Week 15
Final
MSU
PSU1Q 06:10
0 - 3
J. Pinegar 24-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
2Q 13:56
7 - 3
J. Nailor 45-yard TD catch from P. Thorne.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 10:08
7 - 10
S. Clifford 31-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 4
2Q 06:31
14 - 10
T. Morgan 26-yard TD catch from P. Thorne.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 6
2Q 01:30
21 - 10
J. Nailor 7-yard TD catch from P. Thorne.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
3Q 10:13
21 - 18
P. Washington 8-yard TD catch from S. Clifford.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
2nd & Goal
3Q 02:03
24 - 18
M. Coghlin 23-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
3Q 00:05
24 - 25
W. Levis 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
4Q 12:29
24 - 32
P. Washington 49-yard TD catch from S. Clifford.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
4Q 11:42
24 - 39
J. Dotson 81-yard TD punt return.
Touchdown
Made XP
4th & 6
Top Performers
Pass Yds
325
Thorne
MSU
Rush Yds
72
Simmons
MSU
Rec Yds
108
Dotson
PSU
Scrim TD
2
Nailor
MSU
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2020 Big 10
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ohio State | 7 | 1 | .875 |
 Northwestern | 7 | 2 | .778 |
 Indiana | 6 | 2 | .750 |
 Iowa | 6 | 2 | .750 |
 Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | .571 |
 Penn State | 4 | 5 | .444 |
 Minnesota | 3 | 4 | .429 |
 Maryland | 2 | 3 | .400 |
 Nebraska | 3 | 5 | .375 |
 Michigan | 2 | 4 | .333 |
 Rutgers | 3 | 6 | .333 |
 Purdue | 2 | 4 | .333 |
 Michigan State | 2 | 5 | .286 |
 Illinois | 2 | 6 | .250 |
Game Summary
The Penn State Nittany Lions emerged victorious over the Michigan State Spartans, 39 to 24, on December 12, 2020.
Game Info
December 12, 2020
Beaver Stadium
University Park, Pennsylvania
37°
0 mph N
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thorne #1 | 22/39 | 325 | 8.3 | 3 | 1 | 4-22 | 146.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Clifford #14 | 17/27 | 232 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 159.6 |
W. Levis #07 | 3/3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 251.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Simmons #8 | 14 | 72 | 5.1 | 0 | 16 |
J. Reed #5 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
C. Heyward #11 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
E. Collins #24 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
P. Thorne #1 | 8 | -20 | -2.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Clifford #14 | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 1 | 31 |
W. Levis #07 | 15 | 36 | 2.4 | 1 | 9 |
K. Lee #24 | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 0 | 6 |
C. Holmes #26 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Nailor #8 | 6/9 | 100 | 16.7 | 2 | 45 |
J. Reed #5 | 6/10 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 37 |
M. Dotson #89 | 3/4 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 21 |
T. Morgan #18 | 2/4 | 46 | 23.0 | 1 | 26 |
T. Mosley #17 | 3/4 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
T. Hunt #97 | 1/2 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
E. Collins #24 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Martinez #25 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Dotson #5 | 8/13 | 108 | 13.5 | 0 | 36 |
P. Washington #3 | 4/6 | 95 | 23.8 | 2 | 49 |
B. Strange #86 | 3/4 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 27 |
K. Lambert-Smith #5 | 3/3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
K. Lee #24 | 2/2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
T. Johnson #84 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Carrick #56 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Brisker #7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Nailor #8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Simmons #34 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Valentino #55 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Isaac #20 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Sutherland #26 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Toney #18 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brisker #7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Coghlin #4 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 23 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Pinegar #92 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 24 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Baringer #0 | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 55 |
M. Crawford #46 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Stout #98 | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 53 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Reed #5 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Tarburton #46 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Wade #38 | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Dwyer #39 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Reed #5 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Dotson #5 | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 81 | 1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thorne #1 | 22/39 | 325 | 8.3 | 3 | 1 | 4-22 | 146.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Simmons #8 | 14 | 72 | 5.1 | 0 | 16 |
J. Reed #5 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
C. Heyward #11 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
E. Collins #24 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
P. Thorne #1 | 8 | -20 | -2.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Nailor #8 | 6/9 | 100 | 16.7 | 2 | 45 |
J. Reed #5 | 6/10 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 37 |
M. Dotson #89 | 3/4 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 21 |
T. Morgan #18 | 2/4 | 46 | 23.0 | 1 | 26 |
T. Mosley #17 | 3/4 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
T. Hunt #97 | 1/2 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
E. Collins #24 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Martinez #25 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Carrick #56 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Nailor #8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Coghlin #4 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 23 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Baringer #0 | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 55 |
M. Crawford #46 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Reed #5 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Reed #5 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Clifford #14 | 17/27 | 232 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 159.6 |
W. Levis #07 | 3/3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 251.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Clifford #14 | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 1 | 31 |
W. Levis #07 | 15 | 36 | 2.4 | 1 | 9 |
K. Lee #24 | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 0 | 6 |
C. Holmes #26 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Dotson #5 | 8/13 | 108 | 13.5 | 0 | 36 |
P. Washington #3 | 4/6 | 95 | 23.8 | 2 | 49 |
B. Strange #86 | 3/4 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 27 |
K. Lambert-Smith #5 | 3/3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
K. Lee #24 | 2/2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
T. Johnson #84 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Brisker #7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Simmons #34 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Valentino #55 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Isaac #20 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Sutherland #26 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Toney #18 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brisker #7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Pinegar #92 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 24 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Stout #98 | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 53 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Tarburton #46 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Wade #38 | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Dwyer #39 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Dotson #5 | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 81 | 1 |
9 plays,
0 yd,
03:36
0-0
12 plays,
75 yd,
05:18
0-3
5 plays,
20 yd,
02:11
0-3
6 plays,
13 yd,
04:06
0-3
3 plays,
60 yd,
00:59
7-3
8 plays,
61 yd,
03:50
7-10
7 plays,
75 yd,
03:36
14-10
6 plays,
18 yd,
03:01
14-10
7 plays,
87 yd,
01:57
21-10
3 plays,
6 yd,
00:58
21-10
1 play,
-2 yd,
00:28
21-10
11 plays,
75 yd,
04:53
21-18
5 plays,
23 yd,
01:30
21-18
3 plays,
-1 yd,
00:54
21-18
12 plays,
46 yd,
05:44
24-18
5 plays,
69 yd,
01:57
24-25
3 plays,
-20 yd,
01:30
24-25
3 plays,
62 yd,
01:14
24-32
3 plays,
4 yd,
00:54
24-38
0 play,
0 yd,
00:07
24-39
3 plays,
-10 yd,
00:55
24-39
3 plays,
2 yd,
02:25
24-39
5 plays,
18 yd,
01:43
24-39
9 plays,
29 yd,
03:38
24-39
10 plays,
71 yd,
01:33
24-39
2 plays,
-4 yd,
01:03
24-39
372
Total Yds
405
303
Pass Yds
286
69
Rush Yds
119
13
Total Drives
13
74
Total Plays
70
5
Yards Per Play
5.8
7
Yards Per Pass
9.5
2.2
Yards Per Rush
3
26:36
Possession
33:24
11
Biggest Lead
15
21
1st Downs
21
15
Passing 1st Downs
12
4
Rushing 1st Downs
7
2
1st Downs from Penalties
2
3/12
3rd Down
4/12
0/1
4th Down
0/1
7
Punts
5
1
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
1
8
Penalties
5
0.0
Sacks
4.0
0
Tackles For Loss
2
0
D/ST TD
1
