JANUARY 1, 2019 - 1 P.M. GAME #13 887 WINS (8th in Nation) 2 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 49 BOWL GAMES (T-9th in Nation) 4 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Orlando, Fla. - Camping World Stadium (65,000) 29 BOWL WINS (T-4th in Nation) Series: Penn State, 3-2 84% ALL-TIME GRADUATION RATE Last Meeting: Penn State, 26-14 January 1, 1999 - Raymond James Stadium 100 1ST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS Complete Series Info on Page 8 66 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS (2nd in Nation) THE MATCHUP PENN STATE KENTUCKY NITTANY LIONS WILDCATS 9-3, 6-3 Big Ten TV PxP: Dave Flemming PxP: Steve Jones 9-3, 5-3 SEC Analyst: Brock Huard Analyst: Jack Ham Head Coach: . James Franklin (East Stroudsburg ’95) Sideline: Laura Rutledge Sideline: Derrick Williams Head Coach: . .Mark Stoops (Iowa ‘90) Record at Penn State (5th season): . 45-20 ( 6. 92) Record at Kentucky (6th season): . 35-39 ( 4. 73) Career Record (8th season): . 69-35 ( 66. 3) Radio PxP: Beth Mowins Local: 93 7. FM/1450 AM Career Record (Same): . Same vs . Kentucky . 3-0 Analyst: Anthony Becht Web: GoPSUsports. com vs . Penn State: . .First Meeting Sideline: Rocky Boiman Sirius/XM/Internet: 205/195/957 BY THE #’S INSIDE THE GAME BREAKDOWN NO. 12 PENN STATE MEETS NO. 14 KENTUCKY RUSHING 49th Penn State: Miles Sanders 207 for 1,223 yds (101 .9), 9 TD IN VRBO CITRUS BOWL Kentucky: Benny Snell Jr . 263 for 1,305 yds (108 .8), 14 TD Bowl appearance No . 12 Penn State concludes the 2018 season with a trip to the VRBO Citrus Bowl PASSING to face No . 14 Kentucky . The New Year’s Day bowl is set for 1 p m. on ABC in Camping Penn State: Trace McSorley 175-of-328, 2,284 yds (190 .3), 16 TD/6 INT World Stadium in Orlando, Florida . 40+ Kentucky: Terry Wilson 171-of-253, 1,768 yds (147 .3), 11 TD/8 INT Penn State is making a bowl appearance for a fifth consecutive season and 49th Team sacks in four RECEIVING time overall, ranking the Nittany Lions tied for ninth all-time in bowl appearances . It’s consecutive seasons Penn State: KJ Hamler 41 for 713 yds (59 4),. 5 TD the Lions’ sixth appearance in the Citrus Bowl and first since the 2009 season . Kentucky: Lynn Bowden Jr . 62 for 661 yds (55 1),. 5 TD A third-straight 10-win season is on the line for Penn State, equaling a feat that has DEFENSE not been accomplished since 1980-82 . 25th Penn State: Yetur Gross-Matos 54 tkls, 20 0. TFL, 8 0. SK, 1 FR, 2 FF Leading the Nittany Lions for the final time is senior quarterback Trace McSorley, New Year’s Day bowl Kentucky: Josh Allen 84 tkls, 18 .5 TFL, 14 0. SK, 4 PBU, 2 FR, 5 FF game in Penn State Penn State’s all-time passing and wins leader . Just one passing attempt will make him history the first Penn State quarterback to throw in four bowl games . McSorley was named to PSU TEAM UK the All-Big Ten second team along with running back Miles Sanders . 34 6 . SCORING/GAME 26 6 . Penn State’s defense is led by two All-Big Ten first team picks, defensive end Yetur 208 6 . RUSHING/GAME 201 3 . 16 Gross-Matos and cornerback Amani Oruwariye . Gross-Matos ranks second in the Big 188-344-7 PASSING (C-A-INT) 185-281-10 All-Big Ten honorees Ten in tackles for loss (1 .7 per game) and is one of three Nittany Lion defensive linemen 215 8 . PASSING/GAME 164 8 . to rank in the top-10 in the Big Ten in sacks per game . Oruwariye ranks third in the Big 424 .3 TOTAL OFFENSE/GAME 366 .2 Ten in passes defended with 1 .3 per game . +1 TURNOVER MARGIN Even 6th The Lions face a Kentucky team on the rise . The Wildcats went 9-3 during the 20 0. PTS ALLOWED/GAME 16 .3 Appearance in the VRBO regular season, their best mark in 41 years, led by a stifling defense and strong running 168 4. OPP . RUSH YDS/GAME 150 .8 Citrus Bowl attack . Linebacker Josh Allen won the Bednarik and Nagurski awards as the nation’s 214-401-13 OPP . PASSING 199-341-8 best defender and was also the SEC Defensive Player of the Year . Running back Benny 186 .5 OPP . PASS YDS/GAME 181 .3 Snell Jr . and offensive guard Bunchy Stallings joined Allen on the All-SEC first team . 354 .9 OPP . TOTAL OFFENSE/GAME 332 .2 2018 SCHEDULES PENN STATE KENTUCKY Overall (B1G): 9-3 (6-3 East) Home: 5-2 Road: 4-1 Ntrl: 0-0 Overall (SEC): 9-3 (5-3 East) Home: 6-1 Road: 3-2 Ntrl: 0-0 PSU Rank Opponent (Rank) Time/Result TV Attend. Rank Opponent (Rank) Time/Score TV Attend. September September 1 10/9 Appalachian State (-/RV) W, 45-38 (OT) BTN 105,232 1 Central Michigan W, 35-20 ESPNU 49,138 8 13/10 at Pittsburgh W, 51-6 ABC 68,400 8 - /RV at Florida * (25/25) W, 27-16 SEC Network 80,651 15 11/10 Kent State W, 63-10 FS1 106,528 15 RV/RV Murray State W, 48-10 SEC Network 48,217 21^ T-10/9 at Illinois * W, 63-24 FS1 34,704 22 RV/RV Mississippi State * (14/14) W, 28-7 ESPN2 60,037 29 9/9 Ohio State * (4/4) L, 26-27 ABC 110,889 29 17/17 South Carolina * (RV/RV) W, 24-10 SEC 63,081 October October 138 8/ Michigan State * (-/RV) L, 17-21 BTN 106,685 6 13/15 at Texas A&M * (RV/RV) L, 14-20 ESPN 99,829 20 18/16 at Indiana * W, 33-28 ABC 41,553 20 14/17 Vanderbilt * W, 14-7 SEC Network 54,269 27 17/16 Iowa * (18/18) W, 30-24 ESPN 105,244 27 12/14 at Missouri * W, 15-14 SEC Network 53,397 November November 3 14/13/14 at Michigan * (5/5/5) L, 7-42 ESPN 111,747 3 11/12/9 Georgia *(6/6/6) L, 17-34 CBS 63,543 10 21/20/20 Wisconsin * (RV/RV/-) W, 22-10 ABC 105,396 10 12/12/11 at Tennessee * L, 7-24 SEC Network 95,258 17 16/15/14 at Rutgers * W, 20-7 BTN 44,840 17 20/21/17 Middle Tennessee W, 34-23 SEC Network 47,535 24 15/14/12 Maryland * W, 38-3 ABC 98,422 24 17/18/15 at Louisville W, 56-10 ESPN2 49,988 January January 1 13/12/12 vs . Kentucky ^^ (16/15/14) 1 p .m . ABC 1 16/15/14 vs . Penn State ^^ (13/12/12) 1 p .m . ABC * - B1G game ^ - Friday game ^^ - Camping World Stadium All times Eastern Rankings: AP/Coaches/CFP * - SEC game ^^ - Camping World Stadium All times Eastern Rankings: AP/Coaches/CFP TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 2 . Quick Facts/NFL Notes Page 19 .. Quarterback Club Page 30-33 . Record. Watch Page 3 . Opponent Tracker/B1G Standings/Media Info 19 . National Statistical Leaders Page 34-45 . Games 1-12 Page 4-6 . Head Coach James Franklin Page 20 . Offense Notes Page 46-47 . Citrus Bowl History Page 7 . National Polls/Leadership 20 . Coaching Staff Notes/SI Cover Page 48-53 . Bowl Records Page 8 . Series Notes Page 21 . Ground & Air Attack Page 54-73 . Player Bios Page 9-10 .. Citrus Bowl Notes 21 . Community Service Page 74-81 . Game-by-Game Statistics 9 . .Bowl History/Rankings Comparison Page 22-23 . Defense Notes Page 82-83 . .Long Play Breakdown 10 .. Bowl Opponent/Bowl Destinations 22 . Classroom Success Page 84 . Tackle Breakdown Page 11-12 . Highlights 23 . Happy Valley Page 85 . Season Superlatives 11 . Record Breakdown/This Day in History Page 24 . .Special Teams Notes Page 86 . The Last Time . 12 . Winningest Programs/At The Start 24 .. Future Schedules Page 87 . Start Chart Page 13-16 . .Honors & Awards Page 25 . .Depth Chart/Pronunciations/Asst . Coaches Page 88 . .Starters/Participation 16 . Coaching Staff POTW/Wally Triplett Page 26-27 . .Numerical Roster Page 89-91 . Season Statistics Page 17-18 . .Trace McSorley Page 28-29 . Alphabetical. Roster 2 2018 PENN STATE FOOTBALL PROGRAM NOTES B1G PLAYERS OF THE WEEK WINNING RECORD SEPT. 3 OCT. 1 NOV. 5 Penn State clinched its 14th consecutive winning season in OFF: QB Dwayne Haskins, OSU OFF: QB Dwayne Haskins, OSU OFF: RB Reggie Corbin, ILL 2018 . Only five FBS teams have had a winning season each DEF: LB Jake Hansen, ILL DEF: DE Chase Winovich, MICH WR Terry Wright, PUR of the last 14 years (Penn State, Oklahoma, Boise State, DB Antoine Brooks Jr ., MD DE Chase Young, OSU DEF: LB Joe Bachie, MSU LSU, Wisconsin) . Virginia Tech can achieve the feat with ST: DB Ambry Thomas, MICH ST: P Joe Schopper, PUR ST: K Spencer Evans, PUR a bowl win . DB Antoine Winfield Jr ., MINN FR: WR KJ Hamler, PSU FR: WR Rashod Bateman, MINN Penn State holds the FBS record for most consecutive FR: WR Jeshaun Jones, MD QB Adrian Martinez, NEB seasons without a losing record at 49 (1939-87) . (ESPN WR Rondale Moore, PUR OCT. 8 Stats & Info) OFF: QB Dwayne Haskins, OSU NOV. 12 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SEPT. 10 DEF: DE Anthony Nelson, IOWA OFF: RB Devine Ozigbo, NEB A total of 456 of Penn State football student-athletes, OFF: RB Jonathan Taylor, WIS ST: RB Ty Johnson, MD DEF: DT Robert Windsor, PSU including 32 in 2018, have earned Academic All-Big Ten DEF: DE A .J .