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#17Penn State
16
Big Ten
AT
#62Michigan State
55
Big Ten
2015 week 13 · Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 2:30 PM CT · Spartan Stadium · 📺 ESPN · 74,705 att · 35.1°F, wind 7

Drive chart

WIN PROBABILITYPenn State above · Michigan State below
KICK73% → 100% Michigan StateFINAL
Penn State Michigan State bar spans the drive · tick marks the start
OWN G255025END ZONE
Q1
INT
4 pl · 34 yd · 1:48
0–0
TD
9 pl · 80 yd · 3:37
0–6
PUNT
7 pl · 34 yd · 3:34
0–6
PUNT
6 pl · 16 yd · 2:41
0–6
FG
11 pl · 63 yd · 4:06
3–6
Q2
PUNT
5 pl · 19 yd · 2:29
3–6
PUNT
3 pl · -7 yd · 1:36
3–6
TD
6 pl · 49 yd · 2:57
3–13
FUMBLE TD
9 pl · 52 yd · 4:36
3–20
TD
10 pl · 67 yd · 2:01
10–20
END OF HALF
5 pl · 31 yd · 0:35
10–20
Q3
TD
8 pl · 75 yd · 3:20
10–27
PUNT
3 pl · 5 yd · 1:05
10–27
TD
12 pl · 69 yd · 7:04
10–34
TD
9 pl · 78 yd · 3:40
16–34
Q4
TD
7 pl · 44 yd · 3:33
16–41
INT TD
3 pl · -4 yd · 1:22
16–48
TD
1 pl · 9 yd · 0:08
16–55
ON DOWNS
10 pl · 44 yd · 4:31
16–55
FUMBLE
6 pl · 34 yd · 3:31
16–55
END OF GAME
4 pl · 16 yd · 1:46
16–55
21 drives. Field position runs left to right for both teams: 0 is the offense's own goal line, 100 the one it is attacking.

Defense

1takeaways3
0three-and-outs forced2
6 of 10scoring drives allowed3 of 11
No individual defensive box score for this game — CollegeFootballData carries tackles from 2016 on, and nothing but interceptions before that. The team numbers above come from the play and drive rows, which reach back to 2016 and 2015 respectively.

Special teams

1 of 1field goals—
3punts2
46.7punt average41.5
0punts inside the 200
64return yards37
own 23average drive startown 33
Penn State
K Tyler Davis 1/1 FG · long 19 · 1/1 XP
P Daniel Pasquariello 3 punts · 46.7 avg
KR Koa Farmer 4 ret · 63 yds · long 31
PR Gregg Garrity 1 ret · 1 yds · long 1
Michigan State
K Michael Geiger 7/8 XP
P Jake Hartbarger 2 punts · 41.5 avg
KR Delton Williams 1 ret · 15 yds · long 15
KR R.J. Shelton 1 ret · 10 yds · long 10
PR Macgarrett Kings Jr. 2 ret · 12 yds · long 9
K kicking, P punting, KR kick returns, PR punt returns. Average drive start counts only drives that began after a punt or a kickoff — a drive handed over by a takeaway is the defense's doing.

Series recent meetings

2025 Penn State 28 – 10 Michigan State
2023 Penn State 42 – 0 Michigan State
2022 Michigan State 16 – 35 Penn State
2021 Penn State 27 – 30 Michigan State
2020 Michigan State 24 – 39 Penn State
2019 Penn State 28 – 7 Michigan State
2018 Michigan State 21 – 17 Penn State
2017 Penn State 24 – 27 Michigan State
Last 8 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
No play-by-play for this game — league-wide plays start in 2016.
Data: CollegeFootballData · terminal