2025 PSU vs. Nevada

August 30, 3:30pm EDT, Beaver Stadium, CBS-TV

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#2/3 PSU 46 Nevada 11

Game Stats

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Game One—Season & Home Opener

Drew Allar QB

  • Passing—22 of 26 for 217 yards, 1 TD (54th of career), 0 INT, sacked 1 time (longest completion-31 yds.)

  • Rushing—6 for 20 yards, 0 TD (long-11 yds.)

  • 17th career 200+ yard passing game/completed passes to 10 different receivers

  • 24th victory as PSU starting Quarterback (2023-25)

  • Now has 6519 career passing yards passing Matt McGloin 6390 yards (2008-12)

  • 65 career TDs responsible for tying Daryll Clark (2006-09)

  • TD pass of 31 yards to Kyron Hudson WR in second quarter for PS 27-3 lead at halftime

    Ethan Grunkemeyer QB

  • Passing—7 of 9 for 86 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT, no sacks (longest completion-26 yds.)

  • Rushing—3 for 8 yards, 1 TD (long-6 yds.)

  • Second appearance as QB (1st since 2024 CFP 1st round vs. SMU)

  • Scored 1st PSU TD on 6-yard run in 4th quarter capping 15 play, 94-yard drive for 46-3 PS lead

    Jaxon Smolik QB

    0 of 1 on failed 2-point conversion pass attempt following 3rd quarter Singleton TD (Smolik’s only play)

    Nick Singleton RB

  • Rushing—8 for 19 yards, 2 TDs (34 career rushing TDs)—(long-6 yds.)

  • Receiving—4 for 37 yards, 0 TD (long-22 yds.)

  • Kick Returns—None

  • 9th career game with multiple rushing TDs (5 games in 2022 season)/42 games played all-time

  • Both TDs vs. Nevada were 1-yard runs in 1st and 3rd quarters making the score PS 7-0 and PS 36-3 respectively

  • 34 career rushing TDs “officially” ties Ki-Jana Carter (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 43 all-purpose TDs (34 rush/8 receiving/1 return) is now tied for 2nd all-time with Lydell Mitchell’s 43 (39 rush/4 receiving) (based on Modified/Complete stats)—Officially Mitchell has 41 all-purpose TDs (record is 53-Saquon Barkley)—Singleton passed Curtis Enis’ 42 all-purpose TDs in this game

  • Singleton’s career rushing yards total is 2931 yards on 507 carries (just 11 yards ahead of Kaytron Allen)—Singleton remains 12th all-time on Penn State’s Modified/Complete rushing list behind #11 Larry Johnson (2983 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)-3736 yards with 42 TDs in 42 games played—Career All-Purpose yards (rushing/receiving/returns)-4729 yards with 43 TDs in 42 games played

    Kaytron Allen RB

  • Rushing—8 for 43 yards, 1 TD (25th rushing TD of career)—(long-12 yards)

  • Receiving—2 for 2 yards, 0 TD (long-3 yards)

  • Kick Returns—None

  • TD vs. Nevada 2nd quarter 12-yard run making score PS 17-0

  • 25th career rushing TD passes Franco Harris (24) and ties Tony Hunt (25) on Modified/Complete stats list—Larry Johnson is next with 26 career rushing TDs

  • Allen’s career rushing yards total is 2920 yards on 567 carries—Kaytron remains 13th all-time on the PSU Modified/Complete rushing list just 11 yards behind #12 Nick Singleton (2931 yds.) with #11 Larry Johnson at 2983 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)-3344 yards with 29 TDs in 43 games played—Career All-Purpose yards (rushing/receiving/returns)-3385 yards with 29 TDs in 43 games played

    Other RBs

  • Cam Wallace: 5 for 19 yards rushing, 0 TD (long-9 yds.)—1 for 12 yards receiving, 0 TD (first game appearance since breaking bones in both legs in week 3 of 2024 season vs. Kent State)

  • Corey Smith: 5 for 13 yards rushing, 0 TD (long-9 yds.)—no receptions

    RECEIVERS

  • Kyron Hudson WR: 6 receptions for 89 yards, 1 TD (31 yards from Allar/also longest reception)

  • Trebor Pena WR: 7 receptions for 74 yards, 0 TD (long-18 yds.)—1 rush for 13 yards, 0 TD—Punt Returns: 2 for 10 yards (long-10 yds.)

  • Andrew Rappleyea TE: 3 receptions for 33 yards, 0 TD (long-26 yds.)—first game appearance since season-ending injury in 2024 opener at West Virginia

  • Devonte Ross WR: 1 reception for 4 yards, 0 TD

  • Tyseer Denmark WR: 2 receptions for 17 yards, 0 TD (long-11 yds.)—Punt Returns: 1 for minus-2 yards

  • Luke Reynolds TE: 2 receptions for 11 yards, 0 TD (long-8 yds.)

  • Khalil Dinkins TE: 1 reception for 24 yards, 0 TD

    SELECTED DEFENSE

  • Amare Campbell LB: 6 tackles/3 solo

  • Dani Dennis-Sutton DE: 5 tackles/4 solo, 2.5 TFLs (18 yards in losses), 1 sack (7-yard loss), 2 forced fumbles—Dennis-Sutton is first Nittany Lion with 2 FFs in a game since Micah Parsons in the 2019 Cotton Bowl—He has 6 career FFs trailing all-time leaders Harry Hamilton & Greg Gattuso (current analyst on coaching staff) with 8 in 1980 to 1983—Dennis-Sutton career totals to date: 25 TFLs, 16 sacks

  • Zakee Wheatley S: 3 tackles/2 solo, 1 fumble recovery (3rd of career—10th career takeaway w/5 INTs & 2 FFs)

  • Tony Rojas LB: 3 tackles/2 solo, 2 TFLs (13 yards in losses)

  • Zane Durant DT: 1 tackle, .5 TFL (1 yard loss), 1 INT (14-yard return/1st career INT)

  • Dejuan Lane S: 2 tackles/2 solo, 1 TFL (7-yard loss), 1 sack (7-yard loss)

  • Dom DeLuca LB: 2 tackles/1 solo, 1 TFL (1-yard loss), 1 sack (1-yard loss)

  • King Mack S: 2 tackles/1 solo—Kick Returns: 2 for 88 yards (long-73 yards)

  • AJ Harris CB: 1 tackle/1 solo, 1 fumble recovery

  • Audavion Collins CB: 4 tackles/4 solo

PSU Team Stats

  • This is win #944 all-time for PSU and win #102 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)

  • 46 points is the most scored by PSU in a season opener since it scored 79 points vs. Idaho in 2019

  • This is the 35th time since 2016 that PSU has scored 40+ points in a game and first since scoring 44 points vs. Maryland in 2024 regular season finale

  • The final score of 46-11 had never occurred before in the history of College Football or the NFL per the website CFBscorigami

  • This is PSU’s 29th straight non-conference home victory dating to the 2013 loss to Central Florida

  • PSU is now 11-2 all-time in month of August (6-0 at Beaver Stadium)

  • PSU scored on its first 9 possessions vs. Nevada (alternating 5 TD’s and 4 FG’s)—This has not happened since at least 1952

  • 303 total passing yards (on 29 completions) is the most in a game since PSU passed for 305 yards at Purdue in 2024

  • Game completed pass distribution (29 to 10 different receivers): WR’s-16, TE’s-6, RB’s-7 (the 16 receptions by WRs is most by that group since 16 catches vs. Kent State in Week 3 of 2024)—1 passing TD to a WR (Allar to Hudson)

  • PSU rushed for 135 yards on 36 carries (4 rushing TDs)—Four RBs accounted for a total of 94 yards on 26 carries with 3 TDs

  • This is the 8th game in which both Nick Singleton (2) & Kaytron Allen (1) have scored a TD (PSU is 8-0 in those games)

  • PSU Offensive Line allowed: 1 sack & 6 TFL’s

  • PSU Defense delivered: 3 sacks (15 yards in losses), 9 TFL’s (46 yards in losses), 1 INT (14-yard return), 2 Forced Fumbles, 2 Fumble Recoveries, 51 Total Tackles (Amare Campbell LB tops with 6 tackles)

  • Kicking game: Ryan Barker 4 for 4 FG’s (long-39 yds.), 3 for 3 PATs (total points-15) & Matthew Parker (PSU debut) 1 for 1 PAT—Barker is now 19 of 22 all-time on FGs/51 of 52 on PATs—This was Barker’s second career game with 4 successful FGs (first was at USC in 2024)—NOTE: only 4 kicking PATs attempted - 1 two-point conversion attempt failed (0 for 1 on season)

  • Kickoffs: 10 for 634 yards, 5 touchbacks (Gabe Nwosu 9 for 570 yds., 5 TBs & Matthew Parker 1 for 64 yards)

  • PSU (Nwosu) did not punt in this game

  • Kick Returns: King Mack 2 for 88 yards (long-73 yards)

  • Punt Returns: 3 for 8 yards (Trebor Pena 2 for 10 yards—long 10 yds.)