Michigan State Spartans vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

Dec 12, 2020

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MSU	0	21	3	0	24
PSU	3	7	15	14	39

Game Recap

Clifford leads Penn State past Michigan State 39-24. Sean Clifford completed 17 of 27 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns to lead Penn State to a 39-24 win over Michigan State on Saturday.

Scoring Summary

MSUPSU

Q16:06Jake Pinegar 24 Yd Field Goal.03
Q213:50Jalen Nailor 45 Yd pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin Kick).73
Q210:00Sean Clifford 31 Yd Run (Jake Pinegar Kick).710
Q26:24Tre'Von Morgan 26 Yd pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin Kick).1410
Q21:26Jalen Nailor 7 Yd pass from Payton Thorne (Matt Coghlin Kick).2110
Q310:07Parker Washington 8 Yd pass from Sean Clifford (Sean Clifford Pass to Jahan Dotson for Two-Point Conversion).2118
Q31:59Matt Coghlin 23 Yd Field Goal.2418
Q30:02Will Levis 1 Yd Run (Jake Pinegar Kick).2425
Q412:18Parker Washington 49 Yd pass from Sean Clifford (Jake Pinegar Kick).2432
Q411:24Jahan Dotson 81 Yd Punt Return (Jake Pinegar Kick).2439

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Interception — 4 plays, 21 yards, 1:23
00
Punt — 3 plays, -4 yards, 2:13
00
Field Goal — 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:18
03
Punt — 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:11
03

2nd Quarter

Punt — 6 plays, 3 yards, 4:06
03
Touchdown — 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:59
73
Touchdown — 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:44
710
Touchdown — 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:36
1410
Punt — 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:59
1410
Touchdown — 7 plays, 87 yards, 1:57
2110
Punt — 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:53
2110
End of Half — 1 play, -2 yards, 0:28
2110

3rd Quarter

Touchdown — 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:46
2118
Punt — 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:30
2118
Punt — 3 plays, -1 yard, 0:54
2118
Field Goal — 12 plays, 51 yards, 5:44
2418
Touchdown — 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:49
2425

4th Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, -10 yards, 1:30
2425
Touchdown — 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:14
2432
Punt Return Touchdown — 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:54
2439
Punt — 3 plays, -15 yards, 0:55
2439
Punt — 3 plays, 2 yards, 2:25
2439
Punt — 5 plays, 3 yards, 1:43
2439
Downs — 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:38
2439
Downs — 10 plays, 66 yards, 1:26
2439
End of Game — 2 plays, 1 yard, 1:10
2439

Team Stats

MSU

PSU

24Points39

394Total Yards405

325Pass Yards286

69Rush Yards119

26:36Time of Possession33:24

21First Downs21

3Touchdowns5

1(1)Field Goals(Attempts)1(1)

1Turnovers1

62Penalty Yards45

Game Details

Saturday, December 12, 2020 · 12:00 PM

Beaver Stadium · University Park, PA

capacity: 106,572

spread: PSU -14.5

over/under: 46