2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season

2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 53–39 vs. Memphis
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record11–2 (7–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • James Franklin (6th season)
Offensive coordinator
  • Ricky Rahne (2nd season; regular season)
  • Tyler Bowen (1st as OC; 2nd overall season; Cotton Bowl)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBrent Pry (4th as DC; 6th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTim Banks (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$^   9 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 9 Penn State   7 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 18 Michigan   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Indiana   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Michigan State   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Maryland   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Rutgers   0 – 9     2 – 10  
West Division
No. 11 Wisconsin xy   7 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 10 Minnesota x   7 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 15 Iowa   6 – 3     10 – 3  
Illinois   4 – 5     6 – 7  
Purdue   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Nebraska   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Northwestern   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach James Franklin and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Penn State competed as a member of the Big Ten East Division of the Big Ten Conference.

Offseason

Staff changes

On January 2, 2019, James Franklin announced that wide receivers coach David Corley was relieved of his duties. This came just one day after Penn State's 27–24 loss to Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl.[1] On January 10, former Duke assistant coach Gerad Parker was announced as the team's new wide receivers coach.[2] On February 15, 2019, it was announced that special teams coordinator and assistant defensive line coach Phil Galiano would be leaving Penn State to become an assistant special teams coach with the New Orleans Saints.[3] On February 21, 2019, Penn State hired Joe Lorig, from Texas Tech, as special teams coordinator and defensive assistant.[4]

Recruiting

The Nittany Lions signed 19 recruits on early signing day in December 2018.[5] Four recruits signed with Penn State on February 6, 2019, pushing their total commitments to 23.[6]

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brandon Smith
ILB 		Mineral, Virginia Louisa County 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 228 lb (103 kg) May 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Adisa Isaac
DE 		Brooklyn, New York Canarsie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Dec 17, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Noah Cain
RB 		Bradenton, Florida IMG Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Dec 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Lance Dixon
OLB 		West Bloomfield Township, Michigan West Bloomfield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jul 1, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Tyler Rudolph
S 		Montville, Connecticut St. Thomas More 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Taquan Roberson
QB 		Wayne, New Jersey DePaul Catholic 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 26, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Anthony Whigan
OT 		Scranton, Pennsylvania Lackawanna College 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Aug 7, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Keaton Ellis
CB 		State College, Pennsylvania State College 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 9, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Brenton Strange
TE 		Parkersburg, West Virginia Parkersburg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 1, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Michael Johnson Jr.
QB 		Eugene, Oregon Sheldon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Aug 1, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Marquis Wilson
CB 		Windsor, Connecticut Windsor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 20, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Devyn Ford
RB 		Stafford, Virginia North Stafford 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 183 lb (83 kg) May 18, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Caedan Wallace
OG 		Princeton, New Jersey Hun School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 288 lb (131 kg) Apr 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
John Dunmore
WR 		Hollywood, Florida Chaminade-Madonna Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jul 4, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
D'Von Ellies
DT 		Owings Mills, Maryland McDonogh 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jan 20, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Saleem Wormley
OG 		Smyrna, Delaware Smyrna 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 318 lb (144 kg) Jul 23, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Hakeem Beamon
DE 		Midlothian, Virginia Manchester 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 259 lb (117 kg) Jun 1, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Joey Porter Jr.
CB 		Wexford, Pennsylvania North Allegheny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 11, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Jaquan Brisker
S 		Scranton, Pennsylvania Lackawanna College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) May 17, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Smith Vilbert
SDE 		Montvale, New Jersey Saint Joseph Regional 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (110 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Joseph Appiah Darkwa
DT 		Düsseldorf, Germany U 19 A 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Feb 1, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Daequan Hardy
CB 		Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Penn Hills 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Feb 5, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
TJ Jones
WR 		Lake City, Florida Columbia 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 11  247Sports: 13  ESPN: 13
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Penn State Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

2019 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick Team
Miles Sanders Running back 2 53 Philadelphia Eagles
Connor McGovern Offensive lineman 3 90 Dallas Cowboys
Shareef Miller Defensive end 4 138 Philadelphia Eagles
Amani Oruwariye Cornerback 5 146 Detroit Lions
Trace McSorley Quarterback 6 197 Baltimore Ravens
Nick Scott Safety 7 243 Los Angeles Rams
Kyle Vasey Long snapper UFA[7] Atlanta Falcons
Kevin Givens Defensive tackle UFA[8] San Francisco 49ers
Ryan Bates Offensive lineman UFA[9] Philadelphia Eagles
DeAndre Thompkins Wide receiver UFA[9] Philadelphia Eagles
Koa Farmer Outside linebacker UFA[10] Oakland Raiders
Johnathan Thomas Running back UFA[10] Cincinnati Bengals
Chasz Wright Offensive tackle UFA

Transfers

The Nittany Lions added 2 players and lost 12 players due to transfer.

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer from
Weston Carr WR 6'2 200 Senior Redshirt Benicia, CA Azusa Pacific[11]
Jordan Stout K 6'2 197 Sophomore Redshirt Honaker, VA Virginia Tech[12]
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer to
Manny Bowen #43 OLB 6'2 231 Senior Redshirt Barnegat, NJ Utah[13]
Torrence Brown #19 DE 6'3 257 Senior Redshirt Tuscaloosa, AL Southern Miss[14]
Danny Dalton #80 TE 6'4 247 Junior Redshirt Marshfield, MA Boston College[15]
Dae'lun Darien #41 OLB 6'4 223 Junior Redshirt Baltimore, MD Delaware[16]
Alex Gellerstedt #51 OL 6'6 311 Junior Redshirt Dublin, OH Virginia[17]
Isaiah Humphries #2 S 6'0 187 Freshman Redshirt Rowlett, TX California[18]
Sterling Jenkins #76 OT 6'8 334 Senior Redshirt Pittsburgh, PA Duquesne[19]
Juwan Johnson #84 WR 6'4 225 SeniorRedshirt Glassboro, NJ Oregon[20]
Zech McPhearson #14 CB 5'11 184 Junior Redshirt Columbia, MD Texas Tech[21]
Jarvis Miller #9 OLB 6'2 223 Senior Redshirt Suffield, CT UMass[22]
Ayron Monroe #23 S 5'11 206 Senior Redshirt Largo, MD Temple[23]
Tommy Stevens #2 QB 6'5 230 SeniorRedshirt Indianapolis, IN Mississippi State[24]

Returning starters

Offense (9)

Player Class Position 2018 Career
Steven Gonzalez Senior Redshirt Guard 13 games 29 games
Will Fries Junior Redshirt Offensive tackle 11 games 20 games
K. J. Hamler Sophomore Redshirt Wide receiver 13 games 13 games
Michal Menet Junior Redshirt Center 12 games 12 games
Pat Freiermuth Sophomore Tight end 9 games 9 games
Jahan Dotson Sophomore Wide receiver 4 games 4 games
Mac Hippenhammer Sophomore Redshirt Wide receiver 1 game 1 game
Mike Miranda Sophomore Redshirt Guard 1 game 1 game
Cam Sullivan-Brown Sophomore Redshirt Wide receiver 1 game 1 game
Reference:[25][26]

Defense (11)

Player Class Position 2018 Career
John Reid Senior Redshirt Cornerback 11 games 27 games
Cam Brown Senior Linebacker 12 games 14 games
Jan Johnson Senior Redshirt Linebacker 13 games 13 games
Robert Windsor Senior Redshirt Defensive tackle 12 games 13 games
Yetur Gross-Matos Junior Defensive end 13 games 13 games
Garrett Taylor Senior Redshirt Safety 12 game 12 games
Tariq Castro-Fields Junior Cornerback 2 games 2 games
Fred Hansard Sophomore Redshirt Defensive tackle 1 game 1 game
Micah Parsons Sophomore Linebacker 1 game 1 game
Antonio Shelton Junior Redshirt Defensive tackle 1 game 1 game
Jonathan Sutherland Sophomore Redshirt Safety 1 game 1 game
Reference:[25][26]

Special teams (2)

Player Class Position 2018 Career
Blake Gillikin Senior Punter 13 games 39 games
Jake Pinegar Sophomore Kicker 13 games 13 games
Reference:[25][26]

Preseason Big Ten poll

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2019 poll, Penn State was projected to finish in fourth in the East Division.[27]

Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Michigan 222 (20)
2 Ohio State 214 (14)
3 Michigan State 156
4 Penn State 154
5 Indiana 86.5
6 Maryland 82.5
7 Rutgers 37

Schedule

Spring game

Date Time Spring Game Site Result Attendance
April 13[28] 3:00 p.m.[29] Blue vs. White Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA Blue 24–7 61,000[30]

Regular season

The team hosted three non-conference games against the Idaho Vandals (first ever meeting) from the Big Sky Conference, Buffalo Bulls from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Pittsburgh Panthers from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[31][32]

During the 2019 Nittany Lions season, Penn State went against Big Ten conference opponents Maryland, Purdue, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio State and Rutgers. The 2019 schedule consisted of 7 home games and 5 away.[33]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:30 p.m.Idaho*No. 15BTNW 79–7104,527
September 77:30 p.m.Buffalo*No. 15
  • Beaver Stadium
  • State College, PA
FOXW 45–13104,136
September 1412:00 p.m.Pittsburgh*No. 13
  • Beaver Stadium
  • State College, PA (rivalry)
ABCW 17–10108,661
September 278:00 p.m.at MarylandNo. 12FS1W 59–053,228
October 512:00 p.m.PurduedaggerNo. 12
  • Beaver Stadium
  • State College, PA
ESPNW 35–7106,536
October 127:30 p.m.at No. 17 IowaNo. 10ABCW 17–1269,034
October 197:30 p.m.No. 16 MichiganNo. 7
  • Beaver Stadium
  • State College, PA (rivalry, College Gameday)
ABCW 28–21110,669
October 263:30 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 6
ABCW 28–770,298
November 912:00 p.m.at No. 17 MinnesotaNo. 4
ABCL 26–3151,883
November 1612:00 p.m.IndianaNo. 9
  • Beaver Stadium
  • State College, PA
ABCW 34–27106,323
November 2312:00 p.m.at No. 2 Ohio StateNo. 8FOXL 17–28104,355
November 303:30 p.m.RutgersNo. 10
  • Beaver Stadium
  • State College, PA
BTNW 27–698,895
December 2812:00 p.m.vs. No. 17 Memphis*No. 10ESPNW 53–3954,828

[33][34]

Game summaries

Idaho

Idaho vs. Penn State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Idaho (FCS) 0 0 077
No. 15 Penn State 20 24 142179

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); partly sunny
  • Game attendance: 104,527
  • Referee: Tom Stapleton
  • TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin, James Laurinaitis, Elise Menaker
  • ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Jake Pinegar, 28-yard field goal, 11:30 (PSU 3–0)
  • PSU – Jordan Stout, 53-yard field goal, 8:35 (PSU 6–0)
  • PSU – Journey Brown, 23-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 5:03 (PSU 13–0)
  • PSU – Ricky Slade, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 1:50 (PSU 20–0)
Second quarter
  • PSU – K. J. Hamler, 36-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 10:28 (PSU 27–0)
  • PSU – Devyn Ford, 81-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 4:27 (PSU 34–0)
  • PSU – Hamler, 21-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 1:39 (PSU 41–0)
  • PSU – Pinegar, 38-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 44–0)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Journey Brown, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 13:11 (PSU 51–0)
  • PSU – Noah Cain, 3-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 11:28 (PSU 58–0)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Brenton Strange, 4-yard TD pass from Will Levis, Pinegar kick good, 14:51 (PSU 65–0)
  • UI – Logan Kendall, 1-yard TD pass from Mason Petrino, Cade Coffey kick good, 12:35 (PSU 65–7)
  • PSU – Cain, 9-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 7:48 (PSU 72–7)
  • PSU – Nick Eury, 8-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 2:17 (PSU 79–7)
Top passers
  • UI – Mason Petrino – 11/17, 91 yards, TD, INT
  • PSU – Sean Clifford – 14/23, 280 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
  • UI – Aundre Carter – 14 carries, 32 yards
  • PSU – Devyn Ford – 6 carries, 107 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • UI – Jeff Cotton – 6 receptions, 83 yards
  • PSU – K. J. Hamler – 4 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD
Top defenders
  • UI – Tre Walker – 8 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
  • PSU – Lamont Wade – 4 tackles

Buffalo

Buffalo vs. Penn State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Buffalo 0 10 3013
No. 15 Penn State 7 0 281045

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); intermittent clouds
  • Game attendance: 104,136
  • Referee: Michael Cannon
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey
  • ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • UB – Alex McNulty, 32-yard field goal, 9:42 (PSU 7–3)
  • UB – Julien Bourassa, 6-yard TD pass from Matt Myers, McNulty kick good, 0:14 (UB 10–7)
Third quarter
  • PSU – John Reid, 36-yard interception return for TD, Pinegar kick good, 12:58 (PSU 14–10)
  • PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 23-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 11:54 (PSU 21–10)
  • UB – McNulty, 25-yard field goal, 6:59 (PSU 21–13)
  • PSU – Noah Cain, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 6:12 (PSU 28–13)
  • PSU – Freiermuth, 28-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 2:56 (PSU 35–13)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Pinegar, 32-yard field goal, 13:58 (PSU 38–13)
  • PSU – Dotson, 56-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 3:03 (PSU 45–13)
Top passers
  • UB – Matt Myers – 16/31, 245 yards, TD, INT
  • PSU – Sean Clifford – 16/22, 279 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
  • UB – Jaret Patterson – 23 carries, 71 yards
  • PSU – Sean Clifford – 11 carries, 51 yards
Top receivers
  • UB – Antonio Nunn – 5 receptions, 113 yards
  • PSU – Jahan Dotson – 4 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD
Top defenders
  • UB – Joey Banks – 11 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack
  • PSU – Jan Johnson – 12 tackles

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh vs. Penn State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Pittsburgh 0 10 0010
No. 13 Penn State 7 3 7017

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); delayed start due to lightning; cloudy, showers
  • Game attendance: 108,661
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
  • ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Devyn Ford, 1-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 4:31 (PSU 7–0)
Second quarter
  • UP – Alex Kessman, 25-yard field goal, 6:34 (PSU 7–3)
  • UP – Vincent Davis, 3-yard TD run, Kessman kick good, 2:08 (UP 10–7)
  • PSU – Jordan Stout, 57-yard field goal, 0:01 (TIE 10–10)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Noah Cain, 13-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 5:50 (PSU 17–10)
Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top passers
Top rushers
  • UP – Shocky Jacques-Louis – 1 carry, 9 yards
  • PSU – Journey Brown – 10 carries, 109 yards
Top receivers
  • UP – Taysir Mack – 12 receptions, 125 yards
  • PSU – K. J. Hamler – 3 receptions, 68 yards
Top defenders

At Maryland

Penn State at Maryland – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Penn State 14 24 71459
Maryland 0 0 000

at Maryland Stadium, College Park, MD

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 53,228
  • Referee: Daniel Capron
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey
  • ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Sean Clifford, 8-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 12:55 (PSU 7–0)
  • PSU – K. J. Hamler, 58-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 9:36 (PSU 14–0)
Second quarter
  • PSU – Ricky Slade, 3-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 13:23 (PSU 21–0)
  • PSU – Nick Bowers, 15-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 9:40 (PSU 28–0)
  • PSU – Journey Brown, 37-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 3:04 (PSU 35–0)
  • PSU – Pinegar, 21-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 38–0)
Third quarter
  • PSU – J. Brown, 1-yard TD run, 7:16 (PSU 45–0)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Will Levis, 5-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 6:37 (PSU 52–0)
  • PSU – Levis, 8-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 0:49 (PSU 59–0)
Top passers
  • PSU – Sean Clifford – 26/31, 398 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • UM – Josh Jackson – 10/21, 65 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • PSU – K. J. Hamler – 6 receptions, 108 yards, TD
  • UM – Tayon Fleet-Davis – 11 yards
Top defenders
  • PSU – Ellis Brooks – 6 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 2.5 sacks
  • UM – Antoine Brooks – 6 tackles, 2 tackles-for loss (TFL)

Purdue

Purdue vs. Penn State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Purdue 0 7 007
No. 12 Penn State 21 7 0735

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); mostly sunny
  • Game attendance: 106,536
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Allison Williams
  • ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – K. J. Hamler, 23- yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 10:22 (PSU 7–0)
  • PSU – Clifford, 3-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 7:04 (PSU 14–0)
  • PSU – Jahan Dotson, 72-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 5:20 (PSU 21–0)
Second quarter
  • PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 7-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 14:17 (PSU 28–0)
  • PU – Amad Anderson, 15-yard TD pass from Jack Plummer, J. D. Dellinger kick good, 7:18 (PSU 28–7)
Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Noah Cain, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 5:44 (PSU 35–7)
Top passers
Top rushers
  • PU – King Doerue – 11 carries, 26 yards
  • PSU – Noah Cain – 12 carries, 105 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • PU – David Bell – 3 receptions, 59 yards
  • PSU – Jahan Dotson – 2 receptions, 79 yards, TD
Top defenders
  • PU – Ben Holt – 11 tackles
  • PSU – Lamont Wade – 11 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack

At No. 17 Iowa

Penn State at Iowa – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Penn State 0 7 3717
No. 17 Iowa 3 3 0612

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C); mostly cloudy, windy
  • Game attendance: 69,034
  • Referee: John O'Neill
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
  • ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • PSU – K. J. Hamler, 22-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 8:36 (PSU 7–3)
  • UI – Duncan, 24-yard field goal, 0:20 (PSU 7–6)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Pinegar, 33-yard field goal, 2:08 (PSU 10–6)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Noah Cain, 5-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 5:17 (PSU 17–6)
  • UI – Brandon Smith, 33-yard TD pass from Nate Stanley, 2-point conversion pass intercepted, 2:31 (PSU 17–12)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • PSU – K. J. Hamler – 7 receptions, 61 yards, TD
  • UI – Brandon Smith – 7 receptions, 86 yards, TD
Top defenders
  • PSU – P. J. Mustipher – 7 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
  • UI – Jack Koerner – 13 tackles

No. 16 Michigan

Michigan vs. Penn State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 16 Michigan 0 7 7721
No. 7 Penn State 7 14 0728

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); clear, cool, crisp
  • Game attendance: 110,669
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor
  • ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 17-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 5:59 (PSU 7–0)
Second quarter
  • PSU – Clifford, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 14:56 (PSU 14–0)
  • PSU – K. J. Hamler, 25-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 7:22 (PSU 21–0)
  • UM – Zach Charbonnet, 12-yard TD run, Jake Moody kick good, 2:55 (PSU 21–7)
Third quarter
  • UM – Charbonnet, 12-yard TD run, Moody kick good, 1:05 (PSU 21–14)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Hamler, 53-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 13:14 (PSU 28–14)
  • UM – Shea Patterson, 1-yard TD run, Moody kick good, 8:48 (PSU 28–21)
Top passers
Top rushers
  • UM – Zach Charbonnet – 15 carries, 81 yards, 2 TD
  • PSU – Ricky Slade – 3 carries, 48 yards
Top receivers
  • UM – Nico Collins – 6 receptions, 89 yards
  • PSU – K. J. Hamler – 6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD
Top defenders
  • UM – Kwity Paye – 10 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
  • PSU – Micah Parsons – 14 tackles

At Michigan State

Penn State at Michigan State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Penn State 7 14 7028
Michigan State 0 0 707

at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI

Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 16-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 6:54 (PSU 7–0)
Second quarter
  • PSU – Freiermuth, 19-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick missed, 14:30 (PSU 13–0)
  • PSU – K. J. Hamler, 27-yard TD pass from Clifford, Clifford run for 2-point conversion, 1:20 (PSU 21–0)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Freiermuth, 6-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 10:10 (PSU 28–0)
  • MSU – Anthony Williams Jr., 4-yard TD run, Matt Coghlin kick good, 7:34 (PSU 28–7)
Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top passers
Top rushers
  • PSU – Journey Brown – 12 carries, 45 yards
  • MSU – Elijah Collins – 17 carries, 53 yards
Top receivers
  • PSU – Pat Freiermuth – 5 receptions, 60 yards, 3 TD
  • MSU – Cody White – 3 receptions, 66 yards
Top defenders
  • PSU – Micah Parsons – 12 tackles
  • MSU – Tyriq Thompson – 11 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)

At No. 13AP/17CFP Minnesota

Penn State at Minnesota – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5AP/4CFP Penn State 10 3 6726
No. 13AP/17CFP Minnesota 14 10 0731

at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
  • Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C); mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 51,883
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
  • ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter
  • UM – Rashod Bateman, 66-yard TD pass from Tanner Morgan, Brock Walker kick good, 12:06 (UM 7–0)
  • PSU – Journey Brown, 45-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 10:51 (TIE 7–7)
  • UM – Chris Autman-Bell, 21-yard TD pass from Morgan, Walker kick good, 4:29 (UM 14–7)
  • PSU – Pinegar, 33-yard field goal, 2:12 (UM 14–10)
Second quarter
  • UM – Tyler Johnson, 38-yard TD pass from Morgan, Walker kick good, 7:18 (UM 21–10)
  • UM – Walker, 26-yard field goal, 3:36 (UM 24–10)
  • PSU – Pinegar, 21-yard field goal, 0:00 (UM 24–13)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Nick Bowers, 10-yard TD pass from Clifford, 2-point conversion run failed, 4:05 (UM 24–19)
Fourth quarter
  • UM – Seth Green, 1-yard TD run, Walker kick good, 14:11 (UM 31–19)
  • PSU – J. Brown, 6-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 3:49 (UM 31–26)
Top passers
Top rushers
  • PSU – Journey Brown – 14 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD
  • UM – Rodney Smith – 18 carries, 51 yards
Top receivers
Top defenders
  • PSU – Micah Parsons – 11 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack
  • UM – Antoine Winfield Jr. – 11 tackles, 2 INT

No. 24AP Indiana

Indiana vs. Penn State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 24AP Indiana 14 0 31027
No. 9AP/CFP Penn State 17 3 7734

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
  • Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C); sunny, chilly
  • Game attendance: 106,323
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski
  • TV announcers (ABC): Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich
  • ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Nick Bowers, 12-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 12:04 (PSU 7–0)
  • IU – Ty Fryfogle, 38-yard TD pass from Peyton Ramsey, Logan Justus kick good, 9:31 (TIE 7–7)
  • PSU – Pinegar, 47-yard field goal, 6:22 (PSU 10–7)
  • IU – Ramsey, 1-yard TD run, Justus kick good, 3:27 (IU 14–10)
  • PSU – Clifford, 38-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 1:03 (PSU 17–14)
Second quarter
  • PSU – Pinegar, 27-yard field goal, 3:03 (PSU 20–14)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Journey Brown, 35-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 10:24 (PSU 27–14)
  • IU – Justus, 25-yard field goal, 3:04 (PSU 27–17)
Fourth quarter
  • IU – Ramsey, 1-yard TD run, Justus kick good, 10:45 (PSU 27–24)
  • PSU – Clifford, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 1:44 (PSU 34–24)
  • IU – Justus, 27-yard field goal, 0:13 (PSU 34–27)
Top passers
Top rushers
  • IU – Stevie Scott III – 17 carries, 54 yards
  • PSU – Journey Brown – 21 carries, 100 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • IU – Ty Fryfogle – 5 receptions, 131 yards, TD
  • PSU – K. J. Hamler – 2 receptions, 52 yards
Top defenders

At No. 2AP/CFP Ohio State

Penn State at Ohio State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 9AP/8CFP Penn State 0 0 17017
No. 2AP/CFP Ohio State 7 7 7728

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
  • Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 104,355
  • Referee: Michael Cannon
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft
  • ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter
  • OSU – J. K. Dobbins, 4-yard TD run, Blake Haubeil kick good, 7:08 (OSU 7–0)
Second quarter
  • OSU – Dobbins, 1-yard TD run, Haubeil kick good, 2:00 (OSU 14–0)
Third quarter
  • OSU – K. J. Hill, 24-yard TD pass from Justin Fields, Haubeil kick good, 11:31 (OSU 21–0)
  • PSU – Journey Brown, 18-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 8:19 (OSU 21–7)
  • PSU – Will Levis, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 7:54 (OSU 21–14)
  • PSU – Pinegar, 42-yard field goal, 4:22 (OSU 21–17)
Fourth quarter
  • OSU – Chris Olave, 28-yard TD pass from Fields, Haubeil kick good, 13:18 (OSU 28–17)
Top passers
Top rushers
  • PSU – Journey Brown – 11 carries, 64 yards, TD
  • OSU – J. K. Dobbins – 36 carries, 157 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • PSU – K. J. Hamler – 3 receptions, 45 yards
  • OSU – K. J. Hill – 4 receptions, 46 yards, TD
Top defenders
  • PSU – Garrett Taylor – 13 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
  • OSU – Pete Werner – 10 tackles

Rutgers

Rutgers vs. Penn State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rutgers 3 0 036
No. 12AP/10CFP Penn State 7 0 61427

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 98,895
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin, James Laurinaitis, Elise Menaker
  • ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter
  • RU – Justin Davidovicz, 29-yard field goal, 3:32 (RU 3–0)
  • PSU – Journey Brown, 2-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 0:06 (PSU 7–3)
Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter
  • PSU – J. Brown, 18-yard TD run, Pinegar kick blocked, 12:05 (PSU 13–3)
Fourth quarter
  • RU – Davidovicz, 38-yard field goal, 14:55 (PSU 13–6)
  • PSU – Jahan Dotson, 44-yard TD pass from Will Levis, Pinegar kick good, 12:16 (PSU 20–6)
  • PSU – J. Brown, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick blocked, 5:13 (PSU 27–3)
Top passers
  • RU – Johnny Langan – 12/24, 164 yards
  • PSU – Will Levis – 8/14, 81 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
  • RU – Isiah Pacheco – 18 carries, 102 yards
  • PSU – Will Levis – 17 carries, 108 yards
Top receivers
  • RU – Isaiah Washington – 4 receptions, 63 yards
  • PSU – Jahan Dotson – 1 reception, 44 yards, TD
Top defenders
  • RU – Christian Izien – 8 tackles
  • PSU – Micah Parsons – 10 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack

vs. No. 15AP/17CFP Memphis (Cotton Bowl)

Memphis vs. Penn State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 15AP/17CFP Memphis 13 10 13339
No. 13AP/10CFP Penn State 7 28 10853

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: December 28
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
  • Game weather: indoors, roof closed
  • Game attendance: 54,828
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Olivia Dekker
  • ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter
  • UM – Riley Patterson, 48-yard field goal, 10:52 (UM 3–0)
  • PSU – Journey Brown, 32-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 9:56 (PSU 7–3)
  • UM – Patrick Taylor Jr, 3-yard TD run, Patterson kick good, 7:44 (UM 10–7)
  • UM – Patterson, 37-yard field goal, 2:55 (UM 13–7)
Second quarter
  • PSU – Noah Cain, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 11:14 (PSU 14–13)
  • PSU – Devyn Ford, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 7:47 (PSU 21–13)
  • PSU – J. Brown, 56-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 5:51 (PSU 28–13)
  • UM – Kenneth Gainwell, 2-yard TD run, Patterson kick good, 3:15 (PSU 28–20)
  • PSU – Jahan Dotson, 4-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 0:51 (PSU 35–20)
  • UM – Patterson, 44-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 35–23)
Third quarter
  • UM – Brady White, 1-yard TD run, Patterson kick good, 12:16 (PSU 35–30)
  • UM – Patterson, 51-yard field goal, 10:24 (PSU 35–33)
  • PSU – Pinegar, 45-yard field goal, 7:13 (PSU 38–33)
  • UM – Patterson, 41-yard field goal, 3:32 (PSU 38–36)
  • PSU – Garrett Taylor, 15-yard interception return for TD, Pinegar kick good, 0:38 (PSU 45–36)
Fourth quarter
  • UM – Patterson, 42-yard field goal, 12:01 (PSU 45–39)
  • PSU – Noah Cain, 1-yard TD run, 2-point conversion pass to Pat Freiermuth from Clifford, 6:31 (PSU 53–39)
Top passers
Top rushers
  • UM – Patrick Taylor – 8 carries, 50 yards, TD
  • PSU – Journey Brown – 16 carries, 202 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
Top defenders
  • UM – Sanchez Blake – 13 tackles
  • PSU – Micah Parsons – 14 tackles, 3 TFL (tackles-for-loss), 2 sacks

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP15151313-T1212107655991212139
Coaches141411121111976551191211129
CFPNot released498101010Not released

Personnel

Coaching staff

Penn State football current coaching staff[35]
Name Position Alma Mater Years at Penn State
James Franklin Head Coach East Stroudsburg University (1995) 6th
Brent Pry Defensive coordinator/linebackers University at Buffalo (1993) 6th
Ricky Rahne Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Cornell University (2002) 6th
Tim Banks Co-defensive coordinator/safeties Central Michigan University (1995) 4th
Tyler Bowen Off. Recruiting coordinator/tight ends University of Maryland (2010) 2nd
Matt Limegrover Run Game Coordinator/offensive line University of Chicago (1991) 4th
Sean Spencer Associate head coach/Run Game Coord./defensive line Clarion University (1995) 6th
Gerad Parker Wide receivers University of Kentucky (2003) 1st
Ja'Juan Seider Running backs West Virginia University (2000) 2nd
Terry Smith Assistant head coach/defensive recruiting coordinator/cornerbacks Penn State University (1991) 6th
Joe Lorig Special teams coordinator/defensive Assistant Western Oregon University (1995) 1st
Dwight Galt III Assistant AD, Performance Enhancement University of Maryland (1981) 6th
V'Angelo Bentley Graduate Assistant University of Illinois (2015) 1st
Kevin Smith Graduate Assistant Urbana University (2014) 3rd
Kevin Reihner Graduate Assistant Stanford University (2015) 1st
Mark Dupuis Graduate Assistant University of Connecticut (2011) 3rd

Roster

2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football roster

Quarterback

  •  7 Will Levis – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 229)
  •  9 Ta'Quan Roberson – freshman (5'11, 192)
  • 13 Michael Johnson Jr. – freshman (6'2, 199)
  • 14 Sean Clifford – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 216)
  • 15 Michael Shuster – Redshirt junior (6'2, 210)
  • 19 Isaac Rumery – freshman (5'11, 203)

Running back

  •  3 Ricky Slade – sophomore (5'9, 198)
  •  4 Journey Brown – Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 206)
  • 21 Noah Cain – freshman (5'10, 206)
  • 28 Devyn Ford – freshman (5'11, 194)
  • 40 Nick Eury – Redshirt junior (5'9, 212)

Wide receiver

  •  1 K. J. Hamler – Redshirt sophomore (5'9, 176)
  •  5 Jahan Dotson – sophomore (5'11, 175)
  •  6 Justin Shorter – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 235)
  •  8 John Dunmore – freshman (6'1, 179)
  • 10 TJ Jones – freshman (6'1, 196)
  • 11 Daniel George – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 220)
  • 12 Mac Hippenhammer – Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 182)
  • 23 Weston Carr – Redshirt senior (6'2, 202)
  • 29 Henry Fessler – Redshirt freshman (5'10, 172)
  • 44 Cameron Pica – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 215)
  • 80 Justin Weller – Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 190)
  • 81 Cam Sullivan-Brown – Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 194)
  • 83 Alex Hoenstine – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 190)
  • 84 Benjamin Wilson – Redshirt junior (6'2, 204)
  • 85 Isaac Lutz – Redshirt junior (5'11, 193)
  • 86 Alec Berger – Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 175)
  • 88 Dan Chisena – Redshirt senior (6'3, 202)
  • 89 Colton Maxwell – Redshirt junior (6'0, 194)

Tight end

Placekicker

  • 90 Rafael Checa – sophomore (6'2, 201)
  • 92 Jake Pinegar – sophomore (6'2, 195)
  • 95 Vlad Hilling – Redshirt freshman (5'10, 226)
  • 97 Sebastian Costantini – freshman (5'11, 195)
  • 98 Jordan Stout – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 205)
  • 99 Justin Tobin – Redshirt junior (6'2, 208)
  

Offensive lineman

  • 50 Will Knutsson – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 296)
  • 53 Rasheed Walker – Redshirt freshman (6'6, 324)
  • 55 Anthony Whigan – junior (6'4, 301)
  • 59 Kaleb Konigus – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 302)
  • 62 Michal Menet – Redshirt junior (6'4, 313)
  • 63 Collin De Boef – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 258)
  • 68 Hunter Kelly – Redshirt junior (6'2, 309)
  • 69 C.J. Thorpe – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 322)
  • 70 Juice Scruggs – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 285)
  • 71 Will Fries – Redshirt junior (6'6, 313)
  • 72 Bryce Effner – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 297)
  • 73 Mike Miranda – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 295)
  • 74 Steven Gonzalez – Redshirt senior (6'4, 341)
  • 75 Des Holmes – Redshirt sophomore (6'5, 315)
  • 77 Sal Wormley – freshman (6'3, 319)
  • 79 Caedan Wallace – freshman (6'5, 333)

Defensive lineman

  • 18 Shaka Toney – DE – Redshirt junior (6'3, 243)
  • 20 Adisa Isaac – DE – freshman (6'4, 241)
  • 27 Aeneas Hawkins – DT – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 272)
  • 28 Odafe Oweh – DE – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 255)
  • 34 Shane Simmons – DE – Redshirt junior (6'3, 259)
  • 42 Ellison Jordan – DT – Redshirt junior (6'0, 320)
  • 44 Joseph Darkwa – DT – freshman (6'5, 272)
  • 46 Nick Tarburton – DE – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 263)
  • 49 Daniel Joseph – DE – Redshirt junior (6'3, 260)
  • 51 Hakeem Beamon – DE – freshman (6'3, 259)
  • 53 Fred Hansard – DT – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 316)
  • 54 Robert Windsor – DT – Redshirt senior (6'4, 285)
  • 55 Antonio Shelton – DT – Redshirt junior (6'2, 311)
  • 58 Evan Presta – DT – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 288)
  • 88 Judge Culpepper – DT – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 284)
  • 90 Damion Barber – DT – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 290)
  • 91 Dvon Ellies – DT – freshman (6'1, 304)
  • 92 Smith Vilbert – DE – freshman (6'6, 253)
  • 93 P. J. Mustipher – DT – sophomore (6'4, 311)
  • 98 Dan Vasey – DE – Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 252)
  • 99 Yetur Gross-Matos – DE – junior (6'5, 264)

Punter

  • 49 Cade Pollard – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 225)
  • 93 Blake Gillikin – senior (6'2, 196)
  • 97 Carson Landis – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 205)
  

Linebacker

  •  6 Cam Brown – senior (6'5, 233)
  • 10 Lance Dixon – freshman (6'2, 213)
  • 11 Micah Parsons – sophomore (6'3, 245)
  • 12 Brandon Smith – freshman (6'3, 240)
  • 13 Ellis Brooks – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 234)
  • 36 Jan Johnson – Redshirt senior (6'2, 231)
  • 39 Robbie Dwyer – freshman (6'1, 235)
  • 40 Jesse Luketa – sophomore (6'3, 247)
  • 45 Charlie Katshir – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 229)
  • 50 Max Chizmar – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 230)

Defensive back

  •  2 Keaton Ellis – CB – freshman (5'11, 190)
  •  3 Donovan Johnson – CB – Redshirt sophomore (5'9, 185)
  •  5 Tariq Castro-Fields – CB – junior (6'0, 197)
  •  7 Jaquan Brisker – S – junior (6'1, 210)
  •  8 Marquis Wilson – CB – freshman (5'11, 173)
  •  9 Joey Porter Jr. – CB – freshman (6'2, 180)
  • 16 John Petrishen – S – Redshirt senior (6'0, 211)
  • 17 Garrett Taylor – S – Redshirt senior (6'0, 198)
  • 19 Trent Gordon – CB – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 188)
  • 21 Tyler Rudolph – S – freshman (6'0, 204)
  • 24 DJ Brown – CB – Redshirt sophomore (5'10, 183)
  • 25 Daequan Hardy – CB – freshman (5'9, 170)
  • 26 Jonathan Sutherland – S – Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 201)
  • 27 Cody Romano– S – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 209)
  • 29 John Reid – CB – Redshirt senior (5'10, 181)
  • 35 Justin Neff – S – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 195)
  • 36 Makai Self – CB – freshman (5'9, 167)
  • 37 Drew Hartlaub – S – Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 183)
  • 38 Lamont Wade – S – junior (5'9, 199)
  • 48 C.J. Holmes – S – Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 216)

Long snappers

  • 91 Chris Stoll – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 245)
  • 94 Joe Calcagno – Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 279)

Source:[36]


Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
2 38 Yetur Gross-Matos DE Carolina Panthers
2 46 K. J. Hamler WR Denver Broncos
4 141 John Reid CB Houston Texans
6 183 Cam Brown OLB New York Giants
6 193 Robert Windsor DT Indianapolis Colts

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