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2020 week 15 · Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 11:00 AM CT · Beaver Stadium · πŸ“Ί ESPN · 44.6°F Light Rain, wind 3

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Michigan State Penn State bar spans the drive · tick marks the start · click a drive for the plays
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Q1
INT
4 pl · 21 yd · 1:23
0–0
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 25 Jayden Reed run for 7 yds to the MchSt 32 +7 0.60
15:00 2nd & 3 OWN 32 PENN ST Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Shaka Toney) to the MchSt 47 for a 1ST down +15
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 47 Payton Thorne sacked by Antonio Shelton for a loss of 6 yards to the MchSt 41 -6 -2.31
15:00 2nd & 16 OWN 41 Connor Heyward run for 5 yds to the MchSt 46 +5 0.04
15:00 3rd & 11 OWN 46 Payton Thorne pass intercepted Jaquan Brisker return for 17 yds to the MchSt 39 Jaquan Brisker fumbled, forced by Jalen Nailor, recovered by MchSt Matt Carrick -0.63
PUNT
3 pl · -4 yd · 2:13
0–0
13:37 1st & 10 OWN 39 Elijah Collins run for a loss of 3 yards to the MchSt 36 -3 -1.62
13:37 2nd & 13 OWN 36 Jayden Reed run for no gain to the MchSt 36 0 -0.50
13:37 3rd & 13 OWN 36 Payton Thorne sacked by Shane Simmons for a loss of 1 yard to the MchSt 35 -1 -0.28
13:37 4th & 14 OWN 35 Bryce Baringer punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Jahan Dotson at the PnSt 29
FG
12 pl · 65 yd · 5:18
0–3
11:24 1st & 10 OWN 29 Keyvone Lee run for no gain to the PnSt 29 0 -0.83
11:24 2nd & 10 OWN 29 Sean Clifford pass complete to Brenton Strange for 27 yds to the MchSt 44 for a 1ST down +27 3.19
11:24 1st & 10 OPP 44 Sean Clifford pass complete to Parker Washington for 12 yds to the MchSt 32 for a 1ST down +12 0.54
11:24 1st & 10 OPP 32 Sean Clifford pass complete to Keyvone Lee for 7 yds to the MchSt 25 +7 0.37
11:24 2nd & 3 OPP 25 Keyvone Lee run for 2 yds to the MchSt 23 +2 -0.34
11:24 3rd & 1 OPP 23 Will Levis run for 2 yds to the MchSt 21 for a 1ST down +2 0.21
11:24 1st & 10 OPP 21 Keyvone Lee run for 6 yds to the MchSt 15 +6 0.19
11:24 2nd & 4 OPP 15 Sean Clifford run for 6 yds to the MchSt 9 for a 1ST down +6 0.02
11:24 1st & 9 OPP 9 Lee, Keyvone rush for 9 yards to the MSU0, clock 11:24, PENALTY PSU holding (Fries, Will) 10 yards to the MSU19, NO PLAY. -10
11:24 1st & 19 OPP 19 Sean Clifford pass incomplete to Parker Washington, broken up by Noah Harvey 0 -0.40
11:24 2nd & 19 OPP 19 Sean Clifford pass complete to Brenton Strange for 12 yds to the MchSt 7 +12 0.57
11:24 3rd & 7 OPP 7 Sean Clifford run for 1 yd to the MchSt 6 +1 -0.24
6:06 4th & 6 OPP 6 Jake Pinegar 24 yd FG GOOD
PUNT
5 pl · 20 yd · 2:11
0–3
6:06 1st & 10 OWN 25 Payton Thorne pass incomplete 0 -0.70
6:06 2nd & 10 OWN 25 Payton Thorne pass complete to Jalen Nailor for 12 yds to the MchSt 37 for a 1ST down +12 1.73
6:06 1st & 10 OWN 37 Jordon Simmons run for a loss of 1 yard to the MchSt 36 -1 -1.24
6:06 2nd & 11 OWN 36 Jordon Simmons run for 7 yds to the MchSt 43 +7 0.44
6:06 3rd & 4 OWN 43 Payton Thorne run for 2 yds to the MchSt 45 +2 -0.50
6:06 4th & 2 OWN 45 Bryce Baringer punt for 55 yds for a touchback
PUNT
6 pl · 3 yd · 4:06
0–3
3:55 1st & 10 OWN 20 Keyvone Lee run for 4 yds to the PnSt 24 +4 -0.09
3:55 2nd & 6 OWN 24 Sean Clifford run for 4 yds to the PnSt 28 +4 -0.08
3:55 3rd & 2 OWN 28 Will Levis run for 2 yds to the PnSt 30 for a 1ST down +2 0.86
3:55 1st & 10 OWN 30 Keyvone Lee run for 2 yds to the PnSt 32 +2 -0.55
3:55 2nd & 8 OWN 32 Sean Clifford run for 1 yd to the PnSt 33 +1 -0.52
3:55 3rd & 7 OWN 33 Clifford, Sean rush for 4 yards to the PSU37 (Simmons, A.), PENALTY PSU holding (Miranda, Mike) 10 yards to the PSU23, NO PLAY. -10
0:00 OWN 0 End of 1st Quarter
15:00 3rd & 17 OWN 23 Sean Clifford pass incomplete to Parker Washington 0 -0.07
15:00 4th & 17 OWN 23 Jordan Stout punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MchSt 40
Q2
TD
3 pl · 60 yd · 0:59
7–3
14:49 1st & 10 OWN 40 Jordon Simmons run for 9 yds to the MchSt 49 +9 1.34
14:49 2nd & 1 OWN 49 Jordon Simmons run for 6 yds to the PnSt 45 for a 1ST down +6 -0.06
13:50 1st & 10 OPP 45 Payton Thorne pass complete to Jalen Nailor for 45 yds for a TD (Matt Coghlin KICK) +45 3.48
TD
8 pl · 61 yd · 3:44
7–10
13:44 1st & 10 OWN 39 Sean Clifford run for 1 yd to the PnSt 40 +1 -0.90
13:44 2nd & 9 OWN 40 Sean Clifford pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down +10 1.91
13:44 1st & 10 50 Caziah Holmes run for 5 yds to the MchSt 45 +5 0.10
13:44 2nd & 5 OPP 45 Caziah Holmes run for 3 yds to the MchSt 42 +3 -0.39
13:44 3rd & 2 OPP 42 Will Levis run for 5 yds to the MchSt 37 for a 1ST down +5 1.08
13:44 1st & 10 OPP 37 Sean Clifford pass incomplete to Jahan Dotson, broken up by Kalon Gervin 0 -0.75
13:44 2nd & 10 OPP 37 Sean Clifford pass complete to Brenton Strange for 6 yds to the MchSt 31 +6 0.25
10:00 3rd & 4 OPP 31 Sean Clifford run for 31 yds for a TD (Jake Pinegar KICK) +31 3.56
TD
7 pl · 70 yd · 3:36
14–10
10:00 1st & 10 OWN 30 Jordon Simmons run for 5 yds to the MchSt 35 +5 0.10
10:00 2nd & 5 OWN 35 Payton Thorne pass complete to Jalen Nailor for 7 yds to the MchSt 42 for a 1ST down +7 1.03
10:00 1st & 10 OWN 42 Payton Thorne run for a loss of 1 yard to the MchSt 41 -1 -1.36
10:00 2nd & 11 OWN 41 Payton Thorne pass complete to Matt Dotson for 8 yds to the MchSt 49 +8 0.76
10:00 3rd & 3 OWN 49 Payton Thorne pass complete to Matt Dotson for 21 yds to the PnSt 30 for a 1ST down +21 2.35
10:00 1st & 10 OPP 30 Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 9 yds to the PnSt 21 +9 0.69
10:00 2nd & 1 OPP 21 MICHIGAN ST Penalty, false start (Matt Carrick) to the PnSt 26 -5
6:24 2nd & 6 OPP 26 Payton Thorne pass complete to Tre'Von Morgan for 26 yds for a TD (Matt Coghlin KICK) +26 2.86
PUNT
6 pl · 30 yd · 2:59
14–10
6:22 1st & 10 OWN 15 Will Levis run for no gain to the PnSt 15 0 -0.44
6:22 2nd & 10 OWN 15 Clifford, Sean pass incomplete to Washington, P., PENALTY MSU pass interference (Grose, Angelo) 12 yards to the PSU27, 1ST DOWN PSU, NO PLAY. +12
5:37 1st & 10 OWN 27 Timeout MICHIGAN ST, clock 05:37
5:37 1st & 10 OWN 27 Keyvone Lee run for 4 yds to the PnSt 31 +4 -0.12
5:37 2nd & 6 OWN 31 Sean Clifford pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 12 yds to the PnSt 43 for a 1ST down +12 1.59
5:37 1st & 10 OWN 43 Keyvone Lee run for 2 yds to the PnSt 45 +2 -0.69
5:37 2nd & 8 OWN 45 Sean Clifford run for no gain to the PnSt 45 0 -1.01
5:37 3rd & 8 OWN 45 Sean Clifford pass incomplete to Jahan Dotson 0 -0.64
5:37 4th & 8 OWN 45 Jordan Stout punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Jayden Reed at the MchSt 13
TD
7 pl · 87 yd · 1:57
21–10
3:23 1st & 10 OWN 13 Jordon Simmons run for 3 yds to the MchSt 16 +3 -0.17
3:23 2nd & 7 OWN 16 Jordon Simmons run for 8 yds to the MchSt 24 for a 1ST down +8 0.72
3:23 1st & 10 OWN 24 Jordon Simmons run for 2 yds to the MchSt 26 +2 -0.43
3:23 2nd & 8 OWN 26 Payton Thorne pass complete to Tre Mosley for 11 yds to the MchSt 37 for a 1ST down +11 1.53
3:23 1st & 10 OWN 37 Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 37 yds to the PnSt 26 for a 1ST down +37 2.33
3:23 1st & 10 OPP 26 Payton Thorne pass complete to Matt Dotson for 19 yds to the PnSt 7 for a 1ST down +19 0.52
1:26 1st & 7 OPP 7 Payton Thorne pass complete to Jalen Nailor for 7 yds for a TD (Matt Coghlin KICK) +7 2.20
PUNT
3 pl · 6 yd · 0:53
21–10
1:21 1st & 10 OWN 35 Sean Clifford pass complete to KeAndre Lambert-Smith for 2 yds to the PnSt 37 +2 -0.63
1:21 2nd & 8 OWN 37 Sean Clifford pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 4 yds to the PnSt 41 +4 -0.13
1:21 3rd & 4 OWN 41 Sean Clifford pass incomplete to Jahan Dotson 0 -0.72
0:37 4th & 4 OWN 41 Timeout PENN ST, clock 00:37
0:37 4th & 4 OWN 41 Jordan Stout punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MchSt 17
END OF HALF
1 pl · -2 yd · 0:28
21–10
0:28 1st & 10 OWN 17 TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the MchSt 15 -2 -0.60
0:00 OPP 0 End of 2nd Quarter
Q3
TD
11 pl · 75 yd · 4:46
21–18
14:53 1st & 10 OWN 25 Sean Clifford pass complete to KeAndre Lambert-Smith for 11 yds to the PnSt 36 for a 1ST down +11 0.93
14:53 1st & 10 OWN 36 Sean Clifford pass incomplete to Brenton Strange 0 -1.04
14:53 2nd & 10 OWN 36 Sean Clifford pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 16 yds to the MchSt 48 for a 1ST down +16 2.50
14:53 1st & 10 OPP 48 Keyvone Lee run for 5 yds to the MchSt 43 +5 0.10
14:53 2nd & 5 OPP 43 Will Levis pass complete to KeAndre Lambert-Smith for 11 yds to the MchSt 32 for a 1ST down +11 0.72
14:53 1st & 10 OPP 32 Sean Clifford run for 1 yd to the MchSt 31 +1 -0.46
14:53 2nd & 9 OPP 31 Sean Clifford pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 12 yds to the MchSt 19 for a 1ST down +12 0.73
14:53 1st & 10 OPP 19 Sean Clifford pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 9 yds to the MchSt 10 +9 0.62
14:53 2nd & 1 OPP 10 Keyvone Lee run for 2 yds to the MchSt 8 for a 1ST down +2 -0.34
14:53 1st & 8 OPP 8 Sean Clifford pass incomplete to Theo Johnson 0 -0.36
10:07 2nd & 8 OPP 8 Sean Clifford pass complete to Parker Washington for 8 yds for a TD (Sean Clifford pass to Jahan Dotson for Two-Point Conversion) +8 2.68
PUNT
5 pl · 23 yd · 1:30
21–18
10:07 1st & 10 OWN 25 Jordon Simmons run for 16 yds to the MchSt 41 for a 1ST down +16 1.42
10:07 1st & 10 OWN 41 Payton Thorne pass complete to Tre Mosley for 10 yds to the PnSt 49 for a 1ST down +10 0.90
10:07 1st & 10 OPP 49 Payton Thorne pass incomplete, broken up by Jesse Luketa 0 -1.10
10:07 2nd & 10 OPP 49 Jordon Simmons run for a loss of 3 yards to the MchSt 48 -3 -1.55
10:07 3rd & 13 OWN 48 Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jalen Nailor 0 -0.52
10:07 4th & 13 OWN 48 Bryce Baringer punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Jahan Dotson at the PnSt 15
PUNT
3 pl · -1 yd · 0:54
21–18
8:37 1st & 10 OWN 15 Keyvone Lee run for a loss of 1 yard to the PnSt 14 -1 -0.50
8:37 2nd & 11 OWN 14 Sean Clifford pass incomplete to Theo Johnson, broken up by Naquan Jones 0 -0.16
8:37 3rd & 11 OWN 14 Sean Clifford pass incomplete, broken up by Drew Beesley 0 -0.07
8:37 4th & 11 OWN 14 Jordan Stout punt for 53 yds , Jayden Reed returns for 10 yds to the MchSt 43
FG
12 pl · 51 yd · 5:44
24–18
7:43 1st & 10 OWN 43 Jordon Simmons run for 2 yds to the MchSt 45 +2 -0.69
7:43 2nd & 8 OWN 45 Jordon Simmons run for 13 yds to the PnSt 42 for a 1ST down +13 1.86
7:43 1st & 10 OPP 42 Connor Heyward run for 1 yd to the PnSt 41 +1 -0.70
7:43 2nd & 9 OPP 41 Connor Heyward run for 4 yds to the PnSt 37 +4 -0.14
7:43 3rd & 5 OPP 37 Thorne, Payton pass incomplete to Nailor, Jalen, PENALTY PSU offside defense (Toney, Shaka) 5 yards to the PSU32, 1ST DOWN MSU, NO PLAY. +5
7:43 1st & 10 OPP 32 Jordon Simmons run for 5 yds to the PnSt 27 +5 0.08
7:43 2nd & 5 OPP 27 Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 5 yds to the PnSt 22 for a 1ST down +5 0.14
7:43 1st & 10 OPP 22 Connor Heyward run for 1 yd to the PnSt 21 +1 -0.31
7:43 2nd & 9 OPP 21 Payton Thorne pass complete to Tyler Hunt for 17 yds to the PnSt 4 for a 1ST down +17 1.27
7:43 1st & 4 OPP 4 Connor Heyward run for a loss of 1 yard to the PnSt 5 -1 -0.75
7:43 2nd & 5 OPP 5 Payton Thorne run for a loss of 1 yard to the PnSt 6 -1 -0.39
7:43 3rd & 6 OPP 6 Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jalen Nailor, broken up by Shane Simmons 0 -0.30
1:59 4th & 6 OPP 6 Matt Coghlin 23 yd FG GOOD
TD
5 pl · 69 yd · 1:49
24–25
1:51 1st & 10 OWN 31 Sean Clifford pass incomplete to Jahan Dotson 0 -0.89
1:51 2nd & 10 OWN 31 Will Levis pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 36 yds to the MchSt 33 for a 1ST down +36 3.60
1:51 1st & 10 OPP 33 Sean Clifford pass complete to Parker Washington for 26 yds to the MchSt 7 for a 1ST down +26 0.71
1:51 1st & 7 OPP 7 Will Levis run for 6 yds to the MchSt 1 +6 0.30
0:02 2nd & 1 OPP 1 Will Levis run for 1 yd for a TD MICHIGAN ST Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined (Jake Pinegar KICK) +1 1.90
PUNT
3 pl · -10 yd · 1:30
24–25
0:02 1st & 10 OWN 25 Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jayden Reed 0 -0.70
0:00 OPP 0 End of 3rd Quarter
15:00 2nd & 10 OWN 25 Jordon Simmons run for no gain to the MchSt 25 0 -0.35
15:00 3rd & 10 OWN 25 Payton Thorne sacked by Jonathan Sutherland and Adisa Isaac for a loss of 10 yards to the MchSt 15 -10 -0.26
15:00 4th & 20 OWN 15 Bryce Baringer punt for 47 yds , Jahan Dotson returns for no gain to the PnSt 38
Q4
TD
3 pl · 62 yd · 1:14
24–32
13:32 1st & 10 OWN 38 Keyvone Lee run for 4 yds to the PnSt 42 +4 -0.17
13:32 2nd & 6 OWN 42 Sean Clifford pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 9 yds to the MchSt 49 for a 1ST down +9 1.36
12:18 1st & 10 OPP 49 Sean Clifford pass complete to Parker Washington for 49 yds for a TD (Jake Pinegar KICK) +49 3.76
PUNT RETURN TD
3 pl · 4 yd · 0:54
24–39
12:18 1st & 10 OWN 25 Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 4 yds to the MchSt 29 +4 -0.11
12:18 2nd & 6 OWN 29 Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Tyler Hunt 0 -0.65
12:18 3rd & 6 OWN 29 Payton Thorne pass incomplete 0 -0.31
11:24 4th & 6 OWN 29 Bryce Baringer punt for 52 yds , Jahan Dotson returns for 81 yds for a TD (Jake Pinegar KICK)
PUNT
3 pl · -15 yd
24–39
11:17 1st & 10 OWN 24 Payton Thorne pass incomplete 0 -0.67
11:17 2nd & 10 OWN 24 Payton Thorne sacked by Shane Simmons and Antonio Shelton for a loss of 5 yards to the MchSt 19 -5 -0.48
11:17 3rd & 15 OWN 19 Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jalen Nailor 0 -0.06
11:17 4th & 15 OWN 19 MICHIGAN ST Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Matt Carrick) to the MchSt 9 -10
11:17 4th & 25 OWN 9 Bryce Baringer punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Jahan Dotson at the MchSt 48
PUNT
3 pl · 2 yd
24–39
10:22 1st & 10 OPP 48 Keyvone Lee run for 1 yd to the MchSt 47 +1 -0.84
10:22 2nd & 9 OPP 47 Sean Clifford run for 3 yds to the MchSt 44 +3 -0.40
10:22 3rd & 6 OPP 44 Will Levis run for a loss of 2 yards to the MchSt 46 -2 -1.37
10:22 4th & 8 OPP 46 Jordan Stout punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Jayden Reed at the MchSt 11 MICHIGAN ST Penalty, roughing the kicker ( Yards) declined
PUNT
5 pl · 3 yd
24–39
7:57 1st & 10 OWN 11 Payton Thorne pass complete to Jalen Nailor for 8 yds to the MchSt 19 +8 0.60
7:57 2nd & 2 OWN 19 Payton Thorne pass complete to Elijah Collins for 8 yds to the MchSt 27 for a 1ST down +8 0.23
7:57 1st & 10 OWN 27 Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jayden Reed, broken up by Lamont Wade 0 -0.77
7:57 2nd & 10 OWN 27 Payton Thorne run for 2 yds to the MchSt 29 +2 -0.26
7:57 3rd & 8 OWN 29 Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Tre'Von Morgan 0 -0.25
7:57 4th & 8 OWN 29 Thorne, Payton rush for 10 yards to the MSU39 (Wilson, Marquis), PENALTY MSU face mask (Jarvis, Kevin) 15 yards to the MSU14, NO PLAY. -15
7:57 4th & 23 OWN 14 Mitchell Crawford punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Jahan Dotson at the PnSt 42
ON DOWNS
9 pl · 34 yd
24–39
6:14 1st & 10 OWN 42 Will Levis run for no gain to the PnSt 42 0 -1.15
6:14 2nd & 10 OWN 42 Will Levis pass complete to Keyvone Lee for 7 yds to the PnSt 49 +7 0.55
5:28 3rd & 3 OWN 49 Timeout MICHIGAN ST, clock 05:28
5:28 3rd & 3 OWN 49 Will Levis run for 2 yds to the MchSt 49 +2 -0.63
5:19 4th & 1 OPP 49 Timeout MICHIGAN ST, clock 05:19
5:19 4th & 1 OPP 49 MICHIGAN ST Penalty, offside defense (Naquan Jones) to the MchSt 44 for a 1ST down +5
5:19 1st & 10 OPP 44 Will Levis run for 2 yds to the MchSt 42 +2 -0.53
5:12 2nd & 8 OPP 42 Timeout MICHIGAN ST, clock 05:12
5:12 2nd & 8 OPP 42 Will Levis run for 9 yds to the MchSt 33 for a 1ST down +9 1.04
5:12 1st & 10 OPP 33 Will Levis run for 5 yds to the MchSt 28 +5 0.08
3:58 2nd & 5 OPP 28 Timeout PENN ST, clock 03:58
3:58 2nd & 5 OPP 28 Will Levis run for 1 yd to the MchSt 27 +1 -0.50
3:58 3rd & 4 OPP 27 Will Levis run for 3 yds to the MchSt 24 +3 -0.26
3:58 4th & 1 OPP 24 Will Levis run for no gain to the MchSt 24 0 -3.41
ON DOWNS
10 pl · 66 yd
24–39
2:36 1st & 10 OWN 24 Payton Thorne pass complete to Tre Mosley for 9 yds to the MchSt 33 +9 1.23
2:36 2nd & 1 OWN 33 Payton Thorne pass complete to Jalen Nailor for 21 yds to the PnSt 46 for a 1ST down +21 1.38
2:36 1st & 10 OPP 46 Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 16 yds to the PnSt 30 for a 1ST down +16 0.73
2:36 1st & 10 OPP 30 Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Matt Dotson 0 -0.56
2:36 2nd & 10 OPP 30 Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 5 yds to the PnSt 25 +5 0.05
2:36 3rd & 5 OPP 25 Payton Thorne pass complete to Kalon Gervin for 20 yds to the PnSt 5 for a 1ST down +20 1.44
2:36 1st & 5 OPP 5 Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jayden Reed 0 -0.55
2:36 2nd & 5 OPP 5 MICHIGAN ST Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the PnSt 10 -5
2:36 2nd & 10 OPP 10 Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Kalon Gervin 0 -0.28
2:36 3rd & 10 OPP 10 Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jayden Reed 0 -0.44
2:36 4th & 10 OPP 10 Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jayden Reed 0 -3.49
END OF GAME
2 pl · 1 yd · 1:10
24–39
1:10 1st & 10 OWN 10 MICHIGAN ST Penalty, illegal participation (5 Yards) to the PnSt 15 +5
1:10 1st & 5 OWN 15 TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the PnSt 13 -2 -1.07
1:10 2nd & 7 OWN 13 TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the PnSt 11 -2 -0.33
0:00 OWN 0 End of 4th Quarter
26 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

0sacks4
4plays for loss11
0takeaways1
3three-and-outs forced3
6explosive plays allowed11
5.79yards allowed / play5.56
5 of 12scoring drives allowed4 of 14
Michigan State
Antjuan Simmons 10 (2) 0.5 TFL
Noah Harvey 9 (6) 1 PD
Drew Beesley 7 (4) 1 PD
Dashaun Mallory 6 (5) 0.5 TFL
Jack Camper 5 (2) 1 TFL
Angelo Grose 5 (4)
Naquan Jones 4 (1) 1 PD
Kalon Gervin 4 (1) 1 PD
Penn State
Jaquan Brisker 9 (6) 1.5 TFL · 1 INT · 2 QH
Shane Simmons 7 (2) 1.5 sk · 2 TFL · 1 PD
Jesse Luketa 7 (2) 0.5 TFL · 1 PD
Ellis Brooks 6 (3) 1 TFL · 1 QH
Shaka Toney 5 (4) 1 TFL
Curtis Jacobs 4 (4)
Antonio Shelton 3 (1) 1.5 sk · 1.5 TFL
Jonathan Sutherland 3 (1) 0.5 sk · 1.5 TFL
Tackles with solo in parentheses. Sacks, plays for loss and explosive plays come from the play rows; takeaways and three-and-outs from how each drive ended.

Special teams

1 of 1field goals1 of 1
7punts5
44.3punt average41.8
1punts inside the 203
30return yards183
own 25average drive startown 32
Michigan State
K Matt Coghlin 1/1 FG · long 23 · 3/3 XP
P Bryce Baringer 6 punts · 44.3 avg · 1 in 20 · 1 TB
P Mitchell Crawford 1 punt · 44.0 avg
KR Jayden Reed 1 ret · 20 yds · long 20
PR Jayden Reed 1 ret · 10 yds · long 10
Penn State
K Jake Pinegar 1/1 FG · long 24 · 4/4 XP
P Jordan Stout 5 punts · 41.8 avg · 3 in 20
KR Lamont Wade 3 ret · 87 yds · long 37
KR Nick Tarburton 1 ret · 15 yds · long 15
KR Robbie Dwyer 1 ret · 0 yds
PR Jahan Dotson 2 ret · 81 yds · long 81 · 1 TD
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.

Team stats from play-by-play

70plays70
389yards405
14drives12
40%success rate41%
7total PPA11.98
Derived from 140 scrimmage plays. Interception return yardage is excluded from the offense.

Scoring

Q1Jake Pinegar 24 yd FG GOOD 3–0
Q2Payton Thorne pass complete to Jalen Nailor for 45 yds for a TD (Matt Coghlin KICK) 7–3
Q2Sean Clifford run for 31 yds for a TD (Jake Pinegar KICK) 10–7
Q2Payton Thorne pass complete to Tre'Von Morgan for 26 yds for a TD (Matt Coghlin KICK) 14–10
Q2Payton Thorne pass complete to Jalen Nailor for 7 yds for a TD (Matt Coghlin KICK) 21–10
Q3Sean Clifford pass complete to Parker Washington for 8 yds for a TD (Sean Clifford pass to… 18–21
Q3Matt Coghlin 23 yd FG GOOD 24–18
Q3Will Levis run for 1 yd for a TD MICHIGAN ST Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined (Jake… 25–24
Q4Sean Clifford pass complete to Parker Washington for 49 yds for a TD (Jake Pinegar KICK) 32–24

Biggest plays by PPA

Q4Sean Clifford pass complete to Parker Washington for 49 yds for a TD (Jake Pinegar KICK) 3.76
Q3Will Levis pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 36 yds to the MchSt 33 for a 1ST down 3.60
Q2Sean Clifford run for 31 yds for a TD (Jake Pinegar KICK) 3.56
Q2Payton Thorne pass complete to Jalen Nailor for 45 yds for a TD (Matt Coghlin KICK) 3.48
Q1Sean Clifford pass complete to Brenton Strange for 27 yds to the MchSt 44 for a 1ST down 3.19
Q2Payton Thorne pass complete to Tre'Von Morgan for 26 yds for a TD (Matt Coghlin KICK) 2.86

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
2019 Penn State 28 – 7 Michigan State
2018 Michigan State 21 – 17 Penn State
2017 Penn State 24 – 27 Michigan State
2016 Michigan State 12 – 45 Penn State
Last 8 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
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