Penn State vs. Clemson

Saturday, December 27, 2025, Pinstripe Bowl

Penn State beat Clemson 22–⁠10. It was their second meeting; the series is even at 1–⁠1.

Neutral sitePenn State7–⁠6 in 2025
22
Neutral siteClemson7–⁠6 in 2025
10

Final at Yankee Stadium, New YorkTV: ABCAttendance 41,101Payout $4,400,000 in all (Wikipedia)

MVP Trebor Peña (WR, Penn State)Wikipedia

At kickoff
27°F, snow, wind 8 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Ny City Cntrl Park, 7 km from the stadium
Viewers
7.6 million viewers on ABCViewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Official
David AlvarezGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Penn State3301622
Clemson030710

How the win probability moved

Clemson favored

Win probability by play: Clemson 58% at kickoff, 0% at the end. Biggest swing: 31 points.

Penn State favored

Win probability after every play, from CollegeFootballData.com’s model. The dot marks the biggest swing (31 points).

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Penn State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ethan Grunkemeyer23/3426020
Liam Clifford0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Quinton Martin Jr.20103021
Tikey Hayes318010
Corey Smith91707
Devonte Ross21107
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Trebor Pena5100173
Devonte Ross884035
Koby Howard234019
Luke Reynolds228017
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Vaboue Toure7110
Amare Campbell7000
Dejuan Lane5000
Zion Tracy5000
Dani Dennis-Sutton4220
Jaylen Harvey2110

Clemson

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cade Klubnik22/3919300
Jack Smith0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Adam Randall113519
Gideon Davidson41108
Tyler Brown110010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
T.J. Moore683044
Tyler Brown331020
Christian Bentancur229027
Gideon Davidson113013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Sammy Brown15100
Ronan Hanafin8100
Will Heldt80.500
Jeremiah Alexander7000
Ashton Hampton5110
Caden Story50.50.50
Fletcher Cothran510.50

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

Team stats

Penn StateClemson
397Total yards236
260Passing yards193
137Rushing yards43
7.4Yards per pass4.8
3.3Yards per rush1.7
20First downs16
11–⁠19Third downs5–⁠15
0–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠3
0Turnovers0
3–⁠35Penalties1–⁠5
33:01Possession26:59
4Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

Penn StateClemson
35%Success rate35%
0.02EPA per play−0.13
1.38Explosiveness1.18
0.01Rushing EPA0.06
0.12Passing EPA−0.22
23%Passing-down success22%
−0.23First-down EPA−0.16
−0.10Second-down EPA−0.14
1.06Third-down EPA0.31
22%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 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Clemson −2.5, 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 Clemson 57%, Penn State 43%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Clemson end zonePenn State end zoneQ1 ClemsonTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ1 Penn StateField goal, 10 playsQ1 ClemsonPunt, 3 playsQ1 Penn StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 ClemsonPunt, 8 playsQ1 Penn StateTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ2 ClemsonPunt, 3 playsQ2 Penn StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 ClemsonMissed FG, 10 playsQ2 Penn StatePunt, 6 playsQ2 ClemsonField goal, 10 playsQ2 Penn StateField goal, 10 playsQ3 Penn StateTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ3 ClemsonPunt, 8 playsQ3 Penn StateField goal, 11 playsQ4 ClemsonPunt, 3 playsQ4 Penn StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 ClemsonTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 Penn StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 ClemsonTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 Penn StateEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Clemson drives left to right, Penn State right to left.
  1. Q1 ClemsonTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 7 yards
  2. Q1 Penn StateField goal, 10 plays, 27 yards
  3. Q1 ClemsonPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  4. Q1 Penn StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  5. Q1 ClemsonPunt, 8 plays, 23 yards
  6. Q1 Penn StateTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 18 yards
  7. Q2 ClemsonPunt, 3 plays, −10 yards
  8. Q2 Penn StatePunt, 5 plays, 9 yards
  9. Q2 ClemsonMissed FG, 10 plays, 63 yards
  10. Q2 Penn StatePunt, 6 plays, 15 yards
  11. Q2 ClemsonField goal, 10 plays, 42 yards
  12. Q2 Penn StateField goal, 10 plays, 48 yards
  13. Q3 Penn StateTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 47 yards
  14. Q3 ClemsonPunt, 8 plays, 28 yards
  15. Q3 Penn StateField goal, 11 plays, 64 yards
  16. Q4 ClemsonPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  17. Q4 Penn StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  18. Q4 ClemsonTouchdown, 10 plays, 65 yards
  19. Q4 Penn StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  20. Q4 ClemsonTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 29 yards
  21. Q4 Penn StateEnd of game, 5 plays, 8 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Penn State 3, Clemson 0
Clemson Turnover on downs, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35#99 G.Nwosu kickoff 65 yards to the CLE00 fair catch by #8 A.Randall at CLE00
15:001st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Randall rush middle for 1 yard gain to the CLE26 (#10 D.Lane)
15:002nd & 9 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short left to #1 T.Moore caught at CLE31, for 6 yards to the CLE32 (#7 Z.Tracy)
15:003rd & 3 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete short right to #6 T.Brown thrown to CLE34
13:404th & 3 at own 32No Huddle #89 J.Smith pass incomplete short right to #5 R.Hanafin thrown to PSU50, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Penn State Field goal, 10 plays
13:401st & 10 at opp 32No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #5 D.Ross caught at CLE24, for 8 yards to the CLE24, out of bounds at CLE24
13:402nd & 2 at opp 24No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short right to #8 T.Pena caught at CLE25, for 0 yards to the CLE24 (#47 S.Brown). #1 K.Hudson injured on the play
13:403rd & 2 at opp 24No Huddle #17 E.Grunkemeyer rush middle for 5 yards gain to the CLE19 (#45 V.Burley; #13 W.Heldt), 1ST DOWN
13:401st & 10 at opp 19No Huddle #24 C.Smith rush middle for 7 yards gain to the CLE12 (#1 B.Strozier)
13:402nd & 3 at opp 12No Huddle #24 C.Smith rush right for 2 yards gain to the CLE10 (#1 B.Strozier), out of bounds
13:403rd & 1 at opp 10No Huddle #24 C.Smith rush middle for 6 yards gain to the CLE04 (#5 R.Hanafin; #13 W.Heldt), 1ST DOWN
13:401st & goal at opp 4No Huddle #25 Q.Martin rush middle for 0 yards to the CLE04 (#35 J.Alexander; #47 S.Brown)
13:402nd & goal at opp 4No Huddle-Shotgun #24 C.Smith rush middle for 2 yards gain to the CLE02 (#47 S.Brown)
13:403rd & goal at opp 2No Huddle-Shotgun #24 C.Smith rush middle for 3 yards loss to the CLE05 (#5 R.Hanafin; #42 H.Brown-Shuler)
8:324th & goal at opp 5#94 R.Barker field goal attempt from 22 yards GOOD (H: #14 R.Thompson, LS: #48 T.Duzansky), clock 08:32Penn State 3, Clemson 0
Clemson Punt, 3 plays
8:321st & 10 at own 35#99 G.Nwosu kickoff 63 yards to the CLE02 fair catch by #8 A.Randall at CLE02
8:321st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short left to #3 T.Smith caught at CLE30, for 5 yards to the CLE30 (#44 J.Harvey)
8:322nd & 5 at own 30Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short left to #8 A.Randall caught at CLE33, for 3 yards to the CLE33 (#10 D.Lane; #33 D.Dennis-Sutton)
8:323rd & 2 at own 33Shotgun #8 A.Randall rush middle for 1 yard gain to the CLE34 (#2 A.Collins; #33 D.Dennis-Sutton)
6:344th & 1 at own 34#89 J.Smith punt 35 yards to the PSU31 fair catch by #8 T.Pena at PSU31
Penn State Punt, 3 plays
6:341st & 10 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer sacked for loss of 10 yards to the PSU21 (#93 C.Story, #50 F.Cothran)
6:342nd & 20 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete deep right to #87 A.Rappleyea caught at PSU45, for 30 yards to the CLE49, out of bounds at CLE49 PENALTY PSU Illegal Shift 5 yards from PSU21 to PSU16. NO PLAY
6:342nd & 25 at own 16No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass incomplete short right to #25 Q.Martin thrown to PSU15
6:343rd & 25 at own 16No Huddle-Shotgun #25 Q.Martin rush left for 21 yards gain to the PSU37 (#5 R.Hanafin; #13 W.Heldt)
4:184th & 4 at own 37#99 G.Nwosu punt 50 yards to the CLE13
Clemson Punt, 8 plays
4:181st & 10 at own 13Shotgun #8 A.Randall rush middle for 0 yards to the CLE13 (#34 O.Wafle; #99 Y.Kemajou)
4:182nd & 10 at own 13Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short left to #8 A.Randall caught at CLE10, for 9 yards to the CLE22 (#23 J.Joseph)
4:183rd & 1 at own 22No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Randall rush middle for 3 yards gain to the CLE25 (#24 A.Campbell), 1ST DOWN
4:181st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete deep middle to #1 T.Moore thrown to PSU45
4:182nd & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short left to #1 T.Moore caught at CLE25, for 11 yards to the CLE36 (#24 A.Campbell), 1ST DOWN
4:181st & 10 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete short middle to #6 T.Brown thrown to PSU50
4:182nd & 10 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete short left to #20 C.Sanderson thrown to CLE39
4:183rd & 10 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete short right to #3 T.Smith thrown to CLE45 broken up by #23 J.Joseph QB hurried by #32 K.Wylie
1:334th & 10 at own 36#89 J.Smith punt 28 yards to the PSU36
Penn State Turnover on downs, 6 plays
1:331st & 10 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Clifford rush left for 2 yards gain to the PSU38, End Of Play
1:332nd & 8 at own 38No Huddle-Shotgun #25 Q.Martin rush right for 9 yards gain to the PSU47 (#5 R.Hanafin), 1ST DOWN
1:331st & 10 at own 47No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer rush left for 0 yards to the PSU47, End Of Play
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at own 47No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #5 D.Ross caught at PSU45, for 4 yards to the CLE49 (#12 C.Gipson)
Q2 15:003rd & 6 at opp 49No Huddle-Shotgun #24 C.Smith rush left for 2 yards gain to the CLE47 (#13 W.Heldt; #21 K.McCloud)
Q2 13:524th & 4 at opp 47No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #87 A.Rappleyea caught at CLE46, for 1 yard to the CLE46, End Of Play, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
2nd quarter6 drives, then Penn State 6, Clemson 3
Clemson Punt, 3 plays
13:521st & 10 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete short right to #3 T.Smith thrown to PSU44 QB hurried by #99 Y.Kemajou
13:522nd & 10 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short left to #6 T.Brown caught at PSU49, for 5 yards to the PSU49 (#23 J.Joseph)
13:523rd & 5 at opp 49No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik sacked for loss of 15 yards to the CLE36 (#33 D.Dennis-Sutton)
12:204th & 20 at own 36#89 J.Smith punt 43 yards to the PSU21 #8 T.Pena return 0 yards to the PSU21 (#5 R.Hanafin)
Penn State Punt, 5 plays
12:201st & 10 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass incomplete deep middle to #5 D.Ross thrown to CLE35
12:202nd & 10 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #8 T.Pena caught at PSU22, for 13 yards to the PSU34 (#1 B.Strozier), 1ST DOWN
12:201st & 10 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short right to #25 Q.Martin caught at PSU25, for 4 yards loss to the PSU30, End Of Play
12:202nd & 14 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass incomplete short middle to #5 D.Ross thrown to PSU49
10:593rd & 14 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #87 A.Rappleyea caught at PSU30, for 0 yards to the PSU30 (#1 B.Strozier)
10:592nd & 14 at own 30Timeout Penn State, clock 10:59
10:134th & 14 at own 30#99 G.Nwosu punt 48 yards to the CLE22 fair catch by #1 T.Moore at CLE22
Clemson Missed FG, 10 plays
10:131st & 10 at own 22No Huddle-Shotgun #6 T.Brown rush right for 10 yards gain to the CLE32 (#21 V.Toure), 1ST DOWN
10:131st & 10 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #9 G.Davidson rush middle for 4 yards gain to the CLE36 (#0 D.DeLuca; #21 V.Toure)
10:132nd & 6 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik rush middle for 3 yards gain to the CLE39 (#7 Z.Tracy; #10 D.Lane)
8:323rd & 3 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short right to #6 T.Brown caught at CLE45, for 6 yards to the CLE45 (#2 A.Collins), 1ST DOWN
8:322nd & 6 at own 36Timeout Clemson, clock 08:32
8:321st & 10 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #9 G.Davidson rush middle for 4 yards loss to the CLE41 (#0 D.DeLuca), out of bounds
8:322nd & 14 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short left to #1 T.Moore caught at PSU42, for 44 yards to the PSU15 (#10 D.Lane), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
7:061st & 10 at opp 15No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete short left to #1 T.Moore thrown to PSU04 broken up by #5 D.Dixson
7:062nd & 14 at opp 41Timeout Penn State, clock 07:06
7:062nd & 10 at opp 15No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short right to #8 A.Randall caught at PSU18, for 0 yards to the PSU15 (#10 D.Lane)
7:063rd & 10 at opp 15No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete short right to #3 T.Smith thrown to PSU00
6:084th & 10 at opp 15#81 N.Hauser field goal attempt from 33 yards NO GOOD (H: #88 C.Swinney, LS: #58 H.Caspersen), clock 06:08
Penn State Punt, 6 plays
6:081st & 10 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #24 C.Smith rush right for 1 yard gain to the PSU21 (#26 C.Kubah-Taylor; #35 J.Alexander)
6:082nd & 9 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun #24 C.Smith rush middle for 1 yard gain to the PSU22 (#47 S.Brown)
5:063rd & 8 at own 22No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #8 T.Pena caught at PSU36, for 14 yards to the PSU36, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
5:062nd & 9 at opp 21Timeout Clemson, clock 05:06
5:061st & 10 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #24 C.Smith rush right for 1 yard loss to the PSU35 (#1 B.Strozier)
5:062nd & 12 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass incomplete short middle to #3 K.Howard thrown to PSU45
5:063rd & 12 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass incomplete short middle to #87 A.Rappleyea thrown to PSU47 broken up by #21 K.McCloud
3:424th & 11 at own 35#99 G.Nwosu punt 37 yards to the CLE28 fair catch by #1 T.Moore at CLE28
Clemson Field goal, 10 plays
3:421st & 10 at own 28No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete short left to #3 T.Smith thrown to CLE35 broken up by #5 D.Dixson
3:422nd & 10 at own 28No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete short left to #10 J.Preston thrown to CLE31 broken up by #24 A.Campbell
3:423rd & 10 at own 28No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short middle to #1 T.Moore caught at CLE41, for 13 yards to the CLE41 (#23 J.Joseph), 1ST DOWN
3:421st & 10 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik rush middle for 13 yards gain to the PSU46 (#32 K.Wylie), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
3:421st & 10 at opp 46No Huddle-Shotgun #9 G.Davidson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the PSU43 (#24 A.Campbell)
2:002nd & 7 at opp 43No Huddle-Shotgun #9 G.Davidson rush middle for 8 yards gain to the PSU35 (#9 K.Mack; #7 Z.Tracy), 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at opp 46Timeout Clemson, clock 02:00
2:001st & 10 at opp 35No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete short left to #87 C.Bentancur thrown to PSU28 broken up by #10 D.Lane
2:002nd & 10 at opp 35No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik sacked for loss of 8 yards to the PSU43 (#44 J.Harvey)
2:003rd & 18 at opp 43No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short middle to #9 G.Davidson caught at PSU39, for 13 yards to the PSU30 (#32 K.Wylie)
1:013rd & 18 at own 43Timeout Penn State, clock 01:01
0:564th & 5 at opp 30#81 N.Hauser field goal attempt from 48 yards GOOD (H: #88 C.Swinney, LS: #58 H.Caspersen), clock 00:56Tied at 3
1:013rd & 18 at opp 43Timeout Clemson, clock 01:01
Penn State Field goal, 10 plays
0:521st & 10 at own 35#38 R.Gunn III kickoff 61 yards to the PSU04 #9 K.Mack return 17 yards to the PSU21, End Of Play
0:521st & 10 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #5 D.Ross caught at PSU25, for 9 yards to the PSU30 (#12 C.Gipson), out of bounds
0:522nd & 1 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass incomplete short middle to #3 K.Howard thrown to PSU45 broken up by #5 R.Hanafin
0:523rd & 1 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #25 Q.Martin rush middle for 14 yards gain to the PSU44 (#5 R.Hanafin; #93 C.Story), 1ST DOWN
0:521st & 10 at own 44No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short right to #5 D.Ross caught at PSU44, for 8 yards to the CLE48, out of bounds at CLE48
0:522nd & 2 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass incomplete short middle to #8 T.Pena thrown to CLE46 broken up by #56 C.Thompson QB hurried by #13 W.Heldt
0:523rd & 2 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short right to #3 K.Howard caught at CLE33, for 15 yards to the CLE33, out of bounds at CLE33, 1ST DOWN
0:521st & 10 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass incomplete short right to #8 T.Pena thrown to CLE24
0:522nd & 10 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass incomplete short right to #5 D.Ross thrown to CLE14 broken up by #23 A.Hampton
0:523rd & 10 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short right to #87 A.Rappleyea caught at CLE31, for 2 yards to the CLE31 (#21 K.McCloud), out of bounds
0:004th & 8 at opp 31Ryan Barker 48 Yd Field GoalPenn State 6, Clemson 3
3rd quarter3 drives, then Penn State 6, Clemson 3
Penn State Turnover on downs, 12 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35#38 R.Gunn III kickoff 61 yards to the PSU04 fair catch by #25 Q.Martin at PSU04
15:001st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #25 Q.Martin rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PSU29 (#6 R.Jones; #13 W.Heldt)
15:002nd & 6 at own 29No Huddle-Shotgun #25 Q.Martin rush middle for 5 yards gain to the PSU34 (#44 C.Denhoff; #47 S.Brown)
15:003rd & 1 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #25 Q.Martin rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PSU36 (#35 J.Alexander; #47 S.Brown), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Ross rush left for 7 yards gain to the PSU43 (#6 R.Jones), out of bounds
15:002nd & 3 at own 43No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #5 D.Ross caught at PSU41, for 2 yards to the PSU45 (#23 A.Hampton)
15:003rd & 1 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #25 Q.Martin rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PSU49 (#13 W.Heldt; #47 S.Brown), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Clifford pass incomplete short right thrown to PSU49 broken up by #35 J.Alexander. The previous play is under automatic review - “Incomplete pass”. CALL UPHELD
15:002nd & 10 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short right to #85 L.Reynolds caught at CLE46, for 17 yards to the CLE34 (#1 B.Strozier; #47 S.Brown), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer sacked for loss of 6 yards to the CLE36 (#23 A.Hampton)
15:003rd & 12 at opp 36No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #5 D.Ross caught at CLE35, for 8 yards to the CLE28 (#6 R.Jones)
15:001st & 10 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Ross rush left for 4 yards gain to the CLE30 (#1 B.Strozier; #47 S.Brown)
9:374th & 4 at opp 28No Huddle-Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass incomplete short right to #5 D.Ross thrown to CLE24, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Clemson Punt, 8 plays
9:371st & 10 at own 28No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik rush right for 5 yards gain to the CLE33 (#24 A.Campbell)
9:372nd & 5 at own 33No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Randall rush middle for 4 yards gain to the CLE37 (#9 K.Mack)
9:373rd & 1 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Randall rush middle for 3 yards gain to the CLE40 (#50 A.Ford Jr.), 1ST DOWN
9:371st & 10 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short right to #87 C.Bentancur caught at CLE42, for 2 yards to the CLE42 QB hurried by #24 A.Campbell, End Of Play
9:372nd & 8 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short left to #8 A.Randall caught at CLE40, for 0 yards to the CLE42 (#7 Z.Tracy)
9:373rd & 8 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete short right to #5 J.Sapp thrown to PSU40 PENALTY PSU Pass Interference (#2 A.Collins) 15 yards from CLE42 to PSU43, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
9:371st & 10 at opp 43No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete short left to #8 A.Randall thrown to PSU30 QB hurried by #0 D.DeLuca
9:372nd & 10 at opp 43No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PSU39 (#50 A.Ford Jr.)
9:373rd & 6 at opp 39PENALTY CLE False Start (#1 T.Moore) 5 yards from PSU39 to PSU44. NO PLAY
9:373rd & 11 at opp 44No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete deep left to #6 T.Brown thrown to PSU24
5:054th & 11 at opp 44#89 J.Smith punt 33 yards to the PSU11 fair catch by #8 T.Pena at PSU11
Penn State Field goal, 11 plays
5:051st & 10 at own 11No Huddle-Shotgun #25 Q.Martin rush right for 6 yards gain to the PSU17 (#35 J.Alexander; #44 C.Denhoff)
5:052nd & 4 at own 17No Huddle-Shotgun #25 Q.Martin rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PSU21 (#47 S.Brown; #50 F.Cothran), 1ST DOWN
5:051st & 10 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun #25 Q.Martin rush left for 9 yards gain to the PSU30 (#50 F.Cothran)
5:052nd & 1 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #25 Q.Martin rush middle for 7 yards gain to the PSU37 (#5 R.Hanafin), 1ST DOWN
5:051st & 10 at own 37Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #3 K.Howard caught at PSU50, for 19 yards to the CLE44 (#6 R.Jones), 1ST DOWN
5:051st & 10 at opp 44Shotgun #23 T.Hayes rush middle for 4 yards gain to the CLE40 (#45 V.Burley; #47 S.Brown)
5:052nd & 6 at opp 40Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short middle to #85 L.Reynolds caught at CLE42, for 13 yards to the CLE27 (#5 R.Hanafin; #44 C.Denhoff), 1ST DOWN
5:051st & 10 at opp 27Shotgun #25 Q.Martin rush middle for 3 yards loss to the CLE30 (#50 F.Cothran)
5:052nd & 13 at opp 30Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #8 T.Pena caught at CLE32, for 0 yards to the CLE30 (#50 F.Cothran; #93 C.Story)
5:053rd & 11 at opp 30Shotgun #25 Q.Martin rush middle for 5 yards gain to the CLE25 (#35 J.Alexander)
Q4 14:564th & 6 at opp 25#94 R.Barker field goal attempt from 43 yards GOOD (H: #14 R.Thompson, LS: #48 T.Duzansky), clock 14:56Penn State 9, Clemson 3
4th quarter6 drives, then Penn State 22, Clemson 10
Clemson Punt, 3 plays
14:481st & 10 at own 35#99 G.Nwosu kickoff 64 yards to the CLE01 #8 A.Randall return 31 yards to the CLE32 (#15 J.Johnson)
14:481st & 10 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short left to #1 T.Moore caught at CLE32, for 0 yards to the CLE32 (#32 K.Wylie)
14:482nd & 10 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Randall rush middle for 5 yards gain to the CLE37 (#39 T.Blanding; #50 A.Ford Jr.)
14:483rd & 5 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete short left to #87 C.Bentancur thrown to CLE45 broken up by #2 A.Collins
13:264th & 5 at own 37#89 J.Smith punt 38 yards to the PSU25 fair catch by #8 T.Pena at PSU25
Penn State Touchdown, 3 plays
13:261st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass incomplete short left to #85 L.Reynolds thrown to PSU25 QB hurried by #13 W.Heldt
13:262nd & 10 at own 25Shotgun #25 Q.Martin rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PSU27 (#23 A.Hampton; #45 V.Burley)
12:513rd & 8 at own 27Trebor Pena 73 Yd pass from Ethan Grunkemeyer (Quinton Martin Jr. Run for Two-Point Conversion)Penn State 15, Clemson 3
Clemson Touchdown, 10 plays
12:511st & 10 at own 35#99 G.Nwosu kickoff 58 yards to the CLE07, out of bounds at CLE07
12:511st & 10 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short middle to #5 J.Sapp caught at CLE41, for 6 yards to the CLE41 (#24 A.Campbell)
12:512nd & 4 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete short middle to #9 G.Davidson thrown to CLE45
12:513rd & 4 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik rush right for 2 yards gain to the CLE43 (#21 V.Toure)
12:514th & 2 at own 43No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short left to #5 J.Sapp caught at CLE45, for 4 yards to the CLE47 (#23 J.Joseph), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
12:511st & 10 at own 47No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short middle to #1 T.Moore caught at CLE50, for 9 yards to the PSU44 (#5 D.Dixson; #21 V.Toure)
12:512nd & 1 at opp 44No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Randall rush left for 9 yards gain to the PSU35 (#21 V.Toure), 1ST DOWN
12:511st & 10 at opp 35No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short middle to #3 T.Smith caught at PSU30, for 5 yards to the PSU30 (#5 D.Dixson)
12:512nd & 5 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete short middle to #3 T.Smith thrown to PSU26 PENALTY PSU Pass Interference (#5 D.Dixson) 15 yards from PSU30 to PSU15, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
12:511st & 10 at opp 15No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short left to #20 C.Sanderson caught at CLE20, for 9 yards to the PSU06 (#23 J.Joseph)
12:512nd & 1 at opp 6No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Randall rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PSU02 (#7 Z.Tracy), 1ST DOWN
8:471st & goal at opp 2No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Randall rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:47. The previous play is under automatic review - “Runner broke the plane”. CALL UPHELD #81 N.Hauser kick attempt good (H: #88 C.Swinney, LS: #58 H.Caspersen)Penn State 15, Clemson 10
Penn State Touchdown, 8 plays
8:471st & 10 at own 35#38 R.Gunn III kickoff 65 yards to the PSU00, Touchback
8:471st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #5 D.Ross caught at PSU25, for 10 yards to the PSU35 (#23 A.Hampton), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
8:471st & 10 at own 35Shotgun #25 Q.Martin rush right for 1 yard loss to the PSU34 (#13 W.Heldt; #47 S.Brown)
8:472nd & 11 at own 34Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short right to #87 A.Rappleyea caught at PSU38, for 4 yards to the PSU38 (#21 K.McCloud; #47 S.Brown)
7:073rd & 7 at own 38Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short right to #5 D.Ross caught at CLE45, for 35 yards to the CLE27 (#23 A.Hampton), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
7:072nd & 11 at opp 34Timeout Clemson, clock 07:07
7:072nd & 11 at own 34Timeout Penn State, clock 07:07
7:071st & 10 at opp 27Shotgun #25 Q.Martin rush middle for 0 yards to the CLE27 (#35 J.Alexander; #44 C.Denhoff)
7:072nd & 10 at opp 27Shotgun #25 Q.Martin rush middle for 6 yards gain to the CLE21 (#21 K.McCloud; #93 C.Story)
5:243rd & 4 at opp 21Shotgun #23 T.Hayes rush middle for 10 yards gain to the CLE11 (#21 K.McCloud; #13 W.Heldt), 1ST DOWN
5:242nd & 10 at own 27Timeout Clemson, clock 05:24
4:561st & 10 at opp 11Andrew Rappleyea 11 Yd pass from Ethan Grunkemeyer (Ryan Barker Kick)Penn State 22, Clemson 10
Clemson Turnover on downs, 8 plays
4:561st & 10 at own 35#99 G.Nwosu kickoff 59 yards to the CLE06 fair catch by #8 A.Randall at CLE06
4:561st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short left to #87 C.Bentancur caught at CLE30, for 27 yards to the PSU48 (#0 D.DeLuca; #21 V.Toure), 1ST DOWN
4:561st & 10 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete short left to #1 T.Moore thrown to PSU39 broken up by #5 D.Dixson
4:562nd & 10 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik sacked for loss of 7 yards to the CLE45 (#33 D.Dennis-Sutton)
4:563rd & 17 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete deep middle to #6 T.Brown caught at PSU35, for 20 yards to the PSU35 (#24 A.Campbell), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
4:561st & 10 at opp 35No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Randall rush middle for 3 yards gain to the PSU32 (#24 A.Campbell)
4:562nd & 7 at opp 32No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass complete short middle to #8 A.Randall caught at PSU36, for 4 yards loss to the PSU36 (#39 T.Blanding)
4:563rd & 11 at opp 36No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik pass incomplete short left to #6 T.Brown thrown to PSU30 broken up by #17 K.Woseley
2:294th & 11 at opp 36No Huddle-Shotgun #2 C.Klubnik sacked for loss of 10 yards to the PSU46 (#21 V.Toure), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Penn State End of game, 5 plays
2:291st & 10 at own 46Shotgun #25 Q.Martin rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PSU50 (#44 C.Denhoff)
2:222nd & 6 at the 50#25 Q.Martin rush middle for 3 yards gain to the CLE47 (#21 K.McCloud; #35 J.Alexander)
2:221st & 10 at opp 46Timeout Clemson, clock 02:22
2:003rd & 3 at opp 47#23 T.Hayes rush middle for 4 yards gain to the CLE43 (#47 S.Brown; #93 C.Story), 1ST DOWN
2:002nd & 6 at the 50Timeout Penn State, clock 02:00
2:001st & 10 at opp 43Kneel down by #17 E.Grunkemeyer at CLE45 for loss of 2 yards
2:002nd & 12 at opp 45Kneel down by #17 E.Grunkemeyer at CLE46 for loss of 1 yard

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Tied 1–⁠1 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
2025Penn State 22, Clemson 10Pinstripe Bowl
1987Clemson 35, Penn State 10Citrus Bowl

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