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Northwestern Wildcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions Recap - Nittany Lions Win 17-7
Penn State earned a 17-7 victory over Northwestern on Saturday in Week 5 action at Beaver Stadium.
Bettors who backed the Nittany Lions were disappointed, as they failed to cover the closing number of -25.0. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 50.0.
Nicholas Singleton rushed for 87 yards, while Kaytron Allen added 86 yards in the win. Parker Washington and Brenton Strange added 73 and 20 receiving yards respectively.
Evan Hull rushed for 45 yards for Northwestern, while Anthony Tyus III added 6 yards. Ryan Hilinski threw for 210 yards for the Wildcats, while receivers Donny Navarro III and Jacob Gill had 55 and 47 yards respectively.
Northwestern was outgained by Penn State 360-241 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 21-12 by the Nittany Lions.
The time of possession battle favored Penn State as their offense was on the field for 37:28, longer than the 22:32 of their opponents.
Penn State heads into a Week 7 battle against Michigan. Northwestern, meanwhile, will have their next action against Wisconsin.