Penn State Dominates Nevada in Week 1 Blowout, 46-11
Penn State overwhelmed Nevada in the season opener, cruising to a 46-11 victory. The Nittany Lions controlled the game from the start, scoring 10 points in the first quarter and 17 more in the second to establish early dominance.
Nevada managed only a field goal in the first half and remained largely stalled throughout. Penn State's offense was efficient, with Drew Allar connecting with Kyron Ware-Hudson for a touchdown reception and Kaytron Allen scoring on the ground. Ethan Grunkemeyer added another rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Chubba Purdy led Nevada's passing attack with 97 yards, but the Wolf Pack struggled to generate consistent offensive momentum. A costly fumble by Ky Woods in the first quarter set the tone for Nevada's difficulties.
Penn State's defense made several impactful plays, including a crucial fourth-quarter incompletion that sealed the dominant performance. The final score of 46-11 reflected the significant talent gap between the two programs in this Week 1 matchup. The game finished over the 54.5 point total, and Nevada exceeded the 43.5-point spread.
AI-generated recap · Aug 24, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nevada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
 Penn State | 10 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 46 |
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Box Score
| Statistic | Nevada | Penn State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 11-21 | 29-35 |
| Pass Yards | 125 | 303 |
| Rush Yards | 78 | 135 |
| Total Yards | 203 | 438 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 4-11 | 6-13 |
| Penalties | 3-14 | 5-45 |
| Possession | 26:20 | 33:40 |
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Herschel Turner run for 2 yds to the NEV 27
Chubba Purdy pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 6 yds to the NEV 33
Herschel Turner run for 3 yds to the NEV 36 for a 1ST down
Herschel Turner run for a loss of 1 yard to the NEV 35
Chubba Purdy pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 5 yds to the NEV 40
Chubba Purdy run for 7 yds to the NEV 47 for a 1ST down
Chubba Purdy pass complete to Jett Carpenter for 12 yds to the PSU 41 for a 1ST down
Ky Woods run for 10 yds to the PSU 31 Ky Woods fumbled, recovered by PSU A.J. Harris
Nicholas Singleton run for 4 yds to the PSU 35
Drew Allar pass complete to Kyron Hudson for 13 yds to the PSU 48 for a 1ST down
Trebor Pena run for 13 yds to the NEV 39 for a 1ST down
Drew Allar pass complete to Kyron Hudson for 6 yds to the NEV 33
Nicholas Singleton run for 3 yds to the NEV 30
Nicholas Singleton run for 5 yds to the NEV 25 for a 1ST down
Drew Allar pass complete to Nicholas Singleton for 5 yds to the NEV 20
Drew Allar run for 4 yds to the NEV 16
Kaytron Allen run for 5 yds to the NEV 11 for a 1ST down
Drew Allar pass incomplete to Kyron Hudson
Kaytron Allen run for 5 yds to the NEV 6
Drew Allar run for 5 yds to the NEV 1 for a 1ST down
Nicholas Singleton run for 1 yd for a TD (Ryan Barker KICK)
Chubba Purdy pass intercepted Zane Durant return for 14 yds to the NEV 6
Drew Allar pass complete to Trebor Pena for 2 yds to the NEV 4
Kaytron Allen run for 3 yds to the NEV 1
Drew Allar run for a loss of 9 yards to the NEV 10 Drew Allar fumbled, recovered by PSU Drew Allar
Ryan Barker 28 yd FG GOOD
Chubba Purdy run for 4 yds to the NEV 29
Chubba Purdy run for a loss of 4 yards to the NEV 25
PENALTY PSU Offside (Dennis-Sutton,Dani) 5 yards from NEV25 to NEV30. NO PLAY.
Nevada Penalty, Offensive Holding (Yards) declined
Bailey Ettridge punt for 42 yds , Trebor Pena returns for no gain to the PSU 28
Drew Allar pass complete to Trebor Pena for 14 yds to the PSU 42 for a 1ST down
Kaytron Allen run for 2 yds to the PSU 44
Drew Allar sacked by Nelson Ropati for a loss of 2 yards to the PSU 42
PENALTY NEV Offside (Witte,Thomas) 5 yards from PSU42 to PSU47. NO PLAY.
Kaytron Allen run for 5 yds to the NEV 48 for a 1ST down
Nicholas Singleton run for 6 yds to the NEV 42
Drew Allar pass complete to Kyron Hudson for 18 yds to the NEV 24 for a 1ST down
Drew Allar pass complete to Trebor Pena for 12 yds to the NEV 12 for a 1ST down
Kaytron Allen run for 12 yds for a TD (Ryan Barker KICK)
Chubba Purdy run for 18 yds to the NEV 48 for a 1ST down
Chubba Purdy pass complete to Jordan Brown for 28 yds to the PSU 24 for a 1ST down
Caleb Ramseur run for 7 yds to the PSU 17
Chubba Purdy pass incomplete
Chubba Purdy run for 6 yds to the PSU 11 for a 1ST down
Chubba Purdy run for 2 yds to the PSU 9
Caleb Ramseur run for a loss of 1 yard to the PSU 10
Chubba Purdy sacked by Dominic DeLuca for a loss of 1 yard to the PSU 11
Joe McFadden 28 yd FG GOOD
Nicholas Singleton run for a loss of 3 yards to the NEV 21
Drew Allar pass complete to Nicholas Singleton for a loss of 1 yard to the NEV 22
Drew Allar run for 11 yds to the NEV 11
Ryan Barker 28 yd FG GOOD
Herschel Turner run for 2 yds to the NEV 29
Herschel Turner run for a loss of 5 yards to the NEV 24
Herschel Turner run for 4 yds to the NEV 28
Bailey Ettridge punt for 36 yds
Drew Allar pass complete to Nicholas Singleton for 11 yds to the PSU 47 for a 1ST down
Drew Allar pass complete to Kyron Hudson for 7 yds to the NEV 46
Drew Allar pass complete to Luke Reynolds for 3 yds to the NEV 43 for a 1ST down
Drew Allar pass incomplete to Kyron Hudson
Drew Allar pass incomplete to Trebor Pena
Drew Allar pass complete to Luke Reynolds for 8 yds to the NEV 35
Drew Allar pass complete to Devonte Ross for 4 yds to the NEV 31 for a 1ST down
Drew Allar pass complete to Kyron Hudson for 31 yds for a TD (Ryan Barker KICK)
Chubba Purdy pass incomplete to Jordan Brown
Herschel Turner run for a loss of 9 yards to the NEV 16
End of 2nd Quarter
Kaytron Allen run for 9 yds to the PSU 34
Drew Allar pass complete to Trebor Pena for 18 yds to the NEV 48 for a 1ST down
Drew Allar pass complete to Trebor Pena for 13 yds to the NEV 35 for a 1ST down
No Huddle-Shotgun Allar,Drew sacked for loss of 1 yard to the NEV36 (Ropati,Nelson) PENALTY PSU Holding (Shelton,Drew) 10 yards from NEV35 to NEV45. NO PLAY.
Drew Allar run for 11 yds to the NEV 34
Drew Allar pass complete to Kyron Hudson for 14 yds to the NEV 20 for a 1ST down
Kaytron Allen run for 2 yds to the NEV 18
Drew Allar pass complete to Trebor Pena for no gain to the NEV 18
Drew Allar pass complete to Kaytron Allen for 3 yds to the NEV 15
Ryan Barker 32 yd FG GOOD
Chubba Purdy run for 7 yds to the NEV 23
Chubba Purdy pass complete to Jordan Brown for 4 yds to the NEV 27 for a 1ST down
Herschel Turner run for a loss of 11 yards to the NEV 16 Herschel Turner fumbled, recovered by PSU Zakee Wheatley
Drew Allar pass complete to Trebor Pena for 15 yds to the NEV 1 for a 1ST down
Nicholas Singleton run for 1 yd for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Chubba Purdy sacked by Dejuan Lane for a loss of 7 yards to the NEV 18
Chubba Purdy run for 4 yds to the NEV 22
Chubba Purdy sacked by Dani Dennis-Sutton for a loss of 7 yards to the NEV 15
Bailey Ettridge punt for 40 yds , Trebor Pena returns for 10 yds to the NEV 45
Drew Allar pass complete to Nicholas Singleton for 22 yds to the NEV 23 for a 1ST down
Nicholas Singleton run for 2 yds to the NEV 21
Drew Allar pass incomplete to Nicholas Singleton
Drew Allar pass complete to Kaytron Allen for a loss of 1 yard to the NEV 22
Ryan Barker 39 yd FG GOOD
Chubba Purdy run for 22 yds to the NEV 47 for a 1ST down
Caleb Ramseur run for 1 yd to the NEV 48
Chubba Purdy pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 32 yds to the PSU 20 for a 1ST down
Chubba Purdy pass incomplete to Nate Burleson II
Chubba Purdy pass incomplete to Marcus Bellon
Chubba Purdy pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 10 yds to the PSU 10 for a 1ST down
Chubba Purdy run for 4 yds to the PSU 6
Chubba Purdy pass incomplete to Nate Burleson II
Nevada Penalty, Offensive Pass Interference (Nathaneal Floyd) declined
Chubba Purdy pass incomplete to Jordan Brown
Cam Wallace run for 5 yds to the PSU 11
Ethan Grunkemeyer pass complete to Cam Wallace for 12 yds to the PSU 23 for a 1ST down
Ethan Grunkemeyer pass incomplete to Liam Clifford
Corey Smith run for 3 yds to the PSU 26
Ethan Grunkemeyer pass complete to Andrew Rappleyea for 26 yds to the NEV 48 for a 1ST down Penn State Penalty, Illegal Block (Liam Clifford) to the PSU 42 for a 1ST down
Ethan Grunkemeyer pass complete to Khalil Dinkins for 24 yds to the NEV 34 for a 1ST down
Cam Wallace run for 5 yds to the NEV 29
Cam Wallace run for 9 yds to the NEV 20 for a 1ST down
Ethan Grunkemeyer run for 1 yd to the NEV 19
Corey Smith run for a loss of 4 yards to the NEV 23
Ethan Grunkemeyer pass complete to Tyseer Denmark for 11 yds to the NEV 12
Corey Smith run for 5 yds to the NEV 7 for a 1ST down
Ethan Grunkemeyer run for 1 yd to the NEV 6
Ethan Grunkemeyer pass incomplete to Liam Clifford
Ethan Grunkemeyer run for 6 yds for a TD (Matthew Parker KICK)
Ashton Hayes run for 4 yds to the NEV 27
AJ Bianco pass complete to Daijon Calimon for 4 yds to the NEV 31
Caleb Ramseur run for 1 yd to the NEV 32
PENALTY NEV False Start 4 yards from NEV32 to NEV28. NO PLAY.
Bailey Ettridge punt for 40 yds , Tyseer Denmark returns for no gain to the PSU 30
Corey Smith run for 9 yds to the PSU 39
Ethan Grunkemeyer pass complete to Andrew Rappleyea for 5 yds to the PSU 44 for a 1ST down
Corey Smith run for no gain to the PSU 44
Ethan Grunkemeyer pass complete to Tyseer Denmark for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
Ethan Grunkemeyer pass complete to Andrew Rappleyea for 2 yds to the NEV 48
Cam Wallace run for a loss of 2 yards to the 50 yard line
AJ Bianco pass complete to Ashton Hayes for 1 yd to the PSU 49
AJ Bianco run for 12 yds to the PSU 37 for a 1ST down
Ashton Hayes run for 2 yds to the PSU 35
AJ Bianco pass incomplete to Jordan Brown
Caleb Ramseur run for 2 yds to the PSU 33
AJ Bianco pass complete to Marcus Bellon for 14 yds to the PSU 19 for a 1ST down
AJ Bianco pass incomplete to Jordan Brown
Shotgun Bianco,AJ pass incomplete short right to Brown,Jordan thrown to PSU03 PENALTY PSU Pass Interference (Dinkins,Kolin) 15 yards from PSU19 to PSU04, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
PENALTY NEV False Start (Scott,Trenton) 5 yards from PSU04 to PSU09. NO PLAY.
Marcus Bellon 9 Yd pass from AJ Bianco (AJ Bianco Pass to Jett Carpenter for Two-Point Conversion)
PENALTY PSU Delay Of Game (Grunkemeyer,Ethan) 5 yards from PSU32 to PSU27. NO PLAY.
Cam Wallace run for 2 yds to the PSU 29