Penn State at Illinois

Saturday, September 16, 2023

No. 7 Penn State beat Illinois 30–⁠13. It was their 27th meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 21–⁠6.

Away7Penn State10–⁠3 in 2023
30
HomeIllinois5–⁠7 in 2023
13

Final at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), ChampaignTV: FOXAttendance 49,099

At kickoff
74°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Universi Of Il Willard Airport (KCMI), 8 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Jerry McGinnGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Penn State6107730
Illinois070613

Standouts

  • DefenseCoziah Izzard2 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for lossPenn State

Player stats

Penn State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Drew Allar16/3320800
Beau Pribula0/3000
Treyson Potts1/11110
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kaytron Allen1354118
Beau Pribula947021
Nicholas Singleton1137116
Drew Allar62408
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Nicholas Singleton349019
Tyler Warren335113
Liam Clifford133033
Theo Johnson232019
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Zakee Wheatley6000
Dominic DeLuca6100
Adisa Isaac410.50
Kalen King4000
Cam Miller3001
Abdul Carter3001
Coziah Izzard2220
Zuriah Fisher20.50.50
John Dixon2001
Daequan Hardy1001

Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Luke Altmyer15/2816304
John Paddock10/1612910
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Reggie Love III1255120
Kaden Feagin41505
Isaiah Williams2805
Luke Altmyer4608
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Isaiah Williams563032
Kenari Wilcher351047
Ashton Hollins130030
Hank Beatty229026
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Clayton Bush9000
Dylan Rosiek90.500
Keith Randolph Jr.80.500
Xavier Scott7000
Gabe Jacas4110

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

Team stats

Penn StateIllinois
383Total yards354
219Passing yards292
164Rushing yards62
5.9Yards per pass6.6
4.1Yards per rush2.1
19First downs20
7–⁠18Third downs6–⁠16
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers5
7–⁠70Penalties6–⁠47
31:52Possession28:08
3Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

Penn StateIllinois
38%Success rate38%
0.08EPA per play−0.11
1.14Explosiveness1.05
−0.01Rushing EPA−0.20
0.17Passing EPA0.25
38%Passing-down success23%
−0.05First-down EPA−0.01
0.13Second-down EPA−0.72
0.48Third-down EPA0.54
21%Havoc by its defense14%

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 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Penn State −12.5, over/under 47.5.

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 83%, Illinois 17%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Illinois end zonePenn State end zoneQ1 IllinoisMissed FG, 11 playsQ1 Penn StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 IllinoisFumble, 3 playsQ1 Penn StateField goal, 9 playsQ1 IllinoisInterception, 6 playsQ1 Penn StateField goal, 4 playsQ1 IllinoisInterception, 2 playsQ1 Penn StateTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Penn StateMissed FG, 8 playsQ2 IllinoisTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 Penn StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ2 Penn StateField goal, 6 playsQ3 Penn StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 IllinoisInterception, 3 playsQ3 Penn StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 Penn StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 Penn StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 IllinoisInterception, 5 playsQ3 Penn StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ4 Penn StateTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 Penn StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Penn StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 IllinoisEnd of game, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Illinois drives left to right, Penn State right to left.
  1. Q1 IllinoisMissed FG, 11 plays, 46 yards
  2. Q1 Penn StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  3. Q1 IllinoisFumble, 3 plays, 18 yards
  4. Q1 Penn StateField goal, 9 plays, 40 yards
  5. Q1 IllinoisInterception, 6 plays, 18 yards
  6. Q1 Penn StateField goal, 4 plays, −6 yards
  7. Q1 IllinoisInterception, 2 plays, 6 yards
  8. Q1 Penn StateTouchdown, 12 plays, 57 yards
  9. Q2 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  10. Q2 Penn StateMissed FG, 8 plays, 26 yards
  11. Q2 IllinoisTouchdown, 7 plays, 68 yards
  12. Q2 Penn StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  13. Q2 IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  14. Q2 Penn StateField goal, 6 plays, 48 yards
  15. Q3 Penn StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  16. Q3 IllinoisInterception, 3 plays, 36 yards
  17. Q3 Penn StatePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  18. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  19. Q3 Penn StatePunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  20. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  21. Q3 Penn StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 70 yards
  22. Q3 IllinoisInterception, 5 plays, 2 yards
  23. Q3 Penn StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 30 yards
  24. Q4 IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 12 yards
  25. Q4 Penn StateTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 20 yards
  26. Q4 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  27. Q4 Penn StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  28. Q4 IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 58 yards
  29. Q4 Penn StatePunt, 6 plays, 28 yards
  30. Q4 IllinoisEnd of game, 6 plays, 71 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Penn State 6, Illinois 0
Illinois Missed FG, 11 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Gabriel Nwosu kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Reggie Love III run for 5 yds to the ILL 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Reggie Love III run for 12 yds to the ILL 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 42Luke Altmyer pass complete to Casey Washington for 9 yds to the PSU 49
15:002nd & 1 at opp 49Reggie Love III run for 3 yds to the PSU 46 for a 1ST down
15:002nd & 4 at opp 40Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Casey Washington
15:003rd & 4 at opp 40PENALTY ILL False Start (Gesky,Josh) 5 yards from PSU40 to PSU45. NO PLAY.
15:003rd & 9 at opp 45Luke Altmyer pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 13 yds to the PSU 32 for a 1ST down Penn State Penalty, Defensive Offside (Jaylen Reed) declined for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 32Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Pat Bryant
15:002nd & 10 at opp 32Isaiah Williams run for 3 yds to the PSU 29
15:003rd & 7 at opp 29Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams
15:001st & 10 at opp 46Luke Altmyer run for 6 yds to the PSU 40
11:174th & 7 at opp 29Caleb Griffin 47 yd FG MISSED
Penn State Punt, 3 plays
11:171st & 10 at own 29Nicholas Singleton run for 1 yd to the PSU 30
11:172nd & 9 at own 30Drew Allar pass incomplete to Malik McClain
11:173rd & 9 at own 30Drew Allar pass incomplete to KeAndre Lambert-Smith
10:354th & 9 at own 30Riley Thompson punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Isaiah Williams at the ILL 25
Illinois Fumble, 3 plays
10:351st & 10 at own 25Penn State Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Chop Robinson) to the ILL 38 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at own 38Luke Altmyer pass complete to Tip Reiman for 8 yds to the ILL 46
9:372nd & 2 at own 46Josh McCray run for 3 yds to the ILL 43 Josh McCray fumbled, recovered by PSU Kobe King
Penn State Field goal, 9 plays
9:371st & 10 at opp 43Nicholas Singleton run for 5 yds to the ILL 38
9:372nd & 5 at opp 38Drew Allar pass complete to Nicholas Singleton for 18 yds to the ILL 20 for a 1ST down
9:371st & 10 at opp 20Drew Allar pass complete to Malik McClain for 6 yds to the ILL 14
9:372nd & 4 at opp 14Nicholas Singleton run for 1 yd to the ILL 15
9:373rd & 5 at opp 15Drew Allar pass complete to Tyler Warren for 13 yds to the ILL 2 for a 1ST down
6:501st & goal at opp 2Timeout Illinois, clock 06:50
6:501st & goal at opp 2Kaytron Allen run for no gain to the ILL 2
6:502nd & goal at opp 2Drew Allar pass incomplete to Kaytron Allen
6:503rd & goal at opp 2Nicholas Singleton run for 1 yd to the ILL 3
5:274th & goal at opp 3Alex Felkins 20 yd FG GOODPenn State 3, Illinois 0
Illinois Interception, 6 plays
5:271st & 10 at own 35Gabriel Nwosu kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:271st & 10 at own 25Reggie Love III run for 7 yds to the ILL 32
5:272nd & 3 at own 32Reggie Love III run for no gain to the ILL 32
5:273rd & 3 at own 32Luke Altmyer pass complete to Tip Reiman for 8 yds to the ILL 40 for a 1ST down
5:271st & 10 at own 40Luke Altmyer pass complete to Hank Beatty for 3 yds to the ILL 43
5:272nd & 7 at own 43Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams
3:023rd & 7 at own 43Illinois Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (-15 Yards) to the ILL 22 for a 1ST down
Penn State Field goal, 4 plays
3:021st & 10 at opp 22Kaytron Allen run for 3 yds to the ILL 25
3:022nd & 13 at opp 25Drew Allar sacked by Gabe Jacas for a loss of 3 yards to the ILL 28
3:023rd & 16 at opp 28Drew Allar pass incomplete to Malik McClain
1:434th & 16 at opp 28Alex Felkins 45 yd FG GOODPenn State 6, Illinois 0
Illinois Interception, 2 plays
1:431st & 10 at own 35Gabriel Nwosu kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:431st & 10 at own 25Luke Altmyer pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 6 yds to the ILL 31
1:172nd & 4 at own 31Luke Altmyer pass intercepted
Penn State Touchdown, 12 plays
1:171st & 10 at own 43Kaytron Allen run for 4 yds to the PSU 47
1:172nd & 6 at own 47Kaytron Allen run for no gain to the PSU 47
0:003rd & 6 at own 47Drew Allar pass complete to KeAndre Lambert-Smith for 13 yds to the ILL 40 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 40Drew Allar run for 4 yds to the ILL 36
Q2 15:002nd & 6 at opp 36Drew Allar pass complete to Tyler Warren for 11 yds to the ILL 25 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 25Drew Allar pass incomplete to Liam Clifford
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 25Kaytron Allen run for 4 yds to the ILL 21
Q2 15:003rd & 6 at opp 21Drew Allar run for 6 yds to the ILL 15 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 15Drew Allar pass incomplete to Theo Johnson
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 15Drew Allar pass complete to Kaytron Allen for 9 yds to the ILL 6
Q2 15:003rd & 1 at opp 6Drew Allar run for 2 yds to the ILL 4 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:041st & goal at opp 4Kaytron Allen run for 4 yds for a TD (Alex Felkins KICK)Penn State 13, Illinois 0
2nd quarter6 drives, then Penn State 16, Illinois 7
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
10:581st & 10 at own 35Gabriel Nwosu kickoff for 65 yds , Aidan Laughery return for 13 yds to the ILL 13
10:581st & 10 at own 13Josh McCray run for no gain to the ILL 13
10:582nd & 10 at own 13Luke Altmyer pass complete to Josh McCray for 5 yds to the ILL 18
10:583rd & 5 at own 18Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Griffin Moore
9:554th & 5 at own 18Hugh Robertson punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Kaden Saunders at the PSU 39
Penn State Missed FG, 8 plays
9:551st & 10 at own 39Nicholas Singleton run for 3 yds to the PSU 42
9:552nd & 7 at own 42Drew Allar pass complete to Theo Johnson for 19 yds to the ILL 39 for a 1ST down
9:551st & 10 at opp 39Nicholas Singleton run for 4 yds to the ILL 35
9:552nd & 6 at opp 35PENALTY PSU False Start (Wallace,Caedan) 5 yards from ILL35 to ILL40. NO PLAY.
9:552nd & 11 at opp 40Drew Allar pass complete to Nicholas Singleton for 12 yds to the ILL 28 for a 1ST down
9:551st & 10 at opp 28Nicholas Singleton run for 3 yds to the ILL 25
9:552nd & 7 at opp 25Penn State Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the ILL 35
9:553rd & 17 at opp 35Drew Allar pass incomplete to Theo Johnson
6:094th & 17 at opp 35Alex Felkins 52 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Jer’Zhan Newton
Illinois Touchdown, 7 plays
6:091st & 10 at own 32Luke Altmyer pass complete to Pat Bryant for 16 yds to the ILL 48 for a 1ST down
6:092nd & 6 at opp 48Reggie Love III run for 3 yds to the PSU 45
6:093rd & 3 at opp 45Luke Altmyer pass complete to Ashton Hollins for 30 yds to the PSU 15 for a 1ST down
6:091st & 10 at opp 15Reggie Love III run for 3 yds to the PSU 18
6:092nd & 13 at opp 18Luke Altmyer pass complete to Casey Washington for 13 yds to the PSU 5 for a 1ST down
6:091st & 10 at own 48Luke Altmyer pass complete to Reggie Love III for 4 yds to the PSU 48
2:081st & goal at opp 5Reggie Love III run for 5 yds for a TD (Caleb Griffin KICK)Penn State 13, Illinois 7
Penn State Punt, 3 plays
1:581st & 10 at own 35Caleb Griffin kickoff for 61 yds , Nicholas Singleton return for 31 yds to the PSU 35
1:581st & 10 at own 35Drew Allar pass incomplete to Liam Clifford
1:582nd & 10 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun Allen,Kaytron rush left for 6 yards gain to the PSU41 (Bush,Clayton), out of bounds PENALTY PSU Holding (Fashanu,Olumuyiwa) 10 yards from PSU35 to PSU25. NO PLAY.
1:582nd & 20 at own 25Drew Allar pass complete to KeAndre Lambert-Smith for 2 yds to the PSU 27
1:583rd & 18 at own 27Kaytron Allen run for 9 yds to the PSU 36
1:334th & 9 at own 36Timeout Illinois, clock 01:33
1:274th & 9 at own 36Riley Thompson punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Isaiah Williams at the ILL 19
Illinois Punt, 5 plays
1:271st & 10 at own 19Isaiah Williams run for 5 yds to the ILL 24
1:272nd & 5 at own 24Luke Altmyer pass complete to Tip Reiman for 7 yds to the ILL 31 for a 1ST down
1:271st & 10 at own 31Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams
1:272nd & 10 at own 31Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams
1:273rd & 10 at own 31Luke Altmyer pass complete to Griffin Moore for 5 yds to the ILL 36
0:534th & 5 at own 36Timeout Penn State, clock 00:53
0:424th & 5 at own 36Hugh Robertson punt for 42 yds , Kaden Saunders returns for 19 yds to the PSU 41
Penn State Field goal, 6 plays
0:421st & 10 at own 41Drew Allar pass incomplete to Malik McClain
0:422nd & 10 at own 41Drew Allar run for 8 yds to the PSU 49
0:303rd & 2 at own 49Timeout Penn State, clock 00:30
0:303rd & 2 at own 49Drew Allar run for 7 yds to the ILL 44 for a 1ST down
0:301st & 10 at opp 44Drew Allar pass complete to Liam Clifford for 33 yds to the ILL 11 for a 1ST down
0:101st & 10 at opp 11Timeout Illinois, clock 00:10
0:101st & 10 at opp 11Drew Allar pass incomplete to Tyler Warren
0:002nd & 10 at opp 11Alex Felkins 28 yd FG GOODPenn State 16, Illinois 7
3rd quarter9 drives, then Penn State 23, Illinois 7
Penn State Punt, 3 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Caleb Griffin kickoff for 61 yds , Nicholas Singleton return for 23 yds to the PSU 27
14:551st & 10 at own 27Kaytron Allen run for 5 yds to the PSU 32
14:552nd & 5 at own 32Drew Allar pass incomplete to Malik McClain
14:553rd & 5 at own 32Drew Allar pass incomplete to Liam Clifford
14:044th & 5 at own 32Riley Thompson punt for 42 yds , Isaiah Williams returns for 13 yds to the ILL 39
Illinois Interception, 3 plays
14:041st & 10 at own 39Luke Altmyer pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 4 yds to the ILL 43
14:042nd & 6 at own 43Luke Altmyer pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 32 yds to the PSU 25 for a 1ST down
12:321st & 10 at opp 25Luke Altmyer pass intercepted
Penn State Punt, 3 plays
12:321st & 10 at own 28Drew Allar pass complete to KeAndre Lambert-Smith for 8 yds to the PSU 36
12:322nd & 2 at own 36Nicholas Singleton run for 1 yd to the PSU 37
12:323rd & 1 at own 37PENALTY PSU False Start (Nourzad,Hunter) 5 yards from PSU37 to PSU32. NO PLAY.
12:323rd & 6 at own 32Drew Allar pass incomplete to Malik McClain
10:384th & 6 at own 32Riley Thompson punt for 44 yds
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
10:381st & 10 at own 24Reggie Love III run for 1 yd to the ILL 25
10:382nd & 9 at own 25Reggie Love III run for 1 yd to the ILL 24
10:383rd & 10 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun Altmyer,Luke pass incomplete short right to Bryant,Pat PENALTY ILL Holding offsetting PSU Holding offsetting. NO PLAY.
10:383rd & 10 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun Altmyer,Luke pass complete short middle to Bryant,Pat for 14 yards to the ILL38 (Jacobs,Curtis) PENALTY ILL Pass Interference (Bryant,Pat) 12 yards from ILL24 to ILL12. NO PLAY.
10:383rd & 22 at own 12Reggie Love III run for 20 yds to the ILL 32
10:384th & 2 at own 32PENALTY ILL Delay Of Game (Altmyer,Luke) 5 yards from ILL32 to ILL27. NO PLAY.
8:144th & 7 at own 27Hugh Robertson punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Kaden Saunders at the PSU 30
Penn State Punt, 5 plays
8:141st & 10 at own 30Kaytron Allen run for 1 yd to the PSU 31
8:142nd & 9 at own 31Drew Allar pass complete to Kaden Saunders for 10 yds to the PSU 41 for a 1ST down
8:141st & 10 at own 41Kaytron Allen run for 5 yds to the PSU 46
8:142nd & 5 at own 46Drew Allar pass incomplete to KeAndre Lambert-Smith
8:143rd & 5 at own 46Drew Allar pass incomplete to Dante Cephas
5:584th & 5 at own 46Riley Thompson punt blocked by Ryan Meed blocked by Ryan Meed
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
5:581st & 10 at own 24Josh McCray run for 3 yds to the ILL 27
5:582nd & 7 at own 27Luke Altmyer run for 1 yd to the ILL 28
5:583rd & 6 at own 28PENALTY ILL False Start (Adams,Isaiah) 5 yards from ILL28 to ILL23. NO PLAY.
5:583rd & 11 at own 23Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams
4:164th & 11 at own 23Hugh Robertson punt for 44 yds , Kaden Saunders returns for no gain to the PSU 30
Penn State Touchdown, 7 plays
4:161st & 10 at own 30Drew Allar pass incomplete to Kaden Saunders
4:162nd & 10 at own 30Drew Allar pass complete to Kaden Saunders for 9 yds to the PSU 39
3:313rd & 1 at own 39Timeout Illinois, clock 03:31
3:313rd & 1 at own 39Drew Allar pass complete to Nicholas Singleton for 19 yds to the ILL 42 for a 1ST down
3:311st & 10 at opp 42Drew Allar pass incomplete to Theo Johnson
3:312nd & 10 at opp 42Drew Allar pass complete to Theo Johnson for 13 yds to the ILL 29 for a 1ST down
3:311st & 10 at opp 29Kaytron Allen run for 18 yds to the ILL 11 for a 1ST down
2:141st & 10 at opp 11Trey Potts pass complete to Tyler Warren for 11 yds for a TD (Alex Felkins KICK)Penn State 23, Illinois 7
Illinois Interception, 5 plays
2:091st & 10 at own 35Gabriel Nwosu kickoff for 65 yds , Aidan Laughery return for 16 yds to the ILL 16
2:091st & 10 at own 16Luke Altmyer run for 8 yds to the ILL 24
2:092nd & 2 at own 24Reggie Love III run for 3 yds to the ILL 27 for a 1ST down
2:091st & 10 at own 27Luke Altmyer pass incomplete to Tip Reiman
2:092nd & 10 at own 27Luke Altmyer sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the ILL 18
0:353rd & 19 at own 18Luke Altmyer pass intercepted
Penn State Touchdown, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 30Nicholas Singleton run for 1 yd to the ILL 29
Q4 15:002nd & 9 at opp 29Drew Allar pass complete to Dante Cephas for 13 yds to the ILL 16 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:241st & 10 at opp 16Nicholas Singleton run for 16 yds for a TD (Alex Felkins KICK)Penn State 30, Illinois 7
4th quarter7 drives, then Penn State 30, Illinois 13
Illinois Punt, 6 plays
14:241st & 10 at own 35Gabriel Nwosu kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:241st & 10 at own 25Kaden Feagin run for 4 yds to the ILL 29
14:242nd & 6 at own 29John Paddock pass incomplete to Pat Bryant
14:243rd & 6 at own 29John Paddock pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 8 yds to the ILL 37 for a 1ST down
14:241st & 10 at own 37John Paddock pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams
14:242nd & 10 at own 37John Paddock pass incomplete to Griffin Moore
14:243rd & 10 at own 37John Paddock pass incomplete to Malik Elzy
13:134th & 10 at own 37Hugh Robertson punt for 31 yds, fair catch by Kaden Saunders at the PSU 32
Penn State Turnover on downs, 6 plays
13:131st & 10 at own 32Beau Pribula run for 5 yds to the PSU 37
13:132nd & 5 at own 37Beau Pribula run for 6 yds to the PSU 43 for a 1ST down
13:131st & 10 at own 43Beau Pribula run for 2 yds to the PSU 45
13:132nd & 8 at own 45Kaytron Allen run for 3 yds to the PSU 48
13:133rd & 5 at own 48Kaytron Allen run for 4 yds to the ILL 48
10:284th & 1 at opp 48Beau Pribula run for no gain to the ILL 48
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
10:281st & 10 at own 48John Paddock pass complete to Kenari Wilcher for 4 yds to the PSU 48
10:282nd & 6 at opp 48John Paddock sacked by Coziah Izzard for a loss of 1 yard to the PSU 49
10:283rd & 7 at opp 49PENALTY ILL False Start (Kreutz,Josh) 5 yards from PSU49 to ILL46. NO PLAY.
10:283rd & 12 at own 46John Paddock pass incomplete to Ashton Hollins
9:044th & 12 at own 46Hugh Robertson punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Kaden Saunders at the PSU 20
Penn State Punt, 3 plays
9:041st & 10 at own 20Trey Potts run for 2 yds to the PSU 22
9:042nd & 8 at own 22Beau Pribula pass incomplete to Nicholas Singleton
9:043rd & 8 at own 22Beau Pribula run for 6 yds to the PSU 28
7:234th & 2 at own 28Riley Thompson punt for 43 yds , Isaiah Williams returns for 13 yds to the ILL 42
Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
7:231st & 10 at own 42Kaden Feagin run for 3 yds to the ILL 45
7:232nd & 7 at own 45John Paddock pass complete to Henry Boyer for 4 yds to the ILL 49
7:233rd & 3 at own 49Kaden Feagin run for 5 yds to the PSU 46 for a 1ST down
7:231st & 10 at opp 46No Huddle-Shotgun Paddock,John pass incomplete deep left to Elzy,Malik PENALTY PSU Pass Interference (Miller,Cam) 15 yards from PSU46 to PSU31, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
7:231st & 10 at opp 31John Paddock pass incomplete to Malik Elzy
7:232nd & 10 at opp 31Kaden Feagin run for 3 yds to the PSU 28
7:233rd & 7 at opp 28John Paddock pass complete to Malik Elzy for no gain to the PSU 28
7:234th & 7 at opp 28John Paddock pass complete to Malik Elzy for 9 yds to the PSU 19 for a 1ST down
4:211st & 10 at opp 19John Paddock pass complete to Malik Elzy for 19 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed )Penn State 30, Illinois 13
Penn State Punt, 6 plays
4:181st & 10 at own 35Caleb Griffin kickoff for 49 yds , Nicholas Singleton return for no gain to the PSU 16
4:181st & 10 at own 16Beau Pribula run for 1 yd to the PSU 17
4:182nd & 9 at own 17Beau Pribula pass incomplete to Omari Evans
4:183rd & 9 at own 17Beau Pribula run for 21 yds to the PSU 38 for a 1ST down
4:181st & 10 at own 38Beau Pribula pass incomplete to Trey Potts
4:182nd & 10 at own 38Beau Pribula run for 3 yds to the PSU 35 Beau Pribula fumbled, recovered by PSU Beau Pribula
4:183rd & 13 at own 35Beau Pribula run for 9 yds to the PSU 44
2:004th & 4 at own 44Timeout Illinois, clock 02:00
1:474th & 4 at own 44Riley Thompson punt for 44 yds , Hank Beatty returns for 6 yds to the ILL 18
Illinois End of game, 6 plays
1:471st & 10 at own 18John Paddock pass complete to Aidan Laughery for 12 yds to the ILL 30 for a 1ST down
1:471st & 10 at own 30John Paddock pass complete to Kenari Wilcher for no gain to the ILL 30
1:472nd & 10 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun Paddock,John pass incomplete short left to Elzy,Malik PENALTY PSU Pass Interference (Tracy,Zion) 5 yards from ILL30 to ILL35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
1:471st & 10 at own 35John Paddock pass complete to Hank Beatty for 26 yds to the PSU 39 for a 1ST down
1:471st & 10 at opp 39John Paddock run for 1 yd to the PSU 38
0:332nd & 9 at opp 38Timeout Illinois, clock 00:33
0:332nd & 9 at opp 38John Paddock sacked by Coziah Izzard for a loss of 20 yards to the ILL 42
0:003rd & 29 at own 42John Paddock pass complete to Kenari Wilcher for 47 yds to the PSU 11 for a 1ST down

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 22–⁠6 in 28 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Penn State 21, Illinois 7
2023Penn State 30, Illinois 13
2021Illinois 20, Penn State 18
2020Penn State 56, Illinois 21
2018Penn State 63, Illinois 24
2015Penn State 39, Illinois 0

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