Penn State 16, Wisconsin 10 (Final) · Game tracker

FinalSep 4, 2021 · Camp Randall Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Penn State	0	0	7	9	16
Wisconsin	0	0	7	3	10

Game flow

Penn State won by 6 · 5 scores

Lead changes

2 times tied

WISC biggest lead

Q4 13:36

PSU biggest lead

Q3 12:08

Time in front

WISC 4% · PSU 22%

tied 74% · 2:10 vs 13:24 of game clock

The lead after every score: above the line Wisconsin is ahead, below it Penn State. Each dot is a score in the scoring team's colour; hover one.

Scoring summary

3rd quarter

12:08

TD Jahan Dotson 49 Yd pass from Sean Clifford (Jordan Stout Kick)4 plays, 86 yds, 0:55 · from PSU 14

PSU 7–0 WISC

8:01

TD Chez Mellusi 3 Yd Run (Collin Larsh Kick)10 plays, 75 yds, 4:07 · from WIS 25

PSU 7–7 WISC

4th quarter

13:36

FG Collin Larsh 43 Yd Field Goal 10 plays, 55 yds, 4:20 · from WIS 20

PSU 7–10 WISC

11:26

FG Jordan Stout 24 Yd Field Goal 8 plays, 61 yds, 2:10 · from PSU 32

PSU 10–10 WISC

9:17

TD Noah Cain 2 Yd Run (Jordan Stout PAT failed)5 plays, 68 yds, 1:13 · from PSU 32

PSU 16–10 WISC

Drives

WISC 2/13 scoredPSU 3/12 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	15:00	PSU	PSU 25	3	-3	1:36	Punt
Q1	13:24	WISC	WIS 23	6	9	3:13	Punt
Q1	10:11	PSU	PSU 35	7	31	1:45	Downs
Q1	8:26	WISC	WIS 34	3	7	1:29	Punt
Q1	6:57	PSU	PSU 20	3	1	1:20	Punt
Q1	5:37	WISC	WIS 47	15	46	7:16	Missed FG
Q2	13:21	PSU	PSU 20	3	1	1:23	Punt
Q2	11:58	WISC	WIS 25	12	62	6:59	Fumble
Q2	4:59	PSU	PSU 13	3	-1	1:22	Punt
Q2	3:37	WISC	WIS 26	5	11	1:56	Punt
Q2	1:41	PSU	PSU 15	3	9	0:45	Punt
Q2	0:56	WISC	WIS 31	3	6	0:56	End of Half

Win probability

Penn State 100% · pregame line Wisconsin −5.5 (closing line)

The pregame line (TDC's for this week's games, the closing betting line for past ones), blended with the score, clock and field position (calibrated on every 2024–25 FBS play). Gold dots mark the biggest swings; hover one.

Box score

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Sean Clifford	18/33	247	7.5	1	0	73.5

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Noah Cain	8	48	6.0	1	34
Sean Clifford	6	5	0.8	0	7
Devyn Ford	1	1	1.0	0	1
Keyvone Lee	3	-4	-1.3	0	2

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jahan Dotson	5	102	20.4	1	49
KeAndre Lambert-Smith	4	71	17.8	0	52
Parker Washington	4	47	11.8	0	24
Noah Cain	5	27	5.4	0	16

Interceptions	INT	YDS	TD
Jaquan Brisker	1	41	0
Ji'Ayir Brown	1	6	0

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jordan Stout	1/2	50.0	24	1/2	4

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jordan Stout	7	377	53.9	1	1	76

Biggest plays

WISC +32% Q4 11:26 Jordan Stout kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

PSU +31% Q4 2:11 Noah Cain run for a loss of 1 yard to the PnSt 42

WISC +28% Q3 8:01 Chez Mellusi run for 3 yds for a TD, (Collin Larsh KICK)

PSU +26% Q3 12:08 Sean Clifford pass complete to Jahan Dotson for 49 yds for a TD, (Jordan Stout KICK)

PSU +22% Q4 9:17 Noah Cain run for 2 yds for a TD, (Jordan Stout PAT MISSED)

Team stats

Stat	PSU	WISC
1st Downs	11	29
3rd down efficiency	3-13	7-22
4th down efficiency	0-1	2-3
Total Yards	297	365
Passing	247	185
Comp/Att	18/33	22/37
Yards per pass	7.5	5.0
Rushing	50	180
Rushing Attempts	18	58
Yards per rush	2.8	3.1
Penalties	7-79	7-42
Turnovers	0	3
Fumbles lost	0	1
Interceptions thrown	0	2
Possession	17:09	42:51

Play by play

Q4 0:00 End of 4th Quarter

Q4 0:00 3rd & 17 at PSU 32 Graham Mertz pass intercepted Ji'Ayir Brown return for 6 yds to the PnSt 14

Q4 0:10 2nd & 10 at PSU 32 Graham Mertz sacked by Arnold Ebiketie for a loss of 7 yards to the PnSt 32 WISCONSIN Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Graham Mertz) to the PnSt 32

Q4 0:26 1st & 10 at PSU 25 Graham Mertz pass incomplete to Chimere Dike

Q4 0:38 2nd & 2 at PSU 32 Graham Mertz pass complete to Jake Ferguson for 7 yds to the PnSt 25 for a 1ST down

Q4 0:50 1st & 10 at PSU 40 Graham Mertz pass complete to Jake Ferguson for 8 yds to the PnSt 32

Q4 1:07 1st & 10 at WIS 18 Graham Mertz pass complete to Danny Davis III for 16 yds to the Wisc 34 for a 1ST down

Q4 1:11 4th & 11 at PSU 42 Jordan Stout punt for 40 yds , Jack Dunn returns for no gain to the Wisc 18

Q4 1:18 4th & 6 at PSU 47 PENN ST Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the PnSt 42

Q4 1:55 3rd & 10 at PSU 43 Noah Cain run for 4 yds to the PnSt 47

Q4 2:04 2nd & 11 at PSU 42 Sean Clifford pass complete to Noah Cain for 1 yd to the PnSt 43

Q4 2:11 1st & 10 at PSU 43 Noah Cain run for a loss of 1 yard to the PnSt 42

Q4 2:16 4th & Goal at PSU 8 Graham Mertz pass intercepted Jaquan Brisker return for 41 yds to the PnSt 43

Q4 2:26 3rd & Goal at PSU 8 Graham Mertz pass incomplete to Jack Dunn

Q4 2:32 2nd & Goal at PSU 7 Isaac Guerendo run for a loss of 1 yard to the PnSt 8

Q4 2:38 1st & Goal at PSU 1 Graham Mertz run for a loss of 6 yards to the PnSt 7 Graham Mertz fumbled, recovered by Wisc Isaac Guerendo

Q4 3:08 3rd & 7 at PSU 9 Graham Mertz pass complete to Danny Davis III for 8 yds to the PnSt 1 for a 1ST down

Q4 3:14 2nd & 7 at PSU 9 Graham Mertz pass incomplete

Q4 3:32 1st & 10 at PSU 12 Isaac Guerendo run for 3 yds to the PnSt 9

Q4 4:14 3rd & 1 at PSU 14 Graham Mertz run for 2 yds to the PnSt 12 for a 1ST down

Q4 4:28 2nd & 8 at PSU 21 Isaac Guerendo run for 7 yds to the PnSt 14

Q4 5:03 1st & 10 at PSU 23 Isaac Guerendo run for 2 yds to the PnSt 21

Q4 5:40 3rd & 6 at PSU 38 Graham Mertz run for 4 yds to the PnSt 38 for a 1ST down PENN ST Penalty, Personal Foul (Ellis Brooks) to the PnSt 23 for a 1ST down

Q4 6:22 2nd & 8 at PSU 44 Graham Mertz pass complete to Chez Mellusi for 2 yds to the PnSt 42

Q4 7:00 1st & 10 at PSU 46 Chez Mellusi run for 2 yds to the PnSt 44