2025 PSU at UCLA

Oct. 4, 3:30pm EDT/12:30pm PDT, Rose Bowl Stadium, CBS-TV

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#7/6 PSU 37 UCLA 42

Game Stats

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Game Five—

Drew Allar QB

  • Passing—19 of 26 for 200 yards, 2 TDs (8 on season/61 in career), 0 INT, 1 sack for loss of 11 yards (longest completion-40 yds. for TD)—non-INT turnover in passing game when receiver fumbled and lost possession of ball after completed pass in 3rd period

  • Rushing—11 for 78 yards, 0 TD (long-27 yds./longest rush of season & career)—78 yards rushing is career single game best

  • Allar 2025 passing stats (though 5 games)—90 of 139 for 963 yards, Pct. 64.7%, 8 TDs, 2 INT, 6 sacks (longest pass-42 yds. vs. FIU/best passing game-217 yds. vs. Nevada/most completions-22 vs. Nevada)

  • 26 victories as PSU starting Quarterback (2023-25)—Allar (26-8) is tied for 6th in QB wins all-time with John Hufnagel (26-3 from 1970-72)—Next on list is Chuck Fusina (1975-78) with 28 wins—PSU record held by Sean Clifford (2017-22) with 32 wins

  • This is his fourth game with 200+ yards passing in 2025—2nd with exactly 200 yards along with FIU game

  • Allar now has 7265 career passing yards (4th all-time at PSU)—Allar passes Zack Mills (2001-04) 7212 yards passing—Next on list: Christian Hackenberg (2013-15) 8457 yards passing

  • Allar’s 78 yards in rushing vs. UCLA gives him 707 career rushing yards pushing him past QBs John Hufnagel 670 rushing yards, Richie Lucas 679 rushing yards, & Rashard Casey 700 rushing yards (using “Modified/Complete” stats)

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

  • 20th career game with 2+ TD passes

  • 20th career game with 200+ yards passing

  • TD passes vs. UCLA (2): 40 yards to Dinkins in 3rd quarter (PS trails 27-14) & 15 yards to Hudson in 4th quarter (PS trails 42-35)

  • PSU 3 for 4 in Red Zone vs. UCLA

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    Nick Singleton RB

  • Rushing—11 for 39 yards, 0 TD (5 TDs on season/37 career rushing TDs)—(long-13 yds.)

  • Receiving—2 for 16 yards, 0 TD (long-16 yds.)

  • Kick Returns—None

  • 2025 Rushing stats (through 5 games)—63 for 239 yards, 5 TDs, 3.79 yards/carry (longest run-16 yards vs. FIU/best rushing game-84 yds. vs. Villanova/most carries-20 vs. Villanova)

  • This was his 3rd game this season averaging under 4 yards per carry (3.5 ypc vs. UCLA)

  • Has not scored a rushing TD in his last 2 games and has no receiving TDs in 2025

  • 37 career rushing TDs—”Modified/Complete” stats including bowls have Singleton still trailing Ki-Jana Carter, Curtis Enis, & Lydell Mitchell who are tied for 2nd all-time with 39 career rushing TDs following Saquon Barkley’s record of 43

  • Singleton’s career total of 46 all-purpose TDs (37 rush/8 receiving/1 return) is 2nd all-time (PSU record is 53-Saquon Barkley)

  • Singleton’s career rushing yards total is 3151 yards on 562 carries (now 103 yards behind Kaytron Allen)—Singleton is 9th all-time on Penn State’s “Modified/Complete” rushing list—He trails #8 Kaytron Allen (3254 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)-4008 yards with 45 TDs in 46 games played—Career All-Purpose yards (rushing/receiving/returns)-5001 yards with 46 TDs in 46 games played

    Kaytron Allen RB

  • Rushing—8 for 50 yards, 2 TDs (6 on season/30 in career)—(long-13 yards)

  • Receiving—1 for 8 yards, 0 TD (long-8 yds.—longest reception of season)

  • Kick Returns—None

  • 2025 Rushing stats (through 5 games)—54 for 377 yards, 6 TDs, 6.98 yards/carry (longest run-67 yards vs. FIU/best rushing game-144 yds. vs. FIU/most carries-16 vs. FIU)

  • TDs vs. UCLA (2): 13-yard rush in 1st quarter (PSU trails 10-7) & 2-yard run in 4th quarter (PS trails 34-28)

  • Kaytron has rushed for at least one TD in all 5 games this season

  • 5th career game with multiple rushing TDs (2 TDs at UCLA is season high)

  • Allen’s 30th career rushing TD on “Modified/Complete” stats list passes Matt Suhey (28) and Curt Warner & Evan Royster with 29 TDs—Allen is now tied on the list at 30 with Trace McSorley, Richie Anderson, and John Cappelletti—Charlie Pittman is next with 31 career rushing TDs

  • Allen’s career rushing yards total is 3254 yards on 613 carries—Kaytron is 8th all-time on the PSU Modified/Complete rushing list trailing #7 Tony Hunt with 3320 yards and #6 Curtis Enis with 3375 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)-3701 yards with 34 TDs in 47 games played—Career All-Purpose yards (rushing/receiving/returns)-3742 yards with 34 TDs in 47 games played (Kaytron still trails Singleton in both categories)

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    ALL RECEIVERS

  • Kyron Hudson WR: 4 receptions for 52 yards, 1 TD (long-20 yds.)—2nd TD catch of season (10th TD in career including USC)—has crossed 1K in career receiving yards-1015 yards on 90 receptions (including USC)

  • Luke Reynolds TE: 4 receptions for 46 yards, 0 TD (long-17 yds.)—lost fumble after reception on 1st drive in 3rd quarter giving UCLA ball at PSU 38 (did not result in opponent score)

  • Trebor Pena WR: 3 receptions for 15 yards, 0 TD (long-12 yds.)—Rushing stats: 1 for minus -10 yards, 0 TD (long-0 yds.)

  • Khalil Dinkins TE: 3 receptions for 49 yards, 1 TD (long-40 yds. for TD)—2nd TD catch of season (matching career season bests in 2023 & 2024), 7th career TD catch/40-yards is longest TD reception in career (former best was 28 yards vs. Ohio Univ. in 2022)

  • Andrew Rappleyea TE: 2 receptions for 14 yards, 0 TD (long-11 yds.)

  • Liam Clifford WR: No receiving stats / Special Teams-recovered blocked punt (by Dennis-Sutton) for 6-yard TD return (1st TD of season)—2nd career TD with receiving TD in 2024 Kent State game—PSU’s last blocked punt return for TD was in 2012 loss vs. #9 Ohio State (Mike Hull LB block—Mike Yancich LB recovery in endzone)

    SELECTED DEFENSE

  • Dom DeLuca LB: 12 tackles/5 solo, 1 TFL (1 yard in losses/13th career TFL), 1 QB hurry—career high in tackles (previous best 6 at Illinois in 2023)

  • Zakee Wheatley S: 12 tackles/9 solo, 1 TFL (2 yards in losses)—4th career game with 10+ tackles

  • Amare Campbell LB: 10 tackles/5 solo, 1 sack (11 yards in losses/2nd on season), 2.5 TFLs (13 yards in losses)—2nd career game, and 2nd straight, with 10+ tackles (9.5 career sacks/18 career TFLs including UNC)

  • King Mack S: 7 tackles/4 solo—tied career in high in tackles (7 vs. FIU)

  • Zuriah Fisher DE: 3 tackles/3 solo, 1 sack (5 yards in losses/1st of season/4.5 career sacks), 1 TFL (5 yards in losses/28 career TFLs), 1 forced fumble (1st of career on 2nd Qtr. strip sack—fumble recovered by UCLA)—missed INT or batted pass opportunity on 2nd Qtr. UCLA TD pass to make it 17-7

  • Dani Dennis-Sutton DE: 3 tackles/2 solo, 1 TFL (2 yards in losses)—Blocked punt that was returned 6 yds. for a TD by Clifford in 3rd Qtr.—2nd blocked punt of season for PSU (DeLuca vs. FIU)—1st season with 2 blocked punts since 2021 (at Wisconsin & at Indiana)—1st PSU blocked punt for a TD since 2012 in loss vs. #9 Ohio State (Mike Hull LB block-Mike Yancich LB recovery in endzone for TD)

  • AJ Harris CB: 4 tackles/3 solo, 1 TFL (1 yard in losses/5 career TFLs)—Credited with safety in 4th quarter when punter intentionally ran out of back of endzone (his 1st score of season-2 pts.)—late in reaching punter on safety allowing critical 8 seconds to run off clock after PSU opts not to rush punt—1st PSU safety since 2023 at Indiana (Hoosiers ball rolled through endzone)

  • Zane Durant DT: 4 tackles/3 solo, 1 sack (6 yards in losses/7 career sacks), 1 TFL (6 yards in losses/19 career TFLs)

  • Elliot Washington CB: 5 tackles/3 solo—tied career high in tackles (2024—5 at Wisconsin & 5 vs. Washington)

PSU Team Stats

  • PSU record at Beaver Stadium all-time: 326-83 (325-83 in regular season)/Record at West Shore Home Field (2025): 3-1

  • PSU record all-time: 946-414-42

  • PSU record in Big Ten all-time: 170-97 (171-98 including Big Ten Championship Games)

  • PSU 2025 record: 3-2, 0-2 (first 0-2 start in Big Ten since 2020 when Nittany Lions opened 0-5)

  • James Franklin record at PSU: 104-44 (tied for 2nd in wins all-time with Rip Engle)—Franklin in Big Ten: 64-35 in regular season

  • PSU is now 3-5 all-time vs. UCLA—1-3 at UCLA, 1-1 overall as members of the Big Ten, 2-4 all-time in the Rose Bowl Stadium (0-1 in regular season)—This was first meeting with UCLA in the Rose Bowl Stadium—PSU is now 3-3 vs. the Big Ten’s former members of the PAC-12 (3-2 in regular season)

  • This is the first loss on the west coast since 2017 Rose Bowl vs. USC: Final 52-49 on last second FG

  • This is the first loss to an unranked team since 2021: 9-OT loss to Illinois at Beaver Stadium (20-18)—Ends 32-game win streak against unranked FBS opponents (Snaps PSU official 34-game “unranked” win streak if two FCS teams-Delaware 2023 & Villanova 2025-are counted even though they both were FCS-ranked at time PSU played them)

  • This is the first season with back-to-back (or more) losses since 2021: three in row-at Iowa/vs. Illinois/at Ohio State & two in row-at Michigan State/Outback Bowl vs. Arkansas

  • PSU has now lost the first 2 of 6 scheduled “color themed” games in 2025: PSU Whiteout vs. Oregon & UCLA Blue Out

  • Attendance announced: 39,256 (smallest ever for PSU game in Rose Bowl Stadium)—Smallest crowd at a PSU game since 2023 at Northwestern old Ryan Field (25,064)

  • PSU was 3 for 4 in the Red Zone vs. UCLA, and is 21 for 23 in 2025

  • PSU was 4 for 9 on third down vs. UCLA and 1 for 3 on fourth down (PSU had 21 first downs in the game-1 by penalty)

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

  • Game completed pass distribution (19 to 7 different receivers): WR’s-7, TE’s-9, RB’s-3—Passing TDs: 1 to a WR (Allar to Hudson), 1 to a TE (Allar to Dinkins)

  • PSU rushed for 157 yards on 31 carries (2 rushing TDs)—Two RBs accounted for a total of 89 yards on 19 carries with 2 TDs

  • PSU Offensive Line allowed: 1 sack & 6 TFL’s (31 yards in losses), 0 QB hurries

  • PSU Defense allowed: 166 yards passing & 269 yards rushing (435 total yards & 128 net yards rushing by QB)—UCLA was 6 for 6 in the Red Zone, 10 of 16 on third down conversions & 0 of 2 on fourth downs with 22 first downs (1 by penalty), 5 total TDs by UCLA offense (2 passing/3 rushing by QB)—Defensive line called for 2 critical offsides penalties (Dennis-Sutton & Durant)—Defense allowed UCLA to score on its 1st 5 possessions (1st time to ever happen to a Franklin coached team)—Special Teams defense allowed UCLA punter to burn 8 critical seconds on intentional safety credited to AJ Harris CB & allowed successful 2-point conversion after TD

  • PSU Defense delivered: 3 sacks (22 yards in losses), 9 TFLs (40 yards in losses), 0 INTs, 1 Forced Fumble (not recovered), 1 QB hurry, 77 Total Tackles (Wheatley & DeLuca tops with 12 tackles each)—UCLA successfully reached Red Zone 6 times—PSU forces 2 turnovers on downs (7 on season)—Special Teams punt defense delivered 1 blocked punt (Dennis-Sutton) for 6-yard TD return (Clifford) & 1 intentional safety by UCLA punter (AJ Harris)

  • Kicking game: Ryan Barker 0 for 0 FG’s (long-0 yds.), 5 for 5 PATs (total points-5)—Barker is 25 of 29 all-time on FGs/68 of 69 on PATs (Barker is 10 for 12 on FGs of 40+ yds. in career)—Kick Return team error permitted easy onside kick recovery success by UCLA in 1st quarter erasing PSU offensive possession and directly leading to UCLA FG which left PSU down 10-0

  • Kickoffs: 6 for 378 yards, 4 touchbacks, 0 OOB (all Gabe Nwosu)

  • Punting: Gabe Nwosu 1 for 46 yards, long-46 yds., 0 50+ yards, 0 inside 20, 0 touchback—Avg. 46.0 (Nwosu-3 punts of 50+ on season, 6 punts inside 20 and 4 punts inside 10)

  • Kick Returns: Corey Smith 1 for 30 yards (his 1st of season)

  • Punt Returns: 1 for 6 yards for TD by Clifford on block by Dennis-Sutton (on 4th and 25 at UCLA 33) at 22-yard line that rolled to the 6-yard line of UCLA for scroop and score

  • Upset loss to winless UCLA drops PSU (3-2) out of AP Poll completely and to #22 in Coaches Poll—Had been ranked 7th and 6th respectively—Penn State is first Top 10 team to lose to 0-4 team since 1985