Penn State team stats
2018 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:58:03 | 27:33 | 7:00:14 | 32:20 |
| Offensive plays | 897 | 69.0 | 963 | 74.1 |
| Total yards | 5,502 | 423.2 | 4,550 | 350.0 |
| Penalties–yards | 60–560 | — | 94–849 | — |
| First downs | 278 | 21.4 | 257 | 19.8 |
| Third down | 65–17437.4% | — | 71–21433.2% | — |
| Fourth down | 9–1752.9% | — | 9–2437.5% | — |
Passing
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 205–37954.1% | — | 222–41553.5% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,842 | 218.6 | 2,354 | 181.1 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.5 | — | 5.7 | — |
| Passing TDs | 21 | — | 14 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 8 | — |
Rushing
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 518 | 39.8 | 548 | 42.2 |
| Rushing yards | 2,660 | 204.6 | 2,196 | 168.9 |
| Yards per carry | 5.1 | — | 4.0 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 34 | — | 16 | — |
Turnovers
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 19 | 1.5 | 20 | 1.5 |
| Fumbles lost | 11 | — | 7 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 8 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 48.0 | — | 32.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 107.0 | — | 71.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 8 | — | 13 | — |
| Interception yards | 170 | — | 152 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 5 | — | 13 | — |
Returns
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 24 | — | 30 | — |
| Kick return yards | 626 | — | 640 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 26.1 | — | 21.3 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 33 | — | 23 | — |
| Punt return yards | 270 | — | 180 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 8.2 | — | 7.8 | — |
| 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.