2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football Penn State Athletics wordmark.svg 250px Big Ten Conference East Division Big Ten 7–6 4–4 James Franklin 2nd John Donovan 2nd Bob Shoop 2nd Multiple 4–3 Christian Hackenberg Jordan Lucas Angelo Mangiro Von Walker Anthony Zettel Beaver Stadium TaxSlayer Bowl L 17–24 vs. Georgia 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 2015 AP Eastern September 5 3:30 p.m. l y y Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN 10–27 69,176 September 12 12:00 p.m. w y Buffalo Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN2 27–14 93,065 September 19 8:00 p.m. w Rutgers Beaver Stadium University Park, PA BTN 28–3 103,323 September 26 3:30 p.m. w y San Diego State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA BTN 37–21 95,107 October 3 12:00 p.m. w y Army Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPNU 20–14 107,387 October 10 12:00 p.m. w y Indiana Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN 29–7 97,873 October 17 8:00 p.m. l y Ohio State 1 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH rivalry ABC 10–38 108,423 October 24 3:30 p.m. w y Maryland M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD rivalry ESPN 31–30 68,948 October 31 12:00 p.m. w Illinois Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN2 39–0 94,417 November 7 12:00 p.m. l y Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPNU 21–23 34,116 November 21 12:00 p.m. l Michigan 14 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry ABC 16–28 107,418 November 28 3:30 p.m. l y Michigan State 6 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI rivalry ESPN 16–55 74,705 January 2, 2016 12:00 p.m. l y y Georgia EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL TaxSlayer Bowl ESPN 17–24 58,212 Roster 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions y Jake Kiley 2 WR JR y DeAndre Thompkins 3 WR FR y y Tommy Stevens 4 QB FR y DaeSean Hamilton 5 WR SO y y Andre Robinson 6 RB FR Geno Lewis 7 WR JR y y Mark Allen 8 RB FR y Trace McSorley 9 QB FR y y Brandon Polk 10 WR FR Brent Wilkerson 11 TE JR y Chris Godwin 12 WR SO y Saeed Blacknall 13 WR SO y Christian Hackenberg 14 QB JR y Billy Fessler 16 QB FR y y Jackson Erdmann 17 QB FR Jonathan Holland 18 TE H FR Gregg Garrity 19 WR JR Johnathan Thomas 20 RB FR y Akeel Lynch 22 RB JR y Nick Scott 24 RB FR y y Nick Scott (American football) Saquon Barkley 26 RB FR y Brandon Johnson 27 RB SR Charles Idemudia 30 TE JR y Dominic Salomone 34 TE JR y Troy Shorts 36 RB FR Josh McPhearson 39 WR SO Ryan Bates 52 G C FR y Derek Dowrey 53 G C JR y Wendy Laurent 55 C G JR y Steven Gonzalez 57 G C FR y Steven Gonzalez (American football) Chance Sorrell 58 T FR y Andrew Nelson 59 T SO y Noah Beh 60 T FR y Jack Lasher 61 G FR Zach Simpson 62 G FR Angelo Mangiro 66 OL SR y Kevin Reihner 68 OL SR y Adam De Boef 69 G C FR y Brendan Mahon 70 G C SO y y Albert Hall 71 T JR y Brian Gaia 72 G C JR y Paris Palmer 73 T JR Evan Galimberti 74 G C SO y Brendan Brosnan 75 T FR y Sterling Jenkins 76 T FR Chasz Wright 77 G C FR y Tom Devenney 78 C G SO y Charlie Shuman 79 T FR y Matt Zanellato 80 WR SR y Adam Breneman 81 TE H SO y y Tyler Shoop 82 WR FR Nick Bowers 83 TE H FR y Juwan Johnson 84 WR FR y Irvin Charles 85 WR FR y Kyle Carter 87 TE H SR y y Dan Chisena 87 WR FR y Mike Gesicki 88 TE H SO y Gordon Bentley 89 WR SO y Tom Pancoast 89 TE SO y Christian Campbell 1 CB SO y Christian Campbell (cornerback) Marcus Allen 2 S SO y Marcus Allen (safety) Daquan Worley 4 CB FR y Nyeem Wartman-White 5 LB JR y Malik Golden 6 S JR y y Koa Farmer 7 LB FR y Gary Wooten Jr. 8 LB JR y Jordan Lucas 9 S SR y Trevor Williams 10 CB SR y Trevor Williams (American football) Brandon Bell 11 LB JR y Brandon Bell (American football) Jordan Smith 12 CB JR Jarvis Miller 14 S FR Grant Haley 15 CB SO y Grant Haley (American football) John Petrishen 16 S FR Garrett Taylor 17 CB FR Torrence Brown 19 DE FR y Jordan Dudas 20 LB SR Amani Oruwariye 21 CB FR y y Ayron Monroe 23 S FR Anthony Smith 24 S SO y Von Walker 25 LB JR Colin Harrop 27 S JR y Troy Apke 28 S SO y John Reid 29 CB FR Kevin Givens 30 DE FR Desi Davis 31 CB SO y Joe Berg 32 S FR y Jack Haffner 32 LB JR y Jake Cooper 33 LB FR Jan Johnson 34 LB FR Matthew Baney 35 LB SR Kyle Alston 37 CB SO y Desi Davis 38 CB SO y Ben Kline 38 LB SR y Jason Cabinda 40 LB SO y Parker Cothren 41 DT SO y Troy Reeder 42 LB FR y Manny Bowen 43 LB FR Bryant Harper 45 S JR Colin Castagna 46 DE FR Brandon Smith 47 LB SO y Shareef Miller 48 DE FR y Will Eikenberry 49 DE FR y Brian Tomasetti 49 S SO y Curtis Cothran 52 DE SO y Robert Windsor 54 DT FR y Robert Windsor (American football) Kam Carter 55 DE FR Ryan Monk 63 DT FR Garrett Sickels 90 DE SO y y Tarow Barney 91 DT SR Joe Holmes 92 DT FR y Antoine White 93 DT FR y Evan Schwan 94 DE JR y Carl Nassib 95 DE SR y Immanuel Iyke 96 DT FR Ryan Buchholz 97 DE FR Anthony Zettel 98 DT SR y Austin Johnson 99 DT JR y y Austin Johnson (defensive lineman) Chris Gulla 37 K P SO y Zach Ladonis 41 SN SO y Tyler Yazujian 44 SN JR y Nick Boumerhi 91 K P FR Daniel Pasquariello 92 P SO Robby Liebel 93 P FR y Tyler Davis Tyler Davis (placekicker) 95 K P SO y y Kyle Vasey 96 SN FR y Nick Cox 97 SN FR Jordan Wombacker 98 K P FR Joey Julius 99 K FR y y James Franklin 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) Joe Brady IV (graduate assistant) Tommy Galt (graduate assistant) Andrew Jackson (graduate assistant) Ryan Smith (graduate assistant) 2015-12-20 Staff Position Name Alma materHead coach James FranklinPenn State Selects James Franklin To Lead Football Program http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011114aab.html Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics January 11, 2014 January 11, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140111155212/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011114aab.html deadEast Stroudsburg (1994)Defensive coordinator/SafetiesBob Shoophttp://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/m-footbl-coaches.html Penn State Official Athletic Site - Football Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics January 31, 2014 October 17, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131017142909/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/m-footbl-coaches.html dead Yale (1988)Offensive coordinator/tight endsJohn DonovanJohns Hopkins (1997) Linebackers/co-Defensive coordinator/assistant head coachBrent Pry Buffalo (1993)Running backs/Special teams coordinatorCharles HuffHampton (2005)Quarterbacks/Passing Game CoordinatorRicky RahneCornell (2002)Wide receivers/offensive Recruiting coordinatorJosh GattisWake Forest (2006)Cornerbacks/defensive Recruiting coordinatorTerry SmithPenn State (1991) Offensive line/Run Game Coordinator Herb Hand Hamilton College (1990) Defensive lineSean SpencerClarion (1995) Strength and Conditioning Dwight Galt Maryland (1981) Graduate Assistant Joe Brady IV College of William & Mary (2013) Graduate Assistant Tommy Galt Maryland (2009) Graduate Assistant Andrew Jackson LIU Post (2011) Graduate Assistant Ryan Smith College of William & Mary (2014) Game summaries Temple 2015 Temple Owls football team Seattle Seahawks; New York Giants;text-align:center; autocollapse Penn State vs. Temple – Game summary September 5 3:30 p.m. EDT Penn State 10 0 0 0 Temple 0 7 10 10 Lincoln Financial Field 69,176 86 °F °C; partly cloudy Daniel Capron ESPN Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Shannon Spake ESPN Box Score 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 2015 Buffalo Bulls football team Seattle Seahawks; New York Giants;text-align:center; autocollapse Buffalo vs. Penn State – Game summary September 12 12:00 noon EDT Buffalo 0 0 7 7 Penn State 0 10 3 14 Beaver Stadium 93,065 59 °F °C; light rain Don Willard ESPN2 Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Paul Carcaterra ESPN Box Score 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 2015 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team Seattle Seahawks; New York Giants;text-align:center; autocollapse Rutgers vs. Penn State – Game summary September 19 8:00 p.m EDT Rutgers 0 0 0 3 Penn State 0 21 0 7 Beaver Stadium 103,323 75 °F °C; rain Jerry McGinn BTN Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington ESPN Box Score 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 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team Seattle Seahawks; New York Giants;text-align:center; autocollapse San Diego State vs. Penn State – Game summary September 26 3:30 p.m EDT San Diego State 7 7 7 0 Penn State 10 17 0 10 Beaver Stadium 95,107 71 °F °C; mostly sunny Jeff Maconaghy BTN Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington ESPN Box Score 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 2015 Army Black Knights football team Seattle Seahawks; New York Giants;text-align:center; autocollapse Army vs. Penn State – Game summary October 3 12:00 p.m EDT Army 0 0 7 7 Penn State 7 3 10 0 Beaver Stadium 107,387 46 °F °C; light drizzle Todd Geerlings ESPNU Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks ESPN Box Score 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 2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team Seattle Seahawks; New York Giants;text-align:center; autocollapse Indiana vs. Penn State – Game summary October 10 12:00 p.m EDT Indiana 7 0 0 0 Penn State 7 12 0 10 Beaver Stadium 97,873 55 °F °C; sunny Jeffrey Servinski ESPN Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Paul Carcaterra ESPN Box Score 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 2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry Seattle Seahawks; New York Giants;text-align:center; autocollapse Penn State vs. Ohio State – Game summary October 17 8:00 p.m. EDT Penn State 3 0 7 0 #1 Ohio State 0 21 0 17 Ohio Stadium 108,423 42 °F °C; mostly cloudy Daniel Capron ABC Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox ESPN Box Score 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 2015 Maryland Terrapins football team Maryland–Penn State football rivalry Seattle Seahawks; New York Giants;text-align:center; autocollapse Penn State vs. Maryland – Game summary October 24 3:30 p.m. EDT Penn State 7 10 7 7 Maryland 7 6 14 3 M&T Bank Stadium 68,948 61 °F °C; cloudy Michael Cannon ESPN Dave LaMont, Ray Bentley, Dawn Davenport ESPN Box Score 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 2015 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Seattle Seahawks; New York Giants;text-align:center; autocollapse Illinois vs. Penn State – Game summary October 31 12:00 p.m EDT Illinois 0 0 0 0 Penn State 12 3 10 14 Beaver Stadium 94,417 45 °F °C; partly sunny John O'Neill ESPN2 Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Paul Carcaterra ESPN Box Score 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 2015 Northwestern Wildcats football team Seattle Seahawks; New York Giants;text-align:center; autocollapse Penn State vs. Northwestern – Game summary November 7 12:00 p.m. EST Penn State 0 7 7 7 Northwestern 0 20 0 3 Ryan Field 34,116 50 °F °C; sunny Don Willard ESPNU Clay Matvick, John Congemi ESPN Box Score 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 2015 Michigan Wolverines football team Seattle Seahawks; New York Giants;text-align:center; autocollapse Michigan vs. Penn State – Game summary November 21 12:00 p.m EST #14 Michigan 7 7 7 7 Penn State 3 7 0 6 Beaver Stadium 107,418 40 °F °C; mix of clouds, sun Ron Snodgrass ABC Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Shannon Spake ESPN Box Score 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 2015 Michigan State Spartans football team Land Grant Trophy Seattle Seahawks; New York Giants;text-align:center; autocollapse Penn State vs. Michigan State – Game summary November 28 3:30 p.m. EST Penn State 0 10 0 6 #6 Michigan State 6 14 14 21 Spartan Stadium 74,705 34 °F °C; partly cloudy Michael Cannon ESPN Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Shannon Spake (sideline) ESPN Box Score 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 2015 Georgia Bulldogs football team 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl (January) Seattle Seahawks; New York Giants;text-align:center; autocollapse Penn State vs. Georgia – Game summary January 2 12:00 p.m. EST Penn State 0 3 0 14 Georgia 3 14 7 0 EverBank Field 58,212 57 °F °C; partly cloudy Mike Mothershed ESPN Allen Bestwick, Dan Hawkins, Tiffany Greene ESPN Box Score 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 Penn State Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons Penn State Nittany Lions football