November 27, 2021 · 3:30 PM ET · 2021 · Regular season · Spartan Stadium · 66,312 attendance
01/Box score
62 players
Regular season
Regular season
PENN STATE
Passing · 1 players
| Player | CMP-ATT | YD | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Clifford | 23-34 | 313 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing · 4 players
| Player | CAR | YD | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devyn Ford | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Keyvone Lee | 15 | 79 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Noah Cain | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sean Clifford | 8 | -25 | -3.1 | 0 |
Receiving · 5 players
| Player | REC | YD | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenton Strange | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 |
| Jahan Dotson | 8 | 137 | 17.1 | 2 |
| Keandre Lambert | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 |
| Keyvone Lee | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 |
| Parker Washington | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 1 |
Defence · 19 players
| Player | TKL | SOLO | SACK | TFL | PD | INT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Ebiketie | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Smith | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Katshir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coziah Izzard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Jacobs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daequan Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Derrick Tangelo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dvon Ellies | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Brooks | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaquan Brisker | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Luketa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ji'Ayir Brown | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter Jr. | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Dixon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalen King | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keaton Ellis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Tarburton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tariq Castro-Fields | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking and punting · 2 players
| Player | FG | XP | PTS | PUNTS | PUNT YD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Pinegar | — | 1-1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jordan Stout | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 144 |
Returns · 2 players
| Player | KR | KR YD | PR | PR YD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devyn Ford | 5 | 119 | — | — |
| John Lovett | 1 | 13 | — | — |
MICHIGAN STATE
Passing · 1 players
| Player | CMP-ATT | YD | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Thorne | 19-30 | 268 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing · 5 players
| Player | CAR | YD | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Collins | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Harold Joiner | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Jayden Reed | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Walker III | 30 | 138 | 4.6 | 1 |
| Payton Thorne | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 1 |
Receiving · 7 players
| Player | REC | YD | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Heyward | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 |
| Elijah Collins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Harold Joiner | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Jayden Reed | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 1 |
| Maliq Carr | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 |
| Montorie Foster | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 |
| Tre Mosley | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 |
Defence · 20 players
| Player | TKL | SOLO | SACK | TFL | PD | INT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Grose | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben VanSumeren | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Wright | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Haladay | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Snow | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Harmon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Beesley | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Joiner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Slade | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacub Panasiuk | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Pietrowski | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ma'A Gaoteote | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maverick Hansen | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Dowell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Harvey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Williams Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Rusnak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Henderson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking and punting · 3 players
| Player | FG | XP | PTS | PUNTS | PUNT YD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Baringer | — | — | — | 3 | 100 |
| Evan Johnson | — | 1-2 | 1 | — | — |
| Matt Coghlin | 1-1 | 2-2 | 5 | — | — |
Returns · 1 players
| Player | KR | KR YD | PR | PR YD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montorie Foster | 1 | 17 | — | — |
A box score here is one row per player who recorded a line, split into the phases he appeared in, so a table is missing rather than empty where a club had no line of that kind. Interceptions under passing are thrown and interceptions under defence are caught: they are two different columns in the source and are never added together. Sacks and tackles for loss are half-integers and keep their halves. Season type comes from the fixture where the source recorded one and from the box score where it did not. Kickoff is Eastern, and a fixture stored at exactly midnight carries no time rather than a midnight kickoff.