Penn State team stats
2008 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 4:23:46 | 20:17 | 3:51:26 | 17:48 |
| Offensive plays | 894 | 68.8 | 829 | 63.8 |
| Total yards | 5,394 | 414.9 | 3,461 | 266.2 |
| Penalties–yards | 49–408 | — | 62–564 | — |
| First downs | 299 | 23.0 | 206 | 15.8 |
| Third down | 90–17352.0% | — | 60–18632.3% | — |
| Fourth down | 5–1338.5% | — | 13–2454.2% | — |
Passing
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 224–38358.5% | — | 225–39956.4% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,213 | 247.2 | 2,584 | 198.8 |
| Yards per attempt | 8.4 | — | 6.5 | — |
| Passing TDs | 24 | — | 10 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 16 | — | 6 | — |
Rushing
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 511 | 39.3 | 430 | 33.1 |
| Rushing yards | 2,677 | 205.9 | 1,212 | 93.2 |
| Yards per carry | 5.2 | — | 2.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 36 | — | 12 | — |
Turnovers
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 17 | 1.3 | 24 | 1.8 |
| Fumbles lost | 11 | — | 8 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 16 | — | 6 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 6 | — | 16 | — |
| Interception yards | 199 | — | 64 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 8 | — | 11 | — |
Returns
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 2 | — | 19 | — |
| Kick return yards | 42 | — | 268 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 21.0 | — | 14.1 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 52 | — | 21 | — |
| Punt return yards | 259 | — | 64 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 5.0 | — | 3.0 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
⚠ 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.