2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2015 Big Ten football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
	^ – College Football Playoff participant; $ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; Rankings from AP Poll

Penn State Nittany Lions football
2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football
TaxSlayer Bowl, L 17–24 vs. Georgia
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	East Division
2015 record	7–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	James Franklin (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Donovan (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bob Shoop (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Christian Hackenberg; Jordan Lucas; Angelo Mangiro; Von Walker; Anthony Zettel
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium; (Capacity: 106,572)

The 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by second year head-coach James Franklin and played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. They were a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They were invited to the TaxSlayer Bowl where they lost to Georgia.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:30 p.m.	at Temple*	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN	L 10–27	69,176
September 12	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo*	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPN2	W 27–14	93,065
September 19	8:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	W 28–3	103,323
September 26	3:30 p.m.	San Diego State*	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	W 37–21	95,107
October 3	12:00 p.m.	Army*	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPNU	W 20–14	107,387
October 10	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPN	W 29–7	97,873
October 17	8:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Rivalry)	ABC	L 10–38	108,423
October 24	3:30 p.m.	vs. Maryland	M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 31–30	68,948
October 31	12:00 p.m.	Illinois	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPN2	W 39–0	94,417
November 7	12:00 p.m.	at Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPNU	L 21–23	34,116
November 21	12:00 p.m.	No. 14 Michigan	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	L 16–28	107,418
November 28	3:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy)	ESPN	L 16–55	74,705
January 2, 2016	12:00 p.m.	vs. Georgia*	EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL (TaxSlayer Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–24	58,212
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Polls released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	Jake Kiley	Jr
WR	`3`	DeAndre Thompkins	Fr
QB	`4`	Tommy Stevens	Fr
WR	`5`	DaeSean Hamilton	So
RB	`6`	Andre Robinson	Fr
WR	`7`	Geno Lewis	Jr
RB	`8`	Mark Allen	Fr
QB	`9`	Trace McSorley	Fr
WR	`10`	Brandon Polk	Fr
TE	`11`	Brent Wilkerson	Jr
WR	`12`	Chris Godwin	So
WR	`13`	Saeed Blacknall	So
QB	`14`	Christian Hackenberg	Jr
QB	`16`	Billy Fessler	Fr
QB	`17`	Jackson Erdmann	Fr
TE	`18`	Jonathan Holland	Fr
WR	`19`	Gregg Garrity	Jr
RB	`20`	Johnathan Thomas	Fr
RB	`22`	Akeel Lynch	Jr
RB	`24`	Nick Scott	Fr
RB	`26`	Saquon Barkley	Fr
RB	`27`	Brandon Johnson	Sr
TE	`30`	Charles Idemudia	Jr
TE	`34`	Dominic Salomone	Jr
RB	`36`	Troy Shorts	Fr
WR	`39`	Josh McPhearson	So
G, C	`52`	Ryan Bates	Fr
G, C	`53`	Derek Dowrey	Jr
C, G	`55`	Wendy Laurent	Jr
G, C	`57`	Steven Gonzalez	Fr
T	`58`	Chance Sorrell	Fr
T	`59`	Andrew Nelson	So
T	`60`	Noah Beh	Fr
G	`61`	Jack Lasher	Fr
G	`62`	Zach Simpson	Fr
OL	`66`	Angelo Mangiro	Sr
OL	`68`	Kevin Reihner	Sr
G, C	`69`	Adam De Boef	Fr
G, C	`70`	Brendan Mahon	So
T	`71`	Albert Hall	Jr
G, C	`72`	Brian Gaia	Jr
T	`73`	Paris Palmer	Jr
G, C	`74`	Evan Galimberti	So
T	`75`	Brendan Brosnan	Fr
T	`76`	Sterling Jenkins	Fr
G, C	`77`	Chasz Wright	Fr
C, G	`78`	Tom Devenney	So
T	`79`	Charlie Shuman	Fr
WR	`80`	Matt Zanellato	Sr
TE	`81`	Adam Breneman	So
WR	`82`	Tyler Shoop	Fr
TE	`83`	Nick Bowers	Fr
WR	`84`	Juwan Johnson	Fr
WR	`85`	Irvin Charles	Fr
TE	`87`	Kyle Carter	Sr
WR	`87`	Dan Chisena	Fr
TE	`88`	Mike Gesicki	So
WR	`89`	Gordon Bentley	So
TE	`89`	Tom Pancoast	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`1`	Christian Campbell	So
S	`2`	Marcus Allen	So
CB	`4`	Daquan Worley	Fr
LB	`5`	Nyeem Wartman-White	Jr
S	`6`	Malik Golden	Jr
LB	`7`	Koa Farmer	Fr
LB	`8`	Gary Wooten Jr.	Jr
S	`9`	Jordan Lucas	Sr
CB	`10`	Trevor Williams	Sr
LB	`11`	Brandon Bell	Jr
CB	`12`	Jordan Smith	Jr
S	`14`	Jarvis Miller	Fr
CB	`15`	Grant Haley	So
S	`16`	John Petrishen	Fr
CB	`17`	Garrett Taylor	Fr
DE	`19`	Torrence Brown	Fr
LB	`20`	Jordan Dudas	Sr
CB	`21`	Amani Oruwariye	Fr
S	`23`	Ayron Monroe	Fr
S	`24`	Anthony Smith	So
LB	`25`	Von Walker	Jr
S	`27`	Colin Harrop	Jr
S	`28`	Troy Apke	So
CB	`29`	John Reid	Fr
DE	`30`	Kevin Givens	Fr
CB	`31`	Desi Davis	So
S	`32`	Joe Berg	Fr
LB	`32`	Jack Haffner	Jr
LB	`33`	Jake Cooper	Fr
LB	`34`	Jan Johnson	Fr
LB	`35`	Matthew Baney	Sr
CB	`37`	Kyle Alston	So
CB	`38`	Desi Davis	So
LB	`38`	Ben Kline	Sr
LB	`40`	Jason Cabinda	So
DT	`41`	Parker Cothren	So
LB	`42`	Troy Reeder	Fr
LB	`43`	Manny Bowen	Fr
S	`45`	Bryant Harper	Jr
DE	`46`	Colin Castagna	Fr
LB	`47`	Brandon Smith	So
DE	`48`	Shareef Miller	Fr
DE	`49`	Will Eikenberry	Fr
S	`49`	Brian Tomasetti	So
DE	`52`	Curtis Cothran	So
DT	`54`	Robert Windsor	Fr
DE	`55`	Kam Carter	Fr
DT	`63`	Ryan Monk	Fr
DE	`90`	Garrett Sickels	So
DT	`91`	Tarow Barney	Sr
DT	`92`	Joe Holmes	Fr
DT	`93`	Antoine White	Fr
DE	`94`	Evan Schwan	Jr
DE	`95`	Carl Nassib	Sr
DT	`96`	Immanuel Iyke	Fr
DE	`97`	Ryan Buchholz	Fr
DT	`98`	Anthony Zettel	Sr
DT	`99`	Austin Johnson	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K, P	`37`	Chris Gulla	So
SN	`41`	Zach Ladonis	So
SN	`44`	Tyler Yazujian	Jr
K, P	`91`	Nick Boumerhi	Fr
P	`92`	Daniel Pasquariello	So
P	`93`	Robby Liebel	Fr
K, P	`95`	Tyler Davis	So
SN	`96`	Kyle Vasey	Fr
SN	`97`	Nick Cox	Fr
K, P	`98`	Jordan Wombacker	Fr
K	`99`	Joey Julius	Fr

Head coach

James Franklin

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Bob Shoop (Defensive Coordinator/Safeties)
John Donovan (Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends)
Charles Huff (Running backs/Special Teams Coordinator)
Brent Pry (Assistant Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers)
Ricky Rahne (Quarterbacks/Passing Game Coordinator)
Josh Gattis (Wide receivers/Offensive Recruiting Coordinator)
Terry Smith (Cornerbacks/Defensive Recruiting Coordinator)
Herb Hand (Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line)
Sean Spencer (Defensive Line)
Dwight Galt (Strength and Conditioning)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Temple

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39–3–1	2014	PSU, 30–13

Penn State vs. Temple – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	10	0	0	0	10
Temple	0	7	10	10	27

at Lincoln Financial Field

Date: September 5
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); partly cloudy
Game attendance: 69,176
Referee: Daniel Capron
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Shannon Spake
ESPN Box Score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Joey Julius, 34 yard field goal, 10:47 (PSU 3–0)
PSU – Akeel Lynch, 41 yard run, Julius XP good, 6:34 (PSU 10–0)

Second quarter

TU – Jahad Thomas, 1 yd run, Austin Jones XP good, 2:25 (PSU 10–7)

Third quarter

TU – Jones, 40 yard field goal, 6:23 (TIE 10–10)
TU – P.J. Walker, 1 yd run, Austin Jones XP good, 1:00 (TU 17–10)

Fourth quarter

TU – Thomas, 24 yd run, Austin Jones XP good, 11:14 (TU 24–10)
TU – Jones, 30 yard field goal, 5:41 (TU 27–10)

Top passer

Christian Hackenberg – 11/25, 103 yards, INT

Top rushers

Akeel Lynch – 10 carries, 78 yards, TD

Top receiver

Chris Godwin – 5 receptions, 81 yards

Top defender

Carl Nassib – 10 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL), sack

This was Penn State's first loss to Temple since 1941.

Buffalo

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2007	PSU, 45–24

Buffalo vs. Penn State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffalo	0	0	7	7	14
Penn State	0	10	3	14	27

at Beaver Stadium

Date: September 12
Game time: 12:00 noon EDT
Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C); light rain
Game attendance: 93,065
Referee: Don Willard
TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Paul Carcaterra
ESPN Box Score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

PSU – Brandon Polk, 22 yard run, Joey Julius XP good, 6:57 (PSU 7–0)
PSU – Julius, 22 yard field goal, 3:58 (PSU 10–0)

Third quarter

UB – Ron Willoughby, 14 yard pass from Joe Licata, Adam Mitcheson XP good, 5:33 (PSU 10–7)
PSU – Julius, 21 yard field goal, 0:20 (PSU 13–7)

Fourth quarter

PSU – DaeSean Hamilton, 5 yard pass from Christian Hackenberg, Julius XP good, 12:04 (PSU 20–7)
PSU – Saquon Barkley, 9 yard run, Julius XP good, 9:02 (PSU 27–7)
UB – Marcus McGill, 10 yard pass from Licata, Mitcheson XP good, 4:38 (PSU 27–14)

Top passer

Christian Hackenberg – 14/27, 128 yards, TD

Top rushers

Saquon Barkley – 12 carries, 115 yards, TD

Top receiver

Chris Godwin – 5 receptions, 75 yards

Top defender

Austin Johnson – 9 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss (TFL), 1.5 sacks

Rutgers

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–2	2014	PSU 13–10

Rutgers vs. Penn State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rutgers	0	0	0	3	3
Penn State	0	21	0	7	28

at Beaver Stadium

Date: September 19
Game time: 8:00 p.m EDT
Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); rain
Game attendance: 103,323
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington
ESPN Box Score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

PSU – DeAndre Thompkins, 2 yard run, Joey Julius XP good, 12:10 (PSU 7–0)
PSU – Saquon Barkley, 15 yard run, Julius XP good, 2:06 (PSU 14–0)
PSU – Akeel Lynch, 75 yard run, Julius XP good, 1:04 (PSU 21–0)

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

RU – Kyle Federico, 34 yard field goal, 10:35 (PSU 21–3)
PSU – Barkley, 16 yard run, Julius XP good, 4:21 (PSU 28–3)

Top passer

Christian Hackenberg – 10/19, 141 yards, 1 INT

Top rushers

Saquon Barkley – 21 carries, 195 yards, 2 TD

Top receiver

DaeSean Hamilton – 5 receptions, 86 yards

Top defender

Marcus Allen – 11 tackles

San Diego State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

San Diego State vs. Penn State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
San Diego State	7	7	7	0	21
Penn State	10	17	0	10	37

at Beaver Stadium

Date: September 26
Game time: 3:30 p.m EDT
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); mostly sunny
Game attendance: 95,107
Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington
ESPN Box Score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Saquon Barkley, 22 yard pass from Christian Hackenberg, Joey Julius XP good, 4:20 (PSU 7–0)
SDS – Rashaad Penny, 100 yard kickoff return, Donny Hageman XP good, 4:08 (TIE 7–7)
PSU – Julius, 40 yard field goal, 0:43 (PSU 10–7)

Second quarter

PSU – Julius, 24 yard field goal, 11:59 (PSU 13–7)
SDS – Mikah Holder, 19 yard pass from Maxwell Smith, Hageman XP good, 10:23 (SDS 14–13)
PSU – Mark Allen, 13 yard pass from Hackenberg, Julius XP good, 1:03 (PSU 20–14)
PSU – Chris Godwin, 11 yard pass from Hackenberg, Julius XP good, 0:17 (PSU 27–14)

Third quarter

SDS – Donnel Pumphrey, 1 yard run, Hageman XP good, 8:11 (PSU 27–21)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Austin Johnson, 71 yard fumble recovery, Julius XP good, 13:44 (PSU 34–21)
PSU – Julius, 26 yard field goal, 9:52 (PSU 37–21)

Top passer

Christian Hackenberg – 21/35, 296 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

Saquon Barkley – 8 carries, 62 yards

Top receiver

Chris Godwin – 5 receptions, 78 yards, TD

Top defender

Anthony Zettel – 7 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 0.5 sack

Army

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–10–2	1979	PSU, 24–3

Army vs. Penn State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	0	0	7	7	14
Penn State	7	3	10	0	20

at Beaver Stadium

Date: October 3
Game time: 12:00 p.m EDT
Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); light drizzle
Game attendance: 107,387
Referee: Todd Geerlings
TV announcers (ESPNU): Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks
ESPN Box Score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Nick Scott, 11 yard run, Joey Julius XP good, 9:57 (PSU 7–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Julius, 37 yard field goal, 0:25 (PSU 10–0)

Third quarter

PSU – Julius, 27 yard field goal, 9:53 (PSU 13–0)
USMA – A.J. Schurr 3 yard run, Daniel Grochowski XP good, 5:36 (PSU 13–7)
PSU – Mike Gesicki, 33 yard pass from Christian Hackenberg, Julius XP good, 0:00 (PSU 20–7)

Fourth quarter

USMA – Schurr, 56 yard run, Grochowski XP good, 11:04 (PSU 20–14)

Top passer

Christian Hackenberg – 10/19, 156 yards, TD

Top rushers

Nick Scott – 12 carries, 54 yards, TD

Top receiver

Chris Godwin – 4 receptions, 66 yards

Top defender

Jason Cabinda – 14 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 2 sacks

Indiana

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–1	2014	PSU, 13–7

Indiana vs. Penn State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	7	0	0	0	7
Penn State	7	12	0	10	29

at Beaver Stadium

Date: October 10
Game time: 12:00 p.m EDT
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); sunny
Game attendance: 97,873
Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Paul Carcaterra
ESPN Box Score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Brandon Polk, 39 yard pass from Christian Hackenberg, Joey Julius XP good, 7:35 (PSU 7–0)
IU – Zander Diamont, 12 yard run, Griffin Oakes XP good, 4:11 (TIE 7–7)

Second quarter

PSU – DaeSean Hamilton, 39 yard pass from Hackenberg, Julius XP missed, 5:40 (PSU 13–7)
PSU – Hackenberg, 1 yard run, Julius XP missed, 0:36 (PSU 19–7)

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

PSU – Hackenberg, 5 yard run, Tyler Davis XP good, 10:37 (PSU 26–7)
PSU – Davis, 30 yard field goal, 5:33 (PSU 29–7)

Top passer

Christian Hackenberg – 21/39, 262 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

Nick Scott – 8 carries, 57 yards

Top receiver

Chris Godwin – 4 receptions, 41 yards

Top defender

Austin Johnson – 9 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack

Ohio State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–16	2014	OSU, 31–24 ^2OT

Penn State vs. Ohio State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	3	0	7	0	10
#1 Ohio State	0	21	0	17	38

at Ohio Stadium

Date: October 17
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); mostly cloudy
Game attendance: 108,423
Referee: Daniel Capron
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox
ESPN Box Score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Joey Julius, 33 yard field goal, 11:32 (PSU 3–0)

Second quarter

OSU – J. T. Barrett, 5 yard run, Jack Willoughby XP good, 13:43 (OSU 7–3)
OSU – Ezekiel Elliott, 11 yard run, Willoughby XP good, 9:26 (OSU 14–3)
OSU – Barrett, 13 yard run, Willoughby XP good, 3:17 (OSU 21–3)

Third quarter

PSU – DaeSean Hamilton, 8 yard pass from Christian Hackenberg, Julius XP good, 13:59 (OSU 21–10)

Fourth quarter

OSU – Willoughby, 39 yard field goal, 12:54 (OSU 24–10)
OSU – Braxton Miller, 5 yard pass from Barrett, Willoughby XP good, 6:25 (OSU 31–10)
OSU – Michael Thomas, 6 yard pass from Barrett, Willoughby XP good, 4:14 (OSU 38–10)

Top passer

Christian Hackenberg – 7/13, 120 yards, TD

Top rushers

Saquon Barkley – 26 carries, 194 yards

Top receiver

Chris Godwin – 3 receptions, 103 yards

Top defender

Jordan Lucas – 9 tackles

Maryland

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–2–1	2014	UM, 20–19

Penn State vs. Maryland – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	7	10	7	7	31
Maryland	7	6	14	3	30

at M&T Bank Stadium

Date: October 24
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); cloudy
Game attendance: 68,948
Referee: Michael Cannon
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave LaMont, Ray Bentley, Dawn Davenport
ESPN Box Score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Saquon Barkley, 6 yard run, Joey Julius XP good, 2:49 (PSU 7–0)
UM – Perry Hills, 12 yard run, Brad Craddock XP good, 1:36 (TIE 7–7)

Second quarter

UM – Craddock, 44 yard field goal, 9:35 (UM 10–7)
UM – Craddock, 27 yard field goal, 3:51(UM 13–7)
PSU – Chris Godwin, 37 yard pass from Christian Hackenberg, Julius XP good, 3:09 (PSU 14–13)
PSU – Julius, 40 yard field goal, 0:31 (PSU 17–13)

Third quarter

UM – Brandon Ross, 10 yard run, Craddock XP good, 9:17 (UM 20–17)
PSU – DaeSean Hamilton, 20 yard pass from Hackenberg, Julius XP good, 5:32 (PSU 24–20)
UM – DeAndre Lane, 10 yard pass from Hills, Craddock XP good, 0:51 (UM 27–24)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Geno Lewis, 27 yard pass from Hackenberg, Julius XP good, 13:39 (PSU 31–27)
UM – Craddock, 29 yard field goal, 10:15 (PSU 31–30)

Top passer

Christian Hackenberg – 13/29, 315 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

Saquon Barkley – 20 carries, 65 yards, TD

Top receiver

DaeSean Hamilton – 5 receptions, 96 yards, TD

Top defender

Troy Reeder – 10 tackles

Illinois

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–5	2014	ILL, 16–14

Illinois vs. Penn State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	0	0	0	0	0
Penn State	12	3	10	14	39

at Beaver Stadium

Date: October 31
Game time: 12:00 p.m EDT
Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C); partly sunny
Game attendance: 94,417
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Paul Carcaterra
ESPN Box Score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Chris Godwin, 5 yard pass from Christian Hackenberg, Joey Julius XP missed, 5:52 (PSU 6–0)
PSU – Geno Lewis, 6 yard pass from Hackenberg, Julius XP missed, 4:16 (PSU 12–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Tyler Davis, 42 yard field goal, 4:16 (PSU 15–0)

Third quarter

PSU – Hackenberg, 14 yard pass from Nick Scott, Davis XP good, 11:18 (PSU 22–0)
PSU – Davis, 28 yard field goal, 3:56 (PSU 25–0)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Saquon Barkley, 7 yard run, Davis XP good, 13:07 (PSU 32–0)
PSU – Mark Allen, 20 yard run, Davis XP good, 6:33 (PSU 39–0)

Top passer

Christian Hackenberg – 21/29, 266 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

Saquon Barkley – 20 carries, 84 yards, TD

Top receiver

Chris Godwin – 7 receptions, 76 yards, TD

Top defender

Jason Cabinda – 7 tackles

Northwestern

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–4	2014	NWU, 29–6

Penn State vs. Northwestern – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	0	7	7	7	21
Northwestern	0	20	0	3	23

at Ryan Field

Date: November 7
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); sunny
Game attendance: 34,116
Referee: Don Willard
TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick, John Congemi
ESPN Box Score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

NU – Christian Jones, 14 yard pass from Zack Oliver, Jack Mitchell XP good, 12:56 (NU 7–0)
NU – Oliver, 1 yard run, Mitchell XP missed, 6:00 (NU 13–0)
PSU – Saquon Barkley, 7 yard run, Tyler Davis XP good, 2:18 (NU 13–7)
NU – Solomon Vault, 96 yard kickoff return, Mitchell XP good, 2:04 (NU 20–7)

Third quarter

PSU – DaeSean Hamilton, 32 yard pass from Geno Lewis, Davis XP good, 5:04 (NU 20–14)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Barkley, 13 yard run, Davis XP good, 12:22 (PSU 21–20)
NU – Mitchell, 35 yard field goal, 0:09 (NU 23–21)

Top passer

Christian Hackenberg – 21/40, 205 yards, INT

Top rushers

Saquon Barkley – 25 carries, 120 yards, 2 TD

Top receiver

Chris Godwin – 8 receptions, 104 yards

Top defender

Austin Johnson – 10 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL), sack

Michigan

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–11	2014	UM, 18–13

Michigan vs. Penn State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Michigan	7	7	7	7	28
Penn State	3	7	0	6	16

at Beaver Stadium

Date: November 21
Game time: 12:00 p.m EST
Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C); mix of clouds, sun
Game attendance: 107,418
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Shannon Spake
ESPN Box Score

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Tyler Davis, 23 yard field goal, 11:09 (PSU 3–0)
UM – Jake Butt, 26 yard pass from Jake Rudock, Kenny Allen XP good, 7:43 (UM 7–3)

Second quarter

PSU – Saeed Blacknall, 25 yard pass from Christian Hackenberg, Davis XP good 2:01 (PSU 10–7)
UM – Amara Darboh, 11 yard pass from Rudock, Allen XP good, 0:51 (UM 14–10)

Third quarter

UM – Sione Houma, 1 yard run, Allen XP good, 6:07 (UM 21–10)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Davis, 24 yard field goal, 14:02 (UM 21–13)
PSU – Davis, 18 yard field goal, 8:05 (UM 21–16)
UM – De'Veon Smith, 1 yard run, Allen XP good, 5:12 (UM 28–16)

Top passer

Christian Hackenberg – 13/31, 137 yards, TD

Top rushers

Saquon Barkley – 15 carries, 68 yards

Top receiver

Chris Godwin – 3 receptions, 51 yards

Top defender

Marcus Allen – 12 tackles

Michigan State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–14–1	2014	MSU, 34–10

Penn State vs. Michigan State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	0	10	0	6	16
#6 Michigan State	6	14	14	21	55

at Spartan Stadium

Date: November 28
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C); partly cloudy
Game attendance: 74,705
Referee: Michael Cannon
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Shannon Spake (sideline)
ESPN Box Score

Game information

First quarter

MSU – R.J. Shelton, 29 yard pass from Connor Cook, Michael Geiger XP no good, 9:35 (MSU 6–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Tyler Davis, 19 yard field goal, 14:14 (MSU 6–3)
MSU – Gerald Holmes, 6 yard run, Geiger XP good, 7:12 (MSU 13–3)
MSU – Demetrious Cox, 77 yard return of Kyle Carter's fumble, Geiger XP good, 2:36 (MSU 20–3)
PSU – Chris Godwin, 8 yard pass from Christian Hackenberg, Davis XP good, 0:35 (MSU 20–10)

Third quarter

MSU – Aaron Burbridge, 29 yard pass from Cook, Geiger XP good, 11:40 (MSU 27–10)
MSU – Josiah Price, 6 yard pass from Cook, Geiger XP good, 3:31 (MSU 34–10)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Godwin, 5 yard pass from Hackenberg, Hackenberg 2-point conversion failed, 14:51 (MSU 34–16)
MSU – LJ Scott, 6 yard run, Geiger XP good, 11:18 (MSU 41–16)
MSU – Malik McDowell, 13 yard interception return, Geiger XP good, 9:56 (MSU 48–16)
MSU – Jack Allen, 9 yard run, Geiger XP good, 9:48 (MSU 55–16)

Top passer

Christian Hackenberg – 22/39, 257 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

Saquon Barkley – 17 carries, 103 yards

Top receiver

Chris Godwin – 11 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD

Top defender

Jason Cabinda – 13 tackles

Georgia

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1982	PSU, 27–23

Penn State vs. Georgia – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	0	3	0	14	17
Georgia	3	14	7	0	24

at EverBank Field

Date: January 2
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C); partly cloudy
Game attendance: 58,212
Referee: Mike Mothershed
TV announcers (ESPN): Allen Bestwick, Dan Hawkins, Tiffany Greene
ESPN Box Score

Game information

First quarter

UG – Marshall Morgan, 44 yard field goal, 7:02 (UG 3–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Tyler Davis, 34 yard field goal, 8:08 (TIE 3–3)
UG – Malcolm Mitchell, 44 yard pass from Terry Godwin, Morgan XP good, 6:46 (UG 10–3)
UG – Godwin, 17 yard pass from Greyson Lambert, Patrick Beless XP good, 0:24 (UG 17–3)

Third quarter

UG – Sony Michel, 21 yard run, Beless XP good, 4:15 (UG 24–3)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Geno Lewis, 17 yard pass from Trace McSorley, Davis XP good, 14:53 (UG 24–10)
PSU – DaeSean Hamilton, 20 yard pass from McSorley, Davis XP good, 6:14 (UG 24–17)

Top passer

Trace McSorley – 14/27, 142 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

Saquon Barkley – 17 carries, 69 yards

Top receiver

Chris Godwin – 6 receptions, 133 yards

Top defender

Brandon Bell – 11 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)

References

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2015 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
No. 6 Michigan State xy$^		7	–	1		12	–	2
No. 4 Ohio State x		7	–	1		12	–	1
No. 12 Michigan		6	–	2		10	–	3
Penn State		4	–	4		7	–	6
Indiana		2	–	6		6	–	7
Rutgers		1	–	7		4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7		3	–	9
West Division
No. 9 Iowa xy		8	–	0		12	–	2
No. 23 Northwestern		6	–	2		10	–	3
No. 21 Wisconsin		6	–	2		10	–	3
Nebraska		3	–	5		6	–	7
Minnesota		2	–	6		6	–	7
Illinois		2	–	6		5	–	7
Purdue		1	–	7		2	–	10
Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
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