Penn State team stats
2017 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:34:31 | 30:21 | 6:25:29 | 29:39 |
| Offensive plays | 909 | 69.9 | 898 | 69.1 |
| Total yards | 5,984 | 460.3 | 4,283 | 329.5 |
| Penalties–yards | 54–490 | — | 80–751 | — |
| First downs | 296 | 22.8 | 226 | 17.4 |
| Third down | 82–17148.0% | — | 73–20934.9% | — |
| Fourth down | 8–1457.1% | — | 11–2544.0% | — |
Passing
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 301–45865.7% | — | 262–44958.4% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,772 | 290.2 | 2,749 | 211.5 |
| Yards per attempt | 8.2 | — | 6.1 | — |
| Passing TDs | 32 | — | 13 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 10 | — |
Rushing
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 451 | 34.7 | 449 | 34.5 |
| Rushing yards | 2,212 | 170.2 | 1,534 | 118.0 |
| Yards per carry | 4.9 | — | 3.4 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 36 | — | 14 | — |
Turnovers
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 13 | 1.0 | 25 | 1.9 |
| Fumbles lost | 3 | — | 15 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 10 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 42.0 | — | 29.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 94.0 | — | 90.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 10 | — | 10 | — |
| Interception yards | 114 | — | 95 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 15 | — | 3 | — |
Returns
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 31 | — | 54 | — |
| Kick return yards | 671 | — | 1,034 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 21.6 | — | 19.1 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 2 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 28 | — | 18 | — |
| Punt return yards | 329 | — | 73 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 11.8 | — | 4.1 | — |
| 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.