The Nittany Lions scored a field goal to increase their lead to ten early in the second quarter, with Illinois responding by way of an eight-minute touchdown drive, narrowing Penn State's lead to three at halftime. The game's first points came with nine seconds to play in the opening quarter, with Sean Clifford finding KeAndre Lambert-Smith for a long touchdown pass. The game was low-scoring throughout, with the predicted over–under set at 46.5 points. Led by eighth-year head coach James Franklin, the Nittany Lions entered the game coming off of a bye week as well, with their lone loss (at No. Penn State, meanwhile, began their season with five straight wins, with two coming over ranked teams – No. Illinois, led by first-year head coach Bret Bielema, came into the game with a 2–5 record after a season-opening win at Nebraska, they entered a four-game skid which ended with a defeat of Charlotte, and they arrived in Happy Valley following a shutout loss against Wisconsin followed by a bye week. The two teams entered the game on quite different trajectories. Illinois defeated Penn State, 20–18, to win the contest after a record nine overtimes. The Big Ten Conference matchup featured the Illinois Fighting Illini and the seventh-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions, and took place during week eight of the 2021 FBS football season. Penn State football game was a regular-season college football game played on October 23, 2021, at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. 2021 American college football game 2021 Illinois vs.
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