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FINAL Saturday, December 27, 2025

Penn State Nittany LionsPenn State vs Clemson TigersClemson

22 - 10
Yankee Stadium

Scoring by quarter

Penn State vs Clemson scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
Penn State 33016 22
Clemson 0307 10
Penn State vs Clemson scoring by quarter
Penn State Qtr Clemson
3Q10
3Q23
0Q30
16Q47
22Final10

Play by play

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

Q1 8:32 Field goal Penn State #94 R.Barker field goal attempt from 22 yards GOOD (H: #14 R.Thompson, LS: #48 T.Duzansky) 3-0
Q2 0:56 Field goal Clemson Nolan Hauser #81 N.Hauser field goal attempt from 48 yards GOOD (H: #88 C.Swinney, LS: #58 H.Caspersen) 3-3
Q2 0:00 Field goal Penn State Ryan Barker 48 Yd Field Goal 6-3
Q4 14:56 Field goal Penn State #94 R.Barker field goal attempt from 43 yards GOOD (H: #14 R.Thompson, LS: #48 T.Duzansky) 9-3
Q4 12:51 Touchdown Penn State Trebor Pena 73 Yd pass from Ethan Grunkemeyer (Quinton Martin Jr. Run for Two-Point Conversion) 15-3
Q4 8:47 Touchdown Clemson Adam Randall No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Randall rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PSU00 TOUCHDOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL UPHELD #81 N.Hauser kick attempt good (H: #88 C.Swinney, LS: #58 H.Caspersen) 15-10
Q4 4:56 Touchdown Penn State Andrew Rappleyea 11 Yd pass from Ethan Grunkemeyer (Ryan Barker Kick) 22-10

Rivalry highlights

Series record
1-1
Penn State first, 2 meetings since 1987
Series leader
Even
Series even 1-1 in 2 meetings since 1987
Widest recent margin
25 points
Clemson 35-10 Penn State, 1987
Tightest recent margin
12 points
Clemson 10-22 Penn State, 2025
Highest recent total
45 points
Clemson 35-10 Penn State, 1987

Head to head

Full rivalry page
Penn State 1 2 meetings since 1987 1 Clemson

Series even 1-1 in 2 meetings since 1987 Series leader: Even.

Team stats, this game

Penn StateClemson
397Total yards236
260Passing yards193
137Rushing yards43
0Turnovers0
4Sacks2
20First downs16
35Penalty yards5

Penn State vs Clemson player stats

Passing

Penn Statepassing
Penn StateC/ATTYDSTDINT
Ethan Grunkemeyer23/3426020
Liam Clifford0/1000
Clemsonpassing
ClemsonC/ATTYDSTDINT
Cade Klubnik22/3919300
Jack Smith0/1000

Rushing

Penn Staterushing
Penn StateCARYDSTDLONG
Quinton Martin Jr.20103021
Tikey Hayes318010
Corey Smith91707
Devonte Ross21107
Liam Clifford1202
Ethan Grunkemeyer4-1105
Clemsonrushing
ClemsonCARYDSTDLONG
Adam Randall113519
Gideon Davidson41108
Tyler Brown110010
Cade Klubnik9-13013

Receiving

Penn Statereceiving
Penn StateRECYDSTDLONG
Trebor Pena5100173
Devonte Ross884035
Koby Howard234019
Luke Reynolds228017
Andrew Rappleyea518111
Quinton Martin Jr.1-400
Clemsonreceiving
ClemsonRECYDSTDLONG
T.J. Moore683044
Tyler Brown331020
Christian Bentancur229027
Gideon Davidson113013
Josh Sapp21006
Tristan Smith21005
Clark Sanderson1909
Adam Randall5809

Defense

Penn Statedefense
Penn StateTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Vaboue Toure74110
Amare Campbell77000
Dejuan Lane53000
Zion Tracy53000
Jahmir Joseph55000
Dani Dennis-Sutton42220
Alonzo Ford32000
Keon Wylie33000
Dominic DeLuca31010
Audavion Collins21000
King Mack21000
Tyriq Blanding21010
Clemsondefense
ClemsonTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Sammy Brown153010
Ronan Hanafin84010
Will Heldt8000.50
Jeremiah Alexander71000
Branden Strozier75010
Kobe McCloud61000
Cade Denhoff51000
Caden Story500.50.50
Fletcher Cothran510.510
Ashton Hampton54110
Ricardo Jones43000
Vic Burley30000

Kicking

Penn Statekicking
Penn StateFGLONGXPPTS
Ryan Barker3/3481/110
Clemsonkicking
ClemsonFGLONGXPPTS
Nolan Hauser1/2481/14

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

Penn State: last 15 games before this one

8-7 in the last 15 · 31.6 scored · 20.5 allowed
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 WON 52-6 scored 52 · allowed 6 See game LOST 24-30 scored 24 · allowed 30 See game LOST 37-42 scored 37 · allowed 42 See game LOST 21-22 scored 21 · allowed 22 See game LOST 24-25 scored 24 · allowed 25 See game LOST 14-38 scored 14 · allowed 38 See game LOST 24-27 scored 24 · allowed 27 See game WON 28-10 scored 28 · allowed 10 See game WON 37-10 scored 37 · allowed 10 See game WON 40-36 scored 40 · allowed 36 See game

Clemson: last 15 games before this one

8-7 in the last 15 · 27.7 scored · 22.1 allowed
LOST 14-17 scored 14 · allowed 17 See game WON 34-31 scored 34 · allowed 31 See game LOST 24-38 scored 24 · allowed 38 See game LOST 10-17 scored 10 · allowed 17 See game WON 27-16 scored 27 · allowed 16 See game LOST 21-24 scored 21 · allowed 24 See game LOST 21-34 scored 21 · allowed 34 See game WON 38-10 scored 38 · allowed 10 See game WON 41-10 scored 41 · allowed 10 See game LOST 24-35 scored 24 · allowed 35 See game LOST 45-46 scored 45 · allowed 46 See game WON 24-10 scored 24 · allowed 10 See game WON 20-19 scored 20 · allowed 19 See game WON 45-10 scored 45 · allowed 10 See game WON 28-14 scored 28 · allowed 14 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
Penn State Split Clemson
6-62025 record entering7-5
381Points for344
257Points against245
W3FormW4

Recent meetings

2025
Clemson 10 : 22 Penn State
1987
Clemson 35 : 10 Penn State
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
Clemson · QB Tait Reynolds
Pass yards
818
Pass TD
1
Comp-Att
82-127
INT
3
Davidson rush
371 yds
Jr. rec
315 yds
Penn State Nittany LionsPenn State2025 roster
Clemson TigersClemson2025 roster
2 Cade Klubnik QB 10 Cade Trotter QB 14 Trent Pearman QB 15 Chris Denson QB 17 Christopher Vizzina QB 99 Hunter Helms QB 8 Adam Randall RB 8 Gideon Davidson RB 19 Keith Adams Jr. RB 21 Jarvis Green RB 23 Peyton Streko RB 24 David Eziomume RB 26 Jay Haynes RB 34 Max Wilson RB 0 Antonio Williams WR 1 T.J. Moore WR 3 Tristan Smith WR 6 Tyler Brown WR 10 Juju Preston WR 12 Bryant Wesco Jr. WR 13 Parker Fulghum WR 20 Clark Sanderson WR 22 Cole Turner WR 27 Jack Purkerson WR 29 Chase Byrd WR 80 Luke Stubbs WR 82 Sam Earle WR 83 Ethan Stokes WR 84 Avery Wieting WR 86 Tristan Martinez WR 88 Clay Swinney WR 89 Zach Jackson WR 0 Josh Sapp TE 7 Logan Brooking TE 11 Olsen Patt-Henry TE 17 Markus Dixon TE 18 Ian Schieffelin TE 44 Banks Pope TE 85 Charlie Johnson TE 87 Christian Bentancur TE 50 Collin Sadler OL 51 Gavin Blanchard OL 52 Rowan Byrne OL 52 Elyjah Thurmon OL 54 Ian Reed OL 55 Harris Sewell OL 56 Watson Young OL 62 Bryce Smith OL 63 Easton Ware OL 64 Walker Parks OL 65 Chapman Pendergrass OL 67 Seth Corontzes OL 69 Dominic Cardone OL 71 Tristan Leigh OL 73 Hayes Galloway OL 74 Brayden Jacobs OL 75 Tucker Kattus OL 76 Mason Wade OL 77 Ronan O'Connell OL 78 Blake Miller OL 91 Dietrick Pennington OL 53 Ryan Linthicum C 33 Caden Story DL 3 T.J. Parker DE 13 Will Heldt DE 15 Jahiem Lawson DE 17 Ari Watford DE 34 Armon Mason DE 44 Cade Denhoff DE 49 Darien Mayo DE 91 Zaire Patterson DE 92 Levi Matthews DE 11 Peter Woods DT 19 DeMonte Capehart DT 29 Champ Thompson DT 42 Hevin Brown-Shuler DT 45 Vic Burley DT 55 Makhi Williams Lee DT 58 Aidan Hydrick DT 90 Stephiylan Green DT 95 Amare Adams DT 97 Patrick Swygert DT 3 Dee Crayton LB 7 Jeremiah Alexander LB 9 Drew Woodaz LB 17 Wade Woodaz LB 21 Kobe McCloud LB 24 Logan Anderson LB 26 C.J. Kubah-Taylor LB 32 Jamal Anderson LB 33 Griffin Batt LB 38 Dominic Staten LB 43 Billy Wilkes LB 47 Sammy Brown LB 50 Fletcher Cothran LB 53 Joseph Roberto II LB 2 Shelton Lewis DB 10 Misun Kelley DB 23 Michael Mankaka DB 35 Tyler Conner DB 1 Branden Strozier CB 2 Ashton Hampton CB 8 Avieon Terrell CB 8 Corian Gipson CB 10 Jeadyn Lukus CB 16 Myles Oliver CB 5 Ronan Hanafin S 5 Rob Billings IV S 7 Khalil Barnes S 7 Ricardo Jones S 18 Kylon Griffin S 20 Jakarrion Kenan S 24 Tyler Venables S 27 Noah Dixon S 30 Kylen Webb S 31 Joe Wilkinson S 36 Peter Nearn S 36 Quinn Castner PK 38 Robert Gunn III PK 48 Charlie Reed PK 81 Nolan Hauser PK 37 Will McCune P 89 Jack Smith P 40 Brodey Conn LS 45 Philip Florenzo LS 58 Holden Caspersen LS
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

43% PSU
57% CLEM

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

Penn StateProvided by big10.co

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

Clemson

DateOppResult
10-03 vsMIA L 13-41
09-25 atCAL W 24-10
09-19 vsUNC W 28-20
09-12 vsGASO W 22-7
09-05 atLSU L 10-51

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

Big TenProvided by big10.co

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

ACC

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Miami 500 1.00024849
Pittsburgh 500 1.00019267
Duke 400 1.00014544
Virginia Tech 410 .80020699
Wake Forest 410 .800183115
SMU 410 .800173115
Virginia 320 .60016990
Florida State 320 .600166108
NC State 320 .600184128
Clemson 320 .60097129
Syracuse 220 .50013992
North Carolina 220 .5009678
Louisville 230 .400193146
California 230 .400135133
Boston College 230 .40095117
Stanford 230 .40087191
Georgia Tech 130 .250108104

Records computed from completed games this season

Penn State vs Clemson: result and recap

Penn State Nittany Lions vs Clemson Tigers finished 22 - 10 on December 27, 2025. This ACC game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Penn State and Clemson team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the ACC rivalry pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score of Penn State vs Clemson?

Penn State Nittany Lions vs Clemson Tigers finished 22 - 10. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

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

Ethan Grunkemeyer (Penn State) led passers with 260 yards. Quinton Martin Jr. (Penn State) led rushers with 103 yards. Trebor Pena (Penn State) led receivers with 100 yards on 5 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did Penn State play Clemson?

This Penn State vs Clemson game was played on December 27, 2025 at Yankee Stadium.