Week 15 · 2020
Michigan State at Penn State
Sat 12/12/2020 12:00 PMBeaver StadiumPenn State pregame84% — Pregame win probability: 84% for Penn State. Penn State favored, and won.Conference
45°Light Rain3 mph · 82% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Michigan State
24
2–5
Penn State
39
4–5
Attendance
—
not reported
Michigan StateMSU
Penn StatePSU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Payton Thorne | 22/39 | 325 | 8.3 | 3 | 1 |
| PSU | Sean Clifford | 17/27 | 232 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 |
| PSU | Will Levis | 3/3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Jordon Simmons | 14 | 72 | 5.1 | 0 | 16 |
| MSU | Connor Heyward | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| MSU | Jayden Reed | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| MSU | Elijah Collins | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Payton Thorne | 8 | -20 | -2.5 | 0 | 2 |
| PSU | Sean Clifford | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 1 | 31 |
| PSU | Will Levis | 15 | 36 | 2.4 | 1 | 9 |
| PSU | Keyvone Lee | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 0 | 6 |
| PSU | Caziah Holmes | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Jalen Nailor | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 2 | 45 |
| MSU | Jayden Reed | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 37 |
| MSU | Matt Dotson | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 21 |
| MSU | Tre Mosley | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
| MSU | Tre'Von Morgan | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 1 | 26 |
| MSU | Kalon Gervin | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| MSU | Tyler Hunt | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| MSU | Elijah Collins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| PSU | Jahan Dotson | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 0 | 36 |
| PSU | Parker Washington | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 2 | 49 |
| PSU | Brenton Strange | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 27 |
| PSU | KeAndre Lambert-Smith | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| PSU | Keyvone Lee | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Matt Carrick | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PSU | Jaquan Brisker | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Antjuan Simmons | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Noah Harvey | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MSU | Drew Beesley | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MSU | Dashaun Mallory | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Angelo Grose | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Jack Camper | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Kalon Gervin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MSU | Naquan Jones | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MSU | Xavier Henderson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Michael Dowell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Brandon Wright | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Chase Kline | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Elijah Collins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Jacob Slade | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Shakur Brown | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | David Kruse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Davion Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Emmanuel Flowers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Jack Mandryk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Jalen Nailor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Jeff Pietrowski Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Maverick Hansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSU | Montorie Foster Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Jaquan Brisker | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Jesse Luketa | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PSU | Shane Simmons | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PSU | Ellis Brooks | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Shaka Toney | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Curtis Jacobs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Antonio Shelton | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Joey Porter Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Jonathan Sutherland | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Lamont Wade | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PSU | Brandon Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Daequan Hardy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Drew Hartlaub | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Marquis Wilson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | PJ Mustipher | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Adisa Isaac | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Fred Hansard | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Keaton Ellis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Smith Vilbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Theo Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Jahan Dotson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | Jaquan Brisker | 1 | 18 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Matt Coghlin | 1/1 | 100.0 | 23 | 3/3 | 6 |
| PSU | Jake Pinegar | 1/1 | 100.0 | 24 | 4/4 | 7 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Bryce Baringer | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 1 | 1 | 55 |
| MSU | Mitchell Crawford | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| PSU | Jordan Stout | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 0 | 3 | 53 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Jayden Reed | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| PSU | Lamont Wade | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 0 | 37 |
| PSU | Nick Tarburton | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| PSU | Robbie Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | Jayden Reed | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| PSU | Jahan Dotson | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 1 | 81 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Penn State 4–6 vs Michigan State
- 2019 · wk 9Penn State 28 @ Michigan State 7
- 2018 · wk 7Michigan State 21 @ Penn State 17
- 2017 · wk 10Penn State 24 @ Michigan State 27
- 2016 · wk 13Michigan State 12 @ Penn State 45
- 2015 · wk 13Penn State 16 @ Michigan State 55
- 2014 · wk 14Michigan State 34 @ Penn State 10
- 2010 · wk 13Michigan State 28 @ Penn State 22
- 2009 · wk 12Penn State 42 @ Michigan State 14
- 2008 · wk 13Michigan State 18 @ Penn State 49
- 2007 · wk 12Penn State 31 @ Michigan State 35
Previous 6 meetings vs. James Franklin
Michigan State 4–2 vs James Franklin
- 2019 · wk 9Penn State 28 @ Michigan State 7
- 2018 · wk 7Michigan State 21 @ Penn State 17
- 2017 · wk 10Penn State 24 @ Michigan State 27
- 2016 · wk 13Michigan State 12 @ Penn State 45
- 2015 · wk 13Penn State 16 @ Michigan State 55
- 2014 · wk 14Michigan State 34 @ Penn State 10
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