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10/5/19 - NOON GAME #5 891 WINS (8th in Nation) 2 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS VS. 49 BOWL GAMES (T-9th in Nation) 4 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS University Park, Pa. 29 BOWL WINS (T-4th in Nation) Beaver Stadium (106,572) 84% ALL-TIME GRADUATION RATE Series: Penn State, 14-3-1 100 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS Last Meeting: Penn State 62, Purdue 24 66 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS (2nd in Nation) October 29, 2016 - Ross-Ade Stadium Complete series info on Page 7 PxP: Bob Wischusen #12/11 PENN STATE Analyst: Dan Orlovsky PURDUE NITTANY LIONS Sideline: Allison Williams BOILERMAKERS 4-0, 1-0 Big Ten 1-3, 0-1 Big Ten H: 3-0, A: 1-0, N: 0-0 PxP: Steve Jones H: 1-2, A: 0-1, N: 0-0 Analyst: Jack Ham Head Coach: ........James Franklin (East Stroudsburg ’95) Sideline: Matt McGloin Head Coach: ....................Jeff Brohm (Louisville ’94) Record at Penn State (6th season): ........... 49-21 (.700) Local: 99.5 FM/1450 AM Record at Purdue (3rd season): .................14-16 (.467) Career Record (9th season): .................73-36 (.670) Web: GoPSUsports.com Career Record (6th season): ..................44-26 (.629) vs. Purdue ..........................................1-0 Sirius/XM/Internet: 83/83/83 vs. Penn State: ..............................First Meeting SCHEDULE/RESULTS BY THE NUMBERS SCHEDULE/RESULTS ⏰(ET)/ ⏰(ET)/ 8.31 15/14 Idaho W, 79-7 BTN 104,527 8.30^ at Nevada L, 34-31 CBSSN 20,144 9.7 15/14 Buffalo W, 45-13 FOX 104,136 200+ 9.7 Vanderbilt W 42-24 BTN 50,506 9.14 13/11 Pittsburgh W, 17-10 ABC 108,661 Passing yards in four-straight 9.14 RV/RV TCU L, 34-13 BTN 60,037 9.21 t-13/12 Open games for QB Sean Clifford 9.21 Open 9.27^ 12/11 at Maryland * W, 59-0 FS1 53,288 9.28 RV/RV Minnesota * L, 31-38 ESPN2 50,629 10.5 12/11 Purdue * noon ESPN 10.5 at 12/11 Penn State * noon ESPN 10.12 at 14/14 Iowa * 7:30 p.m. ABC/FS1/BTN 100TH 10.12 Maryland * noon Homecoming game 10.19 19/18 Michigan * 10.19 at 14/14 Iowa * noon 10.26 at t25/t23 Michigan St. * 10.26 Illinois * 11.2 Open 10 11.2 Nebraska * 11.9 at RV/RV Minnesota * Straight wins over Big Ten West opponents 11.9 at Northwestern * 11.16 Indiana * 11.16 Open 11.23 at 4/5 Ohio St. * 11.23 at 8/9 Wisconsin * 11.30 Rutgers * 7.5 11.30 Indiana * Points allowed per game by the * - B1G game ^ - Friday game Rankings: AP/Coaches Nittany Lions defense to rank 2nd in FBS * - B1G game ^-Friday game Rankings: AP/Coaches INSIDE THE GAME BREAKDOWN Penn State: Journey Brown 26 for 196 yds (49.0), 3 TD RUSHING PENN STATE HOSTS PURDUE IN 100TH HOMECOMING GAME Purdue: King Doerue 37 for 92 yds (32.8), 2 TD • OPENING KICK: The No. 12/11 Nittany Lions welcome home Penn State alumni for the Penn State: Sean Clifford 70-of-106 (66.0%), 1,179 yds (294.8), 9 TD/1 INT PASSING 100th Homecoming game Saturday against Purdue. Kickoff is set for noon on ESPN. Purdue: Elijah Sindelar 72-of-112 (64.3%), 978 yds (326.0), 9 TD/3 INT • BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Penn State QB Sean Clifford was named the Big Ten Penn State: KJ Hamler 16 for 363 yds (88.2), 3 TD RECEIVING Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Against Maryland, Clifford set personal bests with 26 Purdue: Rondale Moore 29 for 387 yds (96.8), 2 TD completions on 31 attempts for 398 yards, including a Penn State-record 287 yards in the Penn State: Micah Parsons 22 tkls, 4.0 TFL, 1 PBU DEFENSE first half, and 452 yards of total offense. Three of his throws went for touchdowns and he Purdue: Ben Holt 44 tkls, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 SK, 1 PBU earned his first career rushing touchdown on the Lions’ first play from scrimmage. • BOILERS RETURN: Purdue is making its first visit to Beaver Stadium since 2013. The teams RANKINGS COMPARISON last met in 2016 when Penn State rolled to a 62-24 victory. • B1G PASSING ATTACKS: Purdue (351.0 ypg) and Penn State (316.0 ypg) rank first and PSU FBS Conf Stat Conf FBS PUR 37.2 83 12 3rd Down Offense Pct. 9 56 41.7 second, respectively, in the Big Ten in passing yardage. Purdue’s Elijah Sindelar (326.0 29.0 15 4 3rd Down Defense Pct. 10 49 34.5 ypg) and Penn State’s Sean Clifford (294.8 ypg) also rank Nos. 1 and 2 in the conference, 65.1 39 5 Completion Pct. 10 86 59.3 but Sindelar is out with an injury this week. Freshman Jack Plummer went 23-of-41 14.3 125 14 Kick Return Avg. 13 118 16.0 for 245 yards and a touchdown after entering in the second quarter last week against 316.0 16 2 Passing Offense 1 6 351.0 Minnesota in relief of Sindelar. 206.5 47 8 Passing Defense 14 118 296.5 • BEHIND ENEMY LINES: Looking to post its fifth consecutive 40-plus sack season, Penn 8.17 63 9 Punt Return Avg. 11 95 5.67 State is averaging 3.75 sacks per game, led by defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos, who 75.0 28 6 Red Zone Defense 8 81 85.7 has 3.5 this season to rank in a tie for third in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions are also 100.0 1 1 Red Zone Offense 4 23 92.3 averaging 9.8 tackles for loss per game to rank third in FBS. Gross-Matos also leads Penn 68.0 7 3 Rushing Defense 11 73 154.5 State in that category and ranks seventh in the Big Ten with 1.4 per game. 193.5 48 6 Rushing Offense 14 129 68.3 • THE OPPOSITION: Purdue is 1-3 this season, defeating Vanderbilt in Week 2 and most 7.5 2 2 Scoring Defense 13 108 32.5 recently coming up short in its Big Ten opener against Minnesota. The Boilermakers lead 50.0 5 2 Scoring Offense 12 75 29.3 the Big Ten in passing offense, but rank last in rushing offense (68.3 ypg) for a seventh- 3.75 8 2 Team Sacks 8 29 2.75 place total offense ranking (419.3 ypg). The Boilers returned first-team All-American and 27:22 111 13 Time of Possession 11 108 27:36 reigning Big Ten Freshman and Wide Receiver of the Year Rondale Moore, who leads the 274.5 14 5 Total Defense 14 113 451.0 Big Ten with 7.3 receptions per game and ranks third with 96.3 receiving yards per game, 509.5 14 2 Total Offense 7 66 419.3 but he will miss this week’s game with an injury. +3 27 6 Turnover Margin 14 128 -8 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 2 ..Quick Facts/National Polls/This Day in History Page 13. .Defense Notes Page 26-29 ...........................Game Recaps Page 3 ..............................B1G/Media Info 13 ...........................Classroom Success Page 30-41. Player Bios Page 4-6 ................ Head Coach James Franklin Page 14 .........................Special Teams Notes Page 42-49 ................Game-by-Game Statistics Page 7 . .Purdue Series History 14 .................................Happy Valley Page 50-51. Long Plays Page 8 .............................Maryland Notes Page 14-17 ............................Season Notes Page 52 ..........................Tackle Breakdown 8 .................Record Breakdown/At the Start 15 ...........................Community Service Page 53 ........................Season Superlatives Page 9-10. .Highlights 16 .............................Future Schedules Page 54 ............................ The Last Time... 9 ..................................National Nits 17 ............................Preseason Honors Page 55 ................................ Start Chart 10 .........................Winningest Programs Page 18. Depth Chart/Pronunciations/Asst. Coaches Page 56 ......................... Participation Chart Page 11-12. Offense Notes Page 19-20. .Numerical Roster Page 57-59 ........................Season Statistics 11 ...Nittany Lions in the NFL/Coaching Staff Notes Page 21-22. Alphabetical Roster 12 ..........Season Honors/Coaching Staff POTW Page 23-25 ...........................Record Watch 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) 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.