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    2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football
    ConferenceBig Ten Conference
    Head coach
    Offensive coordinatorAndy Kotelnicki (2nd season)
    Co-offensive coordinatorTy Howle (3rd season)
    Defensive coordinatorJim Knowles (1st season)
    Co-defensive coordinatorAnthony Poindexter (5th season)
    Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
    Seasons
    ← 2024
    2026 →
    2025 Big Ten Conference football standings
    Conf. Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    Illinois   0 – 0     0 – 0  
    Indiana   0 – 0     0 – 0  
    Iowa   0 – 0     0 – 0  
    Maryland   0 – 0     0 – 0  
    Michigan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
    Michigan State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
    Minnesota   0 – 0     0 – 0  
    Nebraska   0 – 0     0 – 0  
    Northwestern   0 – 0     0 – 0  
    Ohio State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
    Oregon   0 – 0     0 – 0  
    Penn State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
    Purdue   0 – 0     0 – 0  
    Rutgers   0 – 0     0 – 0  
    UCLA   0 – 0     0 – 0  
    USC   0 – 0     0 – 0  
    Washington   0 – 0     0 – 0  
    Wisconsin   0 – 0     0 – 0  
    Championship: December 6, 2025
    • $ – Conference champion
    • y – Championship game participant
    As of April 21, 2025
    Rankings from CFP Rankings

    The 2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team will represent Pennsylvania State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is expected to be led by head coach James Franklin in his 12th year. They will play their home games at Beaver Stadium located in State College, Pennsylvania.

    Offseason

    Transfers

    Outgoing

    Player Position Destination
    Cam Miller CB Rutgers
    Harrison Wallace III WR Ole Miss
    Omari Evans WR Washington
    Tyrece Mills S UConn
    Tyler Johnson WR East Carolina
    Mehki Flowers S Akron
    Beau Pribula QB Missouri
    T.A. Cunningham DL Garden City CC
    Jerry Cross TE Memphis
    Jason Estrella WR Unknown
    Feyisayo Oluleye WR Unknown

    Incoming

    Player Position Former Team
    King Mack S Alabama
    Owen Wafle EDGE Michigan
    Devonte Ross WR Troy
    Enai White EDGE Texas A&M
    TJ Shanahan Jr. IOL Texas A&M
    Kyron Hudson WR USC

    [1][2]

    Schedule

    DateOpponentSiteResult
    August 30Nevada*
    September 6FIU*
    • Beaver Stadium
    • University Park, PA
    September 13Villanova*
    • Beaver Stadium
    • University Park, PA
    September 27Oregon
    • Beaver Stadium
    • University Park, PA
    October 4at UCLA
    October 11Northwestern
    • Beaver Stadium
    • University Park, PA
    October 18at Iowa
    November 1at Ohio State
    November 8Indiana
    • Beaver Stadium
    • University Park, PA
    November 15at Michigan State
    November 22Nebraska
    • Beaver Stadium
    • University Park, PA
    November 29at Rutgers
    • *Non-conference game

    [3][4]

    Rankings

    Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112131415Final
    AP
    Coaches
    CFPNot releasedNot released

    Game summaries

    vs Nevada

    See also: 2025 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
    Pregame line Over/under
    Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) vs Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) – Game summary
    Quarter 1 2 34Total
    Wolf Pack - - --0
    Nittany Lions - - --0

    at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania

    • Date: August 30

    Roster

    2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 2 Liam Clifford  Sr
    WR 3 Koby Howard Fr
    WR 4 Tyseer Denmark  Fr
    WR 5 Devonte Ross Sr
    WR 6 Matt Outten Fr
    WR 7 Kaden Saunders  Jr
    RB 10 Nicholas Singleton Sr
    WR 11 Kyron Hudson  Sr
    WR 12 Anthony Ivey  Jr
    RB 13 Kaytron Allen Sr
    QB 14 Jaxon Smolik  So
    QB 15 Drew Allar (C) Sr
    TE 16 Khalil Dinkins  Sr
    QB 16 Bekkem Kritza Fr
    QB 17 Ethan Grunkemeyer  Fr
    TE 18 Joey Schlaffer  So
    WR 19 Josiah Brown  Fr
    QB 19 Jack Lambert  So
    RB 23 Tikey Hayes Fr
    RB 24 Corey Smith  Fr
    RB 25 Quinton Martin Jr.  Fr
    RB 26 Cam Wallace  So
    RB 30 Amiel Davis  Sr
    WR 31 Logan Cunningham  Jr
    RB 34 Tyler Holzworth  Sr
    OL 50 Cooper Cousins So
    OL 51 Michael Troutman III Fr
    OL 52 Dominic Rulli  Jr
    OL 53 Nick Dawkins (C)  Sr
    OL 54 TJ Shanahan Jr.  So
    OL 55 Chimdy Onoh  So
    OL 56 JB Nelson  Sr
    OL 57 Donnie Harbour  Fr
    OL 58 Ian Harvie  Jr
    OL 61 Liam Horan  Fr
    OL 63 Alex Birchmeier  So
    OL 64 Eagan Boyer  Fr
    OL 65 Jim Fitzgerald  Jr
    OL 66 Drew Shelton Sr
    OL 67 Henry Boehme  So
    OL 68 Anthony Donkoh  So
    OL 70 Garrett Sexton  Fr
    OL 71 Olaivavega Ioane  Jr
    OL 72 Nolan Rucci  Sr
    OL 73 Caleb Brewer  Fr
    OL 74 J'ven Williams  So
    OL 75 Matt Detisch  Jr
    OL 76 Mason Carlan  Sr
    OL 77 Owen Aliciene Fr
    WR 81 Donte Nastasi  So
    WR 81 Lyrick Samuel Fr
    WR 82 Ethan Black  So
    TE 83 Brian Kortovich Fr
    WR 84 Peter Gonzalez  Fr
    TE 85 Luke Reynolds So
    WR 86 Aaron Enterline  Fr
    TE 87 Andrew Rappleyea  So
    TE 88 Andrew Olesh Fr
    TE 89 Finn Furmanek  So
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 0 Dominic DeLuca (C)  Sr
    CB 2 Audavion Collins  Jr
    CB 3 Antoine Belgrave-Shorter  Fr
    CB 4 A. J. Harris Jr
    CB 5 Daryus Dixon Fr
    S 6 Zakee Wheatley  Sr
    CB 7 Zion Tracy Jr
    LB 8 DaKaari Nelson  So
    CB 9 Elliot Washington II Jr
    S 10 Dejuan Lane So
    LB 11 Lavar Arrington II Fr
    CB 12 Jon Mitchell  Fr
    LB 13 Tony Rojas Jr
    S 14 Braz Thomas Fr
    S 16 King Mack Jr
    CB 17 Kenny Woseley Jr.  Fr
    DE 18 Max Granville  Fr
    DE 20 Mylachi Williams  Fr
    S 21 Vaboue Toure  Fr
    LB 24 Ta'Mere Robinson  So
    LB 25 Alex Tatsch Fr
    S 27 Lamont Payne Jr.  So
    DT 28 Zane Durant Sr
    S 28 Karson Kiesewetter  So
    LB 30 Kari Jackson  Fr
    S 31 Kolin Dinkins  Jr
    LB 32 Keon Wylie  Jr
    DE 33 Dani Dennis-Sutton Sr
    DT 34 Owen Wafle  Fr
    CB 35 Tyler Armstead  Fr
    DE 36 Zuriah Fisher  Sr
    LB 37 Beckham Dee  Fr
    LB 38 Winston Yates  So
    DT 39 Ty Blanding  So
    S 39 Jashaun Green  Jr
    LB 40 Anthony Speca  Fr
    DE 42 Mason Robinson  So
    DE 43 Dayshaun Burnett Fr
    DE 44 Jaylen Harvey  Fr
    LB 45 Jackson Pryts  Jr
    DE 45 Enai White  Jr
    DE 47 Aidan Probst  Fr
    DT 50 Alonzo Ford Jr.  Sr
    DT 52 Randy Adirika Fr
    DT 54 Xavier Gilliam  Fr
    DT 56 Joseph Mupoyi  So
    DT 58 Kaleb Artis  Jr
    DT 88 Sam Siafa  Jr
    DT 90 Liam Andrews  Fr
    DE 92 Smith Vilbert GS
    DE 93 Bobby Mears  So
    DT 94 De'Andre Cook  Fr
    DE 95 Jordan Mayer  So
    DE 99 Yvan Kemajou Fr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    LS 35 Blaise Sokach-Minnick  Jr
    LS 48 Tyler Duzansky  Sr
    K 91 Chase Meyer  Jr
    LS 92 Andrew Dufault  Fr
    K 94 Ryan Barker  So
    P 95 Riley Thompson (C) Sr
    K 98 Matthew Parker Fr
    P 99 Gabriel Nwosu  Sr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Terry Smith – Associate head coach/defensive recruiting coordinator/cornerbacks
    • Jim Knowles – Defensive coordinator
    • Andy Kotelnicki – Offensive coordinator
    • Justin Lustig – Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers/nickels
    • Deion Barnes – Defensive line
    • Stan Drayton – Running backs
    • Marques Hagans – Offensive recruiting coordinator/wide receivers
    • Ty Howle – Co-offensive coordinator/tight ends
    • Anthony Poindexter – Co-defensive coordinator/safeties
    • Phil Trautwein – Offensive line
    • Chuck Losey – Assistant AD/performance enhancement
    • Torrence Brown – Defensive graduate assistant
    • Kevin Ceh – Offensive graduate assistant
    • Jordan Lucas – Defensive graduate assistant
    • Danny O'Brien – Quarterbacks
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: February 22, 2025

    References

    1. ^ "2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
    2. ^ "2025 Penn State Football Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
    3. ^ Boley, Austin. "Penn State 2025 football schedule released". WGAL.com. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
    4. ^ "2025 Penn State Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team

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