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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: Sean Clifford 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 Big Ten conference 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 touchdown 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 ........Quarterbacks/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 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF 19. Texas 0-0 427 Rankings will be issued six times in 2021, including Selection Day, 20.