San Diego State at Penn State

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Penn State beat San Diego State 37–⁠21. It was their only meeting on record.

AwaySan Diego State11–⁠3 in 2015
21
HomePenn State7–⁠6 in 2015
37

Final at Beaver Stadium, University ParkTV: BTNAttendance 95,107

At kickoff
68°F, partly cloudy, wind 8 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; University Park Airport (KUNV), 4 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee J.Maconaghy; umpire B.Holcomb; head linesman D.Richard; line judge J.Quinn; side judge B.Sagers; field judge J.Masterson; back judge T.Riepenhoff; center judge B.DurbinGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
San Diego State777021
Penn State101701037

Standouts

Player stats

San Diego State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Maxwell Smith10/3014110
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Donnel Pumphrey1856118
Rashaad Penny155055
Chase Price424013
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Mikah Holder478131
Donnel Pumphrey553030
Chase Price110010

Penn State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Christian Hackenberg21/3529630
Nick Scott1/13200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Saquon Barkley862034
Akeel Lynch101807
Nick Scott6904
Mark Allen5506
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Saeed Blacknall4101046
Chris Godwin578132
Kyle Carter347035
DaeSean Hamilton540014

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

San Diego StatePenn State
242Total yards400
141Passing yards328
101Rushing yards72
4.7Yards per pass9.1
3.1Yards per rush2.1
13First downs19
5–⁠17Third downs4–⁠15
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
3Turnovers1
4–⁠32Penalties5–⁠37
25:26Possession34:34

Efficiency

San Diego StatePenn State
26%Success rate32%
−0.18EPA per play0.09
1.58Explosiveness1.48
−0.07Rushing EPA−0.41
−0.28Passing EPA0.55
18%Passing-down success32%
−0.26First-down EPA−0.06
−0.26Second-down EPA0.26
0.25Third-down EPA0.23

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Penn State 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Penn State −12, over/under 40.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Penn State 80%, San Diego State 20%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Penn State end zoneSan Diego State end zoneQ1 San Diego StatePunt, 4 playsQ1 Penn StatePunt, 5 playsQ1 San Diego StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Penn StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 San Diego StateTouchdownQ1 Penn StateField goal, 7 playsQ1 San Diego StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Penn StateField goal, 7 playsQ2 San Diego StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Penn StateMissed FG, 8 playsQ2 San Diego StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Penn StatePunt, 4 playsQ2 Penn StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 San Diego StateFumble, 1 playQ2 Penn StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 San Diego StateEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 Penn StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 San Diego StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 San Diego StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 Penn StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 San Diego StatePunt, 4 playsQ3 Penn StatePunt, 4 playsQ3 San Diego StateFumble return TD, 9 plays (Penn State scores)Q4 San Diego StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Penn StateField goal, 8 playsQ4 San Diego StatePunt, 7 playsQ4 Penn StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 San Diego StateTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ4 Penn StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 San Diego StateEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Penn State drives left to right, San Diego State right to left.
  1. Q1 San Diego StatePunt, 4 plays, 3 yards
  2. Q1 Penn StatePunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  3. Q1 San Diego StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  4. Q1 Penn StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 66 yards
  5. Q1 San Diego StateTouchdown, 0 yards
  6. Q1 Penn StateField goal, 7 plays, 53 yards
  7. Q1 San Diego StatePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  8. Q2 Penn StateField goal, 7 plays, 72 yards
  9. Q2 San Diego StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  10. Q2 Penn StateMissed FG, 8 plays, 30 yards
  11. Q2 San Diego StatePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  12. Q2 Penn StatePunt, 4 plays, 7 yards
  13. Q2 Penn StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 27 yards
  14. Q2 San Diego StateFumble, 1 play, −2 yards
  15. Q2 Penn StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 23 yards
  16. Q2 San Diego StateEnd of half, 3 plays, −5 yards
  17. Q3 Penn StatePunt, 5 plays, 10 yards
  18. Q3 San Diego StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  19. Q3 San Diego StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 21 yards
  20. Q3 Penn StatePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  21. Q3 San Diego StatePunt, 4 plays, 21 yards
  22. Q3 Penn StatePunt, 4 plays, 29 yards
  23. Q3 San Diego StateFumble return TD, 9 plays (Penn State scores), 53 yards
  24. Q4 San Diego StatePunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  25. Q4 Penn StateField goal, 8 plays, 52 yards
  26. Q4 San Diego StatePunt, 7 plays, 21 yards
  27. Q4 Penn StatePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  28. Q4 San Diego StateTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 36 yards
  29. Q4 Penn StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  30. Q4 San Diego StateEnd of game, 4 plays, 22 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Penn State 10, San Diego State 7
San Diego State Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Joey Julius kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Donnel Pumphrey run for 10 yds to the SDSt 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35Donnel Pumphrey run for no gain to the SDSt 35
15:002nd & 10 at own 35Maxwell Smith pass incomplete
15:003rd & 10 at own 35Maxwell Smith sacked by Garrett Sickels and Anthony Zettel for a loss of 7 yards to the SDSt 28
15:004th & 17 at own 28Tanner Blain punt for 38 yds , DeAndre Thompkins returns for 1 yd to the PnSt 35
Penn State Punt, 5 plays
12:471st & 10 at own 35Akeel Lynch run for 7 yds to the PnSt 42
12:472nd & 3 at own 42Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Chris Godwin for 7 yds to the PnSt 49 for a 1ST down
12:471st & 10 at own 49Akeel Lynch run for a loss of 3 yards to the PnSt 46
12:472nd & 13 at own 46Akeel Lynch run for 5 yds to the SDSt 49
12:473rd & 8 at opp 49Christian Hackenberg run for 3 yds to the SDSt 46
12:474th & 5 at opp 46Chris Gulla punt for 46 yds for a touchback
San Diego State Punt, 3 plays
9:261st & 10 at own 20Donnel Pumphrey run for 3 yds to the SDSt 23
9:262nd & 7 at own 23Donnel Pumphrey run for a loss of 2 yards to the SDSt 21
9:263rd & 9 at own 21Maxwell Smith pass incomplete
9:264th & 9 at own 21Tanner Blain punt for 45 yds, downed at the PnSt 34
Penn State Touchdown, 7 plays
8:021st & 10 at own 34Saquon Barkley run for no gain to the PnSt 34
8:022nd & 10 at own 34Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Chris Godwin for 12 yds to the PnSt 46 for a 1ST down
8:021st & 10 at own 46Saquon Barkley run for 5 yds to the SDSt 49
8:022nd & 5 at opp 49TEAM run for a loss of 17 yards to the PENNST 34 for a 1ST down SAN DIEGO ST Penalty, personal foul (15 Yards) to the PnSt 49 for a 1ST down
8:021st & 10 at own 49Saquon Barkley run for a loss of 1 yard to the PnSt 48
8:022nd & 11 at own 48Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Saeed Blacknall for 45 yds to the SDSt 7 for a 1ST down
8:021st & goal at opp 7PENN ST Penalty, personal foul (-15 Yards) to the SDSt 22
4:201st & goal at opp 22Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Saquon Barkley for 22 yds for a TD, (Joey Julius KICK)Penn State 7, San Diego State 0
4:081st & 0 at own 35Joey Julius kickoff for 65 yds , Rashaad Penny return for 100 yds for a TD, (Donny Hageman KICK)Tied at 7
Penn State Field goal, 7 plays
4:081st & 0 at own 35Donny Hageman kickoff for 61 yds , Nick Scott return for 20 yds to the PnSt 24
4:011st & 10 at own 24Saquon Barkley run for 4 yds to the PnSt 28
4:012nd & 6 at own 28Saquon Barkley run for 34 yds to the SDSt 38 for a 1ST down
4:011st & 10 at opp 38Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Chris Godwin for 16 yds to the SDSt 22 for a 1ST down
4:011st & 10 at opp 22Christian Hackenberg pass complete to DaeSean Hamilton for 2 yds to the SDSt 20
4:012nd & 8 at opp 20Saquon Barkley run for a loss of 3 yards to the SDSt 23
4:013rd & 11 at opp 23Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete to DaeSean Hamilton, broken up by Malik Smith
0:434th & 11 at opp 23Joey Julius 40 yd FG GOODPenn State 10, San Diego State 7
San Diego State Punt, 3 plays
0:431st & 0 at own 35Joey Julius kickoff for 58 yds
0:431st & 10 at own 35Maxwell Smith pass incomplete
0:432nd & 10 at own 35Maxwell Smith pass complete to Lloyd Mills for 2 yds to the SDSt 37
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at own 37Maxwell Smith pass incomplete to Donnel Pumphrey, broken up by Jason Cabinda
Q2 15:004th & 8 at own 37Tanner Blain punt for 42 yds, fair catch by DeAndre Thompkins at the PnSt 21
2nd quarter9 drives, then Penn State 27, San Diego State 14
Penn State Field goal, 7 plays
14:481st & 10 at own 21Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Saeed Blacknall for 46 yds to the SDSt 33 for a 1ST down
14:481st & 10 at opp 33Saquon Barkley run for 2 yds to the SDSt 31
14:482nd & 8 at opp 31Saquon Barkley run for 21 yds to the SDSt 10 for a 1ST down
14:481st & goal at opp 10Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete to Chris Godwin, broken up by JJ Whittaker
14:482nd & goal at opp 10Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Mike Gesicki for 3 yds to the SDSt 7
14:483rd & goal at opp 7Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete, broken up by Christian Heyward
11:594th & goal at opp 7Joey Julius 24 yd FG GOODPenn State 13, San Diego State 7
San Diego State Touchdown, 3 plays
11:591st & 0 at own 35Joey Julius kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:591st & 10 at own 25Rashaad Penny run for 55 yds to the PnSt 20 for a 1ST down
11:591st & 10 at opp 20SAN DIEGO ST Penalty, illegal procedure (-5 Yards) to the PnSt 25
11:591st & 15 at opp 25Donnel Pumphrey run for 6 yds to the PnSt 19
10:232nd & 9 at opp 19Maxwell Smith pass complete to Mikah Holder for 19 yds for a TD, (Donny Hageman KICK)San Diego State 14, Penn State 13
Penn State Missed FG, 8 plays
10:231st & 0 at own 35Donny Hageman kickoff for 57 yds , Nick Scott return for 24 yds to the PnSt 32
10:171st & 10 at own 32Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete to Chris Godwin
10:172nd & 10 at own 32Akeel Lynch run for 4 yds to the PnSt 36
10:173rd & 6 at own 36Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Saeed Blacknall for 7 yds to the PnSt 43 for a 1ST down
10:171st & 10 at own 43Christian Hackenberg pass complete to DaeSean Hamilton for 14 yds to the SDSt 43 for a 1ST down
10:171st & 10 at opp 43Akeel Lynch run for 2 yds to the SDSt 41
10:172nd & 8 at opp 41PENN ST Penalty, illegal procedure (-5 Yards) to the SDSt 46
10:172nd & 13 at opp 46Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Mike Gesicki for 8 yds to the SDSt 38
10:173rd & 5 at opp 38Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete
San Diego State Punt, 3 plays
6:251st & 10 at own 39Chase Price run for 7 yds to the SDSt 46
6:252nd & 3 at own 46Maxwell Smith pass incomplete, broken up by Anthony Zettel
6:253rd & 3 at own 46Maxwell Smith sacked by Carl Nassib for a loss of 5 yards to the SDSt 41
6:254th & 8 at own 41Tanner Blain punt for 47 yds , DeAndre Thompkins returns for 10 yds to the PnSt 22
Penn State Punt, 4 plays
4:541st & 10 at own 22Akeel Lynch run for no gain to the PnSt 22
4:542nd & 10 at own 22SAN DIEGO ST Penalty, Defensive pass interference (5 Yards) to the PnSt 27 for a 1ST down
4:541st & 10 at own 27Akeel Lynch run for a loss of 1 yard to the PnSt 26
4:542nd & 11 at own 26Akeel Lynch run for 3 yds to the PnSt 29
4:543rd & 8 at own 29Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete to Chris Godwin
4:544th & 8 at own 29Chris Gulla punt for 44 yds , Lloyd Mills returns for no gain to the SDSt 27 Lloyd Mills fumbled, recovered by PnSt Chris Godwin
Penn State Touchdown, 4 plays
2:331st & 10 at opp 27Akeel Lynch run for a loss of 2 yards to the SDSt 29
2:332nd & 12 at opp 29Christian Hackenberg pass complete to DaeSean Hamilton for 13 yds to the SDSt 16 for a 1ST down
2:331st & 10 at opp 16Akeel Lynch run for 3 yds to the SDSt 13
1:031st & 10 at own 25Donnel Pumphrey run for no gain to the SDSt 23 Donnel Pumphrey fumbled, forced by Garrett Sickels, recovered by PnSt Anthony Zettel
Penn State Touchdown, 4 plays
1:032nd & 7 at opp 13Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Mark Allen for 13 yds for a TD, (Joey Julius KICK)Penn State 20, San Diego State 14
1:031st & 0 at own 35Joey Julius kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Penn State Touchdown, 6 plays
0:551st & 10 at opp 23Christian Hackenberg sacked by Kyle Kelley for a loss of 3 yards to the SDSt 26
0:502nd & 13 at opp 26Timeout PENN ST, clock 00:50
0:502nd & 13 at opp 26Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Kyle Carter for 8 yds to the SDSt 18
0:503rd & 5 at opp 18Christian Hackenberg pass complete to DaeSean Hamilton for 7 yds to the SDSt 11 for a 1ST down
0:501st & 10 at opp 11Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete to Chris Godwin
0:502nd & 10 at opp 11Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete to Chris Godwin, broken up by Kameron Kelly
0:173rd & 10 at opp 11Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Chris Godwin for 11 yds for a TD, (Joey Julius KICK)Penn State 27, San Diego State 14
San Diego State End of half, 3 plays
0:171st & 0 at own 35Joey Julius kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:171st & 10 at own 25Timeout SAN DIEGO ST, clock 00:17
0:171st & 10 at own 25TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDSt 24
0:152nd & 11 at own 24Timeout PENN ST, clock 00:15
0:152nd & 11 at own 24TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the SDSt 21
0:133rd & 14 at own 21Timeout PENN ST, clock 00:13
0:133rd & 14 at own 21TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDSt 20
3rd quarter7 drives, then Penn State 27, San Diego State 21
Penn State Punt, 5 plays
15:004th & 15 at own 35Donny Hageman kickoff for 65 yds , Nick Scott return for 28 yds to the PnSt 28
14:531st & 10 at own 28Mark Allen run for 5 yds to the PnSt 33
14:532nd & 5 at own 33Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete to DaeSean Hamilton
14:533rd & 5 at own 33SAN DIEGO ST Penalty, Defensive pass interference (7 Yards) to the PnSt 40 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at own 40Mark Allen run for a loss of 3 yards to the PnSt 37
14:532nd & 13 at own 37Mark Allen run for a loss of 3 yards to the PnSt 34
14:533rd & 16 at own 34Christian Hackenberg pass complete to DaeSean Hamilton for 4 yds to the PnSt 38
14:534th & 12 at own 38Chris Gulla punt for 35 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SDSt 27
San Diego State Punt, 3 plays
12:221st & 10 at own 27Donnel Pumphrey run for 1 yd to the SDSt 28
12:222nd & 9 at own 28Maxwell Smith pass incomplete to Mikah Holder
12:223rd & 9 at own 28Maxwell Smith pass incomplete to Chase Favreau, broken up by Garrett Sickels
12:224th & 9 at own 28Tanner Blain punt for 48 yds , DeAndre Thompkins returns for a loss of 3 yards to the PnSt 21 DeAndre Thompkins fumbled, recovered by SDSt Luke Bussey
San Diego State Touchdown, 6 plays
11:231st & 10 at opp 21Donnel Pumphrey run for 1 yd to the PnSt 20
11:232nd & 9 at opp 20Maxwell Smith pass incomplete to Mikah Holder
11:233rd & 9 at opp 20Maxwell Smith pass complete to Donnel Pumphrey for 12 yds to the PnSt 8 for a 1ST down
11:231st & goal at opp 8PENN ST Penalty, Defensive pass interference (6 Yards) to the PnSt 2 for a 1ST down
10:021st & 0 at opp 2Timeout SAN DIEGO ST, clock 10:02
10:021st & goal at opp 2Donnel Pumphrey run for 1 yd to the PnSt 1
10:022nd & goal at opp 1Donnel Pumphrey run for a loss of 1 yard to the PnSt 2
10:023rd & goal at opp 2PENN ST Penalty, offside defense (1 Yards) to the PnSt 1
8:253rd & 0 at opp 1Timeout SAN DIEGO ST, clock 08:25
8:113rd & goal at opp 1Donnel Pumphrey run for 1 yd for a TD, (Donny Hageman KICK)Penn State 27, San Diego State 21
Penn State Punt, 3 plays
8:111st & 0 at own 35Donny Hageman kickoff for 65 yds , Koa Farmer return for 26 yds to the PnSt 26
8:021st & 10 at own 26Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Kyle Carter for 4 yds to the PnSt 30
8:022nd & 6 at own 30Nick Scott run for 4 yds to the PnSt 34
8:023rd & 2 at own 34Brandon Polk run for 1 yd to the PnSt 35
8:024th & 1 at own 35Chris Gulla punt for 27 yds, downed at the SDSt 38
San Diego State Punt, 4 plays
6:191st & 10 at own 38Donnel Pumphrey run for 18 yds to the PnSt 44 for a 1ST down
6:191st & 10 at opp 44Maxwell Smith run for 1 yd to the PnSt 43
6:192nd & 9 at opp 43Donnel Pumphrey run for 2 yds to the PnSt 41
6:193rd & 7 at opp 41Maxwell Smith pass incomplete to Donnel Pumphrey
6:194th & 7 at opp 41Tanner Blain punt for 29 yds, downed at the PnSt 12
Penn State Punt, 4 plays
4:151st & 10 at own 12Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Kyle Carter for 35 yds to the PnSt 47 for a 1ST down
4:151st & 10 at own 47Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete to Saeed Blacknall
4:152nd & 10 at own 47Nick Scott run for no gain to the PnSt 47
4:153rd & 10 at own 47Christian Hackenberg sacked by Calvin Munson for a loss of 6 yards to the PnSt 41
4:154th & 16 at own 41Chris Gulla punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Lloyd Mills at the SDSt 18
San Diego State Fumble return TD, 9 plays (Penn State scores)
2:191st & 10 at own 18Chase Price run for 1 yd to the SDSt 19
2:192nd & 9 at own 19Maxwell Smith pass incomplete to Mikah Holder
2:193rd & 9 at own 19Maxwell Smith pass complete to Chase Price for 10 yds to the SDSt 29 for a 1ST down
2:191st & 10 at own 29Chase Price run for 3 yds to the SDSt 32
2:192nd & 7 at own 32Chase Price run for 13 yds to the SDSt 45 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 45Maxwell Smith pass complete to Mikah Holder for 31 yds to the PnSt 24 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 24Maxwell Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the PnSt 25 Maxwell Smith fumbled, recovered by SDSt Maxwell Smith
Q4 15:002nd & 11 at opp 25Maxwell Smith pass incomplete to David Wells
Q4 13:443rd & 11 at opp 25Maxwell Smith sacked by Carl Nassib for a loss of 8 yards Maxwell Smith fumbled, recovered by PnSt Austin Johnson , return for 0 yards , return for 71 yds, (Joey Julius KICK)Penn State 34, San Diego State 21
4th quarter7 drives, then Penn State 37, San Diego State 21
San Diego State Punt, 3 plays
13:441st & 0 at own 35Joey Julius kickoff for 65 yds , Rashaad Penny return for 37 yds to the SDSt 37
13:361st & 10 at own 37Maxwell Smith pass incomplete to Jemond Hazely
13:362nd & 10 at own 37Maxwell Smith pass incomplete to Donnel Pumphrey
13:363rd & 10 at own 37Maxwell Smith sacked by Curtis Cothran for a loss of 7 yards to the SDSt 30
13:364th & 17 at own 30Tanner Blain punt for 31 yds, downed at the PnSt 39
Penn State Field goal, 8 plays
12:431st & 10 at own 39Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete to Mark Allen
12:432nd & 10 at own 39Mark Allen run for no gain to the PnSt 39
12:433rd & 10 at own 39Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Mark Allen for 16 yds to the SDSt 45 for a 1ST down
12:431st & 10 at opp 45Nick Scott pass complete to Chris Godwin for 32 yds to the SDSt 13 for a 1ST down
12:431st & 10 at opp 13Nick Scott run for 4 yds to the SDSt 9
12:432nd & 6 at opp 9Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete to DaeSean Hamilton
12:433rd & 6 at opp 9Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete to DaeSean Hamilton
9:524th & 6 at opp 9Joey Julius 26 yd FG GOODPenn State 37, San Diego State 21
San Diego State Punt, 7 plays
9:521st & 0 at own 35Joey Julius kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:521st & 10 at own 25Maxwell Smith pass complete to Donnel Pumphrey for 14 yds to the SDSt 39 for a 1ST down
9:521st & 10 at own 39Maxwell Smith pass incomplete to Mikah Holder
9:522nd & 10 at own 39Donnel Pumphrey run for 9 yds to the SDSt 48
9:523rd & 1 at own 48Donnel Pumphrey run for 3 yds to the PnSt 49 for a 1ST down
9:521st & 10 at opp 49Maxwell Smith pass incomplete to Christian Cumberlander, broken up by Trevor Williams
9:522nd & 10 at opp 49Maxwell Smith pass complete to Donnel Pumphrey for a loss of 5 yards to the SDSt 46
9:523rd & 15 at own 46Maxwell Smith pass incomplete to Mikah Holder
9:524th & 15 at own 46Tanner Blain punt for 33 yds , DeAndre Thompkins returns for 9 yds to the PnSt 30
Penn State Punt, 3 plays
6:531st & 10 at own 30PENN ST Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the PnSt 20
6:531st & 20 at own 20Christian Hackenberg pass complete to Saeed Blacknall for 3 yds to the PnSt 23
6:532nd & 17 at own 23Christian Hackenberg pass incomplete to Saeed Blacknall
6:533rd & 17 at own 23Mark Allen run for 6 yds to the PnSt 29
6:534th & 11 at own 29Chris Gulla punt for 50 yds , Lloyd Mills returns for a loss of 5 yards to the SDSt 16
San Diego State Turnover on downs, 7 plays
5:041st & 10 at own 16Donnel Pumphrey run for 4 yds to the SDSt 20
5:042nd & 6 at own 20Donnel Pumphrey run for a loss of 1 yard to the SDSt 19
5:043rd & 7 at own 19Maxwell Smith pass complete to Donnel Pumphrey for 30 yds to the SDSt 49 for a 1ST down
3:251st & 10 at own 49Timeout PENN ST, clock 03:25
3:251st & 10 at own 49Maxwell Smith run for no gain to the SDSt 49
3:252nd & 10 at own 49Donnel Pumphrey run for 3 yds to the PnSt 48
3:253rd & 7 at opp 48Maxwell Smith pass incomplete to Donnel Pumphrey
3:254th & 7 at opp 48Maxwell Smith pass incomplete to Mikah Holder
Penn State Punt, 3 plays
2:361st & 10 at own 48Nick Scott run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
2:362nd & 8 at the 50Nick Scott run for a loss of 1 yard to the PnSt 49
2:363rd & 9 at own 49Nick Scott run for no gain to the PnSt 49
1:004th & 9 at own 49Timeout SAN DIEGO ST, clock 01:00
1:004th & 9 at own 49Chris Gulla punt for 51 yds for a touchback
San Diego State End of game, 4 plays
0:521st & 10 at own 20Maxwell Smith pass complete to Mikah Holder for 18 yds to the SDSt 38 for a 1ST down
0:521st & 10 at own 38Maxwell Smith pass incomplete to Chase Favreau
0:522nd & 10 at own 38Maxwell Smith sacked by Antoine White and Tarow Barney for a loss of 6 yards to the SDSt 32
0:523rd & 16 at own 32Maxwell Smith pass complete to Mikah Holder for 10 yds to the SDSt 42

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Penn State leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

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