2025 PSU vs. Villanova

Sept. 13, 3:30pm EDT, Beaver Stadium, FS1

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#2/2 PSU 52 Villanova 6

Game Stats

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Game Three—

Drew Allar QB

  • Passing—16 of 29 for 209 yards, 1 TD (57th of career), 1 INT (1st of season/11th of career), 0 sacks (longest completion-23 yds.)—Allar’s stats include a pass attempt and completion to himself on a pass batted-back by a defender to him which he advanced for a 5-yard gain—Allar also completed a pass to Trebor Pena for a 2-point conversion (1st success of season for Allar & PSU)

  • Rushing—2 for 18 yards, 0 TD (long-16 yds./his longest rush of season)

  • Allar 2025 passing stats (though 3 games)—57 of 88 for 626 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT, 3 sacks

  • 19th career 200+ yard passing game/completed passes to 8 different receivers (not including himself)

  • 26th victory as PSU starting Quarterback (2023-25)—Allar (26-6) is now 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

  • Now has 6928 career passing yards (5th all-time at PSU)—Next on PSU list is Zack Mills (2001-04) with 7212 yards passing—Mills was first at PSU to throw for 7K yards (joined by: Hackenberg, McSorley, & Clifford)

  • Allar’s 18 yards in rushing vs. Villanova gives him 587 career rushing yards pushing him past Zack Mills (584 career rushing yards)

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

  • TD passes vs. Villanova: 23 yards to Trebor Pena WR in 2nd quarter (PS 21-0)

  • PSU 5 for 6 in Red Zone vs. Nova (1st game of season with Red Zone fail to score)

  • The pass reception on the backwards batted pass in the first quarter was Allar’s second career “pass completion to himself”—a similar situation occurred in the 4th period of the 2023 Peach Bowl loss to Ole Miss when Allar caught his batted pass and advanced it for a 10-yard gain (this is the longest pass reception of Drew’s career)—Allar now has 3 career pass receptions—His first came in the second period of the 2023 Michigan game on 4th and 1 at the Michigan 15 when Allar caught a pass for a 4-yard gain from Kaytron Allen to keep the drive alive, setting the table for an Allar TD run in the 24-15 PSU loss (this was Mike Yurcich’s last game as PSU Offensive Coordinator)

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    Ethan Grunkemeyer QB

  • Passing—1 of 2 for 19 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, no sacks (longest completion-19 yds.)

  • Rushing—none

  • 4th appearance as QB (3rd in 2025)—Threw first career TD pass in 4th quarter to Joey Schlaffer TE for 19 yards, PS 45-0

  • On the TD pass, Grunkemeyer & Schlaffer combined for Grunk’s first career TD pass, Schlaffer’s first career pass reception and his 1st career TD reception (first time this has happened at PSU since Drew Allar and Omari Evans accomplished this combination in 2022 vs. Ohio Univ.)

    Nick Singleton RB

  • Rushing—20 for 84 yards, 2 TDs (5 TDs on season/37 career rushing TDs)—(long-14 yds.)—season highs in rushes and rushing yards

  • Receiving—1 for 7 yards, 0 TD (long-7 yds.)

  • Kick Returns—None

  • 2025 Rushing stats (through 3 games)—41 for 179 yards, 5 TDs, 4.4 yards/carry (longest run-16 yards vs. FIU/best rushing game-84 yds. vs. Villanova)

  • TDs vs. Nova: 4-yard run in 1st period off right tackle (PS 7-0) & 3-yard run up middle in 3rd period (PS 31-0)—10th career game with multiple TDs

  • 20 rushes vs. Villanova is first game of 20+ carries since he rushed 21 times at Northwestern in 2023 (21 is Nick’s career high)

  • 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 3091 yards on 540 carries (now 59 yards behind Kaytron Allen)—Singleton is now 10th all-time on Penn State’s “Modified/Complete” rushing list passing Lydell Mitchell (3081 yards), and Ki-Jana Carter (3085 yards) in this game, and he now trails #9 Matt Suhey (3094 yards) in addition to new #8 Kaytron Allen (3150 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)-3903 yards with 45 TDs in 44 games played—Career All-Purpose yards (rushing/receiving/returns)-4896 yards with 46 TDs in 44 games played

  • Singleton leads all current FBS players in the following career categories: 37 rushing TDs, 46 all-purpose total TDs, and 4896 all-purpose yards

    Kaytron Allen RB

  • Rushing—10 for 86 yards, 1 TD (3rd TD of season/27th of career)—(long-18 yards)

  • Receiving—None

  • Kick Returns—None

  • 2025 Rushing stats (through 3 games)—34 for 273 yards, 3 TDs, 8.03 yards/carry (longest run-67 yards vs. FIU/best rushing game-144 yds. vs. FIU)

  • TD vs. Nova: 18-yard run in 4th period around left side untouched (PS 38-0)

  • Through 3 games (the non-conference schedule), Kaytron Allen has generated almost 100 more rushing yards than Singleton (273 to 179) on 7 fewer carries, and he’s generating nearly twice as many yards per carry as Nick (8.0 to 4.4)

  • Allen’s 27th career rushing TD on “Modified/Complete” stats list passes Larry Johnson (26) and ties DJ Dozier (27) on this list—Matt Suhey is next on list with 28 TDs

  • Allen’s career rushing yards total is 3150 yards on 593 carries—Kaytron is now 8th all-time on the PSU Modified/Complete rushing list passing Lydell Mitchell (3081 yards), Ki-Jana Carter (3085 yards), and Matt Suhey (3094 yards)—Next on list is #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)-3577 yards with 31 TDs in 45 games played—Career All-Purpose yards (rushing/receiving/returns)-3618 yards with 31 TDs in 45 games played (Kaytron still trails Singleton in both categories)

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    OTHER RBs

  • Cam Wallace: 1 for 4 yards, 0 TD (long-4 yds.)—only his 6th rush in 2 appearances in 2025

    ALL RECEIVERS

  • Luke Reynolds TE: 4 receptions for 73 yards, 0 TD (long-22 yds.)—Career high in yards

  • Trebor Pena WR: 4 receptions for 60 yards, 1 TD (long-23 yds.)—1st TD catch at PSU (11th of career including Syracuse)—Also caught 2-point conversion pass from Allar after his TD reception in 2nd quarter—Rushing stats: 4 for 33 yards, 0 TD (long-11 yds.)

  • Devonte Ross WR: 1 reception for 12 yards, 0 TD (long-12 yds.)—Punt Returns: 4 for 52 yards (long-34 yds.)

  • Kyron Hudson WR: 3 receptions for 30 yards, 0 TD (long-13 yds.)

  • Liam Clifford WR: 1 reception for 11 yards, 0 TD (long-11 yds.)

  • Andrew Rappleyea TE: 1 reception for 11 yards, 0 TD (long-11 yds.)

  • Joey Schlaffer TE: 1 reception for 19 yards, 1 TD (long-19 yds.)—1st career pass reception and first career TD reception (from Grunkemeyer)—Red-shirt sophomore Schlaffer is first PSU receiver to score a TD on his very first career pass reception since Omari Evans in 2022 (from Allar) vs. Ohio Univ.

  • Tyseer Denmark WR: no receiving stats / Rushed 1 for 12 yards, 0 TD

    SELECTED DEFENSE

  • Amare Campbell LB: 7 tackles/7 solo, 3 TFLs (TFL career high—11 yards in losses), 1 sack (5-yard loss)

  • Tony Rojas LB: 5 tackles/3 solo, 2 TFLs (9 yards in losses), 2 sacks (9 yards in losses)—Career single game best in sacks (career totals—14 TFLs, 3 sacks)

  • Dejuan Lane S: 5 tackles/5 solo, 1 TFL

  • King Mack S: 4 tackles/4 solo—First career start at Safety—Kick Return: 1 for 17 yards (long-17 yards)

  • Alex Tatsch LB: 3 tackles/3 solo, 1 TFL (2-yard loss)—True Freshman-PSU debut

  • Daryus Dixson CB: 3 tackles/1 solo, .5 TFL (1-yard loss)

  • Kenny Woseley CB: 2 tackles/0 solo, .5 TFL (1-yard loss)

  • Chaz Coleman DE: 1 tackle/1 solo, 1 TFL (1-yard loss), 1 QB hurry

  • Jahmir Joseph CB: 1 tackle/1 solo, 1 INT (49-yard return for TD)—True Freshman-1st career INT/1st career Pick 6—PSU’s first Pick 6 since 2024 SMU Playoff game where Dom DeLuca & Tony Rojas returned INTs for TDs

  • Dom DeLuca LB: 4 tackles/4 solo, 1 QB hurry

  • Kolin Dinkins S: 2 tackles/1 solo, 1 forced fumble (on Villanova kick return)—1st career FF

  • Elliot Washington II CB: 0 tackles, 1 INT (12-yard return)—2nd career INT

  • Zion Tracy CB: 1 tackle/1 solo, 1 TFL (5 yards in losses)—first TFL of 2025 season

  • Zuriah Fisher DE: 2 tackles/1 solo—first tackles of 2025 season in 2nd appearance

PSU Team Stats

  • This is win #946 all-time for PSU and win #104 for James Franklin as Penn State head coach—Franklin ties Rip Engle (1950-65) for second all-time in coaching victories behind Joe Paterno (409 wins/1966-2011)

  • This was PSU win #326 at Beaver Stadium all-time (326-82)

  • PSU is now 7-3-1 all-time vs. Villanova—2-0 at Beaver Stadium

  • This is the first 50+ point game by PSU since the 56-0 win over Kent State in 2024—It is also the second 40+ point game by PSU this season joining the 46-11 win over Nevada the opener—This is 36th time that PSU has scored 40+ points in a game since 2016

  • Villanova’s “highlight reel” TD pass on 4th and goal in final seconds of game prevented PSU from pitching back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 1996 (49-0 over NIU at Beaver Stadium & 41-0 over Temple at Giants Stadium)

  • This is PSU’s 25th straight win over non-conference foes since 2016 loss at Pitt

  • This is PSU’s 31st straight non-conference home victory dating to the 2013 loss to Central Florida

  • This is PSU’s 34th straight win over unranked teams (based on AP Poll)

  • PSU was 5 for 6 in the Red Zone vs. Nova, and is 16 for 17 in 2025

  • PSU was 5 for 11 on third down vs. Nova and 1 for 1 on fourth down (PSU had 28 first downs in the game-none by penalty)

  • 228 total passing yards (on 17 completions by Allar & Grunkemeyer) vs. Nova

  • Game completed pass distribution (16 to 8 different receivers): WR’s-9, TE’s-6, RB’s-1—Passing TDs: 1 to a TE (Grunkemeyer to Schlaffer), 1 to a WR (Allar to Pena)—Allar had completion to himself on batted-back pass which accounts for 17th completion

  • PSU rushed for 237 yards on 38 carries (3 rushing TDs)—Three RBs accounted for a total of 174 yards on 31 carries with 3 TDs

  • This is the 10th game in which both RBs Nick Singleton (2) & Kaytron Allen (1) have scored a TD (PSU is 10-0 in those games)

  • PSU Offensive Line allowed: 0 sacks & 0 TFL’s (0 yards in losses), 0 QB hurries

  • PSU Defense allowed: 96 yards passing & 83 yards rushing, 6 points on only successful Villanova trip to Red Zone (1 of 2), 2 fourth down conversions

  • PSU Defense delivered: 3 sacks (14 yards in losses), 11 TFL’s (34 yards in losses), 2 INTs (12-yard return-Washington, 49-yard return-Joseph for TD), 1 Forced Fumble (Kolin Dinkins on kick return), 57 Total Tackles (Campbell tops with 7 tackles/3 TFL)—Villanova only reached Red Zone twice

  • Kicking game: Ryan Barker 3 for 3 FG’s (long-45 yds.), 5 for 5 PATs (total points-14)—Barker is now 24 of 28 all-time on FGs/60 of 61 on PATs (Barker now 9 for 11 on FGs of 40+ yds. in career)—NOTE: PSU attempted and was successful on one 2-point try after TD—Allar pass to Pena (PSU now 1 for 2 on season)

  • Kickoffs: 10 for 636 yards, 4 touchbacks, 0 OOB (Gabe Nwosu 7 for 443 yds., 3 TBs & Ryan Barker 3 for 193 yards, 1 TB)

  • Punting: Gabe Nwosu 2 for 83 yards, long-47 yds., 0 50+ yards, 2 inside 20—Avg. 41.5 (Nwosu added to Ray Guy Award watchlist after this game)

  • Kick Returns: King Mack 1 for 17 yards (long-17 yards)

  • Punt Returns: 4 for 52 yards (all Devonte Ross—long 34 yds.)