2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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.{{cite web |last1=King |first1=Tyler |url=https://www.collegian.psu.edu/football/article_cadfff44-0eb8-11e9-be86-8b8904e214c0.html |title=Penn State wide receivers coach David Corley fired after one season |work=The Daily Collegian |date=January 2, 2019 |access-date=January 25, 2019}} On January 10, former Duke assistant coach Gerad Parker was announced as the team's new wide receivers coach.{{cite web |last1=King |first1=Tyler |url=https://www.collegian.psu.edu/football/article_7d37505a-1514-11e9-9441-df9bfb101d45.html |title=Penn State football hires ex-Purdue interim head coach Gerad Parker to coach wide receivers |work=The Daily Collegian |date=January 10, 2019 |access-date=January 25, 2019}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Juliano |first1=Joe |url=https://www.philly.com/college-sports/penn-state/phil-galiano-penn-state-football-new-orleans-saints-special-teams-james-franklin-20190215.html |title=Penn State special teams coordinator Phil Galiano leaves for New Orleans Saints job |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=February 15, 2019 |access-date=February 15, 2019}} On February 21, 2019, Penn State hired Joe Lorig, from Texas Tech, as special teams coordinator and defensive assistant.{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Ben |url=http://www.statecollege.com/news/local-news/penn-state-football-franklin-hires-lorig-to-coach-special-teams,1479376/ |title=Penn State Football: Franklin Hires Lorig To Coach Special Teams |website=statecollege.com |date=February 21, 2019 |access-date=February 22, 2019 |archive-date=February 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222051400/http://www.statecollege.com/news/local-news/penn-state-football-franklin-hires-lorig-to-coach-special-teams,1479376/ |url-status=dead }}

The Nittany Lions signed 19 recruits on early signing day in December 2018.{{cite web |last1=Juliano |first1=Joe |url=http://www.philly.com/college-sports/penn-state-recruiting-dvon-ellies-marlyand-southern-california-defensive-tackle-20190120.html |title=Four-star defensive tackle D'Von Ellies signs with Penn State |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=January 20, 2019 |access-date=January 25, 2019}} Four recruits signed with Penn State on February 6, 2019, pushing their total commitments to 23.{{cite web |last1=Moyer |first1=Josh |last2=McGonigal |first2=John |url=https://www.centredaily.com/sports/college/penn-state-university/psu-football/article225598645.html |title=Breaking down each member of Penn State football's 2019 recruiting class |newspaper=Centre Daily Times |date=February 6, 2019 |access-date=February 9, 2019}}

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| position = DE

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| highschool = Canarsie

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| recruit = Taquan Roberson

| position = QB

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| position = CB

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| position = TE

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| recruit = Michael Johnson Jr.

| position = QB

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| highschool = Sheldon

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| position = CB

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| position = RB

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| position = OG

| hometown = Princeton, New Jersey

| highschool = Hun School

| feet = 6

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| recruit = John Dunmore

| position = WR

| hometown = Hollywood, Florida

| highschool = Chaminade-Madonna Prep

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| position = OG

| hometown = Smyrna, Delaware

| highschool = Smyrna

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| weight = 318

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| position = DE

| hometown = Midlothian, Virginia

| highschool = Manchester

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| position = CB

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| highschool = North Allegheny

| feet = 6

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| recruit = Jaquan Brisker

| position = S

| hometown = Scranton, Pennsylvania

| highschool = Lackawanna College

| feet = 6

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| weight = 197

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

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| position = SDE

| hometown = Montvale, New Jersey

| highschool = Saint Joseph Regional

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| recruit = Joseph Appiah Darkwa

| position = DT

| hometown = Düsseldorf, Germany

| highschool = U 19 A

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 270

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Daequan Hardy

| position = CB

| hometown = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

| highschool = Penn Hills

| feet = 5

| inches = 10

| weight = 160

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| position = WR

| hometown = Lake City, Florida

| highschool = Columbia

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 185

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{{see also|2019 NFL draft}}

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

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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2019/07/michigan-named-big-ten-football-favorite-in-clevelandcom-2019-preseason-poll.html |title=Michigan named Big Ten football favorite in cleveland.com 2019 preseason poll |date=July 18, 2019 |website=Cleveland.com |first1=Doug |last1=Lesmerises |access-date=August 1, 2019}}

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).{{cite web |url=https://gopsusports.com/news/2015/8/28/Penn_State_Football_to_Face_Idaho_in_2019_Season_Opener.aspx |title=Penn State Football to Face Idaho in 2019 Season Opener |website=GoPSUsports.com |date=August 28, 2015 |access-date=January 24, 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ubbulls.com:80/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/20160627imtkzy |title=Bulls to Play at Penn State in 2019 |website=ubbulls.com |date=January 27, 2016 |access-date=January 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124152426/http://www.ubbulls.com/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/20160627imtkzy |archive-date=January 24, 2019 |url-status=dead }}

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.{{cite web |url=https://gopsusports.com/sports/2018/8/8/sports-m-footbl-spec-rel-future-schedules-html.aspx |title=Future Football Schedules |website=GoPSUsports.com |date=August 8, 2018 |access-date=January 24, 2019}}

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| poll = AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 5) released prior to game

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 31

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 15

| opponent = Idaho

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = State College, PA

| tv = BTN

| score = 79–7

| attend = 104,527

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 7

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 15

| opponent = Buffalo

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = State College, PA

| tv = FOX

| score = 45–13

| attend = 104,136

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 14

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 13

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = State College, PA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ABC

| score = 17–10

| attend = 108,661

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|September 27|Friday}}

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 12

| opponent = Maryland

| site_stadium = Maryland Stadium

| site_cityst = College Park, MD

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = FS1

| score = 59–0

| attend = 53,228

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| rank = 12

| opponent = Purdue

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = State College, PA

| tv = ESPN

| score = 35–7

| attend = 106,536

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 10

| opponent = Iowa

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| tv = ABC

| score = 17–12

| attend = 69,034

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 7

| opponent = Michigan

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = State College, PA

| gamename = rivalry, College Gameday

| tv = ABC

| score = 28–21

| attend = 110,669

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 6

| opponent = Michigan State

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ABC

| score = 28–7

| attend = 70,298

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 4

| opponent = Minnesota

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = TCF Bank Stadium

| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN

| gamename = Governor's Victory Bell

| tv = ABC

| score = 26–31

| attend = 51,883

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 9

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = State College, PA

| tv = ABC

| score = 34–27

| attend = 106,323

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 23

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 8

| opprank = 2

| opponent = Ohio State

| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| gamename = rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff, College GameDay

| tv = FOX

| score = 17–28

| attend = 104,355

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 30

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 10

| opponent = Rutgers

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = State College, PA

| tv = BTN

| score = 27–6

| attend = 98,895

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 28

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| rank = 10

| opprank = 17

| opponent = Memphis

| site_stadium = AT&T Stadium

| site_cityst = Arlington, TX

| gamename = Cotton Bowl Classic

| tv = ESPN

| score = 53–39

| attend = 54,828

}}

}}

{{cite web |last1=King |first1=Tyler |url=https://www.collegian.psu.edu/football/article_74d6c3c4-1e78-11e9-b513-73b23b19c5bd.html |title=Penn State announces dates for 2019 homecoming week |work=The Daily Collegian |date=January 22, 2019 |access-date=January 24, 2019}}

{{see also|2019 Idaho Vandals football team}}

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;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)

|stats=

;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

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• PSU – Lamont Wade – 4 tackles

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{{see also|2019 Buffalo Bulls football team}}

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;First quarter

• PSU – Jahan Dotson, 28-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 8:50 (PSU 7–0)

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• 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)

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• UB – Matt Myers – 16/31, 245 yards, TD, INT
• PSU – Sean Clifford – 16/22, 279 yards, 4 TD

;Top rushers

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• 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
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{{Clear}}

{{see also|2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry}}

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• UP – Vincent Davis, 3-yard TD run, Kessman kick good, 2:08 (UP 10–7)
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• PSU – Noah Cain, 13-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 5:50 (PSU 17–10)

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No scoring

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• PSU – Sean Clifford – 14/30, 222 yards

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{{see also|2019 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland–Penn State football rivalry}}

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|stadium=Maryland Stadium, College Park, MD

|attendance=53,228

|weather={{convert|76|°F|°C}}; clear

|referee=Daniel Capron

|TV=FS1

|TVAnnouncers=Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey

|reference=[https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=401112204 ESPN Box Score], [https://gopsusports.com/boxscore.aspx?id=13062&path=football GoPSUsports.com]

|scoring=

;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)

|stats=

;Top passers

• PSU – Sean Clifford – 26/31, 398 yards, 3 TD, INT
• UM – Josh Jackson – 10/21, 65 yards, 2 INT

;Top rushers

• PSU – Sean Clifford – 7 carries, 54 yards, TD
• UM – Anthony McFarland Jr. – 9 carries, 24 yards

;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)

}}

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2019 Purdue Boilermakers football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn State Nittany Lions|border=0}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Purdue vs. Penn State – Game summary

|date=October 5

|time=12:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Purdue

|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=0

|home=No. 12 Penn State

|H1=21|H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=7

|stadium=Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

|attendance=106,536

|weather={{convert|54|°F|°C}}; mostly sunny

|referee=Jeff Servinski

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Allison Williams

|reference=[https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=401112260 ESPN Box Score], [https://gopsusports.com/boxscore.aspx?id=13063&path=football GoPSUsports.com]

|scoring=

;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)

|stats=

;Top passers

• PU – Jack Plummer – 13/27, 119 yards, TD
• PSU – Sean Clifford – 20/29, 264 yards, 3 TD, INT

;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

}}

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Penn State Nittany Lions}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Penn State at Iowa – Game summary

|date=October 12

|time=7:30 p.m. EDT

|road=No. 10 Penn State

|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=3 |R4=7

|home=No. 17 Iowa

|H1=3 |H2=3 |H3=0 |H4=6

|stadium=Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA

|attendance=69,034

|weather={{convert|52|°F|°C}}; mostly cloudy, windy

|referee=John O'Neill

|TV=ABC

|TVAnnouncers=Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe

|reference=[https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=401112195 ESPN Box Score], [https://gopsusports.com/boxscore.aspx?id=13064&path=football GoPSUsports.com]

|scoring=

;First quarter

• UI – Keith Duncan, 47-yard field goal, 2:12 (UI 3–0)

;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)

|stats=

;Top passers

• PSU – Sean Clifford – 12/24, 117 yards, TD
• UI – Nate Stanley – 25/43, 286 yards, TD, INT

;Top rushers

• PSU – Noah Cain – 22 carries, 102 yards, TD
• UI – Tyler Goodson – 8 carries, 35 yards

;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

}}

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2019 Michigan Wolverines football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn State Nittany Lions|border=0}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Michigan vs. Penn State – Game summary

|date=October 19

|time=7:30 p.m. EDT

|road= No. 16 Michigan

|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=7 |R4=7

|home= No. 7 Penn State

|H1=7 |H2=14 |H3=0 |H4=7

|stadium=Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

|attendance=110,669

|weather={{convert|54|°F|°C}}; clear, cool, crisp

|referee=Ron Snodgrass

|TV=ABC

|TVAnnouncers=Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor

|reference=[https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=401112226 ESPN Box Score], [https://gopsusports.com/boxscore.aspx?id=13065&path=football GoPSUsports.com]

|scoring=

;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)

|stats=

;Top passers

• UM – Shea Patterson – 24/41, 276 yards, 1 INT
• PSU – Sean Clifford – 14/25, 182 yards, 3 TD

;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

}}

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2019 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State–Penn State football rivalry}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Penn State Nittany Lions}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Penn State at Michigan State – Game summary

|date=October 26

|time=3:30 p.m. EDT

|road= No. 6 Penn State

|R1=7 |R2=14 |R3=7 |R4=0

|home=Michigan State

|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=7 |H4=0

|stadium=Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI

|attendance=70,298

|weather={{convert|47|°F|°C}}; steady rain

|referee=Jerry McGinn

|TV=ABC

|TVAnnouncers= Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe

|reference=[https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=401112218 ESPN Box Score], [https://gopsusports.com/sports/football/stats/2019/michigan-state/boxscore/13066 GoPSUsports.com]

|scoring=

;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

|stats=

;Top passers

• PSU – Sean Clifford – 18/32, 189 yards, 4 TD, INT
• MSU – Brian Lewerke – 16/34, 165 yards, INT

;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)

}}

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2019 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Governor's Victory Bell}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Penn State Nittany Lions}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Penn State at Minnesota – Game summary

|date=November 9

|time=12:00 p.m. ET

|road= No. 5^{{small|AP}}/4^{{{small|CFP}}} Penn State

|R1=10 |R2=3 |R3=6 |R4=7

|home= No. 13^{{small|AP}}/17^{{{small|CFP}}} Minnesota

|H1=14 |H2=10 |H3=0 |H4=7

|stadium=TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

|attendance=51,883

|weather={{convert|39|°F|°C}}; mostly cloudy

|referee=Mark Kluczynski

|TV=ABC

|TVAnnouncers= Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe

|reference=[https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=401112235 ESPN Box Score], [https://gopsusports.com/sports/football/stats/2019/minnesota/boxscore/13067 GoPSUsports.com]

|scoring=

;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)

|stats=

;Top passers

• PSU – Sean Clifford – 18/43, 340 yards, TD, 3 INT
• UM – Tanner Morgan – 18/20, 339 yards, 3 TD

;Top rushers

• PSU – Journey Brown – 14 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD
• UM – Rodney Smith – 18 carries, 51 yards

;Top receivers

• PSU – K. J. Hamler – 7 receptions, 119 yards
• UM – Rashod Bateman – 7 receptions, 203 yards, TD

;Top defenders

• PSU – Micah Parsons – 11 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack
• UM – Antoine Winfield Jr. – 11 tackles, 2 INT

}}

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2019 Indiana Hoosiers football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn State Nittany Lions|border=0}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Indiana vs. Penn State – Game summary

|date=November 16

|time=12:00 p.m. ET

|road=No. 24^{{small|AP}} Indiana

|R1=14 |R2=0 |R3=3 |R4=10

|home=No. 9^{{{small|AP/CFP}}} Penn State

|H1=17 |H2=3 |H3=7 |H4=7

|stadium=Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

|attendance=106,323

|weather={{convert|35|°F|°C}}; sunny, chilly

|referee=Jeff Servinski

|TV=ABC

|TVAnnouncers= Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich

|reference=[https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=401112166 ESPN Box Score], [https://gopsusports.com/sports/football/stats/2019/indiana/boxscore/13068 GoPSUsports.com]

|scoring=

;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)

|stats=

;Top passers

• IU – Peyton Ramsey – 31/41, 371 yards, TD
• PSU – Sean Clifford – 11/23, 179 yards, TD

;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

• IU – Khalil Bryant – 10 tackles
• PSU – Tariq Castro-Fields – 8 tackles

}}

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Penn State Nittany Lions}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Penn State at Ohio State – Game summary

|date=November 23

|time=12:00 p.m. ET

|road=No. 9^AP/8^CFP Penn State

|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=17 |R4=0

|home=No. 2^AP/CFP Ohio State

|H1=7 |H2=7 |H3=7 |H4=7

|stadium=Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH

|attendance=104,355

|weather={{convert|42|°F|°C}}; mostly cloudy

|referee=Michael Cannon

|TV=FOX

|TVAnnouncers=Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft

|reference=[https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=401112256 ESPN Box Score], [https://gopsusports.com/sports/football/stats/2019/ohio-state/boxscore/13069 GoPSUsports.com]

|scoring=

;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)

|stats=

;Top passers

• PSU – Sean Clifford – 10/17, 71 yards
• OSU – Justin Fields – 16/22, 188 yards, 2 TD

;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

}}

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn State Nittany Lions|border=0}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Rutgers vs. Penn State – Game summary

|date=November 30

|time=3:30 p.m. ET

|road=Rutgers

|R1=3 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=3

|home=No. 12^{{small|AP}}/10^{{{small|CFP}}} Penn State

|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=6 |H4=14

|stadium=Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

|attendance=98,895

|weather={{convert|37|°F|°C}}; partly cloudy

|referee=Jerry McGinn

|TV=BTN

|TVAnnouncers=Brandon Gaudin, James Laurinaitis, Elise Menaker

|reference=[https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=401112261 ESPN Box Score], [https://gopsusports.com/sports/football/stats/2019/rutgers/boxscore/13070 GoPSUsports.com]

|scoring=

;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 27–6)

|stats=

;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

}}

{{Clear}}

{{see also|2019 Memphis Tigers football team|2019 Cotton Bowl Classic}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn State Nittany Lions|border=0}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Memphis vs. Penn State – Game summary

|date=December 28

|time=12:00 p.m. ET

|road=No. 15^{{small|AP}}/17^{{{small|CFP}}} Memphis

|R1=13 |R2=10 |R3=13 |R4=3

|home=No. 13^{{small|AP}}/10^{{{small|CFP}}} Penn State

|H1=7 |H2=28 |H3=10 |H4=8

|stadium=AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

|attendance=54,828

|weather=indoors, roof closed

|referee=Jeff Flanagan

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Olivia Dekker

|reference=[https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=401135277 ESPN Box Score], [https://gopsusports.com/sports/football/stats/2019/memphis/boxscore/14384 GoPSUsports.com]

|scoring=

;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)

|stats=

;Top passers

• UM – Brady White – 32/51, 454 yards, 2 INT
• PSU – Sean Clifford – 11/20, 133 yards, TD, INT

;Top rushers

• UM – Patrick Taylor – 8 carries, 50 yards, TD
• PSU – Journey Brown – 16 carries, 202 yards, 2 TD

;Top receivers

• UM – Damonte Coxie – 8 receptions, 132 yards
• PSU – K. J. Hamler – 2 receptions, 46 yards

;Top defenders

• UM – Sanchez Blake – 13 tackles
• PSU – Micah Parsons – 14 tackles, 3 TFL (tackles-for-loss), 2 sacks

}}

{{Clear}}

{{Further|2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings}}

{{NCAA Division I FBS CFP ranking movements

| year = {{2019}}

| finalpollweek = 16

| cfpfirstweek = 10

| AP_pre = 15

| coaches_pre = 14

| AP_1 = 15

| coaches_1 = 14

| AP_2 = 13

| coaches_2 = 11

| AP_3 = 13-T

| coaches_3 = 12

| AP_4 = 12

| coaches_4 = 11

| AP_5 = 12

| coaches_5 = 11

| AP_6 = 10

| coaches_6 = 9

| AP_7 = 7

| coaches_7 = 7

| AP_8 = 6

| coaches_8 = 6

| AP_9 = 5

| coaches_9 = 5

| AP_10 = 5

| coaches_10 = 5

| cfp_10 = 4

| AP_11 = 9

| coaches_11 = 11

| cfp_11 = 9

| AP_12 = 9

| coaches_12 = 9

| cfp_12 = 8

| AP_13 = 12

| coaches_13 = 12

| cfp_13 = 10

| AP_14 = 12

| coaches_14 = 11

| cfp_14 = 10

| AP_15 = 13

| coaches_15 = 12

| cfp_15 = 10

| AP_16 = 9

| coaches_16 = 9

}}

Source:{{cite web |url=https://gopsusports.com/roster.aspx?path=football |title=2019 Spring Football Roster |website=GoPSUSports.com |access-date=March 31, 2019}}

{{see also|2020 NFL draft}}

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