.
- LB Kobe King forced a fumble in the first quarter, which was recovered by S Zakee Wheatley.
- Wheatley intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter and returned it 28 yards.
- CB Zion Tracy and S Tyrece Mills recorded interceptions in the fourth quarter.
- Penn State has forced 24 takeaways this season (18 interceptions, 6 fumbles).
- Since 2022, Penn State has forced 74 takeaways (44 interceptions, 30 fumbles).
- Since 2022, Penn State is 20-1 when forcing multiple takeaways in a season.
- Penn State has forced three or more takeaways in 14 games since 2022.
- Since 2014, the Nittany Lions have forced multiple takeaways on 63 occasions, including eight times in 2024.
- The Nittany Lions forced one fourth-down stop and held Boise State to 1-of-4 in the red zone, including stops on all three red zone possessions in the fourth quarter. On the season, Penn State has 12 fourth-down stops and 12 red-zone stops.
- PSU gave up seven points in the second half. The Nittany Lions have allowed just 86 second-half points this season and 32 points in the third quarter.
- PSU allowed 23 rushing yards on eight carries in the third quarter. Penn State has allowed 207 rushing yards on 98 attempts (2.11 per rush) in the third quarter and 590 rushing yards on 229 attempts (2.58 per rush) in the second half this season.
- DE Dani Dennis-Sutton notched four tackles in the first half and finished the game with a career-high-tying six stops. He had six tackles in two previous games, last against USC.
- He tallied 2.5 tackles for loss, including a sack, and now has 20.5 tackles for loss and 13.5 sacks in his career.
- Dennis-Sutton recorded a solo tackle for loss on the second drive of the first quarter and followed with a solo sack on the same drive.
- He added a half-tackle for loss in the fourth quarter.
- Dennis-Sutton earned his fifth career game with multiple tackles for loss.
- Career Bowl/CFP Stats: 10 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.0 sacks
- DT Coziah Izzard assisted on a tackle for loss, tallying three total tackles in the game.
- He now owns 16.5 tackles for loss in his career.
- In Bowl/CFP games, Izzard has collected nine tackles and two tackles for loss.
- LB Kobe King collected six tackles in the first half and finished the game with eight stops (4 solo).
- King forced a fumble in the first quarter. It was his first career forced fumble.
- He now owns 21 tackles, one tackle for loss, one pass breakup, and one forced fumble in Bowl/CFP games.
- S Jaylen Reed made five stops in the first half and finished the game with eight tackles (4 solo).
- Reed tallied a solo sack in the fourth quarter, bringing his career sack total to 3.5. He also owns 12 tackles for loss.
- In Bowl/CFP games, Reed has collected 17 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and a sack.
- S Zakee Wheatley posted three total tackles (2 solo), an interception, and a fumble recovery against Boise State.
- He was named Defensive Player of the Game for his efforts.
- Wheatley recovered a fumble in the first quarter. It was his second career fumble recovery.
- Wheatley intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter and returned it 28 yards. It was Wheatley’s fourth career interception and his second interception this season.
- He now has 18 tackles, a fumble recovery, an interception, and a pass breakup in his career in Bowl/CFP games.
- LB Dominic DeLuca recorded five total tackles (3 solo), including a tackle for loss.
- DeLuca registered a solo tackle for loss in the third quarter. He has 10.5 career tackles for loss.
- He now has 16 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sacks, and two interceptions (one returned for touchdown) in his career in Bowl/CFP games.
- DT Dvon J-Thomas tallied four tackles (2 solo), including a tackle for loss.
- J-Thomas recorded a solo tackle for loss in the third quarter. He owns 13.5 career tackles for loss.
- He now owns 13 tackles, including a tackle for loss, in his career in Bowl/CFP games.
- LB Tony Rojas tallied seven tackles (5 solo) and broke up a pass against Boise State.
- He now owns 16 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one interception (returned for a touchdown), two pass breakups, and two quarterback hurries in his career in Bowl/CFP games.
- DE Amin Vanover collected four tackles in the first half and finished the game with a career-high six stops (5 solo). His previous career high was four tackles against Ohio State in 2024.
- Vanover forced a fumble in the second quarter. It was his second career forced fumble.
- Vanover had a solo tackle for loss in the second
- He added a solo sack in the fourth quarter. He owns 11.5 career tackles for loss and six career sacks.
- Vanover earned his second career game with multiple tackles for loss. He had two tackles for loss at Rutgers in 2022.
- Vanover now has 13 tackles, four tackles for loss, a sack, and a forced fumble in Bowl/CFP games.
- CB Zion Tracy intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter. It was his second career interception.
- Tracy finished with three solo tackles in addition to his interception.
- He now has 11 tackles, a pass breakup, and an interception in Bowl/CFP games.
- CB Jalen Kimber tied his career high with six total tackles (4 solo).
- Kimber recorded a solo tackle for loss in the first quarter. It was his first career tackle for loss.
- He now owns 10 tackles, including one tackle for loss, in Bowl/CFP games.
- CB Audavion Collins tied his career high with five total tackles (3 solo).
- He now has seven tackles, including one tackle for loss, in Bowl/CFP games.
- S Tyrece Mills intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter. It was his first career interception.
SPECIAL TEAMS
- K Ryan Barker converted all five of his attempts, connecting on four extra points and a field goal.
- Barker converted a 40-yard field goal to end the first half. He is 6-of-8 on field goals of 40+ yards this season.
- Barker is now 45-46 on extra-point attempts and is 13-16 on field goal attempts (long of 49) this season.
- He is now 2/2 on field goals (long of 40) and 9/9 on extra points in Bowl/CFP games.
- P Riley Thompson averaged 47.2 yards per punt on six punts.
- Thompson blasted a 54-yard punt in the second quarter and a 63-yard punt later in the quarter.
- Thompson crushed a 54-yard punt to the Boise State 17 in the third quarter.
- He landed a punt at the Boise State 9 in the fourth quarter.
- Thompson now has 59 career punts inside the 20, including 19 punts inside the 10.
- He also has 36 career punts of 50+ yards.
- Career Bowl/CFP Stats: 14 punts, 638 yds (45.6 avg), long 63, 3 inside 20 (1 inside 10), 5 50+ punts