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Northwestern football upsets No. 22 Penn State, gives Nittany Lions third straight loss
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Another Saturday, another day full of college football upsets.
One of the biggest ones may have come courtesy of Northwestern football . The Wildcats upended No. 22 Penn State 22-21 at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Oct. 11.
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The Nittany Lions (3-3, 0-3 Big Ten) have now lost three games in a row following a 3-0 start to the season. Penn State was ranked No. 2 in the country as recently as the Sept. 21 US LBM Coaches Poll . However, following a loss to No. 5 Oregon , it has lost back-to-back games to unranked UCLA and Northwestern (4-2, 2-1).
The Wildcats scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 9-yard run by Caleb Komolafe with 4:51 remaining in the game. Penn State turned the ball over on downs on the ensuing possession, which also saw its quarterback, Drew Allar , go down with an injury .
Allar completed 13 of 20 passes for 137 yards and an interception in the loss. Northwestern has now won three in a row following a 1-2 start to the season.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Northwestern shocks James Franklin, No. 22 Penn State
