Penn State team stats
2016 season totals across 14 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:29:35 | 27:50 | 7:30:25 | 32:10 |
| Offensive plays | 931 | 66.5 | 1,023 | 73.1 |
| Total yards | 6,056 | 432.6 | 5,151 | 367.9 |
| Penalties–yards | 68–622 | — | 101–884 | — |
| First downs | 285 | 20.4 | 274 | 19.6 |
| Third down | 56–17332.4% | — | 84–22138.0% | — |
| Fourth down | 10–2050.0% | — | 8–2138.1% | — |
Passing
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 226–39157.8% | — | 292–47261.9% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,650 | 260.7 | 3,033 | 216.6 |
| Yards per attempt | 9.3 | — | 6.4 | — |
| Passing TDs | 29 | — | 18 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 8 | — |
Rushing
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 540 | 38.6 | 551 | 39.4 |
| Rushing yards | 2,406 | 171.9 | 2,118 | 151.3 |
| Yards per carry | 4.5 | — | 3.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 34 | — | 22 | — |
Turnovers
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 20 | 1.4 | 21 | 1.5 |
| Fumbles lost | 12 | — | 11 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 8 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 39.0 | — | 24.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 112.0 | — | 88.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 8 | — | 10 | — |
| Interception yards | 126 | — | 142 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 11 | — | 12 | — |
Returns
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 50 | — | 50 | — |
| Kick return yards | 965 | — | 941 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 19.3 | — | 18.8 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 31 | — | 22 | — |
| Punt return yards | 194 | — | 146 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 6.3 | — | 6.6 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 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.