Record: 9-4, .692 W-L% (26th of 119) ▪ Rank: 24th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
*W-L-T adjusted to 0-4 by NCAA.
Coach: Joe Paterno (9-4)
PS/G: 22.3 (72nd of 119) ▪ PA/G: 14.4 (9th of 119)
SRS: 6.89 (31st of 119) ▪ SOS: 0.96 (51st of 119)
Bowl Game: Won Outback Bowl 20-10 versus Tennessee
| 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 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 17.4 | 32.6 | 53.3 | 199.9 | 0.9 | 35.2 | 150.0 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 67.8 | 349.9 | 5.2 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 18.7 | 4.5 | 33.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 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 | 6 | 1 | 17.0 | 33.0 | 51.5 | 206.1 | 1.1 | 33.6 | 148.7 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 66.6 | 354.9 | 5.3 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 3.7 | 29.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Road | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18.6 | 33.6 | 55.4 | 191.8 | 0.6 | 36.4 | 145.2 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 70.0 | 337.0 | 4.8 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 19.6 | 5.2 | 37.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 25.0 | 56.0 | 197.0 | 1.0 | 40.0 | 183.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 65.0 | 380.0 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 6.0 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 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 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 16.7 | 32.3 | 51.5 | 211.4 | 1.1 | 37.8 | 180.9 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 70.1 | 392.3 | 5.6 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 0.9 | 19.9 | 4.9 | 37.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| Loss | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19.0 | 33.3 | 57.1 | 174.0 | 0.5 | 29.3 | 80.5 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 62.5 | 254.5 | 4.1 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 3.5 | 24.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.5 | |
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18.0 | 33.0 | 54.5 | 202.2 | 0.8 | 37.4 | 199.6 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 70.4 | 401.8 | 5.7 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 21.0 | 4.6 | 34.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| October | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17.3 | 32.8 | 52.7 | 201.8 | 1.0 | 34.8 | 104.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 67.5 | 305.8 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 16.5 | 4.3 | 30.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | |
| November | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17.7 | 34.3 | 51.5 | 194.7 | 1.0 | 30.3 | 117.7 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 64.7 | 312.3 | 4.8 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 17.7 | 4.0 | 33.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 25.0 | 56.0 | 197.0 | 1.0 | 40.0 | 183.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 65.0 | 380.0 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 6.0 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 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 | Monday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 25.0 | 56.0 | 197.0 | 1.0 | 40.0 | 183.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 65.0 | 380.0 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 6.0 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Saturday | 12 | 8 | 4 | 17.7 | 33.3 | 53.1 | 200.2 | 0.9 | 34.8 | 147.3 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 68.0 | 347.4 | 5.1 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 18.7 | 4.3 | 32.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 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 |
| Conference | Big Ten | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17.6 | 33.0 | 53.4 | 199.1 | 0.8 | 35.6 | 116.5 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 68.6 | 315.6 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 17.6 | 4.4 | 33.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| Ind | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20.5 | 35.5 | 57.7 | 212.0 | 1.0 | 33.0 | 185.0 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 68.5 | 397.0 | 5.8 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 22.0 | 3.5 | 27.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| MAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 32.0 | 50.0 | 206.0 | 3.0 | 27.0 | 76.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 59.0 | 282.0 | 4.8 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 33.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
| SEC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 25.0 | 56.0 | 197.0 | 1.0 | 40.0 | 183.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 65.0 | 380.0 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 6.0 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Non-Major | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 32.0 | 43.8 | 179.0 | 0.0 | 39.0 | 389.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 71.0 | 568.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 26.0 | 5.0 | 40.0 | 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 |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 4 | 18.8 | 33.8 | 55.5 | 197.0 | 0.8 | 30.8 | 87.5 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 64.6 | 284.5 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 15.7 | 5.5 | 43.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 | |
| 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 | 6 | 1 | 17.0 | 34.9 | 48.8 | 169.6 | 0.4 | 29.9 | 72.7 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 64.7 | 242.3 | 3.7 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 13.6 | 5.9 | 43.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Road | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20.0 | 31.8 | 62.9 | 221.4 | 1.4 | 33.6 | 109.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 65.4 | 330.4 | 5.1 | 10.2 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 18.4 | 4.8 | 41.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 37.0 | 67.6 | 267.0 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 83.0 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 60.0 | 350.0 | 5.8 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 55.0 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 9 | 9 | 0 | 19.6 | 36.2 | 54.0 | 198.8 | 0.4 | 28.6 | 67.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 64.8 | 266.1 | 4.1 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 14.7 | 5.2 | 38.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
| Loss | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17.0 | 28.5 | 59.6 | 193.0 | 1.5 | 35.8 | 132.8 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 64.3 | 325.8 | 5.1 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 18.0 | 6.3 | 53.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 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 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18.0 | 31.6 | 57.0 | 177.6 | 1.0 | 31.0 | 81.8 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 62.6 | 259.4 | 4.1 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 15.2 | 5.2 | 42.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| October | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18.8 | 34.5 | 54.3 | 220.8 | 0.8 | 33.3 | 112.0 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 67.8 | 332.8 | 4.9 | 10.3 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 17.8 | 4.3 | 32.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| November | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18.0 | 35.7 | 50.5 | 174.3 | 0.7 | 29.7 | 65.7 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 65.3 | 240.0 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 13.3 | 7.3 | 56.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 37.0 | 67.6 | 267.0 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 83.0 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 60.0 | 350.0 | 5.8 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 55.0 | 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 |
| Day | Monday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 37.0 | 67.6 | 267.0 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 83.0 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 60.0 | 350.0 | 5.8 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 55.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Saturday | 12 | 8 | 4 | 18.3 | 33.6 | 54.3 | 191.2 | 0.8 | 31.4 | 87.8 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 65.0 | 279.0 | 4.3 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 15.6 | 5.4 | 42.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | |
| 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 | Big Ten | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18.4 | 34.8 | 52.9 | 202.5 | 0.8 | 31.3 | 106.0 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 66.0 | 308.5 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 16.9 | 5.0 | 38.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| Ind | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16.5 | 27.5 | 60.0 | 172.5 | 1.5 | 32.5 | 63.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 60.0 | 235.5 | 3.9 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 62.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| MAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 43.0 | 53.5 | 192.0 | 1.0 | 34.0 | 33.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 77.0 | 225.0 | 2.9 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 57.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| SEC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 37.0 | 67.6 | 267.0 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 83.0 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 60.0 | 350.0 | 5.8 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 55.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | |
| Non-Major | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 27.0 | 59.3 | 137.0 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 47.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 55.0 | 184.0 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |