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STATE COLLEGE — The No. 4 Penn State football team (11-1, 8-1) defeated Maryland (4-8, 1-8), 44-7, on senior day in Happy Valley as the Nittany Lions punched their ticket to next week's Big Ten Championship game. Penn State wraps up regular-season conference play with an 8-1 record and will face No. 1 Oregon in the 2024 Discover Big Ten Championship Game in Indianapolis on Saturday, Dec. 7.
Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. at Lucas Oil Stadium. The game will be broadcast on CBS.
Penn State reached 11 wins in a season for the 16th time in program history and 11 regular-season wins for the seventh time. The Nittany Lions have won 11 games in the regular season for the first time since 2008. The Nittany Lions concluded the regular season with five wins at home for the fourth year in a row (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
The Nittany Lions outgained the Terrapins, 412-194, and held Maryland scoreless outside of its first play from scrimmage. Linebacker Abdul Carter led Penn State with six tackles (3 solo), including two sacks. Penn State had three takeaways including two second-quarter interceptions by Audavion Collins and Tony Rojas, and a fourth-quarter interception by Dejuan Lane.
Offensively, quarterback Drew Allar finished the game 17-for-26 for 171 yards and one touchdown. Tyler Warren, the best tight end in college football, accounted for six receptions for 68 receiving yards, 32 rushing yards, and on a 7-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter, he broke the record for the most receiving touchdowns made by a tight end in Penn State history with 17 touchdowns.
Warren also surpassed Wisconsin's Travis Beckum to set the Big Ten tight end record for single-season receptions. Nicholas Singleton posted 87 rushing yards and two touchdowns.