9/4/21 - NOON GAME #1 VS. 902 WINS (8th in Nation)

Madison, Wis. 50 BOWL GAMES (T-9th in Nation) Camp Randall Stadium (80,321)

30 BOWL WINS (T-4th in Nation) Series: Penn State, 10-9 Last Meeting: Penn State, 22-10 101 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS November 10, 2018 - Beaver Stadium

#19/20 PENN STATE PxP: Gus Johnson #12/15 WISCONSIN Analyst: Joel Klatt NITTANY LIONS Sideline: Jenny Taft BADGERS 0-0, 0-0 Big Ten 0-0, 0-0 Big Ten H: 0-0, A: 0-0, N: 0-0 PxP: Steve Jones H: 0-0, A: 0-0, N: 0-0 Analyst: Jack Ham Head Coach:...... Paul Chryst (Wisconsin ’88) Head Coach:...... James Franklin (East Stroudsburg ’95) Local: 99.5 & 103.7 FM/1450 AM Record at Penn State (8th season):...... 60-28 (.682) Web: GoPSUsports.com Record at Wisconsin (7th season):...... 56-19 Career Record (11th season):...... 84-43 (.661) Sirius/XM/Internet: 136/196/958 Career Record (10th season):...... 75-38 vs. Wisconsin...... 2-0 vs. Penn State:...... 0-2 SCHEDULE/RESULTS BY THE NUMBERS SCHEDULE/RESULTS    ⏰(E.T.)/     ⏰(E.T.)/  9.4 19/20 at 12/15 Wisconsin* 12 p.m. FOX 9.4 12/15 19/20 Penn State* 12 p.m. FOX 9.11 RV/RV Ball State 3:30 p.m. FS1 135 9.11 Eastern Michigan 7 p.m. FS1 9.18 RV/RV Auburn 7:30 p.m. ABC Penn State opens its 135th football season 9.25 vs. 9/7 Notre Dame^ 12 p.m. FOX 9.25 Villanova -- -- 10.2 RV/RV Michigan* -- -- 10.2 17/17 Indiana* -- -- 54 10.9 at Illinois* 3:30 or 4 p.m. -- 10.9 at 18/18 Iowa* -- FOX or FS1 Penn State’s defensive back group has combined for 54 starts 10.16 RV/RV Army -- -- 10.23 Illinois* -- -- at the Power Five level 10.23 at Purdue* -- -- 10.30 at 4/4 Ohio State* -- -- 10.30 18/18 Iowa* 12 p.m. -- 11.6 at Maryland* -- -- 11.6 at Rutgers* -- -- 11.13 RV/RV Michigan* -- -- 29 11.13 RV/RV Northwestern* -- -- 11.20 Rutgers* -- -- Jahan Dotson has caught a pass in 29-straight games 11.20 Nebraska* -- -- 11.27 at Michigan State* -- -- 11.27 at Minnesota* -- -- 9/7 Nine offensive starters and seven defensive starters returning * - B1G game Rankings: AP/Coaches * - B1G game ^ Chicago, Ill. Rankings: AP/Coaches

INSIDE THE GAME BREAKDOWN (2020 STATS; TOP RETURNERS) Penn State: Keyvone Lee 89 for 438 yds (48.7), 4 TD PENN STATE OPENS 2021 CAMPAIGN AT WISCONSIN RUSHING Wisconsin: Jalen Berger 60 for 301 yds (75.3), 2 TD • OPENING KICK: No. 19/20 Penn State visits No. 12/15 Wisconsin in Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday PASSING Penn State: 152-of-251, 1,883 yds (209.2), 16 TD/9 INT for a Big Ten matchup to begin the 2021 season, presented by PSECU. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. ET on FOX. Wisconsin: Graham Mertz 118-of-193, 1,238 yds (176.9), 9 TD/5 INT Penn State: Jahan Dotson 52 for 884 yds (98.2), 8 TD • BIG TEN SEASON OPENERS: On Saturday, Penn State will compete in its fourth season opener against RECEIVING a Big Ten opponent. The first was against Minnesota, a 38-20 win, on September 4, 1993 in Beaver Wisconsin: Jake Ferguson 30 for 305 yds (43.6), 4 TD Penn State: Ellis Brooks 60 tkls, 5.5 TFL, 1.0 Sack, 2 FF, 1 PBU Stadium in Penn State’s first game as a member. The following year, the Nittany Lions DEFENSE began the season with a 56-3 win at Minnesota. Last year’s shortened season started with a matchup at Wisconsin: Jack Sanborn 52 tkls, 4.0 TFL, 1.0 Sack, 1 INT, 1 FF Indiana, a 36-35 overtime setback. • ROAD WARRIORS: Penn State will open Big Ten action on the road for the sixth straight season. Since RANKINGS COMPARISON (2020 STATS) 2016, Penn State has began conference play at Michigan (2016), at Iowa (2017), at Illinois (2018), at PSU FBS Conf Stat Conf FBS WIS Maryland (2019) and at Indiana (2020). PSU will also open Big Ten play on the road in 2022 (Purdue), 42.1 53 3 3rd Down Offense Pct. 7 81 38.0 2023 (Illinois) and 2024 (Rutgers). In 29 seasons as a Big Ten member, Penn State has opened on the 37.0 34 3 3rd Down Defense Pct. 1 5 28.7 road 20 times in conference. 60.3 70 8 Completion Pct. 6 58 61.4 • SERIES HISTORY: The Nittany Lions lead a tight series, 10-9, against Wisconsin. This is the seventh 20.8 53 5 Kick Return Avg. 4 41 22.3 matchup when both teams are ranked. Penn State has won the last four matchups and six of the last 256.0 40 4 Passing Offense 13 108 181.0 seven contests. The latest battle was on November 10, 2018 when the Nittany Lions earned a 22-10 198.6 24 2 Passing Defense 4 31 203.7 victory. Miles Sanders rushed for 159 yards and a while Jake Pinegar knocked in three field 24.6 1 1 Punt Return Avg. 12 116 2.9 89.3 104 12 Red Zone Defense 3 10 72.2 goals. The Penn State defense recorded five sacks and forced four turnovers. 75.7 107 11 Red Zone Offense 3 26 88.9 • TOUGH OPPONENT: Saturday’s game marks the 13th time Penn State has opened the season against a 130.2 26 4 Rushing Defense 1 5 96.1 ranked opponent. Penn State is 7-5 all-time when opening against a ranked opponent. The last time was 174.3 55 5 Rushing Offense 7 62 164.6 on September 1, 2001 against No. 2 Miami when Penn State fell 33-7. 27.7 55 6 Scoring Defense 3 9 17.4 • THE OPPOSITION: Wisconsin went 4-3 in 2020. The Badgers were dominant on the defensive side, 29.8 54 3 Scoring Offense 9 88 25.1 pacing the Big Ten in total defense (299.9) and rushing defense (96.1), sitting fifth in the nation in both 2.44 50 5 Team Sacks 10 100 1.57 categories. Wisconsin led the Big Ten in third down defense (.287) and fourth down defense (.182), while 33:41 9 3 Time of Possession 1 1 36:20 ranking ninth in the nation in scoring defense (17.4). On offense, Wisconsin paced the country in time 328.8 17 3 Total Defense 1 5 299.9 430.3 37 2 Total Offense 12 103 345.6 of possession (36:20). -7 112 11 Turnover Margin 8 60 +0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 2...... Quick Facts/National Polls/This Day in History Page 10-15 ...... Position Notes Page 16-17 ...... Numerical Roster Page 3...... Opponent Tracker/B1G/Media Info 10. .Offensive Notes/Winningest Programs/Pronunciations Page 18-19 ...... Alphabetical Roster Page 4-6...... Head Coach James Franklin 11. . . . ./Running Backs/Preseason Honors Page 20-23 ...... Records Watch Page 7 ...... Wisconsin Series History 12. . . . Wide Receivers/Tight Ends/Coaching Staff POTW Page 24-30 ...... Player Bios Page 8-10...... Season Notes 13...... Offensive Line/Defense/ 8...... Milestone Watch ...... Coaching Staff Notes/Assistant Coaches 9...... At the Start/Record Breakdown 14. . .Defensive Line/Linebackers/Nittany Lions in the NFL 15. . . . Defensive Backs/Special Teams/Future Schedules 2 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL PROGRAM NOTES NATIONAL POLLS RECENT SUCCESS PENN STATE IN THE POLLS AFCA COACHES (Preseason) Since 2016, Penn State holds a .742 winning percentage, with a Date CFP AP COACHES 1. Alabama (63) 0-0 1621 record of 46-16, the seventh-best winning percentage among Power Preseason - 19 20 2. Clemson 0-0 1508 Five programs. Penn State has won at least nine games in four of the Week 2 (9/5) - - - 3. Oklahoma (2) 0-0 1481 last five seasons, one of eight FBS programs to accomplish the feat. Week 3 (9/12) - - - 4. Ohio State 0-0 1435 Week 4 (9/19) - - - 5. Georgia 0-0 1386 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE A total of 509 of Penn State football student-athletes, including 29 Week 5 (9/26) - - - 6. Texas A&M 0-0 1286 in 2020, have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors since 1993 for Week 6 (10/3) - - - 7. Notre Dame 0-0 1139 owning at least a 3.0 grade point average and being a letterwinner. Week 7 (10/10) - - - 8. Iowa State 0-0 1131 Week 8 (10/17) - - - 9. North Carolina 0-0 999 ONE OF NATION’S TOUGHEST HOME Week 9 (10/24) - - - 10. Cincinnati 0-0 979 VENUES Week 10 (10/31, 11/2) - - - 11. Florida 0-0 870 Penn State owns a superlative 299-77 (.795) record inside Beaver Week 11 (11/7, 9) - - - 12. Oregon 0-0 842 Stadium, the nation’s second-largest facility, which opened in 1960 Week 12 (11/14, 16) - - - 13. LSU 0-0 664 and has a capacity of 106,572. The Nittany Lions are 28-5 in Beaver Week 13 (11/21, 23) - - - 14. USC 0-0 655 Stadium since 2016, an .848 winning percentage, the eighth-best Week 14 (11/28, 30) - - - 15. Wisconsin 0-0 654 home record among Power Five teams. Week 15 (12/5) - - - 16. Miami 0-0 575 Week 16 (12/12) - - - 17. Indiana 0-0 573 QUICK FACTS 18. Iowa 0-0 554 UNIVERSITY PLAYOFF 19. Texas 0-0 427 Rankings will be issued six times in 2021, including Selection Day, 20. PENN STATE 0-0 422 NAME...... The Pennsylvania State University Sunday, December 5. The dates will be as follows: 21. Washington 0-0 404 LOCATION...... University Park, Pa. • Tuesday, November 2 (7 p.m.) 22. Oklahoma State 0-0 216 FOUNDED...... 1855 • Tuesday, November 9 (9 p.m.) 23. Louisiana 0-0 153 ENROLLMENT...... 45,901 (UP Overall) • Tuesday, November 16 (7 p.m.) 24. Coastal Carolina 0-0 150 NICKNAME...... Nittany Lions • Tuesday, November 23 (7 p.m.) 25. Ole Miss 0-0 149 COLORS...... Blue & White • Tuesday, November 30 (7 p.m.) Others receiving votes: Utah 145, Northwestern 120, Arizona State 90, CONFERENCE...... Big Ten • Sunday, December 5 - Selection Day (Noon) Auburn 84, Liberty 68, BYU 53, TCU 48, Michigan 30, UCF 29, NC DIVISION...... NCAA Division I For more information on rankings, the selection committee protocol State 27, Boise State 27, Kentucky 20, San Jose State 18, Army 13, STADIUM...... Beaver Stadium (106,572) and voting process, visit collegefootballplayoff.com. Virginia Tech 9, Missouri 8, UCLA 7, Tulsa 6, Pitt 6, Boston College 6, STADIUM SURFACE...... Natural Grass Houston 5, Ball State 5, West Virginia 4, SMU 4, Appalachian State 4, PRESIDENT...... Dr. Eric Barron AP (Preseason) UAB 3, Arkansas 3, Nevada 2, Mississippi State 2, Air Force 2, Stanford V.P. FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS...... Sandy Barbour 1. Alabama (47) 0-0 1548 1, Marshall 1, Florida State 1, Cal 1. HEAD COACH...... James Franklin (8th Season) 2. Oklahoma (6) 0-0 1462 FOOTBALL OFFICE...... 814-865-0412 3. Clemson (6) 0-0 1447 2021 Opponents in bold TICKET OFFICE...... 1-800-NITTANY 4. Ohio State (1) 0-0 1393 5. Georgia (3) 0-0 1364 FOOTBALL HISTORY 6. Texas A&M 0-0 1223 FIRST YEAR...... 1887 7. Iowa State 0-0 1160 ALL-TIME RECORD (135th Season)...... 902-398-42 (.688) 8. Cincinnati 0-0 1014 ...... 8th in victories 9. Notre Dame 0-0 1009 ALL-TIME BIG TEN RECORD (29th Season)...... 144-85 (.629) 10. North Carolina 0-0 999 ALL-TIME BOWL RECORD...... 30-18-2 (.612) 11. Oregon 0-0 968 ...... T-4th in bowl victories 12. Wisconsin 0-0 743 YEARS IN POSTSEASON PLAY...... 50 13. Florida 0-0 728 ...... T-9th in bowl appearances 14. Miami 0-0 663 BEAVER STADIUM RECORD...... 299-77 (.795) 15. USC 0-0 660 16. LSU 0-0 631 ASSISTANT COACHES 17. Indiana 0-0 549 MIKE YURCICH...... California (Pa.); 1999 18. Iowa 0-0 513 ...... Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (1st Season) 19. PENN STATE 0-0 456 BRENT PRY...... Buffalo; 1993 20. Washington 0-0 449 ...... Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (8th Season) 21. Texas 0-0 350 22. Coastal Carolina 0-0 232 JOE LORIG...... Western Oregon; 1995 23. Louisiana 0-0 208 ...... Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers/Nickels (3rd Season) 24. Utah 0-0 176 TY HOWLE...... Penn State; 2013 25. Arizona State 0-0 125 ...... Tight Ends (1st Season) Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 107, Ole Miss 106, TCU 40, ANTHONY POINDEXTER...... Virginia; 2009 Liberty 36, Auburn 32, NC State 14, Michigan 12, Northwestern ...... Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties (1st Season) 8, Boise State 7, Nevada 7, BYU 6, Ball State 6, Houston 5, Boston JOHN SCOTT JR...... Western Carolina; 2000 College 5, UCF 5, West Virginia 3, UAB 2, Army 2, UCLA 2...... Defensive Line (2nd Season) JA’JUAN SEIDER...... West Virginia; 2000 ...... Run Game Coordinator/Running Backs (4th Season) THIS DAY IN HISTORY TERRY M. SMITH...... Penn State; 1991 RECORD: 5-0 NOTABLE ...... Associate Head Coach/ STREAK: W5 ...... Defensive Recruiting Coordinator/Cornerbacks (8th Season) SEPT. 4 • Penn State opened the 1982 season with a 31-14 win over Temple on its way to an 11-1 record and a national championship. TAYLOR STUBBLEFIELD...... Purdue; 2004 Year Site Result ...... Offensive Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers (2nd Season) 1982 H [8] Penn State 31, Temple 14 • The Nittany Lions made their Big Ten conference debut with a season-opening victory over Minnesota in 1993. That game is PHIL TRAUTWEIN...... Florida; 2007 1993 H [17] Penn State 38, Minnesota 20 one of two season openers Penn State has played against Big Ten ...... Offensive Line (2nd Season) 1999 H [2] Penn State 70, Akron 24 opponents prior to 2021. DWIGHT GALT...... Maryland; 1981 • Penn State tallied 70 points against Akron in 1999, one of 12 2004 H Penn State 48, Akron 10 ...... Assistant AD of Performance Enhancement (8th Season) times the program has scored 70 or more points in a game. 2010 H [19] Penn State 44, Youngstown State 14 The Nittany Lions recorded 553 total yards and six rushing against the Zips. 2021 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL 3 OPPONENT TRACKER B1G STANDINGS BIG TEN OVERALL Wisconsin (SEPT. 4) BALL STATE (SEPT. 11) AUBURN (SEPT. 18) EAST W-L % W-L % AP USA Overall: 0-0 Overall: 0-0 Overall: 0-0 PENN STATE 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 Big Ten: 0-0 MAC: 0-0 SEC: 0-0 Indiana 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 This Week: host Penn State This Week: host Western Illinois This Week: host Akron Maryland 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 Last Week: N/A Last Week: N/A Last Week: N/A Michigan 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 UWBadgers.com BallStateSports.com AuburnTigers.com Michigan State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 Ohio State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 VILLANOVA (SEPT. 25) INDIANA (OCT. 2) Iowa (OCT. 9) Rutgers 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 Overall: 0-0 Overall: 0-0 Overall: 0-0 CAA: 0-0 Big Ten: 0-0 Big Ten: 0-0 WEST W-L % W-L % AP USA This Week: at Lehigh This Week: at Iowa This Week: host Indiana Last Week: N/A Last Week: N/A Last Week: N/A Illinois 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 0-0 0-0 Villanova.com IUHoosiers.com HawkeyeSports.com Iowa 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 Minnesota 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 ILLINOIS (OCT. 23) Ohio State (OCT. 30) Maryland (NOV. 6) Northwestern 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 Overall: 1-0 Overall: 0-0 Overall: 0-0 Purdue 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 Big Ten: 1-0 Big Ten: 0-0 Big Ten: 0-0 Wisconsin 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 This Week: host UTSA This Week: at Minnesota This Week: host West Virginia Nebraska 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 0-0 Last Week: W, 30-22, vs. Nebraska Last Week: N/A Last Week: N/A FightingIllini.com OhioStateBuckeyes.com UMTerps.com BIG TEN SCHEDULE (All Times Eastern) * Big Ten Conference Game MICHIGAN (NOV. 13) RUTGERS (NOV. 20) Michigan State (NOV. 27) Overall: 0-0 Overall: 0-0 Overall: 0-0 Big Ten: 0-0 Big Ten: 0-0 Big Ten: 0-0 Thursday, Sept. 2 This Week: host Western Michigan This Week: host Temple This Week: at Northwestern Temple at Rutgers, 6:30 p.m. (BTN) Last Week: N/A Last Week: N/A Last Week: N/A MGoBlue.com ScarletKnights.com MSUSpartans.com Ohio State at Minnesota*, 8 p.m. (FOX)

Friday, Sept. 3 Michigan State at Northwestern*, 9 p.m. (ESPN) PENN STATE MEDIA SERVICES FOOTBALL CONTACTS Assoc. AD for Strategic Communications: Kris Petersen Saturday, Sept. 4 Greg Kincaid (Primary) E-mail: [email protected] Associate Director: Greg Kincaid Western Michigan at Michigan, 12 p.m. (ESPN) Cell: 814-753-2910 Twitter: @GoPSUGreg Assistant Directors: Pat Donghia, John Hanna, Penn State at Wisconsin*, 12 p.m. (FOX) Kris Petersen (Coaches) E-mail: [email protected] Matt Jackson, Nick Lovera, Paul Marboe, Nicole Praga, Fordham at Nebraska, 12 p.m. (BTN) Cell: 814-883-4581 Twitter: @GoPSUKris Ryan Snyder, Kevin Stoicovy, Chelsea Vielhauer Indiana at Iowa*, 3:30 p.m. (BTN) Paul Marboe E-mail: [email protected] Admin. Assistant: Cristin Guiher West Virginia at Maryland, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Cell: 814-777-7604 Twitter: @pmarboe33 Strategic Communications Office: 814-865-1757 Oregon State at Purdue, 7 p.m. (FS1) Nick Lovera E-mail: [email protected] Website: GoPSUsports.com UTSA at Illinois, 7:30 p.m. (BTN) Cell: 814-441-9145 Twitter: @LoveraPSU Address: 101D Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pa., 16802 Big Ten Players of the Week (August 30) Offensive: Artur Sitkowski, QB, Illinois, So. Defensive: Calvin Hart Jr., LB, Illinois, So. SUNDAY: WEDNESDAY: Special Teams: Blake Hayes, P, Illinois, Sr. 9 a.m. - Updated stats available at GoPSUsports.com. Approximately 4:20 and 6:20 p.m. - Practice Availability Media can watch first 20 minutes of practice. James Franklin and one Freshman: Deuce Spann, WR, Illinois, Fr. MONDAY: player will be available post-practice. 8 p.m. - Game Notes available at GoPSUsports.com. THURSDAY: BIG TEN MEDIA SERVICES TUESDAY: TBA - Thursday Assistant Coach Zoom conference 12:30 p.m. - Penn State Weekly Press Conference For information, please contact Greg Kincaid in PSU Strategic BIG TEN CONFERENCE RELEASE/STATISTICS: The Big Ten James Franklin available for questions via Zoom. Communications. Conference football release, with standings and statistics, is To ask a question please contact the Strategic Communications Office at available at www.bigten.org. 814-865-1757 prior to 9 a.m. ET. Video/audio from the press conference 6:05 p.m. - “The Penn State Coaches Show Featuring James Franklin will be available via Penn State Football Media Central. Presented by Pepsi” at The Field and broadcast live on the Penn State BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: The Big Ten Conference will be Sports Network and LionVision on GoPSUsports.com. announcing Players of the Week every Monday during the season. TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY: SATURDAY: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Player Interviews Postgame: James Franklin and selected players will be available PENN STATE MEDIA CENTRAL Selected players available interviews via Zoom. For information, please immediately following the game. contact Greg Kincaid in PSU Strategic Communications. Video/audio will be available via Penn State Football Media Central. Notes, Flipcards, Press Conference Video/Audio, etc. can be found by going to gopsusports.com/fbmedia.

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Game Notes James Franklin Practice PSU Asst. Coach No Coach/Player at Wisconsin Updated Statistics Available by 8 p.m. Press Conference Availability & Zoom Conference Availability noon Available on GoPSUsports. 12:30 p.m. (ET) James Franklin 9 a.m. com Post Practice The Penn State FOX/ GoPSUsports.com Player Zoom Approx. 6:20 p.m. Coaches Show Penn State Sports Conferences Presented by Pepsi Network Player Zoom 6:05 p.m. Conferences GoPSUsports.com Camp Randall Penn State Stadium Sports Network 2021 4 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL HEAD COACH JAMES FRANKLIN CAREER AT A GLANCE • Franklin was named the 16th head football coach in the storied history of the Nittany Lion program on January 11, 2014. • Franklin is one of six current FBS head coaches to lead his teams to a bowl game in each of his first nine seasons as a head coach. • Franklin is one of three current Big Ten coaches (Ryan Day, Kirk Ferentz) to have won a Big Ten Championship. • He owns an 84-43 career record with a winning record in eight of his nine seasons at the helm. • Franklin has led his teams to three Top 10 finishes (3 at Penn State) and six Top 25 finishes (2 at Vanderbilt; 4 at Penn State). • In the last five seasons, Penn State is one of six teams to rank in the top 12 of the CFP final rankings at least four times. • From 2016-19, Franklin led the Nittany Lions to three New Year’s Six bowls - 2016 (Rose), 2017 (Fiesta) and 2019 (Cotton), making Penn State one of eight teams to accomplish the feat during the four-year span. Penn State last went to three New Year’s Six bowls in four years in 1980-83 (1980 Fiesta, 1982 Fiesta ,1983 Sugar). • Franklin guided Penn State to back-to-back New Year’s Six bowls in 2016 (Rose) and 2017 (Fiesta) for the first time since 1985 (Orange) and 1986 (Fiesta). • From in 2016-19, Franklin led Penn State to 42 wins, the most in program history for the Big Ten era, and 28 league wins, a program record. • Franklin has 26 years of coaching experience at the collegiate and NFL level. • In his first 10 years as a head coach, Franklin mentored 82 players who have gone on to the NFL ranks. • Since 2016, the Nittany Lions have had 29 players selected in the NFL Draft. With six selections in 2021, Penn State is one of five programs to produce at least five draft picks in each of the last four NFL Drafts. • Franklin has secured top-25 recruiting classes each of his last nine seasons, including a top-5 class at Penn State in 2018. • Franklin is second all-time in winning percentage by an FBS African American head coach (minimum 80 wins) and is third in total wins.

NITTANY LIONS ON THE FIELD FRANKLIN FILE • In 2020, with Franklin’s emphasis on safety, along with the precautions set by him, the coaching staff, medical staff and support staff, Penn Born: February 2, 1972 State was one of only two Big Ten teams to play all nine of its scheduled games during a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hometown: Langhorne, Pa. With the emergence of young skill players on offense, true freshmen accounted for 1,486 of Penn State’s 3,873 total yards (38 percent), Wife: Fumi marking a school record for most combined scrimmage yards by true freshmen in a single season. Daughters: Shola & Addison • Penn State earned its third 11-win season in four years with an 11-2 record in 2019, including a win over No. 17 Memphis in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. The Nittany Lions posted their fourth-straight top 12 finish in the final CFP rankings, coming in 10th, and were ranked Education: ninth in the final Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls to earn their 25th AP Top 10 finish. Franklin was a finalist for the Paul “Bear” Neshaminy High School, 1990 East Stroudsburg, 1995; B.S. in Psychology Bryant National Coach of the Year award for the second time at Penn State (2016) and third time in his head coaching career. Washington State, 1999; M.A. in Educational Leadership • In 2018, the Nittany Lions posted their third-straight season with at least nine wins with a 9-4 overall record, earning a berth in the VRBO Citrus Bowl. Penn State finished No. 12 in the final CFP rankings and No. 17 in the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls. Playing Career: • Penn State climbed as high as No. 2 in the rankings in 2017 and appeared in a second-straight New Year’s Six bowl, earning a 35-28 win East Stroudsburg; , 1991-94 over No. 11 Washington in the PlayStation . At 11-2, the Nittany Lions earned back-to-back 11-win seasons for the fifth time in program history and first time since 2008 and 2009. Penn State finished the season No. 8 in the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls Coaching Experience and No. 9 in the final CFP rankings. 2014-pres. Head Coach Penn State • Penn State surged in 2016, winning nine consecutive games en route to the Big Ten Championship, a Rose Bowl berth and an 11-3 overall 2011-13 Head Coach Vanderbilt record. Penn State finished the season ranked No. 5 in the rankings and No. 7 in the Associated Press and Amway 2008-10 Asst HC/Off. Coord./QBs Maryland Coaches polls. It was Penn State’s highest finish in the polls since 2005.The Lions claimed their fourth overall Big Ten Championship and first 2006-07 Off. Coord./QBs Kansas State outright title since 1994 with a thrilling, 38-31 comeback win over Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game. Franklin was honored as 2005 Wide Receivers Green Bay Packers Sporting News National Coach of the Year and the Woody Hayes National Coach of the Year, as well as the Dave McLain Big Ten Coach of the 2000-04 Recruiting Coord./WRs Maryland Year and Associated Press Big Ten Coach of the Year. 1999 Wide Receivers Idaho State • Franklin guided the Nittany Lions to a 7-6 record in 2015 and a berth in the TaxSlayer Bowl. 1998 Grad. Asst./Tight Ends Washington State • Franklin’s first season in 2014 was bookended with a pair of thrilling victories for the Nittany Lions. It began with a final-play 26-24 victory 1997 Wide Receivers James Madison over UCF in Dublin, Ireland, in Penn State’s first-ever international game and ended with a comeback, a 31-30 overtime win over Boston 1996 Grad. Asst./Secondary East Stroudsburg College in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl in Yankee Stadium. Franklin became just the third Penn State coach to lead the team to at least seven 1995 Wide Receivers Kutztown wins in his first season, joining Dick Harlow (1915) and Bill O’Brien (2012), and he guided the Nittany Lions to a 4-0 start, joining Harlow as the only first-year Penn State coaches to win their initial four games. CAREER RECORD NITTANY LIONS IN THE CLASSROOM VANDERBILT • A program-record nine Nittany Lions were named 2019-20 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars. Year Overall Conf. Final AP; Notes • The Nittany Lions posted their first 1,000 single-year APR in program history in 2018-19, topping the previous high of 993 in 2014-15. 2011 6-7 2-6 Liberty Bowl (L) • Punter Blake Gillikin took home CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team honors in 2019 for the second-straight year to become the 12th 2012 9-4 4-4 No. 23; Music City Bowl (W) two-time first-team selection in Penn State history. He graduated with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in May. Gillikin’s two first-team 2013 9-4 5-3 No. 20; BBVA Compass Bowl (W) CoSIDA Academic All-America honors increase Penn State football’s total to 67 honorees, which ranks second in Division I football history. 3 yrs 24-15 11-13 • Trace McSorley was selected as a 2018 National Football Foundation (NFF) Scholar-Athlete and a finalist for the Campbell Trophy, known as the “Academic Heisman.” He was the 18th Nittany Lion to be selected as an NFF Scholar-Athlete. PENN STATE • The Nittany Lions had a program-record 35 student-athletes claim Academic All-Big Ten honors in the fall of 2017. Year Overall Conf. Final AP; Notes • Tyler Yazujian collected a berth on the CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team in 2016 after an appearance on the second team in 2015. 2014 7-6 2-6 Pinstripe Bowl (W, OT) 2015 7-6 4-4 TaxSlayer Bowl (L) NITTANY LIONS IN THE COMMUNITY 2016 11-3 8-1 No. 7; Big Ten Champs, Rose Bowl (L) • The Nittany Lions are active in the community, participating in activities such as Uplifting Athletes, THON, Pennsylvania Special Olympics Summer Games, State College Area Food Bank and Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital visits. 2017 11-2 7-2 No. 8; Fiesta Bowl (W) 2018 9-4 6-3 No. 17; Citrus Bowl (L) • On June 15, 2020, Franklin was named to the Big Ten Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition. 2019 11-2 7-2 No. 9; Cotton Bowl (W) • As part of the Cotton Bowl festivities in 2019, Franklin and his family made a $10,000 financial commitment to the Dallas Children’s Hospital. 2020 4-5 4-5 • In August 2019, Franklin was named a Penn State University Renaissance Fund honoree, which awards outstanding community members for helping students in need. 7 yrs 60-28 38-23

CAREER Overall Conf. Bowls 10 yrs 84-43 49-36 Won 5, Lost 4

2021 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL 5 BOWL GAMES AS A COACH AWARD WINNERS AS A HEAD COACH As a Head Coach: As an Assistant Coach: 2020 Pat Freiermuth ...... Kwalick-Clark Big Ten Tight End of the Year 2019 Cotton Bowl. . . . . PSU. . W. . 53-39 2010 Military Bowl. . . . .UMD. .W. . 51-20 2019 Micah Parsons ...... Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year 2019 Citrus Bowl...... PSU. . L . . 27-24 2008 Humanitarian Bowl. . UMD. .W. . 42-35 2017 ...... Paul Hornung Award Winner 2017 Fiesta Bowl...... PSU. . W. . 35-28 2006 Texas Bowl ...... KSU. . L . . 37-10 ...... Graham-George Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year ...... PSU. . L . . 52-49 2002 Orange Bowl. . . . . UMD. .L . . 56-23 ...... Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl. . . . PSU. . L . . 24-17 2004 ...... UMD. .W. . .41-7 ...... Rodgers-Dwight Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year ...... Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award 2014 Pinstripe Bowl. . . . PSU. . W. 31-30 (OT) 2002 Peach Bowl...... UMD. .W. . .30-3 Brandon Smith ...... Allstate AFCA Good Works Team 2014 BBVA Compass Bowl. .VU. . .W. . 41-24 2012 Music City Bowl. . . .VU. . .W. . 38-24 2016 Saquon Barkley ...... Graham-George Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year 2011 Liberty Bowl. . . . . VU. . .L . . 31-24 ...... Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year ...... Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award Tyler Davis ...... Vlade Award COACHING HONORS 2015 Carl Nassib ...... Rotary Lombardi Award 2019 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Finalist ...... Ted Hendricks Award 2016 Sporting News National Coach of the Year ...... Lott IMPACT Award Woody Hayes National Coach of the Year ...... CBS Sports National Defensive Player of the Year Maxwell Club Tri-State Coach of the Year ...... Nagurski-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year College Sports Madness National Coach of the Year Ben Kline ...... Allstate AFCA Good Works Teams Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Finalist 2014 Mike Hull ...... Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Finalist Associated Press Coach of the Year Finalist NFL DRAFT PICKS George Munger College Coach of the Year Semifinalist As a Head Coach: Big Ten Dave McClain Coach of the Year (media vote) 2021 Micah Parsons . . . . 1 12 . Cowboys Anthony Zettel . . . . 6 202 . . . . .Lions Associated Press Big Ten Coach of the Year Odafe “Jayson” Oweh . 1 31 . .Ravens Jordan Lucas . . . . .6 204 . .Dolphins Pat Freiermuth ...... 2 55 . . Pirates Stephen Weatherly (V) . 7 227 . . . Vikings Athlon Sports Big Ten Coach of the Year Shaka Toney . . . . . 7 246 . . . . . WFT 2015 Donovan Smith . . . .2 34 Buccaneers ECAC Division I FBS Coach of the Year Michal Menet . . . . .7 247 . Cardinals Adrian Amos . . . . .5 142 . . . . .Bears The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week. (Oct. 24) Will Fries ...... 7 248 . . . . . Colts Jesse James . . . . . 5 160 . . Steelers 2012 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Finalist 2020 Yetur Gross-Matos . . .2 38 . Panthers 2014 Jordan Matthews . . .2 42 . . Eagles KJ Hamler ...... 2 46 . Broncos Wesley Johnson . . . .5 173 . . Steelers John Reid ...... 4 141 . . . .Texans Andre Hal ...... 7 216 . . . .Texans ALL-AMERICANS AS A HEAD COACH Cam Brown . . . . . 6 183 . . . .Giants 2013 Zac Stacy ...... 5 160 . . . . .Rams Robert Windsor . . . .6 193 . . . . . Colts Ryan Seymour . . . . 7 220 Seahawks 2019 Micah Parsons . 1st Team (Consensus) 2015 Carl Nassib . . .1st Team (Consensus) 2019 Miles Sanders . . . . 2 53 . . Eagles 2012 Casey Hayward . . . .2 62 . .Packers Pat Freiermuth . . . . . 2nd Team 2014 Mike Hull ...... 2nd Team Connor McGovern . . .3 90 . Cowboys Tim Fugger ...... 7 214 . . . . . Colts 2017 Saquon Barkley .1st Team (Consensus) 2013 Jordan Matthews . . . . .1st Team Shareef Miller . . . . 4 138 . . . .Eagles (V) - Indicates Franklin coached NFL Draft pick while Mike Gesicki ...... 2nd Team 2012 Jordan Matthews . . . . .3rd Team Amani Oruwariye . . .5 146 . . . . .Lions at Vanderbilt. 2016 Saquon Barkley ...... 3rd Team 2011 Casey Hayward . . . . . 2nd Team Trace McSorley . . . . 6 197 . . . Ravens Nick Scott ...... 7 243 . . . . .Rams As an Assistant Coach: 2018 Saquon Barkley . . . .1 2 . . .Giants 2011 Torrey Smith ...... 2 58 . .Ravens Mike Gesicki . . . . . 2 42 . Dolphins Da'Rel Scott . . . . . 7 211 . . . .Giants Oren Burks (V) . . . . 3 88 . .Packers 2010 Bruce Campbell . . . .4 106 . . .Raiders Troy Apke ...... 4 109 . .Redskins 2009 Darrius Heyward-Bey . 1 7 . . Raiders DaeSean Hamilton . . 4 113 . . Broncos Josh Freeman . . . . .1 17 Buccaneers Marcus Allen . . . . .5 148 . . Steelers Jaimie Thomas . . . . 7 236 . . . . . Colts Christian Campbell . . 6 182 . Cardinals Dan Gronkowski . . . 7 255 . . . . .Lions 2017 Zach Cunningham (V) . 2 57 . . Texans 2008 Jordy Nelson . . . . .2 36 . .Packers Chris Godwin . . . . .3 84 Buccaneers 2007 Yamon Figurs . . . . .3 74 . .Ravens Will Holden (V) . . . .5 157 . Cardinals Thomas Clayton . . . .6 186 . . . . .49ers 2016 Austin Johnson . . . .2 43 . . Titans . 2 51 . . . Jets Carl Nassib ...... 2 65 . .Browns ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS AS A HEAD COACH 2020 Pat Freiermuth...... 1st Cam Brown...... 3rd KJ Hamler...... HM Grant Haley...... HM Grant Haley...... HM 2011 Tim Fugger...... 2nd Jayson Oweh...... 1st Tariq Castro-Fields...3rd (WR & RS) Juwan Johnson...... HM DaeSean Hamilton...HM Casey Hayward...... 2nd Shaka Toney...... 1st Robert Windsor...... 3rd Micah Parsons...... HM Trevor Williams...... HM Zac Stacy...... 2nd 2016 Saquon Barkley...... 1st Will Fries...... 2nd Journey Brown...... HM John Reid...... HM Tyler Davis...... 1st 2014 Mike Hull...... 1st HM - honorable mention Mike Miranda...... 2nd Sean Clifford...... HM Nick Scott...... HM Trace McSorley...... 2nd Anthony Zettel...... 1st Jaquan Brisker...... 3rd Will Fries...... HM Garrett Taylor...... HM Garrett Sickels...... 2nd Sam Ficken...... 2nd Jahan Dotson.3rd (WR) Blake Gillikin...... HM Robert Windsor...... HM Mike Gesicki...... 2nd DaeSean Hamilton...2nd HM (RS) Michal Menet...... HM Evan Schwan...... 3rd Adrian Amos...... HM Michal Menet...... 3rd Jan Johnson...... HM 2017 Marcus Allen...... 1st Jason Cabinda...... 3rd Deion Barnes...... HM Joey Porter Jr...... 3rd Jake Pinegar...... HM Saquon Barkley...... 1st Marcus Allen...... 3rd Jesse James...... HM Rasheed Walker...... 3rd John Reid...... HM (RB & RS) Chris Godwin...... 3rd Austin Johnson...... HM Lamont Wade...... 3rd Garrett Taylor...... HM Mike Gesicki...... 1st Brandon Bell...... HM Jordan Lucas...... HM Tariq Castro-Fields...HM Lamont Wade...... HM Jason Cabinda...... 2nd Parker Cothren...... HM Angelo Mangiro...... HM PJ Mustipher...... HM Blake Gillikin...... 2nd Brian Gaia...... HM Trevor Williams...... HM Antonio Shelton...... HM 2018 Amani Oruwariye.... 1st DaeSean Hamilton.2nd Blake Gillikin...... HM Brandon Smith...... HM Yetur Gross-Matos... 1st Trace McSorley...... 2nd 2013 Kenny Ladler...... 1st John Reid...... HM Trace McSorley...... 2nd Amani Oruwariye...2nd Jordan Matthews.... 1st 2019 Yetur Gross-Matos... 1st Miles Sanders...... 2nd DeAndre Thompkins..2nd 2015 Carl Nassib...... 1st Andre Hal...... 2nd Micah Parsons...... 1st Ryan Bates...... 3rd Ryan Bates...... 3rd Saquon Barkley...... 2nd Wesley Johnson...... 2nd Pat Freiermuth...... 2nd Connor McGovern....3rd Shareef Miller...... 3rd Chris Godwin...... 2nd 2012 Jordan Matthews.... 1st Steven Gonzalez.....2nd Shareef Miller...... 3rd Troy Apke...... HM Austin Johnson...... 2nd Richard Kent...... 2nd KJ Hamler...... 2nd (WR) Pat Freiermuth...... HM Christian Campbell...HM Anthony Zettel...... 3rd Zac Stacy...... 2nd HM (RS) Steven Gonzalez...... HM Curtis Cothran...... HM Marcus Allen...... HM Shaka Toney...... 2nd Parker Cothren...... HM Jason Cabinda...... HM 2021 6 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL STATISTICAL HIGHS & LOWS UNDER JAMES FRANKLIN PENN STATE OPPONENTS Total Offense Highs Rushing Attempts Highs Passing Completion Highs Total Offense Highs Rushing Attempts Highs Passing Completion Highs 673...... Idaho, 2019 62...... Maryland, 2016 34...... vs. Boston College, 2014 575...... vs. USC, 2016 61...... at Ohio State, 2019 36...... Purdue, 2016 643...... Kent State, 2018 57...... at Rutgers, 2020 32...... vs. UCF, 2014 554...... at Indiana, 2018 58...... Buffalo, 2019 35...... at Indiana, 2018 619...... at Maryland, 2019 53...... Iowa, 2019 32...... vs. Washington, 2014 542...... vs. Memphis, 2019 57...... Ohio State, 2014 35...... Pittsburgh, 2019 609...... Nebraska, 2017 53...... vs. Memphis, 2019 31...... Ohio State, 2014 529...... at Ohio State, 2017 56...... at Pitt, 2016 33...... vs. USC, 2016 599...... Iowa, 2016 53...... Illinois, 2020 31...... at Iowa, 2017 526...... Ohio State, 2020 55...... Army, 2015 33...... at Ohio State, 2017 591...... at Illinois, 2018 52...... Iowa, 2016 29...... at Northwestern, 2017 515...... at Michigan, 2016 55...... at Rutgers, 2018 33...... at Michigan State, 2017 580...... Illinois, 2020 52...... at Indiana, 2020 29...... at Maryland, 2019 474...... at Michigan State, 2017 52...... at Pittsburgh, 2018 33...... vs. Memphis, 2019 579...... at Iowa, 2017 52...... at Nebraska,2020 27...... at Michigan State, 2015 469...... Minnesota, 2016 52...... at Michigan, 2018 31...... Indiana, 2019 569...... Akron, 2017 51...... at Iowa, 2017 27...... at Michigan State, 2017 466...... vs. Maryland, 2015 50...... at Ohio State, 2015 28...... Ohio State, 2016 565...... Maryland, 2018 51...... at Illinois, 2018 27...... Maryland, 2020 466...... Nebraska, 2017 49...... at Michigan, 2016 28...... Ohio State, 2020 49...... vs. Wisconsin, 2016 Total Offense Lows Rushing Attempts Lows Passing Completion Lows Total Offense Lows 49...... Georgia State, 2017 Passing Completion Lows 180...... at Temple, 2015 22...... Michigan State, 2014 7...... at Ohio State, 2015 87...... at Rutgers, 2016 1...... Army, 2015 186...... at Michigan, 2018 22...... Michigan, 2015 8...... at Illinois, 2014 104...... Purdue, 2019 Rushing Attempts Lows 5...... at Rutgers, 2018 191...... at Michigan, 2016 24...... Pittsburgh, 2017 8...... Ohio State, 2016 128...... at Maryland, 2019 20...... Temple, 2014 7...... at Rutgers, 2016 207...... Michigan, 2015 24...... Georgia State, 2017 8...... at Michigan, 2018 145...... Idaho, 2019 23...... at Iowa, 2017 7...... Rutgers, 2017 214...... at Michigan, 2014 24...... Buffalo, 2019 8...... vs. Rutgers, 2019 159...... Akron, 2017 25...... Akron, 2014 8...... Illinois, 2020 219...... Maryland, 2014 25...... Northwestern, 2014 10...... Rutgers, 2015 167...... Illinois, 2015 25...... at Maryland, 2017 9...... at Pittsburgh, 2018 227...... at Ohio State, 2019 27...... at Temple, 2015 10...... Army, 2015 194...... Maryland, 2014 25...... Pittsburgh, 2019 9...... Wisconsin, 2018 233...... Michigan State, 2014 27...... Ohio State, 2020 10...... Maryland, 2016 200...... Rutgers, 2017 26...... Purdue, 2016 9...... vs. Kentucky, 2018 240...... Ohio State, 2014 28...... vs. UCF, 2014 11...... at Temple, 2015 205...... at Rutgers, 2020 26...... Iowa, 2016 10...... San Diego St., 2015 264...... Army, 2015 28...... at Michigan, 2016 11...... Iowa, 2016 211...... at Indiana, 2020 26...... Nebraska, 2017 10...... Maryland, 2016 28...... Minnesota, 2016 11...... Indiana, 2019 26...... vs. Washington, 2017 First Down Highs 11...... vs. Memphis, 2019 First Down Highs 26...... at Indiana, 2020 Scoring Highs 35...... Idaho, 2019 Passing Yardage Highs 33...... vs. USC, 2016 27...... at Illinois, 2014 55...... at Michigan State, 2015 32...... Nebraska, 2017 454...... vs. UCF, 2014 Scoring Highs 32...... at Indiana, 2018 27...... Illinois, 2015 52...... vs. USC, 2016 31...... at Illinois, 2018 421...... at Maryland, 2019 79...... Idaho, 2019 31...... Minnesota, 2016 27...... at Michigan, 2020 49...... at Michigan, 2016 30...... at Maryland, 2019 401...... at Michigan State, 2017 66...... at Maryland, 2017 27...... at Ohio State, 2017 44...... Nebraska, 2017 30...... Maryland, 2020 386...... Michigan State, 2016 63...... Kent State, 2018 27...... at Ohio State, 2019 Passing Yardage Highs 42...... at Pitt, 2016 30...... at Nebraska, 2020 384...... vs. Wisconsin, 2016 63...... at Illinois, 2018 27...... vs. Memphis, 2019 479...... vs. Memphis, 2019 42...... at Michigan, 2018 29...... at Iowa, 2017 371...... vs. Boston College, 2014 62...... Purdue, 2016 26...... Michigan State, 2016 453...... vs. USC, 2016 41...... Iowa, 2020 28...... Maryland, 2016 360...... Georgia State, 2017 59...... at Maryland, 2019 26...... at Illinois, 2018 400...... at Michigan State, 2017 39...... at Ohio State, 2017 28...... at Maryland, 2017 346...... Nebraska, 2017 56...... Georgia State, 2017 26...... Michigan, 2019 399...... Nebraska, 2017 39...... vs. Memphis, 2019 28...... Maryland, 2018 346...... Kent State, 2018 56...... Nebraska, 2017 25...... at Ohio State, 2015 372...... Pittsburgh, 2019 38...... at Ohio State, 2015 28...... Illinois, 2020 342...... vs. Washington, 2017 56...... Illinois, 2020 25...... at Michigan, 2016 371...... Indiana, 2019 38...... Appalachian State, 2018 342...... Idaho, 2019 53...... vs. Memphis, 2019 25...... at Michigan State, 2017 344...... at Indiana, 2016 38...... Ohio State, 2020 First Down Lows 25...... Michigan State, 2018 339...... at Minnesota, 2019 9...... at Temple, 2015 Passing Yardage Lows Scoring Lows 330...... at Indiana, 2018 Scoring Lows 11...... at Michigan, 2018 81...... vs. Rutgers, 2019 6...... Northwestern, 2014 First Down Lows 328...... at Ohio State, 2017 0...... Illinois, 2015 12...... Army, 2015 93...... at Illinois, 2014 7...... at Michigan, 2018 5...... at Rutgers, 2016 0...... at Rutgers, 2016 12...... at Michigan, 2016 103...... at Temple, 2015 10...... Michigan State, 2014 5...... Idaho, 2019 Passing Yardage Lows 0...... Akron, 2017 13...... Ohio State, 2016 112...... Temple, 2014 10...... at Temple, 2015 8...... Temple, 2014 32...... Army, 2015 0...... Georgia State, 2017 14...... Northwestern, 2014 118...... at Michigan, 2018 10...... at Ohio State, 2015 8...... Purdue, 2019 43...... Rutgers, 2017 0...... at Maryland, 2019 14...... at Ohio State, 2015 120...... at Ohio State, 2015 10...... at Michigan, 2016 10...... Rutgers, 2017 46...... at Rutgers, 2018 3...... Rutgers, 2015 14...... Michigan, 2015 121...... at Michigan, 2016 13...... at Rutgers, 2014 10...... at Maryland, 2019 48...... at Rutgers, 2016 3...... Akron, 2014 14...... Pittsburgh, 2017 128...... Buffalo, 2015 13...... at Michigan, 2014 11...... vs. UCF, 2014 55...... at Pittsburgh, 2018 3...... at Maryland, 2017 14...... Michigan State, 2018 128...... at Ohio State, 2019 13...... at Indiana, 2014 11...... Maryland, 2016 60...... Wisconsin, 2018 3...... Maryland, 2018 14...... Buffalo, 2019 133...... at Rutgers, 2020 14...... at Illinois, 2014 11...... at Iowa, 2017 68...... at Indiana, 2014 6...... Rutgers, 2017 14...... Michigan, 2019 133...... vs. Memphis, 2019 11...... at Maryland, 2017 68...... at Maryland, 2019 6...... at Pittsburgh, 2018 74...... Ohio State, 2014 Rushing Yardage Highs Passing Attempt Highs Rushing Yardage Highs 86...... Akron, 2017 396...... vs. Memphis, 2019 57...... Maryland, 2020 341...... at Pitt, 2016 387...... at Illinois, 2018 50...... Ohio State, 2014 326...... at Michigan, 2016 Passing Attempt Highs 372...... Maryland, 2016 50...... vs. Boston College, 2014 315...... at Ohio State, 2015 56...... at Michigan State, 2017 359...... Iowa, 2016 48...... at Iowa, 2017 285...... vs. Boston College, 2014 55...... Purdue, 2016 340...... at Rutgers, 2016 48...... at Michigan State, 2017 261...... Army, 2015 55...... at Indiana, 2018 331...... Idaho, 2019 47...... vs. UCF, 2014 259...... at Michigan, 2018 54...... vs. USC, 2016 330...... Rutgers, 2015 47...... at Michigan State, 2015 245...... at Pittsburgh, 2018 53...... Michigan State, 2018 310...... Maryland, 2018 46...... Northwestern, 2014 245...... at Illinois, 2018 53...... vs. Memphis, 2019 297...... Kent State, 2018 45...... Michigan State, 2014 241...... vs. Maryland, 2015 51...... Pittsburgh, 2019 295...... at Iowa, 2017 44...... at Rutgers, 2014 241...... vs. Wisconsin, 2016 50...... Iowa, 2018 44...... at Minnesota, 2019 46...... Akron, 2014 Rushing Yardage Lows Rushing Yardage Lows 46...... Michigan State, 2016 16...... Ohio State, 2014 Passing Attempt Lows -19...... Purdue, 2019 38...... Michigan State, 2014 13...... at Ohio State, 2015 3...... UMass, 2014 Passing Attempt Lows 39...... Indiana, 2017 15...... vs. Rutgers, 2019 4...... Idaho, 2019 1...... Army, 2015 42...... Maryland, 2014 16...... at Illinois, 2014 24...... vs. UCF, 2014 15...... at Pitt, 2016 44...... Ohio State, 2020 17...... at Michigan, 2018 24...... Pittsburgh, 2019 15...... vs. Kentucky, 2018 48...... at Maryland, 2015 18...... Iowa, 2016 30...... Iowa, 2016 16...... Maryland, 2016 50...... Northwestern, 2014 19...... Rutgers, 2015 33...... Maryland, 2014 16...... at Rutgers, 2018 51...... vs. Wisconsin, 2016 19...... Army, 2015 37...... Illinois, 2015 17...... at Rutgers, 2016 54...... at Michigan, 2014 19...... Maryland, 2016 38...... vs. Temple, 2016 17...... at Michigan, 2018 57...... vs. UCF, 2014 20...... at Illinois, 2018 39...... at Rutgers, 2016 18...... at Pittsburgh, 2018 20...... vs. Memphis, 2019 19...... Ohio State, 2014 19...... at Ohio State, 2015

2021 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL 7 SERIES NOTES SERIES RECORD HEAD COACH PAUL CHRYST TOP PERFORMANCES - PENN STATE Penn State took the lead in the all-time series with a 22- • Paul Chryst is in his seventh season as head coach at Rushing 10 victory in 2018. The Nittany Lions have won six of the last his alma mater. He is a former Wisconsin player and Miles Sanders 23 for 159 yds, 1 TD (‘18) seven meetings, and four straight, including the 2016 Big Ten assistant coach and a Madison, Wisconsin, native. Zach Zwinak 36 for 179 yds, 1 TD (‘12) Championship Game, in which Penn State rallied back for a • Wisconsin has finished with a winning record in each Tony Hunt 21 for 151 yds, 2 TD (‘05) thrilling victory after trailing by as many as three touchdowns. of his first six seasons, including appearances in the Curtis Enis 17 for 138 yds, 2 TD (‘97) Cotton, Orange and Rose Bowl. The two teams are meeting in Madison, where Wisconsin holds • In 2020, the Badgers went 4-3, finishing the season with a 6-4 advantage. This matchup marks the second time the teams Passing a 42-28 win over Wake Forest in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. have met in a season opener, joining the 1953 contest. Trace McSorley 22-of-31 for 384 yds, 4 TD (‘16) • Chryst was the head coach at Pitt for three seasons Christian Hackenberg 21-of-30 for 339 yds, 4 TD (‘13) (2012-14) and led the Panthers to bowl games in each. Year Site Result • Prior to his stint at Pitt, Chryst was the Badgers’ offensive Michael Robinson 22-of-43, 379 yds, 2 TD (‘03) 1953 Away Wisconsin 20, Penn State 0 coordinator for seven years. During those seven seasons, 33-of-48, 259 yds, 1 TD (‘95) 1970 Away Wisconsin 29, Penn State 16 Wisconsin claimed a pair of Big Ten titles and compiled a 1995 Home Wisconsin 17, Penn State 9 70-22 (.761) record, winning at least 10 games five times. Receiving 1996 Away Penn State 23, Wisconsin 20 • Chryst was offensive coordinator and quarterbacks Saeed Blacknall 6 for 155 yds, 2 TD (‘16) 1997 Home Penn State 35, Wisconsin 10 coach at Oregon State in 2003-04. That followed his first DaeSean Hamilton 8 for 118 yds (‘16) 1998 Away Wisconsin 24, Penn State 3 stint at Wisconsin in 2002, as tight ends coach. Allen Robinson 8 for 122 yds (‘13) Tony Johnson 7 for 122 yds (‘03) 2001 Home Wisconsin 18, Penn State 6 SCOUTING THE BADGERS Matt Kranchick 4 for 136 yds, 1 TD (‘03) 2002 Away Penn State 34, Wisconsin 31 2003 Home Wisconsin 30, Penn State 23 • Wisconsin went 4-3 in 2020 with wins over Illinois (45- Joe Jurevicius 5 for 135 yds (‘96) 7), Michigan (49-11), Minnesota (20-17, OT) and Wake Freddie Scott 13 for 110 yds, 1 TD (‘95) 2004 Away Wisconsin 16, Penn State 3 Forest (42-28). 2005 Home Penn State 35, Wisconsin 14 • The Badgers continued their dominance on defense, 2006 Away Wisconsin 13, Penn State 3 TOP PERFORMANCES - WISCONSIN 2007 Home Penn State 38, Wisconsin 7 leading the Big Ten in total defense (299.9) and rushing Rushing defense (96.1), sitting fifth in the nation in both 2008 Away Penn State 48, Wisconsin 7 Jonathan Taylor 20 for 185 yds, 1 TD (‘18) categories. Wisconsin also paced the Big Ten in third Corey Clement 21 for 166 yds, 1 TD (‘16) 2011 Away Wisconsin 45, Penn State 7 down defense (.287) and fourth down defense (.182), Montee Ball 25 for 156 yds, 4 TD (‘11) 2012 Home Penn State 24, Wisconsin 21 (OT) while ranking ninth in the nation in scoring defense 2013 Away Penn State 31, Wisconsin 24 (17.4). Anthony Davis 37 for 200 yds (‘01) Ron Dayne 24 for 129 yds, 2 TD (‘96) 2016 Neutral Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31 • On offense, Wisconsin paced the country in time of 2018 Home Penn State 22, Wisconsin 10 possession (36:20). Passing • Quarterback Graham Mertz returns after completing Bart Houston 16-of-21 for 174 yds (‘16) 61 percent of his passes for 1,238 yards and nine Joel Stave 29-of-53, 339 yds (‘13) touchdowns. Darell Bevell 18-of-22, 192 yds, 2 TD (‘95) • Jalen Berger is the leading returning rusher with 301 John Stocco 19-of-34, 313 yds, 1 TD (‘05) yards and two touchdowns in 2020. • Tight End Jake Ferguson paced the Badgers with 30 Receiving receptions, 305 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Jarred Abbrederis 12 for 135 yds (‘13) • Linebacker Jack Sanborn led Wisconsin with 52 tackles Kyle Jefferson 6 for 124 yds (‘07) in 2020. Larry Mialik 3 for 142 yds (‘70) • Fellow linebackers Leo Chenal and Nick Herbig paced the Badgers with six tackles for loss and Chenal led the team with three sacks.

LAST MEETING NO. 20 PENN STATE STIFLES WISCONSIN, 22-10 No. 20 Penn State earned a 22-10 win over Wisconsin at Beaver Stadium. The Nittany Wisconsin was first on the scoreboard, needing just three plays to score, as Taylor Lions limited the Badgers to their lowest point total since 2016 and Miles Sanders rushed broke free for a 71-yard touchdown run up the middle. for 159 yards and a touchdown. Penn State answered with an eight-play, 75-yard touchdown drive. McSorley Wisconsin was first on the scoreboard with a touchdown on its first possession, completed four of five passes for 32 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown pass to but Penn State outscored the Badgers 22-3 over the remainder of the game for its Thompkins. 10th-straight win over a Big Ten West Division opponent and fourth-straight win over A fumbled snap gave Penn State the ball at its own 48, setting up a field goal drive. Wisconsin. Penn State clinched its 14th consecutive winning season with the win. Pinegar converted from 49 yards out to give Penn State a 10-7 lead with 1:53 remaining Miles Sanders surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for the season and Jake Pinegar in the first quarter. converted three field goals, including a pair of 40-plus yard boots. Quarterback Trace The Nittany Lions extended their lead with 8:09 remaining in the second quarter on McSorley finished 19-for-25 passing with 160 yards and a touchdown pass to DeAndre a Sanders 1-yard touchdown plunge over the goal line. The extra point kick sailed wide Thompkins to tie the Penn State record for quarterback wins with his 29th, equaling the right though, leaving Penn State with a 16-7 lead. mark set by and . Wisconsin started with the ball in the second half and pulled within six points on a Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor, the nation’s leading rusher, totaled 185 28-yard field goal by Rafael Gaglianone. However, Penn State restored its nine-point lead yards on 20 carries, including a 71-yard touchdown run on the Badgers’ first offensive with a 42-yard field goal by Pinegar with 4:07 remaining in the third quarter. possession. However, the Nittany Lion defense held the Badgers’ fourth-ranked rushing Pinegar converted from 23 yards out for the final margin, 22-10, with 7:23 remaining. attack (273.0 yards per game) to 209 rushing yards and just 60 passing yards. Wisconsin moved into Penn State territory twice following the final score, but was Penn State totaled a season-high four turnovers. Nick Scott and Amani Oruwariye stopped on fourth down with 2:49 remaining and intercepted by Scott with 34 seconds both recorded an and Micah Parsons finished with a team-best seven tackles. remaining.

TEAM STATISTICS GAME LEADERS * Top performers from each school based on yardage. OTHER WIS PSU PENN STATE WISCONSIN Date November 10, 2018 First Downs 12 23 Location University Park, Pa. Passing Passing Stadium Beaver Stadium Rushing Yards 209 183 Trace McSorley 19-of-25 for 160 yds Jack Coan 9-of-20 for 60 yds Passing Yards 60 160 1 TD/0 INT 0 TD/2 INT Attendance 105,396 Passing (C-A-Int) 9-20-2 19-25-0 Time of Game 3:04 Rushing Rushing Total Offense 269 343 Penn State 7-3, 4-3 Big Ten Miles Sanders 23 for 159 yds, 1 TD Jonathan Taylor 20 for 185 yds, 1 TD Wisconsin 6-4, 4-3 Big Ten Plays 57 72 Tommy Stevens 7 for 25 yds Taiwan Deal 3 for 42 yds Fumbles (#-Lost) 2-2 3-2 Penalties (#-Yards) 6-50 3-22 Receiving Receiving Jahan Dotson 2 for 39 yds Danny Davis 2 for 24 yds Possession Time 26:01 33:59 KJ Hamler 3 for 35 yds Jake Ferguson 2 for 18 yds 3rd Down Conv. 4-15 6-15 Red Zone 1-2 3-3 Tackles (U-A-Total) Tackles (U-A-Total) Touchdowns 0 2 Micah Parsons 3-4-7 TJ Edwards 12-2-14 Field Goals 1 1 Robert Windsor 5-1-6 Ryan Connelly 8-2-10 2021 8 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL PENN STATE VS. BIG TEN TEAM NOTES PENN STATE VS. BIG TEN HISTORIC SERIES • Penn State redshirt freshman DT Cole Brevard and Wisconsin • Penn State is 32-13 in the Big Ten since 2016. • The Nittany Lions have played 20 teams 20 or more times in the senior OLB Noah Burks both played at Carmel High School in • PSU won 13 consecutive games against Big Ten opponents from 135-year history of the program. Indiana. 2016-17, breaking its record of 12 from 1993-94. • Penn State owns a winning record against 16 of the 20 teams • Penn State analyst Danny O’Brien played at Wisconsin in 2012, • Penn State owns a 226-110-3 mark against Big Ten Conference that it has met 20 or more times. starting seven games at quarterback. teams since the Nittany Lions first opposed Ohio State in 1912. • Eight of the 20 teams are on the 2021 schedule, including • Wisconsin running backs coach Gary Brown played at Penn • The Nittany Lions began play as a member of the Big Ten Indiana (24), Iowa (30), Illinois (25), Ohio State (36), Maryland State from 1987-90 with Penn State associate head coach/ Conference in 1993 and have a 144-86 mark. (44), Michigan (24), Rutgers (31) and Michigan State (35). cornerbacks coach Terry M. Smith. Brown ranks 34th all-time • Fifteen of the 20 programs are currently members of NCAA at Penn State with 1,321 career rushing yards and rushed for a • Penn State played 109 games vs. the current Big Ten alignment team-high 689 yards in 1988. Brown played eight seasons in the when either or both Penn State itself (prior to 1993) or the Division I FBS. Bucknell, Lehigh and Penn are in NCAA Division I FCS, while Gettysburg and Lebanon Valley are in Division III. NFL. He joined the Wisconsin staff in 2021 after serving as the opponent (Nebraska prior to 2011; Maryland and Rutgers prior to Dallas Cowboys running backs coach from 2013-19. 2014) was not yet a member of the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions went Team Meetings Record • Penn State head coach James Franklin and Wisconsin 80-26-3 in those games. Pittsburgh 100 53-43-4 Syracuse 71 43-23-5 director of football strength and conditioning Shaun Snee both Opponent Record 1st Last graduated from East Stroudsburg University. Meeting Meeting West Virginia 59 48-9-2 Penn ^ 47 18-25-4 • Penn State defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Brent Pry, Illinois 20-5 1954 2020 Temple 45 40-4-1 Indiana 22-2 1993 2020 Penn State defensive line coach John Scott Jr. and Wisconsin Maryland * 44 40-3-1 outside linebackers coach/defensive run game coordinator Iowa 17-13 1930 2020 ^ Bucknell 38 28-10 Bobby April III all coached together at Louisiana-Lafayette in Maryland 40-3-1 1917 2020 Navy 38 19-17-2 Michigan 10-14 1993 2020 Ohio State * 36 14-22 2004. Pry was the assistant head coach/defensive coordinator/ Michigan State 17-17-1 1914 2020 Michigan State * 35 17-17-1 linebackers coach, Scott was the defensive line coach and April Minnesota 9-6 1993 2019 Rutgers * 31 29-2 was a student assistant coach. Nebraska 8-10 1920 2020 Iowa * 30 17-13 Gettysburg ^ 28 27-0-1 STREAKING Northwestern 14-5 1993 2017 Army 26 14-10-2 Ohio State 14-22 1912 2020 • Penn State has won 12 consecutive games against teams that Illinois * 25 20-5 are not members of a Power Five conference. Purdue 15-3-1 1951 2019 Boston College 24 20-4 Rutgers 29-2 1918 2020 Lehigh ^ 23 16-6-1 • Penn State has won 10 consecutive games over non-conference Wisconsin 10-9 1953 2018 Indiana * 24 22-2 opponents during the regular season, dating back to a win over Bold indicates 2020 opponent Michigan * 24 10-14 Temple in 2016. Lebanon Valley ^ 20 20-0 • Penn State has won 16-straight non-conference home games, * - Current Big Ten team | ^ - Current Non-FBS university dating back to a win over Kent State in 2013. WINNING THE WEST Bold indicates 2021 opponent • Penn State is 14-6 against the Big Ten West Division since it was S-ZONE formed in 2014. HOME SWEET HOME • Penn State’s iconic S-Zone is a staple of college football and • Penn State had a 12-game winning streak against the Big Ten West • With a 299-77 all-time record in Beaver Stadium, Penn State has taken many forms over the years. This year, thanks to the snapped at Minnesota in 2019. owns the sixth-best winning percentage (.795) in its current Lion Ambassadors, the Penn State Alumni Association’s student Penn State vs. the Big Ten West Division (Est. 2014) home venue amongst current FBS schools and leads the Big Ten. alumni corps, the S-Zone is a banner stretching across 800 seats Date Opponent Result • Only Alabama (.834) and Oklahoma (.814) have higher winning above the team tunnel at Beaver Stadium. Sept. 27, 2014 Northwestern L, 6-29 percentages in facilities older than Beaver Stadium. • Through a partnership with the Penn State Alumni Association, Nov. 22, 2014 at Illinois L, 14-16 School Stadium Name (Opened) Rec Win % Blue & White Society, and Lion Ambassadors, the banner honors Oct. 31, 2015 Illinois W, 39-0 1. Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium (1929) 277-54-3 .834 the Class of 2021 and Class of 2022 and features the names of Nov. 7, 2015 at Northwestern L, 21-23 2. Ga. Southern Paulson Stadium (1984) 203-42 .829 members of those classes. Oct. 1, 2016 Minnesota W, 29-26 (OT) 3. Boise State Albertsons Stadium (1970) 274-57 .828 • This S-Zone banner is designed to celebrate and pay homage Oct. 29, 2016 at Purdue W, 62-24 4. Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium (1991) 170-37 .821 to both of these classes, who saw their Penn State experiences Nov. 5, 2016 Iowa W, 41-14 5. Oklahoma Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stad. (1923) 407-87-15 .814 altered significantly in this past year. In the absence of fans, it Dec. 3, 2016 vs. No. 6 Wisconsin (B1G Championship) W, 38-31 6. Penn State Beaver Stadium (1960) 299-77 .795 also will help to show support for Penn State’s student-athletes Sept. 23, 2017 at Iowa W, 21-19 7. Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium (1939) 334-85-7 .792 and coaches who will compete in Beaver Stadium this season. Oct. 7, 2017 at Northwestern W, 31-7 8. Ohio State Ohio Stadium (1922) 453-112-20 .791 Nov. 18, 2017 Nebraska W, 56-44 • The banner is in place in Beaver Stadium through the end of this 9. Tennessee Neyland Stadium (1921) 473-138-17 .767 2021 season. Sept. 21, 2018 at Illinois W, 63-24 10. Georgia Sanford Stadium (1929) 361-107-9 .766 Oct. 27, 2018 No. 18 Iowa W, 30-24 ACADEMIC SUCCESS Nov. 10, 2018 Wisconsin W, 22-10 ON TV • The Nittany Lions had 29 players selected as Academic All-Big Oct. 5, 2019 Purdue W, 35-7 • Penn State has had 321 of its last 323 games televised, including Ten in Fall 2020. Oct. 12, 2019 at No. 17 Iowa W, 17-12 206 consecutive games. Nov. 9, 2019 at No. 13 Minnesota L, 26-31 • A program-record nine Nitany Lions were named 2019-20 Big • Over the last 15 seasons, every Penn State game has aired on Ten Distinguished Scholars. Nov. 14, 2020 at Nebraska L, 23-30 either ABC, BTN, NBC or an ESPN or FOX channel. Nov. 21, 2020 Iowa L, 21-41 • Penn State posted its first 1,000 single-year APR in program • Penn State has made 302 regular season TV appearances since Dec. 19, 2020 Illinois W, 56-21 history in 2018-19, topping the previous high of 993 in 2014- 1995, which is tied for the national lead. 15. WISCONSIN CONNECTIONS • In the 2020 fall semster, five Nittany Lions posted a 4.0 grade- • Penn State redshirt senior QB Sean Clifford and freshman WR point average (GPA). Thirty-seven made Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or MILESTONE WATCH Liam Clifford and Wisconsin junior QB Chase Wolf all played at higher) and 86 posted a 3.0 GPA or higher with the University’s St. Xavier High School in Ohio. alternative COVID-19 grading system in place. The team posted • Sean Clifford is 228 yards shy of 5,000 career passing yards. a 3.39 team GPA. ... is 34 yards shy of 5,500 career total offense yards. • Penn State redshirt freshman DE Bryce Mostella and Wisconsin • The 2020 spring semester saw the Nittany Lions post 89 • Jaquan Brisker is 11 tackles shy of 100 career tackles. sophomore OL Logan Browna and sophomore WR Stephan Bracey all played at East Kentwood High School in Michigan. squad members with at least a 3.0 GPA with the University’s • Noah Cain is 44 yards shy of 500 career rushing yards. alternative COVID-19 grading system in place. • Keyvone Lee is 62 yards shy of 500 career rushing yards. • Penn State redshirt freshman OL Olumuyiwa Fashanu and Wisconsin sophomore CB Dean Engram both played at Gonzaga • In 2019, punter Blake Gillikin took home CoSIDA Academic • Jesse Luketa is 10 tackles shy of 100 career tackles. College High School in Maryland. All-America® first-team honors for the second-straight year to become the 12th two-time first-team selection in Penn State • PJ Mustipher is 14 tackles shy of 100 career tackles. • Penn State redshirt junior TE/H Grayson Kline and Wisconsin • Parker Washington is 11 yards shy of 500 career receiving yards. history. He graduated with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average freshman OL Nolan Rucci both played at Warwick High School in May 2020. in Pennsylvania. See Records Watch on Pages 21-24 • Gillikin’s two first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors • Penn State redshirt senior SN Chris Stoll and Wisconsin increase Penn State football’s total to 67 honorees, which ranks sophomore DE Rodas Johnson both played at St. Francis DeSales second in Division I football history (FBS and FCS). High School in Ohio. 2021 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL 9 • Trace McSorley was selected as a 2018 National Football LIONS UNDER THE LIGHTS RECORD BREAKDOWN Foundation (NFF) Scholar-Athlete and a finalist for the Campbell • The 2021 season marks the 21st straight with at least one Overall Record...... 0-0 Trophy, known as the “Academic Heisman.” He was the 18th regular-season night game on the schedule. Day Games...... 0-0 Nittany Lion to be selected as an NFF Scholar-Athlete. • In 2019, Penn State played its most regular season night games Night Games (6 p.m. or later)...... 0-0 in program history with four primetime tilts. OVERTIME OVER TIME TV Games...... 0-0 • Penn State is 55-32 at night all-time. The figure breaks down • College football introduced overtime during the bowl season ABC...... 0-0 in 1995 and adopted it for regular season games in 1996. Since to 16-11 at home, 27-14 on the road and 12-7 in neutral site games. Penn State is 1-1 at regular season neutral sites, 11-6 in BTN...... 0-0 then, Penn State has played 14 overtime games, including six FS1...... 0-0 over the 2012-14 seasons. bowl games and 1-0 in conference championship games. • On Oct. 12, 2013, the Lions claimed the longest game in Big Scoring First...... 0-0 • Nine of the 14 overtime tilts have come at home, three in true Opponent Scoring First...... 0-0 road games, one in the 2006 Orange Bowl and one in the 2014 Ten history when they edged Michigan under the lights, 43-40, Leading at the Half...... 0-0 Pinstripe Bowl. in four overtimes in front of a sellout Beaver Stadium crowd of 107,844 on Homecoming. Trailing at the Half...... 0-0 • Penn State is 8-6 all-time in overtime games, with a 5-4 record Tied at the Half...... 0-0 at Beaver Stadium, 1-2 mark in true road games and 2-0 in 2021 CAPTAINS NAMED Leading after Third Qtr...... 0-0 contests at a neutral site. • Penn State football head coach James Franklin announced • Penn State’s first two overtime contests came vs. Iowa in 2000 Trailing after Third Qtr...... 0-0 redshirt seniors QB Sean Clifford, S Jonathan Sutherland Tied after Third Qtr...... 0-0 and 2002 at home. The Nittany Lions dropped their first three and K/P Jordan Stout, seniors S Jaquan Brisker and DT PJ contests that went to the extra period, but won five straight Mustipher and redshirt junior OL Rasheed Walker have been Overtime Games...... 0-0 overtime contests befor falling to Nebraska on Nov. 23, 2013. named team captains for the 2021 season. Scoring less than 20 pts...... 0-0 • Penn State’s all-time overtime games: • Clifford and Sutherland are captains for the third-straight Scoring 20-29 points...... 0-0 Date Opponent Score season, the only three-time captains in program history. Scoring 30-39 Points...... 0-0 11/4/00 IOWA (2OT) L, 23-26 Scoring 40+ Points...... 0-0 9/28/02 IOWA L, 35-42 FAMILY AFFAIR Allowing 10 points or less...... 0-0 10/12/02 at Michigan L, 24-27 1 • Penn Staters know that it is very common for generations of Allowing 11-20 points...... 0-0 1/3/06 vs. Florida State (3OT) W, 26-23 families to all attend Penn State. For a fortunate few, immediate 10/7/06 at Minnesota W, 28-27 Allowing 21-30 points...... 0-0 family members are also able to follow in a brother, father or Allowing 31+ points ...... 0-0 11/24/12 WISCONSIN W, 24-21 grandfather’s footsteps on the Penn State football team. 10/12/13 MICHIGAN (4OT) W, 43-40 Rushing for less than 100 yds...... 0-0 11/2/13 ILLINOIS W, 24-17 • Two sons of Penn State lettermen are on the 2021 team. Rushing for 100-199 yds ...... 0-0 11/23/13 NEBRASKA L, 20-23 Father (Letters) Son (Class) Rushing for 200-299 yds ...... 0-0 10/25/14 OHIO STATE (2OT) L, 24-31 Brian Chizmar (1986-89) Max Chizmar (R-Sr.) Rushing for 300+ yds...... 0-0 2 Bruce Ellis (1973-76) Keaton Ellis (Jr.) 12/27/14 vs. Boston College W, 31-30 Passing for less than 200 yds...... 0-0 • Four pairs of brothers are currently represented. 10/2/16 MINNESOTA W, 29-26 Passing for 200-299 yds...... 0-0 Older (Letters/Class) Younger (Class) 9/1/18 APPALACHIAN STATE W, 45-38 Passing for 300-399 yds...... 0-0 10/24/20 at Indiana L, 35-36 Sean Clifford (2018-pres.; R-Sr.) Liam Clifford (Fr.) Passing for 400+ yds...... 0-0 1 - Orange Bowl, 2 - Pinstripe Bowl Billy Fessler (2017) Henry Fessler (R-Jr.) Kalen King (2021-pres; Fr.) (Twins) Kobe King (Fr.) Totaling less than 300 yds total offense...... 0-0 DEGREES ON THE WALL Kyle Vasey (2018) Dan Vasey (R-Sr.) 300-399 yds of total offense...... 0-0 • The Nittany Lions have 13 Penn State graduates on the roster: 400-499 yds of total offense...... 0-0 Ellis Brooks (psychology), Tariq Castro-Fields (sociology), URSCHEL NAMED TO CFP SELECTION 500+ yds of total offense...... 0-0 COMMITTEE Max Chizmar (corporate innovation & entrepreneurship), Allowing less than 100 yds rushing ...... 0-0 • John Urschel, a former All-American lineman at Penn State, is Sean Clifford (advertising/public relations), Fred Hansard Allowing more than 100 yds rushing...... 0-0 (journalism), Drew Harlaub (Telecommunications), Des in the second year of a three-year term on the CFP Selection Allowing less than 300 yds total offense...... 0-0 Holmes (broadcast journalism), Jesse Luketa (criminology), Committee. Mike Miranda (media studies), Chris Stoll (kinesiology), • Urschel was also a two-time All-Big Ten performer and a 4.0 Allowing 300+ yds total offense...... 0-0 Jordan Stout (telecommunications), Cam Sullivan-Brown GPA student at Penn State University. The Having a 100-yd rusher...... 0-0 (journalism), Jonathan Sutherland (labor and employment drafted him in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL draft. He retired Having two 100-yd rushers...... 0-0 relations), Justin Weller (finance, masters in real estate after three seasons with the Ravens and enrolled at MIT to Not having a 100-yd rusher...... 0-0 analysis and development) and Anthony Whigan (Recreation, pursue a Ph.D. in applied mathematics, which he completed in Parks and Tourism Management). 2021, which he began work on in January 2016 while he was Opp. having a 100-yd rusher...... 0-0 • Brooks and Clifford are working on a second degree in still playing for the Ravens. No turnovers ...... 0-0 journalism. Hansard and Holmes are working on a second • Urschel earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 2012 (in 1-3 turnovers...... 0-0 degree in media studies. Luketa is working on a second degree less than three years) and a master’s in mathematics a year later 4+ turnovers...... 0-0 in sociology. Stoll is working on a second degree in health policy (again with a 4.0). During the spring 2013 semester, Urschel No takeaways...... 0-0 and administration. Sullivan-Brown is working on a second taught a section of trigonometry and analytic geometry to Penn degree in telecommunications. State undergraduate students three days a week in addition 1 or 2 takeaways...... 0-0 3 or more takeaways...... 0-0 • Sutherland is pursuing a master’s degree in international affairs. to his own academic and football responsibilities. He won the Sullivan Award, given to the most outstanding amateur athlete • Barney Amor, Arnold Ebiketie, Winston Eubanks and More than 30:00 of possession...... 0-0 in the country, in 2013. A two-time Academic All-American, he Derrick Tangelo joined the Nittany Lions after graduating from Less than 30:00 of possession...... 0-0 also won the 2013 Campbell Trophy, which recognizes college their previous schools. football’s top scholar-athlete.

AT THE START Coin PSU Opponent Game Opponent Toss Choice 1st Drive 1st Drive Captains at Wisconsin* - - - - - BALL STATE - - - - - AUBURN - - - - - VILLANOVA - - - - - INDIANA* - - - - - at Iowa* - - - - - ILLINOIS* - - - - - at Ohio State* - - - - - at Maryland* - - - - - MICHIGAN* - - - - - RUTGERS* - - - - - at Michigan State* - - - - - * Big Ten Conference Game 2021 10 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL WINNINGEST PROGRAMS TEAM NOTES OFFENSIVE NOTES In its 135th season of varsity football, Penn State has posted 902 victories FOUR FORMER LIONS ON 2021 HALL OF • Mike Yurcich takes over as Penn State’s offensive coordinator/ to rank No. 8 in the nation. The Lions’ success is not solely due to longevity FAME BALLOT quarterbacks coach after spending the 2020 season at Texas. though, as Penn State also ranks in the top 10 in all-time winning • Penn State lettermen LaVar Arrington, Paul Posluszny and Steve • In addition to Texas, Yurcich has previous stints as the passing percentage. Wisniewski have been selected as a part of the national ballot game coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Ohio State (2019) and As of August 30 , 2021 for the National Football Foundation’s College Hall of Fame’s the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Oklahoma TOTAL VICTORIES Class of 2022. A total of 78 players and seven coaches from FBS State (2013-18). 1. Michigan (142) Big Ten 964 are on the 2022 ballot. • In 15 years as an offensive coordinator, Yurcich’s offenses have 2. Ohio State (132) Big Ten 931 • The trio of standouts have an opportunity to join 19 former averaged 6.49 yards per play, ranking first among OCs since 3. Alabama (128) SEC 929 Nittany Lion players and five Penn State coaches who have been 4. Texas (129) Big 12 923 2013. 5. Notre Dame (133) Independent 918 inducted into the Hall. • Yurcich’s offenses have averaged 14.03 yards per completion, 6. Oklahoma (125) Big 12 917 • Also on the Hall of Fame ballot is former Nittany Lion student- also first among OCs since 2013. 7. Nebraska (132) Big Ten 905 athlete , who is among the candidates for the • Since 2013, Yurcich’s offenses have scored 50 or more points 8. PENN STATE (135) Big Ten 902 divisional coach Class of 2022. Killinger was inducted into the 26 times and 40 or more points 51 times (50 percent of games 9. USC (132) Pac-12 852 Hall of Fame as a player in 1966. coached) with both numbers leading FBS OC’s. 10. Tennessee (123) SEC 849 • Arrington, an outside linebacker for the Nittany Lions, was • In 2020, Yurcich led Texas’ offense to rank eighth in the FBS in a first-team All-American in 1998 and 1999. In 1999, he scoring offense (42.7 ppg), 16th in passing efficiency (156.2) WINNING PERCENTAGE (YEARS - MIN. 25 IN D1) was selected winner of the Butkus Award as the nation’s top and 19th in total offense (475.4 ypg). 1. Boise State (54) Mountain West .731 linebacker and Chuck Bednarik Award as the country’s top • Since the start of the 2016 season, Penn State’s offense is second 2. Ohio State (132) Big Ten .730 defensive player, while also being a finalist for the Bronko in the Big Ten in scoring (35.6; 9th nationally), touchdown 3. Alabama (128) SEC .729 Nagurski Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award. The 12th Nittany 4. Notre Dame (133) Independent .728 percentage (33.2, 13th), points per possession (2.2; 15th), Lion selected a two-time first-team All-American, Arrington 5. Michigan (142) Big Ten .727 scoring percentage (41.6; 17th), yards per pass attempt (8.2; finished ninth in balloting for the 1999 . Was the 6. Oklahoma (125) Big 12 .726 18th), yards per play (6.2; 23rd) and total offense (431.6). first sophomore selected Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in 7. Texas (129) Big 12 .704 • Penn State’s offense has been explosive since the 2016 8. USC (132) Pac-12 .699 1998. In 1999, he made 72 tackles, with 20 TFL, nine sacks, one interception, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries (one TD) campaign, as it leads the Big Ten in 20-plus yard play percentage 9. PENN STATE (135) Big Ten .688 (8.19 percent; 10th), 70-plus (0.4, 8th) and 80-plus (0.2, 3rd), 10. Nebraska (132) Big Ten .687 and two blocked kicks. His leaping tackle over the offensive line of an Illinois runner was selected the 1998 Compaq Defensive is second in 40-plus (2.1;16th) and third in 30-plus (3.7; 20th), 50-plus (1.0; 29th) and 60-plus (0.6; 22nd). ALL-TIME AP POLL RANKINGS (Weeks Ranked) Play of the Year. 1. Ohio State Big Ten 935 • Posluszny, an outside linebacker for the Nittany Lions, was a • Additionally, the Nittany Lions are second in the Big Ten and 2. Michigan Big Ten 873 first-team All-American in 2005 and 2006. Posluszny became 10th nationally in 15-plus yard passing play percentage since 3. Oklahoma Big 12 862 just the second two-time winner of the Chuck Bednarik Award, 2016 (20.3 percent). 4. Notre Dame Independent 834 presented to the nation’s top defensive player, in 2006. In • The Nittany Lions have gained 200 or more rushing yards 31 5. Alabama SEC 826 2005, he also won the Butkus Award, presented to the nation’s times in the James Franklin era. Penn State is 26-5 in those 6. USC Pac-12 786 top linebacker and was a finalist for the 2006 honor. The 13th games. 7. Texas Big 12 745 Nittany Lion to be named a two-time first-team All-American, • Penn State rushed for at least 245 yards in four of its final five 8. Nebraska Big Ten 730 Posluszny also was a two-time finalist for the Rotary Lombardi games in 2020. 9. PENN STATE Big Ten 655 Award. The Nittany Lions’ first two-time team captain since 10. LSU SEC 640 • The blue and white has rushed for over 200 yards in at least four 1968-69, he became Penn State’s career tackle leader with 372. games in each of the last five seasons. A starter in the last 37 games of his career, Posluszny became WINNING WAYS • Penn State returns nine starters and 19 letterwinners (10 lost) the first Nittany Lion to lead the team in tackles three times on offense. • Penn State is 46-16 over the past six seasons (2016-21), which is and to post three 100-tackle seasons, recording 116 in 2006. the 12th-best record in FBS and tied second-best in the Big Ten Posluszny also was a two-time first-team ESPN the Magazine • Eight of Penn State’s nine leading pass catchers from 2020 (Ohio State, 56-7; Wisconsin 46-16). Academic All-American and was selected the 2006 Academic are back for 2021, including senior WR Jahan Dotson (52 • Dating back to 2015, Penn State has won 34 of its last 40 home All-American of the Year among Division I football players. receptions, 884 yards, 8 touchdowns), sophomore WR Parker games. Washington (36, 489, 6), sophomore TE Brenton Strange • Wisniewski was a three-year starter at guard for the Nittany • Penn State’s 131-59 record over the last 16 years (2006-21) ranks (17, 164, 2) and sophomore WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith Lions who would go on to become an All-Pro lineman in 14th in FBS and third in the Big Ten (Ohio State, 168-27; Wisconsin, (15, 138). 144-51). the NFL. He was one of two sophomores to start on the 1986 National Championship team and he opened holes for two first- • Additionally, the Nittany Lions return four of its top five rushers • Head coach James Franklin guided his teams to a winning record team All-America running backs, Blair Thomas (1987) and D.J. from 2020, including sophomore RB Keyvone Lee (89 carries, each of his first eight seasons (2 at Vanderbilt, 6 at Penn State). Dozier (1986). One of just four Penn State offensive linemen to 438 yards, 4 touchdowns), redshirt senior QB Sean Clifford (99, • Since 2016, Franklin’s 74.19 percent (46-16) winning percentage earn a pair of first-team All-America honors, he was recognized 335, 3), junior RB Devyn Ford (67, 274, 3) and sophomore RB in 1988 by the Coaches (AFCA) and repeated Caziah Holmes (51, 227, 2). PRONUNCIATIONS All-America accolades from Sporting News. A 1988 team • Redshirt sophomore RB Noah Cain suffered a season-ending captain, Wisniewski is one of just two offensive linemen to earn injury on the first drive in the opener at Indiana in 2020. Joseph Appiah Darkwa...... Joseph App-EE-uh Dark-wha Penn State’s team MVP honor since its creation in 1978. • Cain scored eight touchdowns as a true freshman in 2019 and Ji’Ayir Brown...... Ji-YEAR Brown • From Harrisburg, Killinger was a Walter Camp All-American rushed for 443 yards. Jamari Buddin...... Jamari BUD-in Tariq Castro-Fields...... TUH-reek Castro-Fields at quarterback for the Nittany Lions in 1921. He coached at • Dotson, redshirt junior OL Mike Miranda and redshirt junior Rafael Checa...... Rafael check-uh Dickinson (1922), Rensselaer (1927-32), Moravian (1933) and OL Rasheed Walker earned second-team All-Big Ten honors Jahan Dotson...... JUH-han DOT-son Arnold Ebiketie...... Arnold ebb-uh-KAY-tee West Chester (1934-41, 45-59). Killinger is the winningest coach a year ago, while Washington was named a Freshman All- Dvon Ellies...... Duh-von el-LEES in West Chester history and is a member of the Pennsylvania American by The Athletic. Olumuyiwa Fashanu...... O-LOU-Moo-Yewa fash-UH-new Sports Hall of Fame. He died in 1988. Devyn Ford...... Dev-in Ford • Dotson was also a Phil Steele honorable mention All-American Fred Hansard ...... Fred Hann-SARD • The 2021 College Football Hall of Fame Class Presented by ETT in 2020. Daequan Hardy...... DAY-kwan hardy Drew Hartlaub...... Drew heart-lob will be officially inducted during the 65th NFF Annual Awards • During the 2020 season, Penn State true freshmen accounted Aeneas Hawkins...... ah-knee-iss HAWK-ins Dinner on Dec. 7, 2021, at the ARIA Resort & Casino Las Vegas. for 1,486 total yards (38%) of Penn State’s 3,873 yards on Caziah Holmes ...... Cuz-EYE-uh Holmes They will also be honored at their respective schools with an Adisa Isaac ...... Uh-dee-suh Isaac offense, a school record. NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Golden Israel-Achumba...... Golden Israel-a-CHUME-buh • Penn State has scored 40 points 20 times since 2016. By Charlie Katshir ...... Charlie catch-sure Investments, during the 2022 season. Keyvone Lee...... KEY-vonn Lee comparison, from 2008 until 2015, the Nittany Lions had 18 A J. . Lytton...... A .J . LIT-in 40-point outings. Jesse Luketa...... Jesse LU-ket-uh Malick Meiga...... Muh-leek Mega Scoring Benchmarks Since 2016 (62 games) Fatorma Mulbah...... Fatorma mul-buh Pts. # Last Jake Pinegar...... Jake pin-ah-grrr Ta’Quan Roberson...... TAY-kwan Row-burr-son 50+ 12 Dec. 19, 2020; Illinois (W, 56-21) Derrick Tangelo ...... Derrick tan-juh-low 40+ 20 Dec. 19, 2020; Illinois (W, 56-21) Ibrahim Traore...... Ibrahim Tra-OR-eh Dan Vasey...... Dan VAY-see 30+ 38 Dec. 19, 2020; Illinois (W, 56-21) Caeden Wallace...... KAY-den Wallace 20+ 55 Dec. 19, 2020; Illinois (W, 56-21) Anthony Whigan ...... Anthony wig-en Zakee Wheatley...... Zah-KEY Wheatley 2021 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL 11 QUARTERBACK NOTES RUNNING BACK NOTES PRESEASON HONORS

• Redshirt senior Sean Clifford enters his third season as Penn • Penn State returns a deep running back corps. The room JAQUAN BRISKER, SAFETY State’s starting signal caller, having played in 25 career games, has combined to play in 78 games, including 30 starts. Four Associated Press All-America Second Team making 20 starts. members have started at least one game. Bednarik Award Watch List • Clifford was named a team captain for the 2021 season, his third • Three Nittany Lions landed on the preseason Doak Walker Award Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List consecutive year of being a captain. Watch List, including junior Noah Cain, sophomore Keyvone Jim Thorpe Award Watch List Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List • He joins S Jonathan Sutherland as the only three-time team Lee and senior John Lovett. captains in program history. • Penn State is the only school in the country to feature three running backs on the Doak Walker Award Watch List. ELLIS BROOKS, LINEBACKER • Clifford begins the 2021 season on the watch lists for the Johnny Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List Unitas Golden Arm, Manning Award Reese’s Senior Bowl and • The trio of junior Devyn Ford, sophomore Caziah Holmes and Wuerffel Trophy. Lee combined for 207 carries, 939 yards and nine touchdowns in 2020. NOAH CAIN, RUNNING BACK • He is also a nominee for the NFF’s William V. Campbell Trophy, Doak Walker Award Watch List awarded to the nation’s top football scholar athlete, and the • Cain returns after missing all but the first drive at Indiana in Allstate Good Works Team. 2020. TARIQ CASTRO-FIELDS, CORNERBACK • The QB, who owns a 3.45 cumulative GPA, graduated with a • As a freshman in 2019, Cain rushed for 443 yards and eight Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List degree in public relations in December 2020 and is pursuing a touchdowns, while averaging 5.3 yards per carry. second degree in journalism. • Cain’s eight touchdowns set a Penn State freshman record. SEAN CLIFFORD, QUARTERBACK • Clifford is just one of 11 Penn State players all-time to reach • Ford started five games in 2020, rushing for 274 yards and three Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee 5,000-plus yards of total offense and one of 12 quarterbacks to touchdowns, while averaging 4.1 yards per carry. Manning Award Watch List reach 4,000 career passing yards. • Ford has rushed for 568 career yards and six touchdowns. Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List • He enters the 2021 campaign seventh all-time in program • Lee had a strong freshman campaign with a team-high 438 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List history in career total yards (5,466) and eighth in touchdowns yards on 89 carries. He averaged 4.9 yards per carry and had four Wuerffel Trophy Watch List responsible for (49). rushing scores. • The Cincinnati, Ohio native is Penn State’s current all-time leader • Holmes gained 227 yards on the ground in 2020 with 4.4 yards JAHAN DOTSON, WIDE RECEIVER in passing efficiency rating (146.8). per carry and two touchdowns. Biletnikoff Award Watch List • Additionally, the three-time captain ranks second in career • Lovett joins the Nittany Lions after transferring from Baylor, Maxwell Award Watch List completion percentage (.600), third in yards per attempt where he ranks 16th on it’s all-time list with 1,803 career Paul Hornung Award Watch List (8.2), fourth in touchdown percentage (7.11), fifth in passing rushing yards. Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List touchdowns (41), 11th in passing yardage (4,732) and Big Ten Player To Watch completions (346), 12th in attempts (577) and tied for 14th in • Lovett sits 11th all-time at Baylor in yards per rushing attempt yards per completion (13.7) (5.07). • Lovett started five games in 2020, rushing for 130 yards and a ARNOLD EBIKETIE, DEFENSIVE END • Clifford owns 21 career games with multi-TD passes, including Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List eight with three or more TDs and two with four or more. touchdown. He had 665 rushing yards in 2019 and 573 yards in 2018. • The redshirt senior has tossed multiple touchdowns in a half • Run game coordinator/running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider KEYVONE LEE, RUNNING BACK on 11 occasions and eight different times, has thrown multiple Doak Walker Award Watch List touchdowns in a quarter. has 13 yards of college coaching experience, including 10 at the Power Five level. • He is fifth in school history for 300-yard passing games (3) and JOHN LOVETT, RUNNING BACK tied for seventh for 200-yard games (11). • Seider helped a young running backs group to rank fifth in the Big Ten in rushing in 2020. Doak Walker Award Watch List • Clifford owns five career games with at least 250 passing yards and three passing touchdowns. • In 2019, Seider mentored Journey Brown, who had 11 rushes of 20 or more yards and posted a Cotton Bowl and Penn State JESSE LUKETA, LINEBACKER • The quarterback has tossed four career touchdowns of 70-plus bowl-record 202 rushing yards. Butkus Award Watch List yards and has completed 63 career passes of 20 or more yards. Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List • In 2018, Penn State posted its highest rushing average (204.9) • Among Penn State quarterbacks, he is third all-time in rushing since 2008 (205.8), led by second-team All-Big Ten selection yardage (734) and tied for eighth in rushing touchdowns (8). Miles Sanders. MIKE MIRANDA, OFFENSIVE LINE • In his career, Clifford has posted seven career rushes of 20 or Outland Trophy Watch List • As a player at Florida A&M, he won the Doug Williams Award Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List more yards. for National Offensive Player of the Year, Jake Gaither Award • Offensive coordinatorMike Yurcich also heads the Penn State (considered the Heisman Trophy of Historically Black Colleges) quarterback room. and earned All-America honors after throwing for 2,622 PJ MUSTIPHER, DEFENSIVE TACKLE • Three quarterbacks Yurcich coached in college are currently on yards and 27 touchdowns and rushing for 740 yards and 14 Lombardi Award Watch List NFL rosters ( – Texas, Justin Fields – Ohio State, touchdowns in 1999. Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List Mason Rudolph – Oklahoma State). • Seider, who was the 1999 MEAC Offensive Player of the Year, Senior Bowl Watch List • Under Yurcich’s guidance in 2020, Ehlinger tossed a Big was selected in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the San 12-leading 25 touchdowns for Texas. Diego Chargers. BRANDON SMITH, LINEBACKER • Yurcich served as the passing game coordinator and Butkus Award Watch List quarterbacks coach at Ohio State in 2019, where quarterback Justin Fields was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, Walter CHRIS STOLL, LONG SNAPPER Camp Player of the Year Award and Davey O’Brien Award. Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List BRENTON STRANGE, TIGHT END Mackey Award Watch List

RASHEED WALKER, OFFENSIVE LINE Lombardi Award Watch List Outland Trophy Watch List

PARKER WASHINGTON, WIDE RECEIVER Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List

Sean Clifford Noah Cain 2021 12 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF POTW •WIDE RECEIVER NOTES TIGHT ENDS NOTES

The Penn State coaching staff chooses players of the week in all three • Senior Jahan Dotson leads a talented wide receiver room. • A young, but talented tight end group, led by redshirt phases. Here are their selections: • Dotson begins the 2021 campaign on the Biletnikoff and sophomore Brenton Strange, looks to continue a strong tight Maxwell Award watch lists. He’s also on the Paul Hornung Award end tradition. SEPT. 4 - WISCONSIN watch list for the most versatile player in the country. • Since James Franklin took over the program in 2014, three • UTZ Defensive:...... TBD • The senior has a reception in 29-straight games, dating back to PSU tight ends have been taken in the NFL Draft, tied for fifth • PA Lottery Offensive:...... TBD October 20, 2018 against Indiana, which ranks seventh among in the nation during that span (Pat Freiermuth – 2021, 2nd • D-Squad Offensive:...... TBD current FBS players. round; Mike Gesicki – 2018, 2nd round; Jesse James – 2015, 5th round). • D-Squad Defensive:...... TBD • Dotson sits 17th all-time at Penn State with 1,575 career receiving yards. He’s also tied 13th in receiving touchdowns • Strange hauled in 17 catches for 164 yards and two touchdowns • D-Squad Special Teams:...... TBD with 13. in nine games (five starts) in 2020. • The Nazareth, Pa. native ranked 17th in the country with 884 • He had a career-long 28-yard touchdown grab against Iowa and receiving yards in 2020. a 7-yard score against Illinois. • Dotson’s 17.0 yards per reception ranked fourth in the FBS and • Strange is a member of the Mackey Award Watch List. second among Power Five receivers for players with at least 50 • Sophomore Theo Johnson enjoyed a solid first year in Happy catches in 2020. Valley. • Dotson is one of three returning Power Five receivers, seven in • Johnson appeared in seven games, making one start. FBS, that tallied at least 50 receptions, 880 receiving yards and • He made four receptions for 56 yards, including a career-long eight receiving touchdowns in 2020. Dotson had 52 catches for 23-yard reception against Illinois. 884 yards and eight scores. • Eight of Johnson and Strange’s 21 catches in 2020 went for first • Dotson was one of nine FBS receivers, and three Power Five downs. receivers, with multiple 70-yard touchdown receptions in 2020. • Redshirt freshman Tyler Warren saw playing time in two • Dotson has five career receiving touchdowns of 60 or more yards games and was the Coaching Staff’s Developmental Squad (75 and 70 vs. Illinois 2020; 68 vs. Iowa 2020; 60 at Indiana Offensive Player of the Week following the Maryland game 2020; 72 vs. Purdue, 2019). (11/7/20). • Thirty-eight of Dotson’s 52 receptions (73%) in 2020 gained a • Tight ends coach Ty Howle was named to the position on first down. That ranked third among players with at least 50 February 5, 2021 after serving as an offensive analyst in 2020, receptions in 2020. working closely with the offensive line and tight ends. • Dotson and sophomore Parker Washington (36) were the first • Prior to returning to Happy Valley, Howle spent four seasons on Penn State duo with 30 or more catches in a season since 2017. the coaching staff at Western Illinois, serving as assistant head • Washington has a catch in all nine games of his career. coach/co-offensive coordinator/offensive line coach in 2018-19. • Among true freshmen in 2020, Washington ranked third in • Howle was a four-year letterwinner on the Penn State offensive receiving touchdowns (6), eighth in receptions per game (4.0) line from 2009-13. He started at center and left guard and was and eighth in receiving yards per game (54.3). a four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection. He was a team • Washington was the only FBS freshman with at least 36 catches, captain in 2013. 480 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns through the • Howle played in 47 career games for the NIttany Lions, making first nine games of the 2020 season. 13 starts. He graduated in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in • Dotson and Washington’s combined 1,373 receiving yards in kinesiology. 2020 are third-most among Power Five returning receiver duos. • Sophomore KeAndre Lambert-Smith joined Washington in being the first pair of true freshman receivers to start a game for Penn State since 2014 when they started against Maryland in 2020. • Offensive recruiting coordinator/wide receivers coach Taylor Stubblefield enters his second season on the Penn State staff. • Stubblefield is in his 14th year as a receivers coach, including five seasons with Power Five programs. • As a player, Stubblefield caught 325 passes, which was an NCAA record at the completion of his career at Purdue. He still owns the Big Ten record for career receptions and ranks second in conference history with 3,629 yards. • Stubblefield was a consensus All-American and a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award in 2004.

Jahan Dotson Brenton Strange 2021 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL 13 •OFFENSIVE LINE NOTES DEFENSIVE NOTES COACHING STAFF NOTES

• The returning members of the Penn State offensive line have • Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Brent Pry enters his COACHING STAFF CHANGES combined to play in 131 games in Happy Valley, including 47 30th year of coaching and his 15th at a Power Five program. • Penn State added Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks coach starts. • Pry has helped the program’s he’s coached to Top-25 finishes Mike Yurcich, Tight Ends coach Ty Howle and Co-Defensive • Redshirt junior Rasheed Walker, on the preseason Outland in total defense in eight of his last 11 seasons, including four Coordinator/Safeties coach Anthony Poindexter. Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Watch Lists, leads the returnees at Penn State. • Yurcich spent the 2020 season as Offensive Coordinator and with 22 starts, all at left tackle. • Over the last five seasons, PSU sits second nationally in sacks Quarterbacks coach at Texas. He was the Offensive coordinator • Walker was a third-team All-Big Ten selection in 2020. per game (3.10; trailing only Clemson), third in QB hurries and Quarterbacks coach at Ohio State in 2019 and held the same position at Oklahoma State from 2013-18. Since 2013, Yurcich’s • Redshirt senior Mike Miranda has been a valuable member (876), fourth in total pressures generated (1305), fifth in fewest passing TDs allowed per game (1.16), seventh in offenses have averaged 6.49 yards per play, ranking first nationally of the line with his versatility. He’s appeared in 35 games with among OC’s. His offenses have scored 50 or more points 26 times 18 starts, nine at left guard and nine at right guard. tackles for loss percentage (10.76) and ninth in fewest rushing yards per attempt (3.51). and 40 or more points in 51 games (50 percent of games coached). • Miranda is also on the Outland Trophy and Reese’s Senior Bowl • Howle was named Penn State’s Tight Ends Coach after serving as watch Lists. • Penn State’s 239 sacks over the last six years (2015-20) are third only to Clemson (289) and Alabama (256). an Offensive Analyst for the 2020 season, working closely with the • Redshirt sophomore Caedan Wallace made seven starts at offensive line and tight ends. Before returning to his alma mater, right tackle in 2020, including the final six games, and owns • Over the last six years, Penn State has cumulated a 9.03 Howle served four years on the coaching staff at Western Illinois 13 career appearances. percent sack percentage (239 sacks on 2,829 plays), which and was the Assistant Head Coach/Co-Offensive Coordinator/ ranks third behind Clemson (10.25%) and Michigan (9.39%). • Redshirt senior Des Holmes has appeared in 22 games, Offensive Line Coach in 2018-19. while redshirt senior Anthony Whigan has played in 11 and • Since 2014, Penn State has held opponents to seven or less • Poindexter, a 2020 College Football Hall of Fame inductee, brings redshirt junior Juice Scruggs has played in 8. points 21 times, tied for fourth-most among FBS teams. Fifteen 18 years of collegiate coaching experience and seven years as of those 21 games have been against Big Ten opponents. • Senior Eric Wilson brings 20 college starts to Penn State after a Defensive or Co-Defensive Coordinator. He spent the last four transferring from Harvard. • Since 2014, Penn State has kept opponents under 300 total seasons as Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach at Purdue. yards 41 times, the seventh-most games among FBS teams. • The Penn State offensive line helped the Nittany Lions to rank As a player, Poindexter was a two-time Consensus All-American second in the Big Ten in total offense (430.3). • The Nittany Lions have limited opponents to under 100 yards at Virginia and won a Super Bowl as a member of the Baltimore rushing 34 times since 2014. Penn State is 28-6 in those • The Nittany Lion offense led the Big Ten with 223 first downs. Ravens. games. • Offensive line coach Phil Trautwein enters his second season • Penn State has registered 10 or more tackles for loss 24 times PENNSYLVANIA TIES at Penn State. since 2014. • The Penn State coaching staff is deeply rooted in Pennsylvania, • He was named to the American Football Coaches Association • In 2020, Penn State held third in the Big Ten in total defense with three members originally hailing from the Keystone state. (AFCA) Class of 2021 “35 Under 35” list, recognizing the top-35 (328.8; 17th nationally), second in passing defense (198.6; Central PA football coaches under the age of 35. He was the only Big Ten 24th) and tackles for loss (6.7) and fourth in rushing defense • Defensive Coordinator Brent Pry - Altoona coach and the only offensive line coach on the 2021 list. (130.2). Eastern PA • In his first season at Penn State, Trautwein helped four Penn • Penn State returns seven starters and 19 letterwinners (7 lost) • Head Coach James Franklin - Langhorne State offensive linemen to earn All-Big Ten honors, including on defense. Western PA Will Fries (second team), Miranda (second team), Michal Menet (third team) and Walker (third team). • The Nittany Lions return four of their top five tackles from a • Cornerbacks Terry M. Smith - Aliquippa year ago, including redshirt senior LB Ellis Brooks (team-best • He’s coached 13 All-Conference selections over the last three 60 tackles), senior LB Jesse Luketa (59), senior S Jaquan FRANKLIN NAMED TO DODD TROPHY seasons. Brisker (57) and junior LB Brandon Smith (37). PRESEASON WATCH LIST • Trautwein was a two-time All-SEC selection and two-time • A total of 66.3 percent of Penn State tackling and 57.5 percent • Head coach James Franklin was named to the 2021 Dodd Trophy team captain as a left tackle at Florida, earning first-team of its tackles for loss production returns for the 2021 campaign. Watch List, the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and honors in 2008 and second-team accolades in 2006. the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl announced. The list includes 17 of the • A total of five All-Big Ten selections are back for 2021 including • He was part of the Gators winning the BCS National nation’s top college football coaches. third team selections in Brisker and redshirt sophomore CB Championship and SEC titles in the 2006 and 2008 seasons. Joey Porter Jr., and honorable mention selections in senior • The Dodd Trophy celebrates the head coach of a team who has • Trautwein played four years in the NFL. CB Tariq Castro-Fields, senior DT PJ Mustipher and Smith. success on the gridiron, while also stressing the importance of scholarship, leadership and integrity – the three pillars of • Seven defensive players have made their way on 2021 legendary coach Bobby Dodd’s coaching philosophy. The watch preseason watch lists including Brisker (Bednarik, Thorpe, list was created through a selection process by the Bobby Dodd Nagurski, Senior Bowl), Mustipher (Rotary Lombardi, Lott Coach of the Year Foundation and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, taking IMPACT, Senior Bowl), Luketa (Butkus, Senior Bowl), Brooks into consideration each program’s graduation rate, commitment (Senior Bowl), Castro-Fields (Senior Bowl), DE Arnold to service and charity in the community, projected success for the Ebiketie (Senior Bowl) and Smith (Butkus). 2020 season and Academic Progress Rate (APR).

Rasheed Walker ASSISTANT COACHES

Mike Yurcich Brent Pry Joe Lorig Ty Howle Anthony Poindexter John Scott Jr. Ja’Juan Seider Terry M. Smith Taylor Stubblefield Phil Trautwein Offensive Coord./ Defensive Coord./ Special Teams Tight Ends Co-Defensive Defensive Line Run Game Coord./ Assoc. Head Coach/ Wide Receivers Offensive Line Quarterbacks Linebackers Coord./Outside LBs Coordinator/Safeties Running Backs Cornerbacks Field Field Field Booth Booth Field Field Field Field Field

Mike YUR-sitch Ty Howl JAY-juan cider Phil trout-wine 2021 14 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL NITTANY LIONS IN THE NFL •DEFENSIVE LINE NOTES LINEBACKERS NOTES • A total of 45 Penn State football alumni are populating the rosters • The defensive line room has combined to play in 182 career • In addition to leading the Nittany Lion defense, Brent Pry is in of 23 teams. games. his eighth season coaching linebackers at Penn State. • The Nittany Lions annually are among the top 20 programs • Senior DT PJ Mustipher anchors the Nittany Lion defensive • In his previous seven seasons, Pry has coached seven Penn State nationally in producing players in the NFL. In addition, seven line room, having appeared in 34 career games and making 10 linebackers that have moved on to the NFL. former Nittany Lions are members of NFL coaching staffs and two starts. • Linebacker Micah Parsons was selected 12th overall by the former PSU student-athletes from sports other than football are on • A 2020 All-Big Ten honorable mention selection, Mustipher Dallas Cowboys in the 2021 NFL Draft. rosters. comes from a football family, as his father, Sam, played at West • Parsons was the highest drafted Penn State defensive player • Seven players from PSU’s 2020 squad are on NFL teams. Virginia University and his brother, Sam, played at Notre Dame since Aaron Maybin went 11th overall to the Buffalo Bills in (2014-18) and is currently an offensive lineman for the Chicago 2009. NITTANY LIONS ON NFL ROSTERS Bears. • He was the first Nittany Lion defensive player drafted in the Arizona Cardinals (3): Jack CrawfordIR (10), Michal Menet (R), Shareef • A 2021 Rotary Lombardi Award, Lott IMPACT Trophy and Reese’s first round since Jared Odrick (2010; 28th overall to the Miami Senior Bowl watch lister, Mustipher has made 86 career tackles, Miller (3), Ross Travis (6, former MBB player) Dolphins) and the first PSU linebacker selected in the first round with two sacks, seven tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and since LaVar Arrington (2000; second overall to the Washington Baltimore Ravens (2): Trace McSorley (3), Odafe Oweh (R) a pass breakup. Redskins). Buffalo Bills (2): Ryan Bates (3) • Mustipher was named to the Big Ten Equality Coalition in June • Parsons became the fifth Penn State linebacker to be selected in Carolina Panthers (2): Yetur Gross-Matos (2), DaQuan Jones (8) 2020. the first round, joining Arrington, Shane Conlan (1987; eighth Chicago Bears (3): Jesse James (7), Jordan LucasIR (6), Allen Robinson • Penn State added two experienced veterans to its defensive line overall to the Buffalo Bills), Ed O’Neil (1974; eighth overall to during the offseason in redshirt senior DE Arnold Ebiketie and the Detroit Lions) and Dave Robinson (1963; 14th overall to the II (8) senior DT Derrick Tangelo. Green Bay Packers). Dallas Cowboys (2): Connor McGovern (3), Micah Parsons (R) • Ebiketie joins the Nittany Lions after a four-year stint at Temple • Penn State has 69 linebackers drafted all-time, the most for any Denver Broncos (2): DaeSean Hamilton (4), KJ Hamler (2) (2017-20) where he posted 59 career tackles, six sacks and three school. forced fumbles. Detroit Lions (2): Jason Cabinda (4), Amani Oruwariye (3) • Redshirt senior Ellis Brooks is the veteran of a linebacker group • During his time with the Owls, Ebiketie was a 2020 All-American that has combined for 130 career games. Green Bay Packers (1): Adrian Amos (7) Athletic Conference (AAC) second team honoree and was twice • Brooks paces the group with 129 tackles in 35 career games and (2): Will Fries (R), Robert WindsorIR (2) named an AAC Defensive Player of the Week. led the Nittany Lions with 60 tackles, finishing 10th in the Big Las Vegas Raiders (2): Nick Bowers (2), Carl Nassib (6) • He led Temple in tackles for loss (8.5), sacks (4) and forced Ten, a year ago. fumbles (3) during the 2020 campaign and his 0.5 forced Los Angeles Rams (1): Nick Scott (3) • Senior Jesse Luketa and junior Brandon Smith each earned a fumbles per game were tied for first in the conference. spot on the 2021 Butkus Award Watch List. Miami Dolphins (1): Mike Gesicki (4) • Tangelo comes to Penn State from Duke, where he played in 45 • Luketa has appeared in 34 games (10 starts), recording 90 Minnesota Vikings (1): Dan Chisena (2) career games (27 starts). tackles and seven pass breakups New Orleans Saints (3): Blake Gillikin (2), Grant Haley (4), Chris Hogan • He has posted 114 career tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, • The Ottawa native made 59 stops last season. (9; former MLAX player) five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, two QB pressures • Smith started all nine games in 2020, registering 37 tackles, and a pass breakup. New York Giants (3): Saquon Barkley (3)C, Cam Brown (2), Austin with a team-high eight tackles for loss, and two sacks. • During the 2020 season with the Blue Devils, Tangelo recorded a • Sophomore Curtis Jacobs played in eight games last season, Johnson (6) team-best three forced fumbles to go along with 40 tackles, four making nine stops. tackles for loss and two sacks. Philadelphia Eagles (1): Miles Sanders (3) • Redshirt junior Charlie Katshir has played in 15 career games. Pittsburgh Steelers (3): Marcus Allen (4), Pat Freiermuth (R), Lamont • John Scott Jr. enters his second season heading the Nittany Lion defensive line corps. Wade (R) • Scott brings 17 years of collegiate coaching experience to the San Francisco 49ers (2): Kevin Givens (3), Robbie Gould (17) Penn State defensive line room with two additional years of Seattle Seahawks (1) : John Reid (2) coaching experience in the NFL. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2): Chris Godwin (5), Donovan Smith (7) Tennessee Titans (2): Sam Ficken (5), Jan Johnson (2) Washington Football Team (2): Troy Apke (4), Shaka Toney (R)

Italics indicates practice squad | C Team Captain | IR Injured Reserve *As of August 29, 2021

SIX FORMER LIONS ON NFL COACHING STAFFS Six former Nittany Lions are patrolling the sidelines as part of NFL coaching staffs in 2021.

Matt Rhule (Carolina, head coach)

Bobby Engram (Baltimore, tight ends) Al Golden (Cincinnati, linebackers)

D’Anton Lynn (Baltimore, defensive backs) Mike Munchak (Denver, offensive line) Jeff Nixon (Carolina, senior offensive assistant/RBs)

PJ Mustipher Ellis Brooks 2021 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL 15 •DEFENSIVE BACKS NOTES SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES FUTURE SCHEDULES

• The Nittany Lion defense includes a deep and talented • Penn State brings back starters at kicker, punter, long snapper, 2022 Schedule secondary. The group has combined to play in 241 games and holder and punt returner in 2021. Sept. 3 ...... at Purdue* start 54 contests at the Power Five level. Sept. 10 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������OHIO • Senior PR Jahan Dotson averaged 24.6 yards per punt return in Sept. 17 ...... at Auburn • An All-Big Ten selection in 2019 and 2020, senior CB Tariq 2020, ranking first all-time at Penn State. Sept. 24 ...... CENTRAL MICHIGAN Castro-Fields returns to lead the secondary. He has 106 • He was named honorable mention All-Big Ten as a punt returner. Oct. 1 ...... OHIO STATE* tackles, three and 19 pass breakups in his Penn • Since 2000, Dotson is one of two FBS players to total at least Oct. 8 ...... at Michigan* State career. 884 receiving yards and average 24.6 yards per punt return Oct. 15 ...... ILLINOIS* • Senior S Jaquan Brisker leads the safeties after receiving All- (minimum eight returns) in a season. Oct. 22 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Bye American first team honors from Pro Football Focus in 2020. • Dotson has a 21.3 career punt return average on 11 returns. Oct. 29 ...... MICHIGAN STATE* • Brisker is on preseason watch lists for the Bednarik Award, • Dotson returned a punt 81 yards for a touchdown against Nov. 5 ...... at Indiana* Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Jim Thorpe Award and Reese’s Michigan State in 2020. Nov. 12 ...... MARYLAND* Senior Bowl. He additionally has been named a second-team Nov. 19 ...... MINNESOTA* Preseason All-American by the Associated Press. • With a 100-yard kick return for a touchdown by Lamont Wade Nov. 26 ...... at Rutgers* vs. Illinois and the punt return for a score by Dotson vs. MSU, Dec. 3 ...... B1G Championship • Redshirt sophomore CB Joey Porter Jr. started eight games PSU was one of four Power Five schools in 2020 to have a kick in 2020, earning All-Big Ten third team honors after posting 33 and punt return for a TD. tackles and four pass breakups. 2023 Schedule • Senior K Jake Pinegar ranks fourth all-time at Penn State • The cornerback room added two transfers. Junior Johnny Sept. 2 ...... WEST VIRGINIA with 136 career extra points and sits ninth in career extra point Sept. 9 ...... DELAWARE Dixon transferred from South Carolina after playing in 22 percentage (96.5). games and starting nine. AJ Lytton arrives from Florida State Sept. 16 ...... at Illinois* where he also played in 22 games. • Pinegar is sixth all-time at Penn State with a 73.5 field goal Sept. 23 ...... at Northwestern* percentage. He’s also tied for 10th in field goal attempts (49) Sept. 30 ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Bye • Redshirt senior S Jonathan Sutherland has played in 35 and tied for 11th in field goals made (36). Oct. 7 ...... INDIANA* games as a Nittany Lion, tallying 75 tackles and 4.5 tackles for Oct. 14 ...... at Michigan State* loss. • The Iowa native is also ninth on the all-time scoring list with 244 career points. Oct. 21 ...... at Ohio State* • Junior S Keaton Ellis made the switch from cornerback to Oct. 28 ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� IOWA* safety during the offseason. Ellis has made six starts and played • Pinegar’s 36 career field goals ranks third among current FBS kickers. Nov. 4 ...... MICHIGAN* in 19 games as a Nittany Lion. He has made 30 tackles to go with Nov. 11 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������UMASS three forced fumbles, four pass breakups and an interception. • Redshirt senior K/P Jordan Stout is tied for second all-time at Nov. 18 ...... RUTGERS* • Senior S Ji’Ayir Brown played in all nine games in 2020 in his Penn State with three field goals of 50 or more yards. Nov. 25 ...... at Maryland* first year in Happy Valley. • Stout led the Big Ten and ranked seventh in the country with Dec. 2 ...... B1G Championship • In 2020, The Nittany Lions’ passing defense ranked second in the an 84.0 touchback percentage. He has a career touchback Big Ten and 24th in the country allowing 198.6 yards per game. percentage of 82.3. 2024 Schedule • Penn State allowed less than 200 passing yards in six games last • In his first season handling the punting duties, Stout averaged Aug. 31 ...... at West Virginia season, tied for the fifth-most among FBS teams through its 41.5 yards per punt and landed eight inside the 20. Sept. 7 ...... BOWLING GREEN first nine games of 2020. • Senior SN Chris Stoll enters his third season as Penn State’s Sept. 14 ...... at Rutgers* Sept. 21 ...... KENT STATE • Since 2014, the Nittany Lions have allowed less than 200 primary long snapper. He’s appeared in 22 career games. • S Drew Hartlaub and S Jonathan Sutherland return as key Sept. 28 �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������Open passing yards in 51 games, tied for the fifth-most among FBS Oct. 5 ...... MARYLAND* teams. contributors on the special teams units. Hartlaub has 11 tackles and two forced fumbles in his career. Oct. 12 ...... ILLINOIS* • Terry M. Smith enters his eighth season as Penn State’s Oct. 19 ...... at Wisconsin* cornerbacks coach. He is also the program’s associate head coach • Sutherland will wear No. 0 for the second straight season as Oct. 26 ...... NEBRASKA* and defensive recruiting coordinator. the team’s special teams leader as part of a new tradition that Nov. 2 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Open • Over the last six seasons, Smith has tutored a secondary which began in 2020. Nov. 9 ...... OHIO STATE* has seen six defensive backs taken in the NFL Draft, tied for the • Special teams coordinator Joe Lorig enters his third season at Nov. 16 ...... at Michigan* ninth-most nationally. Penn State. Nov. 23 ...... at Indiana* • Smith was a four-year letterwinner (1988-91) and three-year • Lorig has 24 years of coaching experience, including eight as a Nov. 30 ...... MICHIGAN STATE* starter at wide receiver at Penn State. He ranks tied for 10th special teams coordinator. Dec. 7 ...... B1G Championship in career receiving touchdowns (15), 13th in career receiving • In 2019, the Penn State special teams unit was ranked first One non-conference game to be scheduled yardage (1,825) and 14th in career receptions (108). among Power Five schools, and tied for second in the FBS, in • Co-Defensive coordinator/safeties coach Anthony Poindexter special teams efficiency according to ESPN.com. 2025 Schedule is in his first season on the Nittany Lion coaching staff. Aug. 30 ������������������������������������������������������������������������������NEVADA Sept. 6 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Open • Poindexter has 18 years of collegiate coaching experience, Sept. 13 ...... VILLANOVA including seven as a defensive or co-defensive coordinator. Sept. 20 ...... RUTGERS* • As a player, Poindexter was a two-time consensus All-American Sept. 27 ...... at Illinois* at Virginia and was chosen as the 1998 ACC Defensive Player of Oct. 4 ...... PURDUE* the Year. Oct. 11 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Open • Poindexter was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame Oct. 18 ...... at Maryland* in 2020. Oct. 25 ...... at Minnesota* Nov. 1 ...... INDIANA* Nov. 8 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Open Nov. 15 ...... at Ohio State* Nov. 22 ...... MICHIGAN* Nov. 29 ...... at Michigan State* Dec. 6 ...... B1G Championship One non-conference game to be scheduled

Future Non-Conference Games Sept. 5, 2026 ��������������������������������������������������������������� MARSHALL Sept. 12, 2026 ���������������������������������������������������������������at Temple Sept. 19, 2026 ...... SAN JOSE STATE Sept. 11, 2027 ������������������������������������������������������������� DELAWARE Sept. 18, 2027 ����������������������������������������������������������������� TEMPLE * Big Ten Game Schedule subject to change

Jaquan Brisker Jake Pinegar 2021 16 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER (0-46) NO. NAME POS. EL. HT. WT. HIGH SCHOOL/COACH HOMETOWN 0 Sutherland, Jonathan *** S R-Sr. 5-11 201 Episcopal (Va.)/Panos Voulgaris Ottawa, Ont. 1 Brisker, Jaquan ** S Sr.+ 6-1 200 Gateway/Don Holl/Lackawanna College Pittsburgh, Pa. 2 Ellis, Keaton ** S Jr. 5-11 190 State College Area/Matt Lintal State College, Pa. 2 Roberson, Ta’Quan QB R-So. 5-11 197 DePaul Catholic/John McKenna Orange, N.J. 3 Dixon, Johnny CB Jr. 6-0 186 Chamberlain/Jason Lane/South Carolina Tampa, Fla. 3 Washington, Parker * WR So. 5-10 207 William B. Travis/Trey Sissom Sugar Land, Texas 4 King, Kalen CB Fr. 5-11 183 Cass Tech/Thomas Wilcher Detroit, Mich. 5 Castro-Fields, Tariq **** CB Sr.+ 6-0 194 Riverdale Baptist School/Caesar Nettles Upper Marlboro, Md. 5 Dotson, Jahan *** WR Sr. 5-11 184 Nazareth Area/Tom Falzone Nazareth, Pa. 6 Sullivan-Brown, Cam * WR R-Sr. 6-0 193 Saint Vincent Pallotti/Ian Thomas Bowie, Md. 6 Wheatley, Zakee CB Fr. 6-2 192 Archbishop Spalding/Kyle Schmitt Crofton, Md. 7 Reed, Jaylen S Fr. 6-0 209 Martin Luther King Jr./Tyrone Spencer Detroit, Mich. 8 Wilson, Marquis ** ATH Jr. 5-11 180 Windsor/Rob Fleeting Windsor, Conn. 9 Porter Jr., Joey * CB R-So. 6-2 192 North Allegheny (Pa.)/Art Walker Bakersfield, Calif. 9 Veilleux, Christian QB Fr. 6-4 202 Bullis School (Md.)/Patrick Cilento Ottawa, Ont. 11 George, Daniel ** WR R-Jr. 6-2 206 Oxon Hill/Craig Jefferies Fort Washington, Md. 12 Smith, Brandon ** LB Jr. 6-3 241 Louisa County/Will Patrick Louisa, Va. 13 Brooks, Ellis *** LB R-Sr. 6-1 241 Benedictine College Prep/Greg Lilly Mechanicsville, Va. 13 Lambert-Smith, KeAndre * WR So. 6-1 184 Maury/Dyrri McCain Norfolk, Va. 14 Clifford, Sean ** QB R-Sr. 6-2 219 St. Xavier/Steve Specht Cincinnati, Ohio 14 Lytton, A.J. CB Jr. 5-11 180 Wise/DaLawn Parrish/Florida State Upper Marlboro, Md. 15 Clark, Evan QB Fr. 6-3 208 Manheim Township/Mark Evans Lancaster, Pa. 15 Jennings, Enzo S R-Fr. 6-1 194 Oak Park/Greg Carter Detroit, Mich. 16 Brown, Ji’Ayir * S Sr. 5-11 205 Trenton Central/Greg Hyslop/Lackawanna College Trenton, N.J. 16 Dinkins, Khalil TE Fr. 6-4 226 North Allegheny/Art Walker Wexford, Pa. 17 Ebiketie, Arnold DE R-Sr. 6-3 256 Albert Einstein/Mike Bonavia/Temple Silver Spring, Md. 18 Townley Jr., Davon DE Fr. 6-6 252 North Community/Charles Adams Minneapolis, Minn. 19 Dottin, Jaden WR R-Fr. 6-2 186 Suffield Academy (Conn.)/Drew Gamere Cambridge, Mass. 19 Tutty, Jace CB Fr. 5-11 185 Stroudsburg/Jim Miller Stroudsburg, Pa. 20 Stahl, Mason QB R-Fr. 6-0 202 Baldwin/Loran Cooley Pittsburgh, Pa. 20 Isaac, Adisa ** DE Jr. 6-4 244 Canarsie/Brian Ellis Brooklyn, N.Y. 21 Cain, Noah * RB Jr. 5-10 220 IMG Academy (Fla.)/Kevin Wright Baton Rouge, La. 21 Rudolph, Tyler S R-So. 6-0 198 St. Thomas More School/Jeff Moore Waterbury, Conn. 23 Jacobs, Curtis * LB So. 6-1 230 McDonogh School/Hakeem Sule Glen Burnie, Md. 23 Lovett, John RB Sr.+ 6-0 209 Cherokee/P.J. Mhigan/Baylor Burlington City, N.J. 24 Davis Jr., Jeffrey CB Fr. 6-0 174 Kingswood Oxford School/Jason Martinez Bristol, Conn. 24 Lee, Keyvone * RB So. 6-0 239 American Collegiate Academy/Ken Johnson St. Petersburg, Fla. 25 Hardy, Daequan * CB R-So. 5-9 180 Penn Hills/Jon LeDonne Pittsburgh, Pa. 26 Brown, Kaleb CB Fr. 5-11 188 Wilson/Doug Dahms Reading, Pa. 26 Holmes, Caziah * RB So. 5-11 211 Cocoa/Ryan Schneider Titusville, Fla. 26 Seider, Jaden S R-So. 5-10 178 State College Area/Matt Lintal Morgantown, W.Va. 27 Hawkins, Aeneas DT R-Jr. 6-2 287 Moeller/John Rodenberg Cincinnati, Ohio 27 Susen, Ethan CB Fr. 5-10 170 Wilmington/Brandon Phillian New Wilmington, Pa. 28 Ford, Devyn ** RB Jr. 5-11 200 North Stafford/Joe Mangano Stafford, Va. 29 Costantini, Sebastian S R-So. 5-11 191 Malvern Prep/Dave Gueriera Collegeville, Pa. 30 Walchak, Bobby S Fr. 5-11 172 Potsville Area/Tom McGeoy Pottsville, Pa. 32 Farronato, Dylan S R-So. 5-11 201 Lewisburg Area/Marc Persing Lewisburg, Pa. 33 Mostella, Bryce DE R-Fr. 6-6 229 East Kentwood/Tony Kimbrough Kentwood, Mich. 34 DeLuca, Dominic LB Fr. 6-1 212 Wyoming Area/Randy Spencer West Pittston, Pa. 36 Fisher, Zuriah DE R-Fr. 6-3 260 Aliquippa/ Mike Warfield Aliquippa, Pa. 37 Hartlaub, Drew *** S R-Sr. 5-11 180 South Western/Chris Heilman Hanover, Pa. 38 Smith, Tank RB R-So. 5-7 225 Penn Hills/Jon LeDonne/Saint Francis (Pa.) Pittsburgh, Pa. 39 Dwyer, Robbie LB R-So. 6-1 258 Wyoming Valley West/Pat Keating Pringle, Pa. 40 Luketa, Jesse *** LB Sr. 6-3 247 Mercyhurst Prep (Pa.)/Jeff Root Ottawa, Ont. 41 King, Kobe LB Fr. 6-1 245 Cass Tech/Thomas Wilcher Detroit, Mich. 42 Buddin, Jamari LB Fr. 6-2 221 Belleville/Jermain Crowell Ypsilanti, Mich. 43 Elsdon, Tyler LB R-Fr. 6-2 229 North Schuylkill/Wally Hall Frackville, Pa. 44 Appiah Darkwa, Joseph DT R-So. 6-5 295 Don Bosco Gymnasium/-- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 44 Warren, Tyler TE/H R-Fr. 6-6 252 Atlee/Matt Gray Mechanicsville, Va. 45 Katshir, Charlie * LB R-Jr. 6-3 231 Cumberland Valley/Michael Whitehead Camp Hill, Pa. 46 Tarburton, Nick * DE R-Jr. 6-3 255 Pennridge/Jeff Hollenbach Green Lane, Pa. 47 Furmanek, Alex DT R-So. 6-2 278 North East/Shawn Humes North East, Pa. 2021 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL 17 NUMERICAL ROSTER (47-99) NO. NAME POS. EL. HT. WT. HIGH SCHOOL/COACH HOMETOWN 48 Duzansky, Tyler SN Fr. 6-4 201 St. Francis Prep/Bob McMillen Wheaton, Ill. 48 Romano, Cody LB R-Jr. 6-2 222 Blair Academy/Jim Saylor Newton, N.J. 49 Wright, Michael SN R-Fr. 6-1 211 Blessed Trinity Catholic/Tim McFarlin Roswell, Ga. 50 Chizmar, Max LB R-Sr. 6-2 231 Mars Area/Scott Heinauer Mars, Pa. 50 Knutsson, Will OL R-Jr. 6-2 320 McDonogh School/Dom Damico Fredericksburg, Va. 51 Beamon, Hakeem * DT R-So. 6-3 256 Manchester/Tom Hall Midlothian, Va. 51 Christ, Jimmy OL R-Fr. 6-7 302 Dominion/Drake Woodard Sterling, Va. 52 van den Berg, Jordan DT So. 6-3 292 Providence Christian Academy/Parker Conley/Iowa Western Johannesburg, South Africa 52 Zalar, Blake OL R-So. 6-1 296 Shamokin Area/Henry Hynoski Coal Township, Pa. 53 Hansard, Fred *** DT R-Sr. 6-3 309 The Hun School/Todd Smith Burlington, N.J. 53 Walker, Rasheed ** OL R-Jr. 6-6 320 North Point/Tom Petre Waldorf, Md. 54 Tangelo, Derrick DT Sr.+ 6-2 308 The Bullis School/Pat Celinto/Duke Gaithersburg, Md. 55 Mulbah, Fatorma DT R-Fr. 6-3 296 Susquehanna Township/Joe Headen Harrisburg, Pa. 55 Whigan, Anthony * OL R-Sr. 6-4 316 Great Mills/Tyrone Hill/Lackawanna College Lexington Park, Md. 56 Vanover, Amin DT R-Fr. 6-4 263 St. Joseph’s/Augie Hoffman Newark, N.J. 57 Traore, Ibrahim OL R-Fr. 6-5 318 Frederick Douglas Academy 1/Andrew Kell Bronx, N.Y. 58 Tengwall, Landon OL Fr. 6-6 326 Good Counsel/Andy Stefanelli Annapolis, Md. 59 Konigus, Kaleb OL R-Jr. 6-2 306 Lake-Lehman/Jerry Gilsky Lehman, Pa. 60 Nevills, Seth OL Jr. 6-4 301 Clovis/George Petrissans Clovis, Calif. 61 Wills, Ryan OL Fr. 6-4 287 LaSalle College/John Steinmetz Glenside, Pa. 66 Dawkins, Nick OL R-Fr. 6-4 312 Parkland/Tim Moncman Allentown, Pa. 68 Wilson, Eric OL Sr. 6-4 307 Benilde-St. Margaret’s/Patrick Krieger Minnetrista, Minn. 70 Scruggs, Juice * OL R-Jr. 6-3 307 Cathedral Prep (Pa.)/Michael Mischler Ashtabula, Ohio 72 Effner, Bryce * OL R-Jr. 6-5 305 Metea Valley/Ben Kleinhans Aurora, Ill. 73 Miranda, Mike *** OL R-Sr. 6-3 305 Stow-Munroe Falls/Mark Nori Stow, Ohio 74 Fashanu, Olumuyiwa OL R-Fr. 6-6 313 Gonzaga College/Randy Trivers Waldorf, Md. 75 Holmes, Des ** OL R-Sr. 6-5 321 Cardinal O’Hara/BJ Hogan Norristown, Pa. 77 Wormley, Sal OL R-So. 6-3 310 Smyrna (Del.)/Mike Judy Newark, N.J. 78 Israel-Achumba, Golden OL R-Fr. 6-4 334 DeMatha Catholic/Bill McGregor Bowie, Md. 79 Wallace, Caedan * OL R-So. 6-5 323 The Hun School/Todd Smith Robbinsville, N.J. 80 Meiga, Malick WR R-Fr. 6-4 200 Cegep du Vieux/Renaldo Sagesse Saint Jerome, QC 81 Fessler, Henry WR R-Jr. 5-10 181 Cathedral Prep/Mike Mischler Erie, Pa. 82 Clifford, Liam WR Fr. 6-1 200 St. Xavier/Steve Specht Maineville, Ohio 83 Weller, Justin WR R-Sr. 6-0 198 Wilson/Doug Dahms Sinking Spring, Pa. 84 Johnson, Theo * TE/H So. 6-6 256 Holy Names Catholic/Rob McIntyre Windsor, Ont. 85 Wallace III, Harrison WR Fr. 6-1 190 Pike Road/Patrick Browning Montgomery, Ala. 86 Strange, Brenton * TE/H R-So. 6-3 250 Parkersburg/Mike Byus Parkersburg, W.Va. 87 Knapp, Ben TE Fr. 6-5 245 Canton/Tyler Sechrist Canton, Pa. 87 Wilson, Benjamin * WR R-Sr.+ 6-2 212 Uniontown/John Fortugna Uniontown, Pa. 88 Black, Norval WR Sr. 6-1 174 Northwest/Mike Neubeiser/Lackawanna College Germantown, Md. 89 Eubanks, Winston WR R-Sr. 6-0 196 LaSalle College/John Steinmetz/Shippensburg Philadelphia, Pa. 89 Kline, Grayson TE/H R-Jr. 6-5 257 Warwick/Bob Locker Sinking Spring, Pa. 90 Checa, Rafael * K R-Jr. 6-2 211 St. John’s College H.S./Joe Casamento Chevy Chase, Md. 90 McGraw, Rodney DE Fr. 6-5 253 Elkhart (Ind.)/Josh Shattuck Chicago, Ill. 91 Ellies, Dvon DT R-So. 6-1 303 McDonogh School/Hakeem Sule Burtonsville, Md. 91 Stoll, Chris ** SN R-Sr. 6-2 249 St. Francis DeSales/Ryan Wiggins Westerville, Ohio 92 Pinegar, Jake *** K Sr. 6-2 196 Ankeny Centennial/Jerry Pezzetti Ankeny, Iowa 92 Vilbert, Smith DE R-So. 6-6 263 St Joseph’s Regional (N.J.)/Augie Hoffman Monsey, N.Y. 93 King, Bradley P R-Sr. 6-2 214 Geneva/ Robert Wicinski/Lackawanna College Geneva, Ill. 93 Perry, Spencer DE Fr. 6-4 225 Neshannock/Fred Mozzocio New Castle, Pa. 94 Sahaydak, Sander K Fr. 6-0 162 Liberty/John Truby Bethlehem, Pa. 94 Wilson, Jake DE R-Fr. 6-3 247 Nazareth Area/Tom Falzone Nazareth, Pa. 95 Brevard, Cole DT R-Fr. 6-3 317 Carmel/John Hebert Carmel, Ind. 95 Hilling, Vlad K R-Jr. 5-10 226 Hollidaysburg/Homer Delatre Hollidaysburg, Pa. 96 Amor, Barney P R-Sr. 6-1 186 Central Bucks/Chas Cathers/Colgate Gilly, Switzerland 96 Groh, Mitchell K Fr. 6-0 195 Dallastown Area/Ron Miller Dallastown, Pa. 97 Mustipher, PJ *** DT Sr. 6-4 326 McDonogh School/Dom Damico Owings Mills, Md. 98 Stout, Jordan ** K/P R-Sr. 6-3 209 Honaker/Douglas Hubbard/Virginia Tech Cedar Bluff, Va. 98 Vasey, Dan DE R-Sr. 6-4 240 Wallenpaupack/Mark Watson Lackawaxen, Pa. 99 Izzard, Coziah DT R-Fr. 6-3 295 DeMatha Catholic/Bill McGregor Columbia, Md. 99 Nwosu, Gabe P Fr. 6-6 302 The Bullis School/Patrick Cilento Derwood, Md. * - Letters won 2021 18 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL ALPHABETICAL ROSTER (A-KNAPP) NO. NAME POS. EL. HT. WT. HIGH SCHOOL/COACH HOMETOWN 96 Amor, Barney P R-Sr. 6-1 186 Central Bucks/Chas Cathers/Colgate Gilly, Switzerland 44 Appiah Darkwa, Joseph DT R-So. 6-5 295 Don Bosco Gymnasium/-- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 51 Beamon, Hakeem * DT R-So. 6-3 256 Manchester/Tom Hall Midlothian, Va. 88 Black, Norval WR Sr. 6-1 174 Northwest/Mike Neubeiser/Lackawanna College Germantown, Md. 95 Brevard, Cole DT R-Fr. 6-3 317 Carmel/John Hebert Carmel, Ind. 1 Brisker, Jaquan ** S Sr.+ 6-1 200 Gateway/Don Holl/Lackawanna College Pittsburgh, Pa. 13 Brooks, Ellis *** LB R-Sr. 6-1 241 Benedictine College Prep/Greg Lilly Mechanicsville, Va. 16 Brown, Ji’Ayir * S Sr. 5-11 205 Trenton Central/Greg Hyslop/Lackawanna College Trenton, N.J. 26 Brown, Kaleb CB Fr. 5-11 188 Wilson/Doug Dahms Reading, Pa. 42 Buddin, Jamari LB Fr. 6-2 221 Belleville/Jermain Crowell Ypsilanti, Mich. 21 Cain, Noah * RB Jr. 5-10 220 IMG Academy (Fla.)/Kevin Wright Baton Rouge, La. 5 Castro-Fields, Tariq **** CB Sr.+ 6-0 194 Riverdale Baptist School/Caesar Nettles Upper Marlboro, Md. 90 Checa, Rafael * K R-Jr. 6-2 211 St. John’s College H.S./Joe Casamento Chevy Chase, Md. 50 Chizmar, Max LB R-Sr. 6-2 231 Mars Area/Scott Heinauer Mars, Pa. 51 Christ, Jimmy OL R-Fr. 6-7 302 Dominion/Drake Woodard Sterling, Va. 15 Clark, Evan QB Fr. 6-3 208 Manheim Township/Mark Evans Lancaster, Pa. 82 Clifford, Liam WR Fr. 6-1 200 St. Xavier/Steve Specht Maineville, Ohio 14 Clifford, Sean ** QB R-Sr. 6-2 219 St. Xavier/Steve Specht Cincinnati, Ohio 29 Costantini, Sebastian S R-So. 5-11 191 Malvern Prep/Dave Gueriera Collegeville, Pa. 24 Davis Jr., Jeffrey CB Fr. 6-0 174 Kingswood Oxford School/Jason Martinez Bristol, Conn. 66 Dawkins, Nick OL R-Fr. 6-4 312 Parkland/Tim Moncman Allentown, Pa. 34 DeLuca, Dominic LB Fr. 6-1 212 Wyoming Area/Randy Spencer West Pittston, Pa. 16 Dinkins, Khalil TE Fr. 6-4 226 North Allegheny/Art Walker Wexford, Pa. 3 Dixon, Johnny CB Jr. 6-0 186 Chamberlain/Jason Lane/South Carolina Tampa, Fla. 5 Dotson, Jahan *** WR Sr. 5-11 184 Nazareth Area/Tom Falzone Nazareth, Pa. 19 Dottin, Jaden WR R-Fr. 6-2 186 Suffield Academy (Conn.)/Drew Gamere Cambridge, Mass. 48 Duzansky, Tyler SN Fr. 6-4 201 St. Francis Prep/Bob McMillen Wheaton, Ill. 39 Dwyer, Robbie LB R-So. 6-1 258 Wyoming Valley West/Pat Keating Pringle, Pa. 17 Ebiketie, Arnold DE R-Sr. 6-3 256 Albert Einstein/Mike Bonavia/Temple Silver Spring, Md. 72 Effner, Bryce * OL R-Jr. 6-5 305 Metea Valley/Ben Kleinhans Aurora, Ill. 91 Ellies, Dvon DT R-So. 6-1 303 McDonogh School/Hakeem Sule Burtonsville, Md. 2 Ellis, Keaton ** S Jr. 5-11 190 State College Area/Matt Lintal State College, Pa. 43 Elsdon, Tyler LB R-Fr. 6-2 229 North Schuylkill/Wally Hall Frackville, Pa. 89 Eubanks, Winston WR R-Sr. 6-0 196 LaSalle College/John Steinmetz/Shippensburg Philadelphia, Pa. 32 Farronato, Dylan S R-So. 5-11 201 Lewisburg Area/Marc Persing Lewisburg, Pa. 74 Fashanu, Olumuyiwa OL R-Fr. 6-6 313 Gonzaga College/Randy Trivers Waldorf, Md. 81 Fessler, Henry WR R-Jr. 5-10 181 Cathedral Prep/Mike Mischler Erie, Pa. 36 Fisher, Zuriah DE R-Fr. 6-3 260 Aliquippa/ Mike Warfield Aliquippa, Pa. 28 Ford, Devyn ** RB Jr. 5-11 200 North Stafford/Joe Mangano Stafford, Va. 47 Furmanek, Alex DT R-So. 6-2 278 North East/Shawn Humes North East, Pa. 11 George, Daniel ** WR R-Jr. 6-2 206 Oxon Hill/Craig Jefferies Fort Washington, Md. 96 Groh, Mitchell K Fr. 6-0 195 Dallastown Area/Ron Miller Dallastown, Pa. 53 Hansard, Fred *** DT R-Sr. 6-3 309 The Hun School/Todd Smith Burlington, N.J. 25 Hardy, Daequan * CB R-So. 5-9 180 Penn Hills/Jon LeDonne Pittsburgh, Pa. 37 Hartlaub, Drew *** S R-Sr. 5-11 180 South Western/Chris Heilman Hanover, Pa. 27 Hawkins, Aeneas DT R-Jr. 6-2 287 Moeller/John Rodenberg Cincinnati, Ohio 95 Hilling, Vlad K R-Jr. 5-10 226 Hollidaysburg/Homer Delatre Hollidaysburg, Pa. 26 Holmes, Caziah * RB So. 5-11 211 Cocoa/Ryan Schneider Titusville, Fla. 75 Holmes, Des ** OL R-Sr. 6-5 321 Cardinal O’Hara/BJ Hogan Norristown, Pa. 20 Isaac, Adisa ** DE Jr. 6-4 244 Canarsie/Brian Ellis Brooklyn, N.Y. 78 Israel-Achumba, Golden OL R-Fr. 6-4 334 DeMatha Catholic/Bill McGregor Bowie, Md. 99 Izzard, Coziah DT R-Fr. 6-3 295 DeMatha Catholic/Bill McGregor Columbia, Md. 23 Jacobs, Curtis * LB So. 6-1 230 McDonogh School/Hakeem Sule Glen Burnie, Md. 15 Jennings, Enzo S R-Fr. 6-1 194 Oak Park/Greg Carter Detroit, Mich. 84 Johnson, Theo * TE/H So. 6-6 256 Holy Names Catholic/Rob McIntyre Windsor, Ont. 45 Katshir, Charlie * LB R-Jr. 6-3 231 Cumberland Valley/Michael Whitehead Camp Hill, Pa. 93 King, Bradley P R-Sr. 6-2 214 Geneva/ Robert Wicinski/Lackawanna College Geneva, Ill. 4 King, Kalen CB Fr. 5-11 183 Cass Tech/Thomas Wilcher Detroit, Mich. 41 King, Kobe LB Fr. 6-1 245 Cass Tech/Thomas Wilcher Detroit, Mich. 89 Kline, Grayson TE/H R-Jr. 6-5 257 Warwick/Bob Locker Sinking Spring, Pa. 87 Knapp, Ben TE Fr. 6-5 245 Canton/Tyler Sechrist Canton, Pa. ​ 2021 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL 19 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER (KNUTSSON-Z)

NO. NAME POS. EL. HT. WT. HIGH SCHOOL/COACH HOMETOWN 50 Knutsson, Will OL R-Jr. 6-2 320 McDonogh School/Dom Damico Fredericksburg, Va. 59 Konigus, Kaleb OL R-Jr. 6-2 306 Lake-Lehman/Jerry Gilsky Lehman, Pa. 13 Lambert-Smith, KeAndre * WR So. 6-1 184 Maury/Dyrri McCain Norfolk, Va. 24 Lee, Keyvone * RB So. 6-0 239 American Collegiate Academy/Ken Johnson St. Petersburg, Fla. 23 Lovett, John RB Sr.+ 6-0 209 Cherokee/P.J. Mhigan/Baylor Burlington City, N.J. 40 Luketa, Jesse *** LB Sr. 6-3 247 Mercyhurst Prep (Pa.)/Jeff Root Ottawa, Ont. 14 Lytton, A.J. CB Jr. 5-11 180 Wise/DaLawn Parrish/Florida State Upper Marlboro, Md. 90 McGraw, Rodney DE Fr. 6-5 253 Elkhart (Ind.)/Josh Shattuck Chicago, Ill. 80 Meiga, Malick WR R-Fr. 6-4 200 Cegep du Vieux/Renaldo Sagesse Saint Jerome, QC 73 Miranda, Mike *** OL R-Sr. 6-3 305 Stow-Munroe Falls/Mark Nori Stow, Ohio 33 Mostella, Bryce DE R-Fr. 6-6 229 East Kentwood/Tony Kimbrough Kentwood, Mich. 55 Mulbah, Fatorma DT R-Fr. 6-3 296 Susquehanna Township/Joe Headen Harrisburg, Pa. 97 Mustipher, PJ *** DT Sr. 6-4 326 McDonogh School/Dom Damico Owings Mills, Md. 60 Nevills, Seth OL Jr. 6-4 301 Clovis/George Petrissans Clovis, Calif. 99 Nwosu, Gabe P Fr. 6-6 302 The Bullis School/Patrick Cilento Derwood, Md. 93 Perry, Spencer DE Fr. 6-4 225 Neshannock/Fred Mozzocio New Castle, Pa. 92 Pinegar, Jake *** K Sr. 6-2 196 Ankeny Centennial/Jerry Pezzetti Ankeny, Iowa 9 Porter Jr., Joey * CB R-So. 6-2 192 North Allegheny (Pa.)/Art Walker Bakersfield, Calif. 7 Reed, Jaylen S Fr. 6-0 209 Martin Luther King Jr./Tyrone Spencer Detroit, Mich. 2 Roberson, Ta’Quan QB R-So. 5-11 197 DePaul Catholic/John McKenna Orange, N.J. 48 Romano, Cody LB R-Jr. 6-2 222 Blair Academy/Jim Saylor Newton, N.J. 21 Rudolph, Tyler S R-So. 6-0 198 St. Thomas More School/Jeff Moore Waterbury, Conn. 94 Sahaydak, Sander K Fr. 6-0 162 Liberty/John Truby Bethlehem, Pa. 70 Scruggs, Juice * OL R-Jr. 6-3 307 Cathedral Prep (Pa.)/Michael Mischler Ashtabula, Ohio 26 Seider, Jaden S R-So. 5-10 178 State College Area/Matt Lintal Morgantown, W.Va. 12 Smith, Brandon ** LB Jr. 6-3 241 Louisa County/Will Patrick Louisa, Va. 38 Smith, Tank RB R-So. 5-7 225 Penn Hills/Jon LeDonne/Saint Francis (Pa.) Pittsburgh, Pa. 20 Stahl, Mason QB R-Fr. 6-0 202 Baldwin/Loran Cooley Pittsburgh, Pa. 91 Stoll, Chris ** SN R-Sr. 6-2 249 St. Francis DeSales/Ryan Wiggins Westerville, Ohio 98 Stout, Jordan ** K/P R-Sr. 6-3 209 Honaker/Douglas Hubbard/Virginia Tech Cedar Bluff, Va. 86 Strange, Brenton * TE/H R-So. 6-3 250 Parkersburg/Mike Byus Parkersburg, W.Va. 6 Sullivan-Brown, Cam * WR R-Sr. 6-0 193 Saint Vincent Pallotti/Ian Thomas Bowie, Md. 27 Susen, Ethan CB Fr. 5-10 170 Wilmington/Brandon Phillian New Wilmington, Pa. 0 Sutherland, Jonathan *** S R-Sr. 5-11 201 Episcopal (Va.)/Panos Voulgaris Ottawa, Ont. 54 Tangelo, Derrick DT Sr.+ 6-2 308 The Bullis School/Pat Celinto/Duke Gaithersburg, Md. 46 Tarburton, Nick * DE R-Jr. 6-3 255 Pennridge/Jeff Hollenbach Green Lane, Pa. 58 Tengwall, Landon OL Fr. 6-6 326 Good Counsel/Andy Stefanelli Annapolis, Md. 18 Townley Jr., Davon DE Fr. 6-6 252 North Community/Charles Adams Minneapolis, Minn. 57 Traore, Ibrahim OL R-Fr. 6-5 318 Frederick Douglas Academy 1/Andrew Kell Bronx, N.Y. 19 Tutty, Jace CB Fr. 5-11 185 Stroudsburg/Jim Miller Stroudsburg, Pa. 52 van den Berg, Jordan DT So. 6-3 292 Providence Christian Academy/Parker Conley/Iowa Western Johannesburg, South Africa 56 Vanover, Amin DT R-Fr. 6-4 263 St. Joseph’s/Augie Hoffman Newark, N.J. 98 Vasey, Dan DE R-Sr. 6-4 240 Wallenpaupack/Mark Watson Lackawaxen, Pa. 9 Veilleux, Christian QB Fr. 6-4 202 Bullis School (Md.)/Patrick Cilento Ottawa, Ont. 92 Vilbert, Smith DE R-So. 6-6 263 St Joseph’s Regional (N.J.)/Augie Hoffman Monsey, N.Y. 30 Walchak, Bobby S Fr. 5-11 172 Potsville Area/Tom McGeoy Pottsville, Pa. 53 Walker, Rasheed ** OL R-Jr. 6-6 320 North Point/Tom Petre Waldorf, Md. 79 Wallace, Caedan * OL R-So. 6-5 323 The Hun School/Todd Smith Robbinsville, N.J. 85 Wallace III, Harrison WR Fr. 6-1 190 Pike Road/Patrick Browning Montgomery, Ala. 44 Warren, Tyler TE/H R-Fr. 6-6 252 Atlee/Matt Gray Mechanicsville, Va. 3 Washington, Parker * WR So. 5-10 207 William B. Travis/Trey Sissom Sugar Land, Texas 83 Weller, Justin WR R-Sr. 6-0 198 Wilson/Doug Dahms Sinking Spring, Pa. 6 Wheatley, Zakee CB Fr. 6-2 192 Archbishop Spalding/Kyle Schmitt Crofton, Md. 55 Whigan, Anthony * OL R-Sr. 6-4 316 Great Mills/Tyrone Hill/Lackawanna College Lexington Park, Md. 61 Wills, Ryan OL Fr. 6-4 287 LaSalle College/John Steinmetz Glenside, Pa. 87 Wilson, Benjamin * WR R-Sr.+ 6-2 212 Uniontown/John Fortugna Uniontown, Pa. 68 Wilson, Eric OL Sr. 6-4 307 Benilde-St. Margaret’s/Patrick Krieger Minnetrista, Minn. 94 Wilson, Jake DE R-Fr. 6-3 247 Nazareth Area/Tom Falzone Nazareth, Pa. 8 Wilson, Marquis ** ATH Jr. 5-11 180 Windsor/Rob Fleeting Windsor, Conn. 77 Wormley, Sal OL R-So. 6-3 310 Smyrna (Del.)/Mike Judy Newark, N.J. 49 Wright, Michael SN R-Fr. 6-1 211 Blessed Trinity Catholic/Tim McFarlin Roswell, Ga. 52 Zalar, Blake OL R-So. 6-1 296 Shamokin Area/Henry Hynoski Coal Township, Pa. 2021 20 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL RECORD WATCH RUSHING SEASON RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS LONGEST PASS PLAYS CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES BY A QUARTERBACK LONGEST RUNS 1. 95 Sean Clifford to Daniel George vs. Kent St., 2018 1. 70 Trace McSorley 2015-18 1. 12 Trace McSorley 2018 2. 93 Trace McSorley to KJ Hamler vs. Ohio State, 2018 2. 48 Christian Hackenberg 2013-15 1. *92 Blair Thomas vs. Syracuse 1986 2. 11 Michael Robinson 2005 3. 92 Bill Hess to Bob Higgins at Pittsburgh, 1919 3. 46 Matt McGloin 2009-12 92 Bill Belton at Indiana 2014 11 Trace McSorley 2017 4. 86 Steve Joachim to Jim Scott at Navy, 1971 4. 43 2006-09 92 Saquon Barkley vs. Washington 2017 4. 10 Daryll Clark 2008 5. 85 Trace McSorley to S. Barkley vs. Georgia State, 2017 5. 41 Todd Blackledge 1980-82 4. 90 Bill Suter at Navy 1894 5. 7 Daryll Clark 2009 6. 82 Matt Knizner at Eric Hamilton vs. Pittsburgh, 1986 41 Tony Sacca 1988-91 5. 87 Bob Campbell vs. Syracuse 1968 7 Trace McSorley 2016 7. 82 to Freddie Scott vs. Rutgers, 1994 41 2001-04 6. 86 Bob Riggle at West Virginia 1964 7. 6 1958 8. 80 Tom Sherman to Paul Johnson at Maryland, 1967 41 Sean Clifford 2018-pres. 85 Journey Brown vs. Pitt 2019 6 Richie Lucas 1959 80 Doug Strang to Dean DiMidio vs. Alabama, 1983 9. 39 Kerry Collins 1991-94 8. 84 Chafie Fields vs. Texas 1996 6 1972 80 Pat Devlin to Stephfon Green vs. Michigan, 2008 10. 37 1975-78 84 Larry Johnson vs. Illinois 2002 6 Michael Robinson 2002 80 to Derek Moye vs. Illinois, 2010 10. 83 Ki-Jana Carter vs. Oregon 1994 11. 5 Tom Sherman 1966 80 Trace McSorley to Irvin Charles vs. Minnesota, 2016 SEASON COMPLETIONS 11. 81 Saquon Barkley at Purdue 2016 5 Todd Blackledge 1981 13. 79 Lance Longeran to John Greene vs. Maryland, 1988 81 Devyn Ford vs. Idaho 2019 5 Doug Strang 1983 79 Kevin Thompson to Chafie Fieldsat Miami (Fla.), 1999 1. 284 Trace McSorley 2017 *non-scoring play 79 Daryll Clark to Chaz Powell vs. Iowa, 2009 2. 270 Matt McGloin 2012 5 Rashard Casey 1999 270 Christian Hackenberg 2014 GAME RUSHING YARDS 5 Rashard Casey 2000 79 Christian Hackenberg to Geno Lewis vs. UCF, 2014 17. 78 Kevin Thompson to Chafie Fields at Purdue, 1999 4. 234 2007 BY A QUARTERBACK 5 Matt McGloin 2012 5 Sean Clifford 2019 18. 76 Chuck Burkhart to Tom Cherry at UCLA, 1968 5. 232 Daryll Clark 2009 1. 250 Eugene "Shorty" Miller Carnegie Tech, 1913 76 John Hufnagel to Jimmy Scott at Boston Coll., 1972 6. 231 Christian Hackenberg 2013 7. 224 Trace McSorley 2016 2. 175 Trace McSorley Ohio State, 2018 CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 76 to Chuck Herd vs. West Virginia, 1973 21. *75 John Andress to Dick Barvinchak at Iowa, 1975 8. 208 Anthony Morelli 2006 3. 156 Chuck Peters Syracuse, 1938 BY A QUARTERBACK 4. 138 Zack Mills Ohio State, 2001 75 Tom Bill to David Daniels vs. Temple, 1989 9. 193 Wally Richardson 1995 5. 125 Michael Robinson Wisconsin, 2005 1. 30 Trace McSorley 2015-18 75 Sean Clifford to Jahan Dotson vs. Illinois, 2020 10. 192 Daryll Clark 2008 6. 122 Steve Rollins Syracuse, 1938 2. 22 Daryll Clark 2007-09 23. 74 Matt McGloin to Derek Moye at Indiana, 2011 192 Christian Hackenberg 2015 7. 119 Sean Clifford Indiana, 2020 3. 20 Michael Robinson 2002-05 *74 Will Levis to Pat Freiermuth at Nebraska, 2020 192 Trace McSorley 2018 8. 113 Tony Sacca Pittsburgh, 1990 4. 13 John Hufnagel 1970-72 24. 73 M. Robinson to Matt Kranchick vs. Wisconsin, 2003 13. 189 Sean Clifford 2019 113 Tommy Stevens Maryland, 2017 5. 11 Zack Mills 2001-04 25. 72 to Les Walters vs. Boston, 1956 14. 188 Zack Mills 2002 10. 112 Michael Robinson Minnesota, 2005 6. 10 Todd Blackledge 1980-82 72 Tom Shuman to Chuck Herd vs. LSU, 1973 15. 176 Kerry Collins 1994 10 Rashard Casey 1997-2000 72 Chuck Fusina to Scott Fitzkee vs. Miami (Fla.), 1977 CAREER COMPLETIONS SEASON RUSHING YARDS 8. 8 Doug Strang 1981-84 72 C. Hackenberg to Chris Godwin vs. Boston Coll., 2014 72 Trace McSorley to Chris Godwin vs. USC, 2016 1. 720 Trace McSorley 2015-18 BY A QUARTERBACK 8 Tommy Stevens 2016-18 8 Sean Clifford 2018-pres. 72 Sean Clifford to Jahan Dotson vs. Purdue, 2019 2. 693 Christian Hackenberg 2013-15 1. 806 Michael Robinson 2005 11. 7 Matt McGloin 2009-12 *non-scoring play 3. 606 Zack Mills 2001-04 2. 798 Trace McSorley 2018 7 John Shaffer 1983-86 4. 513 Matt McGloin 2009-12 3. 491 Trace McSorley 2017 GAME TD PASSES 5. 460 Anthony Morelli 2004-07 4. 402 Sean Clifford 2019 1. 5 Tony Sacca vs. Georgia Tech 1991 6. 444 Daryll Clark 2006-09 5. 396 Michael Robinson 2003 PASSING 5 Rashard Casey vs. La. Tech 2000 7. 401 Tony Sacca 1988-91 6. 365 Trace McSorley 2016 CAREER PASSING YARDAGE 3. 4 Tom Sherman vs. Pittsburgh 1967 8. 378 Wally Richardson 1992, 94-96 7. 346 John Hufnagel 1971 9. 371 Chuck Fusina 1975-78 1. 9899 Trace McSorley 2015-18 4 Chuck Fusina vs. Syracuse 1978 8. 335 Sean Clifford 2020 4 Todd Blackledge vs. Temple 1982 10. 370 Kerry Collins 1991-94 9. 325 Richie Lucas 1959 2. 8457 Christian Hackenberg 2013-15 11. 346 Sean Clifford 2018-pres. 3. 7212 Zack Mills 2001-04 4 Todd Blackledge vs. Maryland 1982 10. 315 Rashard Casey 2000 4 Todd Blackledge vs. Rutgers 1982 SEASON PASSING ATTEMPTS 11. 290 Rashard Casey 1999 4. 6390 Matt McGloin 2009-12 5. 5869 Tony Sacca 1988-91 4 vs. Minnesota 1993 12. 284 Dick Hoak 1960 4 Kerry Collins vs. Rutgers 1993 1. 484 Christian Hackenberg 2014 13. 282 Daryll Clark 2008 6. 5742 Daryll Clark 2006-09 2. 446 Matt McGloin 2012 7. 5382 Chuck Fusina 1975-78 4 Wally Richardson vs. Auburn 1995 14. 263 Michael Robinson 2002 4 Zack Mills vs. Iowa 2002 3. 427 Trace McSorley 2017 15. 260 Will Levis 2020 8. 5304 Kerry Collins 1991-94 4. 402 Anthony Morelli 2007 9. 5275 Anthony Morelli 2004-07 4 Michael Robinson at Illinois 2005 16. 255 1962 4 Anthony Morelli vs. Buffalo 2007 5. 392 Christian Hackenberg 2013 17. 234 Richie Lucas 1958 10. 4812 Todd Blackledge 1980-82 6. 387 Trace McSorley 2016 11. 4732 Sean Clifford 2018-pres. 4 Daryll Clark vs. Michigan State 2008 18. 213 Will Levis 2019 4 Matt McGloin vs. Northwestern 2010 7. 386 Anthony Morelli 2006 19. 211 Daryll Clark 2009 4 Matt McGloin vs. Navy 2012 8. 381 Daryll Clark 2009 20. 201 Zack Mills 2002 SEASON PASSING YARDAGE 4 Matt McGloin vs. Indiana 2012 9. 361 Trace McSorley 2018 1. 3614 Trace McSorley 2016 4 C. Hackenberg at Wisconsin 2013 10. 359 Christian Hackenberg 2015 CAREER RUSHING YARDS 2. 3570 Trace McSorley 2017 4 C. Hackenberg vs. Boston Coll. 2014 11. 335 Wally Richardson 1995 BY A QUARTERBACK 3. 3271 Matt McGloin 2012 4 Trace McSorley vs. Michigan St. 2016 12. 333 Zack Mills 2002 4. 3003 Daryll Clark 2009 4 Trace McSorley vs. Wisconsin 2016 13. 321 Daryll Clark 2008 1. 1697 Trace McSorley 2015-18 5. 2977 Christian Hackenberg 2014 4 Trace McSorley vs. USC 2016 14. 319 Sean Clifford 2019 2. 1637 Michael Robinson 2002-05 6. 2955 Christian Hackenberg 2013 4 Trace McSorley vs. Georgia St. 2017 15. 311 Michael Robinson 2005 3. 734 Sean Clifford 2018-pres. 7. 2679 Kerry Collins 1994 4 Sean Clifford vs. Buffalo 2019 16. 309 Rashard Casey 2000 4. 670 Rashard Casey 1997-2000 8. 2654 Sean Clifford 2019 4 Sean Clifford at Michigan St. 2019 17. 292 Todd Blackledge 1982 5. 667 John Hufnagel 1970-72 9. 2651 Anthony Morelli 2007 292 Tony Sacca 1991 6. 625 Richie Lucas 1957-59 10. 2592 Daryll Clark 2008 SEASON TOUCHDOWN PASSES 19. 279 Wally Richardson 1996 7. 619 Daryll Clark 2006-09 1. 29 Trace McSorley 2016 20. 268 Zack Mills 2004 8. 584 Zack Mills 2001-04 GAME PASSING YARDAGE 2. 28 Trace McSorley 2017 CAREER PASSING ATTEMPTS 9. 506 Tommy Stevens 2016-18 3. 24 Daryll Clark 2009 10. 473 Will Levis 2019-pres. 1. 454 Christian Hackenberg vs. UCF 2014 24 Matt McGloin 2012 1. 1235 Christian Hackenberg 2013-15 2. 399 Zack Mills vs. Iowa 2002 5. 23 Sean Clifford 2019 2. 1215 Trace McSorley 2015-18 3. 398 Sean Clifford at Maryland 2019 6. 22 Todd Blackledge 1982 3. 1082 Zack Mills 2001-04 4. 395 Matt McGloin vs. Indiana 2012 7. 21 Tony Sacca 1991 4. 894 Matt McGloin 2009-12 5. 384 Trace McSorley vs. Wisconsin 2016 21 Kerry Collins 1994 5. 824 Tony Sacca 1988-91 6. 381 Trace McSorley at Michigan St. 2017 9. 20 Christian Hackenberg 2013 6. 821 Anthony Morelli 2004-07 7. 379 Michael Robinson vs. Wisconsin 2003 10. 19 Doug Strang 1983 7. 738 Daryll Clark 2006-09 8. 376 Trace McSorley vs. Michigan St. 2016 19 Anthony Morelli 2007 8. 692 Wally Richardson 1992, 94-96 9. 371 C. Hackenberg vs. Boston Coll. 2014 19 Daryll Clark 2008 9. 664 Chuck Fusina 1975-78 10. 366 Mike McQueary vs. Pittsburgh 1997 13. 18 Wally Richardson 1995 10. 658 Todd Blackledge 1980-82 11. 358 Todd Blackledge at Miami (Fla.) 1981 18 Trace McSorley 2018 11. 657 Kerry Collins 1991-94 12. 353 Daryll Clark vs. Akron 2009 15. 17 Michael Robinson 2005 12. 577 Sean Clifford 2018-pres. 13. 352 Kerry Collins at Michigan State 1993 17 Mike McQueary 1997 13. 547 John Shaffer 1983-86 14. 342 Trace McSorley vs. Washington 2017 17 Zack Mills 2002 14. 505 Michael Robinson 2002-05 15. 341 Daryll Clark vs. Michigan State 2008 18. 16 Christian Hackenberg 2015 15. 495 Kevin Thompson 1996-99 16. 340 Christian Hackenberg at Indiana 2013 16 Sean Clifford 2020 340 Sean Clifford at Minnesota 2019 20. 15 Chuck Fusina 1977 340 Sean Clifford at Maryland 2020 15 John Hufnagel 1972

2021 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL 21 RECORD WATCH SEASON COMPLETION PCT. SEASON YARDS PER COMPLETION SEASON PASSING EFFICIENCY SEASON 300-YD. PASSING GAMES (Min. 100 attempts) (Min. 100 attempts) (Min. 100 attempts) 1. 5 Trace McSorley 2016 1. .667 (176-264) Kerry Collins 1994 1. 17.7 John Hufnagel 1972 1. 172.9 Kerry Collins 1994 2. 4 Matt McGloin 2012 2. .665 (224-387) Trace McSorley 2017 2. 16.6 Tom Shuman 1973 2. 156.9 Trace McSorley 2016 4 Christian Hackenberg 2013 3. .632 (86-136) John Hufnagel 1971 3. 16.1 Trace McSorley 2016 3. 153.7 Trace McSorley 2017 4 Christian Hackenberg 2014 4. .609 (192-321) Daryll Clark 2009 4. 15.6 Chuck Fusina 1977 4. 151.8 John Hufnagel 1971 4 Trace McSorley 2017 5. .606 (152-251) Sean Clifford 2020 5. 15.5 Tom Sherman 1967 5. 149.8 Tony Sacca 1991 6. 2 Kerry Collins 1994 6. .605 (270-446) Matt McGloin 2012 6. 15.3 Tony Sacca 1990 6. 148.5 Sean Clifford 2019 2 Daryll Clark 2009 7. .598 (192-321) Daryll Clark 2008 7. 15.2 Kerry Collins 1994 7. 148.0 John Hufnagel 1972 2 Sean Clifford 2019 8. .593 (192-361) Trace McSorley 2018 15.2 Tony Sacca 1988 8. 146.4 Chuck Fusina 1977 9. .592 (189-319) Sean Clifford 2019 9. 15.1 Mike McQueary 1997 9. 145.0 Mike McQueary 1997 CAREER 300-YD. PASSING GAMES 10. .589 (231-392) C. Hackenberg 2013 10. 15.0 Todd Blackledge 1981 10. 143.7 Tom Shuman 1973 11. .582 (234-402) Anthony Morelli 2007 11. 14.7 Doug Strang 1984 11. 143.4 Daryll Clark 2008 1. 10 Trace McSorley 2015-18 12. .580 (112-193) Rob Bolden 2010 14.7 Tony Sacca 1991 12. 142.6 Daryll Clark 2009 2. 9 Christian Hackenberg 2013-15 13. .579 (224-387) Trace McSorley 2016 13. 14.5 Doug Strang 1983 13. 137.7 Matt McGloin 2012 3. 6 Matt McGloin 2009-12 14. .579 (169-292) Tony Sacca 1991 14.5 Michael Robinson 2005 14. 137.4 Sean Clifford 2020 4. 4 Kerry Collins 1991-94 15. .578 (155-268) Zack Mills 2004 14.5 Kerry Collins 1992 15. 134.2 Todd Blackledge 1982 5. 3 Daryll Clark 2006-09 16. .577 (142-246) Chuck Fusina 1977 16. 14.4 Kevin Thompson 1999 16. 134.0 Christian Hackenberg 2013 3 Sean Clifford 2018-pres. 17. .576 (193-335) Wally Richardson 1995 14.4 Michael Robinson 2003 17. 133.6 Doug Strang 1983 SEASON 200-YD. PASSING GAMES 18. .573 (146-255) Mike McQueary 1997 18. 14.3 Chuck Fusina 1976 18. 131.8 Kevin Thompson 1999 19. .566 (137-242) Chuck Fusina 1978 19. 14.0 Matt Senneca 2001 19. 129.1 Tom Sherman 1967 1. 11 Matt McGloin 2012 20. .565 (188-333) Zack Mills 2002 14.0 Kevin Thompson 1998 20. 128.7 John Shaffer 1986 11 Trace McSorley 2016 14.0 Tom Shuman 1974 11 Trace McSorley 2016 CAREER COMPLETION PCT. 14.0 John Andress 1975 CAREER PASSING EFFICIENCY 4. 10 Kerry Collins 1994 (Min. 200 attempts) 14.0 Sean Clifford 2019 (Min. 200 attempts) 5. 9 Christian Hackenberg 2013 6. 8 Daryll Clark 2009 1. .602 (444-738) Daryll Clark 2006-09 CAREER YARDS PER COMPLETION 1. 146.8 Sean Clifford 2018-pres. 2. .600 (346-577) Sean Clifford 2018-pres. 7. 7 Todd Blackledge 1982 (Min. 200 attempts) 2. 145.6 Mike McQueary 1994-97 7 Michael Robinson 2005 3. .593 (720-1215) Trace McSorley 2015-18 3. 144.5 Trace McSorley 2015-18 4. .574 (513-894) Matt McGloin 2009-12 1. 16.0 Mike McQueary 1995-97 7 Anthony Morelli 2007 4. 140.8 John Hufnagel 1970-72 10. 6 Tony Sacca 1991 5. .563 (370-657) Kerry Collins 1991-94 2. 15.9 Tom Sherman 1965-67 5. 140.4 Daryll Clark 2006-09 6. .561 (693-1235) C. Hackenberg 2013-14 3. 15.8 John Hufnagel 1970-72 6 Wally Richardson 1995 6. 137.3 Kerry Collins 1991-94 6 Mike McQueary 1997 7. .560 (606-1082) Zack Mills 2001-04 4. 15.4 Tom Shuman 1972-74 7. 132.7 Chuck Fusina 1975-78 8. .560 (460-821) Anthony Morelli 2004-07 5. 14.7 Doug Strang 1981-84 6 Daryll Clark 2008 8. 128.3 Matt McGloin 2009-12 6 Christian Hackenberg 2014 9. .559 (371-664) Chuck Fusina 1975-78 6. 14.6 Tony Sacca 1988-91 9. 128.0 Tom Shuman 1972-74 10. .557 (171-307) Mike McQueary 1995-97 7. 14.5 Chuck Fusina 1975-78 6 Christian Hackenberg 2015 8. 14.3 Kerry Collins 1991-94 10. 127.7 Pete Liske 1961-63 6 Trace McSorley 2018 SEASON YARDS PER ATTEMPT 9. 14.2 Michael Robinson 2002-05 SEASON INTERCEPTION PCT. 6 Sean Clifford 2019 (Min. 100 attempts) 10. 14.2 Tom Bill 1987-90 1. 10.1 Kerry Collins 1994 11. 14.1 Todd Blackledge 1980-82 1. 1.12 Matt McGloin 2012 CAREER 200-YD. PASSING GAMES 2. 9.4 John Hufnagel 1972 12. 14.1 Kevin Thompson 1996-99 2. 1.46 Kerry Collins 1992 3. 1.67 Christian Hackenberg 2015 1. 28 Trace McSorley 2015-18 3. 9.3 Trace McSorley 2016 13. 13.9 John Sacca 1991-93 2. 21 Christian Hackenberg 2013-15 4. 9.0 Chuck Fusina 1977 14. 13.7 Chuck Burkhart 1967-69 4. 1.71 Tony Sacca 1991 5. 1.79 Wally Richardson 1995 3. 18 Matt McGloin 2009-12 5. 8.7 John Hufnagel 1971 13.7 Trace McSorley 2015-18 4. 16 Kerry Collins 1991-94 8.7 Mike McQueary 1997 16. 13.6 John Andress 1974-76 6. 1.86 Daryll Clark 2008 7. 1.94 John Sacca 1992 16 Zack Mills 2001-04 7. 8.5 Tom Shuman 1973 13.6 Sean Clifford 2018-pres. 6. 14 Daryll Clark 2006-09 8.5 Tony Sacca 1991 18. 13.2 John Shaffer 1983-86 1.94 Trace McSorley 2018 9. 1.96 John Shaffer 1986 7. 11 Chuck Fusina 1975-78 9. 8.4 Trace McSorley 2017 19. 13.1 Matt Knizner 1984-87 11 Tony Sacca 1988-91 10. 8.3 Sean Clifford 2019 20. 12.9 Daryll Clark 2005-09 10. 2.07 Trace McSorley 2016 11. 2.07 Anthony Morelli 2006 11 Anthony Morelli 2004-07 CAREER YARDS PER ATTEMPT SEASON TOUCHDOWN PASS PCT. 12. 2.19 Sean Clifford 2019 11 Sean Clifford 2018-pres. (Min. 200 attempts) (Min. 100 attempts) 13. 2.47 Pete Liske 1962 14. 2.48 Anthony Morelli 2007 1. 8.9 Mike McQueary 1995-97 1. 8.08 Tom Shuman 1973 2. 7.95 Kerry Collins 1994 15. 2.55 Christian Hackenberg 2013 2. 8.7 John Hufnagel 1970-72 16. 2.59 Rashard Casey 2000 3. 8.2 Sean Clifford 2018-pres. 3. 7.85 Kevin Thompson 1999 4. 8.1 Chuck Fusina 1975-78 4. 7.53 Todd Blackledge 1982 CAREER INTERCEPTION PCT. 8.1 Kerry Collins 1991-94 5. 7.49 Trace McSorley 2016 8.1 Trace McSorley 2015-18 6. 7.41 Pete Liske 1962 1. 2.02 Wally Richardson 1992, 94-96 7. 7.9 Tom Shuman 1972-74 7. 7.35 John Hufnagel 1971 2. 2.06 Trace McSorley 2015-18 8. 7.8 Daryll Clark 2005-09 8. 7.34 Doug Strang 1983 3. 2.10 Matt McGloin 2009-12 9. 7.5 Tom Sherman 1965-67 9. 7.21 Sean Clifford 2019 4. 2.14 Anthony Morelli 2004-07 7.5 Kevin Thompson 1996-99 10. 7.19 Tony Sacca 1991 5. 2.17 Daryll Clark 2006-09 6. 2.31 John Sacca 1992-93 CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASS PCT. 2.31 Anthony Morelli 2004-07 8. 2.51 Christian Hackenberg 2013-15 1. 9.14 Elwood Petchel 1946-48 9. 2.77 Sean Clifford 2018-pres. 2. 7.67 Tom Shuman 1972-74 10. 2.82 Pete Liske 1961-63 3. 7.17 Mike McQueary 1994-97 4. 7.12 Sean Clifford 2018-pres. CAREER WINNING PERCENTAGE 5. 6.76 1959-61 AS A STARTING QB 6.76 Pete Liske 1961-63 (minimum 10 starts) 7. 6.48 John Sacca 1992-93 8. 6.37 John Hufnagel 1970-72 1. 1.000 22-0-0 Chuck Burkhart 1968-69 9. 6.33 Trace McSorley 2015-18 2. .962 25-1-0 John Shaffer 1984-86 10. 6.23 Todd Blackledge 1980-82 3. .917 22-2-0 Tom Shuman 1972-74 4. .897 26-3-0 John Hufnagel 1970-72 5. .879 29-4-0 Todd Blackledge 1980-82 6. .871 27-4-0 Chuck Fusina 1976-78 7. .846 22-4-0 Daryll Clark 2006-09 8. .808 21-5-0 Kerry Collins 1994-97 .808 21-5-0 Wally Richardson 1992, 94-96 10. .775 31-9-0 Trace McSorley 2015-18 11. .773 8-2-1 Tom Sherman 1965-67 12. .760 19-6-0 Kevin Thompson 1996-99 13. .750 9-3-0 Mike McQueary 1994-97 14. .738 29-10-1 Tony Sacca 1988-91 -- .700 14-6 Sean Clifford 2018-pres. 2021 22 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL RECORD WATCH RECEIVING SEASON RECEIVING TDs CAREER 100-YD. RECEIVING GAMES GAME TOTAL OFFENSE CAREER RECEIVING YARDAGE 1. 13 Bobby Engram 1993 1. 16 Bobby Engram 1991, 93-95 Yards Rush Pass 2. 11 Bobby Engram 1995 2. 10 Allen Robinson 2011-13 1. 461 175 286 T. McSorley vs. Ohio State 2018 1. 3026 Bobby Engram 1991, 93-95 11 Allen Robinson 2012 3. 9 Chris Godwin 2014-16 2. 456 2 454 C. Hackenberg vs. UCF 2014 2. 2842 DaeSean Hamilton 2014-17 11 Chris Godwin 2016 9 DaeSean Hamilton 2014-17 3. 452 54 398 S. Clifford at Maryland 2019 3. 2771 Deon Butler 2005-08 5. 10 Joe Jurevicius 1997 9 Joe Jurevicius 1994-97 4. 418 138 280 Z. Mills vs. Ohio State 2001 4. 2479 Allen Robinson 2011-13 6. 9 O.J. McDuffie 1992 6. 8 Bryant Johnson 1999-2002 5. 408 73 335 T. McSorley vs. Minnesota 2016 5. 2421 Chris Godwin 2014-16 9 Freddie Scott 1994 7. 7 O.J. McDuffie 1988-92 6. 402 60 342 T. McSorley vs. Washington 2017 6. 2395 Derek Moye 2008-11 9 Deon Butler 2005 8. 6 Deon Butler 2005-08 7. 398 19 379 M. Robinson vs. Wisconsin 2003 7. 2015 Jordan Norwood 2005-08 9 Mike Gesicki 2017 6 Kenny Jackson 1980-83 8. 389 -10 399 Z.Mills vs. Iowa 2002 8. 2008 Bryant Johnson 1999-2002 9 DaeSean Hamilton 2017 6 Derek Moye 2008-11 389 13 376 T. McSorley vs. Michigan St. 2016 9. 2006 Kenny Jackson 1980-83 11. 8 Terry Smith 1991 6 Freddie Scott 1993-95 10. 383 2 381 T. McSorley at Michigan St. 2017 10. 1988 O.J. McDuffie 1988-92 8 Derek Moye 2010 6 Jahan Dotson 2018-pres. 11. 379 39 340 S. Clifford at Minnesota 2019 11. 1894 Joe Jurevicius 1994-97 8 Pat Freiermuth 2018 12. 371 0 371 C. Hackenberg vs. Boston Coll. 2014 12. 1837 Jack Curry 1965-67 8 KJ Hamler 2019 SEASON 100-YD. RECEIVING GAMES 371 46 325 T. McSorley vs. Nebraska 2017 13. 1825 Terry Smith 1988-91 8 Jahan Dotson 2020 14. 370 4 366 M. McQueary vs. Pittsburgh 1997 14. 1743 Derrick Williams 2005-08 16. 7 Kenny Jackson 1982 1. 8 Allen Robinson 2013 15. 369 67 302 R. Casey vs. Iowa 2000 15. 1702 Tony Johnson 2000-03 7 Kenny Jackson 1983 2. 6 Bobby Engram 1993 16. 366 26 340 S. Clifford vs. Maryland 2020 16. 1658 KJ Hamler 2018-19 7 Bobby Engram 1994 6 Bobby Engram 1995 17. 364 -20 384 T. McSorley vs. Wisconsin 2016 17. 1575 Jahan Dotson 2018-pres. 7 Deon Butler 2008 4. 5 O.J. McDuffie 1992 18. 363 92 271 J. Hufnagel at Boston College 1972 18. 1520 Freddie Scott 1993-95 7 Graham Zug 2009 5 Freddie Scott 1994 363 125 238 M. Robinson vs. Wisconsin 2005 19. 1481 Mike Gesicki, TE 2014-17 7 Pat Freiermuth 2019 5 Joe Jurevicius 1996 363 -32 395 M. McGloin vs. Indiana 2012 20. 1437 Chafie Fields 1996-99 5 Bryant Johnson 2001 21. 1343 Ted Kwalick, TE 1966-68 CAREER RECEPTIONS 5 Chris Godwin 2015 SEASON TDs RESPONSIBLE FOR 22. 1263 Scott Fitzkee 1975-78 5 Jahan Dotson 2020 23. 1245 DeAndre Thompkins 2015-18 1. 214 DaeSean Hamilton 2014-17 10. 4 Bobby Engram 1994 1. 39 Trace McSorley 2017 24. 1222 David Daniels 1988-90 2. 179 Deon Butler 2005-08 4 Joe Jurevicius 1997 2. 36 Trace McSorley 2016 25. 1195 Saquon Barkley, RB 2015-17 3. 177 Allen Robinson 2011-13 4 DaeSean Hamilton 2014 3. 31 Daryll Clark 2009 26. 1185 Pat Freiermuth, TE 2018-20 4. 167 Bobby Engram 1991, 93-95 4 DaeSean Hamilton 2017 4. 30 Trace McSorley 2018 5. 161 Derrick Williams 2005-08 4 KJ Hamler 2019 5. 29 Daryll Clark 2008 SEASON RECEIVING YARDAGE 6. 158 Jordan Norwood 2005-08 29 Matt McGloin 2012 7. 154 Chris Godwin 2014-16 29 Lydell Mitchell 1971 1. 1432 Allen Robinson 2013 8. 144 Derek Moye 2008-11 TOTAL OFFENSE 8. 28 Michael Robinson 2005 2. 1101 Chris Godwin 2015 9. 129 Mike Gesicki, TE 2014-17 CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE 28 Sean Clifford 2019 3. 1084 Bobby Engram 1995 10. 125 O.J. McDuffie 1988-92 10. 25 Todd Blackledge 1982 4. 1029 Bobby Engram 1994 11. 117 Jack Curry 1965-67 Yards Rush Pass 25 Tony Sacca 1991 5. 1018 Allen Robinson 2012 12. 110 Bryant Johnson 1999-2002 1. 11596 1697 9899 Trace McSorley 2015-18 12. 24 Christian Hackenberg 2013 6. 982 Chris Godwin 2016 13. 109 Kenny Jackson 1980-83 2. 8215 -242 8457 Christian Hackenberg 2013-15 24 Doug Strang 1983 7. 977 O.J. McDuffie 1992 14. 108 Terry Smith, 1988-91 3. 7796 584 7212 Zack Mills 2001-04 24 Saquon Barkley 2017 8. 973 Freddie Scott 1994 15. 107 Tony Johnson 2000-03 4. 6361 619 5742 Daryll Clark 2006-09 15. 23 Ki-Jana Carter 1994 9. 917 Bryant Johnson 2002 16. 102 Saquon Barkley, RB 2015-17 5. 6325 -65 6390 Matt McGloin 2009-12 23 Larry Johnson 2002 10. 904 KJ Hamler 2019 17. 98 KJ Hamler 2018-19 6. 6000 131 5869 Tony Sacca 1988-91 11. 899 DaeSean Hamilton 2014 18. 94 Joe Jurevicius 1994-97 7. 5466 734 4732 Sean Clifford 2018-pres. CAREER TDs RESPONSIBLE FOR 12. 885 Derek Moye 2010 19. 93 Freddie Scott 1993-95 8. 5300 -4 5304 Kerry Collins 1991-94 13. 884 Jahan Dotson 2020 9. 5168 1637 3531 Michael Robinson 2002-05 1. 107 Trace McSorley 2015-18 20. 92 Jahan Dotson 2018-pres. 2. 65 Daryll Clark 2006-09 14. 873 Bobby Engram 1993 92 Pat Freiermuth, TE 2018-20 10. 5162 -220 5382 Chuck Fusina 1975-78 15. 869 Joe Jurevicius 1996 11. 5154 -121 5275 Anthony Morelli 2004-07 3. 55 Christian Hackenberg 2013-15 12. 4911 99 4812 Todd Blackledge 1980-82 4. 54 Saquon Barkley 2015-17 16. 866 Bryant Johnson 2001 SEASON RECEPTIONS 17. 857 DaeSean Hamilton 2017 13. 4212 667 3545 John Hufnagel 1970-72 5. 53 Matt McGloin 2009-12 18. 846 Terry Smith 1991 1. 97 Allen Robinson 2013 14. 4182 -237 4419 Wally Richardson 1992, 94-96 53 Zack Mills 2001-04 19. 817 Joe Jurevicius 1997 2. 82 DaeSean Hamilton 2014 15. 3932 3932 0 Evan Royster 2007-10 7. 51 Todd Blackledge 1980-82 8. 49 Sean Clifford 2018-pres. 20. 810 Deon Butler 2008 3. 77 Allen Robinson 2012 SEASON TOTAL OFFENSE 4. 69 Chris Godwin 2015 9. 47 Tony Sacca 1988-91 10. 46 Michael Robinson 2002-05 CAREER RECEIVING TDs 5. 63 O.J. McDuffie 1992 Yards Rush Pass 63 Bobby Engram 1995 1. 4061 491 5370 Trace McSorley 2017 1. 31 Bobby Engram 1991, 93-95 7. 59 Chris Godwin 2016 2. 3979 212 3614 Trace McSorley 2016 SEASON TOTAL OFFENSE 2. 25 Kenny Jackson 1980-83 8. 57 Mike Gesicki, TE 2017 3. 3328 798 2530 Trace McSorley 2018 YARDS PER PLAY 3. 22 Deon Butler 2005-08 9. 56 KJ Hamler 2019 4. 3220 -51 3271 Matt McGloin 2012 4. 18 Derek Moye 2008-11 10. 55 Terry Smith 1991 5. 3214 211 3003 Daryll Clark 2009 1. 9.64 Kerry Collins 1994 18 Chris Godwin 2014-16 55 Derrick Williams 2007 6. 3156 806 2350 Michael Robinson 2005 2. 8.19 Tom Shuman 1973 18 DaeSean Hamilton 2014-17 55 Geno Lewis 2014 7. 3056 402 2654 Sean Clifford 2019 3. 7.88 Chuck Fusina 1977 7. 17 Allen Robinson 2011-13 13. 54 Juwan Johnson 2017 8. 2887 -68 2955 Christian Hackenberg 2013 4. 7.77 Ki-Jana Carter 1994 8. 16 O.J. McDuffie 1988-92 54 Saquon Barkley, RB 2017 9. 2883 -94 2977 Christian Hackenberg 2014 5. 7.70 Larry Johnson 2002 16 Pat Freiermuth, TE 2018-20 15. 53 Derek Moye 2010 10. 2874 282 2592 Daryll Clark 2008 6. 7.47 Trace McSorley 2016 10. 15 Terry Smith 1988-91 53 DaeSean Hamilton 2017 11. 2660 -19 2679 Kerry Collins 1994 7. 7.18 Daryll Clark 2008 15 Joe Jurevicius 1994-97 17. 52 Bobby Engram 1994 12. 2638 -13 2651 Anthony Morelli 2007 8. 7.12 John Hufnagel 1971 15 Mike Gesicki, TE 2014-17 52 Jahan Dotson 2020 13. 2618 201 2417 Zack Mills 2002 9. 7.11 Trace McSorley 2017 13. 13 Jordan Norwood 2005-08 19. 51 Bryant Johnson 2001 14. 2445 -80 2525 Christian Hackenberg 2015 10. 7.09 Mike McQueary 1997 13 KJ Hamler 2018-19 20. 48 Bobby Engram 1993 15. 2427 -61 2488 Tony Sacca 1991 11. 7.03 Sean Clifford 2019 13 Jahan Dotson 2018-pres 48 Bryant Johnson 2002 16. 2336 -88 2424 Anthony Morelli 2006 12. 7.02 Kevin Thompson 1999 16. 11 Tony Johnson 2000-03 48 Deon Butler 2006 17. 2316 315 2001 Rashard Casey 2000 13. 6.92 John Hufnagel 1972 11 Scott Fitzkee 1975-78 48 Derek Moye 2009 18. 2218 335 1883 Sean Clifford 2020 14. 6.91 Daryll Clark 2009 11 Freddie Scott 1993-95 48 Mike Gesicki, TE 2016 19. 2201 162 2039 John Hufnagel 1972 15. 6.82 Matt McGloin 2010 11 Jesse James 2012-14 20. 2191 -27 2218 Todd Blackledge 1982 CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE CAREER YARDS PER RECEPTION 21. 2184 -27 2211 Mike McQueary 1997 YARDS PER PLAY 1. 20.54 Ray Roundtree 1984-87 22. 2168 -53 2221 Chuck Fusina 1977 2. 20.15 Joe Jurevicius 1994-97 23. 2087 2087 0 Larry Johnson 2002 1. 7.42 Kerry Collins 1991-94 3. 19.58 Saeed Blacknall 2014-17 24. 2077 -121 2198 Wally Richardson 1995 2. 7.34 Mike McQueary 1995-97 4. 19.43 Scott Fitzkee 1975-78 25. 2003 137 1866 Tony Sacca 1990 3. 7.16 Ki-Jana Carter 1992-94 5. 18.89 Jimmy Cefalo 1974-77 4. 6.92 Tom Shuman 1972-74 6. 18.40 Kenny Jackson 1980-83 5. 6.87 Trace McSorley 2015-18 7. 18.25 Bryant Johnson 1999-2002 6. 6.86 Sean Clifford 2018-pres. 8. 18.12 Bobby Engram 1991, 93-95 7. 6.85 Daryll Clark 2005-09 18.12 Dean DiMidio 1982-85 8. 6.66 John Hufnagel 1970-72 10. 17.71 David Daniels 1988-90 9. 6.59 Chuck Fusina 1975-78 11. 17.12 Jahan Dotson 2018-pres. 10. 6.42 Larry Johnson 1998-2002 2021 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL 23 RECORD WATCH KICKING SEASON EXTRA POINTS MADE SCORING CAREER FIELD GOALS 1. 71 Tyler Davis 2017 CAREER SCORING 2. 62 Brett Conway 1994 1. 78 Kevin Kelly 2005-08 62 Tyler Davis 2016 Points TD PAT FG 2. 54 Sam Ficken 2011-14 4. 60 Kevin Kelly 2008 1. 425 1 *183 78 Kevin Kelly 2005-08 3. 50 Craig Fayak 1990-93 5. 59 Al Vitiello 1971 2. 318 53 0 0 Saquon Barkley 2015-17 4. 47 Travis Forney 1996-99 6. 56 Jake Pinegar 2019 3. 282 0 132 50 Craig Fayak 1990-93 5. 45 Brett Conway 1993-96 7. 53 Jake Pinegar 2018 4. 276 0 141 45 Brett Conway 1993-96 6. 40 Massimo Manca 1982, 84-86 8. 49 Kevin Kelly 2005 5. 271 0 109 54 Sam Ficken 2011-14 7. 39 Matt Bahr 1976-78 9. 46 Collin Wagner 2009 6. 261 0 144 39 Tyler Davis 2015-17 39 Robbie Gould 2001-04 10. 44 Kevin Kelly 2007 7. 258 0 117 47 Travis Forney 1996-99 39 Tyler Davis 2015-17 44 Travis Forney 1999 8. 246 41 0 0 Lydell Mitchell 1969-71 10. 38 Nick Gancitano 1981-84 9. 244 0 136 36 Jake Pinegar 2018-pres. 11. 36 Collin Wagner 2007-10 CAREER EXTRA POINTS MADE 10. 232 0 115 39 Robbie Gould 2001-04 36 Jake Pinegar 2018-pres. *2-pt conversion run; **2-pt conversion reception 1. 183 Kevin Kelly 2005-08 CAREER FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 2. 144 Tyler Davis 2015-17 SEASON SCORING 1. 107 Kevin Kelly 2005-08 3. 141 Brett Conway 1993-96 Points TD PAT FG 2. 80 Craig Fayak 1990-93 4. 136 Jake Pinegar 2018-pres. 1. 174 29 0 0 Lydell Mitchell 1971 3. 75 Sam Ficken 2011-14 5. 132 Craig Fayak 1990-93 2. 140 23 **0 0 Larry Johnson 2002 4. 63 Chris Bahr 1973-75 6. 117 Travis Forney 1996-99 3. 138 23 0 0 Ki-Jana Carter 1994 63 Travis Forney 1996-99 7. 115 Robbie Gould 2002-04 138 23 0 0 Saquon Barkley 2017 6. 61 Matt Bahr 1976-78 8. 109 Sam Ficken 2011-14 5. 132 22 0 0 Saquon Barkley 2016 61 Brett Conway 1993-96 9. 98 Al Vitiello 1971-72 6. 128 0 62 22 Tyler Davis 2016 61 Robbie Gould 2002-04 7. 122 20 **0 0 Curtis Enis 1997 9. 59 Massimo Manca 1982, 84-86 10. 86 Massimo Manca 1982, 84-86 8. 120 0 60 20 Kevin Kelly 2008 10. 49 Nick Gancitano 1981-84 CAREER PAT PCT. 9. 119 11 — — Pete Mauthe 1909 49 Tyler Davis 2015-17 (Min. 50 Attempts) 10. 116 19 *0 0 Richie Anderson 1992 49 Jake Pinegar 2018-pres. 11. 110 1 44 20 Kevin Kelly 2007 1. 100.0 (59-59) Herb Menhardt 1976, 78-80 12. 107 0 44 21 Travis Forney 1999 100.0 (85-85) Collin Wagner 2006-10 SEASON FIELD GOAL PCT. 13. 102 17 0 0 John Cappelletti 1973 100.0 (144-144) Tyler Davis 2015-17 14. 101 0 53 16 Jake Pinegar 2018 1. 91.7 Tyler Davis 2016 4. 99.3 (141-142) Brett Conway 1993-96 15. 100 0 28 24 Sam Ficken 2014 91.7 Jake Pinegar 2019 5. 98.9 (183-185) Kevin Kelly 2005-08 3. 83.3 Kevin Kelly 2008 6. 98.9 (86-87) Massimo Manca 1982, 84-86 4. 82.8 Sam Ficken 2014 7. 97.3 (109-112) Sam Ficken 2011-14 DEFENSE 5. 82.6 Ray Tarasi 1989 CAREER SACK LEADERS 6. 82.4 Anthony Fera 2011 8. 96.7 (117-121) Travis Forney 1996-99 7. 81.5 Matt Bahr 1978 9. 96.5 (136-141) Jake Pinegar 2018-pres. (Since 1975) 8. 81 Nick Gancitano 1983 10. 96.2 (76-79) Nick Gancitano 1981-84 1. 33.0 Courtney Brown 1996-99 9. 80.8 Travis Forney 1999 2. 30.0 Larry Kubin 1977-80 80.8 Massimo Manca 1985 3. 25.5 Shane Conlan 1983-86 PUNT RETURNS 25.5 Michael Haynes 1999-2002 CAREER FIELD GOAL PCT. PUNT RETURN AVERAGE, CAREER 5. 24.5 Tyoka Jackson 1990-93 6. 22.0 Matt Millen 1976-79 1. 79.6 Tyler Davis 2015-17 (Min. 15 returns) 2. 77.6 Nick Gancitano 1981-84 7. 21.0 Todd Atkins 1992-95 1. 17.6 Ron Younker 1953-54 8. 20.5 Shaka Toney 2017-pres. 3. 75.0 Collin Wagner 2006-10 2. 16.5 Wally Triplett 1946-48 4. 74.6 Travis Forne. 1996-99 9. 20.0 Rich McKenzie 1989-92 3. 15.9 Don Jonas 1958-61 20.0 Anthony Zettel 2012-15 5. 73.8 Brett Conway 1993-96 4. 15.8 Lenny Moore 1953-55 6. 73.5 Jake Pinegar 2018-pres. 5. 15.3 Dick Hoak 1958-60 CAREER FORCED FUMBLES 7. 72.9 Kevin Kelly 2005-08 6. 14.0 Mike Archie 1992-95 8. 72.0 Sam Ficken 2011-14 7. 13.7 Jimmy Cefalo 1974-77 1. 9 Shane Conlan 1983-86 9. 69.0 Herb Menhardt 1976, 78-80 8. 13.2 Dennis Onkotz 1967-69 2. 8 Carl Nassib 2012-15 10. 67.8 Massimo Manca 1982, 84-86 9. 13.1 Tisen Thomas 1989-92 8 Don Graham 1983-86 LONGEST FIELD GOALS 10. 13.0 Joe Vargo 1963-64 8 Michael Haynes 1998-2002 -- 21.3 Jahan Dotson (11 ret) 2018-pres. 5. 7 Brandon Bell 2013-16 1. 57 Jordan Stout vs. Pitt 2019 7 Bruce Clark 1976-79 2. 55 Chris Bahr at Temple 1975 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE, SEASON 7. 6 Micah Parsons 2018-19 55 Chris Bahr at Ohio State 1975 (Min. 6 returns) 6 Sean Stanley 2009-12 55 Chris Bahr at Syracuse 1975 1. 24.6 Jahan Dotson 2020 6 Bob White 1983-86 6 Mark Robinson 1980-83 5. 54 Herb Menhardt at NC State 1979 2. 21.4 Don Jonas 1960 3. 19.2 Gary Hayman 1973 6 Matt Millen 1976-79 54 Sam Ficken vs. Kent State 2013 6 Walker Ashley 1979-82 7. 53 Massimo Manca vs. Notre Dame 1985 4. 17.5 Lenny Moore 1953 5. 17.0 1912 12. 5 Maurice Evans 2006-08 53 Kevin Kelly vs. Iowa 2007 6. 16.1 Ron Younker 1954 5 Roge Alexander 1982-85 53 Jordan Stout vs. Idaho 2019 7. 16.0 Bob Pollard 1951 5 Marcus Allen 2014-17 10. 52 Chris Bahr vs. West Virginia 1975 8. 15.7 Dick Hoak 1959 5 Courtney Brown 1996-99 52 Eric Etze at Notre Dame 1988 9. 15.2 Matt Suhey 1978 5 Sean Lee 2005-09 52 Brett Conway vs. Temple 1996 10. 14.6 O.J. McDuffie 1989 5 Harry Hamilton 1980-83 52 Kevin Kelly at Syracuse 2008 5 Deion Barnes 2011-14 14. 51 Pete Mauthe at Pittsburgh 1912 LONGEST PUNT RETURNS 5 Mark D’Onofrio 1988-91 51 Brett Conway vs. Michigan 1995 -- 3 Keaton Ellis 2019-pres. 51 Ryan Primanti vs. Illinois 2000 1. 100 Jim Boring vs. Johns Hopkins 1933 3 Marquis Wilson 2019-pres. 51 Robbie Gould at Wisconsin 2002 2. 92 Mark Robinson vs. Rutgers 1982 18. 50 Chris Bahr at Syracuse 1973 3. 90 Bruce Branch vs. Indiana 1999 50 Chris Bahr at Pittsburgh 1974 4. 85 Wally Triplett vs. West Virginia 1948 50 Matt Bahr vs. Syracuse 1978 85 Mike Guman at West Virginia 1978 50 Massimo Manca vs. Alabama 1985 6. 84 O.J. McDuffie at Syracuse 1989 50 Massimo Manca vs. Notre Dame 1985 7. 83 Gary Hayman vs. NC State 1973 50 Craig Fayak at Alabama 1990 8. 81 Bryant Johnson vs. Michigan State 2002 50 Travis Forney at Minnesota 1998 81 Jahan Dotson vs. Michigan State 2020 50 Robbie Gould vs. Virginia 2002 50 Kevin Kelly at Wisconsin 2008 50 Sam Ficken vs. Temple 2014 50 Jordan Stout vs. Ohio State 2020 2021 24 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL HAKEEM BEAMON 51 NOAH CAIN 21 RAFAEL CHECA 90 Defensive Tackle | 6-3 | 256 Running Back | 5-10 | 220 Kicker | 6-2 | 211 Redshirt Sophomore Junior Redshirt Junior Midlothian, Va./Manchester Baton Rouge, La./IMG Academy (Fla.) Chevy Chase, Md./St. John's College High School Major: Rehabilitation and Human Services Major: Telecommunications Major: Hospitality Management

» BEAMON'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS » PRESEASON AWARDS AND HONORS » CHECA'S CAREER KICKOFF STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL Doak Walker Award Watch List. KO Yds. Avg. TB OB 2019 1-1 2 ------2018* 79 4,698 59.5 37 6 2020 4-3 7 - - - - - 1.5-2 » CAREER NOTES & RECORDS 2019 - - - - - CAREER 5-4 9 - - - - - 1.5-2 Season: 2019: Set a Penn State freshman record with eight rushing 2020 - - - - - CAREER 79 4,698 59.5 37 6 Tackles ...... 3; Iowa, 11/21/20 touchdowns, passing D.J. Dozier (7, 1983) and Saquon Barkley (7, 2015)... Tackles for Loss...... 1.0; at Michigan, 11/28/20 Became first Penn State freshman to run for 100 yards in back-to-back Kickoffs...... 10; Twice: Last at Illinois, 9/21/18 games (105 yards vs. Purdue; 102 yards at Iowa) since Saquon Barkley in Kickoff Yards...... 618; Kent State, 9/15/18 JAQUAN BRISKER 1 2015 (115 yards vs. Buffalo; 195 yards vs. Rutgers). Kickoff Average...... 65.0; Ohio State Safety | 6-1 | 200 Touchbacks...... 6; Twice: Last Ohio State, 9/29/18 Game: 2019: Became the first PSU freshman with two rushing Senior+ touchdowns in a season opener (vs. Idaho) since Stephfon Green vs. Pittsburgh, Pa./Gateway/Lackawanna College MAX CHIZMAR 50 Coastal Carolina in 2008...Two touchdowns vs. Idaho also marked the first Major: Communication Arts & Sciences Linebacker | 6-2 | 231 PSU freshman with two touchdowns in a game since Ricky Slade against Redshirt Senior Maryland in 2018. Mars, Pa./Mars Area » PRESEASON AWARDS AND HONORS Bowl: 2019: Tied for second in Penn State bowl history with two Major: Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Second Team AP All-American, Bednarik Award Watch List, Bronko rushing touchdowns in the Cotton Bowl...Helped the Nittany Lions score Nagurski Trophy Watch List, Jim Thorpe Award Watch List, Reese's Senior a program-bowl record 53 points...Aided Penn State to tie a Cotton Bowl » CHIZMAR'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Bowl Watch List. record with five rushing touchdowns...Helped Penn State run for 396 UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL » BRISKER'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS yards, a program bowl record and the second-most in Cotton Bowl history. 2018 0-1 1 ------UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL » CAIN'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS 2019 0-3 3 ------2019 15-17 32 - - 2 3 - 1.0-8 2020 ------Att.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec.-Yds. Avg. TD LG 2020 33-24 57 - - 1 6 - 3.0-5 CAREER 0-4 4 ------2019 84-443 5.3 8 27 7-52 7.4 - 20 CAREER 48-41 89 - - 3 9 - 4.0-13 2020 3-13 4.3 - 7 - - - - Tackles ...... 2; Buffalo, 9/7/19 Tackles ...... 9; Michigan State, 12/12/20 CAREER 87-456 5.2 8 27 7-52 7.4 - 20 Tackles For Loss...... 1.5; Michigan State, 12/12/20 Rushing Attempts...... 22; at Iowa, 10/12/19 SEAN CLIFFORD 14 Interceptions...... 1; Three Times: Last Michigan State, 12/12/20 Rushing Yards...... 105; Purdue, 10/5/19 Interception Return...... 29 yards; at Michigan State, 10/26/19 Quarterback | 6-2 | 219 Rushing Touchdowns...... 2; Twice, Last vs. Memphis, 12/28/19 Pass Breakups...... 2; at Rutgers, 12/5/20 Redshirt Senior Longest Rush...... 27; Purdue, 10/5/19 Cincinnati, Ohio/Saint Xavier 2 or More Rushing Touchdowns...... 2; Last vs. Memphis, 12/28/19 Major: Journalism ELLIS BROOKS 13 100-yard Rushing Games...... 2; Last at Iowa (102), 10/12/19 Linebacker | 6-1 | 241 Receptions...... 3; Purdue, 10/5/19 Redshirt Senior Receiving Yards...... 25; Purdue, 10/5/19 » PRESEASON AWARDS AND HONORS Mechanicsville, Va./Benedictine College Prep Longest Reception...... 20; Purdue, 10/5/19 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee, Manning Award Watch List, Major: Journalism All-Purpose Yards ...... 130; Purdue, 10/5/19 Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List, Wuerffel Trophy Watch List. TARIQ CASTRO-FIELDS 5 » PRESEASON AWARDS AND HONORS » CAREER NOTES & RECORDS Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List. Cornerback | 6-0 | 194 Senior+ Career: Is one of 11 Penn State players to reach 5,000 yards of total » BROOKS' CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Upper Marlboro, Md./Riverdale Baptist School offense and one of 12 quarterbacks to eclipse 4,000 career passing UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL Major: Sociology yards...Sits as the current all-time leader at Penn State with a career 2018 19-11 30 - - 1 - 0.5-2 1.5-3 passing efficiency rating of 146.8...Ranks second all-time at Penn State in 2019 19-20 39 - 1 - - 2.5-17 4.0-23 » PRESEASON AWARDS AND HONORS completion percentage (.600), third in yards per attempt (8.2), fourth in 2020 26-34 60 2 - - - 1.0-4 5.5-16 touchdown percentage (7.11), fifth in passing touchdowns (41), 11th in Reese's Senior Award Watch List. CAREER 64-65 129 2 1 1 - 4.0-23 11.0-42 passing yardage (4,732) and completions (346), 12th in attempts (577) Tackles ...... 11; Ohio State, 10/31/20 » CASTRO-FIELDS' CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS and tied for 14th in yards per completion (13.7)...Is fifth in school history Tackles for Loss...... 2.5; Maryland, 9/27/19 UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL for 300-yard passing games (3) and tied for seventh for 200-yard games Sacks...... 2.5; at Maryland, 9/27/19 2017 9-1 10 1 - 1 3 - 2.0-8 (11)...Among Penn State quarterbacks, is third all-time at PSU in rushing Forced Fumbles...... 1; Twice: Last at Rutgers, 12/5/20 2018 21-11 32 - - - 7 1.0-2 5.0-8 yardage (734) and tied for eighth in rushing touchdowns (8)...Is seventh Fumbles Recovered...... 1; at Michigan State, 10/26/19 2019 32-20 52 - - 2 8 - 3.0-4 all-time in program history in career total yards (5,466) and eighth in Interceptions...... 1; at Illinois, 9/21/18 2020 6-6 12 - - - 1 - - touchdowns responsible for (49)... Owns 11 career games with two or Interception Return...... 28 yards; at Illinois, 9/21/18 CAREER 68-38 106 1 - 3 19 1.0-2 10.0-20 10+ Tackle Games...... 1; Last Ohio State (11), 10/31/20 more passing touchdowns, eight with three or more and two with four Tackles ...... 8; Three Times: Last Indiana, 11/16/19 or more...Has 11 career games with multi-passing touchdown halves and Tackles for Loss...... 1.5; Twice: Last vs. Kentucky, 1/1/19 JI'AYIR BROWN 16 eight games with multi-passing TD quarters...Has thrown for at least 250 Sacks...... 1.0; vs. Kentucky, 1/1/19 passing yards and three passing touchdowns in five career games...Has Safety | 5-11 | 205 Forced Fumbles...... 1; at Maryland, 11/25/17 four career touchdown passes of 70 or more yards...Has completed 63 Senior Interceptions...... 1; Three Times: Last Michigan, 10/19/19 career passes of 20 or more yards. Trenton, N.J./Trenton Central/Lackawanna College Long Interception Return...... 5 yards; at Maryland, 9/27/19 Pass Breakups...... 3; at Michigan State, 11/4/17 Major: Telecommunications

» BROWN'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL 2020 5-1 6 - - - - - 1.0-4 CAREER 5-1 6 - - - - - 1.0-4 Tackles ...... 2; Ohio State, 10/31/20 Tackles For Loss...... 1.0; Ohio State, 10/31/20 Pass Breakups...... 1; Illinois, 12/19/20 2021 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL 25 Season: 2020: Became the first Penn State quarterback to throw for Total Offense...... 452 yards; at Maryland, 9/27/19 Game: 2020: Had three touchdown receptions against Ohio State touchdowns on back-to-back passes against Iowa in the third quarter 300 yards Total Offense...... 6; Last Maryland (366), 11/7/20 (10/31), becoming first Penn State player with three touchdown since Trace McSorley at Illinois in 2018...Threw for 11 touchdowns in the 400 yards Total Offense...... 1; at Maryland (452), 9/27/19 receptions in a game since Pat Freiermuth vs. Michigan State in 2019 and Passing and Rushing Touchdown Games . . 6; Last Michigan State, 12/12/20 first five games, marking the third occasion that a Penn State quarterback the first PSU receiver to accomplish the feat since DaeSean Hamilton vs. has done so since 2000 (Clifford, 12 in 2019; McSorley, 11 in 2018)... Indiana in 2017...With an 81-yard punt return for a touchdown and a 100- Finished fifth all-time at PSU for single season completion percentage SEBASTIAN COSTANTINI 29 yard receiving performance vs. Michigan State (12/12), he became one (60.6), eighth in rushing yards for a quarterback (335) and tied for 11th Safety | 5-11 | 191 of three Big Ten players to have 100 receiving yards and a punt return for in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (5). 2019: Became the third Penn Redshirt Sophomore a touchdown in the same game since 2000 (Michigan's Steve Breaston, State quarterback to have three games with 250 passing yards and three Collegeville, Pa./Malvern PRep 2006 vs. Indiana; Wisconsin's Brandon Williams, 2005 vs. Indiana)...The passing touchdowns in a season, joining Trace McSorley (2017, 4 games) Major: Computer Science 81-yard punt return was the eighth longest in program history and the and Christian Hackenberg (2013, 3 games)...Was the fifth quarterback longest since Bryant Johnson's 81-yarder vs. against Michigan State in in program history to have multiple games with four or more passing » COSTANTINI'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS 2002...With 75- and 70-yard touchdown receptions vs. Illinois (12/19), touchdowns...Finished fifth all-time at Penn State in single season passing UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL became the first Penn State player to have two catches of 70 or more yards touchdowns (23), seventh in passing efficiency (148.54), eighth in passing 2020 1-0 1 ------in a game...Tallied 189 receiving yards vs. Illinois, which rank sixth in Penn yardage (2,654), ninth in completion percentage (59.2), tied for 10th in CAREER 1-0 1 ------State history and are the most in a game since Allen Robinson totaled 197 200-yard passing games (6) and was 14th in completions (189)...Was receiving yards in 2012 vs. Indiana. Tackles ...... 1;Illinois, 12/19/20 seventh for total yards in a season at PSU with 3,056 and was tied for » DOTSON'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS eighth with 28 touchdowns responsible for...Finished with 402 rushing JOHNNY DIXON 3 yards (4th most by a PSU quarterback) and five rushing touchdowns Att.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec.-Yds. Avg. TD LG (T-11th). CB | 6-0 | 186 2018 - - - - 13-203 15.6 - 35 Junior 2019 2-0 0.0 - 4 27-488 18.1 5 72 Game: Records Set: Attempted 57 passes against Maryland (11/7/20), Tampa, Fla./Chamberlian/South Carolina 2020 - - - - 52-884 17.0 8 75 breaking the Penn State record held by Christian Hackenberg (55; Major: Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management CAREER 2-0 0.0 - 4 92-1,575 17.1 13 75 at Indiana, 2013)...Threw for 287 yards in the first half at Maryland Receptions...... 9; Maryland, 11/7/20 (9/27/19), breaking the PSU record held by Trace McSorley (258; Georgia Receiving Yards...... 189; Illinois, 12/19/20 » DIXON'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS State, 2017)...Connected with Daniel George for a 98-yard touchdown Receiving Touchdowns...... 3; Ohio State, 10/31/20 pass against Kent State (9/15/18) for the longest pass play and longest UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL Long Reception...... 75 yards; Illinois, 12/19/21 play from scrimmage in program history, breaking the previous longest 2019 2-1 3 - - 1 1 - 1-2 100-yard Receiving Games...... 6; Illinois (189), 12/19/20 2020 28-6 34 - 1 - 5 - - pass record of 92 yards from Bill Hess to Bob Higgins in 1919 and longest 2 or more Receiving Touchdowns ...... 3; Ilinois (2), 12/19/20 CAREER 30-7 37 - 1 1 6 - 1-2 3 or more Receiving Touchdowns ...... 3; Ohio State (3), 10/31/20 play from scrimmage record, set four different times on 92-yard plays, 20-yard Receptions...... 23; Last Michigan State (1), 12/12/20 most recently a 92-yard run by Saquon Barkley vs. Washington in the 2017 Tackles ...... 5; Georgia, 2/28/20 Fiesta Bowl...Hit Jahan Dotson on 75- and 70-yard touchdown passes Interceptions...... 1, Charleston Southern, 9/7/19 Rushing Attempts...... 1; Purdue, 10/5/19 Pass Breakups...... 2; Florida, 10/3/20 Rushing Yards...... 4; Purdue, 10/5/19 against Illinois (12/19/20), the first time in program history Penn State NOTE: Played for South Carolina 2019-2020 Longest Rush...... 4; Purdue, 10/5/19 had two passing plays of 70 or more yards in the same game. 2020: Threw for 340 yards against Maryland (11/7/20), tied for the 16th-most in a JAHAN DOTSON 5 » DOTSON'S CAREER PUNT RETURN STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS game at Penn State. 2019: Threw for 398 yards at Maryland (9/27/19), Wide Receiver | 5-11 | 184 No. Yds. Avg. TD LG the third-most in a game at Penn State, trailing only Christian Hackenberg Senior 2018 1 -2 -2.0 - -2 (454; vs. UCF, 2014) and Zack Mills (399; vs. Iowa, 2002)...Gained 452 total 2019 2 39 19.5 - 30 Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area yards vs. the Terrapins, the third-most in a game at Penn State, trailing 2020 8 197 24.6 1 81 Major: Telecommunications only Trace McSorley (461; vs. Ohio State, 2018) and Hackenberg (456; CAREER 11 234 21.3 1 81 vs. UCF, 2014)...Threw for 340 yards at Minnesota (11/9/19), tied for the Punt Returns...... 2; Twice: Last Michigan State, 12/12/20 16th-most in a game at Penn State...Tallied 379 total yards vs. the Golden » PRESEASON AWARDS AND HONORS Punt Return Yards...... 81; Michigan State, 12/12/20 Gophers, the 11th-most in a game at PSU. Biletnikoff Award Watch List, Maxwell Award Watch List, Paul Hornung Long Punt Return...... 81 yards; Michigan State, 12/12/20 Award Watch List, Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List, Big Ten Player to Watch. Punt Return Touchdowns...... 1; Michigan State, 12/12/20 » CLIFFORD'S CAREER PASSING STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS All-Purpose Yards...... 239; Illinois, 12/19/20 C-A Yds. % TD-INT YPG LG » CAREER NOTES & RECORDS 2018 5-7 195 71.4 2-0 48.8 95 Career: Ranks 13th all-time at Penn State in career receiving touchdowns JADEN DOTTIN 19 2019 189-319 2,654 59.2 23-7 221.2 72 Wide Receiver | 6-2 | 185 2020 152-251 1,883 60.6 16-9 209.2 75 (13) and is 17th in receiving yards (1,575)...Is one of 18 Nittany Lions to Redshirt Freshman CAREER 346-577 4,732 60.0 41-16 189.3 95 reach the 1,500 career receiving yards mark...Owns six career 100-yard Cambridge, Mass./Suffield Academy (Conn.) Pass Completions ...... 27; Maryland, 11/7/20 receiving games, tied for eighth all-time at Penn State. Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies Pass Attempts ...... 57; Maryland, 11/7/20 Season: Records Set: Owns the Penn State single season record for Passing Yards...... 398; at Maryland, 9/27/19 Passing Touchdowns...... 4; Twice: Last at Michigan State, 10/26/19 punt return average (24.6; 2020)...Tied the Penn State record with » DOTTIN'S CAREER NOTES five touchdown catches in first three games, matching Joe Jurevicius Long Pass...... 95 yards; Kent State, 9/15/18 Career: Has appeared in one career game for the Nittany Lions. 20-yard or Longer Completions In A Game...... 7; Idaho, 8/31/19 (1997). 2020: Finished tied for 11th in a single season at Penn State for 200-yard Passing Games...... 11 Last Illinois(285), 12/19/20 receiving touchdowns (8), 13th in receiving yardage (884), and tied for 300-yard Passing Games...... 3; Last Maryland (340), 11/7/20 17th in receptions (52)...Became first Penn State player with at least one ROBBIE DWYER 39 2 or more Passing Touchdowns...... 12; ast Illinois (2), 12/19/20 touchdown reception in each of the first three games of a season since Linebacker | 6-1 | 258 3 or more Passing Touchdowns...... 8; Last Maryland (3), 11/7/20 Allen Robinson in 2013 (vs. Syracuse, Eastern Michigan, UCF)...Had 238 Redshirt Sophomore 4 or more Passing Touchdowns. . . . .2; Last at Michigan State (4), 10/26/19 Pringle, Pa./Wyoming Valley West Multi-Passing Touchdown Quarters...... 7; Last Iowa (2, 3rd), 11/21/20 receiving yards through first two games of season, most by a PSU receiver Multi-Passing Touchdown Halves...... 11; Last Illinois (2, 1st), 12/19/20 since Geno Lewis (271; 2014) and most by a PSU receiver in first two Big Major: Health Policy and Administration 20-yard or Longer Completions...... 63; Last Illinois (3), 12/19/20 Ten games of a season since Allen Robinson (257; 2013)...One of eight receivers (nine occasions) to have five 100-yard games in a season and the » DWYER'S CAREER NOTES » CLIFFORD'S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS third to do so since 2000, joining Allen Robinson (8; 2013), Bryant Johnson Career: Has appeared in three career games for the Nittany Lions. Att.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec.-Yds. Avg. TD LG (5; 2001) and Chris Godwin (5; 2015)... Owns 26 career receptions of 20 2018 5-(-3) -0.6 - 6 - - - - or more yards, five career touchdown catches of 60 or more yards (75 vs. 2019 116-402 3.5 5 58 - - - - 2020 99-335 3.4 3 35 - - - - Illinois, 2020; 70 vs. Illinois, 2020; 68 vs. Iowa, 2020; 60 at Indiana, 2020; CAREER 220-734 3.3 8 58 - - - - 72 vs. Purdue, 2019) and six of 40 or more yards. Rushing Attempts...... 18; Ohio State, 10/31/20 Rushing Yards...... 119; at Indiana, 10/24/20 Rushing Touchdowns...... 2; Indiana, 11/16/19 Longest Rush...... 58 yards; Buffalo, 9/7/19 100-yard Rushing Games...... 1: at Indiana (119), 10/24/20 2 or more Rushing Touchdowns...... 1: Indiana, 11/16/19 20-yard or Longer Rushes...... 8; Last Michigan State (1), 12/12/20 2021 26 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL ARNOLD EBIKETIE 17 TYLER ELSDON 43 DANIEL GEORGE 11 Defensive End | 6-3 | 256 Linebacker | 6-2 | 229 Wide Receiver | 6-2 | 206 Redshirt Senior Redshirt Freshman Redshirt Junior Silver Spring, Md./Albert Einstein/Temple Frackville, Pa./North Schuykill Fort Washington, Md./Oxon Hill Major: Recreation, Park, and Tourism Managemement Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies Major: Journalism

» PRESEASON AWARDS AND HONORS » ELSDON'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS » CAREER NOTES & RECORDS Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List. UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL Game: 2018: Caught a pass from Sean Clifford for a 95-yard touchdown 2020 1-0 1 ------against Kent State (9/15) for the longest pass play and play from » EBIKETIE'S' CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS CAREER 1-0 1 ------scrimmage in program history...Was the longest pass in program history, UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL Tackles ...... 1; Illinois, 12/19/20 breaking the previous record of 92 yards from Bill Hess to Bob Higgins in 2017 ------1919...Broke the longest play from scrimmage record, which was four 2018 4-0 4 ------2019 10-3 13 - - - - 2.0-11 2.0-11 ZURIAH FISHER 36 different 92-yard efforts - a pass from Bill Hess to Bob Higgins in 1919 and 2020 28-14 42 3 1 - - 4.0-25 8.5-38 Defensive End | 6-3| 260 rushes by Blair Thomas in 1986, Bill Belton in 2014 and Saquon Barkley CAREER 42-17 59 3 1 - - 6.0-36 10.5-39 Redshirt Freshman in 2017. Tackles ...... 10; at Navy, 10/10/20 Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa » GEORGE'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Tackles for Loss...... 3.5; USF, 10/17/20 Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies Att.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Sacks...... 1.0; Five Times Last: at UCF, 11/14/20 2018 - - - - 2-112 56.0 1 95 NOTE: Played for Temple 2017-2020 » FISHER'S CAREER NOTES 2019 - - - - 9-100 11.1 - 22 Career: Has appeared in one career game for the Nittany Lions. 2020 - - - - 7-73 10.4 - 21 BRYCE EFFNER 72 CAREER - - - - 18-285 15.8 1 95 Offensive Line | 6-5 | 305 DEVYN FORD 28 Receptions...... 3; at Indiana, 10/24/20 Redshirt Junior Running Back | 5-11 | 200 Receiving Yards...... 95; Kent State, 9/15/18 Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley Receiving Touchdowns...... 1; Kent State, 9/15/18 Junior Major: Psychology Long Reception...... 95 yards; Kent State, 9/15/18 Stafford, Va./North Stafford 20-yard Receptions...... 4; Last Maryland (1), 11/7/20 Major: Liberal Arts » EFFNER'S CAREER NOTES FRED HANSARD 53 Career: Has appeared in 12 career games for the Nittany Lions. » FORD'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Defensive Tackle | 6-3 | 309 DVON ELLIES 91 Att.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Redshirt Senior 2019 52-294 5.7 3 81 5-30 6.0 - 15 Burlington, N.J./The Hun School Defensive Tackle | 6-1 | 303 2020 67-274 4.1 3 23 7-24 3.4 - 8 Major: Media Studies Redshirt Sophomore CAREER 119-568 4.8 6 81 12-54 4.5 - 15 Burtonsville, Md./McDonogh School Rushing Attempts...... 20; at Indiana, 10/24/20 » HANSARD'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Major: Telecommunications Rushing Yards...... 107; Idaho, 8/31/19 Rushing Touchdowns...... 1; Six Times: Last at Rutgers, 12/5/20 UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL Longest Rush...... 81 yards; Idaho, 8/31/19 2018 1-1 2 - - - - - 0.5-1 » ELLIES' CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS 100-yard Rushing Games...... 1; Idaho, 8/31/19 2019 5-10 15 - - - - 1.0-8 4.5-13 UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL 2020 0-6 6 - - - - 0.5-0 0.5-1 2019 ------Receptions...... 3; Twice: Last at Indiana, 10/24/20 CAREER 6-17 23 - - - - 1.5-8 5.5-15 2020 3-0 3 - - - - 1.0-10 1.0-10 Receiving Yards...... 15; at Maryland, 9/27/19 Tackles ...... 3; Twice: Last vs. Memphis, 12/28/19 CAREER 3-0 3 - - - - 1.0-10 1.0-10 Longest Reception...... 15; at Maryland, 9/27/19 Tackles for Loss...... 1.5; Buffalo, 9/7/19 Tackles ...... 2; Illinois, 12/19/20 FORD'S KICK RETURN STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Sacks...... 1.0; Purdue, 10/5/19 Tackles for Loss...... 1.0; at Rutgers, 12/5/20 No. Yds. Avg. TD LG Sacks...... 1.0; at Rutgers, 12/5/20 2019 - - - - - DAEQUAN HARDY 25 2020 5 93 18.6 - 28 Cornerback | 5-9 | 180 KEATON ELLIS 2 CAREER 5 93 18.6 - 28 Redshirt Sophomore Safety | 5-11 | 190 Kick Returns...... 2; at Nebraska, 11/14/20 Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn Hills Junior Kick Return Yards...... 36; at Nebraska, 11/14/20 Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies State College, Pa./State College Area Long Kick Return...... 28 yards; at Indiana, 10/24/20 Major: Recreation, Parks and Tourism Management All-Purpose Yards ...... 107 yards; at Nebraska, 11/14/20 » HARDY'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS ALEX FURMANEK 47 UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL » CAREER NOTES & RECORDS Defensive Tackle | 6-2| 278 2019 ------Season: 2019: Tied for ninth at Penn State with three forced fumbles. Redshirt Sophomore 2020 8-2 10 - - - 2 1.0-7 1.0-7 CAREER 8-2 10 - - - 2 1.0-7 1.0-7 » ELLIS' CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS North East, Pa./North East Major: Finance Tackles ...... 2; Three Times: Last Michigan State, 12/12/20 UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL Tackles for Loss...... 1.0; at Rutgers, 12/5/20 2019 9-9 18 3 1 - 2 - - Sacks...... 1.0; at Rutgers, 12/5/20 2020 7-5 12 - - 1 2 - 1.0-4 » FURMANEK'S CAREER NOTES Pass Breakups...... 1; Twice: Last Michigan State, 12/12/20 CAREER 16-14 30 3 1 1 4 - 1.0-4 Career: Has appeared in one career game for the Nittany Lions. Tackles ...... 6; Iowa, 11/21/20 Tackles for Loss...... 1.0; Iowa, 11/21/20 Forced Fumbles...... 1; Three Times: Last at Minnesota, 11/9/19 Fumble Recoveries...... 1; at Maryland, 9/27/19 Interceptions...... 1; Illinois, 12/19/20 Pass Breakups...... 1; Four Times: Last Illinois, 12/19/20 NOTE: Returned a blocked field goal at Michigan State (8 yards) in 2019.

2021 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL 27 DREW HARTLAUB 37 ADISA ISAAC 20 CHARLIE KATSHIR 45 Safety | 5-11 | 180 Defensive End | 6-4 | 244 Linebacker | 6-3 | 231 Redshirt Senior Junior Redshirt Junior Hanover, Pa./South Western Brooklyn, N.Y./Canarsie Camp Hill, Pa./Cumberland Valley Major: Telecommunications Major: Rehabilitation and Human Services Major: Hospitality Management

»» HARTLAUB'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS » ISAAC'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS » KATSHIR'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL 2018 1-2 3 ------2019 4-10 14 1 - - - 1.5-8 3.0-13 2019 3-2 5 1 - - - - - 2019 1-3 4 - 1 - - - - 2020 5-8 13 - - - - 1.5-15 1.5-15 2020 3-2 5 ------2020 1-3 4 - 1 - - - - CAREER 9-18 27 1 - - - 3.0-23 4.5-28 CAREER 6-4 10 1 - - - - - CAREER 3-8 11 - 2 - - - - Tackles ...... 4; at Maryland, 9/27/19 Tackles ...... 3; Twice: Last Ohio State, 10/31/20 Tackles ...... 2; Twice: Last Michigan State, 12/12/20 Tackles For Loss...... 2.5; at Maryland, 9/27/19 Forced Fumbles...... 1; Purdue, 10/5/19 Fumble Recoveries...... 1; Twice: Last at Michigan, 11/28/20 Sacks...... 1.5; at Maryland, 9/27/19 Forced Fumbles...... 1; at Maryland, 9/27/19 KEANDRE LAMBERT-SMITH 13 AENEAS HAWKINS 27 COZIAH IZZARD 99 Wide Receiver | 6-1 | 181 Defensive Tackle | 6-2| 287 Sophomore Defensive End | 6-3| 294 Redshirt Junior Norfolk, Va./Maury Redshirt Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies Major: Journalism Columbia, Md./DeMatha Catholic Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies » LAMBERT-SMITH'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS » HAWKINS' CAREER NOTES » IZZARD'S CAREER NOTES Att.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Career: Has appeared in two career games for the Nittany Lions. 2020 - - - - 15-138 9.2 - 20 Career: Has appeared in three games on the offensive line for Penn State. CAREER - - - - 15-138 9.1 - 20 CAZIAH HOLMES 26 Receptions...... 4; at Rutgers, 12/5/20 Running Back | 5-11 | 211 CURTIS JACOBS 23 Receiving Yards...... 35; at Nebraska, 11/14/20 Sophomore Linebacker | 6-1 | 230 Longest Reception...... 20 yards; at Nebraska, 11/14/20 Titusville, Fla./Cocoa Sophomore 20-yard Receptions...... 1; at Nebraska (1), 11/14/20 Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies Glen Burnie, Md./McDonogh School Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies KEYVONE LEE 24

»» HOLMES' CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Running Back | 6-0 | 239 Sophomore Att.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec.-Yds. Avg. TD LG » JACOBS' CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS St. Petersburg, Fla./American Collegiate Academy 2020 51-227 4.4 - 36 6-37 6.2 - 12 UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL CAREER 51-227 4.4 - 36 6-37 6.2 - 12 2020 6-3 9 - - - 1 - 0.5-1 Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies CAREER 6-3 9 - - - 1 - 0.5-1 Rushing Attempts...... 12; Illinois, 12/19/20 Rushing Yards...... 77; Illinois, 12/19/20 Tackles ...... 4; Michigan State, 12/12/20 » PRESEASON AWARDS AND HONORS Longest Rush...... 36 yards; at Nebraska, 11/14/20 Tackles For Loss...... 0.5; Maryland, 11/7/20 Doak Walker Award Watch List. Receptions...... 3; Iowa, 11/21/20 Pass Breakups...... 1; Maryland, 11/7/20 Receiving Yards...... 19; Illinois, 12/19/20 » LEE'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Longest Reception...... 12; Illinois, 12/19/20 ENZO JENNINGS 15 Att.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec.-Yds. Avg. TD LG » HOLMES' CAREER KICK RETURN STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Safety | 6-1 | 194 2020 89-438 4.9 4 31 12-66 5.5 - 14 CAREER 89-438 4.9 4 31 12-66 5.5 - 14 No. Yds. Avg. TD LG Redshirt Freshman 2020 1 9 9.0 - 9 Detroit, Mich. / Oak Park Rushing Attempts...... 22; at Michigan, 11/28/20 CAREER 1 9 9.0 - 9 Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies Rushing Yards...... 134; at Michigan, 11/28/20 Rushing Touchdowns...... 1; Four Times, Last Illinois, 12/19/20 Kick Returns...... 1; at Nebraska, 11/14/20 Longest Rush...... 31; Twice: Last at Rutgers, 12/5/20 Kick Return Yards...... 9; at Nebraska, 11/14/20 » IZZARD'S CAREER NOTES Long Kick Return...... 9 yards; at Nebraska, 11/14/20 Receptions...... 6; Iowa, 11/21/20 Career: Has appeared in one career game for the Nittany Lions. Receiving Yards...... 41; Iowa, 11/21/20 All-Purpose Yards ...... 96 yards; Illinois, 12/19/20 Longest Reception...... 14; Iowa, 11/21/20 THEO JOHNSON 84 » LEE'S CAREER KICK RETURN STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS DES HOLMES 75 Tight End/H-Back | 6-6 | 256 No. Yds. Avg. TD LG Offensive Line | 6-5| 321 Sophomore 2020 1 6 6.0 - 6 Redshirt Senior Windsor, Ont./Holy Names Catholic CAREER 1 6 6.0 - 6 Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies Norristown, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara Kick Returns...... 1; at Nebraska, 11/14/20 Major: Media Studies Kick Return Yards...... 6; at Nebraska, 11/14/20 » JOHNSON'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Long Kick Return...... 6 yards; at Nebraska, 11/14/20

» HOLMES' CAREER NOTES Att.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec.-Yds. Avg. TD LG 2020 - - - - 4-56 14.0 - 23 All-Purpose Yards ...... 134 yards; at Michigan, 11/28/20 Career: Has appeared in 22 games on the offensive line for Penn State. CAREER - - - - 4-56 14.0 - 23 Receptions...... 2; Twice: Iowa, 11/21/20 Receiving Yards...... 14; Iowa, 11/21/20 Receiving Touchdowns...... N/A Longest Reception...... 10; Iowa, 11/21/20 NOTE: Has one career tackle (1 vs. Michigan State, 2020).

2021 28 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL JOHN LOVETT 23 MIKE MIRANDA 73 PATs Made...... 10; Idaho, 8/31/19 PATs Attempted...... 10; Idaho, 8/31/19 Running Back | 6-0 | 209 Offensive Line | 6-3 | 305 Field Goals Made...... 3; Three Times: Last at Nebraska, 11/14/20 Senior+ Redshirt Senior Field Goals Attempted...... 5; Wisconsin, 11/10/18 Burlington City, N.J./Cherokee/Baylor Stow, Ohio/Stow-Munroe Falls Longest Field Goal ...... 49 yards; Twice: Last Wisconsin, 11/10/18 Major: Communications Arts and Sciences Major: Media Studies Points Scored...... 16; Idaho, 8/31/19 10+ Point Games...... 6; Last at Nebraska (11), 11/14/20

» PRESEASON AWARDS AND HONORS » PRESEASON AWARDS AND HONORS » PINEGAR'S CAREER KICKOFF STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Doak Walker Award Watch List. Outland Trophy Watch List, Reese's Seniro Bowl Watch List. KO Yds. Avg. TB OB 2018 3 184 61.3 0 0 » MIRANDA'S CAREER NOTES » LOVETT'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS 2019 - - - - - 2020 - - - - - Att.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Career: Has appeared in 35 games, making 18 starts (9 at left guard and CAREER 3 184 61.3 0 0 2017 98-445 4.5 5 74 7-20 2.9 0 6 9 at right guard). 2018 109-573 5.3 6 75 5-48 9.6 0 18 Kickoffs...... 3; Maryland, 11/24/18 2019 103-655 6.4 5 46 8-66 8.3 0 24 Kickoff Yards...... 184; Maryland, 11/24/18 2020 45-130 2.9 1 19 9-49 5.4 1 11 PJ MUSTIPHER 97 Kickoff Average...... 61.3; Maryland, 11/24/18 CAREER 355-1803 5.1 17 75 29-183 6.3 1 24 Defensive Tackle | 6-4 | 326 NOTE: Has one career tackle (vs. Maryland, 2018) Senior Rushing Yards...... 125; at Texas Tech, 11/24/18 Owings Mills, Md./McDonogh School JOEY PORTER JR. 9 Rushing Touchdowns...... 3; ACU, 9/1/18 Major: Journalism Longest Rush...... 75; Oklahoma State, 11/3/18 Cornerback | 6-2 | 192 Redshirt Sophomore Receptions...... 2; Twice: Last. Oklahoma, 11/16/19 Receiving Yards...... 34; Oklahoma, 11/16/19 » PRESEASON AWARDS AND HONORS Bakersfield, Calif./North Allegheny (Pa.) Longest Reception...... 24; Oklahoma, 11/16/19 Lombardi Award Watch List, Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List, Reese's Senior Major: Rehabilitation and Human Services NOTE: Played for Baylor 2017-2020 Bowl Watch List » PORTER'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS JESSE LUKETA 40 » MUSTIPHER'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL Linebacker | 6-3 | 247 UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL 2019 2-1 3 - - - 1 - - Senior 2018 7-7 14 1 - - - - 1.0-3 2020 24-9 33 - - - 4 1.0-8 2.0-9 2019 14-23 37 1 - - - 1.0-9 4.5-25 CAREER 26-10 36 - - - 5 1.0-8 2.0-9 Ottawa, Ont./Mercyhurst Prep (Pa.) 2020 12-23 35 - - - 1 1.O-6 1.5-6 Major: Sociology CAREER 33-53 86 2 - - 1 2.0-15 7.0-34 Tackles ...... 6; Twice: Last Michigan State, 12/12/20 Tackles For Loss...... 1.0; Twice: Last at Rutgers, 12/5/20 Tackles ...... 8; Ohio State, 10/31/20 Sacks...... 1.0; at Indiana, 10/24/20 » PRESEASON AWARDS AND HONORS Tackles for Loss ...... 2.0; Four Times: Last at Iowa,10/12/19 Pass Breakups...... 1; Five Times: Last at Michigan, 11/28/20 Bednarik Award Watch List, Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List, Jim Thorpe Sacks...... 1.0; Twice: Last Illinois,12/19/20 Award Watch List, Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List. Forced Fumbles...... 1; Twice: Last at Iowa, 10/12/19 Pass Breakups...... 1; Maryland, 11/7/20 TA'QUAN ROBERSON 2 » LUKETA'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Quarterback | 5-11 | 197 UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL JAKE PINEGAR 92 Redshirt Sophomore 2018 5-2 7 ------Kicker | 6-2 | 196 Orange, N.J./DePaul Catholic 2019 15-9 24 - - - 4 - 0.5-1 Senior Major: Recreation, Parks and Tourism Management 2020 31-28 59 - 1 - 3 - 2.5-11 Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Centennial CAREER 51-39 90 - 1 - 7 - 3.0-12 Major: Health Policy & Administration » ROBERSON'S CAREER PASSING STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Tackles ...... 10; at Rutgers, 12/5/20 C-A Yds. % TD-INT YPG LG Tackles for Loss...... 1.0; Twice: Last at Rutgers, 12/5/20 » CAREER NOTES & RECORDS 2019 0-1 0 0.0 - 0.0 - Pass Breakups...... 1; Seven Times: Last Illinois, 12/19/20 2020 ------Fumble Recoveries...... 1; at Rutgers, 12/5/20 Career: Ranks fourth on the career extra points list (136), sixth in field CAREER 0-1 0 0.0 - 0.0 10+ Tackle Games...... 1; Last at Rutgers 12/5/20 goal percentage (73.5), ninth in career extra point percentage (96.5), tied for 10th in field goal attempts (49) and tied for 11th in field goals (36)...Is Pass Attempts ...... 1; Rutgers, 11/30/19 A.J. LYTTON 14 ninth on the all-time scoring list with 244 points...Is the 14th Nittany Lion » ROBERSON'S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Cornerback | 5-11 | 180 to reach 200 career points. Junior Att.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Season: 2019: Holds sixth at PSU in extra points made with 56. 2018: Upper Marlboro, Md./Wise/Florida State 2019 1-(-1) -1.0 - -1 - - - - Became the first Nittany Lion freshman and 13th player overall (15th 2020 ------Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies occasion) to score 100 points in a season...Broke the Penn State freshman CAREER 1-(-1) -1.0 - -1 - - - - scoring record with 101 points, topping the previous mark of 99 by Kevin Rushing Attempts...... 1; Rutgers, 11/30/19 » LYTTON'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Kelly in 2005...Sits No. 6 in extra points made in a season with 53...Ranks Rushing Yards...... -1; Rutgers, 11/30/19 UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL No. 14 in a season with 101 points. Longest Rush...... -1; Rutgers, 11/30/19 2018 12-2 14 1 - 1 2 - - Game: Tied the Penn State record for extra points and extra point 2019 9-5 14 ------TYLER RUDOLPH 21 CAREER 21-7 28 1 - 1 2 - - attempts in a game with 10 against Idaho (8/31/19)...Equaled the mark set by Charles Atherton vs. Gettysburg (1894) and Travis Forney vs. Akron Safety | 6-0 | 198 Tackles ...... 6; ALST, 11/16/19 Redshirt Sophomore Interceptions...... 1; Clemson, 10/27/18 (1999). Waterbury, Conn./St. Thomas More Sacks...... 1.0; at Indiana, 10/24/20 Bowl: Converted a 45-yard field goal in the Cotton Bowl vs. Memphis Major: Telecommunications Pass Breakups...... 1; Twice: Last Wake Forest, 10/20/18 (12/28/19), tied for the third-longest field goal in program bowl history, NOTE: Played for Florida State 2018-2019 matching Sam Ficken in the 2014 Pinstripe Bowl and Nick Gancitano in the 1983 Sugar Bowl. » RUDOLPH'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL » PINEGAR'S CAREER SCORING STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS 2020 1-0 1 ------FGM-A % 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG XP PTS CAREER 1-0 1 ------2018 16-24 66.6 1-1 5-5 5-7 5-11 - 49 53-55 101 Tackles ...... 1; Illinois, 12/19/20 2019 11-12 91.7 - 4-4 4-5 3-3 - 47 56-58 89 2020 9-13 69.2 - 4-5 4-5 1-3 - 40 27-28 54 Career 36-49 73.5 1-1 13-14 13-17 9-17 - 49 136-141 244

2021 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL 29 JUICE SCRUGGS 70 JORDAN STOUT 98 » STRANGE'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Offensive Line | 6-3 | 307 Kicker/Punter | 6-3 | 209 Att.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Redshirt Junior Redshirt Senior 2019 - - - - 1-4 4.0 1 4 2020 - - - - 17-164 9.6 2 28 Ashtabula, Ohio/Cathedral Prep (Pa.) Cedar Bluff, Va./Honaker/Virginia Tech CAREER - - - - 18-168 9.3 3 28 Major: Hospitality Management Major: Telecommunications Receptions...... 4; Illinois, 12/19/20 Receiving Yards...... 45; Michigan State, 12/12/20 » SCRUGGS' CAREER NOTES » CAREER NOTES & RECORDS Receiving Touchdowns...... 1; Three times, Last Illinois, 12/19/20 Career: Has appeared in games for the Nittany Lions. Earned the Career: Tied second at Penn State with three field goals of 50 or more Long Reception...... 28; Iowa, 11/21/20 program's Tim Shaw Award along with the Journey Brown, presented to a yards (50 vs. Ohio State, 2020; 57 vs. Pitt, 2019; 53 vs. Idaho, 2019). Tied 20-yard Receptions...... 2; Last Michigan State (1), 12/12/20 Penn State football student-athlete who has overcome adversity and been with Kevin Kelly (2005-08) and Massimo Manca (1982, 84-86). an inspiration to his fellow teammates. CAM SULLIVAN-BROWN 6 Season: 2019: Became the first Penn State kicker with multiple 50-yard Wide Receiver | 6-0 | 193 field goals since Kevin Kelly in 2008 (52 yards vs. Syracuse; 50 yards at Redshirt Senior BRANDON SMITH 12 Wisconsin)...Had 66 touchbacks in 83 kickoffs. Linebacker | 6-3 | 241 Bowie, Md./Saint Vincent Pallotti Junior Game: Hit a program-record 57-yard field goal in the second quarter Major: Telecommunications Louisa, Va./Louisa County against Pittsburgh (9/14/19)...The 57-yard field goal tied a Beaver Stadium, equaling a 57-yard kick by Ohio's Gary Homer in 1973...The 57- Major: Journalism » SULLIVAN-BROWN'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS yard field goal is also tied for the 12th-longest in Big Ten history...Crushed Att.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec.-Yds. Avg. TD LG 12 touchbacks on kickoffs against Idaho (8/31/19), the most by a Nittany » PRESEASON AWARDS AND HONORS 2018 - - - - 4-49 12.3 - 22 Lion since the kickoff spot was moved to the 35-yard line in 2011...Hit a 2019 - - - - 8-56 7.0 - 14 Butkus Award Watch List. 53-yard field goal against Idaho, Penn State's longest since Sam Ficken hit 2020 - - - - 1-14 14.0 - 14 a 54-yarder vs. Kent State in 2013...Booted 12 touchbacks on kickoffs, the CAREER - - - - 13-119 9.2 - 22 » SMITH'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS most at Penn State since the kickoff spot was moved to the 35-yard line Receptions...... 5; at Maryland, 9/27/19 UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL in 2011. 2019 8-6 14 - - - - - 2.0-3 Receiving Yards...... 35; at Maryland, 9/27/19 Longest Reception...... 22 yards; at Indiana, 10/20/18 2020 15-22 37 - 1 1 1 2.0-13 8.0-13 » STOUT'S CAREER KICKOFF STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS CAREER 23-28 51 - 1 1 1 2.0-13 10.0-16 KO Yds. Avg. TB OB JONATHAN SUTHERLAND 0 Tackles ...... 8; Illinois, 12/19/20 2018* 71 4,565 64.3 60 2 Tackles For Loss...... 3.0; Illinois, 12/19/20 2019 83 5,268 63.5 66 2 Safety | 5-11 | 201 Sacks...... 1.0; Twice: Last Maryland, 11/7/20 2020 50 3,167 63.3 42 3 Redshirt Senior Interceptions...... 1; at Nebraska, 11/14/20 CAREER 204 13,000 63.7 168 7 Ottawa, Ont./Episcopal (Va.) Pass Breakups...... 1; at Rutgers, 12/5/20 Kickoffs...... 13; Idaho, 8/31/19 Major: International Affairs (Master's) Kickoff Yards...... 820; Idaho, 8/31/19 TANK SMITH 38 Kickoff Average...... 65.0; 16 Times: Last Iowa; 11/21/20 » CAREER NOTES AND RECORDS Running Back | 5-7 | 225 Touchbacks...... 12; Idaho, 8/31/19 Game: Blocked two punts against Idaho (8/31/19), marking the first time Redshirt Sophomore » STOUT'S CAREER SCORING STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Penn State blocked two punts in a game since 2000 vs. Louisiana Tech... Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn Hills/Saint Francis (Pa.) FGM-A % 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG XP PTS Two blocked punts in a game is tied for the fourth-most in FBS history... Major: Telecommunications 2018* 0-1 0.0 - - - 0-1 - - 4-4 4 Joined Houston's Keith Corbin (vs. Prairie View A&M) as the only FBS 2019 2-3 66.6 - - - - 2-3 57 - 6 players with two blocked punts in a game (2019). 2020 2-5 40.0 - - - 1-2 1-3 50 - 6 » SMITH'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS CAREER 4-9 44.4 - - - 1-3 3-6 57 4-4 16 » SUTHERLAND'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Att.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec.-Yds. Avg. TD LG 2020 1-7 7.0 - 7 - - - - Points Scored...... 3; Four Times: Last at Rutgers, 12/5/20 UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL CAREER 1-7 7.0 - 7 - - - - PATs Made...... 2; Twice: Last William & Mary, 9/8/18* 2018 24-14 38 1 - - 1 - 2.0-4 PATs Attempted...... 2; Twice: Last William & Mary, 9/8/18* 2019 11-12 23 - - - - - 0.5-0 Rushing Attempts...... 1; Illinois, 12/19/20 Field Goals Made...... 1; Four Times: Last at Rutgers, 12/5/20 2020 6-8 14 - - - 2 0.5-5 2.0-7 Rushing Yards...... 7; Illinois, 12/19/20 Field Goals Attempted...... 1; Nine Times: Last at Rutgers, 12/5/20 CAREER 41-34 75 1 - - 3 0.5-5 4.5-11 Longest Rush...... 7 yards; Illinois, 12/19/20 Longest Field Goal ...... 57 yards; Twice: Last Pittsburgh, 9/14/19 50+ yard Field Goals ...... 3; Last Ohio State (50 yards), 10/31/20 Tackles ...... 8; at Illinois, 9/21/18 CHRIS STOLL 91 Tackles for Loss ...... 1.5; Michigan State, 12/12/20 Sacks...... 0.5; Michigan State, 12/12/20 Long Snapper | 6-2 | 249 » STOUT'S CAREER PUNTING STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Forced Fumbles...... 1; at Indiana, 10/20/18 Pass Breakups...... 1; Three Times: Last at Rutgers, 12/5/20 Redshirt Senior Punts Yards Avg. I-20 FC 50+ LG BLK Blocked Kicks...... 2; Idaho, 8/31/19 Westerville, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales 2018* ------Major: Health Policy & Administration 2019 ------2020 33 1,371 41.5 8 14 3 56 - DERRICK TANGELO 54 CAREER 33 1,371 41.5 8 14 3 56 - » PRESEASON AWARDS AND HONORS Defensive Tackle | 6-2 | 308 Punt Attempts...... 5; Twice: Last Illinois, 12/19/20 Senior+ Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List. Punt Yards...... 209; Michigan State, 12/12/20 Gaithersburg, Md./The Bullis School/Duke » STOLL'S CAREER NOTES Punt Average...... 49.0; Ohio State, 10/31/20 Major: Communications Arts and Sciences Career: Penn State's primary long snapper for 22 career games. Longest Punt ...... 56 yards; Ohio State, 10/31/20 Punts Inside the 20...... 3; Michigan State, 12/12/20 NOTE: Has one career tackle (at Nebraska, 2020). » TANGELO'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS * At Virginia Tech (2017-18). UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL 2017 4-2 6 - - - - 1.0-9 2.0-10 BRENTON STRANGE 86 2018 19-26 45 2 2 - - 1.5-9 4.0-11 2019 11-12 23 - - - - - 2.0-3 Tight End/H-Back | 6-3 | 250 2020 24-16 40 3 1 - - 2.0-11 4.0-14 Redshirt Sophomore CAREER 58-56 114 5 2 - - 4.5-29 12.0-38 Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg Major: Recreation, Parks and Tourism Management Tackles ...... 6; Twice: Last at NC State, 10/17/20 Sacks...... 1; Four times: Last at NC State, 10/17/20 NOTE: Played for Duke 2017-2020 » PRESEASON AWARDS AND HONORS Mackey Award Watch List.

2021 30 2021 PENN STATE FOOTBALL NICK TARBURTON 46 CAEDAN WALLACE 79 »WELLER'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Defensive End | 6-3 | 255 Offensive Line | 6-5 | 323 Att.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Redshirt Junior Redshirt Sophomore 2018 ------2019 - - - - 1-10 10.0 - 10 Green Lane, Pa./Pennridge Robbinsville, N.J./The Hun School CAREER - - - - 1-10 10.0 - 10 Major: Labor and Human Resources Major: Communication Arts & Sciences Receptions...... 1; Idaho, 8/31/19 Receiving Yards...... 10; Idaho, 8/31/19 » TARBURTON'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS » WALLACE'S CAREER NOTES Longest Reception...... 10 yards; Idaho, 8/31/19 UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL Career: Has appeared in 13 career games, making seven starts. 2018 ------ANTHONY WHIGAN 55 2019 ------TYLER WARREN 44 2020 2-0 2 ------Offensive Line | 6-4 | 316 CAREER 2-0 2 ------Tight End | 6-6 | 252 Redshirt Senior Tackles ...... 1; Twice: Last at Michigan, 11/28/20 Redshirt Freshman Lexington Park, Md./Great Mills/Lackawanna C.C. NOTE: Has one career kick return (15 yards vs. Michigan State, 2020). Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee Major: Recreation, Park and Tourism Management Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies

AMIN VANOVER 56 » WHIGAN'S CAREER NOTES Defensive End | 6-4 | 263 » WARREN'S CAREER NOTES Career: Has appeared in 11 career games at Penn State. Redshirt Freshman Career: Has appeared in two career games as a Nittany Lion. Newark, N.J./St. Joseph's BENJAMIN WILSON 87 Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies PARKER WASHINGTON 3 Wide Receiver | 6-2 | 212 Wide Receiver | 5-10 | 207 Redshirt Senior+ » VANOVER'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Sophomore Uniontown, Pa./Uniontown UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL Sugar Land, Texas/William B. Travis Major: Biobehavioral Health 2020 3-0 3 ------Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies CAREER 3-0 3 ------» WILSON'S CAREER NOTES Tackles ...... 2; Illinois, 12/19/20 » PRESEASON AWARDS AND HONORS Career: Has appeared in seven career games at Penn State. Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List. DAN VASEY 98 MARQUIS WILSON 8 » CAREER NOTES & RECORDS Defensive End | 6-4 | 240 Athlete| 5-11 | 182 Redshirt Senior Game: Records Set: Set a Penn State true freshman single-game record Junior Lackawaxen, Pa./Wallenpaupack with nine receptions in the Michigan win (11/28/20). 2020: With two Windsor, Conn./Windsor Major: Kinesiology scores against Maryland (11/7), became the first Penn State true freshman Major: Telecommunications with two receiving touchdowns in a game since Pat Freiermuth at Rutgers in 2018...Nine receptions at Michigan (11/28) were the most by a Penn » VASEY'S CAREER NOTES State freshman since DaeSean Hamilton against Ohio State in 2014 (14)... » CAREER NOTES & RECORDS Career: Has appeared in one career game for the Nittany Lions. Started at Indiana (10/24), becoming the first true freshman receiver Season: 2019: Tied for ninth at Penn State with three forced fumbles. to start a season opener since Brandon Polk at Temple in 2015...Started » WILSON'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS SMITH VILBERT 92 alongside KeAndre Lambert-Smith against Maryland (11/7), marking the Defensive End | 6-6 | 263 first time a pair of true freshmen receivers have started for Penn State since UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL Redshirt Sophomore Saeed Blacknall and Chris Godwin at Michigan in 2014. 2019 11-7 18 3 1 2 - - - Monsey, N.Y./St. John's Regional (N.J.) 2020 8-5 13 - - - 2 - 0.5-0 CAREER 19-12 31 3 1 2 2 - 0.5-0 Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies » WASHINGTON'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS Att.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec.-Yds. Avg. TD LG Tackles ...... 5; Twice: Last at Michigan, 11/28/20 2020 - - - - 36-489 13.6 6 49 Tackles for Loss...... 0.5; Iowa, 11/21/20 »» VILBERT'S CAREER STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS CAREER - - - - 36-489 13.6 6 49 Forced Fumbles...... 2; Indiana, 11/16/19 UA-A TK FF FR I PBU SACK TFL Receptions...... 9; at Michigan, 11/28/20 Fumble Recoveries...... 1; Indiana, 11/16/19 2019 ------Receiving Yards...... 95; Michigan State, 12/12/20 Interceptions...... 1; Twice: Last vs. Memphis, 12/28/19 2020 0-1 1 ------Receiving Touchdowns...... 2; Twice: Last Michigan State, 12/12/20 Pass Breakups...... 1; Twice: Last Michigan State, 12/12/20 CAREER 0-1 1 ------Longest Reception...... 49 yards; Michigan State, 12/12/20 Longest Interception Return...... 13 yards; vs. Memphis, 12/28/19 Tackles ...... 1; Michigan State, 12/12/20 20-yard Receptions...... 8; Last Michigan State (2), 12/12/20 ERIC WILSON 68 » WASHINGTON'S CAREER KICK RETURN STATISTICS & GAME HIGHS RASHEED WALKER 53 Offensive Line | 6-4 | 307 No. Yds. Avg. TD LG Senior Offensive Line | 6-6 | 320 2019 - - - - - Redshirt Junior 2020 5 100 20.0 - 25 Minnetrista, Minn./Harvard Waldorf, Md./North Point CAREER 5 100 20.0 - 25 Major: Liberal Arts Major: Recreation, Park and Tourism Management Kick Returns...... 2; Maryland, 11/7/20 Kick Return Yards...... 41; Maryland, 11/7/20 » WILSON'S CAREER NOTES » PRESEASON AWARDS AND HONORS Long Kick Return...... 25 yards; Illinois, 12/19/20 Career: Appeared in 22 games on the offensive line for Harvard from All-Purpose Yards ...... 111 yards; Maryland, 11/7/20 Lombardi Award Watch List, Outland Trophy Watch List. 2017-2019. » WALKER'S CAREER NOTES JUSTIN WELLER 83 SAL WORMLEY 77 Awards: Named third team All-Big Ten by the media...Selected honorable Wide Receiver | 6-0 | 198 Offensive Line | 6-3 | 310 mention All-Big Ten by the coaches. Redshirt Senior Redshirt Sophomore Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson Career: Has appeared in 26 career games, making 22 starts at left tackle. Newark, N.J./Smyrna (Del.) Major: Finance Major: Journalism

» WELLER'S CAREER NOTES » WORMLEY'S CAREER NOTES Career: Has appeared in three career games at Penn State. Career: Has appeared in three games for Penn State, primarily on special teams.

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