FINAL SCORE
SMU Mustangs at Penn State Nittany Lions game details
Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET
Beaver Stadium · Attendance 106,013
Put the final score in perspective.
Penn State finished 28 points ahead. The teams combined for 48 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was SMU 0, Penn State 28. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Penn State outscored its opponent in 2 and SMU in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 SMU | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
 Penn State | 7 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 21 | 18 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 3-14 | 6-13 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-3 | 0-2 |
| Total Yards | 253 | 325 |
| Passing | 195 | 136 |
| Comp/Att | 20/37 | 14/25 |
| Yards per pass | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Rushing | 58 | 189 |
| Rushing Attempts | 36 | 40 |
| Yards per rush | 1.6 | 4.7 |
| Penalties | 7-61 | 6-65 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 3 | 1 |
| Possession | 28:48 | 31:12 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
SMU Mustangs
passing
| Kevin Jennings | 20/36 | 195 | 5.4 | 1 | 3 | 13.4 |
| Keldric Luster | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
rushing
| Brashard Smith | 18 | 62 | 3.4 | 0 | 16 |
| LJ Johnson Jr. | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Derrick McFall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Key'Shawn Smith | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roderick Daniels Jr. | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Jennings | 8 | -25 | -3.1 | 0 | 6 |
receiving
| Roderick Daniels Jr. | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 1 | 28 |
| Jordan Hudson | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Matt Hibner | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Brashard Smith | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Key'Shawn Smith | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Moochie Dixon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Stone Eby | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| LJ Johnson Jr. | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Romello Brinson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
defensive
| Ahmad Walker | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kobe Wilson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Kilgore | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan McGill | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Miyazono | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Nwokobia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Roberts | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jared Harrison-Hunte | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jahfari Harvey | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deuce Harmon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Crossley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmaad Moses | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tank Booker | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jefferson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Sanders Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kori Roberson Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brashard Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaelyn Davis-Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sandjo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Booker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davaughn Celestine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Brashard Smith | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 41 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Roderick Daniels Jr. | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
kicking
| Collin Rogers | 1/2 | 50.0 | 28 | 1/1 | 4 |
punting
| Isaac Pearson | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Penn State Nittany Lions
passing
| Drew Allar | 13/22 | 127 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 |
| Ethan Grunkemeyer | 1/2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Tyler Warren | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
rushing
| Nicholas Singleton | 14 | 90 | 6.4 | 1 | 18 |
| Kaytron Allen | 11 | 70 | 6.4 | 2 | 25 |
| Drew Allar | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 13 |
| Quinton Martin Jr. | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Tyler Warren | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Corey Smith | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 |
receiving
| Harrison Wallace III | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Tyler Warren | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Kaytron Allen | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Khalil Dinkins | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Liam Clifford | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Nicholas Singleton | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
defensive
| Kobe King | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zakee Wheatley | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Coziah Izzard | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic DeLuca | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jaylen Reed | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zion Tracy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Kimber | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dani Dennis-Sutton | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Abdul Carter | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dvon J-Thomas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zane Durant | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Rojas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Tyler Elsdon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Miller | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Audavion Collins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amin Vanover | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliot Washington II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Nwosu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolin Dinkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith Vilbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Antoine Belgrave-Shorter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dejuan Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Dominic DeLuca | 2 | 37 | 1 |
| Tony Rojas | 1 | 59 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Nicholas Singleton | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Kaytron Allen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Zion Tracy | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
kicking
| Ryan Barker | 1/1 | 100.0 | 40 | 5/5 | 8 |
punting
| Riley Thompson | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 6:08 | Dominic DeLuca 23 Yd Interception Return (Ryan Barker Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 13:09 | Tony Rojas 59 Yd Interception Return (Ryan Barker Kick) | 0 – 14 |
| 2 | 5:00 | Kaytron Allen 25 Yd Run (Ryan Barker Kick) | 0 – 21 |
| 2 | 1:03 | Nicholas Singleton 1 Yd Run (Ryan Barker Kick) | 0 – 28 |
| 3 | 10:59 | Collin Rogers 28 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 28 |
| 3 | 8:13 | Ryan Barker 40 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 31 |
| 4 | 12:56 | Kaytron Allen 4 Yd Run (Ryan Barker Kick) | 3 – 38 |
| 4 | 7:31 | Roderick Daniels Jr. 28 Yd pass from Kevin Jennings (Collin Rogers Kick) | 10 – 38 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 5:28 PM UTCData methodology