Penn State’s defense did it again. Just like they have all season, the Nittany Lions defense went out and put up a showstopping performance full of big plays and making it near-impossible to simply move the ball past the line of scrimmage. And for the third time this season, they removed any chance of defeat by completely shutting out the oppoent, this time to the tune of 42-0 to end the regular season with a blowout victory over Michigan State.
To get an idea of Penn State’s dominance on defense against the Spartans, here is the end result of each Michigan State drive:
Interception
Punt
Punt
Punt
End of Half
Punt
Punt
Punt
Punt
Punt
Punt
Punt
And here are the yard totals for each of those drives:
46
8
-11
29
-2
-13
1
-11
-19
-2
-4
Like I said, it took a herculean effort by the Spartans offense just to make it to the line of scrimmage.