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ET GAME #6 892 WINS (8th in Nation) 2 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS VS. 49 BOWL GAMES (T-9th in Nation) 4 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Iowa City, Iowa 29 BOWL WINS (T-4th in Nation) Kinnick Stadium (69,250) 84% ALL-TIME GRADUATION RATE Series: Penn State, 16-12 100 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS Last Meeting: Penn State 30, Iowa 24 66 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS (2nd in Nation) October 27, 2018 - Beaver Stadium Complete series info on Page 7 PxP: Sean McDonough #10/9 PENN STATE Analyst: Todd Blackledge #17/18 IOWA NITTANY LIONS Sideline: Holly Rowe HAWKEYES 5-0, 2-0 Big Ten 4-1, 1-1 Big Ten H: 4-0, A: 1-0, N: 0-0 PxP: Steve Jones H: 3-0, A: 1-1, N: 0-0 Analyst: Jack Ham Head Coach: ........James Franklin (East Stroudsburg ’95) Sideline: Matt McGloin Head Coach: ......................Kirk Ferentz (UConn ’78) Record at Penn State (6th season): ............50-21 (.704) Local: 99.5 FM/1450 AM Record at Iowa (21st season):. 156-102 (.605) Career Record (9th season): ..................74-36 (.673) Web: GoPSUsports.com Career Record (24th season): ................ 168-123 (.577) vs. Iowa ...........................................3-0 Sirius/XM/Internet: 83/83/83 vs. Penn State: .......................................8-7 SCHEDULE/RESULTS BY THE NUMBERS SCHEDULE/RESULTS ⏰(ET)/ ⏰(ET)/ 8.31 15/14 Idaho W, 79-7 BTN 104,527 8.31 20/19 Miami W, 38-14 FS1 69,250 9.7 15/14 Buffalo W, 45-13 FOX 104,136 200+ 9.7 20/19 Rutgers * W 30-0 FS1 61,808 9.14 13/11 Pittsburgh W, 17-10 ABC 108,661 Passing yards in five-straight 9.14 19/18 at RV/RV Iowa State W, 18-17 FS1 61,500 9.21 t-13/12 Open games for QB Sean Clifford 9.21 18/18 Open 9.27^ 12/11 at Maryland * W, 59-0 FS1 53,288 9.28 14/14 Middle Tennessee W, 48-3 ESPN2 63,706 10.5 12/11 Purdue * W, 35-7 ESPN 106,536 10.5 14/14 at 19/18 Michigan * L, 3-10 FOX 111,519 10.12 10/9 at 17/18 Iowa * 7:30 p.m. ABC 11 10.12 17/18 10/9 Penn State * 7:30 p.m. ABC Straight wins over Big Ten West opponents 10.19 16/16 Michigan * 7:30 p.m. ABC 10.19 Purdue * noon ESPN2 10.26 at RV/RV Michigan St. * 10.26 at Northwestern * noon 11.2 Open 8 11.2 Open 11.9 at RV/25 Minnesota * Combined points have decided the last two 11.9 at 8/8 Wisconsin * 11.16 Indiana * Penn State-Iowa games 11.16 RV/25 Minnesota * 11.23 at t-3/4 Ohio St. * 11.23 Illinois * 11.30 Rutgers * 5.0 11.29^ at Nebraska * 2:30 p.m. BTN * - B1G game ^ - Friday game Rankings: AP/Coaches Sacks per game to lead FBS * - B1G game ^ - Friday game Rankings: AP/Coaches INSIDE THE GAME BREAKDOWN Penn State: Journey Brown 31 for 217 yds (43.4), 3 TD RUSHING NO. 10/9 PENN STATE SET FOR Iowa: Meki Sargent 61 for 311 yds (62.2), 2 TD PRIMETIME GAME AT NO. 17/18 IOWA Penn State: Sean Clifford 90-of-135 (66.7%), 1,443 yds (288.6), 12 TD/2 INT PASSING • OPENING KICK: No. 10/9 Penn State returns to the road to face its first nationally-ranked Iowa: Nate Stanley 99-of-160 (61.9%), 1,225 yds (245.0), 8 TD/3 INT opponent of the season, visiting No. 17/18 Iowa Saturday night in Kinnick Stadium. Kickoff Penn State: KJ Hamler 19 for 394 yds (78.8), 4 TD RECEIVING is set for 7:30 p.m. on ABC. Iowa: Ihmir Smith-Marsette 19 for 314 yds (62.8), 3 TD Penn State: Yetur Gross-Matos 13 tkls, 7.5 TFL, 5.5 SK • TOP SCORING DEFENSES: Penn State (7.4 ppg) and Iowa (8.8 ppg) rank second and DEFENSE third, respectively, in FBS in scoring defense this season, trailing only Wisconsin (5.8 ppg). Iowa: Kristian Welch 39 tkls, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 SK, 1 PBU Penn State has not allowed more than 13 points in a game this season, while Iowa has not allowed more than 17. Penn State has yielded just seven points in its last two games, while RANKINGS COMPARISON Iowa held No. 16 Michigan to 10 points in its last game. • NAIL-BITERS: The last two Penn State-Iowa games have been decided by eight PSU FBS Conf Stat Conf FBS IOWA 41.4 50 7 3rd Down Offense Pct. 4 20 46.8 combined points, highlighted by a “walk-off” touchdown win for Penn State the last 25.3 7 3 3rd Down Defense Pct. 2 6 25.0 time the teams met in Iowa City in 2017. In that game, the Nittany Lions were down 65.8 29 5 Completion Pct. 6 63 61.8 four facing fourth-and-goal from the 7-yard line with four seconds remaining, but Trace 14.3 126 14 Kick Return Avg. 5 51 22.2 McSorley zipped a pass to Juwan Johnson in the back of the end zone for a 21-19 win. 305.6 19 1 Passing Offense 5 57 250.0 Last season, a Nick Scott interception at the goal line halted an Iowa drive with 3:18 189.8 29 6 Passing Defense 4 12 168.6 remaining, securing a 30-24 Penn State win. 7.11 76 10 Punt Return Avg. 3 41 10.67 • BEHIND ENEMY LINES: Looking to post its fifth consecutive 40-plus sack season, Penn 77.8 44 7 Red Zone Defense 8 71 83.3 State has 25 sacks through five games to average a nation-leading 5.0 sacks per game. 95.7 8 2 Red Zone Offense 1 1 100.0 Penn State’s pass rush is led by Yetur Gross-Matos (5.5 total, 1.10 spg) and Shaka Toney 50.6 3 2 Rushing Defense 4 11 85.6 (5.0 total, 1.00 spg), who rank 11th and 12th, respectively in FBS. The Nittany Lions also 194.0 43 5 Rushing Offense 6 54 174.2 lead the country with 10.4 tackles for loss per game. 7.4 2 2 Scoring Defense 3 3 8.8 • THE OPPOSITION: Iowa is 4-1 this season after having its unbeaten start spoiled by No. 47.0 5 2 Scoring Offense 11 81 27.4 16 Michigan last week in a 10-3 defensive battle. The Hawkeyes have been particularly 5.00 1 1 Team Sacks 13 107 1.40 strong on defense, ranking fifth nationally in total defense (254.2 ypg) and third in 28:37 95 10 Time of Possession 2 2 35:41 scoring defense (8.8 ppg), but are also strong offensively, ranking second in FBS in time 240.4 4 3 Total Defense 4 5 254.2 of possession (35:41) and fifth in the Big Ten with 424.4 yards per game. 499.6 12 2 Total Offense 5 62 424.2 +1 52 7 Turnover Margin 6 43 +2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 2 ..Quick Facts/National Polls/This Day in History 13 ...........................Classroom Success Page 23-25 ...........................Record Watch Page 3 ..............................B1G/Media Info Page 14-15 ...........................Defense Notes Page 26-30 ...........................Game Recaps Page 4-6 ................ Head Coach James Franklin 14 .................................Happy Valley Page 31-44. Player Bios Page 7 . .Iowa Series History 15 .........................Coaching Staff POTW Page 45-52 ................Game-by-Game Statistics Page 8 .................................Iowa Notes Page 15. Special Teams Notes Page 53-54 ..............................Long Plays 8 .................Record Breakdown/At the Start 15 ...........................Community Service Page 55 ..........................Tackle Breakdown Page 9-11 ................................Highlights Page 16-17 ............................Season Notes Page 56 ........................Season Superlatives 9 ..................................National Nits 16 .............................Future Schedules Page 57 ............................ The Last Time... 10 .........................Winningest Programs 17 ............................Preseason Honors Page 58 ................................ Start Chart Page 11-13. Offense Notes Page 18. Depth Chart/Pronunciations/Asst. Coaches Page 59 ......................... Participation Chart 11 ...Nittany Lions in the NFL/Coaching Staff Notes Page 19-20. .Numerical Roster Page 60-62. .Season Statistics 12 ...............................Season Honors Page 21-22. Alphabetical Roster 2 2019 PENN STATE FOOTBALL PROGRAM NOTES NATIONAL POLLS SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE PENN STATE IN THE POLLS COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF Penn State and Wisconsin are the only Big Ten teams Date CFP AP COACHES Rankings will be issued six times in 2019, including Selection to have posted a winning season the last 14 consecutive Preseason N/A 15 14 Day, Sunday, December 8. The dates will be as follows: years. Penn State is one of five teams (Penn State, Boise Week 2 (9/3) N/A 15 14 • Tuesday, November 5 (9-9:30 p.m.*) State, LSU, Oklahoma, Wisconsin) in FBS to have a winning Week 3 (9/8) N/A 13 11 record each of the last 14 years. Penn State holds the FBS • Tuesday, November 12 (7-8 p.m.) record for most consecutive seasons without a losing Week 4 (9/15) N/A 13 12 • Tuesday, November 19 (7-8 p.m.) record at 49 (1939-87). Week 5 (9/22) N/A 12 11 • Tuesday, November 26 (7-8 p.m.) Week 6 (9/29) N/A 12 11 • Tuesday, December 3 (7-7:30 p.m.) ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Week 7 (10/6) N/A 10 9 A total of 452 of Penn State football student-athletes, • Selection Day: Sunday, December 8 (noon-4 p.m.) Week 8 (10/13) including 28 in 2018, have earned Academic All-Big Ten • For more information on rankings, the selection Week 9 (10/20) honors since 1993 for owning at least a 3.0 grade point committee protocol and voting process, visit average and being a letterwinner.