–The last time Penn State lost two consecutive games was in 2021 when the Lions lost at Iowa and then to Illinois in the infamous 9-overtime game. But it got worse. The Lions then fell for the third time in a row with a loss at Ohio State, and that regular season ended with a record of 7-5.
–PSU is now 3-5 overall against UCLA and 1-3 in Pasadena.
–Drew Allar threw for 200 yards and 2 touchdowns in the game, and he also ran for a career high 78 yards.
–Kaytron Allen scored two touchdowns and ran for 50 yards against UCLA. He now has a rushing touchdown in every game this year.
–TE Khalil Dinkins’ 40-yard touchdown reception was the longest in his career, and Kyron Hudson surpassed 1000 career receiving yards. He now has 1,015 yards.
–Penn State’s Dani Dennis-Sutton blocked a punt and Liam Clifford picked it up and ran it in for a touchdown. It was the first blocked-punt touchdown for PSU since 2012, and the team’s second blocked punt this season.
–UCLA did not punt in the Penn State game.
–Before this game, Penn State had beaten 34 straight unranked teams.
–Northwestern earlier this season had a win over UCLA, 17-14.
–Other important Big Ten scores from the weekend: Ohio State 42, Minnesota 3; Michigan 24, Wisconsin 10; Illinois 43, Purdue 27; Washington 24, Maryland 20; Nebraska 38, Michigan State 27.
