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FINAL Saturday, September 13, 2025

Villanova WildcatsVillanova vs Penn State Nittany LionsPenn State

6 - 52
Beaver Stadium

Scoring by quarter

Villanova vs Penn State scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
Villanova 0006 6
Penn State 7141021 52
Villanova vs Penn State scoring by quarter
Villanova Qtr Penn State
0Q17
0Q214
0Q310
6Q421
6Final52

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q1 8:48 Touchdown Penn State Nicholas Singleton Nicholas Singleton run for 4 yds for a TD (Ryan Barker KICK) 0-7
Q2 14:22 Field goal Penn State Ryan Barker Ryan Barker 45 Yd Field Goal 0-10
Q3 10:02 Field goal Penn State Ryan Barker Ryan Barker 42 yd FG GOOD 0-24
Q3 3:36 Touchdown Penn State Nicholas Singleton Nicholas Singleton run for 3 yds for a TD (Ryan Barker KICK) 0-31
Q4 10:43 Touchdown Penn State Kaytron Allen Kaytron Allen run for 18 yds for a TD (Ryan Barker KICK) 0-38
Q4 7:05 Touchdown Penn State Joey Schlaffer Ethan Grunkemeyer pass complete to Joey Schlaffer for 19 yds for a TD (Ryan Barker KICK) 0-45
Q4 6:24 Touchdown Penn State Jahmir Joseph Jahmir Joseph 49 Yd Interception Return (Ryan Barker Kick) 0-52
Q4 0:00 Touchdown Villanova Tanner Maddocks pass complete to Brandon Binkowski for 8 yds for a TD 6-52

Rivalry highlights

Series record
3-7
Villanova first, 11 meetings since 1902
Series leader
Penn State
Penn State lead 3-7 in 11 meetings since 1902
Widest recent margin
46 points
Villanova 6-52 Penn State, 2025
Tightest recent margin
6 points
Penn State 14-20 Villanova, 1951
Highest recent total
58 points
Villanova 6-52 Penn State, 2025

Head to head

Full rivalry page
Villanova 3 11 meetings since 1902 7 Penn State

Penn State lead 3-7 in 11 meetings since 1902 Series leader: Penn State.

Team stats, this game

VillanovaPenn State
180Total yards465
96Passing yards228
84Rushing yards237
2Turnovers1
0Sacks3
11First downs28
29Penalty yards25

Villanova vs Penn State player stats

Passing

Villanovapassing
VillanovaC/ATTYDSTDINT
Tanner Maddocks6/126911
Pat McQuaide7/152701
Penn Statepassing
Penn StateC/ATTYDSTDINT
Drew Allar16/2920911
Ethan Grunkemeyer1/21910

Rushing

Villanovarushing
VillanovaCARYDSTDLONG
David Avit1053027
Ja'briel Mace320012
Isaiah Ragland10907
Isaiah Wright5605
Tanner Maddocks5306
Pat McQuaide2-700
Penn Staterushing
Penn StateCARYDSTDLONG
Kaytron Allen1086118
Nicholas Singleton2084214
Trebor Pena433011
Drew Allar218016
Tyseer Denmark112012
Cam Wallace1404

Receiving

Villanovareceiving
VillanovaRECYDSTDLONG
Braden Reed241033
Brandon Binkowski219111
David Avit21207
Antonio Johnson1707
Lucas Kopecky1707
Ralee Stephens1606
Luke Colella1303
Ja'briel Mace2308
Isaiah Ragland1-200
Penn Statereceiving
Penn StateRECYDSTDLONG
Luke Reynolds473022
Trebor Pena460123
Kyron Ware-Hudson330013
Joey Schlaffer119119
Devonte Ross112012
Liam Clifford111011
Andrew Rappleyea111011
Nicholas Singleton1707
Drew Allar1505

Defense

Villanovadefense
VillanovaTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Shane Hartzell95000
Christian Sapp66000
Turner Inge53000
Kaleb Moody42000
Ayden Howard31000
Jordan Adderley31000
Jason Hall33000
Nigel McSween33000
Anthony Hawkins33000
Damill Bostic Jr.33000
Obinna Nwobodo21000
JR Strauss21000
Penn Statedefense
Penn StateTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Amare Campbell77130
Tony Rojas53220
Dejuan Lane55010
King Mack44000
Dominic DeLuca44000
Daryus Dixson3100.50
Alex Tatsch33010
Zakee Wheatley21000
Zuriah Fisher21000
Audavion Collins22000
Vaboue Toure21000
Anthony Speca20000

Kicking

Villanovakicking
VillanovaFGLONGXPPTS
Jack Barnum0/100/00
Penn Statekicking
Penn StateFGLONGXPPTS
Ryan Barker3/3455/514

Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.

Villanova: last 15 games before this one

11-4 in the last 15 · 23.1 scored · 18.5 allowed
WON 24-17 scored 24 · allowed 17 See game WON 28-3 scored 28 · allowed 3 See game WON 14-13 scored 14 · allowed 13 See game LOST 20-38 scored 20 · allowed 38 See game WON 24-10 scored 24 · allowed 10 See game WON 42-24 scored 42 · allowed 24 See game LOST 7-35 scored 7 · allowed 35 See game WON 14-6 scored 14 · allowed 6 See game WON 20-14 scored 20 · allowed 14 See game WON 31-3 scored 31 · allowed 3 See game LOST 33-40 scored 33 · allowed 40 See game WON 38-28 scored 38 · allowed 28 See game WON 22-17 scored 22 · allowed 17 See game LOST 6-13 scored 6 · allowed 13 See game WON 24-17 scored 24 · allowed 17 See game

Penn State: last 15 games before this one

12-3 in the last 15 · 32.4 scored · 15.7 allowed
WON 21-7 scored 21 · allowed 7 See game WON 27-11 scored 27 · allowed 11 See game WON 33-30 scored 33 · allowed 30 See game WON 28-13 scored 28 · allowed 13 See game LOST 13-20 scored 13 · allowed 20 See game WON 35-6 scored 35 · allowed 6 See game WON 49-10 scored 49 · allowed 10 See game WON 26-25 scored 26 · allowed 25 See game WON 44-7 scored 44 · allowed 7 See game LOST 37-45 scored 37 · allowed 45 See game WON 38-10 scored 38 · allowed 10 See game WON 31-14 scored 31 · allowed 14 See game LOST 24-27 scored 24 · allowed 27 See game WON 46-11 scored 46 · allowed 11 See game WON 34-0 scored 34 · allowed 0 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
Villanova Split Penn State
1-02025 record entering2-0
24Points for80
17Points against11
W1FormW2

Recent meetings

2025
Villanova 6 : 52 Penn State
2021
Villanova 17 : 38 Penn State
1951
Penn State 14 : 20 Villanova
1949
Villanova 27 : 6 Penn State
1936
Villanova 13 : 0 Penn State
1935
Villanova 13 : 27 Penn State
Villanova · QB Pat McQuaide
Pass yards
1335
Pass TD
7
Comp-Att
101-159
INT
6
Mace rush
389 yds
Reed rec
345 yds
Penn State · QB Rocco Becht
Pass yards
1108
Pass TD
10
Comp-Att
83-134
INT
3
Peoples rush
212 yds
Howard rec
344 yds
Villanova WildcatsVillanova2025 roster
Penn State Nittany LionsPenn State2025 roster
2 Bekkem Kritza QB 14 Jaxon Smolik QB 15 Drew Allar QB 17 Ethan Grunkemeyer QB 19 Jack Lambert QB 10 Nicholas Singleton RB 13 Kaytron Allen RB 20 Corey Smith RB 21 Jabree Coleman RB 23 Tikey Hayes RB 25 Quinton Martin Jr. RB 26 Cam Wallace RB 30 Amiel Davis RB 34 Tyler Holzworth RB 0 Aaron Enterline WR 2 Liam Clifford WR 5 Devonte Ross WR 6 Koby Howard WR 7 Kaden Saunders WR 7 Josiah Brown WR 7 Peter Gonzalez WR 8 Trebor Pena WR 10 Anthony Ivey WR 11 Kyron Hudson WR 11 Lyrick Samuel WR 13 Matthew Outten WR 19 Tyseer Denmark WR 20 Jeff Exinor Jr. WR 31 Logan Cunningham WR 82 Ethan Black WR 16 Khalil Dinkins TE 18 Joey Schlaffer TE 19 Andrew Olesh TE 44 Matt Henderson TE 83 Brian Kortovich TE 85 Luke Reynolds TE 87 Andrew Rappleyea TE 89 Finn Furmanek TE 50 Cooper Cousins OL 52 Dominic Rulli OL 53 Nick Dawkins OL 53 Alex Birchmeier OL 54 Michael Troutman III OL 55 Chimdy Onoh OL 58 Ian Harvie OL 60 Brady O'Hara OL 61 Liam Horan OL 64 Eagan Boyer OL 65 Jim Fitzgerald OL 66 Drew Shelton OL 67 TJ Shanahan Jr. OL 67 Henry Boehme OL 68 Anthony Donkoh OL 71 Olaivavega Ioane OL 71 Garrett Sexton OL 72 Nolan Rucci OL 74 J'ven Williams OL 75 Matt Detisch OL 76 Mason Carlan OL 77 Owen Aliciene OL 78 Malachi Goodman OL 79 Donnie Harbour OL 2 Xavier Gilliam DL 11 Jaylen Harvey DL 34 Cortez Harris DL 36 Randy Adirika DL 37 Mylachi Williams DL 56 Daniel Jennings DL 58 Kaleb Artis DL 11 LaVar Arrington II DE 18 Zuriah Fisher DE 18 Max Granville DE 19 Yvan Kemajou DE 19 Chaz Coleman DE 33 Dani Dennis-Sutton DE 42 Mason Robinson DE 43 Dayshaun Burnett DE 47 Aidan Probst DE 88 Sam Siafa DE 93 Bobby Mears DE 95 Jordan Mayer DE 28 Zane Durant DT 39 Ty Blanding DT 45 Enai White DT 50 Alonzo Ford Jr. DT 73 Caleb Brewer DT 90 Liam Andrews DT 91 Owen Wafle DT 94 De'Andre Cook DT 0 Dominic DeLuca LB 0 Amare Campbell LB 13 Tony Rojas LB 13 Kari Jackson LB 13 Braswell Thomas LB 16 Anthony Speca LB 19 Da'Karri Nelson LB 25 Alex Tatsch LB 26 Cam Smith LB 33 Keon Wylie LB 45 Jackson Pryts LB 4 A.J. Harris DB 7 Lamont Payne DB 10 Dejuan Lane DB 35 Antoine Belgrave-Shorter DB 2 Audavion Collins CB 3 Elliot Washington II CB 5 Daryus Dixson CB 7 Zion Tracy CB 12 Xxavier Thomas CB 15 Joshua Johnson CB 16 Donte Nastasi CB 22 Kenny Woseley Jr. CB 23 Jahmir Joseph CB 35 Tyler Armstead CB 4 King Mack S 6 Zakee Wheatley S 18 Kolin Dinkins S 21 Vaboue Toure S 28 Karson Kiesewetter S 39 Jashaun Green S 94 Ryan Barker PK 98 Matthew Parker PK 95 Riley Thompson P 99 Gabriel Nwosu P 35 Blaise Sokach-Minnick LS 48 Tyler Duzansky LS 92 Andrew Dufault LS
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

0% VILL
100% PSU

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

Villanova

DateOppResult
09-26 vsCOLG L 21-28
09-19 atLON W 20-16
09-11 atLOU L 13-59
09-05 atBUCK W 17-16
08-28 vsW&M L 32-35

Penn State

DateOppResult
10-02 atNU L 13-34
09-26 vsWIS L 20-24
09-19 vsBUF W 55-13
09-12 atTEM W 27-9
09-05 vsMRSH W 45-0

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

FBS Independents

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Lake Forest 400 1.00025647
Notre Dame 500 1.00020659
Merchant Marine 300 1.00014847
Wabash 400 1.00012834
Franklin & Marshall 300 1.00010732
Trinity (CT) 200 1.0007714
Wesleyan (CT) 200 1.0007720
Dayton 300 1.0009041
Hardin Simmons 200 1.0007244
Amherst 200 1.0006235
Williams 200 1.0003614
Montana 410 .800187119
Colgate 410 .80011765
Richmond 410 .800100138
Newberry 310 .75010560
MIT 210 .66711826
Millsaps 210 .66712056
Washington & Jefferson 210 .6678833
Dickinson 210 .6678163
Hampden Sydney 210 .6679489
Coast Guard 220 .500150142
Tufts 110 .5004970
UConn 230 .400180131
Villanova 230 .400103154
West Virginia Wesleyan 230 .40094157
William & Mary 230 .400111205
Centre 120 .3335933
Simpson (IA) 120 .3339494
Erskine 120 .3337578
Coe 120 .3336273
Carnegie Mellon 120 .3335568
Sewanee 120 .3337596
Maryville (TN) 130 .25092128
Beloit 130 .2502178
Lafayette 130 .25084143
Duquesne 130 .25073152
Cornell (IA) 130 .25037117
Tennessee State 130 .25059145
Knox 130 .25035146
Fordham 140 .20089165
Bucknell 140 .20051134
Holy Cross 140 .20093183
Maine 140 .20071161
Florida A&M 140 .20087184
Alameda Coast Guard 000 .00000
Amarillo Field 000 .00000
Birmingham-Southern 000 .00000
Boston University 000 .00000
Camp Grant 000 .00000
Carlisle 000 .00000
Colorado College 000 .00000
Cumberland (TN) 000 .00000
Del Monte Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Detroit Mercy 000 .00000
Drury 000 .00000
Fort Benning 000 .00000
Fort Riley 000 .00000
Fort Warren 000 .00000
Georgia Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Gonzaga 000 .00000
Great Lakes Navy 000 .00000
Haskell 000 .00000
Iowa Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Jacksonville Naval Air Station 000 .00000
Lombard 000 .00000
Loyola (LA) 000 .00000
Loyola Marymount 000 .00000
Lubbock Field 000 .00000
Manhattan 000 .00000
March Field 000 .00000
Mare Island Marines 000 .00000
Marquette 000 .00000
Mississippi College 000 .00000
Nashville 000 .00000
New York University 000 .00000
Norman Naval Air Station 000 .00000
North Carolina Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Oglethorpe 000 .00000
Phillips 000 .00000
Portland 000 .00000
Quantico Marines 000 .00000
Randolph Field 000 .00000
Regis (CO) 000 .00000
Saint Mary's (CA) 000 .00000
Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight 000 .00000
San Francisco 000 .00000
Santa Clara 000 .00000
Second Air Force 000 .00000
Spring Hill 000 .00000
Swarthmore 000 .00000
Tampa 000 .00000
Tennessee Medical College 000 .00000
Union (NY) 000 .00000
Vermont 000 .00000
Whitman 000 .00000
Wichita State 000 .00000
Xavier 000 .00000
Southwestern U 030 .0006486
Bowdoin 020 .000733
Hamilton 020 .0004980
Colby 020 .0002153
Georgetown 030 .0005289
Bates 020 .0001467
Lawrence 030 .00028110
Centenary (LA) 030 .00021117
Rhodes 030 .00020134

Big Ten

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Indiana 500 1.00022154
Nebraska 500 1.00021871
UCLA 400 1.00017975
USC 510 .833224153
Ohio State 410 .80021163
Iowa 410 .80014563
Wisconsin 410 .80015883
Minnesota 410 .80016090
Oregon 310 .75019093
Northwestern 310 .75013267
Penn State 320 .60016080
Washington 320 .60013392
Michigan 320 .60011579
Illinois 230 .400153130
Maryland 230 .400152151
Purdue 230 .400152175
Michigan State 230 .40091116
Rutgers 140 .200150161

Records computed from completed games this season

Villanova vs Penn State: result and recap

Villanova Wildcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions finished 6 - 52 on September 13, 2025. This Big Ten game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Villanova and Penn State team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Big Ten rivalry pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score of Villanova vs Penn State?

Villanova Wildcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions finished 6 - 52. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led Villanova vs Penn State in passing, rushing and receiving?

Drew Allar (Penn State) led passers with 209 yards. Kaytron Allen (Penn State) led rushers with 86 yards. Luke Reynolds (Penn State) led receivers with 73 yards on 4 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did Villanova play Penn State?

This Villanova vs Penn State game was played on September 13, 2025 at Beaver Stadium.