No. 7 Penn State dominates for 31-0 win over No. 22 Iowa in 15th White Out Game
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA – No. 7 Penn State football dominated on both sides of the ball and registered a 31-0 victory against the No. 22 Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday evening in front of the second-largest crowd in Beaver Stadium history.
Penn State’s defense stole the show, shutting out an opponent for the first time since defeating the Maryland Terrapins by a 30-0 margin on Nov. 12, 2022, also marking the first Nittany Lion shutout against a Big Ten opponent in that span. The Blue & White held Iowa to just 76 total yards of offense, split between 50 passing yards and 26 on the ground. Linebackers Abdul Carter and Curtis Jacobs led the way with a trio of tackles apiece, while linebacker Dominic DeLuca, and defensive ends Chop Robinson, Amin Vanover and Dani Dennis-Sutton each forced fumbles on the night. Jacobs became the first Nittany Lion to recover a pair of fumbles in a single game since Mark D’Onofrio did so against Temple on Oct. 5, 1991.
The complimentary outing saw PSU outgain Iowa by a 397-76 yardage tally in addition to a striking 97-33 differential in total plays. The Blue & White did an exemplary job of keeping Iowa’s offense off the field, winning the time of possession battle by over 30 minutes. Penn State finished the night 9-for-20 on third down, while Iowa was held to a 1-for-9 conversion rate. Additionally, PSU was able to cash in on all four of their red zone opportunities, while the Nittany Lion defense held Iowa without a red zone chance.
A balanced Penn State rushing attack led by running back Kaytron Allen gained 215 yards on the evening, with the Norfolk, Virginia, native responsible for 72 on his own. Quarterback Beau Pribula entered the game in the fourth quarter and finished with 55 yards on the ground while running back Nicholas Singleton published 49 yards highlighted by a game-high 19-yard effort in the third quarter.
The Nittany Lions totaled 182 yards through the air, with quarterback Drew Allar responsible for 166 of those after completing 25 of his 37 passing attempts. Allar finished the night with four touchdown passes and zero interceptions, culminating in a steady quarterback rating of 140.9. Pribula finished the contest 1-for-3 with 16 yards passing. Wide receiver KeAndre Lambert-Smith hauled in eight receptions overall for 66 yards and a touchdown, while tight end Theo Johnson snagged six passes for 42 yards. Tight end Tyler Warren recorded a career-high two touchdown grabs and fellow tight end Khalil Dinkins recorded his first receiving touchdown of the 2023 campaign.
The Blue & White welcomed a sellout crowd of 110,830, the second-largest attendance figure in Beaver Stadium history. PSU’s only higher-attended contest in the venue came on Sept. 29, 2018, in a matchup with the Ohio State Buckeyes that saw 110,889 fans pack the stands.
