Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

Sep 16, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PSU	6	10	7	7	30
ILL	0	7	0	6	13

Game Recap

No. 7 Penn State defense gets five takeaways and pulls away from Illinois in 30-13 victory. Penn State coach James Franklin was fine without scoring a bunch of style points on its first road trip of the season.

Scoring Summary

PSUILL

Q15:27Alex Felkins 20 Yd Field Goal.30
Q11:43Alex Felkins 45 Yd Field Goal.60
Q211:04Kaytron Allen 4 Yd Run (Alex Felkins Kick).130
Q22:08Reggie Love III 5 Yd Run (Caleb Griffin Kick).137
Q20:00Alex Felkins 28 Yd Field Goal.167
Q32:14Tyler Warren 11 Yd pass from Trey Potts (Alex Felkins Kick).237
Q414:24Nicholas Singleton 16 Yd Run (Alex Felkins Kick).307
Q44:21Malik Elzy 19 Yd pass from John Paddock (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed).3013

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Missed FG — 11 plays, 46 yards, 3:43
00
Punt — 3 plays, 1 yard, 0:42
00
Fumble — 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:58
00
Field Goal — 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:10
30
Interception — 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:25
30
Field Goal — 4 plays, -6 yards, 1:19
60
Interception — 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:26
60

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:13
130
Punt — 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:03
130
Missed FG — 8 plays, 26 yards, 3:46
130
Touchdown — 7 plays, 68 yards, 4:01
137
Punt — 3 plays, 1 yard, 0:31
137
Punt — 5 plays, 17 yards, 0:45
137
Field Goal — 6 plays, 48 yards, 0:42
167

3rd Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:51
167
Interception — 3 plays, 36 yards, 1:32
167
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:54
167
Punt — 3 plays, 3 yards, 2:24
167
Punt — 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:16
167
Punt — 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:42
167
Touchdown — 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:02
237
Interception — 5 plays, 2 yards, 1:34
237

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 3 plays, 30 yards, 1:11
307
Punt — 6 plays, 12 yards, 1:11
307
Downs — 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:45
307
Punt — 3 plays, -2 yards, 1:24
307
Punt — 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:41
307
Touchdown — 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:02
3013
Punt — 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:31
3013
End of Game — 6 plays, 71 yards, 1:47
3013

Team Stats

PSU

ILL

30Points13

383Total Yards354

219Pass Yards276

164Rush Yards78

31:52Time of Possession28:08

19First Downs20

3Touchdowns2

3(4)Field Goals(Attempts)0(1)

0Turnovers5

70Penalty Yards47

Game Details

Saturday, September 16, 2023 · 12:00 PM

Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA

attendance: 49,099 (491.0%)