The Michigan Wolverines entered this matchup with Penn State having lost two straight to the Nittany Lions and hadn’t won in Happy Valley since 2015.
While Penn State’s Big Ten conference title hopes had already been dashed, it hoped to play spoiler to the Wolverines who could not afford a second conference loss.
The game was a slugfest with each team landing haymakers and the momentum shifting several times throughout. After a late strip sack and go-ahead field goal for Penn State with just under six minutes remaining, previous Michigan teams would have folded and lost another big game in November.