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American college football season
The 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents Pennsylvania State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Nittany Lions are led by head coach James Franklin ,[ 1] Beaver Stadium in College Township, Pennsylvania , with a mailing address of University Park .
[ 2]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 12:00 p.m. at West Virginia * No. 8 FOX W 34–1262,084 September 7 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green * No. 8 BTN W 34–27103,861 September 21 3:30 p.m. Kent State * No. 10 Beaver Stadium State College, PA BTN W 56–0109,526 September 28 7:30 p.m. No. 19 Illinois No. 9 Beaver Stadium State College, PA NBC W 21–7109,911 October 5 12:00 p.m. UCLA No. 7 Beaver Stadium State College, PA (Big Noon Kickoff ) FOX W 27–11110,047 October 12 3:30 p.m. at USC No. 4 CBS W 33–30 OT 75,250 October 26 7:30 p.m. at Wisconsin No. 3 NBC W 28–1376,403 November 2 12:00 p.m. No. 4 Ohio State No. 3 FOX L 13–20111,030[ 3] November 9 8:00 p.m. Washington No. 6 Peacock W 35–6110,233 November 16 3:30 p.m. at Purdue No. 4 CBS W 49–1058,346 November 23 3:30 p.m. at Minnesota No. 4 CBS November 30 3:30 p.m. Maryland Beaver Stadium State College, PA (rivalry ) BTN
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP 8 8 8 10 9 7 4 3 3 3 6 4 4 Coaches 9 8 7 8т 8 7 5 3 3 3 7 5 4 CFP Not released 6 4 4 Not released
Game information
First quarter No scoring
Second quarter PSU – Harrison Wallace III , 50-yard TD pass from Drew Allar , two-point conversion pass incomplete, 14:53 (PSU 7–0)
PSU – Kaytron Allen , 20-yard TD pass from Allar, Sander Sahaydak kick, 9:46 (PSU 13–0)
WVU – Michael Hayes II, 38-yard field goal, 6:15 (PSU 13–3)
WVU – Hayes, 39-yard field goal, 0:37 (PSU 13–6)
PSU – Wallace, 18-yard TD pass from Allar, Sahaydak kick, 0:06 (PSU 20–6) Third quarter Fourth quarter WVU – CJ Donaldson Jr , 1-yard TD run, two-point conversion failed, 12:49 (PSU 27–12)
PSU – Tyler Warren , 19-yard TD pass from Beau Pribula, Sahaydak kick, 9:00 (PSU 34–12)
Statistics
PSU
WVU
First downs
21
19
Plays–yards
60–457
66–246
Rushes–yards
42–222
37–85
Passing yards
235
161
Passing: comp –att –int
12–18–0
15–29–1
Time of possession
30:25
29:35
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Penn State
Passing
Drew Allar 11/17, 216 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Nicholas Singleton 13 carries, 114 yards, TD
Receiving
Harrison Wallace III 5 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD
West Virginia
Passing
Garrett Greene 15/28, 161 yards,
Rushing
CJ Donaldson Jr 12 carries, 42 yards, TD
Receiving
Preston Fox
2 receptions, 41 yards
Game information
First quarter BGSU – Harold Fannin Jr. , 6-yard TD pass from Connor Bazelak , Jackson Kleather kick, 12:39 (BGSU 7–0)
PSU – Drew Allar , 5-yard TD run, Sander Sahaydak kick, 10:14 (TIE 7–7)
BGSU – Kleather, 33-yard field goal, 4:50 (BGSU 10–7) Second quarter BGSU – Malcolm Johnson Jr., 15-yard TD pass from Bazelak, Kleather kick, 12:48 (BGSU 17–7)
PSU – Omari Evans, 29-yard TD pass from Allar, Sahaydak kick, 11:48 (BGSU 17–14)
PSU – Sahaydak, 43-yard field goal, 5:28 (TIE 17–17)
BGSU – Jamal Johnson, 41-yard TD run, Kleather kick, 3:32 (BGSU 24–17)
PSU – Sahaydak, 28-yard field goal, 0:10 (BGSU 24–20) Third quarter Fourth quarter PSU – Singleton, 41-yard TD run, Sahaydak kick, 4:09 (PSU 34–24)
BGSU – Kleather, 42-yard field goal, 0:47 (PSU 34–27)
Statistics
BGSU
PSU
First downs
20
21
Plays–yards
66–375
57–438
Rushes–yards
26–121
37–234
Passing yards
254
204
Passing: comp –att –int
25–40–2
13–20–1
Time of possession
32:00
28:00
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Bowling Green
Passing
Connor Bazelak 25/39, 254 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Jaison Patterson
16 carries, 57 yards
Receiving
Harold Fannin Jr. 11 receptions, 137 yards, TD
Penn State
Passing
Drew Allar 13/20, 204 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Nicholas Singleton 13 carries, 119 yards, TD
Receiving
Tyler Warren 8 receptions, 146 yards
Game information
First quarter Second quarter PSU – Nicholas Singleton , 17-yard TD pass from Warren, Sahaydak kick, 5:49 (PSU 14–0)
PSU – Liam Clifford, 14-yard TD pass from Allar, Sahaydak kick, 1:29 (PSU 21–0)
PSU – Allar, 5-yard TD run, Sahaydak kick, 0:15 (PSU 28–0) Third quarter PSU – Omari Evans, 59-yard TD pass from Allar, Sahaydak kick, 13:13 (PSU 35–0)
PSU – Khalil Dinkins, 13-yard TD pass from Beau Pribula, Sahaydak kick, 4:55 (PSU 42–0) Fourth quarter PSU – Cam Wallace, 1-yard TD run, Sahaydak kick, 9:21 (PSU 49–0)
PSU – Pribula, 1-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 1:25 (PSU 56–0)
Statistics
KSU
PSU
First downs
6
40[ 6]
Plays–yards
43–67
81–718[ 6]
Rushes–yards
30–49
50–309
Passing yards
18
409
Passing: comp –att –int
2–13–0
24–31–1
Time of possession
24:19
35:41
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kent State
Passing
JD Sherrod
2/6, 18 yards
Rushing
Ayden Harris
10 carries, 20 yards
Receiving
Ardell Banks
1 reception, 13 yards
Penn State
Passing
Drew Allar 17/21, 309 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Nicholas Singleton 11 carries, 81 yards
Receiving
Omari Evans
4 receptions, 116 yards, TD
Game information
First quarter UI – Carson Goda, 4-yard TD pass from Luke Altmyer , David Olano kick, 9:36 (UI 7–0)
PSU – Tyler Warren , 3-yard TD run, Sander Sahaydak kick, 5:34 (TIE 7–7) Second quarter No scoring
Third quarter Fourth quarter PSU – Kaytron Allen , 5-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 1:55 (PSU 21–7)
Statistics
UI
PSU
First downs
17
24
Plays–yards
57–219
65–374
Rushes–yards
32–34
44–239
Passing yards
185
135
Passing: comp –att –int
16–25–1
15–21–0
Time of possession
26:11
33:49
UCLA Bruins (1–3) vs No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions (4–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
UCLA
0
3
0 8 11
No. 7 Penn State 0
14
10 3 27
at Beaver Stadium • State College, Pennsylvania
Date : October 5Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 65 °F (18 °C), sunnyGame attendance : 110,047Referee : Tim O'DeyTV announcers (FOX) : Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color commentator), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)ESPN box score , GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information
First quarter No scoring
Second quarter PSU – Drew Allar , 1-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 6:40 (PSU 7–0)
UCLA – Mateen Bhaghani, 25-yard field goal, 2:51 (PSU 7–3)
PSU – Tyler Warren , 5-yard TD pass from Allar, Barker kick, 0:20 (PSU 14–3) Third quarter PSU – Barker, 25-yard field goal, 8:36 (PSU 17–3)
PSU – Kaytron Allen , 1-yard TD run, Barker kick, 2:57 (PSU 24–3) Fourth quarter PSU – Barker, 40-yard field goal, 8:17 (PSU 27–3)
UCLA – Logan Loya, 1-yard TD pass from Justyn Martin , Keegan Jones pass from Martin for two-point conversion, 0:16 (PSU 27–11)
Statistics
UCLA
PSU
First downs
14
18
Plays–yards
59–260
54–322
Rushes–yards
29–93
30–85
Passing yards
167
237
Passing: comp –att –int
22–30–0
17–24–0
Time of possession
32:57
27:03
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UCLA
Passing
Justyn Martin 22/30, 167 yards, TD
Rushing
Jalen Berger 9 carries, 38 yards
Receiving
T.J. Harden
5 receptions, 59 yards
Penn State
Passing
Drew Allar 17/24, 237 yards, TD
Rushing
Kaytron Allen 21 carries, 78 yards, TD
Receiving
Liam Clifford
3 receptions, 107 yards
Game information
First quarter PSU – Ryan Barker, 34-yard field goal, 4:53 (PSU 3–0)
USC – Quinten Joyner, 75-yard TD run, Michael Lantz kick, 4:38 (USC 7–3) Second quarter USC – Joyner, 9-yard TD pass from Miller Moss , Lantz kick, 13:33 (USC 14–3)
USC – Lantz, 45-yard field goal, 10:05 (USC 17–3)
PSU – Barker, 33-yard field goal, 2:46 (USC 17–6)
USC – Lantz, 47-yard field goal, 0:07 (USC 20–6) Third quarter PSU – Tyler Warren , 32-yard TD pass from Drew Allar , Barker kick, 12:52 (USC 20–13)
PSU – Kaytron Allen , 1-yard TD run, Barker kick, 4:42 (TIE 20–20)
USC – Lantz, 39-yard field goal, 0:28 (USC 23–20) Fourth quarter PSU – Barker, 20-yard field goal, 10:50 (TIE 23–23)
USC – Kyron Hudson, 5-yard TD pass from Moss, Lantz kick, 5:56 (USC 30–23)
PSU – Nicholas Singleton , 14-yard TD pass from Allar, Barker kick, 2:53 (TIE 30–30) Overtime PSU – Barker, 36-yard field goal, (PSU 33–30)
Statistics
PSU
USC
First downs
28
16
Plays–yards
75–518
58–409
Rushes–yards
31–118
24–189
Passing yards
400
220
Passing: comp –att –int
31–44–3
20–34–1
Time of possession
32:22
27:38
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Penn State
Passing
Drew Allar 30/43, 391 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Kaytron Allen 16 carries, 56 yards, TD
Receiving
Tyler Warren 17 receptions, 224 yards, TD
USC
Passing
Miller Moss 20/34, 220 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Woody Marks 20 carries, 111 yards
Receiving
Makai Lemon
6 receptions, 73 yards
No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions (6–0) vs Wisconsin Badgers (5–2)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 3 Penn State 0
7
7 14 28
Wisconsin
3
7
3 0 13
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
Date : October 26Game time : 7:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : 68 °F (20 °C), clearGame attendance : 76,403Referee : Bryan BanksTV announcers (NBC) : Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color commentator), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)ESPN box score , GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information
First quarter UW – Nathanial Vakos, 50-yard field goal, 11:05 (UW 3–0) Second quarter Third quarter PSU – Jaylen Reed , 19-yard interception return for TD, Barker kick, 6:29 (PSU 14–10)
UW – Vakos, 32-yard field goal, 2:44 (PSU 14–13) Fourth quarter PSU – Khalil Dinkins, 1-yard TD pass from Beau Pribula, Barker kick, 10:01 (PSU 21–13)
PSU – Kaytron Allen , 24-yard TD run, Barker kick, 3:10 (PSU 28–13)
Statistics
PSU
UW
First downs
22
16
Plays–yards
66–419
69–298
Rushes–yards
35–173
27–81
Passing yards
246
217
Passing: comp –att –int
25–31–0
22–42–1
Time of possession
34:31
25:29
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Penn State
Passing
Drew Allar 14/18, 148 yards, TD
Rushing
Kaytron Allen 11 carries, 86 yards, TD
Receiving
Tyler Warren 7 receptions, 46 yards
Wisconsin
Passing
Braedyn Locke 22/42, 217 yards, INT
Rushing
Tawee Walker 22 carries, 59 yards, TD
Receiving
Will Pauling 8 receptions, 79 yards
vs No. 4 Ohio State [ edit ]
No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes (6–1) vs No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions (7–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 4 Ohio State 7
7
3 3 20
No. 3 Penn State
10
0
3 0 13
at Beaver Stadium • State College, Pennsylvania
Date : November 2Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 52 °F (11 °C), sunnyGame attendance : 111,030[ 3] Referee : Kole KnueppelTV announcers (FOX) : Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color commentator), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)ESPN box score , GoPSUsports.com box score
Game information
First quarter PSU – Ryan Barker, 29-yard field goal, 6:54 (PSU 3–0)
PSU – Zion Tracy, 31-yard interception return for TD, Barker kick, 5:37 (PSU 10–0)
OSU – Emeka Egbuka , 25-yard TD pass from Will Howard , Jayden Fielding kick, 1:59 (PSU 10–7) Second quarter OSU – Brandon Inniss , 21-yard TD pass from Howard, Fielding kick, 11:54 (OSU 14–10) Third quarter OSU – Fielding, 46-yard field goal, 10:40 (OSU 17–10)
PSU – Barker, 44-yard field goal, 5:03 (OSU 17–13) Fourth quarter OSU – Fielding, 39-yard field goal, 10:13 (OSU 20–13)
Statistics
OSU
PSU
First downs
21
15
Plays–yards
64–358
53–270
Rushes–yards
40–176
32–120
Passing yards
182
150
Passing: comp –att –int
16–24–1
13–21–1
Time of possession
31:29
28:31
Game information
First quarter PSU – Beau Pribula, 8-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 3:48 (PSU 7–0) Second quarter PSU – Tyler Warren , 2-yard TD run, Barker kick, 9:22 (PSU 14–0)
PSU – Warren, 2-yard TD run, Barker kick, 3:23 (PSU 21–0)
PSU – Julian Fleming , 8-yard TD pass from Drew Allar , Barker kick, 0:23 (PSU 28–0) Third quarter UW – Grady Gross, 24-yard field goal, 9:47 (PSU 28–3) Fourth quarter UW – Gross, 35-yard field goal, 13:33 (PSU 28–6)
PSU – Kaytron Allen , 1-yard TD run, Barker kick, 4:50 (PSU 34–6)
Statistics
UW
PSU
First downs
14
24
Plays–yards
56–193
70–486
Rushes–yards
33–74
40–266
Passing yards
119
220
Passing: comp –att –int
16–23–1
20–30–0
Time of possession
28:52
31:08
No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (8–1) vs Purdue Boilermakers (1–8)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 4 Penn State 14
7
21 7 49
Purdue
0
3
0 7 10
at Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana
Date : November 16Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : 53 °F (12 °C), sunnyGame attendance : 58,346Referee : Jerry McGinnTV announcers (CBS) : Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color commentator), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)ESPN box score , PSUsports.com box score
Game information
First quarter Second quarter PU – Ben Freehill, 22-yard field goal, 8:47 (PSU 14–3)
PSU – Nicholas Singleton , 10-yard TD run, Barker kick, 6:04 (PSU 21–3) Third quarter PSU – Warren, 48-yard TD run, Barker kick, 11:26 (PSU 28–3)
PSU – Harrison Wallace III , 46-yard TD pass from Allar, Barker kick, 4:42 (PSU 35–3)
PSU – Beau Pribula, 49-yard TD run, Barker kick, 0:32 (PSU 42–3) Fourth quarter
Statistics
PSU
PU
First downs
23
16
Plays–yards
61–539
59–302
Rushes–yards
34–234
28–85
Passing yards
305
217
Passing: comp –att –int
22–27–0
15–31–0
Time of possession
31:20
28:40
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Penn State
Passing
Drew Allar 17/19, 247 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Tyler Warren 3 carries, 63 yards, TD
Receiving
Tyler Warren
8 receptions, 127 yards, TD
Purdue
Passing
Hudson Card 11/20, 151 yards
Rushing
Devin Mockobee 11 carries, 40 yards
Receiving
Max Klare 7 receptions, 91 yards, TD
No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (9–1) vs Minnesota Golden Gophers (6–4)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 4 Penn State
-
-
- - 0
Minnesota
-
-
- - 0
at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date : November 23Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST TV announcers (CBS) : Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color commentator), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)ESPN preview
2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB
0
Dominic DeLuca RJr
WR
2
Liam Clifford RJr
WR
3
Julian Fleming Sr
WR
4
Tyseer Denmark Fr
WR
5
Omari Evans Jr
WR
6
Harrison Wallace III RJr
WR
7
Kaden Saunders RSo
WR
8
Tyler Johnson RSo
QB
9
Beau Pribula RSo
RB
10
Nicholas Singleton Jr
WR
12
Anthony Ivey RSo
RB
13
Kaytron Allen Jr
QB
14
Jaxon Smolik Fr
QB
15
Drew Allar Jr
TE
16
Khalil Dinkins RJr
QB
17
Ethan Grunkemeyer Fr
TE
18
Joey Schlaffer Fr
WR
19
Josiah Brown Fr
QB
19
Jack Lambert Fr
RB
24
Corey Smith Fr
RB
25
Quinton Martin Jr. Fr
RB
26
Cam Wallace Fr
RB
30
Amiel Davis RJr
WR
31
Logan Cunningham RSo
RB
34
Tyler Holzworth RJr
WR
36
Feyisayo Oluleye RSr
LB
41
Kobe King RJr
LB
43
Tyler Elsdon Sr
TE
44
Tyler Warren Sr
LB
45
Jackson Pryts RSo
LB
49
Ben Chizmar RJr
OL
50
Cooper Cousins Fr
OL
52
Dominic Rulli RSo
OL
53
Nick Dawkins RSr
OL
54
Ian Harvie RSo
OL
55
Chimdy Onoh Fr
OL
56
J. B. Nelson RSr
OL
57
Donnie Harbour Fr
OL
60
Logan Bahn Fr
OL
61
Liam Horan Fr
OL
63
Alex Birchmeier Fr
OL
64
Eagan Boyer Fr
OL
65
Jim Fitzgerald RSo
OL
66
Drew Shelton Jr
OL
67
Henry Boehme Fr
OL
68
Anthony Donkoh Fr
OL
70
Garrett Sexton Fr
OL
71
Olaivavega Ioane RSo
OL
72
Nolan Rucci RJr
OL
73
Caleb Brewer Fr
OL
74
J'ven Williams Fr
OL
75
Matt Detisch RSo
OL
76
Mason Carlan RSr
OL
77
Sal Wormley GS
OL
79
Addison Penn RSr
WR
80
Mehki Flowers RSo
WR
82
Ethan Black Fr
WR
83
Jake Spencer RSr
WR
84
Peter Gonzalez Fr
TE
85
Luke Reynolds Fr
WR
86
Jason Estrella RJr
WR
86
Aaron Enterline Fr
TE
87
Andrew Rappleyea Fr
TE
88
Jerry Cross RSo
TE
89
Finn Furmanek Fr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
S
1
Jaylen Reed Sr
S
2
Kevin Winston Jr. Jr
CB
3
Jalen Kimber RSr
CB
4
A. J. Harris So
CB
5
Cam Miller Jr
S
6
Zakee Wheatley RJr
CB
7
Zion Tracy So
S
8
DaKaari Nelson Fr
S
10
Dejuan Lane Fr
DE
11
Abdul Carter Jr
CB
12
Jon Mitchell Fr
LB
13
Tony Rojas So
S
14
Tyrece Mills RSr
DE
15
Amin Vanover Sr
CB
16
Elliot Washington II So
CB
17
Kenny Woseley Jr. Fr
DE
18
Max Granville Fr
DE
20
Mylachi Williams Fr
S
21
Vaboue Toure Fr
CB
23
Antoine Belgrave-Shorter Fr
LB
24
Ta'Mere Robinson Fr
S
27
Lamont Payne Jr. Fr
DT
28
Zane Durant Jr
S
28
Karson Kiesewetter Fr
CB
29
Audavion Collins RSo
LB
30
Kari Jackson Fr
S
31
Kolin Dinkins RSo
LB
32
Keon Wylie RSo
DE
33
Dani Dennis-Sutton Jr
CB
35
Tyler Armstead Fr
DE
36
Zuriah Fisher RSr
LB
37
Beckham Dee Fr
LB
38
Winston Yates Fr
DT
39
Ty Blanding Fr
S
39
Jashaun Green RSo
LB
40
Anthony Speca Fr
S
40
Patrick Williams RSo
DE
42
Mason Robinson Fr
DE
44
Jaylen Harvey Fr
DE
47
Aidan Probst Fr
DT
50
Alonzo Ford Jr. RSr
DT
51
Hakeem Beamon GS
DT
54
Xavier Gilliam Fr
DE
56
Joseph Mupoyi Fr
DT
58
Kaleb Artis RSo
DT
88
Sam Siafa RSo
DT
90
Liam Andrews Fr
DT
91
Dvon J-Thomas GS
DE
92
Smith Vilbert GS
DE
93
Bobby Mears Fr
DT
94
De'Andre Cook Fr
DE
95
Jordan Mayer Fr
DT
97
T. A. Cunningham Fr
DT
99
Coziah Izzard Sr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LS
35
Blaise Sokach-Minnick RSo
LS
47
Will Patton RSo
LS
48
Tyler Duzansky RJr
K
91
Chase Meyer Jr
LS
92
Andrew Dufault Fr
K
93
Sander Sahaydak RJr
K
94
Ryan Barker Fr
P
95
Riley Thompson Jr
P
96
Mitchell Groh RJr
P
99
Gabriel Nwosu RJr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Terry M. Smith – Associate head coach, defensive recruiting coordinator, cornerbacks
Ja'Juan Seider – Assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator, running backs Tom Allen – Defensive coordinator, linebackers Andy Kotelnicki – Offensive coordinator Justin Lustig – Special teams coordinator, outside linebackers, nickels
Deion Barnes – Defensive line Marques Hagans – Offensive recruiting coordinator, wide receivers Ty Howle – Co-offensive coordinator, tight ends Anthony Poindexter – Co-defensive coordinator, safeties Phil Trautwein – Offensive line Chuck Losey – Assistant AD, performance enhancement
Torrence Brown – Defensive graduate assistant
Kevin Ceh – Offensive graduate assistant
Jordan Lucas – Defensive graduate assistant Danny O'Brien – Quarterbacks Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
^ "James Franklin - Football Coach" . Penn State Athletics . Retrieved December 20, 2023 .^ "2024 College Football Transfer Portal" . 247Sports . Retrieved December 20, 2023 .^ a b Lavey-Heaton, Mary (November 2, 2024). "Penn State sets all-time attendance record at Beaver Stadium against Ohio State" . PennLive.com . Retrieved November 3, 2024 . But Penn State has already won in one area — setting the highest attendance record ever at Beaver Stadium . The school announced an attendance of 111,030 on Saturday on X, formerly known as Twitter . ^ "2024 Football Schedule" . Penn State Athletics . Retrieved December 20, 2023 .^ Flounders, Bob (August 31, 2024). "Penn State-West Virginia resumes after a lengthy weather delay in Morgantown" . PennLive.com . Retrieved August 31, 2024 . Penn State's season-opening game with West Virginia has resumed following a lightning delay that lasted two hours and 19 minutes. The contest at Milan Puskar Stadium was halted shortly after 2 p.m. with heavy rain and lightning hammering the Morgantown area. The game restarted at 4:23 p.m. ^ a b "PSU sets records for total offense, first downs in dismantling of Kent State" . Altoona Mirror Altoona, Pennsylvania . September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024 . The Nittany Lions set a single-game record for total offense in the contest with 718 yards, breaking the record of 711 yards set in 1926 against Susquehanna . The Lions also had 40 first downs, which beat the record of 38 set in 1962 against West Virginia .
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