Penn State team stats
2005 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:34:45 | 17:54 | 3:35:48 | 17:59 |
| Offensive plays | 834 | 69.5 | 877 | 73.1 |
| Total yards | 5,058 | 421.5 | 3,656 | 304.7 |
| Penalties–yards | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | — |
| First downs | 261 | 21.8 | 209 | 17.4 |
| Third down | 66–16639.8% | — | 66–20731.9% | — |
| Fourth down | 6–6100.0% | — | 8–1844.4% | — |
Passing
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 175–33152.9% | — | 246–43556.6% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,604 | 217.0 | 2,810 | 234.2 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.9 | — | 6.5 | — |
| Passing TDs | 18 | — | 11 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 16 | — | 10 | — |
Rushing
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 503 | 41.9 | 442 | 36.8 |
| Rushing yards | 2,553 | 212.8 | 1,116 | 93.0 |
| Yards per carry | 5.1 | — | 2.5 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 29 | — | 12 | — |
Turnovers
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 23 | 1.9 | 27 | 2.3 |
| Fumbles lost | 13 | — | 11 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 16 | — | 10 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 10 | — | 16 | — |
| Interception yards | 170 | — | 115 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 11 | — | 13 | — |
Returns
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt returns | 60 | — | 34 | — |
| Punt return yards | 401 | — | 276 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 6.7 | — | 8.1 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 1 | — | 1 | — |
⚠ An em dash is not a zero. A measure a team has not recorded — a fumble recovery, a punt return — has no row at the source rather than a zero, and these are categories where not happening is ordinary. Where a season total exists, every rate beside it is computed from that season’s own denominator rather than averaged across games.