TEAM
- Penn State is now 3-5 all-time against UCLA and 1-3 in road matchups.
- OL TJ Shanahan Jr. made his first start at Penn State. He is one of 11 Nittany Lions to make their first Penn State start this season.
STREAKS
- Penn State has not allowed a special teams touchdown in 82-straight games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
- Penn State snapped a streak of 34-straight wins against teams unranked in the AP Poll.
OFFENSE
Team
- Penn State threw for 200 yards. Since 2014, Penn State has recorded 200+ passing yards on 96 occasions. Penn State is 73-23 in those games.
- QB Drew Allar completed 19-of-26 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns, while adding a career-high 78 rushing yards.
- Allar threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Khalil Dinkins in the third quarter.
- The senior connected on a 15-yard touchdown pass to Kyron Hudson in the fourth quarter. It was his 61st career touchdown pass.
- Allar posted a career-high 78 rushing yards. His previous high was 54 against Oregon in 2024.
- The Ohio native had a 20-yard rush in the third quarter and a 27-yard run in the fourth quarter.
- With 200 passing yards on the day, Allar now has 7,256 passing yards for his career, moving into fourth all-time at Penn State. He jumped Zack Mills (7,212; 2001-04) for fourth.
- Allar now owns 620 career completions, good for fourth all-time at PSU. On Saturday, he moved past Zack Mills (606; 2001-04).
- Allar now has 707 career rushing yards, moving into fourth all-time among Penn State quarterbacks. On the day, he moved past John Hufnagel (667; 1970-72) and Rashard Casey (670; 1997-2000).
- Allar has 20 career games with multiple touchdown passes and 20 games with 200+ passing yards.
- RB Kaytron Allen rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries.
- Allen scored on a 13-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter and added a 2-yard rushing score in the fourth quarter.
- The senior owns 30 career rushing touchdowns, tying Charlie Pittman (30; 1967-69) and Trace McSorley (30; 2015-18) for sixth all-time at Penn State. On the day, Allen moved past John Cappelletti (29; 1972-73), Richie Anderson (29; 1989-92) and Evan Royster (29; 2007-10).
- Allen owns 3,254 career rushing yards, moving into seventh all-time at Penn State. He moved past D.J. Dozier (3,227; 1983-86).
- Allen’s 613 career rushing attempts are good for seventh all-time at PSU. On the day, he jumped Blair Thomas (606; 1985-87, 89) for seventh.
- Allen has five career games with multiple rushing touchdowns.
- He has a rushing touchdown in all five games this season.
- WR Kyron Hudson caught a 15-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. It was his 10th career receiving touchdown.
- Hudson hauled in a 20-yard reception in the second quarter, his 14th career reception of 20+ yards.
- With 52 receiving yards on Saturday, Hudson went over 1,000 career receiving yards. He now has 1,015 receiving yards.
- TE Khalil Dinkins hauled in a 40-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. It was his seventh career touchdown reception and his longest career reception. His previous longest reception was 28 yards against Ohio in 2022.
DEFENSE
Team
- Penn State recorded a safety in the fourth quarter as UCLA stepped out of the end zone on a punt. It was Penn State’s first safety since 2023 at Indiana (fumble rolled through end zone).
- The Nittany Lions forced two fourth-down stops in the fourth quarter, bringing their season total to seven.
- Penn State limited UCLA to 166 passing yards, its 85th time holding an opponent under 200 passing yards since 2014.
- DE Zuriah Fisher forced a fumble on a strip-sack in the second quarter. It was his first career forced fumble and first sack of the season.
- He owns 4.5 career sacks.
- DE Dani Dennis-Sutton recorded a solo tackle for loss in the fourth quarter. He has 28 career tackles for loss.
- DT Zane Durant secured a solo sack in the third quarter. He has 19 career tackles for loss and seven career sacks.
- LB Dominic DeLuca recorded five tackles in the first half and finished the game with a career-high 12 tackles. His previous high was six tackles at Illinois in 2023.
- He secured a solo tackle for loss in the fourth quarter. He has 13 career tackles for loss.
- LB Amare Campbell collected six tackles, including a half-tackle for loss, in the first half and finished the game with 10 stops.
- Campbell added a solo sack in the third quarter and a solo tackle for loss in the fourth quarter.
- It was his third career game with multiple tackles for loss and second career game with 10+ tackles.
- He has 18 career tackles for loss and 9.5 career sacks.
- CB Elliot Washington II matched a career high with five tackles. He also had five tackles in two previous games, last against Washington in 2024.
- CB A.J. Harris recorded a solo tackle for loss in the fourth quarter. He has five career tackles for loss.
- S Zakee Wheatley secured six tackles in the first half and finished the game with 12 tackles.
- It was his fourth career game with 10+ tackles.
- S King Mack tallied five tackles in the first half and matched a career high with seven tackles. He also had seven against FIU.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Team
- Since 2017, Penn State has scored 10 special teams touchdowns, including six punt returns and four kickoff returns.
- Penn State blocked a punt in the third quarter and returned it for a touchdown on a block by DE Dani Dennis-Sutton and a scoop-and-score by WR Liam Clifford.
- It was Penn State’s first punt block for a touchdown since a block by Mike Hull and a touchdown recovery by Michael Yancich against Ohio State in 2012.
- Dennis-Sutton’s blocked punt was Penn State’s second this season, joining LB Dominic DeLuca’s blocked punt against FIU.
- Penn State has two blocked punts in a season for the first time since 2021 (at Wisconsin, at Indiana).
- K Ryan Barker converted all five of his extra-point attempts. He is 68-of-69 on career extra points.
- KR Corey Smith had a 30-yard kick return in the fourth quarter.
- DE Dani Dennis-Sutton blocked a punt in the third quarter. It was his first career punt block.
- WR Liam Clifford scooped and scored the blocked punt in the third quarter.