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Penn State Football: Grading Nittany Lions’ performance vs. Purdue

By Dylan Burd

STATE COLLEGE, PA - OCTOBER 05: Sean Clifford #14 of the Penn State Nittany Lions scrambles for a touchdown against the Purdue Boilermakers during the first half at Beaver Stadium on October 5, 2019 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA - OCTOBER 05: Sean Clifford #14 of the Penn State Nittany Lions scrambles for a touchdown against the Purdue Boilermakers during the first half at Beaver Stadium on October 5, 2019 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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STATE COLLEGE, PA – OCTOBER 05: Sean Clifford #14 of the Penn State Nittany Lions warms up before the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Beaver Stadium on October 5, 2019 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA – OCTOBER 05: Sean Clifford #14 of the Penn State Nittany Lions warms up before the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Beaver Stadium on October 5, 2019 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

Penn State football defeated Purdue 35-7 on Saturday afternoon at Beaver Stadium to move to 5-0 on the season.

It was another fun week for Penn State football, as they’ve now strung together two dominant wins in a row, outscoring Purdue and Maryland by a combined score of 94-7.

Penn State got off to a fast start in the game, as they led Purdue 28-0 with over 14 minutes left in the second quarter. However, the Nittany Lions’ momentum slowed as they struggled to manufacture offense for the rest of the game, not scoring their next points until there was 5:44 left in the game.

The consistent part of the game for Penn State came on the defensive side of the football, as they allowed only 104 total yards and seven points. The Nittany Lions defense now ranks second in the nation behind Wisconsin in points allowed per game with 7.4.

Saturday’s performance moved Penn State up from No. 12 to No. 10 in this week’s version of the AP Poll. It won’t get an easier them, as the team will now face its toughest three-game stretch of the season, at Iowa, vs. Michigan, and at Michigan State after an easy schedule to start the season.

That being said, let’s get to this week’s positional grades!

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