Record: 11-2, .846 W-L% (8th of 120) ▪ Rank: 9th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
*W-L-T adjusted to 0-2 by NCAA.
Coach: Joe Paterno (11-2)
PS/G: 28.8 (53rd of 120) ▪ PA/G: 12.2 (3rd of 120)
SRS: 13.86 (9th of 120) ▪ SOS: -0.75 (67th of 120)
Bowl Game: Won Capital One Bowl 19-17 versus Louisiana 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 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 18.5 | 30.5 | 60.7 | 237.2 | 1.9 | 35.9 | 169.8 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 66.5 | 406.9 | 6.1 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 21.0 | 4.3 | 31.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | |
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18.5 | 31.4 | 59.0 | 233.0 | 1.8 | 35.3 | 153.5 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 66.6 | 386.5 | 5.8 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 20.5 | 4.3 | 31.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Road | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18.8 | 27.8 | 67.6 | 250.8 | 2.5 | 36.3 | 213.8 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 64.0 | 464.5 | 7.3 | 11.8 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 22.0 | 5.0 | 37.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | 35.0 | 51.4 | 216.0 | 1.0 | 40.0 | 124.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 340.0 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 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 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 19.7 | 30.6 | 64.4 | 250.9 | 2.2 | 36.7 | 183.8 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 67.4 | 434.7 | 6.5 | 11.7 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 22.6 | 4.4 | 32.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Loss | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12.0 | 30.0 | 40.0 | 161.5 | 0.5 | 31.5 | 92.5 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 61.5 | 254.0 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20.3 | 34.0 | 59.6 | 247.5 | 2.3 | 33.5 | 127.3 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 67.5 | 374.8 | 5.6 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 21.0 | 3.8 | 27.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| October | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18.6 | 28.2 | 66.0 | 246.8 | 1.8 | 37.2 | 225.8 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 65.4 | 472.6 | 7.2 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 0.6 | 22.6 | 5.4 | 43.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
| November | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16.3 | 28.3 | 57.6 | 214.3 | 2.0 | 35.7 | 148.3 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 64.0 | 362.7 | 5.7 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 18.3 | 4.0 | 22.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | 35.0 | 51.4 | 216.0 | 1.0 | 40.0 | 124.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 340.0 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 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 | Friday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | 35.0 | 51.4 | 216.0 | 1.0 | 40.0 | 124.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 340.0 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Saturday | 12 | 10 | 2 | 18.6 | 30.2 | 61.6 | 238.9 | 2.0 | 35.6 | 173.6 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 65.8 | 412.5 | 6.3 | 11.0 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 21.0 | 4.5 | 33.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | |
| 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 East | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 31.0 | 64.5 | 240.0 | 3.0 | 35.0 | 78.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 66.0 | 318.0 | 4.8 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 23.0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Big Ten | 8 | 6 | 2 | 17.1 | 29.0 | 59.1 | 225.9 | 1.6 | 36.3 | 174.8 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 65.3 | 400.6 | 6.1 | 10.4 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 19.4 | 4.9 | 35.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | |
| MAC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24.5 | 36.5 | 67.1 | 276.0 | 2.5 | 33.0 | 161.0 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 69.5 | 437.0 | 6.3 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 23.0 | 4.5 | 37.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
| SEC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | 35.0 | 51.4 | 216.0 | 1.0 | 40.0 | 124.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 340.0 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Non-Major | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 26.0 | 65.4 | 268.0 | 3.0 | 36.0 | 285.0 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 62.0 | 553.0 | 8.9 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 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 |
| Total | 13 | 11 | 2 | 16.7 | 30.8 | 54.1 | 184.6 | 0.8 | 31.5 | 89.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 62.4 | 274.5 | 4.4 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 14.8 | 5.5 | 46.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 8 | 6 | 2 | 15.3 | 28.9 | 52.8 | 163.0 | 0.8 | 31.0 | 84.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 59.9 | 247.3 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 13.3 | 5.1 | 44.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Road | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20.5 | 36.5 | 56.2 | 223.5 | 0.8 | 34.3 | 113.3 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 70.8 | 336.8 | 4.8 | 10.3 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 19.3 | 5.3 | 47.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.5 | |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 24.0 | 54.2 | 202.0 | 1.0 | 25.0 | 41.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 49.0 | 243.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 64.0 | 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 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 18.0 | 32.5 | 55.3 | 194.5 | 0.7 | 29.5 | 70.6 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 62.0 | 265.2 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 14.5 | 5.4 | 43.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| Loss | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.5 | 21.5 | 44.2 | 130.0 | 1.0 | 43.0 | 195.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 64.5 | 325.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 60.5 | 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 |
| Month | September | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14.3 | 27.3 | 52.3 | 158.3 | 0.5 | 31.3 | 75.5 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 58.5 | 233.8 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 43.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| October | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17.4 | 33.2 | 52.4 | 180.6 | 0.2 | 32.4 | 91.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 65.6 | 271.6 | 4.1 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 16.4 | 4.4 | 36.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | |
| November | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20.0 | 34.0 | 58.8 | 220.7 | 2.0 | 32.7 | 123.3 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 66.7 | 344.0 | 5.2 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 61.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 24.0 | 54.2 | 202.0 | 1.0 | 25.0 | 41.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 49.0 | 243.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 64.0 | 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 | Friday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 24.0 | 54.2 | 202.0 | 1.0 | 25.0 | 41.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 49.0 | 243.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 64.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Saturday | 12 | 10 | 2 | 17.0 | 31.4 | 54.1 | 183.2 | 0.8 | 32.1 | 93.9 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 63.5 | 277.1 | 4.4 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 15.3 | 5.2 | 45.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | |
| 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 East | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | 25.0 | 72.0 | 135.0 | 1.0 | 29.0 | 65.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 54.0 | 200.0 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Big Ten | 8 | 6 | 2 | 17.9 | 32.9 | 54.4 | 194.1 | 0.9 | 33.1 | 116.1 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 66.0 | 310.3 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 17.0 | 5.3 | 48.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | |
| MAC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14.0 | 29.0 | 48.3 | 181.5 | 0.5 | 29.5 | 37.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 58.5 | 218.5 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 62.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
| SEC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 24.0 | 54.2 | 202.0 | 1.0 | 25.0 | 41.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 49.0 | 243.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 64.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | |
| Non-Major | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 31.0 | 48.4 | 147.0 | 0.0 | 32.0 | 59.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 63.0 | 206.0 | 3.3 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |