Iowa at Penn State

Saturday, September 23, 2023

No. 7 Penn State beat No. 24 Iowa 31–⁠0. It was their 32nd meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 18–⁠14.

Away24Iowa10–⁠4 in 2023 (6–⁠4 official)
0
Home7Penn State10–⁠3 in 2023
31

Final at Beaver Stadium, University ParkTV: CBSAttendance 110,830

At kickoff
54°F, overcast, mist, wind 11 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; University Park Airport (KUNV), 4 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Official
Chris CoyleGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Iowa00000
Penn State3714731

Standouts

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Player stats

Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cade McNamara5/144200
Deacon Hill1/21400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kamari Moulton61807
Leshon Williams6905
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Erick All335020
Diante Vines114014
Nico Ragaini1404
Leshon Williams1303
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jay Higgins18000
Nick Jackson132.500
Ethan Hurkett9000
Joe Evans7000

Penn State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Drew Allar25/3716640
Beau Pribula1/31600
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kaytron Allen217209
Beau Pribula855018
Nicholas Singleton1749019
Drew Allar82206
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Keandre Lambert866114
Theo Johnson642013
Liam Clifford217011
Treyson Potts116016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Curtis Jacobs3100
Abdul Carter3000
Demeioun Robinson2110
Jaylen Reed2000
Adisa Isaac1110
Amin Vanover1110

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

Team stats

IowaPenn State
76Total yards397
56Passing yards182
20Rushing yards215
3.5Yards per pass4.6
1.2Yards per rush3.8
4First downs28
1–⁠9Third downs9–⁠20
0–⁠0Fourth downs4–⁠4
4Turnovers0
4–⁠28Penalties4–⁠45
14:33Possession45:27
0Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

IowaPenn State
21%Success rate42%
−0.48EPA per play0.17
0.11Explosiveness0.99
−0.62Rushing EPA0.09
−0.36Passing EPA0.29
25%Passing-down success26%
−0.26First-down EPA−0.07
−0.96Second-down EPA−0.01
−0.27Third-down EPA0.59
7%Havoc by its defense45%

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 66% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Penn State −14.5, over/under 39.5.

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

Every drive

Penn State end zoneIowa end zoneQ1 IowaPunt, 6 playsQ1 Penn StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 IowaFumble, 3 playsQ1 Penn StateField goal, 17 playsQ1 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ1 Penn StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Penn StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Penn StatePunt, 10 playsQ2 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Penn StatePunt, 4 playsQ2 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Penn StateEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 Penn StateTouchdown, 15 playsQ3 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Penn StateTouchdown, 12 playsQ3 IowaFumble, 1 playQ3 Penn StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ4 Penn StateMissed FG, 10 playsQ4 IowaFumble, 5 playsQ4 Penn StateEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Penn State drives left to right, Iowa right to left.
  1. Q1 IowaPunt, 6 plays, 24 yards
  2. Q1 Penn StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  3. Q1 IowaFumble, 3 plays, 30 yards
  4. Q1 Penn StateField goal, 17 plays, 53 yards
  5. Q1 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  6. Q1 Penn StatePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  7. Q2 Penn StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 39 yards
  8. Q2 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  9. Q2 Penn StatePunt, 10 plays, 31 yards
  10. Q2 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  11. Q2 Penn StatePunt, 4 plays, 7 yards
  12. Q2 IowaPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  13. Q2 Penn StateEnd of half, 2 plays, 4 yards
  14. Q3 Penn StateTouchdown, 15 plays, 75 yards
  15. Q3 IowaPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  16. Q3 Penn StateTouchdown, 12 plays, 71 yards
  17. Q3 IowaFumble, 1 play, −6 yards
  18. Q3 Penn StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 19 yards
  19. Q4 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  20. Q4 Penn StateMissed FG, 10 plays, 62 yards
  21. Q4 IowaFumble, 5 plays, 20 yards
  22. Q4 Penn StateEnd of game, 5 plays, 16 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Penn State 3, Iowa 0
Iowa Punt, 6 plays
15:00Gabriel Nwosu kickoff for 64 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Leshon Williams run for 3 yds to the IOWA 28
15:002nd & 7 at own 28Cade McNamara pass incomplete
15:003rd & 7 at own 28Cade McNamara pass complete to Erick All for 20 yds to the IOWA 48 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 48Leshon Williams run for 1 yd to the IOWA 49
13:043rd & 9 at own 49Timeout Penn State, clock 13:04
13:042nd & 9 at own 49Cade McNamara pass incomplete
13:043rd & 9 at own 49Cade McNamara pass incomplete
12:504th & 9 at own 49Tory Taylor punt for 45 yds
Penn State Punt, 3 plays
12:501st & 10 at own 5Kaytron Allen run for a loss of 2 yards to the PSU 3
12:502nd & 12 at own 3Drew Allar pass complete to Kaytron Allen for a loss of 2 yards to the PSU 1
12:503rd & 14 at own 1Drew Allar pass complete to KeAndre Lambert-Smith for 5 yds to the PSU 6
11:014th & 9 at own 6Riley Thompson punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Cooper DeJean at the PSU 48
Iowa Fumble, 3 plays
11:011st & 10 at opp 48Cade McNamara run for 18 yds to the PSU 30 for a 1ST down
11:011st & 10 at opp 30Leshon Williams run for 5 yds to the PSU 25
9:192nd & 10 at opp 30Timeout Iowa, clock 09:19
9:192nd & 5 at opp 25Iowa Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the PSU 30
9:032nd & 10 at opp 30Cade McNamara pass complete to Erick All for 12 yds Erick All fumbled, recovered by PSU Curtis Jacobs
Penn State Field goal, 17 plays
9:031st & 10 at own 18Drew Allar pass complete to Theo Johnson for 8 yds to the PSU 26
9:032nd & 2 at own 26Drew Allar pass complete to Theo Johnson for 13 yds to the PSU 39 for a 1ST down
9:031st & 10 at own 39Kaytron Allen run for 6 yds to the PSU 45
9:032nd & 4 at own 45Kaytron Allen run for a loss of 3 yards to the PSU 42
9:033rd & 7 at own 42Drew Allar pass complete to Liam Clifford for 6 yds to the PSU 48
9:034th & 1 at own 48Drew Allar run for 6 yds to the IOWA 46 for a 1ST down
9:031st & 11 at opp 47Kaytron Allen run for 3 yds to the IOWA 44
9:033rd & 3 at opp 39Kaytron Allen run for 3 yds to the IOWA 36 for a 1ST down
9:031st & 10 at opp 36Kaytron Allen run for 2 yds to the IOWA 34
9:032nd & 8 at opp 34Drew Allar pass complete to KeAndre Lambert-Smith for 8 yds to the IOWA 26 for a 1ST down
9:031st & 10 at opp 26Nicholas Singleton run for 3 yds to the IOWA 23
9:032nd & 7 at opp 23Penn State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Hunter Nourzad) to the IOWA 30
9:032nd & 14 at opp 30Drew Allar run for 1 yd to the IOWA 29
9:033rd & 13 at opp 29Drew Allar pass incomplete
9:032nd & 8 at opp 44Drew Allar pass complete to Kaytron Allen for 5 yds to the IOWA 39
9:031st & 10 at opp 46Drew Allar pass complete to KeAndre Lambert-Smith for 14 yds to the IOWA 32 Penn State Penalty, Face mask (15 yards) (KeAndre Lambert-Smith) to the IOWA 47
1:354th & 13 at opp 29Alex Felkins 46 yd FG GOODPenn State 3, Iowa 0
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
1:35Gabriel Nwosu kickoff for 63 yds
1:351st & 10 at own 25Cade McNamara pass complete to Nico Ragaini for 4 yds to the IOWA 29
1:352nd & 6 at own 29Kamari Moulton run for 3 yds to the IOWA 32
1:353rd & 3 at own 32Cade McNamara pass incomplete
0:024th & 3 at own 32Tory Taylor punt for 46 yds
Penn State Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 22Nicholas Singleton run for 2 yds to the PSU 24
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at own 24Drew Allar pass incomplete
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at own 24Drew Allar pass incomplete
Q2 14:114th & 8 at own 24Riley Thompson punt for 37 yds , returns for no gain to the IOWA 39
2nd quarter7 drives, then Penn State 10, Iowa 0
Penn State Touchdown, 10 plays
14:111st & 10 at opp 39Nicholas Singleton run for 5 yds to the IOWA 34
14:112nd & 5 at opp 34Nicholas Singleton run for 2 yds to the IOWA 32
14:113rd & 3 at opp 32Nicholas Singleton run for 2 yds to the IOWA 30
14:114th & 1 at opp 30Drew Allar run for 1 yd to the IOWA 29 for a 1ST down
14:111st & 10 at opp 29Drew Allar pass complete to Nicholas Singleton for 9 yds to the IOWA 20
14:112nd & 1 at opp 20Nicholas Singleton run for 2 yds to the IOWA 18 for a 1ST down
14:111st & 10 at opp 18Nicholas Singleton run for 1 yd to the IOWA 17
14:112nd & 9 at opp 17Drew Allar pass complete to KeAndre Lambert-Smith for 5 yds to the IOWA 12
14:113rd & 4 at opp 12Nicholas Singleton run for 3 yds to the IOWA 9
9:174th & 1 at opp 9Drew Allar pass complete to Khalil Dinkins for 9 yds for a TD (Alex Felkins KICK)Penn State 10, Iowa 0
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
9:17Gabriel Nwosu kickoff for 59 yds
9:171st & 10 at own 25Cade McNamara pass complete to Erick All for 3 yds to the IOWA 28
8:373rd & 7 at own 28Timeout Iowa, clock 08:37
8:372nd & 7 at own 28Cade McNamara pass incomplete
8:373rd & 7 at own 28Cade McNamara pass incomplete
8:194th & 7 at own 28Tory Taylor punt for 56 yds
Penn State Punt, 10 plays
8:191st & 10 at own 21Kaytron Allen run for 7 yds to the PSU 28
8:192nd & 3 at own 28Kaytron Allen run for 3 yds to the PSU 31 for a 1ST down
8:191st & 10 at own 31Drew Allar pass incomplete
8:192nd & 10 at own 31Drew Allar pass incomplete
8:193rd & 10 at own 31Drew Allar pass complete to Liam Clifford for 11 yds to the PSU 42 for a 1ST down
8:191st & 10 at own 42Kaytron Allen run for 7 yds to the PSU 49
8:192nd & 3 at own 49Kaytron Allen run for 5 yds to the IOWA 46 for a 1ST down
8:191st & 10 at opp 46Drew Allar pass incomplete
8:192nd & 10 at opp 46Nicholas Singleton run for a loss of 2 yards to the IOWA 48
8:193rd & 12 at opp 48Drew Allar pass incomplete
4:584th & 12 at opp 48Riley Thompson punt for 35 yds
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
4:581st & 10 at own 28Leshon Williams run for 1 yd to the IOWA 29
4:582nd & 9 at own 29Leshon Williams run for a loss of 1 yard to the IOWA 28
4:583rd & 10 at own 28Cade McNamara pass incomplete
3:354th & 10 at own 28Tory Taylor punt for 52 yds , returns for no gain to the PSU 13
Penn State Punt, 4 plays
3:351st & 10 at own 13Drew Allar pass complete to Dante Cephas for 11 yds to the PSU 24 for a 1ST down
3:351st & 10 at own 24Nicholas Singleton run for 1 yd to the PSU 25
3:352nd & 9 at own 25Drew Allar pass complete to Nicholas Singleton for a loss of 5 yards to the PSU 20
3:353rd & 14 at own 20Drew Allar pass incomplete
1:314th & 14 at own 20Riley Thompson punt for 37 yds
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
1:311st & 10 at own 43Cade McNamara pass complete to Leshon Williams for 3 yds to the IOWA 46
1:312nd & 7 at own 46Cade McNamara pass incomplete
0:564th & 16 at own 37Timeout Penn State, clock 00:56
0:563rd & 7 at own 46Cade McNamara sacked by Adisa Isaac for a loss of 9 yards to the IOWA 37
0:464th & 16 at own 37Tory Taylor punt for 62 yds, downed at the PSU 1
Penn State End of half, 2 plays
0:342nd & 8 at own 3Timeout Iowa, clock 00:34
0:341st & 10 at own 1Kaytron Allen run for 2 yds to the PSU 3
0:002nd & 8 at own 3Drew Allar run for 2 yds to the PSU 5
3rd quarter5 drives, then Penn State 24, Iowa 0
Penn State Touchdown, 15 plays
15:00Drew Stevens kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Drew Allar pass complete to Theo Johnson for 4 yds to the PSU 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Nicholas Singleton run for 19 yds to the PSU 48 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 48Nicholas Singleton run for 3 yds to the IOWA 49
15:002nd & 7 at opp 49Drew Allar pass incomplete
15:003rd & 7 at opp 49Drew Allar pass complete to KeAndre Lambert-Smith for 8 yds to the IOWA 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 41Nicholas Singleton run for 1 yd to the IOWA 40
15:002nd & 9 at opp 40Drew Allar pass complete to KeAndre Lambert-Smith for 9 yds to the IOWA 31 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 31Nicholas Singleton run for 3 yds to the IOWA 28
15:002nd & 7 at opp 28Kaytron Allen run for no gain to the IOWA 28
15:003rd & 7 at opp 28Kaytron Allen run for 9 yds to the IOWA 19 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 19Kaytron Allen run for 2 yds to the IOWA 17
15:002nd & 8 at opp 17Drew Allar pass complete to KeAndre Lambert-Smith for 14 yds to the IOWA 3 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 3Drew Allar pass incomplete
15:002nd & goal at opp 3Drew Allar run for 1 yd to the IOWA 2
8:203rd & goal at opp 2Drew Allar pass complete to Tyler Warren for 2 yds for a TD (Alex Felkins KICK)Penn State 17, Iowa 0
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
8:20Gabriel Nwosu kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:201st & 10 at own 25Leshon Williams run for no gain to the IOWA 25
8:202nd & 10 at own 25Cade McNamara pass incomplete
8:203rd & 10 at own 25Cade McNamara run for a loss of 3 yards to the IOWA 22 Cade McNamara fumbled, recovered by IOWA Cade McNamara
6:514th & 13 at own 22Tory Taylor punt for 49 yds, fair catch by Kaden Saunders at the PSU 29
Penn State Touchdown, 12 plays
6:511st & 10 at own 29Kaytron Allen run for 6 yds to the PSU 35
6:512nd & 4 at own 35Drew Allar run for 5 yds to the PSU 40 for a 1ST down
6:511st & 10 at own 40Kaytron Allen run for 5 yds to the PSU 45
6:512nd & 5 at own 45Drew Allar pass complete to Theo Johnson for 11 yds to the IOWA 44 for a 1ST down Iowa Penalty, Face mask (15 yards) (Cooper DeJean) to the IOWA 29 for a 1ST down
6:511st & 10 at opp 29Drew Allar pass complete to Kaytron Allen for 5 yds to the IOWA 24
6:512nd & 5 at opp 24Kaytron Allen run for 3 yds to the IOWA 21
6:513rd & 2 at opp 21Kaytron Allen run for 3 yds to the IOWA 18 for a 1ST down
6:511st & 10 at opp 18Kaytron Allen run for 6 yds to the IOWA 12
6:512nd & 4 at opp 12Kaytron Allen run for 4 yds to the IOWA 8 for a 1ST down
6:511st & goal at opp 8Kaytron Allen run for 1 yd to the IOWA 7
6:512nd & goal at opp 7Drew Allar pass incomplete
1:013rd & goal at opp 7Drew Allar pass complete to Tyler Warren for 7 yds for a TD (Alex Felkins KICK)Penn State 24, Iowa 0
Iowa Fumble, 1 play
1:01Gabriel Nwosu kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:561st & 10 at own 25Cade McNamara sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the IOWA 19
Penn State Touchdown, 8 plays
0:561st & 10 at opp 19Drew Allar pass complete to Theo Johnson for 3 yds to the IOWA 16
0:002nd & 7 at opp 16Nicholas Singleton run for 2 yds to the IOWA 14
Q4 15:003rd & 5 at opp 14Nicholas Singleton run for 4 yds to the IOWA 10
Q4 15:004th & 1 at opp 10Drew Allar run for 2 yds to the IOWA 8 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 8Nicholas Singleton run for a loss of 2 yards to the IOWA 10
Q4 15:002nd & goal at opp 10Drew Allar run for 4 yds to the IOWA 6
Q4 15:003rd & goal at opp 6Drew Allar pass incomplete
Q4 12:191st & goal at opp 3Drew Allar pass complete to KeAndre Lambert-Smith for 3 yds for a TD (Alex Felkins KICK)Penn State 31, Iowa 0
4th quarter4 drives, then Penn State 31, Iowa 0
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
12:19Gabriel Nwosu kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:191st & 10 at own 25Kamari Moulton run for no gain to the IOWA 25
12:192nd & 10 at own 25Kamari Moulton run for 7 yds to the IOWA 32
12:193rd & 3 at own 32Deacon Hill pass incomplete
10:534th & 3 at own 32Tory Taylor punt for 56 yds, downed at the PSU 12
Penn State Missed FG, 10 plays
10:531st & 10 at own 12Beau Pribula run for 18 yds to the PSU 30 for a 1ST down
10:531st & 10 at own 30Trey Potts run for 12 yds to the PSU 42 for a 1ST down
10:531st & 10 at own 42Beau Pribula run for 5 yds to the PSU 47
10:532nd & 5 at own 47Trey Potts run for 2 yds to the PSU 49
10:533rd & 3 at own 49Beau Pribula run for 11 yds to the IOWA 40 for a 1ST down
10:531st & 10 at opp 40Iowa Penalty, Offsides (Aaron Graves) to the IOWA 35
10:531st & 5 at opp 35Beau Pribula pass complete to Trey Potts for 16 yds to the IOWA 19 for a 1ST down
10:531st & 10 at opp 19POTTS, Trey rush up the middle for a gain of 9 yards to the IOW10 (SCHULTE, Quinn;HURKETT, Ethan). PENALTY PSU Personal Foul on DONKOH, Anthony enforced 15 yards from the IOW19 to the IOW34 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
10:531st & 25 at opp 34Beau Pribula pass incomplete
10:532nd & 25 at opp 34Beau Pribula run for 8 yds to the IOWA 26
10:533rd & 17 at opp 26Beau Pribula pass incomplete
6:114th & 17 at opp 26Alex Felkins 43 yd FG MISSED
6:111st & 10 at own 26MOULTON, Kamari rush up the middle for a loss of 4 yards to the IOW22 (ELSDON, Tyler). PENALTY PSU Offsides enforced 5 yards from the IOW26 to the IOW31. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Iowa Fumble, 5 plays
6:111st & 5 at own 31Kamari Moulton run for 5 yds to the IOWA 36 for a 1ST down
6:111st & 10 at own 36Deacon Hill pass complete to Diante Vines for 14 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
6:111st & 10 at the 50Kamari Moulton run for 4 yds to the PSU 46
6:112nd & 6 at opp 46Kamari Moulton run for a loss of 1 yard to the PSU 47 Kamari Moulton fumbled, recovered by IOWA Erick All
3:253rd & 7 at opp 47Deacon Hill sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the IOWA 46
Penn State End of game, 5 plays
3:251st & 10 at opp 46Beau Pribula run for 3 yds to the IOWA 43
3:252nd & 7 at opp 43Beau Pribula run for 4 yds to the IOWA 39
3:253rd & 3 at opp 39Beau Pribula run for 3 yds to the IOWA 36 for a 1ST down
3:251st & 10 at opp 36Beau Pribula run for 3 yds to the IOWA 33
0:002nd & 7 at opp 33Trey Potts run for 3 yds to the IOWA 30

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 18–⁠15 in 33 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Iowa 25, Penn State 24
2023Penn State 31, Iowa 0
2021Iowa 23, Penn State 20
2020Iowa 41, Penn State 21
2019Penn State 17, Iowa 12
2018Penn State 30, Iowa 24

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