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University Park, Pa. Beaver Stadium (106,572) Series: Penn State, 38-2-1 Last Meeting: Penn State, 66-3 November 25, 2017 - Maryland Stadium Complete Series Info on Page 8 11/21/20 - 3:30 P.M. GAME #5 898 WINS (8th in Nation) VS. 50 BOWL GAMES (T-9th in Nation) University Park, Pa. 30 BOWL WINS (T-4th in Nation) Beaver Stadium (106,572) 101 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS Series: Penn State, 17-12 Last Meeting: Penn State, 17-12 October 12, 2019 - Kinnick Stadium PENN STATE PxP: Joe Beninati IOWA NITTANY LIONS Analyst: Matt Millen HAWKEYES 0-4, 0-4 Big Ten Sideline: Rick Pizzo 2-2, 2-2 Big Ten H: 0-2, A: 0-2, N: 0-0 PxP: Steve Jones H: 1-1, A: 1-1, N: 0-0 Head Coach: ..................... James Franklin (East Stroudsburg ’95) Analyst: Jack Ham Head Coach: .................................Kirk Ferentz (UConn ’78) Local: 99.5 & 103.7 FM/1450 AM Record at Iowa (22nd season): .........................164-106 (.607) Record at Penn State (7th season): ........................56-27 (.675) Web: GoPSUsports.com Career Record (10th season): .............................80-42 (.656) Sirius/XM/Internet: 98/210/968 Career Record (25th season): ...........................176-127 (.581) vs. Nebraska ...................................................1-0 vs. Penn State: .................................................8-8 SCHEDULE/RESULTS BY THE NUMBERS SCHEDULE/RESULTS ⏰(E.T.)/ ⏰(E.T.)/ 10.24 8/7 at RV/RV Indiana * L, 35-36 (OT) FS1 10.24 RV/RV at Purdue L, 20-24 BTN 10.31 18/17 3/3 Ohio State * L, 25-38 ABC 225 10.31 -/RV Northwestern L, 20-21 ESPN Receiving yards for Parker Washington are the most by a PSU true 11.7 RV/RV Maryland * L, 19-35 BTN freshman through four games since 2005 (Deon Butler; 242) 11.7 Michigan State W, 47-9 ESPN 11.14 at Nebraska * L, 23-30 FS1 11.13 at Minnesota W, 35-7 FS1 11.21 RV/- Iowa * 3:30 p.m. BTN 29 11.21 RV/- at Penn State 3:30 p.m. BTN 11.28 at Michigan * Consecutive games with a reception for Pat Freiermuth, tied for 11.28 Nebraska 1 p.m. FOX the nation’s lead among tight ends 12.5 at Rutgers * 12.5 at Illinois 12.12 Michigan State * 27 12.12 10/12 Wisconsin 12.19 Big Ten Champions Week Tackles by Jayson Oweh are the most by a Penn State DL in the 12.19 Big Ten Champions Week first four games of a season since at least 2000 * - B1G game Rankings: AP/Coaches 13 * - B1G game Rankings: AP/Coaches Combined points have decided the last three Penn State-Iowa games INSIDE THE GAME BREAKDOWN Penn State: Devyn Ford 53 for 207 yds (51.8), 2 TD PENN STATE HOSTS IOWA IN GENERATIONS OF RUSHING Iowa: Tyler Goodson 63 for 375 yds (93.8), 5 TD GREATNESS GAME PASSING Penn State: Sean Clifford 74-of-130, 896 yds (224.0), 9 TD/6 INT • OPENING KICK: Penn State will don its “Generations of Greatness” uniforms when it hosts Big Ten West Iowa: Spencer Petras 72-of-134, 759 yds (189.8), 3 TD/4 INT Penn State: Jahan Dotson 23 for 388 yds (97.0), 5 TD Division foe Iowa Saturday. Coverage is set to begin at 3:30 p.m. on the Big Ten Network. RECEIVING • NAIL-BITERS: Penn State has won the last six games against Iowa, but the last three have each been Iowa: Sam LaPorta 14 for 133 yds (33.3) Penn State: Ellis Brooks 31 tkls, 4.5 TFL, 1.0 SK, 1 FF DEFENSE decided by just one possession. In 2017, former Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley threw a “walk- Iowa: Daviyon Nixon 23 tkls, 7.0 TFL, 3.0 SK, 1 FF off” touchdown as time expired for a 21-19 victory. In 2018, the Nittany Lion defense came up big late, as former safety Nick Scott made an interception on first-and-goal at the 3-yard line with 3:18 remaining RANKINGS COMPARISON to preserve a 30-24 win. Last season, former defensive lineman Robert Windsor recorded 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks and S Jaquan Brisker’s first interception as a Nittany Lion set up the game-deciding PSU FBS Conf Stat Conf FBS IA touchdown, as Penn State won, 17-12. 46.0 33 5 3rd Down Offense Pct. 10 97 34.6 46.6 99 10 3rd Down Defense Pct. 9 78 42.3 • WASHINGTON STARTING STRONG: True freshman WR Parker Washington is the only freshman (true 54.7 103 12 Completion Pct. 13 110 53.3 and redshirt) to have three 70 or more-yard receiving yard games in his team’s first four games this 15.1 112 12 Kick Return Avg. 5 66 19.6 season. Additionally, he ranks among the top five of his classmates in receiving touchdowns (3), receiving 278.5 26 3 Passing Offense 10 95 192.8 yards per game (56.3) and receptions per game (4.8). 230.5 52 7 Passing Defense 2 30 201.5 • OWEH MAKING STOPS: DL Jayson Oweh has made 27 tackles in the first four games, becoming just the 16.0 9 2 Punt Return Avg. 3 14 15.0 86.7 82 10 Red Zone Defense 6 22 75.0 second Penn State defensive lineman since 2000 to total 25 or more since DaQuan Jones in 2013 (25). His 63.2 121 13 Red Zone Offense 4 58 85.0 6.8 tackles per game rank 12th in the nation among defensive linemen. 129.5 32 5 Rushing Defense 4 23 112.8 • THE OPPOSITION: Iowa enters with a 2-2 record, bouncing back from a pair of season-opening losses 158.3 72 8 Rushing Offense 6 48 183.3 decided by a combined five points with a pair of convincing wins decided by a combined 70 points. The 34.8 92 12 Scoring Defense 3 8 14.8 Hawkeye defense ranks among the nation’s best, allowing less than 15 points per game this season. 25.5 85 10 Scoring Offense 4 46 31.0 The unit is highlighted by its pass defense, which has tallied an interception in each of its last 11 games 2.3 54 5 Team Sacks 3 32 2.75 33:20 19 5 Time of Possession 9 96 27:51 since facing Penn State last season. On offense, Iowa’s 31.0-point scoring average is its best since 2002. 360.0 36 6 Total Defense 3 17 314.3 437.0 40 3 Total Offense 7 81 376.0 -6 96 11 Turnover Margin 4 12 +4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 2 ...........Quick Facts/National Polls/This Day in History Page 12 ..................................... Defense Notes Page 22-25 ..................................Records Watch Page 3 .....................................B1G/Media Info 12 .................................Coaching Staff Notes Page 26-29 ...................................Game Recaps Page 4-6 .........................Head Coach James Franklin Page 13 ................................Special Teams Notes Page 30-40 ..................................... Player Bios Page 7 ..................................Iowa Series History 13 ....................................... Virtual Valley Page 41-43 ................................ Season Statistics Page 8 .........................................Iowa Notes Page 12-16 ...................................Season Notes Page 44-52 .........................Game-by-Game Statistics 8 ........................National Nits/Penn State United 14 ................................... Preseason Honors Page 53-54 ......................................Long Plays Page 9 ..........................................Highlights 15 ....................................Medical Protocols Page 55 ........................................ Start Chart 9 ....................At the Start/Nittany Lions in the NFL 16 ................................NFL/Future Schedules Page 56 .................................... The Last Time... Page 10-12 ...................................Offense Notes Page 17 .............Depth Chart/Pronunciations/Asst. Coaches Page 57 ................................. Participation Chart 10 ................................Winningest Programs Page 18-19 ................................Numerical Roster 11 ...................Season Honors/Coaching Staff POTW Page 20-21 ..............................Alphabetical Roster 2 2020 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 to have posted Date CFP AP COACHES Rankings will be issued five times in 2020, including Selection Day, a winning season the last 15 consecutive years. Penn State is one of Preseason N/A 7 7 Sunday, December 20. The dates will be as follows: five teams (Penn State, Boise State, LSU, Oklahoma, Wisconsin) in the Week 3 (9/13) N/A * * • Tuesday, November 24 (7 p.m.) Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) to have a winning record each of the Week 4 (9/20) N/A * * • Tuesday, December 1 (7 p.m.) last 15 years. Penn State holds the FBS record for most consecutive Week 5 (9/27) N/A 10 10 • Tuesday, December 8 (7 p.m.) seasons without a losing record at 49 (1939-87). (ESPN Stats & Info) Week 6 (10/4) N/A 9 8 • Tuesday, December 15 (7 p.m.) Week 7 (10/11) N/A 9 8 • Sunday, December 20 - Selection Day (Noon) ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE A total of 480 of Penn State football student-athletes, including 28 Week 8 (10/18) N/A 8 7 • For more information on rankings, the selection committee in 2018, have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors since 1993 for Week 9 (10/25) N/A 18 17 protocol and voting process, visit collegefootballplayoff.com. owning at least a 3.0 grade point average and being a letterwinner. Week 10 (11/1) N/A RV RV Week 11 (11/8) N/A - - ONE OF NATION’S TOUGHEST HOME Week 12 (11/15) N/A - - VENUES Week 13 (11/22, 24) Penn State owns a superlative 297-76 (.796) record inside Beaver Week 14 (11/29, 12/1) Stadium, the nation’s second-largest facility, which opened in 1960 Week 15 (12/6, 8) and has a capacity of 106,572.