2025 PSU vs. FIU

Sept. 6, Noon EDT, Beaver Stadium, BTN

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#2/2 PSU 34 FIU 0

Game Stats

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Game Two—

Drew Allar QB

  • Passing—19 of 33 for 200 yards, 2 TDs (56 in career), 0 INT, sacked 2 times (longest completion-42 yds.)

  • Rushing—2 for minus -11 yards (all on sacks), 0 TD (long-0 yds.)

  • 18th career 200+ yard passing game/completed passes to 6 different receivers

  • 25th victory as PSU starting Quarterback (2023-25)

  • Now has 6719 career passing yards

  • 67 career TDs responsible for (Sean Clifford 2nd all-time with 101 is next target for Allar)

  • TD passes: 9 yards to Khalil Dinkins TE (PS 7-0 in 1st), 42 yards to Devonte Ross WR (PS 20-0 in 3rd)

  • PSU 4 for 4 in Red Zone vs. FIU

    Ethan Grunkemeyer QB

  • Passing—0 of 0 for 0 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT, no sacks (longest completion-0 yds.)

  • Rushing—0 for 0 yards, 0 TD (long-0 yds.)

  • Third appearance as QB (2nd this season)—participated in 1 play handing off on Singleton TD in 4th Qtr.

    Nick Singleton RB

  • Rushing—13 for 76 yards, 1 TD (3rd TD of season/35 career rushing TDs)—(long-16 yds.)

  • Receiving—0 for 0 yards, 0 TD (long-0 yds.)

  • Kick Returns—None

  • TD vs. FIU: 5-yard run up middle on handoff from Grunkemeyer, PS 34-0 with 1:19 left in 4th period

  • 35 career rushing TDs “officially” passes Ki-Jana Carter’s 34 (1991-94)—Modified/Complete stats including bowls have Singleton still trailing Carter, Curtis Enis, & Lydell Mitchell who are tied for 2nd with 39 career rushing TDs following Saquon Barkley’s record of 43

  • Singleton’s career total of 44 all-purpose TDs (35 rush/8 receiving/1 return) is now 2nd all-time at PSU passing Lydell Mitchell’s 43 (39 rush/4 receiving—based on Modified/Complete stats)—Officially Mitchell (1969-71) has 41 all-purpose TDs (PSU record is 53-Saquon Barkley)

  • Singleton passes 3K rushing yard mark in this game on 10-yard run in 3rd quarter to “officially” become 8th PSU rusher to reach this plateau (11th to do it when Modified/Complete stats are used)

  • Singleton’s career rushing yards total is 3007 yards on 520 carries (now 57 yards behind Kaytron Allen)—Singleton is 12th all-time on Penn State’s Modified/Complete rushing list passing Larry Johnson (2983 yards) in this game, Nick trails new #11 Kaytron Allen (3064 yards), #10 Lydell Mitchell (3081 yards), #9 Ki-Jana Carter (3085 yards), and #8 Matt Suhey (3094 yards)—PSU’s all-time record is 3932 yards on 686 carries by Evan Royster (2006-2010)

  • Career All-Purpose yards from Scrimmage (rushing/receiving)-3812 yards with 43 TDs in 43 games played—Career All-Purpose yards (rushing/receiving/returns)-4805 yards with 44 TDs in 43 games played

    Kaytron Allen RB

  • Rushing—16 for 144 yards, 1 TD (2nd TD of season/26 career rushing TDs)—(long-67 yards)

  • Receiving—1 for 3 yards, 0 TD (long-3 yards)

  • Kick Returns—None

  • TD vs. FIU: 67 yard run on toss sweep around left end in 4th quarter making it PS 27-0 with 3:29 to go—this is the longest TD run in his career breaking old mark of 59 yards at Rutgers in 2022

  • 26th career rushing TD passes Tony Hunt (25) on Modified/Complete stats list and ties Larry Johnson (26)—Kaytron trails DJ Dozier (27) on this list

  • 9th career 100+ yard rushing game—144 yards is new career high breaking old personal mark of 137 yards in 2023 vs. Michigan State at Ford Field in Detroit

  • Allen passes 3K rushing yard mark in this game on his 67-yard TD run in the 4th period to “officially” become the 9th rusher in PSU history to reach this plateau (12th to do it when Modified/Complete stats are used)—Kaytron and Singleton become first teammates to cross 3K in rushing in PSU history, and in same game

  • Allen’s career rushing yards total is 3064 yards on 583 carries—Kaytron is now 11th all-time on the PSU Modified/Complete rushing list passing Larry Johnson at 2983 yards and teammate Nick Singleton at 3007 yards in this game—Allen now trails #10 Lydell Mitchell (3081 yards), #9 Ki-Jana Carter (3085 yards), and #8 Matt Suhey (3094 yards)—PSU’s all-time record is 3932 yards on 686 carries by Evan Royster (2006-2010)

  • Career All-Purpose yards from Scrimmage (rushing/receiving)-3491 yards with 30 TDs in 44 games played—Career All-Purpose yards (rushing/receiving/returns)-3532 yards with 30 TDs in 44 games played (Kaytron still trails Singleton in both categories)

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    RECEIVERS

  • Luke Reynolds TE: 7 receptions for 58 yards, 0 TD (long-14 yds.)—Career highs in receptions/yards

  • Devonte Ross WR: 3 receptions for 61 yards, 1 TD (42 yards from Allar/also longest reception)—1st career TD catch at PSU (15th in career including Troy Univ.)—Punt Returns: 2 for 23 yards (long-17 yds.)

  • Kyron Hudson WR: 5 receptions for 37 yards, 0 TD (long-12 yds.)

  • Trebor Pena WR: 2 receptions for 32 yards, 0 TD (long-30 yds.)

  • Khalil Dinkins TE: 1 reception for 9 yards, 1 TD (9 yards from Allar/also longest reception)—6th career TD catch

    SELECTED DEFENSE

  • Tony Rojas LB: 10 tackles/6 solo, .5 TFL (1 yard in losses)—Career best in tackles (prior-8 vs. UCLA 2024)

  • Amare Campbell LB: 9 tackles/6 solo (9 tackles matches career high at UNC)

  • Dani Dennis-Sutton DE: 4 tackles/4 solo, 2 TFLs (5 yards in losses), 1 sack (2-yard loss)—27 career TFLs (8th career game with multiple TFLs)

  • King Mack S: 7 tackles/3 solo (career high in tackles)—Kick Return: 1 for 18 yards (long-18 yards)

  • Zakee Wheatley S: 3 tackles/2 solo—1 tackle was TD run saver/1 pass breakup was TD saver

  • Chaz Coleman DE: 4 tackles/4 solo, 2 TFLs (8 yards in losses), 1 sack (5-yard loss), 1 FF (recovered for 39-yard return setting up Singleton TD)—First career Sack & first career Forced Fumble

  • Alonzo Ford, Jr. DT: 2 tackles/1 solo, 1 INT (3-yard return/first career INT)—Both PSU INTs to date in 2025 are by DTs—First season with 2 DT INTs since 1990 (Jim Deter at #1 Notre Dame & Frank Giannetti at Alabama)

  • Dom DeLuca LB: 3 tackles/0 solo, .5 TFL (1-yard loss), 1 blocked punt on special teams (his 3rd career blocked punt & first for him and PSU since 2023 vs. UMass—PSU career Blocked Punt record is 4 by Jack Ham & Andre Collins)—DeLuca now has 12 career TFLs

  • Enai White DT: 2 tackles/1 solo, 1.5 TFLs (10 yards in losses), 1 sack (9-yard loss/first sack at PSU—3rd career sack including Texas A&M)

  • Xavier Gilliam DT: 4 tackles/2 solo, 1.5 TFLs (5 yards in losses)

  • Zion Tracy CB: made first appearance & first start of season at Nickel DB—1 tackle/1 solo

  • Zuriah Fisher DE: made first career start—No tackles on 34 snaps—First game appearance since 2023 Peach Bowl—suffered injury in Spring practice 2024

PSU Team Stats

  • This is win #945 all-time for PSU and win #103 for James Franklin as Penn State head coach—Franklin trails Rip Engle (104 wins) for second all-time in coaching victories behind Joe Paterno (409 wins)

  • This was the 325th win all-time at Beaver Stadium (1960-present): PSU is 325-82 all-time at this stadium (.799 win pct.)

  • PSU now 2-0 all-time vs. FIU—both shutout wins (also won in 2007 59-0)—PSU also 4-0 vs. current members of Conference-USA

  • This is the first shutout win by PSU since 56-0 win over Kent State in week 3 of 2024—this is the 5th straight season with at least one shutout win which PSU has not done since 1972-76 seasons

  • This is PSU’s 24th straight win over non-conference foes since 2016 loss at Pitt

  • This is PSU’s 30th straight non-conference home victory dating to the 2013 loss to Central Florida

  • This is PSU’s 33rd straight win over unranked teams

  • PSU was 4 for 4 in the Red Zone vs. FIU, and is 11 for 11 in 2025

  • PSU was 3 for 12 on third down vs. FIU and 2 for 4 on fourth down

  • PSU 1st 9 possessions all entered FIU territory but delivered only 2 TDs & 2 FGs in scoring

  • 200 total passing yards (on 19 completions by Allar) vs. FIU

  • Game completed pass distribution (19 to 6 different receivers): WR’s-10, TE’s-8, RB’s-1—Passing TDs: 1 to a TE (Allar to Dinkins), 1 to a WR (Allar to Ross)

  • PSU rushed for 209 yards on 31 carries (2 rushing TDs)—Two RBs accounted for a total of 220 yards on 29 carries with 2 TDs

  • This is the 9th game in which both RBs Nick Singleton (1) & Kaytron Allen (1) have scored a TD (PSU is 9-0 in those games)

  • PSU Offensive Line allowed: 2 sacks & 2 TFL’s (11 yards in losses), PSU turned ball over on downs twice—Offensive special teams had 1 FG blocked (Barker 53-yard attempt)

  • PSU Defense allowed: 149 yards passing & 141 yards rushing, 0 points

  • PSU Defense delivered: 3 sacks (16 yards in losses), 9 TFL’s (30 yards in losses), 1 INT (3-yard return-Ford), 1 Forced Fumble & Recovery (39-yard return-Coleman), 71 Total Tackles (Tony Rojas LB tops with 10 tackles)—1 punt blocked on defensive special teams (1st of season-DeLuca)—FIU only managed 4 plays inside the PSU 25 yard line

  • Kicking game: Ryan Barker 2 for 3 FG’s (long-41 yds./1 blocked), 4 for 4 PATs (total points-10)—Barker is now 21 of 25 all-time on FGs/55 of 56 on PATs (Barker now 7 for 9 on FGs of 40+ yds. in career)—NOTE: although 4 kicking PATs were attempted, 1 two-point conversion attempt failed due to holding penalty resulting in kicked PAT (still 0 for 1 on season on 2 pt. attempts—technically 0-2)

  • Kickoffs: 7 for 446 yards, 5 touchbacks, 2 OOB (Gabe Nwosu 6 for 381 yds., 4 TBs, 2 OOB & Ryan Barker 1 for 65 yards, 1 TB)

  • Punting: Gabe Nwosu (career debut) 3 for 160 yards, long-67 yds., 2 50+ yards, 3 inside 20—Avg. 53.3

  • Kick Returns: King Mack 1 for 18 yards (long-18 yards)

  • Punt Returns: 3 for 23 yards (Devonte Ross 2 for 23 yards—long 17 yds.)—1 return accounts for punt block by Dom DeLuca (0 yards)