Record: 11-1, .917 W-L% (3rd of 119) ▪ Rank: 3rd in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
*W-L-T adjusted to 0-1 by NCAA.
Coach: Joe Paterno (11-1)
PS/G: 34.4 (13th of 119) ▪ PA/G: 17.0 (10th of 119)
SRS: 20.41 (4th of 119) ▪ SOS: 6.91 (7th of 119)
Bowl Game: Won Orange Bowl 26-23 versus Florida State
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Total | 12 | 11 | 1 | 14.6 | 27.6 | 52.9 | 208.8 | 1.5 | 41.9 | 212.8 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 69.5 | 421.5 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 21.8 | 4.8 | 35.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Place | Home | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13.7 | 26.0 | 52.7 | 202.9 | 1.3 | 43.6 | 230.9 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 69.6 | 433.7 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 12.7 | 2.1 | 23.1 | 4.3 | 33.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Road | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14.5 | 27.5 | 52.7 | 208.0 | 2.0 | 37.5 | 199.8 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 65.0 | 407.8 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 19.0 | 4.8 | 36.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21.0 | 39.0 | 53.8 | 253.0 | 1.0 | 48.0 | 138.0 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 87.0 | 391.0 | 4.5 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 23.0 | 8.0 | 43.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Result | Win | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14.2 | 27.0 | 52.5 | 206.0 | 1.6 | 42.3 | 215.6 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 69.3 | 421.6 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 21.9 | 4.6 | 35.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| Loss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19.0 | 34.0 | 55.9 | 239.0 | 0.0 | 38.0 | 181.0 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 72.0 | 420.0 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 35.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Month | September | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15.8 | 27.3 | 57.8 | 246.8 | 2.5 | 33.5 | 189.8 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 60.8 | 436.5 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 4.5 | 39.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| October | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13.6 | 27.0 | 50.4 | 184.4 | 0.8 | 47.0 | 237.2 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 74.0 | 421.6 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 13.2 | 1.8 | 22.8 | 4.4 | 28.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | |
| November | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | 24.0 | 47.9 | 171.5 | 1.5 | 43.0 | 235.0 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 67.0 | 406.5 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 12.5 | 0.5 | 20.0 | 4.5 | 38.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21.0 | 39.0 | 53.8 | 253.0 | 1.0 | 48.0 | 138.0 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 87.0 | 391.0 | 4.5 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 23.0 | 8.0 | 43.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Day | Tuesday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21.0 | 39.0 | 53.8 | 253.0 | 1.0 | 48.0 | 138.0 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 87.0 | 391.0 | 4.5 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 23.0 | 8.0 | 43.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Saturday | 11 | 10 | 1 | 14.0 | 26.5 | 52.7 | 204.7 | 1.5 | 41.4 | 219.5 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 67.9 | 424.3 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 11.4 | 1.6 | 21.6 | 4.5 | 34.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Conference | ACC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21.0 | 39.0 | 53.8 | 253.0 | 1.0 | 48.0 | 138.0 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 87.0 | 391.0 | 4.5 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 23.0 | 8.0 | 43.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Big East | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 18.5 | 64.9 | 167.5 | 1.5 | 38.0 | 206.0 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 56.5 | 373.5 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 18.5 | 4.5 | 39.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | |
| Big Ten | 8 | 7 | 1 | 13.5 | 27.4 | 49.3 | 192.0 | 1.3 | 43.5 | 233.1 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 70.9 | 425.1 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 21.9 | 4.5 | 33.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | |
| MAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22.0 | 36.0 | 61.1 | 381.0 | 4.0 | 31.0 | 138.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 67.0 | 519.0 | 7.7 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 26.0 | 4.0 | 29.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO |
| Total | 12 | 11 | 1 | 20.5 | 36.3 | 56.6 | 211.7 | 0.9 | 36.8 | 93.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 73.1 | 304.7 | 4.2 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 17.4 | 7.0 | 59.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO |
| Place | Home | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20.0 | 35.9 | 55.8 | 210.7 | 0.9 | 34.4 | 64.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 70.3 | 275.0 | 3.9 | 10.3 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 16.3 | 6.1 | 51.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Road | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20.5 | 35.3 | 58.2 | 201.8 | 1.0 | 43.8 | 160.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 79.0 | 361.8 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 20.8 | 7.0 | 55.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | 43.0 | 55.8 | 258.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 69.0 | 284.0 | 4.1 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 129.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO |
| Result | Win | 11 | 11 | 0 | 20.5 | 36.3 | 56.4 | 211.6 | 0.8 | 36.6 | 86.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 72.9 | 298.3 | 4.1 | 9.7 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 17.1 | 7.2 | 60.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Loss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21.0 | 36.0 | 58.3 | 212.0 | 2.0 | 39.0 | 163.0 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 75.0 | 375.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 49.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO |
| Month | September | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23.8 | 41.0 | 57.9 | 229.0 | 1.0 | 41.5 | 85.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 82.5 | 314.0 | 3.8 | 12.3 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 19.3 | 7.3 | 57.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| October | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17.0 | 31.6 | 53.8 | 164.0 | 0.8 | 34.8 | 118.6 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 66.4 | 282.6 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 15.8 | 6.2 | 52.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| November | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21.0 | 35.0 | 60.0 | 273.0 | 1.0 | 38.0 | 78.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 73.0 | 351.5 | 4.8 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 20.5 | 5.5 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | 43.0 | 55.8 | 258.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 69.0 | 284.0 | 4.1 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 129.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO |
| Day | Tuesday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | 43.0 | 55.8 | 258.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 69.0 | 284.0 | 4.1 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 129.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Saturday | 11 | 10 | 1 | 20.2 | 35.6 | 56.6 | 207.5 | 0.9 | 37.8 | 99.1 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 73.5 | 306.5 | 4.2 | 9.9 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 17.9 | 6.5 | 52.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO |
| Conference | ACC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | 43.0 | 55.8 | 258.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 69.0 | 284.0 | 4.1 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 129.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Big East | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25.0 | 44.0 | 56.8 | 264.5 | 2.0 | 35.0 | 64.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 79.0 | 328.5 | 4.2 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 20.0 | 7.0 | 59.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | |
| Big Ten | 8 | 7 | 1 | 18.4 | 33.3 | 55.3 | 199.4 | 0.8 | 38.4 | 118.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 71.6 | 317.9 | 4.4 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 48.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | |
| MAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 38.0 | 65.8 | 158.0 | 0.0 | 39.0 | 14.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 77.0 | 172.0 | 2.2 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 74.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |