Penn State team stats
2012 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:25:22 | 32:07 | 5:49:16 | 29:06 |
| Offensive plays | 931 | 77.6 | 865 | 72.1 |
| Total yards | 5,010 | 417.5 | 4,241 | 353.4 |
| Penalties–yards | 63–584 | — | 71–595 | — |
| First downs | 271 | 22.6 | 219 | 18.3 |
| Third down | 83–19542.6% | — | 70–19036.8% | — |
| Fourth down | 19–3455.9% | — | 10–2737.0% | — |
Passing
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 272–45659.6% | — | 244–43056.7% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,283 | 273.6 | 2,700 | 225.0 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.2 | — | 6.3 | — |
| Passing TDs | 24 | — | 15 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 5 | — |
Rushing
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 475 | 39.6 | 435 | 36.3 |
| Rushing yards | 1,727 | 143.9 | 1,541 | 128.4 |
| Yards per carry | 3.6 | — | 3.5 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 18 | — | 10 | — |
Turnovers
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 13 | 1.1 | 22 | 1.8 |
| Fumbles lost | 8 | — | 12 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 5 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 5 | — | 10 | — |
| Interception yards | 201 | — | 41 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 12 | — | 8 | — |
Returns
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 30 | — | 39 | — |
| Kick return yards | 542 | — | 901 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 18.1 | — | 23.1 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 32 | — | 11 | — |
| Punt return yards | 182 | — | 108 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 5.7 | — | 9.8 | — |
| 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.