| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PSU | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 40 |
 RUTG | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 36 |
Game Leaders
Athan Kaliakmanis
· QB
Antwan Raymond
· RB
Ethan Grunkemeyer
· QB
Kaytron Allen
· RB
Team Stats
231st Downs27
1-83rd down efficiency5-10
3-34th down efficiency0-2
509Total Yards533
209Passing338
17/21Comp/Att16/22
10.0Yards per pass15.4
300Rushing195
33Rushing Attempts42
9.1Yards per rush4.6
7-54Penalties6-42
0Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:27
(00:27) Kneel down by #17 E.Grunkemeyer at RU08 for loss of 1 yard
0:56
(00:58) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short right to #87 A.Rappleyea caught at RU13, for 3 yards to the RU07 (#7 C.Miller), 1ST DOWN
1:04
Timeout Penn State, clock 01:04
1:26
(01:41) Shotgun #13 K.Allen rush middle for 0 yards to the RU10 (#4 S.Robinson; #9 J.Elad)
1:50
Timeout Rutgers, clock 01:50
1:50
(01:50) Shotgun #13 K.Allen rush middle for 3 yards gain to the RU10 (#10 J.Henderson; #7 C.Miller)
1:54
Timeout Rutgers, clock 01:54
1:54
(01:54) Shotgun #13 K.Allen rush middle for 5 yards gain to the RU13 (#5 K.Sanders; #9 J.Elad)
2:00
Timeout Penn State, clock 02:00
1:58
(02:04) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #5 D.Ross caught at RU29, for 10 yards to the RU18 (#3 B.Mascoe; #9 J.Elad), 1ST DOWN
2:13
Timeout Rutgers, clock 02:13
2:24
(02:27) Shotgun #13 K.Allen rush left for 50 yards gain to the RU28 (#7 C.Miller), 1ST DOWN
2:41
(02:41) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass incomplete short left to #3 K.Howard thrown to PSU18 QB hurried by #94 B.Weaver PENALTY RU Holding (#10 J.Henderson) 10 yards from PSU12 to PSU22, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
3:18
(03:25) Shotgun #10 N.Singleton rush right for 3 yards loss to the PSU12 (#94 B.Weaver)
3:50
(03:49) Shotgun #10 N.Singleton rush left for 1 yard gain to the PSU29 (#94 B.Weaver; #10 J.Henderson) PENALTY PSU Personal Foul (#8 T.Pena) 14 yards from PSU29 to PSU15
3:55
(03:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis rush left for 1 yard loss to the PSU28 (#7 Z.Tracy), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
4:21
(04:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis rush middle for 1 yard gain to the PSU27 (#99 Y.Kemajou; #50 A.Ford Jr.)
4:48
(04:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 0 yards to the PSU28 (#6 Z.Wheatley)
5:16
(05:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete short right to #12 K.Fletcher Jr. caught at PSU38, for 8 yards to the PSU28 (#5 D.Dixson; #24 A.Campbell)
5:46
(06:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete deep left to #8 K.Duff caught at PSU38, for 42 yards to the PSU36, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
6:32
(06:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis sacked for loss of 4 yards to the RU22 (#33 D.Dennis-Sutton, #99 Y.Kemajou)
7:16
(07:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 1 yard gain to the RU26 (#39 T.Blanding; #0 D.DeLuca)
7:27
(07:27) #99 G.Nwosu kickoff 63 yards to the RU02 fair catch by #2 B.Black at RU02
7:27
Amare Campbell 61 Yd Fumble Return (Ryan Barker Kick)
8:04
(08:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush right for 3 yards gain to the PSU32 (#24 A.Campbell; #33 D.Dennis-Sutton)
8:55
(08:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 18 yards gain to the PSU35 (#10 D.Lane), 1ST DOWN
9:37
(09:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 8 yards gain to the RU47 (#6 Z.Wheatley)
10:19
(10:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 12 yards gain to the RU39, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
10:29
(10:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass incomplete deep right to #9 I.Strong thrown to PSU30 broken up by #5 D.Dixson
11:06
(11:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 1 yard gain to the RU27 (#7 Z.Tracy)
11:16
(11:16) #99 G.Nwosu punt 56 yards to the RU26
11:24
PENALTY PSU False Start (#8 D.Nelson) 5 yards from PSU23 to PSU18. NO PLAY
11:43
PENALTY PSU Delay Of Game (#17 E.Grunkemeyer) 5 yards from PSU28 to PSU23. NO PLAY
11:59
(12:24) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short right to #13 K.Allen caught at PSU17, for 11 yards to the PSU28 QB hurried by #94 B.Weaver (#90 F.Gnago; #13 D.McClary)
13:14
(13:18) Shotgun #13 K.Allen rush middle for 2 yards loss to the PSU17 (#99 E.O'Neill)
13:22
(13:24) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass incomplete deep middle to #5 D.Ross thrown to RU40
13:28
(13:28) #93 J.Scullion kickoff 65 yards to the PSU00 #10 N.Singleton return 19 yards to the PSU19 (#16 J.Ofurie)
15:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete deep left to #3 A.Raymond caught at PSU26, for 46 yards to the PSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:33, 1ST DOWN #8 K.Duff pass attempt Successful
15:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete short left to #12 K.Fletcher Jr. caught at RU39, for 13 yards to the PSU46 (#24 A.Campbell), 1ST DOWN
15:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 4 yards gain to the RU41 (#6 Z.Wheatley)
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
0:24
(00:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 12 yards gain to the RU37 (#16 K.Mack; #6 Z.Wheatley), 1ST DOWN
0:54
(00:54) #99 G.Nwosu kickoff 64 yards to the RU01 fair catch by #2 B.Black at RU01
0:54
(00:54) #10 N.Singleton rush middle for 1 yard gain to the RU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:54 #17 E.Grunkemeyer rush attempt failed
1:16
(01:16) Shotgun #13 K.Allen rush left for 43 yards gain to the RU02 (#5 K.Sanders), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY RU Face Mask (#3 B.Mascoe) 1 yard from RU02 to RU01, 1ST DOWN
1:47
(01:59) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short left to #87 A.Rappleyea caught at RU46, for 5 yards to the RU45 (#3 B.Mascoe), 1ST DOWN
2:15
(02:18) Shotgun #13 K.Allen rush middle for 8 yards gain to the PSU50 (#9 J.Elad)
2:46
(02:57) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete deep left to #1 K.Hudson caught at PSU42, for 23 yards to the PSU42 (#7 C.Miller), 1ST DOWN
3:25
(03:40) Shotgun #17 E.Grunkemeyer pass complete short middle to #85 L.Reynolds caught at PSU15, for 2 yards to the PSU19 (#3 B.Mascoe)
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