Penn State team stats
2009 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 4:34:08 | 21:05 | 3:35:32 | 16:35 |
| Offensive plays | 864 | 66.5 | 811 | 62.4 |
| Total yards | 5,290 | 406.9 | 3,568 | 274.5 |
| Penalties–yards | 55–401 | — | 72–604 | — |
| First downs | 273 | 21.0 | 192 | 14.8 |
| Third down | 88–18248.4% | — | 61–19231.8% | — |
| Fourth down | 3–650.0% | — | 5–1533.3% | — |
Passing
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 241–39760.7% | — | 217–40154.1% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,186 | 245.1 | 2,620 | 201.5 |
| Yards per attempt | 8.0 | — | 6.5 | — |
| Passing TDs | 25 | — | 10 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 10 | — |
Rushing
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 467 | 35.9 | 410 | 31.5 |
| Rushing yards | 2,207 | 169.8 | 1,168 | 89.8 |
| Yards per carry | 4.7 | — | 2.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 20 | — | 6 | — |
Turnovers
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 17 | 1.3 | 23 | 1.8 |
| Fumbles lost | 7 | — | 9 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 10 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 10 | — | 14 | — |
| Interception yards | 276 | — | 49 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 9 | — | 7 | — |
Returns
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 38 | — | 63 | — |
| Kick return yards | 729 | — | 1,372 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 19.2 | — | 21.8 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 61 | — | 27 | — |
| Punt return yards | 144 | — | 308 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 2.4 | — | 11.4 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 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.