Penn State team stats
2021 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:03:08 | 27:56 | 6:56:52 | 32:04 |
| Offensive plays | 923 | 71.0 | 965 | 74.2 |
| Total yards | 4,893 | 376.4 | 4,579 | 352.2 |
| Penalties–yards | 70–599 | — | 72–570 | — |
| First downs | 264 | 20.3 | 272 | 20.9 |
| Third down | 76–19539.0% | — | 76–21235.8% | — |
| Fourth down | 12–2646.2% | — | 15–2462.5% | — |
Passing
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 291–48659.9% | — | 262–44059.5% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,491 | 268.5 | 2,598 | 199.8 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.2 | — | 5.9 | — |
| Passing TDs | 25 | — | 11 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 10 | — |
Rushing
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 437 | 33.6 | 525 | 40.4 |
| Rushing yards | 1,402 | 107.8 | 1,981 | 152.4 |
| Yards per carry | 3.2 | — | 3.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 11 | — | 12 | — |
Turnovers
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 15 | 1.2 | 21 | 1.6 |
| Fumbles lost | 5 | — | 7 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 10 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 26.0 | — | 34.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 84.0 | — | 92.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 10 | — | 14 | — |
| Interception yards | 186 | — | 50 | — |
| Interception TDs | 3 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 17 | — | 5 | — |
Returns
| Penn State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 19 | — | 2 | — |
| Kick return yards | 352 | — | 28 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 18.5 | — | 14.0 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 17 | — | 14 | — |
| Punt return yards | 128 | — | 39 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 7.5 | — | 2.8 | — |
| 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.