| 1st Quarter | | PSU | NW |
| Penn State at 15:00 | PSU | NW |
| | Collin Wagner kickoff for 66 yards returned by Stephen Simmons for 18 yards to the Nwest 12, NORTHWESTERN penalty 10 yard Holding on Brandon Williams accepted. | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern at 15:00 | PSU | NW |
| 1st and 10 at NW 12 | Mike Kafka pass complete to Andrew Brewer for 13 yards to the Nwest 25 for a 1ST down. | 0 | 0 |
| 1st and 10 at NW 25 | Mike Kafka rush for a loss of 2 yards, fumbled, recovered by PnSt Jack Crawford at the Nwest 23. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHWSTRN drive: 1 play 11 yards, 00:30 NORTHWSTRN FUMB |
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| Penn State at 14:21 | PSU | NW |
| 2nd and 10 at NW 23 | Daryll Clark sideline pass complete to Derek Moye for 11 yards to the Nwest 12 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | 0 | 0 |
| 1st and 10 at NW 12 | Evan Royster rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the Nwest 9. | | |
| 2nd and 7 at NW 9 | Daryll Clark deep out pass incomplete to Graham Zug. | | |
| 2nd and 7 at NW 9 | Daryll Clark deep out pass incomplete to Graham Zug. | | |
| 3rd and 7 at NW 9 | PENN ST penalty 5 yard Delay of Game accepted. | | |
| 3rd and 12 at NW 14 | Daryll Clark post pass incomplete to Graham Zug. | | |
| 4th and 12 at NW 14 | Collin Wagner 32 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 | 0 |
| | Collin Wagner kickoff for 69 yards returned by Stephen Simmons for 17 yards to the Nwest 18. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: PENNST drive: 6 plays 9 yards, 01:32 PENNST FG |
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| Northwestern at 12:49 | PSU | NW |
| 1st and 10 at NW 18 | Mike Kafka sideline pass complete to Scott Concannon for 9 yards to the Nwest 27 out-of-bounds. | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd and 1 at NW 27 | Mike Kafka screen pass complete to Andrew Brewer for 8 yards to the Nwest 35 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at NW 35 | Mike Kafka crossing pass incomplete to Sidney Stewart. | | |
| 2nd and 10 at NW 35 | Mike Kafka slant pass complete to Andrew Brewer for 6 yards to the Nwest 41. | | |
| 3rd and 4 at NW 41 | Mike Kafka slant pass complete to Sidney Stewart for 5 yards to the Nwest 46 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at NW 46 | Scott Concannon rush left for 2 yards to the Nwest 48. | | |
| 2nd and 8 at NW 48 | Scott Concannon rush right for a loss of 5 yards to the Nwest 43. | | |
| 3rd and 13 at NW 43 | Mike Kafka screen pass complete to Jacob Schmidt for 10 yards to the PnSt 47. | | |
| 4th and 3 at PSU 47 | PENN ST penalty 5 yard 12 Men on the Field accepted. | | |
| 1st and 10 at PSU 42 | Zeke Markshausen rush reverse for 2 yards to the PnSt 40. | | |
| 2nd and 8 at PSU 40 | Mike Kafka crossing pass complete to Zeke Markshausen for 9 yards to the PnSt 31 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at PSU 31 | Mike Kafka slant pass incomplete to Charles Brown, broken up by Josh Hull. | | |
| 2nd and 10 at PSU 31 | Mike Kafka screen pass complete to Charles Brown for 2 yards to the PnSt 29. | | |
| 3rd and 8 at PSU 29 | Mike Kafka scramble for 9 yards to the PnSt 20 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at PSU 20 | NORTHWESTERN penalty 5 yard False Start on Zeke Markshausen accepted. | | |
| 1st and 15 at PSU 25 | Mike Kafka pass complete to Zeke Markshausen for 2 yards to the PnSt 23. | | |
| 2nd and 13 at PSU 23 | Mike Kafka scramble for 6 yards to the PnSt 17. | | |
| 3rd and 7 at PSU 17 | Mike Kafka pass incomplete. | | |
| 4th and 7 at PSU 17 | Stefan Demos 34 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 | 3 |
| | Stefan Demos kickoff for 64 yards returned by Chaz Powell for 16 yards to the PnSt 22. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHWSTRN drive: 17 plays 65 yards, 07:25 NORTHWSTRN FG |
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| Penn State at 5:24 | PSU | NW |
| 1st and 10 at PSU 22 | Evan Royster rush up the middle for 3 yards to the PnSt 25. | 3 | 3 |
| 2nd and 7 at PSU 25 | Daryll Clark scramble for 6 yards to the PnSt 31. | | |
| 3rd and 1 at PSU 31 | Evan Royster rush over right guard for 4 yards to the PnSt 35 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at PSU 35 | Daryll Clark screen pass complete to Joe Suhey for 3 yards to the PnSt 38. | | |
| 2nd and 7 at PSU 38 | Daryll Clark sideline pass complete to Chaz Powell for 9 yards to the PnSt 47 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at PSU 47 | Daryll Clark screen pass complete to Graham Zug for 6 yards to the Nwest 47. | | |
| 2nd and 4 at NW 47 | Evan Royster rush over right guard for 2 yards to the Nwest 45. | | |
| 3rd and 2 at NW 45 | Evan Royster rush over right tackle for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 46. | | |
| 4th and 3 at NW 46 | Jeremy Boone punt for 46 yards for a touchback. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: PENNST drive: 8 plays 32 yards, 05:16 PENNST PUNT |
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| Northwestern at 0:08 | PSU | NW |
| 1st and 10 at NW 20 | Mike Kafka slant pass complete to Drake Dunsmore for 13 yards to the Nwest 33 for a 1ST down. | 3 | 3 |
| | End of 1st Quarter | | |
(12) Penn State 34, 
Northwestern 13