THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL YEARBOOK
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MAJOR SECTIONS We Are Penn State.............................................1-63 2018 Season Preview ...................................... 64-73 2018 Player Bios............................................ 74-132 Coaching Staff ............................................. 133-154 2017 Season Review ................................... 155-194 Records ....................................................... 195-241 Awards & Honors......................................... 242-267 History ........................................................ 268-327 Bowl History ............................................... 328-350 Penn State University .................................. 351-360 Full Table of contents available on page 64
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TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE SUCCESS WITH HONOR The true greatness of a program is measured over the long haul and since 1887, Penn State has demonstrated consistency and quality on and off the field. The nation’s second-largest stadium is home to a powerhouse that ranks among the elite programs in producing NFL Draft choices and All-Americans, while ranking among the leaders in graduation rates and community service.
61 / 19 Penn State has seen 61 linebackers selected in the NFL Draft and 19 earn first-team All-America honors. Jack Ham is a member of the Pro and College Football Halls of Fame and won four Super Bowl rings as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
ALL-TIME AP POLL RANKINGS (TOTAL NO. OF WEEKS RANKED)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. LaVar Arrington & Courtney Brown
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Todd Blackledge & Curt Warner
OHIO STATE MICHIGAN OKLAHOMA NOTRE DAME ALABAMA USC NEBRASKA TEXAS PENN STATE LSU
886 833 814 783 775 764 728 707 615 601
BY THE NUMBERS
106,572 Capacity of Beaver Stadium
878 Wins in program history (8th all-time in FBS history)
409 Wins by Joe Paterno (Most in NCAA Division I history)
132nd Season of football at Penn State
100 First-team All-America selections
84 Graduation Rate Percentage of football student-athletes
29 NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS
Of the 29 national award winners Penn State has had over the years, a record-tying seven Nittany Lions have claimed the Maxwell Award, which is presented annually to the ‘outstanding player in college football.’ The latest Nittany Lion to join the storied list was Saquon Barkley, who claimed the Paul Hornung Award, given to ‘the most versatile player in major college football’ following the 2017 season.
31 Lambert Meadowlands Trophies (Best Team in the East)
29 National Award Winners
13 Undefeated seasons
2 National Championships
Don Graham
Joe Paterno
Matthew Rice & Michael Robinson
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BEST OF THE BOWLS Penn State has at least one win in five of the six current College Football Playoff bowl games.
Heisman Trophy Winner (John Cappelletti, 1973)
(PENN STATE HAS NEVER PLAYED IN THE CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL.)
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SUCCESS INTO THE B1G
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
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An offer was extended in 1990 from the oldest and most storied athletic conference to the iconic Blue & White. Since that day the Big Ten Conference and Penn State have been a perfect match. After playing the first 106 seasons of football as an independent, Penn State opened Big Ten play on the first day of the 1993 season vs. Minnesota and enters its 26th season as a marquee player in the conference.
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Christian Hackenberg (left) was just the third Penn Stater to win the B1G Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year Award after leading the Nittany Lions to a 6-2 conference mark in 2012. That season, Hackenberg set 12 Penn State freshman passing records, including passing yards (2,955), completions (231) and touchdown passes (20).
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CATCHING TOP HONORS
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MAKING STOPS
Allen Robinson won back-to-back Big Ten RichterHoward Receiver of the Year awards in 2012 and 2013. The wideout was the first player to lead the Big Ten in receptions and yardage since 1985, compiling 2,445 yards on 174 receptions over the two seasons. Robinson’s 97 catches and 1,432 yards in 2013 are both Penn State single-season records.
In 25 seasons in the Big Ten, Penn State has claimed 27 individual awards, including six Defensive Player of the Year honorees and five Offensive Player of the Year winners (2016 & 2017 winner, Saquon Barkley, above). The list also includes three Freshmen of the Year and 13 positional award winners.
In 2007, Penn State had the top two tacklers in the Big Ten, with Dan Connor (11.2) and Sean Lee (10.6) each averaging more than 10 tackles per game. Connor earned All-American first team honors that season — the second of his career — while Lee was named All-Big Ten second team.
FIRST-TEAM ALL-B1G DEFENSIVE SELECTIONS (SINCE 2005)
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OHIO STATE PENN STATE MICHIGAN STATE MICHIGAN WISCONSIN IOWA
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Devon Still
6 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Award winners
Mike Hull
5 Chicago Tribune Silver Football winners
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Overtimes played vs. Michigan in 2013
B1G Awards named for Penn State student-athletes
(Longest game in B1G history)
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ATOP THE B1G Jason Cabinda & Brandon Bell
HEART OF A CHAMPION The shoulders never slumped after Wisconsin built an early double-digit lead, instead the chinstraps were only cinched tighter and focus locked in by the Blue & White. Like they had all season, the Nittany Lions leaned on one another, offense supported defense and a sideline did everything possible to turn the game in favor of the Blue & White. Outscoring the Badgers, 24-3, in the second half, Penn State rallied to notch its fourth Big Ten crown since joining the conference in 1993.
James Franklin & Malik Golden
ADDING A FOURTH Since winning its first Big Ten championship in 1994 - its second season in the conference - Penn State has consistently performed on a high-level in Big Ten play, ranking among the leaders in conference championships. The Nittany Lions brought their fourth Big Ten crown back to Happy Valley in 2016 with a victory over Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game, making them one of just four teams to win at least four B1G titles since 1993.
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GET UP, IT’S GAMEDAY ESPN’s “College GameDay” was on site for a Penn State football contest at the 2016 Big Ten Championship Game. In front of thousands of blue and white-clad supporters, Penn State alum Keegan-Michael Key represented the Nittany Lions as the show’s guest picker and it was no surprise that he picked his Nittany Lions as the victor.
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384 Yards passing by Trace McSorley vs. Wisconsin in 2016 (Big Ten Championship Game record)
155 Receiving yards for Saeed Blacknall vs. Wisconsin in 2016 (Big Ten Championship Game record)
70 Yards on a touchdown pass from Trace McSorley to Saeed Blacknall on the first play of the second half
21 Straight points for Penn State erased an early Wisconsin lead
13 Tackles by Brandon Bell vs. Wisconsin in 2016 (Big Ten Championship Game record)
8 Catches for DaeSean Hamilton vs. Wisconsin in 2016
AIR RAID Quarterback Trace McSorley lit up the Indianapolis skyline to the tune of a Big Ten Championship Gamerecord 384 passing yards and four touchdown passes, also a championship game record. It started with a scoring strike to Mike Gesicki, followed by a pair of touchdown passes to Saeed Blacknall and an 18-yard drop-in-a-bucket to Saquon Barkley on a wheel route that gave Penn State the lead for good. Blacknall accounted for 155 of McSorley’s 384 yards passing, setting a Big Ten Championship Game record. On Penn State’s final offensive play of the first half, Blacknall hauled in a 40-yard touchdown reception and, on PSU’s next offensive play, caught a 70-yard scoring strike from McSorley to start the second half.
(2nd in B1G Championship Game history)
1:01 Time on the clock when Grant Haley stopped Corey Clement on fourth-and-1 to seal the victory
4 Big Ten Championships (1994, 2005, 2008, 2016)
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POSTSEASON PROWESS B2B NEW YEAR’S SIX Playing on New Year’s Day is a dream of any college football student-athlete, and Penn State has a track record of being among the last teams on the annual bowl schedule. The 2016 and 2017 seasons marked the 10th time the Blue & White played in back-to-back New Year’s Six bowl games and the first since the 1985 & 1986 seasons. The Nittany Lions own 29 all-time appearances in January bowl games, including wins in five different New Year’s bowl games since joining the Big Ten.
PERFECT IN THE DESERT Penn State capped the 2017 season with a 35-28 victory over Washington to keep its record perfect in seven Fiesta Bowl appearances. Quarterback Trace McSorley earned Offensive MVP and Marcus Allen claimed Defensive MVP in the thrilling victory at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
WALK-OFF IN THE BRONX Penn State earned its stripes in its first visit to the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, toppling Boston College, 31-30, in overtime in 2014. The game began with a bowl-recordtying 72-yard touchdown pass from Christian Hackenberg to Chris Godwin and ended when Sam Ficken converted his extra point attempt in overtime following a Kyle Carter scoring grab. The Pinstripe Bowl win gave Penn State a win in its 13th different bowl game all-time.
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1923 First bowl appearance in the first official Rose Bowl Game
.625 FORTY-EIGHT & COUNTING The tradition began in 1923 with a trip to the West Coast and a berth in the Rose Bowl and continued in 2017 with Penn State’s fourth appearance in the “Granddaddy of Them All.” The 2017 Fiesta Bowl marked the 48th overall appearance in the school’s bowl history, which is tied for No. 9 in NCAA history.
Winning percentage in 48 bowl appearances (6th in NCAA history)
92 Fiesta Bowl record for longest run from scrimmage by Saquon Barkley in 2017
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WINNING PERCENTAGE IN NEW YEAR’S SIX BOWL GAMES (SINCE 1940 - MINIMUM 10 GAMES PLAYED)
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PENN STATE USC MISSISSIPPI LSU OHIO STATE STANFORD
.705 .688 .688 .635 .600 .600
Bowl Appearances in school history (T-9th in NCAA history)
29 Penn State victories in bowl games Shane Conlan
SEVEN VICTORIES Penn State is one of only two teams with an unblemished record in the desert (with at least three games played). The seven wins in the Fiesta Bowl are the most by any team in the bowl’s history.
(T-5th in NCAA history)
18 Fiesta Bowl record for tackles set by Matt Millen in 1977
13 Different bowl games won
5 Tackles for loss by NaVorro Bowman in 2009 Rose Bowl (Rose Bowl Game record)
Ki-Jana Carter
Penn State is one of two teams in Rose Bowl history (Georgia) with multiple scoring drives of 15 seconds or less. Two came against Oregon in the 1995 Rose Bowl, with KiJana Carter breaking an 84-yard touchdown run and Jon Witman rumbled in from 9 yards out after a Ducks turnover for the scores. In the 2017 Rose Bowl, Trace McSorley found Chris Godwin for a 72-yard scoring strike, before McSorley converted a USC turnover into six points on the next snap.
4 THAT TOOK A WHILE The first triple overtime contest in BCS history ended with Kevin Kelly’s 29-yard field goal, as Penn State toppled Florida State in 2006, 26-23, in the longest game in Orange Bowl history.
Consecutive plays scoring a touchdown in the 2017 Rose Bowl, marking only second time in the last 10 seasons an FBS team has scored on four-straight plays
2 National Championships
Trace McSorley
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SMELL THE ROSES Bobby Engram - 1995 Rose Bowl
1 of 3 Penn State is one of only three Big Ten institutions to appear in the Rose Bowl three or more times since the Nittany Lions joined the Big Ten Conference.
NaVorro Bowman - 2009 Rose Bowl
HOMETOWN GUY Koa Farmer grew up just 15 miles from the Rose Bowl, but on February 5, 2014, the Lake View Terrace, California native decided to travel 2,500 miles to be a member of the Penn State football program with the hope of playing in the “Granddaddy of the Them All.” On Jan. 2, 2017, the Nittany Lions, with Farmer starting at linebacker, gave him a homecoming he will never forget. Chris Godwin - 2017 Rose Bowl
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BY THE NUMBERS LONG BEFORE KEITH JACKSON DUBBED IT THE “GRANDDADDY OF THEM ALL,” PENN STATE’S HISTORY IN THE NATION’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS POSTSEASON GAME BEGAN. THE 1923 INVITATION TO THE ROSE BOWL STARTED PENN STATE’S LEGACY AS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER BOWL PARTICIPANTS IN THE COUNTRY.
95,128 Attendance at the 2017 Rose Bowl Game (highest of any 2016-17 bowl game)
175 Penn State is the only team to have a 175-yard rusher (Saquon Barkley, 194) and receiver (Chris Godwin, 187) in the same game over the event’s 104-year history. (Both totals are PSU bowl records)
101 Points scored by Penn State (49) and USC (52) in the 2017 game, the most in regulation in Rose Bowl history
60 Penn State is the only team in Rose Bowl history with two scoring plays of 60-plus yards in a game
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QUICK STRIKE In only four appearances, Penn State’s offense has been as fast at scoring as any other program in Rose Bowl history. Of the 15 fastest scoring drives, the Nittany Lions own five of them. The Blue & White and Georgia are the only programs with multiple scoring efforts in 15 seconds or fewer, with Trace McSorley’s 5-second touchdown run in the 2017 contest the fastest score in the event’s history. 0:05 0:11 0:12 0:13 0:17
2017 vs. USC 2017 vs. USC 1995 vs. Oregon 1995 vs. Oregon 2017 vs. USC
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Trace McSorley 3-yard run Chris Godwin 72-yard pass from Trace McSorley Ki-Jana Carter 83-yard run Jon Witman 9-yard run Saquon Barkley 79-yard run
Ki-Jana Carter
Third quarter points in 2017 (Rose Bowl Game record)
7 Extra points made by Tyler Davis in the 2017 contest (Tied Rose Bowl Game record)
4 All-time appearances in the Rose Bowl, including three since joining the Big Ten
1st Game played in the current Rose Bowl Stadium came on Jan. 1, 1923 between Penn State and USC
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Kerry Collins is one of nine quarterbacks to play in the Rose Bowl and Super Bowl
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THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN Since Elgie Tobin won the first NFL Championship in 1920, Penn Staters have dotted NFL rosters. With 350 players drafted all-time, Penn State is among the top-10 NCAA institutions in producing professional talent. There has been a Nittany Lion in 47 of the 52 Super Bowl games, with 56 total rings won by football lettermen. Being prepared in life is paramount to success, and when polled by Sporting News, NFL General Managers and Player Personnel Directors ranked Penn State the clear-cut winner as the collegiate program that best prepares pupils for the NFL.
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Jesse James
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Chris Godwin
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NFL games played by Nittany Lions
Total Nittany Lions selected in the NFL Draft
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First round picks, including five top-2 selections
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Nate Stupar
Cameron Wake
PENN STATE USC OHIO STATE OKLAHOMA NEBRASKA
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Sean Lee
TO THE HALL Penn State has produced six Pro Football Hall of Famers over the years, with (top left to bottom right) Jack Ham, Franco Harris, Mike Michalske, Lenny Moore, Mike Munchak and Dave Robinson all earning a bust in Canton’s hallowed halls.
27 Times Penn State has seen at least five players drafted, including six in the 2017 NFL Draft
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First round picks in the 2003 NFL Draft
1&2 Picks used to select teammates Courtney Brown and LaVar Arrington in the 2000 NFL Draft
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INTO THE HALLS
THOSE HALLOWED HALLS When you walk around the Pro Football Hall of Fame, you will find the bronze profiles of six Nittany Lions. Inside the College Football Hall of Fame, you will view 25 individuals with Penn State ties. Penn State is one of 12 schools to have six or more representatives in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jack Ham, Franco Harris, Mike Michalske, Lenny Moore, Mike Munchak and Dave Robinson are all enshrined in Canton, Ohio for their accomplishments on the field of play.
THE LEGACY CONTINUES With Kerry Collins a member of the 2018 class, Penn State now has 24 players and coaches who are members of the College Football Hall of Fame. Five coaches and 19 players have earned their way into college football’s Hall of Fame, with five of them being running backs and four more playing on both offense and defense during their careers. The 25th inductee with Penn State ties was former Nittany Lion Bill Bowes, who was enshrined in 2016 for his accomplishments as the head coach at New Hampshire.
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TOP OF THE LIST Penn State ranks among the top-10 college programs in producing both College Football Hall of Famers and Pro Football Hall of Famers. The Nittany Lion program is tied with four other programs in College Football Hall of Famers, while they are all square with Illinois, Oregon and UCLA in Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees.
BIG TIME IN THE BOWLS One of the nation’s most sought after postseason programs also has its fair share of student-athletes enshrined in bowl game Halls of Fame. Most notable are Ki-Jana Carter (Rose), Lydell Mitchell (Cotton), Wally Triplett (Cotton) and Dave Robinson (Gator). Penn State also has five honorees in the Orange Bowl Hall of Fame, including Joe Paterno, who is also a member of the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame.
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24 College Football Hall of Fame inductees for their Nittany Lion careers
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NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS A STANDARD OF SUCCESS When Richie Lucas claimed the Maxwell Award, given to the outstanding player in college football, in 1959, he set the standard for success at Penn State. Since that season, 35 Nittany Lions have either won or been named finalists for 67 major college football awards.
NASSIB ADDS TO HARDWARE
Saquon Barkley (right) Carl Nassib
John Cappelletti
In 2015, Carl Nassib exploded onto the college football scene, as the former walk-on led the NCAA in sacks and forced fumbles, setting the school standard for sacks in a season with 15.5. For his efforts on the field and in the classroom, Nassib claimed a trio of national awards, winning the Lott IMPACT Trophy, Rotary Lombardi Award and the Ted Hendricks Award. He was named a finalist for six awards in 2015, the secondmost all-time by a Penn State football student-athlete.
HEISMAN INSPIRATION A running back built in steel country, Pennsylvania, John Cappelletti’s 1973 season was highlighted by winning the Heisman Trophy. In what is considered the most moving speech ever given at the ceremonies, Cappelletti spoke from the heart about his brother, Joey, who was battling leukemia at the time. “A lot of people think I go through a lot...Only for me it is on Saturdays and it’s only in the fall. For Joseph, it is all year round and it is a battle that is unending...He has always been a great inspiration to me.”
MAXWELL AWARD WINNERS ALL-TIME (OUTSTANDING PLAYER IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL)
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1964 GLENN RESSLER, C/G
1969 MIKE REID, DT
SEVEN-TIME FINALIST
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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Paul Posluszny made things happen on the field for the Blue & White and for that he was named a finalist for national awards a schoolrecord seven times. He was a three-time winner, twice claiming the Bednarik Award for Defensive Player of the Year and earning one Butkus Award for the nation’s top linebacker.
Running back Larry Johnson broke the Penn State singlegame rushing record on three occasions in 2002, helping him win all three major awards in which he was named a finalist — Doak Walker, Maxwell and Walter Camp. He also finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting that season behind a pair of quarterbacks in Carson Palmer (winner) and Brad Banks.
Offensive linemen don’t often get the credit they deserve on or off the field. John Urschel changed that, as he earned a pair of the most distinguished awards a college student-athlete can attain. He was named the William V. Campbell Trophy winner, the academic Heisman, and earned the James E. Sullivan Award, bestowed by the AAU upon the nation’s top amateur athlete.
67/29 On 67 occasions, Nittany Lions have been named finalists for major national awards. Of those 67 finalists, 29 of them have walked away with the hardware. Kerry Collins
1973 JOHN CAPPELLETTI, RB
A.Q. Shipley
1978 CHUCK FUSINA, QB
Carl Nassib
1994 KERRY COLLINS, QB
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LaVar Arrington
Carl Nassib
Larry Johnson
THE CENTURY MARK With Saquon Barkley’s selection as a first-team All-American, the Penn State All-American tree grew, as he was the 100th Nittany Lion to earn first-team honors in program history. In 129 years of playing football in Happy Valley, 86 different studentathletes have combined for the 100 first-team All-America selections.
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171 Total All-America selections in school history by NCAA recognized outlets (1st, 2nd & 3rd team)
144 Student-athletes selected as an All-American Matt Millen
Chuck Fusina, Ken Dorney and team
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MULTIPLE FIRST-TEAMERS
The 1978 team watched as a school-record six studentathletes were named first-team All-Americans. Ken Dorney earned his second-straight first-team nod, while Bruce Clark earned his first of two selections. Matt Bahr, Chuck Fusina, Pete Harris and Matt Millen also garnered the most heralded distinction in college football.
Having one first-team All-American is a big deal, however, on 11 occasions the Penn State football program has placed three-or-more student-athletes on the top All-America squad. It first happened in 1969 and last occurred during the 2002 campaign.
100 First-team All-America selections in school history
47 Of the last 51 years with an All-American for Penn State (1st, 2nd & 3rd team)
42 Consensus All-Americans
27 First-team All-Americans since 2000
19 First-team All-America linebackers from Linebacker U.
17 Penn State student-athletes have earned All-America and Academic All-America honors
The list reads like a veritable who’s who of college football lore. From W.T. “Mother” Dunn in 1906 to Glenn Ressler in 1964. Ted Kwalick in 1967 & 1968 to Kyle Brady in 1994. It’s names like Arrington, Bahr, Barkley, Collins, Mauti and Zordich. The list goes on and on, and college football’s best continually put on the blue and white uniform to play for those who have come before them and continue laying the foundation for one of college football’s most storied programs.
14 Penn Staters have earned multiple All-America first-team honors
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ALL-AMERICANS LIVING UP TO THE MONIKER Many times when college athletics are mentioned, the term “student-athlete” is used and at Penn State that is held with the highest regard. Seventeen different Penn Staters have earned both Academic AllAmerica honors and on-field All-America honors (1st, 2nd or 3rd team) during their respective careers.
Kurt Allerman, LB
Chris Bahr, K
Jack Balorunos, OL
Bruce Bannon, DL *
Rich Buzin, OL
Keith Dorney, OL *
Jeff Hartings, OL *
Dave Joyner, OL *
Mark Markovich, OL
Dan Natale, TE
Dennis Onkotz, LB *
Charlie Pittman, RB *
Paul Posluszny, LB *
Scott Radecic, LB
Mark Robinson, DB
John Urschel, OL
Stefen Wisniewski, OL *
* Earned first-team All-American honors
W.T. “Mother” Dunn led Penn State to an 8-1-1 record, as the center captained a team that shut out nine of its 10 opponents. Dunn was selected a first-team All-American by Walter Camp at the age of 29.
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The latest in the line of two-time first-team All-Americans is Dan Connor, who earned the honors in 2006 and 2007. A year after he watched teammate Paul Posluszny win the Bednarik Award in 2006, Connor claimed the award given to the Nation’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2007.
Penn State has seen 39 different student-athletes named consensus All-American for 42 honors, including nine since 2000. Of those 39, there have been 14 Penn Staters to earn unanimous All-America selection, with Saquon Barkley doing so in 2017.
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The 1994 squad placed an NCAA-best five student-athletes on the All-America first team, including unanimous pick Ki-Jana Carter, consensus selection Kerry Collins, along with Kyle Brady, Bobby Engram and Jeff Hartings.
Linebacker Dennis Onkotz and tight end Ted Kwalick each earned All-America first-team honors in 1968 and both were two-time first-team selections in their respective careers. Kwalick earned his second nod in 1967, while Onkotz was also a first-teamer in 1969.
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GAME DAY IN HAPPY VALLEY
“IF THIS ISN’T ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN AMERICA, I DON’T KNOW THE OTHER ONE.” — Lee Corso, ESPN’s “College GameDay”
IT TAKES A VILLAGE It isn’t just about the team arrival or the battle on the field; game day is about the cumulative efforts of everyone involved. From Nittanyville to the Penn State Blue Band, the spirit squads to the ‘S’ Zone, or the tailgaters to the ticket takers, every Penn Stater has a hand in making Happy Valley the best show in college football.
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NITTANYVILLE It’s not the postal service, but Nittanyville’s dedication to make Beaver Stadium the toughest venue in college football is unmatched. No matter sun, rain, snow or dead of night, Nittanyville is always there to create an avalanche of sound.
Ki-Jana Carter and the College GameDay crew
GAMEDAY BUILT IN HAPPY VALLEY ESPN’s “College GameDay” made the trek to Happy Valley for the first time in 1999 for the season-opening contest between No. 3 Penn State and No. 4 Arizona. The Nittany Lions have hosted the GameDay crew on five occasions, including the 2017 Penn State White Out game vs. Michigan. Sports Illustrated dubbed it the “Greatest Show in College Football,” however Penn State fans refer to it simply as Saturday. Other than packing the nation’s second-largest stadium with nearly 107,000 screaming fans, many more make the trek to campus to enjoy tailgating and camaraderie and maybe some of the famous Berkey Creamery ice cream.
107K When 107,000 fans reach full throat inside Beaver Stadium, the defense must have forced a third down or the Nittany Lion is dancing around celebrating a score. However, with so many fans, tickets are not easy to come by. More than 85,000 seats are sold on a season ticket basis each year, including 21,000 student season ticket holders.
THE TRADITION CONTINUES As they have for years, the Penn State football team arrives at Beaver Stadium via the classic Blue Buses, however, they no longer take the left-hand turn onto Curtin Road. The team now exits the caravan at the corner of Porter and Curtin and the team walks through a sea of cheering fans on the way into Beaver Stadium.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S UNRIVALED SETTING
107K STRONG Penn State fans fill Beaver Stadium to the brim every fall, providing an electric and exciting atmosphere for the Nittany Lions each Saturday inside the nation’s second-largest venue. The eruption of 107,000 blue and white clad fans fill the valley as the team emerges from the South Tunnel and the steel foundation of the stadium shakes when “Zombie Nation” pumps through the speakers on a pivotal third-down stand.
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3rd The University Park campus becomes the third-largest city in Pennsylvania on game days, contributing to the local economy to the tune of $40 million annually.
2017 NCAA ATTENDANCE LEADERS (AVERAGE ATTENDANCE)
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MICHIGAN OHIO STATE PENN STATE ALABAMA TEXAS A&M LSU TENNESSEE TEXAS GEORGIA NEBRASKA
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PENN STATE WHITE OUT On October 9, 2004, 21,000 students clad in white set the wheels in motion for one of the most replicated experiences in college sports, the Penn State White Out. The phenomenon evolved from a student-only event into a full stadium White Out in 2007.
285-72 Penn State has won nearly 80 percent of its games in front of the Nittany Lion faithful, compiling an all-time mark of 285-72 at Beaver Stadium, including unblemished 7-0 marks for the 2016 and 2017 campaigns and 20-1 mark over the last three seasons.
“THAT’S THE BEST STUDENT SECTION IN THE COUNTRY.” Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN
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GONE IN A FLASH The No. 1 student section in the nation [NCAA.com, 2014] has sold out consistently for over four decades, with many of those sellouts occurring in just minutes. The 2008 allotment sold out in under 20 minutes, with the freshman, sophomore and junior classes taking just nine minutes total to gather up nearly 15,000 tickets.
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HAPPY VALLEY PLAN AN ADVENTURE Looking to add some adventure to your life? State College was named one of National Geographic’s Top 100 Adventure Towns. From the Waffle Shop to Mt. Nittany, local music and fly fishing, our central Pennsylvania positioning makes us a hidden gem. The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts (Arts Fest) brings more than 125,000 people to Happy Valley over five days each July. The Festival is one of the nation’s premier outdoor fine art events made possible by tremendous community support to produce a unique cultural experience.
WE ARE… A COLLEGE TOWN Using a matrix of a dozen factors, including livability, education, safety and activities, BusinessInsider.com rated State College as the No. 15 College Town, including the top campus in the Commonwealth. The University Park campus is also known as a top-25 public university and one of the top destinations for student-athletes in the country via Niche.com.
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16,000+ THERE FROM THE START “The Corner Room” located on the corner of Pugh Street and College Avenue has been a State College staple since 1855. Originally named “Jack’s Roadhouse,” the establishment became the “The Corner Room” in 1926 and has been going strong ever since.
“Old Willow,” planted in 1859 by William Waring, was revered for its ties to several campus traditions and lived on The Mall until 1976. Though the original tree perished in 1921, it was replaced multiple times by cuttings grown from it, until disease took the last tree at the spot in 1976. A Penn State historical marker sits at the site of “Old Willow” to highlight its place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fans pack the Bryce Jordan Center for special events and athletic contests. Acts have included Garth Brooks, Brantley Gilbert, Billy Joel, Kevin Hart, Bruce Springsteen and Jay Z. In 2013, a thenNCAA record crowd of 15,996 spectators watched the three-time defending National Champion Penn State wrestling squad take down Pittsburgh in the venue.
From Eisenhower Auditorium to Beaver Stadium, Penn Staters flock to every speaker, performance and event on campus. The Nittany Lion faithful enjoy some of the most historic venues, like Rec Hall, while laying claim to the most state-of-the-art buildings, like Pegula Ice Arena, as well. A classic college town located in the Nittany Valley, State College is renowned for its beauty, charm and youthful lifestyle. Quaint shops and popular restaurants share the cozy downtown area with contemporary retail stores and gathering spots for locals and students alike. And it all lies in the shadow of the legendary Mt. Nittany in what is affectionately known as “Happy Valley.”
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WE ARE... TRUE COLORS Penn State’s student-athletes are instantly identified by their blue and white uniforms — but those weren’t the original school colors. In October 1887, the student body unanimously chose dark pink and black. After the pink faded to white on many of the uniforms, the students opted for blue — in place of black — and white as the official school colors. The iconic blue and white became official on March 18, 1890. In 1999, the Penn State Lion Ambassadors, the student alumni corps, revived one of the oldest traditions in college football — the Block ‘S’ — in the student section at Beaver Stadium. Now, 700 underclassmen don coordinated blue and white t-shirts to create the giant block ‘S’ each home Saturday. On Homecoming, the ‘S’ Zone bears the school’s original colors of pink and black to pay homage.
THE LION SHRINE Penn State’s Lion Shrine was dedicated on Oct. 24, 1942, during Homecoming weekend. The 13-ton block of Indiana limestone was molded into the most recognizable symbol of Penn State by renowned sculpture Heinz Warneke. A gift of the Class of 1940, it rests in a natural setting of trees near the Recreation Building (Rec Hall) and is the second-most photographed landmark in the state of Pennsylvania. The Lion Shrine’s home was improved and enhanced thanks to a gift from the Class of 2012.
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WE ARE In the 1970s, the cheerleaders sought out a new cheer and so was born, “We Are… Penn State.” The cheer didn’t catch on right away, but it caught hold in the early 1980s and now echoes through Beaver Stadium each Saturday in the fall. The cheerleaders later added “Thank You…You’re Welcome.” The first use of the phrase “We are Penn State” is often attributed to football AllAmerican Steve Suhey. A captain on the 1947 Cotton Bowl team, Suhey used the phrase as the team, an early racially-integrated unit, was faced with several situations in which Penn State’s African-American players were not welcome to participate. Pointing at all of his teammates, Suhey, a team captain, said “We’re Penn State and we play together, or we don’t play.” The Class of 2013 chose to have this slogan immortalized with a sculpture serving as a visual representation of what it means to be a Penn Stater. Created by Penn State alumnus Johnathan Cramer, the sculpture is made out of mirror-polished, stainless steel. The 12-foot-tall sculpture rests on a stone base and is located in the shadow of Beaver Stadium at the corner of Curtin Road and University Drive.
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Old Main: Originally erected in the 1850s, the current Old Main has been in use since 1930. Used as student and staff housing in the early days, Old Main is now the administrative hub of the University Park campus. The clock tower was a gift from the Class of 1904 and was moved from the original building to the top of Old Main. Protecting Our Turf: It is often said that the sun never sets on Penn State turfgrass surfaces. This is made possible through the Penn State Center for Turfgrass Science, a program that has been at the forefront of cutting edge research in its field since 1929. Berkey Creamery: Dairy research began at Penn State in 1865, and the Creamery has been setting milestones ever since. From Baskin-Robbins to Haagen-Dazs, industry pros flock to Penn State to learn how to craft ice cream perfection. THON: A student-run philanthropy committed to enhancing the lives of children and families impacted by childhood cancer, the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon is a year-long effort, which culminates with a 46-hour dance marathon. The event has raised more than $147 million in its history for Four Diamonds at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. The HUB: Since the 1920s, Penn State students had been clamoring for a central gathering place, but it wasn’t until 1953 that vision became reality in what was known as the Hetzel Union Building. After a handful of temporary locations, the University broke ground on what is now named the HUB-Robeson Center, the most highly trafficked building on campus, spanning 305,000 square feet.
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FRONT PAGE PROGRAM WALL-TO-WALL COVERAGE Penn State has long been a media darling, as the Nittany Lions’ program prestige and performance on the field make them a weekly choice for national television coverage. The black shoes and basic blues can be found on channels from ABC to FOX, and the Big Ten Network to ESPN, along with coverage from the biggest print media organizations in the nation.
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B1G TELEVISION In 2007, the Big Ten Conference embarked on a joint venture with the FOX Entertainment Group to begin the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering a single collegiate athletic conference. The Big Ten Network continues to lead the charge in promoting the nation’s oldest athletic conference through live events, studio shows, documentaries and other related programming.
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ON THE COVER A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS When a dramatic image graces the cover of a national publication, you no doubt find yourself immersed in the story. Penn State football is among the select few universities to have the staying power to continually see its images grace the covers of numerous national publications, creating memories for its student-athletes and all of Nittany Nation.
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THE SPREAD Penn State was a spread team well before the offensive scheme became mainstream, gracing the pages of ESPN The Magazine, Sporting News and Sports Illustrated with some of the most polarizing figures and stories on the national scene.
LOCAL COVERAGE Along with national attention, Penn State is covered extensively throughout the state and region. Among the 80+ credentialed media outlets that cover the Nittany Lions when at home, the program also boasts the largest traveling media contingent in the Big Ten, with 1520 daily newspapers, along with multiple radio and television outlets following the Blue & White around Big Ten country.
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SUCCESS WITH HONOR COMPETE IN THE CLASSROOM Head coach James Franklin has always said his teams compete in everything they do, and the classroom is no exception. During his tenure on the University Park campus, Franklin’s program has had 50 or more student-athletes with a 3.0 semester GPA on nine occasions.
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WELL-ROUNDED STUDENT-ATHLETE An All-American on the field and in the classroom, linebacker Paul Posluszny is the only defensive player to ever win National Defensive Player of the Year and CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year honors in the same season (2006). Posluszny was a two-time first-team Academic All-American and earned a pair of first-team AllAmerica nods on the field, doing so in 2005 and 2006.
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1 Ranking by USA Today in 2014 Best School for Student-Athlete Academic Success
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GIVING BACK IN THE COMMUNITY The Penn State football program has long prided itself on being active in the community and giving back to those that give so much to Penn State University. From participating in THON and Special Olympics, Penn State also volunteers countless hours to making sure the community knows their daily efforts are appreciated.
RECORD-BREAKING SERVICE In 2016-17, the offensive unit claimed Penn State’s CHAMPS Cup for community outreach for the second-straight year. As a team, the Nittany Lions have compiled more than 8,200 hours of community servicerelated activities since head coach James Franklin arrived on campus, including a program record 2,200 hours in 2015-16. In each of the last three seasons, Penn State has accumulated more than 2,000 hours of community service.
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HELPING OTHERS WITH NEEDS The initiatives that Penn State football studentathletes are active with include Special Olympics, THON, United Way Day of Caring and Giving Tuesday. Along with those — and many others — the Blue & White consistently host groups at Lasch Building as a way of reaching out to the local community.
STILL GIVING Staying connected is also something Penn Staters do and that is no different with football alumni. Devon Still and his daughter, Leah, came back to THON in 2016 to speak to the crowd. Leah was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma in 2015. She battled and beat cancer.
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A CALL FOR ACTION When Scott Shirley’s father was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2003, his family was told the disease didn’t typically respond to traditional treatments, which made it rare and therefore didn’t attract research and development. That wasn’t good enough for his teammates, who used the platform as student-athletes to give the fight against rare diseases a voice — and thus Lift For Life was born. Lift For Life is organized and run by Uplifting Athletes, a non-profit organization that inspires the rare disease community with hope through the power of sport. The national network of chapters is run by current football student-athletes, providing them with an opportunity to gain practical job skills while learning how to leverage their assets and abilities to make a positive and lasting impact.
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For 16 summers the Penn State football team has gathered for Lift For Life, and though the format has changed from strictly weight lifting-based to a team fitness test format, the fans continue to come out and support. A program-record $150,990 was raised during the 2014 event. After bringing in $95,000 in 2017, the all-time total has been pushed to nearly $1.3 million raised to benefit patient-focused programs and rare disease research.
With a master’s in engineering, Scott Shirley (3rd from left) began his professional career designing buildings — his dream job — but upon his father’s passing from kidney cancer in 2005, Uplifting Athletes became his mission. First, as a hobby, Shirley soon realized that the cause needed full time attention, so he packed up and moved home to get the non-profit off the ground in 2007. From two schools in 2007, Uplifting Athletes now has 24 chapters from coast-to-coast.
While the event was fun to watch, the Uplifting Athletes leadership thought there might be a way to get the younger fans more involved. So, in 2015 they decided to add the first ever Kids Combine, where the newest Nittany Lions — incoming freshmen — interacted with boys and girls, while running them through an NFL Combine-style event.
LIFT FOR LIFE PRESIDENTS 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
RYAN BATES, STEVEN GONZALEZ JASON CABINDA, TRACE MCSORLEY GARRETT SICKELS BEN KLINE BEN KLINE ERIC SHRIVE MIKE FARRELL MIKE FARRELL BRETT BRACKETT BRETT BRACKETT BRETT BRACKETT KEVIN SUHEY KEVIN SUHEY MATT CAMPOLONGO, LANCE ANTOLICK, CURT REESE ROBBIE GOULD, JONATHAN NABAVI DAVE COSTLOW, DAMONE JONES, SCOTT SHIRLEY
RARE DISEASE CHAMPION AWARD Presented annually to recognize a leader in the world of college football to make a positive and lasting impact on the rare disease community, the 2013 Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award was bestowed upon Nittany Lion offensive lineman Eric Shrive (above). During his Penn State career, Shrive personally raised more than $112,000 to benefit the fight against kidney cancer.
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NATION’S LARGEST The Penn State Alumni Association ranks as the largest organization of its kind among colleges and universities. There are more than 673,000 Penn State alumni worldwide. They are active in their University and they love football. Penn Staters have distinguished themselves in a wide variety of professions. Former Nittany Lions are company presidents, business owners and leaders in the financial world. Others are lawyers, doctors, dentists, engineers, teachers, coaches, computer and technology specialists, administrators, consultants, supervisors and members of the media, to name just a few of the professions. In 2018, LinkedIn named Penn State University as the No. 2 institution in the country for graduating CEOs.
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KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY Earning his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University Park campus, Keegan-Michael Key may have done his best impression when playing head coach James Franklin during a team meeting in 2015. Key returned to campus as the Grand Marshall of Penn State’s Homecoming in 2015 and again mimicked Coach Franklin during the 2018 Blue-White Game, leading the team out of the tunnel from halftime. The actor, writer and comedian is best known for his roles on “MADtv” and “Key & Peele”, while also appearing on shows like “ER,” “Fargo”and “Whose Line is it Anyway?”.
NOTABLE ALUMNI (Left to right, top row to bottom row) LARA SPENCER — B.A. in Broadcast, Cable (‘91). “Good Morning America” personality. MARK PARKER — B.A. in Political Science (‘91). President
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and CEO of NIKE, Inc. GUION BLUFORD — B.S. in Aerospace Engineering (‘64). NASA Specialist on Challenger and Discovery. MIKE MUNCHAK — B.S. in Business Logistics (‘82). Pro Football Hall of Fame/Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach. DONALD P. BELLISARIO — B.A. in Journalism (‘61). Namesake for Penn State’s Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications and noted writer, producer and director. STEVE JONES & JACK HAM — B.S. in Insurance and Real Estate (‘71). B.S. in Speech Communications/ Broadcasting (‘80). Pro Football Hall of Fame/Penn State Radio Network team. LISA SALTERS — B.A. in Journalism (‘88). “ESPN Monday Night Football” and NBA Reporter. DAVE ROBINSON — B.S. in Civil Engineering (‘62). Pro Football Hall of Fame.
JOHN ANISTON B.A. in Liberal Arts, ‘55
MATT MILLEN B.S. in Marketing, ‘80
John Aniston is a long-time soap opera actor known for his role on “Days of Our Lives.” He is the father of actress Jennifer Aniston.
Matt Millen played in the NFL for 12 years and earned four Super Bowl rings. The former president of the Detroit Lions, he currently serves as an analyst on FOX and Big Ten Network football productions.
JESSE ARNELLE B.A. in Liberal Arts, ‘55 Juris Doctorate, ‘62
DANA O’NEIL B.A. in Print Journalism, ‘90
Former chairman of Penn State’s Board of Trustees, Jesse Arnelle retired as senior partner of the San Francisco-based law firm of Arnelle, Hastie, McGee, Willis and Greene.
Senior writer for The Athletic’s college basketball coverage, Dana O’Neil also served as president of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
ALLISON BAVER B.S. in Business, ‘03
MIKE REID B.A. in Music, ‘69
Three-time Olympian Allison Baver is the American speed skating record-holder in the 1,5000m and won a bronze medal in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Outland Trophy winner Mike Reid has collected Grammy Awards as a prolific pop and country music entertainer and songwriter.
TY BURRELL Master of Theatre Arts, ‘97
TOM VERDUCCI B.A.in Journalism, ‘82
Ty Burrell is an actor and comedian, best known for his role as Phil Dunphy in ABC’s primetime comedy, “Modern Family.”
Tom Verducci is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and one of the nation’s most prominent baseball writers. He is also a contributor for MLB Network and the TBS coverage of the MLB postseason.
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LEADER OF THE PRIDE PENNSYLVANIA KID WITH A PENN STATE HEART From Langhorne, Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia suburb, James Franklin spent many summers in Pittsburgh during his youth, and graduated from East Stroudsburg University. He was a two-time All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) selection at quarterback, breaking or tying 23 school records during his career. Franklin coached one season at his alma mater and one year at Kutztown University, another PSAC institution. The passion and vision that Franklin has for the Penn State program is built on a foundation of four core values: a positive attitude, unrivaled work-ethic, compete in everything you do and the willingness to sacrifice for the good of the group. Just days before he was named the Nittany Lions’ head coach, the engaging Franklin was in Pasadena, California, appearing on multiple ESPN platforms throughout the day during the network’s coverage of the BCS National Championship Game in the Rose Bowl. Franklin began 2015 in Fort Worth, Texas as a part of ESPN’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game coverage on College Football Live. He also provided analysis for the FOX’s pregame, halftime and postgame coverage of the Big Ten Championship Game in 2015.
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When you are a football coach, you spend a lot of time at the office and on the field, however, James Franklin likes to say he has two daughters — Shola & Addison — and 125 sons and every decision he makes is based on that premise.
In his six years as a head coach, Franklin has guided each of his teams to the postseason, including a victory in the 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl. In 2014, Franklin led Penn State to an overtime victory in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, claiming a 31-30 victory inside Yankee Stadium, he guided the Blue & White to the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl and arrived at the 2017 Rose Bowl as the Big Ten champion. Additionally, Franklin led Vanderbilt to three bowl appearances, including consecutive bowl wins for the first time in program history, winning the Music City Bowl over NC State and the BBVA Compass Bowl vs. Houston. The Commodores had played in four bowl games all-time in the 121 seasons prior to his arrival; none in consecutive years. Franklin has been instrumental in bringing success to every stop in his coaching career. His tenure as head coach at Vanderbilt was historic, as he led the Commodores to consecutive Top 25 finishes, a pair of nine-win seasons and two bowl victories, all for the first time in school history. During the 2013 season, Vanderbilt defeated Florida, Georgia and Tennessee all in the same season for the first time in program history. At Maryland, he helped the Terrapins improve from 5-6 the year before he arrived to a 10-plus win team in his second, third and fourth years on the coaching staff.
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Franklin still owns the single-game record for rushing yards by a quarterback at East Stroudsburg, piling up 150 yards on 28 carries vs. Southern Connecticut State in 1994. Franklin left as East Stroudsburg’s single-season total offense (3,129) and passing yardage (2,586) record holder. He finished his career as the all-time leader in quarterback rushing yards (1,077), becoming the first quarterback in school history to ever rush for 1,000 yards.
Franklin enters his 24th season in coaching, with 23 years at the collegiate level. He also spent one season with the NFL’s Green Bay Packers as the wide receivers coach.
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Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach Brent Pry hails from just 40 miles southwest of State College in Altoona. His defensive units have finished among the top 25 in total defense in seven of the last eight seasons. Pry first met head coach James Franklin at East Stroudsburg when Franklin was a quarterback and Pry served as an assistant coach.
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Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach Ricky Rahne has coached record-breakers at nearly every offensive position in his coaching career. A three-time team MVP as a quarterback at Cornell, the 2002 Big Red graduate threw for 7,710 yards and set 33 Cornell passing records during his career. He was inducted into the Cornell Hall of Fame in 2014.
Special Teams Coordinator and Assistant Defensive Line Coach Phil Galiano owns 17 years of coaching experience, including two stints in the NFL. His passion for special teams aligns perfectly with head coach James Franklin’s vision for the unit. Galiano is no stranger to coaching the in the Big Ten or northeast region, as he spent time at Rutgers prior to arriving on the University Park campus.
Co-Defensive Coordinator and Safeties Coach Tim Banks was a two-time All-Mid-American Conference cornerback at Central Michigan. Banks led CMU with 105 tackles in 1993 and served as co-captain on the Chippewas’ 1994 MAC Championship team.
Offensive Recruiting Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach Tyler Bowen returns to Happy Valley after spending two seasons at Fordham — one as the offensive coordinator — and then one year at Maryland. Bowen was a graduate assistant for the Nittany Lions in 2014.
Entering his ninth season on a collegiate sideline, Wide Receivers Coach David Corley joins the Blue & White after spending last season at Army West Point. Corley helped the Black Knights claim the Commander in Chief’s Trophy for the first time since 1996.
Run Game Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach Matt Limegrover has 16 years of experience as an offensive coordinator. Limegrover helped tutor Ryan Bates to third-team All-Big Ten honors in 2017.
Running Backs Coach Ja’Juan Seider arrives on the University Park campus with 10 years of collegiate coaching experience after a successful playing career, which saw him earn the Doug Williams National Offensive Player of the Year Award as a senior at Florida A&M University.
Associate Head Coach, Run Game Coordinator and Defensive Line Coach Sean Spencer dubbed his D-line unit the “Wild Dogs” for its relentless pursuit of the offensive ball carrier. Spencer has mentored nine different Nittany Lion defensive linemen to All-Big Ten honors in four seasons.
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As a player and coach, Terry Smith has spent nine years with the Blue & White. Smith tallied 108 receptions and scored 15 touchdowns as a student-athlete before being drafted by the Washington Redskins in 1992.
Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Recruiting Coordinator and Cornerbacks Coach Terry Smith played for the Nittany Lions from 1988-91 and remains as one of the program’s most decorated wide receivers. His passion for the Blue & White shows in his coaching and recruiting, working with six All-Big Ten selections and helping secure fourconsecutive Top 25 recruiting classes.
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LASCH FOOTBALL COMPLEX THE LASCH LEGACY The Mildred & Louis Lasch Football Complex is the headquarters for Penn State football. The complex houses everything that the coaching staff and student-athletes need to be successful — on and off the field — on a daily basis. From the pristinely manicured outdoor practice fields to the Morgan Academic Center and everything in between, the Lasch Football Complex is a one-stop shop.
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The Lasch Football Complex houses two full-size natural grass surfaces, one full-sized turf field outdoor and a full-sized turf surface inside Holuba Hall, as well as a player’s lounge, fullystocked nutrition bar, coaches offices, meeting rooms, athletic training facilities, whirlpool therapy room and a recently-renovated team locker room.
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500 Square-foot Motivational Pass-Thru
UPGRADING THE LAIR Opened in 2000, the Lasch Football Complex received a face lift prior to the 2016 season and had additional updates following the 2017 campaign. In 2016, modern updates were completed in the lobby, team locker room, athletic training facilities and various other corridors of the structure. The 21st century design features powerful and progressive themes that keep in line with the clean, classic Penn State tradition. The locker room concept continues the classic Penn State theme and features a new ceiling design with an integrated logo and new multi-functional lockers. The team auditorium was upgraded during the spring of 2018 and showcases the Penn State football core values with imagery displayed throughout the room, along with branding and a display for Penn State’s National Championship trophies, which is a visual reminder of the on and off field expectations that head coach James Franklin has for his program.
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THE SAYING GOES... As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another, and the John and Willie Leone Family Strength and Conditioning Center is where the Nittany Lions lay the foundation for success on the field. The veterans lead the newcomers in showing them exactly what is expected on a daily basis.
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FOLLOWING A MASTER Dwight Galt, the Assistant Athletics Director for Performance Enhancement, earned the prestigious distinction as a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach, while also holding his certification from the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches’ Association. Galt has worked with some of the top testers at the NFL Combine, including Saquon Barkley, Vernon Davis, Darrius Heyward-Bey and Shawn Merriman.
HITTING THE WEIGHTS & REFUELING More than 20,000 pounds of free weights stack on 24 stations inside the walls of the strength and conditioning center. Each station is prepared for every rep and set and contains equipment for full body workouts.
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A state-of-the-art nutrition bar facility sits adjacent to the 13,000-square-foot strength and conditioning center, which is designed to provide pre- and post-workout fueling. The station features six Vitamix blenders for high volume smoothie making, refrigerators, coolers, shelves and display areas for more than 20 different products. Assistant Director of Performance Enhancement Chuck Losey earned the distinction as a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach from the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association in 2016, joining Assistant Athletics Director for Performance Enhancement Dwight Galt on the Nittany Lion football staff. Additionally, former Nittany Lion offensive lineman and current women’s basketball performance enhancement coach Brad Pantall also owns the Master Strength and Conditioning Coach title.
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PURSUING A DEGREE “GROUP STUDY, PRIVATE TUTORING AND SOMETIMES A GOOD KICK IN THE REAR IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND WORK HARD EVERY DAY TO MAKE SURE IT CONTINUES AND OUR STUDENTATHLETES LEAVE HERE WITH A VALUABLE EDUCATION AND A DEGREE.” — Todd Kulka Todd Kulka, ‘95 & ‘00 Associate Director of the Morgan Center Football Academic Support Services - 26th Year B.S. in Hotel Restaurant & Institutional Management M.E. in Counselor Education Cheryl Anderson, ‘97 Assistant Director of the Morgan Center Learning Services Specialist - 11th Year B.S. in Human Development & Family Studies M.S. in Special Education, Johns Hopkins University
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Rosie Tarnowski Assistant Director of Football Support Services - First Year B.S. in Education, Washington State University M.S. in Educational Leadership - Higher Education, TCU Nicole Rao Learning Specialist - Second Year B.S. in Education, Central Michigan University M.S. in Education, Buffalo State College Rasheed Ward Learning Specialist - Second Year B.S. in Education, Northwestern University
UNDER ONE ROOF The $7.2 million renovation of the former Greenberg Ice Pavilion gave the building new life and now serves as the 32,000-square-foot Morgan Academic Center. The academic services and support hub and its staff serve all 800 Penn State student-athletes in one physical location for the first time. Among the numerous features in the new Morgan Academic Center are: staff offices for the student-athlete development and welfare unit, academic counselors, learning specialists and a sports psychologist; 15 collaborative learning rooms; two conference rooms; classroom space; three large study rooms; two open reading rooms; computer lab; student lounge; fueling station and displays of student-athlete academic recognition through the years and benefactor recognition.
“STUDENT-ATHLETES TAKE MANY DIFFERENT ACADEMIC AVENUES AND HAVE SO MANY INTERESTS, SO WHAT THE OUTSTANDING STAFF IN THE MORGAN CENTER DOES IS WORK WITH YOU TO FIND THE PERFECT FIT TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS. FOR ME, THAT IS WORKING AS FBI/DEA AGENT, SO THE STAFF HELPED SET UP MEETINGS WITH DEANS, PROFESSORS AND ADVISORS TO PUT ME IN CLASSES THAT WOULD PREPARE ME FOR THAT CAREER PATH. I TOOK GRADUATE CLASSES FROM ALL FROM ALL DIFFERENT COLLEGES THAT WERE AIMED AT GIVING ME THE SKILLS NEEDED ATTAIN MY DREAM.” - SENIOR KOA FARMER
PENN STATE FOOTBALL
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PENN STATE FOOTBALL
OFFENSIVE LINE TRADITION MAXWELL AWARD WINNER
Glenn Ressler
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
1964
RIMINGTON TROPHY WINNER
A.Q. Shipley
2008
RIMINGTON TROPHY FINALIST
Matt Stankiewitch
2012
WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY WINNER
John Urschel
2013
JAMES E. SULLIVAN AWARD WINNER
John Urschel
2013
ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD FINALISTS
Sean Farrell
1981
WUERFFEL TROPHY FINALISTS
Stefen Wisniewski
2010 2013 2010 2013
ALLSTATE/AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM
Wayne Holmes Stefen Wisniewski
1994 2010
COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
Steve Suhey Glenn Ressler Keith Dorney
1985 2001 2005
PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
Mike Michalske Mike Munchak
1964 2001
ALL-AMERICANS
Glenn Ressler - 1962-64
1964 Maxwell Award Winner 2001 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee
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A.Q. Shipley
2008
ALL-BIG TEN
SENIOR CLASS TEAM
Stefen Wisniewski John Urschel
1965 (1) 1967 (1) 1971 (1) 1972 (2), 1973 (1) 1973 (2) 1978 (1) 1994 (1), 1995 (1) 1999 (2), 2000 (2) 2002 (1) 2003 (2) 2007 (1), 2008 (1) 2008 (1), 2009 (1) 2008 (2), 2009 (1), 2010 (1) 2012 (1), 2013 (1) 2015 (2), 2016 (1)
BIG TEN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
SENIOR CLASS AWARD WINNER
John Urschel
Joe Bellas Rich Buzin Dave Joyner Mark Markovich Jack Balorunos Keith Dorney Jeff Hartings Jordan Caruso Joe Iorio Dave Costlow Gerald Cadogan Andrew Pitz Stefen Wisniewski John Urschel Tyler Yazujian
C.A. “Brute” Randolph 1898 (3) W.T. “Mother” Dunn 1906 (1) Percy W. “Red” Griffiths 1909 (1) Stan Czarnecki 1917 (2) Ray Baer 1921 (2) Joe Bedenk 1921 (2), 1922 (3), 1923 (1) Jules Prevost 1924 (2) Leon Gajecki 1940 (1) John Jaffurs 1943 (2) Steve Suhey 1947 (1) Jim Dooley 1952 (2) Sam Valentine 1956 (1) Charlie Janerette 1959 (2) Chuck Sieminski 1962 (2) Glenn Ressler 1964 (1) Rich Buzin 1967 (2) Dave Joyner 1971 (1) Charlie Getty 1973 (2) Mark Markovich 1973 (2) John Nessel 1974 (1) Jack Baiorunos 1974 (3) Tom Rafferty 1975 (1) Keith Dorney 1977 (1), 1978 (1) Randy Sidler 1977 (1) Irv Pankey 1979 (2) Bill Dugan 1980 (1) Sean Farrell 1980 (1), 1981 (1) Mike Munchak 1981 (2) Todd Moules 1985 (3) Chris Conlin 1986 (1) Steve Wisniewski 1987 (1), 1988 (1) Jeff Hartings 1994 (1), 1995 (1) Levi Brown 2005 (2), 2006 (2) A.Q. Shipley 2008 (1) Rich Ohrnberger 2008 (3) Dennis Landolt 2009 (3) Stefen Wisniewski 2010 (1) John Urschel 2013 (3)
Jeff Hartings Derick Pickett Bucky Greeley Marco Rivera Keith Conlin Andre Johnson Phil Ostrowski Eric Cole Kareem McKenzie Floyd Wedderburn John Blick Gus Felder Joe Iorio Tyler Lenda Levi Brown A.Q. Shipley Gerald Cadogan Rich Ohrnberger Dennis Landolt Stefen Wisniewski Quinn Barham Chima Okoli Johnnie Troutman Mike Farrell Matt Stankiewitch John Urschel Ty Howell Donovan Smith Angelo Mangiro Brian Gaia Ryan Bates
1993 (1), 1994 (1), 1995 (1) 1993 (HM) 1994 (2) 1994 (2), 1995 (HM) 1995 (2) 1995 (2) 1997 (1) 1998 (HM), 1999 (2) 1998 (2), 1999 (1), 2000 (2) 1998 (1) 1999 (HM) 2002 (HM) 2002 (HM) 2002 (HM) 2005 (1), 2006 (2) 2006 (HM), 2007 (1), 2008 (1) 2007 (HM), 2008 (1) 2007 (2), 2008 (1) 2008 (HM), 2009 (1) 2008 (2), 2009 (1), 2010 (1) 2010 (HM), 2011 (HM) 2011 (HM) 2011 (HM) 2012 (HM) 2012 (1) 2012 (1), 2013 (1) 2013 (HM) 2013 (HM) 2014 (HM) 2016 (HM) 2017 (3)
LEADING THE CHARGE NFL PLAYERS
Elgie Tobin Larry Conover Red Griffiths Rudy Kraft Duke Osborn Clarence Beck Saville Crowther Dick Rauch Dick Schuster Ernie McCann John Filak Mike Michalske Roger Mahoney Ernie Cuneo Herb Eschbach Tony Panaccion Donn Greenshields Chuck Cherundolo Bob Wear Len Frketich Johnny Jaffurs Lou Palazzi Red Moore Leo Nobile John Nolan Steve Suhey Charlie Janerette Stew Barber Glenn Ressler Rich Buzin Bill Lenkaitis Dave Bradley Warren Koegel Charlie Getty Phil LaPorta Mark Markovich Jeff Bleamer Carl Schaukowitch Ron Coder Tom Rafferty George Reihner Brad Benson Eric Cunningham Keith Dorney Chuck Correal Irv Pankey Sean Farrell Mike Munchak Jim Romano Bill Contz Ron Heller Nick Haden Chris Conlin Mitch Frerotte Dan Morgan Keith Radecic Stan Clayton Steve Wisniewski Roger Duffy Dave Szott John Gerak Greg Huntington Eric Jonassen Sean Love Todd Rucci Todd Burger Greg Truitt Jeff Hartings Bucky Greeley
1920-21 1921-25 1921 1921 1921-28 1925 1925 1925-29 1925 1926 1927-29 1927-37 1928-30 1929-30 1930-31 1930 1932-33 1937-48 1942 1945 1946 1946-47 1947-49 1947-49 1948-50 1948-49 1960-65 1961-69 1965-74 1968-72 1968-81 1969-72 1971-74 1974-83 1974-75 1974-77 1975-77 1975 1976-80 1976-89 1977-82 1978-87 1979-80 1979-87 1980 1980-92 1982-92 1982-93 1982-86 1983-88 1984-95 1986 1987-91 1987-92 1987 1987 1988-90 1989-2001 1990-2001 1990-2003 1993-97 1993-98 1993-94 1993-95 1993-99 1994-98 1994-98 1996-06 1997
Andre Johnson Marco Rivera Phil Ostrowski Floyd Wedderburn Kareem McKenzie Levi Brown Rich Ohrnberger A.Q. Shipley Johnnie Troutman John Urschel Stefen Wisniewski Garry Gilliam Donovan Smith
1997-98 1997-2006 1999-2000 2000-02 2001-11 2007-13 2009-14 2012-pres. 2012-15 2014-2016 2013-pres. 2014-pres. 2015-pres.
PRO BOWL PLAYERS
Mike Munchak
9 times (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993) Steve Wisniewski 8 times (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000) Stew Barber 5 times (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967) Marco Rivera 3 times (2002, 2003, 2004) Chuck Cherundolo 2 times (1941, 1942) Jeff Hartings 2 times (2004, 2005) Keith Dorney 1 time (1982) Brad Benson 1 time (1986) ALL-PRO FIRST TEAM PLAYERS
Mike Michalske Stew Barber Mike Munchak Steve Wisniewski Duke Osborn Dave Szott Jeff Hartings
5 times (1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931) 2 times (1963, 1964) 2 times (1987, 1991) 2 times (1991, 1992) 1 time (1922) 1 time (1997) 1 time (2004)
SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS
Glenn Ressler Tom Rafferty Jim Romano Brad Benson Marco Rivera Jeff Hartings Kareem McKenzie Stefen Wisniewski
1971 1978 1984 1987 1997 2006 2008, 2012 2018
Stefen Wisniewski - 2007-10 Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American Three-time All-Big Ten
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QUARTERBACK TRADITION
PASS HAPPY VALLEY HEISMAN TROPHY TOP 10 FINISHES
ALL-BIG TEN
Richie Lucas John Hufnagel Chuck Fusina Todd Blackledge Kerry Collins Michael Robinson
1959 1972 1978 1982 1994 2005
MAXWELL AWARD WINNERS
Richie Lucas Chuck Fusina Kerry Collins
1959 1978 1994
DAVEY O’BRIEN AWARD WINNERS
Todd Blackledge Kerry Collins
1982 1994
DAVEY O’BRIEN AWARD FINALISTS
John Schaffer
1986
MANNING AWARD FINALISTS
John Schaffer
1986
JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD FINALIST
Trace McSorley
2017
BURLSWORTH TROPHY WINNER
Matt McGloin
2012
COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
Eugene “Shorty” Miller Richie Lucas Kerry Collins
1974 1986 2018
ALL-AMERICANS
Eugene “Shorty” Miller Richie Lucas John Hufnagel Chuck Fusina Kerry Collins
1913 (3) 1959 (1) 1972 (1) 1978 (1) 1994 (1)
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
Todd Blackledge John Shaffer
1982 (1) 1986 (1)
BIG TEN OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kerry Collins Michael Robinson
1994 2005
CHICAGO TRIBUNE SILVER FOOTBALL
(Big Ten’s Best Player) Kerry Collins Michael Robinson Daryll Clark
1994 2005 2009 (shared)
BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Christian Hackenberg
Kerry Collins - 1992-94 1994 Maxwell Award Winner 1994 Davey O’Brien Award Winner
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2013
Kerry Collins Wally Richardson Mike McQueary Zach Mills Michael Robinson Daryll Clark Matt McGloin Christian Hackenberg Trace McSorley
1994 (1) 1996 (HM) 1997 (HM) 2002 (HM) 2005 (2) 2008 (1), 2009 (1) 2012 (HM) 2013 (HM) 2016 (2), 2017 (2)
NFL PLAYERS
Mike Palm Milt Plum Bob Scrabis Rich Lucas Galen Hall Pete Liske Tom Sherman John Hufnagel Steve Joachim Chuck Fusina Todd Blackledge Tony Sacca Kerry Collins Wally Richardson Kevin Thompson Michael Robinson Matt McGloin Christian Hackenberg
1925-33 1957-69 1960-62 1960-61 1962-63 1964-72 1968-69 1974-75 1976 1979-86 1983-89 1992 1995-2011 1998 2000 2006-13 (as a FB) 2013-pres. 2016-17
PRO BOWL PLAYERS
Milt Plum Kerry Collins Michael Robinson
2 times (1960, 1961) 2 times (1996, 2008) 1 time (2011 – as a FB)
SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS
Michael Robinson
2014 (as a FB)
RECEIVER TRADITION
PLAYMAKERS HEISMAN TROPHY TOP 10 FINISHES
Ted Kwalick, te
NFL PLAYERS
1968
BILETNIKOFF AWARD WINNER
Bobby Engram, wr
1994
BILETNIKOFF AWARD FINALIST
Bobby Engram, wr
1995
JOHN MACKEY AWARD FINALIST
Mike Gesicki, te
2017
COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
Ted Kwalick, te
1989
ALL-AMERICANS
Ted Kwalick, te Dan Natale, te Mickey Shuler, te Kenny Jackson, wr Troy Drayton, te O.J. McDuffie, wr Bobby Engram, wr Kyle Brady, te Derrick Williams, wr Allen Robinson, wr Mike Gesicki, te
1967 (1), 1968 (1) 1973 (2) 1977 (2) 1982 (1), 1983 (1) 1992 (3) 1992 (1) 1993 (3), 1994 (1), 1995 (2) 1994 (1) 2008 (2) 2013 (1) 2017 (2)
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
Dan Natale, te Scott Fitzkee, wr Brian Siverling, te
1974 (2) 1978 (2) 1986 (2)
BIG TEN RECEIVER OF THE YEAR
Allen Robinson, wr
2012, 2013
ALL-BIG TEN
Kyle Brady, te 1993 (1), 1994 (1) Bobby Engram, wr 1993 (1), 1994 (1), 1995 (1) Freddie Scott, wr 1994 (2) Keith Olsommer, te 1996 (2) Joe Jurevicius, wr 1997 (2) Chafie Fields, wr 1999 (2) Tony Stewart, te 2000 (2) John Gilmore, te 2001 (HM) Bryant Johnson, wr 2001 (HM), 2002 (1) Casey Williams, te 2002 (HM) Deon Butler, wr 2005 (HM), 2006 (HM), 2008 (2) Jordan Norwood, wr 2008 (HM) Derrick Williams, wr 2008 (1) Derek Moye, wr 2009 (HM), 2010 (HM), 2011 (HM) Andrew Quarless, te 2009 (HM) Kyle Carter, te 2012 (1) Allen Robinson, wr 2012 (1), 2013 (1) Jesse James, te 2013 (HM), 2014 (HM) DaeSean Hamilton, wr 2014 (2), 2015 (HM), 2017 (2) Chris Godwin, wr 2015 (2), 2016 (3) Mike Gesicki, te 2016 (2), 2017 (1) Juwan Johnson, wr 2017 (HM) DeAndre Thompkins, wr 2017 (2, RS)
Bob Campbell, wr Ted Kwalick, te Bob Parsons, te Rich Mauti, wr Jimmy Cefalo, wr Mickey Shuler, te Scott Fitzkee, wr Tom Donovan, wr Ron LaPointe, te Vyto Kab, te Gregg Garrity, wr Mike McCloskey, te Kenny Jackson, wr Ray Roundtree, wr Mike Alexander, wr Bob Mrosko, te Michael Timpson, wr David Daniels, wr Troy Drayton, te O.J. McDuffie, wr Kyle Brady, te Bobby Engram, wr Freddie Scott, wr Joe Jurevicius, wr Tony Stewart, te Eddie Drummond, wr John Gilmore, te Bryant Johnson, wr Matt Kranchick, te John Bronson, te Ethan Kilmer, wr Isaac Smolko, te Deon Butler, wr Jordan Norwood, wr Derrick Williams, wr Andrew Quarless, te Mickey Shuler Jr., te Brett Brackett, te Derek Moye, wr Andrew Szczerba, te Allen Robinson, wr Jesse James, te Kyle Carter, te Chris Godwin, wr
1969 1969-77 1972-83 1977-84 1978-84 1978-91 1979-82 1980 1980 1982-87 1983-89 1983-87 1984-91 1988 1989-91 1989-91 1989-97 1991-92 1993-2000 1993-2000 1995-2007 1996-2009 1996-98 1998-2007 2001-09 2002-07 2002-11 2003-11 2004-05 2005-06 2006 2007 2009-12 2009-16 2009-10 2010-16 2010-15 2012-14 2012-13 2012 2014-pres. 2015-pres. 2017-pres. 2017-pres.
PRO BOWL PLAYERS
Ted Kwalick, te Mickey Shuler, te Eddie Drummond, wr Allen Robinson, wr
3 times (1971, 1972, 1973) 2 times (1986, 1988) 1 time (2002) 1 time (2015)
ALL-PRO FIRST TEAM PLAYERS
Ted Kwalick, te Eddie Dummond, wr
1 time (1972) 1 time (2002)
SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS
Ted Kwalick, te Bob Mrosko, te Joe Jurevicius, wr Andrew Quarless, te Jordan Norwood, wr
1977 1991 2003 2011 2016
Ted Kwalick - 1966-68 Two-time All-American 1989 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee
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PENN STATE FOOTBALL
RUNNING BACK TRADITION HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER
John Cappelletti
John Cappelletti - 1971-73 1973 Heisman Trophy Winner 1973 Walter Camp Player of the Year
ALL-AMERICANS
1973
HEISMAN TROPHY TOP 10 FINISHES
Lydell Mitchell Curt Warner D.J. Dozier Blair Thomas Ki-Jana Carter Curtis Enis Larry Johnson Saquon Barkley
1971 1982 1986 1989 1994 1997 2002 2017
WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS
John Cappelletti Larry Johnson
1973 2002
WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD FINALIST
Saquon Barkley
2017
MAXWELL AWARD WINNERS
John Cappelletti Larry Johnson
1973 2002 1994 2017
Curtis Enis Saquon Barkley
1994 1997 2017
CHICAGO TRIBUNE SILVER FOOTBALL
LOMBARDI PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD FINALIST
Saquon Barkley
2017
PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WINNER
Saquon Barkley
2017
COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
Pete Mauthe Glenn Killinger Harry “Lighthorse” Wilson John Cappelletti Lydell Mitchell Curt Warner
1957 1971 1973 1993 2004 2009
PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
Lenny Moore Franco Harris
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1969 (1) 1979 (2)
2002
DOAK WALKER AWARD FINALISTS
Ki-Jana Carter Curtis Enis Saquon Barkley
Charlie Pittman Mike Gusman
BIG TEN OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
DOAK WALKER AWARD WINNER
Larry Johnson
1915 (3) 1919 (3), 1920 (1) 1920 (2) 1921 (1) 1921 (2) 1923 (1) 1927 (3) 1948 (2) 1948 (3) 1954 (2), 1955 (2) 1962 (1) 1969 (1) 1971 (1) 1973 (1) 1981 (1), 1982 (1) 1986 (1) 1987 (3), 1989 (1) 1994 (1) 1997 (1) 2002 (1) 2016 (2), 2017 (1)
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
MAXWELL AWARD FINALIST
Ki-Jana Carter Saquon Barkley
Bob “Punk” Berryman Charley Way Henry “Hinkey” Haines Glenn Killinger Joe Lightner Harry “Lighthorse” Wilson Joe Roepke Fran Rogel Elwood Petchel Lenny Moore Roger Kochman Charlie Pittman Lydell Mitchell John Cappeletti Curt Warner D.J. Dozier Blair Thomas Ki-Jana Carter Curtis Enis Larry Johnson Saquon Barkley
1975 1990
(Big Ten’s Best Player) Saquon Barkley
1997 2016, 2017
2016 (shared), 2017
BIG TEN RUNNING BACK OF THE YEAR
Saquon Barkley
2016, 2017
BIG TEN RETURN SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR
Saquon Barkley
2017
BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Curtis Enis
1995 (media)
ALL-BIG TEN
Ki-Jana Carter Curtis Enis Eric McCoo Larry Johnson Tony Hunt Rodney Kinlaw Evan Royster Silas Redd Zach Zwinak Saquon Barkley
1993 (2), 1994 (1) 1996 (1), 1997 (1) 1999 (HM) 2002 (1) 2005 (2), 2006 (2) 2007 (HM) 2008 (2), 2009 (1), 2010 (2) 2011 (2) 2012 (HM) 2015 (2), 2016 (1), 2017 (1)
OFF AND RUNNING NFL PLAYERS
Glenn Killinger Harry Robb Charlie Way Stan Mills Jiggs Ullery Ruel Redinger Hinkey Haines Jimmy Tays Barney Wentz George Snell Bill Pritchard Johnny Roepke Steve Hamas Cliff Moore Bud Cooper Pepper Petrella Jeff Durkota Larry Joe Wally Triplett Fran Rogel Lenny Moore Dick Hoak Lew Luce Don Jonas Roger Kochman Charlie Pittman Franco Harris Lydell Mitchell John Cappelletti Gary Hayman Tom Donchez Bob Torrey Mike Guman Matt Suhey Mike Meade Booker Moore Curt Warner Jon Williams Tony Mumford D.J. Dozier Tim Manoa Steve Smith Blair Thomas Gary Brown Leroy Thompson Sam Gash Richie Anderson Brian O’Neal Mike Archie Ki-Jana Carter Brian Milne Jon Witman Curtis Enis Omar Easy Kenny Watson Larry Johnson Eric McCoo Sean McHugh Tony Hunt Evan Royster
PRO BOWL PLAYERS
1921-26 1921-26 1921-24 1922-24 1922 1925 1925-31 1925-30 1925-28 1926-27 1927-28 1928 1929 1934 1937 1945 1948 1949 1949-53 1950-57 1956-67 1961-70 1961 1962 1963 1970-71 1972-84 1972-80 1974-83 1974-75 1975 1979-80 1980-88 1980-89 1982-85 1982-85 1983-90 1984 1985 t1987-91 1987-91 1987-95 1990-95 1991-99 1991-96 1992-2003 1993-2004 1994-95 1996-98 1996-2004 1996-2000 1996-2001 1998-2000 2002-05 2002-08 2003-11 2004 2004-08 2007-08 2011-13
Franco Harris
9 times (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980) Lenny Moore 7 times (1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964) Lydell Mitchell 3 times (1975, 1976, 1977) Curt Warner 3 times (1983, 1986, 1987) Sam Gash 2 times (1998, 1999) Larry Johnson 2 times (2005, 2006) Fran Rogel 1 time (1956) Dick Hoak 1 time (1967) Richie Anderson 1 time (2000) ALL-PRO FIRST TEAM PLAYERS
Lenny Moore Harry Robb Charlie Way Franco Harris Larry Johnson
5 times (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964) 1 time (1922) 1 time (1924) 1 time (1977) 1 time (2006)
SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS
Franco Harris Matt Suhey Sam Gash Sean McHugh
1975, 1976, 1979, 1980 1986 2001 2009
Franco Harris - 1969-71 2,002 career rushing yards at Penn State Four-time Super Bowl Champion
PENN STATE FOOTBALL
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PENN STATE FOOTBALL
DEFENSIVE LINE TRADITION HEISMAN TROPHY TOP 10 FINISH
Mike Reid
ALL-AMERICANS
1969
MAXWELL AWARD WINNER
Mike Reid - 1966, 68-69 1969 Maxwell Award Winner 1969 Outland Trophy Winner
Mike Reid
1969
ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WINNERS
Bruce Clark Carl Nassib
1978 2015
ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD FINALISTS
Matt Millen Courtney Brown
1978 1999
OUTLAND TROPHY WINNER
Mike Reid
1969
OUTLAND TROPHY FINALIST
Devon Still Carl Nassib
2011 2015
TED HENDRICKS AWARD FINALISTS
Michael Haynes Tamba Hali Maurice Evans Aaron Maybin
2002 2005 2007 2008
LOTT IMPACT AWARD WINNER
Carl Nassib
2015
BEDNARIK AWARD FINALISTS
Courtney Brown Aaron Maybin Devon Still Carl Nassib
1999 2008 2011 2015
BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY FINALISTS
Courtney Brown Tamba Hali Devon Still Carl Nassib
1999 2005 2011 2015
BURLSWORTH TROPHY FINALIST
Carl Nassib
2015 1976 1987 1997
PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
Dave Robinson
1911 (2), 1912 (2) 1915 (1), 1919 (1) 1920 (2) 1921 (2) 1948 (1) 1957 (2) 1961 (1) 1962 (1) 1968 (2), 1969 (1) 1969 (2) 1972 (1) 1973 (1) 1974 (1) 1974 (2) 1978 (1), 1979 (1) 1978 (1) 1982 (1) 1985 (3), 1986 (1) 1987 (3) 1990 (3) 1992 (2), 1993 (1) 1999 (1) 2002 (1) 2002 (1) 2005 (1) 2006 (3) 2008 (1) 2009 (1) 2011 (1) 2012 (2) 2015 (1)
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
Bruce Bannon John Quinn Chuck Benjamin Tim Shaw Pete Massaro
1971 (2), 1972 (1) 1975 (2) 1976 (1) 2006 (1) 2010 (1), 2012 (1)
BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
Dexter Very Mike Reid Dave Robinson
Dexter Very Bob Higgins George Brown Stan McCollum Sam Tamburo Les Walters Bob Mitinger Dave Robinson Mike Reid Steve Smear Bruce Bannon Randy Crowder Mike Hartenstine Greg Murphy Bruce Clark Matt Millen Walker Lee Ashley Tim Johnson Pete Curkendall Frank Giannetti Lou Benfatti Courtney Brown Michael Haynes Jimmy Kennedy Tamba Hali Jay Alford Aaron Maybin Jared Odrick Devon Still Jordan Hill Carl Nassib
2013
Courtney Brown Michael Haynes Jared Odrick Devon Still Carl Nassib
1999 2002 2009 2011 2015
BIG TEN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
Courtney Brown Jimmy Kennedy Tamba Hali Jared Odrick Devon Still
1999 2002 2005 2009 2011
BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Deion Barnes
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2012
THE ART OF CHAOS ALL-BIG TEN
Lou Benfatti Tyoka Jackson Todd Atkins Chris Mazyck Terry Killens Brandon Noble Courtney Brown Matt Fornadel Brad Scioli Justin Kurpeikis Jimmy Kennedy Anthony Adams Michael Haynes Tamba Hali Jay Alford Scott Paxson Matthew Rice Ed Johnson Tim Shaw Maurice Evans Josh Gaines Aaron Maybin Jared Odrick Jack Crawford Ollie Ogbu Devon Still Jordan Hill Deion Barnes Sean Stanley DaQuan Jones C.J. Olaniyan Austin Johnson Anthony Zettel Carl Nassib Parker Cothren Evan Schwan Garrett Sickels Curtis Cothran Shareef Miller
1993 (2) 1993 (1) 1994 (2), 1995 (HM) 1994 (HM) 1995 (2) 1996 (2) 1997 (2), 1998 (1), 1999 (1) 1997 (HM) 1998 (1) 1999 (HM), 2000 (1) 2000 (HM), 2001 (1), 2002 (1) 2001 (HM), 2002 (HM) 2002 (1) 2004 (2), 2005 (1) 2005 (2), 2006 (2) 2005 (1) 2005 (2) 2006 (HM) 2006 (HM) 2007 (1) 2007 (HM), 2008 (HM) 2008 (1) 2008 (1), 2009 (1) 2009 (HM), 2011 (2) 2009 (HM), 2010 (2) 2010 (HM), 2011 (1) 2011 (HM), 2012 (1) 2012 (HM), 2014 (HM) 2012 (HM) 2013 (1) 2013 (HM) 2014 (HM), 2015 (2) 2014 (1), 2015 (3) 2015 (1) 2016 (HM), 2017 (HM) 2016 (3) 2016 (2) 2017 (HM) 2017 (3)
NFL PLAYERS
Bob Higgins Whitey Thomas Rae Crowther Al Olszewski Bob Davis Bill Smyth Dan Orlich Sam Tamburo Rosey Grier Maury Schleicher Andy Stynchula Dave Robinson Chuck Sieminski Hatch Rosdahl Dave Rowe Mike McBath Mike Reid Bruce Bannon Randy Crowder Mike Hartenstine Matt Millen Frank Case Pete Kugler Bruce Clark Leo Wisniewski Walker Lee Ashley Tim Johnson Dave Opfar Frank Giannetti
1920-21 1924 1925-26 1945 1946-50 1947-50 1949-51 1949 1955-66 1959-62 1960-68 1963-74 1963-68 1964-66 1967-78 1968-72 1970-74 1973-74 1974-80 1975-87 1980-87 1981 1981-90 1982-89 1982-84 1983-90 1987-96 1987 1991
Mark Flythe Lou Benfatti Tyoka Jackson Brandon Noble Brad Scioli Courtney Brown Justin Kurpeikis Bob Jones Anthony Adams Michael Haynes Jimmy Kennedy Tamba Hali Jay Alford Edward Johnson Scott Paxson Aaron Maybin Jared Odrick Jack Crawford Devon Still Jordan Hill DaQuan Jones Brad Bars Austin Johnson Carl Nassib Anthony Zettel Garrett Sickels
1993 1994-95 1994-2006 1999-2004 1999-2004 2000-05 2001-04 2002 2003-11 2003-05 2003-11 2006-17 2007-10 2007-10 2008-11 2009-12 2010-2016 2012-pres. 2012-16 2013-17 2014-pres. 2015 2016-pres. 2016-pres. 2016-pres. 2017-pres.
Tamba Hali - 2002-05 2005 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year 2005 All-American
PRO BOWL PLAYERS
Tamba Hali Dave Robinson Rosey Grier Mike Reid Bruce Clark Matt Millen
5 times (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) 3 times (1966, 1967, 1969) 2 times (1956, 1960) 2 times (1972, 1973) 1 time (1984) 1 time (1988)
ALL-PRO FIRST TEAM PLAYERS
Rosey Grier Dave Robinson Mike Reid
1 time (1956) 1 time (1967) 1 time (1972)
SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS
Dave Robinson Bruce Bannon Dave Rowe Matt Millen Pete Kugler Mike Hartenstine Tim Johnson Justin Kurpeikis Jay Alford Scott Paxson Jimmy Kennedy Jordan Hill
1967, 1968 1973, 1974 1977 1981, 1984, 1990, 1992 1982, 1989, 1990 1986 1992 2005 2008 2009 2012 2014
PENN STATE FOOTBALL
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PENN STATE FOOTBALL
LINEBACKER TRADITION HEISMAN TROPHY TOP 10 FINISH
ALL-AMERICANS
LaVar Arrington
1999
BEDNARIK AWARD WINNERS
LaVar Arrington Paul Posluszny Dan Connor
1999 2005, 2006 2007
BEDNARIK AWARD FINALIST
Dan Connor
2006
BUTKUS AWARD WINNERS
LaVar Arrington Paul Posluszny
1999 2005
BUTKUS AWARD FINALISTS
Shane Conlan Andre Collins Brandon Short Paul Posluszny Dan Connor
1986 1989 1999 2006 2007
BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY FINALISTS
LaVar Arrington
1999
ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD FINALISTS
LaVar Arrington Paul Posluszny
1999 2005, 2006
LOTT IMPACT TROPHY FINALIST
Paul Posluszny
2006
ALLSTATE/AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM
Ben Kline Brandon Smith
2015 2017
COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
Jack Ham Dennis Onkotz Shane Conlan
1990 1995 2014
1948 (3) 1967 (2), 1968 (1), 1969 (1) 1970 (1) 1971 (1) 1972 (1) 1973 (1) 1975 (1) 1976 (1) 1979 (2) 1981 (2) 1982 (2) 1983 (3) 1985 (1), 1986 (1) 1987 (3) 1989 (1) 1998 (1), 1999 (1) 1999 (1) 2005 (1), 2006 (1) 2006 (1), 2007 (1) 2009 (2) 2012 (1) 2014 (2)
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
John Runnells Dennis Onkotz Gary Gray Douglas Allen Kurt Allerman Scott Radecic Carmen Masciantonio Paul Posluszny Josh Hull Chris Colasanti
1965 (1), 1966 (1) 1969 (1) 1971 (2) 1973 (2) 1976 (2) 1982 (1), 1983 (2) 1984 (1) 2005 (1), 2006 (1) 2008 (1), 2009 (1) 2010 (1)
BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
Jack Ham
Paul Kelly Dennis Onkotz Jack Ham Charlie Zapiec John Skorupan Ed O’Neil Greg Buttle Kurt Allerman Lance Mehl Chet Parlavecchio Scott Radecic Harry Hamilton Shane Conlan Trey Bauer Andre Collins LaVar Arrington Brandon Short Paul Posluszny Dan Connor NaVorro Bowman Michael Mauti Mike Hull
1988
LaVar Arrington
1998
BIG TEN LINEBACKER OF THE YEAR
Michael Mauti Mike Hull
2012 2014
ALL-BIG TEN
Brian Gelzheiser Willie Smith Phil Yeboah-Kodie Aaron Collins Gerald Filardi Jim Nelson Brandon Short LaVar Arrington Mac Morrison Gino Capone Paul Posluszny Dan Connor Sean Lee NaVorro Bowman Tyrell Sales Josh Hull Chris Colasanti Gerald Hodges Nate Stupar Michael Mauti Glenn Carson Mike Hull Jason Cabinda Brandon Bell
Dennis Onkotz - 1967-69 Three-time All-American 1995 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee
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1993 (2), 1994 (1) 1994 (2) 1994 (2) 1996 (2), 1997 (2) 1996 (HM) 1997 (2) 1997 (HM), 1998 (1), 1999 (1) 1998 (1), 1999 (1) 1998 (HM), 1999 (HM) 2002 (2), 2003 (HM) 2004 (2), 2005 (1), 2006 (1) 2006 (2), 2007 (1) 2007 (2), 2009 (2) 2008 (1), 2009 (1) 2008 (HM) 2009 (2) 2010 (HM) 2011 (1), 2012 (2) 2011 (HM) 2012 (1) 2013 (HM) 2014 (1) 2015 (HM), 2016 (3), 2017 (2) 2016 (HM)
LINEBACKER U. NFL PLAYERS
Chuck Drazenovich Bob Mitinger Bill Saul Albert Gursky Ralph Baker John Ebersole Dennis Onkotz Jack Ham Jim Laslavic John Skorupan Doug Allen Tom Hull Ed O’Neil Chris Devlin Dave Graf Greg Buttle Jim Rosecrans Kurt Allerman Ron Crosby Tom DePaso Rich Milot Lance Mehl Larry Kubin Chet Parlavecchio Scott Radecic Rogers Alexander Shane Conlan Don Graham Bob Ontko Brad Saar Keith Karpinski Quintus McDonald Andre Collins Mark D’Onofrio Keith Goganious Andre Powell Rob Holmberg Eric Ravotti Rich McKenzie Terry Killens Phil Yeboah-Kodie Reggie Givens Jim Nelson LaVar Arrington Brandon Short Tim Shaw Paul Posluszny Dan Connor Cameron Wake NaVorro Bowman Josh Hull Sean Lee Nathan Stupar Gerald Hodges Michael Mauti Glenn Carson Mike Hull Brandon Bell
PRO BOWL PLAYERS
1950-59 1962-68 1962-70 1963 1964-74 1970-77 1970 1971-82 1973-82 1973-80 1974-75 1974-75 1974-80 1975-78 1975-81 1976-84 1976 1977-85 1978-83 1978 1979-87 1980-87 1982-85 1983 1984-95 1986-87 1987-95 1987-89 1987 1987 1989 1989-91 1990-99 1992 1992-96 1993-94 1994-2001 1994-96 1995 1996-2002 1996 1998-2000 1998-2005 2000-06 2000-06 2007-12 2007-17 2008-13 2009-pres. 2010-17 2010-13 2010-pres. 2012-pres. 2013-17 2013-pres. 2014 2015-pres. 2017-pres.
Jack Ham Cameron Wake Chuck Drazenovich Shane Conlan LaVar Arrington NaVorro Bowman Sean Lee Lance Mehl Paul Posluszny
8 times (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980) 5 times (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016) 4 times (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958) 3 times (1988, 1989, 1990) 3 times (2001, 2002, 2003) 3 times (2012, 2013, 2015) 2 times (2015, 2016) 1 time (1985) 1 time (2013)
ALL-PRO FIRST TEAM PLAYERS
Jack Ham NaVorro Bowman Sean Lee Cameron Wake
6 times (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) 4 times (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015) 1 time (2016) 1 time (2012)
SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS
Ralph Baker Jack Ham Larry Kubin Rich Milot Andre Collins
1969 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980 1983 1983, 1988 1992
Paul Posluszny - 2003-06 2005 & 2006 Bednarik Award Winner 2006 Academic All-American of the Year
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DEFENSIVE BACK TRADITION
BALL HAWKS ALL-AMERICANS
Tim Montgomery Neal Smith Pete Harris Mark Robinson Michael Zordich Ray Isom Eddie Johnson Darren Perry Kim Herring David Macklin James Boyd Alan Zemaitis
NFL PLAYERS
1967 (2) 1969 (1) 1978 (1) 1982 (1) 1985 (1) 1986 (2) 1988 (3) 1991 (1) 1996 (1) 1998 (3) 2000 (3) 2005 (2)
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
John Walsh Mark Robinson Harry Hamilton Lance Hamilton Tony Pittman Andrew Guman Mark Rubin Nolan McCready
1980 (2) 1982 (2) 1982 (1), 1983 (1) 1984 (1), 1985 (1) 1994 (1) 2004 (1) 2008 (1) 2006 (2)
ALL-BIG TEN
Alan Zemaitis - 2002-05 2005 All-American Three-time All-Big Ten
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Derek Bochna 1993 (2) Shelly Hammonds 1993 (2) Lee Rubin 1993 (HM) Brian Miller 1994 (1), 1995 (1), 1996 (1) Tony Pittman 1994 (2) Kim Herring 1995 (HM), 1996 (1) Shawn Lee 1997 (HM), 1998 (HM) Anthony King 1998 (HM) David Macklin 1998 (1), 1999 (2) Askari Adams 1999 (HM) James Boyd 2000 (1) Bhawoh Juh 2000 (HM) Bruce Branch 2001 (HM) Rich Gardner 2002 (HM), 2003 (HM) Shawn Mayer 2002 (2) Bryan Scott 2002 (HM) Yaacov Yisrael 2003 (2) Alan Zemaitis 2003 (2), 2004 (2), 2005 (1) Andrew Guman 2004 (HM) Chris Harrell 2005 (HM) Calvin Lowry 2005 (1) Justin King 2006 (2), 2007 (1) Anthony Scirrotto 2006 (1), 2007 (HM), 2008 (1) Tony Davis 2008 (HM) Mark Rubin 2008 (HM) Lydell Sargeant 2008 (2) Drew Astorino 2009 (HM), 2010 (HM), 2011 (HM) D’Anton Lynn 2009 (HM), 2010 (HM), 2011 (HM) Chaz Powell 2011 (HM) Nick Sukay 2011 (2) Adrian Amos 2012 (HM), 2013 (HM), 2014 (HM) Stephon Morris 2012 (HM) Jordan Lucas 2013 (HM), 2014 (HM) Trevor Williams 2014 (HM), 2015 (HM) Marcus Allen 2015 (HM), 2016 (3), 2017 (1) Grant Haley 2015 (HM), 2017 (HM) John Reid 2016 (HM) Troy Apke 2017 (HM) Christian Campbell 2017 (HM) Amani Oruwariye 2017 (2)
John Patrick Les Walters Jim Kerr Bob Riggle Chuck Crist Paul Lankford Harry Hamilton Mark Robinson Duffy Cobbs Ray Isom Sid Lewis Mike Zordich Darren Perry Leonard Humphries Shelly Hammonds Marlon Forbes Kim Herring David Macklin James Boyd Bruce Branch Shawn Mayer Bryan Scott Rich Gardner Calvin Lowry Anwar Phillips Justin King Bhawoh Jue Chaz Powell Adrian Amos Jordan Lucas Trevor Williams
1941-46 1958 1961-62 1966-67 1972-78 1982-91 1984-91 1984-90 1987 1987-88 1987 1987-98 1992-2000 1994 1995 1996-99 1997-2004 2000-08 2001-02 2002 2003-04 2003-12 2004-06 2006-08 2008 2009-12 2001-07 2012 2015-pres. 2016-pres. 2016-pres.
SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS
Kim Herring Shawn Mayer
2001 2004
SPECIAL TEAMS TRADITION
KICKIN’ IT NFL PLAYERS
RAY GUY AWARD FINALIST
Jeremy Kapinos, p
2006
VLADE AWARD WINNER
Tyler Davis, k
2016
ALL-AMERICANS
Chris Bahr, k Matt Bahr, k Jeremy Kapinos, p
1975 (1) 1978 (1) 2006 (3)
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
Chris Bahr, k Craig Fayak, k Travis Forney, k
1975 (2) 1993 (2) 1999 (1)
ALL-BIG TEN
Craig Fayak, k Brett Conway, k Pat Pidgeon, p Travis Forney, k Ryan Primanti, k David Royer, p Jeremy Kapinos, p Jeremy Boone, p Kevin Kelly, k Colin Wagner, k Anthony Fera, k/p Sam Ficken, k Tyler Davis, k Blake Gillikin, p
1993 (HM) 1994 (HM), 1995 (2), 1996 (1) 1997 (HM), 1998 (HM), 1999 (HM) 1999 (HM) 2000 (HM) 2002 (HM) 2004 (HM), 2005 (HM), 2006 (2) 2007 (1), 2008 (HM), 2009 (2) 2007 (HM), 2008 (1) 2010 (HM) 2011 (2) 2013 (HM), 2014 (2) 2016 (1) 2016 (HM), 2017 (2)
Chris Bahr, k Matt Bahr, k Ralph Giacomarro, p John Bruno, p Brian Franco, k Massimo Manca, k Greg Montgomery, p Brett Conway, k Robbie Gould, k Jeremy Kapinos, p Sam Ficken, k
1976-89 1979-95 1983-87 1987 1987 1987 1988-97 1998-2003 2005-pres. 2007-11 2017-pres.
PRO BOWL PLAYERS
Robbie Gould, k Greg Montgomery, p
1 time (2006) 1 time (1993)
ALL-PRO FIRST TEAM PLAYERS
Robbie Gould, k Greg Montgomery, p
1 time (2006) 1 time (1993)
SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS
Matt Bahr, k Chris Bahr, k
1980, 1991 1981, 1984
Jeremy Kapinos - 2003-06 2006 All-American 2006 Ray Guy Award Finalist
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TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL We Are...Penn State Football ..............1-63 Schedule ...............................................65 Quick Facts ............................................65 Future Schedules...................................66 Players to Watch ...............................66-68 2018 Outlook Notes..........................66-68 2018 Squad Breakdown ........................69 Roster...............................................70-71 Pronunciation Guide .............................71 2018 Big Ten Schedule ..........................72 Opponent Information ..........................72 2018-19 Bowl Schedule ........................73 PLAYER BIOS Returning Nittany Lion Bios ...........74-126 Nittany Lions Newcomer Bios.......126-132 PENN STATE FOOTBALL STAFF Head Coach James Franklin ..........133-139 Coaching Staff ..............................140-150 Administrative & Support Staff ....151-153 Athletics Endowments ........................154 SEASON IN REVIEW 2017 Season in Review ................155-191 Big Ten Conference .......................192-194 RECORDS Rushing Records...........................194-198 Passing Records............................199-202 Receiving Records ........................203-206 Total Offense Records ...................207-208 All-Purpose Records .....................209-210 Punt Return Records.....................211-212 Kickoff Return Records .................213-214 Punting Records ...........................215-216 Kicking Records ............................217-218 Scoring Records ............................218-219 Defensive Records ........................220-221 Interception Records ....................222-223 Team Year-by-Year Stats ...............224-226 Team Records & Streaks ...............227-230 Opponent Records ...............................231
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AWARDS & HONORS National Awards ...........................242-248 Postseason All-Star Games ...........249-250 Big Ten Honors .............................251-254 Team Awards................................255-256 Hall of Fame Inductees .................257-258 Hall of Fame Bios..........................259-261 All-American Bios.........................262-267 HISTORY All-Time Lettermen ......................268-273 Coaching History ..........................274-276 Nittany Lions in the NFL ...............277-283 Beaver Stadium ............................284-287 Year-by-Year Record .....................288-289 Homecoming Games ...........................289 Night Games .......................................290 Television Appearances ................291-293 Year-by-Year Results ....................294-300 Penn State vs. Opponents.............301-308 Poll History...................................309-312 Penn State vs. the Top 25.....................313 Dates in PSU Football History .........314-27 BOWL HISTORY Bowl History .......................................328 Bowl Records ...............................329-334 Bowl Recaps .................................335-350 PENN STATE Penn State University ..........................351 President Eric Barron ...........................351 Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour.....352 Athletics Department..........................353 Penn State Head Coaches ....................354 Penn State Athletics .....................355-357 Strategic Communications ...........358-359 Penn State Sports Network .................360
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➤ QUICK FACTS Location: University Park, Pa. 16802 Enrollment: 40,835 (undergraduate); 46,610 (UP overall) Nickname: Nittany Lions Colors: Blue & White Stadium (Capacity): Beaver Stadium (106,572) Stadium Surface: Natural Grass Conference: Big Ten President: Dr. Eric Barron Athletic Director: Sandy Barbour Deputy Athletic Director/COO: Phil Esten Football Coach: James Franklin Chief of Staff: Jemal Griffin Director of Football Administration: Kevin Threlkel Director of Football Operations: Michael Hazel Football Office Phone: (814) 865-0412 Penn State Athletics Website: GoPSUsports.com Football Twitter Account: @PennStateFBall ➤ TEAM OVERVIEW 2017 Record: 11-2 2017 Big Ten Conference Record (finish): 7-2 (T-2nd East) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 39/22 Starters Returning/Lost: 13/14 Additional Returnees with Starting Experience: 10 ➤ COACHING STAFF Head Football Coach: James Franklin Franklin’s Penn State Record: 36-17, four seasons Franklin’s Career Record: 60-32, seven seasons Franklin's Twitter: @coachjfranklin Assistant Coaches: Brent Pry - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Ricky Rahne - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Phil Galiano - Special Teams Coordinator/Assistant Defensive Line Tim Banks - Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Tyler Bowen - Offensive Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends David Corley - Wide Receivers Matt Limegrover - Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Ja’Juan Seider - Running Backs Terry M. Smith - Asst. Head Coach/Def. Recruiting Coord./Cornerbacks Sean Spencer - Assoc. Head Coach/Run Game Coord./Defensive Line
➤ STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
2018 SCHEDULE Sept.
1
APPALACHIAN STATE Beaver Stadium
3:30 p.m. BTN
Oct.
20
at Indiana ** Memorial Stadium (52,929)
TBA
Sept.
8
at Pittsburgh Heinz Field (68,400)
8 p.m. ABC
Oct.
27
IOWA * Beaver Stadium
TBA
Sept.
15
KENT STATE (1) Beaver Stadium
noon FS1
Nov.
3
at Michigan ** Michigan Stadium (107,601)
TBA
Fri., Sept.
21
at Illinois * Memorial Stadium (60,670)
9 p.m. FS1
Nov.
10
WISCONSIN * Beaver Stadium
TBA
Sept.
29
OHIO STATE ** Beaver Stadium
TBA
Nov.
17
at Rutgers ** TBA High Point Solutions Stadium (52,454)
Oct.
13
MICHIGAN STATE ** (2) Beaver Stadium
3:30/4 p.m.
Nov.
24
MARYLAND ** (3) Beaver Stadium
(1) All-U Day; (2) Homecoming/Varsity “S” Day; (3) Senior Day. Times Eastern & subject to change.
TBA
* - Big Ten Conference games; ** - Big Ten East Division games All games can be heard on the Penn State Sports Network and www.GoPSUsports.com.
Assistant AD for Strategic Communications/ Primary Football Contact: Kristina Petersen (@GoPSUKris) Petersen Cell: 814-883-4581 Petersen Email: kap18@psu.edu Secondary Football Contacts: Greg Campbell (@SID_Greg; gxc35@psu.edu) Mark Brumbaugh (@markbrumbaugh; mgb28@psu.edu) Associate AD for Strategic Communications: Jeff Nelson Strategic Communications Telephone: 814-865-1757 Strategic Communications Fax: 814-863-3165 Strategic Communications Address: 101-D Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA 16802 Press Box Phone: 814-863-1121 ➤ HISTORY First Year of Football: 1887 All-Time Record: 878-387-42, 131 seasons, 8th in victories. All-Time Big Ten Record: 126-75, 25 seasons All-Time Bowl Record: 29-17-2, t-4th in bowl victories. Years In Postseason Play: 48, t-9th in bowl appearances.
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PLAYERS TO WATCH 52 RYAN BATES
9 TRACE McSORLEY
Jr. — Offensive Line Earned third-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and media voters in 2017 despite missing three games due to injury...Selected as a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America and USA Today in 2016...Named honorable-mention Campus Insiders Freshman All-America in 2016...Named to the ESPN.com Big Ten All-Bowl Team...Named to BTN.com's and ESPN.com's All-Big Ten Freshman Team in 2016...Has 22 career starts, which ties for the most among returning offensive linemen (Connor McGovern).
Sr. — Quarterback Selected Offensive Most Valuable Player at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl...Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and media voters in both 2016 and 2017...Has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 28-straight games, a Penn State record and longest active streak in the FBS...Sits atop PSU's career completion percentage (61.8) and career passing efficiency (152.9) lists...His 77 touchdowns responsible for are the most in Penn State history, passing Daryll Clark’s (65; 2006-09) mark.
2017 Stats
Passing: 284-427; Passing Yds.: 3,570; Passing TDs: 28; Rushes: 144; Rushing Yds.: 491; Rushing TDs: 11
2017 Stats
Games: 10; Starts: 8
84 JUWAN JOHNSON
24 MILES SANDERS
Jr. — Wide Receiver Finished the 2017 season tied for No. 12 on the single-season receptions list (54)...Ranked No. 19 on single-season receiving yards list with 701 in 2017...Earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors from conference coaches and media voters in 2017... Made his first career touchdown catch as time expired at Iowa (9/23/17) to give Penn State a come-from-behind victory...Of his 54 catches in 2017, 38 of them went for a first down (70%).
Jr. — Running Back Averaged 6.2 yards per carry in 2017...Selected BTN.com AllBig Ten Freshman Team honorable mention in 2016...Owns the Penn State season record with 33 kickoff returns in 2016, passing Grant Haley’s mark of 32 from 2014...His 688 kickoff return yards in 2016 rank No. 2 on the school season list behind Chaz Powell (733 yards; 2011)...Posted the top mark among running backs in the pro agility (4.04; second on the team), broad jump (10-0), squat (550) and strength index (697) in 2018 winter workouts.
2017 Stats Receptions: 54; Receiving Yds.: 701; Receiving TDs: 1; Yards per Reception: 13.0
2017 Stats Rushes: 31; Rushing Yds.: 191; Rushing TDs: 2; Receptions: 6; Receiving Yds.: 30
2018 OUTLOOK NOTES
FUTURE SCHEDULES
THIRTY-NINE LETTERWINNERS RETURN FROM 2017
2019 Aug. Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov.
31 7 14 28 5 12 19 26 9 16 23 30
IDAHO BUFFALO PITTSBURGH at Maryland* PURDUE* at Iowa* MICHIGAN* at Michigan State* at Minnesota* INDIANA* at Ohio State* RUTGERS*
2020 Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov.
5 12 19 26 3 17 24 31 7 14 21 28
NEVADA at Virginia Tech SAN JOSE STATE NORTHWESTERN* at Michigan* IOWA* OHIO STATE* at Indiana* at Nebraska* MICHIGAN STATE* MARYLAND* at Rutgers*
• Penn State returns 39 lettermen from last year’s Fiesta Bowl championship squad – 21 on offense, 16 on defense and two on special teams. • A total of 41 lettermen are returning for the Nittany Lions. In addition to the 39 lettermen returning from 2017, Mark Allen (2015) and CB John Reid (2015 & 2016) also have letterman status. • Of the 41 overall lettermen returning, 23 have starting experience – 11 on offense, 10 on defense and two on special teams. • The Nittany Lions lost the services of 22 lettermen – nine on offense, 11 on defense and two specialists. THIRTEEN STARTERS RETURNING • The Nittany Lions return 13 starters – eight on offense, three on defense and two on special teams. • Ten additional Penn Staters have starting experience – three on offense and seven on defense. • Among the returning starters are 2017 All-Big Ten second team selections Trace McSorley and Blake Gillikin, as well as thirdteam All-Big Ten honorees Ryan Bates and Shareef Miller. NITTANY LION POSITION CHANGES • Among the Penn State players who will play new positions heading into the fall are: Damion Barber (DE to DT) Joe DuMond (LB to DE), Dae'Lun Darien (WR to LB), Brailyn Franklin (LB to DE), Hunter Kelly (OL to OL/DL), Lamont Wade (CB to S) and Chris Welde (WR to RB).
* - Big Ten games; schedule subject to change.
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PENN STATE NUMBER CHANGES • Two Nittany Lions are wearing new numbers in 2018: Dae'Lun Darien (41) and C.J. Thorpe (69). MICHIGAN STATE IS HOMECOMING FOE • When the alumni return to Happy Valley for the 2018 Homecoming game, the Penn State faithful will cheer their Nittany Lions on against Michigan State on Oct. 13. • This is the fourth time Penn State will square off against Michigan State in a Homecoming game. The Nittany Lions lost to the Spartans in 1946 (19-16), tied them in 1948 (14-14) and lost in 1951 (32-21). • Penn State owns a 71-22-5 record all-time on Homecoming, including wins in 11 of its last 13 games. FIVE GAME TIMES ANNOUNCED • Five game times for the 2018 Penn State football season presented by PSECU were announced prior to the season. • Penn State's season opener against Appalachian State will kick at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 1 on BTN. • The Keystone Classic presented by Peoples Natural Gas featuring Penn State at Pitt Sept. 8 will kick at 8 p.m. on ABC. • The Kent State game Sept. 15 will be at noon on FS1. • Penn State's game at Illinois will kick at 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21 on FS1. • The Homecoming game against Michigan State will kick at 3:30 or 4 p.m. on Oct. 13. • It was also announced the Oct. 20 game at Indiana will air on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2.
2018 SEASON PREVIEW
PLAYERS TO WATCH 2 TOMMY STEVENS
93 BLAKE GILLIKIN
Jr. — Quarterback Ranks No. 8 on Penn State's career quarterback rushing yardage list with 388 yards...Finished No. 17 on the single-season quarterback rushing yardage charts (190) in 2017...Tied for No. 6 on the single-game quarterback rushing yardage list with 113 yards against Maryland...Became the second Penn State QB in program history with 100-plus rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in a game, joining Eugene “Shorty” Miller in 1913.
Jr. — Punter Sits tied for No. 2 on Penn State’s career punting average charts (43.0 ypp)...Has 25 career punts downed inside the opponent’s 10-yard line (seven in 2016, 18 in 2017)...Ranks No. 4 in program history with a 43.2 punting average in 2017...Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from both the coaches and media panels in 2017...Garnered CoSIDA Academic All-District... Finished No. 35 in the FBS in the B1G in punting average (43.2)... Ranked No. 4 in coffin wedge average (89.84).
2017 Stats
2017 Stats
Passing: 14-27; Passing Yds.: 158; Passing TDs: 3; Rushes: 27; Rushing Yds.: 190; Rushing TDs: 4; Receptions: 12; Receiving TDs: 2
Punts: 52; Yards: 2,244; Punting Average: 43.2; Long: 57; Inside 20: 26; 50+: 14
3 DeANDRE THOMPKINS
7 KOA FARMER
Sr. — Wide Receiver Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and third-team accolades from the media voters as a return specialist in 2017...Set a school record for punt return average in a game with 31.8 yard per return vs. Akron (9/2/17)...Became the first Penn Stater to return a punt for a touchdown vs. Akron since Derrick Williams at Wisconsin in 2008...Ranked No. 5 nationally and led the Big Ten in punt return average (13.3 ypr)...Finished No. 8 in the Big Ten in yards per reception (15.82).
Sr. — Linebacker Leads all returning tacklers with 48 stops in 2017...Started all 13 games last season...Named to the watch list for the 2017 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award... Had a career-high 5.5 tackles for loss in 2017...Averaged 23.0 yards on four kick returns...Named to the Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week following his performance at Purdue (10/29/16)...Was presented with the 2017 Jim O’Hora Award.
2017 Stats Receptions: 28; Rec. Yds.: 443; Rec. TDs: 3; Punt Returns: 24; Punt Return Average: 13.3; Punt Return TDs: 1
2017 Stats Tackles: 48; TFL: 5.5; Sacks: 1.0; Pass Breakups: 9; Fumbles Recovered: 1; KO Returns: 4-92-23.0
2018 OUTLOOK NOTES TRIO NAMED TEAM CAPTAINS
SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE
SIX BOWL TEAMS HIGHLIGHT SCHEDULE
• Penn State football head coach James Franklin announced that seniors Trace McSorley and Nick Scott and junior Blake Gillikin have been voted as team captains for the 2018 season by their teammates. • McSorley and Scott are team captains for the second-straight season.
• Penn State and Wisconsin are the only Big Ten teams to have posted a winning season in the last 13 consecutive years. • Penn State is one of eight teams (USC, LSU, Florida State, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Oregon, Virginia Tech) in the Autonomy Five to have a winning record each of the last 13 years. • Overall in the FBS, Penn State is one of nine teams with a winning record in each of the last 13 years (Boise State).
• The Nittany Lions will face six teams that participated in a bowl game during the 2017 campaign. • Five of the six teams won their bowl games last season, including a pair of teams that won New Year’s Six bowl games. • Appalachian State shut out Toledo in the Dollar General Bowl (34-0), No. 5 Ohio State stymied No. 8 USC in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl (24-7), No. 16 Michigan State defeated No. 18 Washington State in the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl (42-17), Iowa downed Boston College in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl (27-20) and No. 6 Wisconsin topped No. 10 Miami (Fla.) in the Capital One Orange Bowl (34-24). • Additionally, Michigan fell to South Carolina in the Outback Bowl (26-19). It was the only loss by a B1G team in the bowl season.
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL ANNOUNCED • Head coach James Franklin announced the members of his 2018 Leadership Council, which consists of 24 members of the Penn State football team. • The Council, which is comprised of 13 seniors, five juniors, three sophomores and three redshirt freshmen, serves as voice for the team in the decision-making process. • This year's Leadership Council members are: seniors Mark Allen, Torrence Brown, Jake Cooper, Koa Farmer, Trace McSorley, Amani Oruwariye, Nick Scott, Charlie Shuman, Johnathan Thomas, DeAndre Thompkins, Kyle Vasey, Jason Vranic and Chasz Wright; juniors Ryan Bates, Blake Gillikin, Juwan Johnson, John Reid and Tommy Stevens; sophomores Tariq Castro-Fields, Will Fries and Michal Menet; and freshmen Sean Clifford, Jonathan Sutherland and C.J. Thorpe. • This group is not only charged with leading the team, but the expectation is to also uphold the program's four core values: positive attitude, great work ethic, competitive in everything and must be willing to sacrifice. The Leadership Council meets at least twice a month in Franklin's office and has a profound impact on the chemistry and culture of the entire organization.
ANOTHER NEW YEAR’S SIX BOWL • James Franklin guided the Nittany Lions to a second-straight New Year’s Six bowl appearance with a berth in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, following a bid to the 2017 Rose Bowl presented by Northwestern Mutual. • This is the first time since 1985 (Orange) and 1986 (Fiesta) the Nittany Lions have played in New Year’s Six bowls in back-toback years. VETERAN O-LINE • The Nittany Lions return 83 starts on the offensive line, a number that ranks 41st in the country and sixth in the B1G, per Phil Steele. • Juniors Ryan Bates and Connor McGovern lead the way for returning offensive line starters with 22 apiece. McGovern has started the last 22 contests for the Nittany Lions. • The other Nittany Lions with starting experience in the trenches are: junior Steven Gonzalez (16), senior Chasz Wright (14) and sophomore Will Fries (9). • The Nittany Lions graduated Brendan Mahon, who had 41 career starts at guard and tackle, and Andrew Nelson, who had 28 starts at guard and tackle.
McSORLEY AMONG ACTIVE LEADERS • Senior quarterback Trace McSorley enters his final season in the Blue & White among the FBS's active leaders in several categories. • McSorley's active career rankings in FBS are: • Touchdowns Responsible For - 3rd (77) • Total Offense Yards Per Play - 4th (7.15) • Total Offense - 5th (8,268) • Passing Efficiency - 5th (152.89) • Passing Touchdowns - 6th (59) • Passing Yards - 7th (7,369) • Completion Percentage - 10th (61.8) • In addition, McSorley opens the 2018 campaign with the longest active streak for consecutive games with a touchdown pass at 28.
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PLAYERS TO WATCH 48 SHAREEF MILLER
29 JOHN REID
Jr. — Defensive End Earned third-team All-Big Ten honors from the media and honorable-mention accolades from the conference coaches in 2017...Led the team with 11.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks... Garnered a spot on the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week on Oct. 24, 2017 after his showing vs. Michigan...Selected to the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week after posting two tackles behind the line vs. Nebraska (11/18/17)...Selected BTN.com All-Big Ten Freshman Team honorable mention in 2016.
Jr. — Cornerback Missed 2017 season due to injury...Named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the conference coaches and media panel in 2016... Named Campus Insiders Sophomore All-America honorable mention...Named to the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week after his showing vs. Maryland (10/8/16)...Named to the Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week following his performance at Purdue (10/29/16)...Finished No. 39 in the NCAA and No. 3 in the Big Ten in punt return average (7.5 ypr) in 2016. 2016 Stats
2017 Stats
Tackles: 36; TFL: 5.0; Sacks: 1.5; INT: 1; Pass Breakups: 9; Fumbles Recovered: 1
Tackles: 37; TFL: 11.0; Sacks: 5.0; QB Hurries: 9; Safeties: 1; Fumbles Recovered: 1
21 AMANI ORUWARIYE
4 NICK SCOTT
Sr. — Cornerback Had a team-high four interceptions in 2017...Earned secondteam All-Big Ten honors from coaches and media voters...Was the first Nittany Lion cornerback to earn first- or second-team All-Big Ten honors since Lydell Sargeant (second team) in 2008... Finished No. 26 nationally and No. 4 in the Big Ten in interceptions per game (0.4; 4 INT)...His six passes defended at Michigan State (5 PBU, 1 INT) tied for the most in the FBS in 2017...Tied for No. 10 in the Big Ten in passes defended per game (1.1).
Sr. — Safety Two-time team captain...Danced in THON in 2018...Finished tops among safeties during winter conditioning in vertical jump (36.5"), squats (540) and power clean (335), second in broad jump (10-8; fourth on team) and third in 40-yard dash (4.47) and pro agility (4.20)...Scooped up a fumble, which was forced by Irvin Charles, on an Indiana (9/30/17) punt return and took it 13 yards for his second career touchdown. 2017 Stats
2017 Stats
Tackles: 33 (9 on special teams); TFL: 1.5; Fumbles Recovered: 1; Touchdowns Scored: 1
Tackles: 28; INT: 4; Pass Breakups: 8
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• The Nittany Lion coaching staff will have a new look in the 2018 season with the addition of a 10th coach, as well as a few offseason changes. • Penn State assistant coach Ricky Rahne was promoted to offensive coordinator. He will return to coaching the quarterbacks after spending the last two seasons as the tight ends coach. • The Nittany Lions added former Penn State graduate assistant Tyler Bowen as offensive recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach, David Corley as wide receivers coach, Phil Galiano as special teams coordinator and assistant defensive line coach and Ja’Juan Seider as running backs coach. • In addition, Sean Spencer has added associate head coach to his title, while offensive line coach Matt Limegrover will handle run game coordinator responsibilities. • Following his stint as a GA at Penn State, Bowen spent two seasons at Fordham as the offensive line coach (2015-16) and offensive coordinator (2016) and one season at Maryland as the offensive line coach (2017). • Corley has 10 years of collegiate coaching experience and was most recently the wide receivers coach at Army after spending three seasons at Connecticut. • Galiano is a veteran in the coaching ranks with 17 years of experience, including two seasons as an assistant special teams coach and one season as a special teams intern in the NFL. • Galiano served as a defensive consultant for the Nittany Lions in 2017. • Seider comes to Happy Valley with 10 seasons of collegiate coaching experience, most recently serving as the running backs coach at the University of Florida.
• Penn State national award winner and first-team All-America quarterback Kerry Collins has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2018 class. • Collins will be inducted to the Hall of Fame December 4, 2018 at the 61st National Football Foundation (NFF) Annual Awards Dinner in New York City. • Collins and the other inductees will be recognized at their respective collegiate institutions with NFF Hall of Fame OnCampus Salutes, presented by Fidelity Investments, during the fall. • Their accomplishments will be forever immortalized at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. • Collins is the 25th member of the Penn State football family to be elected to the College Hall of Fame. • Linebacker Shane Conlan was the most recent player inductee in 2014, while former Nittany Lion player Bill Bowes was enshrined into the Hall of Fame as the University of New Hampshire head coach in 2016. • Collins helped Penn State post a 40-9 record from 1991-94 and was instrumental in the Nittany Lions earning a 22-2 overall mark (14-2 conference) during their first two years in the Big Ten Conference, posting records of 10-2 in 1993 and 12-0 in 1994. • The recipient of the 1994 Maxwell Award as the National Player of the Year, he helped the Nittany Lions win three New Year’s Day bowl games: the 1992 Fiesta, 1994 Citrus and 1995 Rose Bowls.
• Nine Penn State student-athletes enter the summer of 2018 having earned a total of 10 undergraduate degrees: Mark Allen (liberal arts), Koa Farmer (criminology and sociology), Trace McSorley (accounting), Amani Oruwariye (telecommunications), Nick Scott (psychology), Charlie Shuman (kinesiology), Johnathan Thomas (sociology), DeAndre Thompkins (liberal arts) and Chasz Wright (telecommunications). • In addition, Jan Johnson (liberal arts) is on pace to graduate in August.
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LIONS IN THE NFL • Forty former Penn State football players are on the rosters of 24 NFL teams heading into July. The Nittany Lions are perennially a top-15 program in producing players in the NFL. • Fourteen players from Penn State’s 2017 squad are on NFL roster as rookies. The Nittany Lions had six players selected in the NFL Draft: Marcus Allen (Pittsburgh), Troy Apke (Washington), Saquon Barkley (New York Giants), Christian Campbell (Arizona), Mike Gesicki (Miami) and DaeSean Hamilton (Denver) and eight signed undrafted free agent deals: Saeed Blacknall (Oakland), Jason Cabinda (Oakland), Tyrell Chavis (New York Giants), Curtis Cothran (Minnesota), Parker Cothren (Pittsburgh), Tyler Davis (Buffalo), Grant Haley (New York Giants) and Brendan Mahon (Carolina). • There are also two Nittany Lions on NFL rosters who did not play football at Penn State in Chris Hogan (New England) and Ross Travis (Indianapolis). Hogan, a wide out in his seventh NFL season, played lacrosse for the Nittany Lions and football at Monmouth after earning his Penn State degree. Travis, a tight end, was a standout men’s basketball player and is in his third NFL season.
2018 SEASON PREVIEW 2018 SQUAD BREAKDOWN LETTERMEN RETURNING (39) Offense (16) Quarterback Offensive Line
Tight End/H Running Back Receiver Defense (21) End Tackle Linebacker Cornerback Safety Specialists (2) Punter Long Snapper
LETTERMEN LOST (22)
Trace McSorley, Tommy Stevens Ryan Bates, Will Fries, Alex Gellerstedt, Steven Gonzalez, Connor McGovern, Michal Menet, Zach Simpson, Chasz Wright Jonathan Holland Miles Sanders, Johnathan Thomas Juwan Johnson, Brandon Polk, DeAndre Thompkins
Torrence Brown, Ryan Buchholz, Yetur Gross-Matos, Shareef Miller, Shane Simmons, Shaka Toney Kevin Givens, Ellison Jordan, Robert Windsor Cam Brown, Jake Cooper, Dae’Lun Darien (as WR in 2017), Koa Farmer, Jarvis Miller Tariq Castro-Fields, Zech McPhearson, Amani Oruwariye Ayron Monroe, Nick Scott, Garrett Taylor, Lamont Wade (as CB in 2017)
Offense (9) Offensive Line Tight End/H Running Back Receiver Defense (11) End Tackle Linebacker Cornerback Safety
STARTERS BREAKDOWN STARTERS RETURNING (13)
Brendan Mahon, Andrew Nelson Mike Gesicki, Tom Pancoast Saquon Barkley, Josh McPhearson Saeed Blacknall, Irvin Charles, DaeSean Hamilton
(Number of 2017 starts in parenthesis)
Colin Castagna Tyrell Chavis, Curtis Cothran, Parker Cothren Manny Bowen, Jason Cabinda, Brandon Smith Christian Campbell, Grant Haley Marcus Allen, Troy Apke
Special Teams (2) Placekicker Tyler Davis Holder Billy Fessler
Offense (8):
Ryan Bates, OL (8); Will Fries, OL (9); Steven Gonzalez, OL (13); Juwan Johnson, WR (13); Connor McGovern, OL (13); Trace McSorley, QB (13); DeAndre Thompkins, WR (8); Chasz Wright, OL (9)
Defense (3):
Ryan Buchholz, DE (6); Koa Farmer, LB (13); Shareef Miller, DE (12)
Specialists (2):
Blake Gillikin, P (13); Kyle Vasey, LS (13)
STARTERS LOST (14) (Number of 2017 starts in parenthesis)
Blake Gillikin Kyle Vasey
Offense (4):
Brendan Mahon, OL (12); Mike Gesicki, TE (13); Saquon Barkley, RB (12); DaeSean Hamilton, WR (13)
Defense (8):
Curtis Cothran, DT (13); Parker Cothren, DT (13); Manny Bowen, LB (9); Jason Cabinda, LB (13); Christian Campbell, CB (13); Grant Haley, CB (13); Marcus Allen, S (13); Troy Apke, S (12)
Special Teams (2): Tyler Davis, K (13); Billy Fessler, H (13)
OTHER RETURNING LETTERMEN (2) OTHER RETURNEES WITH STARTING EXPERIENCE (10)
Offense (1) Running Back
Mark Allen (2015)
Defense (1) Cornerback
John Reid (2015 & 2016)
(Number of career starts in parenthesis)
2017 LETTERMEN AT A GLANCE Offense Defense Specialists Total
Returning: Returning: Returning: Returning:
16 21 2 39
Lost: Lost: Lost: Lost:
9 11 2 22
Offense (3):
Mark Allen, RB (1); Brandon Polk, WR (3); Miles Sanders, RB (1)
Defense (7):
Cam Brown, LB (2); Torrence Brown, DE (7); Jake Cooper, LB (3); Kevin Givens, DT (12); John Reid, CB (16); Nick Scott, S (2); Robert Windsor, DT (1)
2017 STARTERS AT A GLANCE Offense Defense Specialists Total
Returning: Returning: Returning: Returning:
Senior linebacker Koa Farmer is Penn State’s top returning tackler with 48 stops, including 5.5 tackles for loss, in 2017.
8 3 2 13
Lost: Lost: Lost: Lost:
4 8 2 14
Senior cornerback Nick Scott is as a two-time team captain. One of the leader of the special teams, Scott finished second on the squad with nine special teams tackles and returned an Indiana fumble on a punt return for a touchdown last season.
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2018 SEASON PREVIEW 2018 ROSTERS NUMERICAL ROSTER 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 23 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 40 41 41 42
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Hamler, KJ Humphries, Isaiah Stevens, Tommy * Johnson, Donovan Thompkins, DeAndre *** Scott, Nick *** Slade, Ricky Castro-Fields, Tariq * Dotson, Jahan Brown, Cam ** Shorter, Justin Farmer, Koa *** Zembiec, Jake Allen, Mark * Miner, Jordan McSorley, Trace *** Miller, Jarvis ** Polk, Brandon ** Parsons, Micah Hippenhammer, Mac Brooks, Ellis Clifford, Sean McPhearson, Zech * Shuster, Michael Petrishen, John Levis, Will Taylor, Garrett ** Holland, Jonathan ** Toney, Shaka * Brown, Torrence *** Gordon, Trent Butler, Jabari Thomas, Johnathan * Oruwariye, Amani *** Monroe, Ayron ** Brown, DJ Sanders, Miles ** Faison-Walden, Brelin Sutherland, Jonathan Hawkins, Aeneas Oweh, Jayson Reid, John ** Givens, Kevin ** Welde, Christopher Brown, Journey Cooper, Jake *** Simmons, Shane * Neff, Justin Johnson, Jan Hartlaub, Drew Wade, Lamont * Di Leo, Frank Eury, Nick Luketa, Jesse Arcangelo, Joe Darien, Dae’Lun * Jordan, Ellison *
WR S QB CB WR S RB CB WR LB WR LB QB RB CB QB LB WR LB WR LB QB CB QB S QB S TE/H DE DE CB CB RB CB S CB RB LB S DT DE CB DT RB RB LB DE S LB S S LB RB LB TE/H LB DT
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. 8 41 54 90 52 83 13 6 24 32 19 97 20 94 5 -50 14 33 88 80 41 39 95 5 45 79 40 25 7 44 87 71 51 86 93 30 74 19 99 1 53 37 27 12 83 18 75 2 76 3 36 84 42 49 45 68 82 97 17 40 85 89 66 14 9
Name Allen, Mark * Arcangelo, Joe Asiedu, Nana Barber, Damion Bates, Ryan ** Bowers, Nick Brooks, Ellis Brown, Cam ** Brown, DJ Brown, Journey Brown, Torrence *** Buchholz, Ryan ** Butler, Jabari Calcagno, Joe Castro-Fields, Tariq * Chisena, Dan Chizmar, Max Clifford, Sean Cooper, Jake *** Culpepper, Judge Dalton, Danny Darien, Dae’Lun * Di Leo, Frank Dix, Donnell Dotson, Jahan DuMond, Joe Effner, Bryce Eury, Nick Faison-Walden, Brelin Farmer, Koa *** Franklin, Brailyn Freiermuth, Pat Fries, Will * Gellerstedt, Alex * George, Daniel Gillikin, Blake ** Givens, Kevin ** Gonzalez, Steven ** Gordon, Trent Gross-Matos, Yetur * Hamler, KJ Hansard, Fred Hartlaub, Drew Hawkins, Aeneas Hippenhammer, Mac Hoenstine, Alex Holland, Jonathan ** Holmes, Des Humphries, Isaiah Jenkins, Sterling Johnson, Donovan Johnson, Jan Johnson, Juwan ** Jordan, Ellison * Joseph, Daniel Katshir, Charlie Kelly, Hunter Kuntz, Zack Landis, Carson Levis, Will Luketa, Jesse Lutz, Isaac Maxwell, Colton McGovern, Connor ** McPhearson, Zech * McSorley, Trace ***
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Pos. RB TE/H OL DT OL TE/H LB LB CB RB DE DE CB SN CB WR LB QB LB DT TE/H LB LB DE WR DE OL RB LB LB DE TE/H OL OL WR P/K DT OL CB DE WR DT S DT WR WR TE/H OL S OL CB LB WR DT DE LB OL/DL TE/H K/P QB LB WR WR OL CB QB
Cl./El. Gr./Sr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. Sr./Jr. Sr./Jr. So./Fr. Jr./Jr. So./Fr. So./Fr. 5th/Sr. Sr./Jr. Sr./Jr. So./Fr. So./ So. Sr./Jr. So./Fr. So./Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Jr./So. Sr./Jr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. So./Fr. Gr./Sr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Sr./Jr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. So./So. So./Fr. So./Fr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. So./Fr. Sr./Jr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. So./Fr. Sr./Jr. Sr./Jr. Jr./So. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Jr./So. Jr./Jr. Jr./So. Gr./Sr.
Ht. 5-6 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-5 5-10 5-11 6-3 6-6 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-4 5-9 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-5 5-9 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-5 6-6 6-6 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-4 5-11 6-5 5-9 6-3 5-11 6-2 5-11 6-1 6-4 6-5 6-0 6-8 5-9 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-5 5-11 6-0
Wt. 190 253 294 278 301 269 237 226 177 210 257 258 183 245 189 182 226 216 231 296 251 224 220 226 175 249 280 204 208 236 247 260 312 307 210 193 283 336 181 262 176 318 180 291 185 181 252 306 186 332 186 231 231 305 246 226 304 239 195 226 236 183 185 326 184 203
High School or C.C./Coach DeMatha/Elijah Brooks Abington Heights/Joe Repshis North Stafford/Joe Mangano Harrisburg/Calvin Everett Archbishop Wood/Steve Devlin Kittanning Senior/Frank Fabian Benedictine College Prep/Greg Lilly The Bullis School/Patrick Cilento Creekside/Will Rogers Meadville/Ray Collins Tuscaloosa Academy/Robert Johnson Great Valley/Dan Ellis Abilene Christian University/Ken Collums Fenwick/Gene Nudo Riverdale Baptist School/Caesar Nettles Downingtown-East/Michael Matta Mars Area/Scott Heinauer St. Xavier/Steve Specht Archbishop Wood/Steve Devlin H.B. Plant/Robert Weiner Marshfield/Lou Silva Dunbar/Lawrence Smith Saint Ignatius College Prep/John O’Connor Wicomico/Patrick McGlinchey Nazareth Area/Tom Falzone St. Joseph’s Prep/Gabe Infante Metea Valley/Ben Kleinhans Lake-Lehman/Jerry Gilsky Grimsley/Darrel Brown Notre Dame/Kevin Rooney Battlefield (Va.)/Jared Van Acker Brooks School/Patrick Foley Cranford/Erik Rosenmeier Dublin Coffman/Mark Crabtree Oxon Hill/Craig Jefferies The Westminster Schools/Gerry Romberg Altoona Area/John Franco Union City/Wil Valdez Manvel/Kirk Martin Chancellor/Bob Oliver IMG Academy (Fla.)/Kevin Wright The Hun School/Todd Smith South Western/Chris Heilman Moeller/John Rodenberg R. Nelson Snider/Kurt Tippmann Central/Dave Baker The Bullis School/Patrick Cilento Cardinal O’Hara/BJ Hogan Sachse/Red Behrens Baldwin/Pete Wagner Cass Tech/Thomas Wilcher Governor Mifflin/Dominic Vecchio Glassboro/Mark Maccarone Gilman School/Biff Poggi Lake Forest Academy (Ill.)/Robin Bowkett Cumberland Valley/Michael Whitehead Neshaminy/Steve Wilmot Camp Hill/Tim Bigelow Emmaus/Harold Fairclough Xavier/Andy Guyon Mercyhurst Prep (Pa.)/Jeff Root Berks Catholic/Rick Keeley Northampton/Mark Scisly Lake-Lehman/Jerry Gilsky Riverdale Baptist School/Caesar Nettles Briar Woods/Charlie Pierce
Hometown Hyattsville, Md. Clarks Summit, Pa. Stafford, Va. Harrisburg, Pa. Warrington, Pa. Kittanning, Pa. Mechanicsville, Va. Burtonsville, Md. College Park, Ga. Meadville, Pa. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Malvern, Pa. Potomac, Md. Elmhurst, Ill. Upper Marlboro, Md. Exton, Pa. Mars, Pa. Cincinnati, Ohio Doylestown, Pa. Tampa, Fla. Marshfield, Mass. Baltimore, Md. Elmhurst, Ill. Salisbury, Md. Nazareth, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Aurora, Ill. Shavertown, Pa. Greensboro, N.C. Lake View Terrace, Calif. Arlington, Texas Merrimac, Mass. Cranford, N.J. Dublin, Ohio Fort Washington, Md. Smyrna, Ga. Altoona, Pa. Union City, N.J. Spring, Texas Spotsylvania, Va. Pontiac, Mich. Burlington, N.J. Hanover, Pa. Cincinnati, Ohio Fort Wayne, Ind. East Freedom, Pa. Brandywine, Md. Norristown, Pa. Rowlett, Texas Pittsburgh, Pa. Detroit, Mich. Mohnton, Pa. Glassboro, N.J. Upper Marlboro, Md. Brampton, Ont. Camp Hill, Pa. Langhorne, Pa. Camp Hill, Pa. Macungie, Pa. Madison, Conn. Ottawa, Ont. Reading, Pa. Northampton, Pa. Larksville, Pa. Columbia, Md. Ashburn, Va.
2018 SEASON PREVIEW 2018 ROSTERS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. 62 9 48 8 73 23 93 35 21 28 11 16 92 10 58 29 24 4 70 55 82 6 79 15 34 64 4 2 91 81 26 46 17 20 3 69 18 98 96 51 38 53 31 80 54 77 7
Name Menet, Michal * Miller, Jarvis ** Miller, Shareef ** Miner, Jordan Miranda, Mike Monroe, Ayron ** Mustipher, PJ Neff, Justin Oruwariye, Amani *** Oweh, Jayson Parsons, Micah Petrishen, John Pinegar, Jake Polk, Brandon ** Presta, Evan Reid, John ** Sanders, Miles ** Scott, Nick *** Scruggs, Juice Shelton, Antonio Shoop, Tyler Shorter, Justin Shuman, Charlie Shuster, Michael Simmons, Shane * Simpson, Zach ** Slade, Ricky Stevens, Tommy * Stoll, Chris Sullivan-Brown, Cam Sutherland, Jonathan Tarburton, Nick Taylor, Garrett ** Thomas, Johnathan * Thompkins, DeAndre *** Thorpe, C.J. Toney, Shaka * Vasey, Dan Vasey, Kyle * Vranic, Jason Wade, Lamont * Walker, Rasheed Welde, Christopher Weller, Justin Windsor, Robert ** Wright, Chasz *** Zembiec, Jake
Pos. OL LB DE CB OL S DT S CB DE LB S K WR DT CB RB S OL DT WR WR OL QB DE OL RB QB SN WR S DE S RB WR OL DE DL/SN SN LB S OL RB WR DT OL QB
Cl./El. Jr./So. Sr./Jr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. Gr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. So./Fr. Sr./Jr. Jr./Jr. Gr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Gr./Sr. Jr./So. Jr./So. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. So./Fr. So./Fr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Gr./Sr. Gr./Sr. So./Fr. Jr./So. So./Fr. 5th/Sr. 5th/Sr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. So./Fr. Sr./Jr. Gr./Sr. Jr./So.
NUMERICAL ROSTER Ht. 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-2 5-9 6-3 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-8 6-2 6-3 6-3 5-9 6-5 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-0 5-9 6-6 5-7 6-0 6-4 6-7 6-3
* - Letters won
Wt. 306 219 259 180 303 207 305 190 201 247 237 202 195 180 278 185 207 199 270 308 190 226 323 206 254 302 185 235 261 189 196 252 206 221 188 322 241 242 226 222 195 304 170 192 304 348 214
High School or C.C./Coach Hometown Exeter Township Senior/Matt Bauer Birdsboro, Pa. Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby/Jason Qua Suffield, Conn. George Washington/Ronald Cohen Philadelphia, Pa. Wiregrass Ranch/Mark Kantor Wesley Chapel, Fla. Stow-Munroe Falls/Mark Nori Stow, Ohio St. John’s College H.S./Joe Patterson Largo, Md. McDonogh School/Dom Damico Owings Mills, Md. Central Mountain/James Renninger Mill Hall, Pa. Gaither/Jason Stokes Tampa, Fla. Blair Academy/Jim Saylor Howell, N.J. Harrisburg/Calvin Everett Harrisburg, Pa. Pittsburgh Central Catholic/Terry Totten Lower Burrell, Pa. Ankeny Centennial/Jerry Pezzetti Ankeny, Iowa Briar Woods/Charlie Pierce Ashburn, Va. Cathedral Prep/Mike Mischler Erie, Pa. St. Joseph’s Prep (Pa.)/Gabe Infante Mount Laurel, N.J. Woodland Hills/George Novak Pittsburgh, Pa. Fairfax/Kevin Simonds Fairfax, Va. Cathedral Prep (Pa.)/Michael Mischler Ashtabula, Ohio Westerville-North/Rodger Elander Westerville, Ohio Father Ryan/Bruce Lussier Nashville, Tenn. South Brunswick/Joe Goerge Monmouth Junction, N.J. Pittsford Sutherland/Keith Molinich Pittsford, N.Y. Camp Hill/Frank Gay Camp Hill, Pa. DeMatha/Elijah Brooks Laurel, Md. Hollidaysburg Area/Homer DeLattre Hollidaysburg, Pa. C.D. Hylton/Tony Lilly Woodbridge, Va. Decatur Central/Justin Dixson Indianapolis, Ind. St. Francis DeSales/Ryan Wiggins Westerville, Ohio Saint Vincent Pallotti/Ian Thomas Bowie, Md. Episcopal (Va.)/Panos Voulgaris Ottawa, Ont. Pennridge/Jeff Hollenbach Green Lane, Pa. St. Christopher’s/Lance Clelland Richmond, Va. St. John’s Prep/Jim O’Leary Peabody, Mass. Swansboro/Tim Laspada Hubert, N.C. Central Catholic/Terry Totten Glenshaw, Pa. Imhotep Charter/Albie Crosby Philadelphia, Pa. Wallenpaupack/Mark Watson Lackawaxen, Pa. Wallenpaupack/Mark Watson Lackawaxen, Pa. Erie C.C./Scott Pilkey Wheatfield, N.Y. Clairton/Wayne Wade Clairton, Pa. North Point/Tom Petre Waldorf, Md. Council Rock North/Adam Collachi Newtown, Pa. Wilson/Doug Dahms Sinking Spring, Pa. Fond Du Lac/Mike Gnewuch Fond Du Lac, Wis. Milford Academy/Bill Chaplick Woodbridge, Va. Aquinas Institute/Chris Battaglia Rochester, N.Y. Roster as of June 23, 2018
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Nana Asiedu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nah-Nah AH-suh-do Ryan Buchholz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan BUCK-holez Joe Calcagno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAL-kag-no Tariq Castro-Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TUH-reek Castro-Fields Dae’Lun Darien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAY-lawn Darien Jahan Dotson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JUH-han DOT-son Brelin Faison-Walden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BREY-lynn FACE-in Walden Koa Farmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CO-uh Farmer Brailyn Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BREY-lynn Franklin Pat Freiermuth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat fryer-muth Will Fries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Will FRY-z Yetur Gross-Matos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .YEE-tore Gross-Mah-tose Fred Hansard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hann-SARD Drew Hartlaub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drew heart-lob Aeneas Hawkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ah-knee-iss HAWK-ins Alex Hoenstine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex hoe-en-styne
Charlie Katshir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie catch-sure Zack Kuntz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Zack KOON-ts Will Levis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Will lev-iss Jesse Luketa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jesse LUKE-ket-uh Zech McPhearson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zack McPhearson Michael Menet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael men-NET Ayron Monroe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIR-en Monroe Amani Oruwariye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UH-monn-E O-rue-waar-ee-A Jayson Oweh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Oh-way Jake Pinegar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jake pin-ah-grrr Dan/Kyle Vasey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan/Kyle VAY-see Chris Welde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris WELL-dee Jake Zembiec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jake ZEM-beck Coaches Ja’Juan Seider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JAY-juan cider Phil Galiano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .gail-lee-on-no
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Franklin, Brailyn DuMond, Joe Katshir, Charlie Tarburton, Nick Miller, Shareef ** Joseph, Daniel Chizmar, Max Gellerstedt, Alex * Vranic, Jason Bates, Ryan ** Hansard, Fred Walker, Rasheed Asiedu, Nana Windsor, Robert ** Shelton, Antonio Presta, Evan Menet, Michal * Simpson, Zach ** McGovern, Connor ** Kelly, Hunter Thorpe, C.J. Scruggs, Juice Fries, Will * Miranda, Mike Gonzalez, Steven ** Holmes, Des Jenkins, Sterling Wright, Chasz *** Effner, Bryce Shuman, Charlie Dalton, Danny Weller, Justin Sullivan-Brown, Cam Kuntz, Zack Shoop, Tyler Bowers, Nick Hoenstine, Alex Johnson, Juwan ** Lutz, Isaac George, Daniel Freiermuth, Pat Culpepper, Judge Maxwell, Colton Barber, Damion Stoll, Chris Pinegar, Jake Gillikin, Blake ** Mustipher, PJ Calcagno, Joe Dix, Donnell Vasey, Kyle * Buchholz, Ryan ** Landis, Carson Vasey, Dan Gross-Matos, Yetur * Chisena, Dan
DE DE LB DE DE DE LB OL LB OL DT OL OL DT DT DT OL OL OL OL/DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL TE/H WR WR TE/H WR TE/H WR WR WR WR TE/H DT WR DT SN K P/K DT SN DE SN DE K/P DL/SN DE WR
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2018 SEASON PREVIEW
2018 BIG TEN SCHEDULE THURSDAY, AUG. 30
SATURDAY, OCT. 13
New Mexico State at MINNESOTA NORTHWESTERN at PURDUE
IOWA at INDIANA MICHIGAN STATE at PENN STATE MINNESOTA at OHIO STATE NEBRASKA at NORTHWESTERN PURDUE at ILLINOIS RUTGERS at MARYLAND WISCONSIN at MICHIGAN
FRIDAY, AUG. 31 Utah State at MICHIGAN STATE Western Kentucky at WISCONSIN SATURDAY, SEPT. 1 Kent State at ILLINOIS Northern Illinois at IOWA INDIANA at Florida International MARYLAND vs. Texas [1] MICHIGAN at Notre Dame Akron at NEBRASKA Oregon State at OHIO STATE Appalachian State at PENN STATE Texas State at RUTGERS SATURDAY, SEPT. 8 Western Illinois at ILLINOIS Virginia at INDIANA Iowa State at IOWA MARYLAND at Bowling Green Western Michigan at MICHIGAN MICHIGAN STATE at Arizona State Fresno State at MINNESOTA Colorado at NEBRASKA Duke at NORTHWESTERN Eastern Michigan at PURDUE RUTGERS at OHIO STATE PENN STATE at Pittsburgh New Mexico at WISCONSIN SATURDAY, SEPT. 15 South Florida vs. ILLINOIS [2] Ball State at INDIANA Northern Iowa at IOWA Temple at MARYLAND SMU at MICHIGAN Miami (Ohio) at MINNESOTA Troy at NEBRASKA Akron at NORTHWESTERN TCU vs. OHIO STATE [3] Kent State at PENN STATE Missouri at PURDUE RUTGERS at Kansas BYU at WISCONSIN FRIDAY, SEPT. 21 PENN STATE at ILLINOIS SATURDAY, SEPT. 22 MICHIGAN STATE at INDIANA MINNESOTA at MARYLAND NEBRASKA at MICHIGAN Tulane at OHIO STATE Boston College at PURDUE Buffalo at RUTGERS WISCONSIN at IOWA SATURDAY, SEPT. 29 INDIANA at RUTGERS Central Michigan at MICHIGAN STATE MICHIGAN at NORTHWESTERN OHIO STATE at PENN STATE PURDUE at NEBRASKA SATURDAY, OCT. 6 ILLINOIS at RUTGERS INDIANA at OHIO STATE IOWA at MINNESOTA MARYLAND at MICHIGAN NEBRASKA at WISCONSIN NORTHWESTERN at MICHIGAN STATE
SATURDAY, OCT. 20 ILLINOIS at WISCONSIN MARYLAND at IOWA MICHIGAN at MICHIGAN STATE MINNESOTA at NEBRASKA NORTHWESTERN at RUTGERS OHIO STATE at PURDUE PENN STATE at INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 26 INDIANA at MINNESOTA SATURDAY, OCT. 27 ILLINOIS at MARYLAND IOWA at PENN STATE PURDUE at MICHIGAN STATE WISCONSIN at NORTHWESTERN SATURDAY, NOV. 3 MINNESOTA at ILLINOIS MICHIGAN STATE at MARYLAND PENN STATE at MICHIGAN Notre Dame at NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA at OHIO STATE IOWA at PURDUE RUTGERS at WISCONSIN SATURDAY, NOV. 10 MARYLAND at INDIANA NORTHWESTERN at IOWA OHIO STATE at MICHIGAN STATE PURDUE at MINNESOTA ILLINOIS at NEBRASKA WISCONSIN at PENN STATE MICHIGAN at RUTGERS SATURDAY, NOV. 17 IOWA at ILLINOIS OHIO STATE at MARYLAND INDIANA at MICHIGAN NORTHWESTERN at MINNESOTA MICHIGAN STATE at NEBRASKA PENN STATE at RUTGERS PURDUE at WISCONSIN FRIDAY, NOV. 23 NEBRASKA at IOWA SATURDAY, NOV. 24 PURDUE at INDIANA RUTGERS at MICHIGAN STATE ILLINOIS at NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN at OHIO STATE MARYLAND at PENN STATE MINNESOTA at WISCONSIN SATURDAY, DEC. 1 Big Ten Championship Game [4] [1] FedEx Field; Landover, Md. [2] Soldier Field; Chicago, Ill. [3] AT&T Stadium; Arlington, Texas [4] Lucas Oil Stadium; Indianapolis, Ind.
As of May 1, 2018; subject to change.
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OPPONENT INFORMATION APPALACHIAN STATE
INDIANA
Sept. 1, Beaver Stadium 2017 Record: 9-4 (7-1 Sun Belt) Last Meeting: n/a Series History: First Meeting Football SID: Joey Jones Phone: 828-964-7183 Email: jonesj7@appstate.edu Website: appstatesports.com
Oct. 20, Memorial Stadium 2017 Record: 5-7 (2-7) Series History: Penn State, 20-1 Last Meeting: 2017; Penn State, 45-14 Football SID: Jeff Keag Phone: 812-855-6209 Email: jkeag@indiana.edu Website: IUHoosiers.com
PITTSBURGH
IOWA
Sept. 8, Heinz Field 2017 Record: 5-7 (3-5 ACC) Series History: Penn State, 51-43-4 Last Meeting: 2017; Penn State, 33-14 Football SID: E.J. Borghetti Phone: 412-648-8240 Email: eborghetti@athletics.pitt.edu Website: pittsburghpanthers.com
Oct. 27, Beaver Stadium 2017 Record: 8-5 (4-5) Series History: Penn State, 15-12 Last Meeting: 2017; Penn State, 21-19 Football SID: Steve Roe Phone: 319-335-9425 Email: steven-roe@uiowa.edu Website: Hawkeyesports.com
KENT STATE
MICHIGAN
Sept. 15, Beaver Stadium 2017 Record: 2-10 (1-7 MAC) Series History: Penn State, 5-0 Last Meeting: 2016; Penn State, 33-13 Interim Football SID: Aaron Chimenti Phone: 330-672-8468 Email: achiment@kent.edu Website: kentstatesports.com
Nov. 3, Michigan Stadium 2017 Record: 8-5 (5-4) Series History: Michigan, 13-8 Last Meeting: 2017; Penn State, 42-13 Football SID: David Ablauf Phone: 734-764-6456 Email: dablauf@umich.edu Website: MGoBlue.com
ILLINOIS
WISCONSIN
Fri., Sept. 21, Memorial Stadium 2017 Record: 7-6 (5-4) Series History: Penn State, 18-5 Last Meeting: 2015; Penn State, 39-0 Football SID: Kent Brown & Derek Neal Phone: 217-333-1391 Email: kwbrown3@illinois.edu & drneal@illinois.edu Website: FightingIllini.com
Nov. 10, Beaver Stadium 2017 Record: 13-1 (9-0) Series History: Tied, 9-9 Last Meeting: 2016; Penn State, 38-31 Football SID: Brian Lucas Phone: 608-513-3987 Email: BML@athletics.wisc.edu Website: UWbadgers.com
OHIO STATE Sept. 29, Beaver Stadium 2017 Record: 13-2 (9-1) Series History: Ohio State, 19-14 Last Meeting: 2017; Ohio State, 39-38 Football SID: Jerry Emig Phone: 614-688-0343 Email: emig.2@osu.edu Website: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Nov. 17, High Point Solutions Stadium 2017 Record: 4-8 (3-6) Series History: Penn State, 26-2 Last Meeting: 2017; Penn State, 35-6 Football SID: Hasim Phillips Phone: 732-445-6069 Email: hphillips@scarletknights.com Website: ScarletKnights.com
MICHIGAN STATE
MARYLAND
Oct. 13, Beaver Stadium 2017 Record: 11-3 (7-2) Series History: Michigan State, 16-15-1 Last Meeting: 2017; Michigan State, 27-24 Football SID: Ben Phlegar Phone: 517-355-2271 Email: phlegarb@ath.msu.edu Website: MSUSpartans.com
Nov. 24, Beaver Stadium 2017 Record: 4-8 (2-7) Series History: Penn State, 38-2-1 Last Meeting: 2017; Penn State, 66-3 Football SID: Dustin Semonavick Phone: 301-314-7065 Email: dustin@umd.edu Website: UMTerps.com
RUTGERS
2018 SEASON PREVIEW
2018-19 BOWL SCHEDULE
Celebration Bowl Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia Saturday, Dec. 15, noon (ABC)
Birmingham Bowl Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama Saturday, Dec. 22, noon (ESPN)
Camping World Bowl Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida Friday, Dec. 28, 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Gildan New Mexico Bowl Branch Field at Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico Saturday, Dec. 15, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas Saturday, Dec. 22, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Valero Alamo Bowl Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Friday, Dec. 28, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
AutoNation Cure Bowl Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida Saturday, Dec. 15, 2:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
Dollar General Bowl Ladd-Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama Saturday, Dec. 22, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia Saturday, Dec. 29, noon (ESPN)
Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday, Dec. 15, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Hawai’i Bowl Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawai’i Saturday, Dec. 22, 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Belk Bowl Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina Saturday, Dec. 29, noon (ABC)
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl Cramton Bowl Montgomery, Alabama Saturday, Dec. 15, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Heart of Dallas Bowl Cotton Bowl Stadium Dallas, Texas Wednesday, Dec. 26, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Saturday, Dec. 15, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Quick Lane Bowl Ford Field Detroit, Michigan Wednesday, Dec. 26, 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Capital One Orange Bowl Playoff Semifinal Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida Saturday, Dec. 29, 4 or 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium Boca Raton, Florida Tuesday, Dec. 18, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Cactus Bowl Chase Field Phoenix, Arizona Wednesday, Dec. 26, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Frisco Bowl Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas Wednesday, Dec. 19, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida Thursday, Dec. 20, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Bahamas Bowl Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium Nassau, Bahamas Friday, Dec. 21, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Lyle Smith Field at Albertsons Stadium Boise, Idaho Friday, Dec. 21, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Walk-On's Independence Bowl Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana Thursday, Dec. 27, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) New Era Pinstripe Bowl Yankee Stadium Bronx, New York Thursday, Dec. 27, 5:15 p.m. (ESPN) Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl NRG Stadium Houston, Texas Thursday, Dec. 27, 9 p.m. (ESPN) Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Nissan Stadium Nashville, Tennessee Friday, Dec. 28, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California Monday, Dec. 31, 7 p.m. (FS1) TaxSlayer Gator Bowl EverBank Field Jacksonville, Florida Monday, Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida Tuesday, Jan. 1, noon (ESPN2) Citrus Bowl Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1 p.m. (ABC) PlayStation Fiesta Bowl University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Playoff Semifinal AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas Saturday, Dec. 29, 4 or 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual Rose Bowl Pasadena, California Tuesday, Jan. 1, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman Jack Stephens Field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland Monday, Dec. 31, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Allstate Sugar Bowl Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Tuesday, Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Hyundai Sun Bowl Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas Monday, Dec. 31, 2 p.m. (CBS)
College Football Playoff National Championship Game Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, California Monday, Jan. 7, 8 p.m (ESPN)
San Francisco Bowl Levi’s Stadium Santa Clara, California Monday, Dec. 31, 3 p.m. (FOX)
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona TBA, TBA (CBSSN)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee Monday, Dec. 31, 3:45 p.m. (ESPN)
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RETURNING NITTANY LIONS MARK ALLEN
ALLEN’S CAREER STATISTICS
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Running Back | 5-6 | 190 Graduate/Senior Hyattsville, Md./DeMatha Major: Journalism (2nd degree) • Primed to be firmly in the running back rotation following a strong winter conditioning period and a stout set of spring practices. • Is a member of the Athletic Director's Leadership Institute. • Graduated in August 2017 with a degree in criminology and is one of nine Lions to have his degree. • Attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Maryland, along with sophomore Shane Simmons. • Is one of 11 returning Nittany Lions from Maryland. ➤ 2017 ➤ JUNIOR SEASON Season: Appeared in five games. Georgia State (9/16): Carried twice for 9 yards, including a long run of 8 yards...Returned one punt for 10 yards. at Northwestern (10/7): Carried the ball twice for 4 yards in the fourth quarter. Michigan (10/21): Gained 5 yards on one carry. at Maryland (11/25): Toted the ball four times for 20 yards. ➤ 2016 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Season: Appeared in 13 games. at Pittsburgh (9/10): Made one carry for 2 yards...Caught one pass for 4 yards. Temple (9/17): Rushed six times for 17 yards...Had one catch for 1 yard. at Michigan (9/24): Had one carry. Maryland (10/8): Carried seven times for 31 yards. at Purdue (10/29): Carried the ball once, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Iowa (11/5): Carried five times for 30 yards. at Rutgers (11/19): Carried the ball five times for 26 yards...Caught a swing pass and went 27 yards for his second career receiving touchdown. Michigan State (11/26): Toted the ball twice for 8 yards. vs. USC (1/2): Carried the ball once for no gain and caught one pass.
Att.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
Rec.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
2015
27-98
3.6
1
28
4-44
11.0
1
16
2016
29-115
4.0
1
17
4-24
6.0
1
27
2017 CAREER
9-38
4.2
-
8
-
65-251
3.9
2
28
8-68
➤ HIGH SCHOOL Lettered twice at DeMatha Catholic High School for head coach Elijah Brooks...Helped the Stags to an 11-1 overall mark and a 6-0 record in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference...After missing some games early in the season due to injury, logged nearly 300 yards rushing to help DeMatha Catholic win the 2013 WCAC Championship with a 29-28 victory over Good Counsel...Ran for 682 yards on 101 carries and caught seven passes for 79 yards as a junior...Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN, Scout and 247Sports...Ranked as a top-40 recruit in the state of Maryland by ESPN and 247Sports. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Clarence Marquette Allen...Son of Clarence and Shanita Allen...Has two brothers, Maquette and Marquise, and one sister, Makayla...Graduated in August 2017 with a degree in criminology... Working on a second degree in journalism...Born February 10, 1996 in Washington, D.C.
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No.
Yds
AVG
TD
LG
5
33
6.6
-
14
2016
-
-
-
-
-
2017
1
10
10.0
-
10
CAREER
6
43
7.2
-
14
➤ ALLEN’S CAREER HIGHS Rushing Attempts ....................................................................................................8; Indiana, 10/10/15 Rushing Yards .........................................................................................................45; Indiana, 10/10/15 Rushing Touchdowns ..........................................................................1; Twice: Last at Purdue, 10/29/16 Longest Rush.................................................................................................28 yards; Indiana, 10/10/15 Receptions ...............................................................................................................2; Indiana, 10/10/15 Receiving Yards ........................................................................................... 29; San Diego State, 9/26/15 Receiving Touchdowns ....................................................................... 1; Twice: Last at Rutgers, 11/19/16 Longest Reception.....................................................................................27 yards; at Rutgers, 11/19/16 Punt Returns .............................................................................................................4; at Temple, 9/5/15 Punt Return Yards........................................................................................................33; Temple, 9/5/15 Longest Punt Return ......................................................................................... 14 yards; Temple, 9/5/15
JOE ARCANGELO
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Tight End/H-Back | 6-4 | 253 Senior/Junior Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Heights Major: Economics
Season: Appeared in eight games with one start...Made first career start vs. Army (10/3)...Was one of seven freshmen (3 redshirt, 4 true) to start a game...Saw time on offense and special teams, including time as a punt returner...Was one of 17 redshirt freshmen to see action.
Redshirt season.
2
2015
Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten.
➤ 2014 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
8.5
ALLEN’S PUNT RETURN STATISTICS
➤ 2015 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
at Temple (9/5): Ran for 7 yards on two rushing attempts...Returned four punts for 33 yards...Four punt returns were the most by a single Nittany Lion since Justin Brown returned five punts on Oct. 29, 2011 (vs. Illinois). Buffalo (9/12): Made one rush for 2 yards...Also returned one punt. Rutgers (9/19): Rushed the ball three times. San Diego State (9/26): Caught his first career pass, a 13-yard touchdown reception on a swing pass in the second quarter...Pulled in two passes in the game for 29 yards...Gained 5 yards on five rushes...Had a long run of 6 yards in the fourth quarter...Combined with Saquon Barkley to become the first Penn State running back duo to have touchdown receptions in the same game since 2006 at Minnesota (Tony Hunt & Matt Hahn). Army (10/3): Carried six times for 17 yards in his first career start. Indiana (10/10): Rushed the ball eight times for career-high 45 yards...Had a career-long 28-yard rush in the second quarter...Caught two passes for 15 yards. Illinois (10/31): Rushed twice for 23 yards...Second run of the game went for 20 yards and a touchdown.
LG
• • • •
Joined the team as a run-on during the Spring 2017. Owns a 3.59 cumulative grade-point average following the spring semester. On pace to graduate in December with a degree in economics. Is one of five returning Nittany Lions from northeastern Pennsylvania.
➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Season: Appeared in one game...Made his Penn State debut vs. Georgia State (9/16)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017. Georgia State (9/16): Made his Penn State debut. ➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (AT BUCKNELL) Saw time in six games, primarily on special teams...Earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A three-time letterwinner for head coach Joe Repshis at the Abington Heights High School...Was a team captain his senior year...Helped the Comets to the 2012 District 2 Championship with a 10-3 record... Guided Abington Heights to a runner-up finish in District 2 in 2013...Selected to all-region second team as a defensive end as a senior...Named to the Lackawanna Football Conference Coaches’ All-Star second team as a tight end in 2014...Invited to the Pennsylvania East/West Game...Caught 12 passes for 203 yards as a senior...Was considered one of the top blocking tight ends in the Lackawanna Football Conference...Rated a two-star prospect by 247Sports...Rated as the No. 73 recruit in Pennsylvania by 247Sports. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Joseph Michael Arcangelo...Son of Karen and Michael Arcangelo...Has one brother, Matthew, and one sister, Kristen...Parents and sister attended Penn State...Hobbies include hanging with friends, reading and lifting...Majoring in economics...Born October 28, 1996 in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania.
RETURNING NITTANY LIONS DAMION BARBER
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Defensive Tackle | 6-3 | 278 Sophomore/Freshman Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies • • • •
Expected to compete for playing time after serving on the scout team during his true freshman season. Was a multi-sport athlete in high school, lettering in football, track & field and basketball. Was high school teammates with true freshman linebacker Micah Parsons. One of six returnees from central Pennsylvania.
➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman for head coach Calvin Everett at Harrisburg High School...Served as 2016 team captain...Guided the Cougars to an 11-4 record and an appearance in the 2016 PIAA Class 5A State Championship game...Named first-team All-State by the Pennsylvania Football Writers in 2016...Named to EasternPAFootball.com’s All-State first team as a senior...Selected to PennLive’s 2016 All-Star High School Team...Named Pennsylvania Football News’ 2016 Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year...Selected to Pennsylvania Football News’ Class 5A All-State in 2016...Selected as the Mid-Penn Commonwealth Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...Was a three-time all-conference honoree...Was a candidate for Pennsylvania’s 2016 Mr. Football Class 4A-6A...Tallied 67 tackles as a senior...Led the Mid-Penn League with 27 tackles for loss and was second in the league with 13 sacks in 2016...Recorded 13 sacks and 47 tackles in 2015...Had 38 career sacks with double-digit totals each of the last three years...Rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports and Scout, and three stars by ESPN and Rivals...Rated as the No. 7 player in Pennsylvania, No. 7 strong-side defensive end in the country and No. 190 player overall by 247Sports...Ranked No. 65 in the region, No. 11 in the state of Pennsylvania and No. 43 at defensive end by ESPN...Ranked as the top defensive end in Pennsylvania, No. 6 defensive end in the East and No. 28 defensive end in the country by Scout...Rated as the No. 287 overall prospect by Scout...Ranked No. 32 at position and No. 10 in Pennsylvania by Rivals...Was a four-year letterwinner for the basketball team... Lettered in track & field three times. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Damion Lamar Barber Jr....Son of Maria and Lamont Lewis and Damion Barber Sr....Has one brother, Quinton Sullivan, and one sister, Tatiana Barber...Plans to major in criminal justice or broadcasting...Born September 17, 1998.
RYAN BATES
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Offensive Line | 6-4 | 301 Senior/Junior Warrington, Pa./Archbishop Wood Major: Labor & Employment Relations • Tied for the most returning starts (22) on the offensive line (Connor McGovern) and second-most starts among all returnees (Trace McSorley). • Attended Archbishop Wood High School in suburban Philadelphia, alongside linebacker Jake Cooper. • Serving as the co-president for Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise nearly $1.3 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State Lift for Life was held in 2003. • Slated to graduate in December with a degree in labor and employment relations. • One of 13 returnees from southeastern Pennsylvania and one of eight returning Nittany Lions from the greater Philadelphia area. ➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Earned third-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and media voters...Garnered thirdteam All-Big Ten from Phil Steele. Season: Appeared in 10 games with eight starts...All eight starts came at left tackle...Missed games at Michigan State (11/4), vs. Rutgers (11/11) and vs. Nebraska (11/18) due to injury. Akron (9/2): Helped pave the way for 569 total yards...Cleared the way for Saquon Barkley’s 174 rushing yards for his 11th career 100-yard rushing game...Protected Trace McSorley to the tune of 280 passing yards and two scoring throws...Didn’t allow a sack or quarterback hurry...Part of the offensive line unit that was named the coaching staff’s Offensive Player of the Week. Pittsburgh (9/9): Part of an offensive line that allowed just one sack...Blocked for 148 total rushing yards – including 88 from Barkley – and protected McSorley to the tune of three touchdowns and 164 yards passing. Georgia State (9/16): Guided the offense to 526 yards of total offense, including McSorley’s sixth-career 300-yard passing game (309 yards) and his school-record fourth game with four-or-more touchdown passes...Helped Penn State score eight offensive touchdowns, coming from eight different Penn Staters...Saw Penn State eclipse the 30-point mark for the 10th-straight game, just the fifth streak of 10 or more games in Big Ten history. at Iowa (9/23): Helped Penn State to 579 yards of total offense on a school-record-tying 99 offensive plays...Paved the way for Barkley’s career-high 211 rushing yards and 94 receiving yards, which helped Barkley to a school-record 358 all-purpose yards...Blocked for McSorley’s 284-yard passing effort. Indiana (9/30): Helped protect McSorley for his seventh career 300-yard passing game...Allowed the passing game time to find DaeSean Hamilton on nine occasions, which led to Hamilton breaking Penn State’s career receptions record. at Northwestern (10/7): Protected quarterback McSorley to the tune of 245 yards passing and cleared the way for Barkley’s two touchdowns and game-high 75 rushing yards...Aided the team in piling up 381 yards of total offense to earn bowl eligibility. Michigan (10/21): Helped Penn State pile up 506 yards of total offense, the most allowed by Michigan since 2015 vs. Indiana (527 yards)...The 303 yards gained in the first half by Penn State are the most allowed by a Jim Harbaugh-coached Michigan team in any half...Instrumental in the Nittany Lions’ five rushing touchdowns and one receiving score...Cleared the way for Barkley’s 108 yards rushing and two touchdowns...Protected McSorley on a 282-yard passing night with one scoring strike...McSorley also ran for 76 yards and three scores. at Ohio State (10/28): Part of an offensive line that helped produce 283 yards...Protected McSorley, who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for 49 yards and a score...Helped the offense score 38 points, the most allowed by Ohio State since giving up 41 tallies to Michigan in 2013. at Maryland (11/25): Saw time along the offensive line. vs. Washington (12/30): Guided Penn State’s offense to a 23rd-straight game with at least 20 points, which is a school record and the third-longest streak in Big Ten history...Helped the offense to a Penn State bowl-record 545 yards of total offense, which were the most surrendered by Washington since 2014 vs. Oregon (554)...Cleared the way for Barkley’s 137 rushing yards and two scores on the ground...Protected McSorley to the tune of 32-of-41 passing for 342 yards and two touchdowns...Also helped McSorley go a perfect 12-for-12 for 193 yards on third down, which included 11 first downs and two touchdowns.
Junior offensive lineman Ryan Bates
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Season: Started all 14 games...One of 18 first-time starters in 2016...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016...One of two offensive linemen to start all 14 games (Brian Gaia)...Started games at left guard and left tackle. Kent State (9/3): Made his first career start in his first career game...Helped pave the way for Saquon Barkley’s 105-yard rushing effort and protected Trace McSorley, who posted his first career 200-yard passing game. at Pittsburgh (9/10): Part of an offensive line that cleared the way for Barkley’s four rushing touchdowns...Blocked for McSorley’s 332 passing yards. Temple (9/17): Part of a line that didn’t allow a sack...Paved the way for three rushing touchdowns...Protected McSorley in his third career 200yard passing effort. at Michigan (9/24): Helped Barkley move into the top 30 on the career rushing list... Protected McSorley, who threw a touchdown pass in his fifth-straight game. Minnesota (10/1): Helped Penn State to 471 yards of total offense, the most since racking up an identical total vs. Rutgers in 2015... Protected McSorley to the tune of 408 yards of total offense (335 passing, 73 rushing), the third-highest total in school history...Opened up the left side on Barkley’s game-winning 25-yard touchdown run in overtime. Maryland (10/8): Paved the way for 372 total rushing yards, the third-highest total for a Penn State team in Big Ten play and fourth-most in any game for Penn State in the last 20 years...Guided the offense to 524 total yards, the most since 2014 vs. UCF (511) and the most in Big Ten play since 2012 vs. Indiana (546). Ohio State (10/22): Cleared the way for Barkley’s 99 rushing yards. at Purdue (10/29): Helped Penn State gain more than 500 total yards, ending the game with 511...Blocked for Barkley’s 207 rushing yards and McSorley’s 228 yards passing...Had a key downfield block that helped spring Barkley on his 81-yard touchdown run...Helped Penn State score eight offensive touchdowns in the game... Integral part of Penn State scoring 62 points, its most points since scoring 66 vs. Coastal Carolina in 2006 and the most in a Big Ten game since tallying 63 vs. Illinois in 2005. Iowa (11/5): Blocked for a 167-yard rushing effort by Barkley and a 240-yard passing night for McSorley...Helped Penn State to 599 yards of total offense, the most since recording 661 yards at Rutgers (1995) and the highest total offense output by Penn State against a Big Ten team since 653 yards against Michigan State (1994)...Overall, Penn State rushed for 359 yards...His efforts enabled the Nittany Lions to go 7-of-14 on third down and the offense did not have a single three-and-out in the game. at Indiana (11/12): Helped protect McSorley during his 332-yard passing game...Started at left guard before moving to left tackle after Paris Palmer left the game. at Rutgers (11/19): Helped Penn State pile up its eighth game of 400-plus yards and fourth game in 2016 with at least 500 yards...Protected McSorley to the tune of 210 yards passing. Michigan State (11/26): Instrumental in Penn State gaining 463 yards of total offense...Helped McSorley pile up 389 yards of total offense, tied for the sixth-most in program history...McSorley threw for 376 yards – the seventh-highest total in school history – with four touchdown passes and rushed for 13 yards. vs. Wisconsin (12/3): Helped Penn State score 38 points, the most scored by a Wisconsin opponent since 2014 (Ohio State; 59)...Protected quarterback McSorley, who threw for 384 yards, which ranks No. 4 in Penn State history and broke the Big Ten Championship Game passing record...Also gave McSorley time to connect on a Big Ten Championship Game-record four passing touchdowns...Paved the way for Barkley’s 83 yards rushing, which enabled him to break Evan Royster’s Penn State sophomore rushing record. vs. USC (1/2): Helped Penn State become the first team in Rose Bowl history with a 175-yard rusher and receiver in a game (Chris Godwin; 187 receiving yards and Barkley; 194 rushing yards)... Barkley and Godwin broke the Penn State bowl records for rushing yards and receiving yards in a bowl game, respectively...Penn State’s 465 yards of total offense are fourth in the school’s bowl history and the most since the 1996 Outback Bowl (487)...Protected McSorley to the tune of 254 yards, including a Penn State bowl-record-tying four touchdown passes.
Tight End/H-Back | 6-4 | 269 Senior/Junior Kittanning, Pa./Kittanning Major: Labor & Employment Relations • Is primed to fight for the starting nod at tight end after the graduation of All-American Mike Gesicki. • Earned Dean's List honors for the 2018 spring semester. • Is a third-generation collegiate football player, joining his grandfather (Wilbur; Duquesne) and father (Brad; Edinboro). • Made an appearance on SportsCenter's "Top 10" in 2016 with his dunk jumping over teammate Tyler Shoop. • Among 10 returning Nittany Lions from western Pennsylvania. ➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Season: Appeared in three games...Made his collegiate debut at Northwestern (10/7)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017...Caught his first career pass, a touchdown grab, vs. Nebraska (11/18). at Northwestern (10/7): Made his collegiate debut. Rutgers (11/11): Appeared on offense. Nebraska (11/18): Caught his first collegiate pass, a 15-yard touchdown pass from Tommy Stevens. ➤ 2016 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Missed the season due to injury. ➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman at Kittanning High School for head coach Frank Fabian...Team captain senior year... First-team all-state (AA) by Pennsylvania Football News...All-Allegheny Conference selection for offense (2013 and 2014) and defense (2013)...Tallied 32 receptions, 503 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior... Had 54 receptions for a school-record 856 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior...Also rushed for 407 yards and seven scores in 2013, leading the Wildcats to a 9-1 record and their first undefeated regularseason since 1976...Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked among the top 25 tight ends in the nation by ESPN (14th) and 247Sports (18th)...Also lettered in basketball and track & field...Owns the school record in the shot put. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Nicholas Lee Bowers...Son of Brad and Kathy Bowers...Has one sister, Ali...Father, Brad, grandfather, Wilbur, and uncle, Curt, played football in college...Grandfather, Lee Rettig, played basketball in college...Two cousins attended Penn State...Hobbies include comic books, fishing and hunting...Majoring in labor and employment relations...Wants to work in the environmental field after college...Born May 26, 1996 in Kittanning, Pennsylvania.
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➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman and a senior team captain at Archbishop Wood High School with fellow Nittany Lion Jake Cooper for head coach Steve Devlin...Won back-to-back PIAA Class AAA state titles in 2013 and 2014 with a combined record of 28-2...2014 Pennsylvania Football News Lineman of the Year... First-team All-Philadelphia Catholic League in 2013 and 2014...Played in Under Armour All-American Game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida...Rated four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked 13th-best offensive tackle in the nation and 129th overall prospect by ESPN...Rated among top five prospects in Pennsylvania by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Ryan William Bates...Son of Norman Bates and Theresa Strocen-Bates...Has one sister, Anna...Enjoys playing basketball...Majoring in labor and employment relations...Born February 14, 1997 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.
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Awards: Selected as a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America and USA Today...Named honorable-mention Campus Insiders Freshman All-America...Named to the ESPN.com Big Ten All-Bowl Team...Named to BTN.com's and ESPN.com's All-Big Ten Freshman Team...Named to the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week following his performance vs. Iowa (11/5).
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TD
2016
LG
Rec.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
Did not play (injured)
2017
-
-
-
-
1-15
15.0
1
15
CAREER
-
-
-
-
1-15
15.0
1
15
➤ BOWERS' CAREER HIGHS Receptions ............................................................................................................ 1; Nebraska, 11/18/17 Receiving Yards ................................................................................................... 15; Nebraska, 11/18/17 Receiving Touchdowns .......................................................................................... 1; Nebraska, 11/18/17 Longest Reception...................................................................................... 15 yards; Nebraska, 11/18/17
RETURNING NITTANY LIONS ELLIS BROOKS
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CAM BROWN
Linebacker | 6-1 | 237 Sophomore/Freshman Mechanicsville, Va./Benedictine College Prep Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
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Linebacker | 6-5 | 226 Junior/Junior Burtonsville, Md./The Bullis School Major: Kinesiology
• Looking to make an impact on the linebacking corps after spending his true freshman season on the scout team. • Was a multi-sport athlete at Benedictine College Prep, lettering in football, baseball, basketball and track & field. • Is close family friends with former Penn State quarterback Michael Robinson. • One of seven Nittany Lion returnees from Virginia.
• Will compete for a starting role at linebacker with the departure of Jason Cabinda. • Played high school football with tight end Jonathan Holland. • One of 11 returning Nittany Lions from Maryland.
➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Akron (9/2): Totaled four tackles...Made solo stop behind the line in the second quarter...Had one quarterback hurry...Part of a defense that logged 14.0 tackles for loss, the most since recording 15.0 vs. Temple in 2015...Part of a defense that posted a season-opening shutout for the first time since 2007 (FIU, 59-0). Pittsburgh (9/9): Logged two tackles. at Iowa (9/23): Had two tackles...Made a second-quarter stop on Akrum Wadley on third down to force an Iowa punt. Indiana (9/30): Made four tackles...Added a pair of quarterback hurries. at Northwestern (10/7): Logged one tackle...Added one quarterback hurry. Michigan (10/21): Made three stops...Two of his tackles came on kickoff coverage. at Ohio State (10/28): Made two tackles...Had one stop on punt coverage. at Michigan State (11/4): Logged three stops. Rutgers (11/11): Contributed two tackles, including one on punt coverage...Part of a defense that allowed just 43 passing yards, the fewest in a game since giving up 32 vs. Army (2015)...The 43 passing yards are the fewest allowed by Penn State in Big Ten play...Held Rutgers to just seven pass completions, the second-fewest allowed by the Nittany Lions in a Big Ten game. Nebraska (11/18): Posted two tackles...Combined with Shareef Miller on a second-quarter takedown of Tanner Lee for his second career sack. at Maryland (11/25): Logged four stops. vs. Washington (12/30): Made a pair of stops, including one on kickoff coverage.
Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman for head coach Greg Lilly at Benedictine College Preparatory...Two-time team captain...Helped the Cadets to the VISAA State Championship game with a 9-3 record in 2016...Led Benedictine to back-to-back VISAA Division I State Championships in 2014 and 2015 with identical 10-2 records...Went 29-7 in his final three seasons at Benedictine...Participated in the Under Armour All-America Game...Started the UA All-America Game for Team Highlight and tied for the team lead with six tackles, including four solo...Selected first-team USA Today All-State as a senior...Named VISAA firstteam All-State selection three times...Earned first-team all-region honors as a senior and second team accolades as a junior...Selected Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro first team as a senior after earning second team honors as a junior...Claimed all-conference laurels three times...Selected to participate in the I-64 Bowl and the Big River Rivalry...Recorded 54 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks as a senior...Had 51 rushes for 345 yards and seven touchdowns in 2016...Rated a four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and Scout and a three-star prospect by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 18 player in Virginia and No. 29 inside linebacker by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 1 player in Virginia, No. 4 in the East and No. 15 overall among inside linebackers by Scout...Rated the No. 201 overall prospect, No. 6 inside linebacker in the country and No. 8 player in Virginia by Rivals...Rated as the No. 215 overall prospect by ESPN... Ranked the No. 5 player in Virginia, No. 8 inside linebacker and No. 23 prospect in the region by ESPN... Lettered in baseball, basketball and track & field...Was promoted to first lieutenant. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Ellis Madison Brooks...Son of Jessica and Keith Brooks Sr....Has two brothers, Adam Randolph and Keith Brooks Jr., and one sister, Alexis Brooks...Former Nittany Lion quarterback Michael Robinson is a close family friend...Hobbies include playing Madden and fishing...Would like to major in business with aspirations of owning his own business...Born June 12, 1999 in Richmond, Virginia.
➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Season: Appeared in 12 games.
➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Awards: Selected to the BTN.com and ESPN.com All-Big Ten Freshman Team. Season: Appeared in 12 games with two starts...Ranked No. 5 on the team in special teams tackles (6)...Made his first collegiate start vs. Minnesota (10/1)...One of 18 first-time starters in 2016...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016. at Pittsburgh (9/10): Made his first collegiate appearance...Notched his first tackle on defense in the third quarter. Temple (9/17): Appeared mostly on special teams...Played three defensive snaps. at Michigan (9/24): Made 10 tackles – four solo...His 10 stops were the most for a true freshman linebacker since Khairi Fortt notched 11 tackles vs. Illinois in 2010...Penn State's last true freshman with double-digit tackles was Marcus Allen (10; vs. Ohio State) in 2014...Posted his first career tackle for loss in the third quarter. Minnesota (10/1): Ranked second on the team with nine tackles – six solo. Ohio State (10/22): Blocked his first career kick, a fourth-quarter punt which led to a 34-yard Tyler Davis field goal...The block was one of two blocked kicks in the game (Marcus Allen - FG) and helped Penn State block two kicks in a game for the first time since blocking two against FIU in the 2007 season opener (FG & punt). at Purdue (10/29): Made three stops...Was the coaching staff’s Special Teams Player of the Week. Iowa (11/5): Logged three stops, including two on kickoff coverage. at Rutgers (11/19): Made three assisted tackles, including a combined sack of Gio Rescigno in the fourth quarter... One stop came on kickoff coverage...Aided the Nittany Lions in compiling nine tackles for loss, the eighth time in 2016 Penn State's defense recorded at least 9.0 stops behind the line of scrimmage. vs. USC (1/2): Made four tackles. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman for head coach Pat Cilento at The Bullis School...Three-time team captain...Played with Nittany Lion tight end Jonathan Holland...Helped lead the Bulldogs to back-to-back Interstate Athletic Conference titles in 2014 and 2015...Played in the 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl... Was selected as the Maryland MVP in the Big 33 Game...Recorded 260 tackles in three seasons...Named all-conference first team as a junior...Had an interception and caught 16 receptions for 350 yards and six touchdowns as a senior...Rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Scout, and three stars by Rivals...Ranked in ESPN300 at 240th overall, 26th in the region, eighth in the state of Maryland and No. 13 at outside linebacker...Ranked as the second-best outside linebacker in Maryland and the East by Scout, as well as No. 263 overall and No. 15 at position...Ranked No. 22 at position and No. 10 in Maryland by 247Sports...Ranked No. 28 at position and No. 13 in Maryland by Rivals...Also a member of the track & field team.
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JOURNEY BROWN
Full name is Cameron Courtney Brown...Son of Desmond Brown and Susan Giscombe...Has two brothers, D. Greyson and Brandon, and two sisters, Simone and Candice...Cousin, Andre Davis, was a wide receiver at Virginia Tech and for nine seasons in the NFL...Hobbies include watching movies and playing basketball...Majoring in kinesiology...Born April 1, 1998 in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Running Back | 5-11 | 210 Sophomore/Freshman Meadville, Pa./Meadville Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
C. BROWN'S CAREER STATISTICS UT-AT
TT
FF
FF
I
PBU
SACK
TFL
2016
14-19
33
-
-
2017
16-15
31
-
-
-
-
0.5-1
1.5-2
-
1
0.5-4
CAREER
30-34
64
-
-
1.5-8
-
1
1.0-5
3.0-10
➤ C. BROWN'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles .............................................................................................................. 10; at Michigan, 9/24/16 Sacks .................................................................................................0.5; Twice: Last Nebraska, 11/18/17 Tackles for Loss ...........................................................................................1.0; Twice: Last Akron, 9/2/17 Pass Breakup ............................................................................................................1; Rutgers, 11/11/17 Blocked Kicks.............................................................................................1 (punt); Ohio State, 10/22/16
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Cornerback | 5-10 | 177 Sophomore/Freshman College Park, Ga./Creekside Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies • Was a two-sport athlete in high school, lettering in football and track & field. • Rated with the highest strength index (634) among cornerbacks during 2018 winter workouts. • Joins Blake Gillikin as the only returnees from Georgia. ➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman for head coach Will Rogers at Creekside High School...Served as team captain as a junior...The Seminoles claimed regional championships in 2014 and 2015 with identical 8-2 records... Selected to play in for the U.S. U19 National Team the inaugural North American Championship (formerly the International Bowl) in Orlando...Named all-region honorable mention in three consecutive seasons (2014, 2015, 2016)...Selected as the team’s Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...Registered 136 career tackles, 27 pass breakups, 17 interceptions and four forced fumbles in his high school career...Had 53 tackles, five interceptions and nine pass breakups as a junior...Rated a three-star prospect by all four major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked the No. 92 cornerback by ESPN... Ranked as the No. 9 cornerback in Georgia, No. 29 in the South and No. 78 in the country at cornerback by Scout...Ranked No. 121 cornerback and No. 122 prospect in Georgia by 247Sports...Ranked No. 56 at position and No. 58 in Georgia by Rivals...Lettered twice in track & field while running the 100 and 200... Was a member of the National Honor Society...Belonged to the Beta Club, Creekside Ambassadors Club and Spanish Club. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is DJ Brown...Son of Vivian and Dwayne Brown...Has one younger brother, Blake...Hobbies include reading, playing video games and listening to music...Intends on majoring in forensic science or criminology...Would like to work for a state or Federal organization as an investigator or psychologist... Born October 15, 1998.
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• Finished at the top of the charts among running backs in 40-yard dash (4.36) and bench press (375) during 2018 winter conditioning. • Broke the 90-year-old Pennsylvania high school single-game scoring record with 68 points against DuBois as a senior in 2016, besting the mark of 66 points by Shippensburg’s Galen Warren in 1925. • Won his second-straight 100-meter outdoor PIAA Class AA State Championship in 2017 with a staterecord time of 10.43 seconds, breaking the record set in 1985 by U.S. Olympian Leroy Burrell. • Among 10 returning Nittany Lions from western Pennsylvania. ➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman for head coach Ray Collins at Meadville High School...Helped the Bulldogs win 11-straight games before falling in PIAA 5A State Quarterfinals in 2016...Named first-team all-state by the Pennsylvania Football Writers as a senior...Selected to Pennsylvania Football News’ 5A All-State first team in 2016...Named WesternPAFootball.net first team as a junior...Was a three-time all-region honoree, claiming first team honors in 2015 and 2016 and second team accolades in 2014...Was a candidate for Pennsylvania’s 2016 Mr. Football Class 4A-6A...Rushed for 2,791 yards and 45 touchdowns in 2016...Led the state in total touchdowns (51) and scoring (320) in 2016...Finished 16th in the state with 2,971 all-purpose yards as a senior...Averaged 12.8 yards per carry as a senior...Accounted for 2,300 yards and 39 touchdowns as a junior...Tallied 1,600 yards and 22 scores as a sophomore...Broke all Meadville High School rushing records, finishing his career with 7,027 yards and 106 touchdowns... Set the Pennsylvania high school single-game rushing record with 722 yards and 10 touchdowns in a 107-90 win over DuBois in 2015...Broke the 90-year-old Pennsylvania single-game scoring record with 68 points against DuBois, besting the mark of 66 points by Shippensburg’s Galen Warren in 1925...Rated a three-star prospect by all four major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked No. 53 running back and No. 16 prospect in Pennsylvania by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 19 prospect in Pennsylvania, No. 85 running back and No. 143 in the East region by ESPN...Rated as the No. 15 recruit in Pennsylvania by Rivals...Played basketball and ran track for the Bulldogs...Won the 2016 PIAA Class AAA State Championship in the 100-meter with a time of 10.73 in the final...Ran the fastest time in Pennsylvania and 10th-best time in the country with a 6.87 mark in the 60-meter dash in the 2016-17 indoor season...Finished 11th in the 2016 PIAA Class AAA State Championship in the long jump...Won his second-straight 100-meter outdoor PIAA Class AA State Championship with a state-record time of 10.43 seconds in 2017, breaking the record set in 1985 by U.S. Olympian Leroy Burrell. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Journey Jay Brown...Son of Buffy Brown and Larry Quinn...Has two sisters, Bailey Brown and Music Brown...Born March 19, 1999 in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
RETURNING NITTANY LIONS TORRENCE BROWN
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Defensive End | 6-3 | 257 5th/Senior Tuscaloosa, Ala./Tuscaloosa Academy Major: Recreation, Parks & Tourism Management • Was a multi-sport athlete in high school, lettering in football and basketball. • On pace to graduate in December with a degree in recreation, parks and tourism management. • Is the lone returnee from Alabama. ➤ 2017 ➤ JUNIOR SEASON Awards: Earned the Bob Mitinger Memorial Award, along with Josh McPhearson and Grant Haley, as the squad member who exhibits courage, character and social responsibility, at the annual team banquet. Season: Started three games...Missed the final 10 games of the season after suffering an injury vs. Georgia State (9/16). Akron (9/2): Had three assisted tackles...Combined with Parker Cothren on a tackle for loss in the second quarter...Part of a defense that logged 14.0 tackles for loss, the most since recording 15.0 vs. Temple in 2015...One of eight players to be a part of three-straight seasons with a shutout (Illinois, 2015; at Rutgers, 2016; Akron & Georgia State, 2017), marking the longest such streak since a three-year span from 1989-91...Part of a defense that posted a season-opening shutout for the first time since 2007 (FIU, 59-0). Pittsburgh (9/9): Registered three assisted tackles...Combined with Koa Farmer on a first-quarter tackle for loss...Broke up his first career pass, a second-quarter attempt that he deflected at the line of scrimmage. Georgia State (9/16): Made a pair of stops, both coming in the first quarter, but didn’t play the final three quarters due to injury.
➤ 2014 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterman at Tuscaloosa Academy for head coach Robert Johnson...Played defensive end, linebacker, running back and tight end...Was a two-time team MVP, attaining the honor as a sophomore and senior...Was selected team captain as a senior...Recorded 105 tackles, with three sacks, during his senior season...Earned first-team all-state honors in 2013...Ran for 746 yards and nine touchdowns and caught three touchdown passes during his final prep season...Helped Tuscaloosa Academy get off to a strong start during his junior season en route to winning the 2012 Alabama Independent School Association (AISA) Class 3A State Championship...Suffered a knee injury in the third game of his junior campaign...Scored 12 touchdowns on offense and added 110 tackles and two fumble recoveries on defense as a sophomore...Helped the Knights post a 9-2 record as a sophomore...Was selected to play in the AISA All-Star Game and the NUC All-American Senior game...Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports...Ranked among the top 50 prospects in Alabama by ESPN and 247Sports...Also lettered in basketball, helping the Knights to the 2013-14 AISA State Championship...Was named the AISA Player of the Year in basketball following his senior season. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Torrence Curtis Brown...Son of Joel and April Brown...Has one younger sister, LeJasmyne... Enjoys strength conditioning, listening to music and spending time with his family and friends... Majoring in recreation, parks and tourism management...Born April 29, 1996 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
T. BROWN’S CAREER STATISTICS UT-AT
TT
FF
FR
I
PBU
SACK
TFL
➤ 2016 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON
2015
5-6
11
-
1
-
-
1.5-4
5.5-14
Season: Appeared in all 14 games with four starts...One of 18 first-time starters in 2016...Made his first collegiate start vs. Temple (9/17).
2016
16-17
33
3
2
-
-
0.5-4
6.0-18
2017
0-8
8
-
-
-
1
-
1.0-1
21-31
52
3
3
-
1
2.0-8
12.5-33
Final Rankings: No. 3 in the Big Ten and tied for No. 30 in the FBS with two fumble recoveries. Kent State (9/3): Combined on three tackles. at Pittsburgh (9/10): Collected a career-high six stops...Tied a career-best 2.0 tackles for loss with a pair of solo TFLs in the third quarter...Forced his first career fumble in the fourth quarter that led to a Tyler Davis field goal. Temple (9/17): Made four tackles...Forced his second fumble of the season in the fourth quarter...Had 1.0 tackle for loss, which included combining with Robert Windsor on a fourth-quarter sack...Part of a front seven that limited Temple to just 38 rushing yards, the fewest since holding Illinois to 37 yards on the ground in 2015. at Michigan (9/24): Notched three stops...Made 1.0 tackle for loss for 5 yards in the first quarter. Minnesota (10/1): Made one tackle. Maryland (10/8): Made one tackle...Recovered Koa Farmer’s forced fumble in the second quarter for his second career fumble recovery. Ohio State (10/22): Made three stops, including combining with Jason Cabinda on a tackle for loss in the second quarter... Helped the defense hold Ohio State scoreless in two quarters for the first time since Michigan State in 2015...Helped the defense to a season-high 11.0 tackles for loss, the most TFLs since posting 11.0 vs. Maryland in 2015...The 11.0 tackles for loss were the most yielded by the Buckeyes since giving up 11.0 vs. Alabama (2015). at Purdue (10/29): Made three stops...Helped the defense hold Purdue to just 46 yards rushing, the second opponent held under 50 yards rushing in 2016. at Indiana (11/12): Scored his first career touchdown on a fourth-quarter fumble recovery, returning it 9 yards for the final score of the game for Penn State...Part of a defense that forced a season-high five turnovers, the most since forcing five against Maryland in 2015...Penn State’s five fumble recoveries were its most since recovering five versus FIU in 2007. at Rutgers (11/19): Had two tackles...Posted a tackle for loss in the fourth quarter, a stop of RU running back Justin Goodwin for a 1-yard loss...Aided the Nittany Lions in compiling nine tackles for loss, the eighth time in 2016 Penn State's defense recorded at least 9.0 stops behind the line of scrimmage. Michigan State (11/26): Made two stops...Combined with Jason Cabinda on a third-quarter tackle for loss. vs. Wisconsin (12/3): Made three tackles...Forced a first quarter fumble. vs. USC (1/2): Totaled two tackles.
CAREER
➤ T. BROWN’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles ............................................................................................................. 6; at Pittsburgh, 9/10/16 Sacks ................................................................................................................. 1.0; Michigan, 11/21/15 Tackles for Loss ..........................................................................2.0; Twice: Last at Pittsburgh, 9/10/16 Forced Fumbles ......................................................................................1; Twice: Last Temple, 9/17/16 Fumble Recoveries ............................................................... 1; Three Times: Last at Indiana, 11/12/16 Pass Breakups ...................................................................................................... 1; Pittsburgh, 9/9/17 NOTE: Has one career touchdown - a 9-yard fumble recovery for a score at Indiana (11/12/16).
➤ 2015 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in 13 games...Was one of 17 redshirt freshmen to see action. at Temple (9/5): Recovered his first career fumble in the second quarter. Rutgers (9/19): Made two tackles...Logged his first career TFL and sack...Made 1.0 TFL, which included combining with Antoine White for a sack in the fourth quarter. Army (10/3): Made a season-best four tackles...Recorded 1.0 tackle for loss. Illinois (10/31): Made three tackles...Had a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss. Michigan (11/21): Recorded two tackles...Collected 1.0 sack for a loss of 3 yards...Logged 1.5 tackles for loss... Helped Penn State record at least one sack in its 33rd consecutive games, the Nittany Lions’ longest streak since sacks became an official statistic in 2000, including 11 consecutive games with multiple sacks...Helped hold Michigan to less than 100 yards rushing, the fifth Penn State opponent that failed to reach 100 rushing yards (87 on 30 carries).
Senior defensive end Torrence Brown
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Defensive End | 6-6 | 258 Senior/Junior Malvern, Pa./Great Valley Major: Media Studies • Is one of the veterans in the defensive line room with Curtis Cothran, Parker Cothren and Tyrell Chavis moving on to the NFL after graduation. • Is the third member of his immediate family to play collegiate football, joining brothers, Carl, who played fullback at Maryland and Erik, who played guard at James Madison. • Spent the summer interning at Meridian Bank in the Philadelphia area. • On pace to graduate in December with a degree in media studies. • One of 13 returnees from southeastern Pennsylvania and one of eight returning Nittany Lions from the greater Philadelphia area. ➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten. Season: Appeared in 10 games with six starts...Made his first career start at Iowa (9/23)...Joined Will Fries, Shareef Miller and Miles Sanders as first-time starters in 2017...Missed the games at Michigan State (11/4), vs. Rutgers (11/11) and vs. Nebraska (11/18) due to injury. Akron (9/2): Logged career highs for tackles (4), tackles for loss (1.5) and sacks (1.0), all coming in the first half...Forced his first career fumble, which was recovered by Akron, in the first quarter...Combined with Robert Windsor on a first-quarter tackle for loss...Toppled Akron quarterback Thomas Woodson for a solo sack in the second quarter...Added one quarterback hurry...Part of a defense that logged 14.0 tackles for loss, the most since recording 15.0 vs. Temple in 2015...Part of a defense that posted a seasonopening shutout for the first time since 2007 (FIU, 59-0)...Named the coaching staff’s Defensive Player of the Week. Pittsburgh (9/9): Collected two solo tackles. Georgia State (9/16): Made two tackles, including one solo. at Iowa (9/23): Made his first career start. Indiana (9/30): Had two tackles. at Northwestern (10/7): Made three tackles...Combined with Shareef Miller on a fourth-quarter sack of Clayton Thorson...Recovered his first career fumble in the first quarter, which led to a Penn State field goal...Also had a quarterback hurry. Michigan (10/21): Tied a career best with four stops...Had a solo sack of John O’Korn in the third quarter to bring up third-and-long and an eventual Michigan punt on its opening drive of the second half...Had a third-quarter hurry of O’Korn...Helped the defense hold the Wolverines scoreless over the final 40:03 of the game...Part of a defensive line that earned the coaching staff’s Defensive Player of the Week. at Ohio State (10/28): Made the start, but left the game with an injury after playing just one snap. at Maryland (11/25): Made his first appearance since Ohio State (10/28) on defense. vs. Washington (12/30): Tallied one stop.
Full name is Ryan Peter Buchholz...Son of Larry and Rebecca Buchholz...Has two brothers, Carl and Erik, and one sister, Hannah...Carl wrestled at Rutgers and Maryland and played football his senior year at Maryland...Erik played football at James Madison...Cousin, Dan, played football at Duquesne...Majoring in media studies...Born April 8, 1997 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
BUCHHOLZ'S CAREER STATISTICS 2016 2017 CAREER
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16
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1
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2.0-13
2.5-14
17-17
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1
1
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5.0-33
7.0-40
➤ BUCHHOLZ'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles .................................................................................................4; Twice: Last Michigan, 10/21/17 Sacks ..................................................................................................1.0; Four Times: Last Akron, 9/2/17 Tackles for Loss .............................................................................................................1.5; Akron, 9/2/17 Forced Fumbles ...............................................................................................................1; Akron, 9/2/17 Fumble Recoveries ....................................................................................... 1; at Northwestern, 10/7/17
JABARI BUTLER
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Cornerback | 5-11 | 183 Senior/Junior Potomac, Md./Bishop Gorman (Nev.)/Abilene Christian University Major: Telecommunications • Transferred from Abilene Christian University in January 2017. Will add depth to the cornerback room after sitting out 2017 season due to NCAA transfer rules. • Named Southland Freshman of the Year and first-team all-conference as a freshman at Albilene Christian in 2015. • Ran the second-fastest 40-yard dash (4.39) and tied for the best squat (460) and vertical (36.5") among cornerbacks during winter conditioning. • Tied for the highest vertical on the team in 2018 winter workouts with Drew Hartlaub and Nick Scott. • Is one of 11 returning Nittany Lions from Maryland. ➤ 2017 ➤ JUNIOR SEASON
➤ 2016 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season due to NCAA transfer rules.
Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten.
➤ 2016 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON (AT ABELIENE CHRISTIAN)
Season: Appeared in 13 games...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016.
Awards: Selected preseason All-Southland Conference first team.
Kent State (9/3): Made two tackles, including his first career sack...Combined with Brandon Bell for his first career stop in the first quarter...Sacked Kent State quarterback Mylik Mitchell to end KSU’s final drive of the game for a loss of 7 yards...Penn State’s seven sacks were the most since logging seven at Northwestern in 2011. at Pittsburgh (9/10): Made two stops – both solo. Temple (9/17): Had one tackle...Combined with Parker Cothren on a second-quarter tackle for loss...Part of a front seven that limited Temple to just 38 rushing yards, the fewest since holding Illinois to 37 yards on the ground in 2015. at Michigan (9/24): Made one tackle. Maryland (10/8): Made two assisted tackles. Ohio State (10/22): Made a season-high three tackles, including two solo. at Purdue (10/29): Took down Purdue quarterback David Blough on the first play of the fourth quarter for his second career sack, his lone stop of the game. Iowa (11/5): Made one tackle, a solo sack of C.J. Beathard for a loss of 7 yards in the fourth quarter. at Indiana (11/12): Made two tackles. Michigan State (11/29): Dropped running back LJ Scott for a loss of 5 yards for his only tackle of the game in the first quarter.
Season: Saw time in six games with two starts.
➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman and two-year team captain at Great Valley High School for head coach Dan Ellis...First-team all-state (AAA) by Pennsylvania Football News...MaxPreps Medium School All-America and All-Southeastern Pennsylvania in 2014...Recorded 28 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and four forced fumbles in 2014, while leading Great Valley to a 12-2 record, a district title and the PIAA Class AAA quarterfinals...Selected to play in the 2015 Big 33 Classic...Rated a four-star prospect by Rivals and a three-star player by 247Sports, ESPN and Scout... Ranked as the 16th-best defensive end in the nation and the sixth-best player in Pennsylvania by 247Sports... Lettered four years in basketball, helping lead Great Valley to the PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinals in 2013.
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at Air Force (9/3): Had four solo tackles. Northern Colorado (9/10): Made five stops and recovered a fumble. at Houston Baptist (9/17): Registered two tackles. at Stephen F. Austin (9/24): Tallied on tackle and had pass breakup. Central Arkansas (10/1): Made one stop. Lamar (10/8): Had one tackle. ➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (AT ABELIENE CHRISTIAN) Awards: Selected Southland Conference Freshman of the Year...Named first-team All-Southland Conference...Tabbed Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 2, 2015) after collecting two interceptions, two pass breakups and three tackles against McNeese State...Finished sixth in the voting for FCS National Freshman of the Year. Season: Led the team with six interceptions and 114 interception return yards...Had 40 tackles on the season to finish fifth on the team...Registered a team-best nine pass breakups...Appeared in 11 games, starting the final 10 games of the season. Houston Baptist (9/19): Had three tackles...Grabbed two interceptions and returned them for 56 yards. Stephen F. Austin (9/26): Registered three solo tackles. at Central Arkansas (10/3): Accounted for two stops. at Lamar (10/10): Made three solo tackles...Pulled in one interception. Sam Houston State (10/17): Made six stops, including five solo. at Incarnate World (10/25): Had three tackles...Nabbed an interception. McNeese State (10/31): Recorded two interceptions with 61 return yards...Had three solo tackles and two pass breakups en route to winning Southland Defensive Player of the Week. at Northwestern State (11/7): Tallied a career-high nine tackles...Recovered a fumble and returned it 21 yards. Southeastern Louisiana (11/14): Registered five tackles. at Northern Colorado (11/21): Had three stops.
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TARIQ CASTRO-FIELDS
A two-time letterwinner for head coach Tony Sanchez at the Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada...Also played one season at Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland...Was a two-time Nevada State Champion and 2014 USA Today National Champion with Bishop Gorman...Guided the Gaels to the Nevada State Championship and a National Championship in 2014 with a perfect 15-0 record...Helped Bishop Gorman to a 13-2 record and a Nevada State Championship in 2013...Selected first-team all-city by the Las Vegas Sun as a senior...Earned all-district honors as a junior and a senior... Had three interceptions, 11 pass breakups and 31 tackles as a senior...Recorded four interceptions, 10 pass breakups and 36 tackles as a junior...Rated a three-star prospect ESPN and Rivals and a two-star recruit by Scout...Rated as the 11th-ranked player in Nevada by ESPN...Ranked No. 7 in the state of Nevada by Rivals...Ran track for four years in high school...Set the 100-meter record at Bishop Gorman as a sophomore (10.85)...Set the Churchill 100-meter record (10.65) as a freshman...Named team MVP at Churchill High School.
• Posted team bests in pro agility (3.97) and broad jump (10-11) in 2018 winter workouts. • Led the cornerbacks in winter workouts in the 40-yard dash (4.36), which was tied with running back Journey Brown for the fastest time on the squad. • One of two Nittany Lions to hail from Upper Marlboro, Maryland (Ellison Jordan). • Was high school teammates with fellow Nittany Lion Zech McPhearson at Riverdale Baptist. • Is one of 11 returning Nittany Lions from Maryland.
➤ PERSONAL
➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Full name is Jabari Jamaal Joseph Butler...Son of Yvette and Duane Butler...Has one brother, Khari, and one sister, Aliyah...Father played football and ran track & field at Long Beach State University... Hobbies include watching movies, reading, traveling and playing video games...Majoring in telecommunications...Born April 12, 1997.
Awards: Named honorable-mention All-Freshman Team by BTN.com...Named to the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week on Nov. 7 following his effort at Michigan State.
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Long Snapper | 6-0 | 245 Sophomore/Freshman Elmhurst, Ill./Fenwick Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies • Comes from an athletic family, joining his father, Joe, and cousin, Michael Calcagno, as collegiate athletes. Joe played football and wrestled at Columbia, while Michael played football at Bowling Green. • Owns a 3.68 cumulative grade-point average following the spring semester. • Earned Dean's List recognition in the Spring 2018 semester. • Is among two returning Nittany Lions from Elmhurst, Illinois (Frank Di Leo). • One of 12 returnees from the Midwest. ➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A three-time letterwinner for head coach Gene Nudo at Fenwick High School...Was a two-time team captain as a junior and senior...Helped the Friars to the Chicago Catholic League title as a senior with a 12-1 record...Was a three-time Chicago Catholic League all-conference choice, including first-team honors as a sophomore...Selected Illinois Academic all-state for football...Invited to the Blue Grey AllAmerican Bowl...Also lettered in baseball as a catcher. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Joseph John Calcagno...Son of Julie and Joe Calcagno...Has one brother, Jack, and two sisters, Taylor and Jillian...Father, Joe, played football and wrestled at Columbia University...Cousin, Michael Calcagno, played football at Bowling Green University...Hobbies include weight lifting and participating in barbecue competitions...Intends on majoring in pre-med with a desire to become an orthopedic surgeon...Born August 24, 1998 in Park Ridge, Illinois.
Cornerback | 6-0 | 189 Sophomore/Sophomore Upper Marlboro, Md./Riverdale Baptist Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
Season: Appeared in 12 games...Made collegiate debut vs. Akron (9/2)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017...One of 17 freshmen (14 redshirt, 3 true) to appear in 2017... Forced his first career fumble at Maryland (11/25)...Registered eight of his 10 tackles in the final three games of the season. Akron (9/2): Made collegiate debut...Appeared on defense and special teams. Pittsburgh (9/9): Collected his first career tackle in the fourth quarter, a combined stop with Koa Farmer. Georgia State (9/16): Made his first career interception on a leaping grab in the third quarter...Helped Penn State force five turnovers (three interceptions, two fumble recoveries), the first time since forcing five turnovers at Indiana (five fumble recoveries) in 2016...Part of a secondary that nabbed three interceptions in a game for the first time since doing so at Maryland in 2015. at Iowa (9/23): Saw time on special teams and defense. Indiana (9/30): Played on defense and special teams. at Northwestern (10/7): Appeared on defense and special teams. at Ohio State (10/28): Collected one tackle on defense. at Michigan State (11/4): Broke up a career-high three passes in the game. Nebraska (11/18): Posted three stops. at Maryland (11/25): Made a career-high four tackles, including a solo tackle for loss...Forced his first career fumble... Forced a fumble in the second quarter, which was recovered by Robert Windsor and eventually led to Penn State’s fourth touchdown of the game...Logged his first career tackle for loss on a solo stick in the fourth quarter. vs. Washington (12/30): Collected one tackle, a first-quarter solo tackle for loss. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Played for head coach Caesar Nettles at Riverdale Baptist...Served as team captain as a senior...Played with Nittany Lion teammate Zech McPhearson at Riverdale Baptist...Helped the Crusaders to the 2013 Independent Athletics Conference Championship and an 11-0 record...Selected first-team USA Today AllState as a senior...Named Washington Post All-Met first team in 2106...Selected DMVelite All-Maryland honorable mention in 2015...Participated in The Opening’s regional camp where he was named the top defensive back...Selected to participate in the Crab Bowl...Tabbed a four-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and Scout and a three-star prospect from ESPN...Ranked as the No. 5 player in Maryland, No. 26 cornerback and No. 236 overall prospect by 247Sports...Ranked as No. 2 in Maryland, No. 3 in the East and No. 29 overall among cornerbacks by Scout...Ranked No. 283 overall prospect on the Scout 300 list...Rated the No. 26 safety in the country and No. 4 player in Maryland by Rivals...Ranked the No. 10 player in Maryland, No. 40 cornerback and No. 61 prospect in the region by ESPN...Lettered in track & field three years...Had the fastest 4x400 time in the state of Maryland during the indoor season of his sophomore year. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Tariq Quinton Castro-Fields...Son of Erlinda Castro...Undecided on a major...Born January 14, 1999 in Alexandria, Virginia.
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2017
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10
1
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1
3
-
2.0-8
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9-1
10
1
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1
3
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2.0-8
➤ CASTRO-FIELDS' CAREER HIGHS Tackles ..............................................................................................................4; at Maryland, 11/25/17 Tackles for Loss ........................................................................ 1.0; Twice: Last vs. Washington, 12/30/17 Forced Fumbles .................................................................................................1; at Maryland, 11/25/17 Interceptions .....................................................................................................1; Georgia State, 9/16/17 Pass Breakups ............................................................................................ 3; at Michigan State, 11/4/17
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RETURNING NITTANY LIONS DAN CHISENA
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Wide Receiver | 6-3 | 204 Senior/Junior Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown-East Major: Security & Risk Analysis
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Max Christian Chizmar...Son of Amy and Brian Chizmar...Has one brother, Ben, and two sisters, Alayna and Amanda...Both parents attended Penn State...Father, Brian, was a linebacker and defensive back for the Nittany Lions from 1986-89 and had six career interceptions...Hobbies include fishing and lifting...Planning to major in finance with plans to work on Wall Street...Born January 8, 1999 in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
• Ran track at Penn State from 2016-18, including helping the men's squad to the Big Ten Outdoor Championship in 2017. • Great-grandfather, Enos J. Perry, is a distinguished Penn State alumni.
SEAN CLIFFORD Quarterback | 6-2 | 216 Sophomore/Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
➤ 2016-18 ➤ PENN STATE TRACK & FIELD Ran track for Penn State from 2016-18...Competed in the 4x100-meter relay (39.15) and 4x400-meter relay (3:04.17) finishing 13th and ninth, respectively, at the NCAA Championships in 2017 outdoor season...Ran a leg on the school-record 4x100-meter (39.08) and 4x400-meter relay (3:03.48) teams in 2017 outdoor season...Claimed a Big Ten Conference team championship, as well as a conference title in the 4x400 relay at the 2017 Big Ten Outdoor Championships...Recorded 15 top-10 finishes in 2017 outdoor season...Earned 13 top-10 finishes in 2017 indoor campaign...Registered five top-five finishes in 2016 indoor season.
Redshirt season.
• As a senior led St. Xavier to a state championship, becoming the first five-loss team in Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) history to win a OHSAA title. • Earned Dean's List recognition in the Spring 2018 semester. • Serving on the executive committee for Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise nearly $1.3 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State Lift for Life was held in 2003. • One of five returning Nittany Lions from Ohio. • One of 12 returnees from the Midwest.
➤ HIGH SCHOOL
➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Three-year letterman and a captain his senior year at Downingtown East High School for head coach Michael Matta...Earned All-Ches-Mont Conference honors as a senior, as well as all-district and all-region accolades...As a senior, caught 41 passes for 553 yards and three touchdowns...Helped Downingtown East win the Ches-Mont Conference as a junior...Very accomplished track athlete...Won state titles in the 2015 PIAA Class AAA Outdoor 100-meter, 200-meter and 4x100-meter relay...Ran a 10.52 in the 100, 21.29 in the 200 and helped the 4x100-meter team run a 42.01...Earned PFTCA Outdoor first-team all-state honors in those events...Led Downingtown East to a fourth-place finish as a team...At the 2015 PIAA Class AAA Indoor Championships, he placed seventh in the 200-meter and fourth in the 4x200meter relay.
Redshirt season.
➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Daniel David Chisena...Son of Dave and Jody Chisena...Hobbies include biking, golfing and hiking...Father, Dave, played football at the University of Delaware (1979-83)...Great-grandfather, grandparents and cousin all attended Penn State...Great-grandfather, Enos J. Perry, is a distinguished Penn State alum...Majoring in security and risk analysis...Born February 25, 1997 in Paoli, Pennsylvania.
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Linebacker | 6-2 | 226 Sophomore/Freshman Mars, Pa./Mars Area Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies • Father, Brian, was a linebacker/defensive back for the Nittany Lions from 1986-89 and had six career interceptions. • Owns a 3.32 cumulative grade-point average after his first two semesters on campus. • One of 10 Nittany Lion returnees from western Pennsylvania. ➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A three-time letterwinner for head coach Scott Hienuer at Mars High School...Named team captain as a senior...Played running back and linebacker...Helped the Fightin’ Planets to a 29-10 record in three seasons...Guided Mars to the sectional championship with an 11-2 record as a junior in 2015...Twotime first-team all-conference selection in the Northwest Nine as a junior and senior...Led Mars with 109 tackles as a sophomore after being thrust into the starting role due to an injury...Made 111 stops as a junior...Recorded 117 tackles and grabbed two interceptions in 2016...Had four receptions for 81 yards and 15 rushes for 114 yards as a senior...Selected as Team MVP in 2016...Was honorable-mention all-state as a linebacker in 2016...Also lettered in basketball...Earned high honors in all four years of high school.
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➤ HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman for head coach Steve Specht at St. Xavier High School...Two-time team captain... Was the first player in program history to be a two-time team captain...Led the Bombers to the Division I Ohio State Championship with a double overtime win over St. Ignatius as a senior...St. X was the first 5-loss team (10-5) in OHSAA history to win a state title in any division...Guided the Bombers to three consecutive Greater Catholic League South titles in three seasons as a starting quarterback...Invited to the Under Armour All-American Game and the Army All-American Game...Attended the 2017 Under Armour Game, but was unable to play due to injury...Was a 2016 Elite 11 Finalist...Named Most Accurate Passer at Elite 11 competition...Selected MaxPreps/JJHuddle first-team All-State in 2016...Garnered All-Greater Catholic League accolades as a junior...Earned all-city and all-district first team laurels as a senior...Tabbed Team MVP as a senior...Was 123-for-216 (56.2 percent) for 1,426 yards and nine touchdowns through the air and had 152 rushes for 571 yards and 12 scores as a senior...Accounted for 1,746 passing yards, 225 rushing yards and 18 total touchdowns (12 passing, 6 rushing) in 2015... Accumulated 832 passing yards, 314 rushing yards and 11 total touchdowns (9 passing, 2 rushing) as a sophomore...Finished career ranked fourth in St. Xavier history with 4,004 career passing yards... Broke the school record for rushing yards (1,110) and rushing touchdowns (20) by a quarterback...Was a consensus four-star prospect by all four recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked as the 80th overall prospect by ESPN...Rated as the No. 1 prospect in Ohio, No. 3 pro-style quarterback in the country and No. 4 player in the region by ESPN...Was the 11th-ranked pro-style quarterback and 18th-ranked player in the state of Ohio according to 247Sports...Ranked as the top quarterback in Ohio, No. 2 QB in the Midwest and No. 24 overall quarterback by Scout...Ranked as the No. 161 overall recruit by Rivals, as well as the No. 8 quarterback and No. 5 prospect in Ohio...Lettered in basketball as a freshman and track & field as a junior. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Sean Burke Clifford...Son of Kelly Burke and John Clifford...Has one younger brother, Liam Clifford...Cousin, Ann White, is currently attending Penn State...Hobbies include youth quarterback training, golf and playing basketball...Intends to major in business with plans to go into sports management...Born July 14, 1998 in Barrington, Illinois.
RETURNING NITTANY LIONS JAKE COOPER
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Linebacker | 6-1 | 231 Senior/Senior Doylestown, Pa./Archbishop Wood Major: Telecommunications • Following in the footsteps of his parents as collegiate athletes, father played football and mother played volleyball in college. • Posted the No. 2 strength index (663) among linebackers, including the top power clean (335) and second-best squat (515) marks, during 2018 winter workouts. • Was high school teammates with fellow Nittany Lion Ryan Bates at Archbishop Wood. • Slated to graduated in December with a degree in telecommunications. • One of 13 returning Nittany Lions from southeastern Pennsylvania and one of eight returnees from the greater Philadelphia area.
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14
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1
1.0-11
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15
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11
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40
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1
1.0-11
2.5-15
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➤ COOPER’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles ...............................................................................................6; Twice: Last at Michigan, 9/24/16 Sacks ........................................................................................................................1.0; Buffalo, 9/12/15 Tackles for Loss ............................................................................ 1.0; Twice: Last vs. Maryland, 10/24/15 Pass Breakups ............................................................................................................1; Rutgers, 9/19/15
DANNY DALTON
➤ 2017 ➤ JUNIOR SEASON
Tight End/H-Back | 6-4 | 251 Junior/Sophomore Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield Major: Criminology
Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten for the second time in his career. Season: Appeared in seven games. Akron (9/2): Made two stops. Georgia State (9/16): Had one tackle. Indiana (9/30): Totaled three tackles. at Northwestern (10/7): Made one stop. Rutgers (11/11): Logged two stops. Nebraska (11/18): Had one tackle. at Maryland (11/25): Made one tackle. ➤ 2016 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten. Season: Appeared in six games with two starts...Made his first start of the season and second of his career vs. Temple (9/17)...Missed nine games due to injury, including the final six games of the season. at Pittsburgh (9/10): Made two stops. Temple (9/17): Collected five tackles...Part of a front seven that limited Temple to just 38 rushing yards, the fewest since holding Illinois to 37 yards on the ground in 2015. at Michigan (9/24): Tied a career high with six tackles. Minnesota (10/1): Notched two tackles. ➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in 12 games with one start...Made his first career start vs. Georgia in the TaxSlayer Bowl...Was one of seven freshmen (3 redshirt, 4 true) to start a game...Was one of five true freshmen to see action. Buffalo (9/12): Made three stops, including his first career sack in the fourth quarter. Rutgers (9/19): Broke up one pass. Army (10/3): Made two tackles. Indiana (10/10): Had one tackle. vs. Maryland (10/24): Made two tackles, including 1.0 tackle for loss. vs. Georgia (1/2): Made a career-high six stops (three solo)...Had 0.5 tackle for loss. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman and two-year captain at Archbishop Wood High School with fellow Nittany Lion Ryan Bates for head coach Steve Devlin...Three-time first-team All-Philadelphia Catholic League...Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Selected for Offense-Defense All-American Game, Team USA U-19 Team and Big 33 Classic...Won back-to-back PIAA Class AAA state titles in 2013 and 2014...The Vikings went 28-2 overall during the last two years...Named first-team all-state (AAA) by Pennsylvania Football News...Recorded 149 tackles, seven sacks, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries as a linebacker as a senior...Offensively, had nine catches for 337 yards and six touchdowns as a tight end in 2014...Compiled 152 tackles, three fumble recoveries and returned two interceptions for touchdowns as a junior in 2013...Had 103 tackles as a sophomore in 2012...Also wrestled two years in high school.
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• Was rated as the top overall player in Massachusetts by all four major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout. • Set school records for receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns for both season and career at Marshfield High School. • One of two returning Nittany Lions from Massachusetts, joining Johnathan Thomas from the Bay State. ➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Did not see any game action. ➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A three-year letterman for head coach Lou Silva at Marshfield High School...Was a team captain his senior season...Selected for Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl...Named Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior...Was selected to the Parade All-America honorable mention team as a senior... Selected first-team All-State in 2014 and 2015...Was a Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic choice as a junior and senior...Collected Atlantic Coast League All-Star honors as a junior and senior... Claimed ESPNBoston.com All-Star honors in 2014 and 2015...Was ESPNBoston.com’s Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...Had 49 catches for 702 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior to lead the Rams to the ACL title and D2 South Sectional Championship with an 11-1 record...As a junior, had 51 catches for 766 yards and nine scores as Marshfield finished 12-1 mark en route to the D2 Massachusetts State Championship...Set school season records for receptions (51), receiving yards (766) and receiving touchdowns (11)...Broke school career records for receptions (135), receiving yards (2,002) and receiving touchdowns (23)...Recorded three interceptions, including returning one for a touchdown, 57 tackles, 4.0 sacks and six pass deflections as a linebacker in 2015...Rated as the top overall player in the state of Massachusetts by all four major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Rated a three-star prospect by all four recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Was the eighthranked tight end according to 247Sports...Rated as the No. 14 tight end by ESPN...Ranked 21st overall and fourth among tight ends in the East by Scout...Ranked as the No. 30 tight end by Rivals...Also played lacrosse for three years, basketball for two and track for one year...Was an ACL All-Star in lacrosse as a sophomore and a junior.
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Jacob Noah Cooper...Son of Michael and Yolanda Cooper...Has two brothers, Greb and Ganz, and a sister, Dempsey...Father played football and mother played volleyball in college...Majoring in telecommunications...Would like to become a sports broadcaster...Born November 27, 1995 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Daniel Padraic Dalton...Son of Marybeth and Tom Dalton...Has an older sister, Meghan, and a younger brother, Bobby...Hobbies include reading...Majoring in criminology...Born September 3, 1997 in Newtown, Massachusetts.
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Linebacker | 6-4 | 224 Junior/Sophomore Baltimore, Md./Dunbar Major: Media Studies • Moved from wide receiver to linebacker near the end of the 2017 season. • Multi-sport athlete in high school, participating in basketball and track & field, in addition to football. • Was first among linebackers in broad jump (10-1) and second in pro agility (4.23) during 2018 winter workouts. • One of 11 returning Nittany Lions from Maryland. ➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in seven games...Made his collegiate debut vs. Georgia State (9/16)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017...One of 17 freshmen (14 redshirt, 3 true) to appear in 2017. Georgia State (9/16): Made his collegiate debut in the second half...Saw time on special teams and offense. Indiana (9/30): Appeared on special teams. at Northwestern (10/7): Saw time on special teams. Michigan (10/21): Took snaps on special teams. Rutgers (11/11): Saw time on special teams. Nebraska (11/18): Saw time on special teams. at Maryland (11/25): Played on defense, offense and special teams. ➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Two-time letterwinner for head coach Lawrence Smith at Dunbar...Team captain as a senior...Helped the Owls to the State Championship game as a junior...Dunbar finished with a 10-4 record in 2014... The Owls were 10-3 in 2015...Selected to the Small School All-State first team as a senior...Claimed MarylandPreps.com All-Metro first team honors in 2015...Invited to the Big 33, Maryland Bowl and Offense-Defense All-Star games...Registered a 35-yard touchdown catch for Maryland's only offensive score in the Big 33 Game...Had 50 catches for 700 yards as a senior...Was a three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports and a two-star prospect by Scout...Rated as the No. 23 prospect in Maryland by ESPN...Ranked as the 24th-best player in Maryland by 247Sports...Ranked 31st among Maryland prospects by Rivals...Also participated in basketball and track & field. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Dae’lun Dyrai Darien...Son of Sabrina Hill and Lawrence Darien...Has two older brothers, Donyae Darien and Demitric Darien, and one younger brother, Dashawn Darien...Hobbies include playing with his nephews...Majoring in media studies...Born September 2, 1998 in East Baltimore, Maryland.
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FRANK DI LEO Linebacker | 5-9 | 220 Senior/Junior Elmhurst, Ill./Saint Ignatius College Prep Major: Business Administration • • • •
Joined the Nittany Lions after a solid performance during 2016 spring tryouts. Has a 3.39 cumulative grade-point average through the spring semester. Was a multi-sport athlete in high school, earning letters in football, track & field and baseball. Serving as the assistant secretary for Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise nearly $1.3 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State Lift for Life was held in 2003. • Is among two returning Nittany Lions from Elmhurst, Illinois (Joe Calcagno). • One of 12 returnees from the Midwest. ➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten. Season: Appeared in one game. Georgia State (9/16): Made his first career tackle...Combined with Johnathan Thomas on a fourthquarter stop on special teams. ➤ 2016 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in one game...Made his collegiate debut vs. Michigan State (11/26)...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman at Saint Ignatius College Prep for head coach John O'Connor...Selected as a team captain a junior and senior...Three-time all-conference selection in the Chicago Catholic League... Registered 93 tackles, including a team-best 11 for a loss, with two interceptions and seven pass breakups as a senior...Also accounted for 11 touchdowns with one passing score...Had 84 tackles with five behind the line of scrimmage as a junior...Helped the Wolfpack to the Chicago Catholic League Red Division title as a sophomore with 76 tackles, three interceptions and four pass breakups...The title was the first for Saint Ignatius since 1946...Lettered in track & field once as a sprinter and was a two-time letterman in baseball for the Wolfpack. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Frank Anthony Di Leo...Son of Theresa and Frank...Has two brothers, Rocco and Luca, and one sister, Annamarie...Hobbies include taking pizza orders at their family restaurant and playing catch...Majoring in business administration with plans to become a restaurant owner or pursing real estate as a career...Born January 9, 1997 in Elmhurst, Illinois.
DI LEO'S CAREER STATISTICS UT-AT
TT
FF
FR
I
PBU
SACK
2016
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
TFL -
2017
0-1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
CAREER
0-1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
➤ DI LEO'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles ..............................................................................................................1; Georgia State, 9/16/17
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NICK EURY
Defensive End | 5-10 | 226 Senior/Senior Salisbury, Md./Wicomico Major: Art
Running Back | 5-9 | 204 Junior/Sophomore Shavertown, Pa./Lake-Lehman Major: Agribusiness Management
• Joined the Nittany Lions as a run-on in the spring of 2018. • Uncle, LaVar Arrington, was an All-American linebacker at Penn State in the late 1990s. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A two-year letterman for head coach Patrick McGlinchey at Wicomico High School...Earned allconference honors in 2013...Selected as Team MVP as a senior...Was the 2013 Most Improved Player... Participated in the Bayside Senior Bowl...Was limited by injury as a junior, recording four tackles in two games...Collected 49 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 9.0 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles as a senior...Won the Dual Athlete Award as a senior...Lettered three times in indoor and outdoor track & field as a sprinter and thrower...Was the 2011 and 2012 Field MVP for the indoor and outdoor seasons...Was an honor roll student.
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Joined the team as a run-on in the summer of 2016. Was a multi-sport athlete in high school, lettering in football, track & field and baseball. Earned Dean's List recognition in the Fall 2017 semester. Spent the summer interning at Trosko Landscape and Architecture. Played at Lake-Lehman High School, alongside offensive lineman Connor McGovern. One of five returning Nittany Lions from northeast Pennsylvania.
➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten. Season: Appeared in one game...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017... One of 17 freshmen (14 redshirt, 3 true) to appear in 2017.
➤ PERSONAL
Georgia State (9/16): Made his collegiate debut...Carried once for 4 yards in the fourth quarter.
Full name is Donnell Jair Dix...Son of Coya Dix and Derrick Davis...Has three younger brothers, Antwan Anderson Jr., Jaxon Davis and Jayden Davis...Stepmother, Maia Davis, played basketball at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore...Uncle, LaVar Arrington, was an All-American linebacker at Penn State (1997-99), was the No. 2 overall draft pick of the 2000 NFL Draft and played seven seasons in the NFL... Aunt, Trisha Arrington, played basketball at University of Maryland Eastern Shore...Hobbies include designing and prototyping apps, playing video games, working out and watching/studying football... Participated in community service with Habitat for Humanity...Majoring in art...Has career aspirations to become a senior UX (user experience) designer...Born December 12, 1996 in Salisbury, Maryland.
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Defensive End | 5-11 | 249 Junior/Sophomore Philadelphia, Pa./St. Joseph's Prep Major: Labor & Employment Relations • Joined the Nittany Lions as a run-on in the summer of 2016. • Attended St. Joseph's Prep alongside junior cornerback John Reid. • One of 13 returning Nittany Lions from eastern Pennsylvania and one of eight returnees from the greater Philadelphia area.
Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Two-year letterman and 2015 team captain at Lake-Lehman High School for head coach Jerry Gilsky... Played with fellow Nittany Lion, Connor McGovern, for the Black Knights...Had 1,868 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior...Averaged 10.5 yards per carry in 2015...Returned one punt and two kickoffs for touchdowns as a senior...Had seven touchdowns (6 rushing, 1 receiving) with 222 rushing yards on 12 carries as the Black Knights topped Hanover Area in 2015...Also ran track and played baseball at LakeLehman...Was a member of the District Champion 4x100 team as a senior. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Nicholas Eury...Son of Donna and Dave Eury...Has two brothers, David and Jake, and one sister, Jackie...Sister graduated from Penn State in 2015...Enjoys hunting, playing video games and hanging out with friends...Majoring in agribusiness management...Born October 20, 1997 in WilkesBarre, Pennsylvania.
EURY'S CAREER STATISTICS Att.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
Rec.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON
2017
1-4
4.0
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4
-
-
-
-
Did not see any game action.
CAREER
1-4
4.0
-
4
-
-
-
-
➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
➤ EURY'S CAREER HIGHS
Season: Appeared in one game...Made his collegiate debut vs. Michigan State (11/26)...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016.
Rushing Attempts .............................................................................................1; Georgia State, 9/16/17 Rushing Yards ....................................................................................................4; Georgia State, 9/16/17 Long Rush ................................................................................................4 yards; Georgia State, 9/16/17
➤ HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman and 2015 team captain at St. Joseph’s Prep for head coach Gabe Infante...Played with fellow Nittany Lion, John Reid, for the Hawks...Was Pennsylvania Football News All-State AAAA first team honoree in 2015...Selected EasternPAFootball.com's Class AAAA Defensive Player of the Year in 2015...Was a first-team All-Southeastern Region selection as a senior and a second team honoree as a junior...Selected to the PSFCA East-West Football Game...Collected all-conference accolades on both sides of the ball as a junior and a senior...Selected as the All-Catholic League Class AAAA MVP by Philly.com...Named 2015 Class 4A EasternPAFootball.com Defensive Player of the Year...Claimed a 2015 Pennsylvania Mini Max Award from the Maxwell Football Club...Helped the Hawks to back-to-back State Championships in 2013 and 2014. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Joseph Thomas DuMond...Son of Susan and Joseph DuMond...Has one brother, Matthew... Enjoys going down to the shore...Majoring in labor and employment relations...Born December 10, 1997 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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RETURNING NITTANY LIONS BRELIN FAISON-WALDEN
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Linebacker | 6-1 | 208 Sophomore/Freshman Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley Major: Kinesiology
Awards: Named to the watch list for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award. Season: Started all 13 games.
• Has a family history of football. Cousin, Keenan Allen, is a wide receiver for the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers and played collegiately at the University of California-Berkeley, while another cousin, Jimmy Walden, was a running back at East Carolina in the early 1980s and was on two NFL rosters. • Multi-sport athlete in high school, lettering in football, wrestling and track & field. • Joins DeAndre Thompkins as one of two returning Nittany Lions from North Carolina. ➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterman for head coaches Darryl Brown and Pat Neal at Grimsley High School...Was a team captain his junior and senior seasons...Selected for Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and helped North Carolina to a 17-10 win over South Carolina...Named to USA Today North Carolina All-State first team as a senior...Earned Metro 4-A All-Conference first team accolades as a senior...Selected as Grimsley High School team MVP as a senior...Registered 75 tackles, 5.0 sacks and one interception his senior season...Rated a four-star prospect by Rivals and earned three stars from 247Sports, ESPN and Scout... Ranked No. 19 at his position and No. 5 in North Carolina by Rivals...Ranked as the second-best safety in North Carolina, 18th in the East and No. 33 in the country at safety by Scout...Ranked No. 33 at outside linebacker and No. 20 in North Carolina by 247Sports...Ranked No. 38 at safety and No. 18 in North Carolina by ESPN...Lettered in track & field and wrestling one time each. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Brelin Faison-Walden...Son of Angelia Faison and Shawn Walden...Has an older sister, Kendra Bass...Cousin, Jimmy Walden, was a running back at East Carolina in the early 1980s and was on two NFL rosters...Cousin, Keenan Allen, is a wide receiver for the NFL’s San Diego Chargers and played collegiately at the University of California-Berkeley...Hobbies include playing football...Majoring in kinesiology...Born January 29, 1999 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
KOA FARMER
➤ 2017 ➤ JUNIOR SEASON
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Linebacker | 6-1 | 236 Graduate/Senior Lake View Terrace, Calif./Notre Dame Major: Journalism (3rd degree) • One of the most athletic and versatile members of the Nittany Lions’ defensive unit. • Moved from safety to linebacker during the 2016 season. • Following in the footsteps of his father, Jamal, who played football at Hawaii and Cal State Northridge and was the Western Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year in 1989, setting the then-NCAA freshman scoring record with 18 rushing touchdowns. • Graduated in December with degrees in criminology and sociology. • Is one of nine Lions to have his degree entering the summer. • Spent two summers (2016, 2017) shadowing various federal and local agencies, including the FBI, ATF, DEA and Metropolitan Police Department under the direction of Dr. Jenny Smith, the director of the department of forensic sciences in Washington D.C. • Spent the summer working in the Red Cell Analytics Lab on Penn State's campus. • Lone returnee from California and the only Nittany Lion to hail from the West Coast.
Akron (9/2): Made two stops, both coming in the first half...Combined with Brandon Smith on a second-quarter tackle for loss...Part of a defense that logged 14.0 tackles for loss, the most since recording 15.0 vs. Temple in 2015...Part of a defense that posted a season-opening shutout for the first time since 2007 (FIU, 59-0). Pittsburgh (9/9): Logged a career-high eight stops to tie with Jason Cabinda and Nick Scott for No. 2 on the team...Added 1.5 tackles for loss, including a solo takedown of Pittsburgh quarterback Ben DiNucci on third-and-goal in the fourth quarter...Combined with Torrence Brown on a first-quarter tackle for loss...Part of a defense that piled up five sacks, its most since logging six vs. No. 2 Ohio State in 2016 (10/22/16). Georgia State (9/16): Made one tackle...Part of a unit that posted its second shutout of the season, marking the first time since 2009 a Nittany Lion defense posted two shutouts in a single season. at Iowa (9/23): Had two assisted tackles...Combined with Jason Cabinda on a second-quarter tackle for loss. Indiana (9/30): Totaled four tackles...Added one quarterback hurry. at Northwestern (10/7): Tallied four tackles – all solo...Had a second-quarter solo tackle for loss...Recovered Northwestern’s on-side kick attempt with 1:45 to play in the fourth quarter. Michigan (10/21): Ranked second on the team with seven tackles...Part of a defense that held the Wolverines scoreless over the final 40:03 of the game. at Ohio State (10/28): Totaled seven tackles, including a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss...Recovered a first-quarter fumble and returned it 26 yards to set up Penn State’s second touchdown of the game...Returned two kickoffs for 70 yards, including a career-long 59-yarder in the second quarter. at Michigan State (11/4): Posted a career-high-tying eight tackles...Had one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry. Rutgers (11/11): Made one tackle... Added one pass breakup...Part of a defense that allowed just 43 passing yards, the fewest in a game since giving up 32 vs. Army (2015)...The 43 passing yards are the fewest allowed by Penn State in Big Ten play...Held Rutgers to just seven pass completions, the second-fewest allowed by the Nittany Lions in a Big Ten game. Nebraska (11/18): Had one tackle...Returned two kickoffs for 22 yards, including a long of 12 yards. at Maryland (11/25): Made one tackle...Part of a defense that held the Terps scoreless in the first half, marking the seventh time in 2017 the Nittany Lion defense held an opponent scoreless in at least one half. vs. Washington (12/30): Had two stops. ➤ 2016 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Named to the Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week following his performance at Purdue (10/29)...Was presented with the 2017 Jim O’Hora Award, which is awarded annually to a defensive player for “exemplary conduct, loyalty, interest, attitude and improvement” during spring practice. Season: Appeared in all 14 games with two starts...Moved from safety to linebacker following the Temple game...Made his first career start vs. Maryland (10/8) at linebacker and his second in a homecoming game vs. USC in the Rose Bowl Game (1/2)...One of 18 first-time starters in 2016. Kent State (9/3): Made his first career tackle in the fourth quarter, a combined stop with Jason Cabinda. at Michigan (9/24): Made three tackles. Minnesota (10/1): Had three tackles...Made his first career tackle for loss on a combined stop with Shareef Miller. Maryland (10/8): Notched a season-high five tackles...Logged his first career sack and forced fumble on the same play in the second quarter...Combined with Brandon Smith on a third-quarter TFL to give him a season-high 1.5 tackles for loss on the day...Part of a defense that allowed 11 first downs...Helped limit Maryland to 14 points – all in the first half – 170 rushing yards and 270 yards of total offense, after the Terps entered averaging 43.2 points, 300.0 rushing and 466.2 yards of total offense per game. Ohio State (10/22): Made two tackles, one on special teams and one on defense. at Purdue (10/29): Made three stops...Added his first career pass breakup in the second quarter...Returned one kickoff for 3 yards. Iowa (11/5): Totaled three stops, including a fourth-quarter sack of C.J. Beathard on third-and-2. at Indiana (11/12): Had three tackles. at Rutgers (11/19): Made one stop, a combined tackle for loss with Parker Cothren in the second quarter...Aided the Nittany Lions in compiling nine tackles for loss, the eighth time in 2016 Penn State's defense recorded at least 9.0 stops behind the line of scrimmage. Michigan State (11/26): Made two tackles. vs. Wisconsin (12/3): Recorded a fourth-quarter sack of Bart Houston for his lone stop. vs. USC (1/2): Posted two stops in a game played less than 20 miles from his hometown. ➤ 2015 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in 12 games...Was one of 17 redshirt freshmen to see action. at Temple (9/5): Returned five kickoffs for 128 yards...Led the team with 128 all-purpose yards...Posted four kickoff returns of 20-plus yards, including a long return of 35 yards on his first career return. San Diego State (9/26): Returned one kickoff for 26 yards. Army (10/3): Returned one kickoff for 14 yards. Illinois (10/31): Returned one kickoff for a season-long 57 yards...Was the coaching staff’s co-Special Teams Player of the Week with Nick Scott. at Northwestern (11/7): Returned two kickoffs for 56 yards, including a long of 37 yards in the second quarter. Michigan (11/21): Returned four kickoffs for an average of 15.2 yards, including a long of 20 yards. at Michigan State (11/28): Returned four kickoffs for an average of 15.7 yards...Had a long return of 31 yards in the second quarter.
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RETURNING NITTANY LIONS ➤ 2014 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A three-year letterman for head coach Kevin Rooney at Notre Dame High School...Totaled 38 receptions for 487 yards, rushed for 483 yards and scored 18 total touchdowns, playing wide receiver, running back and quarterback as a senior...Recorded 62 tackles, four interceptions, two sacks and three forced fumbles from his safety position as a senior...Earned all-state, CIF All-Section, All-Serra League and Serra League MVP distinction during his final prep season...Was chosen as the Daily News All-Area Defensive Player of the Year and was a MaxPreps.com second-team all-state pick as a senior...Was an All-Serra League selection during his junior campaign after making 28 catches for 502 yards and five touchdowns, and adding three interceptions on defense...Rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports and a three-star recruit by ESPN and Scout...Ranked among the top 30 players in California and was among the Top 50 nationally at three positions – linebacker (43rd; Scout), athlete (21st; Rivals) and safety (38th; 247Sports)...Was a four-year letterman in track...Helped the Knights win the 2012 CIF State Track & Field Championship...Lettered in basketball as a sophomore...Was a three-time recipient of the school’s Student-Athlete of the Year award and earned cum laude honors as a junior and senior...Received Academic All-Serra League honors all four years...Was named to the CIF Honor Roll. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Joshua-Kekoa Jamal Farmer...Son of Jamal and Shirley Farmer...Has one younger sister, Ka’ena...Father played football at Hawaii and Cal State Northridge...Father was the Western Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year in 1989 and set the then-NCAA freshman scoring record with 18 rushing touchdowns...Enjoys boogie boarding...Graduated in December 2017 with degrees in criminology and sociology...Working on a third undergraduate degree in journalism...Would like to pursue a career as a pathologist...Born February 21, 1996 in Glendale, California.
Senior linebacker Koa Farmer
FARMER'S CAREER STATISTICS UT-AT
TT
FF
FR
I
PBU
SACK
TFL
2015
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2016
14-15
29
1
-
-
1
3.0-13
4.5-16
2017
19-29
48
-
1
-
1
1.0-4
5.5-15
CAREER
33-44
77
1
1
-
2
4.0-17
10.0-31
FARMER’S KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICS No.
Yds
AVG
TD
LG
2015
18
405
22.5
-
57
2016
1
3
3.0
-
3
2017
4
92
23.0
-
59
23
500
21.7
-
59
CAREER
➤ FARMER’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles ......................................................................................8; Twice: Last at Michigan State, 11/4/17 Sacks .......................................................................................... 1.0; Four Times: Last Pittsburgh, 9/9/17 Tackles for Loss ..............................................................................................2.0; at Ohio State, 10/28/17 Forced Fumbles .......................................................................................................1; Maryland, 10/8/16 Fumble Recoveries ...........................................................................................1; at Ohio State, 10/28/17 Pass Breakups ...........................................................................1; Twice: Last at Michigan State, 11/4/17 Kick Returns ..............................................................................................................5; at Temple, 9/5/15 Kick Return Yards...................................................................................................128; at Temple, 9/5/15 Long Kick Return ...................................................................................59 yards; at Ohio State, 10/28/17
BRAILYN FRANKLIN
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Defensive End | 6-2 | 247 Sophomore/Freshman Arlington, Texas/Battlefield (Va.) Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies • Was a multi-sport athlete in high school, lettering in football, wrestling and cross country. • Is the lone returning Nittany Lion from Texas, but is one of three student-athletes on the roster from the Lone Star State (Trent Gordon, Isaiah Humphries). ➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Two-year letterman for head coach Jared Van Acker at Battlefield High School in Virginia...Won a varsity letter as a sophomore at Bowie High School in Texas...The Bobcats went 9-3 and won the Cedar Run Conference (Va.) 8 Championship in 2015...Named first-team all-state by USA Today and VHSL as a senior...Selected second-team All-State by VHSCA as a junior...Earned all-met honors from the Washington Post in 2016...Was a two-time first-team All-NOVA Region selection in 2015 and 2016... Named 2016 Cedar Run Conference 8 Player of the Year...Claimed all-conference first team accolades in junior and senior seasons...Selected as the Battlefield High School Defensive Lineman of the Year as a junior and senior...Inducted into the Northern Virginia Football Hall of Fame in 2016...Tallied 42 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, eight sacks, two blocked kicks and four forced fumbles as a senior...Had a touchdown as a wide receiver, running back, quarterback, linebacker, defensive lineman, kick returner and punt returner in 2016...Recorded 32 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, 17 sacks and three pass deflections as a junior...Rated a three-star prospect by all four major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked No. 57 at outside linebacker and No. 24 prospect in Virginia by Rivals...Ranked as the No. 67 outside linebacker and No. 29 prospect in Virginia by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 71 athlete and No. 26 prospect in Virginia by 247Sports...Ranked No. 52 at outside linebacker overall, No. 8 in the East and No. 2 in Virginia by Scout...Was a three-time letterwinner in track & field...Participated in wrestling and cross country...Won the Principal’s Award in 2015...Was a Math Award nominee in 2016. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Brailyn Isaiah-Lawrence Franklin...Son of LaTamra Sells and Angelic and Broderick Franklin... Has one brother, Desmond Davis, and three sisters, Keran Franklin, Kynnedi Franklin and Kai Franklin... Hobbies include snowboarding, DJing, shooting pool, dancing and drawing...Planning to major in sports psychology...Would like to become a sports psychologist after a career in the NFL...Would also like to host football camps and give back to the community...Born February 10, 1999.
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Offensive Line | 6-6 | 312 Junior/Sophomore Cranford, N.J./Cranford Major: Economics • Started nine games as a sophomore and earned All-Freshman honorable mention accolades from BTN.com. • Was a multi-sport athlete in high school, earning letters in football, track & field and basketball. • Serving on the executive committee for Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise nearly $1.3 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State Lift for Life was held in 2003. • One of five returning Nittany Lions from New Jersey. ➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Awards: Named honorable-mention All-Freshman Team by BTN.com...Earned a spot on the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week following his performance vs. Nebraska (11/18). Season: Appeared in all 13 games with nine starts...Made collegiate debut vs. Akron (9/2) on special teams...Made his first career start vs. Georgia State (9/16)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017...One of 17 freshmen (14 redshirt, 3 true) to appear in 2017...Joined Ryan Buchholz, Shareef Miller and Miles Sanders as first-time starters in 2017. Akron (9/2): Made collegiate debut...Appeared on both special teams and offense. Pittsburgh (9/9): Appeared on special teams. Georgia State (9/16): Made his first career start at left guard...Guided the offense to 526 yards of total offense, including Trace McSorley’s sixth-career 300-yard passing game (309 yards) and his school-record fourth game with four-or-more touchdown passes...Helped Penn State score eight offensive touchdowns, coming from eight different Penn Staters...Saw Penn State eclipse the 30-point mark for the 10th-straight game, just the fifth streak of 10 or more games in Big Ten history. at Iowa (9/23): Helped Penn State to 579 yards of total offense on a school-record-tying 99 offensive plays...Paved the way for Saquon Barkley’s career-high 211 rushing yards and 94 receiving yards, which helped Barkley to a school-record 358 all-purpose yards...Blocked for McSorley’s 284-yard passing effort. Indiana (9/30): Helped protect McSorley for his seventh career 300-yard passing game... Allowed the passing game time to find DaeSean Hamilton on nine occasions, which led to Hamilton breaking Penn State’s career receptions record. Michigan (10/21): Helped Penn State pile up 506 yards of total offense, the most allowed by Michigan since 2015 vs. Indiana (527 yards)...The 303 yards gained in the first half by Penn State are the most allowed by a Jim Harbaugh-coached Michigan team in any half...Instrumental in the Nittany Lions’ five rushing touchdowns and one receiving score...Cleared the way for Barkley’s 108 yards rushing and two touchdowns...Protected McSorley on a 282-yard passing night with one scoring strike...McSorley also ran for 76 yards and three scores. at Ohio State (10/28): Part of an offensive line that helped produce 283 yards...Protected McSorley, who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for 49 yards and a score...Helped the offense score 38 points, the most allowed by Ohio State since giving up 41 tallies to Michigan in 2013. at Michigan State (11/4): Helped the offense post 466 yards of total offense, including 401 yards passing...Protected McSorley to the tune of 381 yards passing and three touchdowns...Blocked for Barkley’s game-high 63 rushing yards... Helped Penn State sustain a 12-play, 95-yard scoring drive – its longest in terms of yards and tied for the longest in terms of plays in 2017. Rutgers (11/11): Protected McSorley to the tune of 16-of-21 passing for 214 yards and two touchdowns...Blocked for a pair of Barkley rushing scores and one McSorley touchdown scamper. Nebraska (11/18): Helped the offense pile up 609 yards of total offense, its most since 1995 vs. Rutgers (661) and the third-most in a Big Ten game...Paved the way for 32 first downs, the fourth-most in Penn State’s Big Ten history and most since gaining 35 first downs vs. Minnesota in 2005...Protected McSorley in his ninth-career 300-yard passing game, throwing for 325 yards and three touchdowns...Opened lanes for Barkley’s 158-yard, three-touchdown contest. at Maryland (11/25): Paved the way for a Penn State Big Ten-record 66 points, besting the 63 points scored against Ohio State (1994) and Illinois (2005)...Blocked for McSorley’s 21st career 200-yard passing game, as McSorley threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns...Helped three players rush for touchdowns, including three from Tommy Stevens, two by Barkley and one for McSorley...Cleared the way for Stevens’ first career 100-yard rushing game, with 113 yards on the ground. vs. Washington (12/30): Guided Penn State’s offense to a 23rd-straight game with at least 20 points, which is a school record and the third-longest streak in Big Ten history...Helped the offense to a Penn State bowl-record 545 yards of total offense, which were the most surrendered by Washington since 2014 vs. Oregon (554)...Cleared the way for Barkley’s 137 rushing yards and two scores on the ground...Protected McSorley to the tune of 32-of-41 passing for 342 yards and two touchdowns...Also helped McSorley go a perfect 12-for-12 for 193 yards on third down, which included 11 first downs and two touchdowns.
➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman for head coach Erik Rosenmeier at Cranford High School...Team captain as a senior...Helped lead the Cougars to the Mid-State 38 Conference Championship in 2014 and North 2 Group 3 State Championship in 2015...Played on both the offensive and defensive lines...Selected to the 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl...Rated a four-star prospect by Rivals and a three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and Scout...Ranked No. 17 at offensive guard and No. 9 prospect in New Jersey by Rivals...Ranked as the No. 38 offensive tackle, No. 11 prospect in state and No. 52 in region by ESPN... Ranked as the No. 41 offensive tackle and No. 11 in New Jersey by 247Sports...Ranked No. 47 at offensive guard overall, No. 7 in the East and No. 2 in New Jersey by Scout...Also a four-year letterman for the track & field team in the shot put and discus and a one-year letterman in basketball...Academic Honor Roll all four years. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is William Connor Fries...Son of Harold and Maureen Fries...Has two sisters, Mallory and Kristen, and a brother, Matthew...Hobbies include fishing and working out...Majoring in economics... Born April 4, 1998 in Staten Island, New York.
ALEX GELLERSTEDT
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Offensive Line | 6-6 | 307 Junior/Sophomore Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman Major: Economics • Earned Dean's List recognition in the Fall 2017 semester. • Serving as the assistant treasurer for Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise nearly $1.3 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State Lift for Life was held in 2003. • Is one of five returning Nittany Lions from the state of Ohio. • One of 12 returnees from the Midwest. ➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in seven games...Made collegiate debut vs. Akron (9/2) on special teams...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017...One of 17 freshmen (14 redshirt, 3 true) to appear in 2017. Akron (9/2): Made collegiate debut...Appeared on both special teams and offense. Pittsburgh (9/9): Appeared on special teams. Georgia State (9/16): Appeared on special teams and offense. at Iowa (9/23): Saw time on special teams. Nebraska (11/18): Saw time on special teams. at Maryland (11/25): Saw time on offense and special teams. vs. Washington (12/30): Appeared on offense and special teams. ➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Two-year letterman for head coach Mark Crabtree at Dublin Coffman High School...Served as team captain as senior...Helped lead the Rocks to the Ohio Capital Conference title in 2014...Earned All-Ohio Division I first team honors from the Associated Press as a senior...Collected Ohio-South All-Region and Columbus Dispatch All-City honors in 2015...Started his high school career as a defensive lineman... Consensus three-star tackle...Ranked No. 34 prospect in Ohio and No. 73 offensive tackle by 247Sports... Ranked as the No. 43 offensive tackle in the country and No. 17 recruit in Ohio by ESPN...Rated as the No. 46 player in Ohio by Rivals...Ranked by Scout as the No. 58 offensive tackle prospect, No. 16 offensive tackle in the Midwest and No. 3 offensive tackle in Ohio...Also played power forward for the Dublin Coffman basketball team as a sophomore and junior. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Alexander Konrad Gellerstedt...Son of Stephanie and Steve Gellerstedt...Has one brother, Jack...Hobbies include fishing and playing basketball...Majoring in economics...Born February 14, 1998 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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RETURNING NITTANY LIONS BLAKE GILLIKIN
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Punter/Kicker | 6-2 | 193 Junior/Junior Smyrna, Ga./The Westminster Schools Major: Kinesiology • Ranks second in Penn State history in career punting average (43.0 ypp), including dropping 25 career punts inside the opponent's 10-yard line. • Was presented with the President's Freshman Award, given annually to undergraduate degree candidates who have earned a 4.0 cumulative grade-point average based on at least 12 graded Penn State credits completed in their first semester of admission, in May 2017. • Claimed The Evan Pugh Scholar Award, given to those juniors and seniors who are in the upper 0.5 percent of their respective classes, in May 2018. • Owns a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA following the 2018 spring semester. • Twin brother, Tyler, is a long snapper at Northwestern University. • Serving as the treasurer for Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise nearly $1.3 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State Lift for Life was held in 2003. • Joins DJ Brown as only Nittany Lion returnees from Georgia. ➤ CAREER NOTES & RECORDS Career: Sits tied for No. 2 on Penn State’s career punting average charts (43.0 ypp)...Has 25 career punts downed inside the opponent’s 10-yard line (seven in 2016, 18 in 2017). Season: 2017: Ranks No. 4 in program history with a 43.2 punting average. 2016: Broke the Penn State freshman season punting average record with 42.8 yards per punt, surpassing the record set by Jeremy Kapinos in 2003 (41.9)...Ranks No. 8 on Penn State’s single-season punting average chart with a 42.8 average. Game: Set the Penn State freshman record for punting average in a game with five kicks for an average of 50.8 yards in the Rose Bowl against USC (1/2/17). ➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Named honorable-mention All-America punter by GPR Punt Rating...Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from both the coaches and media panels...Selected second-team All-Big Ten by the Associated Press...Garnered third-team All-Big Ten from Phil Steele...Earned CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict...Named to the Ray Guy Award preseason watch list...Earned the John Bruno Memorial Award, awarded to the outstanding member of the special teams by the coaches, and the Highest Academic Average Award at the annual team banquet...Named Academic All-Big Ten...Selected as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...Posted a 4.0 GPA in both semesters. Season: Started all 13 games at punter. Rankings: Finished No. 35 in the FBS and No. 3 in the B1G in punting average (43.2)...Ranked No. 4 in coffin wedge average (89.84) according to GPR Punt Rating. Akron (9/2): Punted twice in the fourth quarter for an average of 50.0 yards per punt. Pittsburgh (9/9): Hit six punts for an average of 43.2 yards...Pinned Pittsburgh inside its own 20-yard line on four occasions, a career high...A career-high three punts finished inside the Panthers’ 10-yard line...Had two punts fair caught. Georgia State (9/16): Booted three punts, two of which were downed inside the GSU 20-yard line...Averaged 45.3 yards per punt...Placed one punt at the Panthers’ 10-yard line...Had a long punt of 52 yards...Named Co-Special Teams Player of the Week by the coaching staff, along with Tyler Davis. at Iowa (9/23): Hit four punts for an average of 39.8 yards...Placed a career-high-tying three punts inside the Iowa 10-yard line...Garnered the coaching staff’s Special Teams Player of the Week award. Indiana (9/30): Hit six punts for an average of 46.5 yards per punt...Placed four punts inside the Indiana 20-yard line, including two inside the IU 10-yard line...Hit a pair of 50-plus yard punts in the game. at Northwestern (10/7): Averaged 43.0 yards per punt on five boots...Had a long punt of 50 yards...Placed a career-high-tying three punts inside the NU 10-yard line...Had one touchback and two punts fair caught...Named the coaching staff’s Special Team’s Player of the Week. Michigan (10/21): Hit two punts for an average of 49.5 yards...Had a long punt of 56 yards...Named Co-Special Teams Player of the Week by the coaching staff, along with Tyler Davis. at Ohio State (10/28): Averaged 42.6 yards per punt on five punts...Hit a 57-yarder in the fourth quarter...Had one punt downed inside the Ohio State 20-yard line. at Michigan State (11/4): Hit four punts for a 39.0 average...Had two punts land inside the MSU 20-yard line, including one inside the 10...Had a long punt of 52 yards. Rutgers (11/11): Averaged 40.6 yards on six punts...Had three of his punts downed inside the Rutgers 10-yard line... Named Co-Special Teams Player of the Week by the coaching staff, along with Lamont Wade. Nebraska (11/18): Hit four punts for a 39.5-yard average...Placed two punts inside the Nebraska 10-yard line. at Maryland (11/25): Booted four punts for a 45.2-yard average...Had one punt downed inside the Maryland 20-yard line...Hit a 52-yarder in the first quarter. vs. Washington (12/30): Punted twice for an average of 43.0 yards...Neither punt was returned by Washington’s Dante Pettis, who is the NCAA’s career punt return touchdown record holder...Had one punt downed inside the Husky 10-yard line.
➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Awards: Selected to the ESPN.com True Freshman All-America Team...Named Campus Insiders Freshman All-America honorable mention...Named to the ESPN.com Big Ten All-Bowl Team...Earned All-Big Ten honorable mention from the conference coaches and media panel...Named to the BTN.com and ESPN. com All-Big Ten Freshman Team...Was a candidate for the Ray Guy Award, given to the nation’s top collegiate punter...Earned The President’s Freshman Award, which recognizes Penn State students for academic excellence...Had perfect 4.0 grade-point averages in both the fall and spring semesters. Season: Started all 14 games at punter...Became just the third true freshman to start at punter since 1946 (1979, Ralph Giacomarro; 2014, Daniel Pasquariello)...One of 18 first-time starters in 2016...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016...Had seven kicks downed inside the opponent’s 10-yard line. Final Rankings: No. 30 in the NCAA and No. 3 in the Big Ten in punting average (42.8 ypp). Kent State (9/3): Hit six punts for 282 yards...Averaged 47.0 yards per punt, which is the sixth-best performance by a freshman in Penn State history...Booted a long punt of 58 yards...Pinned two punts inside the 20...Was the coaching staff’s Special Teams Player of the Week. at Pittsburgh (9/10): Punted five times – four in the first half – for 233 yards...Averaged 46.6 yards per punt...His 69-yard punt in the fourth quarter was a career long and Penn State’s longest punt since Anthony Fera had a 69-yard punt (vs. Purdue, 2011)...The 69-yard punt is the second-longest punt by a freshman in Penn State history behind Fera’s 74-yarder (2010)...Pinned the Panthers inside their own 20-yard line on three occasions, including two inside the 10...Pinned Pittsburgh at its own 1-yard line with his first punt of the game. Temple (9/17): Hit three punts, including just one in the second half, averaging 35.0 yards per punt...Pinned Temple at its own 1-yard line on his first punt...Had two punts downed inside the Temple 20. at Michigan (9/24): Punted six times for an average of 45.0 yards...Pinned Michigan inside its own 10-yard line on a third quarter punt. Minnesota (10/1): Punted six times for an average of 39.2 yards...Dropped one punt inside the Minnesota 20. Maryland (10/8): Hit three punts for an average of 34.0 yards...Downed two punts inside the Maryland 20...Pinned Maryland at its own 7-yard line on his second punt of the afternoon...Had a punt blocked in the second quarter...Did not handle punting duties in the second half. Ohio State (10/22): Hit a career-high seven punts for 264 yards...Pinned three punts inside the OSU 20, including his sixth punt inside an opponent’s 10-yard line in the first quarter... Four punts were fair caught by the Buckeyes. at Purdue (10/29): Punted three times for an average of 41.3 yards...Had one punt of 50-plus yards. Iowa (11/5): Averaged 40.5 yards on two punts...Had two punts inside the Iowa 20-yard line...One punt was downed at the Iowa 11-yard line and one was fair caught at the 14-yard line. at Indiana (11/12): Booted six punts for an average of 38.8 yards... Had three kicks end in fair catches...Hit a long punt of 50 yards. at Rutgers (11/19): Hit three punts for an average of 47.7 yards...Knocked one punt inside the RU 20-yard line...Had one punt of 50 yards... One punt was fair caught. Michigan State (11/26): Averaged 46.8 yards per punt on four kicks...Had two punts downed inside the MSU 20-yard line, including one at the Spartan 2-yard line...Recorded one 50-plus yard punt with a 54-yard effort on his second kick of the game...Was the coaching staff’s Special Teams Player of the Week. vs. Wisconsin (12/3): Hit a pair of punts for an average of 49.0 yards per punt...Had one punt land inside the Wisconsin 20-yard line...Was the coaching staff’s Special Teams Player of the Week. vs. USC (1/2): Averaged 50.8 yards per punt, which is sixth-best in Penn State history...Had a long punt of 65 yards, which ranks No. 3 by a freshman punter in school history...Had one punt downed inside the USC 20-yard line...Made his first career tackle on a first-quarter punt. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner for head coach Gerry Romberg at Westminster Schools...Helped Westminster to its first Class AAA Georgia State Championship since 1978 by kicking three field goals, including a 53yard boot, and had two punts of 60 yards in the air in the final...Set a school record with a 56-yard field goal in a win over Adairsville...Rated as a five-star punter and a five-star kicker by the Kohl’s Professional Camp...Named to the MaxPreps 2015 Medium Schools All-American first team as a punter...Earned first-team all-state honors as a placekicker in 2015...Claimed first-team South Fulton All-Metro and first-team Atlanta All-Metro by the Atlanta Journal Constitution as a senior...Was a first-team All-Region 4-AAA Punter and first-team Atlanta All-Metro by the Atlanta Journal Constitution in 2014...Claimed second-team all-state accolades in 2014...Claimed Touchdown Club of Atlanta All-Metro All-Star Team honors as a senior...Invited to the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl...Selected for the Florida-Georgia High School All-Star Game...Had 41 punts with an average of 45.2 yards per punt...Had 19 punts downed inside the 20 as a senior...Was 54-for-54 on extra points in 2015...Has the three longest field goals in Westminster history (56, 53, 52)...Was 16-for-26 on field goals as a senior...Rated a four-star prospect by Scout and a three-star prospect by Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports...Was the third-ranked punter in the country by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 3 punter in the country and No. 2 punter in the South region by Scout...Rated the No. 8 kicker/punter by ESPN...Was a four-time letterwinner in soccer and a two-time letterman in basketball at Westminster...Helped the Wildcats to the 2013 Georgia State High School Association Class AA Soccer Championship and a runner-up finish in 2014...Was a member of the National Honor Society...Was an AP Scholar and a member of the Discipline Council...Earned Honor Roll accolades.
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➤ 2016 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Full name is Blake Thomas Gillikin...Son of Taryn and Walt Gillikin...Has a twin brother, Tyler...Mother was a swimmer at the University of Kansas...Father was a swimmer at the University of North Carolina...Tyler is a long snapper at Northwestern...Hobbies include skiing and traveling...Majoring in kinesiology...Born January 21, 1998 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Awards: Named to Campus Insiders Freshman All-America second team...Selected to the BTN.com and ESPN.com All-Big Ten Freshman Team...Named to the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week following his performance vs. No. 2 Ohio State (10/22).
GILLIKIN’S PUNTING STATISTICS 2016 2017 CAREER
Punts
Yards
Avg.
I-20
FC
50+
LG
BLK
61
2,611
42.8
22
18
13
69
-
52
2,244
43.2
26
16
14
57
1
113
4,855
43.0
48
34
27
69
1
➤ GILLIKIN'S CAREER HIGHS Punt Attempts......................................................................................................7; Ohio State, 10/22/16 Punt Yards ............................................................................................................282; Kent State, 9/3/16 Punt Average............................................................................................................50.8; vs. USC, 1/2/17 Longest Punt ................................................................................................... 69; at Pittsburgh, 9/10/16 Punts Inside the 20 .................................................................................. 4; Twice: Last Indiana, 9/30/17 Punts Inside the 10 ........................................................................3; Four Times: Last Rutgers, 11/11/17 Note: Has one career tackle; vs. USC (1/2/17).
KEVIN GIVENS
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Defensive Tackle | 6-1 | 283 Senior/Junior Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area Major: Criminology • Is one of the veterans in the defensive line room with Curtis Cothran, Parker Cothren and Tyrell Chavis moving on to the NFL after graduation. • Grew up just 40 miles away from State College in Altoona. • Showed well in the weight room during 2018 winter workouts, leading the defensive tackle group in strength index (716; first on team), pro agility (4.40), vertical jump (30") and power clean (355; first on team), squat (605; first on team). • Spent the summer interning with the Spring Township Police Department. • Was presented with the 2018 Jim O’Hora Award, which is presented annually to a defensive player for “exemplary conduct, loyalty, interest, attitude and improvement” during spring practice. • One of six Nittany Lion returnees from central Pennsylvania. ➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Was presented with the 2018 Jim O’Hora Award, which is presented annually to a defensive player for “exemplary conduct, loyalty, interest, attitude and improvement” during spring practice. Season: Appeared in all 13 games with four starts...Made his first start of the season at defensive end at Michigan State (11/14)...Saw time at both defensive end and defensive tackle...Forced his first career fumble at Maryland (11/25). Akron (9/2): Made one tackle. Pittsburgh (9/9): Combined with Shaka Toney on a tackle for loss in the fourth quarter for his lone stop of the game. Georgia State (9/16): Made one tackle...Recovered his third career fumble in the third quarter...Helped Penn State force five turnovers (three interceptions, two fumble recoveries), the first time since forcing five turnovers at Indiana (five fumble recoveries) in 2016. Indiana (9/30): Made one solo stop. at Northwestern (10/7): Broke up a career-high two passes, batting a pair of Clayton Thorson attempts at the line of scrimmage. Michigan (10/21): Made a career-high four tackles...Sacked John O’Korn on fourth-and-11 to force a Michigan turnover on downs... Part of a defensive line that earned the coaching staff’s Defensive Player of the Week. at Michigan State (11/4): Started at defensive end...Logged a career-high-tying four tackles. Rutgers (11/11): Made two tackles in his second start at defensive end. Nebraska (11/18): Totaled two stops...Had a solo takedown of quarterback Tanner Lee in the third quarter. at Maryland (11/25): Registered three tackles...Had a strip-sack of Max Bortenschlager in the first quarter, a fumble which was recovered by Maryland on a third-and-long...The forced fumble on the play was the first of his career...Part of a defense that held the Terps scoreless in the first half, marking the seventh time in 2017 the Nittany Lion defense held an opponent scoreless in at least one half. vs. Washington (12/30): Totaled a careerhigh-tying four tackles...Combined with Parker Cothren on a second-quarter sack of Jake Browning.
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Season: Appeared in all 14 games with six starts...One of 18 first-time starters in 2016...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016. Final Rankings: No. 3 in the Big Ten and tied for No. 30 in the FBS with two fumble recoveries. Kent State (9/3): Started his first career game...Made three stops...Recorded his first career tackle in the first quarter, a combined stop with Christian Campbell. Temple (9/17): Collected two tackles...Recorded his first career tackle for loss, a third-quarter solo takedown behind the line...Part of a front seven that limited Temple to just 38 rushing yards, the fewest since holding Illinois to 37 yards on the ground in 2015. at Michigan (9/24): Made three stops. Minnesota (10/1): Recorded three tackles...Had one tackle for loss, including a combined sack with Robert Windsor in the fourth quarter. Maryland (10/8): Had one tackle...Made the first full sack of his career with a solo takedown of Tyrrell Pigrome in the fourth quarter...Part of a defense that allowed 11 first downs...Helped limit Maryland to 14 points – all in the first half – 170 rushing yards and 270 yards of total offense, after the Terps entered averaging 43.2 points, 300.0 rushing and 466.2 yards of total offense per game. Ohio State (10/22): Made two tackles...Combined with Evan Schwan on a fourth down sack of J.T. Barrett to seal Penn State’s first win over a top-2 team since 1990 (at No. 1 Notre Dame) and the first at home since 1982 (No. 2 Nebraska)...Helped the defense to a season-high 11.0 tackles for loss, the most TFLs since posting 11.0 vs. Maryland in 2015...The 11.0 tackles for loss were the most yielded by the Buckeyes since giving up 11.0 vs. Alabama (2015)...The 6.0 sacks given up by Ohio State are the most since yielding 7.0 against Virginia Tech (2014). at Purdue (10/29): Recovered his first career fumble in the fourth quarter... Helped Penn State force four turnovers. Iowa (11/5): Made three hits, including a third-quarter sack of C.J. Beathard. at Indiana (11/12): Logged one tackle...Combined with Garrett Sickels on a first quarter sack of Richard Lagow...Broke up his first career pass in the fourth quarter...Recovered the second of Penn State’s five fumbles...Part of a defense that forced a season-high five turnovers, the most since forcing five against Maryland in 2015...Penn State’s five fumble recoveries were its most since recovering five versus FIU in 2007...Helped the Nittany Lion defense generate nine tackles for loss. at Rutgers (11/19): Notched two stops...Made a solo tackle for loss in the second quarter...Aided the Nittany Lions in compiling nine tackles for loss, the eighth time in 2016 Penn State's defense recorded at least 9.0 stops behind the line of scrimmage. Michigan State (11/26): Made two tackles...Sacked Tyler O’Conner for a loss of 8 yards on the final play of the third quarter. vs. Wisconsin (12/3): Had two solo stops...Made a solo stop on third down to force a Badger punt in the fourth quarter. vs. USC (1/2): Had two tackles. ➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Played 40 miles away from State College at Altoona Area High School for head coach John Franco... As a linebacker and defensive end, helped the Mountain Lions reach their first state playoff game as a member of the WPIAL...Earned Pennsylvania Football News first-team all-state (AAAA) honors as a senior...Named to PFN’s #TeamPA Defensive All-Star Team...Named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 team...Also played as a fullback, rushing for 317 yards on 39 carries (8.1 avg.) as a senior... Recorded 115 tackles as a junior to earn All-WPIAL accolades...Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked as the 16th-best prospect in the state by 247Sports...Selected to play in the 2015 Big 33 Classic. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Kevin Rashawn Givens...Son of Ralphia Guthrie...Majoring in criminology...Born March 1, 1997 in Newark, New Jersey.
GIVENS' CAREER STATISTICS 2016 2017 CAREER
UT-AT
TT
FF
FR
I
PBU
SACK
TFL
12-14
26
-
2
-
1
4.5-28
7.0-33
9-14
23
1
1
-
2
3.5-20
4.0-21
21-28
49
1
3
-
3
8.0-48
11.0-54
➤ GIVEN'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles ............................................................................. 4; Three Times: Last vs. Washington, 12/30/17 Sacks ...................................................................................... 1.0; Six Times: Last at Maryland, 11/25/17 Tackles for Loss....................................................................1.0; Eight Times: Last at Maryland, 11/25/17 Forced Fumbles .................................................................................................1; at Maryland, 11/25/17 Fumble Recoveries ................................................................ 1; Three Times: Last Georgia State, 9/16/17 Pass Breakup ................................................................................................ 2; at Northwestern, 10/7/17
RETURNING NITTANY LIONS STEVEN GONZALEZ
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Offensive Line | 6-4 | 336 Senior/Junior Union City, N.J./Union City Major: History • Was one of two offensive linemen to start every game last season (Connor McGovern). • Has 16 career starts, which is tied for third-most among returning offensive linemen. • Serving as the co-president for Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise nearly $1.3 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State Lift for Life was held in 2003. • On pace to graduate in December with a degree in history. • Is one of five returning Nittany Lions from New Jersey. ➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Garnered first-team All-Big Ten from Pro Football Focus...Earned a spot on the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week on Sept. 26 following his efforts vs. Iowa...Earned Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week following his effort vs. Indiana (9/30). Season: Started all 13 games. Akron (9/2): Helped pave the way for 569 total yards...Cleared the way for Saquon Barkley’s 174 rushing yards for his 11th career 100-yard rushing game...Protected Trace McSorley to the tune of 280 passing yards and two scoring throws...Didn’t allow a sack or quarterback hurry...Part of the offensive line unit that was named the coaching staff’s Offensive Player of the Week. Pittsburgh (9/9): Part of an offensive line that allowed just one sack...Blocked for 148 total rushing yards – including 88 from Barkley – and protected McSorley to the tune of three touchdowns and 164 yards passing. Georgia State (9/16): Guided the offense to 526 yards of total offense, including McSorley’s sixth-career 300-yard passing game (309 yards) and his school-record fourth game with four-or-more touchdown passes...Helped Penn State score eight offensive touchdowns, coming from eight different Penn Staters...Saw Penn State eclipse the 30-point mark for the 10th-straight game, just the fifth streak of 10 or more games in Big Ten history. at Iowa (9/23): Helped Penn State to 579 yards of total offense on a school-record-tying 99 offensive plays...Paved the way for Barkley’s career-high 211 rushing yards and 94 receiving yards, which helped Barkley to a school-record 358 all-purpose yards...Blocked for McSorley’s 284-yard passing effort. Indiana (9/30): Helped protect McSorley for his seventh career 300-yard passing game...Allowed the passing game time to find DaeSean Hamilton on nine occasions, which led to Hamilton breaking Penn State’s career receptions record. at Northwestern (10/7): Protected quarterback McSorley to the tune of 245 yards passing and cleared the way for Barkley’s two touchdowns and game-high 75 rushing yards...Aided the team in piling up 381 yards of total offense to earn bowl eligibility. Michigan (10/21): Helped Penn State pile up 506 yards of total offense, the most allowed by Michigan since 2015 vs. Indiana (527 yards)...The 303 yards gained in the first half by Penn State are the most allowed by a Jim Harbaugh-coached Michigan team in any half...Instrumental in the Nittany Lions’ five rushing touchdowns and one receiving score...Cleared the way for Barkley’s 108 yards rushing and two touchdowns...Protected McSorley on a 282-yard passing night with one scoring strike...McSorley also ran for 76 yards and three scores. at Ohio State (10/28): Part of an offensive line that helped produce 283 yards...Protected McSorley, who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for 49 yards and a score...Helped the offense score 38 points, the most allowed by Ohio State since giving up 41 tallies to Michigan in 2013. at Michigan State (11/4): Helped the offense post 466 yards of total offense, including 401 yards passing...Protected McSorley to the tune of 381 yards passing and three touchdowns...Blocked for Barkley’s game-high 63 rushing yards...Helped Penn State sustain a 12-play, 95-yard scoring drive – its longest in terms of yards and tied for the longest in terms of plays in 2017. Rutgers (11/11): Protected McSorley to the tune of 16-of-21 passing for 214 yards and two touchdowns...Blocked for a pair of Barkley rushing scores and one McSorley touchdown scamper. Nebraska (11/18): Helped the offense pile up 609 yards of total offense, its most since 1995 vs. Rutgers (661) and the third-most in a Big Ten game...Paved the way for 32 first downs, the fourth-most in Penn State’s Big Ten history and most since gaining 35 first downs vs. Minnesota in 2005...Protected McSorley in his ninth-career 300-yard passing game, throwing for 325 yards and three touchdowns... Opened lanes for Barkley’s 158-yard, three-touchdown contest. at Maryland (11/25): Paved the way for a Penn State Big Ten-record 66 points, besting the 63 points scored against Ohio State (1994) and Illinois (2005)...Blocked for McSorley’s 21st career 200-yard passing game, as McSorley threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns...Helped three players rush for touchdowns, including three from Tommy Stevens, two by Barkley and one for McSorley...Cleared the way for Stevens’ first career 100-yard rushing game, with 113 yards on the ground. vs. Washington (12/30): Guided Penn State’s offense to a 23rdstraight game with at least 20 points, which is a school record and the third-longest streak in Big Ten history...Helped the offense to a Penn State bowl-record 545 yards of total offense, which were the most surrendered by Washington since 2014 vs. Oregon (554)...Cleared the way for Barkley’s 137 rushing yards and two scores on the ground...Protected McSorley to the tune of 32-of-41 passing for 342 yards and two touchdowns...Also helped McSorley go a perfect 12-for-12 for 193 yards on third down, which included 11 first downs and two touchdowns.
➤ 2016 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in 11 games with three starts...One of 18 first-time starters in 2016...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016...Made his first career start at Rutgers (11/19). Kent State (9/3): Made his first career appearance. at Indiana (11/12): Saw his most extensive action of the season after Paris Palmer left the game in the first quarter. at Rutgers (11/19): Helped Penn State pile up its eighth game of 400-plus yards and the fourth game in 2016 with at least 500 yards... Protected Trace McSorley to the tune of 210 yards passing. Michigan State (11/26): Instrumental in Penn State gaining 463 yards of total offense...Helped McSorley pile up 389 yards of total offense, the sixth-most in program history...McSorley threw for 376 yards – the fifth-highest total in school history – with four touchdown passes and rushed for 13 yards. vs. Wisconsin (12/3): Helped Penn State score 38 points, the most scored by a Wisconsin opponent since 2014 (Ohio State; 59)...Protected quarterback McSorley, who threw for 384 yards, which ranks No. 4 in Penn State history and broke the Big Ten Championship Game passing record...Also gave McSorley time to connect on a Big Ten Championship Game-record four passing touchdowns...Paved the way for Saquon Barkley’s 83 yards rushing, which enabled him to break Evan Royster’s Penn State sophomore rushing record. vs. USC (1/2): Helped Penn State become the first team in Rose Bowl history with a 175-yard rusher and receiver in a game (Chris Godwin; 187 receiving yards and Barkley; 194 rushing yards)...Barkley and Godwin broke the Penn State bowl records for rushing yards and receiving yards in a bowl game, respectively...Penn State’s 465 yards of total offense are fourth in the school’s bowl history and the most since the 1996 Outback Bowl (487)... Protected McSorley to the tune of 254 yards, including a Penn State bowl-record-tying four touchdown passes. ➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman and two-year captain at Union City High School for head coach Wilbur Valdez... Named first-team All-New Jersey by MSGVarsity.com, becoming first player in school history to earn all-state honors...Selected first-team all-conference as a senior...Recorded 60 pancake blocks on the offensive line and 30 tackles and 10 sacks at defensive tackle in 2014...Set a school record with 5.0 sacks in a game...Rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN and a three-star player by Rivals and Scout...Ranked as the seventh-best offensive guard and 79th overall prospect in the class by 247Sports, as well as a top-5 prospect in New Jersey...Rated as a top-5 prospect in the state by ESPN, seventh by Scout and 11th by Rivals. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Steven Jorge Gonzalez...Son of Jorge Gonzalez and Marlene Monzon...Has two brothers, Jorge and Jorge Luis, and three sisters, Karissa Prieto, Diana Gonzalez and Jennifer Gonzalez...Majoring in history...Born May 11, 1997 in Union City, New Jersey.
Junior offensive linemen Connor McGovern and Steven Gonzalez
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Defensive End | 6-5 | 262 Sophomore/Sophomore Spotsylvania, Va./Chancellor Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
Wide Receiver | 5-9 | 176 Sophomore/Freshman Pontiac, Mich./IMG Academy (Fla.) Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
• Appeared in all 13 games as a true freshman, earning All-Freshman Team honorable mention accolades from BTN.com. • Was a multi-sport athlete in high school, lettering in football, basketball and track & field. • Is one of seven returning Nittany Lions from New Jersey.
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Awards: Named honorable-mention All-Freshman Team by BTN.com.
Redshirt season.
Season: Appeared in all 13 games...Made collegiate debut vs. Akron (9/2)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017...One of 17 freshmen (14 redshirt, 3 true) to appear in 2017.
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Akron (9/2): Made collegiate debut...Logged two stops...Added one quarterback hurry in the fourth quarter...One of 10 Penn Staters to register their first career tackles in the game. Pittsburgh (9/9): Had a solo stop in the fourth quarter. Georgia State (9/16): Made back-to-back big plays early in the fourth quarter...Combined with Antonio Shelton on a tackle for loss, before recovering a fumble that was forced by Daniel Joseph on third down...It was his first career fumble recovery and capped a fiveturnover game for the Penn State defense...Helped Penn State force five turnovers (three interceptions, two fumble recoveries), the first time since forcing five turnovers at Indiana (five fumble recoveries) in 2016. Indiana (9/30): Notched a career-high three tackles. at Northwestern (10/7): Had one quarterback hurry. Michigan (10/21): Made two tackles...Part of a defensive line that earned the coaching staff’s Defensive Player of the Week. at Michigan State (11/4): Tied a career high with three tackles...Logged his first career sack, a combined takedown of Brian Lewerke with Tyrell Chavis in the second quarter. Rutgers (11/11): Made three tackles, equaling his career high. Nebraska (11/18): Had one tackle. vs. Washington (12/30): Took down Jake Browning for a quarterback sack in the fourth quarter for his lone stop of the game.
Was a two-sport athlete in high school, lettering in football and track & field. Posted the top mark among wide receivers in the pro agility (4.11) in 2018 winter workouts. Joins Donovan Johnson as the only two returning Nittany Lions from Michigan. One of 12 returnees from the Midwest.
Played for head coach Kevin Wright at IMG Academy in 2016...Two-year letterman at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, which is also the alma mater of Nittany Lion great Allen Robinson, in Michigan...Missed the 2016 season due to injury, but IMG Academy went 12-0 and won the national championship...Competed at The Opening in 2016...Won the MVP award at the Rivals Camp Series in 2016...Helped Orchard Lake St. Mary’s to the Division 3 State Championship in his sophomore and junior years...Guided the Eaglets to the 2014 and 2015 district and regional championships, as well as the 2015 Catholic Prep Bowl title... Earned All-State Division 3 first team accolades as a junior...Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and Scout and a three-star prospect by 247Sports...Ranked No. 55 at wide receiver and No. 58 in Florida by 247Sports...Ranked as No. 7 in Florida, No. 21 in the South and No. 54 overall among wide receivers by Scout...Ranked No. 45 at wide receiver and No. 48 in Florida by Rivals...Ranked No. 59 at wide receiver and No. 60 in Florida by ESPN...Ran track for two seasons and was the Team MVP...Earned the Screaming Eagle Award. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Kahlee Jacoby Hamler...Son of Latonya Gooding and Thomas Hamler...Has one older sister, Michelle Hamler...Hobbies include drawing...Born July 8, 1999 in Pontiac, Michigan.
➤ HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman for head coach Bob Oliver at Chancellor High School...Capped his high school career by helping the Chargers go 9-3 as a senior...Selected second-team USA Today All-State as a senior... Named Conference 19-Battlefield District Defensive Player of the Year and Co-Player of the Year as a senior...Garnered Region 4A first team honors in 2016...Selected to the all-conference first team in 2015 and 2016...Named Chancellor’s defensive MVP in 2016...Logged 272 tackles, forced six fumbles and broke up five passes in three seasons for the Chargers...Registered 130 tackles, including 21 tackles for loss, as a senior...Totaled 18.5 sacks in his senior season for a combined three-year total of 37 sacks to become the career sacks leader at Chancellor...Rated as a four-star prospect by all four major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Was an ESPN300 recruit, ranking No. 247th nationally... Rated the No. 7 recruit in Virginia, No. 28 prospect in the region and the No. 17 defensive end nationally by ESPN...Ranked No. 5 in Virginia, No. 5 nationally at strong-side defensive end and No. 186 overall by 247Sports...Ranked as No. 3 in Virginia, No. 4 in the East and No. 24 overall among defensive ends by Scout...Rated No. 264 on the Scout 300 list...Rated as the No. 136 overall recruit by Rivals...Ranked as the No. 5 prospect in Virginia and No. 5 strong-side defensive end in the nation by Rivals...Also lettered in basketball and track.
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Defensive Tackle | 6-3 | 318 Sophomore/Freshman Burlington, N.J./The Hun School Major: Communications • Played for the United States U19 National Team in the inaugural North American Championship. • Is one of five returning Nittany Lions from New Jersey. ➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Yetur Akkub Gross-Matos...Son of Sakinah and Robert Matos...Has one brother, Robby, and two sisters, Qeturah and Cristina...Hobbies include drawing and music...Has career ambitions to serve underprivileged youth in some capacity...Born February 26, 1998 in New Jersey.
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Three-year letterman for head coach Todd Smith at The Hun School...Two-time team captain...Guided the Raiders to their third-straight Mid-Atlantic Prep League Championship with a perfect 8-0 record in 2016...Helped The Hun School to a perfect 8-0 record and a Mid-Atlantic Prep League title in 2015... Led the Raiders to the MAPL Championship with a 7-1 record...Went 23-1 in three seasons at The Hun School...Selected to play in for the United States U19 National Team at the inaugural North American Championship (formerly the International Bowl) in Orlando...Selected first-team USA Today All-State as a senior...Earned a spot on the Prep “A” All-State first team in 2014, 2015 and 2016...Named All-MidAtlantic Prep League Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...Tabbed NJ.com All-Prep A Defensive Player of the Year and first team honoree as a senior...Selected to Times of Trenton All-Area first team three times...Was on the All-MAPL first team in junior and senior seasons...Named Team MVP as a senior... Recorded 59 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 14 tackles for loss with two forced fumbles as a senior...Had 39 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks and three forced fumbles as a junior...Tallied 41 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks and two pass deflections as a sophomore...Returned a fumble recovery 52 yards for a touchdown in 2014...Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and Scout and a three-star prospect by 247Sports...Ranked No. 137 overall, No. 8 at defensive tackle and No. 2 prospect in New Jersey by Rivals... Ranked No. 143 in the ESPN300...Ranked as the No. 12 defensive tackle, No. 4 prospect in New Jersey and No. 16 in region by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 32 defensive tackle and No. 13 in New Jersey by 247Sports... Ranked No. 19 at defensive tackle overall, second in the East and No. 1 in New Jersey by Scout.
RETURNING NITTANY LIONS ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Frederick Josiah Hansard...Son of Roxanne and Frederick James Hansard...Hobbies include football and basketball...Majoring in communications with career aspirations to become a sports broadcaster...Born May 14, 1998 in Staten Island, New York.
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Safety | 5-11 | 180 Sophomore/Freshman Hanover, Pa./South Western Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
Snider High School record with 67 receptions as a junior...Registered 1,521 all-purpose as a sophomore... Finished his career with 1,788 receiving yards, 3,744 all-purpose yards and 24 total touchdowns...Broke the Snider High School career record for receptions...Rated as a three-star recruit by all four major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked as No. 5 recruit in Indiana and No. 61 wide receiver overall by Rivals...Ranked as the fifth-best recruit in Indiana and No. 68 wide receiver by 247Sports...Ranked as the top wide receiver in Indiana, No. 9 in the Midwest and No. 65 wide receiver overall by Scout...Rated No. 8 player in the state of Indiana and No. 79 regional prospect by ESPN... Earned three letters for playing shortstop for the Snider baseball team...Helped the Panthers to the 2017 Class 4A sectional championship...He batted .431 with 19 runs scored and 15 stolen bases in 2017. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Mac Elijah Hippenhammer...Son of Joan and Dave Hippenhammer...Has one brother, Alex, and one sister, Casey...Anticipating on majoring in business...Born November 5, 1998 in Virginia.
• Was a multi-sport athlete in high school, lettering in football, track & field and basketball. • Posted the top mark among safeties in the 40-yard dash (4.38), broad jump (10-8) and vertical jump (36.5") in 2018 winter workouts. • Is one of 13 returning Nittany Lions from southeastern Pennsylvania.
ALEX HOENSTINE Wide Receiver | 6-1 | 181 Sophomore/Freshman East Freedom, Pa./Central Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A three-time letterwinner for head coach Chris Heilman at South Western High School...Was a team captain as a senior...Garnered three all-conference accolades as a wide receiver, returner and running back in his career...Was a second-team all-city selection as a senior, after first team honors as a wideout in 2014...Collected three interceptions and seven touchdowns as a senior...Had 1,100 all-purpose yards and 15 touchdowns as a sophomore...Also lettered in track three times as a sprinter and once in basketball...Placed 12th in the 100-meter dash in the state championship meet...Helped the 4x100 team to an eighth-place finish at the PIAA meet.
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• Was an all-state selection in both football and baseball in high school. • Comes from an athletic family. Father, Dave, played for the Cincinnati Reds organization and brother, A.J., played baseball at Mansfield (Pa.) University. • Is one of six returning Nittany Lions from central Pennsylvania. ➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Andrew Stephen Hartlaub...Son of Stephen Hartlaub...Has one brother, Sammy...Hobbies include working out and hanging out with friends...Born January 18, 1998 in Hanover, Pennsylvania.
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Wide Receiver | 5-11 | 185 Sophomore/Freshman Fort Wayne, Ind./R. Nelson Snider Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies • Is a two-sport athlete at Penn State, playing infield and outfield for the Penn State baseball team, in addition to playing wide receiver for the football team. • Led all receivers in the 2018 Blue-White Game with four catches for 43 yards and two touchdowns for the Blue squad. • Has a 3.41 cumulative grade-point average after the spring semester. • Joins Tommy Stevens as the only Nittany Lion returnees from the state of Indiana. • One of 12 returnees from the Midwest. ➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
A three-time letterwinner for head coach Dave Baker at Central Martinsburg High School...Was a team captain as a senior...Helped the Dragons to back-to-back District 6 AAA Championships and threestraight Mountain League titles, as well as consecutive appearances in the PIAA State semifinals...Posted a 34-7 record in three seasons...Selected as the Pennsylvania Football Writers Pennsylvania AAA Player of the Year...Selected first-team all-state by USA Today as a senior...Named to the Pennsylvania Football News all-state team as a junior...Was a two-time all-region honoree as a junior and senior...Named Altoona Mirror Player of the Year...Collected all-district honors in 2015 and 2016...Was a four-time allconference first-team safety...Finished his career with 106 touchdowns, 4,441 rushing yards, 211 tackles and 12 interceptions...Tallied a school-record 2,504 rushing yards, 490 passing yards, 298 receiving yards, 49 total touchdowns, 85 tackles and six interceptions as a senior...Recorded 1,374 rushing yards, 661 receiving yards, 41 touchdowns, 106 tackles and two picks as a junior...Had 563 rushing yards, 16 touchdowns, 589 receiving yards, 93 tackles and four interceptions as a sophomore...Also earned four letters in baseball as a shortstop...Was a two-time all-state selection for baseball...Garnered all-district and all-league accolades three times. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Alex Michael Hoenstine...Son of Dave and Libby Hoenstine...Has two brothers, A.J. and Nick...Father, Dave, played minor league baseball in the Cincinnati Reds organization...Brother, A.J., played baseball at Mansfield (Pa.) University...Hobbies include baseball, hunting, riding 4x4s and hanging out with friends...Born February 17, 1999 in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman for head coach Kurt Tippmann at R. Nelson Snider High School...Helped the Panthers to the league championship and an ISHAA regional title with a 12-1 record and perfect 9-0 league record...Led Snider to a 64-61 victory over New Palestine in the 2015 ISHAA State Championship game with six receptions, 190 all-purpose yards (109 rec., 71 KR, 10 PR) and a touchdown in the title contest...In 2015, the Panthers went 13-1 and won their first state championship since 1992 and second overall...Guided the Panthers to the Summit Athletic Conference championship and an ISHAA regional title with a 10-3 overall record and 6-1 mark in league play...Posted a 53-4 record in four seasons at Snider...Selected Associated Press All-State first team as a senior...Selected as an IFCA Top 50 honoree in 2015 and 2016...Named to Indiana Football Coaches Association’s first-team all-state in 2015...Was a three-time All-5AC selection...Tallied 620 receiving yards, 350 rushing yards, 1,720 all-purpose yards and scored 18 total touchdowns as a senior...Returned three kickoffs and one punt for touchdowns in 2016...Had 953 receiving yards, 1,727 all-purpose yards and 13 total touchdowns in 2015...Broke the
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DES HOLMES
Tight End/H-Back | 6-4 | 252 Senior/Junior Brandywine, Md./The Bullis School Major: Labor & Employment Relations
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Offensive Line | 6-5 | 306 Sophomore/Freshman Norristown, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
• Is primed to fight for the starting nod at tight end after the graduation of All-American Mike Gesicki. • Attended The Bullis School with sophomore linebacker Cam Brown. • Is one of 11 returning Nittany Lions from Maryland.
• Was a two-sport athlete at Cardinal O'Hara, lettering in football and basketball. • One of 13 returnees from southeastern Pennsylvania and one of eight returning Nittany Lions from the greater Philadelphia area.
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➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in 12 games...Saw time on offense and special teams.
Redshirt season.
Georgia State (9/16): Made his first career reception, an 8-yard grab from Billy Fessler, for Fessler’s first career completion. at Iowa (9/23): Made one catch for 1 yard. at Ohio State (10/28): Returned two kickoffs for 9 yards. at Michigan State (11/4): Made one catch for 7 yards. ➤ 2016 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in 12 games, primarily on special teams...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016. Kent State (9/3): Made his collegiate debut. ➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman and captain his senior year at The Bullis School for head coach Patrick Cilento... Played with fellow Nittany Lion Cam Brown...Named first-team Associated Press all-state honoree... Selected as second-team all-metro by the Washington Post in 2014...Led the Bulldogs to IAC titles in 2013 and 2014, while claiming all-conference honors both years...Selected to play in the Crab Bowl and Big 33 Classic...Recorded 51 tackles, five tackles for loss and three sacks at defensive end...Caught 22 passes for 311 yards and four touchdowns as a senior in 2014...Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN and a three-star player by 247Sports, Rivals and Scout...Ranked as a top-5 prospect in Maryland and a Top 300 overall prospect in the class by ESPN...Ranked as 18th-best tight end in the nation and 12th-best prospect in the state by Rivals...Also wrestled in high school.
➤ HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman for head coach BJ Hogan at Cardinal O’Hara High School...Served as team captain in his senior year...Helped the Lions to the Catholic League Blue Division title with a 10-1 mark in his senior season...Named Pennsylvania Football News’ 2016 Class 4A Lineman of the Year...Selected to Pennsylvania Football News’ Class 4A All-State first team as a senior...Earned Pennsylvania Football Writers first-team All-State honors, as well as USA Today All-State first team accolades...Earned AllSoutheastern and All-Delco first team selections as a senior...Garnered first-team All-Philadelphia and first-team All-Catholic honors in 2016...Rated as a three-star recruit by all four major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked as 13th-best player in Pennsylvania and 64thbest offensive tackle by 247Sports...Rated as the No. 14 player in Pennsylvania, No. 94 prospect in the region and No. 62 offensive tackle by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 2 offensive tackle in Pennsylvania, the No. 14 offensive tackle in the East and No. 107 overall at position by Scout...Ranked as the No. 16 player in Pennsylvania by Rivals...Played basketball for the Lions...Named to the Cardinal O’Hara honor roll. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Gillis Desmond Holmes...Son of Deborah Walker-Holmes and G. Lee Holmes Jr....Has one brother, J. Lee Holmes...Hobbies are hanging out with friends and playing basketball...Planning to pursue a career in the financial field...Born July 28, 1999.
STERLING JENKINS Offensive Line | 6-8 | 332 Senior/Junior Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin Major: English
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Jonathan Kacela Holland...Son of Robert and LaShawne Holland...Has a brother, Adam, and a sister, Zoe Lynn...Hobbies include ceramics...Majoring in labor and employment relations...Would like to become an entrepreneur...Born December 13, 1996 in Laurel, Maryland.
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At 6-feet-8, is equal with Charlie Shuman as the tallest player on the team. Is a relative of Chappie Hill, who was a letterman on the 1956 Penn State football team. On pace to graduate in December with a degree in English. Is one of 10 returning players on the roster from western Pennsylvania.
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Georgia State (9/16): Appeared on offense in the fourth quarter. ➤ 2016 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in 11 games...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016. Kent State (9/3): Made his collegiate debut. ➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Played for head coach Pete Wagner at Baldwin High School...Earned prep All-American honors as an offensive tackle...Played in the Under Armour All-American Game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida...Rated as a four-star prospect by all four of the major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked as the top player in the state of Pennsylvania by ESPN and Scout...Ranked as the No. 4 offensive line prospect by Scout and No. 9 by ESPN...Tabbed as the No. 57 player nationally by Scout and No. 105 by ESPN.
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RETURNING NITTANY LIONS ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Sterling Alexander Jenkins...Son of Adam Jenkins and Suzanne Hall...Has three brothers, Jadyn, C.J. and Malcolm, and three sisters, Angeleia, Adma and Ava...Relative, Chappie Hill, was a letterman on the 1956 Penn State football team...Enjoys biking, reading and playing video games... Majoring in English...Born December 5, 1996 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Akron (9/2): Logged two tackles – both solo. Georgia State (9/16): Made one stop. at Northwestern (10/7): Recorded two stops. Rutgers (11/11): Posted a career-high four tackles. Nebraska (11/18): Saw time on defense and special teams...Returned his first career kickoff for 7 yards. at Maryland (11/25): Logged three tackles...Made his first career tackle for loss, a solo stop behind the line of scrimmage in the fourth quarter. ➤ 2016 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
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Cornerback | 5-9 | 186 Sophomore/Freshman Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
Season: Appeared in one game...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016...Was one of three Penn State linebackers to suffer a season-ending injury...Earned Dean's List accolades in the 2016 fall semester.
• Was an Army All-American and had one tackle for the East team in 2016. • Was a two-sport athlete in high school, lettering in football and track & field. • Had the second-best bench press (320) and third-best 40-yard dash time (4.40) among cornerbacks in 2018 winter workouts. • Joins KJ Hamler as the only two returning Nittany Lions from Michigan. • One of 12 returnees from the Midwest. ➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman for head coach Thomas Wilcher at Cass Tech High School...Named team captain in 2016...Helped the Technicians to a perfect 14-0 record and the MHSAA Division I Championship in his senior season...Guided the Technicians to three city titles, four consecutive district and regional titles...Led Cass Tech to a 50-5 record in four seasons...Selected as a 2016 Army All-American...Had one tackle for the East squad in the Army All-American Game...Selected first-team USA Today All-State in 2016...Selected to the Detroit News All-State Dream Team as a senior...Named the captain of the Detroit Free Press All-Division I team in 2016... Named Associated Press All-State honorable mention as a specialist in 2016...Earned first-team all-region, all-district and all-conference honors in his senior year...Garnered second-team all-city and all-conference accolades in his junior season...Earned back-to-back Cass Tech MVP honors in 2015 and 2016...Rated a fourstar prospect by Rivals and Scout and a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN...Ranked as the No. 18 player in Michigan and No. 78 cornerback in the country by ESPN...Rated as a the seventh-ranked player in Michigan and 34th-ranked cornerback in the country by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 224 overall recruit by Rivals, as well as No. 4 prospect in Michigan and No. 18 in the country among cornerbacks...Rated No. 2 in Michigan, No. 3 in the Midwest and No. 37 overall among cornerbacks by Scout...Earned four varsity letters in track & field...Received all-state honors in the 4x100 in 2015 and 2016 and in the 4x200 in 2016. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Donovan Ivan Johnson...Son of Evangeline and Darryl Johnson...Has one brother, Darrell... Hobbies are football and track...Born April 8, 1999 in Livonia, Michigan.
JAN JOHNSON
Awards: Presented the 2017 Red Worrell Award for the offensive player who has best demonstrated exemplary conduct, loyalty, interest, attitude and improvement during spring practice.
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Linebacker | 6-2 | 231 Senior/Junior Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin Major: Psychology
at Michigan (9/24): Made his collegiate debut in the second quarter...Totaled his first two career tackles...Left the game in the second quarter with a season-ending injury. ➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season...Was a member of Penn State’s National Championship wrestling team...Wrestled at heavyweight in eight duals. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman for head coach Dominic Vecchio at Governor Mifflin High School...Was team captain his senior year...Helped lead the Mustangs to four consecutive Berks County Championships...Played linebacker for three years and quarterback for two seasons...Named to the 2014 Pennsylvania Football Writers’ Class AAAA All-State team...Selected to the Big 33 Classic and the Berks County All-Star game... Had 1,200 rushing yards with 20 touchdowns and 900 passing yards with 12 touchdowns as a senior... Accounted for 800 rushing yards and 600 passing yards as a junior...Totaled 900 ruhsing yards, 850 passing yards and 16 touchdowns as a sophomore...Also lettered in wrestling (four times), track & field (three times) and lacrosse (one time) at Governor Mifflin...Was a two-time Class AAA State Champion, a two-time District 3 Champion in wrestling and a four-time Berks County Champion in wrestling at the 145-pound weight class. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Jan Curtis Johnson Jr....Son of Jan and Theresa Johnson...Has two sisters, Gabriella and Rachel...Father was a wrestler at Penn State from 1981-84 and mother was a swimmer for the Nittany Lions from 1983-86...Also has an uncle, Joel Johnson, who wrestled at Penn State (1979-82) and an aunt, Deborah Hayes, who was a swimmer at Penn State (1986-89)...Aunt, Kerry Johnson, attend Penn State... Enjoys hunting and fishing...Majoring in psychology...Born April 9, 1996 in Reading, Pennsylvania.
JA. JOHNSON'S CAREER STATISTICS UT-AT
TT
FF
FR
I
PBU
SACK
2016
1-1
2
-
-
-
-
-
TFL -
2017
6-6
12
-
-
-
-
-
1.0-1
CAREER
7-7
14
-
-
-
-
-
1.0-1
➤ JA. JOHNSON'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles .....................................................................................................................4; Rutgers, 11/11/17 Tackles for Loss ...............................................................................................1.0; at Maryland, 11/25/17 Kick Returns ..................................................................................................... 1; vs. Nebraska, 11/18/17 Kick Return Yards.............................................................................................. 7; vs. Nebraska, 11/18/17 Long Kick Return .............................................................................................. 7; vs. Nebraska, 11/18/17
• Wrestled at heavyweight in eight duals for the 2016 NCAA Champion Penn State wrestling team. • Comes from a family of Penn State athletes as his father (1981-84) and uncle (1979-82) wrestled and mother (1983-86) and aunt (1986-89) swam for the Nittany Lions. • On pace to graduate in August with a degree in psychology. • One of 13 returning Nittany Lions from southeastern Pennsylvania and one of four from Berks County. ➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten. Season: Appeared in six games.
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RETURNING NITTANY LIONS JUWAN JOHNSON
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Wide Receiver | 6-4 | 231 Senior/Junior Glassboro, N.J./Glassboro Major: Telecommunications • Is one of the veteran members of the wide receiver room with the graduation of DaeSean Hamilton and Saeed Blacknall to the NFL. • Brother, George, played defensive end at Rutgers and currently plays for the New Orleans Saints. • Spent the summer interning in the marketing department for the State College Spikes, the St. Louis Cardinals' Short-Season A affiliate. • Serving on the executive committee for Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise nearly $1.3 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State Lift for Life was held in 2003. • Shared the 2018 Frank Patrick Memorial "Total Commitment" Award, given during spring practice to squad members who consistently follow through with their responsibilities in all facets of the football program and do so in exemplary manner, with John Reid. • Slated to graduate in December with a degree in telecommunications. • Is one of five returning Nittany Lions from New Jersey.
➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Played at Glassboro High School for head coach Mark Maccarone...Recorded 42 catches for 804 yards and nine touchdowns as well as two rushing touchdowns as a senior in 2014...Made 22 stops as a defensive back...Participated in The Opening, an all-star prospect camp held on the Nike campus, in 2014 and the 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...Rated as a four-star prospect and a top-5 player in New Jersey by all four major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked as a top-25 receiver in the class by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Rated the 134th overall player in the class by Rivals...Also played basketball. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Juwan Perry Johnson...Son of George and Ida Johnson...Has two older brothers, Darreus and George Jr....Brother, George, played defensive end at Rutgers and plays for the New Orleans Saints... Majoring in telecommunications and minoring in theatre...Born September 13, 1996 in Stratford, New Jersey.
JU. JOHNSON'S CAREER STATISTICS Avg.
TD
LG
Rec.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
2016
Att.-Yds. -
-
-
-
2-70
35.0
-
43
2017
-
-
-
-
54-701
12.9
1
43
CAREER
-
-
-
-
56-771
13.7
1
43
➤ CAREER NOTES & RECORDS Season: 2017: Finished the season tied for No. 12 on the single-season receptions list (54)...Ranked No. 19 at season’s end in single-season receiving yards (701). ➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors from conference coaches and media voters... Earned a spot on the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week following his game-winning touchdown catch at Iowa (9/30)...Named to the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week following his first career 100-yard receiving game vs. Nebraska (11/18)...Notched a slot on the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week after a six-catch day at Maryland (11/25)...Named Academic All-Big Ten... Shared the 2018 Frank Patrick Memorial "Total Commitment" Award, given during spring practice to squad members who consistently follow through with their responsibilities in all facets of the football program and do so in exemplary manner, with John Reid.
➤ JU. JOHNSON'S CAREER HIGHS
Season: Started all 13 games...Made his first career touchdown catch as time expired at Iowa (9/23) to give Penn State a come-from-behind victory...Of his 54 catches on the season, 38 of them went for a first down (70%).
Note: Has nine career special teams tackles. Has two career kickoff returns for 2 yards.
Receptions ................................................................................................................. 7; at Iowa, 9/23/17 Receiving Yards ................................................................................................. 105; Nebraska, 11/18/17 Receiving Touchdowns ............................................................................................... 1; at Iowa, 9/23/17 Longest Reception.................................................................... 43 yards; Twice: Last Nebraska, 11/18/17 Tackles ........................................................................................................2; Twice: Last vs. USC, 1/2/17 Blocked Punts ......................................................................................................1; at Rutgers, 11/19/16
Akron (9/2): Made four receptions for a game-high 84 yards...Both marks surpassed his career totals coming into the season. Pittsburgh (9/9): Made one catch for 4 yards. Georgia State (9/16): Caught two passes for 17 yards. at Iowa (9/23): Posted a career-high seven receptions...Boasted a thencareer-high 92 yards...Made his first career touchdown reception as time expired to give Penn State a walk-off win in regulation for the first time since 1929 vs. Lafayette (per Lou Prato’s Penn State Football Encyclopedia). Indiana (9/30): Caught four passes for 63 yards. at Northwestern (10/7): Totaled 43 yards on a game-high-tying six grabs. Michigan (10/21): Had three grabs for 30 yards. at Ohio State (10/28): Totaled 29 yards on three catches. at Michigan State (11/4): Posted two catches for 27 yards. Rutgers (11/11): Made a game-high five catches for 78 yards. Nebraska (11/18): Caught five passes for a career-high 105 yards, which was his first-career 100-yard game...The 43-yard reception in the first quarter tied his career-long catch. at Maryland (11/25): Made a team-best six catches for a team-high 63 yards...Five of his six grabs went for first downs. vs. Washington (12/30): Pulled in six receptions for 66 yards...Five of his six grabs went for first downs, with four of those accounting for 10-plus yards... Made an 11-yard reception on third-and-7 to extend Penn State’s final scoring drive. ➤ 2016 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten. Season: Appeared in all 14 games, primarily on special teams...One of 18 first-time starters in 2016... Made his first career start at Purdue (10/29)...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016...Ranked second on the team with nine special teams tackles (8 kickoff, 1 punt). Kent State (9/3): Made his collegiate debut. at Pittsburgh (9/10): Collected his first collegiate reception, a 27-yard grab from Trace McSorley on Penn State’s final scoring drive of the game. Minnesota (10/1): Made one special teams tackle. Maryland (10/8): Had one special teams tackle. at Purdue (10/29): Made two special teams tackles. at Indiana (11/12): Had one stop on kickoff return. at Rutgers (11/19): Blocked a third-quarter punt that set up Penn State’s first touchdown of the game...Made one tackle on special teams...Returned one punt for 20 yards...Was the coaching staff’s Special Teams Player of the Week. Michigan State (11/26): Lone reception came in the fourth quarter, going for 43 yards. vs. Wisconsin (12/3): Made one solo stop on kickoff coverage. vs. USC (1/2): Made two special teams tackles. Junior wide receiver Juwan Johnson
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DANIEL JOSEPH
Defensive Tackle | 6-0 | 305 Junior/Sophomore Upper Marlboro, Md./Gilman School Major: Communication Arts and Sciences
Defensive End | 6-3 | 246 Junior/Sophomore Brampton, Ont./Lake Forest Academy (Ill.) Major: Labor & Employment Relations
• Was a multi-sport athlete at the Gilman School, earning letters in football track & field and wrestling. • Is among 11 returning Nittany Lions from Maryland. • One of two Nittany Lions to hail from Upper Marlboro, Maryland (Tariq Castro-Fields). ➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in seven games...Made collegiate debut vs. Akron (9/2)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017...One of 17 freshmen (14 redshirt, 3 true) to appear in 2017. Akron (9/2): Made collegiate debut...Logged first career tackle in the fourth quarter...One of 10 Penn Staters to register their first career tackles in the game. Georgia State (9/16): Made two tackles... Added his first career pass breakup in the second quarter. Indiana (9/30): Tied a career high with two stops. Rutgers (11/11): Had one tackle. Nebraska (11/18): Totaled one stop. at Maryland (11/25): Made one tackle...His lone stop was a combined sack of Max Bortenschlager with Daniel Joseph in the fourth quarter, which was his first collegiate quarterback takedown. ➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Was a four-time letterwinner for head coach Biff Poggi at the Gilman School...Served as team captain as a senior...Played in the Under Armour All-American Game...Helped the Greyhounds to the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference Championship...Gilman finished 10-1, ranking No. 1 in Maryland and No. 13 in the USA Today Top 25 in 2015...Garnered 2015 Maryland State Defensive Player of the Year honors...Named as the 2015 Baltimore Sun All-Metro Defensive Player of the Year...Selected as VarsitySportsNetwork.com Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...Was a MaxPreps Freshman AllAmerica second team selection...Claimed MaxPreps Sophomore All-America second team honors...Twotime consensus all-state selection (2015, 2014)...Garnered first-team all-state accolades in 2013...Was a three-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro first team selection...Earned first-team All-Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) honors as a sophomore, junior and senior...Set the Gilman School record with 52 career sacks...Registered 71 tackles, 17 sacks, 19 TFLs, three forced fumbles and a safety as a senior...Had 60 tackles, including 16 sacks as a junior...Tallied 50 tackles, 11 sacks and a forced fumble as a sophomore...Set the school record for sacks in a game with 5.5 against Friendship Collegiate as a junior...Selected to play in the Maryland Crab Bowl...Rated as a four-star recruit by all four major recruiting services – ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports...Ranked as 10th-best player in Maryland and 30th-best defensive tackle by 247Sports...Ranked 155th among the ESPN300...Rated as the seventhranked player in Maryland and 20th-ranked defensive tackle by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 1 defensive tackle in Maryland, the No. 9 defensive tackle overall and No. 71 overall recruit by Scout...Ranked as the No. 11 player in Maryland and the No. 40 defensive tackle by Rivals...Was a member of the track & field team for two years and wrestled for one year...Won the JV championship for the shot put and discus as a freshman...Helped the Greyhounds to the MIAA Championship as a sophomore. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Ellison Omari Jordan...Son of Deborah and Ronald Jordan...Has one brother, Terrence... Hobbies include watching movies, playing video games, chilling with friends and family and, most importantly, eating...Majoring in communications arts and sciences...Born April 25, 1997 in Washington, D.C.
• Was a two-sport athlete at Lake Forest Academy, playing football and basketball. • Comes from a football family, brother, Faith Ekakite, played defensive line at Iowa and was the No. 1 pick of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2017 Canadian Football League (CFL) Draft and cousin, Ese Mrabure-Ajufo, played for the BC Lions of the CFL in 2015. • Spent the summer interning for the Midtown Educational Foundation in Illinois. • Is one of three Nittany Lions hailing from Canada, joining safety Jonathan Sutherland and linebacker Jesse Luketa. ➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in eight games...Made collegiate debut vs. Akron (9/2)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017...One of 17 freshmen (14 redshirt, 3 true) to appear in 2017. Akron (9/2): Made collegiate debut. Georgia State (9/16): Totaled three tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks...Forced his first career fumble while sacking Panther quarterback Aaron Winchester in the fourth quarter to cap a five-turnover night for the Penn State defense...Collected his first career tackle for loss in the second quarter. Indiana (9/30): Tallied four stops in the fourth quarter... Logged a solo tackle for loss of Cole Gest on the Hoosiers’ final drive. at Northwestern (10/7): Had one tackle. at Maryland (11/25): Posted three tackles...Had 1.5 tackles for loss, including a combined sack of Max Bortenschlager with Ellison Jordan in the fourth quarter. ➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Won three letters for head coach Robin Bowkett at Lake Forest Academy...Selected as captain his senior year...Invited to the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl...Selected to the 2015 News-Gazette All-State special mention team...Named 2015 Chicago Tribune’s All-State special mention...Was the Catholic Red Division Defensive MVP in 2015...Selected as Team MVP as a senior...Had 72 tackles, 2.0 sacks, 25 tackles for loss and two interceptions as a defensive lineman and had 10 receiving touchdowns as as tight end... Caught 26 pass for 498 yards and eight touchdowns as a tight end during his junior season...Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN and 247Sports and a three-star prospect by 247Sports and Scout...Ranked by ESPN as the No. 1 player in Illinois, No. 6 regional player and No. 11 defensive end in the country... Rated as the third-ranked player in Illinois and 11th-ranked strong-side defensive end in the country by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 13 recruit in Illinois by Rivals and the No. 7 defensive end in the Midwest by Scout...Played varsity basketball for four years...Served as team captain his senior year. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Daniel Joseph...Son of Grace Ekakitie and Charles Joseph...Has two brothers, Love Joseph and Faith Ekakite and one sister, Anniemarie Joseph...Brother, Faith Ekakite, played defensive line at Iowa and was the No. 1 pick of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2017 Canadian Football League Draft... Cousin, Ese Mrabure-Ajufo, played for the BC Lions of the CFL in 2015...Hobbies include watching "Grey's Anatomy" and "Friday Night Lights," cooking, going for walks and watching movies...Majoring in labor and employment relations...Would like to work as a consultant for a firm in Chicago or be an accountant or personal management advisory for businesses...Born March 12, 1997 in Toronto, Ontario.
JOSEPH'S CAREER STATISTICS UT-AT
TT
FF
FR
I
PBU
SACK
TFL
2017
6-5
11
1
-
-
-
2.5-8
3.5-11
CAREER
6-5
11
1
-
-
-
2.5-8
3.5-11
JORDAN'S CAREER STATISTICS UT-AT
TT
FF
FR
I
PBU
SACK
TFL
2017
1-8
9
-
-
-
1
0.5-3
0.5-3
CAREER
1-8
9
-
-
-
1
0.5-3
0.5-3
➤ JORDAN'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles ..................................................................................................... 2; Twice: Last Indiana, 9/30/17 Tackles for Loss ...............................................................................................0.5; at Maryland, 11/25/17 Sacks ..............................................................................................................0.5; at Maryland, 11/25/17 Pass Breakups ...................................................................................................1; Georgia State, 9/16/17
➤ JOSEPH'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles .......................................................................................................................4; Indiana, 9/30/17 Tackles for Loss ...............................................................................................2.0; Georgia State, 9/16/17 Sacks ..............................................................................................................1.0; Georgia State, 9/16/17 Forced Fumbles .................................................................................................1; Georgia State, 9/16/17
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RETURNING NITTANY LIONS HUNTER KELLY
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Offensive Line/Defensive Line | 6-2 | 304 Junior/Sophomore Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy Major: Journalism • Joined the Nittany Lions as a run-on in the summer of 2016. • Was active in his high school theatre group and was inducted into the Pennsylvania Thespian Society in December 2015. • Attended the same high school as head coach James Franklin. • Posted a 3.31 cumulative grade-point average through the spring semester. • Earned Dean's List recognition in the Fall 2017 semester. • Is one of 13 returning Nittany Lions from southeastern Pennsylvania and one of eight returnees from the greater Philadelphia area. ➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Did not see any game action...Named Academic All-Big Ten...Earned Dean's List accolades in the fall of 2017. ➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season.
Full name is Carson Tanner Landis...Son of Kimberly and R. Keith Landis...Has two brothers, R. Dalton and Parker...Father, R. Keith, played soccer at St. Joseph’s University...Hobbies include playing sports, spending time with family and friends, traveling, hiking, fishing and going to the beach...Planning to major in business or finance...Would like to own his own business...Born October 21, 1998.
ISAAC LUTZ
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Wide Receiver | 5-11 | 183 Junior/Sophomore Reading, Pa./Berks Catholic Major: Corporate Innovation & Entrepreneurship • Joined the team as a run-on in the summer of 2016. • Was a two-sport athlete at Berks Catholic and earned all-conference honors in both football and basketball. • Recorded the highest strength index (668) among wide receivers during 2018 winter workouts, including the the top mark in the squat (475) and power clean (295). • Posted a 3.47 cumulative grade-point average following the spring semesters. • Is as two-time Dean's List selection. • One of 13 Nittany Lion returnees from southeastern Pennsylvania and one of four from Berks County. ➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
➤ HIGH SCHOOL
Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten.
Four-year letterman and 2015 team captain at Neshaminy High School for head coach Steve Wilmont... Attended the same high school as head coach James Franklin...Earned second-team all-district honors as a senior and third team accolades as a junior...Claimed first-team all-conference honors as a senior after appearances on the second (junior) and honorable mention (sophomore) teams the previous two years...Was Pennsylvania Football News honorable-mention all-state selection as a senior and earned fourth-team All-Southeastern Pennsylvania honors...Earned Distinguished Honor Roll all four years of high school...Was a Gold Team All-Academic honoree in 2015 and claimed Silver Team All-Academic accolades in 2014...Helped Neshaminy to the District One Championship in 2013 with a 13-2 record. ➤ PERSONAL
Season: Appeared in one game...Made his collegiate debut vs. Georgia State (9/16)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017...One of 17 freshmen (14 redshirt, 3 true) to appear in 2017. Georgia State (9/16): Made collegiate debut in the fourth quarter on offense. ➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season...Earned Dean's List accolades in the 2016 fall and 2017 spring semesters. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL
Full name is Hunter Daniel Kelly...Son of Dawn and Dan Kelly...Has one sister, Sierra...Mother attended Penn State...Enjoys acting and singing...Majoring in journalism...Born May 21, 1998 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.
CARSON LANDIS
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Kicker/Punter | 6-2 | 195 Sophomore/Freshman Macungie, Pa./Emmaus Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies • Owns a 3.58 cumulative grade-point average following the spring semester. • Is a two-time Dean's List recipient (fall 2017, spring 2018). • Is among two returning Nittany Lions from the Lehigh Valley area (Colton Maxwell). ➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A three-time letterwinner for head coach Harold Fairclough at Emmaus High School...Helped the Green Hornets to the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference title with the game-winning field goal in double overtime...Selected first-team all-state as a senior...Was a two-time first-team all-conference kicker... Garnered Allentown Morning Call all-city honors in back-to-back seasons with a first team appearance in 2016...Named all-area second team as a punter in 2015 before collecting first-team kicker honors in 2016...Had a school-record nine field goals as a senior...Set Eastern Pennsylvania Conference record for field goals in a game (3), extra points in a game (11), field goals in a season (9) and longest field goal (48)...Selected to the Big 33 Game...Also earned three letters playing volleyball...Helped the Green Hornets to the PIAA State Championship in volleyball as a senior...Was an all-conference selection as a senior (first team) and junior (second team)...Selected Eastern Pennsylvania Conference volleyball scholar-athlete.
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Four-year letterman and two-time team captain at Berks Catholic High School for head coach Rick Keeley...Was a two-time all-league selection...Named all-county by Penn Live twice...Selected Class 2A All-State as a junior and senior...Played in the East vs. West all-star game...Garnered 2015 Pennsylvania Mini Max Award honors...Established 20 program records during his career...Produced 32 touchdowns as a senior to lead the Saint Bernard to a 12-2 record...Had 565 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns in 2014... Grabbed 28 receptions for 495 yards and 10 scores as a junior...Defensively, had 60 tackles and four interceptions as a junior...Also played basketball...Captured All-Berks accolades in basketball as junior and senior. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Isaac Matthew Lutz...Son of Tiffany and Jason Lutz...Has three brothers, Blake, Cooper and Lincoln, and one sister, Morgan...Brother, Blake, is a senior at Lebanon Valley College where he is a football and track athlete...Uncle, Jared Sadlowski, played baseball at Penn State and is among the all-time leaders in games played, hits, doubles, home runs and RBI...Majoring in corporate innovation and entrepreneurship...Born May 4, 1998 in Reading, Pennsylvania.
RETURNING NITTANY LIONS COLTON MAXWELL
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Wide Receiver | 6-0 | 185 Junior/Sophomore Northampton, Pa./Northampton Major: Economics • After a successful tryout, joined the team as a run-on in September 2016. • Helped set the school record in the 4x100 and 4x200 at Northampton. • Is among two returning Nittany Lions from eastern Pennsylvania. ➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Did not see any game action. ➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Added as a run-on in September...Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A three-time letterwinner for head coach Mark Scisly at Northampton High School...Was a team captain as a senior...Ran track for four years...Was a league and district runner-up in the 400-meters...Set the school record in the 4x100 and 4x200. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Colton Donald Maxwell...Son of Donna and James Maxwell...Has two brothers, James and Schyler, and one sister, Kelly...Brother, James, also attends Penn State...Hobbies include snowboarding and dirt biking...Majoring in economics...Born December 28, 1997 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Offensive Line | 6-5 | 326 Junior/Junior Larksville, Pa./Lake-Lehman Major: Agribusiness Management • Tied for the most returning starts (22) on the offensive line (Ryan Bates) and second-most starts among all returnees (Trace McSorley). • Became only the third offensive lineman in Big Ten history to claim a weekly award after claiming Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors in November 2016. • Serving as the secretary for Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise nearly $1.3 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State Lift for Life was held in 2003. • Played at Lake-Lehman High School, alongside sophomore running back Nick Eury. • Is one of five returning Nittany Lions hailing from northeastern Pennsylvania. ➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Season: Started all 13 games at center. Akron (9/2): Helped pave the way for 569 total yards...Cleared the way for Saquon Barkley’s 174 rushing yards for his 11th career 100-yard rushing game...Protected Trace McSorley to the tune of 280 passing yards and two scoring throws...Didn’t allow a sack or quarterback hurry...Part of the offensive line unit that was named the coaching staff’s Offensive Player of the Week. Pittsburgh (9/9): Part of an offensive line that allowed just one sack...Blocked for 148 total rushing yards – including 88 from Barkley – and protected McSorley to the tune of three touchdowns and 164 yards passing. Georgia State (9/16): Guided the offense to 526 yards of total offense, including McSorley’s sixth-career 300-yard passing game (309 yards) and his school-record fourth game with four-or-more touchdown passes...Helped Penn State score eight offensive touchdowns, coming from eight different Penn Staters...Saw Penn State eclipse the 30-point mark for the 10th-straight game, just the fifth streak of 10 or more games in Big Ten history. at Iowa (9/23): Helped Penn State to 579 yards of total offense on a school-record-tying 99 offensive plays...Paved the way for Barkley’s career-high 211 rushing yards and 94 receiving yards, which helped Barkley to a school-record 358 all-purpose yards...Blocked for McSorley’s 284-yard passing effort. Indiana (9/30): Helped protect McSorley for his seventh career 300-yard passing game...Allowed the passing game time to find DaeSean Hamilton on nine occasions, which led to Hamilton breaking Penn State’s career receptions record. at Northwestern (10/7): Protected quarterback McSorley to the tune of 245 yards passing and cleared the way for Barkley’s two touchdowns and game-high 75 rushing yards...Aided the team in piling up 381 yards of total offense to earn bowl eligibility. Michigan (10/21): Helped Penn State pile up 506 yards of total offense, the most allowed by Michigan since 2015 vs. Indiana (527 yards)...The 303 yards gained in the first half by
Penn State are the most allowed by a Jim Harbaugh-coached Michigan team in any half...Instrumental in the Nittany Lions’ five rushing touchdowns and one receiving score...Cleared the way for Barkley’s 108 yards rushing and two touchdowns...Protected McSorley on a 282-yard passing night with one scoring strike...McSorley also ran for 76 yards and three scores. at Ohio State (10/28): Part of an offensive line that helped produce 283 yards...Protected McSorley, who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for 49 yards and a score...Helped the offense score 38 points, the most allowed by Ohio State since giving up 41 tallies to Michigan in 2013. at Michigan State (11/4): Helped the offense post 466 yards of total offense, including 401 yards passing...Protected McSorley to the tune of 381 yards passing and three touchdowns...Blocked for Barkley’s game-high 63 rushing yards...Helped Penn State sustain a 12-play, 95-yard scoring drive – its longest in terms of yards and tied for the longest in terms of plays in 2017. Rutgers (11/11): Protected McSorley to the tune of 16-of-21 passing for 214 yards and two touchdowns...Blocked for a pair of Barkley rushing scores and one McSorley touchdown scamper. Nebraska (11/18): Helped the offense pile up 609 yards of total offense, its most since 1995 vs. Rutgers (661) and the third-most in a Big Ten game...Paved the way for 32 first downs, the fourth-most in Penn State’s Big Ten history and most since gaining 35 first downs vs. Minnesota in 2005...Protected McSorley in his ninth career 300-yard passing game, throwing for 325 yards and three touchdowns...Opened lanes for Barkley’s 158-yard, three-touchdown contest. at Maryland (11/25): Paved the way for a Penn State Big Ten-record 66 points, besting the 63 points scored against Ohio State (1994) and Illinois (2005)... Blocked for McSorley’s 21st career 200-yard passing game, as McSorley threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns...Helped three players rush for touchdowns, including three from Tommy Stevens, two by Barkley and one for McSorley...Cleared the way for Stevens’ first career 100-yard rushing game, with 113 yards on the ground. vs. Washington (12/30): Guided Penn State’s offense to a 23rd-straight game with at least 20 points, which is a school record and the third-longest streak in Big Ten history...Helped the offense to a Penn State bowl-record 545 yards of total offense, which were the most surrendered by Washington since 2014 vs. Oregon (554)...Cleared the way for Barkley’s 137 rushing yards and two scores on the ground...Protected McSorley to the tune of 32-of-41 passing for 342 yards and two touchdowns... Also helped McSorley go a perfect 12-for-12 for 193 yards on third down, which included 11 first downs and two touchdowns. ➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Awards: Named BTN.com All-Big Ten Freshman Team honorable mention...Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week following his efforts in helping Penn State pile up 599 yards of total offense vs. Iowa (11/5)...Is only the third offensive lineman in Big Ten history to claim a weekly award and first since 2004...Is the first offensive lineman to earn B1G FOTW. Season: Appeared in 13 games with nine starts...Made his first collegiate start vs. Minnesota (10/1)... One of 18 first-time starters in 2016...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016. Kent State (9/3): Made his collegiate debut. Temple (9/17): Part of a line that didn’t allow a sack... Paved the way for three rushing touchdowns...Protected Trace McSorley in his third career 200-yard passing effort. at Michigan (9/24): Helped Saquon Barkley move into the top 30 on the career rushing list...Protected McSorley, who threw a touchdown pass in his fifth-straight game. Minnesota (10/1): Helped Penn State to 471 yards of total offense, the most since racking up an identical total vs. Rutgers in 2015...Protected McSorley to the tune of 408 yards of total offense (335 passing, 73 rushing), the thirdhighest total in school history...Opened up the left side on Barkley’s game-winning 25-yard touchdown run in overtime. Maryland (10/8): Paved the way for 372 total rushing yards, the third-highest total for a Penn State team in Big Ten play and fourth-most in any game for Penn State in the last 20 years... Guided the offense to 524 total yards, the most since 2014 vs. UCF (511) and the most in Big Ten play since 2012 vs. Indiana (546). Ohio State (10/22): Cleared the way for Barkley’s 99 rushing yards. at Purdue (10/29): Helped Penn State gain more than 500 total yards, ending the game with 511...Blocked for Barkley’s 207 rushing yards and McSorley’s 228 yards passing...Helped Penn State score eight offensive touchdowns in the game...Integral part of Penn State scoring 62 points, its most points since scoring 66 vs. Coastal Carolina in 2006 and the most in a Big Ten game since tallying 63 vs. Illinois in 2005. Iowa (11/5): Blocked for a 167-yard rushing effort by Barkley and a 240-yard passing night for McSorley... Helped Penn State to 599 yards of total offense, the most since recording 661 yards at Rutgers (1995) and the highest total offense output by Penn State against a Big Ten team since 653 yards against Michigan State (1994)...Overall, Penn State rushed for 359 yards...His efforts enabled the Nittany Lions to go 7-of-14 on third down and the offense did not have a single three-and-out in the game. at Indiana (11/12): Helped protect McSorley during his 332-yard passing game. Michigan State (11/26): Instrumental in Penn State gaining 463 yards of total offense...Helped McSorley pile up 389 yards of total offense, tied for the sixth-most in program history...McSorley threw for 376 yards – the seventh-highest total in school history – with four touchdown passes and rushed for 13 yards. vs. Wisconsin (12/3): Helped Penn State score 38 points, the most scored by a Wisconsin opponent since 2014 (Ohio State; 59)...Protected quarterback McSorley, who threw for 384 yards, which ranks No. 4 in Penn State history and broke the Big Ten Championship Game passing record...Also gave McSorley time to connect on a Big Ten Championship Game-record four passing touchdowns...Paved the way for Barkley’s 83 yards rushing, which enabled him to break Evan Royster’s Penn State sophomore rushing record. vs. USC (1/2): Helped Penn State become the first team in Rose Bowl history with a 175-yard rusher and receiver in a game (Chris Godwin; 187 receiving yards and Barkley; 194 rushing yards)...Barkley and Godwin broke the Penn State bowl records for rushing yards and receiving yards in a bowl game, respectively...Penn State’s 465 yards of total offense are fourth in the school’s bowl history and the most since the 1996 Outback Bowl (487)...Protected McSorley to the tune of 254 yards, including a Penn State bowl-record-tying four touchdown passes.
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Four-year letterman for head coach Jerry Gilsky at Lake-Lehman High School...Was a two-time team captain...Played with Nittany Lion running back Nick Eury at Lake-Lehman...Selected to the 2016 Army All-American Game...Named to Scout All-America team...Finalist for Pennsylvania Mr. Football...Earned Wyoming Valley Football Conference first team All-League honors in 2013, 2014 and 2015...Selected as the Wyoming Valley Football Conference Most Valuable Player as a senior...Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior...Played in the 2015 UNICO All-Star Game...Named to the 2015 WNEP Dream Team... Selected as team MVP in 2015...Helped the Black Knights to the Wyoming Valley Football Conference title in 2015 with a 10-2 record...Was also a member of the squad that won the Wyoming Valley Football Conference title and the District 2 Championship in 2013 with a 9-3 mark...Ranked as a four-start recruit by all four major recruiting services – ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 3 center in the country and No. 7 overall prospect in Pennsylvania by 247Sports...Rated as the fourth-best center in the country and the eight-best overall player in Pennsylvania by ESPN...Ranked as the top offensive guard in Pennsylvania and the No. 2 guard in the East by Scout...Rated No. 2 among centers in the country and No. 6 among overall prospects in Pennsylvania by Rivals...Also earned two letters each in basketball and track & field...Was an all-conference selection in basketball as a junior...Was District 2 shot put champion in 2015...Set school strength records in bench press, squat, deadlift and power clean...Part of National Honor Society in grades 7-12.
Three-year letterman for head coach Caesar Nettles at Riverdale Baptist School...Played with Nittany Lion teammate Tariq Castro-Fields at Riverdale Baptist...Was named team captain as a senior...Earned team MVP honors as a senior...Selected to the 2016 Semper Fidelis Bowl...Helped the Crusaders to the 2013 Independent Athletics Conference Championship and an 11-0 record...Named first team All-State at cornerback by Maryland Pigskin as a senior...Named the Capitol Area District MVP as a senior...Notched first-team All-Capitol Area Conference as a junior and senior...Ended his prep career with 14 interceptions and 37 pass breakups...Gained more than 1,000 all-purpose yards during his junior and senior seasons, scoring 17 touchdowns...Had at least four interceptions in each of his varsity prep seasons...Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN and 247Sports, while earning a three-star rating from Rivals and Scout... Was an ESPN 300 recruit, ranking No. 129 nationally...Rated the No. 6 recruit in Maryland and the No. 12 cornerback prospect nationally by ESPN...Ranked No. 11 in Maryland and No. 32 nationally at cornerback by 247Sports...Slotted as the No. 1 cornerback prospect in the state of Maryland and No. 33 cornerback nationally by Scout...Ranked as the No. 19 prospect in Maryland and No. 39 cornerback in the nation by Rivals...Also lettered four times in baseball...Guided the Crusader baseball team to back-to-back National Association of Christian Athletes National Championships in 2014 and 2015...Six-time Honor Roll student. ➤ PERSONAL
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Connor James McGovern...Son of Maureen and Jim McGovern...Has two brothers, AJ and Tyler...Mother, Maureen, played basketball at King’s College...Father, Jim, played football at Colgate... Hobbies include weightlifting and Xbox...Majoring in agribusiness management...Born November 3, 1997 in Larksville, Pennsylvania.
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Cornerback | 5-11 | 184 Junior/Sophomore Columbia, Md./Riverdale Baptist School Major: Labor & Employment Relations • Poised to add depth to the cornerback position for the Nittany Lions in 2018. • Was second among cornerbacks with in the broad jump (10-4) and vertical jump (35.0") during 2018 winter workouts. • Played high school football with sophomore Tariq Castro-Fields at Riverdale Baptist School. • Has seven siblings, including brother, Josh, who played for the Nittany Lions (2015-17). • Is one of 11 returning Nittany Lions from Maryland. ➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Full name is Zechariah McPhearson...Son of Kim and Gerrick McPhearson...Has six brothers, Gerrick Jr., Derrick, Emmanuel, Jeremiah, Matthew and Josh, and a sister, Kimberly...Father, Gerrick Sr., played defensive back at Boston College and went on to play for the New England Patriots...Brother, Josh, was a running back at Penn State (2015-17)...Brother, Gerrick Jr., played football at Maryland and was selected by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft...Brother, Derrick, played football at Illinois and played minor league baseball in the Brewers organization...Brother, Emmanuel, played football at New Mexico...Brother, Jeremiah, played football at Indiana (Pa.)...Brother, Matthew, was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft... Enjoys photography and baseball...Majoring in labor and employment relations...Would like to develop viable strip malls in urban areas across the United States...Born March 21, 1998 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Awards: Selected Academic All-Big Ten. Season: Appeared in 11 games...Made collegiate debut vs. Akron (9/2)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017...One of 17 freshmen (14 redshirt, 3 true) to appear in 2017... Recovered his first career fumble on a third-quarter fumble caused by his older brother, Josh, at Maryland (11/25). Akron (9/2): Made collegiate debut...Logged his first career tackle in the fourth quarter...One of 10 Penn Staters to register their first career tackles in the game. Georgia State (9/16): Totaled two stops – both solo...Saw time on defense and special teams. at Northwestern (10/7): Had one tackle...Broke up his first career pass in the fourth quarter. at Ohio State (10/28): Saw time on defense and special teams. Nebraska (11/18): Made a career-high-tying two stops on defense. at Maryland (11/25): Recovered his first career fumble on a third-quarter forced fumble by his older brother, Josh...Added a career-high-tying two tackles. ➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season.
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Quarterback | 6-0 | 203 Graduate/Senior Ashburn, Va./Briar Woods Major: Journalism (2nd degree) • Owns or shares 10 Penn State passing records, including season passing yards (3,614; 2016), passing touchdowns (29; 2016) and career passing scores (59). • Has thrown a touchdown pass in a school-record 28 consecutive games, which enters 2018 as the longest active streak in FBS. • Threw TD passes to 10 different receivers in 2016 and 2017, marking the first time since 1971 a Penn State quarterback found 10-plus pass catchers for scores. • Named Academic All-Big Ten for the third time in his career in 2017. • Led Briar Woods High School to four-straight State Championship games, winning three of them. He was high school teammates with Nittany Lion wideout Brandon Polk. • Serving as the vice president for Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise nearly $1.3 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State Lift for Life was held in 2003. • Spent the summer of 2017 interning for Merrill Lynch and Bank of America in State College. • Graduated in May 2018 with a degree in accounting, recording a 3.31 cumulative grade-point average. • Is one of nine Nittany Lions to have his degree. • Is one of seven returning Nittany Lions from Virginia. ➤ CAREER NOTES & RECORDS Career: Is tied for No. 6 in program history with 22 wins as a starting quarterback...Has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 28-straight games, dating back to the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl, extending his Penn State record, which was previously held by Kerry Collins at 14-straight games from 1993-94...His streak will enter the 2018 season as the longest active streak in the FBS...Sits atop the career completion percentage (61.8) and career passing efficiency (152.9) lists...Is the only quarterback in Penn State history with 50-plus touchdown passes, topping the all-time ledger with 59 scoring tosses and besting Christian Hackenberg’s mark of 48 (2013-15)...Is the only Penn State quarterback with multiple 80-yard completions in a career...Is the only Penn State quarterback with multiple 3,000-yard passing seasons... Is one of seven quarterbacks in Big Ten history to have back-to-back 3,000-yard passing seasons...His 77 touchdowns responsible for are the most in Penn State history, passing Daryll Clark’s (65; 2006-09) career total...Joins Clark as the only two players in Penn State history with 60-plus touchdowns responsible for...Is only the third Penn State player to eclipse 7,000-yard passing yards mark, one of four Penn State passers to surpass 6,000 yards and one of nine to top the 5,000-yard plateau...Ranks No. 2 on Penn State’s all-time passing yardage list (7,369), chasing Hackenberg (8,457) for the top spot...Is the career leader in total offense (8,268), passing Hackenberg’s mark (8,215; 2013-15) in the 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl...Became the second Penn Stater to eclipse the 8,000-yard mark in total offense, the third player to surpass 7,000 total offense yards, the fifth player to top the 6,000-yard mark and is 1-of-10 to eclipse the 5,000-yard mark...Registered his school-record fourth career game with four-or-more touchdown passes vs. Georgia State (9/16/17), breaking a tie with Todd Blackledge and Hackenberg, who each had three such games in their career...One of five quarterbacks in Penn State history with multiple 300-yard passing games in a career, joining Hackenberg (9), Matt McGloin (6), Collins (4) and Clark (3)...His 10 300-yard passing games are No. 1 on the Penn State career charts...Owns 22 200-yard passing games, which passed the record held by Hackenberg (21; 2013-15)...Owns 16 career games with both a rushing and passing touchdown (seven in 2016, nine in 2017)...Has 19 career games with multiple passing touchdowns (one in 2015, eight in 2016, 10 in 2017)...Is No. 3 on Penn State’s career completions list (528), trailing Zack Mills (606; 2009-12) for No. 2...Is one of only four Penn State quarterbacks to complete 500 passes in a career...Is the first Penn State quarterback in program history with four consecutive games scoring both a rushing touchdown and passing touchdown (vs. Indiana, at Northwestern, vs. Michigan, at Ohio State; 2017)...Ranks No. 4 in Big Ten history in for career pass efficiency (152.9)...Ranks No. 8 in career winning percentage as a starter (.815). Bowl: Owns the career bowl passing records for yardage (738), completions (64) and touchdown passes (8) in three bowl games played...His 32 completions and 342 yards passing vs. Washington in the 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl both rank No. 2 in a single bowl game behind Christian Hackenberg’s 34 completions and 371 passing yards in the 2014 New Era Pinstripe Bowl...Completed 78.0 percent of his passes (32-of-41) to set the single-game bowl completion percentage mark, passing Matt Knizner’s previous mark of 72.7 percent (8-of-11) in the 1986 Orange Bowl...Ranks tied for No. 1 (4; 2017 Rose) and tied for No. 6 (2, 2017 Fiesta & 2016 TaxSlayer) on the single-game bowl passing touchdowns charts... Set the single-game bowl record with 402 yards of total offense in the 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl. Season: Owns Penn State’s single-season passing yards (3,614; 2016), completions (284; 2017), passing touchdowns (29; 2016), total offense (4,061; 2017) and touchdowns responsible for (37; 2017) records...Owns the school standard for 300-yard passing games in a season with five such efforts in both 2016 and 2017...Is tied for the top spot with 11 200-yard passing games (2016 & 2017), equaling Matt McGloin’s mark from 2012. 2017: Became the second player in Big Ten history with 25 passing
touchdowns and 10 rushing scores in a season, joining Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett (2014 & 2017)...His 39 touchdowns responsible for are the Penn State single-season record, besting his 36 touchdowns from 2016...His 28 passing touchdowns are No. 2 in Penn State season history and tied for No. 9 in Big Ten history, behind his 29 scoring tosses in 2016...Became the first Penn Stater to eclipse the 4,000-yard total offense mark in a season, finishing 2016 with a school-record 4,061 yards, which ranks No. 6 in Big Ten history...Ranks No. 2 in single-season passing yardage with a junior-record 3,570 yards, trailing only his 3,614 yards from 2016...Owns the single-season completions mark (284), passing McGloin (270; 2012) and Christian Hackenberg (270; 2014)...Finished No. 2 on the single-season completion percentage charts (66.5), behind only Kerry Collins (66.7; 1994)...Finished the season ranked No. 3 on the single-season passing efficiency list (153.7)...Teamed with Barkley (18) as the third set of Penn Staters with 10-plus rushing touchdowns in a single season, joining Evan Royster (12) and Daryll Clark (10) in 2008 and Charlie Pittman (10) and Lydell Mitchell (10) in 1969...Tied with Michael Robinson (2005) for the most rushing touchdowns by a Penn State quarterback in a single season at 11...The 11 rushing touchdowns rank No. 16 on Penn State’s single-season charts...Finished No. 2 on the singleseason quarterback rushing yards list with 491 yards, trailing Robinson (806; 2005), and is only the second Penn State quarterback to rush for more than 400 yards in a single season...Ranks No. 15 on the single-season total touchdowns scored charts (11). 2016: Ranks No. 7 on the completions charts (224) and No. 6 on the Penn State single-season pass attempts (387) list...Is No. 2 in Penn State single-season pass efficiency rating at 156.9 in 2016 (Collins, 172.86; 1994)...His 9.33 yards per pass attempt in 2016 are No. 3 in a single-season at Penn State...Owns the Penn State record for 300-yard passing games in a single-season record with five in 2016...Tied the Penn State record for 200-yard passing games in a season with 11 in 2016 to equal the mark first set by McGloin (2012)...Became just the fourth Penn State quarterback to lead his team to 10 wins (11-3) in his first year as the starting quarterback, joining Clark in 2008 (11-2), Tom Shuman in 1973 (12-0) and Chuck Burkhart in 1968 (11-0)...Broke the sophomore season passing record previously held by Hackenberg (2,977; 2014) with 3,614 passing yards...Had a then-school-record 3,979 yards of total offense, topping the mark of 3,220 by McGloin in the 2012 season...The 3,979 yards of total offense rank eighth in Big Ten season history...Threw 29 touchdown passes to rank tied for No. 6 in Big Ten season history. Game: Owns eight of the top 22 single-game passing marks...His 384 yards vs. Wisconsin (12/3/16) rank No. 4 in Penn State history and are a Big Ten Championship Game record...Threw for a then-junior singlegame-record 381 yards at Michigan State (11/4/17), a total that sits No. 5 on Penn State’s single-game list, surpassing Kerry Collins’ 352 yards at Michigan State in 1993...Also ranks No. 7 (376; Michigan State, 2016); No. 13 (342; vs. Washington, 2017), No. 17 (335; Minnesota, 2016), No. 18 (332; at Pittsburgh & at Indiana, 2016) and No. 22 (325; Nebraska, 2017)...Became the first Penn State quarterback with three rushing touchdowns in a game since at least 1967 vs. Michigan (10/21/17)...Completed 15-straight pass attempts at Northwestern (10/7/17) to break the Penn State record for consecutive completions, which was 14-straight completions by Collins at Minnesota in 1994...The 15 consecutive passes completed is tied for the third-most in a Big Ten Conference game with Purdue's Kyle Orton (at Wisconsin; 10/18/03)... Set the school record for passing yards in a first half with 258 yards vs. Georgia State (9/16/17)...Became the first Penn State quarterback with multiple 400-yard total offense games accounting for 402 total offense yards (342 passing, 60 rushing) vs. Washington in the 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl to rank No. 4 on the single-game charts...Was just the third Penn State quarterback to register more than 400 yards of total offense in a game, logging 408 total offense yards (335 passing, 73 rushing) vs. Minnesota (10/1/16) to rank No. 3 all-time...Set the Big Ten Championship Game records for passing yards (384) and passing touchdowns (4) vs. Wisconsin (12/3/16). ➤ 2017 ➤ JUNIOR SEASON Awards: Selected Offensive Most Valuable Player at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl...Garnered honorablemention All-America honors from SB Nation...Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and media voters...Selected first-team All-Big Ten by Pro Football Focus...Earned second-team All-Big Ten from the Associated Press and Phil Steele...Selected first-team All-ECAC...Named a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and Manning Award...Selected as one of 16 semifinalists for the Davey O’Brien Award...Earned the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week, Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week and the Manning Award’s National Quarterback of the Week on Oct. 23 after accounting for four touchdowns – including three rushing scores – vs. Michigan...Selected Big Ten Rose Bowl Player of the Week and earned a spot on the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week on Oct. 23 after his effort vs. Michigan...Notched a slot on the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week after accounting for three touchdowns at Maryland (11/25)...Selected to the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award and Wuerffel Trophy...Among 10 players named to the Big Ten preseason honors list, as selected by the conference’s media members, joining teammate Barkley... Earned the Captain’s Award and the Most Valuable Offensive Player award at the annual team banquet... Named Academic All-Big Ten. Season: Started all 13 games...Selected team captain prior to the season...Rushed for a touchdown in four-straight games from Sept. 30-Oct. 28, 2017, the longest streak by a quarterback since Daryll Clark did so in five consecutive games in 2008...Is the first Penn State quarterback with a rushing score and a passing touchdown in four consecutive games, a streak that ran from Sept. 30-Oct. 28, 2017...Had a streak of five-straight games with multiple touchdown passes dating back to 2016 snapped at Iowa (9/23)...Has a streak of 28-straight games with a touchdown pass, which is a Penn State record and finished the season as the second-longest active streak in the FBS (40, Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma)...The 28-game touchdown pass streak will enter 2018 as the longest streak in the FBS.
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RETURNING NITTANY LIONS Rankings: Ranked No. 12 nationally and No. 2 the Big Ten in points responsible for per game (18.0)... Finished No. 14 in the FBS and led the Big Ten in total offense (312.4 ypg)...Ended the season No. 8 nationally and tops in the Big Ten in completion percentage (66.5)...Ranked No. 15 nationally and No. 2 in the Big Ten in passing touchdowns (28)...Finished No. 11 nationally and No. 2 in the Big Ten in passing efficiency (153.7)...Ended the season No. 17 in the FBS and led the Big Ten in yards per pass attempt (8.36)...Finished No. 19 nationally and led the Big Ten in passing yards per game (274.6)...Ranked No. 16 in the FBS and led the Big Ten in completions per game (21.5)...Ended the season tied for No. 43 nationally and No. 4 in the Big Ten in rushing touchdowns (11)...Ranked No. 50 in the FBS and No. 4 in the Big Ten in yards per pass completion (12.57)...Ended the season tied No. 61 nationally and No. 5 in the Big Ten in total touchdowns (11). Akron (9/2): Completed 18-of-25 passes for 280 yards and two touchdown passes...Posted his 12th career 200-yard passing game...Was not sacked in the game...Rushed 12 times for 48 yards and one score...Completed a long pass of 43 yards to Saquon Barkley. Pittsburgh (9/9): Threw for 164 yards and three touchdown passes...Completed 15-of-28 passes...Rushed eight times for 65 yards, including a career-long scamper of 36 yards. Georgia State (9/16): Completed 18-of-23 passes for 309 yards and four touchdown passes...Rushed for 24 yards on two carries, including an 8-yard touchdown run late in the first half...Threw touchdown passes to four different pass catchers, including one to fellow quarterback Tommy Stevens to open the scoring...Completed a career-long 85-yard touchdown pass to Barkley, which is the third-longest pass play in school history and the longest pass by a Penn Stater in Beaver Stadium history...Named the coaching staff’s Offensive Player of the Week. at Iowa (9/23): Threw a touchdown pass to Juwan Johnson as time expired to cap a come-from-behind win, the first walk-off win in regulation for Penn State since 1929 vs. Lafayette (per Lou Prato’s Penn State Football Encyclopedia)...Accounted for 345 yards of total offense...Completed 31-of-48 passes for 284 yards and one touchdown...Connected with eight different pass catchers on the night...Rushed 17 times for 61 yards. Indiana (9/30): Posted his seventh career 300-yard passing game with 315 yards through the air...Completed 23-of-36 passes with two touchdown throws and one interception...Had one rushing score in the game. at Northwestern (10/7): Completed 25-of-34 passes, including a school-record streak of 15-straight attempts between the first and third quarters, surpassing Kerry Collins’ 14-straight completions vs. Minnesota in 1994...Compiled 245 passing yards...Connected with Stevens on a second-quarter touchdown pass...Also ran one in from 5 yards out in the fourth quarter...Garnered the coaching staff’s Offensive Player of the Week award. Michigan (10/21): Became the first Penn State quarterback with three rushing scores since at least 1967...Accounted for four touchdowns (3 rushing, 1 passing)...Completed 17-of-26 passes for 282 yards and one touchdown...Connected with Barkley on a 42-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter...Rushed 11 times for 76 yards and three scores... Made his first career tackle...Named the coaching staff’s Offensive Player of the Week. at Ohio State: Completed 17-of-29 passes for 192 yards and two touchdowns...Connected with DaeSean Hamilton for a 13-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter...Hit DeAndre Thompkins for a 37-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, a play that was initially ruled an interception, but was overturned upon review of the play...Rushed 13 times for 49 yards and one touchdown...Scampered in from 6 yards out for a rushing score in the second quarter. at Michigan State (11/4): Completed 26-of-47 passes to set the Penn State junior single-game passing record at 381 yards...His passing yardage total ranks No. 5 on the Penn State single-game charts and are the second most in his career (384 vs. Wisconsin; 2016)...Threw three touchdown passes and was intercepted three times...Connected on touchdown passes of 31, 27 and 70 yards...Rushed seven times for 2 yards...Totaled 383 yards of total offense to rank No. 7 on the single-game charts. Rutgers (11/11): Accounted for three touchdowns (2 passing, 1 rushing)...Threw for 214 yards on 16-of-21 passing...Rushed 13 times for 44 yards...Earned the coaching staff’s Offensive Player of the Week. Nebraska (11/18): Accounted for four touchdowns...Threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns on 24-of-36 passing...Rushed nine times for 46 yards and one touchdown...Totaled 371 yards of total offense to rank No. 8 on the single-game charts. at Maryland (11/25): Threw a pair of touchdown passes and rushed for one score...Completed 22-of-33 passes for 237 yards...Ran the ball seven times for 36 yards...Earned the coaching staff’s Offensive Player of the Week. vs. Washington (12/30): Completed 32-of-41 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns...Was a perfect 12-for-12 for 193 yards and two touchdowns on third down, which led to 11 first downs...His 32 completions are the most since Christian Hackenberg had 34 vs. Boston College in the 2014 New Era Pinstripe Bowl...Rushed for 60 yards on 12 carries...Finished the game with 402 yards of total offense, a total that sits No. 3 on the single-game charts. ➤ 2016 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Named to the ESPN.com Big Ten All-Bowl Team...Earned Grange-Griffin Most Valuable Player award as MVP of the Big Ten Championship Game...Selected All-Big Ten second team by the conference coaches and media panel...First Penn State quarterback to earn All-Big Ten first or second team honors since Daryll Clark (first team) in 2009...Named to Phil Steele’s and the Athlon Sports All-Big Ten second team...Earned Big Ten Breakout Player distinction from Athlon Sports...Named honorable mention Campus Insiders Sophomore All-America...Named Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten second team...Earned All-ECAC honorable mention honors...Named to the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week after his showing vs. Maryland (10/8)...Named to the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week after his outing at Rutgers (11/19)...Was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, the Rose Bowl Game Big Ten Player of the Week, earned a Helmet Sticker from ESPN’s "College Football Final" and was one of eight quarterbacks named to the Manning Award Stars of the Week list following his effort vs. Michigan State (11/26)...Named Academic All-Big Ten for the second time in his career...Named Most Valuable
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Offensive Player at the annual Nittany Lion Football Banquet...Shared the 2017 Frank Patrick Memorial "Total Commitment" Award, given during spring practice to squad members who consistently follow through with their responsibilities in all facets of the football program and do so in exemplary manner, with Josh McPhearson and Tommy Stevens. Season: Started all 14 games...One of 18 first-time starters in 2016...Is the first Penn State quarterback with three-straight games throwing four touchdown passes since Todd Blackledge in 1982 (vs. Temple, Maryland and Rutgers)...Threw TD passes to 10 different receivers, marking the first time since 1971 a Penn State quarterback found 10-plus pass catchers for scores...His seven rushing touchdowns were the most by a Penn State quarterback since Daryll Clark had seven in 2009...His 365 rushing yards in 2016 were the most by a Penn State quarterback since Michael Robinson (806 yards) in 2005. Final Rankings: Led all FBS passers in yards per completion (16.13 ypc)...Paced the Big Ten and was No. 13 in the FBS in passing efficiency (156.9)...No. 1 in the Big Ten and No. 25 nationally in total offense (284.2 ypg)...Finished atop the Big Ten and No. 18 in the FBS with 29 passing touchdowns...Led the Big Ten and No. 13 in the FBS in total passing yards (3,614)...No. 29 nationally and No. 3 in the Big Ten in passing yards per game (258.1)...No. 6 in the FBS and No. 1 in the Big Ten in yards per pass attempt (9.34 ypa)...Had seven games with a passing and rushing touchdown in 2016, ranked second nationally to Lamar Jackson of Louisville (9). Kent State (9/3): Made his first collegiate start...Recorded his first career 200-yard passing game... Completed 16-of-31 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns...Ran the ball 14 times for 47 yards... Connected with DaeSean Hamilton and Mike Gesicki on touchdown passes. at Pittsburgh (9/10): Recorded his first career 300-yard passing game with 332 yards – a total that ranks No. 18 on Penn State’s single-game passing charts...Became just the 12th quarterback in Penn State history to register a 300-yard passing game and accounted for the 30th 300-yard game in Penn State history...Was 24-of-35 passing...Connected with Saquon Barkley on a 40-yard touchdown pass, his only scoring throw of the game...Had 17 completions of 10-plus yards, including seven of 20-plus yards...Completed passes to eight different pass catchers in the game...Rushed nine times, including a scamper of 17 yards. Temple (9/17): Recorded his third 200-yard passing game with 287 yards on 18-of 24 passing...Hooked up on 52-yard scoring strike pass to Chris Godwin in the first quarter...Later completed a 52-yard strike to Gesicki in the third quarter...Netted his first career rushing touchdown with a 2-yard scamper in the second quarter...Had nine rushes for 8 yards. at Michigan (9/24): Completed 16-of-27 passes for 121 yards and one touchdown...Completed a long pass of 30 yards to Barkley. Minnesota (10/1): Completed 19 passes on a career-high 41 attempts for 335 yards...Passing total marks the second 300yard passing game of his career and the 335 passing yards are No. 17 in a single-game in Penn State history...Accounted for 408 yards of total offense -- 335 passing and 73 rushing -- to mark the thirdhighest total in school history, the most since Christian Hackenberg posted a school-record 454 yards against UCF in the 2014 Croke Park Classic vs. UCF...The 80-yard touchdown completion to Irvin Charles was a season long...Led the team with 73 rushing yards on only eight attempts...Was the first Penn State quarterback to lead the team in rushing since Michael Robinson (90 yards, 1 TD) at Michigan State on Nov. 19, 2005...Was the coaching staff’s Offensive Player of the Week. Maryland (10/8): Threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns on 10-of-19 passing...Connected with Gesicki on a 5-yard touchdown pass on Penn State first drive of the game and later found DeAndre Thompkins for a 70-yard scoring strike...Rushed 18 times for a career-high 81 yards...His 81 rushing yards are the most by a quarterback since Daryll Clark had 83 against Illinois in 2009. Ohio State (10/22): Completed 8-of-23 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown...Rushed a career-high 19 times for 63 yards and one touchdown. at Purdue (10/29): Threw three touchdown passes on 12-of-23 passing for 228 yards...Threw scoring strikes of 38, 21 and 1 yards...Ran five times for 2 yards. Iowa (11/5): Completed 11-of-18 passes for 240 yards... Compiled his sixth career 200-yard passing game...Rushed for 40 yards on 14 carries and one rushing touchdown...Logged his fourth career game with a rushing and passing touchdown. at Indiana (11/12): Accounted for 345 yards of total offense and three touchdowns in the game...Completed 16of-30 passes for 332 yards and two touchdowns...Completed eight passes longer than 20 yards in the game...Carried the ball eight times for 13 yards and one score. at Rutgers (11/19): Posted his eighth 200-yard passing game of the season with 210 yards through the air on 17-of-33 passing...Connected with Mark Allen on a fourth-quarter touchdown pass of 27 yards...Carried the ball 11 times for 55 yards. Michigan State (11/29): Completed 17-of-23 for 376 yards and a career-high four touchdowns... Rushed for 13 yards on 10 carries...The 376 passing yards rank No. 7 on the single-game charts...His 389 yards of total offense rank tied for No. 5 in a single-game at Penn State...Was the coaching staff’s Offensive Player of the Week. vs. Wisconsin (12/3): Set a Big Ten Championship Game record with career-best 384 passing yards and a career-high-tying four touchdown passes...The 384 yards rank No. 4 on Penn State’s single-game list...Completed 22-of-31 passes in the game...His 70-yard completion to Saeed Blacknall is the third-longest pass play in Big Ten Championship Game history...Was the coaching staff’s Offensive Co-Player of the Week with Saeed Blacknall. vs. USC (1/2): Completed 18-of-29 passes for 254 yards and four touchdowns...The four touchdown passes tied a career high and equaled the Penn State bowl game record, also accomplished by Tony Sacca (1992 Fiesta), Wally Richardson (1996 Outback) and Hackenberg (2014 Pinstripe)...The 254 yards passing rank No. 4 in Penn State single-game bowl history...Rushed for 13 yards on six carries with one touchdown...Rushed for a 3-yard touchdown in the third quarter...The five touchdowns responsible for (4 passing, 1 rushing) are tied for the most in Rose Bowl history and break the Penn State bowl record.
RETURNING NITTANY LIONS ➤ 2015 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
➤ PERSONAL
Awards: Selected Academic All-Big Ten.
Full name is Richard Thomas McSorley III...Son of Rick and Andrea McSorley...Has one younger sister, Micaela...Father played football at the University of Richmond and an uncle, Jeff McSorley, played football at Marshall University...Sister attends Penn State...Enjoys playing organized and pick-up sports and video games...Graduated in May 2018 with a degree in accounting...Working on a second degree in journalism...Born August 23, 1995 in Centreville, Virginia.
Season: Appeared in seven games...Made his collegiate debut vs. Rutgers...Threw his first career touchdown pass to Geno Lewis in the TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Georgia (1/2)...Was one of 17 redshirt freshmen to see action. Indiana (10/10): Attempted his first career pass – a 4-yard completion to Gregg Garrity...Rushed once for a 5-yard gain. vs. Maryland (10/24): Played one snap. Illinois (10/31): Threw three passes (0for-3) and ran the ball three times for 15 yards. Michigan (11/21): Attempted one pass. at Michigan State (11/28): Completed 5-of-8 passes for 39 yards. vs. Georgia (1/2): Saw his first career extended action after Christian Hackenberg left the game in the second quarter due to injury...Completed 14-of-27 passes for 142 yards and two touchdown passes...Connected with Geno Lewis on a 17-yard touchdown pass for his first career scoring strike...Hooked up with DaeSean Hamilton for a 20-yard touchdown pass...Found Chris Godwin on a 21-yard completion, for his longest completion of the season...Ran for 31 yards on seven carries...Selected as Penn State’s TaxSlayer Bowl MVP.
McSORLEY’S PASSING STATISTICS C-A
Yds.
%
TD-INT
YPG
LG
2015
20-40
185
50.0
2-0
26.4
21
2016
224-387
3,614
57.9
29-8
258.1
80
2017
284-427
3,570
66.5
28-10
274.6
85
CAREER
528-854
7,369
61.8
59-18
216.7
85
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McSORLEY'S OFFENSIVE STATISTICS
Redshirt season...Earned Dean's List accolades in the 2014 fall semester. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A rare four-year starter at quarterback, helped coach Charlie Pierce’s Briar Woods High School team to four Virginia State Championship games, winning three times...Led the Falcons to a 55-5 record, amassing more than 12,000 yards of total offense and 150 career touchdowns...Made nearly 100 tackles and eight interceptions during his junior and senior seasons...Served as a team captain as a junior and senior...Owns almost all of his school’s passing records and grabbed nine career interceptions...As a senior, named Virginia Class 5A first-team all-state, All-Northern Region and All-Potomac District at quarterback and defensive back...Named the Northern Virginia Region and Potomac District Offensive Player of the Year after throwing for 3,252 yards and 36 scores and adding 892 rushing yards and 13 TDs...Selected to play in the Chesapeake Bowl after his senior season...Junior season featured a 15-0 record, a third consecutive state title and the Virginia Division 4 Class 5A Player of the Year honor...Threw for 2,605 yards and 33 touchdowns and ran for 745 yards and nine scores as a junior...Other honors in his junior season included first-team and Region II Player of the Year, first-team All-Dulles District at quarterback and second-team all-district at defensive back...Sophomore season was capped by a state title (14-1), 2,064 passing yards, 23 passing touchdowns, 264 rushing yards and 10 rushing TDs...As a freshman, guided the Falcons to a 13-2 record and a state title...He threw for 2,201 yards with 19 scores and ran for 165 yards and six scores...Played with current Nittany Lion wideout Brandon Polk at Briar Woods...Rated a three-star recruit by all four major recruiting services...Was a top-25 recruit out of the state of Virginia according to ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports...Lettered in basketball and lacrosse.
Att.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
Rec.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
2015
13-43
3.3
-
14
-
-
-
-
2016
146-365
2.5
7
26
-
-
-
-
2017
144-491
3.4
11
36
-
-
-
-
CAREER
303-899
3.0
18
36
-
-
-
-
➤ McSORLEY’S CAREER HIGHS Pass Completions .......................................................................................32; vs. Washington, 12/30/17 Pass Attempts .......................................................................................................... 48; at Iowa, 9/23/17 Passing Yards ................................................................................................. 384; vs. Wisconsin, 12/3/16 Passing Touchdowns ...............................................................4; Four Times: Last Georgia State, 9/16/17 Long Pass ...............................................................................................85 yards; Georgia State, 9/16/17 Rush Attempts ...................................................................................................19; Ohio State, 10/22/16 Rush Yards .............................................................................................................81; Maryland, 10/8/16 Rushing Touchdowns ............................................................................................ 3; Michigan, 10/21/17 Long Rush .................................................................................................... 36 yards; Pittsburgh, 9/9/17 Total Offense Yards ............................................................................................ 408; Minnesota, 10/1/16 All-Purpose Yards ..................................................................................................81; Maryland, 10/8/16 Note: Has one career tackle (vs. Michigan, 2017)
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JARVIS MILLER
Offensive Line | 6-4 | 306 Junior/Sophomore Birdsboro, Pa./Exeter Township Senior Major: Psychology
Linebacker | 6-2 | 219 Senior/Junior Suffield, Conn./Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby Major: Criminology
• Will compete for playing time and add depth to the offensive line for the Nittany Lions in 2018. • Was a two-sport athlete at Exeter Township Senior, earning all-conference honors in both football and basketball. • Is a member of the Athletic Director's Leadership Institute. • Serving on the executive committee for Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise nearly $1.3 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State Lift for Life was held in 2003. • One of 13 Nittany Lion returnees from southeastern Pennsylvania and one of four from Berks County.
• Shifted from safety to linebacker during the 2016 season. • Earned his black belt in karate when he was five years old. • Posted the top time in the 40-yard dash (4.46) and pro agility (4.15) among linebackers in 2018 winter conditioning. • Is the only Nittany Lion from Connecticut.
➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Akron (9/2): Logged a career-high five tackles, which also tied for a team high...The five tackles equaled his career total entering the game...Posted his first career tackle for loss on a fourth-quarter sack of Kato Nelson...Part of a defense that logged 14.0 tackles for loss, the most since recording 15.0 vs. Temple in 2015...Part of a defense that posted a season-opening shutout for the first time since 2007 (FIU, 59-0). Georgia State (9/16): Made two stops. at Northwestern (10/7): Had one tackle...Broke up his first career pass in the fourth quarter. Nebraska (11/18): Logged two stops.
Season: Appeared in 12 games...Made collegiate debut vs. Akron (9/2)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017...One of 17 freshmen (14 redshirt, 3 true) to appear in 2017. Akron (9/2): Made his collegiate debut...Appeared on special teams and offense. Georgia State (9/16): Appeared on special teams and offense. at Iowa (9/23): Saw time on special teams. Indiana (9/30): Appeared on special teams. at Northwestern (10/7): Saw time on special teams. Michigan (10/21): Appeared on special teams. at Ohio State (10/28): Appeared on special teams. at Michigan State (11/4): Saw time on special teams. Rutgers (11/11): Appeared on special teams. Nebraska (11/18): Appeared on special teams. at Maryland (11/25): Appeared on offense and special teams. vs. Washington (12/30): Saw time on special teams. ➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman for head coach Matt Bauer at Exeter Township Senior High School...Was a two-time team captain...Helped the Eagles to the Berks Inter-County Football Conference title in 2015 with an 11-1 record...Selected to the 2016 Under Armour All-American Game...Earned first-team All-State AAAA honors following his sophomore, junior and senior seasons...Selected as the Berks Inter-County Football Conference Offensive and Defensive Lineman of the Year as a junior and a senior...Earned Conference Most Valuable Player honors as a senior...Three-time Berks Inter-County Football Conference first-team All-League selection (2013, 2014, 2015)...Selected to the MaxPreps Junior All-American Team in 2014... Named the PA Preps Underclassman Offensive Lineman MVP in 2014...Played on both sides of the ball for the Eagles...Registered 75 tackles, 7.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and two blocked punts in 2015... Totaled 71 tackles, 6.5 sacks and two forced fumbles as a junior...Posted 74 tackles, 11.5 sacks and a fumble recovery as a sophomore...Ranked as a five-star recruit by Scout and 247Sports and a fourstart recruit by ESPN and Rivals...Rated as a top-100 recruit nationally, a top-five recruit in the state of Pennsylvania and a top-two recruit on the offensive line by the four major recruiting services...Rated 58th in the ESPN300...Ranked as the No. 2 offensive guard in the country and No. 2 overall prospect in Pennsylvania by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 1 offensive tackle in Pennsylvania and the No. 2 tackle in the nation by Scout...Rated No. 1 among offensive guards in the country and No. 2 among overall prospects in Pennsylvania by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 3 prospect in Pennsylvania and No. 5 offensive guard nationally by Rivals...Also earned three letters in basketball...Earned all-conference basketball honors as a sophomore and junior...Made the All-Academic team four consecutive years. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Michal James Menet...Son of Sherry Graffius and Brian Menet...Has two brothers, Christian Menet and Joseph Schlaffer...Majoring in psychology...Born August 8, 1997 in Reading, Pennsylvania.
➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Season: Appeared in eight games.
➤ 2016 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in al 14 games, primarily on special teams...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016...Moved to linebacker following the Minnesota (10/1) game. Kent State (9/3): Made his collegiate debut. at Pittsburgh (9/10): Made his first career stop on kickoff coverage in the fourth quarter. Maryland (10/8): Made one tackle. at Rutgers (11/19): Made two tackles – both on kickoff coverage. vs. USC (1/2): Made one tackle on kickoff coverage. ➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Played at Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby High School for head coach Jason Qua...Earned firstteam All-Hartford Courant as a senior after recording 81 tackles and six interceptions on defense and rushing for 1,714 yards and 21 touchdowns on offense...Totaled 161 tackles and seven interceptions as a defensive back and over 3,300 yards of total offense and 38 touchdowns as a running back during his scholastic career...Ranked as a three-star prospect and top-6 prospect in the state of Connecticut by all four major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked as the third-best player in the state by 247Sports...Finished third at the Nike SPARQ Combine in New Jersey in February 2013. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Jarvis Kamran Miller...Son of Marvin and JoAnn Miller...Has one sister, Andrea...Hobbies include karate...Earned a black belt in karate at five years old...Majoring in criminology...Born July 29, 1997 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
J. MILLER'S CAREER STATISTICS UT-AT
TT
FF
FR
I
PBU
SACK
TFL
2016
2-3
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
2017
5-5
10
-
-
-
1
1.0-1
1.0-1
CAREER
7-8
15
-
-
-
1
1.0-1
1.0-1
➤ J. MILLER'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles ............................................................................................................................5; Akron, 9/2/17 Sacks ............................................................................................................................1.0; Akron, 9/2/17 Tackles for Loss .............................................................................................................1.0; Akron, 9/2/17 Pass Breakups .............................................................................................. 1; at Northwestern, 10/7/17
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Defensive End | 6-5 | 259 Senior/Junior Philadelphia, Pa./George Washington Major: Rehabilitation and Human Services • One of the veteran members of the defensive line room with 12 career starts. • Earned third-team All-Big Ten honors from the media in 2017, after posting a team-high 5.0 sacks and 11.0 tackles for loss. • One of 13 returning Nittany Lions from southeastern Pennsylvania and one of eight returnees from the greater Philadelphia area. ➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Earned third-team All-Big Ten honors from the media and honorable-mention accolades from the conference coaches...Garnered third-team All-Big Ten honors from Phil Steele...Earned a spot on the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week on Oct. 24 after his showing vs. Michigan...Added to the Bednarik Award watch list at mid-season...Selected to the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week after a posting two tackles behind the line vs. Nebraska (11/18). Season: Appeared in all 13 games with 12 starts...Joined Ryan Buchholz, Will Fries and Miles Sanders as first-time starters in 2017...Wore No. 19 at Iowa (9/23) and vs. Indiana (9/30) to honor Torrence Brown, who missed the games due to a season-ending injury vs. Georgia State (9/16). Akron (9/2): Made one tackle, which was a combined tackle for loss with Curtis Cothran in the first quarter...Played two series in the game...Part of a defense that logged 14.0 tackles for loss, the most since recording 15.0 vs. Temple in 2015. Pittsburgh (9/9): Tied a career high with two sacks, with solo quarterback takedowns in the second and third quarters...Totaled three tackles, all which came behind the line of scrimmage to account for a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss...Added one quarterback hurry in the second quarter...Part of a defense that piled up five sacks, its most since logging six vs. No. 2 Ohio State in 2016. Georgia State (9/16): Logged three tackles...Made a third-quarter solo tackle for loss...Part of a unit that posted its second shutout of the season, marking the first time since 2009 a Nittany Lion defense posted two shutouts in a single season. at Iowa (9/23): Tied his career high with five tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss...Added one quarterback hurry...Made both tackles on Iowa’s drive that ended in a tackle for loss of Akrum Wadley for a safety...The safety vs. the Hawkeyes was the second of the year for Penn State (Pittsburgh), marking the first time since 2004 the Nittany Lions had multiple safeties in a season...Made a solo stop behind the line on Wadley in the third quarter...Garnered the coaching staff’s Defensive Player of the Week award. Indiana (9/30): Totaled four tackles...Added one quarterback hurry. at Northwestern (10/7): Made four stops...Combined with Ryan Buchholz on a fourth-quarter sack of Clayton Thorson...His other three stops went for no gain, 1 yard and no gain. Michigan (10/21): Totaled a pair of tackles...Added two quarterback hurries...Part of a defense that held the Wolverines scoreless over the final 40:03 of the game...Part of a defensive line that earned the coaching staff’s Defensive Player of the Week. at Ohio State (10/28): Tied a career high with five tackles...Logged 1.5 tackles for loss, including a solo takedown of quarterback J.T. Barrett in the first quarter...Recovered his first career fumble in the fourth quarter...Also had a quarterback hurry. at Michigan State (11/4): Posted one tackle...Added one quarterback hurry. Rutgers (11/11): Posted one tackle...Added one quarterback hurry. Nebraska (11/18): Both tackles came behind the line of scrimmage...Combined with Cam Brown on a second-quarter sack of Tanner Lee...Combined with Parker Cothren on a first-quarter stop behind the line of scrimmage...Named the coaching staff’s Co-Defensive Player of the Week, along with Jason Cabinda. at Maryland (11/25): Made three tackles...Had a solo tackle behind the line of scrimmage in the first quarter...Had one quarterback hurry...Part of a defense that held the Terps scoreless in the first half, marking the seventh time in 2017 the Nittany Lions held an opponent scoreless in at least one half. vs. Washington (12/30): Totaled three tackles, playing only the second half...Sacked Jake Browning on third-and-4 to force a Washington punt late in the third quarter.
➤ 2016 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Awards: Selected BTN.com All-Big Ten Freshman Team honorable mention...Named to the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week after his showing at Indiana (11/12). Season: Appeared in all 14 games...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016. Kent State (9/3): Made his collegiate debut...Totaled five tackles...Made his first collegiate tackle in the second quarter...Picked up his first career sack in the third quarter with a 10-yard takedown of Justin Agner to force a punt...Sacked Agner later in the third quarter for his second of the game...Penn State’s seven sacks were the most since logging seven at Northwestern in 2011. at Pittsburgh (9/10): Had one assisted tackle. Minnesota (10/1): Made four stops...Had 1.5 tackles for loss, including a solo takedown behind the line of scrimmage in the fourth quarter. Maryland (10/8): Made two tackles, including one tackle for loss...Made a solo stop behind the line in the fourth quarter. Ohio State (10/22): Made four tackles...Had one tackle for loss, a third quarter stop of Mike Weber behind the line...Helped the defense hold Ohio State scoreless in two quarters for the first time since Michigan State in 2015...Helped the defense to a season-high 11.0 tackles for loss, the most TFLs since posting 11.0 vs. Maryland in 2015...The 11.0 tackles for loss were the most yielded by the Buckeyes since giving up 11.0 vs. Alabama (2015). at Purdue (10/29): Made one tackle. at Indiana (11/12): Recorded four tackles... Forced the third fumble of the game by Indiana, his first career forced fumble, which was recovered by Malik Golden...Part of a defense that forced a season-high five turnovers, the most since forcing five against Maryland in 2015...Penn State’s five fumble recoveries were its most since recovering five versus FIU in 2007. at Rutgers (11/19): Had a quarterback hurry in the third quarter. Michigan State (11/26): Made two tackles. vs. USC (1/2): Notched one stop. ➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Played his final prep year at George Washington High School for head coach Ronald Cohen...Earned Philadelphia Inquirer first-team All-Southeastern Pennsylvania after helping George Washington to a 4-2 record in the Philadelphia Public League AAAA...Also earned first-team All-Southeastern Pennsylvania accolades as a junior at Frankford High School...Selected to play in the 2015 Big 33 Classic...Rated as a three-star prospect and a Top 15 player in the state by all four major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked a Top-50 defensive end by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Shareef Abdul Miller...Son of Tekeya Cook...Has five siblings: Najier, Destiny, Sharde, Tayda and Jaydua...Majoring in rehabilitation and human services...Born March 14, 1997 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
S. MILLER'S CAREER STATISTICS UT-AT
TT
FF
FR
I
PBU
SACK
TFL
2016
13-9
22
1
-
-
-
2.0-18
5.5-27
2017
20-17
37
-
1
-
-
5.0-30
11.0-51
CAREER
33-26
59
1
1
-
-
7.0-48
16.5-78
➤ S. MILLER'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles ................................................................................. 5; Three Times: Last at Ohio State, 10/28/17 Sacks ...................................................................................................2.0; Twice: Last Pittsburgh, 9/9/17 Tackles for Loss ..................................................................................................... 2.5; Pittsburgh, 9/9/17 Forced Fumbles ....................................................................................................1; at Indiana, 11/12/16 Fumble Recoveries ...........................................................................................1; at Ohio State, 10/28/17
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RETURNING NITTANY LIONS MIKE MIRANDA
73
Offensive Line | 6-3 | 303 Sophomore/Freshman Stow, Ohio/Stow-Munroe Falls Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
Season: Appeared in 10 games...Made his collegiate debut vs. Minnesota (10/1)...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016...Led the team with 12 special teams tackles...Had 10 stops on kickoff coverage and two on punt coverage.
• Was an early enrollee in January 2017. • Had a solid showing in the weight room during winter conditioning, posting the best strength index (672) among offensive linemen. • One of five returning Nittany Lions from Ohio. • One of 12 returnees from the Midwest.
Minnesota (10/1): Made his collegiate debut...Registered one tackle on special teams. Maryland (10/8): Made three special teams tackles...Was the coaching staff’s Special Teams Co-Player of the Week with Nick Scott. Ohio State (10/22): Assisted on tackles on back-to-back kickoffs to end the second quarter and begin the third quarter...Was the coaching staff’s Special Teams Co-Player of the Week with Von Walker. at Purdue (10/29): Logged his lone stop on punt coverage. Iowa (11/5): Both tackles came on kickoff coverage. Michigan State (11/26): Made his first career pass breakup. vs. Wisconsin (12/3): Tallied a pair of assisted stops on kickoff coverage. vs. USC (1/2): Made one stop on punt coverage.
➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season.
Redshirt season.
➤ HIGH SCHOOL
➤ HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman for head coach Mark Nori at Stow-Munroe Falls High School...Was a team captain his senior year...Helped Stow-Munroe Falls to a 10-2 record and a state playoff appearance as a senior... Guided the Bulldogs to a 13-1 record and a bid in the state semifinals as a junior...Had a 41-7 record in four years of high school football...Selected as Offensive Player of the Year in the Suburban League as a senior...Earned All-State first team honors as a senior and second team accolades as a junior...Was named Beacon Journal Top 25 in 2015 and 2016...Selected All-Ohio Inland Division first team as a junior and senior and was a second team choice as a sophomore...Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN and a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and Scout...Ranked No. 277 among the ESPN300...Rated as the 10th-ranked player in Ohio and 21st-ranked offensive guard by ESPN...Ranked No. 4 at center and No. 20 in Ohio by 247Sports...Ranked as No. 6 in Ohio, No. 12 in the Midwest and No. 40 in the country among offensive guards by Scout...Ranked No. 19 in the country at offensive guard and No. 15 in Ohio by Rivals... Played baseball as a freshman and sophomore...Was a letterman on the basketball team as a freshman.
Played at St. John’s College Prep for head coach Joe Patterson...Led St. John’s College Prep to a 6-4 mark in the competitive Washington Catholic athletic Conference (WCAC)...Earned first-team All-WCAC and All-Metro honorable-mention honors...Participated in the 2015 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl... Recorded five pass breakups, three forced fumbles and an interception as a senior...Also blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown in 2014...Rated a three-star prospect by all four major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked as a Top 6 player in Washington, D.C., by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Rated the 21st-best safety by 247Sports, 40th at safety by ESPN and 55th at the position by Rivals.
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Michael Ray Miranda...Son of Teresa and Raymond Miranda...Has one brother, Chris... Hobbies include playing video games and cooking...Intends on majoring in business management... Born March 14, 1999.
AYRON MONROE
23
Safety | 5-11 | 207 Senior/Junior Largo, Md./St. John's College H.S. Major: Information Sciences & Technology • Was a standout on special teams with seven special teams tackles. He has 19 stops on special teams the last two seasons. • Comes from a football family as his father, Andre, played at Virginia State and his brother, Andre Jr., played at Maryland, where he was second in the Big Ten in sacks as a senior. • One of 11 returning Nittany Lions from Maryland. ➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Season: Appeared in 11 games. Pittsburgh (9/9): Made his season debut on special teams. Georgia State (9/16): Had two tackles... Posted his first career tackle for loss in the third quarter...Broke up a third-quarter pass...Saw time on special teams and defense. Indiana (9/30): Made one tackle. at Northwestern (10/7): Made two solo tackles, including a stop on kickoff coverage. at Ohio State (10/28): Collected one stop on kickoff coverage. at Michigan State (11/4): Had one tackle on kickoff coverage. Rutgers (11/11): Made a career-high seven tackles, including a pair of stops on kickoff coverage...Logged his first career sack, a combined effort on a fourth-quarter takedown of Giovanni Rescigno with Antonio Shelton during the goalline stand on Rutgers’ final drive. Nebraska (11/18): Had one tackle. at Maryland (11/25): Made three stops, including two tackles on punt coverage.
106
➤ 2016 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
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➤ PERSONAL Full name is Ayron Keith Monroe...Son of Andre and Emilie Monroe...Has two brothers, Andre Jr. and Avery...Father played football at Virginia State University...Brother, Andre Jr., played football at Maryland (2010-14)...Andre Jr. was a Freshman All-American in 2011 and ranked second in the Big Ten in sacks as senior in 2014...Majoring in information sciences and technology...Born March 22, 1997 in Washington, D.C.
MONROE'S CAREER STATISTICS UT-AT
TT
FF
FR
I
PBU
SACK
TFL
2016
3-9
12
-
-
-
1
-
-
2017
8-10
18
-
-
-
1
0.5-2
1.5-5
11-19
30
-
-
-
2
0.5-2
1.5-5
CAREER
➤ MONROE'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles .....................................................................................................................7; Rutgers, 11/11/17 Tackles for Loss ...............................................................................................1.0; Georgia State, 9/16/17 Sacks .....................................................................................................................0.5; Rutgers, 11/11/17 Pass Breakups ................................................................................. 1; Twice: Last Georgia State, 9/16/17
RETURNING NITTANY LIONS
➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
one pass breakup, a third-down breakup to force a first-quarter punt. Indiana (9/30): Made two tackles...Posted his third career interception – and second of the season – returning it for 17 yards. at Northwestern (10/7): Logged one tackle...Pulled in his third interception of the season to halt Northwestern’s opening drive at the Penn State 10...Is the second Penn State DB to have interceptions in back-to-back games in 2017, joining Grant Haley (Pittsburgh and Georgia State)...Had one pass breakup. Michigan (10/21): Made four tackles. at Ohio State (10/28): Totaled five tackles. at Michigan State (11/4): Had a fourth-quarter interception to end a Michigan State drive deep in Penn State territory... Had two tackles...Added a career-high five pass breakups, the most by a Nittany Lion since Justin King’s five vs. Purdue in 2007. Rutgers (11/11): Made one tackle...Part of a defense that allowed just 43 passing yards, the fewest in a game since giving up 32 vs. Army (2015)...The 43 passing yards are the fewest allowed by Penn State in Big Ten play...Held Rutgers to just seven pass completions, the secondfewest allowed by the Nittany Lions in a Big Ten game. Nebraska (11/18): Made five stops, including one on kickoff coverage. at Maryland (11/25): Had one tackle. vs. Washington (12/30): Totaled one stop.
Redshirt season.
➤ 2016 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON
➤ HIGH SCHOOL
Season: Appeared in 11 games.
JUSTIN NEFF
35
Safety | 6-1 | 190 Sophomore/Freshman Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain Major: Liberal Arts • • • •
Grew up about 30 miles from State College. Is from the same hometown as former Nittany Lion captain Von Walker. Posted the second-best mark among safeties in the pro agility (4.19) in 2018 winter workouts. Is one of six returning Nittany Lions from central Pennsylvania.
A four-time letterwinner for head coach Jim Renninger at Central Mountain High School...Was a three-time team captain...Earned All-Heartland Conference honors as a junior and senior...Took home all-district accolades in 2014...Was an all-state kick returner as a senior...Selected as Team MVP twice...Played in the Lezzer Lumber Classic...Finished his career with 303 tackles and six interceptions defensively to go along with 2,220 rushing yards and 26 rushing touchdowns...Recorded 112 total tackles, two interceptions and a forced fumble as a senior...Also had 1,192 rushing yards, 320 passing yards, 48 receiving yards, 759 kick return yards (33.0 ypr) and 17 total touchdowns (14 rushing, 3 return)...Collected 70 tackles, one interception, one forced fumble, 1,374 all-purpose yards and 15 total touchdowns as a junior...Had 79 total tackles, 1,611 all-purpose yards and nine total touchdowns as a sophomore...Also lettered twice each in basketball and track & field...Was in National Honor Society. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Justin Tyler Neff...Son of Susan and Scott Neff...Has two brothers, Scott L. II and Ethan, and two sisters, Sydney and Krystle...Mother, Susan, attended Penn State...Hobbies include hanging out with friends, playing sports, lifting and going to the movies...Majoring in liberal arts...Born October 10, 1998 in State College, Pennsylvania.
AMANI ORUWARIYE
21
Cornerback | 6-1 | 201 Graduate/Senior Tampa, Fla./Gaither Major: Journalism (2nd degree) • Earned All-Big Ten second team accolades from the coaches and media in 2017, becoming the first Nittany Lion cornerback to earn first- or second-team All-Big Ten honors since Lydell Sargeant (second team) in 2008. • Is a member of the Athletic Director's Leadership Institute. • Posted the top power clean (315) and had the second-best strength index (626) among cornerbacks during 2018 winter conditioning. • Graduated in December 2017 with a degree in telecommunications and is one of nine Lions to have his degree. • Is the only returning Nittany Lion from the state of Florida and one of three overall (Judge Culpepper and Jordan Miner).
Kent State (9/3): Made two tackles...Recorded his first career interception in the third quarter and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown...It was the first interception return for a touchdown since 2014 vs. Temple (Haley). at Pittsburgh (9/10): Logged two solo stops. Temple (9/17): Made one assisted tackle. at Michigan (9/24): Made three stops. at Purdue (10/29): Logged one tackle. Iowa (11/5): Logged two solo stops. at Indiana (11/12): Made one tackle...Had one pass breakup. at Rutgers (11/19): Had three tackles. Michigan State (11/26): Logged a career-high seven stops – including four solo stops. vs. USC (1/2): Made one stop on kickoff coverage. ➤ 2015 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in 13 games...Was one of 17 redshirt freshmen to see action. Rutgers (9/19): Recorded his first career tackle on kickoff coverage to start the third quarter. Army (10/3): Made two tackles. vs. Maryland (10/24): Made one tackle. Illinois (10/31): Made one tackle...Had one pass breakup. ➤ 2014 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A three-year letterman at Gaither High School for head coach Jason Stokes...Named team MVP from his defensive back position as a senior...Recorded 47 tackles, two tackles for loss, four interceptions and nine pass breakups as a senior to earn first-team all-district honors...Was invited to play in the Hillsborough County All-Star Game following his senior season...On special teams, blocked four kicks during his senior season...As a junior, totaled 43 tackles, three interceptions and three blocked kicks...Helped the Cowboys win the 2012 Class 7-A District Championship...Made 31 stops with five interceptions as a sophomore... Helped lead Gaither to a pair of playoff wins as a sophomore...Rated a three-star recruit by all four major recruiting services...Ranked as a Top 100 recruit in Florida by Rivals and 247Sports. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Amani Horatio Oruwariye...Son of Alfred and Karen Oruwariye...Has two older brothers, Alfred and Aaron...Enjoys tubing, playing video games and spending time with family and friends... Graduated in December 2017 with a degree in telecommunications...Working on a second degree in journalism...Born February 9, 1996 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
ORUWARIYE’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
➤ 2017 ➤ JUNIOR SEASON Awards: Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from coaches and media voters...Was the first Nittany Lion cornerback to earn first or second team All-Big Ten honors since Lydell Sargeant (second team) in 2008...Garnered second-team All-Big Ten from Phil Steele...Earned first-team All-ECAC. Season: Appeared in 11 games. Rankings: Finished No. 26 nationally and No. 4 in the Big Ten in interceptions per game (0.4; 4 INT)...His six passes defended at Michigan State (5 PBU, 1 INT) tied for the most in the FBS in 2017 (D. Ward, Ohio State at Indiana; D. Lewis Jr., Tulane at East Carolina; Kris Boyd, Texas vs. Texas Tech)...Tied for No. 10 in the Big Ten in passes defended per game (1.1). Akron (9/2): Made three stops...Hauled in his second career interception to create Penn State’s first takeaway of the season...Also broke up one pass...One of eight players to be a part of three-straight seasons with a shutout (Illinois, 2015; at Rutgers, 2016; Akron & Georgia State, 2017), marking the longest such streak since a three-year span from 1989-91...Part of a defense that posted a seasonopening shutout for the first time since 2007 (FIU, 59-0). Pittsburgh (9/9): Had three tackles...Added
UT-AT
TT
FF
FR
I
PBU
SACK
TFL
2015
1-4
5
-
-
-
1
-
-
2016
13-10
23
-
-
1
1
-
-
2017
19-9
28
-
-
4
8
-
-
33-23
56
-
-
5
10
-
-
CAREER
➤ ORUWARIYE’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles ......................................................................................................... 7; Michigan State, 11/26/16 Interceptions ..................................................................... 1; Five Times: Last at Michigan State, 11/4/17 Long Interception Return ..............................................................................30 yards; Kent State, 9/3/16 Pass Breakups ............................................................................................ 5; at Michigan State, 11/4/17 Note: Has one career touchdown - a 30-yard interception return vs. Kent State (9/3/16).
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JOHN PETRISHEN
BRANDON POLK
Safety | 6-0 | 202 Senior/Junior Lower Burrell, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic Major: Communications Arts & Sciences
Wide Receiver | 5-9 | 180 Senior/Junior Ashburn, Va./Briar Woods Major: Criminology
• Comes from a Penn State football family as great grandfather, Pop Ellwood, and great uncle, Bill (W.T.) Ellwood, both played for the Nittany Lions. • Was a multi-sport athlete in high school, lettering in football, basketball and track & field. • One of 10 returning Nittany Lions from western Pennsylvania. ➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Season: Appeared in three games...Made collegiate debut vs. Akron (9/2)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017. Akron (9/2): Made collegiate debut...Posted his first career tackle in the fourth quarter...One of 10 Penn Staters to register their first career tackles in the game. Georgia State (9/16): Made two tackles... Registered his first career tackle for loss on a fourth-quarter solo stop behind the line of scrimmage. at Maryland (11/25): Saw time on defense. ➤ 2016 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Did not see any game action. ➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season.
• Bounced back in 2017 after missing most of 2016 with an injury. • Posted the fastest mark among wide receivers in the 40-yard dash in winter workouts with a time of 4.39. • Played with Nittany Lion quarterback Trace McSorley at Briar Woods High School. • Was a Virginia State Champion in the 200-meter dash as a sophomore. • Is one of seven returning Nittany Lions from Virginia. ➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON Season: Appeared in all 13 games. Akron (9/2): Made one catch for 4 yards. Pittsburgh (9/9): Had one catch for 18 yards, which set up Saquon Barkley’s 8-yard rushing score in the second half. Georgia State (9/16): His lone grab went for a 15-yard touchdown in the third quarter. at Northwestern (10/7): Grabbed a career-high three receptions...Totaled 40 yards, including a 23-yard grab that setup Penn State with first-and-goal on its first touchdown drive of the game. Michigan (10/21): Made one catch for 23 yards...Lone reception started Penn State’s final scoring drive of the game. Rutgers (11/11): Made one catch for 17 yards. Nebraska (11/18): Returned two kickoffs for 55 yards, including a long of 34. at Maryland (11/25): Had one catch for 9 yards...Returned one kickoff for 5 yards. vs. Washington (12/30): Made one catch for 4 yards. ➤ 2016 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON
➤ HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman and one-year captain at Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School for head coach Terry Totten...Named first-team all-state (AAAA) by Pennsylvania Football News...Selected first-team All-WPIAL in 2014 after leading the Vikings to the WPIAL final...Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fab 22 team honoree and MVP...Selected to play in the Big 33 Classic...Helped lead Vikings to a 26-3 record the last two seasons, including a WPIAL title and PIAA Class AAAA runner-up in 2013...Made 59 tackles and four interceptions as a defensive back and rushed for 381 yards in 2014...Recorded 59 hits and three interceptions as a junior...One of the top returners in WPIAL history, returned seven punts and a kickoff for touchdowns in his last two years of high school...Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked as the second-best safety in Pennsylvania by Scout...Lettered three years in basketball and one year in track. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Johnny Nicholas Petrishen...Son of John and Jami Petrishen...Has one sister, Jordan...Great grandfather, Pop Ellwood, and great uncle, Bill Ellwood, played football at Penn State...Great uncle, Charlie Gondak, played football at William & Mary...Cousin, Philip Murphy, played football at Alabama... Majoring in communications arts and sciences...Born June 1, 1996 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
PETRISHEN'S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT-AT
TT
FF
2017
2-1
3
-
CAREER
2-1
3
-
FR
2016
I
PBU
SACK
TFL
-
-
-
-
1.0-2
-
-
-
-
1.0-2
Did not play
➤ PETRISHEN'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles ..............................................................................................................2; Georgia State, 9/16/17 Tackles for Loss...............................................................................................1.0; Georgia State, 9/16/17
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10
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Season: Appeared in three games...Missed the final 11 games of the season due to injury...Given a medical redshirt. at Pittsburgh (9/10): Made one catch for 4 yards. Temple (9/17): Had one catch for 14 yards... Returned the opening kickoff for 35 yards, a career-long effort. ➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in 13 games with three starts...Started his first career game in the season opener at Temple...Was one of seven freshmen (3 redshirt, 4 true) to start a game...Was one of five true freshmen to see action...With DeAndre Thompson scoring a rushing TD vs. Rutgers, the duo was the first Penn State wide receiver pair with rushing scores in the same season since 2008 when Derrick Williams and Chaz Powell both had rushing touchdowns...Was the first Penn State wide receiver to have rushing and receiving touchdowns in the same season since Derrick Williams had three rushing touchdowns and four receiving touchdowns in the 2008 season. at Temple (9/5): Rushed for 50 yards on two carries...Caught one pass for no gain...Took the handoff on the jet sweep on Penn State’s first play from scrimmage and raced 33 yards down the right sideline... Had a 17-yard rush in the second quarter. Buffalo (9/12): Rushed three times for 45 yards and his first career touchdown...Took his first rush of the game 33 yards over the left side of the offensive line for a score...Also rushed for 20 yards on a third quarter carry...Teamed with Saquon Barkley to become the first true freshmen duo to score touchdowns in the same game since Justin King and Derrick Williams both had touchdown receptions in 2005 at Northwestern. Rutgers (9/19): Rushed one time for 6 yards. San Diego State (9/26): Had one rush for a 1-yard gain. Army (10/3): Rushed one time for 14 yards. Indiana (10/10): Caught his first career touchdown pass, a 39-yard reception along the visiting sideline in the first quarter to open the scoring...Had two receptions for 45 yards...Returned one kickoff for 21 yards. at Ohio State (10/17): Caught one pass for 4 yards and rushed once for 6 yards...Returned four kickoffs for 79 yards (19.7 ypr), with a long of 30 yards. vs. Maryland (10/24): Rushed once for 8 yards in a start. Illinois (10/31): Caught one pass for 6 yards...Rushed three times. Michigan (11/21): Had one rush for 5 yards. at Michigan State (11/28): Had one rush for 25 yards...His 25-yard rush came in the first quarter on Penn State’s first scoring drive. vs. Georgia (1/2): Returned three kickoffs for 69 yards, including a long return of 33 yards in the second quarter...Had three rushes for 10 yards and caught one pass for 1 yard.
RETURNING NITTANY LIONS ➤ HIGH SCHOOL
EVAN PRESTA
Three-year letterman at Briar Woods High School for head coach Charlie Pierce...Named All-Loudoun Athlete of the Year in 2014 after averaging 11.8 yards per catch (26 receptions, 303 yards) and 9.3 yards per carry (28 carries, 260 yards) with five total touchdowns...Averaged 20.8 yards per punt return...Has longest touchdown run in school history (91 yards)...In 2013, teamed with Nittany Lion quarterback Trace McSorley to lead the Falcons to the Virginia 5A State Championship game...Had 635 yards receiving, eight touchdowns and 232 yards rushing as a junior...Rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports and Scout and a three-star player by ESPN and Rivals...Rated as the top receiver in the state and the 17th-best wideout in the nation by Rivals...Participated in track...Ran the 100-meter and 400-meter races, with personal-bests of 10.65 in the 100 and 21.75 in the 200...Was a Virginia State Champion in the 200-meter dash as a sophomore.
Defensive Tackle | 6-3 | 278 Sophomore/Freshman Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies • Joined the team as a run-on in the fall of 2017. • Was a two-sport athlete in high school, lettering in football and lacrosse. • Is one of 10 returning Nittany Lions from western Pennsylvania. ➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Brandon Polk...Son of Ed and Sharon Polk...Has a brother, Kyle, and a sister, Leah...Hobbies include playing basketball, listening to music and playing video games...Majoring in criminology...Born December 10, 1996 in Ashburn, Virginia.
POLK’S CAREER STATISTICS Att.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
Rec.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
2015
18-159
8.8
1
33
6-57
9.5
1
39
2016
-
-
-
-
2-18
9.0
-
14
2017
-
-
-
-
10-130
13.0
1
23
8.8
1
33
18-205
11.4
2
39
CAREER
18-159
Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A two-time letterwinner for head coach Mike Mischler at Cathedral Prep...Helped the Ramblers to a perfect 14-0 record and a PIAA Class AAAA State Championship as a senior...Had 20 solo tackles, 8.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and three passes defended in 2016...Earned all-district accolades as a senior... Was a two-time player of the week...Also lettered in lacrosse four times. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Evan Robert Presta...Son of Kim and Tim Presta...Has one sister, Mackenzie...Hobbies include hunting, fishing, golfing and spending time outdoors and with friends...Plans to major in business... Born December 18, 1998.
POLK’S KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICS Returns
Yards
Avg.
TD
LG
2015
10
209
20.9
-
33
2016
1
35
35.0
-
35
2017 CAREER
58
3
60
20.0
-
34
14
304
21.7
-
35
➤ POLK’S CAREER HIGHS Rushing Attempts .......................................................................3; Three Times: Last vs. Georgia, 1/2/16 Rushing Yards ..........................................................................................................50; at Temple, 9/5/15 Rushing Touchdowns ..................................................................................................1; Buffalo, 9/12/15 Longest Rush................................................................................................. 33 yards; at Temple, 9/5/15 Receptions ................................................................................................... 3; at Northwestern, 10/7/17 Receiving Yards ......................................................................................................46; Indiana, 10/10/15 Receiving Touchdowns .................................................................... 1; Twice: Last Georgia State, 9/16/17 Longest Reception.........................................................................................39 yards; Indiana, 10/10/15 All-Purpose Yards ...........................................................................................89; at Ohio State, 10/17/15 Kick Returns .....................................................................................................4; at Ohio State, 10/17/15 Kick Return Yards............................................................................................79; at Ohio State, 10/17/15 Long Kick Return ............................................................................................. 35 yards; Temple, 9/17/16
JOHN REID
29
Cornerback | 5-10 | 185 Senior/Junior Mount Laurel, N.J./St. Joseph's Prep (Pa.) Major: Data Sciences • • • • •
Missed the 2017 season due to injury and was granted a medical redshirt. Led the cornerbacks in bench press (370) during 2018 winter conditioning. Enjoys working on computers and built a computer from scratch when he was in high school. Spent the summer of 2017 interning for Intel in the datacenter engineering group in Oregon. Shared the 2018 Frank Patrick Memorial "Total Commitment" Award, given during spring practice to squad members who consistently follow through with their responsibilities in all facets of the football program and do so in exemplary manner, with Juwan Johnson. • Attended St. Joseph's Prep alongside junior linebacker Joe DuMond. • One of five returnees from New Jersey. ➤ 2017 ➤ JUNIOR SEASON Redshirt season due to injury...Named Academic All-Big Ten...Shared the 2018 Frank Patrick Memorial "Total Commitment" Award, given during spring practice to squad members who consistently follow through with their responsibilities in all facets of the football program and do so in exemplary manner, with Juwan Johnson. ➤ 2016 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the conference coaches and media panel...Named Campus Insiders Sophomore All-America honorable mention...Named to the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week after his showing vs. Maryland (10/8)...Named to the Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week following his performance at Purdue (10/29). Season: Started all 14 games. Rankings: No. 39 in the NCAA and No. 3 in the Big Ten in punt return average (7.5 ypr).
Junior cornerback John Reid
Kent State (9/3): Totaled four tackles...Combined with Antoine White for his first career sack, a takedown of Mylik Mitchell in the fourth quarter...Returned four punts for 22 yards...Posted a long return of 21 yards in the third quarter...Penn State’s seven sacks were the most since logging seven at Northwestern in 2011. at Pittsburgh (9/10): Tied his career high with five stops...Recovered his second career fumble in the fourth quarter, helping lead to a Tyler Davis field goal...Returned four punts for 61 yards...Broke a career-long 59 yard return in the first quarter, the longest punt return for the Nittany Lions since Derrick Williams’ 63-yard return for a TD at Wisconsin in 2008. Temple (9/17): Sealed the game with an interception of Phillip Walker, returning it 14 yards...Logged four tackles... Combined with Parker Cothren on a tackle for loss in the third quarter...Returned five punts for 32
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RETURNING NITTANY LIONS yards, including a 29-yarder in the first quarter. at Michigan (9/24): Posted three tackles. Minnesota (10/1): Registered one tackle...Added one pass breakup...Returned two punts. Maryland (10/8): Tied his career high with five tackles...Had a career-high-tying two pass breakups...Logged one tackle for loss on a second quarter stop behind the line of scrimmage on a wide receiver screen in the second quarter... Part of a defense that allowed 11 first downs...Helped limit Maryland to 14 points – all in the first half – 170 rushing yards and 270 yards of total offense, after the Terps entered averaging 43.2 points, 300.0 rushing and 466.2 yards of total offense per game...Returned one punt for 8 yards. Ohio State (10/22): Made three stops...Added two pass breakups...Returned two punts for 4 yards with a long of 9 yards... Helped the defense hold Ohio State scoreless in two quarters for the first time since Michigan State in 2015. at Purdue (10/29): Made one tackle...Had one pass breakup...Helped the defense hold Purdue to just 46 yards rushing, the second opponent held under 50 yards rushing in 2016...Was the coaching staff’s Defensive Player of the Week. Iowa (11/5): Made two solo tackles...Helped the defense hold Iowa to just 30 yards rushing, which was 137.9 yards below the Hawkeyes’ season average (167.9 ypg) entering the game...It was the fewest rushing yards allowed by Penn State since holding Massachusetts to 3 yards in 2014...It marked the first time Penn State held consecutive opponents to 46 yards rushing or fewer since 2007 (Notre Dame, zero yards; FIU, minus-3 yards)...It was the first time since Penn State joined the Big Ten that it held consecutive conference opponents to 50 yards or less of rushing. at Indiana (11/12): Made two tackles...Returned three punts for 32 yards....Had a long return of 19 yards in the first quarter. at Rutgers (11/19): Totaled three tackles...Made a career-high two solo tackles for loss – both coming in the third quarter...Helped hold Rutgers to just 87 yards of total offense, the fewest given up by Penn State in its Big Ten history and the fewest since 2006 vs. Temple (74)...The five first downs allowed are the fewest in B1G play in Penn State history and fewest since 2006 vs. Temple (2)... Aided the Nittany Lions in compiling nine tackles for loss, the eighth time in 2016 Penn State's defense recorded at least 9.0 stops behind the line of scrimmage. Michigan State (11/26): Had one tackle. vs. Wisconsin (12/3): His lone stop was a tackle for loss in the first quarter...Returned one punt for 5 yards. vs. USC (1/2): Totaled one tackle...Added two pass breakups. ➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Awards: Named to ESPN.com’s Big Ten All-Freshman team...Earned Dean's List accolades in the 2015 fall semester. Season: Appeared in 13 games with two starts...Started his first career game in the season opener at Temple...Was one of seven freshmen (3 redshirt, 4 true) to start in 2015...Was one of five true freshmen see action. at Temple (9/5): Made a career-high five tackles, including a pair of solo stops. Buffalo (9/12): Recorded one tackle. Rutgers (9/19): Grabbed his first career interception in the third quarter, returning it 44 yards...Recorded his first fumble recovery in the fourth quarter and returned it 19 yards... Made two tackles...Part of a defense that held Rutgers to just three points, the fewest in a Big Ten opener since limiting Minnesota to three points in 1994...Helped limit Rutgers to 43 rushing yards, the fewest since giving up just 33 yards to Maryland in 2014...Was the coaching staff’s Defensive Player of the Week. San Diego State (9/26): Recorded two solo tackles...Had one pass breakup. Army (10/3): Was a part of a defensive that limited Army to one pass attempt, the fewest by a Penn State opponent since at least 1966, and one completion, the fewest since 1976 (Ohio State)...The one completion tied for the fewest by a team in FBS in 2015 (by Georgia Southern vs. Western Michigan & by Boston College vs. Syracuse)... The one pass attempt was the fewest by an FBS team in 2015...Helped hold Army to just 32 passing yards, the fewest against the Nittany Lions in the Big Ten era (since 1993). Indiana (10/10): Grabbed the second interception of his career in the fourth quarter...Recorded one tackle...Helped snap Indiana’s string of nine games in which the Hoosiers scored 20-plus points...Part of a defense that held Indiana to 234 yards of total offense, the fewest allowed by PSU since giving up 221 at Indiana in 2014...Led a secondary that limited the Hoosiers’ 155 passing yards, the fewest allowed by Penn State in a Big Ten game since allowing 68 to Indiana in 2014. at Ohio State (10/17): Made four tackles. vs. Maryland (10/24): Had three tackles...Forced his first career fumble to help the Nittany Lions force a season-high five turnovers. Illinois (10/31): Made two tackles. at Northwestern (11/7): Recorded one tackle. Michigan (11/21): Registered one tackle...Had one pass breakup. at Michigan State (11/28): Tied a career high with five tackles. vs. Georgia (1/2): Collected two tackles...Had two pass breakups. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Helped lead St. Joseph’s Prep School to back-to-back PIAA Class AAAA Championships in 2013 and 2014, while playing both sides of the ball for head coach Gabe Infante...Played with current Nittany Lion linebacker Joe DuMond at St. Joe's...Honored as All-Catholic League MVP, first-team All-Catholic League on offense and defense, CBS Philly’s Player of the Year, Pennsylvania Football News Defensive Player of the Year and first-team all-state in 2014...Earned CBS Philly’s Player of the Year accolades as a junior...As a senior, had 699 receiving yards (19.4 ypc) and 12 touchdowns on offense and a pick-six on defense...Recorded 12 touchdowns and four interceptions as a junior in 2013...Rated a four-star prospect by all four major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked among the top five prospects in the state by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Rated as the top cornerback in Pennsylvania by Scout as well as the 13th-best cornerback and 95th overall player nationally...Tabbed as the 16th-best corner by ESPN and Rivals.
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➤ PERSONAL Full name is John Earl Reid...Son of John Reid and Lakita Purcell...Has two brothers, Aaron and Amari, and two sisters, Ariayana and Michaela...Majoring in data sciences...Born May 15, 1996 in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
REID’S CAREER STATISTICS UT-AT
TT
FF
FR
I
PBU
SACK
TFL
2015
18-11
29
1
1
2
5
-
1.0-2
2016
23-13
36
-
1
1
9
0.5-3
5.0-19
114
0.5-3
6.0-21
2017 CAREER
Redshirt season (injured) 41-24
65
1
2
3
REID'S PUNT RETURN STATISTICS Returns
Yards
Avg.
TD
LG
2015
-
-
-
-
-
2016
22
166
7.5
-
59
22
166
2017 CAREER
Redshirt season (injured) 7.5
-
59
➤ REID’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles ..........................................................................................5; Four Times: Last Maryland, 10/8/16 Sacks .....................................................................................................................0.5; Kent State, 9/3/16 Tackles for Loss ..................................................................................................2.0; at Rutgers, 11/19/16 Forced Fumbles ................................................................................................1; vs. Maryland, 10/24/15 Fumble Recoveries ...........................................................................1; Twice: Last at Pittsburgh, 9/10/16 Interceptions ...................................................................................1; Three Times: Last Temple, 9/17/16 Long Interception Return ................................................................................44 yards; Rutgers, 9/19/15 Pass Breakups .....................................................................................2; Four Times: Last vs. USC, 1/2/17 Punt Returns ...............................................................................................................5; Temple, 9/17/16 Punt Return Yards............................................................................................ 61; at Pittsburgh, 9/10/16 Longest Punt Return .............................................................................. 59 yards; at Pittsburgh, 9/10/16 All-Purpose Yards ............................................................................................ 61; at Pittsburgh, 9/10/16
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Running Back | 5-11 | 207 Junior/Junior Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills Major: Recreation, Parks and Tourism Management • Owns the Penn State season record with 33 kickoff returns in 2016, passing former teammate Grant Haley’s mark of 32 from 2014. • Posted the top mark among running backs in the pro agility (4.04; second on the team), broad jump (10-0), squat (550) and strength index (697) in 2018 winter workouts. • Was presented with the 2018 Red Worrell Award for the offensive player who has best demonstrated exemplary conduct, loyalty, interest, attitude and improvement during spring practice. • Ranks second on the school's single-season kickoff return yardage list with 688 yards in 2016, just behind Chaz Powell (733 yards; 2011). • Is one of three Mr. PA Football winners on the team (Michael Shuster, 2015; Lamont Wade, 2016). • Among 10 returning Nittany Lions from western Pennsylvania. ➤ CAREER NOTES & RECORDS Season: Owns the Penn State season record with 33 kickoff returns in 2016, passing former teammate Grant Haley’s mark of 32 from 2014...His 688 kickoff return yards in 2016 rank No. 2 on the school season list behind Chaz Powell (733 yards; 2011).
RETURNING NITTANY LIONS ➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON
➤ HIGH SCHOOL
Awards: Was presented with the 2018 Red Worrell Award for the offensive player who has best demonstrated exemplary conduct, loyalty, interest, attitude and improvement during spring practice.
A four-year letterwinner for head coach George Novak at Woodland Hills High School in Pittsburgh... Named a team captain in 2015...Helped lead the Wolverines to an 11-1 mark and a WPIAL runnerup finish to eventual PIAA AAAA State Champion Pittsburgh Central Catholic in 2015...Helped lead Woodland Hills to 39 victories during his career, finishing a stellar career at Woodland Hills with 4,573 yards on 508 carries and 59 touchdowns...A four-year starter, ranks fifth in WPIAL Class AAAA history with 4,573 rushing yards...Participated in the Under Armour All-America Game as a representative on the Armour team in Orlando...Named to Scout All-America team...Selected as 2015 Mr. PA Football for Class AAA/AAAA...Tabbed as PIAA Class AAA All-State first team in 2014 and 2015...Named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 Team and earned the Post-Gazette’s East Player of the Year honors in 2015... Selected to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s Terrific 25 in 2015...Was named the Pennsylvania MVP of the Big 33 Game after scoring three touchdowns...Invited to Nike’s The Opening and Rivals Five-Star Challenge in the summer of 2015...Selected to the Daily News Dynamic 33 in 2015...Rushed for more than 1,000 yards in three consecutive seasons...Tallied 1,523 yards and 16 touchdowns while averaging 11.2 yards per carry as a senior...Tallied 1,132 yards on just 97 carries and scored 18 touchdowns as a junior...Rushed for 1,064 yards and 14 rushing touchdowns as a sophomore in 2013...Scored 12 touchdowns and rushed for 641 yards as a freshman in 2012...Rated the No. 1 running back in the nation by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports...Consensus No. 1 prospect in Pennsylvania by all four major recruiting outlets – ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports...Tabbed as a five-star prospect by Scout and 247Sports... Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 20 overall prospect by 247Sports, No. 25 on the Scout300 list, No. 39 on the Rivals100 2016 list and No. 43 overall prospect on the ESPN300 list for the Class of 2016...Also ran track for Woodland Hills, competing in the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay.
Season: Appeared in 12 games with one start...Made his first career start vs. Rutgers (11/11)...Joined Ryan Buchholz, Will Fries and Shareef Miller as first-time starters in 2017. Akron (9/2): Carried once for 16 yards. Pittsburgh (9/9): Rushed one time for minus-3 yards. Georgia State (9/16): Toted the ball three times for 44 yards and one touchdown...Scored on a 29-yard rush on the first play following Grant Haley’s second-quarter interception. at Iowa (9/23): Carried once for 6 yards and caught one pass for 6 yards...Returned the final kickoff of the game for 20 yards. at Northwestern (10/7): Made a career-high two catches...Totaled 11 yards...Both catches came on Penn State’s final scoring drive of the game, including a first-down grab to set up first-and-goal. Michigan (10/21): Rushed six times for 25 yards. Rutgers (11/11): Rushed twice for 18 yards. Nebraska (11/18): Carried four times for 28 yards...Caught one pass for 6 yards. at Maryland (11/25): Carried the ball a career-high seven times for 42 yards...Caught one pass for 3 yards. vs. Washington (12/30): Carried six times for 15 yards and one touchdown...Ran one in from 1-yard out in the second quarter... Caught one pass for 4 yards...Returned four kickoffs for 56 yards. ➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Awards: Selected BTN.com All-Big Ten Freshman Team honorable mention. Season: Appeared in 13 games...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016. Final Rankings: No. 84 in the NCAA and No. 7 in the Big Ten in kickoff return average (20.8 ypr). Kent State (9/3): Made his collegiate debut...Returned two kickoffs for 36 yards...Posted a long kickoff return of 19 yards in the second quarter. at Pittsburgh (9/10): Returned two kickoffs for 50 yards... Had a long return of 33 yards. Temple (9/17): Carried three times for 27 yards...Made his first career carry early in the second quarter, gaining 6 yards...Had a long rush of 19 yards in the second quarter... Returned one kickoff for 31 yards. at Michigan (9/24): Carried twice for 14 yards...Made his first career reception for 3 yards on Penn State’s fourth quarter touchdown drive...Returned three kickoffs for 67 yards. Maryland (10/8): Carried the ball just once in the game, scoring his first career touchdown on a 25-yard burst in the fourth quarter...Returned three kickoffs for 50 yards. Ohio State (10/22): Returned four kickoffs for a career-best 89 yards...Had a long return of 27 yards in the in the third quarter... Rushed once for minus-10 yards. at Purdue (10/29): Caught his first career touchdown pass on his lone reception, a 21-yard catch-and-run in the third quarter...Carried the ball three times for 6 yards... Returned two kickoffs for 24 yards. Iowa (11/5): Had five carries for 34 yards...Returned two kicks for 72 yards, including a career-long return of 48 yards on the opening kickoff...Totaled 106 all-purpose yards. at Indiana (11/12): Returned three kickoffs for 57 yards...Had a long return of 31 yards on the games opening kickoff...Carried the ball once for minus-2 yards. at Rutgers (11/19): Totaled 97 all-purpose yards...Rushed for a career-high 85 yards on five attempts...Returned one kickoff for 12 yards. Michigan State (11/26): Rushed four times for 5 yards...Returned three kickoffs for 63 yards. vs. Wisconsin (12/3): Returned four kickoffs for 83 yards...Had a long return of 29 yards on the games opening kickoff. vs. USC (1/2): Returned three kickoffs for 54 yards...Had a long return of 23 yards in the first quarter.
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Miles Sanders...Son of Marlene Sanders...Has one older brother, Brian, and one younger brother, Kobe...Hobbies include playing video games, training and watching Netflix...Majoring in recreation, parks and tourism management...Born May 1, 1997 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
SANDERS' CAREER STATISTICS 2016
Att.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
Rec.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
25-184
7.4
1
57
2-24
12.0
1
21
2017
31-191
6.2
2
31
6-30
5.0
-
7
CAREER
56-375
6.7
3
57
8-54
6.7
1
21
SANDERS' KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICS Returns
Yards
Avg.
TD
LG
2016
33
688
20.8
-
48
2017
5
76
15.2
-
23
38
764
20.1
-
48
CAREER
➤ SANDERS' CAREER HIGHS Rushing Attempts .........................................................................................7; at Maryland, 11/25/17 Rushing Yards .................................................................................................85; at Rutgers, 11/19/16 Rushing Touchdowns ................................................... 1; Three Times: Last vs. Washington, 12/30/17 Longest Rush......................................................................................... 57 yards; at Rutgers, 11/19/16 Receptions ................................................................................................. 2; at Northwestern, 10/7/17 Receiving Yards................................................................................................21; at Purdue, 10/29/16 Receiving Touchdowns .....................................................................................1; at Purdue, 10/29/16 Longest Reception ................................................................................ 21 yards; at Purdue, 10/29/16 Kickoff Returns ...............................................................4; Four Times: Last vs. Washington, 12/30/17 Kickoff Return Yards .......................................................................................89; Ohio State, 10/22/16 Longest Kickoff Return ...................................................................................48 yards; Iowa, 11/5/16 All-Purpose Yards.................................................................................................... 106; Iowa, 11/5/16
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Safety | 5-11 | 199 Graduate/Senior Fairfax, Va./Fairfax Major: Labor & Employment Relations (2nd degree)
. • Is a two-time team captain. • Made the move from running back to safety during the spring of 2016. • Was as a dancer for THON in 2018, the 46-hour student-run dance marathon which is committed to enhancing the lives of children and families impacted by childhood cancer. • Was a multi-sport athlete in high school, earning letters in football, track & field and basketball. • Finished tops among safeties during winter conditioning in vertical jump (36.5"), squats (540) and power clean (335), second in broad jump (10-8; fourth on team) and third in 40-yard dash (4.47) and pro agility (4.20). • Graduated in May 2018 with a degree in psychology and is working on a second degree in labor and employment relations. • Spent the summer interning with the Penn State Human Resources office. • Is one of nine Nittany Lions to have his degree • One of seven returning Nittany Lions from Virginia. ➤ 2017 ➤ JUNIOR SEASON Awards: Earned the Captain’s Award at the annual team banquet. Season: Appeared in all 13 games with one start...Selected team captain prior to the season...Made his second career start – and first on defense – at Maryland (11/25), with his only other start coming at running back vs. Indiana in 2015...Danced in THON in 2018. Akron (9/2): Logged two stops...Made one tackle on kickoff coverage. Pittsburgh (9/9): Totaled a career-high eight tackles, to tie for No. 2 on the team with Jason Cabinda and Koa Farmer...Logged his first career tackle for loss on a fourth-quarter combined stop behind the line with Shareef Miller...Two of his tackles came on special teams...Joined Irvin Charles and Garrett Taylor as the coaching staff’s CoSpecial Teams Player of the Week. Georgia State (9/16): Had three tackles. Indiana (9/30): Scooped up a fumble, which was forced by Charles on a Hooiser punt return, and took it 13 yards for his second career touchdown (rush vs. Army; 2015)...Made two stops. at Northwestern (10/7): Totaled two solo stops, including one on kickoff coverage. Michigan (10/21): Made three tackles. at Ohio State (10/28): Posted three tackles, all coming on kickoff coverage. at Michigan State (11/4): Had one stop on kickoff coverage. Rutgers (11/11): Logged four tackles...Made his first career solo tackle for loss in the third quarter. Nebraska (11/18): Made two stops. at Maryland (11/25): Posted one tackle...Part of a defense that held the Terps scoreless in the first half, marking the seventh time in 2017 the Nittany Lion defense held an opponent scoreless in at least one half. vs. Washington (12/30): Made two solo tackles, including one on special teams. ➤ 2016 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Season: Appeared in 13 games...Wore No. 25 in the regular season finale to honor injured senior Von Walker...Ranked No. 3 on the team in special teams tackles (8). Kent State (9/3): Made one tackle...Returned two kickoffs for 52 yards, including a long of 30 in the second quarter. at Pittsburgh (9/10): Made one stop, an assisted special team stop with Troy Apke... Returned two kickoffs for 43 yards...Had a long return of 29 yards. Temple (9/17): Returned one kickoff for 17 yards. Minnesota (10/1): Returned one kickoff for 26 yards. Maryland (10/8): Logged three stops, all coming on special teams...Was the coaching staff’s Special Teams Co-Player of the Week with Ayron Monroe. Michigan State (11/26): Lone stop came on kickoff coverage...Added his first career pass breakup in the fourth quarter. vs. Wisconsin (12/3): Made an assisted tackle on kickoff coverage. vs. USC (1/2): Logged his lone hit on kickoff coverage. ➤ 2015 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in 13 games with one start...Was one of 17 redshirt freshmen to see action...Was one of seven freshmen (3 redshirt, 4 true) to start...Made his first career start vs. Indiana (10/10)...Selected as the John Bruno Memorial Award winner for the team’s outstanding member of special teams. at Temple (9/5): Made two tackles on special teams...Combined with Matt Zanellato for the stop on the game’s opening kickoff...Made a solo stop on a first quarter punt. Buffalo (9/12): Returned his first career kickoff...Took the opening kickoff 58 yards...His 58-yard kick return was the longest for a Penn State player since Chaz Powell had a 92-yard return against Purdue in 2011...Made one special teams tackle on a kickoff coverage. Rutgers (9/19): Rushed one time for 5 yards...Returned two kickoffs for 57 yards (28.0 ypr), with a long of 34 yards. San Diego State (9/26): Completed his first career passing attempt for 32 yards to Chris Godwin...Was the longest completion by a non-quarterback since RB Eric McCoo threw a 63-yard touchdown pass against Illinois in 2001...The completion was the first for a non-quarterback since 2011 (Curtis Drake; Nebraska)...Rushed six times for 9 yards...Returned three
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kickoffs for 72 yards...All three kickoff returns were for 20-plus yards (20, 24, 28). Army (10/3): Rushed 12 times for 54 yards – with no negative yard carries – and one touchdown...Scored his first career touchdown on Penn State’s second series of the game with an 11-yard rush...Caught a screen pass for 22 yards in the fourth quarter for his first career reception...Made one special teams tackle...Was the coaching staff’s Offensive Player of the Week. Indiana (10/10): Led the team with eight rushes for a career-high 57 yards...Had a career-long 35-yard rush on the second play of the game...Caught three passes for 21 yards, including a 10-yard grab during Penn State’s first touchdown drive. at Ohio State (10/17): Returned three kicks for 38 yards, including a long of 19...Carried the ball once for 3 yards. vs. Maryland (10/24): Returned four kickoffs for 85 yards (21.2 ypr), with a long return of 27 yards...Had one carry for 1 yard. Illinois (10/31): Completed his second career pass, a 14-yard touchdown pass to Christian Hackenberg on a throw-back pass...Had one tackle on special teams...Was the coaching staff’s co-Special Teams Player of the Week with Koa Farmer. at Michigan State (11/28): Made two special teams tackles. vs. Georgia (1/2): Carried one time for 4 yards. ➤ 2014 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterman during his high school career...Played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Brookline (Mass.) High School for head coach Kevin Mahoney and played his final two seasons at Fairfax High School for head coach Kevin Simonds...Played running back, quarterback, wide receiver, linebacker, safety and returned kicks during his career...As a senior, rushed for 1,582 yards on 182 carries and threw for 511 yards with three touchdowns...Had 11 catches for 129 yards and compiled a total of 25 touchdowns as a senior team captain...All-state selection as a senior and also earned a first-team nod on the all-metro, all-region and all-conference teams, while being named the Liberty District Outstanding Athlete of the Year...As a junior, ran for 981 yards and 12 touchdowns...Rated as a three-star prospect by all four major recruiting services- 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Rated as a Top 100 running back and a top-25 athlete on the national lists...Rated a Top 20 recruit coming out of the state of Virginia according to Rivals and 247Sports...Lettered twice in track & field and once in basketball. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Nicholas Michael Scott...Son of Irvin and Lakisha Scott...Has two older brothers, Irvin and Leon...Brother, Irvin, played cornerback at Holy Cross from 2010-13...Has been a volunteer with KEEN Greater D.C. (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now), helping elementary-age disabled students enjoy sports and exercise...Graduated in May 2018 with a degree in psychology...Pursuing a second degree in labor and employment relations...Interested in a possible career as a sports psychologist...Born May 17, 1995 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
SCOTT’S OFFENSIVE STATISTICS Att.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
Rec.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
2015
30-133
4.4
1
35
4-43
10.8
-
22
2016
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10.8
-
22
2017 CAREER
30-133
-
-
-
-
4.4
1
35
4-43
Note: Is 2-for-2 passing in his career for 46 yards and one touchdown pass.
SCOTT’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2015
UT-AT
TT
FF
FR
I
PBU
SACK
TFL
5-3
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
2016
3-5
8
-
-
-
1
-
-
2017
17-16
33
-
1
-
-
-
1.5-2
CAREER
25-24
49
-
1
-
1
-
1.5-2
SCOTT’S KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICS No.
Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
2015
13
310
23.8
-
58
2016
6
138
23.0
-
30
2017
-
-
-
-
-
19
448
23.6
-
58
CAREER
RETURNING NITTANY LIONS ➤ SCOTT’S CAREER HIGHS
➤ HIGH SCHOOL
Tackles .................................................................................................................... 8; Pittsburgh, 9/9/17 Tackles for Loss ......................................................................................................1.0; Rutgers, 11/11/17 Pass Breakups .............................................................................................. 1; Michigan State, 11/26/16 Fumble Recoveries .....................................................................................................1; Indiana, 9/30/17
Was a three-time letterwinner for head coach Rodger Elander at Westerville-North High School...Served as a team captain in 2015...Named to Associated Press All-Ohio Division II second team as a senior... Selected to the 2015 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Ohio Football second team...Earned first-team All-Central honors from the Associated Press as a senior...Had 54 tackles, 10.5 sacks and two forced fumbles his senior year...Recorded 31 tackles, 3.0 sacks and one forced fumble as a junior...Rated as a three-star recruit by all four major recruiting services – ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports...Is the 52ndranked player in the state of Ohio by Rivals...Rated as the third-best defensive tackle in Ohio and the 11th-ranked defensive tackle in the Midwest by Scout...Ranked as the No. 60 player in Ohio by ESPN... Rated as the No. 69 player in Ohio by 247Sports...Lettered one year in wrestling.
Rushing Attempts ........................................................................................................12; Army, 10/3/15 Rushing Yards .........................................................................................................57; Indiana, 10/10/15 Rushing Touchdowns .....................................................................................................1; Army, 10/3/15 Longest Rush.................................................................................................35 yards; Indiana, 10/10/15 Receptions ...............................................................................................................3; Indiana, 10/10/15 Receiving Yards ............................................................................................................22; Army, 10/3/15 Longest Reception...............................................................................................22 yards; Army, 10/3/15 Pass Attempts ..........................................................................................1; Twice: Last Illinois, 10/31/15 Pass Completions .....................................................................................1; Twice: Last Illinois, 10/31/15 Passing Yards ............................................................................................... 32; San Diego State, 9/26/15 Passing Touchdowns ..................................................................................................1; Illinois, 10/31/15 Long Pass .......................................................................................... 32 yards ; San Diego State, 9/26/15
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Antonio Valentino Shelton II...Son of Kathryn Gresham and Antonio Shelton Sr...Has four brothers, Shay, Wes, Jordan and Andre...Hobbies include writing music, watching music videos and filming...Majoring in journalism...Born on August 1, 1997 in Columbus, Ohio.
SHELTON'S CAREER STATISTICS
Kick Returns ..........................................................................................................4; Maryland, 10/24/15 Kick Return Yards.................................................................................................85; Maryland, 10/24/15 Long Kick Return ..............................................................................................58 yards; Buffalo, 9/12/15
UT-AT
TT
FF
FR
I
PBU
SACK
TFL
2017
0-5
5
-
-
-
-
1.0-4
1.5-5
All-Purpose Yards ................................................................................................86; Maryland, 10/24/15 Total Offense Plays .......................................................................................................12; Army, 10/3/15 Total Offense Yards .................................................................................................57; Indiana, 10/10/15
CAREER
0-5
5
-
-
-
-
1.0-4
1.5-5
➤ SHELTON'S CAREER HIGHS
Note: Has two career touchdowns, one coming on a fumble recovery vs. Indiana in 2017 and the other a rushing score vs. Army in 2015...Owns 624 all-purpose yards in his career (133 rushing, 34 receiving, 448 kickoff return)...Has one career touchdown pass, hitting Christian Hackenberg with a passing score vs. Illinois in 2015.
Tackles ..................................................................................................... 2; Twice: Last Indiana, 9/30/17 Tackles for Loss ...............................................................................................1.0; Georgia State, 9/16/17 Sacks .................................................................................................... 0.5; Twice: Last Rutgers 11/11/17
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TYLER SHOOP
Wide Receiver | 5-11 | 190 Senior/Junior Nashville, Tenn./Father Ryan Major: Recreation, Parks & Tourism Management
Defensive Tackle | 6-2 | 308 Junior/Sophomore Westerville, Ohio/Westerville-North Major: Journalism • Will compete for time at defensive tackle with the graduation of Curtis Cothran, Parker Cothren and Tyrell Chavis. • Finished tops among defensive tackles in the bench press (435) and second in squats (580) and strength index (683) in winter workouts. • Among five returning Nittany Lions from the state of Ohio. • Joins long snapper Chris Stoll as Nittany Lions to hail from Westerville, Ohio. • One of 12 returnees from the Midwest. ➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten. Season: Appeared in six games...Made collegiate debut vs. Akron (9/2)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017...One of 17 freshmen (14 redshirt, 3 true) to appear in 2017. Akron (9/2): Made collegiate debut. Georgia State (9/16): Logged his first two career tackles, both coming behind the line of scrimmage...Combined with Yetur Gross-Matos on a fourth-quarter tackle for loss...Teamed with Shaka Toney on a sack in the fourth quarter. Indiana (9/30): Logged a career-hightying two tackles. Rutgers (11/11): Posted one tackle...His lone stop was a combined sack of Giovanni Rescigno with Ayron Monroe in the fourth quarter during the goalline stand on Rutgers’ final drive. ➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season.
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• Made good strides as a key member of the scout team offense during the 2017 season. • Made his first collegiate appearance in the Big Ten East-clinching win against Michigan State. • Is the lone Nittany Lion on the roster from Tennessee. ➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Season: Appeared in one game. Georgia State (9/16): Made his season debut in the fourth quarter. ➤ 2016 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in one game...Made his collegiate debut vs. Michigan State (11/26)...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016. ➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman for head coach Bruce Lussier at Father Ryan High School...Had 30 catches and five touchdowns as a junior...Registered 35 catches for 330 yards and four scores as a senior...Also participated in track & field, earning two letters. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Tyler James Shoop...Son of Bob and Maura Shoop...Has one brother, Jay...Father is the defensive coordinator at Mississippi State University...Father played football and baseball at Yale University...Brother plays football at Tennessee...Enjoys playing video games and hanging out with friends...Majoring in recreation, parks and tourism management...Would like to be a coach...Born May 19, 1997 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
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RETURNING NITTANY LIONS CHARLIE SHUMAN
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MICHAEL SHUSTER
Offensive Line | 6-8 | 323 Graduate/Senior Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland Major: Management & Organizational Leadership (2nd Degree) • Represented Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB) as a dancer for THON in 2017 and 2018, the 46hour student-run dance marathon which is committed to enhancing the lives of children and families impacted by childhood cancer. • Graduated in May 2018 with a 3.64 cumulative grade-point average as a kinesiology major. • Is one of nine Nittany Lions to have his degree. • Is a six-time Dean's List honoree. • Selected as a 2018 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. • Selected as the president for the SAAB for 2018-19 after serving as treasurer last academic year. • Is a member of the Athletic Director's Leadership Institute. • Spent the summer of 2017 interning at Drayer Physical Therapy. • Serving on the executive committee for Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise nearly $1.3 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State Lift for Life was held in 2003. • Is one of three returning Nittany Lions from New York. • Joins Jake Zembiec as Nittany Lions to hail from Rochester, New York.
Quarterback | 6-2 | 206 Junior/Sophomore Camp Hill, Pa./Camp Hill Major: Finance • • • •
Is one of three Mr. PA Football winners on the team (Miles Sanders, 2015; Lamont Wade, 2016). Owns a 3.60 cumulative grade-point average as a finance major. Is a three-time Dean's List honoree. Is the grandson of former Nittany Lion Dick Hoak, who played 10 years for the Steelers and went on to coach the Steeler running backs from 1972-2007. • Spent the summer interning at the U.S. Capitol for California Congressman Kevin McCarthy. • Serving on the executive committee for Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise nearly $1.3 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State Lift for Life was held in 2003. • Is one of six returning Nittany Lions from central Pennsylvania. ➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten...Earned Dean's List accolades in the fall of 2017.
➤ 2017 ➤ JUNIOR SEASON
Season: Appeared in one game...Made his collegiate debut vs. Georgia State (9/16)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017...One of 17 freshmen (14 redshirt, 3 true) to appear in 2017.
Awards: Earned the Public Service Award at the annual team banquet...Earned Dean's List accolades in the 2017 fall semester...Named Academic All-Big Ten...Selected as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
Georgia State (9/16): Made his collegiate debut...Closed out the game with the final knee to run out the clock.
Season: Appeared in one game...Made collegiate debut vs. Georgia State (9/16)...One of 24 studentathletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017...Danced in THON for the second-straight year in 2018.
➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Georgia State (9/16): Made his collegiate debut...Appeared on the offensive line in the fourth quarter.
Redshirt season...Earned Dean's List accolades in the 2016 fall and 2017 spring semesters.
➤ 2016 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON
➤ HIGH SCHOOL
Did not see any game action...Earned Dean's List accolades in the 2016 fall and 2017 spring semesters... Danced in THON in 2017.
Four-year letterman and was captain as a senior at Camp Hill High School for head coach Frank Gay... Named first-team Class A All-State by three services as a junior and senior...Selected as small school Mr. PA Football 2015 for Class A/AA...Won the 2016 John Travers Award for the Pennsylvania high school student-athletes who excel in competition, in the classroom and in the community...Claimed a 2015 Pennsylvania Mini Max Award from the Maxwell Football Club...Registered 2,683 passing yards and 33 touchdowns as a senior to lead the Lions to their second-straight District 3 Class A title and an 11-2 record...Guided Camp Hill to a District 3 Championship with a 10-3 record as a junior with 3,484 passing yards and 42 touchdowns...Finished his career with 9,717 passing yards and 108 touchdowns, both of which rank fourth all-time in Pennsylvania...Lettered four years in basketball and baseball...Helped the Lion basketball team a runner-up finish in the District 3 tournament as a senior...Was a Mid-Penn Conference all-star as a right fielder as a junior when Camp Hill won the District 3 title.
➤ 2015 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Did not see any game action...Earned Dean's List accolades in the 2015 fall and 2016 spring semesters. ➤ 2014 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season...Earned Dean's List accolades in the 2014 fall semester. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A three-year letterman at Pittsford Sutherland High School under the direction of Keith Molinich... Named first-team all-state as a senior while helping lead the team to a Monroe County Division I title...A team captain during his senior season, tabbed as an All-Greater Rochester honoree...Selected to play in the Eddie Meath All-Star Game and the New York vs. New Jersey All-Star Game...Recipient of the Panther Pride Award for his leadership and service in the community. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Charlie William Shuman...Son of John and Cindy Shuman...Has one younger sister, Hope... Grandfather, Bill Shuman, ran track at Penn State in the 1940s...Enjoys fishing, camping and assisting with fundraising efforts...Helped create the foundation "Big Helping Little" in Rochester, New York when he was in high school..."Big Helping Little" helps raise awareness and funds for rare diseases... Graduated in May 2018 with a degree in kinesiology...Working on a graduate degree in management and organizational leadership...Interested in pursuing a career in physical therapy...Born October 6, 1995 in Pittsford, New York.
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➤ PERSONAL Full name is Michael Hoak Shuster...Son of Kelly and Bob Shuster...Has two brothers, Jonathan and Daniel...Both parents attended Penn State...Maternal grandfather, Dick Hoak, played football at Penn State from 1956-60...Hoak played 10 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1961-70) and then became the longest-tenured coach in Steelers’ history, serving as the running backs coach from 1972-2007... Majoring in finance with plans to work on Wall Street...Born March 15, 1998 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
RETURNING NITTANY LIONS SHANE SIMMONS
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ZACH SIMPSON
Defensive End | 6-3 | 254 Junior/Sophomore Laurel, Md./DeMatha Major: Communication Arts & Sciences
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Offensive Line | 6-3 | 302 Senior/Junior Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg Area Major: Economics
• Saw time in all 13 games last season and is poised to challenge for playing time in the defensive end rotation. • Attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Maryland, along with senior running back Mark Allen. • Is one of 11 returning Nittany Lions from Maryland.
• Hails from just 40 miles outside of the University Park campus in Hollidaysburg. • On pace to graduate in December 2018 with a degree in economics. • Is one of six returning Nittany Lions from central Pennsylvania. ➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON
➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in all 13 games.
Awards: Named honorable-mention All-Freshman Team by BTN.com. Season: Appeared in all 13 games...Made collegiate debut vs. Akron (9/2)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017...One of 17 freshmen (14 redshirt, 3 true) to appear in 2017. Akron (9/2): Made collegiate debut...Logged his first career stop, a combined tackle for loss with Brandon Smith in the fourth quarter...One of 10 Penn Staters to register their first career tackles in the game...Part of a defense that logged 14.0 tackles for loss, the most since recording 15.0 vs. Temple in 2015. Georgia State (9/16): Had one tackle. Indiana (9/30): Contributed one quarterback hurry. at Northwestern (10/7): Totaled a career-best four tackles...Logged his first career solo tackle for loss in the second quarter...Part of a defensive line that earned the coaching staff’s Defensive Player of the Week. at Ohio State (10/28): Tallied one tackle. at Michigan State (11/4): Registered three tackles... Had his first career sack on a solo takedown of Brian Lewerke in the third quarter. Rutgers (11/11): Made three tackles, including a solo tackle for loss. at Maryland (11/25): Had one tackle and one quarterback hurry. vs. Washington (12/30): Posted a solo tackle for loss in the fourth quarter for his lone tackle.
Akron (9/2): Appeared on special teams and offense. Pittsburgh (9/9): Appeared on special teams. Georgia State (9/16): Appeared on special teams. at Iowa (9/23): Appeared on special teams. Indiana (9/30): Saw time on special teams. at Northwestern (10/7): Logged snaps on special teams. Michigan (10/21): Appeared on special teams. at Ohio State (10/28): Appeared on special teams. at Michigan State (11/4): Saw time on special teams. Rutgers (11/11): Appeared on special teams. Nebraska (11/18): Appeared on offense and special teams. at Maryland (11/25): Saw time on offense and special teams...Took over duties at center in from midway through the second quarter until halftime. vs. Washington (12/30): Appeared on special teams. ➤ 2016 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in 12 games, primarily on kickoff return...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016. Temple (9/17): Made his collegiate debut on special teams.
➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season.
Redshirt season.
➤ HIGH SCHOOL
➤ HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner for head coach Elijah Brooks at DeMatha Catholic...Played with Mark Allen at DeMatha Catholic...Named team captain as a senior in 2015...Helped lead the Stags to an 11-1 mark and their third-straight Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) title in 2015...Selected to play in Under Armour All-America Game in Orlando...Voted captain of Team Armour at the All-America Game...Invited to play in the U.S. All-America Game...Named All-USA Defense second team by USA Today...Named U.S. Army National Player of the Year in 2013...Washington Post All-Met Defensive Player of the Year...Two-time consensus all-state pick in Maryland in 2014 and 2015...Two-time firstteam Washington Post All-Met honoree...First-team All-WCAC as a junior and senior in 2014 and 2015... Invited to Nike’s The Opening in 2015...Had 82 tackles, 16 sacks, 23 tackles for loss and forced three fumbles as a senior...Played both ways for DeMatha, also lining up as a tight end...A consensus four-star recruit by all four major recruiting outlets – ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports...Tabbed as the No. 14 prospect on the ESPN300 list for the 2016 class...Ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the state of Maryland by ESPN...Named as the No. 6 defensive end in the nation by Rivals...Ranked No. 75 in the Scout100 list... Ranked as the No. 9 defensive end in the 2016 class by Scout...Rated the No. 41 prospect in the nation and No. 1 in the state of Maryland by 247Sports...Earned Dean’s List honors in the first quarter of 2015... Honor Roll student.
Was a three-year letterwinner at Hollidaysburg Area High School for head coach Home DeLattre...Was a captain for the Golden Tigers as a senior...Was a two-year all-conference first team honoree...Selected to the PSFCA East/West All-Star Game...Named team MVP as a senior...Was a two-year letterwinner as a first baseman for the baseball team...Earned one letter for the basketball team. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Zachary Benjamin Simpson...Son of Sheri and Randy Simpson...Has an older brother, Brandon...Brother and uncle, John Cottle Jr., attended Penn State...Majoring in economics...Born June 22, 1997 in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Shane Mychal Simmons...Son of Walter and Jennifer Simmons...Hobbies include hanging out with friends and family in his spare time...Majoring in communication arts and sciences...Has aspirations of one day owning his own business...Born on June 26, 1997 in Laurel, Maryland.
SIMMONS' CAREER STATISTICS UT-AT
TT
FF
FR
I
PBU
SACK
TFL
2017
8-7
15
-
-
-
-
1.0-1
4.5-13
CAREER
8-7
15
-
-
-
-
1.0-1
4.5-13
➤ SIMMONS' CAREER HIGHS Tackles ......................................................................................................... 4; at Northwestern, 10/7/17 Tackles for Loss .......................................................................... 1.0; Three Times: Last Rutgers, 11/11/17 Sacks ....................................................................................................... 1.0; at Michigan State, 11/4/17
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RETURNING NITTANY LIONS TOMMY STEVENS
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Quarterback | 6-5 | 235 Senior/Junior Indianapolis, Ind./Decatur Central Major: Telecommunications • Enrolled in classes in January 2015 after playing at Decatur Central High School outside of Indianapolis. • Became the second Penn State quarterback in program history with 100-plus rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in a game against Maryland. • On pace to graduate in December 2018 with a degree in telecommunications. • Joined by redshirt freshman Mac Hippenhammer as Nittany Lions from the state of Indiana. • One of 12 returnees from the Midwest. ➤ CAREER NOTES & RECORDS Career: Ranks No. 8 on Penn State's career quarterback rushing yardage list with 388 yards...Has two career multi-touchdown games, with both coming in 2017...Rushed for three scores and threw a touchdown pass at Maryland (11/25/17)...Threw a touchdown and caught a touchdown pass vs. Georgia State (9/16/17).
➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Played for head coach Justin Dixson at Decatur Central High School in Indiana...Finalist for Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year...Two-time all-conference, all-area and all-county selection...Honored as a 2014 All-State 5A selection as a defensive back after making 25 tackles and recording two interceptions... Averaged 172 passing yards and completed 60 percent of his attempts, while throwing 16 touchdown passes as a senior...A dual-threat quarterback, rushed for 842 yards on 172 carries, averaging 4.9 yards per carry while scoring 10 touchdowns...Rated a three-star prospect by all four major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked as the No. 17 dual-threat quarterback and the seventhbest player in Indiana by 247Sports...Rivals tabbed him as the 18th-ranked dual-threat quarterback and the No. 5 player in Indiana. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Thomas Mason Stevens...Son of Tom and Misty Stevens...Has two sisters, Kayla and Livia, and two brothers, Cameron and Aycen...Majoring in telecommunications...Born December 15, 1996 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
STEVENS' PASSING STATISTICS
Season: 2017: Finished No. 17 on the single-season quarterback rushing yardage charts (190)...Tied for No. 6 on the single-game quarterback rushing yardage list with 113 yards against Maryland. 2016: His rushing yardage (198) sits No. 16 on the single-season charts for a quarterback. Game: Became the second Penn State quarterback in program history with 100-plus rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in a game, joining Eugene “Shorty” Miller, who had 250 yards and five touchdowns rushing in 1913 vs. Carnegie Tech (per ESPN Stats & Info).
2016
Awards: Shared the 2017 Frank Patrick Memorial "Total Commitment" Award, given during spring practice to squad members who consistently follow through with their responsibilities in all facets of the football program and do so in exemplary manner, with Trace McSorley and Josh McPhearson. Season: Appeared in seven games...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016. Kent State (9/3): Made his collegiate debut. Maryland (10/1): Saw snaps at quarterback in the fourth quarter, but did not throw a pass...Carried the ball four times for 36 yards. at Purdue (10/29): Attempted his first passes as a collegiate quarterback, completing his first career pass to Irvin Charles for 26 yards...Was 1-of-2 passing...Rushed five times for 31 yards, including an 18-yard rush in the fourth quarter. Iowa (11/5): Ran five times for 70 yards...Lined up at wide receiver and took the handoff on the jet sweep, rumbling 13 yards for his first career touchdown in the fourth quarter...Added a careerlong 45-yard rush in the fourth quarter. at Rutgers (11/19): Rushed six times for 62 yards...Scampered for a 12-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter...Had a long rush of 31 yards. Michigan State (11/26): Completed his only pass attempt for 10 yards in the fourth quarter.
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TD-INT
YPG
LG
36
66.7
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5.1
26
14-27
158
51.9
3-0
19.8
35
CAREER
16-30
194
53.3
3-0
12.9
35
STEVENS' OFFENSIVE STATISTICS
Season: Appeared in nine games...Saw time at quarterback, running back and wide receiver.
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Yds.
2-3
2017
➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON
Akron (9/2): Completed 3-of-6 passes for 42 yards...Connected with DaeSean Hamilton on a 26-yard completion...Rushed four times for 16 yards and one touchdown...Scored on a 5-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter...Caught his first career pass for 7 yards. Pittsburgh (9/9): Made one catch for 1 yard. Georgia State (9/16): Caught and threw a touchdown pass, becoming the first Nittany Lion since Christian Hackenberg (2015; Illinois) to both throw and catch a touchdown pass in the same game... Completed 2-of-4 passes for career-high 43 yards and a touchdown pass...Rushed twice for 2 yards... Caught two passes for 19 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown grab to open the scoring in the first quarter...His 35-yard scoring strike to Saeed Blacknall was the first of his career and a career-long pass. at Northwestern (10/7): Caught his second career touchdown pass in a second quarter, a 10-yard pass from Trace McSorley...Made two catches in the game for 8 yards...Rushed three times for 17 yards... Set career highs in passing attempts (7) and completions (4). Michigan (10/21): Rushed once for 11 yards...Did not attempt a pass, seeing time at quarterback in the fourth quarter. Rutgers (11/11): Appeared on offense at running back and wide receiver. Nebraska (11/18): Completed 2-of-3 passes for 21 yards and one touchdown...Connected with Nick Bowers for a touchdown in the fourth quarter... Rushed five times for 31 yards...Caught two passes for 22 yards. at Maryland (11/25): Posted career highs in rushes (12), rushing yards (113), rushing touchdowns (3) and touchdowns responsible for (4)... Posted the first 100-yard rushing game by a Penn State quarterback since Michael Robinson (125; 2005) vs. Wisconsin...Completed 3-of-7 passes for 11 yards, including a 4-yard scoring strike to Tom Pancoast in the fourth quarter...Also made one reception for 4 yards...Owned a team-best 117 all-purpose yards (113 rushing, 4 receiving)...Is the second Penn State quarterback in program history with 100-plus rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in a game, joining Eugene “Shorty” Miller, who had 250 yards and five touchdowns rushing in 1913 vs. Carnegie Tech (per ESPN Stats & Info). vs. Washington (12/30): Caught three passes for minus-1 yards.
C-A
Att.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
Rec.-Yds.
2016
21-198
9.4
2
45
-
Avg.
TD
-
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2017
27-190
7.0
4
21
CAREER
48-388
8.1
6
45
LG -
12-60
5.0
2
13
12-60
5.0
2
13
➤ STEVENS' CAREER HIGHS Pass Completions ......................................................................................... 4; at Northwestern, 10/7/17 Pass Attempts ................................................................................. 7; Twice: Last at Maryland, 11/25/17 Passing Yards ...................................................................................................43; Georgia State, 9/16/17 Passing Touchdowns ............................................................. 1; Three Times: Last at Maryland, 11/25/17 Long Pass ...............................................................................................35 yards; Georgia State, 9/16/17 Rushing Attempts ...........................................................................................12; at Maryland, 11/25/17 Rushing Yards ................................................................................................113; at Maryland, 11/25/17 Rushing Touchdowns ........................................................................................3; at Maryland, 11/25/17 Longest Rush.......................................................................................................45 yards; Iowa, 11/5/16 Receptions ...................................................................................................3; vs. Washington, 12/30/17 Receiving Yards ................................................................................................... 22; Nebraska, 11/18/17 Receiving Touchdowns ............................................................... 1; Twice: Last at Northwestern, 10/7/17 Longest Reception...................................................................................... 13 yards; Nebraska, 11/18/17 All-Purpose Yards ..........................................................................................117; at Maryland, 11/25/17 Total Offense .................................................................................................128; at Maryland, 11/25/17
RETURNING NITTANY LIONS CHRIS STOLL
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CAM SULLIVAN-BROWN
Long Snapper | 6-2 | 261 Sophomore/Freshman Westerville, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies • • • •
Was a four-sport athlete in high school, lettering in football, hockey, lacrosse and basketball. Is one of five returning Nittany Lions from Ohio. Joins Antonio Shelton as Nittany Lions who hail from Westerville, Ohio. One of 12 returnees from the Midwest.
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Wide Receiver | 6-0 | 189 Sophomore/Freshman Bowie, Md./Saint Vincent Pallotti Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies • Poised to compete for playing time at wide receiver with the graduation of DaeSean Hamilton and Saeed Blacknall to the NFL. • Is one of 11 returning Nittany Lions from Maryland. ➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season.
Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A three-time letterwinner for head coach Ryan Wiggins at St. Francis DeSales High School...Helped the Stallions to a 31-9 record in his career...Two-time Prokicker.com All-America long snapper selection as a junior and senior...Also lettered in lacrosse four times, hockey three times and basketball once...Was a three-time academic all-conference choice for hockey...Named third-team all-state as an attackman for lacrosse as a senior...Earned all-region distinction three times for lacrosse, including first team accolades as a junior and senior. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Christopher Michael Stoll...Son of Kelly and Ken Stoll...Has one sister, Jordan...Father, Ken, played football at Wittenberg University...Sister, Jordan, participated in track & field at Otterbein University...Hobbies include video games, reading and sleeping...Intends on majoring in kinesiology with plans to become a physical therapist...Born August 3, 1998 in Columbus, Ohio.
Four-year letterman for head coach Ian Thomas at Saint Vincent Pallotti High School...Served as team captain during senior season...Led the Panthers to a 10-2 mark in his senior season on the way to an MIAA “B” Championship...Guided Pallotti to a 10-3 record and an MIAA “C” Championship as a sophomore...Garnered USA Today All-State second team honors as a senior...Earned All-Maryland second team honors as a sophomore...Garnered Baltimore Sun All-Metro first team accolades in 2016... Claimed all-conference first team honors in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons...Named to the Prince George’s Sentinel second team in 2014 and the Baltimore All-Metro first team in 2016...Invited to the Maryland Crab Bowl and the Big 33 Football Classic...Owns the school career record for receptions and receiving yards, totaling 149 catches and 2,846 yards in four seasons...Rated as a three-star recruit by all four major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Is the 10th-ranked player in the state of Maryland and the No. 68 wide receiver in the class by Rivals...Ranked as No. 1 in Maryland, No. 5 in the East and No. 90 overall among wide receivers by Scout...Ranked as the No. 12 player in Maryland and No. 87 prospect in the region by ESPN...Rated as the No. 12 player in Maryland and No. 83 wide receiver by 247Sports...Graduated from Saint Vincent Pallotti with high honors. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Cameron Sullivan-Brown...Son of Kelly Sullivan (deceased) and Roderick Brown and Linda Esquivel...Has one brother, Roderick...Hobbies include basketball and video games...Intends to major in broadcast journalism...Plans to pursue a career in radio or television...Born December 13, 1998.
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Safety | 5-11 | 196 Sophomore/Freshman Ottawa, Ont./Episcopal (Va.) Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies • Rated with the highest strength index (687) among safeties during 2018 winter conditioning with the No. 2 bench press (325) and No. 3 squat marks (515). • Earned Dean's List recognition in the Spring 2018 semester. • Is one of three Nittany Lions hailing from Canada, joining sophomore Daniel Joseph and true freshman Jesse Luketa. ➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season...Earned Dean's List honors in the spring of 2018. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A two-time letterwinner for head coach Panos Voulgaris at Episcopal High School in Virginia...Named team captain as a senior in 2016...Helped lead the Maroon to an 8-1 mark and the outright Interstate Athletic Conference Championship in 2016...Guided Episcopal to the IAC crown in 2015 with a 7-1-1 record...Earned All-State first team honors as a junior and a senior...Selected first-team USA Today AllState as a senior...Selected as the 2016 Interstate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year... Garnered first-team All-IAC accolades as a junior and a senior...Named second-team All-Met by The Washington Post as a senior...Participated in The Opening regional in Washington D.C....Rated a fourstar recruit by ESPN, Rivals and Scout, and a three-star prospect by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 12 prospect in the state of Virginia, No. 37 player in the region and No. 23 safety by ESPN...Named as the No. 27 defensive back and the No. 12 overall prospect in Virginia in the nation by Rivals...Ranked No. 152 in the Scout 300 list...Ranked as No. 2 in Virginia, No. 3 in the East and No. 16 overall among safeties by Scout...Rated the No. 19 prospect in Virginia and No. 50 safety in the 2017 class by 247Sports. Junior quarterback Tommy Stevens
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➤ PERSONAL
Full name is Jonathan Anthony Sutherland...Son of Sylvie and Everton Sutherland...Has one brother, Liam...Hobbies include snowboarding...Plans to major in business...Has aspirations of being the CEO of a company...Born on August 9, 1998 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Full name is Garrett Benjamin Taylor...Son of Irving and Sandy Taylor...Has a brother, Aaron, and a sister, Austin...Sister played basketball at Neumann University...Hobbies include fishing...Majoring in advertising and public relations...Born November 7, 1996 in Richmond, Virginia.
GARRETT TAYLOR
TAYLOR'S CAREER STATISTICS
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Safety | 6-0 | 206 Senior/Junior Richmond, Va./St. Christopher's Major: Advertising & Public Relations (Smeal Business Cert.) • Made the transition from cornerback to safety in the spring of 2017. • Led the safeties during 2018 winter workouts in the pro agility (4.12) and bench press (345), while finishing third in broad jump (10-2) and power clean (315). • Is a two-time Dean's List recipient. • Was a multi-sport athlete in high school, lettering in football, track & field and basketball at St. Christopher's. • Serving on the executive committee for Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise nearly $1.3 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State Lift for Life was held in 2003. • On pace to graduate in December 2018 with a degree in advertising and public relations with a Smeal Business Certificate. • One of seven returning Nittany Lions to matriculate from the state of Virginia.
2016
UT-AT
TT
FF
FR
I
PBU
SACK
TFL
1-1
2
-
-
-
1
-
-
2017
6-6
12
-
1
-
1
-
-
CAREER
7-7
14
-
1
-
2
-
-
➤ TAYLOR'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles .................................................................................................................. 3; Nebraska, 11/18/17 Fumble Recoveries ...................................................................................................1; Rutgers, 11/11/17 Pass Breakups ...............................................................................................1; Twice: Last Akron, 9/2/17
➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten. Season: Appeared in all 13 games...Saw time on defense and special teams...Recovered his first career fumble vs. Rutgers (11/11). Akron (9/2): Had one tackle...Tied a career high with one pass breakup. Pittsburgh (9/9): Made two stops...Joined Irvin Charles and Nick Scott as the coaching staff’s Co-Special Teams Player of the Week. at Iowa (9/23): Made one tackle on punt coverage. Indiana (9/30): Made one tackle on punt coverage. at Ohio State (10/28): Logged his lone stop on punt coverage. Rutgers (11/11): Recovered his first career fumble on the opening kickoff of the second half...Recovered a fumble, making it 11-straight games, which was the longest streak since a 29-game stretch from 2007-09. Nebraska (11/18): Totaled a career-high three tackles. at Maryland (11/25): Made one tackle on kickoff coverage. vs. Washington (12/30): Made a pair of tackles on kickoff coverage. ➤ 2016 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Junior safety Garrett Taylor
Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten...Earned Dean's List accolades in the 2016 fall semester.
JOHNATHAN THOMAS
Season: Appeared in 12 games...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016.
Running Back | 5-11 | 221 Graduate/Senior Peabody, Mass./St. John's Prep Major: Journalism (2nd degree)
Kent State (9/3): Made his collegiate debut. Maryland (10/1): Made his first collegiate tackle in the second quarter on kickoff coverage. Ohio State (10/22): Made a solo stop on punt return in the second quarter to pin Ohio State at its own 11-yard line to start the drive. at Rutgers (11/19): Recovered Juwan Johnson’s blocked punt in the third quarter at the Rutgers 10-yard line, which led to Penn State’s first touchdown of the game. ➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season...Earned Dean's List accolades in the 2016 spring semester. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman and a team captain his senior year at St. Christopher’s High School for head coach Lance Clelland...Missed his senior season due to injury, but was selected for the 2015 Under Armour AllAmerican Game and U.S. Army All-American Bowl...Collected 47 tackles, 35 solo, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and an interception as a junior...Named all-state (VISAA Division I) and All-Metro in 2013...Had 24 tackles and four picks as a sophomore...Consensus four-star player, ranking as the 86thbest prospect in the nation by Rivals, fourth-best player in the state and the eighth-best cornerback... Rated as the top cornerback in Virginia by Scout, while ranking as the fourth-best player in the state and 10th among cornerbacks by ESPN...Ran track for four years and played basketball for one year at St. Christopher’s.
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Returned to the running back unit in 2017 after moving to linebacker for the 2016 campaign. Earned Dean's List accolades in the 2015 spring semester. Graduated in December 2017 with a degree in sociology and in May 2018 with a degree in criminology. Is one of nine Nittany Lions to have his degree. Named the 2018 Coaches Special Team Award winner for the specialist who demonstrated loyalty, interest, attitude and improvement in spring practice. • Joins sophomore tight end Danny Dalton as the returning Nittany Lions from Massachusetts. ➤ 2017 ➤ JUNIOR SEASON Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten...Named the 2018 Coaches Special Team Award winner for the specialist who demonstrated loyalty, interest, attitude and improvement in spring practice. Season: Appeared in eight games...Saw time on special teams. Georgia State (9/16): Made his first career tackle...Combined with Frank Di Leo on a fourth-quarter stop on special teams. at Iowa (9/23): Made one tackle on kickoff coverage. Rutgers (11/11): Had one stop on kickoff coverage. Nebraska (11/18): Made his lone stop on kickoff coverage. at Maryland (11/25): Posted one tackle on kickoff coverage.
RETURNING NITTANY LIONS ➤ 2016 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON
DeANDRE THOMPKINS
Season: Appeared in five games. ➤ 2015 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in three games...Made his collegiate debut against Army (10/3)...Was one of 17 redshirt freshmen to see action. Army (10/3): Rushed seven times for 28 yards...First career rush came in the first quarter – a 2-yard carry. Indiana (10/10): Rushed twice for 9 yards. Illinois (10/31): Carried twice for 5 yards. ➤ 2014 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season...Earned Dean's List accolades in the 2015 spring semester. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterman for coach Jim O’Leary at St. John’s Prep...Rushed for 762 yards and eight touchdowns during the first four games of his senior season, but a knee injury sidelined him for the rest of 2013...Returned an interception 107 yards for a touchdown that was selected the No. 1 play on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays on Sept. 20, 2013...Named to the Boston Globe and Salem News all-star teams after his senior campaign and earned an invitation to the Semper Fidelis All-American Game... Compiled 1,812 rushing yards, 153 receiving yards and 18 total touchdowns at running back as a junior... Added 25 tackles and two interceptions as a defensive back...ESPNBoston.com all-state selection as a junior after leading the Eagles to the MIAA Division I State Championship...Finalist for ESPNBoston. com’s Mr. Football, presented to the top player in Massachusetts, in 2012 and was the only junior on the list...Named All-Catholic Conference and All-Area Offensive Player of the Year as a junior...Ran for 1,100 yards and 16 touchdowns as a sophomore, helping the Eagles to the second of three straight Catholic Conference championships...Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN and a three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and Scout...Ranked among the Top 50 running backs in the nation by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN...Ranked as the top player in the state of Massachusetts by 247Sports and ESPN...Lettered once in basketball...Honor Roll student and a Community of Concern Student Mentor Leader at St. John’s Prep. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Johnathan Thomas...Son of Nathan and Ann-Marie Thomas...Has one older brother, Nathan...Earned a “WOW” Award for his volunteer work at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital... Enjoys playing sports and keeping fit, music and spending time with his family and friends...Graduated in December 2017 with a degree in sociology...Pursuing a second degree in journalism and is on pace to graduate in May 2018...Born June 7, 1995 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
THOMAS’ OFFENSIVE CAREER STATISTICS Att.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
Rec.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
2015
11-42
3.8
0
11
-
-
-
-
2016
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2017
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3.8
0
11
-
-
-
-
CAREER
11-42
THOMAS' DEFENSIVE CAREER STATISTICS 2015
UT-AT
TT
FF
FR
I
PBU
SACK
TFL
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2016
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2017
2-3
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
CAREER
2-3
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
➤ THOMAS’ CAREER HIGHS
3
Wide Receiver | 5-11 | 188 Graduate/Senior Hubert, N.C./Swansboro Major: Criminology (2nd degree) • Has the type of game-changing speed and big play ability that can play a key role on the Nittany Lion offense in 2018. • Leads the wide receivers room for career-high mark in 40-yard dash (4.34; 2017), pro agility (4.08; 2017), vertical jump (35.5"; 2017) and broad jump (10-8; 2017). • Interned at the Office of the Inspector General in Atlanta in the summer of 2018. • Graduated in December 2017 with a degree in psychology and is on pace to earn a second degree in criminology in December 2018. • Is one of nine Nittany Lions to have his degree. • Joins Brelin Faison-Walden as the only returning Nittany Lion from North Carolina. ➤ CAREER NOTES & RECORDS Game: Set a school record for punt return average in a game with 31.8 yard per return vs. Akron (9/2/17), besting Derrick Williams’ mark of 31.7 vs. Temple (2006). ➤ 2017 ➤ JUNIOR SEASON Awards: Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and third-team accolades from the media voters as a return specialist...Garnered first-team All-Big Ten honors as a punt returner from Phil Steele. Season: Appeared in all 13 games with eight starts...Became the first Penn Stater to return a punt for a touchdown since Derrick Williams at Wisconsin in 2008...Was the first punt return touchdown by a Nittany Lion at Beaver Stadium since Williams did so vs. Notre Dame in 2007. Rankings: Ranked No. 5 nationally and led the Big Ten in punt return average (13.3 ypr)...Tied for No. 10 nationally and No. 2 in the Big Ten in punt return touchdowns (1)...Finished No. 78 in the FBS and No. 8 in the Big Ten in yards per reception (15.82). Akron (9/2): Caught two passes for 29 yards...Returned four punts for 127 yards and one touchdown... His first-quarter punt return for a touchdown was the opening score of the game and first Penn State punt return for a touchdown since 2008 (Derrick Williams; at Wisconsin)...Was the first punt return for a touchdown by a Nittany Lion at Beaver Stadium since 2007 (Williams; Notre Dame)...Set a career high with 156 all-purpose yards...Named the coaching staff’s Special Teams Player of the Week. Pittsburgh (9/9): Made one catch for 12 yards...Returned three punts for 31 yards...Had a long return of 16 yards. Georgia State (9/16): Caught three passes for 25 yards, all coming on Penn State’s first scoring drive... Returned three punts for 44 yards, including a long return of 27 yards. at Iowa (9/23): Caught two passes for 14 yards...Returned one punt for 4 yards. Indiana (9/30): Made two grabs for 53 yards... Both catches went for first downs on Penn State scoring drives. at Northwestern (10/7): Totaled 57 yards on a career-high six receptions...Returned three punts for 33 yards...Had a long punt return of 32 yards in the fourth quarter. Michigan (10/21): Returned two punts for 20 yards...Had a long return of 18 yards. at Ohio State: Hauled in two passes for 49 yards...Made a 37-yard touchdown catch that was initially ruled an interception, but was overturned and ruled a touchdown catch upon review. at Michigan State (11/4): Caught four passes for a career-high 102 yards to account for his first career 100-yard receiving game...Hauled in a 70-yard touchdown catch to end the third quarter, tying for his longest career receptions (Maryland, 2016)...Teamed with DaeSean Hamilton (112 yards) as the first Penn State duo to log 100 receiving yards in the same game since the 2016 Big Ten Championship Game. Rutgers (11/11): Returned two punts for 10 yards. Nebraska (11/18): Lone catch went for 15 yards and a touchdown in the second quarter...Returned one punt for 10 yards. at Maryland (11/25): Made three catches for 48 yards...Returned two punts for 25 yards, including a long of 20 yards in the fourth quarter. vs. Washington (12/30): Caught two passes for 39 yards...Had a 34-yard catch and run to set up first-and-goal in front of Penn State’s third score of the game...Returned three punts for 15 yards with a long punt return of 20 yards in the fourth quarter.
Rushing Attempts .....................................................................................................7; vs. Army, 10/3/15 Rushing Yards ..........................................................................................................28; vs. Army, 10/3/15 Long Rush ..................................................................................................... 11 yards; vs. Army, 10/3/15 Total Offense Yards ..................................................................................................28; vs. Army, 10/3/15 All-Purpose Yards ....................................................................................................28; vs. Army, 10/3/15 Tackles .....................................................................................1; Five Times: Last at Maryland, 11/25/17
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RETURNING NITTANY LIONS THOMPKINS’ PUNT RETURN STATISTICS
➤ 2016 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Season: Appeared in 13 games with seven starts...Made his first career start at Pittsburgh...One of 18 first-time starters in 2016.
No.
Yards
Avg.
TD
LG
2015
23
178
7.7
-
58
Final Rankings: No. 70 nationally and No. 4 in the Big Ten in yards per reception (16.30 ypr).
2016
1
2
2.0
-
2
Kent State (9/3): Made one catch for 43 yards. at Pittsburgh (9/10): Made his first collegiate start... Made three receptions for 87 receiving yards...On Penn State’s third scoring drive, made a 14-yard grab on third-and-8 and a 39-yard catch to set up first-and-goal from the Pittsburgh 2-yard line...Had a 34yard catch and run on fourth-and-16 in the fourth quarter. Temple (9/17): Made three grabs for 36 yards. at Michigan (9/24): Made three catches...Had two tackles. Minnesota (10/1): Made a careerhigh four catches...Totaled 72 yards on the day...Made a then-career-long 53 yard reception in the first quarter. Maryland (10/1): Led all players with 91 receiving yards on four receptions...Hauled in a career-long 70-yard catch for his first career touchdown catch to end the third quarter. Iowa (11/5): Had one catch for 25 yards...Returned one punt for 2 yards...Returned his first career kickoff for 5 yards. at Rutgers (11/19): Made four catches...Totaled 40 yards receiving. Michigan State (11/26): Caught two passes for 38 yards. vs. USC (1/2): Made two grabs for 9 yards.
2017
24
319
13.3
1
61
CAREER
48
499
10.4
1
61
Rush Attempts ....................................................................................... 2; Twice: Last Indiana, 10/10/15 Rush Yards ..............................................................................................................11; Indiana, 10/10/15 Rushing Touchdowns .................................................................................................1; Rutgers, 9/19/15 Long Rush ......................................................................................................6 yards; Indiana, 10/10/15
➤ 2015 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Receptions .......................................................................................................6; Northwestern, 10/7/17 Receiving Yards ...................................................................................... 102; at Michigan State, 11/4/17 Receiving Touchdowns ................................................................ 1; Four Times: Last Nebraska, 11/18/17 Long Reception ..............................................................70 yards; Twice; Last at Michigan State, 11/4/17
Season: Appeared in 13 games...Was one of 17 redshirt freshmen to see action...Combined with Brandon Polk (vs. Buffalo) to become the first Penn State wide receiver pair with rushing touchdowns in the same season since 2008 when Derrick Williams and Chaz Powell both had rushing scores.
Punt Returns ............................................................................................................5; Indiana, 10/10/15 Punt Return Yards........................................................................................................127; Akron, 9/2/17 Long Punt Return ................................................................................................ 61 yards; Akron, 9/2/17
Final Rankings: Ranked 38th in the FBS and seventh in the Big Ten with 7.7 yards per punt return.
Total Offense Yards ...............................................................................................91; Maryland, 10/8/16 All-Purpose Yards ........................................................................................................156; Akron, 9/2/17
at Temple (9/5): Had one rush for no gain. Buffalo (9/12): Logged four punt returns for 71 yards (14.2 ypr)...Ran back his first career punt 58 yards to set up Penn State’s first score of the game...His 58-yard return was the longest by a Nittany Lion since Derrick Williams’ 63-yard punt return for a touchdown at Wisconsin in 2008...The 58-yard return was also the longest non-scoring punt return since Mike Archie had a 62-yard return at Michigan State in 1993. Rutgers (9/19): Scored his first career touchdown on a 6-yard rush in the second quarter...Returned three punts for 20 yards (6.7 ypr). San Diego State (9/26): Returned four punts for 17 yards...Had a long punt return of 10 yards in the second quarter. Army (10/3): Returned one punt for 25 yards. Indiana (10/10): Had two rushing attempts for 11 yards...Returned five punts for 32 yards (6.4 ypr) with a long return of 19 yards in the fourth quarter. vs. Maryland (10/24): Made his first career reception – a 2-yard grab – in the second quarter. Illinois (10/31): Caught two passes for 31 yards...Grabbed a 31-yard reception on Penn State’s first scoring drive. at Northwestern (11/7): Returned two punts for 9 yards...Had a long punt return of 8 yards. Michigan (11/21): Had one punt return for 1 yard. ➤ 2014 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A two-time letterman at Swansboro High School for coach Tim Laspada...Played multiple positions, spending time at running back and receiver, along with returning kickoffs and punts...Was invited to The Opening on the Nike campus...Played in the Under Armour All-America Game...Rushed for 699 yards and nine touchdowns, while making 28 receptions for 269 yards and four scores...Helped the Pirates to an 8-4 record and an appearance in the NCHSAA 3A playoffs as a senior team captain...Amassed more than 2,000 all-purpose yards during his junior season and gained nearly 1,500 all-purpose yards as a senior...Saw time in the secondary where he totaled 100 tackles, two interceptions and recovered seven fumbles...Rated a four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports...Ranked 66th in the ESPN300...Was a top-10 recruit in North Carolina by ESPN (5th) and 247Sports (10th)...Was rated among the nation's Top 40 prep wide receivers by three of the major recruiting services. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is DeAndre Lewis Thompkins...Son of Shawn and Jawanna Thompkins...Has one younger brother, Tayshawn...Mother, Jawanna, played softball at Florida A&M University...Enjoys playing the guitar and watching movies...Graduated in December 2017 with a degree in psychology...Working on a second degree in criminology...Would like to pursue a career in neuropsychology...Born October 1, 1995 in Pensacola, Florida.
THOMPKINS’ CAREER STATISTICS Att.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
LG
Rec.-Yds.
Avg.
TD
2015
5-12
2.4
1
6
3-33
11.0
-
31
2016
-
-
-
-
27-440
16.3
1
70
2017 CAREER
120
➤ THOMPKINS’ CAREER HIGHS
5-12
LG
-
-
-
28-443
15.8
3
70
2.4
1
6
58-916
15.8
4
70
2018 PENN STATE FOOTBALL YEARBOOK
Note: Has one kickoff return for 5 yards (vs. Iowa, 11/5/16).
C.J. THORPE
69
Offensive Line | 6-3 | 322 Sophomore/Freshman Glenshaw, Pa./Central Catholic Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies • Is third member of his immediate family to play college football. Father, Chris, played for Penn State from 1985-88 as a linebacker and halfback, while brother, Niko, played at Fordham from 2014-17. • Has four cousins who have also played collegiate sports, including basketball, football and track & field. • Serving as the business liaison for Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise nearly $1.3 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State Lift for Life was held in 2003. • Among 10 returning Nittany Lions from western Pennsylvania. ➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman for head coach Terry Totten at Central Catholic High School...Served as team captain in senior season...Helped the Vikings to a runner-up finish in the PIAA 6A State Championship with a 14-2 record in 2016...Guided the Vikings to district and state titles with a 15-1 record in his junior season...Named Under Armour and Army All-American...Played in the Under Armour All-American Game...Selected first-team USA Today All-State as a senior...Named Pennsylvania Football News’ 2016 Class 6A Lineman of the Year...Selected to Pennsylvania Football News’ Class 6A All-State first team as a senior...Earned first-team All-State honors in junior and senior seasons...Garnered second-team AllState honors as a sophomore and honorable mention distinction as a freshman...Was a candidate for Pennsylvania’s 2016 Mr. Football Class 4A-6A...Named to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Fabulous 22 team in 2016...Named to the All-District 6A first team in junior and senior seasons, earning second team honors as a sophomore and honorable mention accolades as a freshman...Invited to the USA Football All-Star Game and the Big 33 Football Classic...Rated a four-star recruit by all four recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked No. 78 in the Rivals 100, as well as the No. 4 prospect in Pennsylvania and No. 5 offensive guard in the nation by Rivals...Ranked No. 132 in the ESPN300... Ranked as the No. 3 player in Pennsylvania, No. 8 prospect in the region and No. 5 offensive guard by ESPN...Rated No. 166 on the Scout 300 list...Ranked No. 1 in Pennsylvania, No. 3 in the East and No. 10 overall among offensive guards by Scout...Ranked as the No. 5 recruit in Pennsylvania, the No. 6 offensive guard and No. 111 player overall by 247Sports...Earned three letters in track & field...Claimed a spot on the honor roll for three years.
RETURNING NITTANY LIONS ➤ PERSONAL
➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Full name is Christopher Neal Thorpe Jr....Son of Nikki and Chris Thorpe...Has one sister, Christin, and one brother, Niko...Father, Chris, played for the Nittany Lion football team from 1985-88 as a linebacker and halfback...Brother, Niko, played football at Fordham (2014-17)...Cousin, Geno Thorpe, played basketball for one season at Penn State before transferring to South Florida...Cousins, Summer and Aja Thorpe, compete in track at Notre Dame and Yale, respectively...Cousin, LaRue Bradley, played football at Trinity... Planning to major in history or political science...Intends to pursue a career in the field of law...Born March 3, 1999 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Redshirt season.
SHAKA TONEY
18
Defensive End | 6-3 | 241 Junior/Sophomore Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter Major: Telecommunications • Earned a spot on the BTN.com's All-Freshman Team after posted 4.0 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss in 2017. • Was a multi-sport athlete at Imhotep Charter, earning letters in football and track & field. • One of 13 returning Nittany Lions from southeastern Pennsylvania and one of eight returnees from the greater Philadelphia area. ➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Awards: Named to the BTN.com All-Freshman Team...Earned Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week honors on Sept. 19 after a 2.0-tackles for loss and 1.0-sack effort vs. Georgia State...Garnered Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week honors on Oct. 10 after a 2.0-sack effort that included a forced fumble at Northwestern.
➤ HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner for head coach Albie Crosby at Imhotep Institute Charter School in Philadelphia...Elected team captain as a senior in 2015...Helped lead the Panthers to the school’s first PIAA AAA State Championship in 2015 during an undefeated season (15-0)...Guided Imhotep to Philadelphia’s first PIAA football title at any classification...Helped Imhotep to win four consecutive Philadelphia Public League Championships...Guided the Panthers to PIAA District 12 Championships in 2012, 2013 and 2015...Helped Imhotep to a PIAA runner-up finish in 2013...Named Pennsylvania Football News Class AAA Defensive Player of the Year in 2015...Selected EasternPAFootball.com Class AAA Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...Earned PIAA Class AAA first-team All-State honors as a senior...Named to the Philadelphia Daily News All-City first team in 2015...Earned Daily News All-City third team honors in 2014...Tabbed as Big 33 Game selection...Made 97 tackles and tallied a schoolrecord 21 sacks in 2015...Finished with 11 pass break-ups as a senior...Recorded 80 tackles, 20 tackles for loss and 15 sacks as a junior in 2014...Tallied 79 tackles, 20 sacks and returned an interception for a touchdown as a sophomore...Made 40 tackles and tallied eight sacks as a freshman in 2013...Rated as a three-star prospect by all four major recruiting outlets – ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports...Tabbed as the No. 2 outside linebacker in the 2016 class by Scout...Rated the No. 20 prospect in Pennsylvania by 247Sports...Ran track at Imhotep Charter, competing in the 400 and 4x100 relay...Instrumental in helping the 4x100 relay team to a Philadelphia public league title in 2015. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Shaka Felton Toney...Son of Deborah Toney-Moore and Anthony George Toney (deceased)... Has one older brother, Eli, and two older sisters, Nettie and Noel...Hobbies include small architecture projects with clay...Majoring in telecommunications...Born on January 7, 1998 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
TONEY'S CAREER STATISTICS
Season: Appeared in 12 games...Made collegiate debut vs. Akron (9/2)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017...One of 17 freshmen (14 redshirt, 3 true) to appear in 2017. Akron (9/2): Made collegiate debut...Totaled two tackles...Logged his first career stop in the third quarter on a solo tackle for loss...One of 10 Penn Staters to register their first career tackles in the game...Part of a defense that logged 14.0 tackles for loss, the most since recording 15.0 vs. Temple in 2015. Pittsburgh (9/9): Made one tackle...Combined with Kevin Givens on a fourth-quarter tackle for loss. Georgia State (9/16): Posted four tackles, none of which gained yardage...Logged his first career sack, a combined effort with Manny Bowen, and forced a fumble by Georgia State quarterback Conner Manning, a fumble that was recovered by Kevin Givens...Had a solo tackle for loss in the second quarter...Combined with Antonio Shelton for a fourth-quarter sack. Indiana (9/30): Made one tackle. at Northwestern (10/7): Both of his tackles were solo takedowns for sacks of Clayton Thorson...Forced his second career fumble on a back-side sack of Thorson in the first quarter, which lead to Penn State’s opening score. Michigan (10/21): Made three tackles...Had a solo sack of John O’Korn for a loss of 9 yards on fourth-and-13 to end Michigan’s final offensive series...Part of a defensive line that earned the coaching staff’s Defensive Player of the Week. at Ohio State (10/28): Had two tackles. at Michigan State (11/4): Made three stops. Nebraska (11/18): Had two tackles.
UT-AT
TT
FF
FR
I
PBU
SACK
TFL
2017
8-12
20
2
-
-
-
4.0-31
6.5-39
CAREER
8-12
20
2
-
-
-
4.0-31
6.5-39
➤ TONEY'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles ..............................................................................................................4; Georgia State, 9/16/17 Tackles for Loss ........................................................................ 2.0; Twice: Last at Northwestern, 10/7/17 Sacks ......................................................................................................... 2.0; at Northwestern, 10/7/17 Forced Fumble............................................................................ 1; Twice: Last at Northwestern, 10/7/17
DAN VASEY
98
Defensive Line/Long Snapper | 6-4 | 242 Sophomore/Freshman Lackawaxen, Pa./Wallenpaupack Major: Health & Human Development • Joined the team as a run-on in the fall of 2017. • Brother, Kyle, is a long snapper for the Nittany Lions. • Is one of five returning Nittany Lions from northeast Pennsylvania. ➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A three-time letterwinner for head coach Dr. Marc Watson at Wallenpaupack High School...Had 19 tackles, including 6.0 stops behind the line as a senior...Blocked a field goal during his senior campaign... Selected as Iron Man of the football team...Was in National Honor Society for four years. ➤ PERSONAL
Sophomore defensive end Shaka Toney
Full name is Daniel Jordan Vasey...Son of Bruce and Shelly Vasey...Has two brothers, Kyle and Chad... Brother, Kyle, is a long snapper for the Nittany Lion football team...Brother, Chad, runs track & field at Lock Haven University...Majoring in health and human development...Born June 7, 1999 in Flemington, New Jersey.
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RETURNING NITTANY LIONS KYLE VASEY
96
Long Snapper | 6-2 | 226 5th/Junior Lackawaxen, Pa./Wallenpaupack Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services • Joined the Nittany Lions in the fall of 2014 as a preferred run-on and was put on scholarship in summer 2018. • Handled the long snapping duties on all placements in 2017. • Brother, Dan, joined the Nittany Lion football team as a run-on in the fall 2017. • Is the first Division I FBS commit in Wallenpaupack High School history. • Expected to graduate in August in 2018 with a degree in rehabilitation and human services. • One of five returnees from northeastern Pennsylvania.
51
JASON VRANIC
Linebacker | 6-0 | 222 5th/Senior Wheatfield, N.Y./Niagara-Wheatfield/Erie C.C. Major: Kinesiology
➤ 2017 ➤ JUNIOR SEASON
• Joined the squad as a run-on in January 2016 after spending two seasons at Erie Community College. • Collected NJCAA All-America honorable mention accolades as a true freshman with a team-best 77 tackles, including 20.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage. • Had the top strength index (683) among linebackers during 2018 winter workouts, including the No. 1 mark in squats (550). • Serving on the executive committee for Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise nearly $1.3 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State Lift for Life was held in 2003. • Is one of three returning Nittany Lions on the roster from New York.
Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten.
➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
Season: Started all 13 games at long snapper...Handled the snapping duties on all placements...Made collegiate debut vs. Akron (9/2)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017... Brother, Dan, joined the team as a walk-on in mid-September.
Awards: Earned Scout Team Player of the Year, along with Desi Davis, at the annual team banquet... Named Academic All-Big Ten.
Akron (9/2): Made collegiate debut. Nebraska (11/18): Made his first career tackle on punt coverage. ➤ 2016 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Did not see any game action...Named the 2016 Coaches Special Team Award winner for the specialist who demonstrated loyalty, interest, attitude and improvement in spring practice.
Season: Appeared in three games...Made Penn State debut vs. Akron (9/2)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017. Akron (9/2): Made Penn State debut. Georgia State (9/16): Made one tackle, a fourth-quarter solo stop. at Maryland (11/25): Saw time on defense. ➤ 2016 ➤ JUNIOR SEASON
➤ 2015 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season due to injury.
Did not see any game action.
➤ 2015 ➤ SOPHOMORE ➤ ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
➤ 2014 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season.
Led the team in tackles for the second-straight season with 69 stops, including 39 solo...Had one sack for a 4-yard loss...Registered 12.5 tackles for loss...Forced one fumble and grabbed two interceptions...Had four games with nine or more tackles.
➤ HIGH SCHOOL
➤ 2014 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN ➤ ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
A four-year letterman in high school, playing one year for head coach Dr. Mark Watson at Wallenpaupack (Pa.) Area High School and two years for head coach Mike Columbo at Delaware Valley (Frenchtown, N.J.) High School...Was the first Division I FBS commit in WAHS school history...Logged 43 tackles and nine sacks playing on special teams and defense during his senior season...Helped the Terriers to back-to-back Skyland Conference championships in three seasons at Delaware Valley...Notched 20 tackles with three sacks in two varsity seasons at DVHS...Selected to compete in the Dream Game at Scranton Memorial Stadium following his senior season...Also lettered once in baseball as a first baseman and pitcher.
Was honorable-mention NJCAA All-America...Had a team-high 77 tackles, including 20.5 tackles for loss...Registered 5.0 sacks...Had one forced fumble, three fumble recoveries and one interception... Recorded eight or more tackles in the last seven games of the season, including two double-digit performances.
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Kyle Franklin Vasey...Son of Bruce and Shelley Vasey...Has twin brothers, Chad and Dan... Brother, Dan, is a member of the Nittany Lion football team as a long snapper and defensive lineman... Brother, Chad, runs track & field at Lock Haven University...Enjoys fishing, skiing, hiking and spending time with his family...Majoring in rehabilitation and human services...Born April 20, 1996 in Flemington, New Jersey. Note: Has one career tackle on punt coverage vs. Nebraska (2017).
➤ HIGH SCHOOL Played two seasons for head coach Brent Tylec at Niagara-Wheatfield...Was a team captain both seasons...Selected as the Section VI Class A North Defensive Player of the Year and first team allconference as a senior...Played in the Kennsington Lions All-Star game...Had 104 tackles, 8.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one interception as a senior...Also rushed for 534 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior...Collected 70 tackles, including 4.0 sacks, and a forced fumble as a junior in 2012...Also wrestled for three seasons in high school...Was the 2014 Section VI Champion in the 182lb weight class. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Jason Darko Vranic...Son of Erica and Darko Vranic...Has an older sister, Samantha, and older brother, Alex...Hobbies include working out, paint ball and off-roading...Majoring in kinesiology...Born January 2, 1996 in Buffalo, New York.
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➤ VRANIC'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles ..............................................................................................................1; Georgia State, 9/16/17
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Safety | 5-9 | 195 Sophomore/Sophomore Clairton, Pa./Clairton Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies • Made the transition from cornerback to safety in the spring of 2018. • Tied for the lead among safeties in the squat (540) and was second in the 40-yard dash (4.46) during winter conditioning. • Earned Dean's List recognition in the Spring 2018 semester. • Among 10 returning Nittany Lions from western Pennsylvania.
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1
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3
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31
1
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3
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➤ WADE'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles .................................................................................................5; Twice: Last Nebraska, 11/18/17 Forced Fumbles ........................................................................................................1; Rutgers, 11/11/17 Pass Breakups ............................................................................1; Three Times: Last Nebraska, 11/18/17
CHRISTOPHER WELDE
➤ 2017 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Running Back | 5-7 | 170 Senior/Junior Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North Major: Mechanical Engineering
Awards: Named honorable-mention Big Ten All-Freshman Team by BTN.com. Season: Appeared in 12 games...Made collegiate debut vs. Akron (9/2)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut in 2017...One of 17 freshmen (14 redshirt, 3 true) to appear in 2017... Forced his first career fumble on a kickoff return vs. Rutgers (11/11)...Tied for the team lead with 10 special teams tackles. Akron (9/2): Logged his first career tackle on special teams...One of 10 Penn Staters to register their first career tackles in the game. Pittsburgh (9/9): Made two stops. Georgia State (9/16): Posted a careerhigh five tackles, including four solo...Made four stops on defense and one on kickoff coverage. Indiana (9/30): Notched two tackles, including one on kickoff coverage...Added his first career pass breakup. Michigan (10/21): Had four tackles...Added one pass breakup. at Ohio State (10/28): Made one tackle on kickoff coverage. at Michigan State (11/4): Totaled two tackles, including one on kickoff coverage. Rutgers (11/11): Forced his first career fumble on the opening kickoff of the second half, which was recovered by Garrett Taylor...Added four tackles, including one on kickoff coverage...Forced Penn State’s lone turnover, making it 11-straight games, which was the longest streak for Penn State since a 29-game stretch from 2007-09...Named Co-Special Teams Player of the Week by the coaching staff, along with Tyler Davis. Nebraska (11/18): Totaled a career-high-tying five tackles. at Maryland (11/25): Notched four tackles, including one on kickoff coverage. vs. Washington (12/30): Had one stop on kickoff coverage.
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• Joined the Nittany Lions in the fall of 2016 as a run-on. • Had a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in the 2018 spring semester and owns a 3.94 cumulative GPA through the spring semester. • Is a three-time Dean's List selection (2017 spring, 2017 fall, 2018 spring). • Spent the summer interning at Boeing in Philadelphia where he worked on Chinook helicopters. • Selected as a 2018 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. • One of 13 returning Nittany Lions from southeastern Pennsylvania and one of eight returnees from the greater Philadelphia area. ➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Did not see any game action...Named Academic All-Big Ten...Earned Dean's List accolades in the 2017 fall and 2018 spring semesters, including a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in the spring...Selected as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
➤ HIGH SCHOOL
➤ 2016 ➤ FRESHMAN SEASON
A four-time letterwinner for head coach Wayne Wade at Clairton High School...Two-time team captain... Led the Bears to the Pennsylvania State Championship game with a 14-1 record as a senior...Returned interceptions for touchdowns in three consecutive playoff games to lead the Bears to the 2016 WPIAL Championship...Guided Clairton to three consecutive WPIAL titles...Posted a 51-5 record in four seasons in high school...Participated in the 2017 Under Armour All-American game...Was selected as a captain of Team Armour...Invited to the 2017 Army All-American game...Participated in The Opening...Named 2016 Gatorade Player of the Year in Pennsylvania...Was Pennsylvania’s 2016 Mr. Football Class 1A-3A... Selected as the 2016 Pennsylvania Sports Writers Class A Player of the Year...Named Pittsburgh PostGazette WPIAL Co-Player of the Year...Earned a spot on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Fabulous 22 team...Selected All-State first team for three consecutive seasons...Named USA Today All-State first team as a senior...Selected Pennsylvania Football News’ Class 1A Offensive Player of the Year...Named to Pennsylvania Football News’ Class 1A All-State first team on offense...Was a three-time All-Region first team choice his final three years and was a second team selection as a freshman...Ran for 2,368 yards and 40 touchdowns as a running back and grabbed four interceptions as a cornerback in his senior season...Was tied for eighth in the state in scoring with 192 points as a senior...Finished his career with 7,079 rushing yards, third in WPIAL history, and a WPIAL-record 117 career touchdowns...Had 14 career interceptions...Rated a five-star prospect by Rivals and Scout and four-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN...Ranked No. 11 in the country by Rivals...Rated as the No. 1 cornerback in the 2017 recruiting class, as well as the No. 1 prospect in Pennsylvania by Rivals...Ranked No. 17 overall, No. 3 cornerback and No. 1 in Pennsylvania in the 2017 class by Scout...Ranked No. 85 overall, No. 11 at cornerback and No. 3 in Pennsylvania by 247Sports...Ranked 112th among the ESPN300...Rated as the fourth-ranked player in Pennsylvania, 12th-ranked prospect in the region and 10th-ranked cornerback by ESPN...Multi-sport athlete, participating in basketball, baseball and track & field for two seasons apiece...Was the 2016 WPIAL long jump champion...Helped the Bears to the Eastern A Championship in basketball in 2016.
Added as a run-on in September...Did not see any game action...Named to the Dean's List in the spring of 2017. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A three-time letterwinner for head coach Adam Collachi at Council Rock High School North...Was team captain as a senior...Named first-team All-Suburban One as a senior...Selected as a 2014 Pennsylvania Mini Max Award winner from the Maxwell Football Club...Was invited to the Bucks County Lions Football All-Star Classic...Selected as the team’s Most Outstanding Offensive Player in 2014...Accounted for 837 rushing yards, 406 receiving yards and 445 return yards with 16 total touchdowns as a senior... Registered 427 rushing yards and 213 return yards with four total touchdowns as a junior...Ran indoor track for three years and outdoor track for two...Played baseball and ran track...Was a state qualifier in track all five seasons...Set the school record in the 55-, 60- and 110-meters...Was a member of the National Honor Society and the Science National Honor Society. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Christopher Michael Welde...Son of Michelle and Joel Welde...Has a younger brother, Michael, and older sister, Brittany...Father, Joel, played football at the University of Dayton...Hobbies include drawing, listening to music and working out...Majoring in mechanical engineering...Born February 9, 1997 in New Haven, Connecticut.
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Lamont Carlton Wade...Son of Joy and Carlton Wade Sr....Has one older brother, Carlton Wade Jr., and one younger sister, Iyanna...Cousin, Courtney Fisher, attends Penn State...Hobbies include playing and listening to music...Born January 14, 1999 in Clairton, Pennsylvania.
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Akron (9/2): Tied a career high with four stops and 0.5 tackle for loss...Combined with Ryan Buchholz on a first-quarter tackle behind the line of scrimmage...Part of a defense that logged 14.0 tackles for loss, the most since recording 15.0 vs. Temple in 2015...Part of a defense that posted a seasonopening shutout for the first time since 2007 (FIU, 59-0). Pittsburgh (9/9): Made two tackles...Sacked Pittsburgh quarterback Ben DiNucci in the fourth quarter, forcing and recovering a fumble, to end the Panthers’ final drive of the game...Part of a defense that piled up five sacks, its most since logging six vs. No. 2 Ohio State in 2016. Georgia State (9/16): Logged two stops. at Iowa (9/23): Made one stop. Indiana (9/30): Posted two tackles. at Northwestern (10/7): Tallied one stop...Added a quarterback hurry. Michigan (10/21): Totaled one tackle...Recovered his second career fumble in the fourth quarter, following the Christian Campbell strip-sack...Part of a defensive line that earned the coaching staff’s Defensive Player of the Week. at Ohio State (10/28): Made one tackle. Rutgers (11/11): Had two stops. Nebraska (11/18): Tallied three tackles...Had a solo quarterback takedown in the fourth quarter. at Maryland (11/25): Recovered a second-quarter fumble, which was forced by Tariq Castro-Fields, leading to Penn State’s third score of the game.
Redshirt season...Selected to the Dean's List in the fall of 2017 and spring of 2018.
➤ 2016 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
➤ HIGH SCHOOL
Awards: Selected BTN.com All-Big Ten Freshman Team honorable mention.
JUSTIN WELLER
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Wide Receiver | 6-0 | 192 Sophomore/Freshman Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies • Owns a 3.84 cumulative grade-point average after two semesters on campus. • Earned Dean's List recognition in the fall 2017 and spring 2018 semesters. • Is one of 13 returning Nittany Lions from southeastern Pennsylvania and one of four returnees from Berks County.
A three-time letterwinner at Nazareth Academy in Illinois for head coach Tim Racki and one-time letterwinner for head coach Doug Dahms at Wilson High School in Pennsylvania...Was a two-time team captain...Helped the Roadrunners to back-to-back Illinois State Championships with a perfect 14-0 record as a sophomore and an 11-2 mark as a junior...Helped the Bulldogs to a 12-2 record that featured a District 3 Championship and state semifinal appearance in 2016...Named first-team All-East Suburban Catholic Conference as a junior...Earned Lancaster Lebanon League all-conference accolades as a senior... Was named All-Berks by the Reading Eagle in 2016...Collected all-district honors in 2016...Selected to the Big 33 Game as a senior... Accounted for 35 receptions, 750 yards and 10 touchdowns as a freshman... Had 14 receptions for 280 yards and two scores as a sophomore at Nazareth...Tallied 35 catches for 547 yards and two touchdowns as a junior...Was named the IHSA State Championship MVP in 2015...Had 43 receptions for 543 yards and 10 touchdowns in his only season at Wilson...Also lettered in track twice and lacrosse once...Was a sectional, regional and state qualifier in the triple jump, 4x100 and 4x200...Earned the Dr. Hassler Academic Excellence Award at Wilson and the Kaiser Academic Scholarship at Nazareth.
Season: Appeared in all 14 games with one start...One of 18 first-time starters in 2016...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016...Made his first career start at Purdue (10/29). Kent State (9/3): Made his collegiate debut. at Pittsburgh (9/10): Collected a career-high four tackles...Combined with Malik Golden on a TFL in the second quarter. Temple (9/17): Had two tackles...Combined with Torrence Brown on a sack of Phillip Walker in the fourth quarter, his first career quarterback takedown...Part of a front seven that limited Temple to just 38 rushing yards, the fewest since holding Illinois to 37 yards on the ground in 2015. Minnesota (10/1): Had two tackles...Combined with Kevin Givens on a fourth-quarter sack. Maryland (10/1): Collected three tackles, including a pair of fourth-quarter stops. Ohio State (10/22): Logged two tackles...Made the push up front to open gap on Marcus Allen’s blocked field goal in the fourth quarter, which was returned by Grant Haley for the game-winning touchdown. at Purdue (10/29): Made his first career start...Totaled three tackles... Helped the defense hold Purdue to just 46 yards rushing, the second opponent held under 50 yards rushing in 2016. Iowa (11/5): Posted three tackles. at Rutgers (11/19): Made one tackle. Michigan State (11/26): Had one tackle. vs. USC (1/2): Logged one tackle.
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Justin Scott Weller...Son of Carol and Jeff Weller...Has three brothers, Kevin, Andrew and Doug...Father, Jeff, and aunts, Barbara Duchan Mitchell and Linda Duchan Koch all attended Penn State... Hobbies include coaching youth football and mentoring...Intends on majoring in corporate innovation and entrepreneurship...Born June 30, 1998 in Reading, Pennsylvania.
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Defensive Tackle | 6-4 | 304 Senior/Junior Fond Du Lac, Wis./Fond Du Lac Major: Telecommunications • Is one of the veterans in the defensive line room with Curtis Cothran, Parker Cothren and Tyrell Chavis moving on to the NFL after graduation. • Was a multi-sport athlete in high school, lettering in football and basketball. • On pace to graduate in December with a degree in telecommunications. • Is the lone returning Nittany Lion to hail from the state of Wisconsin. • One of 12 returnees from the Midwest.
➤ 2015 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman at Fond du Lac High School for head coach Mike Gnewuch...Earned first-team allstate honors by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association and the Associated Press...Named Action Reporter Media 2014 Defensive Player of the Year, Valley Football Association South Defensive Co-Player of the Year and Defensive Lineman of the Year...Recorded 56 tackles, 13 TFL and 5.5 sacks as a senior... Selected second-team Valley Football Association South after compiling 42 tackles, 22 for loss and four sacks in nine games as a junior...Rated a three-star prospect by all four major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Played two years of basketball. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Robert Browning Windsor...Son of Richard and Nancy Windsor...Has two brothers, Andrew and Brian, and a sister, Mary...Father attended Penn State...Cousin, Matthew Vogrich, played basketball at Michigan...Cousin, Charlie Stahl, ran cross country and track & field at Princeton...Hobbies include fishing, hunting and video games...Majoring in telecommunications...Born January 15, 1997 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
WINDSOR'S CAREER STATISTICS
➤ 2017 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Awards: Earned a spot on the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week following three stops and a sack vs. Nebraska.
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Season: Appeared in all 13 games.
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2.5-15
Rankings: Tied for No. 4 nationally and No. 1 in the Big Ten in fumble recoveries (3).
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3
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➤ WINDSOR'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles ..........................................................................................................4; Twice: Last Akron, 9/2/17 Sacks .................................................................................................1.0; Twice: Last Nebraska, 11/18/17 Tackles For Loss .................................................................................1.0; Twice: Last Nebraska, 11/18/17 Forced Fumbles ....................................................................................................... 1; Pittsburgh, 9/9/17 Fumble Recoveries ................................................................ 1; Three Times: Last at Maryland, 11/25/17
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• Has 14 of the 83 returning starts on the offensive line, including nine during the 2017 season. • Cousin, James Wright, was a four-year letterman at LSU and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2014 NFL Draft. • Graduated in May 2018 with a degree in telecommunications and is one of nine Lions to have his degree. • Spent the summer interning for the Penn State football video department. • Earned Dean's List recognition in the Spring 2018 semester. • Is one of seven returning Nittany Lions from Virginia.
Michigan State (11/26): Instrumental in Penn State gaining 463 yards of total offense...Helped McSorley pile up 389 yards of total offense, the sixth-most in program history...McSorley threw for 376 yards – the fifth-highest total in school history – with four touchdown passes and rushed for 13 yards. vs. Wisconsin (12/3): Helped Penn State score 38 points, the most scored by a Wisconsin opponent since 2014 (Ohio State; 59)...Protected quarterback McSorley, who threw for 384 yards, which ranks No. 4 in Penn State history and broke the Big Ten Championship Game passing record...Also gave McSorley time to connect on a Big Ten Championship Game-record four passing touchdowns...Paved the way for Barkley’s 83 yards rushing, which enabled him to break Evan Royster’s Penn State sophomore rushing record. vs. USC (1/2): Made one tackle following a McSorley interception in the first quarter...Helped Penn State become the first team in Rose Bowl history with a 175-yard rusher and receiver in a game (Chris Godwin; 187 receiving yards and Barkley; 194 rushing yards)...Barkley and Godwin broke the Penn State bowl records for rushing yards and receiving yards in a bowl game, respectively...Penn State’s 465 yards of total offense are fourth in the school’s bowl history and the most since the 1996 Outback Bowl (487)...Protected McSorley to the tune of 254 yards, including a Penn State bowl-record-tying four touchdown passes.
➤ 2017 ➤ JUNIOR SEASON
➤ 2015 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in 12 games with nine starts.
Season: Appeared in 10 games...Was one of 17 redshirt freshmen to see action...Saw time on special teams.
Akron (9/2): Helped pave the way for 569 total yards...Cleared the way for Saquon Barkley’s 174 rushing yards for his 11th career 100-yard rushing game...Protected Trace McSorley to the tune of 280 passing yards and two scoring throws...Didn’t allow a sack or quarterback hurry...Part of the offensive line unit that was named the coaching staff’s Offensive Player of the Week. Pittsburgh (9/9): Part of an offensive line that allowed just one sack...Blocked for 148 total rushing yards – including 88 from Barkley – and protected McSorley to the tune of three touchdowns and 164 yards passing. Georgia State (9/16): Guided the offense to 526 yards of total offense, including McSorley’s sixth-career 300-yard passing game (309 yards) and his school-record fourth game with four-or-more touchdown passes...Helped Penn State score eight offensive touchdowns, coming from eight different Penn Staters...Saw Penn State eclipse the 30-point mark for the 10th-straight game, just the fifth streak of 10 or more games in Big Ten history. Indiana (9/30): Helped protect McSorley for his seventh career 300-yard passing game...Allowed the passing game time to find DaeSean Hamilton on nine occasions, which led to Hamilton breaking Penn State’s career receptions record. at Northwestern (10/7): Protected quarterback McSorley to the tune of 245 yards passing and cleared the way for Barkley’s two touchdowns and game-high 75 rushing yards... Aided the team in piling up 381 yards of total offense to earn bowl eligibility. Michigan (10/21): Saw time on special teams. at Ohio State (10/28): Part of an offensive line that helped produce 283 yards... Protected McSorley, who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for 49 yards and a score... Helped the offense score 38 points, the most allowed by Ohio State since giving up 41 tallies to Michigan in 2013. at Michigan State (11/4): Helped the offense post 466 yards of total offense, including 401 yards passing...Protected McSorley to the tune of 381 yards passing and three touchdowns...Blocked for Barkley’s game-high 63 rushing yards...Helped Penn State sustain a 12-play, 95-yard scoring drive – its longest in terms of yards and tied for the longest in terms of plays in 2017. Rutgers (11/11): Protected McSorley to the tune of 16-of-21 passing for 214 yards and two touchdowns...Blocked for a pair of Barkley rushing scores and one McSorley touchdown scamper. Nebraska (11/18): Helped the offense pile up 609 yards of total offense, its most since 1995 vs. Rutgers (661) and the third-most in a Big Ten game... Paved the way for 32 first downs, the fourth-most in Penn State’s Big Ten history and most since gaining 35 first downs vs. Minnesota in 2005...Protected McSorley in his ninth-career 300-yard passing game, throwing for 325 yards and three touchdowns...Opened lanes for Barkley’s 158-yard, three-touchdown contest. at Maryland (11/25): Paved the way for a Penn State Big Ten-record 66 points, besting the 63 points scored against Ohio State (1994) and Illinois (2005)...Blocked for McSorley’s 21st career 200yard passing game, as McSorley threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns...Helped three players rush for touchdowns, including three from Tommy Stevens, two by Barkley and one for McSorley...Cleared the way for Stevens’ first career 100-yard rushing game, with 113 yards on the ground. vs. Washington (12/30): Guided Penn State’s offense to a 23rd-straight game with at least 20 points, a school record and the third-longest streak in Big Ten history...Helped the offense to a Penn State bowl-record 545 yards of total offense, which were the most surrendered by Washington since 2014 vs. Oregon (554)...Cleared the way for Barkley’s 137 rushing yards and two scores on the ground...Protected McSorley to the tune of 32-of-41 passing for 342 yards and two touchdowns...Also helped McSorley go a perfect 12-for-12 for 193 yards on third down, which included 11 first downs and two touchdowns.
➤ 2014 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
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Offensive Line | 6-7 | 348 Graduate/Senior Woodbridge, Va./Milford Academy Major: Communication Arts & Sciences (2nd degree)
Redshirt season. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL A three-year letterman at C.D. Hylton High School for head coach Tony Lily...A two-way player for the Bulldogs, earning first-team all-district honors his last three years...Garnered second-team all-region during his sophomore and junior campaigns...Attended Milford Academy (New Berlin, N.Y.) in 2013 and helped the Falcons to a 9-3 record...The anchor on the offensive line, helped the offense pile up 2,247 yards rushing and more than 2,700 yards passing...Milford Academy averaged 37.9 points per game with 18 rushing touchdowns and 25 passing scores...Posted nine tackles (five solo), with three tackles for loss in two games on the defensive line, before anchoring the offensive line the remainder of the season...Rated a three-star recruit by all four of the major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the state of Virginia by 247Sports. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Chasz Earl Wright...Son of Charles and Kimberly Wright...Has one younger sister, Kaylen... Cousin, James Wright, was a four-year letterman at LSU and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2014 NFL Draft...Cousin, Jordan Mickey, was an All-SEC pick in basketball at LSU as a freshman in 2013-14...Graduated in May 2018 with a degree in telecommunications...Working on a second degree in communications arts and sciences...Would like to pursue a career in a video department with an NFL franchise...Born March 18, 1995 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Note: Has one career tackle (vs. USC, 1/2/17).
➤ 2016 ➤ SOPHOMORE SEASON Season: Appeared in all 14 games, starting the final five games of the season...One of 18 first-time starters in 2016...Made his first career at Indiana (11/12). Iowa (11/5): Saw the most extensive action of his career, after entering the game at left tackle on the third offensive play of the game after Brendan Mahon left the game...Blocked for a 167-yard rushing effort by Saquon Barkley and a 240-yard passing night for Trace McSorley...Helped Penn State to 599 yards of total offense, the most since recording 661 yards at Rutgers (1995) and the highest total offense output by Penn State against a Big Ten team since 653 yards against Michigan State (1994)...Overall, Penn State rushed for 359 yards. at Indiana (11/12): Helped protect McSorley during his 332-yard passing game. at Rutgers (11/19): Helped Penn State pile up its eighth game of 400-plus yards and fourth game in 2016 with at least 500 yards...Protected McSorley to the tune of 210 yards passing.
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RETURNING NITTANY LIONS/NEWCOMERS JAKE ZEMBIEC
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Quarterback | 6-3 | 214 Junior/Sophomore Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas Institute Major: Kinesiology • Was named the 2015 New York Gatorade Player of the Year, selected to play in the 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl and was an Elite 11 Finalist. • Owns a 3.78 cumulative grade-point average, including Dean's List recognition all five semesters on campus. • Earned a perfect 4.0 GPA in the 2017 spring semester. • Selected as a 2018 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. • Serving on the executive committee for Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise nearly $1.3 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State Lift for Life was held in 2003. • Is one of three returning Nittany Lions from New York. • Joins Charlie Shuman as Nittany Lions to hail from Rochester, New York. ➤ 2017 ➤ REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Did not see any game action...Named Academic All-Big Ten...Selected as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. ➤ 2016 ➤ TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt season...Earned Dean's List accolades in the 2016 spring, 2016 fall and 2017 spring semesters.
➤ HIGH SCHOOL A four-time letterwinner for head coach Chris Battaglia at Aquinas Institute...Two-time team captain... Led the Little Irish to New York State Class AA State Championships as a sophomore and a senior with perfect 13-0 records in each season...Chosen for the 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl...Was a 2015 Elite 11 Finalist...Selected for Offense-Defense All-American Bowl...Selected as the 2015 New York State Gatorade Player of the Year...Named 2015 American Family Insurance ALL-USA New York Football Offensive Player of the Year, as selected by USA Today...Two time New York State Player of the Year (2013, 2015) as selected by the New York State Sports Writers Association...Named All-Greater Rochester Player of the Year in 2013 and 2015...Set the Section V record for season passing yards (3,030), passing touchdowns (37), as well as career passing yards (6,375) and passing touchdowns (76)...Threw four touchdown passes and was 18-for-23 for 462 yards in a 44-19 win over Saratoga Springs in the 2015 State Championship game...Two-time All-Greater Rochester selection...Connected on 184-of269 attempts (68.4 percent) for 3,030 yards and 37 touchdowns as a senior...Was 132-of-223 for 1,932 yards and 26 touchdowns as a sophomore...Was 91-for-136 for 1,427 yards and 15 touchdowns in six postseason games as a senior...Missed junior season due to a wrist injury...Tabbed a four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals...Earned three stars from Scout and 247Sports...Rated the No. 10 quarterback in the country and No. 1 player in New York State by Rivals...Ranked as the 18th-best quarterback recruit in the country and the No. 2 overall player out of New York by ESPN...Maintained an A average throughout high school. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Jake Thomas Zembiec...Son of Maureen and Thomas Zembiec...Has a younger sister, Abigail...Volunteered at the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester and Muddy’s Buddies, which supports children whose lives have been touched by cancer...Majoring in kinesiology...Born September 10, 1997 in Rochester, New York.
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Offensive Line | 6-5 | 294 Freshman/Freshman Stafford, Va./North Stafford Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
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Defensive Tackle | 6-4 | 296 Freshman/Freshman Tampa, Fla./H.B. Plant Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
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Three-year letterman for head coach Joe Mangano at North Stafford High School...Two-time team captain...Selected to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, becoming the first player in school history to earn All-America honors...Named to USA Today’s All-USA Virginia first team in 2016 and 2017...Earned all-conference and all-regional accolades as a junior...Registered 20 tackles as a senior...Notched 10 sacks to go along with 15 receptions, 315 yards and nine touchdowns in junior year...Grabbed 25 catches for 300 yards and nine scores in 2015...Is a consensus four-star prospect by all three recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 135 overall prospect, No. 3 prospect in Virginia, No. 11 offensive tackle in the country by 247Sports...Rated as the No. 135 overall prospect, No. 11 offensive tackle in the country, No. 3 player in Virginia and No. 17 player in the region by ESPN...Is the No. 141 overall prospect, No. 11 offensive tackle and No. 4 player in the state of Virginia according to Rivals...Also lettered in basketball...Earned all-conference and all-region honors in basketball as a junior and senior...Helped the Wolverines to a Commonwealth District regular-season title as a senior.
Four-year letterman for head coach Robert Weiner at H.B. Plant High School...Was a two-time team captain as a junior and senior...Helped the Panthers to a 45-7 record in four seasons, including four district championships and a state runner-up finish as a junior (13-1) and a berth in the state semifinals as a senior (12-2)...Named to the Tampa Bay Times All-Tampa first team as a senior after an appearance on the honorable mention team as a junior...Garnered Tampa Bay Times All-Hillsborough first team accolades in 2017 and second team honors in 2016...Two-time all-district choice...Earned Florida All-State Class 7A second team accolades in 2016...Selected as Team MVP in 2017...Had 84 tackles and 13.0 tackles for loss, including 8.0 sacks, as a senior...Collected 56 tackles, including 30 TFL and eight sacks as a junior...Had 20 tackles and two touchdowns as a sophomore...Rated a four-star prospect by Rivals and a three-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN...Ranked the No. 28 strong-side defensive end and No. 118 prospect in Florida by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 15 tight end and No. 99 prospect in Florida by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 24 strong-side defensive end and No. 62 prospect in Florida by Rivals...Earned high honor roll...Member of National Honor Society...Part of the Beta Club.
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Nana Akwesi Asiedu...Son of Mercy Sawyerr and Kiddo Asiedu...Has two brothers, Ambrose and Isiaiah Asiedu, and one sister, Christabelle Asiedu...Hobbies include playing video games, working out and eating food...Plans to major in business or communications...Would like to pursue a career as a sports analyst...Born October 16, 1999 in Accra, Ghana.
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➤ PERSONAL Full name is Judge Broward Culpepper...Son of Monica and Brad Culpepper...Has one brother, Rex, and one sister, Honor...Father, Brad, was an All-American in football at Florida and helped the Gators to the SEC Championship in 1991...Won the 1991 Drady Trophy (now the William V. Campbell Trophy), which is known as the “Academic Heisman”...Brad played two seasons for former Nittany Lion player and coach, Galen Hall, at Florida...Brad also played nine years in the NFL, including six seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...Brother, Rex, is a quarterback at Syracuse...Grandfather, Bruce Culpepper, and uncle, Blair Culpepper, also played football at Florida...Mother, Monica, was a contestant on “Survivor: One World” and “Survivor: Blood vs. Water”...Father, Brad, joined Monica as a contestant on “Survivor: Blood vs. Water” and also appeared on the “Survivor: Game Changers” season...Hobbies include weight lifting, reading, playing pick-up basketball, wakeboarding and riding dirt bikes...Has spent time as a summer camp counselor for kids with muscular dystrophy...Also volunteered with Feeding America and rebuilt a Little League team’s fieldhouse...Considering pursuing a career as a lawyer...Born November 24, 1999 in Tampa, Florida.
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Wide Receiver | 5-11 | 175 Freshman/Freshman Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
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Tight End/H-Back | 6-5 | 260 Freshman/Freshman Merrimac, Mass./Brooks School Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
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Three-year letterman for head coach Tom Falzone at Nazareth Area High School...Spent junior year at The Peddie School in New Jersey...Served as a team captain as a senior...Claimed a first-team spot on USA Today’s ALL-USA Pennsylvania Football Team as a senior...Selected to the Pennsylvania Football Writers Class 4A all-state first team in 2015 and 2017...Named to the Pennsylvania Football News (PFN) AllClass 6A first team as a senior...Garnered Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) South Most Offensive Valuable Player honors in 2017...Claimed EPC South Division All-Star accolades as a wide receiver and in the secondary in 2015 and 2017...Was also an EPC South Division All-Star as a wideout in 2016...Named All-Mid-Atlantic Prep League first team offensive utility in 2016...Selected to the Big 33 Game...Named Team MVP as a freshman...Set school receiving records for receptions (187), receiving yards (2,755) and receiving touchdowns (40) at Nazareth Area...Had 62 catches for 889 yards and 15 touchdowns as senior...Recorded 23 catches for 503 yards with three touchdowns to go along with 251 rushing yards and four touchdowns in five games before getting injured as a junior...Had 65 receptions for 1,174 yards and 16 touchdowns as a sophomore...Also had one rushing touchdown, two kickoff return touchdowns and four interception returns for scores in 2015...Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals and a three-star recruit by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 13 player in Pennsylvania and No. 65 wide receiver by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 139 overall prospect, No. 19 wide receiver, No. 4 player in Pennsylvania and No. 18 in the region by ESPN...Ranked the No. 164 overall prospect, No. 5 player in Pennsylvania and No. 29 wide receiver by Rivals...Also lettered in basketball and track & field...Won Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) state championships in the 4x100 relay and the long jump in 2016...Was Nazareth’s first PIAA individual champion since 1970...Won the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference crown in the 100 and 200 meters, as well as the 4x100 relay in 2018...Was an honor roll student.
Five-year letterman for head coach Patrick Foley at the Brooks School...Was a team captain as a senior... Helped the Bishops to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class C Championship as a senior with a 7-2 record...Guided Brooks School to a 7-2 record and Independent School League (ISL) Championship as a junior...Led the Bishops to a 10-2 record en route to a Cape Ann League title and North Finals runner-up finish as a freshman...Claimed a first-team spot on USA Today’s ALL-USA Massachusetts Football Team as a senior...Named all-state in 2016 as a linebacker...Earned All-New England Class B as a junior and senior...Chosen as NEPSAC Class C Player of the Year and ISL co-MVP...Selected All-New England and All-ISL three times each...Named to Boston Globe’s All-Scholastics team as a senior...Was on the Boston Herald Super 25 team as a junior...Named to the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association All-State Super 26 Team as a linebacker in 2016...Collected four Eagle Tribune All-Star honors in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017...Was a three-time Boston Herald All-Star (2015, 2016, 2017)...Named Team MVP as a senior... Had 26 receptions for 613 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior...Registered 20 rushes for 202 yards and five scores, while also recording three defensive touchdowns...Had 27 receptions for 527 yards and six touchdowns as a junior...Posted nine receptions for 189 yards and three scores as a sophomore...Tabbed a four-star recruit by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 2 player in Massachusetts, No. 13 tight end and No. 323 overall prospect by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 289 overall prospect, No. 8 tight end, No. 1 in Massachusetts and No. 31 in the region by ESPN...Ranked the No. 148 overall prospect in the country, No. 6 tight end and No. 1 player in Massachusetts by Rivals...Was a four-time letterwinner in basketball as a forward...Selected as the Daily News’ Boys Basketball Player of the Year in 2015...Named to the Eagle Tribune Super Team in 2015...Averaged a double-double as a sophomore.
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Full name is Patrick John Freiermuth...Son of Dianne and John Freiermuth...Has one brother, Tim, and one sister, Megan...Father, John, played basketball at St. Anselm...Brother, Tim, was an offensive lineman on the Springfield College football team...Hobbies include writing and hanging out with friends and family...Worked with the Special Olympics basketball foundation...Would like to major in criminal justice...Aspiring to become a college football coach or work in law enforcement...Born October 25, 1998 in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
Full name is Jahan Waltè Dotson...Son of Robin and Al Dotson...Has one brother, Al...Hobbies include playing sports, playing video games and hanging out with friends...Planning to major in business management or marketing...Born March 22, 2000 in Newark, New Jersey.
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Offensive Line | 6-5 | 280 Freshman/Freshman Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman for head coach Ben Kleinhans at Metea Valley High School...Was a team captain as a senior...Claimed a second-team spot on USA Today’s ALL-USA Illinois Football Team as a senior...Named DuPage Valley All-Conference in 2016 and 2017...Selected as Team MVP as a senior...Is a consensus three-star prospect by all three recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Rated as the No. 16 prospect in Illinois and the No. 73 offensive tackle in the country by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 52 offensive tackle in the country, No. 50 prospect in the region and No. 8 recruit in the state of Illinois by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 46 offensive tackle and No. 10 prospect in Illinois by Rivals. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Bryce James Effner...Son of Lynn and Jim Effner...Has two sisters, Brittney and Briana... Hobbies include hunting, off-roading and grilling...Volunteered at Feed My Starving Children and at Hesed House, which is homeless shelter in Aurora...Interested in majoring in business management... Born December 10, 1999 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Wide Receiver | 6-2 | 210 Freshman/Freshman Fort Washington, Md./Oxon Hill Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
Defensive Tackle | 6-2 | 291 Freshman/Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
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Four-year letterman for head coach Craig Jefferies at Oxon Hill High School...Three-time team captain... Helped the Clippers to an 11-1 record and the Prince George’s County Championship as a junior...Claimed a first-team spot on USA Today’s ALL-USA Maryland Football Team as a senior...Named consensus all-state by the Maryland High School Football Foundation in 2016...Garnered Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) Small School All-State (Class 4A/3A) first team accolades as a junior and senior...Was a MPSSAA Small School All-State (Class 4A/3A) honorable mention selection as a sophomore... Claimed Washington Post All-Met first team accolades as a junior and a senior...Earned all-conference honors in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons...Participated in the Crab Bowl...Was a three-time Team MVP...Had 113 receptions for 1,876 yards and 27 touchdowns in his Clipper career...Grabbed 61 passes for 897 yards and 11 scores as a senior...Also had a punt return, kickoff return and interception return for a touchdown in 2017...Caught 29 passes for 498 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior...Had 23 receptions for 472 yards and six scores as a sophomore...Rated a four-star prospect by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 229 overall prospect, No. 36 wide receiver and No. 8 prospect in the state of Maryland by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 296 overall recruit, No. 49 wide receiver, No. 8 player in Maryland and No. 32 prospect in the region by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 238 overall recruit, No. 41 wide receiver and No. 6 prospect in Maryland by Rivals...Lettered in track & field three times...Won backto-back Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) 3A State Championships in the 300-meter hurdles in 2017 and 2018 after a second-place finish in 2016...Finished second in the state in the 110-meter hurdles as a junior...Helped the Clippers win the 4x100 relay at the 2016 and 2017 MPSSAA State Outdoor Championships and the 4x200 relay at the 2016 and 2017 MPSSA State Indoor Championships... Was a seven-time All-American...Named to the academic honor roll in 2015 and 2016.
Three-year letterman for head coach John Rodenberg at Moeller High School...Served as team captain in 2017...Helped the Crusaders to a 10-4 record and a Great Catholic League (GCL) title as a freshman... Played for U-19 National Team USA in International Bowl IX in January 2018...Earned TriStateFootball. com all-city and all-region honors as a junior and senior...Named to all-district team as a junior...Was a first-team All-GCL South selection...Had 70 tackles with 8.0 sacks and three forced fumbles as a junior... Tallied 60 tackles, 12.0 sacks and a pair of forced fumbles as a sophomore...Had 40 stops and 5.0 sacks as a freshman...Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals and a three-star prospect by 247Sports...Ranked No. 46 at defensive tackle and No. 25 prospect in Ohio by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 29 defensive tackle, No. 11 prospect in Ohio and No. 22 in the region by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 22 defensive tackle and No. 13 in Ohio by Rivals...Earned letters in track & field in the shotput and 8-man rugby.
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Daniel Isaac George...Son of Arlene George and Robert Green...Has one brother, David George, and one sister, Sarah George...Brother, David, played football at Shepherd University...Hobbies include listening to music, riding bikes and racing cars...Volunteered at food drives at the National Church of God and was a peer mediator at Oxon Hill...Would like to major in civil engineering...Born September 18, 1999 in Washington, D.C.
TRENT GORDON
➤ HIGH SCHOOL Two-year letterman for head coach Kirk Martin at Manvel High School...Two-time team captain...Guided the Mavericks to a 14-1 record in 2017 with the lone loss coming in the University Interscholastic League (UIL) 5A State Championship Game...Helped the Mavericks to a 13-1 record on the way to district and regional championships as a junior...Named second-team all-district as a junior...Accounted for 81 total tackles, including 60 solo, 10 pass breakups, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble as a junior...Had 29 tackles and one pass deflected as a sophomore at Conroe Oak Ridge High School...Tabbed a four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals...Earned three stars from 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 56 cornerback and No. 80 player in Texas by 247Sports...Ranked as No. 36 cornerback, No. 50 recruit in Texas and No. 63 prospect in the region by ESPN...Rated the No. 29 safety and No. 45 player in Texas by Rivals...Lettered in track twice. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Trent Christopher Lavalius Gordon...Son of Tanya and Lavalius Gordon Jr....Has one brother, Grant, and two sisters, Alexa and Bria...Father, Lavalius Jr., played football and basketball at North Texas...Grandfather, Lavalius Sr., was the first African-American player in Oklahoma State basketball history...Hobbies include watching throwback...Would like to play professional football or become an anesthesiologist...Born April 28, 2000 in Missouri City, Texas.
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➤ PERSONAL Full name is Aeneas James Hawkins Jr....Son of Carrie and Artrell Hawkins...Has four sisters, Makayla Stover, Aria Hawkins, Azarae Hawkins and Atalia Hawkins...Father, Artrell Jr., played football at the University of Cincinnati and had an 11-year NFL career with the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots... Grandfather, Artrell Sr., played football at the University of Pittsburgh and for the Pittsburgh Steelers... Uncle, Andrew Hawkins, played football at the University of Toledo and for seven seasons with the Cleveland Browns...Cousin, Carlton Haslreig, wrestled at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and also played in the NFL for seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets...Cousin, Gerry Simon, played football at the University of Maryland and went on to become the all-time Canadian Football League (CFL) receiving leader after a 15-year career...Was elected to the CFL Hall of Fame...Cousin, Jeff Richardson, played football at Michigan State University and then for the New York Jets where he was part of the Super Bowl III Championship team...Hobbies include playing the piano, boxing and playing chess...Volunteered with Matthew 25 Ministries, Correyville Catholic Partnership and Night for the Fight...Plans to major in communications and would like to become a sports broadcaster...Born May 10, 2000 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
ISAIAH HUMPHRIES
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Cornerback | 6-0 | 181 Freshman/Freshman Spring, Texas/Manvel Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
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➤ HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman for head coach Red Behrens at Sachse High School...Named team captain as a senior... Led the Mustangs to district and area championships with a 12-1 record in 2017...Helped Sachse to an 11-1 record and district and bi-district titles as a junior...Participated in the 2016 and 2017 North American Championships for USA Football National Teams...Selected Associated Press All-State honorable mention as a senior...Named honorable-mention all-state as a junior...Voted as the District 10-6A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...Earned first-team all-district honors as a junior and senior, as well as a second-team berth as a sophomore...Named All-District Defensive MVP...Selected Inside High School Sports Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...Selected Team MVP three times...Registered 60 tackles to go along with seven interceptions, 11 passes defended, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a senior... Had 53 tackles, five interceptions and two fumble recoveries as a junior...Registered 78 tackles, three interceptions, including two returned for touchdowns, three fumble recoveries and a blocked field goal attempt as a sophomore...Rated as a three-star recruit by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as No. 58 recruit in Texas and No. 33 safety overall by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 31 safety, No. 97 prospect in Texas and No. 126 regional recruit by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 39 safety and No. 76 player in Texas by Rivals...Also participated in track & field...Was a Superintendents’ Scholar. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Isaiah Deshawn Humphries...Son of Jennifer and Leonard Humphries...Has one brother, Joshua, and one sister, Jessica...Father, Leonard, played football at Penn State (1988-92)...Was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1992 NFL Draft and played for the Indianapolis Colts and in the Canadian Football League...Cousin, Tony Paige, played football at Virginia Tech and had a nine-year NFL career...Hobbies include being a DJ, producing music and cooking...Volunteered in hurricane relief efforts, tornado relief efforts and feeding the homeless programs...Anticipates majoring in finance...Would like to become a CEO or own a private equity firm...Born September 27, 1999 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Linebacker | 6-3 | 226 Freshman/Freshman Camp Hill, Pa./Cumberland Valley Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman for head coach Michael Whitehead at Cumberland Valley High School...Was a team captain as a senior...Had a 31-10 record in high school...Led the Eagles to a Mid-Penn Commonwealth title and District III 4A Championship as a junior...Was a finalist for the 2017 Mr. PA Football Class 4A-6A Award... Garnered a first-team spot on USA Today’s ALL-USA Pennsylvania Football Team as a senior...Named to Pennsylvania Football Writers/Broadcasters All-State first team as a defensive back in 2017...Named to the Pennsylvania Football News (PFN) All-Class 6A first team in junior and senior seasons...Selected all-state by the PA Sports Writers in 2016...Garnered 2017 Mini Maxwell Award honors from the Maxwell Football Club...Named to All-EasternPAFootball.com first team in 2016 and honorable mention in 2015...Selected All-Sentinel Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...Earned All-Sentinel first team defensive back laurels as a sophomore, junior and senior...Named to PennLive.com first team as a defensive back...Selected to the Big 33 Game...Earned five first-team all-conference honors (two DB, two athlete, one return specialist) and two second-team accolades (one DB, one punter) during his career...Had 37 receptions for 715 yards, seven receiving touchdowns, 53 rushes for 366 yards and eight rushing scores as a senior...Made all 15 PATs...Had 45 tackles and four interceptions in 2017...Registered 38 catches for 524 yards and six scores to complement 75 tackles and three interceptions as a junior...Also had three return touchdowns (2 punt, 1 kickoff) in 2016...Had 25 receptions for 371 yards and six touchdowns offensively to go along with 51 tackles and 10 interceptions on defense as a sophomore...Rated as a three-star recruit by all three major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as No. 12 player in Pennsylvania and No. 30 outside linebacker by 247Sports...Rated as the No. 24 player in Pennsylvania, No. 105 prospect in the region and No. 58 outside linebacker by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 43 outside linebacker and No. 20 player in Pennsylvania by Rivals...Lettered in basketball and track once each. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Charles Penn Katshir...Son of Tracy and Gregory Katshir...Has one brother, Riley, and one sister, Hannah...Father, Greg, played football and baseball at the University of Pennsylvania...Mother, Tracy, played field hockey and lacrosse at the University of Pennsylvania...Brother, Riley, is a member of the Lebanon Valley College soccer team...Hobbies include playing sports, hanging out with friends and working out...Volunteers as a mentor for The Outreach Program for Soccer (TOPS)...Has also volunteered with Cumberland Valley mini-THON and Cumberland Valley football camp...Anticipates majoring in business with hopes of taking over his parents’ business after an NFL career...Born February 13, 2000 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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➤ PERSONAL Full name is Zackery Patrick Kuntz...Son of Kitty and Francis Kuntz...Has three brothers, Franny, Christian and Brandon, and one sister, Anna...Brothers, Christian and Brandon, both attended Penn State...Father, Francis, played football at the University of Maryland...Brother, Christian, played football at Penn State... Sister, Anna, played basketball at West Chester University...Hobbies include hanging out with friends and family...Volunteered at the Little Lions Football Camp and Basketball Rising Stars Camp...Planning to major in finance with aspirations of becoming a successful businessman after a long NFL career...Born June 6, 1999 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Quarterback | 6-3 | 226 Freshman/Freshman Madison, Conn./Xavier Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman for head coach Andy Guyon at Xavier High School...Served as a team captain as a senior...Earned second-team Walter Camp All-Connecticut honors in 2017...Selected to the Connecticut High School Coaches Association (CHSCA) Top 25 list as a senior...Was the SPARQ MVP for The Opening Elite 11 event in New Jersey in 2017...Named the Hartford Courant’s Offensive Player of the Year as a senior...Selected to the All-Courant first team in 2017...Garnered All-Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC) Tier 1 accolades as a senior...Chosen as an All-SCC Tier 1 academic athlete in 2017...Broke Xavier High School records for passing yards, passing touchdowns and completions in a season as a senior... Had 2,793 passing yards with 27 passing touchdowns and six rushing scores as a senior...Registered 1,972 passing yards with 19 passing touchdowns and six rushing touchdowns as a junior...Had 676 passing yards and nine scores in six games as a sophomore...Tabbed a three-star recruit by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 2 player in Connecticut and No. 24 pro-style quarterback by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 35 pro-style quarterback, No. 2 recruit in Connecticut and No. 61 prospect in the region by ESPN...Rated the No. 30 pro-style quarterback and No. 2 player in Connecticut by Rivals...Lettered in baseball...Won the Brother Celestine Academic Award... Member of National Honor Society...Is a Ryken Scholar...Won the Fairfield Book Award for the junior who excels academically, is actively involved in the spirit of his school and possesses a genuine sense of concern and responsibility toward others...Carried a 4.0 grade-point average. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Will Levis...Son of Beth and Sales Levis...Has three sisters, Kelley, Jill and Claire...Mother, Beth, was a two-time All-American soccer player at Yale University...Father, Sales, played football at Denison University...Grandfather, David Kelley, was the last three-sport varsity athlete at UMass, playing football and lacrosse and competed in wrestled and went on to be a defensive coach for the football team at Yale University...Great grandfather, Alva Kelley, was an All-American football player at Cornell University and won a National Championship in 1939...Kelley also went on to be the head football coach at Colgate University, Hobart College and Brown University...Uncle, David Kelley, was an Academic AllAmerica football player at Yale University...Hobbies include pick-up basketball, golfing, hanging out with friends and going to the beach...Made a service trip to Guatemala and built a small domicile for a family in February 2017...Volunteers with a local food pantry...Considering majoring in business...Born June 27, 1999 in Newton, Massachusetts.
➤ HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman for head coach Tim Bigelow at Camp Hill High School...Was a team captain as a senior...Helped the Lions to back-to-back Division 3 Class A Championships in 2014 and 2015... Claimed a first-team spot on USA Today’s ALL-USA Pennsylvania Football Team as a senior...Selected to Pennsylvania Football Writers All-State Class 2A first team as a senior...Collected Pennsylvania Football News (PFN) All-Class 2A first team accolades as a senior and honorable mention honors as a junior... Selected all-state in 2015...Earned All-Mid Penn Capital League honors four times, including first-team honors on both offense and defense in 2017...Had 40 catches for 1,060 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior...Registered 49 receptions for 793 yards and 11 touchdowns as a sophomore...Had 47 receptions for 658 yards and seven scores as a freshman...Rated a four-star prospect by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 111 overall prospect, No. 4 tight end and No. 2 recruit in Pennsylvania by 247Sports...Rated as the No. 283 overall prospect, No. 7 tight end, No. 9 recruit in Pennsylvania and No. 30 in the region by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 122 overall recruit, No. 4 tight end and No. 3 prospect in Pennsylvania by Rivals...Also lettered in basketball three times and track & field three times...Won the State Class AA Championship in the 110-meter hurdles in 2017...Claimed district titles in the 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles three times each...Also won district crowns in the high jump as a sophomore and junior, as well as 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay titles in both 2015 and 2016...Was a member of the National Honor Society...Was a four-time distinguished scholar.
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Linebacker | 6-3 | 236 Freshman/Freshman Ottawa, Ont./Mercyhurst Prep (Pa.) Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
Defensive Tackle | 6-4 | 305 Freshman/Freshman Owings Mills, Md./McDonogh School Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
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Three-year letterman for head coach Jeff Root at Mercyhurst Prep...Three-time team captain...Helped the Lakers to a 10-1 record and a runner-up finish in the District 10 Class AAA Championship game as a senior...Earned Rivals100 invitation...Named Pennsylvania Football News (PFN) Class 3A Defensive Player of the Year in 2017...Collected PFN All-Class 3A first team honors in junior and senior seasons...Claimed a first-team spot on USA Today’s ALL-USA Pennsylvania Football Team as a senior...Garnered Pennsylvania Sports Writers Class 3A All-State first team honors in 2016 and 2017...Named All-WesternPAFootball.net first team in 2016...Selected first-team all-region in 2016 and 2017...Earned all-conference accolades twice...Named Team MVP twice...Registered 69 tackles, four interceptions and two fumble recoveries as a senior...Had 88 tackles, 9.0 sacks, 15.0 TFL, five interceptions, including two returned for touchdowns, and three fumble recoveries as a junior...Rated as a four-star prospect by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Rated the No. 287 overall recruit, No. 8 prospect in Pennsylvania and No. 17 inside linebacker by 247Sports...Ranks as the No. 199 overall prospect, No. 7 inside linebacker, No. 7 recruit in Pennsylvania and No. 23 prospect in the region by ESPN...Ranked the No. 13 outside linebacker and No. 10 recruit in Pennsylvania by Rivals...Lettered in basketball as a junior.
Four-year letterman for head coach Dom Damico at McDonogh School...Two-time team captain...Helped the Eagles to a 9-1 record and a Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Championship as a freshman...Selected to the Under Armour All-America Game...Participated in The Opening Finals... Claimed a first-team spot on USA Today’s ALL-USA Maryland Football Team as a senior...Named consensus all-state by the Maryland High School Football Foundation in 2016...Garnered Maryland Private School All-State first team accolades as a sophomore and junior...Invited to the Big 33 Game and Crab Bowl...Collected all-state honors in 2016 and 2017...Selected to the Baltimore Sun All-Metro first team as a junior...Was a two-time all-region selection as a junior and senior...Garnered all-conference accolades four times...Two-time Team MVP...Posted 45 tackles, 17.0 TFL, 14.0 sacks and two fumble recoveries as a senior...Had 47 tackles, 15.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and four pass breakups as a junior...Tallied 41 tackles, 14.0 sacks, two fumble recoveries and two pass breakups as a sophomore... Recorded 17 tackles and 2.0 sacks as a freshman...A consensus four-star prospect by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 85 overall recruit, No. 6 defensive tackle and No. 4 prospect in Maryland by 247Sports...Rated No. 120 on the ESPN 300 list...Ranked as the No. 120 overall prospect, No. 9 defensive tackle, No. 4 recruit in Maryland and No. 12 prospect in the region by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 107 recruit in the country, No. 6 defensive tackle and No. 4 prospect in Maryland by Rivals...Three-year letterwinner for the wrestling team...Owns the fastest pin in school history...Was a two-time All-American in wrestling...Claimed Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) heavyweight wrestling state championships in 2017 and 2018...Ranked as the No. 1 wrestler at heavyweight in Maryland...Guided the Eagles to second-place finishes in the MIAA State Tournament in 2017 and 2018...Earned wrestling All-Metro first team honors after going 39-8 with 15 pins at the 285-pound weight class in 2017...Was a finalist for Baltimore Sun Athlete of the Year...Was a finalist for the Oratory Contest.
➤ PERSONAL Full name is Jesse Luketa...Son of Rose Luketa...Has two brothers, Joe Betu and Gino, and four sisters, Leslie, Laura, Sandrine and Guylaine...Hobbies include spending time with family and his nephews, reading and working out...Volunteered with the Salvation Army in Canada...Considering majoring in kinesiology...Would like to become a physical therapist...Born January 15, 1999 in Ottawa, Ontario.
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➤ PERSONAL Full name is Patrick Joseph Mustipher...Son of Patricia and Sam Mustipher...Has one brother, Sam... Brother, Sam, is an offensive lineman for the University of Notre Dame football team...Father, Sam, played football at West Virginia University...Aunt, Beth Lucadamo, and uncle, Michael Lucadamo, attended Penn State...Hobbies include debating, playing football and wrestling...Volunteers with Our Daily Bread homeless shelter and Orange Key...Planning to major in communications and would like go into a career in broadcasting...Born November 10, 1999 in Towson, Maryland.
Four-year letterman for head coach Mark Kantor at Wiregrass Ranch High School...Served as team captain as a senior...Helped the Bulls to an 8-2 record and a Sunshine Athletic Conference (SAC) East crown as a senior...Guided Wiregrass Ranch to the SAC Championship in 2016 with an 8-3 record...Played for U-19 National Team USA in International Bowl IX in January 2018...Selected MaxPreps Freshman All-America...Named Florida All-State Class 7A first team as a senior after earning third team accolades as a junior...Was one of three finalists for Class 7A Defensive Player of the Year in 2017...Chosen as the Tampa Bay Times’ All-Tampa Defensive Player of the Year in 2017...Selected All-Tampa Bay by the Tampa Bay Times, earning a spot on the defensive first team as a senior and a kicker returner on the second team as a junior...Tabbed the Tampa Bay Times’ North Suncoast Area Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...Selected first-team North Suncoast Area in 2016 as a punt returner and 2017 as a defensive back...Garnered All-Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) District 10 accolades in 2016 and 2017... Named all-conference three times...Chosen as the Wiregrass Ranch Male Athlete of the Year in 2018... Selected as Team MVP in 2017...Registered 39 tackles, four interceptions, five passes deflected and had 1,183 all-purpose yards with nine touchdowns as a senior...Collected 38 tackles, three interceptions and 12 passes defended as a junior...Had 35 tackles, one interception and one blocked field goal as a sophomore...Tabbed a four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals...Earned three stars from 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 60 player in Florida and No. 34 cornerback by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 44 cornerback and No. 74 prospect in Florida by ESPN...Rated the No. 216 overall prospect, No. 23 safety and No. 39 player in Florida by Rivals...Four-year letterwinner in basketball...Collected Tampa Bay Times’ All-North Suncoast honorable mention honors in basketball in 2016.
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Full name is Jordan Jaysean Miner...Son of Chandra and John Miner...Has one brother, Jaye, and two sisters, Porche and Jacqueline...Brother, Jaye, played football at Florida Atlantic University...Hobbies include playing basketball, listening to music and playing video games...Volunteered with reading program with elementary school children...Would like to major in marketing with aspirations of owning his own sports marketing company...Born November 6, 2000 in Franklin, Tennessee.
Full name is Odafe Jayson Oweh...Son of Tania and Henry Oweh...Has two brothers, Kaylen and Otega, and one sister, Natasha...Enjoys drawing as a hobby...Considering majoring in civil engineering...Would like to go to Nigeria and help build bridges and roads with his degree...Born December 15, 1998 in Hackensack, New Jersey.
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Defensive End | 6-5 | 247 Freshman/Freshman Howell, N.J./Blair Academy Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
Two-year letterman for head coach Jim Saylor at Blair Academy...Selected to the Under Armour AllAmerica Game...Named first-team All-Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) as a senior...Selected secondteam All-MAPL in 2016...Registered 60 tackles with 13.0 sacks and 10.0 TFL as a senior...Had 42 tackles, including 7.0 sacks and an additional 5.0 TFL in 2016...Tabbed a four-star prospect by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 71 overall prospect, No. 4 player in New Jersey and No. 4 strong-side defensive end by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 94 overall prospect, No. 10 defensive end, No. 2 player in New Jersey and No. 11 in the region by ESPN...Ranked the No. 140 overall prospect, No. 9 strong-side defensive end and No. 3 player in New Jersey by Rivals...Also played basketball.
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Linebacker | 6-3 | 237 Freshman/Freshman Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
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Two-year letterman for head coach Calvin Everett at Harrisburg High School...Two-year letterman at Central Dauphin High School...Was a team captain as a senior...Helped the Cougars to an 11-1 record and perfect 6-0 league mark for a Mid-Penn Commonwealth Conference title in 2017...Part of a team that finished 11-4 on the way to a PIAA Class 5A runner-up finish in 2016...Selected to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl...Had two tackles, including 0.5 TFL, and a pass breakup for the East in the Army AllAmerican Bowl...Participated in The Opening Finals and competed for Untouchable...Named the 2017 American Family Insurance National Defensive Player of the Year...Garnered All-USA Defense second team accolades from USA Today as a senior...Was a finalist for the 2017 Mr. PA Football Class 4A-6A Award... Selected Mr. PA Football Lineman of the Year for Class 4A-6A...Named Pennsylvania Football News (PFN) Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year in 2017...Collected PFN All-Class 5A first team honors in junior and senior seasons...Named to Pennsylvania Football Writers All-State Class 5A first team in 2016 and 2017... Garnered a first-team spot on USA Today’s ALL-USA Pennsylvania Football Team in 2016 and 2017...Chosen as PennLive’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2017...Selected 2017 Mid-Penn Conference Commonwealth Offensive and Defensive MVP...Garnered 2017 Mini Maxwell Award honors from the Maxwell Football Club...Named Team MVP twice...Registered 55 tackles, 10.5 sacks and 17.5 TFL on defense, while adding 1,239 rushing yards, 99 receiving yards and 29 offensive touchdowns on offense as a senior...The 27 rushing scores tied for ninth in the state...Had 69 tackles with 20.0 TFL and 13.5 sacks as a junior at Central Dauphin High School...Recorded 121 tackles, 27.0 TFL and 18.5 sacks as a freshman at Central Dauphin...Tabbed a five-star recruit by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 5 overall prospect, No. 1 player in Pennsylvania and No. 2 weak-side defensive end by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 7 overall recruit, No. 4 defensive end, No. 1 player in Pennsylvania and No. 2 prospect in the region by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 6 overall recruit, No. 1 outside linebacker and No. 1 prospect in Pennsylvania by Rivals...Lettered in basketball...Helped the Cougars to the District 3 Class 6A title in 2016-17.
Four-year letterman for head coach Mike Mischler at Cathedral Prep in Pennslyvania...Was a team captain as a senior...Had a 49-3 record in four seasons at Cathedral Prep...Guided the Ramblers to backto-back perfect 14-0 records and Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class 4A State Championships as a junior and a senior...Claimed a first-team spot on USA Today’s ALL-USA Pennsylvania Football Team as a senior...Named to Pennsylvania Football Writers/Broadcasters All-State first team as an offensive lineman in 2017...Selected as the Pennsylvania Football News (PFN) Class 4A Lineman of the Year as a senior...Garnered PFN Class 4A All-State first team honors on the offensive line in 2017 and the defensive line in 2016...Earned three All-District 10 accolades...Three-time all-conference honoree... Had 55 tackles, 11 TFL, 4.0 sacks and one interception as a senior...Recorded 31 tackles, 11.0 TFL and 5.0 sacks as a junior...Had eight stops with 1.5 TFL as a sophomore...A consensus four-star prospect by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked No. 288 overall. No. 9 in Pennsylvania and No. 5 center by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 194 overall prospect, No. 10 guard, No. 6 player in Pennsylvania and No. 22 prospect in the region by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 19 guard and No. 14 recruit in Pennsylvania by Rivals. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Frederick Henry Scruggs...Son of Karen and Frederick Scruggs...Has three brothers, Mark, Brendan and Chuck...Volunteers at the Rambler Youth Football Camp...Hobbies include listening to music and playing video games...Planning to major in business and would like to start his own business...Born January 19, 2000 in Ashtabula, Ohio.
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Wide Receiver | 6-4 | 226 Freshman/Freshman Monmouth Junction, N.J./South Brunswick Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
Full name is Micah Aaron Parsons...Son of Sherese and Terrence Parsons...Has one brother, Terrence, and one sister, Shatara...Born May 26, 1999 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Kicker | 6-2 | 195 Freshman/Freshman Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Centennial Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies ➤ HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman for co-head coaches Ryan and Jerry Pezzetti at Ankeny Centennial High School... Guided the Jaguars to three district championships, including a 10-3 mark as a senior and 10-2 record as a junior...Selected Elite first team in 2017...Garnered USA Today’s ALL-USA Iowa Football Team honorable mention accolades as a senior...Was an all-state honoree as a defensive back in 2016...Was second in the state in interceptions in 2016 in Class 4A...Two-time first-team all-district selection...Named District 2 MVP in 2016...Invited to the River Battle Bowl...Connected on 9-of-13 field goal attempts, including two makes from 60 yards, and had 37 kickoffs for 2,200 yards as a senior...Registered five interceptions and had 22 kickoffs for 1,200 yards as a junior...Had 16 tackles, two touchdowns and three interceptions as a sophomore...Holds the school record for interceptions in a season and in a career...Rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN and a two-star prospect by Rivals...Is the No. 2 kicker and No. 9 prospect in Iowa by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 8 kicker, No. 3 prospect in Iowa and No. 75 player in the region by ESPN...Rated as a five-star kicker and the No. 9 recruit by Kohl’s Professional Camps...Lettered three times in both soccer and track & field...Owns the school record in the long jump (21-7) and high jump (6-2)...Was a Drake Relay champion in the 4x100 shuttle hurdles in 2017...Three-time all-conference player in soccer. ➤ PERSONAL
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➤ HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman for head coach Joe Goerge at South Brunswick High School...Two-time team captain...Guided the Vikings to a 12-1 record and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Central Group 5 State Championship in 2017...Helped South Brunswick to an 11-1 record and a state title in 2015...Selected to the Under Armour All-America Game...Participated in The Opening Finals and played with future teammate Ricky Slade on Team Mach Speed...Helped lead Mach Speed to The Opening title...Garnered All-USA Offense All-America second team accolades from USA Today as a senior...Selected as USA Today’s ALL-USA New Jersey Offensive Player of the Year in 2017... Claimed a first-team spot on USA Today’s ALL-USA New Jersey Football Team as a senior...Selected firstteam News 12 All-New Jersey Football in 2017...Named to NJ.com’s all-state first team as a senior... Honored by NJ.com as an All-Group 5 first team choice in 2017 and was a third team honoree in 2016... Selected All-Greater Middlesex Conference first team as a junior and senior...Named All-Red Division first team in 2016 and 2017...Named Team MVP as a junior...Grabbed 36 receptions for 522 yards and seven touchdowns and had 322 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 32 carries in 2017...Recorded 45 receptions with 718 yards and six scores as a junior...Had 31 catches for 582 yards and eight touchdowns as a sophomore...Had seven career interceptions...Rated a consensus five-star prospect by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 7 overall prospect, No. 1 player in New Jersey and No. 1 wide receiver by 247Sports...Rated the No. 8 prospect in the country, No. 1 wide receiver, No. 1 player in New Jersey and No. 3 in the region by ESPN...Ranked the No. 18 prospect overall, No. 3 wide receiver and No. 1 player in New Jersey by Rivals...Lettered in track & field once. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Justin D. Shorter...Son of Paula and JD Shorter...Has one brother, JT...Would like to major in engineering...Born April 17, 2000 in Princeton, New Jersey.
Full name is Jake E. Pinegar...Son of Julie and Scott Pinegar...Has one brother, Hunter...Brother, Hunter, is a punter at Iowa Western Community College...Uncle played baseball at Iowa State University... Volunteered with the Miracle League...Hobbies include working out with friends, kicking, hanging out with friends and family, fishing, grilling, watching movies and playing video games...Born January 7, 1999 in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Running Back | 5-9 | 185 Freshman/Freshman Woodbridge, Va./C.D. Hylton Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
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Defensive End | 6-3 | 252 Freshman/Freshman Green Lane, Pa./Pennridge Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
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Four-year letterman for head coach Tony Lilly at C.D. Hylton High School...Two-time team captain... Selected to the Under Armour All-America Game and the Polynesian Bowl...Had seven carries for 23 yards and four receptions for 26 yards and a touchdown for Team Spotlight in the Under Armour AllAmerican Game...Competed in The Opening Finals on Team Mach Speed with future teammate Justin Shorter...Garnered All-USA Offense All-America second team accolades from USA Today as a senior... Named the 2017 Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year, becoming just the second player from Prince William County to win the honor (B.J. Hawkins in 1989)...Selected as 2017 All-USA Virginia Offensive Player of the Year...Named the VHSL Class 6A Offensive Player of the Year as a senior...Claimed a firstteam spot on USA Today’s ALL-USA Virginia Football Team as a senior...Named to USA Today’s all-state second team as a junior...Was a first-team VHSL Class 6A All-State selection as a running back and kick returner as a senior...Collected first-team VHSL Class 6A All-State honors as a running back as a junior...Named Washington Post All-Met first team in 2017...Selected All-Occoquan Region first team as a running back and kick returner as a senior...Three-time all-region choice...Three-time all-district selection...Three-time all-conference honoree...Finished with 5,499 career rushing yards, which is second in county history...Accounted for 1,978 rushing yards and 30 touchdowns to go along with 22 receptions for 283 yards and five scores as a senior...Rushed for more than 300 yards in two games, including a school-record 343 yards against Colgan...Scored eight touchdowns against Colgan, which ranks fifth all-time in Virginia High School League history...Had 1,509 rushing yards with 16 touchdowns and 338 receiving yards with four scores as a junior...Recorded 711 rushing yards with eight touchdowns in just five games as a sophomore...Had 1,309 rushing yards and 18 scores as a freshman...A consensus four-star prospect by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Is a five-star on the 247Sports Composite...Ranked as the No. 62 overall prospect, No. 1 player in Virginia and No. 1 allpurpose back nationally by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 17 overall prospect, No. 2 running back, No. 1 in Virginia and No. 4 in the region by ESPN...Ranked No. 37 overall prospect, No. 2 running back and No. 2 recruit in Virginia by Rivals...Lettered once in track & field as a sprinter.
Three-year letterman for head coach Jeff Hollenbach at Pennridge High School...Was a team captain in 2017...Was a finalist for the 2017 Mr. PA Football Class 4A-6A Award...Garnered a first-team spot on USA Today’s ALL-USA Pennsylvania Football Team as a senior...Selected to Pennsylvania Football Writers All-State Class 6A first team as a junior and a senior...Named Pennsylvania Football News (PFN) Class 6A Defensive Player of the Year in 2017...Collected PFN All-Class 6A first team honors in junior and senior seasons...Garnered 2017 Mini Maxwell Award honors from the Maxwell Football Club... Named All-Southeastern PA by Philadelphia Inquirer three times...Selected All-Intelligencer first team three times (2015, 2016, 2017)...Was a two-time All-Suburban One Continental Conference first team honoree...Named Team MVP twice...Recorded 98 tackles, 19.0 TFL, 7.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and one interception as a senior...Registered 653 all-purpose yards with six touchdowns in 2017...Had 96 tackles and 6.0 sacks as a junior...Collected a school-record 100 tackles and 4.0 sacks as a sophomore... Tabbed a four-star prospect by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 6 player in Pennsylvania, No. 11 inside linebacker and No. 212 overall prospect by 247Sports... Ranked as the No. 13 inside linebacker, No. 12 player in Pennsylvania and No. 49 in the region by ESPN... Ranked the No. 214 overall prospect, No. 10 inside linebacker and No. 6 player in Pennsylvania by Rivals... Lettered in basketball once...Was selected to the honor roll. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Nicholas Earl Tarburton...Son of Ami and Rick Tarburton...Has two brothers, Zack and Jake... Mother, Ami, and Father, Rick, both played basketball at Pitt-Bradford...Volunteered at Pennridge FISH, which is a local food bank...Hobbies include hunting and fishing...Anticipates majoring in business and would like to have a career in international relations...Born December 28, 1999 in Sellersville, Pennsylvania.
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Offensive Line | 6-6 | 304 Freshman/Freshman Waldorf, Md./North Point Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies
Full name is Richard D. Slade Jr....Son of Heather and Richard Slade Sr....Has two sisters, Kailyn Slade and Brittney Hazel...Sister, Kailyn, played soccer at Virginia Commonwealth University...Volunteered as a peer mentor in high school...Hobbies include playing basketball...Played at the same high school as Penn State offensive lineman Chasz Wright...Born April 27, 2000 in Fairfax, Virginia. ➤ HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman for head coach Tom Petre at North Point High School...Three-time team captain... Helped the Eagles to a 12-1 record and a berth in the state semifinals for the first time in school history in 2017...Selected to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl...Participated in The Opening Finals for Lunar Beast...Claimed a first-team spot on USA Today’s ALL-USA Maryland Football Team as a senior...Named first-team Washington Post All-Met in 2017 and second team in 2016...Named consensus all-state by the Maryland High School Football Foundation in 2016...Garnered Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) Big School All-State (Class 4A/3A) first team accolades as an offensive lineman and defensive lineman as a junior...Selected All-Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) on the offensive and defensive lines as a sophomore, one of two players to do so...Named Team MVP once...Collected 63 tackles and 11.0 sacks and anchored an offensive line that scored 37.0 points per game as a senior...Had 35 tackles and 4.0 sacks as a junior...Registered 30 tackles and 5.0 sacks as a sophomore...Tabbed a four-star prospect by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 47 overall prospect, No. 3 offensive tackle and No. 3 player in Maryland by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 160 overall prospect, No. 13 offensive tackle, No. 5 player in Maryland and No. 20 in the region by ESPN...Ranked the No. 65 overall prospect, No. 7 offensive tackle and No. 2 player in Maryland by Rivals. ➤ PERSONAL Full name is Rasheed Amar Walker...Son of Karen and Alfred Walker...Has one sister, Syisha...Born February 13, 2000 in Washington, D.C.
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CAREER AT A GLANCE • Franklin was named the 16th head football coach in the storied history of the Nittany Lion program on January 11, 2014. • Franklin enters his eighth year as a collegiate head coach, leading his first seven squads to a bowl game. • Franklin is one of nine current FBS head coaches to lead his teams to a bowl game in each of his first seven seasons as a head coach. He is one of six current Autonomy 5 head coaches to accomplish the feat. • He owns a 60-32 career record, with six consecutive winning seasons. • Franklin has led his teams to two Top 10 finishes (2 at Penn State) and four Top 25 finishes (2 at Vanderbilt; 2 at Penn State). • Franklin led the Nittany Lions to back-to-back New Year’s Six bowls in 2016 (Rose) and 2017 (Fiesta) for the first time since 1985 (Orange) and 1986 (Fiesta). • Franklin has 23 years of coaching experience at the collegiate and NFL level. • In his seven years as a head coach, Franklin mentored 59 players who have gone on to the NFL ranks. • Franklin has secured Top 25 recruiting classes each of his last six seasons, including a Top 5 class at Penn State in 2018. NITTANY LIONS ON THE FIELD 2017 Season • Penn State continued to be among the nation’s elite in 2017, climbing as high as No. 2 in the rankings and appearing in a second-straight New Year’s Six bowl, earning a 35-28 win over No. 11 Washington in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl. • The Nittany Lions earned back-to-back 11-win seasons for the fifth time in program history and first time since 2008 and 2009 with an 11-2 record. • Penn State finished the season No. 8 in the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls and No. 9 in the final CFP rankings. It was the 24th Top 10 AP finish in program history. • The Nittany Lions used a balanced attack with a high-scoring offense and a stingy defense to lead FBS in scoring differential with a +24.6 margin. • Offensively, Penn State finished seventh in FBS with a 41.1 scoring average, which is the thirdhighest in program history, and 19th in total offense with a 460.3 average, which also ranks third in PSU history. • Defensively, the Nittany Lions were seventh in FBS in scoring average (16.5 ppg) and sacks (3.23 spg), while coming in 17th in total defense (329.5). • Penn State posted back-to-back-to-back 40-sack seasons for the first time since 2005-07. • Running back Saquon Barkley capped a stellar collegiate career by winning the Paul Hornung Award for the nation’s most versatile player, three major Big Ten awards – Graham-George Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year, RodgersDwight Big Ten Return Specialist – and the Chicago Tribune Silver Football for the secondstraight season. Barkley is just the fifth player since 1924 to win two Silver Football honors. • Barkley became the 100th first-team All-American in program history with Consensus AllAmerica honors and finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting. • The Nittany Lions had 18 players garner All-Big Ten accolades, including four first-team selections in Barkley (running back and return specialist), Marcus Allen and Mike Gesicki.
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• Quarterback Trace McSorley, who was the Offensive MVP of the Playstation Fiesta Bowl, followed up his record-breaking 2016 campaign with another outstanding season. In 2017, McSorley broke the Penn State single-season record for completions (284), total offense (4,061), touchdowns responsible for (37), 300-yard passing games (5) and 200-yard passing games (11). • McSorley also became the second player in Big Ten history with 25 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing scores in a season, joining Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett (2014, 2017). • Wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton ended his Penn State career as the program’s career receptions leader (214) and second in school history in receiving yards (2,842). • The Nittany Lions sent nine players to senior all-star games, which is the most since 2003 when nine student-athletes were in postseason games (Senior Bowl: Allen, Gesicki, Hamilton, Christian Campbell; East-West Shrine Bowl: Hamilton, Jason Cabinda, Curtis Cothran, Parker Cothren, Grant Haley; NFLPA Collegiate Bowl: Troy Apke). 2016 Season • The Nittany Lions surged in 2016, winning nine consecutive games en route to the Big Ten Championship, a Rose Bowl berth and an 11-3 overall record. • Penn State finished the season ranked No. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings and No. 7 in the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls. It was Penn State’s highest finish in the polls since 2005. • The Nittany Lions claimed their fourth overall Big Ten Championship and first outright title since 1994 with a thrilling 38-31 comeback win over Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game. • In 2016, Franklin was honored as Sporting News National Coach of the Year and the Woody Hayes National Coach of the Year, as well as the Dave McLain Big Ten Coach of the Year and Associated Press Big Ten Coach of the Year. • Franklin was also a finalist for the Paul “Bear” Bryant, Eddie Robinson and Associated Press National Coach of the Year awards. • The 2016 season brought record-breaking performances from the Nittany Lions as the offense set marks for total offense (6,056), passing yards (3,650), points scored (526) and double-digit comeback wins (4). • The Nittany Lions’ +14.4 scoring improvement in 2016 ranked fourth in FBS and second among Autonomy 5 schools. • Barkley was selected as the Graham-George Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, Big Ten Running Back of the Year and Chicago Tribune Silver Football winner for the conference’s top player. • McSorley was named the Grange-Griffin Big Ten Championship Game MVP, as well as earning Maxwell Club Tri-State Player of the Year and All-Big Ten second team honors. He was the first Penn State quarterback to win all-conference honors since Daryll Clark in 2009. • Not to be outdone, the Nittany Lion defense finished seventh in FBS in tackles for loss (8.1) and 19th in sacks (2.86). 2015 Season • Franklin guided the Nittany Lions to a 7-6 record in 2015 and a berth in the TaxSlayer Bowl. • Under Franklin’s tutelage, Carl Nassib claimed a trio of national awards – Lombardi Award, Lott IMPACT Trophy and Ted Hendricks Award – and became Penn State’s 13th unanimous Consensus All-American. • Nassib also led the nation in sacks with a school-record 15.5 in 2015.
COACHING STAFF • The 2015 season also saw Christian Hackenberg break every Penn State career passing record, including passing yards, passing touchdowns and completions, and true freshman Saquon Barkley break the freshman season rushing record with a 1,000-yard campaign. • Barkley was named the Big Ten Network’s Freshman of the Year and claimed second team AllBig Ten honors, while wide receiver Chris Godwin (second team) and defensive tackles Austin Johnson (second team) and Anthony Zettel (third team) also earned All-Big Ten accolades. 2014 Season • Franklin’s first season was bookended with a pair of thrilling victories for the Nittany Lions. The Penn State head coach’s inaugural season began with a final-play 26-24 victory over UCF in Dublin, Ireland, in Penn State’s first-ever international game and ended with a comeback, a 31-30 overtime win over Boston College in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl in Yankee Stadium. The Nittany Lions overcame a 14-point deficit late in the third quarter, tying the largest comeback in Penn State’s bowl history. • With the Pinstripe Bowl win, Franklin became just the third Penn State coach to lead the team to at least seven wins in his first season, joining Dick Harlow (1915) and Bill O’Brien (2012). • Franklin guided the Nittany Lions to a 4-0 start, joining Harlow as the only first-year Penn State coaches to win their initial four games. • In Franklin’s first season at Penn State, he helped Mike Hull to the Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year award to carry on the “Linebacker U” tradition. • Zettel earned All-Big Ten first team honors, while receiver DaeSean Hamilton garnered All-Big Ten second team accolades after pulling in 82 catches for 899 yards. NITTANY LIONS IN THE CLASSROOM • The Nittany Lions had a program-record 35 student-athletes claim Academic All-Big Ten honors in the fall of 2017. • Tyler Yazujian collected a berth on the CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team in 2016 after an appearance on the second team in 2015. • The 2015 fall semester saw the Nittany Lions post a record 56 squad members with at least a 3.0 grade-point average (GPA), marking the fifth consecutive semester (including summer sessions) the Nittany Lions have had more than 50 student-athletes with a 3.0 GPA or better. • The 56 Nittany Lions with a 3.0 GPA or higher surpasses the mark of 55 set by the 2008 fall semester for the most 3.0 students in a semester in football program history. • Additionally, 22 Nittany Lions earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition in 2015. • A total of 23 Nittany Lions posted a 3.5 GPA or higher in the 2015 fall semester, with 19 earning Dean’s List recognition for having 3.5 GPA or higher with 12 credits earned in undergraduate work. • The Nittany Lion freshmen were impressive in the 2015 fall semester with 14 posting a 3.0 or higher. • During Franklin’s first fall semester on campus, the football student-athletes set program records with 25 student-athletes earning Dean’s List recognition (3.5 GPA) and 57 players owning a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher after the 2014 fall semester. • Additionally, 51 squad members compiled at least a 3.0 GPA in the fall of 2014, the third-highest semester total in program history. • The spring of 2015 saw continued success in the classroom with 51 student-athletes compiling at least a 3.0 GPA, marking the first time in program history with 50 or more 3.0s in a spring semester. NITTANY LIONS IN THE COMMUNITY • The Nittany Lions are active in the community, participating in activities such as Uplifting Athletes, THON, Pennsylvania Special Olympics Summer Games, State College Area Food Bank and Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital visits. • In 2017, linebacker Brandon Smith was selected to the Allstate AFCA Good Works team for his selflessness and community service. He was one of 11 FBS honorees in 2017 and is the first Nittany Lion to claim the award since Ben Kline in 2015, and the fourth overall. • The football team’s 2,100 hours of community service in 2014-15 equated to nearly 40 percent of the 5,300 community service hours by Penn State student-athletes. • The engaging and enthusiastic Franklin is a popular speaker and media interview subject. He was a guest analyst on ESPN’s coverage from the site of college football’s National Championship game, spending a day appearing on various ESPN platforms in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, Franklin joined the FOX studio crew for pregame, halftime and postgame coverage of the Big Ten Championship Game. • In February 2015, Franklin was the lone college head coach among the speakers and panelists at the prestigious MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston. He was a panelist for the session, “The Formula to Win: College Football Analytics,” which was moderated by ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols.
RECRUITING SUCCESS • Franklin’s recruiting classes in the last four years have been ranked an average of 15.5 nationally, which is a significant jump from the 40.8 average from 2012-14. • Sixty-nine of the 113 signees under Franklin are from within a 250-mile radius of State College. • Six of the 15 highest-ranked 247Sports Composite recruits at Penn State since 2000 have been signed by Franklin. • The 2018 recruiting class was ranked No. 4 among all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN.com and Rivals. The No. 4 finish is the highest in program history. • The 3.72 average star ranking for the 2017 class was the highest since 2010 (3.89) according to 247Sports Composite. • Penn State signed Rivals No. 1 Pennsylvania recruit in three-straight years (2018 – Micah Parsons; 2017 – Lamont Wade; 2016 – Miles Sanders) for the first time since 2004 (Anthony Morelli), 2005 (Justin King) and 2006 (Jared Odrick). • With the signing of Micah Parsons, Justin Shorter and Ricky Slade, Penn State inked three 247Sports Composite 5-star recruits for the first time since rankings began in 2001. • The Nittany Lions also signed 12 ESPN300 recruits for the first time since 2006, when ESPN rankings started. • Parsons was the No. 5-rated recruit in the 247Sports Composite, which is the highest recruit signed by Penn State since 2005 when Derrick Williams was the No. 4 overall recruit. • In 2017, the newest set of Nittany Lions finished in the Top 15 in the country, ranking as high as 12th by Rivals. • The Class of 2016 at Penn State finished in the Top 20, ranking as high as 18th by ESPN, and featured a pair of five-star recruits. • In 2016, Franklin secured the No. 1 player in the state of Pennsylvania (Sanders) for the first time since Jared Odrick (2006). • The Nittany Lions laid claim to the No. 1 running back in the state of Pennsylvania in 2015 (Saquon Barkley) and 2016 (Sanders). • In February 2015, the Nittany Lions’ highly-regarded class of 25 signees was ranked in the Top 15 nationally by the four major recruiting services.
THE FRANKLIN FILE BORN: Langhorne, Pa. UNDERGRADUATE: East Stroudsburg, 1995 (Bachelor’s degree in psychology) Playing career: Quarterback, 1991-94 GRADUATE: Washington State, 1999 (Master’s degree in educational leadership) FAMILY: Wife: Fumi; daughters: Shola & Addison NAMED PENN STATE HEAD COACH: January 11, 2014 COACHING CAREER: Penn State, 2014-present - Head Coach Vanderbilt, 2011-13 - Head Coach Maryland, 2008-10 - Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Kansas State, 2006-07 - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Green Bay Packers, 2005 - Wide Receivers Maryland, 2000-04 - Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator Idaho State, 1999 - Wide Receivers Washington State, 1998 - Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends James Madison, 1997 - Wide Receivers East Stroudsburg, 1996 - Graduate Assistant/Secondary Kutztown, 1995 - Wide Receivers COACHING CAREER RECORD: Year School Record Conference Finish Bowl 2011 Vanderbilt 6-7 T-4th (East) Liberty: Lost to Cincinnati, 31-24 2012 Vanderbilt 9-4 4th (East) Music City: Beat N.C. State, 38-24 2013 Vanderbilt 9-4 4th (East) BBVA Compass: Beat Houston, 41-24 2014 Penn State 7-6 6th (East) Pinstripe: Beat Boston College, 31-30 (OT) 2015 Penn State 7-6 4th (East) TaxSlayer: Lost to Georgia, 24-17 2016 Penn State 11-3 T-1st (East); B1G Champions Rose: Lost to USC, 52-49 2017 Penn State 11-2 T-2nd (East) Fiesta: Beat Washington, 35-28 Totals 60-32 1 B1G Championship Bowls: Won 4, Lost 3
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COACHING STAFF • Franklin and his staff organized a Top 25 recruiting class in short order after being hired at Penn State in January 2014. • While at Vanderbilt, Franklin assembled a recruiting class that finished as high as 19th in 2014. • In each of his three seasons in Nashville, Franklin signed classes that finished in the Top 50 nationally. Prior to Franklin’s arrival, the Commodores average class rank was 64.6 since 2000 (based on 247Sports composite). HELPING THE COMMODORES GET THEIR STRIPES • Franklin directed Vanderbilt to consecutive Top 25 finishes for the first time in the 124-year history of the program (No. 23/24 – 2013 & No. 23/20 – 2012). • The Commodores finished 23rd in the final 2012 Associated Press poll, marking their first AP final ranking since 1948. • Franklin’s 24 wins tied Dan McGugin for the most by a Vanderbilt coach in his first three seasons. • Franklin led Vanderbilt to a bowl game in each of his three seasons in Nashville, with the last two years resulting in wins over NC State (Music City Bowl) and Houston (BBVA Compass Bowl). The Commodores had played in four bowl games all-time in the 121 seasons prior to his arrival, none in consecutive years. • Vanderbilt had posted four nine-win seasons in program history, with Franklin’s last two teams comprising half of the total. • Over the last 20 games during the 2012-13 seasons, the Commodores’ 16-4 record was secondbest in the SEC to Alabama’s 17-3 mark. • Franklin guided the Commodores to a 6-6 regular-season record and earned a berth in the Liberty Bowl during his first season after inheriting a Vanderbilt team that finished 2-10 in both 2009 and 2010, with a combined mark of 1-15 SEC play. • The 2011 bowl berth was Vanderbilt’s second since 1983 and running back Zac Stacy broke the Commodores’ season record with 1,193 rushing yards. • The Commodores had a breakthrough campaign in 2012 under Franklin, finishing on a sevengame winning streak (longest since 1948) to post a 9-4 mark, Vanderbilt’s most wins in 97 years, and a berth in the Music City Bowl, in which VU defeated NC State, 38-24. • A victory at Missouri sparked an 8-1 finish, which included three consecutive SEC road wins for the first time in program history. • The Commodores were 5-3 in SEC play, winning five SEC games for the first time since 1935, and posted two shutouts for the first time since 1968. • Franklin was among five finalists for the Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year award in 2012. • Stacy became the first player in Vanderbilt history to rush for 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons, gaining 1,141 yards to finish his career with a school-record 3,143 yards and 30 rushing touchdowns. • Wide receiver Jordan Matthews broke the Vanderbilt season receiving record with 1,363 yards on 94 catches. • Vanderbilt continued its historic rise under Franklin during the 2013 season, capping a schoolrecord second consecutive 9-4 campaign with a 41-24 win over Houston in the BBVA Compass Bowl. • The Commodores defeated Florida, Georgia and Tennessee in the same season for the first time in program history, winning in Gainesville and Knoxville. • Franklin helped Matthews develop into a two-time All-American and the SEC’s career leader in receptions (262) and receiving yardage (3,759). Matthews broke the SEC season record with 112 receptions for 1,477 yards and seven touchdowns in 2013, becoming the first SEC receiver to make 100 catches in a season.
RISING UP THE RANKS • Franklin began his coaching career as the wide receivers coach at Kutztown (Pa.) University (1995) and was a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, East Stroudsburg (Pa.) University in 1996, working with the secondary. • He then was the wide receivers coach at James Madison (1997), a graduate assistant (tight ends) at Washington State in 1998 and the wide receivers coach at Idaho State (1999). • In 2000, Franklin was named the wide receivers coach at Maryland under head coach Ron Vanderlinden, who would go on to coach the Penn State linebackers from 2001-13. • Franklin continued in that role under new head coach Ralph Friedgen in 2002 and ’03 and helped the Terps to three consecutive 10-win seasons, including an appearance in the 2002 FedEx Orange Bowl. In 2003, Franklin added duties as recruiting coordinator and directed back-to-back recruiting classes ranked in the Top 25 nationally. Franklin and former Nittany Lion head coach Bill O’Brien (running backs) were Maryland assistant coaches in 2003 and ’04 under Friedgen. • After five successful years at Maryland, Franklin was named wide receivers coach on Mike Sherman’s Green Bay Packers staff in 2005. During that season, Green Bay ranked third in the NFL in receptions (383) and seventh in receiving yards (3,766). Donald Driver was among the top receivers in the NFL, ranking second in receptions and eighth in receiving yards, with a thencareer-high 86 catches for 1,221 yards. • Franklin served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Kansas State during the 2006-07 seasons under head coach Ron Prince. In 2006, he helped the Wildcats to their first winning season in four years. Franklin coached quarterback Josh Freeman and oversaw an offense that produced a 3,000-yard passer (Freeman), 1,500-yard receiver (All-American wide receiver Jordy Nelson) and 1,000-yard rusher (James Johnson) during the 2007 season, a first in school history. Freeman would go on to become the Wildcats’ highest NFL offensive draft pick since 1954 when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected him 17th overall in the 2009 NFL Draft. • Franklin returned to Maryland in 2008 as the Terps’ assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. He helped the Terrapins to victories in the 2008 Humanitarian Bowl and the 2010 Military Bowl. The 2010 squad was among the national leaders in scoring offense at 32.2 points per game and was led by ACC Rookie of the Year quarterback Danny O’Brien. He threw for 2,438 yards, 22 touchdowns and only eight interceptions in 2010, with All-ACC receiver Torrey Smith making 67 catches for 1,055 yards and 12 scores. • In 1998, Franklin began his participation in the NFL’s Minority Coaching Fellowship Program, starting with a stint with the Miami Dolphins and working with Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino. Franklin also worked with Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles (1999) and Minnesota Vikings (2008) in the NFL program. PLAYING CAREER • Franklin was a four-year letterman at quarterback and a two-time All-PSAC selection at East Stroudsburg. • Franklin graduated having broken or tied 23 school records. • He set seven school records as a senior to earn team MVP honors and was a Harlon Hill Trophy nominee as the NCAA Division II Player of the Year. • Among the season records he set were for total offense (3,128 yards), passing yards (2,586) and touchdown passes (19). • Franklin was inducted into the East Stroudsburg Athletics Hall of Fame October 15, 2016.
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PERSONAL • Franklin graduated from East Stroudsburg (Pa.) University in 1995 with a degree in psychology and earned a master’s degree in educational leadership from Washington State University. • Franklin graduated from Neshaminy High School in Langhorne. • Franklin and his wife, Fumi, have two daughters, Shola and Addison.
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COACHING STAFF FRANKLIN YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS AT VANDERBILT 2011 S S S S O O O O N N N N
6-7, 2-6 (T-4th SEC)
9 10 17 24 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26
at Elon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .45-24 Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .24-21 Mississippi* . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .30-7 at South Carolina [12]*. . L. . . . . . . . . . . .3-21 at Alabama [2]*. . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . . .0-34 Georgia*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .28-33 Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .44-21 Arkansas [8]*. . . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .28-31 at Florida* . . . . . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .21-26 Kentucky*. . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .38-8 at Tennessee*. . . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . .21-27 (OT) Wake Forest . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .41-7 Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tenn.) D 31 Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .24-31 SEC: Tied for third in East Division
2012 S S S S O O O O N N N N
South Carolina [9]* . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .13-17 at Northwestern . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .13-23 Presbyterian. . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .58-0 at Georgia [5]*. . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . . .3-48 at Missouri* . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .19-15 Florida [4]*. . . . . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .17-31 Auburn* . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .17-13 UMass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .49-7 at Kentucky* . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .40-0 at Mississippi* . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .27-26 Tennessee*. . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .41-18 at Wake Forest . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .55-21 Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tenn.) D 31 [23] NC State . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .38-24 SEC: Fourth in East Division
A S S S S O O O N N N N
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7-6, 4-4 (3rd B1G)
Croke Park Classic (Dublin, Ireland) UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .26-24 Akron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .21-3 at Rutgers*. . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .13-10 UMass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .48-7 Northwestern* . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . . .6-29 at Michigan* . . . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .13-18 Ohio State [13]* . . . . . . . L. . . . . 24-31 (2OT) Maryland* . . . . . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .19-20 at Indiana*. . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .13-7 Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .30-13 at Illinois*. . . . . . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .14-16 Michigan St.*. . . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .10-34 Pinstripe Bowl (New York, N.Y.) D 27 Boston College. . . . . . . . W . . . . . .31-30 (OT) Big Ten: Third in Leaders Division
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11-3, 8-1 (T-1st B1G)
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3 Kent State. . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .33-13 10 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .39-42 17 Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .34-27 24 at Michigan* [4] . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .10-49 1 Minnesota* . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . .29-26 (OT) 8 Maryland* . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .38-14 22 Ohio State* [2]. . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .24-21 29 [24] at Purdue* . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .62-24 5 [20] Iowa* . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .41-14 12 [12] at Indiana*. . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .45-31 19 [9] at Rutgers*. . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .39-0 26 [8] Michigan St.*. . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .45-12 Big Ten Championship Game (Indianapolis, Ind.) D 3 [8] vs. Wisconsin [6] . . . W . . . . . . . . . .38-31 Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) J 2 [5] vs. USC [9] . . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .49-52 Big Ten: Tied for first in East Division Final Rankings: CFP 5th, AP 7th, Coaches 7th
9-4, 5-3 (4th SEC)
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AT PENN STATE
9-4, 4-4 (T-4th SEC)
Mississippi* . . . . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .35-39 Austin Peay . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .38-3 at South Carolina*. . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .25-35 at UMass. . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .24-7 UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .52-24 Missouri* . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .28-51 Georgia [15]*. . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .31-27 at Texas A&M [16]* . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .24-56 at Florida* . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .34-17 Kentucky*. . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .22-6 at Tennessee*. . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .14-10 Wake Forest . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .23-21 BBVA Compass Bowl (Birmingham, Ala.) J 4 Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .41-24 SEC: Tied for fourth in East Division
2015 S S S S O O O O
7-6, 4-4 (4th B1G)
5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24
at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .10-27 Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .27-14 Rutgers*. . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .28-3 San Diego State . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .37-21 Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .20-14 Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .29-7 at Ohio State [1]* . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .10-38 Maryland* . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .31-30 (Baltimore, M&T Bank Stadium) O 31 Illinois*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .39-0 N 7 at Northwestern [21]* . . L. . . . . . . . . . .21-23 N 21 Michigan [13]* . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .16-28 N 28 at Michigan St.*. . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .16-55 TaxSlayer Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.) J 2 Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .17-24 Big Ten: Fourth in East Division
2017 S S S S S O O O N N N N
11-2, 7-2 (T-2nd B1G)
2 9 16 23 30 7 21 28 4 11 18 25
[6] Akron . . . . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .52-0 [4] Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .33-14 [5] Georgia State . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .56-0 [4] at Iowa *. . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .21-19 [4] Indiana * . . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .45-14 [4] at Northwestern * . . W . . . . . . . . . . .31-7 [2] Michigan * [19] . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .42-13 [2] at Ohio State * [6} . . . L. . . . . . . . . . .38-39 [7] at Michigan St. * [24] . . L. . . . . . . . . . .24-27 [16] Rutgers * . . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .35-6 [13] Nebraska * . . . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . .56-44 [12] at Maryland * . . . . W . . . . . . . . . . .66-3 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.) D 30 [9] vs. Washington [12] W . . . . . . . . . .35-28 Big Ten: Tied for second in East Division Final Rankings: CFP 9th, AP 8th, Coaches 8th * - indicates conference game
FRANKLIN RECORDS VS. OPPONENTS Akron Alabama Arkansas Army Auburn Austin Peay Boston College Buffalo Cincinnati Connecticut Elon Florida Georgia Georgia State Houston Illinois
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Indiana Iowa Kent State Kentucky Maryland Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Mississippi Missouri NC State Nebraska Northwestern Ohio State Pittsburgh Presbyterian
4 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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COACHING STAFF STATISTICAL HIGHS & LOWS UNDER JAMES FRANKLIN Penn State Total Offense Highs 609........................ Nebraska, 2017 599............................... Iowa, 2016 579........................... at Iowa, 2017 569..............................Akron, 2017 549.......................at Rutgers, 2016 545............... vs. Washington, 2017 534....................at Maryland, 2017 526..................Georgia State, 2017 524........................Maryland, 2016 511............................ vs. UCF, 2014 511............................Purdue, 2016
Penn State First Down Lows 9............................at Temple, 2015 12.................................Army, 2015 12...................... at Michigan, 2016 13.........................Ohio State, 2016 14................... Northwestern, 2014 14.....................at Ohio State, 2015 14.......................... Michigan, 2015 14.........................Pittsburgh, 2017 15......................... at Indiana, 2014 15...........................at Illinois, 2014 15..............................Buffalo, 2015
Penn State Rushing Attempts Highs 62..........................Maryland, 2016 52................................. Iowa, 2016 51............................. at Iowa, 2017 49.........................at Rutgers, 2016 48......................at Maryland, 2017 47..............................Temple, 2014 47...........................at Illinois, 2014 45...............................UMass, 2014 45......................... at Indiana, 2016 41..........................Maryland, 2014 41.............................Rutgers, 2015
Opponent Total Offense Highs 575............................vs. USC, 2016 529...................at Ohio State, 2017 515.................... at Michigan, 2016 474............at Michigan State, 2017 469...................... Minnesota, 2016 466...................vs. Maryland, 2015 466........................ Nebraska, 2017 454....................... at Indiana, 2016 436............at Michigan State, 2015 432..............................at Pitt, 2016
Opponent First Down Lows 5...........................at Rutgers, 2016 8................................Temple, 2014 10.............................Rutgers, 2017 11.............................. vs. UCF, 2014 11..........................Maryland, 2016 11............................. at Iowa, 2017 11......................at Maryland, 2017 12...................... at Michigan, 2014 12...............................Illinois, 2015 12................................Akron, 2017
Opponent Rushing Attempts Highs 57.........................Ohio State, 2014 56................................at Pitt, 2016 55.................................Army, 2015 50.....................at Ohio State, 2015 49...................... at Michigan, 2016 49.................... vs. Wisconsin, 2016 49....................Georgia State, 2017 48.....................vs. Maryland, 2015 48........................ Minnesota, 2016 47............... at Northwestern, 2015 47............................. Indiana, 2017
Penn State Total Offense Lows 180........................at Temple, 2015 191.................... at Michigan, 2016 207........................ Michigan, 2015 214.................... at Michigan, 2014 219........................Maryland, 2014 233................Michigan State, 2014 240.......................Ohio State, 2014 264...............................Army, 2015 265.........................at Illinois, 2014 266................. Northwestern, 2014
Penn State Rushing Yardage Highs 372........................Maryland, 2016 359............................... Iowa, 2016 340.......................at Rutgers, 2016 330...........................Rutgers, 2015 295........................... at Iowa, 2017 286....................at Maryland, 2017 263........................ Nebraska, 2017 257............................Purdue, 2016 254............................Temple, 2014 247..............................Akron, 2017
Opponent Total Offense Lows 87.........................at Rutgers, 2016 159..............................Akron, 2017 167.............................Illinois, 2015 194........................Maryland, 2014 200...........................Rutgers, 2017 221....................... at Indiana, 2014 234........................... Indiana, 2015 234............................... Iowa, 2016 242.............. San Diego State, 2015 246............................ vs. UCF, 2014
Opponent Rushing Yardage Highs 341..............................at Pitt, 2016 326.................... at Michigan, 2016 315...................at Ohio State, 2015 285...........vs. Boston College, 2014 261...............................Army, 2015 241...................vs. Maryland, 2015 241.................. vs. Wisconsin, 2016 228...................... Minnesota, 2016 227............. at Northwestern, 2015 219.......................Ohio State, 2014
Penn State First Down Highs 32.......................... Nebraska, 2017 29............................. at Iowa, 2017 28..........................Maryland, 2016 28......................at Maryland, 2017 27................................Akron, 2014 25.............vs. Boston College, 2014 25.........................at Rutgers, 2016 25.......................... Michigan, 2017 25................. vs. Washington, 2017 24.............................. vs. UCF, 2014 24..............................Purdue, 2016 24................................. Iowa, 2016 24................................Akron, 2017
Penn State Rushing Yardage Lows 16.........................Ohio State, 2014 38..................Michigan State, 2014 39............................. Indiana, 2017 42..........................Maryland, 2014 48......................at Maryland, 2015 50................... Northwestern, 2014 51.................... vs. Wisconsin, 2016 54...................... at Michigan, 2014 57.............................. vs. UCF, 2014 64.........................at Rutgers, 2014
Opponent First Down Highs 33..............................vs. USC, 2016 31........................ Minnesota, 2016 27.....................at Ohio State, 2017 26..................Michigan State, 2016 25.....................at Ohio State, 2015 25...................... at Michigan, 2016 25..............at Michigan State, 2017 24..............at Michigan State, 2015 24.........................Pittsburgh, 2017 22............... at Northwestern, 2015 22.................... vs. Wisconsin, 2016
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Opponent Rushing Yardage Lows 3.................................UMass, 2014 24.............................. vs. UCF, 2014 30................................. Iowa, 2016 33..........................Maryland, 2014 37...............................Illinois, 2015 38.........................vs. Temple, 2016 39.........................at Rutgers, 2016 43.............................Rutgers, 2015 46..............................Purdue, 2016 61..............................Temple, 2014
Penn State Rushing Attempts Lows 22..................Michigan State, 2014 22.......................... Michigan, 2015 24.........................Pittsburgh, 2017 24....................Georgia State, 2017 25................... Northwestern, 2014 27..........................at Temple, 2015 28.............................. vs. UCF, 2014 28...................... at Michigan, 2016 28........................ Minnesota, 2016 29.............vs. Boston College, 2014 29.................... vs. Wisconsin, 2016 Opponent Rushing Attempts Lows 20..............................Temple, 2014 23............................. at Iowa, 2017 25................................Akron, 2014 25......................at Maryland, 2017 26..............................Purdue, 2016 26................................. Iowa, 2016 26.......................... Nebraska, 2017 26................. vs. Washington, 2017 27...........................at Illinois, 2014 27...............................Illinois, 2015 Penn State Passing Yardage Highs 454............................ vs. UCF, 2014 401............at Michigan State, 2017 386................Michigan State, 2016 384.................. vs. Wisconsin, 2016 371...........vs. Boston College, 2014 360..................Georgia State, 2017 346........................ Nebraska, 2017 342............... vs. Washington, 2017 335...................... Minnesota, 2016 332..............................at Pitt, 2016 332....................... at Indiana, 2016 Opponent Passing Yardage Highs 453............................vs. USC, 2016 400............at Michigan State, 2017 399........................ Nebraska, 2017 344....................... at Indiana, 2016 328...................at Ohio State, 2017 295............................Purdue, 2016 286.......................vs. Temple, 2016 263.............................UMass, 2014 258................. Northwestern, 2014 256........................ Michigan, 2015
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Penn State Passing Yardage Lows 93...........................at Illinois, 2014 103........................at Temple, 2015 112............................Temple, 2014 120...................at Ohio State, 2015 121.................... at Michigan, 2016 128............................Buffalo, 2015 137........................ Michigan, 2015 141...........................Rutgers, 2015 152........................Maryland, 2016 154.......................Ohio State, 2016 Opponent Passing Yardage Lows 32.................................Army, 2015 34.............................Rutgers, 2017 48.........................at Rutgers, 2016 68......................... at Indiana, 2014 74.........................Ohio State, 2014 86................................Akron, 2017 91................................at Pitt, 2016 97.............vs. Boston College, 2014 100........................Maryland, 2016 114...................at Ohio State, 2015 Penn State Passing Attempt Highs 50.........................Ohio State, 2014 50.............vs. Boston College, 2014 48............................. at Iowa, 2017 48..............at Michigan State, 2017 47.............................. vs. UCF, 2014 47..............at Michigan State, 2015 46................... Northwestern, 2014 45..................Michigan State, 2014 44.........................at Rutgers, 2014 42..........................Maryland, 2014 42........................vs. Georgia, 2015 42........................ Minnesota, 2016 Opponent Passing Attempt Highs 56..............at Michigan State, 2017 55..............................Purdue, 2016 54..............................vs. USC, 2016 46................................Akron, 2014 46..................Michigan State, 2016 44...............................Illinois, 2015 43.........................Ohio State, 2016 43............... at Northwestern, 2017 42...........................at Illinois, 2014 42.............................Rutgers, 2015 Penn State Passing Attempt Lows 13.....................at Ohio State, 2015 16...........................at Illinois, 2014 18................................. Iowa, 2016 19.............................Rutgers, 2015 19.................................Army, 2015 19..........................Maryland, 2016 21.............................Rutgers, 2017 22..............at Michigan State, 2017 23.........................Ohio State, 2016 24..............................Temple, 2016 24..................Michigan State, 2016 Opponent Passing Attempt Lows 1...................................Army, 2015 15................................at Pitt, 2016 16..........................Maryland, 2016 17.........................at Rutgers, 2016 19.........................Ohio State, 2014 19.....................at Ohio State, 2015 20.............vs. Boston College, 2014 20.............................Rutgers, 2017 21..........................at Temple, 2015 21.................... vs. Wisconsin, 2016
Penn State Passing Completion Highs 34.............vs. Boston College, 2014 32.............................. vs. UCF, 2014 32................. vs. Washington, 2014 31.........................Ohio State, 2014 31............................. at Iowa, 2017 29............... at Northwestern, 2017 27..............at Michigan State, 2015 27..............at Michigan State, 2017 26.......................... Nebraska, 2017 25.........................at Rutgers, 2014 25......................at Maryland, 2017 Opponent Passing Completion Highs 36..............................Purdue, 2016 33..............................vs. USC, 2016 33.....................at Ohio State, 2017 33..............at Michigan State, 2017 28.........................Ohio State, 2016 27.............................Rutgers, 2015 26...........................at Illinois, 2014 26.......................... Nebraska, 2017 25.......................... Michigan, 2015 25..............................Temple, 2016 25..................Michigan State, 2016 Penn State Passing Completion Lows 7.......................at Ohio State, 2015 8.............................at Illinois, 2014 8...........................Ohio State, 2016 10.............................Rutgers, 2015 10.................................Army, 2015 10..........................Maryland, 2016 11..........................at Temple, 2015 11................................. Iowa, 2016 12......................... at Indiana, 2014 12..............................Temple, 2014 Opponent Passing Completion Lows 1...................................Army, 2015 7...........................at Rutgers, 2016 7...............................Rutgers, 2017 10................ San Diego State, 2015 10..........................Maryland, 2016 11.............vs. Boston College, 2014 11................................at Pitt, 2016 12.............................. vs. UCF, 2014 12.........................Ohio State, 2014 12........................vs. Georgia, 2015
Penn State Scoring Highs 66......................at Maryland, 2017 62..............................Purdue, 2016 56....................Georgia State, 2017 56.......................... Nebraska, 2017 52................................Akron, 2017 49..............................vs. USC, 2016 45......................... at Indiana, 2016 45..................Michigan State, 2016 45............................. Indiana, 2017 42.......................... Michigan, 2017 Opponent Scoring Highs 55..............at Michigan State, 2015 52..............................vs. USC, 2016 49...................... at Michigan, 2016 44.......................... Nebraska, 2017 42................................at Pitt, 2016 39.....................at Ohio State, 2017 38.....................at Ohio State, 2015 34..................Michigan State, 2014 31.........................Ohio State, 2014 31......................... at Indiana, 2016 31.................... vs. Wisconsin, 2016 Penn State Scoring Lows 6..................... Northwestern, 2014 10..................Michigan State, 2014 10..........................at Temple, 2015 10.....................at Ohio State, 2015 10...................... at Michigan, 2016 13.........................at Rutgers, 2014 13...................... at Michigan, 2014 13......................... at Indiana, 2014 14...........................at Illinois, 2014 16..............at Michigan State, 2015 Opponent Scoring Lows 0.................................Illinois, 2015 0...........................at Rutgers, 2016 0..................................Akron, 2017 0......................Georgia State, 2017 3...............................Rutgers, 2015 3..................................Akron, 2014 3........................at Maryland, 2017 6...............................Rutgers, 2017 7.................................UMass, 2014 7........................... at Indiana, 2014 7............................... Indiana, 2015 7................. at Northwestern, 2017
COACHING STAFF COACHING HONORS
ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS AS A HEAD COACH
2016
2013 Kenny Ladler .......... 1st Jordan Matthews ... 1st Andre Hal ..............2nd Wesley Johnson.....2nd
2012
Sporting News National Coach of the Year Woody Hayes National Coach of the Year Maxwell Club Tri-State Coach of the Year College Sports Madness National Coach of the Year Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Finalist Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Finalist Associated Press Coach of the Year Finalist George Munger College Coach of the Year Semifinalist Big Ten Dave McClain Coach of the Year (media vote) Associated Press Big Ten Coach of the Year Athlon Sports Big Ten Coach of the Year ECAC Division I FBS Coach of the Year The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week. (Oct. 24) Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Finalist
2016 2015
Saquon Barkley . . . . 1st Team (Consensus) Mike Gesicki . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Team Saquon Barkley . . . . . . . . . . .3rd Team Carl Nassib . . . . .1st Team (Consensus)
2014 2013 2012 2011
Mike Hull. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Team Jordan Matthews. . . . . . . . . . 1st Team Jordan Matthews. . . . . . . . . .3rd Team Casey Hayward. . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Team
Saquon Barkley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Hornung Award Winner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graham-George Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rodgers-Dwight Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award Brandon Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
2016
Saquon Barkley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graham-George Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award Tyler Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vlade Award
2015
Carl Nassib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rotary Lombardi Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ted Hendricks Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lott IMPACT Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CBS Sports National Defensive Player of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nagurski-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Ben Kline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allstate AFCA Good Works Teams
2014
Mike Hull. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year
ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS AS A HEAD COACH 2017 Marcus Allen .......... 1st Saquon Barkley ........1st (RB & RS) Mike Gesicki ........... 1st Jason Cabinda .......2nd Blake Gillikin .........2nd DaeSean Hamilton 2nd Trace McSorley ......2nd Amani Oruwariye ..2nd DeAndre Thompkins..2nd Ryan Bates .............3rd Shareef Miller .........3rd Troy Apke................HM Christian Campbell .HM Curtis Cothran ........HM Parker Cothren........HM Grant Haley ............HM Juwan Johnson.......HM
HM - honorable mention
As a Head Coach: 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . .W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35-28 2017 Rose Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52-49 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-17 2014 Pinstripe Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . .W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31-30 (OT) 2014 BBVA Compass Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vanderbilt. . . . . . . . . . . . .W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41-24 2012 Music City Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vanderbilt. . . . . . . . . . . . .W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-24 2011 Liberty Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vanderbilt. . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31-24
AWARD WINNERS AS A HEAD COACH 2017
2011 Tim Fugger ............2nd Casey Hayward ......2nd Zac Stacy ...............2nd
BOWL GAMES AS A COACH
ALL-AMERICANS AS A HEAD COACH 2017
2012 Jordan Matthews ... 1st Richard Kent ..........2nd Zac Stacy ...............2nd
2016 Saquon Barkley ...... 1st Tyler Davis .............. 1st Trace McSorley ......2nd Garrett Sickels .......2nd Mike Gesicki ..........2nd Evan Schwan ..........3rd Jason Cabinda ........3rd Marcus Allen ..........3rd Chris Godwin ..........3rd Brandon Bell ..........HM Parker Cothren........HM Brian Gaia...............HM Blake Gillikin ..........HM John Reid ...............HM
2015 Carl Nassib.............. 1st Saquon Barkley .....2nd Chris Godwin .........2nd Austin Johnson ......2nd Anthony Zettel .......3rd Marcus Allen ..........HM Jason Cabinda ........HM Grant Haley ............HM DaeSean Hamilton .HM Trevor Williams .......HM 2014 Mike Hull ................ 1st Anthony Zettel ....... 1st Sam Ficken ............2nd DaeSean Hamilton 2nd Adrian Amos...........HM Deion Barnes ..........HM Jesse James ............HM Austin Johnson .......HM Jordan Lucas...........HM Angelo Mangiro .....HM Trevor Williams .......HM
As an Assistant Coach: 2010 Military Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . .W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51-20 2008 Humanitarian Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . .W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42-35 2006 Texas Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas State . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37-10 2002 Orange Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56-23 2004 Gator Bowl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . .W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-7 2002 Peach Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . .W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-3
NFL DRAFT PICKS As a Head Coach: 2018 Saquon Barkley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York Giants Mike Gesicki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami Dolphins Oren Burks (V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Green Bay Packers Troy Apke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Washington Redskins DaeSean Hamilton. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . 113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denver Broncos Marcus Allen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . 148 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pittsburgh Steelers Christian Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . 182 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arizona Cardinals 2017 Zach Cunningham (V) . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston Texans Chris Godwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tampa Bay Buccaneers Will Holden (V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . 157 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arizona Cardinal 2016 Austin Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tennessee Titans Christian Hackenberg . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York Jets Carl Nassib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleveland Browns Anthony Zettel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . 202 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detroit Lions Jordan Lucas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . 204 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami Dolphins Stephen Weatherly (V) . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . 227 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minnesota Vikings 2015 Donovan Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tampa Bay Buccaneers Adrian Amos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . 142 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago Bears Jesse James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . 160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pittsburgh Steelers 2014 Jordan Matthews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia Eagles Wesley Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . 173 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pittsburgh Steelers Andre Hal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . 216 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston Texans 2013 Zac Stacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . 160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis Rams Ryan Seymour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . 220 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle Seahawks 2012 Casey Hayward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Green Bay Packers Tim Fugger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . 214 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indianapolis Colts As an Assistant Coach: 2010 Bruce Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakland Raiders 2009 Darrius Heyward-Bey . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakland Raiders Jaimie Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . 236 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indianapolis Colts Dan Gronkowski. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . 255 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detroit Lions 2007 Yamon Figurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore Ravens Thomas Clayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . 186 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco 49ers 2006 Jeromey Clary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . 187 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego Chargers (V) - indicates Franklin coached NFL Draft pick while at Vanderbilt.
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COACHING STAFF DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/LINEBACKERS COACH
BRENT PRY @CoachPry_LBU
THE PRY FILE COACHING EXPERIENCE PENN STATE (2014-)
• Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (2018-) • Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (2016-17) • Assistant Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (2014-15)
VANDERBILT (2011-13)
• Assistant Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (2013) • Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (2011-12)
GEORGIA SOUTHERN (2010) • Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
MEMPHIS (2007-09) • Defensive Line
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (2002-06)
• AssistantHeadCoach/DefensiveCoordinator/ Linebackers (2004-06) • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (2002-03)
WESTERN CAROLINA (1998-2001) • Defensive Backs/Special Teams (2000-01) • Defensive Line (1998-99)
VIRGINIA TECH (1995-97)
• Graduate Assistant/Defensive Line
EAST STROUDSBURG (1993-94) • Outside Linebackers/Defensive Backs
BUFFALO (1992)
• Undergraduate Assistant Coach
PERSONAL Year at Penn State: Fifth Hometown: Altoona, Pennsylvania Education: University of Buffalo, 1993 B.A. History Family: Wife: Amy Son: Colby; Daughters: Madeline, Catherine
BOWL GAMES AS A COACH 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl .............Penn State 2017 Rose Bowl..................................Penn State 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl ..........................Penn State 2014 Pinstripe Bowl ...........................Penn State 2014 BBVA Compass Bowl .................. Vanderbilt 2012 Music City Bowl ......................... Vanderbilt 2011 Liberty Bowl .............................. Vanderbilt 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl .....................Memphis 2007 New Orleans Bowl .......................Memphis 1998 Gator Bowl .............................Virginia Tech 1996 Orange Bowl...........................Virginia Tech 1995 Sugar Bowl .............................Virginia Tech
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COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • A native of Altoona, Pennsylvania, Brent Pry’s coaching career has spanned 26 years and began during James Franklin’s final two seasons as an All-PSAC quarterback at East Stroudsburg University. • Pry has helped each program he has coached to success, including 12 bowl appearances, with Top 25 finishes in total defense in seven of his last eight seasons (three at Penn State; three at Vanderbilt; 1 at Georgia Southern). • He has played an instrumental role in working with top-10 defenses at Penn State, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Georgia Southern and Western Carolina. • Pry was promoted to associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Penn State Jan. 10, 2016. • In 2017, All-Big Ten linebacker Jason Cabinda was the leader of the defense that helped the Nittany Lions to a second-straight New Year’s Six bowl game for the first time since 1985 (Orange) and 1986 (Fiesta). • Cabinda finished his career ninth in Penn State history with 286 tackles. • Pry, who was a 2017 Broyles Award nominee for top assistant coach in the country, developed a dominant defense that finished in the Top 25 in FBS in scoring defense (7th; 16.5), sacks (7th; 3.23), rushing defense (14th; 118.0), total defense (17th; 329.5), team passing efficiency defense (21st; 114.88), turnovers gained (23rd; 25) and tackles for loss (25th; 7.2). • Penn State’s 16.5 points allowed per game were the fewest since the 2009 squad gave up 12.2 tallies per contest. • In his first season as defensive coordinator, Pry helped the Nittany Lions to the 2016 Big Ten Championship by guiding a defense that finished 37th in FBS total defense (367.9), seventh in tackles for loss (8.1) and 19th in sacks (2.86) despite a significant number of injuries to the linebacking corps. • As co-defensive coordinator for Penn State, Pry helped direct a unit that had back-to-back Top 15 finishes in total defense. In 2015, the Nittany Lions finished 14th, giving up 324.5 yards per game. Under Pry’s tutelage in 2014, the Penn State defense finished second in FBS in total defense, allowing just 278.7 yards per game, improving 46 spots from the 2013 season when the Lions finished 48th while giving up 381.3 yards per game. • In 2014, Pry was a finalist for Football Scoop’s Linebackers Coach of the Year to continue the “Linebacker U” tradition. • Mike Hull earned the Big Ten Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year award and eight All-America honors in 2014. Hull led the Big Ten with 140 tackles, tied for fourth in school season history. • Pry tutored the Vanderbilt linebackers and was co-defensive coordinator from 2011-13. The linebackers led the team in tackles for loss during each of Pry’s three seasons and he helped Chris Marve earn All-SEC honors in 2011. • While at Georgia Southern in 2010, his defensive unit helped the Eagles to a win over No. 1 Appalachian State and an appearance in the NCAA FCS semifinals. • A member of the Memphis staff from 2007-09, Pry’s defensive line corps helped the Tigers to back-to-back bowl appearances. • He also coached at Louisiana-Lafayette (2002-06), boosting the Ragin’ Cajuns to their first Sun Belt Conference championship, Western Carolina (1998-2001) and Virginia Tech (1995-97), helping the Hokies to three bowl games as a graduate assistant, including a win in the 1995 Sugar Bowl. • Pry coached the East Stroudsburg outside linebackers and defensive backs in 1993-94. • Pry’s father, Jim, retired in 2017 after 40 years as a college football coach. Jim was Franklin’s offensive coordinator at East Stroudsburg.
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PRY BY THE NUMBERS
26 Years of Collegiate Coaching Experience 11 Years at a Power Five Program 12 Bowl Games Coached 15 NFL Players Coached 2 Super Bowl Champions Coached PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Jason Cabinda (Penn State) - Oakland Raiders Mike Hull (Penn State) - Miami Dolphins; 2014 Big Ten Linebacker of the Year Brandon Bell (Penn State) - Cincinnati Bengals Oren Burks (Vanderbilt) - Green Bay Packers; 2018 NFL Draft third-round pick Zach Cunningham (Vanderbilt) - Houston Texans; 2017 NFL Draft secondround pick Clinton McDonald (Memphis) - Denver Broncos; Super Bowl XLVIII Champion Dontari Poe (Memphis) - Carolina Panthers; 2012 NFL Draft first-round pick Charles Tillman (Louisiana-Lafayette) - NFL (2003-15); Two-time Pro Bowler Ike Taylor (Louisiana-Lafayette) - Two-time Super Bowl Champion; Pittsburgh Steelers (2003-14) Chris Marve (Vanderbilt) - Three-time All-SEC C.C. Brown (Louisana-Lafayette) - NFL (2005-11); Two-Time All-Sun Belt Michael Adams (Louisana-Lafayette) - NFL (2007-14) Antwain Spann (Louisana-Lafayette) - NFL (2005-09) Darius Eubanks (Georgia Southern) - NFL (2013-15) Brent Russell (Georgia Southern) - 2010 Consensus All-American Lavelle Westbrooks (Georgia Southern) - 2014 NFL Draft seventh-round pick Laron Scott (Georgia Southern) - NFL (2012-13); CFL (2014)
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER • Lettered as a defensive back at the University of Buffalo, before suffering a career-ending injury, which launched his coaching career as an undergraduate student in 1992.
COACHING STAFF OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QUARTERBACKS COACH
RICKY RAHNE @RickyRahne
THE RAHNE FILE
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Ricky Rahne is in his fifth season at Penn State and first as the offensive coordinator. • He returns to coaching the quarterbacks after two seasons working with the tight ends. Rahne also coached the quarterbacks his first two years in Happy Valley. • Rahne served as the offensive coordinator in the 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl and 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl. • In 2017, Rahne’s tight end group was instrumental in helping the Nittany Lions to a second-straight New Year’s Six bowl game for the first time since 1985 (Orange) and 1986 (Fiesta). • Tight end Mike Gesicki capped off a stellar career by collecting first-team All-Big Ten honors, as well as second-team All-America accolades from Sporting News. • Gesicki broke all of the Penn State receiving records for a tight end and finished his career 18th in program history in receiving yards (1,481), ninth in receptions (129) and receiving touchdowns (15). • The Nittany Lion offense finished in the Top 25 in FBS in fumbles lost (3rd; 3), third down conversion percentage (5th; .480), scoring offense (7th; 41.1), completion percentage (10th; .657), turnover margin (11th; 0.92), team passing efficiency (14th; 153.59), total offense (19th; 460.3), red zone offense (21st; .898) and passing offense (23rd; 209.2). • In 2016, Rahne’s tight end corps played an integral role in the Nittany Lions claiming their first Big Ten Championship since 1994. • Rahne’s tight end protégé Gesicki was selected All-Big Ten second team after setting the Penn State record for receptions (48), receiving yards (679) and touchdown catches (5) by a tight end. The tight end receiving yardage record was set by All-American Ted Kwalick in 1977. • Rahne worked with Christian Hackenberg, helping him break every major Penn State career passing records by the completion of his collegiate career. • Hackenberg is the only 8,000-yard passer in program history and finished his career as Penn State’s leader in career 300-yard passing games (9), 200-yard passing games (21), passing yards (8,457), attempts (1,235), completions (693), passing touchdowns (48) and total offense (8,215). • Rahne made a strong impression on James Franklin when they coached together at Kansas State in 2006-07 and he joined the Vanderbilt staff as quarterbacks coach in 2011. • Rahne’s passing attacks helped Vanderbilt wide receivers set SEC records and running backs post a pair of 1,000-yard seasons between 2011-13. • In 2013, Austyn Carta-Samuels completed a superlative 68.7 percent of his passes (193-of-281), good for third nationally among FBS Autonomy 5 quarterbacks. He entered the Top 10 in Vanderbilt season history with 2,383 yards of total offense, despite missing three games. • In 2012, Jordan Rodgers posted the fourth-highest passing yardage total in school history and logged the eighth-highest total offense yardage. • Rahne spent five seasons at Kansas State, serving as the offensive graduate assistant (2006), where he worked with quarterback Josh Freeman, helping him become a first-round NFL draft choice. • He also served as the Wildcats’ running backs (2007-08) and tight ends coach (2009-10) and helped the Wildcats earn two bowl berths. • A former pupil, tight end Jeron Masturd, spent three seasons with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders. • Masturd was an All-Big 12 first team selection in 2009 and graduated as K-State’s all-time leader in receiving yards and receptions by a tight end. • Rahne also has coached at Cornell, his alma mater, and Holy Cross, where he worked with Sean Spencer.
COACHING EXPERIENCE PENN STATE (2014-)
• Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (2018-) • Passing Game Coordinator/Tight Ends (2016-17) • Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks (2014-15)
VANDERBILT (2011-13) • Quarterbacks
KANSAS STATE (2006-10)
• Tight Ends (2009-10) • Running Backs (2007-08) • Offensive Graduate Assistant (2006)
CORNELL (2005) • Running Backs
RAHNE BY THE NUMBERS
14 Years of Collegiate Coaching Experience 12 Years at a Power Five Program 9 Bowl Games Coached 3 NFL Draft Picks Coached 16 Passing Records Set While at Cornell PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED • Mike Gesicki (Penn State) - Miami Dolphins; 2018 NFL Draft secondround pick • Christian Hackenberg (Penn State) - NFL (2016-17); 2016 NFL Draft second-round pick • Jeron Mastrud (Kansas State) - NFL (2010-13); 2009 All-Big 12 first team • Luke Siwula (Cornell) - Two-time All-Ivy League (2006-07) • Josh Freeman (Kansas State) - NFL (2009-15); 2009 NFL Draft first-round pick; Two-time All-American honorable mention • Jordan Rodgers (Vanderbilt) - NFL (2013); CFL (2015) • James Johnson (Kansas State) - NFL (2008-11); 2007 All-Big 12 second team
HOLY CROSS (2004)
• Assistant Defensive Line
PERSONAL Year at Penn State: Fifth Hometown: Morrison, Colorado Education: Cornell University, 2002 B.S. in Industrial & Labor Relations Family: Wife: Jennifer Sons: Ryder, Jake
BOWL GAMES AS A COACH 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl .............Penn State 2017 Rose Bowl..................................Penn State 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl ..........................Penn State 2014 Pinstripe Bowl ...........................Penn State 2014 BBVA Compass Bowl .................. Vanderbilt 2012 Music City Bowl ......................... Vanderbilt 2011 Liberty Bowl .............................. Vanderbilt 2010 Pinstripe Bowl ........................Kansas State 2006 Texas Bowl..............................Kansas State
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER • Rahne was a three-year starter at quarterback at Cornell University. • He left as Cornell’s all-time leader in completions (678), passing yards (7,710), touchdown passes (54) and total offense (7,994). His records were broken during the 2013 season. • Rahne earned honorable-mention All-America laurels in 2000 and was a two-time honorable-mention All-Ivy League pick. • He was named Cornell’s Pop Warner Team MVP three times and finished his career ranked third on the Ivy League all-time passing yardage list. • Rahne was inducted into the Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.
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COACHING STAFF SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR/ASSISTANT DEFENSIVE LINE COACH
PHIL GALIANO @Coach_Galiano
THE GALIANO FILE COACHING EXPERIENCE PENN STATE (2018-)
• Special Teams Coord./Asst. Defensive Line (2018-) • Defensive Consultant (2017)
MIAMI DOLPHINS (2016) • Special Teams Intern
RUTGERS (2014-15)
• Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends (2015) • Director of Recruiting (2014)
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (2012-13) • Special Teams Assistant
RUTGERS (2010-11)
• Defensive Line/Tight Ends
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (2007-09) • Defensive Coordinator
RUTGERS (2003-06)
• Defensive Ends/Linebackers (2004-06) • Graduate Assistant (2003)
VILLANOVA (2002) • Offensive Assistant
NEW HAVEN (2001) • Outside Linebackers
DICKINSON (2000) • Outside Linebackers
PERSONAL Year at Penn State: First Hometown: Norristown, Pennsylvania Education: Shippensburg University, 2000 B.S. in Business Administration & Management Family: Wife: Kelly Sons: TJ, Andrew; Daughter: Taylor
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Phil Galiano is in his first season at Penn State as the special teams coordinator and assistant defensive line coach. • Galiano is a veteran in the coaching ranks with 17 years of experience, including two seasons as an assistant special teams coach and one season as a special teams intern in the NFL. • He is no stranger to Penn State, having served as a defensive consultant for the Nittany Lions in 2017. He also served as the special teams coordinator for the 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl. • Galiano totaled eight years at Rutgers over three stints, most recently as the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach in 2015. • Under Galiano’s tutelage, the Scarlet Knights ranked 12th in ESPN’s special teams efficiency ranking, including finishing 19th in FBS in kick return defense (18.75), 13th in punt returns (13.92) and scoring five special teams touchdowns in 2015. Kick returner Janarion Grant was second in FBS with three kickoff returns for touchdowns. • In 2014, Galiano served as Rutgers’ director of recruiting operations where he helped the Scarlet Knights sign the No. 56 class in the country. • Galiano also coached the Scarlet Knight defensive line (2011) and tight ends (2010). • In 2011, Galiano guided the Rutgers defense to finish third in the FBS in turnovers gained (34), eighth in tackles for loss (7.62), eighth in scoring defense (18.31) and 15th in sacks (2.69). • In his first tour with Rutgers, Galiano worked with the defensive ends (2005-06), linebackers (2004) and was a graduate assistant (2003). • He helped the Scarlet Knights to the first back-to-back bowl appearances in school history. • In 2006, Galiano guided Eric Foster to All-America honors and Jamaal Westerman to All-Big East second team honors as the Scarlet Knights finished fourth in the country in total defense (252.2), fifth in sacks (3.15), fifth in tackles for loss (7.92) and eighth in scoring defense (14.3). • After 12 years at the collegiate level, Galiano jumped to the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for two seasons in 2012 and 2013 as the assistant special teams coach. • In 2012, the Buccaneers led the NFL with three blocked punts and finished ninth in punt return defense (11.0). • In 2013, Tampa Bay led the NFL in kickoff return defense (18.8 ypr), seventh in punt return defense (11.2) and blocked a pair of punts. • Galiano served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at FIU from 2007-09. • He also spent time at Villanova as an offensive assistant (2002), New Haven as outside linebackers coach (2001) and Dickinson as the outside linebackers coach (2000).
BOWL/PLAYOFF GAMES AS A COACH 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl .............Penn State 2016 NFL Wild Card Playoff Round ............Miami 2014 Quick Lane Bowl ............................ Rutgers 2011 New Era Pinstripe Bowl ................. Rutgers 2006 Texas Bowl..................................... Rutgers 2005 Insight Bowl .................................. Rutgers 2002 FCS First, Second, Semifinals ...............Villanova
GALIANO BY THE NUMBERS
15 Years of Coaching Experience 6 Years at a Power Five Program 3 Years at a NFL Team NO. 1 Ranking in the NFL for Tampa Bay’s Kickoff Return Defense in 2012 NO.
9 Ranking in the NFL for Tampa Bay’s Punt Return Defense in 2012
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED • Tyler Davis (Penn State) - Buffalo Bills; Penn State record holder for consecutive PATs made • Janarion Grant (Rutgers) - Tied NCAA record for combined kick return touchdowns (8); Rutgers’ all-time kickoff return yardage leader • Eric Foster (Rutgers) - Indianapolis Colts (2008-11); 2006 All-America first team • Jamaal Westerman (Rutgers) - CFL’s Montreal Alouettes; NFL (2009-14) • Connor Barth (Tampa Bay) - NFL (2008-17); Set franchise record for 50+ yard field goals in 2012 • Mike Koenen (Tampa Bay) - NFL (2005-14); Led NFL in touchback percentage (2012) • George Johnson (Rutgers) - New Orleans Saints
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER • As a student-athlete, Galiano was a three-year starter at safety at Shippensburg and was a team captain as a senior. • He helped the Raiders to three consecutive winning seasons from 1997-99.
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COACHING STAFF CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/SAFETIES COACH
TIM BANKS @CoachTimBanks
THE BANKS FILE
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Tim Banks is in his third season with the Nittany Lions as the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach after spending four seasons at Illinois. • In 2017, both starting safeties, Marcus Allen (first team) and Troy Apke (honorable mention), earned All-Big Ten accolades and were invited to the NFL Combine. • Banks assisted in guiding a defensive unit that helped the Nittany Lions to a second-straight New Year’s Six bowl game for the first time since 1985 (Orange) and 1986 (Fiesta). • The Nittany Lions defense finished in the top 25 in FBS in scoring defense (7th; 16.5), sacks (7th; 3.23), rushing defense (14th; 118.0), total defense (17th; 329.5), team passing efficiency defense (21st; 114.88), turnovers gained (23rd; 25) and tackles for loss (25th; 7.2). • Penn State’s 16.5 points allowed per game were the fewest since the 2009 squad gave up 12.2 tallies per contest. • In his first season at Penn State, Banks helped the Nittany Lions to the Big Ten Championship by guiding a unit that finished 37th in FBS total defense (367.9), seventh in tackles for loss (8.1) and 19th in sacks (2.86). • Under Banks’ tutelage, Allen garnered 2016 All-Big Ten third team honors as a junior after leading the team with 110 tackles, including 6.0 tackles for loss, and two fumble recoveries. • Allen also blocked the field goal attempt that led to Grant Haley’s scoopand-score for the game-winning touchdown against No. 2 Ohio State. • As the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Illinois in 2015, Banks led the Fighting Illini to a 15th-place finish in FBS in passing yards allowed (184.4) and 21st in team passing efficiency defense (112.24). • He helped the Fighting Illini to the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl in 2014. • Three players from the 2012 Illini defense were selected in the 2013 NFL Draft – Akeem Spence (4th round; Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Terry Hawthorne (5th round; Pittsburgh Steelers) and Michael Buchanan (7th round; New England Patriots). • Prior to his time in Champaign, Banks spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons as the co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Cincinnati, helping the Bearcats to the 2011 Big East co-championship. • During his tenure, the Bearcats made significant improvement on defense, including finishing sixth in rushing defense the country, ninth in turnover margin and second in sacks in 2011. • The defensive success helped propel Cincinnati to a win in the 2011 AutoZone Liberty Bowl. • Banks coached 2011 Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year and 2012 NFL Draft second-round pick Derek Wolfe, as well as first-team All-Big East selections Drew Frey and JK Schaefer. • Following the 2011 season, he was nominated for the Broyles Award for Assistant Coach of the Year. • Additionally, Banks spent three seasons as the defensive coordinator at his alma mater, Central Michigan, helping the Chippewas win two MidAmerican Conference titles and three bowl appearances. • Banks spent four seasons at Maryland, serving as the inside linebackers coach from 2003-05 and the defensive backs coach in 2006. • Under Banks’ guidance, linebacker D’Qwell Jackson was a two-time AllAtlantic Coast Conference first team selection (2004-05), ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2005) and a Bednarik Award finalist (2005). • Banks and Franklin worked together for two seasons (2003-04) at Maryland when Franklin was the wide receivers coach and Banks was the inside linebackers coach. • Banks has also made coaching stops at Memphis as the defensive backs coach (2002) and outside linebackers coach (2001), Bowling Green as the defensive backs coach (2000) and running backs coach (1999), Ferris State as the defensive backs coach (1997-98) and Bowling Green as a graduate assistant (1996).
COACHING EXPERIENCE PENN STATE (2016-)
• Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
ILLINOIS (2012-15)
• Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
CINCINNATI (2010-11)
• Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
CENTRAL MICHIGAN (2007-09) • Defensive Coordinator
MARYLAND (2003-06)
• Defensive Backs (2006) • Inside Linebackers (2003-05)
MEMPHIS (2001-02)
• Defensive Backs (2002) • Outside Linebackers (2001)
BOWLING GREEN (1999-2000)
BANKS BY THE NUMBERS
22 Years of Collegiate Coaching Experience 10 Years at a Power Five/BCS Program 9 Bowl Games Coached 11 Years as a Defensive Coordinator 12 NFL Draft Picks Coached PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Troy Apke (Penn State) - Washington Redskins; 2018 NFL Draft fourth-round pick Marcus Allen (Penn State) - Pittsburgh Steelers; 2018 NFL Draft fifth-round pick Malik Golden (Penn State) - Pittsburgh Steelers Clayton Fejedelem (Illinois) - Cincinnati Bengals; 2016 NFL Draft seventhround pick; Led Big Ten in tackles in 2015; All-Big Ten second team JiHad Ward (Illinois) - Dallas Cowboys; 2016 NFL Draft second-round pick Akeem Spence (Illinois) - Miami Dolphins; 2013 NFL Draft fourth-round pick Derek Wolfe (Cincinnati) - Denver Broncos; All-American; Super Bowl 50 Champion; 2012 NFL Draft second-round pick; Co-Big East Defensive Player of the Year John Hughes (Cincinnati) - NFL (2012-17); 2012 NFL Draft third-round pick J.K. Schaffer (Cincinnati) - NFL (2012-14); Two-time All-Big East; 2011 Big East Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year Jahleel Addae (CMU) - Los Angeles Chargers; Three-time All-MAC Frank Zombo (CMU) - Kansas City Chiefs; Second in CMU history with 25.5 sacks Nick Bellore (CMU) - Detroit Lions; Three-time All-MAC first team Josh Wilson (Maryland) - NFL (2007-15); 2007 NFL Draft second-round pick; D’Qwell Jackson (Maryland) - NFL (2006-16); 2014 NFL Pro Bowl; 2006 NFL Draft second-round pick Erin Henderson (Maryland) - NFL (2008-16); Two-time All-ACC
• Defensive Backs (2000) • Running Backs (1999)
FERRIS STATE (1997-98) • Defensive Backs
BOWLING GREEN (1996) • Graduate Assistant
PERSONAL Year at Penn State: Second Hometown: Detroit, Michigan Education: Central Michigan University, 1995 B.A. Industrial Management Family: Wife: Robin
BOWL GAMES AS A COACH 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl .............Penn State 2017 Rose Bowl..................................Penn State 2014 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl............ Illinois 2011 Liberty Bowl ...............................Cincinnati 2010 GMAC Bowl.................................Cincinnati 2008 Motor City Bowl...............Central Michigan 2007 Motor City Bowl...............Central Michigan 2006 Champs Sports Bowl .................. Maryland 2004 Gator Bowl ................................. Maryland
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER • Banks was a four-year letterwinner at Central Michigan. • A cornerback, he was a two-time All-MAC second team selection (1993-94) and was a co-captain on the Chippewas’ 1994 MAC Championship team. • He led CMU in tackles in 1993 with 105 stops.
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COACHING STAFF OFFENSIVE RECRUITING COORDINATOR/TIGHT ENDS COACH
TYLER BOWEN @TylerBowen
THE BOWEN FILE COACHING EXPERIENCE PENN STATE (2018-)
• Offensive Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends
MARYLAND (2017) • Offensive Line
FORDHAM (2015-16)
• Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line (2016) • Offensive Line (2015)
PENN STATE (2014)
• Offensive Graduate Assistant
TOWSON (2013) • Tight Ends
MARYLAND (2010-12)
• Graduate Assistant (2011-12) • Student Assistant (2010)
PERSONAL Year at Penn State: First (Second Overall) Hometown: Helena, Georgia Education: University of Maryland, 2011 B.S. Communication University of Maryland, 2013 M.A. Minority and Urban Education Family: Wife: Ginny
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Tyler Bowen is in his first season as full-time assistant coach at Penn State where he will coach the tight ends and serve as offensive recruiting coordinator. Bowen previously spent the 2014 season as a graduate assistant for the Nittany Lions. • After two seasons at Fordham as the offensive line coach (2015-16) and offensive coordinator (2016), Bowen moved to Maryland as offensive line coach for the 2017 season. • During his time as offensive coordinator at Fordham, Bowen’s offense led the Patriot League and ranked fourth in FCS in total offense (498.2) and scoring offense (40.1). The Rams also paced the Patriot League in rushing offense (229.7), which was 12th in FCS. • Under his tutelage at Fordham, four Ram offensive linemen garnered All-Patriot League accolades and two earned All-America status. • With Bowen at the helm of the offense, running back Chase Edmonds finished fourth in the voting for the 2016 Walter Payton Award and led the FCS in rushing yards per game (163.5). • In 2015, Bowen directed All-American Garrick Mayweather Jr. and helped Fordham finish second in FCS in passing efficiency (168.3) and ninth in scoring average (36.8). • As a graduate assistant for the Nittany Lions in 2014, Bowen assisted primarily with the offensive line. • He helped Penn State to a 7-6 record and a thrilling overtime win against Boston College in the 2014 New Era Pinstripe Bowl. • Bowen spent the 2013 season as the tight ends coach at Towson University where the Tigers advanced to the FCS Championship Game and finished No. 2 in the country. • Bowen served as a student assistant coach at Maryland for Ralph Friedgen in 2010, where he helped the Terps finish 9-4 and win the Military Bowl. • Bowen stayed on the Maryland staff as a graduate assistant for two seasons, working with the offensive line and wide receivers.
BOWL/PLAYOFF GAMES AS A COACH 2015 FCS First........................................Fordham 2014 New Era Pinstripe Bowl .............Penn State 2013 FCS 1st, 2nd, Semifinals, Championship ...Towson 2010 Military Bowl.................................. Maryland
BOWEN BY THE NUMBERS
8 Years of Collegiate Coaching Experience 4 Bowl and Playoff Appearances as a Coach 3 Seasons Played for James Franklin at Maryland NO. 2 Finish for Towson in FCS Poll in 2013 PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED • Chase Edmonds (Fordham) - Arizona Cardinals; 2018 NFL Draft fourthround pick • Garrick Mayweather Jr. (Fordham) - Two-time All-Patriot League first team selection • Donovan Smith (Penn State) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers; 2015 NFL Draft second-round pick • Brendan Mahon (Penn State) - Carolina Panthers
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER • Bowen played three seasons at the University of Maryland for Franklin, who was the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator, before injuries ended his career.
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COACHING STAFF WIDE RECEIVERS COACH
DAVID CORLEY @CoachDCorleyJr
THE CORLEY FILE
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • David Corley joined the Nittany Lion coaching staff in January 2018 and is in his first season as wide receivers coach. • In his one season at Army, Corley helped the Black Knights to a secondstraight bowl win and the Commander in Chief’s Trophy in 2017. • Army won back-to-back bowl games for just the second time in school history and claimed the Commander in Chief’s Trophy for the first time since 1996. The Black Knights also tied the school record with 10 wins. • Prior to his stint at Army, Corley was at the University of Connecticut for three seasons where he served in a variety of roles, including running backs coach, special teams coordinator, wide receivers coach and director of player engagement. • In his final season with the Huskies, Corley guided Arkeel Newsome to more than 1,400 all-purpose yards with 715 rushing yards and five touchdowns to go along with 273 receiving yards and 464 return yards. • He also served as the offensive coordinator for the Huskies for the final month of the season. • In Corley’s season as the wideouts coach in 2015, he helped Noel Thomas see his production double from the previous season with 719 yards on 54 receptions with a trio of touchdowns. • In his role as the special teams coordinator, Corley led the Huskies’ punt return defense to a top-20 national ranking. • In 2014, Corley helped Newsome become the first UConn true freshman to accumulate 1,000 all-purpose yards since 2002. • Corley spent six seasons on staff at his alma mater, William & Mary, before heading the UConn. • As the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator in 2013, he guided Tre McBride to first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) recognition. McBride was the first Tribe wide out in more than a decade to claim first-team honors. • He served as the quarterbacks coach from 2010-12. • In his two seasons (2008-09) as the running backs coach at W&M, Corley mentored Jonathan Grimes, who broke freshman records for both rushing and all-purpose yards and eventually jumped into the program’s top-10 in career rushing and rushing touchdowns as a sophomore. He graduated as the most decorated player in CAA history with 11 allconference honors in his career.
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED • Jonathan Grimes (William & Mary) - NFL (2012-17); All-American first team • Tre McBride (William & Mary) - New York Jets; Holds W&M game record for all-purpose yards • Noel Thomas (Connecticut) - CFL's Ottawa Redblacks; NFL (2017); AllAmerican Conference second team
COACHING EXPERIENCE PENN STATE (2018-) • Wide Receivers
ARMY (2017)
• Wide Receivers
CONNECTICUT (2014-16)
• Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs (2016) • Wide Receivers (2015) • Special Teams Coordinator (2014)
WILLIAM & MARY (2008-13)
• Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers (2013) • Quarterbacks (2010-12) • Running Backs (2008-09)
C.A. JOHNSON PREP ACADEMY (2004-05) • Quarterbacks
CORLEY BY THE NUMBERS
10 Years of Collegiate Coaching Experience 4 Bowl & Playoff Appearances as a Coach 4 Career Records Still Held at William & Mary 3 Seasons Played in the CFL & AFL 10 Wins for Army in 2017 to Tie Program Record ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER • Corley was four-year starter at quarterback for William & Mary, where he broke the program’s career records for passing yards (9,805), total offense (10,948) and touchdown passes (73). • He earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year in 1999 and was a threetime all-conference honoree (second team in 2001 and 2002; third team in 2000). • In 2001, he guided the Tribe to an Atlantic 10 title and FCS Playoff appearance as he threw for 2,808 yards and 21 touchdowns. • Corley was inducted into the William & Mary Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014. • Corley played in the CFL for the Calgary Stampeders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He also played for the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League.
PERSONAL Year at Penn State: First Hometown: Salisbury, North Carolina Education: College of William & Mary, 2002 B.S. History Family: Wife: Lindsay Daughter: Charlie; Son: Bishop
BOWL/PLAYOFF GAMES AS A COACH 2017 Armed Forces Bowl ............................ Army 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl .................Connecticut 2009 FCS First, Second, Semifinals .....William & Mary 2010 First, Second Rounds ......... William & Mary
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COACHING STAFF RUN GAME COORDINATOR/OFFENSIVE LINE COACH
THE LIMEGROVER FILE COACHING EXPERIENCE PENN STATE (2016-)
• Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line (2018-) • Offensive Line (2016-17)
MINNESOTA (2011-15)
• Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line (2014-15) • Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line (2011-13)
NORTHERN ILLINOIS (2008-10) • Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (2001-07) • Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
EMPORIA STATE (1999-2000) • Offensive Line
FERRIS STATE (1997-98) • Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line
NORTHWESTERN (1995-96) • Graduate Assistant
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (1991-94) • • • •
Interim Head Coach (1994) Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line (1993) Offensive Line (1992) Tight Ends (1991)
PERSONAL Year at Penn State: Third Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Education: University of Chicago, 1994 B.A. Public Policy Studies Northwestern University, 2000 M.A. Liberal Studies Family: Wife: Ann Daughter: Emma; Son: T.J.
BOWL/PLAYOFF GAMES AS A COACH 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl .............Penn State 2017 Rose Bowl..................................Penn State 2015 Quick Lane Bowl ......................Minnesota* 2015 Citrus Bowl ................................Minnesota 2013 Texas Bowl.................................Minnesota 2012 Meineke Car Care Bowl ..............Minnesota 2010 Humanitarian Bowl ........Northern Illinois* 2009 International Bowl ...........Northern Illinois 2008 Independence Bowl..........Northern Illinois 2007 FCS First, Second, Semifinals ... Southern Illinois 2006 First, Second Rounds ........Southern Illinois 2005 First, Second Rounds ........Southern Illinois 1997 Citrus Bowl ...........................Northwestern 1996 Rose Bowl.............................Northwestern
MATT LIMEGROVER @CLimegrover
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Matt Limegrover begins his third season as offensive line coach for the Nittany Lions and has 27 years of collegiate coaching experience. • In 2017, Limegrover continued to develop an offensive line that helped the Nittany Lions to a second-straight New Year’s Six bowl game for the first time since 1985 (Orange) and 1986 (Fiesta). • Tackle Ryan Bates earned All-Big Ten third team accolades as he blocked for All-American Saquon Barkley and All-Big Ten second team performer Trace McSorley. • The Nittany Lion offense finished in the Top 25 in FBS in fumbles lost (3rd; 3), third down conversion percentage (5th; .480), scoring offense (7th; 41.1), completion percentage (10th; .657), turnover margin (11th; 0.92), team passing efficiency (14th; 153.59), total offense (19th; 460.3), red zone offense (21st; .898) and passing offense (23rd; 209.2). • Limegrover’s offensive line battled injuries, but was the cornerstone for Penn State’s record-breaking offense and 2016 Big Ten Championship run. • In 2016, the Nittany Lions broke the Penn State record for total offense (6,056) and passing yards (3,650) and tied the school record for points scored (526). • Senior center Brian Gaia claimed All-Big Ten honorable mention laurels, while redshirt-freshman lineman Ryan Bates was named to the USA Today and FWAA Freshman All-America teams. • Limegrover spent five seasons at Minnesota as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. He held the title of assistant head coach his last two seasons with the Gophers. • During Limegrover’s tenure, the Golden Gopher offense had steady growth, increasing its scoring average by 10 points from 2011-14. • He helped Minnesota to three consecutive bowls and eight wins in 2013 and 2014 after a 3-9 mark in 2011. • In 2014, Minnesota had its first offensive lineman receive All-Big Ten first team honors since 2005 when Zac Epping claimed the recognition. • Limegrover spent 16 seasons working under former Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill, following him along four stops at Minnesota, Northern Illinois, Southern Illinois and Emporia State. • Limegrover started his time with Kill as the offensive line coach at Emporia State for two seasons (1999-2000) and then served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach under Kill at Southern Illinois (2001-07) and Northern Illinois (2008-10). • During his tenure at Northern Illinois, Limegrover produced seven AllMid-American Conference offensive linemen, including two first team selections in 2010. • Limegrover helped Northern Illinois to three consecutive bowl berths and the 2010 MAC West title. • The Husky line gave up only 15 sacks in 2009. NIU also led the MAC and ranked 19th nationally in rushing with 202.42 yards per game that year. • At Southern Illinois, Limegrover helped the Salukis win three conference championships and guided an offense that ranked in the Top 10 in scoring in the NCAA for six consecutive seasons (2002-07). • Limegrover also made coaching stops at Ferris State (1997-98) as the offensive line coach and run game coordinator, Northwestern (1995-96) as a graduate assistant and his alma mater, the University of Chicago (1991-94) serving in a variety of roles, spanning interim head coach, offensive coordinator, offensive line coach and tight ends coach. • Limegrover was part of two Big Ten Championship teams while at Northwestern.
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27 Years of Collegiate Coaching Experience 16 Years as an Offensive Coordinator 12 Bowl Appearances as a Coach 6 Straight Seasons Finishing in the FCS Top 10 in Scoring
3 Big Ten Championships Won PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED • • • • • • • • • •
Brendan Mahon (Penn State) - Carolina Panthers Tommy Olson (Minnesota) - 2014 All-Big Ten; Three-time Academic All-Big Ten Zac Epping (Minnesota) - Two-time All-Big Ten Maxx Williams (Minnesota) - Baltimore Ravens; 2015 NFL Draft secondround pick; Kwalick-Clark Big Ten Tight End of the Year; All-American Scott Wedige (Northern Illinois) - NFL (2012-13); All-American; Two-time All-MAC first team selection Jason Schepler (Northern Illinois) - NFL (2012-13); Academic All-American; All-MAC selection Braden Jones (Southern Illinois) - NFL (2007-08) Elmer McDaniel (Southern Illinois) - 2003 All-American; All-Gateway Conference selection Will Justice (Southern Illinois) - 2006 All-American; Two-time All-Gateway Conference selection Darren Marquez (Southern Illinois) - NFL (2008); CFL (2009); Gateway Conference All-Newcomer team
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER • Limegrover played offensive line at the University of Chicago from 1987-90. • He was an honorable mention All-UAA lineman as a senior.
COACHING STAFF RUNNING BACKS COACH
JA’JUAN SEIDER @CoachSeider
THE SEIDER FILE
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Ja'Juan Seider is in his first season as the running backs coach at Penn State. • He comes to Happy Valley with 10 seasons of collegiate coaching experience, most recently serving as the running backs coach at the University of Florida. • At Florida, Seider guided a running backs room that finished with more than 1,500 rushing yards, including a pair of 500-yard rushers, with 13 touchdowns. • As a unit, the Gator running backs averaged 4.0 yards per carry with freshmen Malik Davis (6.7 ypc) and Adarius Lemons (7.2 ypc) leading the way. Davis earned SEC All-Freshman honors for his efforts. • Prior to his stop in Gainesville, Seider spent four seasons at West Virginia University as the running backs coach where he coached a pair of NFL backs. • In 2015, Seider guided Wendell Smallwood as he led the Big 12 with 1,519 yards on the way to second-team All-Big 12 accolades. Smallwood was drafted in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. • Seider was part of an offensive staff that led the Mountaineers to finish ninth in FBS in passing offense, 12th in total offense and 34th in scoring offense in 2014. • In his first season at WVU, Seider recruited Charles Sims to Morgantown for his final collegiate season. Sims garnered first-team All-Big 12 honors and was the Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year after rushing for 1,095 yards and 11 touchdowns, while catching 45 passes for 401 yards and three scores. Sims was the first Mountaineer to rush for 1,000 yards since 2009. He was drafted in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. • Seider spent three seasons as the running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Marshall University. • During his tenure at Marshall, Seider helped the Thundering Herd win the Beef O’Brady’s Bowl in 2011 and recruited quarterback Rakeem Cato, who was the 2012 Conference USA Player of the Year and two-time Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year. • Seider also mentored two Conference USA Freshmen of the Year Kevin Grooms (2012) and Corey Tindal (2013). • Seider joined the college coaching ranks at West Virginia University, where he served as a graduate assistant for two seasons. • Seider worked with quarterbacks Jarrett Brown, Geno Smith and Pat White during his first stint in Morgantown. All three quarterbacks spent time in the NFL with White being a second-round selection in the 2009 NFL Draft and Smith going in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. • Seider spent seven seasons as a high school football coach in Florida. He was the quarterbacks coach at Lake Worth High School (2006-07), offensive coordinator at Palm Beach Lakes High School (2003-05) and running backs coach at Glades Central High School (2001-02).
COACHING EXPERIENCE PENN STATE (2018-) • Running Backs
FLORIDA (2017) • Running Backs
WEST VIRGINIA (2013-16) • Running Backs
MARSHALL (2010-12)
• Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator
WEST VIRGINIA (2008-09) • Offensive Graduate Assistant
LAKE WORTH HIGH SCHOOL (2006-07) • Quarterbacks
PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOL (2003-05) • Offensive Coordinator
SEIDER BY THE NUMBERS
10 Years of Collegiate Coaching Experience 7 Years of Coaching at a Power 5 School 4 NFL Draft Picks Coached 6 Bowl Appearances as a Coach 7 Years as a High School Coach in Florida PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED • Wendell Smallwood (West Virginia) - Philadelphia Eagles; 2016 NFL Draft fifth-round pick • Charles Sims (West Virginia) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers; 2014 NFL Draft third-round pick • Rakeem Cato (Marshall) - CFL (2015-pres.); Two-time C-USA Offensive POY • Jarrett Brown (West Virginia) - NFL (2010-12); CFL (2012-15) • Geno Smith (West Virginia) - Los Angeles Chargers; 2013 NFL Draft second-round pick • Pat White (West Virginia) - Three-time All-Big East first team; 2009 NFL Draft second-round pick • Dreamius Smith (West Virginia) - New England Patriots • Elijah Wellman (West Virginia) - Washington Redskins • Rushel Shell (West Virginia) - Pittsburgh Steelers; Broke Pennsylvania High School career rushing record (2011) • Corey Tindal (Marshall) - CFL'S Ottawa Redblacks; C-USA Freshman of the Year
GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (2001-02) • Running Backs
PERSONAL Year at Penn State: First Hometown: Belle Glade, Florida Education: West Virginia University, 2000 B.S. Physical Education West Virginia University, 2010 M.A. Athletic Coaching Family: Wife: Brandi Son: Jaden; Daughters: Ava, Brennley
BOWL GAMES AS A COACH 2016 Russell Athletic Bowl .............West Virginia 2015 Cactus Bowl ...........................West Virginia 2014 Liberty Bowl ..........................West Virginia 2011 Beef O’Brady’s Bowl......................Marshall 2010 Gator Bowl ............................West Virginia 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl ..........West Virginia
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER • Seider started his collegiate playing career at West Virginia University, before transferring to Florida A&M for his senior season. • He won the Doug Williams Award for National Offensive Player of the Year, Jake Gaither Award (considered the Heisman Trophy of Historically Black Colleges) and earned All-America honors after throwing for 2,512 yards and 27 touchdowns in 1999. • Seider, who was the 1999 MEAC Offensive Player of the Year, was selected in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. • Inducted into the Palm Beach County Hall of Fame in 2017.
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COACHING STAFF ASSISTANT HEAD COACH/DEFENSIVE RECRUITING COORDINATOR/CORNERBACKS COACH
TERRY M. SMITH
@CoachTerryPSU
THE SMITH FILE COACHING EXPERIENCE PENN STATE (2014-)
• Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Recruiting Coordinator/Cornerbacks (2016-) • Defensive Recruiting Coordinator/ Cornerbacks (2014-15)
TEMPLE (2013) • Wide Receivers
GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL (2001-12) • Athletics Director (2003-12) • Head Coach (2002-12; 101-30 record) • Offensive Coordinator (2001)
DUQUESNE (1997-2000) • Passing Game Coordinator
HEMPFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (1996) • Assistant Coach
PERSONAL Year at Penn State: Fifth Hometown: Aliquippa, Pennsylvania Education: Penn State University, 1991 B.S. in Business Management Family: Wife: Alison Son: Justin King; Daughter: Haley
BOWL GAMES AS A COACH 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl .............Penn State 2017 Rose Bowl..................................Penn State 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl ..........................Penn State 2014 Pinstripe Bowl ...........................Penn State
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COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • A standout wide receiver at Penn State, Terry M. Smith is in his fifth season as the Nittany Lions’ defensive recruiting coordinator and cornerbacks coach. • Smith added the title of assistant head coach following the 2015 season. • From Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, Smith returned to his alma mater in 2014 after successful high school and college coaching stops and playing professional football. • In his role as the defensive recruiting coordinator, Smith has helped the Nittany Lions secure five consecutive Top 25 classes, including a Top 5 class in 2018 and Top 15 classes in three of the last four seasons. • Both of Smith’s starting cornerbacks, Christian Campbell and Grant Haley, earned 2017 All-Big Ten honorable mention accolades and were invited to the NFL Combine. Campbell went on to be selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft, while Haley signed a free agent contract with the New York Giants. • In addition, Amani Oruwariye collected second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2017 after grabbing a team-high four interceptions to go along with eight pass breakups. • Smith helped the Nittany Lions to a second-straight New Year’s Six bowl game for the first time since 1985 (Orange) and 1986 (Fiesta) as the defense finished in the Top 25 in FBS in scoring defense (7th; 16.5), sacks (7th; 3.23), rushing defense (14th; 118.0), total defense (17th; 329.5), team passing efficiency defense (21st; 114.88), turnovers gained (23rd; 25) and tackles for loss (25th; 7.2). • Penn State’s 16.5 points allowed per game were the fewest since the 2009 squad gave up 12.2 tallies per contest. • The cornerbacks made several key plays to help the Nittany Lions to the 2016 Big Ten Championship. Grant Haley scooped up the blocked field goal attempt and returned it 60 yards for the game-winning touchdown in the upset win over No. 2 Ohio State. Haley also made the gamesealing tackle on fourth-and-1 on Wisconsin’s final drive of the Big Ten Championship Game. • Under Smith’s guidance, John Reid earned All-Big Ten honorable mention accolades in 2016 after leading the Nittany Lions with 10 passes defended. • The cornerback room was also successful in the classroom in 2016 as Haley earning CoSIDA Academic All-District accolades. Haley and Garrett Taylor also garnered Academic All-Big Ten honors. • Smith’s second season saw the secondary rank eighth in the FBS in passing yards allowed (173.5). • Cornerbacks Trevor Williams and Haley each earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten accolades in 2015. • In his first year back at Penn State, he helped develop a secondary that pushed the Nittany Lions to finish No. 2 nationally in pass efficiency defense. • Smith was the wide receivers coach at Temple in 2013 and helped the Owls’ passing game reach new heights. • Temple set a school record for passing yards (2,996) and tied the school standard with 23 receiving touchdowns in 2013, with future New York Jet Robby Anderson gaining a school game-record 249 yards. • A standout player at Gateway High School near Pittsburgh, Smith was a highly successful head coach at his alma mater from 2002-12, compiling a record of 101-30 and posting four WPIAL AAAA runner-up finishes. • He has mentored 10 NFL players, including former Nittany Lions Williams, Jordan Lucas, Justin King and Lydell Sargeant. • Smith coached in three U.S. Army All-American and Semper Fidelis AllAmerica games. • Smith also coached at Duquesne University (four years) and Hempfield (Pa.) High School after completing his playing career, which spanned the National Football League, Arena Football League and Canadian Football League.
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5 Consecutive Top 25 Recruiting Classes NO. 8 Ranking in NCAA in Passing Yards Allowed in 2015 10 NFL Players Coached 1ST Player in Penn State history with 50+ receptions NO. 9 In Penn State history in career receiving TDs 101 Wins as Head Coach at Gateway High School PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED • Christian Campbell (Penn State) - Arizona Cardinals; 2018 NFL Draft sixthround pick • Grant Haley (Penn State) - New York Giants • Jordan Lucas (Penn State) - Miami Dolphins; 2016 NFL Draft sixth-round pick • Trevor Williams (Penn State) - Los Angeles Chargers • Robby Anderson (Temple) - New York Jets • Nate Hairston (Temple) - Indianapolis Colts; 2017 NFL Draft fifth-round pick • Justin King (Gateway) - NFL (2008-13); 2008 NFL Draft fourth-round pick • Lydell Sargeant (Gateway) - NFL (2009) • Mortty Ivy (Gateway) - Saskatchewan Roughriders; NFL (2009-12) • Dayonne Nunley (Gateway) - Three-time All-MAC (2011-13) • Dorian Bell (Gateway) - 2012 All-American third-team • Montae Nicholson (Gateway) - Washington Redskins; 2017 NFL Draft fourth-round pick
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER • Smith was a three-year starter at wide receiver at Penn State. • He still dots the Penn State record books, ranking tied for ninth in career receiving touchdowns (15), 13th in career receiving yardage (1,825) and 14th in career receptions (108). • He helped Penn State play in three consecutive bowl games, including wins over BYU in the 1989 Holiday Bowl and Tennessee in the 1991 Fiesta Bowl, compiling an 11-2 record and No. 3 final ranking in the polls. • Smith was the first Nittany Lion to catch 50 passes in a season in program history. • He was inducted into the WPIAL Hall of Fame in June 2018.
COACHING STAFF ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/RUN GAME COORDINATOR/DEFENSIVE LINE COACH
SEAN SPENCER @SpenceChaos
THE SPENCER FILE
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Sean Spencer is in his fifth season as the Nittany Lions’ defensive line coach and third as the run game coordinator. He added the title of associate head coach in 2018. • The Nittany Lions posted three-straight 40-sack seasons (2015, 2016, 2017) for the first time since 2005-07. • Spencer’s defensive line finished seventh in FBS in sacks (3.23 spg) to help the Nittany Lions to a second-straight New Year’s Six bowl game for the first time since 1985 (Orange) and 1986 (Fiesta). • Three of Spencer’s protégés, Shareef Miller (third team), Curtis Cothran (honorable mention) and Parker Cothren (honorable mention), claimed All-Big Ten honors. • As a unit, the defense finished in the Top 25 in FBS in scoring defense (7th; 16.5), sacks (7th; 3.23), rushing defense (14th; 118.0), total defense (17th; 329.5), team passing efficiency defense (21st; 114.88), turnovers gained (23rd; 25) and tackles for loss (25th; 7.2). • Penn State’s 16.5 points allowed per game were the fewest since the 2009 squad gave up 12.2 tallies per contest. • The "Wild Dogs" reloaded after graduating three players to the NFL and did not miss a step in 2016, finishing seventh in FBS in tackles for loss (8.1) and 19th in sacks (2.86) to play a pivotal role in Penn State’s Big Ten Championship run. • Defensive end Garrett Sickels (second team) and senior defensive end Evan Schwan (third team) collected All-Big Ten laurels after tying for the team lead with 6.0 sacks apiece. Sickels had 12.5 tackles for loss, while Schwan had 8.5 hits behind the line. • Spencer’s influence was front and center in 2015 as the defensive line paced a unit that led the FBS in sacks (3.54 spg), was sixth in tackles for loss (8.2) and 14th in total defense (324.5). • Under Spencer’s guidance former walk-on Carl Nassib burst onto the national scene, winning the Rotary Lombardi Award, Lott IMPACT Trophy, Hendricks Award and Woodson-Nagurski Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year while breaking the Penn State single-season sacks record with 15.5 in 2015. Nassib also became Penn State’s 13th unanimous Consensus All-American. • Defensive tackles Austin Johnson (second team) and Anthony Zettel (third team) garnered 2015 All-Big Ten honors. • Spencer was selected a finalist for Football Scoop’s Defensive Line Coach of the Year in 2014, as he led a unit that helped Penn State finish No. 3 in the FBS rushing defense (100.5) and second in total defense (278.7). • Spencer mentored Zettel to first-team All-Big Ten honors in 2014 after recording 17.0 tackles for loss, including 8.0 sacks, and a team-best tying three interceptions. • During his 2011-13 tenure at Vanderbilt, Spencer’s defensive lines helped Vanderbilt finish in the top 25 in total defense all three years. • The Commodores recorded 28, 31 and 28 sacks under Spencer, with the defensive line posting 42.5 tackles for loss in 2013. • Spencer mentored defensive end Caleb Azubike, who set a Vanderbilt true freshman record with four sacks in 2012 and was named to the ESPN.com SEC All-Freshman team. • Spencer coached the Bowling Green defensive line in 2009-10, where he mentored Chris Jones to All-Mid-American Conference honors and helped the Falcons to the 2009 Humanitarian Bowl, despite not returning a single starter on the defensive line. • Spencer had two stints at Massachusetts, coaching the defensive line in 2007-08 and in 2001-03, also coordinating the special teams during his second stop with the Minutemen. • He also has coached at Hofstra (2006), Villanova (2005), Holy Cross (2004), where he worked with Ricky Rahne, Trinity College (1998-2000), Shippensburg (1996-97) and Wesleyan (1995).
COACHING EXPERIENCE PENN STATE (2014-)
• Associate Head Coach/Run Game Coordinator/ Defensive Line (2018-) • Run Game Coordinator/Defensive Line (2016-17) • Defensive Line (2014-15)
VANDERBILT (2011-13) • Defensive Line
BOWLING GREEN (2009-10) • Defensive Line
MASSACHUSETTS (2007-08)
• Special Teams Coordinator/ Defensive Line
HOFSTRA (2006) • Defensive Line
VILLANOVA (2005) • Linebackers
SPENCER BY THE NUMBERS
23 Years of Collegiate Coaching Experience 3 Consecutive Seasons with 40+ Sacks NO. 1 Rank in NCAA in Sacks Per Game in 2015 3 Players Selected in 2016 NFL Draft 3 National Awards Won by Carl Nassib in 2015 5 All-Americans Coached PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Curtis Cothran (Penn State) - Minnesota Vikings Parker Cothren (Penn State) - Pittsburgh Steelers Tyrell Chavis (Penn State) - New York Giants Carl Nassib (Penn State) - Cleveland Browns; 2016 NFL Draft third-round pick; Lombardi, Lott & Hendricks Award winner; Consensus All-American Austin Johnson (Penn State) - Tennessee Titans; 2016 NFL Draft second-round pick; 2015 All-Big Ten second team Anthony Zettel (Penn State) - Detroit Lions; 2016 NFL Draft sixth-round pick; Two-time All-Big Ten honoree Garrett Sickels (Penn State) - Los Angeles Rams Chris Jones (Bowling Green) - NFL (2013-17); 2012 All-American first team Valdamar Brower (Massachusetts) - 2002 All-American second team; 2001 All-ECAC first team David Burris (Massachusetts) - 2007 All-American honorable mention Tim Fugger (Vanderbilt) - 2012 NFL Draft seventh-round pick; 2011 All-SEC second team Rob Lohr (Vanderbilt) - CFL (2014); NFL (2013) Brian Hulea (Villanova) - 2005 All-American first team Keron Williams (Massachusetts) - CFL (2006-13); 2005 All-Atlantic 10 first team
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER
HOLY CROSS (2004) • Defensive Line
MASSACHUSETTS (2001-03) • Defensive Line
TRINITY (1998-2000)
• Running Backs/Passing Game Coordinator/ Defensive Line
SHIPPENSBURG (1996-97) • Running Backs
WESLEYAN (1995) • Tight Ends
PERSONAL Year at Penn State: Fifth Hometown: Hartford, Connecticut Education: Clarion University, 1995 B.S. in Political Science Family: Allyson Daughter: Alysia
BOWL/PLAYOFF GAMES AS A COACH 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl .............Penn State 2017 Rose Bowl..................................Penn State 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl ..........................Penn State 2014 Pinstripe Bowl ...........................Penn State 2014 BBVA Compass Bowl .................. Vanderbilt 2012 Music City Bowl ......................... Vanderbilt 2011 Liberty Bowl .............................. Vanderbilt 2009 Humanitarian Bowl ............ Bowling Green 2007 FCS First & Second Round ................ UMass 2003 FCS First Round................................ UMass
• Spencer was a three-year starter at safety at Clarion (Pa.) University. • He was named to the 1992 NCAA Division II Preseason All-America team by Sporting News.
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COACHING STAFF ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR, PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT
DWIGHT GALT
THE GALT FILE COACHING EXPERIENCE PENN STATE (2014-)
• Assistant Athletics Director, Performance Enhancement (2015-) • Director of Performance Enhancement (2014)
VANDERBILT (2011-13)
• Director of Performance Enhancement
MARYLAND (1989-2011)
• Director of Strength & Conditioning (1993-2011) • Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach (1989-93)
PERSONAL Year at Penn State: Fifth Hometown: Silver Spring, Maryland Education: University of Maryland B.S. in Business Mangement, 1981 M.S. in Exercise Physiology, 1989 Family: Wife: Jan Daughters: Angie, Teri Sons: Dwight IV, Tommy
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COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • In his fifth year with the Nittany Lions, Dwight Galt was promoted to Assistant Athletics Director, Performance Enhancement in March 2015. • He oversees the performance enhancement regimen for all of Penn State’s 31 varsity programs and works directly with the football program. • Galt has more than 33 years of strength and conditioning experience at the collegiate level. He worked with James Franklin at Maryland for eight years, before joining him at Vanderbilt from 2011-13. • Galt played a significant role in the Nittany Lions’ 2016 Big Ten Championship run, as well as four nine-plus win seasons under Franklin (2 at Penn State; 2 at Vanderbilt). • Eight of Galt's protégés participated in the 2018 NFL Combine and posted jaw-dropping numbers, which included top-5 positional finishes in 16 categories with top positional performances in 12. • Galt and his performance enhancement staff design and administer dynamic and diverse strength and power training, speed enhancement, flexibility, conditioning, and agility training programs to maximize each athlete’s athleticism. • To bridge the gap between preparation and competition, Galt and his staff also focus on sport specificity, nutrition, and injury prevention to aggressively prepare each athlete for competition. • He has helped train more than 30 former student-athletes who are active in the National Football League. • Galt-trained athletes have consistently impressed NFL scouts, including running back Saquon Barkley, tight end Mike Gesicki, safety Troy Apke, tight end Vernon Davis, defensive end Shawn Merriman and receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey. • Galt worked with a pair of Maryland’s ACC Championship football teams and also served as the conditioning coach for the Terps’ men’s basketball program for 11 seasons. • From 1993-2011, Galt was responsible for the strength and conditioning for the student-athletes in all 27 Maryland sports. • Galt is a prestigious Master Strength and Conditioning Coach (MSCC), certified with the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches’ Association. • One of his twin sons, Dwight Galt IV, is in his seventh year at Penn State as a Performance Enhancement coach with the football program. His other twin son, Tommy, spent two seasons as a graduate assistant football coach with the Nittany Lions and is now the offensive coordinator at Assumption College.
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34 Years of Collegiate Coaching Experience 25 Years as a Power Five Program Director 31 Number of Varsity Sports Galt Oversees 30+ Active NFL Players Coached PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED • Saquon Barkley (Penn State) - New York Giants; 2018 NFL Draft second overall pick; 2017 Paul Hornung Award winner; Consensus All-American • Mike Gesicki (Penn State) - Miami Dolphins; 2018 NFL Draft second-round pick • Carl Nassib (Penn State) - Cleveland Browns; 2016 NFL Draft third-round pick; Lombardi, Lott & Hendricks Award winner; Consensus All-American • Austin Johnson (Penn State) - Tennessee Titans; 2016 NFL Draft secondround pick; 2015 All-Big Ten second team • Christian Hackenberg (Penn State) - NFL (2016-17); 2016 NFL Draft secondround pick • Chris Godwin (Penn State) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers; 2017 NFL Draft third-round pick • Vernon Davis (Maryland) - Washington Redskins; 2006 NFL Draft sixth overall pick; Super Bowl 50 Champion; Consensus All-American • Shawne Merriman (Maryland) - NFL (2005-12); 2005 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year; Three-time All-Pro; 2005 NFL Draft first-round pick; All-ACC selection • E.J. Henderson (Maryland) - NFL (2003-11); 2003 NFL Draft second-round pick; Two-time ACC Defensive POY; Two-time Consensus All-American • Torrey Smith (Maryland) - Carolina Panthers; 2011 NFL Draft second-round pick; Two-time Super Bowl Champion; Two-time All-ACC selection • D’Qwell Jackson (Maryland) - NFL (2006-2016); 2014 NFL Pro Bowl; 2006 NFL Draft second-round pick • Darrius Heyward Bey (Maryland) - Pittsburgh Steelers; 2009 NFL Draft seventh overall pick; All-ACC selection • Jordan Matthews (Vanderbilt) - New England Patriots; 2014 NFL Draft second-round pick; Two-time All-American • Casey Hayward (Vanderbilt) - Los Angeles Chargers; 2012 NFL Draft second-round pick; All-SEC selection
SUPPORT STAFF JEMAL GRIFFIN
KEVIN THRELKEL
ANDY FRANK
ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR, CHIEF OF STAFF FOR FOOTBALL
DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATION
DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL
• Jemal Griffin is in his fifth year as chief of staff for Penn State football. He added the title of assistant athletics director for football in July 2018. • Griffin’s primary responsibilities include the day-to-day management of the football program and its administrative staff, oversight of the football budget and handling all football contracts. In addition, he serves as the team’s liaison to the athletic and university administration. • Griffin served in a similar capacity with James Franklin at Vanderbilt for three years. • He also worked with Franklin at Maryland, serving as the Director of Football Operations from 2008-10 where he was responsible for the daily management of the Maryland football program, including team travel, budget management, team housing, fundraising and special events. • He served as Maryland’s assistant recruiting coordinator in 200607. During that time, the Terps landed nine prep All-Americans and 31 others ranked among the nation’s top 100 at their positions. • Prior to joining the Terps, Griffin spent six years on the staff at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore. He started as a defensive backs coach in 2000 and was promoted in 2001 to assistant head coach/offensive coordinator. Griffin coached two prep AllAmericans, as well as numerous all-state players at Woodlawn. The school won two Baltimore County titles and two Maryland 4A North Region titles during his tenure. • A native of Baltimore, Griffin earned his degree in management from Coppin State University, where he was a four-year starter on the baseball team and was named to the MEAC All-Tournament team as a senior. • He was honored by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) as the 2017 Distinguished Alumni for Coppin State University. • Griffin and his wife, Carla, are the parents of two sons, Brandon and Joshua, and a daughter, Billie Grace. Brandon is an inside linebacker on the Morgan State University football team.
• Kevin Threlkel is in his fifth year as Penn State’s director of football administration. • In his capacity, Threlkel handles daily internal operations, team travel logistics, preseason camp and serves as the team’s liaison to the Nittany Lion Club, Penn State Alumni Association and the Penn State Football Letterman’s Club. • Threlkel served as the Assistant Director of Football Operations under James Franklin at Vanderbilt for three years from 2011-13. • Prior to Vanderbilt, Threlkel was at the University of Maryland for two seasons, serving as the football operations intern in 2009 and program management specialist in 2010. • The ties between Threlkel and Franklin date to Kansas State in 2006 and 2007, when the Wildcat undergraduate worked as the team’s offensive and recruiting assistant. • During 2008 and the spring of 2009, Threlkel served as a development assistant with the Ahearn Fund, Kansas State’s athletic development organization. • A native of Hays, Kansas, Threlkel earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from Kansas State University in December 2007 and obtained a master’s degree in counseling and student development from Kansas State University in May 2009.
MICHAEL HAZEL DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS
• Andy Frank is in his fifth year as the director of player personnel for the football program. He oversees all aspects of the program’s recruiting department. • Frank has helped the Nittany Lions secure Top 25 recruiting classes each of the last four years, including Top 15 classes in two of the last three seasons. • Frank was a member of James Franklin’s Vanderbilt staff, serving as the Player Personnel Coordinator for three years. • In his role at Vanderbilt, Frank oversaw the two highest-ranked recruiting classes in Vanderbilt history (2012 ranked No. 29; 2013 ranked No. 19 nationally by Rivals.com). • Frank was a member of the Vanderbilt staff from 2005-13, serving in several capacities, including defensive graduate assistant (2005-07), defensive quality control (2008), Assistant Recruiting Coordinator (2009), Assistant Director of Football Operations (2010) and Player Personnel Coordinator (2011-13). • Before arriving at Vanderbilt, Frank worked four years for an engineering firm while also serving as an assistant football coach at Lincoln High School in Warren, Michigan. • A native of Sterling Heights, Michigan, he played running back at Stevenson High School. He then went on to play defensive back and special teams at Princeton University. • He earned a bachelor of science degree in engineering from Princeton in 2001 and a master’s in education from Vanderbilt in 2007.
WILL FLAHERTY
• Michael Hazel is in his fifth year as the Nittany Lions’ director of football operations. • His primary responsibilities include overseeing football’s external operations, facilities and handling of Coach Franklin’s public appearances. • Additionally, he serves as the program’s liaison to marketing, strategic communications and high school coaches. • Hazel was a finalist for the Football Scoop Director of Operations of the Year in 2015 and 2016. • Hazel also was a member of James Franklin’s staff at Vanderbilt University, serving as Director of Football Operations for three years. Hazel was a member of the Vanderbilt football staff from 2004-14, serving four seasons as Director of Football Operations, six as Assistant Director of Football Operations and one as a defensive graduate assistant. • At Vanderbilt, Hazel was a part of more than half of the institution’s bowl games, including the school’s first bowl game in 26 years in 2008 and unprecedented back-to-back bowl victories the last two seasons. • Before joining Vanderbilt, Hazel spent three seasons as a defensive graduate assistant at his alma mater, Elon University. • Hazel was a four-year letterman at Elon, playing linebacker and contributing on special teams. He helped Elon to a 28-16 record as the program transitioned to Division I-AA and was an eighttime member of the Elon Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. • Hazel, a native of Easley, South Carolina, and a graduate of Wren High School, holds two master’s degrees. He earned an M.Ed. in organizational leadership from Vanderbilt in 2007 and an MBA from Elon University in 2004. Hazel received his bachelor’s degree in corporate communications from Elon in 2001. • Hazel and his wife, Molly, have a son, Ezra.
DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY RELATIONS • Will Flaherty is in his second full season as the director of player development and community relations and his third season overall with the Nittany Lions. • Flaherty’s primary responsibilities include assisting in all aspects of on-campus recruiting, planning all appearances and speaking requests for the student-athletes, coordinating the team’s extensive community outreach initiatives, creating professional development programs for the student-athletes and overseeing the transition/application process to Penn State. • Prior to moving into his current role, Flaherty was an assistant recruiting coordinator for the Nittany Lions beginning in August 2016. • As an assistant recruiting coordinator, he assisted with oncampus prospect visits, maintained statistics and information on prospective student-athletes and assisted in the planning of the coaches’ off-campus recruiting visit schedule. • Prior to coming to Penn State, Flaherty spent three seasons as the defensive line coach, recruiting coordinator and co-academic coordinator at Iowa Western Community College. • Flaherty also spent five seasons as co-defensive coordinator and running backs coach at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney, Maryland. During that time span, he helped 34 studentathletes earn full scholarships and had eight players participate in the Army or Under Armour All-American games. • Flaherty gained familiarity with James Franklin and members of the Penn State coaching staff when he spent nearly three years at the University of Maryland as an offensive/special teams intern. • He graduated from Maryland with his degree in kinesiology in May 2013.
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SUPPORT STAFF ANDY MUTNAN
TODD KULKA
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER, FOOTBALL
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, FOOTBALL ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES & ACADEMIC COUNSELOR
• Andy Mutnan is in his first year at Penn State as the head athletic trainer for football. • Mutnan has 16 years of professional experience, most recently spending the last five seasons at Washington State University as the head football athletic trainer. • He also spent five seasons at the University of Nevada as the associate director and head football athletic trainer. • In his role at Washington State, Mutnan was responsible for daily medical coverage and training room operations. • He also developed and oversaw rehabilitation and reconditioning protocols and collaborated with the strength and conditioning staff to help student-athletes maintain and reach optimal performance. • While at Nevada, Mutnan worked closely with student-athletes as the primary athletic trainer for football and golf. • He was also the creator of the "Protecting the Pack" booster club, which raised close to $10,000 for the sports medicine program on a yearly basis. • Mutnan also served as an assistant athletic trainer (2004-08) and graduate assistant (2003-04) at the University of Minnesota. • He also spent the 2002-03 season at the University of Colorado as an athletic training professional intern. • A native of Arvada, Colorado, Mutnan earned his bachelor's degree in athletic training with a minor in psychology from the University of North Dakota in 2002 and his master's degree in sports administration from the University of Minnesota in 2005. • Mutnan is a member of the National Athletic Training Association. • He and his wife, Amy, have two sons, Xander and Gavin, and a daughter, Sylvie.
• In his 26th year with the Penn State football program, both as a player and academic counselor, Todd Kulka is in his 15th year directing the Penn State Football Academic Support Center. • Kulka works with the underclassmen in their transition from high school to college and assists the upperclassmen in selecting and finishing their degree programs and with their transition into their career path. • Kulka coordinates the structured study program, provides counseling and advising, tracks and monitors grades and eligibility and assists with on-campus recruiting. • A 1995 Penn State graduate, Kulka is in his 21st year on the academic support staff. He was a graduate assistant for three years and received his master’s degree in education from Penn State in 2000, moving into a full-time academic counselor position in 2000. • The Nittany Lions have earned 19 first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors during Kulka’s tenure as director, including Penn State’s first three-time recipient Stefen Wisniewski (200810) and first Campbell Trophy recipient John Urschel (2013). • Penn State football broke its program record for the second consecutive year with an NCAA Graduation Success Rate of 91 percent, tied with Rutgers for the No. 7 graduation rate among all 120 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, according to the NCAA in October 2012. • Kulka and his wife, Meghan, have three children, McKenna, Connor and Cole.
• Takach is in his fourth year as the assistant athletics director for equipment services. • He came to Happy Valley after serving 10 years at the University of Houston, including his last nine as the assistant athletics director for equipment operations. • In his role with equipment operations, Takach managed the dayto-day relationship with Nike and supervised a staff of two fulltime assistants and 13 managers who handled the equipment needs for Houston’s 17 sports. • A native of Houston, Takach spent three years at Virginia Tech before joining the Cougars’ staff. He was responsible for inventory, away game travel, equipment maintenance and student manager supervision while with the Hokies. • During his time at Houston and Virginia Tech, Takach was part of 12 teams that competed in bowl games. • Takach earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Michigan State in 2000. • He also received his master’s degree in health and physical education from Virginia Tech. • Takach and his wife, Maggie, have a daugher, Samantha.
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Sean Cascarano
Offensive Graduate Assistant
Mark Dupuis
Offensive Graduate Assistant
Matt Fleischacker
Defensive Graduate Assistant
ROSIE TARNOWSKI
JAY TAKACH ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR, EQUIPMENT SERVICES
GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACHES
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR FOOTBALL ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES
• Rosie Tarnowski is in her first year as the assistant director for football academic support services. • In her role at Penn State, Tarnowski supports the academic progress of student-athletes on the football team, communicates with students about degree programs, registration procedures and graduation requirements and monitors student-athlete eligibility and progresstoward-degree according to NCAA, B1G and Penn State requirements. • Additionally, Tarnowski organizes the Summer Bridge program for incoming freshmen football student-athletes including arranging guest speakers, orientation and scheduling study hall. • She joined the Nittany Lions staff after serving as an athletic academic advisor at TCU for four years. • As the assistant director of academic services at TCU, Tarnowski supervised and served as the liaison for external operations for the department which included: freshmen orientation, international student services, guest coaching program, Horned Frog Academy, academic recognition ceremonies and study abroad programs. • At TCU, Tarnowski oversaw the academic support of the Horned Frog women's basketball, women's volleyball, track & field and men's tennis teams. • Tarnowski also spent a year as a graduate assistant for athletic academic services at TCU. • Tarnowski was a four-year letterwinner for the Washington State women's basketball program. • A native of Philadelphia, Tarnowski graduated from Washington State University with a degree in education and earned a master’s degree from TCU in educational leadership.
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Kevin Smith
Defensive Graduate Assistant
SUPPORT STAFF
FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF
Lauren Campbell
Social Community Manager
Andrew Goodman
Assistant Recruiting Coordinator
Larry Lewis
Stewart Carter
Assistant Equipment Manager
Dave Hamilton
Assistant AD, Applied Health and Performance Science
Chuck Losey
Football Analyst and Analytics Coordinator
Assistant Director of Performance Enhancement
Matt Peragine
Kristina Petersen
Football Athletic Trainer
Alvin Futrell
Performance Enhancement Coach
Angie Hummel
Administrative Support Assistant
Dr. Scott Lynch
Tesa Johns
Football Athletic Trainer
Kayla Matrunick
Director of Athletic Medicine
Assistant AD for Performance Nutrition Services
Seth Reedy
Wally Richardson
Assistant AD for Strategic Communications/ Primary Football Contact
Recruiting Coordinator
Dr. Peter Seidenberg
Jevin Stone
Team Physician
Dwight Galt IV
Assistant Director of Performance Enhancement
Video Director
Director of Football Letterman’s Club
Dianna Weaver
Administrative Support Assistant
Barry Gant Jr.
Assistant Director of Performance Enhancement
Dann Kabala
Recruiting Coordinator
Nick Miller
Video Assistant
Destiny Rodriguez
Administrative Support Assistant
Lauren Geppert Assistant Director of Player Development
Justin King
Assistant Recruiting Coordinator
Blake Newsock
Assistant Video Director, Productions
Kenny Sanders
Assistant Director of Player Personnel
Samuel Williams
Special Teams/Recruiting Assistant for Quality Control
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NITTANY LION CLUB
FOREVER BLUE & WHITE Athletics Endowments
Join Penn State’s proud athletic tradition. This is an opportunity to link your name in perpetuity with the accomplishments of all of Penn State’s athletic teams. By endowing a specific playing or coaching position on a team of your choice, you will help ensure that the University always will have funds available for expenses such as room and board, tuition and books; and that Penn State will be able to employ a first-rate coaching staff that will set a positive example for our young men and women. As of June 2018, 27 benefactors already have seized the chance to endow a football position for the White Squad (see diagram below). Most of the Blue Squad remains available. This program is open to all positions on any of Penn State’s 31 intercollegiate athletic teams in consideration of a gift of $300,000 and for a minimum commitment of $50,000 you can establish a named endowed scholarship to support the team of your choice.
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Coaching endowments also are available in all 31 sports, with gift levels for assistant coaches starting at $500,000 and head coaches starting at $1 million. Patrick and Candace Malloy previously created the Malloy Paterno Head Football Coach Endowment at Penn State. The Malloys’ gift will provide important resources for the football program. Income from the Malloy Paterno Head Football Coach Endowment will be directed, at the head coach’s discretion and with approval from the Director of Athletics, to purposes ranging from academic support and special medical care for team members, to expenses associated with recruitment of student-athletes and coaching expenses, excluding salary supplements. Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics receives no state support for its programs and must cover the cost of fielding 31 varsity teams from ticket revenues and private giving.
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The University invests endowed gifts in perpetuity and uses a portion of the annual income for the purposes intended by the donor. The remaining income is added to the principal to protect it from inflation and ensure its growth. For more information on becoming a part of Penn State’s proud athletic tradition, please call the Nittany Lion Club Office of Major Gifts at 814-863-GIFT (4438).
2017 SEASON IN REVIEW 2017 RESULTS & STATISTICS Date
PSU Rank
Opponent (Rank)
Score
Attendance
Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Dec. 30
6/6 4/4 5/5 4/4 4/4 4/4 2/2 2/2 7/7/7 16/13/14 13/11/10 12/11/10 9/9/9
AKRON PITTSBURGH GEORGIA STATE at Iowa * INDIANA * at Northwestern * MICHIGAN * (19/15) at Ohio State * (6/6) at Michigan State * (24/--/24) RUTGERS * NEBRASKA * at Maryland * vs. Washington ^ (12/12/11)
W, 52-0 W, 33-14 W, 56-0 W, 21-19 W, 45-14 W, 31-7 W, 42-13 L, 38-39 L, 24-27 W, 35-6 W, 56-44 W, 66-3 W, 35-28
101,684 109,898 102,746 66,205 107,542 41,061 110,823 109,302 71,605 107,531 106,722 49,680 61,842
Big Ten Overall ---1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 4-1 4-2 5-2 6-2 7-2 7-2
1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 6-0 7-0 7-1 7-2 8-2 9-2 10-2 11-2
(*) Big Ten Conference game; Rankings - AP/Coaches/CFP; ^ - Fiesta Bowl.
TEAM STATISTICS
Penn State
Opponent
SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS INT RETURNS: #-YARDS KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-YARDS Average Per Game PUNTS-YARDS Average Per Punt Net Punt Average KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Per Kick Net Kick Average TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 3rd-Down Pct. 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 4th-Down Pct. SACKS BY-YARDS MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games
534 41.1 108 296 99 172 25 2212 2570 358 451 4.9 170.2 36 3772 301-458-10 8.2 12.5 290.2 32 5984 909 6.6 460.3 31-671 27-329 10-114 21.6 12.2 11.4 8-3 54-490 37.7 54-2289 42.4 39.9 93-5787 62.2 42.2 30:21 82/171 48% 8/14 57% 42-247 -8 72 9-17 0-0 (53-59) 90% (46-59) 78% (71-71) 100% 746946 7/106707 --
214 16.5 30 226 87 122 17 1534 1893 359 449 3.4 118.0 14 2749 262-449-10 6.1 10.5 211.5 13 4283 898 4.8 329.5 53-1034 17-73 10-95 19.5 4.3 9.5 20-15 80-751 57.8 88-3553 40.4 36.2 47-2732 58.1 37.5 29:39 73/209 35% 11/25 44% 29-163 -2 27 10-13 2-3 (27-32) 84% (18-32) 56% (20-21) 95% 337853 5/67571 1/61842
SCORE BY QUARTERS Penn State Opponents
1
2
3
4
Total
Average
160 23
145 75
131 37
98 79
534 214
41.1 16.5
PASSING McSorley, Trace Stevens, Tommy Fessler, Billy Barkley, Saquon Total Opponents
G
Rating
13 9 12 13 13 13
C-A-I
Pct.
Yards
TD
LP
Avg./G
153.70 284-427-10 137.67 14-27-0 83.60 1-2-0 416.20 2-2-0 153.59 301-458-10 114.88 262-449-10
66.5 51.9 50.0 100.0 65.7 58.4
3570 158 8 36 3772 2749
28 3 0 1 32 13
85 35 8 20 85 70
274.6 17.6 0.7 2.8 290.2 211.5
Statistician’s Note Passing rating formula: [ (8.4 x yards) + (330 x touchdowns) — (200 x interceptions) + (100 x completions) ] /attempts.
RUSHING
G
Att.
Gain
Loss
Net
Barkley, Saquon McSorley, Trace Sanders, Miles Stevens, Tommy Robinson, Andre Allen, Mark Eury, Nick Hamilton, DaeSean TEAM Total Opponents
13 13 12 9 11 5 1 13
217 144 31 27 9 9 1 1 12 451 449
1393 660 203 208 62 38 4 2 0 2570 1893
122 169 12 18 7 0 0 0 30 358 359
1271 491 191 190 55 38 4 2 -30 2212 1534
RECEIVING Gesicki, Mike Johnson, Juwan Barkley, Saquon Hamilton, DaeSean Thompkins, DeAndre Blacknall, Saeed Stevens, Tommy Polk, Brandon Sanders, Miles Pancoast, Tom Holland, Jonathan Bowers, Nick Robinson, Andre Charles, Irvin Total Opponents
13 13
Avg./Att. TD 5.9 3.4 6.2 7.0 6.1 4.2 4.0 2.0 -2.5 4.9 3.4
18 11 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 36 14
LG
Avg./G
92 36 31 21 41 8 4 2 0 92 69
97.8 37.8 15.9 21.1 5.0 7.6 4.0 0.2 -3.0 170.2 118.0
G
No.
Yards
Avg./Rec.
TD
LG
Avg./G
13 13 13 13 13 13 9 13 12 13 12 3 11 11 13 13
57 54 54 53 28 17 12 10 6 4 3 1 1 1 301 262
563 701 632 857 443 289 60 130 30 27 16 15 5 4 3772 2749
9.9 13.0 11.7 16.2 15.8 17.0 5.0 13.0 5.0 6.8 5.3 15.0 5.0 4.0 12.5 10.5
9 1 3 9 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 32 13
35 43 85 48 70 38 13 23 7 12 8 15 5 4 85 70
43.3 53.9 48.6 65.9 34.1 22.2 6.7 10.0 2.5 2.1 1.3 5.0 0.5 0.4 290.2 211.5
TOTAL OFFENSE
G
Plays
Rushing
Passing
Total
Avg./G
McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon Stevens, Tommy Sanders, Miles Robinson, Andre Allen, Mark Fessler, Billy Eury, Nick Hamilton, DaeSean TEAM Total Opponents
13 13 9 12 11 5 12 1 13
571 219 54 31 9 9 2 1 1 12 909 898
491 1271 190 191 55 38 0 4 2 -30 2212 1534
3570 36 158 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 3772 2749
4061 1307 348 191 55 38 8 4 2 -30 5984 4283
312.4 100.5 38.7 15.9 5.0 7.6 0.7 4.0 0.2 -3.0 460.3 329.5
KICKOFF RETURNS
13 13
No.
Yards
Avg./Ret.
TD
LG
Barkley, Saquon Sanders, Miles Farmer, Koa Polk, Brandon Holland, Jonathan Johnson, Jan Johnson, Juwan Total Opponents
15 5 4 3 2 1 1 31 53
426 76 92 60 9 7 1 671 1034
28.4 15.2 23.0 20.0 4.5 7.0 1.0 21.6 19.5
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
98 23 59 34 5 7 1 98 43
PUNT RETURNS
No.
Yards
Avg./Ret.
TD
LG
24 1 1 1 27 17
319 10 3 -3 329 73
13.3 10.0 3.0 -3.0 12.2 4.3
1 0 0 0 1 0
61 10 3 0 61 16
Thompkins, DeAndre Allen, Mark Apke, Troy McPhearson, Zech Total Opponents
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2017 SEASON IN REVIEW ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE
G
Rushing
Receiving
Punt Returns
KO Returns
Int. Returns
Total
Avg./G
Barkley, Saquon Hamilton, DaeSean Thompkins, DeAndre Johnson, Juwan Gesicki, Mike McSorley, Trace Sanders, Miles Blacknall, Saeed Stevens, Tommy Polk, Brandon Farmer, Koa Robinson, Andre Allen, Marcus Allen, Mark Haley, Grant Pancoast, Tom Holland, Jonathan Oruwariye, Amani Bowers, Nick Johnson, Jan Eury, Nick Charles, Irvin Apke, Troy McPhearson, Zech TEAM Total Opponents
13 13 13 13 13 13 12 13 9 13 13 11 13 5 13 13 12 11 3 6 1 11 13 11
1271 2 0 0 0 491 191 0 190 0 0 55 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -30 2212 1534
632 857 443 701 563 0 30 289 60 130 0 5 0 0 0 27 16 0 15 0 0 4 0 0 0 3772 2749
0 0 319 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 -3 0 329 73
426 0 0 1 0 0 76 0 0 60 92 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 671 1034
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 46 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 114 95
2329 859 762 702 563 491 297 289 250 190 92 60 50 48 46 27 25 17 15 7 4 4 4 -3 -30 7098 5485
179.2 66.1 58.6 54.0 43.3 37.8 24.8 22.2 27.8 14.6 7.1 5.5 3.8 9.6 3.5 2.1 2.1 1.5 5.0 1.2 4.0 0.4 0.3 -0.3 -3.0 546.0 421.9
DXP
Saf
Points
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0
138 98 66 54 54 36 24 12 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 0 534 214
13 13
-------------------- Points After Touchdown --------------Kick Rush Rec. Pass
SCORING
TD
FG
Barkley, Saquon Davis, Tyler McSorley, Trace Gesicki, Mike Hamilton, DaeSean Stevens, Tommy Thompkins, DeAndre Blacknall, Saeed Sanders, Miles Bowers, Nick Johnson, Juwan Pancoast, Tom Polk, Brandon Robinson, Andre Scott, Nick Allen, Marcus Miller, Shareef TEAM Total Opponents
23 0 11 9 9 6 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 72 27
0-0 9-17 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 9-17 10-13
PUNTING Gillikin, Blake Pasquariello, Daniel TEAM Total Opponents
FIELD GOALS Davis, Tyler
0-0 71-71 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 71-71 20-21
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3
No.
Yards
Average
LG
TB
FC
I-20
50+
Blk.
52 1 1 54 88
2244 45 0 2289 3553
43.2 45.0 0.0 42.4 40.4
57 45 0 57 54
3 0 0 3 2
16 0 0 16 25
26 1 0 27 15
14 0 0 14 12
1 0 0 1 0
FG
Pct.
1-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50+
LG
Blk.
9-17
52.9
1-1
5-6
1-5
2-5
0-0
47
2
Progression [Makes in (##)]: 39, (47) | (24) | 39 | (19), 41, (21), 31 | 21, (45), 42 | (21), 35 | -- | (24) | (26) | -- | -- | (30) | 45
KICKOFFS Davis, Tyler Barbir, Alex Total Opponents
156
No.
Yards
Average
TB
OB
87 6 93 47
5420 367 5787 2732
62.3 61.2 62.2 58.1
33 0 33 12
5 2 7 1
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No.
Yards
Average
TD
LG
FUMBLE RETURNS
Oruwariye, Amani Haley, Grant Allen, Marcus Apke, Troy Castro-Fields, Tariq Campbell, Christian Total Opponents
4 2 1 1 1 1 10 10
17 46 50 1 0 0 114 95
4.2 23.0 50.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 11.4 9.5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 42 50 1 0 0 50 33
Farmer, Koa Scott, Nick Cabinda, Jason Total
DEFENSE
G-GS
Solo
Assist
Total
Cabinda, Jason Allen, Marcus Smith, Brandon Apke, Troy Bowen, Manny Farmer, Koa Campbell, Christian Haley, Grant Miller, Shareef Scott, Nick Wade, Lamont Brown, Cam Oruwariye, Amani Cothren, Parker Givens, Kevin Toney, Shaka Chavis, Tyrell Windsor, Robert Buchholz, Ryan Monroe, Ayron Gross-Matos, Yetur Cothran, Curtis Simmons, Shane Taylor, Garrett Johnson, Jan Cooper, Jake McPhearson, Josh Castro-Fields, Tariq Joseph, Daniel Miller, Jarvis Jordan, Ellison McPhearson, Zech Brown, Torrence Charles, Irvin Shelton, Antonio Thomas, Johnathan Davis, Tyler Blacknall, Saeed Petrishen, John Iyke, Immanuel Barkley, Saquon Castagna, Colin Davis, Desi Di Leo, Frank Gesicki, Mike Hamilton, DaeSean Mahon, Brendan McSorley, Trace Monk, Ryan Vasey, Kyle Vranic, Jason Total Opponents
13-13 13-13 13-4 13-12 9-9 13-13 13-13 13-13 13-12 13-1 12-0 12-0 11-0 13-13 13-5 12-0 13-0 13-0 10-6 11-0 13-0 13-13 13-0 13-0 6-0 7-0 11-0 12-0 7-0 8-0 7-0 11-0 3-3 11-0 6-0 8-0 13-0 13-5 4-0 4-0 13-12 13-0 1-0 1-0 13-13 13-13 12-12 13-13 2-0 13-0 3-0 13-0 13-0
33 46 19 36 22 19 29 27 20 17 14 16 19 8 9 8 7 6 7 8 5 6 8 6 6 5 6 9 5 5 1 5 -5 1 2 4 2 2 1 1 -1 -1 1 1 1 -1 1 462 531
55 26 43 19 29 29 16 13 17 16 17 15 9 19 14 12 12 13 11 10 12 10 7 6 6 6 5 1 5 5 8 3 8 2 5 3 1 1 1 1 -1 -1 ----1 --494 306
88 72 62 55 51 48 45 40 37 33 31 31 28 27 23 20 19 19 18 18 17 16 15 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 956 837
No.
Yards
Average
TD
LG
1 1 1 3
26 13 4 43
26.0 13.0 4.0 14.3
0 1 0 1
26 13 4 26
TFL-Yards
Sacks-Yards
Int.-Yards
PBU
QBH
FR-Yards
FF
Blk
6.5-26 4.0-12 2.5-4 3.0-14 3.5-19 5.5-15 2.0-5 3.0-18 11.0-51 1.5-2 -1.5-8 -2.5-15 4.0-21 6.5-39 6.5-26 2.5-15 2.5-14 1.5-5 2.0-8 4.0-24 4.5-13 -1.0-1 --2.0-8 2.5-9 1.0-1 0.5-3 -1.0-1 -2.5-7 ---1.0-2 1.0-7 -----------93-393 91.0-356
2.5-18 1.0-4 --1.5-15 1.0-4 1.0-3 2.0-11 5.0-30 --0.5-4 -1.5-13 3.5-20 4.0-31 3.0-18 2.0-14 2.0-13 0.5-2 1.5-7 3.5-23 1.0-1 -----2.5-8 1.0-1 0.5-3 ---1.0-4 ----------------42-247 29-163
-1-50 -1-1 --1-0 2-46 ----4-17 --------------1-0 -----------------------10-114 10-95
3 3 -5 1 1 11 10 --3 1 8 1 2 -2 --1 ---1 ---3 -1 1 1 1 ------------------60 39
1 1 -3 4 3 -2 9 --4 -2 --3 1 3 -3 -2 ----------------------------41 26
1-4 -1-0 --1-26 -1-0 1-0 1-13 ---1-0 1-0 --3-0 1-0 -1-0 --1-0 -------1-0 -------------------15-43 3-0
2 2 --1 -2 ---1 ---1 2 -1 1 -------1 1 1 ----1 -----------------17 4
---1 -----------------------------------------------1 3
Safety -1 ------1 ------------------------------------------2 --
2018 PENN STATE FOOTBALL YEARBOOK
157
2017 SEASON IN REVIEW SCORING SUMMARY Plays Yds AKRON (8) --10 75 3 87 5 62 5 45 8 62 3 58 5 66
158
Time -4:49 0:51 2:30 1:51 4:03 1:23 1:56
Result
Qtr.
Scoring Play
TD TD TD TD TD FG TD TD
1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4
Thompkins 61-yard punt return (Davis, T. kick) Gesicki 13-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) McSorley 4-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Barkley 3-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Barkley 30-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Davis, T. 47-yard field goal Gesicki 2-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Stevens 5-yard run (Davis, T. kick)
PITTSBURGH (6) 1 8 0:08 6 62 2:43 1 46 0:09 6 78 2:32 ---7 34 2:11
TD TD TD TD Safety FG
1 1 3 4 4 4
Gesicki 8-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Gesicki 10-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Barkley 46-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Barkley 8-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Allen, Marcus Davis, T. 24-yard field goal
GEORGIA STATE (8) 8 63 3:12 3 83 0:58 3 86 1:09 1 29 0:09 4 25 2:02 6 55 2:45 4 42 1:45 4 69 1:47
TD TD TD TD TD TD TD TD
1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4
Stevens 10-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Barkley 85-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Hamilton 27-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Sanders 29-yard run (Davis, T. kick) McSorley 8-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Polk 15-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Blacknall 35-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Robinson 41-yard run (Davis, T. kick)
at Iowa (5) 11 66 --7 55 8 75 12 80
5:06 -2:25 3:07 1:42
FG Safety FG TD TD
1 2 2 3 4
Davis, T. 19-yd field goal Miller, Shareef Davis, T. 21-yard field goal Barkley 8-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Johnson, Ju. 7-yard pass from McSorley (TEAM rush failed)
INDIANA (7) --6 39 --9 73 8 40 4 52 5 73
-2:45 -4:28 3:24 1:36 2:20
TD TD TD TD FG TD TD
1 1 1 1 3 3 4
Barkley 98-yard kickofff return (Davis, T. kick) McSorley 1-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Scott 13-yard fumble recovery (Davis, T. kick) Hamilton 8-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Davis, T. 45-yard field goal Hamilton 24-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Hamilton 16-yard pass from Barkley (Davis, T. kick)
at Northwestern (5) 8 49 3:35 5 52 2:11 10 66 4:21 4 71 1:06 11 54 3:53
TD TD TD TD TD
1 2 3 3 4
Davis, T. 21-yard field goal Stevens 10-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Barkley 1-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Barkley 53-yard run (Davis, T. kick) McSorley 5-yard run (Davis, T. kick)
MICHIGAN (6) 2 75 4 78 7 75 9 80 2 46 4 48
0:43 2:05 0:52 5:24 0:32 1:57
TD TD TD TD TD TD
1 1 2 3 4 4
Barkley 69-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Barkley 15-yard run (Davis, T. kick) McSorley 3-yard run (Davis, T. kick) McSorley 13-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Barkley 42-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) McSorley 9-yard run (Davis, T. kick)
at Ohio State (6) ---5 23 1:56 7 81 3:20 2 23 1:08 10 70 4:09 10 64 5:18
TD TD TD TD TD FG
1 1 2 2 3 4
Barkley 97-yard kickoff return (Davis, T. kick) Hamilton 13-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Barkley 36-yard run (Davis, T. kick) McSorley 6-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Thompkins 37-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Davis, T. 24-yard field goal
2018 PENN STATE FOOTBALL YEARBOOK
Plays Yds
Result
Qtr.
at Michigan State (4) 7 92 3:00 9 75 2:46 12 71 5:08 1 70 0:05
Time
TD TD FG TD
1 1 3 3
Hamilton 31-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Blacknall 27-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Davis, T. 26-yard field goal Thompkins 70-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick)
RUTGERS (5) 4 65 7 74 9 55 4 46 9 62
1:44 3:26 4:50 2:11 5:00
TD TD TD TD TD
2 2 3 3 4
McSorley 20-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Hamilton 22-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Barkley 1-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Barkley 4-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Gesicki 16-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick)
NEBRASKA (8) 3 74 7 66 8 85 5 67 10 65 7 78 10 79 6 75
0:57 3:29 3:22 1:27 4:24 1:45 3:29 2:31
TD TD TD TD TD TD TD TD
1 1 2 2 2 2 4 4
Barkley 65-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Barkley 1-yard run (Davis, T. kick) McSorley 9-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Gesicki 9-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Barkley 8-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Thompkins 15-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Gesicki 17-yard pass rom McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Bowers 15-yard pass from Stevens (Davis, T. kick)
at Maryland (10) 11 91 4:43 5 41 2:20 6 44 1:53 4 52 1:35 10 55 4:31 10 73 3:53 4 13 1:59 7 68 3:09 7 57 3:05 6 48 3:18
TD TD TD TD FG TD TD TD TD TD
1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4
Stevens 21-yard run (Davis, T. kick) McSorley 5-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Gesicki 2-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Gesicki 9-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Davis, T. 30-yard field goal Barkley 1-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Barkley 1-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Pancoast 4-yard pass from Stevens (Davis, T. kick) Stevens 3-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Stevens 6-yard run (Davis, T. kick)
vs. Washington (5) 8 83 3:50 11 64 5:12 7 76 2:53 2 93 0:44 8 70 3:58
TD TD TD TD TD
1 1 2 2 3
Hamilton 48-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) Barkley 2-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Sanders 1-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Barkley 92-yard run (Davis, T. kick) Hamilton 24-yard pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick)
Scoring Play
2017 SEASON IN REVIEW PENN STATE GAME-BY-GAME First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Net Yards Rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Yards Lost Net Yards Passing Completions Attempts Interceptions Yards Per Attempt Yards Per Completion Passing Touchdowns Total Offensive Yards Plays Yards Per Play Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts-Yards Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside 20 50+ Yard Kicks Touchbacks Fair Catch Kickoffs-Yards Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks Punt Returns Yards Touchdowns Yards Per Return Kickoff Returns Yards Touchdowns Yards Per Return Interceptions Yards Touchdowns Fumble Recoveries Returns-Yards Touchdowns Miscellaneous Yards Possession Times 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 3rd-Down Conversions 4th-Down Conversions Red Zone Scoring Touchdowns Field Goals Sacks By-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals
AKRON 24 7 14 3 247 34 7.3 4 266 19 322 21 31 1 10.4 15.3 2 569 65 8.8 -5-45 2-100 50.0 40.0 -1 1 -9-561 62.3 42.7 4 5 130 1 26.0 1 20 -20.0 1 ------29:30 7:59 7:03 8:54 5:34 3-9 1-2 5-6 5 -3-13 7-7 1-2
PITT 14 6 7 1 148 24 6.2 1 173 25 164 15 28 1 5.9 10.9 3 312 52 6.0 1-0 1-15 6-259 43.2 43.2 4 --2 3-348 64.0 46.0 3 3 31 -10.3 2 50 -25.0 2 43 -1 ---21:40 3:31 4:38 6:50 6:41 4-12 -4-4 3 1 5-37 4-4 1-1
GSU 19 8 11 -166 24 6.9 3 184 18 360 21 29 -12.4 17.1 5 526 53 9.9 2-0 5-45 4-181 45.2 45.0 3 1 -1 9-581 64.6 44.1 6 4 54 -13.5 1 37 -37.0 3 54 -2 ---21:13 6:49 5:33 5:28 3:23 4-9 -3-3 3 -3-17 8-8 0-1
at Iowa 29 15 14 -295 51 5.8 1 314 19 284 31 48 1 5.9 9.2 1 579 99 5.8 2-1 8-90 4-159 39.8 38.8 3 1 -2 4-256 64.0 41.0 1 1 4 -4.0 4 73 -18.2 ---1 --(-7) 39:39 11:40 7:50 9:09 11:00 6-18 3-4 4-5 2 2 1-4 1-1 2-4
IND 20 4 15 1 39 37 1.1 1 86 47 331 24 37 1 8.9 13.8 3 370 74 5.0 -2-7 6-279 46.5 45.8 4 3 -2 8-514 64.2 41.5 6 ----1 98 1 98.0 1 17 -2 2-17 1 (-1) 33:29 9:38 8:23 9:05 6:23 6-18 1-1 3-4 3 -1-10 6-6 1-3
at NW 23 6 14 3 95 38 2.5 3 156 61 286 29 41 -7.0 9.9 1 381 79 4.8 -3-30 5-215 43.0 39.0 3 1 1 2 6-381 63.5 41.8 3 3 33 -11.0 ----2 --1 ---34:04 8:34 5:41 9:11 10:38 8-16 0-1 4-5 3 1 4-20 4-4 1-2
MICH 25 10 12 3 224 35 6.4 5 253 29 282 17 26 1 10.8 16.6 1 506 61 8.3 -1-10 2-99 49.5 50.5 -1 --7-437 62.4 39.1 2 2 20 -10.0 1 15 -15.0 ---1 ---27:04 7:21 7:08 6:47 5:48 4-7 0-1 4-5 4 -7-49 6-6 --
at OSU 17 5 9 3 91 35 2.6 2 140 49 192 17 29 -6.6 11.3 2 283 64 4.4 -9-73 6-213 35.5 29.0 1 1 -1 7-434 62.0 38.9 1 ----7 185 1 26.4 ---2 1-26 --30:53 6:43 8:40 6:54 8:36 7-15 0-1 3-3 2 1 2-11 5-5 1-1
at MSU 22 4 17 1 65 21 3.1 -84 19 401 27 48 3 8.4 14.9 3 466 69 6.8 -7-86 4-156 39.0 38.5 2 1 -2 5-315 63.0 38.0 1 ----2 15 -7.5 1 ------25:51 7:41 5:54 6:40 5:36 4-12 1-2 1-1 -1 2-10 3-3 1-1
RUT 18 6 11 1 90 31 2.9 3 123 33 214 16 21 -10.2 13.4 2 304 52 5.8 -4-20 5-203 40.6 34.2 3 1 1 2 6-345 57.5 43.8 -2 10 -5.0 1 30 -30.0 ---1 ---27:31 4:35 6:42 8:51 7:23 4-9 -4-4 4 -1-4 5-5 --
NEB 32 9 18 5 263 35 7.5 4 267 4 346 26 39 -8.9 13.3 4 609 74 8.2 1-1 5-39 4-158 39.5 38.8 2 1 --9-561 62.3 42.4 3 2 7 -3.5 5 84 -16.8 -------30:11 6:41 11:34 6:24 5:32 8-12 -7-7 7 -4-25 8-8 --
at UMD 28 13 12 3 286 48 6.0 6 303 17 248 25 40 -6.2 9.9 3 534 88 6.1 -2-10 4-181 45.2 42.8 1 2 -1 11-629 57.2 42.9 1 2 25 -12.5 2 8 -4.0 ---2 ---37:31 9:52 8:48 10:02 8:49 11-17 1-1 9-9 8 1 5-13 9-9 1-1
vs. UW 25 6 18 1 203 38 5.3 3 221 18 342 32 41 2 8.3 10.7 2 545 79 6.9 2-1 2-20 2-86 43.0 46.0 1 --1 6-389 64.8 45.2 2 3 15 -5.0 4 56 -14.0 ---1 ---35:55 10:25 7:08 7:58 10:24 13-17 1-1 2-3 2 -4-24 5-5 0-1
Total Points Touchdowns Rushing Touchdowns Passing Touchdown Returns Other Touchdowns Safeties Kick PAT-Attempts 2pt PAT-Attempts Field Goals-Attempts Points Off Turnovers
52 4 2 1 --7-7 -1-2 7
33 1 3 --1 4-4 -1-1 7
56 3 5 ---8-8 -0-1 35
21 1 1 --1 1-1 0-1 2-4 7
45 1 3 1 1 -6-6 -1-3 21
31 2 1 ---4-4 -1-2 3
42 5 1 ---6-6 --7
38 2 2 1 --5-5 -1-1 7
24 -3 ---3-3 -1-1 --
35 3 2 ---5-5 ----
56 4 4 ---8-8 ----
66 6 3 ---9-9 -1-1 14
35 3 2 ---5-5 -0-1 --
2018 PENN STATE FOOTBALL YEARBOOK
159
2017 SEASON IN REVIEW OPPONENT GAME-BY-GAME
160
First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Net Yards Rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Yards Lost Net Yards Passing Completions Attempts Interceptions Yards Per Attempt Yards Per Completion Passing Touchdowns Total Offensive Yards Plays Yards Per Play Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts-Yards Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside 20 50+ Yard Kicks Touchbacks Fair Catch Kickoffs-Yards Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks Punt Returns Yards Touchdowns Yards Per Return Kickoff Returns Yards Touchdowns Yards Per Return Interceptions Yards Touchdowns Fumble Recoveries Returns-Yards Touchdowns Miscellaneous Yards Possession Times 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 3rd-Down Conversions 4th-Down Conversions Red Zone Scoring Touchdowns Field Goals Sacks By-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals
AKRON 12 4 7 1 73 34 2.1 -107 34 86 14 29 1 3.0 6.1 -159 63 2.5 1-0 9-84 11-435 39.5 27.7 2 --2 1-65 65.0 45.0 4 ----4 77 -19.2 1 ------30:30 7:01 7:57 6:06 9:26 4-17 --------
PITT 24 12 11 1 155 45 3.4 1 199 44 187 24 41 2 4.6 7.8 -342 86 4.0 1-1 6-55 5-222 44.4 38.2 1 1 -2 5-322 64.4 39.4 3 3 0 -0.0 2 33 -16.5 1 2 -----38:20 11:29 10:22 8:10 8:19 5-17 3-4 3-4 1 2 1-7 -2-2
GSU 21 10 9 2 150 49 3.1 -195 45 170 18 32 3 5.3 9.4 -320 81 4.0 3-2 3-25 7-258 36.9 29.1 3 --1 1-65 65.0 28.0 -1 1 -1.0 2 34 -17.0 -------38:47 8:11 9:27 9:32 11:37 11-21 -0-1 --1-10 -0-1
at Iowa 11 3 6 2 82 23 3.6 1 98 16 191 12 22 -8.7 14.7 2 273 45 6.1 1-1 3-25 7-288 41.1 40.6 2 2 -2 5-238 65.6 46.0 1 1 4 -4.0 3 67 -22.3 1 33 -1 --(-2) 20:21 3:20 7:10 5:51 4:00 3-11 -0-1 --4-12 1-1 0-1
IND 19 10 8 1 177 47 3.8 1 191 14 175 15 32 1 5.5 11.7 1 352 79 4.5 3-3 2-20 8-305 38.1 35.6 -1 1 2 3-162 54.0 13.0 1 2 4 -2.0 2 32 -16.0 1 ------26:31 5:22 6:37 5:55 8:37 7-18 1-2 2-2 2 -5-34 2-2 --
at NW 15 6 9 -67 30 2.2 1 111 44 198 23 43 2 4.6 8.6 -265 73 3.6 1-1 8-74 8-296 37.0 32.9 -2 -2 1-65 65.0 40.0 1 ----3 55 -18.3 -------25:56 6:26 9:19 5:49 4:22 5-19 2-4 1-2 1 -5-36 1-1 --
MICH 16 8 8 -103 42 2.5 2 152 49 166 16 28 -5.9 10.4 -269 70 3.8 2-1 6-59 6-233 38.8 35.5 1 --2 3-195 65.0 43.3 2 1 (-2) -(-2.0) 5 113 -22.6 1 25 -----32:56 7:39 7:52 8:13 9:12 6-16 2-4 2-2 2 -2-11 1-2 --
at OSU 27 10 14 3 201 39 5.2 1 217 16 328 33 39 -8.4 9.9 4 529 78 6.8 2-2 10-79 3-130 43.3 43.3 1 1 -1 8-360 45.0 21.9 -4 39 -9.8 6 137 -22.8 -------29:07 8:17 6:20 8:06 6:24 5-12 0-1 6-6 4 2 2-9 3-3 2-2
at MSU 25 4 17 4 74 24 3.1 1 84 10 400 33 56 1 7.1 12.1 2 474 80 5.9 -8-87 6-232 38.7 35.3 2 -1 2 5-312 62.4 44.4 3 1 2 -2.0 4 100 -25.0 3 28 -----34:09 7:19 9:06 8:20 9:24 10-18 0-1 4-4 2 2 3-13 3-3 2-2
RUT 10 8 2 -157 39 4.0 -166 9 43 7 20 -2.2 6.1 -200 59 3.4 1-1 4-41 6-249 41.5 39.8 -1 -2 2-117 58.5 43.5 -1 12 -12.0 4 82 -20.5 -------32:29 10:25 8:18 6:09 7:37 3-15 2-4 2-3 -2 2-16 -2-2
NEB 21 4 16 1 67 26 2.6 3 94 27 399 26 41 -9.7 15.3 3 466 67 7.0 -9-89 8-339 42.4 41.5 2 1 -2 6-314 52.3 38.3 -1 3 -3.0 4 104 -26.0 ---1 ---29:49 8:19 3:26 8:36 9:28 5-15 1-1 5-5 4 1 2-4 5-5 1-1
at UMD 11 3 7 1 124 25 5.0 -142 18 179 21 37 -4.8 8.5 -303 62 4.9 4-2 8-91 7-280 40.0 36.4 -1 -3 2-124 62.0 58.0 -2 10 -5.0 10 132 -13.2 -------22:29 5:08 6:12 4:58 6:11 1-15 0-3 ---1-10 -1-2
vs. UW 14 5 8 1 104 26 4.0 3 137 33 227 19 29 -7.8 11.9 1 331 55 6.0 1-1 4-22 6-286 47.7 45.2 1 2 -2 5-303 60.6 44.4 1 ----4 68 -17.0 2 7 -1 ---24:05 4:35 7:52 7:02 4:36 8-15 0-1 2-2 2 -1-1 4-4 --
Total Points Touchdowns Rushing Touchdowns Passing Touchdown Returns Other Touchdowns Safeties Kick PAT-Attempts 2pt PAT-Attempts Field Goals-Attempts Points Off Turnovers
0 ----------
14 1 -----1-1 2-2 --
0 -------0-1 --
19 1 2 ---1-1 0-2 0-1 7
14 1 1 ---2-2 --7
7 1 ----1-1 ----
13 2 ----1-2 --6
39 1 4 ---3-3 0-2 2-2 --
27 1 2 ---3-3 -2-2 --
6 -------2-2 --
44 3 3 ---5-5 -1-1 3
3 -------1-2 --
28 3 1 ---4-4 --7
2018 PENN STATE FOOTBALL YEARBOOK
2017 SEASON IN REVIEW INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING (ATT-YDS-TD) Allen, Mark Barkley, Saquon Eury, Nick Hamilton, DaeSean McSorley, Trace Robinson, Andre Sanders, Miles Stevens, Tommy TEAM
AKRON DNP 14-172/2 DNP -12-48/1 2-(-3)/0 1-16/0 4-16/1 1-(-2)/0
PITT DNP 14-88/1 DNP -8-65/0 -1-(-3)/0 -1-(-2)/0
GSU 2-9/0 10-47/0 1-4/0 -3-24/1 2-39/1 3-44/1 2-2/0 1-(-3)/0
at Iowa -28-211/1 DNP -17-61/0 4-19/0 1-6/0 DNP 1-(-2)/0
IND DNP 20-56/0 DNP 1-2/0 16-(-19)/1 --DNP --
at NW 2-4/0 16-75/2 DNP -16-(-1)/1 1-0/0 -3-17/0 --
MICH 1-5/0 15-108/2 DNP -11-76/3 -6-25/0 1-11/0 1-(-1)/0
at OSU DNP 21-44/1 DNP -13-49/1 -DNP DNP 1-(-2)/0
at MSU DNP 14-63/0 DNP -7-2/0 DNP -DNP --
RUT DNP 14-35/2 DNP -13-44/1 -2-18/0 -2-(-7)/0
NEB DNP 17-158/3 DNP -9-46/1 -4-28/0 5-31/0 --
at UMD 4-20/0 16-77/2 DNP -7-36/1 -7-42/0 12-113/3 2-(-2)/0
vs. UW DNP 18-137/2 DNP -12-60/0 DNP 6-15/1 -2-(-9)/0
PITT 4-45/1 -DNP -4-39/2 3-45/0 -1-4/0 -1-18/0 --1-1/0 1-12/0
GSU 4-142/1 3-64/1 DNP -2-26/0 3-44/1 1-8/0 2-17/0 -1-15/1 --2-19/1 3-25/0
at Iowa 12-94/0 1-6/0 DNP -5-25/0 2-46/0 1-1/0 7-92/1 ---1-6/0 DNP 2-14/0
IND 4-51/0 1-18/0 DNP -3-19/0 9-122/3 -4-63/0 1-5/0 ---DNP 2-53/0
at NW 2-9/0 4-74/0 --2-9/0 2-35/0 -6-43/0 -3-40/0 -2-11/0 2-8/1 6-57/0
MICH 3-53/1 1-4/0 DNP -2-52/0 6-115/0 -3-30/0 -1-23/0 1-5/0 ----
at OSU 4-23/0 1-21/0 DNP -6-57/0 1-13/1 -3-29/0 ---DNP DNP 2-49/1
at MSU 3-33/0 1-27/1 DNP 1-4/0 8-89/0 7-112/1 1-7/0 2-27/0 --DNP -DNP 4-102/1
RUT 1-20/0 2-14/0 --4-45/1 3-40/1 -5-78/0 -1-17/0 -----
NEB 6-66/0 1-22/0 1-15/1 DNP 4-47/2 4-42/0 DNP 5-105/0 1-6/0 --1-6/0 2-22/0 1-15/1
at UMD 1-4/0 1-19/0 DNP -5-35/2 5-59/0 -6-63/0 1-4/1 1-9/0 -1-3/0 1-4/0 3-48/0
vs. UW 7-38/0 1-20/0 DNP DNP 6-62/0 5-110/2 -6-66/0 -1-4/0 DNP 1-4/0 3-(-1)/0 2-39/0
RECEIVING (REC-YDS-TD) Barkley, Saquon Blacknall, Saeed Bowers, Nick Charles, Irvin Gesicki, Mike Hamilton, DaeSean Holland, Jonathan Johnson, Juwan Pancoast, Tom Polk, Brandon Robinson, Andre Sanders, Miles Stevens, Tommy Thompkins, DeAndre
AKRON 3-54/0 -DNP -6-58/2 3-74/0 -4-84/0 1-12/0 1-4/0 --1-7/0 2-29/0
PASSING Trace McSorley AKRON PITTSBURGH GEORGIA STATE at Iowa INDIANA at Northwestern MICHIGAN at Ohio State at Michigan State RUTGERS NEBRASKA at Maryland vs. Washington
Tommy Stevens C-A-I 18-25-1 15-28-1 18-23-0 31-48-1 23-36-1 25-34-0 17-26-1 17-29-0 26-47-3 16-21-0 24-36-0 22-33-0 32-41-2
Pct. 72.0 53.6 78.3 64.6 63.9 73.5 65.4 58.6 55.3 76.2 66.7 66.7 78.0
Yards 280 164 309 284 315 245 282 192 381 214 325 237 342
TD 2 3 4 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 2
Long 43 46 85 23 36 38 42 37 70 25 43 32 48
Sack-Yards -1-7 -4-12 5-34 4-29 2-11 2-9 3-13 2-16 2-4 1-10 1-1
Efficiency 184.5 131.0 248.5 117.0 150.2 143.8 161.5 137.0 131.7 193.2 170.0 147.0 154.5
AKRON PITTSBURGH GEORGIA STATE at Iowa INDIANA at Northwestern MICHIGAN at Ohio State at Michigan State RUTGERS NEBRASKA at Maryland vs. Washington
C-A-I 3-6-0 -2-4-0
Pct. 50.0 -50.0
Yards 42 -43
4-7-0 --
57.1 --
41 --
-2-3-0 3-7-0 --
-66.7 42.9 --
-21 11 --
TD --1 DNP DNP --DNP DNP -1 1 --
Long 26 -35
Sack-Yards --1-10
Efficiency 108.80 -222.8
16 --
1-7 --
106.3 --
-15 4 --
-----
-235.5 103.2 --
NOTE: Billy Fessler was 1-of-2 passing for 8 yards vs. Georgia State (9/16)
NOTE: Saquon Barkley was 2-of-2 passing for 36 yards and a touchdown on the season.
KICKING & PUNTING KICKOFFS Season
KO
Total Yards
TB
OB
Kick Avg.
Returns
Rtn. Yds.
Yds./ Rtn.
Davis, Tyler Barbir, Alex
87 6
5420 367
33 --
5 2
62.3 61.2
--53
--1034
--19.5
Season
KO
Total Yards
TB
OB
Kick Avg.
Returns
Rtn. Yds.
AKRON PITTSBURGH GEORGIA STATE at Iowa INDIANA at Northwestern MICHIGAN at Ohio State at Michigan State RUTGERS NEBRASKA at Maryland vs. Washington
9 6 9 4 8 6 7 7 5 6 9 11 6
561 384 581 256 514 381 437 464 315 345 561 629 389
4 3 6 1 6 3 2 1 1 -3 1 2
1 1 1 ------2 2 ---
62.3 64.O 64.6 64.0 64.2 63.5 62.4 62.0 63.0 57.5 62.3 57.2 64.8
4 2 2 3 2 3 5 6 4 4 4 10 4
77 33 34 67 32 55 113 137 100 82 104 132 68
PUNTING Season
No.
Total Yds
Avg.
Long
I20
50+
TB
FC
Blk
Gillikin, Blake Pasquariello, Daniel
52 1
2244 45
43.2 45.0
57 45
26 1
14 --
3 --
16 --
1 --
Yds./ Rtn.
Game
No.
Total Yds
Avg.
Long
I20
50+
TB
FC
Blk
19.2 16.5 17.0 22.3 16.0 18.3 22.6 22.8 25.0 20.5 26.0 13.2 17.0
AKRON PITTSBURGH GEORGIA STATE at Iowa INDIANA at Northwestern MICHIGAN at Ohio State at Michigan State RUTGERS NEBRASKA at Maryland vs. Washington
2 6 4 4 6 5 2 5 4 5 4 4 2
100 259 181 159 279 215 99 213 156 203 158 181 86
50.0 43.2 45.2 39.8 46.5 43.0 49.5 42.6 39.0 40.6 39.5 45.2 43.0
56 49 52 52 57 50 56 57 52 53 56 52 47
-4 3 3 4 3 -1 2 3 2 1 1
1 -1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 --
1 ----1 ---1 ----
-2 1 2 2 2 -1 1 2 -1 1
-------1 ------
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161
2017 SEASON IN REVIEW 3
INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES (UT-AT) Cabinda, Jason Allen, Marcus Smith, Brandon Apke, Troy Bowen, Manny Farmer, Koa Campbell, Christian Haley, Grant Miller, Shareef Scott, Nick Wade, Lamont Brown, Cam Oruwariye, Amani Cothren, Parker Givens, Kevin Toney, Shaka Windsor, Robert Chavis, Tyrell Buchholz, Ryan Monroe, Ayron Gross-Matos, Yetur Cothran, Curtis Simmons, Shane Johnson, Jan Taylor, Garrett McPhearson, Josh Cooper, Jake Joseph, Daniel Miller, Jarvis Castro-Fields, Tariq Jordan, Ellison McPhearson, Zech Brown, Torrence Charles, Irvin Shelton, Antonio Thomas, Johnathan Davis, Tyler Blacknall, Saeed Petrishen, John Iyke, Immanuel Vranic, Jason Davis, Desi Hamilton, DaeSean Di Leo, Frank Vasey, Kyle Barkley, Saquon Castagna, Colin Gesicki, Mike McSorley, Trace Mahon, Brendan Monk, Ryan
UT-AT 33-55 46-26 19-43 36-19 22-29 19-29 29-16 27-13 20-17 17-16 14-17 16-15 19-9 8-19 9-14 8-12 6-13 7-12 7-11 8-10 5-12 6-10 8-7 6-6 6-6 6-5 5-6 5-5 5-5 9-1 1-8 5-3 0-8 5-2 1-5 2-3 4-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1
TT 88 72 62 55 51 48 45 40 37 33 31 31 28 27 23 20 19 19 18 18 17 16 15 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
AKRON 0-3 0-3 0-4 1-2 1-4 0-2 0-2 1-0 0-1 0-2 0-1 2-2 1-2 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-3 2-3 2-2 DNP 1-1 0-3 0-1 2-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 DNP 3-2 -0-1 1-0 0-3 --DNP 1-0 -0-1 0-1 -DNP -DNP ------0-1
PITT 4-4 10-3 0-1 3-2 3-1 4-4 3-1 3-1 2-1 4-4 2-0 1-1 3-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 1-1 -2-0 -1-0 0-2 -DNP 2-0 -DNP DNP -0-1 DNP DNP 0-3 1-0 -DNP -0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP -DNP --0-1 1-0 --DNP
GSU 3-1 2-1 3-1 2-1 4-2 1-0 2-0 1-1 3-0 2-1 4-1 DNP DNP 0-2 1-0 2-2 2-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 -1-0 1-0 --1-0 2-1 2-0 -1-2 2-0 0-2 -0-2 0-1 --2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 -0-1 -----DNP --
at Iowa 3-3 4-1 2-0 3-1 2-0 0-2 3-0 1-0 5-0 --1-1 DNP 1-0 --1-0 ----3-0 -DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP --DNP DNP INJ -DNP 1-0 ----DNP DNP -DNP -1-0 ----DNP
IND 6-8 2-4 0-7 2-2 1-7 0-4 2-2 2-2 1-3 1-1 1-1 1-3 1-1 2-2 1-0 0-1 0-2 -0-2 0-1 1-2 --DNP 0-1 0-1 0-3 0-3 --0-2 -INJ 1-1 1-2 DNP --DNP DNP DNP DNP -DNP ------DNP
at NW 3-2 2-3 1-4 5-0 2-2 4-0 3-1 2-1 2-2 2-0 DNP 1-0 1-0 0-3 -2-0 0-1 -0-3 2-0 -1-1 2-2 1-1 -0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 --1-0 INJ -----DNP DNP DNP DNP -DNP ------DNP
MICH 2-10 2-4 0-1 3-1 2-4 1-6 3-1 3-1 0-2 0-3 2-2 2-1 3-1 1-3 1-3 1-2 0-1 0-1 1-3 DNP 0-2 1-1 -DNP -DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP -INJ 1-1 DNP DNP 1-0 -DNP DNP DNP DNP -DNP ----1-0 -DNP
at OSU 3-4 9-1 1-0 6-2 7-2 3-4 3-3 4-1 3-2 2-1 0-1 1-1 4-1 1-0 -1-1 0-1 1-2 -1-0 -1-1 1-0 DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP -INJ 1-0 DNP DNP -1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP -DNP ------DNP
at MSU 0-4 2-3 1-1 5-3 0-7 4-4 1-3 3-2 1-0 0-1 1-1 2-1 1-1 1-2 1-3 0-3 -1-2 INJ 1-0 1-2 -1-2 DNP --DNP DNP DNP -DNP -INJ 1-0 DNP -1-1 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP ------DNP
RUT 2-9 3-0 4-6 2-0 DNP 0-1 -0-1 0-1 2-2 1-3 0-2 0-1 2-0 1-1 -0-2 0-2 INJ 1-6 0-3 0-2 1-2 0-4 -0-1 0-2 ---0-1 -INJ -0-1 0-1 --DNP DNP DNP DNP -DNP ------DNP
NEB 2-4 1-1 3-10 1-3 DNP 1-0 2-2 1-2 0-2 1-1 0-5 1-1 4-1 0-1 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-0 INJ 0-1 0-1 ---0-3 0-1 1-0 -0-2 3-0 0-1 1-1 INJ DNP DNP 0-1 --DNP -DNP DNP -DNP 1-0 -----DNP
at UMD 3-1 3-1 2-3 1-1 DNP 0-1 4-0 2-1 1-2 1-0 3-1 3-1 0-1 0-2 1-2 --1-1 -2-1 --1-0 2-1 1-0 3-0 1-0 2-1 DNP 4-0 0-1 0-2 INJ -DNP 1-0 1-0 --DNP -DNP -DNP ------DNP
vs. UW 2-2 6-1 2-5 2-1 DNP 1-1 3-1 4-0 2-1 2-0 0-1 1-1 1-0 0-1 2-2 DNP -1-0 1-0 -1-0 -1-0 DNP 1-1 DNP DNP -DNP 1-0 DNP -INJ DNP DNP ---DNP DNP DNP DNP -DNP -----1-0 DNP
SACKS Allen, Marcus Bowen, Manny Brown, Cam Buchholz, Ryan Cabinda, Jason Campbell, Christian Chavis, Tyrell Cothran, Curtis Cothren, Parker Farmer, Koa Givens, Kevin Gross-Matos, Yetur Haley, Grant Jordan, Ellison Joseph, Daniel Miller, Jarvis Miller, Shareef Monroe, Ayron Shelton, Antonio Simmons, Shane Toney, Shaka Windsor, Robert Team Total
162
AKRON ---1.0-8 --0.5-2 0.5-2 ------DNP 1.0-1 -DNP ----3.0-13
PITT ---------1.0-4 --1.0-9 DNP DNP -2.0-15 ----1.0-9 5.0-37
GSU -0.5-4 DNP -----------1.0-6 ---0.5-2 -1.0-5 -3.0-17
at Iowa 1.0-4 ------------DNP DNP ---DNP ---1.0-4
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IND ----1.0-10 -----------------1.0-10
at NW ---0.5-2 ---1.0-8 --------0.5-3 ---2.0-17 -4.0-30
MICH -1.0-11 -0.5-3 0.5-3 1.0-3 -1.0-5 1.0-8 -1.0-7 --DNP DNP DNP -DNP DNP -1.0-9 -7.0-49
at OSU -------1.0-8 -----DNP DNP DNP 1.0-3 -DNP ---2.0-11
at MSU ---INJ --0.5-4 ----0.5-5 -DNP DNP DNP --DNP 1.0-1 --2.0-10
RUT -DNP -INJ -------------0.5-2 0.5-2 ---1.0-4
NEB -DNP 0.5-4 INJ --1.0-6 ---1.0-7 -----0.5-3 -DNP --1.0-5 4.0-25
at UMD -DNP --1.0-5 -----1.0-1 -1.0-2 0.5-3 1.5-2 DNP --DNP ---5.0-13
vs. UW -DNP ----1.0-6 -0.5-5 -0.5-5 1.0-2 -DNP -DNP 1.0-6 -DNP -DNP -4.0-24
2017 SEASON IN REVIEW 3
INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES FOR LOSS Allen, Marcus Apke, Troy Bowen, Manny Brown, Cam Brown, Torrence Buchholz, Ryan Cabinda, Jason Campbell, Christian Castro-Fields, Tariq Chavis, Tyrell Cothran, Curtis Cothren, Parker Farmer, Koa Givens, Kevin Gross-Matos, Yetur Haley, Grant Iyke, Immanuel Johnson, Jan Jordan, Ellison Joseph, Daniel Miller, Jarvis Miller, Shareef Monroe, Ayron Petrishen, John Scott, Nick Shelton, Antonio Simmons, Shane Smith, Brandon Toney, Shaka Windsor, Robert Team Total
AKRON 0.5-1 -0.5-1 1.0-4 0.5-0 1.5-9 -0.5-1 -3.0-7 1.0-3 0.5-1 0.5-0 ------DNP 1.0-1 0.5-2 DNP ---0.5-1 1.0-2 1.0-2 0.5-1 14.0-36
PITT 1.0-4 ---0.5-1 -------1.5-5 0.5-1 -1.0-9 DNP DNP DNP DNP -2.5-17 -DNP 0.5-1 ---0.5-1 1.0-9 9.0-48
GSU --0.5-4 DNP ----------0.5-1 -1.0-7 --2.0-7 -1.0-3 1.0-3 1.0-2 -1.0-3 -1.0-1 2.0-10 -11.0-41
at Iowa 2.0-6 -1.0-2 -INJ -1.5-4 -----0.5-1 ----DNP DNP DNP -2.0-6 ---DNP ----7.0-19
IND 0.5-1 ---INJ -1.5-12 ---------DNP DNP -----DNP -1.0-2 ----3.0-15
at NW ----INJ 0.5-2 ----1.0-8 -1.0-3 --1.0-7 DNP ----0.5-3 -DNP --1.0-6 -2.0-17 -7.0-46
MICH -1.0-6 1.0-11 -INJ 0.5-3 0.5-3 1.0-3 DNP -1.0-5 1.0-8 -1.0-7 --DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP -DNP DNP -DNP --1.0-9 -8.0-55
at OSU -1.0-7 --INJ -0.5-0 ---1.0-8 -2.0-6 ---DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1.5-4 -DNP -DNP ----6.0-25
at MSU --0.5-1 -INJ INJ -0.5-1 -1.5-7 ----0.5-5 -DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP --DNP -DNP 1.0-1 ---4.0-15
RUT --DNP -INJ INJ 1.0-2 ---------DNP -----0.5-2 DNP 1.0-1 0.5-2 1.0-2 ---4.0-9
NEB --DNP 0.5-4 INJ INJ ---1.0-6 -0.5-1 -1.0-7 -------1.0-4 -DNP -DNP ---1.0-5 5.0-27
at UMD --DNP -INJ -1.0-5 -1.0-4 ----1.0-1 -1.0-2 DNP 1.0-1 0.5-3 0.5-2 DNP 1.0-6 ---DNP ----7.0-24
vs. UW -1.0-1 DNP -INJ -0.5-0 -1.0-4 1.0-6 -0.5-5 -0.5-5 1.0-2 -DNP DNP DNP -DNP 1.0-6 -DNP -DNP 1.0-3 0.5-1 DNP -8.0-33
TACKLE BREAKDOWN RUSHING TACKLES Cabinda, Jason Smith, Brandon Allen, Marcus Bowen, Manny Farmer, Koa Miller, Shareef Apke, Troy Cothren, Parker Givens, Kevin Windsor, Robert Scott, Nick Toney, Shaka Chavis, Tyrell Gross-Matos, Yetur Buchholz, Ryan Simmons, Shane Brown, Cam Cothran, Curtis Cooper, Jake Campbell, Christian Haley, Grant Johnson, Jan Oruwariye, Amani Brown, Torrence Jordan, Ellison Wade, Lamont Joseph, Daniel Monroe, Ayron Miller, Jarvis Castro-Fields, Tariq Shelton, Antonio Iyke, Immanuel Petrishen, John Davis, Desi McPhearson, Zech Monk, Ryan TOTALS
PASSING TACKLES 66 45 42 33 31 25 24 23 18 17 16 15 14 14 13 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 533
Campbell, Christian Apke, Troy Allen, Marcus Haley, Grant Cabinda, Jason Oruwariye, Amani Farmer, Koa Bowen, Manny Wade, Lamont Smith, Brandon Brown, Cam Scott, Nick McPhearson, Zech Miller, Shareef Castro-Fields, Tariq Monroe, Ayron Taylor, Garrett Johnson, Jan Cothren, Parker Miller, Jarvis Buchholz, Ryan Castagna, Colin Chavis, Tyrell Cooper, Jake Givens, Kevin Gross-Matos, Yetur Joseph, Daniel Petrishen, John Simmons, Shane Vranic, Jason TOTALS
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES 34 31 27 27 18 18 16 14 13 12 11 8 6 6 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 270
McPhearson, Josh Wade, Lamont Scott, Nick Taylor, Garrett Brown, Cam Monroe, Ayron Charles, Irvin Davis, Tyler Smith, Brandon Thomas, Johnathan Blacknall, Saeed Haley, Grant Miller, Jarvis Bowen, Manny Castro-Fields, Tariq Cothran, Curtis Di Leo, Frank McPhearson, Zech Oruwariye, Amani Vasey, Kyle TOTALS
Total
KO
Punt
10 10 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 85
10 10 8 3 5 5 2 5 3 5 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 67
--1 5 2 2 4 -2 ------1 ---1 18
2018 PENN STATE FOOTBALL YEARBOOK
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2017 SEASON IN REVIEW INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Barkley, Saquon Hamilton, DaeSean Thompkins, DeAndre Johnson, Juwan Gesicki, Mike McSorley, Trace Sanders, Miles Blacknall, Saeed Stevens, Tommy Polk, Brandon Farmer, Koa Robinson, Andre Allen, Marcus Allen, Mark Haley, Grant Pancoast, Tom Holland, Jonathan Oruwariye, Amani Bowers, Nick Johnson, Jan Eury, Nick Charles, Irvin Apke, Troy McPhearson, Zech TEAM
Total 2329 859 762 702 563 491 297 289 250 190 92 60 50 48 46 27 25 17 15 7 4 4 4 (-3) (-30)
AKRON 246 74 156 84 58 48 16 -23 4 -(-3) -DNP -12 --DNP -DNP -3 -(-2)
PITT 183 45 43 4 39 65 (-3) -1 18 ---DNP 42 ---DNP DNP DNP -1 DNP (-2)
GSU 226 44 69 17 26 24 44 64 21 15 -39 50 19 4 -8 DNP DNP -4 ---(-3)
at Iowa 358 46 18 92 25 61 32 6 DNP --19 ----1 DNP DNP DNP DNP --DNP (-2)
IND 205 124 53 63 19 (-19) -18 DNP ----DNP -5 -17 DNP DNP DNP -----
at NW 84 35 90 43 9 (-1) 11 74 25 40 ---4 ------DNP -----
MICH 176 115 20 30 52 76 25 4 11 23 -5 -5 ----DNP DNP DNP ---(-1)
at OSU 172 13 49 30 57 49 DNP 21 DNP -70 --DNP --9 -DNP DNP DNP ---(-2)
at MSU 111 112 102 27 89 2 -27 DNP --DNP -DNP --7 -DNP DNP DNP 4 ----
RUT 85 40 10 78 45 44 18 14 -17 ---DNP ------DNP ---(-7)
NEB 224 42 25 105 47 46 34 22 53 55 22 --DNP -6 DNP -15 7 DNP DNP -(-3) --
at UMD 84 59 73 63 35 36 45 19 117 14 ---20 -4 --DNP -DNP ---(-2)
vs. UW 175 110 54 66 62 60 75 20 (-1) 4 -DNP -DNP ----DNP DNP DNP DNP --(-9)
RED ZONE RECAP Opponent AKRON PITTSBURGH GEORGIA STATE at Iowa INDIANA at Northwestern MICHIGAN at Ohio State at Michigan State RUTGERS NEBRASKA at Maryland vs. Washington TOTAL
Scores/Chances 5/6 4/4 3/3 4/5 3/4 4/5 4/5 3/3 1/1 4/4 7/7 9/9 2/3 53/59
PENN STATE
Result 5 TD, 1 INT 3 TD, 1 FG 3 TD 2 TD, 2 FG, 1 Blocked FG 3 TD, 1 Missed FG 3 TD, 1 FG, 1 Missed FG 4 TD, 1 End of Half 2 TD, 1 FG 1 FG 4 TD 7 TD 8 TD, 1 FG 2 TD, 1 INT 46 TD, 7 FG, 2 INT 2 Missed FG, 1 Blocked FG, 1 End of Half
Pct. 83% 100% 100% 80% 75% 80% 80% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 67% 90%
Opponent AKRON PITTSBURGH GEORGIA STATE at Iowa INDIANA at Northwestern MICHIGAN at Ohio State at Michigan State RUTGERS NEBRASKA at Maryland vs. Washington TOTAL
Series --/-3/4 0/1 0/1 2/2 1/2 2/2 6/6 4/4 2/3 5/5 --/-2/2 27/32
OPPONENT
Result -1 TD, 2 FG, 1 Fumble 1 Missed FG 1 Blocked FG 2 TD 1 TD, 1 INT 2 TD 4 TD, 2 FG 2 TD, 2 FG 2 FG, 1 TO on Downs 4 TD, 1 FG -2 TD 18 TD, 9 FG, 1 INT, 1 Fumble 1 Missed FG, 1 Blocked FG, 1 TO on Downs
Pct. -75% 0% 0% 100% 50% 100% 100% 100% 67% 100% -100% 84%
GAME LEADERS Opponent AKRON PITTSBURGH GEORGIA STATE at Iowa INDIANA at Northwestern MICHIGAN at Ohio State at Michigan State RUTGERS NEBRASKA at Maryland vs. Washington
164
Rushing Attempts Barkley - 14 Barkley - 14 Barkley - 10 Barkley - 28 Barkley - 20 Two Tied - 16 Barkley - 15 Barkley - 21 Barkley - 14 Barkley - 14 Barkley - 17 Barkley - 16 Barkley - 18
Rushing Yards Barkley - 172 Barkley - 88 Barkley - 47 Barkley - 211 Barkley - 56 Barkley - 75 Barkley - 108 McSorley - 49 Barkley - 63 McSorley - 44 Barkley - 158 Stevens - 113 Barkley - 137
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Receptions Gesicki - 6 Two Tied - 4 Barkley - 4 Barkley - 12 Hamilton - 9 Two Tied - 6 Hamilton - 6 Gesicki - 6 Gesicki - 8 Johnson, Ju. - 5 Barkley - 6 Johnson, Ju. - 6 Barkley - 7
Receiving Yards Johnson, Ju. - 84 Two Tied - 45 Barkley - 142 Barkley - 94 Hamilton - 122 Blacknall - 74 Hamilton - 115 Gesicki - 57 Hamilton - 112 Johnson, Ju. - 78 Johnson, Ju. - 105 Johnson, Ju. - 63 Hamilton - 110
All-Purpose Yards Barkley - 246 Barkley - 183 Barkley - 226 Barkley - 358 Barkley - 205 Thompkins - 90 Barkley - 176 Barkley - 172 Hamilton - 112 Barkley - 85 Barkley - 224 Stevens - 117 Barkley - 175
Tackles Three Tied - 5 Allen, Marcus - 13 Bowen - 6 Cabinda - 6 Cabinda - 14 Four Tied - 5 Cabinda - 13 Allen, Marcus - 10 Two Tied - 8 Cabinda - 11 Smith, B. - 13 Smith, B. - 5 Two Tied - 7
2017 SEASON IN REVIEW TURNOVERS BY GAME PENN STATE: 25 GAINED
OPPONENT: 13 GAINED
PLAYER
PLAYS/ YDS
1st DOWNS
Oruwariye of Woodson
10/75
4
Touchdown
PITTSBURGH (3) Interception 1 Interception 2 Fumble 4
Haley of Browne Apke of Browne Windsor by DiNucci
1/8 3/(-5) 1/(-2)
----
Touchdown Punt End of Game
GEORGIA STATE (5) Interception 2 Interception 2 Fumble 3 Interception 3 Fumble 4
Haley of Manning Allen, Marcus of Manning Givens by Manning Castro-Fields of Manning Gross-Matos by Winchester
1/29 4/25 6/55 4/42 4/69
-1 2 1 1
Touchdown Touchdown Touchdown Touchdown Touchdown
at Iowa (1) Fumble
3
Haley by Wadley
8/75
3
Touchdown
INDIANA (4) Fumble Fumble Interception Fumble
1 1 3 3
Cabinda by Ellison Scott by Harris Oruwariye of Ramsey Cothren by Williams
6/39 -7/18 4/52
2 -1 1
Touchdown Touchdown Missed FG Touchdown
at Northwestern (3) Interception 1 Fumble 1 Interception 2
Oruwariye of Thorson Buchholz by Thorson Campbell of Thorson
3/6 8/49 --
-3 --
Punt Field Goal End of Half
MICHIGAN (1) Fumble
4
Windsor by O’Korn
2/46
--
Touchdown
at Ohio State (2) Fumble 1 Fumble 4
Farmer by Barrett Miller, S. by Barrett
5/23 3/(-1)
1 --
Touchdown Blocked Punt
at Michigan State (1) Interception 4
Oruwariye of Lewerke
9/62
2
Downs
RUTGERS (1) Fumble
Taylor by Grant
3/(-13)
--
Punt
TYPE AKRON (1) Interception
QTR 3
3
RESULT
NEBRASKA (--) -at Maryland (2) Fumble Fumble
TYPE AKRON (1) Interception
vs. Washington (1) Fumble 4
Windsor by Davenport McPhearson, Z. by Leake
Smith, B. by Pettis
4/52 4/13
2 1
Touchdown Touchdown
--
--
End of Game
1
PITTSBURGH (1) Interception 2
PLAYS/ YDS
1st DOWNS
Guiser of McSorley
3/3
--
Punt
Jackson of McSorley
-/-
--
End of Half
PLAYER
RESULT
GEORGIA STATE (--) --
at Iowa (2) Interception Fumble
2 3
Jewell of McSorley Jewell by McSorley
2/21 5/37
-2
Touchdown Missed FG
INDIANA (1) Interception
2
Crawford of McSorley
8/60
3
Touchdown
Long of McSorley
11/59
4
Touchdown
Bachie of McSorley Dowell, D. of McSorley Dowell, D. of McSorley
9/30 4/0 5/43
2 -3
Punt Punt Interception
Miller by McPhearson, Z.
8/23
2
Field Goal
Murphy of McSorley Bowman by Team Joyner of McSorley
3/(-7) 6/33 6/13
-2 1
Punt Touchdown Punt
at Northwestern (--) --
MICHIGAN (1) Interception
1
at Ohio State (--) --
at Michigan State (3) Interception 1 Interception 2 Interception 4 RUTGERS (--) -NEBRASKA (1) Fumble
2 3
QTR
1
at Maryland (--) --
vs. Washington (3) Interception 1 Fumble 2 Interception 4
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2017 SEASON IN REVIEW TURNOVERS BY PLAYER FUMBLES (#-Lost) McPhearson, Zech McSorley, Trace Robinson, Andre Stevens, Tommy Sanders, Miles Thompkins, DeAndre TEAM
AKRON --------
PITT DNP ---1-0 ---
GSU --1-0 1-0 ----
at Iowa DNP 2-1 -DNP ----
IND ---DNP ----
at NW ------DNP
MICH --------
at OSU ---DNP DNP ---
at MSU --DNP DNP --DNP
RUT --------
NEB 1-1 -----DNP
at UMD --------
vs. UW --DNP --1-0 1-1
GSU --------1 -1 ---
at Iowa 1 -------DNP -----
IND 1 ---1 -1 -------
at NW ----------1 DNP --
MICH ---1 1 DNP --DNP DNP ----
at OSU -1 ------DNP -----
at MSU --INJ -----DNP -----
RUT -DNP INJ --------1 --
NEB -DNP INJ ---DNP -------
at UMD -DNP -1 -1 -1 -1 ----
vs. UW -DNP ----DNP --DNP DNP ---
PITT -------DNP ----1
GSU ----1 1 --------
at Iowa ------1 DNP ------
IND -1 1 ------1 ----
at NW 1 -------------
MICH ------------1
at OSU ---1 ----1 -----
at MSU INJ -------------
RUT INJ ----------1 --
NEB INJ -------------
at UMD -------1 ----1
vs. UW ----------1 ---
PITT -1-1 --1-42 --
GSU 1-50 --1-0 1-4 DNP
at Iowa -----DNP
IND -----1-17
at NW --1-0 --1-0
MICH ---DNP ---
at OSU -------
at MSU -----1-0
RUT -------
NEB -------
at UMD -------
vs. UW -------
FORCED FUMBLES Allen, Marcus Bowen, Manny Buchholz, Ryan Cabinda, Jason Campbell, Christian Castro-Fields, Tariq Charles, Irvin Givens, Kevin Joseph, Daniel McPhearson, Josh Toney, Shaka Wade, Lamont Windsor, Robert
AKRON --1 -----DNP -----
PITT --------DNP ---1
FUMBLES RECOVERED Buchholz, Ryan Cabinda, Jason Cothren, Parker Farmer, Koa Givens, Kevin Gross-Matos, Yetur Haley, Grant McPhearson, Zech Miller, Shareef Scott, Nick Smith, Brandon Taylor, Garrett Windsor, Robert
AKRON --------------
INTERCEPTIONS (#-Yards) Allen, Marcus Apke, Troy Campbell, Christian Castro-Fields, Tariq Haley, Grant Oruwariye, Amani
AKRON -----1-0
SCORING BREAKDOWN PENN STATE DRIVES
166
OPPONENT DRIVES
Totals: 78 scoring drives (69 TD, 9 FG) Special Teams/Defensive: Thompkins, DeAndre - Punt Return; Akron | Allen, Marcus - Safety; Pittsburgh Miller, Shareef - Safety; at Iowa | Barkley, Saquon - Kickoff Return; Indiana, at Ohio State Scott, Nick - Fumble Return; Indiana
Totals: 37 scoring drives (27 TD, 10 FG) Special Teams/Defensive: None
LONGEST SCORING DRIVES BY: Plays: 13, 2x Last: vs. Washington, 2x (12/30) 12, 2x Last: at Michigan State (11/4)
LONGEST SCORING DRIVES BY: Plays: 15, 2x Last: RUTGERS (11/11) 13 vs. Washington (12/30)
Yards:
93 92
vs. Washington (12/30) at Michigan State (11/4)
Yards:
97 91
NEBRASKA (11/18) at Michigan State (11/4)
Time:
6:13 5:55
vs. Washington (12/30) vs. Washington (12/30)
Time:
5:30 5:28
PITTSBURGH (9/9) MICHIGAN (10/21)
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2017 SEASON IN REVIEW LONG PLAY BREAKDOWN BY YARDAGE OFFENSE (85) Yards 92* 85* 80 70* 69* 65* 53* 48* 46* 44 44 43 43 42* 41* 38 37* 36 36 36 36* 36 35 35* 35 35 34 33 33 32 31* 31 30* 30 29 29* 28 28 27* 27 27* 26 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 24* 24 24 24 24 24* 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22
OFFENSE (cont.)
Type
Player(s)
Rush Pass Rush Pass Rush Rush Rush Pass Pass Pass Rush Pass Pass Pass Rush Pass Pass Rush Pass Pass Rush Rush Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Rush Pass Pass Rush Rush Rush Pass Rush Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Rush Rush Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Rush Pass Pass Pass Rush Pass Pass Pass Rush Pass Pass
Barkley, Saquon Barkley, Saquon from McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon Thompkins, DeAndre from McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon Barkley, Saquon Barkley, Saquon Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon from McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon from McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon Barkley, Saquon from McSorley, Trace Johnson, Juwan from McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon from McSorley, Trace Robinson, Andre Blacknall, Saeed from McSorley, Trace Thompkins, DeAndre from McSorley, Trace McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon from McSorley, Trace Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon Barkley, Saquon Gesicki, Mike from McSorley, Trace Blacknall, Saeed from Stevens, Tommy Thompkins, DeAndre from McSorley, Trace Gesicki, Mike from McSorley, Trace Thompkins, DeAndre from McSorley, Trace Johnson, Juwan from McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace Sanders, Miles Barkley, Saquon Barkley, Saquon Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace Sanders, Miles Johnson, Juwan from McSorley, Trace Thompkins, DeAndre from McSorley, Trace Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace Blacknall, Saeed from McSorley, Trace Hamilton, DaeSean from Stevens, Tommy Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace Johnson, Juwan from McSorley, Trace Gesicki, Mike from McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon Barkley, Saquon Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace Johnson, Juwan from McSorley, Trace Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace Johnson, Juwan from McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon from McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon from McSorley, Trace McSorley, Trace Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace McSorley, Trace Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace Polk, Brandon from McSorley, Trace Polk, Brandon from McSorley, Trace McSorley, Trace Blacknall, Saeed from McSorley, Trace Gesicki, Mike from McSorley, Trace
Opponent vs. Washington Georgia State Akron at Michigan State Michigan Nebraska at Northwestern vs. Washington Pitt Georgia State at Iowa Akron Nebraska Michigan Georgia State at Northwestern at Ohio State Pitt Indiana Michigan at Ohio State at Michigan State Akron Georgia State Indiana Michigan vs. Washington Akron Georgia State at Maryland at Michigan State at Maryland Akron Nebraska Akron Georgia State Akron at Maryland Georgia State Michigan at Michigan State Akron Michigan Nebraska vs. Washington Akron at Iowa Indiana Rutgers Rutgers Indiana Indiana Nebraska Nebraska vs. Washington vs. Washington at Iowa Indiana Michigan Pitt at Northwestern Michigan at Ohio State Nebraska at Ohio State
Yards 22 22 22* 22 21 21* 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 20* 20 20 20 20 20
Type
Player(s)
Pass Rush Pass Rush Pass Rush Pass Pass Rush Pass Pass Pass Pass Rush Rush Pass Pass Pass Pass
Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace McSorley, Trace Blacknall, Saeed from McSorley, Trace Stevens, Tommy Blacknall, Saeed from McSorley, Trace Gesicki, Mike from McSorley, Trace Stevens, Tommy Johnson, Juwan from McSorley, Trace Johnson, Juwan from McSorley, Trace Blacknall, Saeed from McSorley, Trace Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace McSorley, Trace Stevens, Tommy Johnson, Juwan from McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon from McSorley, Trace Johnson, Juwan from McSorley, Trace Gesicki, Mike from Barkley, Saquon
Opponent at Michigan State Pitt Rutgers at Maryland at Ohio State at Maryland Georgia State Georgia State at Northwestern Indiana at Maryland vs. Washington at Northwestern Rutgers Nebraska at Michigan State at Michigan State at Ohio State at Michigan State
DEFENSE (3) Yards 50 42 26
Type INT INT FR
Player(s) Allen, Marcus Haley, Grant Farmer, Koa
Opponent Georgia State Pitt at Ohio State
SPECIAL TEAMS (18) Yards 98* 97* 61* 59 42 37 34 32 32 30 27 24 23 21 20 20 20 20
Type KR KR PR KR PR KR KR KR PR KR PR KR KR KR PR KR KR PR
Player(s) Barkley, Saquon Barkley, Saquon Thompkins, DeAndre Farmer, Koa Thompkins, DeAndre Barkley, Saquon Polk, Brandon Barkley, Saquon Thompkins, DeAndre Barkley, Saquon Thompkins, DeAndre Barkley, Saquon Sanders, Miles Polk, Brandon Thompkins, DeAndre Sanders, Miles Barkley, Saquon Thompkins, DeAndre
Opponent Indiana at Ohio State Akron at Ohio State Akron Georgia State Nebraska Pitt at Northwestern Rutgers Georgia State at Iowa vs. Washington Nebraska at Maryland at Iowa Akron vs. Washington
* - touchdown scored on play
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2017 SEASON IN REVIEW LONG PLAY BREAKDOWN LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS BY YARDAGE Yards 100+ 90-99 80-89 70-79 60-69 50-59 40-49 30-39 20-29
PENN STATE (106 PLAYS)
BY TYPE No. -3 2 1 3 3 10 24 60
TD -3 1 1 3 1 4 5 8
Type Rushing Passing Punt returns Kick returns Interceptions Fumble returns Other TOTAL
No. 26 59 6 12 2 1 -106
TD 10 13 1 2 ---26
20+ YARD PLAYS BY PLAYER Player No. Barkley, Saquon 30 Hamilton, DaeSean 20 Thompkins, DeAndre 11 Johnson, Juwan 10 Blacknall, Saeed 7 McSorley, Trace 6 Gesicki, Mike 6 Sanders, Miles 4 Polk, Brandon 4 Stevens, Tommy 3 Farmer, Koa 2 Robinson, Andre 1 Allen, Marcus 1 Haley, Grant 1 TOTAL 106
TD 11 6 3 -2 1 -1 -1 -1 --26
R 14 ----6 -2 -3 -1 --26
P 9 20 5 10 7 -6 -2 -----59
KR 7 ------2 2 -1 ---12
PR --6 -----------6
IR ------------1 1 2
FR ----------1 ---1
LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing 92*
Barkley, Saquon
vs. Washington (12/30)
Rushing Touchdown 92* Barkley, Saquon
vs. Washington (12/30)
Passing 85*
Barkley, Saquon from McSorley, Trace
Georgia State (9/16)
Passing Touchdown 85* Barkley, Saquon from McSorley, Trace
Georgia State (9/16)
Punt Return 61*
Thompkins, DeAndre
Kick Return 98*
Barkley, Saquon
Indiana (9/30)
Interception Return 50 Allen, Marcus
Georgia State (9/16)
Fumble Return 26
Farmer, Koa
at Ohio State (10/28)
Gillikin, Blake Gillikin, Blake
Indiana (9/30) at Ohio State (10/28)
Punt 57 Field Goal 47
168
Akron (9/2)
Davis, Tyler
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Play Passing Rushing KR PR INT FR
# 59 26 12 6 2 1
Long 85* 92* 98* 61* 50 26
Play Barkley, Saquon from McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon Barkley, Saquon Thompkins, DeAndre Allen, Marcus Farmer, Koa
Opp. AKRON PITTSBURGH GEORGIA STATE at Iowa INDIANA at Northwestern MICHIGAN at Ohio State at Michigan State RUTGERS NEBRASKA at Maryland vs. Washington
# 12 6 12 6 8 6 8 9 8 5 10 7 9
Long 80 46* 85* 44 98* 53* 69* 97* 70* 30 65* 32 92*
Play Barkley, Saquon Barkley, Saquon from McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon from McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon Barkley, Saquon Barkley, Saquon Barkley, Saquon Barkley, Saquon Thompkins, DeAndre from McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon Barkley, Saquon Hamilton, DaeSean from McSorley, Trace Barkley, Saquon
Opponent Georgia State Washington Indiana Akron Georgia State Ohio State Type Rush Pass Pass Rush KR Rush Rush KR Pass KR Rush Pass Rush
OPPONENTS (76 PLAYS) Play
#
Long
Pass KR Rush INT
40 24 10 2
70* 43 69 33
Opp. AKRON PITTSBURGH GEORGIA STATE at Iowa INDIANA at Northwestern MICHIGAN at Ohio State at Michigan State RUTGERS NEBRASKA at Maryland vs. Washington
# 2 4 1 8 3 5 6 10 10 2 12 6 7
Long 24 32 22 70* 54 32 43 38* 36 29 51 54 69
* - touchdown scored on play
Play
Opponent
Wadley, Akrum from Stanley, Nate Thomas, Ambry Gaskin, Myles Jewell, Josey
Iowa Michigan Washington Iowa
Play Edwards, Van Ollison, Qadree Ifedi, Jonathan from Winchester, Aaron Wadley, Akrum from Stanley, Nate Thomas, Ian from Lagow, Richard Skowronek, Bennett from Thorson, Clayton Thomas, Ambry Dixon, Johnnie from Barrett, J.T. Davis, Felton from Lewerke, Brian Grant, Janarion Morgan, Stanley from Lee, Tanner Harrison, Lorenzo Gaskin, Myles
Type KR Rush Pass Pass Pass Pass KR Pass Pass KR Pass Rush Rush
2017 SEASON IN REVIEW STARTERS BREAKDOWN OFFENSIVE STARTERS OPPONENT AKRON PITTSBURGH GEORGIA STATE at Iowa INDIANA at Northwestern MICHIGAN at Ohio State at Michigan State RUTGERS NEBRASKA at Maryland vs. Washington
LT Bates Bates Bates Bates Bates Bates Bates Bates Fries Fries Fries Fries Fries
LG Gonzalez Gonzalez Fries Gonzalez Gonzalez Gonzalez Gonzalez Gonzalez Gonzalez Gonzalez Gonzalez Gonzalez Gonzalez
C McGovern McGovern McGovern McGovern McGovern McGovern McGovern McGovern McGovern McGovern McGovern McGovern McGovern
RG Mahon Mahon Gonzalez Mahon Mahon Mahon Mahon Mahon Mahon Mahon Mahon Mahon Mahon
RT Wright Wright Wright Nelson Fries Wright Fries Fries Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright
TE Gesicki Gesicki Gesicki Gesicki Gesicki Gesicki Gesicki Gesicki Gesicki Gesicki Gesicki Gesicki Gesicki
QB McSorley McSorley McSorley McSorley McSorley McSorley McSorley McSorley McSorley McSorley McSorley McSorley McSorley
RB Barkley Barkley Barkley Barkley Barkley Barkley Barkley Barkley Barkley Sanders Barkley Barkley Barkley
DT Cothren Cothren Cothren Cothren Cothren Cothren Cothren Cothren Cothren Cothren Cothren Cothren Cothren
DE Brown, T. Brown, T. Brown, T. Buchholz Buchholz Buchholz Buchholz Buchholz Givens Givens Givens Givens Buchholz
SLB Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer
MLB Cabinda Cabinda Cabinda Cabinda Cabinda Cabinda Cabinda Cabinda Cabinda Cabinda Cabinda Cabinda Cabinda
WLB Bowen Bowen Bowen Bowen Bowen Bowen Bowen Bowen Bowen Smith, B. Smith, B. Smith, B. Smith, B.
BCB Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell
WR (X) Johnson, Ju. Johnson, Ju. Johnson, Ju. Johnson, Ju. Johnson, Ju. Johnson, Ju. Johnson, Ju. Johnson, Ju. Johnson, Ju. Johnson, Ju. Johnson, Ju. Johnson, Ju. Johnson, Ju.
WR (H) Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton
WR (Z) Thompkins Thompkins Thompkins Thompkins Blacknall Blacknall Thompkins Thompkins Thompkins Thompkins Blacknall Blacknall Blacknall
DEFENSIVE STARTERS OPPONENT AKRON PITTSBURGH GEORGIA STATE at Iowa INDIANA at Northwestern MICHIGAN at Ohio State at Michigan State RUTGERS NEBRASKA at Maryland vs. Washington
DE Miller, S. Miller, S. Miller, S. Miller, S. Miller, S. Miller, S. Miller, S. Miller, S. Miller, S. Miller, S. Miller, S. Miller, S. Givens
DT Cothran Cothran Cothran Cothran Cothran Cothran Cothran Cothran Cothran Cothran Cothran Cothran Cothran
FS Allen, Marcus Allen, Marcus Allen, Marcus Allen, Marcus Allen, Marcus Allen, Marcus Allen, Marcus Allen, Marcus Allen, Marcus Allen, Marcus Allen, Marcus Allen, Marcus Allen, Marcus
SS Apke Apke Apke Apke Apke Apke Apke Apke Apke Apke Apke Scott Apke
FCB Haley Haley Haley Haley Haley Haley Haley Haley Haley Haley Haley Haley Haley
CAREER STARTS Player
‘14
‘15
‘16
‘17
Total
Hamilton, DaeSean (WR) Allen, Marcus (S) Mahon, Brendan (OL) Cabinda, Jason (LB) Gesicki, Mike (TE/H) Haley, Grant (CB) Barkley, Saquon (RB) Nelson, Andrew (OL) McSorley, Trace (QB) Cothren, Parker (DT) Bates, Ryan (OL) McGovern, Connor (OL) Bowen, Manny (LB) Cothran, Curtis (DT) Blacknall, Saeed (WR) Campbell, Christian (CB) Gonzalez, Steven (OL) Reid, John (CB) Farmer, Koa (LB) Thompkins, DeAndre (WR)
13 7 9 1 1 13 1 1 -
12 12 11 13 8 11 6 8 3 2 -
13 14 9 9 14 11 14 6 14 13 14 9 12 8 7 3 3 14 2 7
13 13 12 13 13 13 12 1 13 13 8 13 9 13 5 13 13 13 8
51 46 41 36 36 35 32 28 27 26 22 22 21 21 16 16 16 16 15 15
Player Apke, Troy (S) Johnson, Juwan (WR) Wright, Chasz (OL) Miller, Shareef (DE) Givens, Kevin (DT) Fries, Will (OL) Brown, Torrence (DE) Buchholz, Ryan (DE) Smith, Brandon (LB) Cooper, Jake (LB) Polk, Brandon (WR) Brown, Cam (LB) Scott, Nick (S) Allen, Mark (RB) Sanders, Miles (RB) Windsor, Robert (DT)
‘14
‘15
‘16
‘17
Total
-
1 1 3 1 1 -
1 1 5 6 4 2 2 2 1
12 13 9 12 5 9 3 6 4 1 1 -
14 14 14 12 11 9 7 6 6 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
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2017 SEASON IN REVIEW THE LAST TIME... PENN STATE 100+ Yards Rushing: 150+ Yards Rushing: 200+ Yards Rushing: 300+ Yards Rushing: 30-34 Rushing Attempts: 35+ Rushing Attempts: Three Touchdowns Rushing: Four Touchdowns Rushing: Five Touchdowns Rushing: 60+ Yard Run: 70+ Yard Run: 80+ Yard Run: 90+ Yard Run: Two Players Rush For 100 Yards: Four Rushing TD in One Quarter: 300+ Yards Passing: 350+ Yards Passing: 400+ Yards Passing: 20-24 Pass Completions: 25-29 Pass Completions: 30-34 Pass Completions: 35+ Pass Completions: 30-39 Pass Attempts: 40-49 Pass Attempts: 50+ Pass Attempts: Four Touchdown Passes: Five Touchdown Passes: Four Interceptions Thrown: 300+ Yards Total Offense: 350+ Yards Total Offense: 400+ Yards Total Offense:
OPPONENT 137, Saquon Barkley vs. Washington, 2017 @ 158, Saquon Barkley vs. Nebraska, 2017 211, Saquon Barkley at Iowa, 2017 327, Larry Johnson at Indiana, 2002 33, Saquon Barkley at Indiana, 2016 35, Zach Zwinak vs. Nebraska, 2013 Tommy Stevens at Maryland, 2017 Saquon Barkley at Pittsburgh, 2016 Ki-Jana Carter vs. Michigan State, 1994 92, Saquon Barkley vs. Washington, 2017 @ 92, Saquon Barkley vs. Washington, 2017 @ 92, Saquon Barkley vs. Washington, 2017 @ 92, Saquon Barkley vs. Washington, 2017 @ Saquon Barkley (195) & Akeel Lynch (120) vs. Rutgers, 2015 vs. UMass, 2014 (2nd; Belton [2], Zwinak [2]) 342, Trace McSorley vs. Washington, 2017 @ 381, Trace McSorley at Michigan State, 2017 454, Christian Hackenberg vs. UCF, 2014 # 22, Trace McSorley at Maryland, 2017 26, Trace McSorley at Michigan State, 2017 32, Trace McSorley vs. Washington, 2017 @ 35, Matt McGloin vs. Northwestern, 2012 33, Trace McSorley at Maryland, 2017 41, Trace McSorley vs. Washington, 2017@ 50, Christian Hackenberg vs. Boston College, 2014 % Trace McSorley vs. Georgia State, 2017 Rashard Casey vs. Louisiana Tech, 2000 Zack Mills at Boston College, 2004 402, Trace McSorley vs. Washington, 2017 @ 402, Trace McSorley vs. Washington, 2017 @ 402, Trace McSorley vs. Washington, 2017 @
100+ Yards Receiving: 110, DaeSean Hamilton vs. Washington, 2017 @ 150+ Yards Receiving: 187, Chris Godwin vs. USC, 2016 ^ 200+ Yards Receiving: 216, Deon Butler vs. Northwestern, 2006 Two Players w/ 100 Yards Receiving: DaeSean Hamilton (112) & DeAndre Thompkins (102) at Michigan State, 2017 Two Players w/ 150 Yards Receiving: Geno Lewis (173) & DaeSean Hamilton (165) vs. UCF, 2014 # Back-to-Back 100 Yards Receiving Games: Chris Godwin, 2015 (103 at Ohio State; 135 vs. Maryland) Three Straight 100-Yard Receiving Games: Allen Robinson, 2013 (133 vs. Syracuse; 129 vs. Eastern Michigan; 143 vs. UCF) 10+ Receptions: 12, Saquon Barkley at Iowa, 2017 50+ Yard Reception: 70, Thompkins, DeAndre from Trace McSorley at Michigan State, 2017 60+ Yard Reception: 70, Thompkins, DeAndre from Trace McSorley at Michigan State, 2017 70+ Yard Reception: 70, Thompkins, DeAndre from Trace McSorley at Michigan State, 2017 80+ Yard Reception: 85, Saquon Barkley from Trace McSorley at Michigan State, 2017 Three Touchdowns Receiving: DaeSean Hamilton vs. Indiana, 2017 Four Touchdowns Receiving: Bobby Engram vs. Minnesota, 1993 150+ All-Purpose Yards: 200+ All-Purpose Yards: 250+ All-Purpose Yards: 300+ All-Purpose Yards: Five Touchdowns Scored: Kickoff Return For Touchdown: Rushing, Receiving & Kickoff Return TD in a game: 100-Yard Kickoff Return: Punt Return For Touchdown: 80-Yard Punt Return: Zero Punts in a Game: Multiple Interceptions: 90-Yard Interception Return: Interception Return For Touchdown: Five Interceptions in a Game (Team): Fumble Return For Touchdown (Defense): Fumble Return For Touchdown (Special Teams): Blocked Field Goal: Blocked Field Goal For Touchdown: Blocked Extra Point: Blocked Punt: Blocked Punt For Touchdown: Safety: 50-Yard Field Goal: Four Field Goals: Five Field Goals:
170
175 (137 Rush, 38 Rec), Saquon Barkley vs. Washington, 2017 @ 224 (158 Rush, 66 Rec), Saquon Barkley vs. Nebraska, 2017 358 (211 Rush, 94 Rec, 53 KR), Saquon Barkley at Iowa, 2017 (SR) 358 (211 Rush, 94 Rec, 53 KR), Saquon Barkley at Iowa, 2017 (SR) 5 (4 rushing, 1 receiving), Saquon Barkley at Pittsburgh, 2016 97, Saquon Barkley at Ohio State , 2017 Derrick Williams vs. Illinois, 2008 100, Chaz Powell vs. Youngstown State, 2010 61, DeAndre Thompkins, vs. Akron, 2017 81, Bryant Johnson vs. Michigan State, 2002 Purdue, 2013 2, Trevor Williams at Rutgers, 2014 99, Michael Mauti at Illinois, 2012 30, Amani Oruwariye vs. Kent State, 2016 at Rutgers, 2014 9 yards, Torrence Brown at Indiana, 2016 (forced by Brandon Bell) 14 yards, Nick Scott vs. Indiana, 2017 (forced by Irvin Charles) Troy Apke at Iowa, 2017 60 yards, Grant Haley vs. Ohio State, 2016 (Marcus Allen block) Parker Cothren at Northwestern, 2015 Juwan Johnson at Rutgers, 2016 0 yards, Michael Yancich vs. Ohio State, 2012 (Mike Hull block) Shareef Miller (tackle in end zone) at Iowa, 2017 50, Sam Ficken vs. Temple, 2014 Tyler Davis at Rutgers, 2016 Collin Wagner vs. Temple, 2010
2018 PENN STATE FOOTBALL YEARBOOK
100+ Yards Rushing: 150+ Yards Rushing: 200+ Yards Rushing: 30-34 Rushing Attempts: 35+ Rushing Attempts: Three Touchdowns Rushing: Four Touchdowns Rushing: 50+ Yard Run: 60+ Yard Run: 70+ Yard Run: Two Players Rush For 100 Yards: 300+ Yards Passing: 400+ Yards Passing: 500+ Yards Passing: 25-29 Pass Completions: 30-44 Pass Completions: 45+ Pass Completions: 30-39 Pass Attempts: 40-49 Pass Attempts: 50+ Pass Attempts: 60+ Pass Attempts: Four Touchdown Passes: Five Touchdown Passes: Four Interceptions Thrown: Five Interceptions Thrown: 300+ Yards Total Offense: 400+ Yards Total Offense: 500+ Yards Total Offense:
100, Taz Bateman, Georgia State, 2017 164, Corey Clement, Wisconsin, 2016 & 203, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Indiana, 2003 30, Jeremy Langford, Michigan State, 2014 44, Mike Hart, Michigan, 2007 (OR) Trevor Siemian, Northwestern, 2014 Montee Ball, Wisconsin, 2011 69, Myles Gaskin, Washington, 2017 @ 69, Myles Gaskin, Washington, 2017 @ 74, Curtis Samuel, Ohio State, 2016 Rodney Smith (104) & Shannon Brooks (100), Minnesota, 2016 399, Tanner Lee, Nebraska, 2017 400, Brian Lewerke, Michigan State, 2017 532, Case Keenum, Houston, 2011 (OR) * 26, Tanner Lee, Nebraska, 2017 33, Brian Lewerke, Michigan State, 2017 45, Case Keenum, Houston, 2011 (OR) * 36 , Max Bortenschlager, Maryland, 2017 41, Tanner Lee, Nebraska, 2017 56, Brian Lewerke, Michigan State, 2017 61, Brian Hoyer, Michigan State, 2006 J.T. Barrett, Ohio State, 2017 Sam Darnold, USC, 2016 ^ P.J. Walker, Temple, 2014 Gary Nova, Rutgers, 2014 383 (399 P, -16 R), Tanner Lee, Nebraska, 2017 425 (400 P, 25 R), Brian Lewerke, Michigan State, 2017 542, Case Keenum (532 P, 10 R), Houston, 2011 (OR) *
100+ Yards Receiving: 150+ Yards Receiving: 200+ Yards Receiving: 10+ Receptions: 50+ Yard Reception: 70+ Yard Reception: 80+ Yard Reception: 90+ Yard Reception: Three Touchdown Receptions:
100, DJ Moore, Maryland, 2017 185, Stanley Morgan, Nebraska, 2017 228, Patrick Edwards, Houston, 2011 * 12, Felton Davis, Michigan State, 2017 52, Will Dissly, Washington @ 70, Akrum Wadley from Nate Stanley, Iowa, 2017 80, Dominique Barnes from Kurt Hess, Youngstown State, 2010 99, Thomas Lewis from John Paci, Indiana, 1993 Deonta Burnett, USC, 2016 ^
Kickoff Return For Touchdown: 90-Yard Kickoff Return: 100-Yard Kickoff Return: Punt Return For Touchdown: 70-Yard Punt Return: 80-Yard Punt Return:
96, Solomon Vault, Northwestern, 2015 96, Solomon Vault, Northwestern, 2015 100, Rashaad Penny, San Diego State, 2015 75, Venric Mark, Northwestern, 2012 75, Venric Mark, Northwestern, 2012 87, Willie Reid, Florida State, 2005 !
Multiple Interceptions: Interception Return For Touchdown: Fumble Return For Touchdown: Blocked Punt: Blocked Punt For Touchdown: Blocked Field Goal: Blocked Extra Point: Safety: Defensive Extra Point: 50-Yard Field Goal: Four Field Goals:
2, David Dowell, Michgian State, 2017 Malik McDowell (13 yards), Michigan State, 2015 12, Ryan Connelly, Wisconsin, 2016 & Dante Booker, Ohio State, 2017 27, Lerentee McCray, Florida, 2011 $ Anthony Nelson, Iowa, 2017 Rob Bain (2X), Illinois, 2015 Team (snap out of the end zone on punt), Ohio State, 2016 99, D.J. Johnson, Iowa, 2002 50, Derek Dimke, Illinois, 2010 Michael Geiger, Michigan State, 2016
& - Big Ten Championship Game | # - Croke Park Classic (Dublin, Ireland) | ! - Orange Bowl | $ - Outback Bowl | ^ - Rose Bowl | * - TicketCity Bowl | % - Pinstripe Bowl | @ - PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (SR) - School Record | (OR) - Opponent Record
2017 SEASON IN REVIEW PARTICIPATION CHART 2 8 28 41 90 26 52 13 43 83 6 19 97 40 1 46 5 11 56 33 52 41 87 12 95 39 40 7 16 71 51 88 93 30 74 99 15 5 86 18 96 76 36 84 42 49 85 70 66 39 14 9 62 9 48 91 23 59 21 89 92 16 10 6 24 4 55 82 79 15 34 64 47 2 17 20 3 18 96 51 38 54 77
Allen, Marcus Allen, Mark Apke, Troy Arcangelo, Joe Barbir, Alex Barkley, Saquon Bates, Ryan Blacknall, Saeed Bowen, Manny Bowers, Nick Brown, Cam Brown, Torrence Buchholz, Ryan Cabinda, Jason Campbell, Christian Castagna, Colin Castro-Fields, Tariq Charles, Irvin Chavis, Tyrell Cooper, Jake Cothran, Curtis Cothren, Parker Darien, Dae’Lun Davis, Desi Davis, Tyler Di Leo, Frank Eury, Nick Farmer, Koa Fessler, Billy Fries, Will Gellerstedt, Alex Gesicki, Mike Gillikin, Blake Givens, Kevin Gonzalez, Steven Gross-Matos, Yetur Haley, Grant Hamilton, DaeSean Hodgens, Cody Holland, Jonathan Iyke, Immanuel Jenkins, Sterling Johnson, Jan Johnson, Juwan Jordan, Ellison Joseph, Daniel Lutz, Isaac Mahon, Brendan McGovern, Conner McPhearson, Josh McPhearson, Zech McSorley, Trace Menet, Michael Miller, Jarvis Miller, Shareef Monk, Ryan Monroe, Ayron Nelson, Andrew Oruwariye, Amani Pancoast, Tom Pasquariello, Daniel Petrishen, John Polk, Brandon Robinson, Andre Sanders, Miles Scott, Nick Shelton, Antonio Shoop, Tyler Shuman, Charlie Shuster, Mike Simmons, Shane Simpson, Zach Smith, Brandon Stevens, Tommy Taylor, Garrett Thomas, Johnathan Thompkins, DeAndre Toney, Shaka Vasey, Kyle Vranic, Jason Wade, Lamont Windsor, Robert Wright, Chasz
GP/GS
AKRON
PITT
GSU
at Iowa
IND
at NW
MICH
at OSU
at MSU
RUT
NEB
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2017 SEASON IN REVIEW AWARDS & HONORS MARCUS ALLEN, SAFETY Postseason Reese’s Senior Bowl Lott IMPACT Trophy Quarterfinalist Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Semifinalist All-America Phil Steele All-America Third Team SB Nation All-America Honorable Mention Conference All-Big Ten (Coaches) First Team All-Big Ten (Media) Second Team Associated Press All-Big Ten First Team Phil Steele All-Big Ten First Team Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten Second Team All-ECAC Second Team Weekly Lott IMPACT Player of the Week (Week 2) Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Player of the Week Hon. Mention (Week 2) Pro Football Focus B1G Team of the Week (Week 5) TROY APKE, SAFETY NFLPA Collegiate Bowl All-Big Ten (Coaches) Honorable Mention Pro Football Focus B1G Team of the Week (Week 2) SAQUON BARKLEY, RUNNING BACK Postseason Paul Hornung Award (Top All-Purpose) Heisman Trophy Fourth Place Maxwell Award (Player of the Year) Finalist Doak Walker Award (Top RB) Finalist Walter Camp Player of the Year Finalist Lombardi Player of the Year Finalist All-America Unanimous NCAA Consensus All-America AFCA All-America First Team (RB) Associated Press All-America First Team (All-Purpose) FWAA All-America First Team (All-Purpose) Sporting News All-America First Team (Athlete) Walter Camp All-America First Team (RB) The Athletic All-America First Team (All-Purpose) CBS Sports All-America First Team (All-Purpose) CBS Sports All-America Second Team (RB) ESPN All-America First Team (All-Purpose) USA Today All-America Second Team (RB) College Sports Madness All-America First Team (RB) College Sports Madness All-America Second Team (KR) Phil Steele All-America First Team (All-Purpose) Phil Steele All-America Third Team (RB) Pro Football Focus All-America Second Team SB Nation All-America First Team (RB) SB Nation All-America Honorable Mention (KR) Sports Illustrated All-America First Team (All-Purpose) Sports Illustrated All-America Second Team (RB) Conference Big Ten Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Big Ten Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Big Ten Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year Chicago Tribune Silver Football Associated Press Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year ECAC Offensive Player of the Year All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media) First Team (RB) All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media) First Team (RS) Associated Press All-Big Ten First Team (RB) Associated Press All-Big Ten First Team (All-Purpose) Phil Steele All-Big Ten First Team (RB) Phil Steele All-Big Ten First Team (KR) Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten First Team All-ECAC First Team (RB) All-ECAC First Team (RS)
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Midseason All-America Associated Press Midseason All-America First Team CBS Sports Midseason All-America Team ESPN Midseason All-America Team Sports Illustrated Midseason All-America First Team (RB) Sports Illustrated Midseason All-America Second Team (All-Purpose) Sporting News Midseason All-America Team The Athletic Midseason All-America Team USA Today Midseason All-America Team CFPA Midseason Watchlist Weekly Big Ten Off. Player of the Week (Weeks 1 [co], 4, 8, 12 [co]) Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (Weeks 5 & 9) Rose Bowl Big Ten Player of the Week (Weeks 1 & 4) Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Weeks 2, 4, 5 & 8) Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week (Week 4) Pro Football Focus B1G Team of the Week (Week 4, 12) CFPA Hon. Mention Nat’l Performer of the Week (Week 4) RYAN BATES, OFFENSIVE LINE All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media) Third Team Phil Steele All-Big Ten Third Team SAEED BLACKNALL, WIDE RECEIVER Pro Football Focus B1G Team of the Week (Week 6) JASON CABINDA, LINEBACKER Postseason East-West Shrine Game Lott IMPACT Trophy Quarterfinalist All-America SB Nation All-America Honorable Mention Conference All-Big Ten (Coaches) Second Team All-Big Ten (Media) Honorable Mention Phil Steele All-Big Ten Third Team All-ECAC First Team Weekly Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Week 8) Pro Football Focus B1G Team of the Week (Week 5) Lott IMPACT Player of the Week (Weeks 5 & 8) CHRISTIAN CAMPBELL, CORNERBACK Reese’s Senior Bowl All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media) Honorable Mention TARIQ CASTRO-FIELDS, CORNERBACK BTN.com All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention Pro Football Focus B1G Team of the Week (Week 10) PARKER COTHREN, DEFENSIVE TACKLE East-West Shrine Game All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media) Honorable Mention KOA FARMER, LINEBACKER Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List JAMES FRANKLIN, HEAD COACH Amway Coach’s Call of the Week (Week 4) WILL FRIES, OFFENSIVE LINE BTN.com All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention Pro Football Focus B1G Team of the Week (Week 12)
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MIKE GESICKI, TIGHT END Postseason Reese’s Senior Bowl John Mackey Award (Top TE) Finalist All-America Sporting News All-America Second Team College Sports Madness All-America Third Team Phil Steele All-America Third Team SB Nation All-America Second Team Conference All-Big Ten (Coaches) Tight End Second Team All-Big Ten (Media) Tight End First Team Associated Press All-Big Ten Second Team Phil Steele All-Big Ten Second Team Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten First Team All-ECAC First Team Midseason All-America Sports Illustrated Midseason All-America First Team Weekly Pro Football Focus B1G Team of the Week (Week 2, 12) BLAKE GILLIKIN, PUNTER All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media) Second Team Associated Press All-Big Ten Second Team Phil Steele All-Big Ten Third Team CoSIDA Academic All-District Team STEVEN GONZALEZ, OFFENSIVE LINE Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten First Team Pro Football Focus B1G Team of the Week (Weeks 4 & 5) YETUR GROSS-MATOS, DEFENSIVE END BTN.com All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention GRANT HALEY, CORNERBACK Postseason East-West Shrine Game Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Semifinalist Conference All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media) Honorable Mention Midseason All-America The Athletic Midseason All-America Team USA Today Midseason All-America Team Pro Football Focus B1G Team of the Week (Weeks 2, 5, 6, 13) DAESEAN HAMILTON, WIDE RECEIVER Postseason East-West Shrine Game Reese’s Senior Bowl Conference All-Big Ten (Coaches) Second Team All-Big Ten (Media) Third Team Associated Press All-Big Ten Second Team Phil Steele All-Big Ten Second Team Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten Second Team Weekly Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Week 5) Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week (Week 5) Pro Football Focus B1G Team of the Week (Weeks 5 & 8) JUWAN JOHNSON, WIDE RECEIVER Conference All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media) Honorable Mention Weekly Pro Football Focus B1G Team of the Week (Week 4, 12, 13) BRENDAN MAHON, OFFENSIVE LINE Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week (Week 12) Pro Football Focus B1G Team of the Week (Week 1, 12)
TRACE McSORLEY, QUARTERBACK Postseason Davey O’Brien Award (Top QB) Semifinalist Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist Manning Award Finalist All-America SB Nation All-America Honorable Mention Conference All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media) Second Team Associated Press All-Big Ten Second Team Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten First Team All-ECAC First Team Weekly Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week (Week 8) Manning Award Stars of the Week (Week 8) Rose Bowl Big Ten Player of the Week (Week 8) Pro Football Focus B1G Team of the Week (Week 4, 8, 13) Walter Camp Offensive National Player of the Week (Week 8) Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 10 (Top QB) CFPA Hon. Mention Nat’l Performer of the Week (Week 3) SHAREEF MILLER, DEFENSIVE END Conference All-Big Ten (Coaches) Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Media) Third Team Phil Steele All-Big Ten Third Team Weekly Pro Football Focus B1G Team of the Week (Week 8, 12) AMANI ORUWARIYE, CORNERBACK All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media) Second Team Phil Steele All-Big Ten Second Team All-ECAC First Team BRENT PRY, DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/LBs Broyles Award Nominee SHANE SIMMONS, DEFENSIVE END BTN.com All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention BRANDON SMITH, LINEBACKER Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award (Leadership) Semifinalist CoSIDA Academic All-District Team William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist Big Ten Sportsmanship Award DEANDRE THOMPKINS, WIDE RECEIVER All-Big Ten (Coaches) Second Team (RS) All-Big Ten (Media) Third Team (RS) Phil Steele All-Big Ten First Team (PR) SHAKA TONEY, DEFENSIVE END BTN.com All-Freshman Team Pro Football Focus B1G Team of the Week (Weeks 3 & 6) LAMONT WADE, CORNERBACK BTN.com All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention ROBERT WINDSOR, DEFENSIVE TACKLE Pro Football Focus B1G Team of the Week (Week 12)
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2017 SEASON NOTES FIESTA BOWL CHAMPIONS
STREAKING
WINNING WAYS
• Penn State defeated No. 11 Washington, 35-28, in the 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl to win its seventh Fiesta Bowl trophy. • Penn State has a 7-0 record in the Fiesta Bowl, ranking the Nittany Lions as the winningest team in the game’s history in terms of overall wins and winning percentage. • Penn State participated in the seventh (1977; Arizona State), 10th (1980; Ohio State), 11th (1982; USC), 16th (1987; Miami), 21st (1992; Tennessee), 26th (1997; Texas) and 47th (2017; Washington) editions of the game. • Penn State’s seven appearances in the Fiesta Bowl are the most of any bowl in program history. • Only Ohio State (8) has appeared in the Fiesta Bowl more than Penn State, while Arizona State (5-1; lone loss to Penn State) and Nebraska (2-4) have six appearances.
• With a win over Nebraska, Penn State extended its home winning streak to 14 games, tied for eighth-longest in the school annals. It is the longest home winning streak since a 14game streak from 1990-92. • The Nittany Lions have scored 20 or more points in 23 consecutive games, which is the longest streak in program history, breaking the record of 20-straight games from 199395. It is also the third-longest streak in Big Ten history behind the 25-game streak by Michigan State (2013-15) and 46-game streak by Ohio State (2006-14). • QB Trace McSorley has thrown a touchdown pass in 28 consecutive games, dating to the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl, extending his school record. He will begin the 2018 season with the longest active streak in FBS.
• Penn State finished with an 11-2 record for its seventh 11-win regular season since joining the Big Ten (12 wins in 1994; 11 wins in ‘96, 2005, ‘08, ‘09, ‘16, ‘17) and 16th overall. • Penn State posted back-to-back 11-win seasons for the first time since the 2008 and 2009 seasons. • Penn State is 20-3 in its last 23 games, the best span since going 20-3 from 1993-95. • Penn State is 22-5 over the past two seasons, tying for the eighth-best record in FBS. • Penn State completed its home schedule with a second consecutive perfect 7-0 record. It is the first time the Nittany Lions have back-to-back undefeated home seasons since 1985 (6-0) and 1986 (7-0). • Penn State started the season 7-0 for the first time since 2008, when it started 9-0. • Penn State’s 4-0 start in Big Ten play marked the first such start since 2011, when Penn State began 5-0.
ANOTHER NEW YEAR’S SIX BOWL
FANS FLOCK TO BEAVER STADIUM
• James Franklin guided the Nittany Lions to a second-straight New Year’s Six bowl appearance with a berth in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, following a bid to the 2017 Rose Bowl presented by Northwestern Mutual. • This was the first time since 1985 (Orange) and 1986 (Fiesta) the Nittany Lions have played in New Year’s Six bowls in backto-back years.
• The Penn State Football team averaged 106,707 fans per game in the 2017 season to rank third in the NCAA in attendance. • The increase of 6,450 fans per game ranked fifth in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). • Penn State’s 106,707 average attendance is the highest for the program since 2009 when the Nittany Lions had 107,008 fans come through gates on average. • The No. 3 national ranking is the highest since the 2010 season when Penn State also finished third in FBS with an average home attendance of 104,234. • Additionally, the increase of 6,450 fans per game is the highest since a 10,642-average jump in 2001 when the stadium capacity increased by more than 12,000 seats to 107,282. • Recognized as one the nation’s premier game day atmospheres, the passionate and loyal students, alumni and fans filling Beaver Stadium have Penn State bucking the attendance trends among FBS games nationally, which saw an average per game decline of 1,409 fans this past season. • The 2017 season saw the largest home crowd in Penn State history as a record-breaking 110,823 fans filled the stadium in a 42-13 victory over No. 19/15 Michigan on Oct. 21.
IN THE POLLS • After another 11-win season, the Penn State Football team finished in the Top 10 of the polls for the second-straight season. • The Nittany Lions came in No. 8 in both the final Associated Press poll and the Amway Coaches poll. • Additionally, Penn State was No. 9 in the final College Football Playoff Rankings. • Penn State’s eighth-place finish in the AP poll marks the 24th time in program history the Nittany Lions ended the season in the AP Top 10. • This is the first time since 2008 (No. 8) and 2009 (No. 9) Penn State finished in the Top 10 in back-to-back seasons. The Nittany Lions were No. 7 in the final poll of 2016. • The Nittany Lions finished in the Top 10 of the Amway Coaches poll for the ninth time in program history. • Penn State has been ranked in the last 11 CFP rankings, dating back to its first-ever appearance in the first poll of the 2016 season. • Penn State’s 24-straight weeks in the AP Top 25 is the eighthlongest active streak in FBS. WINNING THE TURNOVER BATTLE • Penn State’s plus-12 turnover margin was tied for 11th in FBS. • Penn State forced 25 turnovers in 2017, which is the most turnovers forced since 1993 (32 TOs). • Penn State forced at least one turnover in 11-straight games from the 2017 Rose Bowl until the Nebraska game. It was longest streak since forcing a turnover in 29-straight games from 2007 to 2009.
PLAYING FROM THE LEAD • Of the 780 minutes played in 2017, Penn State only trailed for 37 minutes, 42 seconds. • Penn State played 83.9 percent (1,862 of 2,220) of its plays with the lead, which led FBS and was 6.9 percentage points higher than second-place finisher UCF (77%). • Penn State also played 60.0 percent (1,331 of 2,220) of its plays with a lead of 10 points or more, which led FBS by 4.8 percentage points (Alabama; 55.2%). • The Nittany Lions also had a two-touchdown or more lead for 54.1 percent (1,191 of 2,220) of its plays in 2017. According to Coaches by the Numbers POINT DIFFERENTIAL • With a prolific offense, lockdown defense and help on special teams, Penn State ranked first in FBS with an average point differential of 24.6 points in 2017. • Penn State’s average point differential (24.6) in 2017 was its highest since 1994 (26.7). • Penn State posted two shutouts and two 50-plus point scoring efforts in its first three games. • Penn State posted four 50-plus scoring efforts on the season and either shutout or held the opponent to seven points or less in five games. • Penn State scored fewer than 31 points just twice last season (21 at Iowa; 24 at Michigan State) and allowed more than 14 points just five times in 2017 (19 at Iowa; 39 at Ohio State; 27 at Michigan State; 44 vs. Nebraska; 28 vs. Washington).
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Senior cornerback Amani Oruwariye collected second-team All-Big Ten accolades after leading the team with four interceptions and eight pass breakups.
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2017 SEASON IN REVIEW BARKLEY WINS HORNUNG AWARD
SMITH EARNS COMMUNITY RECOGNITION
• Running back Saquon Barkley was selected as the Paul Hornung Award winner for the most versatile player in college football. • Barkley is the first Penn State player and second-straight Big Ten student-athlete (Michigan’s Jabrill Peppers) to claim the trophy. • Barkley was named to the Paul Hornung Award weekly honor roll four times (Sept. 11, Sept. 25, Oct. 1, Oct. 23) during the season. • In addition to winning the Hornung Award, Barkley was a finalist for three other major awards. • Barkley was among the three finalists for the Maxwell Award (Player of the Year), the three finalists for the Doak Walker Award (Running Back of the Year) and among the five finalists for the Walter Camp Award (Player of the Year). • Barkley was the first Penn State player to be a finalist for the Maxwell and Walker Awards since Larry Johnson won both honors in 2002.
• Senior linebacker Brandon Smith was named to the Allstate American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team and was among the semifinalists for the 2017 William V. Campbell Trophy. • Smith is the fourth Nittany Lion to earn Allstate AFCA Good Works Team honors, joining Ben Kline (2015), Stefen Wisniewski (2010) and Wayne Holmes (1994) and was among the 11 FBS and 22 overall honorees for their contributions to the community. • In addition to the community service activities that he did as part of the Lions, Smith helps with his wife’s non-profit organization, Honduran Soles, which provides shoes to kids who need them in various countries. He and his wife, Andrea, traveled to Honduras during spring break in 2015 and helped build a soccer field. He and his wife have volunteered at homeless shelters, and done community work through their church, Revival Tabernacle, in Watsontown, Pennsylvania.
FIVE GAIN ALL-AMERICA NODS
BARKLEY CLEANS UP B1G AWARDS
• Running back Saquon Barkley became Penn State’s 100th alltime first-team All-American, 42nd consensus All-American and 14th unanimously-selected consensus All-American in 2017. • Barkley was recognized as a first-team All-American by all five of the NCAA-recognized teams: American Football Coaches Association (running back), Associated Press (all-purpose), FWAA (all-purpose), Sporting News (all-purpose) and Walter Camp Football Foundation (running back). • Barkley is the first Nittany Lion offensive player to earn Walter Camp first-team All-America status since offensive lineman A.Q. Shipley in 2008 (Stefen Wisniewski was on Camp’s second team in 2010). • Barkley is the first Penn State running back to be named firstteam All-America and earn consensus recognition since Larry Johnson in 2002. • Barkley also drew All-America honors from Sports Illustrated, ESPN, CBS Sports, The Athletic, Pro Football Focus, Phil Steele and SB Nation. • Tight end Mike Gesicki was named a second-team AllAmerican by Sporting News and SB Nation and drew third team honors from Phil Steele. • Safety Marcus Allen also was a third-team All-American according to Phil Steele. He, linebacker Jason Cabinda and quarterback Trace McSorley all received honorable mention accolades from SB Nation.
• Running back Saquon Barkley was named the 2017 GrahamGeorge Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, 2017 Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year and 2017 Rodgers-Dwight Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year. • Barkley is the second player in conference history to win three major awards, joining Michigan’s Jabrill Peppers (Defensive Player of the Year, Linebacker of the Year, Return Specialist of the Year) in 2016. • Barkley claimed his second-straight Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year award and was the first player to do so since Ohio State’s Braxton Miller in 2012 and 2013. • Barkley is the third player to win multiple Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year honors (Miller; Drew Brees, Purdue in 1998 & 2000) and is the first running back to win multiple Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year honors. • He is the first back-to-back Big Ten Running Back of the Year since Wisconsin’s Montee Ball (2011 & 2012). • Barkley is the first Penn State player to be named Return Specialist of the Year (award established in 2015). • Barkley also won his second Chicago Tribune Silver Football award, given to the Big Ten’s best player. • Barkley is the fifth player since the award’s inception in 1924 to claim the honor twice, joining the elite list of Minnesota’s Paul Giel (1952-53), Ohio State’s Archie Griffin (1973-74), Indiana’s Anthony Thompson (1988-89) and Ohio State’s Braxton Miller (2012-13).
Junior punter Blake Gillikin earned second-team All-Big Ten accolades in 2017 after averaging 43.2 yards per punt.
HEISMAN CONTENDER • Running back Saquon Barkley finished fourth in the 2017 Heisman Trophy voting, behind winner Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma, as well as Stanford’s Bryce Love and Louisville’s Lamar Jackson. • Barkley is the 18th Penn State player to finish in the Top 10 in Heisman voting and the first since Michael Robinson came in fifth during the 2005 season. • Barkley’s fourth-place finish is the highest for a Penn State player since Larry Johnson came in third in 2002.
RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2 Day Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 Night Games (6 p.m. or later) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0 TV Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2 ABC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-0 BTN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0 ESPN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 FOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 FS1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Ranked Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Scoring First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 Opponent Scoring First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Leading at the Half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1 Trailing at the Half. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Tied at the Half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Leading after Third Qtr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2 Trailing after Third Qtr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Tied after Third Qtr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Overtime Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0
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Scoring less than 20 pts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Scoring 20-29 points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Scoring 30-39 Points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Scoring 40+ Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 Allowing 10 points or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-0 Allowing 11-20 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0 Allowing 21-30 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Allowing 31+ points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Rushing for less than 100 yds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Rushing for 100-199 yds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 Rushing for 200-299 yds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 Rushing for 300+ yds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Passing for less than 200 yds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Passing for 200-299 yds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-0 Passing for 300-399 yds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-0 Passing for 400+ yds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Totaling less than 300 yds total offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 300-399 yds of total offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0 400-499 yds of total offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 500+ yds of total offense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0
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Allowing less than 100 yds rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Allowing more than 100 yds rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 Allowing less than 300 yds total offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-0 Allowing 300+ yds total offense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Having a 100-yd rusher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 Having two 100-yd rushers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Not having a 100-yd rusher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Opp. having a 100-yd rusher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 No turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 1-3 turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 3+ turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 No takeaways. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 1 or 2 takeaways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 3 or more takeaways. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0 More than 30:00 of possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Less than 30:00 of possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
2017 SEASON IN REVIEW ALL-BIG TEN TEAM - OFFENSE
ALL-BIG TEN TEAM - DEFENSE
• Junior Saquon Barkley collected his second-straight firstteam All-Big Ten award, while senior tight end Mike Gesicki garnered first-team all-conference accolades from the media and second team honors from the coaches to lead the Penn State All-Big Ten contingent on offense. • Joining Barkley and Gesicki on the All-Big Ten offensive team were junior quarterback Trace McSorley (second team – coaches & media), senior wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton (second team - coaches; third team - media) and sophomore offensive lineman Ryan Bates (third team - coaches & media). • Additionally, sophomore wide receiver Juwan Johnson was named to the honorable mention squad by both the coaches and media. • Barkley earned his second-straight first-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media. It marked the third allconference honor of his career after a first team bid in 2016 and a second team berth in 2015. He is just the second running back in Penn State history to earn back-to-back first team honors, joining Curtis Enis (1996 & 1997). • Gesicki garnered the second All-Big Ten honor of his career after an appearance on the second team (coaches & media) in 2016. He is the first Nittany Lion tight end to earn All-Big Ten first team accolades since Kyle Carter in 2012. • McSorley collected his second-straight all-conference second team honor. He is the first Penn State quarterback to earn AllBig Ten first or second team honors in consecutive seasons since Daryll Clark (first team in 2008 and 2009). • Hamilton registered his third all-conference honor of his career after an appearance on the second team (media in 2014) and honorable mention squad (media in 2015; coaches in 2014). He is the first Nittany Lion wide receiver to earn first or second team All-Big Ten honors since Chris Godwin (second team) in 2015. • Bates is the first Penn State offensive lineman to earn first, second or third team All-Big Ten honors since John Urschel (first team) in 2013.
• Senior safety Marcus Allen led Penn State’s All-Big Ten defensive selections as a first team choice by the coaches and a second team selection by the media. • Joining Allen on the All-Big Ten defensive team were senior linebacker Jason Cabinda (second team - coaches; honorable mention - media), junior cornerback Amani Oruwariye (second team - coaches & media) and sophomore defensive end Shareef Miller (third team - media; honorable mention - coaches). • Additionally, on the Big Ten honorable mention squad were Troy Apke (media), Christian Campbell (coaches & media), Curtis Cothran (coaches), Parker Cothren (media) and Grant Haley (coaches & media). • Allen earned his third career All-Big Ten honor with appearances on the coaches’ third team in 2016 and honorable mention team for the media (2015, 2016) and coaches (2015). He is the first Nittany Lion safety to earn All-Big Ten first team accolades since Anthony Scirrotto claimed honors in 2008. • Cabinda collected his third career all-conference honor with a berth on the coaches’ third team in 2016 and honorable mention by the media (2015, 2016) and coaches (2015). He is the first Penn State linebacker to earn All-Big Ten first or second team honors since Mike Hull (first team) in 2014. • Oruwariye is the first Nittany Lion cornerback to be first- or second-team All-Big Ten since Lydell Sargeant (second team) in 2008.
Senior DeAndre Thompkins earned All-Big Ten second team honors as a return specialist after averaging 13.3 yards per punt return with one touchdown.
ALL-BIG TEN TEAM - SPECIAL TEAMS • Junior kick returner Saquon Barkley paced the special teams honorees, collecting first team accolades as a kick return specialist from both the coaches and the media. • In addition to Barkley, punter Blake Gillikin was selected to the All-Big Ten second team by the coaches and media, while punt returner DeAndre Thompkins garnered second team accolades from the coaches and third team laurels from the media. • Barkley and Thompkins are the first Penn State players to be named all-conference return specialists (award added in 2015). • Gillikin earned his second career All-Big Ten honor after a berth on the coaches and media honorable mention teams as a true freshman. He is the first Penn State punter to earn first or second team All-Big Ten accolades since Jeremy Boone (second team) in 2009.
NATIONAL NITS Below is a list of Penn State players who ranked among the top-100 individuals and top-50 teams in 2017 statistical rankings. Rankings listed NCAA/Big Ten. RB Saquon Barkley • All-Purpose - 179.15 (2/1) • Combined Kick Returns - 426 (74/5) • Kickoff Return TDs - 2 (5/1) • Points Responsible For - 144 (52/7) • Points Responsible For Per Game - 11.1 (57/6) • Rush Yards Per Carry - 5.86 (32/5) • Rushing TDs - 18 (9/1) • Rushing Yards - 1,271 (28/4) • Rushing Yards Per Game - 97.8 (33/4) • Scoring - 10.6 (5/1) • Total Points Scored - 138 (5/1) • Total Touchdowns - 23 (4/1) K Tyler Davis • Scoring - 7.5 (57/4) • Total Points Scored - 98 (45/4) TE Mike Gesicki • Receiving TDs - 9 (25/3) • Receptions Per Game - 4.4 (86/6) P Blake Gillikin • Punting - 43.2 (35/3) WR DaeSean Hamilton • Receiving TDs - 9 (25/3) • Receiving Yards - 857 (55/3) • Receiving Yards Per Game - 65.9 (67/6) • Yards Per Reception - 16.17 (68/5)
QB Trace McSorley • Completion Percentage - .665 (8/1) • Completions Per Game - 21.85 (16/1) • Passing Efficiency - 153.7 (11/2) • Passing TDs - 28 (15/2) • Passing Yards - 3,570 (17/1) • Passing Yards Per Game - 274.6 (19/1) • Passing Yards Per Completion - 12.57 (50/4) • Points Responsible For - 234 (9/2) • Points Responsible For Per Game - 18.0 (12/2) • Rushing TDs - 11 (43/4) • Total Offense - 312.4 (14/1) • Total Touchdowns - 11 (61/5) • Yards Per Pass Attempt - 8.36 (17/1) CB Amani Oruwariye • Interceptions Per Game - 0.4 (26/4) • Total Interceptions - 4 (29/5) WR/PR DeAndre Thompkins • Punt Return TDs - 1 (10/2) • Punt Returns - 13.3 (5/1) • Yards Per Reception - 15.82 (78/8) DT Robert Windsor • Fumbles Recovered - 3 (4/1) TEAM • 3rd Down Conversion Pct. - .480 (5/2) • 3rd Down Conversion Pct. Defense - .349 (35/7) • 4th Down Conversion Pct. - .571 (46/6) • 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense - .440 (37/3) • Completion Percentage - .657 (10/1) • Fewest Penalties - 54 (12/2)
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Fewest Penalties Per Game - 4.15 (10/2) Fewest Penalty Yards - 490 (15/2) Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game - 37.69 (8/2) First Downs Defense - 226 (25/6) First Downs Offense - 296 (31/3) Fumbles Lost - 3 (3/2) Fumbles Recovered - 15 (4/1) Kickoff Return Defense - 19.51 (39/9) Kickoff Returns - 21.65 (48/4) Net Punting - 39.93 (25/3) Passing Offense - 290.2 (23/1) Passing Yards Allowed - 211.5 (47/8) Punt Return Defense - 4.29 (20/2) Punt Returns - 12.19 (16/2) Red Zone Offense - .898 (21/1) Rushing Defense - 118.0 (14/5) Scoring Defense - 16.5 (7/2) Scoring Offense - 41.1 (7/2) Team Passing Efficiency - 153.59 (14/2) Team Passing Efficiency Defense - 114.88 (21/6) Team Sacks - 3.23 (7/1) Team Tackles for Loss - 7.2 (25/5) Total Defense - 329.5 (17/5) Total Offense - 460.3 (19/2) Turnover Margin - 0.92 (11/1) Turnovers Gained - 25 (23/3) Turnovers Lost - 13 (8/1) Winning Percentage - .846 (8/3)
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2017 SEASON IN REVIEW DUO CLAIMS ACADEMIC HONORS
BARKLEY IN RECORD BOOKS
ANOTHER SENSATIONAL SEASON FOR McSORLEY
• Senior linebacker Brandon Smith and sophomore punter Blake Gillikin were named CoSIDA Academic All-District for their accomplishments in the classroom and on the field. Smith collected all-district accolades for the second-straight season. • Smith, who graduated in December 2016 with his degree in kinesiology with a 3.83 GPA. He graduated with a second degree in health policy and administration in May 2018. He was named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team and was a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy in 2017. He is a seven-time Dean’s List honoree and was Academic All-Big Ten in 2016. • Gillikin has a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA as a kinesiology major. He received the President’s Award for freshmen in 2016-17.
• RB Saquon Barkley placed his name all over the Penn State record books in his three-year career. Here is a look at where Barkley finished his career in the program’s history.
• Quarterback Trace McSorley owns the top-two single-season passing touchdown totals in Penn State history, as his 28 passing touchdowns in 2017 trails only his 29 passing TDs in 2016. • With three touchdowns responsible for at Maryland, McSorley broke his own season TDR record of 36 set in 2016. He finished the 2017 season with 39 touchdowns responsible for. • McSorley is the first player in Penn State history with two 3,000yard passing seasons. He recorded 3,570 yards in 2017 and 3,614 yards in 2016. • His 3,570 passing yards in 2017 rank second on the Penn State season passing chart, trailing only his 2016 mark (3,614) for the record. • McSorley’s five 300-yard passing games in 2017 tied his own record set in 2016. • McSorley’s 11 games with 200 or more passing yards in 2017 tied the Penn State record set by McSorley in 2016 and Matt McGloin in 2012. • McSorley had 427 pass attempts last season to finish third on the Penn State season list. • With 284 completions in 2017, McSorley broke the Penn State seasons completions record of 270 held by McGloin (2012) and Christian Hackenberg (2014). • McSorley tallied 491 rushing yards in 2017 to finish in second place on Penn State’s season quarterback rushing yardage list, behind Michael Robinson’s 806 yards in 2005. • McSorley tied the Penn State record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season with 11 rushing scores in 2017 to equal the mark of 11 set by Michael Robinson in 2005. • McSorley registered 402 yards of total offense (342 passing, 60 rushing) in the Fiesta Bowl against Washington, which ranks fourth in Penn State history. McSorley owns five of the 10 best total offense marks in the Nittany Lion annals. • McSorley completed 15-straight pass attempts from the first quarter through the third quarter at Northwestern, breaking the Penn State record for consecutive completions. The previous record was set by Kerry Collins when he had 14-straight completions at Minnesota during the 1994 season.
RUSHING TD DUO • Running back Saquon Barkley (18) and quarterback Trace McSorley (11) were the first Penn State teammates to rush for 10 or more touchdowns in a season since 2008 when Evan Royster (12) and Daryll Clark (10) accomplished the feat. • The only other time the feat occurred in PSU history was in 1969 when Charlie Pittman and Lydell Mitchell both had 10 touchdowns. • Barkley and McSorley ranked first and fourth, respectively, in the Big Ten in rushing touchdowns. FAST STARTS • • • •
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According to Coaches by the Numbers, Penn State ranked sixth in FBS in first-half scoring (23.46 avg) and second in first-quarter scoring (12.31 avg). Penn State outscored opponents 160-23 in the first quarter and was the last FBS team to allow an opening-quarter score (at Ohio State, Week 9). Penn State scored in the first quarter in the first nine games and 12 of 13 total, and scored 14 points or more in all but three games (at Iowa; at Northwestern; Rutgers). In Penn State’s 11th game of the year, a Rutgers field goal on its opening drive marked the first points allowed by Penn State on an opponent’s opening drive. PSU was also held scoreless in the opening quarter for the first time. The Nittany Lions scored 28 points in a first quarter against Indiana, marking the first time Penn State scored 28 or more points in the first quarter since 2005 at Illinois (28 points). COVERING GROUND
• Penn State averaged 460.3 yards of total offense per game to rank second in the Big Ten and 19th in FBS. It was also its highest average since 1994 (520.2 avg.). • Coaches by the Numbers also calculated that Penn State ranked first in FBS gaining 11.2 yards per point, and was fifth in FBS needing just 1.70 plays per point. • Penn State finished the Nebraska game with 609 yards of total offense. It was just the third time Penn State had surpassed 600 total yards in a Big Ten game and the most in a Big Ten tilt since gaining 653 yards vs. Michigan State in 1994. • The 609 yards of offense was the most by the Nittany Lions since gaining 661 against Rutgers in 1995. • The 609 yards of offense also ranked tied for the eighth-most given up by Nebraska in school history and the most since allowing 627 to Wisconsin in 2014. • Penn State had 32 first downs against Nebraska, the most since recording 35 against Minnesota in 2005, and tied for the fourthmost in the Penn State annals. • Penn State surpassed 500 yards of total offense three times in the first four games (569 vs. Akron; 526 yards vs. Georgia State; 579 at Iowa) and did so again against Michigan (506), Nebraska (609), Maryland (534) and Washington (545).
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Game • All-Purpose Yards: No. 1 - 358 yards at Iowa (9/23/17). Also ranks No. 10 in Big Ten history. • Receptions: No. 1 for RB - 12 receptions vs. Iowa (9/23/17). • Long Reception: T-No. 3/longest by a PSU player at Beaver Stadium - 85-yard touchdown catch vs. Georgia State (9/16/17). • Long Rush: T-No. 1 - 92-yard touchdown run vs. Washington (12/30/17) in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl. • Rushing Yards: No. 22 - 207 yards at Purdue (10/29/16); No. 25 202 yards vs. Maryland (10/8/16). Season • All-Purpose Yards: No. 2 - 2,329 yards in 2017; No. 3 - 1,972 in 2016. • Rushing Yards: No. 5 - 1,496 yards in 2016; No. 11 - 1,271 yards in 2017; No. 18 - 1,076 yards in 2015. • Rushing Touchdowns: T-No. 5 - 18 rushing touchdowns in 2017 and 2016. • Receptions: No. 1 for RB/T-No. 12 overall - 54 receptions in 2017. • Receiving Yards: No. 1 for RB - 632 yards in 2017. • Scoring: T-No. 3 - 138 points in 2017; No. 5 - 132 in 2016. • Total Touchdowns: T-No. 2 - 23 touchdowns in 2017; No. 5 - 22 touchdowns in 2016. • Kickoff Return Touchdowns: T-No. 1 - 2 touchdowns in 2017. • Big Ten Player of the Week Awards: No. 1 in B1G history - 6 awards in 2017 (4 offensive, 2 special teams). Career • Rushing Yards: No. 2 - 3,843 yards. • Rushing Touchdowns: No. 1 - 43 touchdowns. • 100-Yard Rushing Games: T-No. 5 - 15 games. • 200-Yard Rushing Games: No. 2 - 3 games. • All-Purpose Yards: No. 1 - 5,538 yards. • Total Touchdowns: No. 1 - 53 touchdowns. • Scoring: No. 2 overall/No. 1 for non-kicker - 318 points. • Consecutive Games with a TD: No. 1 - 15 games. • Receiving Yards: No. 1 for RB/No. 22 overall - 1,157 yards. • Receptions: No. 1 for RB/No. 16 overall - 102 receptions. • Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week Awards: T-No. 5 in B1G history - 6 awards (2 in 2016, 4 in 2017). • Became the only player in Penn State history and just the fourth in Big Ten student-athlete to gain 3,000 rushing and 1,000 receiving yards in a career. SACK MASTERS • The Penn State defense continued to find the quarterback, averaging 3.23 sacks per game to tie for the Big Ten lead and rank seventh in FBS. • The Nittany Lions totaled 42 sacks in 13 games. Following totals of 46 sacks in 2015 and 40 sacks in 2016, Penn State posted back-to-back-to-back 40-sack seasons for the first time since it posted three-consecutive 40-sack seasons in 2005 (41), 2006 (40) and 2007 (46). • Penn State has totaled 128 sacks since 2015, which ranks as the third-most in FBS trailing only Clemson (143) and Alabama (146). • Penn State brought a balanced pass rush in 2017 as 22 different Nittany Lions had at least assisted on a sack.
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LIMITED ACCESS • Penn State was seventh in the nation and second in the Big Ten in scoring defense, averaging 16.5 points allowed per game. It was the lowest figure at Penn State since yielding just 12.2 points per game in 2009. • Penn State allowed 8.9 points per game fewer in 2017 than it did in 2016 (25.4). • Penn State owned a pair of shutout victories and allowed more than 20 points in a game just four times. • Penn State shutout opponents in at least one half in seven games (Akron, Georgia State, Indiana, Northwestern, Michigan, Rutgers, Maryland). • Penn State was strong at the start of games. It was the last team to give up a first-quarter point (Week 9; Ohio State) and did not allow a first-quarter touchdown until Week 10 (Michigan State). PSU allowed an opening drive score for the first time against Rutgers (Week 11). • Penn State ranked fourth in FBS in first-half scoring defense, allowing just 7.54 points per game. Penn State was particularly strong in the first quarter, ranking third in FBS allowing just 1.77 points per game. The Lions were nearly as strong in the third quarter as they were sixth in points allowed per game (2.85 avg) according to Coaches by the Numbers. • Penn State recorded two shutouts in a single season for the first time since notching two in 2007 (59-0 over FIU; 31-0 vs. Indiana). • The Nittany Lions nearly earned their third shutout of the season at Northwestern, but the Wildcats scored in the final two minutes of the game, snapping a five-quarter shutout streak that started in the second half of the Indiana game.
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GAME RECAP UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - No. 6 Penn State excelled in all three phases against Akron, totaling 569 yards of offense, earning a shutout and returning a punt for a score in a 52-0 victory in the season opener at Beaver Stadium. Saquon Barkley led a Penn State rushing attack that totaled 247 yards with 172 markers and two touchdowns on 14 carries, and he totaled 246 allpurpose yards with the addition of 54 receiving yards and 20 kickoff return yards. Quarterback Trace McSorley threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns, both of which went to tight end Mike Gesicki, who caught six passes for 58 yards. The unit’s 569 yards of total offense were its most since recording 599 vs. Iowa in 2016. Defensively, Penn State did not allow Akron past midfield in the first half, holding the Zips to just 69 yards, while the offense gained 358 yards en route to a 35-0 lead at halftime. PSU’s shutout was the first in a season opener since a 59-0 win over FIU in 2007. The defense also combined for 14 tackles for loss for 36 yards for its most TFLs since tallying 15 at Temple in 2015.
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8:13 PSU 0-7 Thompkins, DeAndre 61 yd punt return (Davis, T. kick) 0:49 PSU 10-75/4:49/0-14 Gesicki, Mike 13 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 8:48 PSU 3-87/0:51/0-21 McSorley, Trace 4 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 4:49 PSU 5-62/2:30/0-28 Barkley, Saquon 3 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 0:23 PSU 5-45/1:51/0-35 Barkley, Saquon 30 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 6:01 PSU 8-62/4:03/0-38 Davis, Tyler 47 yd field goal 1:02 PSU 3-58/1:23/0-45 Gesicki, Mike 2 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 10:20 PSU 5-66/1:56/0-52 Stevens, Tommy 5 yd run (Davis, T. kick)
First Quarter (Penn State 14, Akron 0) Penn State overcame an opening drive interception to build a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, returning a punt for a touchdown and getting a pick, as well. The Nittany Lions outgained the Zips 136 yards to 26, holding a 52-yard to 4-yard advantage on the ground. Akron received the opening kickoff, but was limited to a first down and 12 yards, and punted, giving Penn State the ball at their own 26. McSorley totaled 32 yards rushing on three carries and connected on a pair of passes for 31 yards - finding Juwan Johnson for 16 yards and DeAndre Thompkins for 15, with the latter placing the Lions at the Akron 11. A poor snap moved Penn State back two yards, and then McSorley looked for Johnson in the end zone but was intercepted by Akron safety Zach Guiser. The Penn State defense and special teams promptly made up for the miscue, moving the Zips back two yards and forcing a three-and-out. The Nittany Lions got tagged with a running into the kicker penalty on a punt that was downed at the 50, so Akron elected to take the five yards and re-kick. The decision proved disastrous as Thompkins returned the second punt 61 yards for a touchdown. Akron’s ensuing drive was abbreviated by an interception by Amani Oruwariye at the Penn State 25. Barkley, touching the ball for the first time in the game, rattled off a pair of first downs on his first three carries, gaining 22 yards to the Penn State 37. After a loss of six on a pass to Barkley on the next play, McSorley found DaeSean Hamilton for 29 yards to the Akron 30. On 3rd-and-10, Barkley danced and leapt his way to a 17-yard reception, eluding multiple tacklers before gaining the first down line. On 2nd-and-10, McSorley connected with Gesicki for a 13-yard touchdown pass with 49 seconds remaining in the quarter.
Second Quarter (Penn State 35, Akron 0) Akron’s first drive of the second quarter ended with a 42-yard punt that Thompkins returned 42 yards to the original line of scrimmage at the Akron 39. The field position did not result in any points though, as Tyler Davis pulled a 39-yard field goal wide for the first time in his collegiate career. The Penn State defense did not let Akron past midfield on the next possession, halting the drive at the 46. The Zips forced a fair catch at the Penn State 13, but Barkley immediately flipped the poor field position with an 80yard run, on which his heel was ruled to clip the out-of-bounds line at the Akron 7. Barkley carried the ball to the 4-yard line and then McSorley walked the ball into the end zone for a 21-0 lead. After an Akron three-and-out, completions of 28 yards to Johnson and 35 yards to Gesicki keyed another Penn State touchdown drive. Gesicki’s catch moved the Lions to the 9, and Barkley finished the drive off with a 6-yard run followed by a 3-yard run into the end zone for a 28-0 advantage. Relentless pressure from the Penn State defense continued and gave Penn State the ball back at the Akron 45 with 2:14 remaining in the second quarter. McSorley converted a 4th-and-2 with a 7-yard completion down the sideline to Johnson, and then Barkley broke free around the left edge for a 30-yard touchdown run. The touchdown gave Penn State its highest scoring first half in a season opener since also scoring 35 in the first half against Eastern Illinois in 2009. Third Quarter (Penn State 45, Akron 0) Davis was successful on his second field goal attempt of the game, drilling a career-long boot from 47 yards out with 6:01 remaining in the third quarter. A 25-yard run by Barkley from the Penn State 9 on the first play of the drive and a 33-yard reception by Johnson highlighted the scoring drive. Penn State found the end zone again with 1:02 remaining in the third quarter, covering 58 yards on just three plays. Barkley led the drive with a 43yard wheel route reception and Gesicki finished it with a 2-yard touchdown reception after Hamilton was interfered with in the end zone. Fourth Quarter (Penn State 52, Akron 0) Tommy Stevens took over at quarterback and led a five-play touchdown drive that covered 66 yards. He capped the drive himself with a 5-yard touchdown run. Stevens had three completions on six attempts for 42 yards. He also caught a pass for seven yards for his first career reception. Both teams sent in their reserves to finish the contest out, and Akron forced the first two Penn State punts of the game.
TEAM STATS First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Passing (C-A-Int) Total Offense Plays Fumbles (#-Lost) Penalties (#-Yards) Possession Time 3rd-Down Conv. Red Zone Touchdowns Field goals
UA 12 73 86 14-29-1 159 63 1-0 9-84 30:30 4-17 0-0 0 0
PSU 24 247 322 21-31-1 569 65 0-0 5-45 29:30 3-9 5-6 5 0
OTHER Time of Game Akron Penn State
3:25 0-1, 0-0 MAC 1-0, 0-0 B1G
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING
Akron-Nelson, Kato 9-39; Ball, Warren 13-27; Morgan, Manny 3-13; Williams, Andre 1-7; Sands, Deltron 1-1; Edwards, Van 5-minus 2; Woodson, Thomas 2-minus 12. Penn State-Barkley, Saquon 14-172; McSorley, Trace 12-48; Sanders, Miles 1-16; Stevens, Tommy 4-16; TEAM 1-minus 2; Robinson, Andre 2-minus 3. PASSING
Akron-Woodson, Thomas 12-23-1-71; Kelley, Robbie 0-2-0-0; Nelson, Kato 1-2-0-11; Johns, Nick 1-2-0-4. Penn State-McSorley, Trace 18-25-1-280; Stevens, Tommy 3-6-0-42.
RECEIVING
Akron-Chapman, Tra’Von 3-10; Coney, A.J. 2-25; Smith, Kwadarrius 2-23; Bickley, Fransohn 2-21; Ball, Warren 2-3; Stewart, Nate 1-4; Williams, Newman 1-2; Young, Anthony 1-minus 2. Penn State-Gesicki, Mike 6-58; Johnson, Juwan 4-84; Hamilton, DaeSean 3-74; Barkley, Saquon 3-54; Thompkins, DeAndre 2-29; Pancoast, Tom 1-12; Stevens, Tommy 1-7; Polk, Brandon 1-4. TOP TACKLERS (T-UA-A)
Akron-Guiser, Zach 10-8-2; Davis, Alvin 6-5-1; Gilbert, Ulysses 5-3-2; Hauser, Andrew 5-2-3; Lako, John 3-2-1; Reinke, Brian 3-0-3. Penn State-Miller, Jarvis 5-3-2; Chavis, Tyrell 5-2-3; Bowen, Manny 5-1-4; Buchholz, Ryan 4-2-2; Brown, Cam 4-2-2; Windsor, Robert 4-13; Smith, Brandon 4-0-4.
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GAME RECAP
SCORING SUMMARY 1
2
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4
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0
3
3
8
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14
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14
0
7
12
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33
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2nd 3rd
4th
12:53 PSU 1-8/0:04/0-7 Gesicki, Mike 8 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 5:20 PSU 6-62/2:43/0-14 Gesicki, Mike 10 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 1:12 UP 15-77/5:30/3-14 Kessman, Alex 28 yd field goal 10:32 PSU 1-46/0:09/3-21 Barkley, Saquon 46 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 06:03 UP 9-59/4:29/6-21 Kessman, Alex 24 yd field goal 14:54 PSU 6-78/2:32/6-28 Barkley, Saquon 8 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 10:09 UP 9-75/4:45/14-28 DiNucci, Ben 3 yd run (Ollison, Qadree pass from DiNucci) 5:53 PSU 14-30 Allen, Marcus safety 3:34 PSU 7-34/2:11/14-33 Davis, Tyler 24 yd field goal
TEAM STATS First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Passing (C-A-Int) Total Offense Plays Fumbles (#-Lost) Penalties (#-Yards) Possession Time 3rd-Down Conv. Red Zone Touchdowns Field goals
OTHER
Time of Game Pittsburgh Penn State
178
PITT 24 155 187 24-41-2 342 86 1-1 6-55 38:20 5-17 3-4 1 2
PSU 14 148 164 15-28-1 312 52 1-0 1-15 21:40 4-12 4-4 3 1
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - No. 4 Penn State dominated the field position battle with strong defense and special teams and Saquon Barkley and Mike Gesicki scored a pair of touchdowns each in a 33-14 victory over Pittsburgh. The Nittany Lions led from their first score to the end, never allowing Pittsburgh within single digits after building a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Penn State was also aided by its eighth-largest crowd ever and the largest since 2009, as 109,898 packed Beaver Stadium. Penn State’s average drive start was at its own 37, while Pittsburgh’s average drive start was inside its own 18, and the Nittany Lions took advantage with four touchdowns and a safety, while Pittsburgh reached the end zone just once despite a pair of 15-play drives. On special teams, Penn State held the Panthers inside the 20 twice and four of Blake Gillikin’s six punts landed inside the 20, with his last setting up a safety to put the game out of reach. Safety Marcus Allen made the safety stop and led the Lions with 12 tackles. Barkley amassed 183 all-purpose yards, rushing 14 times for 88 yards and a touchdown, catching four passes for 45 yards and a touchdown, and returning two kicks for 50 yards. Quarterback Trace McSorley completed 15of-28 passes for 164 yards and three touchdowns, with his lone interception coming on an end-of-half Hail Mary play. Gesicki matched Barkley’s four receptions and totaled 39 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, linebackers Jason Cabinda and Koa Farmer followed Allen in the tackles ledger with eight apiece, Defensive backs Grant Haley and Troy Apke hauled in an interception each and defensive end Shareef Miller had two of Penn State’s five sacks. First Half (Penn State 14, Pittsburgh 3) McSorley and Gesicki teamed up to give Penn State a two-touchdown lead at the start, with some help from Haley, but Pittsburgh was able to use a ball control offense to keep the Nittany Lion offense off the field in the second quarter. Penn State could not have asked for a better start, intercepting Pittsburgh’s fourth play from scrimmage on defense and scoring on the ensuing offensive possession. On the game’s first drive, Pittsburgh QB Max Browne overthrew his intended target on first-and-10 from the Pittsburgh 29 and found Penn State’s Haley instead at the 50. Haley returned the pick 42 yards to the Pittsburgh 8-yard line, setting up a short toss to a wide open Gesicki on Penn State’s first offensive play. McSorley engineered a six-play, 62-yard touchdown drive later in the quarter. McSorley broke free for a career-long 36-yard run on third-and-2 to key the drive. Later on a third-and-2 from the 10, McSorley found Gesicki on a screen and he slipped inside the pylon for his second score with 5:20 remaining in the quarter. Pittsburgh assembled a lengthy drive over the remainder of the first quarter and into the second quarter, eating 8:02 on 15 plays, but only gaining 31 yards before punting. Penn State was forced to punt on the ensuing possession and abbreviated Pittsburgh’s next drive with an interception by Apke, but a sack of McSorley on third-and-8 from the Penn State 43 forced another punt, and Pittsburgh reclaimed the ball at their own 13 with 6:42 remaining in the half. Pittsburgh assembled another 15-play drive to wind the clock down to 1:12, converting a 28-yard field goal after advancing 77 yards.
Second Half (Penn State 33, Pittsburgh 14) Penn State started on offense from its own 25 and quickly reached midfield on consecutive Barkley rushes of 17 and 11 yards, respectively. McSorley ran for 4 yards before the Lions were forced to punt, but Gillikin’s punt was fair caught at the Penn State 5 and the Nittany Lion defense only yielded 8 yards before forcing a three-and-out. Thompkins returned the ensuing punt 14 yards to the Pittsburgh 46, and it only took the Nittany Lions one play to score, as McSorley found Barkley over the middle for a 46-yard touchdown reception and 21-3 lead. Pittsburgh answered with a nine-play, 59-yard field goal drive. Ollison moved the Panthers to the edge of the red zone with a 32-yard rush to the Penn State 21. Alex Kessman’s kick from 24 yards out to made the score 21-6. Both teams traded punts before Penn State put together another touchdown drive. Starting at their own 22, the Nittany Lions quickly crossed into Pittsburgh territory as Barkley rushed for 22 yards, and then 15 more were added on a horse collar tackle penalty to spot the ball at the Pittsburgh 41. Barkley rushed for 11 more to the 30, and after McSorley called his own number for two yards, he connected with Brandon Polk on an 18-yard completion to the 10 for first-and-goal. Barkley rushed for 2 yards to end the quarter, and then punched it in from 8 yards out on the first play of the fourth quarter. Pittsburgh answered the Barkley score with its first touchdown, driving 75 yards on nine plays. Ollison ignited the drive with 30 yards on a shovel pass to the Penn State 33. The Panthers chipped their way to the Penn State 3, and on third-and-goal, backup quarterback Ben DiNucci ran around the left end for a touchdown. DiNucci stayed in the game for the two-point conversion and hit Ollison on a shovel pass to make it 28-14, but that was as close as Pittsburgh would come.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING
Pittsburgh-Ollison, Qadree 15-96; Moss, Chawntez 11-46; Hall, Darrin 5-19; DiNucci, Ben 5-8; Ffrench, Maurice 1-8; Maddox, Avonte 1-1; Henderson, Quadree 2-minus 5; Browne, Max 5-minus 18. Penn State-Barkley, Saquon 14-88; McSorley, Trace 8-65; TEAM 1-minus 2; Sanders, Miles 1-minus 3. PASSING
Pittsburgh-Browne, Max 19-32-2-138; DiNucci, Ben 5-9-0-49. Penn State-McSorley, Trace 15-28-1-164.
3:20 1-1, 0-0 ACC 2-0, 0-0 B1G
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RECEIVING
Pittsburgh-Weah, Jester 6-65; Araujo-Lopes, Rafael 4-42; Flanagan, Matt 3-19; Ollison, Qadree 2-30; Hall, Darrin 2-9; Ffrench, Maurice 2-9; Henderson, Quadree 2-5; Moss, Chawntez 2-minus 4; Mathews, Aaron 1-12. Penn State-Barkley, Saquon 4-45; Gesicki, Mike 4-39; Hamilton, DaeSean 3-45; Polk, Brandon 1-18; Thompkins, DeAndre 1-12; Johnson, Juwan 1-4; Stevens, Tommy 1-1. TOP TACKLERS (T-UA-A)
Pittsburgh-Idowu, Oluwaseun 8-6-2; Garner, Bricen 6-5-1; Zeise, Elijah 6-4-2; Jackson, Dane 5-4-1. Penn State-Allen, Marcus 9-3; Cabinda, Jason 8-5-3; Farmer, Koa 8-44; Scott, Nick 7-4-3; Apke, Troy 4-4-0; Haley, Grant 4-3-1; Campbell, Christian 4-3-1; Bowen, Manny 3-1.
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GAME RECAP
SCORING SUMMARY 1
2
3
4
OT
F
GSU
0
0
0
0
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0
PSU
14
21
14
7
-
56
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2nd
3rd
4th
11:48 PSU 8-63/3:12/0-7 Stevens, Tommy 10 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 0:49 PSU 3-83/0:58/0-14 Barkley, Saquon 85 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 11:44 3-86/1:09/0-21 Hamilton, DaeSean 27 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 8:55 PSU 1-29/0:09/0-28 Sanders, Miles 29 yd rush (Davis, T. kick) 3:26 PSU 4-25/2:02/0-35 McSorley, Trace 8 yd rush (Davis, T. kick) 7:56 PSU 6-55/2:45/0-42 Polk, Brandon 15 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 6:01 PSU 4-42/1:45/0-49 Blacknall, Saeed 35 yd pass from Stevens (Davis, T. kick) 8:55 PSU 4-69/1:47/0-56 Robinson, Andre 41 yd rush (Davis, T. kick)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Trace McSorley and Saquon Barkley turned in record performances in the first half as Penn State cruised past Georgia State, 56-0, before 102,746 fans in Beaver Stadium. Barkley enjoyed a career-day through the air, pulling in an 85-yard touchdown reception as part of a four-catch, 142-yard effort. It was the thirdlongest passing play in Penn State history and the longest ever by Penn State in Beaver Stadium. McSorley finished with 309 yards passing and four touchdowns on 18-of-23 passing after throwing for a Penn State-record 258 yards and three touchdowns in the first half. Both only played through the first two drives of the third quarter. Barkley and McSorley were not the only contributors offensively, as eight different Nittany Lions ultimately found the end zone. Tommy Stevens, who also threw for a touchdown, caught the first touchdown of the game, while receivers Saeed Blacknall, DaeSean Hamilton and Brandon Polk also added touchdown catches. Running backs Miles Sanders and Andre Robinson both broke free for long touchdown runs in the second half. Earning its second shutout in three games, the Penn State defense pulled in five turnovers; all of which led to touchdowns. Marcus Allen highlighted the unit’s takeaways with his first career interception, which he returned 50 yards into Georgia State territory. Penn State did not allow the Panthers into the red zone until the final drive of the game. Daniel Joseph, who had not made a collegiate tackle entering the game, piled up 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack on the evening. Overall, Penn State piled up 11 stops behind the line, including three sacks. Penn State outgained Georgia State 526 yards to 320 and earned its largest win since defeating Coastal Carolina, 66-10, in 2008. First Quarter (Penn State 14, Georgia State 0) Penn State got off to a fast start, ignited by a 37-yard kickoff return by Barkley, as it marched 63 yards on eight plays for a touchdown on its opening drive. McSorley completed five consecutive passes on the drive to move Penn State into the red zone, and he concluded it with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Stevens out of the backfield. Penn State was able to move off its own 1-yard line to its 22 on its second drive but was forced to punt. A 52-yard punt by Blake Gillikin and a defensive stop gave Penn State slightly better position on its next drive, but the Nittany Lions faced third-and-12 from their own 15. Under pressure McSorley, dumped off to Barkley in the left flat, and Barkley maneuvered past multiple Georgia State defenders down the sideline for an 85-yard touchdown with 49 seconds remaining in the first quarter.
Second Quarter (Penn State 35, Georgia State 0) The Nittany Lions needed just three plays to cover 86 yards for a touchdown on their third touchdown drive of the game. McSorley connected with Barkley out of the backfield for a 44-yard wheel-route reception down the right sideline to the Georgia State 42, Sanders followed with a 15-yard rush around the left end and then McSorley connected with Hamilton on a 27-yard touchdown pass with 11:44 to go in the second quarter for a 21-0 lead. The two teams traded punts, and then a Grant Haley interception setup a one-play scoring drive, as Sanders scored from 29 yards out for a 28-0 advantage. Georgia State had its deepest penetration into Penn State territory of the half on its next possession, reaching the Penn State 25, but Shaka Toney dropped Georgia State back 5 yards on a rushing play, and then Allen earned his first career interception at the 25, returning it 50 yards to the Georgia State 25. McSorley then capped a four-play drive with an 8-yard touchdown rush with 3:26 remaining before the break for a 35-0 halftime lead. Third Quarter (Penn State 49, Georgia State 0) Georgia State received the half-opening kickoff and reached the Penn State 37, but Georgia State quarterback Connor Manning fumbled under pressure and Kevin Givens recovered it at the Penn State 45. McSorley then completed a 21-yard pass to Blacknall on third-and-3 to the Georgia State 18 and eventually found Polk in the end zone from 15-yards out for a 42-0 lead. True freshman Tariq Castro-Fields intercepted Manning’s pass on the first play of Georgia State’s ensuing possession to give the Nittany Lions the ball back at the Georgia State 42. Stevens caught a 9-yard pass and then took over at quarterback, handing off to Mark Allen for 8 yards, taking a 10-yard sack back to the Georgia State 35, and then taking a hit while launching a 35-yard touchdown pass to Blacknall in the back of the end zone for a 49-0 lead. Fourth Quarter (Penn State 56, Georgia State 0) Robinson broke free for a career-long 41-yard rushing touchdown with 8:55 remaining for the final margin.
TEAM STATS First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Passing (C-A-Int) Total Offense Plays Fumbles (#-Lost) Penalties (#-Yards) Possession Time 3rd-Down Conv. Red Zone Touchdowns Field goals
OTHER
Time of Game Georgia State Penn State
GSU 21 150 170 18-32-3 320 81 3-2 3-25 38:47 11-21 0-1 0 0
PSU 19 166 360 21-29-0 526 53 2-0 5-45 21:13 4-9 3-3 3 0
3:19 0-2, 0-0 Sun Belt 3-0, 0-0 B1G
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING
Georgia State-Bateman, Taz 29-100; Winchester, Aaron 12-39; Hart, Penny 2-9; Neal, Kyler 3-4; Kirk, Demarcus 1-4; Manning, Conner 2-minus 6. Penn State-Barkley, Saquon 10-47; Sanders, Miles 3-44; Robinson, Andre 2-39; McSorley, Trace 3-24; Allen, Mark 2-9; Eury, Nick 1-4; Stevens, Tommy 2-2; TEAM 1-minus 3.
RECEIVING
Georgia State-Hart, Penny 7-56; Bateman, Taz 3-19; Boyd, Todd 2-32; Smith, Glenn 2-9; Ifedi, Jonathan 1-22; Werts, Ari 1-15; Neal, Kyler 1-12; Jones, Tamir 1-5. Penn State-Barkley, Saquon 4-142; Blacknall, Saeed 3-64; Hamilton, DaeSean 3-44; Thompkins, DeAndre 3-25; Gesicki, Mike 2-26; Stevens, Tommy 2-19; Johnson, Juwan 2-17; Polk, Brandon 1-15; Holland, Jonathan 1-8.
PASSING
Georgia State-Manning, Conner 16-29-3-133; Winchester, Aaron 2-30-37. Penn State-McSorley, Trace 18-23-0-309; Stevens, Tommy 2-4-0-43; Fessler, Billy 1-2-0-8.
TOP TACKLERS (T-UA-A)
Georgia State-Smith, Jerome 6-6-0; Williams, Bryan 6-6-0; Traylor, James 3-3-0. Penn State-Bowen, Manny 6-4-2; Wade, Lamont 5-4-1; Smith, Brandon 4-3-1; Cabinda, Jason 4-3-1; Toney, Shaka 4-2-2; Miller, Shareef 3-3-0; Joseph, Daniel 3-2-1; Allen, Marcus 3-2-1; Apke, Troy 3-2-1; Scott, Nick 3-2-1; Jordan, Ellison 3-1-2.
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GAME RECAP IOWA CITY, Iowa - Down four, facing fourth-and-goal from the 7-yard line with four seconds remaining, Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley zipped a pass over the middle to wide receiver Juwan Johnson on a crossing route in the back of the end zone, giving the fourth-ranked Nittany Lions a 21-19 win over Iowa in Kinnick Stadium. Saquon Barkley led Penn State with the most prolific night in Nittany Lion history, as he totaled a school-record 358 all-purpose yards by rushing 28 times for 211 yards and a touchdown, catching 12 passes for 94 yards and returning three kickoffs for 53 yards. McSorley was held without a touchdown pass until the final play, but extended his streak to 19 consecutive games. He completed 31-of-48 passes for 284 yards on the night, while rushing for 61 yards on 17 attempts. Johnson enjoyed a tremendous night with a career-high seven catches for 92 yards and the touchdown was the first of his career. Penn State's offense ran a school-record-tying 99 plays and totaled 579 yards, while its defense limited Iowa to 273 yards on 45 plays. Iowa totaled 219 of those yards in the second half though as it rallied from a 15-7 deficit with two fourth-quarter touchdowns. McSorley engineered an 80-yard touchdown drive though with 1:42 remaining.
SCORING SUMMARY 1
2
3
4
OT
F
PSU
3
2
10
6
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21
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0
7
0
12
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19
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3rd
4th
1:01 PSU 11-66/5:06/3-0 Davis, Tyler 19 yd field goal 7:40 PSU 5-0 Miller, Shareef safety 0:37 IOWA 1-21/0:06/5-7 Easley, Nick 21 yd pass from Stanley (Recinos kick) 10:42 PSU 7-55/2:25/8-7 Davis, Tyler 21 yd field goal 5:16 PSU 8-75/3:07/15-7 Barkley, Saquon 8 yd run (Davis kick) 10:02 IOWA 3-74/1:30/5-13 Wadley, Akrum 70 yd pass from Stanley (Stanley pass failed) 1:42 IOWA 3-80/1:00/15-19 Wadley, Akrum 35 yd run (Stanley pass failed) 0:00 PSU 12-80/1:42/21-19 Johnson, Juwan 7 yd pass from McSorley (Team rush failed)
TEAM STATS First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Passing (C-A-Int) Total Offense Plays Fumbles (#-Lost) Penalties (#-Yards) Possession Time 3rd-Down Conv. Red Zone Touchdowns Field goals
PSU 29 295 284 31-48-1 579 99 2-1 8-90 39:39 6-18 4-5 2 2
IOWA 11 82 191 13-22-0 273 45 1-1 3-25 20:21 3-11 0-1 0 0
The Finish Trailing 15-7 after a Penn State punt, Iowa took over at its own 26 with 11:32 remaining in the game. On third-and-6 from the 30, running back Akrum Wadley broke free for a 70-yard touchdown reception with 10:02 remaining. The two-point conversion was no good, and Penn State took over with a twopoint lead from its own 11. Penn State wound 7:20 off the clock with a 16-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a blocked 31-yard field goal. It was nearly a three-and-out, but Barkley hurdled a defender on third-and-6 on a screen pass for a first down to keep the drive alive. Barkley also converted a fourth-and-1 at the Iowa 43, rushing for four yards to the Iowa 39. However, the drive stalled out at the 13, and Iowa took over at the 20 with 2:42 remaining after the blocked field goal. A pass interference penalty on the first play moved the Hawkeyes to their 35, and then completions from quarterback Nate Stanley of 8 and 22 yards advanced Iowa to the Penn State 35. Wadley found a seam to rush 35 yards for the touchdown with 1:42 to go. The two-point conversion attempt failed, leaving Iowa with a 19-15 lead. After the kickoff, Penn State took over at its own 20. McSorley found Johnson for 12 yards, and then missed on his next two passing attempts before completing an 8-yard pass to Barkley to bring up fourth-and-2. Penn State called timeout with 58 seconds remaining, and then McSorley zipped a 6-yard pass to Saeed Blacknall over the middle to the Penn State 46 to move the chains. McSorley next took open field for 12 yards to the 42, and then he completed an 18-yard pass to Johnson and a 14-yard pass to Barkley to the Iowa 10. McSorley found tight end Mike Gesicki for 3 yards to the Iowa 7, but his next two passes were incomplete, and Penn State called timeout on fourth down with four seconds remaining. Penn State sent three receivers crossing over the middle, and McSorley found Johnson for the winning score.
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Third-Fourth Quarter (Penn State 15, Iowa 7) Davis kicked a 21-yard field goal for an 8-7 Penn State lead at 10:42 in the third quarter. Iowa crossed the 50 for the first time on a 29-yard completion to Ihmir Smith-Marsette, but Marcus Allen forced a fumble on the very next play and Grant Haley recovered it at the Penn State 25. The turnover led to a Penn State touchdown drive. Barkley broke free for 44 yards on the first play of the drive, and the Nittany Lions chipped their way down to the 8, where Barkley took it into the end zone on second-and-goal. The score gave the Nittany Lions a 15-7 lead with 5:16 remaining in the third quarter. Neither team scored until Stanley hit Wadley for a 70-yard touchdown pass on third down with 10:02 remaining in the fourth, setting the stage for the dramatic finish.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING
Penn State-Barkley, Saquon 28-211; McSorley, Trace 17-61; Robinson, Andre 4-19; Sanders, Miles 1-6; TEAM 1-minus 2. Iowa-Wadley, Akrum 19-80; Stanley, Nate 4-2. PASSING
Penn State-McSorley, Trace 31-48-1-284. Iowa-Stanley, Nate 13-22-0-191.
OTHER Time of Game Iowa Penn State
First Half (Iowa 7, Penn State 5) Penn State outgained Iowa 219 yards to 54 in the first half, but Iowa took advantage of a late interception for a halftime lead and the half's lone touchdown. Both teams punted on their first two possessions before Penn State got on the board with a field goal with 1:01 remaining in the first quarter. Penn State drove 66 yards on 11 plays to the Iowa 1-yard line, with Barkley carrying the ball three times for 33 yards and catching two passes for 14 yards to key the drive. The Hawkeyes held strong at the goal line though, stopping McSorley at the pylon on third down, and the Nittany Lions elected to have Tyler Davis kick a 19-yard field goal. Penn State increased its lead to 5-0 with a safety, after downing a punt at the 1-yard line, Shareef Miller was able to get into the backfield on a pitch to Akrum Wadley for the safety with 7:40 remaining in the half. The Nittany Lions earned one last drive in the half, starting at their own 6 with 1:52 remaining after a 53-yard punt. Penn State worked its way out to midfield, but McSorley was hit on a throw, knocking the trajectory from a wide open Mike Gesicki lower to the hands of Iowa linebacker Josey Jewell. Jewell returned the pick 33 yards to the 21 with 43 seconds remaining in the half. It took Iowa just one play to find the end zone, as Stanley hit Nick Easley with a touchdown pass with 37 seconds remaining in the half. Iowa, which had gained just 33 yards of offense before the touchdown throw, took a 7-5 lead to halftime.
3:31 3-1, 0-1 B1G 4-0, 1-0 B1G
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RECEIVING
Penn State-Barkley, Saquon 12-94; Johnson, Juwan 7-92; Gesicki, Mike 5-25; Hamilton, DaeSean 2-46; Thompkins, DeAndre 2-14; Blacknall, Saeed 1-6; Sanders, Miles 1-6; Holland, Jonathan 1-1. Iowa-Wadley, Akrum 4-75; Smith-Marsette, Ihmir 2-37; Vandeberg, Matt 2-27; Easley, Nick 2-27; Kelly-Martin,Ivory 2-12; Fant, Noah 1-13. TOP TACKLERS (T-UA-A)
Penn State-Cabinda, Jason 6-3-3; Miller, Shareef 5-5-0; Allen, Marcus 5-4-1; Apke, Troy 4-3-1; Campbell, Christian 3-3-0; Cothran, Curtis 3-3-0. Iowa-Jewell, Josey 16-11-5; Hooker, Amani 13-11-2; Rugamba, Manny 9-8-1; Taylor, Miles 7-6-1; Bower, Bo 7-4-3; Niemann, Ben 6-4-2; Nelson, Anthony 5-4-1; Bazata, Nathan 5-3-2; Jackson, Joshua 5-3-2.
2017 SEASON IN REVIEW
GAME RECAP
SCORING SUMMARY 1
2
3
4
OT
F
IU
0
14
0
0
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14
PSU
28
0
10
7
-
45
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
14:46 PSU 0-7 Barkley, Saquon 98 yd kickoff return (Davis, T. kick) 11:41 PSU 6-39/2:45/0-14 McSorley, Trace 1 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 6:34 PSU 0-21 Scott, Nick 13 yd fumble recovery (Davis, T. kick) 0:41 PSU 9-73/4:28/0-21 Hamilton, DaeSean 8 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 14:01 IND 6-75/1:40/7-28 Brookins, Ricky 2 yd run (Oakes kick) 0:44 IND 8-60/2:05/14-28 Cobbs Jr., Simmie 18 yd pass from Ramsey (Oakes kick) 5:50 PSU 8-40/3:24/14-31 Davis, Tyler 45 yd field goal 3:22 PSU 4-52/1:36/14-38 Hamilton, DaeSean 24 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 4:13 PSU 5-73/2:20/14-45 Hamilton, DaeSean 16 yd pass from Barkley (Davis, T. kick)
TEAM STATS First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Passing (C-A-Int) Total Offense Plays Fumbles (#-Lost) Penalties (#-Yards) Possession Time 3rd-Down Conv. Red Zone Touchdowns Field goals
OTHER Time of Game Indiana Penn State
IU 19 177 175 15-32-1 352 79 3-3 2-20 26:31 7-18 2-2 2 0
PSU 20 39 331 24-37-1 370 74 0-0 2-7 33:29 6-18 3-4 3 0
3:16 2-2, 0-2 B1G 5-0, 2-0 B1G
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State special teams units helped build a four-touchdown lead in the first quarter, as the fourth-ranked Nittany Lions defeated Indiana, 45-12. It was a historic afternoon for senior DaeSean Hamilton, who became Penn State’s career receptions leader. With nine receptions for 122 yards and a careerhigh three touchdowns, Hamilton ended the game with 181 career receptions, breaking the record of 179 held by Deon Butler. Saquon Barkley set the tone, returning the opening kickoff 98 yards for his first career return touchdown. Jason Cabinda, who matched a career high with 14 tackles in the game, forced a fumble on Indiana’s first offensive drive to setup a touchdown drive for Penn State’s second score. Then a pair of punts turned into scoring opportunities, as Irvin Charles forced a fumble on a punt return that was scooped up by Nick Scott for a touchdown, and punter Blake Gillikin absorbed a hit to draw a personal foul for a first down, leading to yet another touchdown drive. It marks the first time since 2001 that Penn State had two special teams touchdowns in the same game. Indiana responded with a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter to cut the deficit in half, but the Hoosiers were shutout in the second half, while Penn State added a field goal and a pair of Hamilton touchdowns for the final margin. Turnovers were a factor throughout the game, as Penn State won the battle in the category, 4-1, forcing and recovering three fumbles and adding an Amani Oruwariye interception. Barkley surpassed 200 all-purpose yards for the fourth time this season and added a touchdown pass to Hamilton in the fourth quarter to become the first Big Ten player and sixth in FBS since 1996 to return a kickoff for a touchdown and throw a touchdown pass in the same game. He finished with 205 all-purpose yards with 98 yards coming on the return, 56 yards rushing on 20 carries and 51 yards receiving on four catches. Trace McSorley had his seventh 300-yard passing game of his career, completing 23-of-36 passes for 315 yards and two touchdowns, extending his games with a touchdown streak to 20 games. He also rushed for one touchdown.
First Quarter (Penn State 28, Indiana 0) Penn State’s special teams and defense helped the Nittany Lions jump out to a 28-0 lead in the opening stanza. The 28 points were the most Penn State had scored in the first quarter since scoring the same against Illinois in 2005. Barkley returned the opening kickoff 98 yards to open the scoring, and then Christian Campbell forced a fumble on Indiana’s ensuing possession that Cabinda recovered and returned 4 yards to the Indiana 29-yard line. Using a 24-yard completion to Juwan Johnson and a 7-yard rush by Barkley, Penn State moved inside the Indiana 5, and McSorley scored with a rush from 1-yard out three plays later for a 14-0 lead with 11:41 remaining in the first quarter. Penn State’s next offensive possession ended with a punt, but Charles forced a fumble on the return at the Indiana 13, and Scott scooped it and scored for a 21-0 lead with 6:34 remaining in the quarter. The Penn State defense forced a three-and-out and Penn State took over on its own 27 for its next drive. The Hoosiers forced a three-and-out, but a roughing the punter penalty gave the Nittany Lions a first down and 15 yards to the Penn State 37. Barkley made a one-handed catch in the backfield, made a move to juke All-American linebacker Tegray Scales, and rumbled for 36 yards to the Indiana 27 on the very next play. The nine-play, 73-yard drive concluded with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Hamilton for a 28-0 advantage with 41 seconds remaining in the quarter. Second Quarter (Penn State 28, Indiana 14) Indiana got on the scoreboard early in the second quarter, as Ian Thomas broke free for a 54-yard reception down to the Penn State 2, and Ricky Brookins punched it into the end zone on the next play, cutting the deficit to 28-7 with 14:01 to go in the half. Both teams would trade punts for the rest of the quarter until McSorley was intercepted at the Indiana 40 by Jonathan Crawford with 2:49 to go in the half. Indiana drove 60 yards on eight plays in 2:05 for a touchdown, which was scored on an 18-yard touchdown throw from Peyton Ramsey to Simmie Cobbs Jr. Third Quarter (Penn State 38, Indiana 14) Tyler Davis was able to drill a 45-yard field goal for a 31-14 lead with 5:50 remaining in the third. Indiana reached midfield in just two plays on its ensuing possession after Devonte Williams found space for a 23-yard rush to the Penn State 48, but he fumbled on the next carry on a hit from Marcus Allen, and Parker Cothren recovered it at the line of scrimmage to setup a touchdown drive. Penn State needed just four plays to cover 52 yards. McSorley found Saeed Blacknall for 18 on the first play to advance to the Indiana 34, and then McSorley picked up a first down rushing for 7 yards and then 3 to reach the 24. McSorley fired to the end zone on the next play, finding Hamilton for his second touchdown of the day and a 38-14 lead with 3:22 to go in the third. Fourth Quarter (Penn State 45, Indiana 14) Hamilton scored his third touchdown of the day on a pass from Barkley. At the 16-yard line, Barkley took a pitch in the backfield from McSorley to draw the defense forward, and Barkley tossed it over the defense to an open Hamilton for the touchdown.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING
Indiana-Ramsey, Peyton 12-53; Ellison, Morgan 9-53; Gest, Cole 1048; Philyor, Whop 3-13; Williams, Devonte 5-9; Rodriguez, Alex 3-9; Brookins, Ricky 3-4; TEAM 1-minus 2; Lagow, Richard 1-minus 10. Penn State-Barkley, Saquon 20-56; Hamilton, DaeSean 1-2; McSorley, Trace 16-minus 19.
RECEIVING
Indiana-Thomas, Ian 5-91; Cobbs Jr., Simmie 5-44; Williams, Devonte 1-23; Watercutter, Ryan 1-7; Mack, Taysir 1-4; Philyor, Whop 1-4; Brookins, Ricky 1-2. Penn State-Hamilton, DaeSean 9-122; Johnson, Juwan 4-63; Barkley, Saquon 4-51; Gesicki, Mike 3-19; Thompkins, DeAndre 2-53; Blacknall, Saeed 1-18; Pancoast, Tom 1-5.
PASSING
Indiana-Ramsey, Peyton 8-17-1-78; Lagow, Richard 7-15-0-97. Penn State-McSorley, Trace 23-36-1-315; Barkley, Saquon 1-1-0-16.
TOP TACKLERS (T-UA-A)
Indiana-Scales, Tegray 11-7-4; Fields, Tony 10-7-3; Covington, Chris 8-3-5; Dutra, Chase 7-6-1; Barwick Jr., Mike 5-1-4. Penn State-Cabinda, Jason 14-6-8; Bowen, Manny 8-1-7; Smith, Brandon 7-0-7; Allen, Marcus 6-2-4; Campbell, Christian 4-2-2; Apke, Troy 4-2-2; Cothren, Parker 4-2-2; Haley, Grant 4-2-2; Miller, Shareef 4-1-3; Brown, Cam 4-1-3.
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GAME RECAP
SCORING SUMMARY 1
2
3
4
OT
F
PSU
3
7
14
7
-
31
NU
0
0
0
7
-
7
1st 2nd 3rd
4th
0:13 PSU 8-49/3:25/3-0 Davis, Tyler 21 yd field goal 12:04 PSU 5-52/2:11/10-0 Stevens, Tommy Stevens 10 yd pass from McSorley (T. Davis) 9:33 PSU 10-66/4:21/17-0 Barkley, Saquon 1 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 2:13 PSU 4-71/1:06/24-0 Barkley, Saquon 53 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 8:52 PSU 11-54/3:53/31-0 McSorley, Trace 5 yd run (T. Davis) 1:46 NU 9-80/2:19/31-7 Alviti, Matt 1 yd run (Kuhbander kick)
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Penn State defense and precise passing from Trace McSorley led the Nittany Lions to their sixth-straight victory, as they defeated Northwestern, 31-7, in Ryan Field. Penn State led 10-0 at the half, and then pulled away with a pair of Saquon Barkley touchdowns in the third quarter and a McSorley rushing score in the fourth, before Northwestern earned its first score of the game with less than two minutes remaining. The Penn State defense limited Northwestern to 265 yards of total offense, yielding just 99 in the second half. It also forced three turnovers in the first half, with Amani Oruwariye and Christian Campbell both earning interceptions and Shaka Toney forcing a fumble that was recovered by Kevin Givens. Toney also led the Nittany Lions with two sacks. McSorley was responsible for a pair of touchdowns, also throwing for one and completing a program-record 15 consecutive passes across the first to third quarters. He finished with 245 yards passing after completing 25-of-34 passes. Barkley added a pair of touchdowns on the ground, including a 53-yarder, and totaled 75 yards on 16 carries and 9 yards on two receptions.
Second Quarter (Penn State 10, Northwestern 0) The Nittany Lions found the end zone on their first offensive drive of the second quarter for the lone score of the frame. The Penn State defense forced a three-and-out to start the stanza, and a shanked punt gave the Nittany Lions the ball at their own 48. It took the Lions just five plays to score, as McSorley connected with DeAndre Thompkins for 19 yards to the Northwestern 33, and then McSorley found Brandon Polk on back-to-back plays, first for 6 yards and then for 23 yards, to the Northwestern 4. The Wildcats stopped Barkley for a loss of 6 yards, but then McSorley threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Tommy Stevens for a 10-0 lead with 12:04 remaining in the half. The Penn State defense continued to thrive, stopping Northwestern on fourth-and-2 from the Penn State 33 with 7:01 remaining in the quarter. Penn State was forced to punt and Gillikin pinned the Wildcats at their own 8-yard line with 3:31 to go. The Wildcats reached the Penn State 37 in the final seconds of the half, but a heave to the end zone was intercepted by Campbell to send the teams to the locker room.
First Quarter (Penn State 3, Northwestern 0) Penn State's defense shined in the first quarter despite favorable field position for Northwestern, as the Nittany Lions squashed scoring opportunities with turnovers. On its first offensive drive, Northwestern took over on downs at its own 38 and completed a 24-yard pass on fourth-and-8 to the Penn State 10-yard line to bring up first-and-goal, but a holding penalty for a loss of 10 yards, a sack by Curtis Cothran for a loss of 8 and a rush for no gain brought up third down from the Penn State 28. Northwestern QB Clayton Thorson attempted a deep pass, but Oruwariye made a leaping interception at the Penn State 10. Penn State went three-and-out on offense after the interception, and Blake Gillikin's punt into the stiff wind only went 39 yards to the Northwestern 45. The Wildcats were able to pick up one first down, but on third-and-9 from the Penn State 41, Toney strip-sacked Thorson, and Givens recovered the fumble at the Penn State 48. The turnover set up an eight-play, 49-yard field goal drive that Tyler Davis completed with a 21-yard field goal conversion with 13 seconds remaining in the quarter.
Third Quarter (Penn State 24, Northwestern 0) The Wildcats received the kickoff to open the half, but the Nittany Lions forced a three-and-out, took over on offense at their own 34 and assembled a 10-play, 66-yard touchdown drive. McSorley went 5-for-5 passing on the drive, and his fifth completion was a 38-yarder to Saeed Blacknall, who broke a tackle and scampered to the Northwestern 5, before getting nudged out of bounds. Stevens lined up in the backfield and rushed for 4 yards to the 1, McSorley got the ball inside the 1 on another rush, and then Barkley reached the ball across for the score with 9:33 to go in the quarter. The Penn State defense did not allow a first down in the quarter and Barkley found the end zone again late in the frame, breaking free for 53 yards down the right sideline. Fourth Quarter (Penn State 31, Northwestern 7) McSorley engineered an 11-play, 54-yard touchdown drive, taking the ball himself from 5 yards out with 8:52 remaining in the game. Northwestern was able to avoid the shutout late, driving 80 yards on nine plays. Backup quarterback Matt Alviti, led the drive, highlighted by completions of 14 and 25 yard and a 14-yard rush. He rushed the ball into the end zone himself from a yard out for the final margin.
TEAM STATS First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Passing (C-A-Int) Total Offense Plays Fumbles (#-Lost) Penalties (#-Yards) Possession Time 3rd-Down Conv. Red Zone Touchdowns Field goals
PSU 23 95 286 29-41-0 381 79 0-0 3-30 34:04 8-16 4-5 3 1
NU 15 67 198 23-43-2 265 73 1-1 8-74 25:56 5-19 1-2 1 0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING
Penn State-Barkley, Saquon 16-75; Stevens, Tommy 3-17; Allen, Mark 2-4; Robinson, Andre 1-0; McSorley, Trace 16-minus 1. Northwestern-Jackson, Justin 16-66; Alviti, Matt 3-20; Larkin, Jeremy 3-5; Brown, Jesse 1-4; Lees, Riley 1-0; Thorson, Clayton 6-minus 28. PASSING
Penn State-McSorley, Trace 25-34-0-245; Stevens, Tommy 4-7-0-41. Northwestern-Thorson, Clayton 19-36-2-142; Alviti, Matt 4-7-0-56.
OTHER Time of Game Northwestern Penn State
182
3:17 2-3, 0-2 B1G 6-0, 3-0 B1G
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RECEIVING
Penn State-Thompkins, DeAndre 6-57; Johnson, Juwan 6-43; Blacknall, Saeed 4-74; Polk, Brandon 3-40; Hamilton, DaeSean 2-35; Sanders, Miles 2-11; Barkley, Saquon 2-9; Gesicki, Mike 2-9; Stevens, Tommy 2-8. Northwestern-Jackson, Justin 6-23; Wilson, Macan 4-39; Nagel, Flynn 3-26; Dickerson, Garrett 3-17; Skowronek, Bennett 2-34; Lees, Riley 2-22; James, Jace 1-25; Green, Cameron 1-9; McGowan, Kyric 1-3. TOP TACKLERS (T-UA-A)
Penn State-Apke, Troy 5-5-0; Cabinda, Jason 5-3-2; Allen, Marcus 5-2-3; Smith, Brandon 5-1-4; Farmer, Koa 4-4-0; Miller, Shareef 4-3-1; Campbell, Christian 4-3-1; Bowen, Manny 4-2-2; Simmons, Shane 4-2-2. Northwestern-Igwebuike, Godwin 11-8-3; Hall, Nate 9-8-1; Fisher, Paddy 6-5-1; Williams, Trae 5-3-2; Gallagher, Blake 5-2-3; Queiro, Kyle 5-2-3.
2017 SEASON IN REVIEW
GAME RECAP
SCORING SUMMARY 1
2
3
4
OT
F
UM
0
13
0
0
-
13
PSU
14
7
7
14
-
42
1st
2nd
3rd 4th
14:17 PSU 2-75/0:43/0-7 Barkley, Saquon 69 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 10:11 PSU 4-78/2:05/0-14 Barkley, Saquon 15 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 12:53 MICH 11-59/5:28/6-14 Higdon, Karan 1 yd run (Nordin kick fail) 1:45 MICH 8-67/3:20/13-14 Isaac, Ty 6 yd run (Nordin kick) 0:53 PSU 7-75/0:52/13-21 McSorley, Trace 3 yd run 5:13 PSU 9-80/5:24/13-28 McSorley, Trace 13 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 13:11 PSU 2-46/0:32/13-35 Barkley, Saquon 42 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 7:53 PSU 4-48/1:57/13-42 McSorley, Trace 9 yd run (Davis, T. kick)
TEAM STATS First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Passing (C-A-Int) Total Offense Plays Fumbles (#-Lost) Penalties (#-Yards) Possession Time 3rd-Down Conv. Red Zone Touchdowns Field goals
MICH 16 103 166 16-28-0 269 70 2-1 6-59 32:56 6-16 2-2 2 0
PSU 25 224 282 17-26-1 506 61 0-0 1-10 27:04 4-7 4-5 4 0
OTHER Time of Game Michigan Penn State
3:16 5-2, 2-2 B1G 7-0, 4-0 B1G
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - In front of a raucous, Beaver Stadium-record crowd of 110,823, Saquon Barkley and Trace McSorley scored three touchdowns each to lead No. 2 Penn State past No. 19 Michigan, 42-13. Michigan entered the game boasting the FBS' top total defense (223.8 ypg), but Barkley set the tone early, scoring two rushing touchdowns in the first five minutes, highlighted by a 69-yard touchdown on the game's second play from scrimmage. He also helped put the game away in the fourth quarter, catching a 42-yard touchdown pass from McSorley. The catch gave him the yards necessary to become the first Penn State player and the fourth in Big Ten history to total 3,000 career rushing yards and 1,000 career receiving yards. McSorley was ultimately responsible for four touchdowns, rushing for a career-high three scores, in addition to his fourth-quarter toss to Barkley. McSorley finished with 358 yards of total offense, as he connected on 17-of-26 passes for 282 yards and rushed for 76 yards on 11 carries. The Nittany Lions outgained the Wolverines, 506-269, in total yardage. The points and yards allowed by Michigan's defense were its most since 2015, while Penn State's defense was relentless, with eight different players contributing to a season-high seven sacks. Penn State led the game from Barkley's first score until the end. Michigan battled back in the second quarter, cutting Penn State's lead to one (14-13), but the Nittany Lions covered 75 yards on seven plays in 52 seconds to score before the halftime break for a 21-13 halftime advantage. Michigan was unable to score in the second half, while McSorley took over with a pair of rushing touchdowns and his touchdown pass to Barkley. First Quarter (Penn State 14, Michigan 0) Penn State jumped out to a 14-0 lead with a pair of quick strikes. On just the second play of the game after the opening kickoff, Barkley took a direct snap 69 yards for a touchdown. The Nittany Lion defense then forced a three-and-out, putting the offense back on the field at its own 32. The Lions needed just four plays to find the end zone again, as McSorley scrambled on 2nd-and-5 for 23 yards to the 50, and then threw a 35-yard jump ball to Mike Gesicki at the 15. Barkley scored on a pitch on the very next play. Barkley totaled 102 yards on six carries for the quarter. Michigan took advantage of an interception though to halt Penn State's momentum. Michigan drove to the Penn State 3 to set up first and goal before the quarter ended.
Second Quarter (Penn State 14, Michigan 13) On fourth-and-inches, Karan Higdon took a pitch around the left end and was able to get just inside the pylon for Michigan's first score, and Michigan trailed 14-6 after a missed extra point. After both teams traded three-and-outs, Penn State turned the ball over on downs at the Michigan 33. The Wolverines then drove 67 yards for a touchdown on eight plays, capped by Ty Isaac powering through the middle for a 6-yard touchdown run with 1:45 to go in the half. However, Michigan left too much time on the clock, as Penn State drove 75 yards for a touchdown in less than a minute. After an incompletion, McSorley connected with Juwan Johnson for 12 yards and then DaeSean Hamilton for 36 yards to the Michigan 27. Barkley rushed for 9 yards on the next carry but was dropped for a loss of 2 on the next an option pitch, setting up third-and-3. The Lions stayed aggressive though, finding Gesicki for 17 yards down the sideline to the Michigan 3. McSorley called his own number on the next play, weaving through the linemen for a touchdown with 53 seconds remaining. Third Quarter (Penn State 28, Michigan 13) Penn State tallied the lone score of the third quarter, driving 80 yards on nine plays for a touchdown. On second-and-8 from the 22, Hamilton got the drive rolling with a slant, finding a seam for a 26-yard gain to the Penn State 48. Later, in the drive McSorley connected again with Hamilton for gains of 11 and 9 yards on second and third downs, respectively, to the Michigan 13. McSorley then weaved his way through the Michigan defense on the next play and dove for the left pylon, scoring for a 28-13 lead with 5:31 to go. Fourth Quarter (Penn State 42, Michigan 13) Looking to pull back within a touchdown, Michigan erased a second-and-21 deficit with a 22-yard completion to its own 49 early in the final stanza. However, cornerback Christian Campbell found his way into the backfield and stripped the ball from John O'Korn's hand, and defensive lineman Robert Windsor was there to recover it for Penn State, setting up another touchdown drive. Penn State took over on the Michigan 46, and after a 4-yard completion to Blacknall, Barkley broke free wide open down the right sideline, making a bobbling catch for a 42-yard touchdown reception and a 35-13 advantage with 13:11 to go. Michigan was able to cross midfield on its next possession, but on fourthand-11 from the Penn State 45, Givens was able to haul down O'Korn for a loss of 7 yards. Penn State took over at the Michigan 48 and extended its lead for the final margin. A 23-yard completion to Brandon Polk and a 19-yard run by McSorley keyed the drive, and McSorley rushed in from 9 yards out for a touchdown.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING
Michigan-Higdon, Karan 15-45; Isaac, Ty 6-36; Evans, Chris 4-17; McDoom, Eddie 1-8; Hill, Khalid 2-0; O'Korn, John 14-minus 3. Penn State-Barkley, Saquon 15-108; McSorley, Trace 11-76; Sanders, Miles 6-25; Stevens, Tommy 1-11; Allen, Mark 1-5; TEAM 1-minus 1. PASSING
Michigan-O'Korn, John 16-28-0-166. Penn State-McSorley, Trace 17-26-1-282.
RECEIVING
Michigan-Perry, Grant 3-46; Peoples-Jones, Donovan 3-43; McDoom, Eddie 3-29; McKeon, Sean 3-11; Hill, Khalid 2-12; Crawford, Kekoa 1-23; Evans, Chris 1-2. Penn State-Hamilton, DaeSean 6-115; Barkley, Saquon 3-53; Johnson, Juwan 3-30; Gesicki, Mike 2-52; Polk, Brandon 1-23; Robinson, Andre 1-5; Blacknall, Saeed 1-4. TOP TACKLERS (T-UA-A)
Michigan-Kinnel, Tyree 7-4-3; Hudson, Khaleke 6-3-3; McCray, Mike 6-33; Hill, Lavert 6-3-3; Bush, Devin 6-2-4; Winovich, Chase 4-2-2. Penn State-Cabinda, Jason 12-2-10; Farmer, Koa 7-1-6; Allen, Marcus 6-2-4; Bowen, Manny 6-1-5; Apke, Troy 4-3-1; Oruwariye, Amani 4-31; Haley, Grant 4-3-1; Campbell, Christian 4-3-1; Wade, Lamont 4-2-2; Givens, Kevin 4-1-3; Cothren, Parker 4-1-3; Buchholz, Ryan 4-1-3.
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GAME RECAP COLUMBUS, Ohio - No. 6 Ohio State rallied from 15 points down in the fourth quarter to defeat No. 2 Penn State, 39-38, in Ohio Stadium. Penn State did not yield the lead until Ohio State’s final score with 1:48 remaining, as Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett connected with Marcus Baugh on a 16-yard touchdown. The loss snapped the Nittany Lions’ 15-game regular season and 13-game Big Ten winning streaks. The Nittany Lions built a 21-3 lead by the early part of the second quarter, as Saquon Barkley returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, Trace McSorley threw a touchdown pass and Barkley scored on a 36-yard rush. The Buckeyes were able to stay within striking distance though, and Barrett threw three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, while Ohio State clamped down on defense, to win the game late. Barrett went 9-for-9 passing for 102 yards on two touchdown drives in the final five minutes.
SCORING SUMMARY 1
2
3
4
OT
F
PSU
14
14
7
3
-
38
OSU
3
14
3
19
-
39
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2nd
3rd
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14:45 PSU 7-0 Barkley, Saquon 97 yd kickoff return (Davis, T. kick) 11:36 PSU 5-23/1:56/14-0 Hamilton, DaeSean 13 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 4:38 OSU 9-37/2:58/14-3 Nuernberger, Sean 38 yd field goal 11:40 PSU 7-81/3:20/1-3 Barkley, Saquon 36 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 9:32 OSU 5-63/2:01/21-10 McLaurin, Terry 14 yd pass from Barrett (Nuernberger kick) 8:06 PSU 2-23/1:08/28-10 McSorley, Trace 6 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 4:56 OSU 10-75/3:10/28-17 Weber, Mike 2 yd run (Nuernberger kick) 11:37 OSU 10-57/3:23/28-20 Nuernberger, Sean 36 yd field goal 7:25 PSU 10-70/4:09/35-20 Thompkins, DeAndre 37 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 11:05 OSU 2-47/0:34/35-27 Dixon, Johnnie 38 yd pass from Barrett (Nuernberger kick) 5:42 PSU 10-64/5:18/38-27 Davis, Tyler 24 yd field goal 4:20 OSU 5-76/1:17/38-33 Dixon, Johnnie 10 yd pass from Barrett (Dixon rush failed) 1:48 OSU 5-58/1:19/38-39 Baugh, Marcus 16 yd pass from Barrett (Barrett rush failed)
TEAM STATS First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Passing (C-A-Int) Total Offense Plays Fumbles (#-Lost) Penalties (#-Yards) Possession Time 3rd-Down Conv. Red Zone Touchdowns Field goals
PSU 17 91 192 17-29-0 283 64 0-0 9-73 30:53 7-15 3-3 2 1
OSU 27 201 328 33-39-0 529 78 2-2 10-79 29:07 5-12 6-6 4 2
First Quarter (Penn State 14, Ohio State 3) Success in all three phases gave Penn State a two-touchdown lead within the first four minutes of the game, as Barkley returned the opening-kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown and then the Nittany Lion defense forced and recovered a fumble to setup a short touchdown drive. Barkley’s touchdown gave Penn State a 7-0 lead just 15 seconds into the game and on Ohio State's third play from scrimmage, Manny Bowen forced a fumble at the 50-yard line that Koa Farmer scooped up and returned 26 yards to the Ohio State 23. Facing third-and-goal from the 13 on the ensuing possession, McSorley lobbed a pass to the back-right corner of the end zone, where DaeSean Hamilton hauled it in for a touchdown with 11:36 remaining in the quarter. Both teams would trade punts before Ohio State got on the scoreboard with a 38-yard field goal with 4:38 remaining in the quarter. It was the first firstquarter score allowed by Penn State in 2017. Second Quarter (Penn State 28, Ohio State 17) The second quarter was even with both teams scoring a pair of touchdowns. Barkley and McSorley both scored rushing touchdowns for the Nittany Lions, as their kickoff return was a factor again. Barrett threw a touchdown and Mike Weber scored one on the ground for the Buckeyes. Penn State started at its own 19 to start the second quarter after forcing a turnover on downs to end the first. It took just seven plays to score, as Barkley scampered down the sideline from 36 yards out. McSorley went 3-for-4 passing for 27 yards on the drive, and the Lions were also aided by a pass interference call. Ohio State answered quickly with a five-play, 63-yard touchdown drive. A 36-yard pass to Austin Mack at the Penn State 16 keyed the drive, and Barrett found Terry McLaurin in the end zone just two plays later for a 14-yard touchdown pass, making 21-10 with 11:33 to go. Penn State’s kickoff return unit stepped up again on the ensuing kickoff. Looking to avoid Barkley, Ohio State kicked short to Farmer, but he returned it 59 yards to the Ohio State 23. McSorley capped the drive with a 6-yard touchdown run, diving for the pylon. Ohio State responded again though, driving 75 yards on 10 plays. Weber punched it into the end zone from 2 yards out, cutting the OSU deficit to 28-17 before halftime.
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Fourth Quarter (Ohio State 39, Penn State 38) Ohio State outscored Penn State, 19-3, in the final frame to snatch the victory. Penn State appeared to have a chance to put the game away early in the quarter with a fumble recovery by Shareef Miller at the Ohio State 42, but the Buckeyes forced a three-and-out and blocked the ensuing punt to setup a touchdown drive. Denzel Ward blocked the punt for Ohio State, and Dante Booker recovered it at the Penn State 47 and returned it 6 yards to the Penn State 41. Barrett then found Johnnie Dixon wide-open over the middle for a 28-yard touchdown with 11:05 remaining, which cut Penn State’s lead to 35-27. The Nittany Lions answered with a 10-play, 64-yard field goal drive. Tyler Davis hit a 24-yard field goal down the middle to extend the Lion lead to 38-27 with 5:42 remaining. Ohio State wasted no time finding the end zone again though, driving 76 yards in just 1:17. Starting at its own 24, Barrett completed four-straight passes to move the Buckeyes to the Penn State 30. Offsides and pass interference penalties on the next two plays spotted the ball at the 10, and Barrett connected with Dixon in the end zone for the touchdown with 4:20 remaining, making it a 38-33 game. The two-point conversion attempt failed. Penn State only went backwards on offense, and the Buckeyes offense started at its own 42 with 3:07 remaining. The Buckeyes needed just 1:19 to find the end zone again, as Barrett was perfect on five-straight passes, eventually connecting with Baugh on a 16-yard touchdown for a 39-38 lead with 1:48 to go.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING
Penn State-McSorley, Trace 13-49; Barkley, Saquon 21-44; TEAM 1-minus 2. Ohio State-Barrett, J.T. 17-95; Dobbins, J.K. 13-88; Weber, Mike 7-21; TEAM 2-minus 3. PASSING
Penn State-McSorley, Trace 17-29-0-192. Ohio State-Barrett, J.T. 33-39-0-328.
OTHER Time of Game Penn State Ohio State
Third Quarter (Penn State 35, Ohio State 20) Ohio State received the kickoff to open the half and scored a 36-yard field goal, pulling within eight with 11:37 to go in the quarter. The Nittany Lions answered with a 10-play touchdown drive. McSorley kept the drive alive early with a 12-yard scramble on third-and-11, and then capped it with a 37-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Thompkins. The touchdown was initially ruled an interception on the field as the defensive back came up with the ball, but it was overturned on video-review, as it was clear Thompkins controlled the ball to the ground.
3:42 7-1, 4-1 B1G 7-1, 5-0 B1G
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RECEIVING
Penn State-Gesicki, Mike 6-57; Barkley, Saquon 4-23; Johnson, Juwan 3-29; Thompkins, DeAndre 2-49; Blacknall, Saeed 1-21; Hamilton, DaeSean 1-13. Ohio State-Hill, K.J. 12-102; Mack, Austin 6-90; Weber, Mike 5-9; Dixon, Johnnie 3-56; McLaurin, Terry 2-34; Baugh, Marcus 2-20; Saunders, C.J. 1-13; Campbell, Parris 1-5; Dobbins, J.K. 1-minus 1. TOP TACKLERS (T-UA-A)
Penn State-Allen, Marcus 10-9-1; Bowen, Manny 9-7-2; Apke, Troy 8-62; Cabinda, Jason 7-3-4; Farmer, Koa 7-3-4; Campbell, Christian 6- 3-3. Ohio State-Fuller, Jordan 9-8-1; Baker, Jerome 7-4-3; Worley, Chris 5-32; Booker, Dante 5-3-2; Hubbard, Sam 4-3-1; Sheffield, Kendall 4-1-3; Landers, Robert 3-2-1.
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GAME RECAP EAST LANSING, Mich. - No. 7 Penn State entered the fourth quarter with a three-point lead, but a pair of fourth-quarter field goals from No. 24 Michigan State lifted the Spartans to a 27-24 victory inside of Spartan Stadium. The passing games thrived for both squads, even with the wet conditions and a nearly 3 1/2 hour weather delay midway through the second quarter, as neither running game could find its footing. Quarterback Trace McSorley piled up the second-highest passing yardage total of his career, completing 26-of-47 passes for 381 yards and three touchdowns. McSorley's 381 passing yards were just shy of his career-high 384yard effort in the Big Ten Championship Game in 2016. McSorley found eight different receivers in the game, with DaeSean Hamilton (112 yards) and DeAndre Thompkins (102 yards) each accounting for over 100 yards receiving. The yardage total was a career high for Thompkins, marking his first career 100-yard receiving game. Michigan State's Brian Lewerke was not to be outdone in the game, as he completed 33-of-56 passes for 400 yards and two touchdowns to rally the Spartans to victory. Felton Davis caught a game-high 12 passes for 181 yards and one touchdown for Michigan State. LJ Scott ran for 43 yards and a touchdown, while Matt Coghlin connected on both of his field goal attempts in the Spartans' win.
SCORING SUMMARY 1
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14
0
10
0
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24
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7
7
6
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27
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4th
5:40 PSU 7-92/3:00/7-0 Hamilton, DaeSean 31 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 3:28 MSU 4-52/2:07/7-7 Stewart, Darrell 7 yd pass from Lewerke (Coghlin kick) 0:42 PSU 9-75/2:46/14-7 Blacknall, Saeed 27 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 3:54 MSU 5-69/2:24/14-14 Davis, Felton 33 yd pass from Lewerke (Coghlin kick) 7:25 MSU 10-91/5:10/14-21 Scott, LJ 3 yd run (Coghlin kick) 2:11 PSU 12-71/5:08/17-21 Davis, Tyler 26 yd field goal 00:00 PSU 1-70/0:05/24-21 Thompkins, DeAndre 70 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 10:56 MSU 11-45/3:59/24-24 Coghlin, Matt 32 yd field goal 0:00 MSU 10-53/4:05/24-27 Coghlin, Matt 34 yd field goal
TEAM STATS First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Passing (C-A-Int) Total Offense Plays Fumbles (#-Lost) Penalties (#-Yards) Possession Time 3rd-Down Conv. Red Zone Touchdowns Field goals
PSU 22 65 401 27-48-3 466 69 0-0 7-86 25:51 4-12 1-1 1 1
MSU 25 74 400 33-56-1 474 80 2-2 8-87 34:09 10-18 4-4 2 2
OTHER Time of Game Penn State Michigan State
3:35 7-2, 4-2 B1G 7-2, 5-1 B1G
First Quarter (Penn State 14, Michigan State 7) Penn State's offense started rolling on its second possession, driving 92 yards for a touchdown on seven plays in exactly three minutes. McSorley went 5-for5 passing for 70 yards on the drive, capping it with a 31-yard touchdown pass to Hamilton. Hamilton started the drive with a 23-yard reception, and McSorley got help in the passing game from Saquon Barkley, as the running back took a direct snap and zipped a 20-yard throw over the middle to Mike Gesicki to the Michigan State 42. Thompkins then hauled in an 11-yard catch to the 31 to setup the touchdown strike. Michigan State answered with a touchdown drive to tie the game at 7-7 with 3:28 to go in the first quarter. The Spartans started at their own 48 after a 28-yard kickoff return by Connor Heyward and a 15-yard personal foul penalty on Penn State, and moved deep into Penn State territory on consecutive completions of 18 (Darrell Stewart) and 17 (Davis) yards. After penalties on both teams, Michigan State ended up with first-and-goal at the 17. However, Lewerke found Davis for 10 yards to the 7, and then Stewart made a contested catch in the end zone for the touchdown. The Nittany Lions regained the lead on their next possession, once again moving the ball predominantly through the air. Hamilton keyed the drive with catches of 17 and 19 yards, with the latter advancing the Lions to the MSU 29. Penn State decided to go for it on fourth-and-8 from the MSU 27, and the gamble paid off as McSorley tossed a short pass to Saeed Blacknall on the left sideline, who broke a tackle to pick up the first down and then broke two more tackles to get all the way to the end zone.
Second Quarter (Penn State 14, Michigan State 14) With 7:58 remaining in the half, lightning was detected in the area, resulting in a 3 hour and 22 minute delay. The Spartans came out of the delay and gained 3 yards on their first play to bring up fourth-and-1 from the PSU 34. Going for it, Koa Farmer and Kevin Givens met MSU's Scott for no gain to force the turnover on downs. After a three-and-out by the Nittany Lions, Michigan State covered 69 yards on just five plays to knot the score at 14. After a short gain on the first play of the drive, a pass interference call moved the sticks for the Spartans. MSU was pushed to third down again before converting on third-and-3 with a 15-yard pass from Lewerke to Gerald Holmes. On the next snap, Lewerke found Felton for a diving 33-yard grab in the end zone. Third Quarter (Penn State 24, Michigan State 21) A pair of punts opened the third quarter, before Michigan State continued to show a propensity for converting on third-and-long on its way to taking a 2114 lead. Facing third-and-18 from its own 19, Lewerke found Davis for 36 yards and a first down. After netting minus-1 yards on the next two plays, Lewerke connected with Hunter Rison for 26 yards and the duo followed that with a 17yard connection to bring up first-and-goal from the PSU 3. Smith plunged into the end zone on the next play to give the Spartans their first lead of the game, 21-14. Penn State would regain the lead though before the end of the quarter by making the next two scores. The Lions answered with a 12-play, 71-yard field goal drive. The Penn State defense then forced a three-and-out on the next Spartan possession, and McSorley found a wide-open Thompkins down the left sideline for a 70-yard touchdown connection on the first play of the drive. Fourth Quarter (Michigan State 27, Penn State 24) Another nice kickoff return by Heyward, coupled with another Penn State personal foul penalty gave MSU the ball at its own 41 yard line to start, and the favorable field position setup a field goal drive that tied the game for the third time, 24-24. McSorley and Lewerke exchanged interceptions on the next two drives and Penn State's final drive ended on fourth down, handing the ball back to the Spartans with 4:05 left on the clock at the Penn State 19-yard line. On the final drive, Scott picked up a pair of first downs on the ground within the first five plays of the drive, before Penn State forced a third-and-4 at its own 37. A nice play by Tariq Castro-Fields broke up the Lewerke pass attempt, but a roughing the passer penalty gave Michigan State a first down. Scott rushed twice more for 6 yards and Coghlin piped a 34-yarder as time expired to hand Penn State its second-straight setback.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING
Penn State-Barkley, Saquon 14-63; McSorley, Trace 7-2. Michigan State-Scott, LJ 14-43; Lewerke, Brian 7-25; Holmes, Gerald 3-6. PASSING
Penn State-McSorley, Trace 26-47-3-381; Barkley, Saquon 1-1-0-20. Michigan State-Lewerke, Brian 33-56-1-400.
RECEIVING
Penn State-Gesicki, Mike 8-89; Hamilton, DaeSean 7-112; Thompkins, DeAndre 4-102; Barkley, Saquon 3-33; Johnson, Juwan 2-27; Blacknall, Saeed 1-27; Holland, Jonathan 1-7; Charles, Irvin 1-4. Michigan State-Davis, Felton 12-181; Stewart, Darell 5-65; White, Cody 5-51; Scott, LJ 4-9; Rison, Hunter 3-52; Sokol, Matt 2-15; Holmes, Gerald 1-15; Dotson, Matt 1-12. TOP TACKLERS (T-UA-A)
Penn State-Apke, Troy 8-5-3; Farmer, Koa 8-4-4; Bowen, Manny 7-07; Haley, Grant 5-3-2; Allen, Marcus 5-2-3; Campbell, Christian 4-1-3; Givens, Kevin 4-1-3; Cabinda, Jason 4-0-4. Michigan State-Willis, Khari 11-9-2; Scott, Josiah 6-5-1; Bachie, Joe 6-3-3; Stallworth, Kyonta 6-2-4; Dowell, Andrew 6-1-5; Willekes, Kenny 5-0-5; Dowell, David 4-2-2.
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GAME RECAP UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 14 Penn State held Rutgers to 200 yards of total offense to extend its home winning streak to 13 games with a 35-6 Homecoming victory. Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley was responsible for three touchdowns, throwing for two and running for one to become Penn State’s sole leader in career touchdowns responsible for with 68, while running back Saquon Barkley added a pair of touchdown runs and set the Penn State allpurpose career yards record with 5,055 in his three seasons. The Nittany Lions had a slower than usual start, failing to score first and failing to score in the first quarter for the first time in 2017, but they did not look back after falling behind 6-0 in the second quarter, scoring the final 35 points in the game. The Lions had a historic effort on defense, as the 43 passing yards allowed were their fewest allowed in a Big Ten Conference game in program history, besting their record of 48 yards set at Rutgers last season. Jason Cabinda and Brandon Smith led the team in tackles, making 11 and 10, respectively. First Quarter (Rutgers 3, Penn State 0) An unfortunate bounce put Penn State in an early hole. Saquon Barkley attempted to field a short kickoff inside the Penn State 20 on a bounce, but the ball bounced away from him and Rutgers was able to recover it at the 21. The Penn State defense forced a three-and-out, and Andrew Harte converted a 33yard field goal for an early lead. The rest of the quarter was scoreless.
SCORING SUMMARY 1
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3
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6
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14
14
7
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3rd
4th
12:48 RU 4-7/2:12/3-0 Harte, Andrew 33 yd field goal 11:16 RU 15-57/7:45/6-0 Harte, Andrew 25 yd field goal 9:32 PSU 4-65/1:44/6-7 McSorley, Trace 20 yd rush (Davis, T. kick) 1:13 PSU 7-74/3:26/6-14 Hamilton, DaeSean 22 yd Pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 6:00 PSU 9-55/4:50/6-21 Barkley, Saquon 1 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 1:42 PSU 4-46/2:11/6-28 Barkley, Saquon 4 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 6:52 PSU 9-62/5:00/6-35 Gesicki, Mike 16 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick)
TEAM STATS First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Passing (C-A-Int) Total Offense Plays Fumbles (#-Lost) Penalties (#-Yards) Possession Time 3rd-Down Conv. Red Zone Touchdowns Field goals
RU 10 157 43 7-20-0 200 59 1-1 4-41 32:29 3-15 2-3 0 2
PSU 18 90 214 16-21-0 304 52 0-0 4-20 27:31 4-9 4-4 4 0
Second Quarter (Penn State 14, Rutgers 6) Harte converted a 25-yard field goal with 11:16 remaining in the quarter, capping a 15-play, 57-yard scoring drive that consumed 7 minutes, 45 seconds on the clock. The Penn State offense found its rhythm on the ensuing drive though, driving 65 yards on just four plays to take a 7-6 lead with 9:32 remaining in the half. After the Rutgers kickoff went out of bounds, McSorley opened the drive with 19-yard completion to tight end Mike Gesicki over the middle to the Rutgers 46, and then after a 1-yard Barkley rush, McSorley found DaeSean Hamilton in between defenders down the left sideline for 25 yards to the Rutgers 20. McSorley then kept the ball himself, pulling it from Barkley and weaving his way 20 yards to the end zone to become the Penn State career leader in touchdowns responsible for. Rutgers went three-and-out twice and Penn State once before the Nittany Lions assembled another touchdown drive before the half. The Lions reached midfield on a 17-yard completion to Juwan Johnson on third-and-3, and McSorley and Johnson then converted another third down, with McSorley throwing on the run to Johnson for 10 yards to the Rutgers 37 on third-and-7. McSorley continued to target Johnson, throwing to him deep down the left sideline and drawing a pass interference penalty to gain 15 yards to the Rutgers 22. McSorley then hit Hamilton on a post route in the end zone for a 22-yard touchdown with 1:13 on the clock. Tyler Davis’ extra point gave Penn State a 14-6 lead.
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Fourth Quarter (Penn State 35, Rutgers 6) Gesicki tied Penn State’s all-time tight end touchdown reception record with a 16-yard score with 5:07 remaining. It capped a nine-play, 64-yard drive highlighted by a 17-yard completion to Brandon Polk the play prior.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING
Rutgers-Rescigno, Giovanni 13-57; Martin, Robert 10-53; Edwards, Gus 13-43; Blackshear, Raheem 2-6; Washington, Jerome 1-minus 2. Penn State-McSorley, Trace 13-44; Barkley, Saquon 14-35; Sanders, Miles 2-18; TEAM 2-minus 7.
RECEIVING
Rutgers-Griffin-Stewart, Nakia 2-19; Jabbie, Mohamed 1-12; Bailey, Dacoven 1-4; Melton, Bo 1-4; Washington, Jerome 1-3; Edwards, Gus 1-1. Penn State-Johnson, Juwan 5-78; Gesicki, Mike 4-45; Hamilton, DaeSean 3-40; Blacknall, Saeed 2-14; Barkley, Saquon 1-20; Polk, Brandon 1-17.
PASSING
Rutgers-Rescigno, Giovanni 7-20-0-43. Penn State-McSorley, Trace 16-21-0-214.
OTHER Time of Game Rutgers Penn State
Third Quarter (Penn State 28, Rutgers 6) Rutgers received the opening kickoff, but Lamont Wade forced a fumble that Garrett Taylor recovered at the Rutgers 23. Penn State was unable to take advantage of the field position though as Dacoven Bailey sacked McSorley for a loss of 12 yards to the Rutgers 36, forcing a punt. The Nittany Lions forced a three-and-out, as well, and took over at their own 45. McSorley connected with Johnson for 17 yards on the first play to move to the Rutgers 38. The Lions then used some trickery on third-and-9 from the 15, as McSorley dumped the ball off to Hamilton 3 yards behind the line, and Hamilton then pitched it back to Barkley at the 22 on a hook-and-ladder, and Barkley carried it to the 1-yard line. Barkley walked into the end zone on secondand-goal to extend the advantage to 21-6. Penn State then received favorable field position following the Scarlet Knights’ ensuing possession after Cabinda dropped Rutgers tight end Jerome Washington for a loss of 2 yards on fourth-and-2, giving the Nittany Lion offense the ball at the Rutgers 46. It took Penn State just four plays to score, as McSorley rushed for 8 yards on first down, and then connected with Johnson for consecutive completions of 25 and 9 yards, respectively, to the Rutgers 4. Barkley broke through into the end zone on the next play for a touchdown and 28-6 lead with 1:42 on the clock.
2:51 4-6, 3-4 B1G 8-2, 5-2 B1G
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TOP TACKLERS (T-UA-A)
Rutgers-Rutgers-Roberts, Deonte 9-1-8; Wilkins, Kevin 6-0-6; Hester, Kiy 5-2-3; Wharton, Isaiah 5-2-3; Hayes, Damon 4-3-1; Russell, Brandon 4-1-3; Turay, Kemoko 3-2-1; Davis, Darnell 3-1-2; Onyechi, CJ 3-1-2; Bateky, Jon 3-1-2; Morris, Trevor 3-1-2. Penn State-Cabinda, Jason 11-2-9; Smith, Brandon 10-4-6; Monroe, Ayron 7-1-6; Scott, Nick 4-2-2; Wade, Lamont 4-1-3; Johnson, Jan 4-0-4; Allen, Marcus 3-3-0; Simmons, Shane 3-1-2; Gross-Matos, Yetur 3-0-3.
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GAME RECAP
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4
14
14:03 PSU 3-74/0:57/0-7 Barkley, Saquon 65 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 9:18 NEB 8-23/3:29/3-7 Brown, Drew 27 yd field goal 6:17 NEB 3-36/1:09/10-7 Ozigbo, Devine 1 yd run (Brown kick) 2:40 PSU 7-66/3:30/10-14 Barkley, Saquon 1 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 11:53 PSU 8-85/3:22/10-21 McSorley, Trace 9 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 9:23 PSU 5-67/1:27/10-28 Gesicki, Mike 9 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 4:36 PSU 10-65/4:24/10-35 Barkley, Saquon 8 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 1:19 PSU 7-78/1:45/10-42 Thompkins, DeAndre 15 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 6:40 NEB 8-90/4:12/17-42 Wilbon, Mikale 24 yd run (Brown kick) 2:34 NEB 4-79/2:13/24-42 Pierson-El, De'Mornay 22 yd pass from Lee (Brown kick) 13:59 PSU 10-79/3:29/24-49 Gesicki, Mike 17 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 10:13 PSU 6-75/2:31/24-56 Bowers, Nick 15 yd pass from Stevens (Davis, T. kick) 6:32 NEB 7-75/3:41/31-56 Morgan, Stanley 8 yd pass from Lee (Brown kick) 1:20 NEB 7-97/3:12/38-56 Wilbon, Mikale 1 yd run (Brown kick) 0:00 NEB 7-54/1:20/44-56 Stoll, Jack 3 yd pass from Lee
TEAM STATS First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Passing (C-A-Int) Total Offense Plays Fumbles (#-Lost) Penalties (#-Yards) Possession Time 3rd-Down Conv. Red Zone Touchdowns Field goals
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Time of Game Nebraska Penn State
NU 21 67 399 26-41-0 466 67 0-0 9-89 29:49 5-15 5-5 4 1
PSU 32 263 346 26-39-0 609 74 1-1 5-39 30:11 8-12 7-7 7 0 3:42 4-7, 3-5 B1G 9-2, 6-2 B1G
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Running back Saquon Barkley and quarterback Trace McSorley scored three touchdowns each as Penn State totaled 609 yards of offense in a 56-44 victory over Nebraska. Penn State extended its home winning streak to 14 games, completing its home schedule with a second consecutive perfect 7-0 record for its first back-toback undefeated home seasons since 1985 and 1986. It was Penn State's most prolific offensive performance since rolling for 661 yards against Rutgers in 1995, and ended up being the highest-scoring game in Beaver Stadium history. The Nittany Lions took control of the game late in the first quarter, rattling off five consecutive touchdown drives to turn a 10-7 deficit into a 42-10 lead before the halftime break. Nebraska scored a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 18 points, but Penn State answered with a pair of early fourthquarter touchdowns to restore its 32-point edge. However, the Huskers trimmed the deficit to just 12 points with three late touchdowns. Barkley's three rushing touchdowns gave him 39 for his career, breaking the record of 38 set by Lydell Mitchell 46 years ago. He did the majority of his work in the first half, totaling 142 yards rushing on just 14 carries with the three scores. He finished with 158 yards on 17 carries, and added 66 yards on six receptions to total 224 all-purpose yards. McSorley was responsible for four touchdowns, extending his consecutive games with a passing touchdown streak to 26 by throwing for three touchdowns, and he also rushed for one score. He racked up 371 yards of total offense by passing for 325 yards on 24-of-36 passing and rushing nine times for 46 yards. It was his ninth career 300-yard passing game, tying him for the Penn State record with Christian Hackenberg. In addition to Barkley, Juwan Johnson and Mike Gesicki were top targets of McSorley's. Johnson enjoyed his first career 100-yard receiving game with 105 yards on five catches, while Gesicki caught two touchdown passes amongst his four receptions for 47 yards. Gesicki became Penn State's career leader in receiving yards by a tight end (1,384 yards) and the lone record holder for career touchdown receptions by a tight end (13). Nebraska quarterback Tanner Lee threw for 327 yards in the second half, but it was not enough to overcome the early deficit. Wide receiver Stanley Morgan, caught seven passes for 185 yards and a touchdown for the Huskers. First Quarter (Penn State 14, Nebraska 10) It took Penn State just three plays to score, as Barkley broke free for a 65-yard touchdown run. Penn State forced a three-and-out on defense, but inadvertently touched a short punt, and Nebraska's Collin Miller recovered it at the Penn State 34-yard line. Nebraska was able to get a field goal out of the second chance, converting on a 27-yard Drew Brown kick. Nebraska then forced a three-and-out and a shanked punt only went 18 yards to the Penn State 36, setting up a short touchdown drive. Lee completed back-to-back passes of 17 and 18 yards to the Penn State 1, and Devine Ozigbo pushed into the end zone for a 10-7 lead. Penn State regained the lead on its next possession. DaeSean Hamilton kept the drive alive on third-and-5, eluding a defender to get past the first-down marker to the Penn State 46, and then Johnson turned a short catch into a 43yard gain to reach the Nebraska 11. Barkley did the rest, scoring from 1-yard out for a 14-10 lead.
Second Quarter (Penn State 42, Nebraska 10) Penn State scored four unanswered touchdowns in the second quarter while forcing five Nebraska three-and-outs. A 30-yard Barkley run to end the first quarter placed Penn State at its own 45 to start the second. A 22-yard completion to Saeed Blacknall on thirdand-10 moved the Nittany Lions into Nebraska territory at the 33, and then four consecutive rushes resulted in a touchdown, with McSorley taking it across the goal line from 9 yards out. A 24-yard Barkley reception started the next touchdown drive, advancing the Lions to the Nebraska 43. A second-down, 12-yard completion to Hamilton followed by a 13-yard Gesicki reception with a roughing the passer penalty tacked on spotted the ball at the 9, setting up a Gesicki touchdown catch on the very next play. Barkley scored his third touchdown of the half on the next drive, capping a 10-play, 65-yard drive with an 8-yard touchdown run. DeAndre Thompkins capped the scoring run with a 15-yard touchdown reception with 1:19 before the break to extend the Lion lead to 42-10. The sevenplay, 78-yard drive was keyed by a 22-yard reception by Johnson. Third Quarter (Penn State 42, Nebraska 24) Nebraska scored a pair of touchdowns in the quarter to cut the deficit to 18 points. Mikale Wilbon scored on a 24-yard run with 6:40 remaining in the quarter, capping an eight-play, 90-yard drive, and then after a three-and-out for Penn State, Nebraska found the end zone again on a 22-yard pass from Lee to De'Mornay Pierson-El with 2:34 remaining in the frame. The latter drive was highlighted by a 51-yard completion to Stanley Morgan. Fourth Quarter (Penn State 56, Nebraska 44) McSorley threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Gesicki early in the fourth quarter, and then the respective understudies for both teamed for a touchdown on the next offensive possession, as quarterback Tommy Stevens threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to tight end Nick Bowers. It was not only Bowers' first career touchdown, but his first career catch, and it gave PSU a 56-24 lead with 10:13 remaining. Nebraska shrank the final margin to just 12 points, though, with three late touchdowns, including one as time expired.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING
Nebraska-Wilbon, Mikale 10-53; Ozigbo, Devine 7-12; Bradley, Jaylin 1-9; Spielman, JD 1-8; Lindsey, Tyjon 1-1; Lee, Tanner 6-minus 16. Penn State-Barkley, Saquon 17-158; McSorley, Trace 9-46; Stevens, Tommy 5-31; Sanders, Miles 4-28. PASSING
Nebraska-Lee, Tanner 26-41-0-399. Penn State-McSorley, Trace 24-36-0-325; Stevens, Tommy 2-3-0-21.
RECEIVING
Nebraska-Morgan, Stanley 7-185; Spielman, JD 6-96; Hoppes, Tyler 6-43; Pierson-El, De'Mornay 4-54; Wilbon, Mikale 2-18; Stoll, Jack 1-3. Penn State-Barkley, Saquon 6-66; Johnson, Juwan 5-105; Gesicki, Mike 4-47; Hamilton, DaeSean 4-42; Stevens, Tommy 2-22; Blacknall, Saeed 1-22; Bowers, Nick 1-15; Thompkins, DeAndre 1-15; Sanders, Miles 1-6; Pancoast, Tom 1-6. TOP TACKLERS (T-UA-A)
Nebraska-Newby, Marcus 10-5-5; Barry, Mohamed 7-4-3; Weber, Chris 6-3-3; Jackson, Lamar 4-4-0; Williams, Aaron 4-4-0; Kalu, Joshua 4-31; Young, Dedrick 4-2-2; Williams, Kieron 4-1-3. Penn State-Smith, Brandon 13-3-10; Cabinda, Jason 7-2-5; Oruwariye, Amani 5-4-1; Wade, Lamont 5-0-5; Campbell, Christian 4-2-2; Apke, Troy 4-1-3.
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GAME RECAP COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Quarterbacks Trace McSorley and Tommy Stevens were responsible for seven of Penn State's nine touchdowns, as the Nittany Lions earned their largest Big Ten win ever with a 66-3 rout of Maryland in the regular season finale for both teams. The 66 points scored and 63-point margin of victory were both Big Ten records for the Nittany Lions, as they earned their 10th win of the season for their first back-to-back 10-win seasons since 2008 and 2009. Penn State led the game from its first possession and built a 31-0 lead by halftime. Strong play by the Penn State signal callers led the offensive attack, as McSorley threw for two touchdowns and 237 yards on 22-of-33 passing in less than three quarters of work, while Stevens rushed for a career-high 113 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries and also threw one touchdown pass. Tight end Mike Gesicki caught both of McSorley's touchdowns, finishing with five catches for 35 yards, while running back Saquon Barkley rushed for two touchdowns and totaled 77 yards on 16 carries. The Penn State defense limited Maryland to 303 yards of offense and forced three fumbles, recovering one, while the McPhearson brothers teamed up to force (Josh) and recover (Zech) a fumble on a kickoff. The Terrapins were just 1-for-15 on third down conversion attempts and 0-for-3 on fourth down.
SCORING SUMMARY 1
2
3
4
OT
F
PSU
14
17
21
14
-
66
UMD
0
0
3
0
-
3
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
10:17 PSU Stevens, Tommy 21 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 3:10 PSU McSorley, Trace 5 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 14:52 PSU Gesicki, Mike 2 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 11:33 PSU Gesicki, Mike 9 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 2:24 PSU Davis, Tyler 30 yd field goal 9:18 PSU Barkley, Saquon 1 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 7:12 PSU Barkley, Saquon 1 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 2:37 PSU Pancoast, Tom 4 yd pass from Stevens (Davis, T. kick) 1:01 UMD Darmstadter, Henry 42 yd field goal 7:44 PSU Stevens, Tommy 3 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 2:24 PSU Stevens, Tommy 6 yd run (Davis, T. kick)
TEAM STATS First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Passing (C-A-Int) Total Offense Plays Fumbles (#-Lost) Penalties (#-Yards) Possession Time 3rd-Down Conv. Red Zone Touchdowns Field goals
OTHER
Time of Game Penn State Maryland
188
PSU 28 286 248 25-40-0 534 88 0-0 2-10 37:31 11-17 9-9 8 1
11-91/4:43/7-0 5-41/2:20/14-0 6-44/1:53/21-0 4-52/1:35/28-0 10-55/4:31/31-0 10-73/3:53/38-0 4-13/1:59/45-0 7-68/3:09/52-0 6-551:28/52-3 7-57/3:05/59-3 6-48/3:18/66-3
UMD 11 124 179 21-37-0 303 62 4-2 8-91 22:29 1-15 0-0 0 0
First Half (Penn State 31, Maryland 0) Penn State built a commanding lead in the half, led by McSorley with three touchdowns responsible for. He threw for two on 19-of-29 yards passing for 205 yards and ran for one, gaining 33 yards on six attempts. The defense also came up with timely stops, forcing a pair of strip-sacks on third down, forcing and recovering a fumble on third down and making two fourth-down stops. Penn State received the opening kickoff and methodically worked its way 91 yards down the field for a touchdown on its opening drive. McSorley went 5-of-7 passing for 38 yards, but made the biggest play with his feet, running for 22 yards on third-and-8 from the Penn State 45 to the Maryland 33. After an incompletion in the end zone, McSorley completed a 5-yard pass to DaeSean Hamilton, and then converted third down again with a 7-yard pass to Juwan Johnson to the Maryland 21. The Nittany Lions then sent backup quarterback Stevens into the backfield, and McSorley handed off to him as he rushed around the right side. Stevens faked a reverse-pitch to Barkley, who had lined up out wide, and then sprinted down the sideline almost untouched for the touchdown. Maryland was forced to punt on the ensuing possession after Kevin Givens had a strip-sack on third-and-long, and then both teams traded punts, with Jason Cabinda forcing a strip-sack on third-and-long. The Maryland punt only went 27 yards though, giving the Penn State offense the ball at the Maryland 41, and it took McSorley just five plays to lead the Lions into the end zone. He went 4-for-4 passing to lead the Nittany Lions to the 5, and then called his own number and punched his way into the end zone for a 14-0 lead with 3:10 remaining in the first quarter. The Penn State defense then gave its offense another short field with a stop on fourth-and-1 at the Maryland 44. McSorley ran for 9 yards on the first play and then completed a 19-yard pass to Saeed Blacknall at the Maryland 16. Barkley rushed for 9 and 5 yards to the 2 to end the quarter, and then McSorley found Gesicki in the end zone on the first play of the fresh quarter for a 21-0 lead.
Maryland fumbled on its next possession, and Penn State's Robert Windsor recovered it at the Maryland 48. A 32-yard completion to Hamilton on the second play of the drive moved Penn State into the red zone at the 19. Then on first-and-goal from the 5, Gesicki hauled in a one-handed reception in back of the end zone for his second touchdown of the quarter with 11:33 on the clock. The Terps attempted a 47-yard field goal on their next drive, but it hit the right upright. Maryland then forced a punt and a Ty Johnson 45-yard run moved them into Penn State territory, but a Grant Haley sack on fourth-and-4 from the Penn State 31 ended the drive. Penn State followed with a 10-play, 55-yard field goal drive highlighted by a 28-yard reception by DeAndre Thompkins. Tyler Davis, attempting his first field goal in three weeks, converted from 30 yards, sending Penn State to the locker room with a 31-0 lead. Third Quarter (Penn State 52, Maryland 3) Troy Apke and Givens teamed up to make a fourth-and-1 stop for the Lions at the Penn State 27 to open the quarter, and Penn State marched 73 yards on 10 plays, with Barkley reaching across the goal line on fourth-and-less-than-1 for a 38-0 lead with 9:18 on the clock. The McPhearson brothers then teamed up on the kickoff to give Penn State the ball back, as Josh forced a fumble at the Maryland 16 and Zech recovered it at the 13. Four plays later, Barkley punched it into the end zone from 1-yard out for a 45-0 lead with 7:12 remaining in the quarter. After a Maryland three-and-out, McSorley gave way to Stevens at quarterback, and Stevens led a seven-play, 68-yard touchdown drive that he capped with a 4-yard touchdown toss to Tom Pancoast with 2:37 on the clock. Maryland scored its lone points with 1:01 remaining in the quarter on a 42-yard field goal. Fourth Quarter (Penn State 66, Maryland 3) Stevens added two more rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter for the final margin, scoring from 3 yards out with 7:44 remaining and 6 yards out with 2:24 remaining.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING
Penn State-Stevens, Tommy 12-113; Barkley, Saquon 16-77; Sanders, Miles 7-42; McSorley, Trace 7-36; Allen, Mark 4-20; TEAM 2-minus 2. Maryland-Johnson, Ty 8-70; Harrison, Lorenzo 7-60; Funk, Jake 1-0; Bortenschlager, Max 7-minus 2; Leake, Javon 2-minus 4. PASSING
Penn State-McSorley, Trace 22-33-0-237; Stevens, Tommy 3-7-0-11. Maryland-Bortenschlager, Max 20-36-0-185; Moore, DJ 1-1-0-minus 6.
3:20 10-2, 7-2 B1G 4-8, 2-7 B1G
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RECEIVING
Penn State-Johnson, Juwan 6-63; Hamilton, DaeSean 5-59; Gesicki, Mike 5-35; Thompkins, DeAndre 3-48; Blacknall, Saeed 1-19; Polk, Brandon 1-9; Stevens, Tommy 1-4; Barkley, Saquon 1-4; Pancoast, Tom 1-4; Sanders, Miles 1-3. Maryland-Moore, DJ 8-100; Jacobs, Taivon 4-33; Davenport, Jahrvis 4-21; Harrison, Lorenzo 3-14; Capehart, Tahj 1-6; Cornwell, Michael 1-5. TOP TACKLERS (T-UA-A)
Penn State-Smith, Brandon 5-2-3; Castro-Fields, Tariq 4-4-0; Campbell, Christian 4-4-0; Wade, Lamont 4-3-1; Allen, Marcus 4-3-1; Cabinda, Jason 4-3-1; Brown, Cam 4-3-1. Maryland-Carter, Jermaine 11-7-4; Davis, Isaiah 8-4-4; Richardson, Antwaine 7-3-4; Savage, Darnell 6-5-1; Brooks, Antoine 6-5-1; Cockerille, Shane 6-3-3; Davis, RaVon 5-5-0; Burkett, Chandler 5-4-1.
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GAME RECAP
SCORING SUMMARY 1
2
3
4
OT
F
UW
0
14
7
7
-
28
PSU
14
14
7
0
-
35
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
11:10 PSU 8-83/3:50/0-7 Hamilton, DaeSean 48 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 1:34 PSU 11-64/5:12/0-14 Barkley, Saquon 2 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 14:57 UW 4-75/1:37/7-14 Browning, Jake 1 yd run (Vizcaino kick) 11:59 PSU 7-76/2:53/7-21 Sanders, Miles 1 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 9:01 PSU 2-93/0:44/7-28 Barkley, Saquon 92 yd run (Davis, T. kick) 4:15 UW 6-33/2:26/14-28 Gaskin, Myles 13 yd run (Vizcaino kick) 9:57 UW 13-80/4:59/21-28 Fuller, Aaron 28 yd pass from Browning (Vizcaino kick) 5:59 PSU 8-70/3:58/21-35 Hamilton, DaeSean 24 yd pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick) 6:52 UW 3-78/1:14/28-35 Gaskin, Myles 69 yd run (Vizcaino kick)
TEAM STATS First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Passing (C-A-Int) Total Offense Plays Fumbles (#-Lost) Penalties (#-Yards) Possession Time 3rd-Down Conv. Red Zone Touchdowns Field goals
UW 14 104 227 19-29-0 331 55 1-1 4-22 24:05 8-15 2-2 2 0
PSU 25 203 342 32-41-2 545 79 2-1 2-20 35:55 13-17 2-3 7 0
OTHER Time of Game Washington Penn State
3:25 10-3, 7-2 Pac-12 11-2, 7-2 B1G
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley eclipsed 400 yards of total offense and became the school’s all-time bowl game passing leader to lead the No. 9 Nittany Lions past No. 11 Washington, 35-28, in the 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl in University of Phoenix Stadium. Penn State improved to 7-0 all-time in the Fiesta Bowl to finish the 2017 season 11-2, marking the first time since the 2008 and 2009 seasons that the Nittany Lions posted back-to-back 11-win seasons. McSorley led a Penn State offense that totaled a program bowl-record 545 yards of offense, as he completed 32-of-42 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns while rushing 12 times for 60 yards. McSorley was particularly strong on third downs, completing 12-of-12 passing attempts for 194 yards and two touchdowns, resulting in 11 of Penn State’s 13 third down conversions - its most since 2008. McSorley completed passes to nine different receivers, with DaeSean Hamilton catching five passes for 110 yards and two touchdowns to lead the group. McSorley was named the game’s offensive MVP, while safety Marcus Allen was named the defensive MVP. Allen had a team-high six solo tackles, and tied for the team lead with seven total tackles. Running back Saquon Barkley also had a record-breaking performance, setting a Fiesta Bowl and Penn State bowl record with a 92-yard touchdown run, also tying Penn State’s all-time longest run record. He finished with 137 yards rushing and two touchdowns, while also catching a team-high seven receptions and totaling 38 yards receiving. Penn State led the game from its opening possession until the end, with Washington getting no closer than a touchdown. The Nittany Lions’ 35 points scored snapped Washington’s 26-game streak of holding opponents to less than 30 points. Washington entered the game with the leading FBS rushing defense at 92.3 yards per game and had allowed just one play of more than 40 yards this season, however Penn State rushed for 203 yards and had two plays go for more than 40 yards. First Quarter (Penn State 14, Washington 0) The Nittany Lions possessed the ball for nearly 10-and-a-half minutes in the first quarter, as McSorley went 11-for-15 passing for 121 yards and a touchdown, and was also the leading rusher with 26 yards. Barkley added 23 yards on the ground with a touchdown and also caught two passes for 12 yards. Penn State received the opening kickoff and was first on the scoreboard, as McSorley completed a 48-yard touchdown pass to Hamilton on the opening drive. Washington was poised to force a three-and-out initially, but Barkley kept the drive alive with a 12-yard reception on third-and-10. Penn State’s defense did force a three-and-out on its first action to get the offense back on the field. The Nittany Lions passed midfield on a 17-yard completion to Mike Gesicki, but McSorley was intercepted by Byron Murphy in the back of the end zone. Penn State forced another three-and-out on defense as Tyrell Chavis sacked Browning on third-and-11, leading to an 11-play, 64-yard Penn State touchdown drive capped by a 2-yard Barkley touchdown run. The Lions faced just one third down before reaching the red zone, and converted it as Hamilton hauled in a 9-yard reception at the Washington 40-yard line. The very next play, McSorley connected with Saeed Blacknall for 20 yards to the Washington 20, and then Barkley rushed for 8 yards to the 12. On third-and-goal from the 2, Barkley
punched through the left side of the line for the touchdown. Washington’s first first down came on a roughing the passer penalty on its ensuing possession, and it took advantage by following with a trick play, as wide receiver Andre Baccellia tossed a 52-yard pass to Will Dissly down to the Penn State 12. On the first play of the second quarter, Jake Browning called his own number for a 1-yard touchdown sneak. Second Quarter (Penn State 28, Washington 14) Browning’s touchdown run opened the quarter and pulled Washington within a touchdown, but the Nittany Lions responded with another touchdown drive. A 26-yard completion to Gesicki moved Penn State to midfield, and an 11yard completion to Juwan Johnson advanced the Lions to the Washington 35. After an incompletion, McSorley found DeAndre Thompkins at the 1-yard line, setting up a 1-yard touchdown run for Miles Sanders. Washington gained one first down after the kickoff, but a sack by Kevin Givens and Parker Cothren for a loss of 10 resulted in a four-play drive and punt. It then took just two plays for Penn State to score again, as Barkley broke free for a 92-yard touchdown run, tying Penn State’s longest run record and breaking both the Penn State bowl and the Fiesta Bowl records, both previously held by Chafie Fields (84 yds, 1997). Penn State forced Washington’s third three-and-out and earned strong field position at its own 40 after a punt, but a fumble on a backwards pitch on the first play of the new drive was recovered by Washington’s Ryan Bowman. It took the Huskies six plays to find the end zone, as Myles Gaskin found a hole for a 13-yard touchdown run. Third Quarter (Penn State 35, Washington 21) Washington received the kickoff to open the second half, and used tempo to rattle off 13 plays in 4 minutes, 59 seconds on an 80-yard touchdown drive. Browning threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Fuller to pull the Huskies back within a touchdown at 28-21. Penn State answered with an eight-play, 70-yard touchdown drive that was ignited by a 24-yard McSorley run and capped with a 24-yard touchdown toss to Hamilton with 5:59 remaining in the quarter. A Shareef Miller sack on third down forced another Washington three-andout and put Penn State’s offense back on the field to finish out the quarter. Fourth Quarter (Penn State 35, Washington 28) Over the end of the third quarter and start of the fourth quarter, Penn State drove 53 yards on 13 plays to the Washington 18, but a McSorley pass was deflected by Ben Burr-Kirven and intercepted by Austin Joyner at the 19. Both teams traded punts, and then Gaskin rushed 69 yards for a touchdown to bring Washington within a touchdown at 35-28 with 6:52 to go. Penn State was able to bleed the clock down to 38 seconds with 13 plays, converting three third downs before Barkley was stopped 1 yard short on thirdand-2. A false start penalty then moved the Lions back to the UW 28 on fourth down, and a Tyler Davis 45-yard field goal attempt missed wide right, giving the Huskies the ball back with 34 seconds remaining. However, the Nittany Lions forced three incompletions, forcing a desperation lateral play on fourth down with just a few seconds remaining, and Brandon Smith recovered the loose ball to ice the win.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING
Washington-Gaskin, Myles 14-98; Coleman, Lavon 4-11; Baccellia, Andre 1-9; Ahmed, Salvon 1-1; Browning, Jake 6-minus 15. Penn State-Barkley, Saquon 18-137; McSorley, Trace 12-60; Sanders, Miles 6-15; Team 2-minus 9. PASSING
Washington-Browning, Jake 18-28-0-175; Baccellia, Andre 1-1-0-52. Penn State-McSorley, Trace 32-41-2-342.
RECEIVING
Washington-Fuller, Aaron 6-61; Ahmed, Salvon 3-25; Dissly, Will 2-59; Jones, Ty 2-23; Baccellia, Andre 2-9; Pettis, Dante 1-40; Sample, Drew 1-6; Gaskin, Myles 1-4. Penn State-Barkley, Saquon 7-38; Johnson, Juwan 6-66; Gesicki, Mike 6-62; Hamilton, DaeSean 5-110; Stevens, Tommy 3-minus 1; Thompkins, DeAndre 2-39; Blacknall, Saeed 1-20; Sanders, Miles 1-4. TOP TACKLERS (T-UA-A)
Washington-Bierria, Keishawn 11-7-4; Murphy, Byron 7-6-1; McInstosh 7-6-1, Vea, Vita 6-5-1; Joyner, Austin 6-5-1; Burr-Kirven, Ben 5-5-0; Bryant, Myles 5-4-1; Bartlett, Tevis 5-4-1; O’Brien, Connor 4-2-2; Rapp, Taylor 4-1-3. Penn State-Allen, Marcus 7-6-1; Smith, Brandon 7-2-5; Haley, Grant 4-40; Campbell, Christian 4-3-1; Givens, Kevin 4-2-2; Cabinda, Jason 4-2-2.
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2017 SEASON IN REVIEW 2017 BIG TEN RECAP BIG TEN CONFERENCE STANDINGS ➤ EAST DIVISION
CONFERENCE GAMES L Pct. PF
PA
W
L
Pct.
H
ALL GAMES A
N
PF
PA
8 7 7 5 3 2 2
1 2 2 4 6 7 7
179 181 172 175 294 270 349
12 10 11 8 4 5 4
2 3 2 5 8 7 8
.857 .769 .846 .615 .333 .417 .333
6-1 6-1 7-0 4-2 3-4 3-3 2-4
4-1 3-2 3-2 3-2 1-4 2-4 2-4
2-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
576 319 534 328 216 322 289
266 260 214 245 340 304 445
W
L
Pct.
PF
PA
W
L
Pct.
H
A
N
PF
PA
9 7 4 4 3 2 0
0 2 5 5 6 7 9
1.000 .778 .444 .444 .333 .222 .000
288 259 241 183 214 166 118
114 170 181 173 338 250 303
13 10 8 7 4 5 2
1 3 5 6 8 7 10
.929 .769 .615 .538 .333 .417 .167
7-0 6-1 5-2 4-2 2-5 4-3 2-5
6-0 3-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-4 0-5
0-1 1-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
473 380 367 328 309 265 185
195 261 259 267 437 274 378
G 13 14 14 13 12
TD 23 0 0 0 0
FG 0 17 16 9 16
W
Ohio State Michigan State Penn State Michigan Rutgers Indiana Maryland
➤ WEST DIVISION Wisconsin Northwestern Iowa Purdue Nebraska Minnesota Illinois
.889 .778 .778 .556 .333 .222 .222
417 196 358 211 124 209 165
BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS ➤ RUSHING 1. Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin 2. Justin Jackson, Northwestern 3. J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State 4. Saquon Barkley, Penn State (33) 5. Akrum Wadley, Iowa ➤ PASSING AVG./GAME 1. Trace McSorley, Penn State (19) 2. Tanner Lee, Nebraska 3. Clayton Thorson, Northwestern 4. J.T. Barrett, Ohio State 5. Brian Lewerke, Michigan State
G 14 13 14 13 13
ATT. 299 287 194 217 252
YARDS 1977 1311 1403 1271 1109
AVG. 6.6 4.6 7.2 5.9 4.4
TD 13 11 7 18 10
LONG 75 79 77 92 35
AVG./G 141.2 100.8 100.2 97.8 85.3
➤ SCORING 1. Saquon Barkley, Penn State (5) 2. Sean Nuernberger, Ohio State 3. Rafael Gaglianone, Wisconsin 4. Tyler Davis, Penn State 5. Griffin Oakes, Indiana
2XP 0 0 0 0 0
PTS. 138 122 107 98 86
PTS./G 10.6 8.7 7.6 7.5 7.2
G 13 12 13 14 13
C-A-I 284-427-10 246-428-16 262-434-12 240-371-9 246-417-7
PCT. 66.5 57.5 60.4 64.7 59.0
YARDS 3570 3143 2844 3053 2793
TD 28 23 15 35 20
LONG 85 80 58 84 60
AVG./G 274.6 261.9 218.8 218.1 214.8
➤ SCORING (KICK) 1. Sean Nuernberger, Ohio State 2. Rafael Gaglianone, Wisconsin 3. Tyler Davis, Penn State 4. Griffin Oakes, Indiana 5. Quinn Nordin, Michigan
➤ PASS EFFICIENCY G 1. J.T. Barrett, Ohio State 14 2. Trace McSorley, Penn State (11) 13 3. Alex Hornibrook, Wisconsin 14 4. Nate Stanley, Iowa 13 5. Tanner Lee, Nebraska 12
C-A-I 240-371-9 284-427-10 198-318-15 196-351-6 246-428-16
PCT. 64.7 66.5 62.3 55.8 57.5
YARDS 3053 3570 2644 2437 3143
TD 35 28 25 26 23
LONG 84 85 61 70 80
RATING 160.1 153.7 148.6 135.2 129.4
➤ PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 1. Darnell Savage, Maryland 2. Garrett Hudson, Purdue 3. DeAndre Thompkins, Penn State (5) 4. D.J. Moore, Maryland 5. Denzel Ward, Ohio State
G 12 13 13 12 14
NO. 1 1 24 15 1
YARDS 36 14 319 153 10
TD 1 0 1 0 0
LONG 16 0 61 33 0
AVG. 36.0 14.0 13.3 10.2 10.0
TD 8 8 2 10 2 9 3 1 9
REC./G 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.0 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.1
➤ KICK RETURN AVERAGE 1. Parris Campbell, Ohio State 2. Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Iowa 3. Antjuan Simmons, Michigan State 4. Akrum Wadley, Iowa 5. Saquon Barkley, Penn State
G 13 12 13 13 13
NO. 9 4 1 9 15
YARDS 329 134 32 271 426
TD 0 0 0 0 2
LONG 82 74 32 72 98
AVG. 36.6 33.5 32.0 30.1 28.4
➤ ALL PURPOSE YARDS 1. Saquon Barkley, Penn State (2) 2. Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin 3. JD Spielman, Nebraska 4. Akrum Wadley, Iowa 5. Ty Johnson, Maryland
G 13 14 11 13 12
RUSH 1271 1977 73 1109 875
RCV 632 95 830 353 60
➤ RECEPTIONS/GAME 1. D.J. Moore, Maryland 2. Simmie Cobbs Jr., Indiana 3. Luke Timian, Indiana 4. Stanley Morgan, Nebraska 5. JD Spielman, Nebraska 6. Mike Gesicki, Penn State 7. Saquon Barkley, Penn State Juwan Johnson, Penn State 9. DaeSean Hamilton, Penn State
G 12 12 12 11 11 13 13 13 13
REC. 80 72 68 61 55 57 54 54 53
YARDS 1033 841 589 986 830 563 632 701 857
➤ RECEIVING YARDS 1. Stanley Morgan, Nebraska 2. D.J. Moore, Maryland 3. JD Spielman, Nebraska 4. Simmie Cobbs Jr., Indiana 5. Tyler Johnson, Minnesota 6. DaeSean Hamilton, Penn State 8. Juwan Johnson, Penn State
G 11 12 11 12 10 13 13
REC. 61 80 55 72 35 53 54
YARDS 986 1033 830 841 677 857 701
➤ TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Trace McSorley, Penn State (14) 2. J.T. Barrett, Ohio State 3. Brian Lewerke, Michigan State 4. Tanner Lee, Nebraska 5. Clayton Thorson, Northwestern
G 13 14 13 12 13
RUSH 491 798 559 -91 23
PASS 3570 3053 2793 3143 2844
TD 10 8 2 8 7 9 1
LONG 52 35 25 80 77 35 85 43 48 LONG 80 52 77 35 67 48 43
PLAYS 571 536 541 458 521
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AVG./C 16.2 12.9 15.1 11.7 19.3 16.2 13.0 TOTAL 4061 3851 3352 3052 2867
AVG./G 89.6 86.1 75.5 70.1 67.7 65.9 53.9 YDS./G 312.4 275.1 257.8 254.3 220.5
G 14 14 13 12 13
PAT 71-71 59-59 71-71 38-39 35-38
FG 17-21 16-18 9-17 16-17 19-24
PR 0 0 0 0 0
PTS. 122 107 98 86 92
KR 426 0 669 271 657
PTS./G 8.7 7.6 7.5 7.2 7.1
YARDS 2329 2072 1572 1733 1592
YDS./G 179.2 148.0 142.9 133.3 132.7
➤ PUNTING 1. Ryan Anderson, Rutgers 2. Drue Chrisman, Ohio State 3. Blake Gillikin, Penn State (35) 4. Hunter Niswander, Northwestern Ryan Santoso, Minnesota
G 12 13 13 13 12
NO. 79 51 52 67 66
YARDS 3508 2256 2244 2883 2838
LONG 70 62 57 80 68
AVG. 44.4 44.2 43.2 43.0 43.0
➤ FIELD GOALS MADE 1. Quinn Nordin, Michigan 2. Griffin Oakes, Indiana 3. Emmit Carpenter, Minnesota 4. Sean Nuernberger, Ohio State 5. Matt Coghlin, Michigan State
G 13 12 11 14 13
MADE 19 16 14 17 15
ATT. 24 17 20 21 19
PCT. 79.2 94.1 70 81 78.9
MADE/G 1.46 1.33 1.27 1.21 1.15
2017 SEASON IN REVIEW BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS ➤ FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. Griffin Oakes, Indiana 2. Rafael Gaglianone, Wisconsin 3. Drew Brown, Nebraska 4. Miguel Recinos, Iowa 5. Charlie Kuhbander, Northwestern
G 12 14 12 13 13
MADE 16 16 12 11 13
ATT. 17 18 14 13 16
LONG 51 52 44 48 40
➤ PAT KICKING PERCENTAGE 1. Tyler Davis, Penn State (1) Sean Nuernberger, Ohio State Rafael Gaglianone, Wisconsin Miguel Recinos, Iowa Matt Coghlin, Michigan State
G 13 14 14 13 13
MADE 71 71 59 44 38
ATT. 71 71 59 44 38
PCT. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
➤ TACKLES 1. Josey Jewell, Iowa 2. Trevor Morris, Rutgers 3. Thomas Barber, Minnesota 4. Paddy Fisher, Northwestern Deonte Roberts, Rutgers 6. Ja’Whaun Bentley, Purdue 7. Chase Dutra, Indiana 8. Del’Shawn Phillips, Illinois Joe Bachie, Michigan State 10. Devin Bush, Michigan 11. Jermiaine Carter, Maryland 12. Tegray Scales, Indiana 13. Chris Weber, Nebraska 14. Tre Watson, Illinois 15. Chris Covington, Indiana 19. Jason Cabinda, Penn State
G 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 11 13 13 12 12 12 9 12 13
➤ SACKS 1. Joe Gaziano, Northwestern 2. Chase Winovich, Michigan Khaleke Hudson, Michigan 4. Nick Bosa, Ohio State 5. Anthony Nelson, Iowa 21. Shareef Miller, Penn State ➤ TACKLES FOR LOSS 1. Chase Winovich, Michigan 2. Khaleke Hudson, Michigan 3. Mike McCray, Michigan 4. Nate Hall, Northwestern 5. Nick Bosa, Ohio State 20. Shareef Miller, Penn State ➤ PASSES DEFENDED 1. Joshua Jackson, Iowa 2. Nick Nelson, Wisconsin 3. Denzel Ward, Ohio State Kiy Hester, Rutgers 5. Amani Oruwariye, Penn State Josey Jewell, Iowa 8. Christian Campbell, Penn State 10. Grant Haley, Penn State
SOLO 69 37 76 65 27 54 65 46 46 41 51 56 39 36 50 33 G 13 13 13 14 13 13
G 13 13 13 13 14 13
SOLO 10 12 14 14 15 8 G 13 14 14 11 11 12 13 13
AST. 67 81 39 48 77 43 31 39 54 58 39 33 48 29 35 55
TOTAL 136 118 115 113 104 97 96 85 100 99 90 89 87 65 85 88
SOLO 9 5 7 8 6 4 AST. 16 11 6 5 2 6
AST. 0 6 2 1 3 2 YARDS 72 91 70 60 74 52
BRUP 18 21 15 10 8 11 12 10
PCT. 94.1 88.9 85.7 84.6 81.3
AVG./G 11.3 9.8 9.6 8.7 8.7 8.1 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.1 6.8
SACKS 4.5 0.5 1.5 0 0 1 0 1 3.5 5.5 3.5 6 1 1.5 3 2.5
YARDS 55 45 64 61 39 31
AVG./G 0.69 0.62 0.62 0.61 0.58 0.38
TOTAL 18 17.5 17 16.5 16 11 INT. 8 0 2 3 4 2 1 2
TOTAL 26 21 17 13 12 13 13 12
➤ INTERCEPTIONS 1. Joshua Jackson, Iowa 2. Kyle Queiro, Northwestern David Dowell, Michigan State 4. Joe Ferguson, Wisconsin Amani Oruwariye, Penn State (26) T.J. Edwards, Wisconsin
G 13 13 13 14 11 14
NO. 8 5 5 4 4 4
YARDS 168 85 78 136 17 63
TD 2 1 0 1 0 1
LONG 52 36 18 99 17 54
➤ FORCED FUMBLES 1. Jermaine Carter, Maryland Paddy Fisher, Northwestern Joe Gaziano, Northwestern 4. James Crawford, Illinois Stanley Green, Illinois Thomas Barber, Minnesota 7. Shaka Toney, Penn State
G 12 13 13 9 10 12 12
NO. 4 4 4 3 3 3 2
AVG./G 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
➤ FUMBLES RECOVERED 1. Danny Ezechukwu, Purdue Robert Windsor, Penn State (4) Chris Frey, Michigan State 4. James Crawford, Illinois Jamal Milan, Illinois Thomas Barber, Minnesota Kamal Martin, Minnesota Tegray Scales, Indiana Kemoko Turay, Rutgers Kenny Willekes, Michigan State Noah Furbush, Michigan Chase Winovich, Michigan Jerome Baker, Ohio State Jashon Cornell, Ohio State Ambry Thomas, Michigan Navon Mosley, Purdue
G 13 13 13 9 10 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
NO. 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
AVG./G 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
AVG./G 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3
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AVG./G 1.38 1.35 1.31 1.27 1.14 0.85 AVG./G 2.0 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9
The Nittany Lions won their seventh PlayStation Fiesta Bowl trophy in seven attempts with a 35-28 win over No. 11 Washington at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
BIG TEN TEAM STAT RANKINGS ➤ TEAM OFFENSE Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Passing Efficiency Red Zone Offense Third Down Conversion Percentage Scoring Offense Completion Percentage Fumbles Lost
➤ TEAM DEFENSE 6th, 170.2 1st, 290.2 (23) 2nd, 460.3 (19) 2nd, 153.6 (14) 1st, 89.8 (21) 2nd, 48.0 (5) 2nd, 41.1 (7) 1st, .657 (10) 2nd, 3 (3)
Rushing Defense Passing Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Sacks Team Tackles for Loss Turnover Margin
➤ SPECIAL TEAMS 5th, 118.0 (14) 8th, 211.5 5th, 329.5 (17) 2nd, 16.5 (7) 1st, 3.2 (7) 5th, 7.2 (25) 1st, +12 (11)
Net Punting Punt Return Average Punt Return Defense Kickoff Return Average Kickoff Coverage Fewest Penalties Per Game
3rd, 39.93 (25) 2nd, 12.19 (16) 2nd, 4.29 (20) 4th, 21.65 9th, 19.51 2nd, 4.15 (15)
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BIG TEN CHAMPIONS Big Ten Headquarters & Conference Center 5440 Park Place; Rosemont, Ill. 60018 Telephone: 847-696-1010 www.bigten.org Big Ten Staff — Rosemont
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Since its inception in 1896, the pursuit and attainment of academic excellence has been a priority for every Big Ten member institution. But maintaining the conference’s standard of competing at the highest level in athletics also endures as an important component of the Big Ten experience. Striking that balance between academics and athletics is integral to the Big Ten’s identity. Recognized as one of intercollegiate sports’ most successful undertakings, the Big Ten strives for success from its students not only on the field and in the classroom, but around the world as well. PREMIER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS • The Big Ten Academic Alliance is an academic consortium of all 14 Big Ten universities, which is widely considered to be the model for effective and voluntary collaboration among top research universities. • Every Big Ten Academic Alliance institution ranks among the top 70 universities in the nation according to the 2017 Academic Ranking of World Universities, including four in the top 25. • The Big Ten leads all conferences with more than 1,700 Academic All-Americans, including 34 honorees during the 2017-18 academic year. • Big Ten Academic Alliance schools annually conduct $10 billion in funded research, $5 billion more than any other conference. A HISTORY OF ATHLETIC SUCCESS • Big Ten schools have won at least seven national championships in seven of the last 10 academic years and at least three in each of the last 25 years. • In the last five full academic years, current Big Ten institutions have claimed 31 team national championships in 15 different sports. • Over the last 12 full academic years, current Big Ten institutions have won 85 team national titles in 23 different sports. BROAD-BASED PROGRAMMING • The Big Ten will administer over $200 million in direct financial support to more than 9,800 students competing in intercollegiate athletics for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on more than 350 teams in 42 different sports. • The Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse the last five years. • The Big Ten leads the nation in total students competing in intercollegiate athletics and participation opportunities, and sponsors more official sports than all conferences except the Ivy League. • Almost 1,400 Big Ten competitors have participated in the Olympics, winning more than 600 medals, including nearly 300 gold. In the 2016 and 2018 Olympic Games, more than 200 representatives from Big Ten institutions including current or former students and coaches were members of Olympic teams. Big Ten Olympians collected more than 50 medals in the most recent games in Rio and PyeongChang.
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PASSIONATE FOLLOWING • The Big Ten leads all conferences with 5.7 million alumni and nearly 580,000 students. • Each year more than 11 million patrons attend Big Ten home contests, as the conference has led the nation in attendance for men’s basketball, ice hockey, volleyball and wrestling. LEADERS IN INNOVATION • Took part in the nation’s first bowl game, winning the 1902 Rose Bowl Game, and signed an exclusive contract with the Tournament of Roses in 1946, making it the first bowl with permanent conference affiliations. • Formed the Big Ten Advisory Commission in 1972, enlisting former students that competed in conference athletics to serve as liaisons to the NCAA’s Diversity and Inclusion Department, the Big Ten Student-Athlete Advisory Commission and other organizations. • Became the first conference to voluntarily adopt male and female participation goals after launching its Gender Equity Action Plan in 1992. • Implemented the first collegiate football system of instant replay in 2004, which the NCAA approved for use among all conferences in 2006. • Launched the Big Ten Network (BTN) in 2007, the first national conference-owned television network. • Began partnering with the Ivy League to study the effects of head injuries in sports in 2012. • Accepted Johns Hopkins University as the conference’s first sport affiliate members in men’s and women’s lacrosse in 2013 and 2015, respectively, and added Notre Dame as a sport affiliate member in men’s ice hockey in 2017. EXTENSIVE TELEVISION EXPOSURE • Through the Big Ten’s current media agreements with BTN, ABC/ ESPN, CBS and FOX, more than 1,600 Big Ten events are produced and distributed nationally and globally on an annual basis. • BTN is in almost 60 million homes across the U.S. and Canada. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT • For more than 25 years, through the Big Ten’s SCORE (Success Comes Out of Reading Everyday) program, the conference has partnered with Chicago elementary schools to improve reading performance. • Surrounding the Big Ten Football Championship Game and Basketball Tournaments, the conference has held numerous community initiatives, partnered with the College Football Playoff Foundation and other events such as the Big Ten Career Expo, SaturDAY of Service and Youth Football Clinics. The Big Ten has also collaborated with a local breast cancer awareness group and provided unique event experiences for military veterans.
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Commissioner James E. Delany Deputy Commissioner, CFO/COO Brad Traviolia Deputy Commissioner, Public Affairs Diane Dietz Senior Associate Commissioner, Television Administration Mark D. Rudner Associate Commissioner, Finance Julie Suderman Associate Commissioner, Football Operations Scott Chipman Associate Commissioner, Men’s Basketball Rick Boyages Associate Commissioner, Policy Chad Hawley Associate Commissioner, Sports Administration Wendy Fallen Associate Commissioner, Technology Mike McComiskey Assistant Commissioner, Branding Robin Jentes Assistant Commissioner, Communications Jason Yellin Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Gil Grimes Director, Building Services Brenda Hilton Director, Communications Adam Augustine Director, Human Resources Kimberly Smith Director, Information Technology Brandon Winbush Director, Video Services Tony Buyniski Associate Director, Communications Chris Masters Associate Director, Football/Basketball Operations Davon Robb Associate Director, Sports Administration Natalie Lutz Associate Director, Video Services Matt Braunscheidel Assistant Director, Accounting Satvik Patel Assistant Director, Branding Chris Althoff Assistant Director, Branding Doron Tamari Assistant Director, Communications Megan Rowley Assistant Director, Compliance Jennifer Dominguez Assistant Director, Policy Fred Krauss Assistant Director, Sports Administration A.J. Edds Assistant Director, Video Services Joseph Hamata Production Coordinator / Building Manager W. T. Robinson Executive Assistant to the Commissioner Barbara Greenbaum Executive Assistant Sandra Morgan Administrative Assistant Linda Arnold Administrative Assistant Sue Immekus Administrative Assistant Janelle McDaniel Administrative Assistant Mary Jo O’Donohue Administrative Assistant Madeline Russell Bob Hammel Communications Intern Shannon Malone C. D. Henry Intern Therno Diallo Video Intern Sam Arvaneh
New York City Office 900 Third Ave., 36th Floor New York, N.Y. 10022 Telephone: 212-243-3290 Big Ten Staff — New York Assistant Commissioner, MBB/WBB Operations Assistant Commissioner, Public Affairs Assistant Director, Basketball/Football Operations Administrative Assistant
Jessica Palermo Kerry Kenny Jerrell Price Alec Fisher
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BIG TEN CONFERENCE LAND GRANT TROPHY
GOVERNOR’S VICTORY BELL
BROWN, KWALICK BIG TEN TROPHIES
The Land Grant Trophy, established in 1993, is awarded to the winner of the Penn State-Michigan State game. It honors the universities as the nation’s two pioneer land-grant schools. Each was founded in 1855: Michigan State on February 12 and Penn State on February 22. The schools were the prototypes after which the land-grant system was patterned. The trophy features images of the schools’ landmark buildings - Penn State’s Old Main and Michigan State’s Beaumont Tower - and replicas of the Nittany Lion and the Spartan, the schools’ mascots.
Commissioned in 1993 by Pennsylvania Governor Robert Casey and Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson, the Governor’s Victory Bell is presented to the winner of the Penn StateMinnesota contest. Acting Governor Mark Singel of Pennsylvania and Carlson of Minnesota established the Governor’s Victory Bell on Sept. 4, 1993, the date of the first Minnesota-Penn State game. The trophy features a brass bell bearing the medallion of the Big Ten Conference, the state seals of Minnesota and Pennsylvania and the athletic logos of each institution.
The Big Ten initiated the presentation of 18 trophies following the 2011 season and honors some of its all-time premier football student-athletes with the newly named awards, including Penn State’s Courtney Brown and Ted Kwalick. The Big Ten awards the Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year, recognizing the Nittany Lions’ Brown and Michigan State’s Bubba Smith. Brown was a consensus first-team All-American in 1999, breaking school records in career tackles for loss (70), career sacks (33) and season TFL (29). The 1999 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, Brown was a three-time all-conference selection. Brown was the first overall pick in the 2000 National Football League Draft by the Cleveland Browns. The conference also presents the Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year, honoring Penn State’s Kwalick and Iowa’s Dallas Clark. Kwalick was a first-team All-American in 1967 and ’68 and finished fourth in balloting for the 1968 Heisman Trophy. A first-round draft choice by the San Francisco 49ers and a three-time All-Pro, Kwalick was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1989.
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2014 2015 2016 2017
Penn State, 38-37 Penn State, 59-31 Penn State, 24-20 Penn State, 32-29 Michigan State, 49-14 Penn State, 51-28 Michigan State, 35-28 Penn State, 42-23 Penn State, 42-37 Penn State, 61-7 Michigan State, 41-10 Penn State, 37-13 Penn State, 31-22 Penn State, 17-13 Michigan State, 35-31 Penn State, 49-18 Penn State, 42-14 Michigan State, 28-22 Michigan State, 34-10 Michigan State, 55-16 Penn State, 45-12 Michigan State, 27-24
1993 1994 1997 1998 1999 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2009 2010 2013 2016
Land Grant Trophy
Penn State, 38-20 Penn State, 56-3 Penn State, 16-15 Penn State, 27-17 Minnesota, 24-23 Minnesota, 25-16 Minnesota, 20-14 Minnesota, 16-7 Penn State, 44-14 Penn State, 28-27 (OT) Penn State, 20-0 Penn State, 33-21 Minnesota, 24-10 Penn State, 29-26 (OT)
Governor’s Victory Bell
Courtney Brown (from left), Devon Still and Ted Kwalick at the 2011 Big Ten Awards Gala.
BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME The winners of the East and West divisions will play in the Big Ten Conference Championship game in primetime on Saturday, December 1, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. FOX Sports is the official television partner of the Big Ten Championship game. Kickoff time is 8 p.m. for the contest. Lucas Oil Stadium will be the site for the 2011-21 Big Ten Championship games. The winner of the Big Ten Championship game will play in either the Rose Bowl game or the College Football Playoff. The winning team in the Big Ten Football Championship game will receive the Stagg Championship Trophy. The trophy pays homage to Amos Alonzo Stagg, who won 199 games at the University of Chicago when the Maroons were Big Ten members.
Big Ten Championship Game Dates December 1, 2018 December 7, 2019 December 5, 2020
Lucas Oil Stadium, in downtown Indianapolis, Ind., is the site of the Big Ten Conference Championship game through 2021.
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BIG TEN STANDINGS SINCE 1993 1993 Ohio State Wisconsin Penn State Indiana Michigan Illinois Michigan St. Iowa Minnesota Northwestern Purdue
Big Ten 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 0 0
1994 Penn State Ohio State Michigan Wisconsin Illinois Michigan St. Iowa Indiana Purdue Northwestern Minnesota
0 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 7
8 7 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 1 0
0 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 7 8
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0 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 7 8
1 1 2 2 3 3 5 6 7 7 7
1.000 10 .875 11 .625 9 .625 9 .563 6 .500 8 .438 5 .438 4 .313 4 .125 3 .000 2
.875 .875 .750 .750 .625 .625 .375 .250 .125 .125 .125
0 1.000 2 .750 2 .750 2 .750 3 .625 4 .500 4 .500 5 .375 7 .125 7 .125 8 .000
1 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 6 6 8
.875 .875 .875 .750 .625 .500 .250 .250 .250 .250 .000
Big Ten 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 1 0
1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 7 8
2000 .875 .875 .833 .667 .667 .455 .500 .500 .364 .182 .091
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0
2 2 4 3 5 4 5 5 6 8 9
.875 .750 .750 .625 .626 .500 .500 .375 .375 .125 .000
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0
1 3 2 3 4 6 5 8 7 8 9
.833 .846 .692 .750 .542 .667 .500 .455 .409 .273 .182
.917 .750 .846 .750 .667 .500 .615 .273 .364 .273 .182
Overall 12 0 1.000 10 3 .769 9 3 .750 9 3 .750 8 5 .615 7 5 .583 7 5 .583 5 7 .416 3 9 .250 2 9 .250 0 11 .000
Overall 11 11 10 9 9 6 5 4 3 3 3
1 1 3 4 3 6 6 7 8 8 9
.917 .917 .769 .692 .750 .500 .455 .364 .273 .273 .250
Overall 10 2 10 2 10 2 8 4 10 3 8 4 7 5 6 6 4 7 3 8 1 10
Big Ten 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 2
Illinois Michigan Ohio State Iowa Purdue Penn State Indiana Michigan State Wisconsin Northwestern Minnesota
.833 .833 .833 .667 .769 .667 .583 .500 .363 .273 .090
Ohio State Iowa Michigan Penn State Purdue Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan State Indiana Northwestern
8 8 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 1 1
.875 .750 .625 .500 .500 .500 .500 .375 .375 .250 .250
0 1.000 0 1.000 2 .750 3 .625 4 .500 4 .500 5 .375 6 .250 6 .250 7 .125 7 .125
1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 7 7 8
.875 .750 .750 .625 .625 .625 .500 .500 .125 .125 .000
1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 6 7 7
.875 .875 .750 .625 .500 .500 .500 .375 .250 .125 .125
1 1 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8
.875 .875 .625 .625 .625 .625 .500 .375 .250 .125 .000
Big Ten 8 7 7 5 5 3 3 2 2 1 1
0 1.000 1 .875 1 .875 3 .625 3 .625 5 .375 5 .375 6 .250 6 .250 7 .125 7 .125
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4 3 4 4 6 7 4 9 6 8 6
.667 .750 .667 .667 .500 .471 .692 .250 .455 .273 .455
Overall 10 8 7 7 6 5 5 7 5 4 4
2 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 7 7 7
.833 .667 .583 .583 .500 .455 .455 .583 .417 .364 .364
Overall 14 11 10 9 7 5 8 8 4 3 3
0 1.000 2 .846 3 .769 4 .692 6 .538 7 .417 5 .615 6 .571 8 .333 9 .250 9 .250
Overall 10 3 11 2 9 4 10 3 8 5 10 3 6 7 7 6 3 9 2 10 1 11
.769 .846 .692 .769 .615 .769 .462 .538 .250 .167 .083
Overall 10 9 9 6 8 7 5 7 4 3 3
Big Ten 7 7 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 0
2006 Ohio State Wisconsin Michigan Penn State Purdue Minnesota Indiana Iowa Northwestern Michigan State Illinois
1 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6
Big Ten 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 3 2 1 1
2005 Penn State Ohio State Wisconsin Iowa Michigan Northwestern Minnesota Purdue Michigan State Indiana Illinois
Overall 8 9 8 8 6 5 9 3 5 3 5
Big Ten 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 1 1 0
2004 Iowa Michigan Wisconsin Northwestern Ohio State Purdue Michigan State Minnesota Penn State Illinois Indiana
.750 .750 .750 .625 .500 .500 .500 .375 .250 .250 .250
Big Ten
2003 Michigan Ohio State Purdue Iowa Michigan State Minnesota Northwestern Wisconsin Penn State Indiana Illinois
2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6
Big Ten 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2
2002
Overall 11 9 11 9 8 6 8 3 4 3 2
Purdue Michigan Northwestern Ohio State Minnesota Penn State Wisconsin Iowa Illinois Indiana Michigan State
2001 1.000 .692 .667 .625 .583 .455 .500 .545 .455 .318 .273
Overall
Big Ten 7 7 7 6 5 4 2 2 2 2 0
1999 Wisconsin Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Penn State Illinois Purdue Ohio State Indiana Northwestern Iowa
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overall
1.000 12 .750 9 .625 8 .563 7 .500 7 .500 5 .438 5 .375 6 .375 4 .250 3 .125 3
Big Ten 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 1 1 0
1998 Ohio State Wisconsin Michigan Purdue Penn State Michigan State Minnesota Indiana Illinois Iowa Northwestern
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
Big Ten 7 7 6 6 5 5 3 2 1 1 1
1997 Michigan Ohio State Penn State Purdue Wisconsin Iowa Michigan State Northwestern Minnesota Indiana Illinois
.813 10 1 .813 10 1 .750 10 2 .625 8 4 .625 8 4 .625 5 6 .500 6 6 .375 6 6 .375 4 7 .000 2 9 .000 1 10
Big Ten
1996 Ohio State Northwestern Penn State Iowa Michigan Michigan State Wisconsin Purdue Minnesota Indiana Illinois
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Big Ten 8 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1
1995 Northwestern Ohio State Michigan Penn State Michigan St. Iowa Illinois Wisconsin Purdue Minnesota Indiana
1 1 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 8 8
Overall
2 3 3 6 4 5 7 5 7 8 8
.833 .750 .750 .500 .667 .583 .417 .583 .364 .273 .273
Overall 11 10 10 7 7 7 7 5 5 4 2
1 2 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 9
.917 .833 .769 .583 .583 .583 .583 .455 .455 .364 .182
Overall 12 1 12 1 11 2 9 4 8 6 6 7 5 7 6 7 4 8 4 8 2 10
.923 .923 .846 .692 .571 .462 .417 .462 .333 .333 .167
2007 Ohio State Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Penn State Iowa Indiana Michigan State Purdue Northwestern Minnesota
Big Ten 7 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 0
2008 Penn State Ohio State Michigan State Iowa Northwestern Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Purdue Michigan Indiana
Overall 11 2 9 4 9 4 9 4 9 4 6 6 7 6 7 6 8 5 6 6 1 11
1 1 2 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 7
.875 .875 .750 .625 .625 .375 .375 .375 .250 .250 .125
7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 1
1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 7
.875 .750 .750 .625 .625 .500 .500 .375 .250 .125 .125
2011
1 1 1 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7
.875 .875 .875 .500 .500 .500 .375 .375 .250 .250 .125
2 3 4 4 4 6 6 7 8 9 9
.846 .769 .692 .692 .692 .538 .538 .417 .333 .250 .250
Overall 11 11 11 10 8 6 5 6 3 5 4
Big Ten 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1
.846 .692 .692 .692 .692 .500 .538 .538 .615 .500 .083
Overall 11 10 9 9 9 7 7 5 4 3 3
Big Ten
2010 Ohio State Michigan State Wisconsin Iowa Penn State Illinois Michigan Northwestern Purdue Minnesota Indiana
.875 .750 .750 .625 .500 .500 .375 .375 .375 .375 .000
Big Ten 7 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 1
2009 Ohio State Iowa Penn State Wisconsin Northwestern Michigan State Purdue Minnesota Illinois Michigan Indiana
1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 8
2 2 2 3 5 7 7 7 9 7 8
.846 .846 .846 .769 .615 .462 .417 .462 .250 .417 .333
Overall 12 11 11 8 7 7 7 7 4 3 5
Big Ten
1 2 2 5 6 6 6 6 8 9 7
.923 .846 .846 .615 .538 .538 .538 .538 .333 .250 .417
Overall
Leaders Division Wisconsin Penn State Purdue Ohio State Illinois Indiana
6 6 4 3 2 0
2 2 4 5 6 8
.750 .750 .500 .375 .250 .000
11 3 9 4 7 6 6 7 7 6 1 11
.786 .692 .538 .462 .538 .083
Legends Division Michigan State Michigan Nebraska Iowa Northwestern Minnesota
7 6 5 4 3 2
1 2 3 4 5 6
.875 .750 .625 .500 .375 .250
11 11 9 7 6 3
.786 .846 .692 .538 .462 .250
2012
Big Ten
3 2 4 6 7 9
Overall
Leaders Division Ohio State Penn State Wisconsin Purdue Indiana Illinois
8 6 4 3 2 0
0 1.000 2 .750 4 .500 5 .375 6 .250 8 .000
12 0 1.000 8 4 .667 8 6 .571 6 7 .462 4 8 .333 2 10 .167
Legends Division Nebraska Michigan Northwestern Michigan State Minnesota Iowa
7 6 5 3 2 2
1 2 3 5 6 6
10 8 10 7 6 4
.875 .750 .625 .375 .250 .250
4 5 3 6 7 8
.714 .615 .769 .538 .462 .333
2013
Big Ten
Overall
Leaders Division Ohio State Wisconsin Penn State Indiana Illinois Purdue
8 6 4 3 1 0
0 1.000 2 .750 4 .500 5 .375 7 .125 8 .000
12 2 9 4 7 5 5 7 4 8 1 11
.857 .692 .583 .417 .333 .083
Legends Division Michigan State Nebraska Iowa Minnesota Michigan Northwestern
8 5 5 4 3 1
0 1.000 3 .625 3 .625 4 .500 5 .375 7 .125
13 9 8 8 7 5
.929 .692 .615 .615 .538 .417
2014
Big Ten
1 4 5 5 6 7
Overall
East Division Ohio State Michigan State Maryland Rutgers Michigan Penn State Indiana
8 7 4 3 3 2 1
0 1.000 1 .875 4 .500 5 .375 5 .375 6 .250 7 .125
14 11 7 8 5 7 4
1 2 6 5 7 6 8
.933 .846 .538 .615 .417 .438 .333
West Division Wisconsin Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Illinois Northwestern Purdue
7 5 5 4 3 3 1
1 3 3 4 5 5 7
11 9 8 7 6 5 3
3 4 5 6 7 7 9
.786 .692 .615 .538 .462 .417 .250
2015
.875 .625 .625 .500 .375 .375 .125
Big Ten
East Division Michigan State Ohio State Michigan Penn State Indiana Rutgers Maryland
7 7 6 4 1 1 1
1 1 2 4 7 7 7
West Division Iowa Northwestern Wisconsin Nebraska Minnesota Illinois Purdue
6 6 6 3 2 2 1
0 1.000 2 .750 2 .750 5 .375 6 .250 6 .250 7 .125
2016
.875 .875 .750 .500 .250 .250 .250
Overall 12 12 10 7 6 4 3
2 1 3 6 7 8 9
.857 .923 .769 .538 .462 .333 .250
12 2 10 3 10 3 6 7 6 7 5 7 2 10
.857 .769 .769 .462 .462 .417 .167
Big Ten
Overall
East Division Penn State Ohio State Michigan Indiana Maryland Michigan State Rutgers
8 8 7 4 3 1 0
1 1 2 5 6 8 9
.889 .889 .778 .444 .333 .111 .000
11 3 11 2 10 3 6 7 6 7 3 9 2 10
.786 .846 .769 .462 .462 .250 .167
West Division Wisconsin Iowa Nebraska Minnesota Northwestern Illinois Purdue
7 6 6 5 5 2 2
2 3 3 4 4 7 7
.778 .667 .667 .556 .556 .222 .222
11 8 9 9 7 3 3
.786 .615 .692 .692 .538 .250 .250
2017
Big Ten
East Division Ohio State Michigan State Penn State Michigan Rutgers Indiana Maryland
8 7 7 5 3 2 2
1 2 2 4 6 7 7
West Division Wisconsin Northwestern Iowa Purdue Nebraska Minnesota Illinois
9 7 4 4 3 2 0
0 1.000 2 .778 5 .444 5 .444 6 .333 7 .222 9 .000
.889 .778 .778 .556 .333 .222 .222
3 5 4 4 6 9 9
Overall 12 10 11 8 4 5 4
2 3 2 5 8 7 8
.857 .769 .846 .615 .333 .417 .333
13 1 10 3 8 5 7 6 4 8 5 7 2 10
.929 .769 .615 .538 .333 .417 .167
RECORDS
RUSHING RECORDS RUSHING YARDAGE Game: 327 Larry Johnson at Indiana 2002 By a senior: 327 Larry Johnson at Indiana 2002 By a junior: 256 Curt Warner at Syracuse 1981 By a sophomore: 241 Curtis Enis vs. USC 1996 By a freshman: 208 Shelly Hammonds at Boston Coll. 1990 By a true freshman: 206 Eric McCoo vs. Michigan St. 1998 Half: 279 Larry Johnson vs. Michigan St. 2002 (19 carries, 1st half) Season: By a senior: By a junior: By a sophomore: By a freshman:
2087 2087 1539 1496 1076
Career:
3932 Evan Royster
Larry Johnson Larry Johnson Ki-Jana Carter Saquon Barkley Saquon Barkley
2002 2002 1994 2016 2015
RUSHING AVERAGE 44.0 Blair Thomas vs. Syracuse 8.4 Blair Thomas 7.2 Ki-Jana Carter
1986 1986 1992-94
100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Season: 9 Ki-Jana Carter Career: 18 Curt Warner Consecutive Games: 8 Curtis Enis
1994 1979-82 1997
Game: Season: Career:
200-YARD RUSHING GAMES Season: 4 Larry Johnson 2002 Career: 4 Larry Johnson 1999-2002 Consecutive Games: 3 John Cappelletti 1973
2007-10
RUSHING ATTEMPTS 41 John Cappelletti vs. NC State 1973 286 John Cappelletti 1973 686 Evan Royster 2007-10
Game: Season: Career:
CAREER LEADERS
CAREER RUSHING YARDAGE (1,000-YARD RUSHERS) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43.
196
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 6 Harry Robb vs. Gettysburg 1917 4 Leroy Thompson vs. Rutgers 1990 Ki-Jana Carter vs. Michigan St. 1994 Larry Johnson vs. Michigan St. 2002 Season: 26 Lydell Mitchell 1971 By a senior: 26 Lydell Mitchell 1971 By a junior: 23 Ki-Jana Carter 1994 By a sophomore: 18 Saquon Barkley 2016 By a freshman: 7 D.J. Dozier 1983 Saquon Barkley 2015 Career: 43 Saquon Barkley 2015-17 Game: Half:
Yards
Att.
TD
3932 3843 3398 3320 3301 3256 3227 2953 2934 2829 2818 2639 2518 2380 2236 2108 2072 2042 2002 1756 1694 1678 1657 1657 1637 1496 1485 1480 1422 1362 1351 1321 1318 1246 1215 1166 1156 1130 1103 1098 1095 1060 1058
686 671 649 654 606 565 624 460 501 395 633 519 497 382 454 456 448 399 380 363 305 321 323 355 369 372 264 242 296 313 285 260 207 265 334 241 215 276 245 223 222 228 257
29 43 24 25 21 36 25 26 38 34 26 29 18 23 30 21 20 14 24 29 14 9 12 14 20 15 12 14 11 11 14 11 5 11 12 19 5 12 8 5 3 10 14
Player Evan Royster Saquon Barkley Curt Warner Tony Hunt Blair Thomas Curtis Enis D.J. Dozier Larry Johnson Lydell Mitchell Ki-Jana Carter Matt Suhey John Cappelletti Eric McCoo Lenny Moore Charlie Pittman Zach Zwinak Booker Moore Jon Williams Franco Harris Richie Anderson Mike Archie Silas Redd Rodney Kinlaw Bill Belton Michael Robinson Fran Rogel Roger Kochman Bob Campbell Tom Donchez Steve Geise Stephfon Green Gary Brown Akeel Lynch Steve Smith Leroy Thompson Aaron Harris Stephen Pitts Mike Guman Tony Mumford Tim Manoa Bob Torrey Duane Taylor Woody Petchel
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Years 2007-10 2015-17 1979-82 2003-06 1985-87, 89 1995-97 1983-86 1999-2002 1969-71 1992-94 1976-79 1972-73 1998-2001 1953-55 1967-69 2011-14 1977-80 1980-83 1969-71 1989-92 1992-95 2010-11 2004-07 2011-14 2002-05 1947-49 1959-62 1966-68 1971-74 1975-77 2008-11 1987-90 2013-15 1983-86 1987-90 1996-99 1992-95 1976-79 1981-84 1983-86 1976-78 1973-77 1973-75
Evan Royster
Saquon Barkley
Curt Warner
3932 yards
3843 yards
3398 yards
SEASON RUSHING YARDAGE (1,000-YARD RUSHERS) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Yards
Att.
TD
2087 1567 1539 1522 1496 1414 1386 1363 1341 1329 1271 1241 1236 1210 1169 1117 1082 1076 1047 1044 1041 1026 1014 1002 1000
271 254 198 286 272 268 277 228 264 243 217 244 191 224 205 233 136 182 174 171 198 155 208 174 203
20 26 23 17 18 11 11 19 5 10 18 7 12 13 6 12 11 7 6 8 8 7 6 7 6
Player Larry Johnson Lydell Mitchell Ki-Jana Carter John Cappelletti Saquon Barkley Blair Thomas Tony Hunt Curtis Enis Blair Thomas Rodney Kinlaw Saquon Barkley Silas Redd Evan Royster Curtis Enis Evan Royster John Cappelletti Lenny Moore Saquon Barkley Tony Hunt Curt Warner Curt Warner Ki-Jana Carter Evan Royster D.J. Dozier Zach Zwinak
Year 2002 1971 1994 1973 2016 1987 2006 1997 1989 2007 2017 2011 2008 1996 2009 1972 1954 2015 2005 1981 1982 1993 2010 1983 2012
RECORDS SEASON RUSHING LEADERS Season 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Player Elwood Petchel Fran Rogel Fran Rogel Fran Rogel Tony Orsini Ted Shattuck Bob Pollard Lenny Moore Lenny Moore Lenny Moore Billy Kane Dave Kasperian Dave Kasperian Richie Lucas Jim Kerr Roger Kochman Roger Kochman Gary Klingensmith Tom Urbanik Dave McNaughton Bob Campbell Charlie Pittman Charlie Pittman Charlie Pittman Lydell Mitchell Lydell Mitchell John Cappelletti John Cappelletti Tom Donchez Woody Petchel Steve Geise Matt Suhey Matt Suhey Matt Suhey Curt Warner Curt Warner Curt Warner D.J. Dozier D.J. Dozier D.J. Dozier D.J. Dozier Blair Thomas Gary Brown Blair Thomas Leroy Thompson Richie Anderson Richie Anderson Ki-Jana Carter Ki-Jana Carter Curtis Enis Curtis Enis Curtis Enis Eric McCoo Eric McCoo Eric McCoo Larry Johnson Larry Johnson Austin Scott Tony Hunt Tony Hunt Tony Hunt Rodney Kinlaw Evan Royster Evan Royster Evan Royster Silas Redd Zach Zwinak Zach Zwinak Akeel Lynch Saquon Barkley Saquon Barkley Saquon Barkley
GAME RUSHING YARDAGE (200-YARD RUSHERS)
Yards
Att.
Avg.
TD
373 499 602 395 563 579 341 601 1082 697 544 469 381 325 389 666 652 450 625 884 482 580 950 706 751 1567 1117 1522 880 621 560 638 720 973 922 1044 1041 1002 691 723 811 1414 689 1341 573 779 900 1026 1539 683 1210 1363 822 739 692 337 2087 436 777 1047 1386 1329 1236 1169 1014 1241 1000 989 678 1076 1496 1271
71 110 152 110 146 135 110 108 136 138 105 122 98 99 93 129 120 102 134 193 79 119 186 149 134 254 233 286 195 148 116 139 184 185 196 171 198 174 125 154 171 268 136 264 152 152 195 155 198 113 224 228 127 148 140 71 271 100 169 174 277 243 191 205 208 244 203 210 147 182 272 217
5.0 4.6 4.0 3.6 3.9 4.3 3.1 5.6 8.0 5.1 5.0 3.8 3.9 3.3 4.2 5.2 5.4 4.4 4.7 4.6 6.1 4.9 5.1 4.7 5.6 6.2 4.8 5.3 4.5 4.2 4.8 4.6 3.9 5.3 4.7 6.1 5.3 5.8 5.5 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.1 5.1 3.8 5.1 4.6 6.6 7.8 6.0 5.4 6.0 6.5 5.0 4.9 4.7 7.7 4.4 4.6 6.0 5.0 5.5 6.5 5.7 4.9 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.6 5.9 5.5 5.9
7 7 5 3 5 4 2 7 11 5 7 7 5 6 6 6 4 3 8 7 5 6 14 10 6 26 12 17 7 5 3 8 7 6 6 8 8 7 4 4 10 11 6 5 8 10 18 7 23 4 13 19 3 4 5 2 20 5 7 6 11 10 12 6 6 7 6 12 4 7 18 18
1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 27.
Yards
Att.
TD
Player/Game
Year
327 279 279 257 256 250 243 241 239 238 227 225 220 214 211 211 211 211 210 209 208 207 206 204 202 202 201
28 31 19 23 26 — 14 27 24 28 27 23 41 35 29 23 22 28 20 24 24 18 28 25 37 31 36
4 1 4 2 1 — 2 3 2 0 5 2 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 2 1 4 0 1 1
Larry Johnson at Indiana Larry Johnson vs. Illinois Larry Johnson vs. Michigan State Larry Johnson vs. Northwestern Curt Warner at Syracuse Shorty Miller vs. Carnegie Tech Bob Pollard at Rutgers Curtis Enis vs. USC Bob Campbell vs. Syracuse Curt Warner at Nebraska Ki-Jana Carter vs. Michigan State Matt Suhey vs. Army John Cappelletti vs. NC State Blair Thomas vs. Notre Dame Lydell Mitchell at Iowa Curtis Enis vs. Ohio State Eric McCoo vs. Ohio State Saquon Barkley at Iowa Ki-Jana Carter at Minnesota Lydell Mitchell vs. Maryland Shelly Hammonds at Boston College Saquon Barkley at Purdue Eric McCoo vs. Michigan State John Cappelletti vs. Ohio John Cappelletti at Maryland Saquon Barkley vs. Maryland Bill Belton vs. Illinois
2002 2002 2002 2002 1981 1913 1951 1996 1968 1981 1994 1979 1973 1987 1971 1997 1999 2017 1994 1971 1990 2016 1998 1973 1973 2016 2013
Evan Royster
Curt Warner
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RECORDS 100 YARDS RUSHING IN A GAME
TOP 10 CAREER RUSHERS
By Two Players Chuck Peters (156), Steve Rollins (122) .........................................................................vs. Syracuse, 1938 Larry Cooney (144), Floyd Lang (118) ............................................................................at Bucknell, 1945 Ted Shattuck (160), Paul Anders (123) ............................................................................ vs. Boston, 1951 Bob Pollard (243), Paul Anders (126) .............................................................................. at Rutgers, 1951 Lenny Moore (143), Billy Kane (133) ..................................................................... at Pennsylvania, 1954 Buddy Torris (144), Roger Kochman (133) .................................................................. vs. Holy Cross, 1961 Bob Campbell (112), Charlie Pittman (106)............................................................ vs. Kansas State, 1968 Franco Harris (107), Charlie Pittman (104) .................................................................at Pittsburgh, 1969 Franco Harris (133), Lydell Mitchell (112) ...........................................................................vs. Ohio, 1970 Lydell Mitchell (211), Franco Harris (145) ............................................................................at Iowa, 1971 Lydell Mitchell (177), Franco Harris (104) .............................................................................vs. TCU, 1971 Lydell Mitchell (209), Walt Addie (117) ......................................................................vs. Maryland, 1971 Steve Geise (110), Mike Guman (107) ...............................................................................vs. Army, 1976 Steve Geise (145), Mike Guman (102) ..........................................................................vs. NC State, 1976 Steve Geise (108), Matt Suhey (105) .........................................................................vs. Utah State, 1977 Matt Suhey (225), Booker Moore (103) ..............................................................................vs. Army, 1979 Booker Moore (166), Matt Suhey (124) ..................................................................vs. West Virginia, 1979 Mike Meade (107), Curt Warner (105) ................................................................vs. Boston College, 1981 Tony Mumford (128), David Clark (113).............................................................. vs. William & Mary, 1984 D.J. Dozier (143), Steve Smith (126) ...................................................................vs. Boston College, 1984 Blair Thomas (154), John Greene (124) ...................................................................... vs. Cincinnati, 1987 Blair Thomas (115), Gerry Collins (104) ..........................................................................at Syracuse, 1989 Leroy Thompson (125), Gary Brown (105) ........................................................................vs. Temple, 1990 Richie Anderson (129), Brian O’Neal (105) ................................................................. vs. Pittsburgh, 1992 Mike Archie (107), Ki-Jana Carter (104).................................................................................vs. USC, 1993 Ki-Jana Carter (159), Mike Archie (120).........................................................................at Maryland, 1993 Tony Hunt (137), Austin Scott (116) ...................................................................................vs. Akron, 2004 Tony Hunt (114), Michael Robinson (112) ..................................................................vs. Minnesota, 2005 Tony Hunt (151), Michael Robinson (125) ................................................................... vs. Wisconsin, 2005 Stephfon Green (120), Evan Royster (105)..........................................................................at Illinois, 2009 Evan Royster (134), Silas Redd (131) .....................................................................vs. Northwestern, 2010 Bill Belton (108), Akeel Lynch (108) .................................................................vs. Eastern Michigan, 2013 Saquon Barkley (195), Akeel Lynch (120) ........................................................................vs. Rutgers, 2015
Season
Yards
Att.
513 1236 1169 1014 3932
82 191 205 208 686
6.3 6.5 5.7 4.9 5.7
5 12 6 6 29
Saquon Barkley 2015 1076 2016 1496 2017 1271 Career 3843
182 272 217 671
5.9 5.5 5.9 5.7
Curt Warner 1979 1980 1981 1982 Career
391 922 1044 1041 3398
84 196 171 198 649
Tony Hunt 2003 2004 2005 2006 Career
110 777 1047 1386 3320
Blair Thomas 1985 42 1986 504 1987 1414 1989 1341 Career 3301
Evan Royster 2007 2008 2009 2010 Career
Avg. TD
Season
Yards
Att.
Curtis Enis 1995 1996 1997 Career
683 1210 1363 3256
113 224 228 565
6.0 5.4 6.0 5.8
4 13 19 36
7 18 18 43
D.J. Dozier 1983 1984 1985 1986 Career
1002 691 723 811 3227
174 125 154 171 624
5.8 5.5 4.7 4.7 5.2
7 4 4 10 25
4.7 4.7 6.1 5.3 5.2
2 6 8 8 24
Larry Johnson 1999 2000 2001 2002 Career
171 358 337 2087 2953
43 75 71 271 460
3.9 4.8 4.7 7.7 6.4
1 3 2 20 26
34 169 174 277 654
3.2 4.6 6.0 5.0 5.1
1 7 6 11 25
Lydell Mitchell 1969 616 1970 751 1971 1567 Career 2934
113 134 254 501
5.5 5.6 6.2 5.9
6 6 26 38
14 60 268 264 606
3.0 8.4 5.3 5.1 5.4
0 5 11 5 21
Ki-Jana Carter 1992 1993 1994 Career
42 155 198 395
6.3 6.6 7.8 7.2
4 7 23 34
264 1026 1539 2829
Avg. TD
By Three Players Bill Rettig (109), Dave McNaughton (105), Mike Irwin (100) ........................................at Maryland, 1965 Franco Harris (136), Lydell Mitchell (120), Charlie Pittman (106) .........................vs. Boston College, 1969
LONGEST RUNS Yards
Player/Game
*92.........................................Blair Thomas vs. Syracuse, 1986 92............................................... Bill Belton at Indiana, 2014 92...............................Saquon Barkley vs. Washington, 2017 90......................................................Bill Suter at Navy, 1894 87.......................................Bob Campbell vs. Syracuse, 1968 86......................................Bob Riggle at West Virginia, 1964 84.............................................. Chafie Fields vs. Texas, 1996 84..........................................Larry Johnson vs. Illinois, 2002 83.........................................Ki-Jana Carter vs. Oregon, 1994 81........................................Saquon Barkley at Purdue, 2016 80.........................................Chuck Peters vs. Syracuse, 1938 80...........................................Ron Younker vs. Virginia, 1954 80...........................................Lenny Moore at Rutgers, 1955 80...........................................Kevin Baugh vs. Colgate, 1980 80.................................David Clark vs. William & Mary, 1984 80........................................... Gary Brown at Syracuse, 1987 80.....................................Ki-Jana Carter at Minnesota, 1994 80..........................................Ki-Jana Carter at Indiana, 1994 *80.........................................Saquon Barkley vs. Akron, 2017 79....................................... Sparky Brown vs. Bucknell, 1942 79.......................................Lenny Moore at Pittsburgh, 1953 79............................................Saquon Barkley vs. USC, 2016 78................................ Shorty Miller vs. Carnegie Tech, 1912 78..................................... Elwood Petchel at Fordham, 1947 78...........................................Curtis Enis vs. Wisconsin, 1997 78.............................Larry Johnson vs. Michigan State, 2002
198
Yards
Ki-Jana Carter
Player/Game
*77................................................ Dick Jones at Boston, 1953 77...........................Cordell Mitchell vs. Bowling Green, 1998 *77.............................................. Eric McCoo vs. Purdue, 1998 77................................................. Tony Hunt vs. Akron, 2004 *76..............................................David Clark at Rutgers, 1985 75........................................Bob Higgins at Pittsburgh, 1919 75............................................. Bob Pollard at Rutgers, 1951 75..........................................John Sacca vs. Cincinnati, 1991 75............................................Akeel Lynch vs. Rutgers, 2015 *73..........................................Walt Addie vs. Maryland, 1972 72...............................................Harry Wilson vs. Navy, 1923 71............................................. Bob Pollard at Rutgers, 1951 71.................................... Lydell Mitchell vs. Maryland, 1969 *non-scoring play. Special Note: 109............................................Fritz Barrett vs. Geneva, 1911 (field measured 110 yards in length at the time) Class Breakdown By a senior: 92, Bill Belton at Indiana, 2014 By a junior: 92, Saquon Barkley vs. Washington, 2017 By a sophomore: 92, Blair Thomas vs. Syracuse, 1986 By a freshman: 80, Kevin Baugh vs. Colgate, 1980; Gary Brown at Syracuse, 1987
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RECORDS SEASON RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. 9. 10. 13. 16.
26 23 20 19 18 18 18 17 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11
Lydell Mitchell Ki-Jana Carter Larry Johnson Curtis Enis Richie Anderson Saquon Barkley Saquon Barkley John Cappelletti Charlie Pittman Bill McCleary Harry Robb Curtis Enis John Cappelletti Evan Royster Zach Zwinak Lenny Moore Blair Thomas Michael Robinson Tony Hunt Trace McSorley
1971 1994 2002 1997 1992 2016 2017 1973 1968 1907 1917 1996 1972 2008 2013 1954 1987 2005 2006 2017
CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 9. 11. 13. 15. 16. 17. 19.
43 38 36 34 30 29 29 29 26 26 25 25 24 24 23 22 21 21 20 20
Saquon Barkley 2015-17 Lydell Mitchell 1969-71 Curtis Enis 1995-97 Ki-Jana Carter 1992-94 Charlie Pittman 1967-69 John Cappelletti 1972-73 Richie Anderson 1989-92 Evan Royster 2007-10 Matt Suhey 1976-79 Larry Johnson 1999-2002 D.J. Dozier 1983-86 Tony Hunt 2003-06 Franco Harris 1969-71 Curt Warner 1979-82 Lenny Moore 1953-55 Daryll Clark 2005-09 Blair Thomas 1985-87, 89 Zach Zwinak 2011-14 Booker Moore 1977-80 Michael Robinson 2002-05
SEASON RUSHING ATTEMPTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 20.
286 277 272 271 268 264 254 244 243 233 228 224 217 210 208 205 203 198 198 196
John Cappelletti Tony Hunt Saquon Barkley Larry Johnson Blair Thomas Blair Thomas Lydell Mitchell Silas Redd Rodney Kinlaw John Cappelletti Curtis Enis Curtis Enis Saquon Barkley Zach Zwinak Evan Royster Evan Royster Zach Zwinak Curt Warner Ki-Jana Carter Curt Warner
1973 2006 2016 2002 1987 1989 1971 2011 2007 1972 1997 1996 2017 2013 2010 2009 2012 1982 1994 1980
CAREER RUSHING ATTEMPTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
686 671 654 649 633 624 606 565 519 501 497 460 456 454 448 399 395 382 380 369
Evan Royster 2006-10 Saquon Barkley 2015-17 Tony Hunt 2003-06 Curt Warner 1979-82 Matt Suhey 1976-79 D.J. Dozier 1983-86 Blair Thomas 1985-87,89 Curtis Enis 1995-97 John Cappelletti 1971-73 Lydell Mitchell 1969-71 Eric McCoo 1998-01 Larry Johnson 1998-02 Zach Zwinak 2010-14 Charlie Pittman 1967-69 Booker Moore 1977-80 Jon Williams 1980-83 Ki-Jana Carter 1992-94 Lenny Moore 1953-55 Franco Harris 1969-71 Michael Robinson 2002-05
SEASON RUSHING AVERAGE (Min. 100 attempts) 1. 8.40 Blair Thomas 2. 7.96 Lenny Moore 3. 7.77 Ki-Jana Carter 4. 7.70 Larry Johnson 5. 6.62 Ki-Jana Carter 6. 6.47 Eric McCoo 7. 6.47 Evan Royster 8. 6.17 Lydell Mitchell 9. 6.11 Curt Warner 10. 6.04 Curtis Enis 11. 6.02 Tony Hunt 12. 5.98 Curtis Enis 13. 5.91 Bob Campbell 14. 5.91 Saquon Barkley 15. 5.89 Booker Moore 16. 5.86 Saquon Barkley 17. 5.80 Mike Archie 18. 5.76 D.J. Dozier 19. 5.70 Evan Royster 20. 5.60 Lydell Mitchell
1986 1954 1994 2002 1993 1998 2008 1971 1981 1995 2005 1997 1968 2015 1980 2017 1993 1983 2009 1970
CAREER RUSHING AVERAGE (Min. 200 attempts) 1. 7.16 Ki-Jana Carter 2. 6.42 Larry Johnson 4. 6.23 Lenny Moore 5. 6.12 Bob Campbell 6. 5.86 Lydell Mitchell 7. 5.76 Curtis Enis 8. 5.73 Evan Royster 9. 5.73 Saquon Barkley 10. 5.63 Roger Kochman 11. 5.55 Mike Archie 12. 5.45 Blair Thomas 13. 5.38 Stephen Pitts 14. 5.27 Franco Harris 15. 5.24 Curt Warner 16. 5.23 Silas Redd 17. 5.17 D.J. Dozier 18. 5.13 Rodney Kinlaw 19. 5.12 Jon Williams 20. 5.09 John Cappelletti
1992-94 1999-2002 1953-55 1966-68 1969-71 1995-97 2007-10 2015-17 1959-62 1992-95 1985-87, 89 1992-95 1969-71 1979-82 2010-11 1983-86 2004-07 1980-83 1971-73
GAME RUSHING YARDS BY A QUARTERBACK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
250 156 138 125 122 113 113 8. 112 9. 105 10. 102
SEASON RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS BY A QUARTERBACK
Eugene "Shorty" Miller 1913 Carnegie Tech Chuck Peters 1938 Syracuse Zack Mills 2001 Ohio State Michael Robinson 2005 Wisconsin Steve Rollins 1938 Syracuse Tony Sacca 1990 Pittsburgh Tommy Stevens 2017 Maryland Michael Robinson 2005 Minnesota Chuck Peters 1940 Lehigh Chuck Peters 1939 Pittsburgh
1. 3. 4. 6.
10.
SEASON RUSHING YARDS BY A QUARTERBACK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
806 491 396 365 346 325 315 290 284 282 263 255 234 211 201 198 190 187 179 172
Michael Robinson Trace McSorley Michael Robinson Trace McSorley John Hufnagel Richie Lucas Rashard Casey Rashard Casey Dick Hoak Daryll Clark Michael Robinson Pete Liske Richie Lucas Daryll Clark Zack Mills Tommy Stevens Tommy Stevens Zack Mills Doug Strang Michael Robinson
2005 2017 2003 2016 1971 1959 2000 1999 1960 2008 2002 1962 1958 2009 2002 2016 2017 2001 1984 2004
11 11 10 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
Michael Robinson Trace McSorley Daryll Clark Daryll Clark Trace McSorley Richie Lucas Richie Lucas John Hufnagel Michael Robinson Tom Sherman Todd Blackledge Doug Strang Rashard Casey Rashard Casey Matt McGloin
2005 2017 2008 2009 2016 1958 1959 1972 2002 1966 1981 1983 1999 2000 2012
CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS BY A QUARTERBACK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9.
22 20 18 13 11 10 10 8 7 7
Daryll Clark 2007-09 Michael Robinson 2002-05 Trace McSorley 2015-pres. John Hufnagel 1970-72 Zack Mills 2001-04 Todd Blackledge 1980-82 Rashard Casey 1997-2000 Doug Strang 1981-84 Matt McGloin 2009-12 John Shaffer 1983-86
CAREER RUSHING YARDS BY A QUARTERBACK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
1637 864 670 667 625 619 584 388 319 318 284 262 239 131 129
Michael Robinson 2002-05 Trace McSorley 2015-pres. Rashard Casey 1997-2000 John Hufnagel 1970-72 Richie Lucas 1957-59 Daryll Clark 2006-09 Zack Mills 2001-04 Tommy Stevens 2016-pres. Pete Liske 1961-63 Galen Hall 1959-61 Dick Hoak 1960* Tom Sherman 1965-67 Jack White 1694-66 Tony Sacca 1988-91 Doug Strang 1981-84
* - Hoak was a running back in 1958-59.
MISCELLANEOUS RUSHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS TEAMMATES WITH 10 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS IN SAME SEASON Charlie Pittman (10) & Franco Harris (10) Evan Royster (12) & Daryll Clark (10) Saquon Barkley (18) & Trace McSorley (11)
1969 2008 2017
10 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS IN CONSECUTIVE SEASONS Charlie Pittman John Cappelletti Richie Anderson Curtis Enis Saquon Barkley
1968 (14), 1969 (10) 1972 (12), 1973 (17) 1991 (10), 1992 (18) 1996 (13), 1997 (19) 2016 (18), 2017 (18)
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RECORDS 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Yards Att. TD............................... Game, Season Curt Warner (18) 100 149 100 146 155 122 238 117 105 256 104 145 148 183 106 143 118 117
12 10 22 24 18 17 28 22 22 26 21 26 25 28 19 25 22 18
2 ................................................. vs. Rutgers, 1979 2 ..................................................vs. Colgate, 1980 2 ............................................... at Maryland, 1980 0 .......................................... vs. Miami (Fla.), 1980 1 ............................................. vs. Ohio State, 1980 3 ..............................................vs. Cincinnati, 1981 0 ................................................at Nebraska, 1981 2 ..................................................vs. Temple, 1981 2 ......................................vs. Boston College, 1981 1 .................................................at Syracuse, 1981 0 ..............................................at Pittsburgh, 1981 2 ....................................................... vs. USC, 1981 2 ................................................vs. Syracuse, 1982 3 .......................................at Boston College, 1982 2 ................................................ vs. NC State, 1982 0 ............................................at Notre Dame, 1982 0 .............................................vs. Pittsburgh, 1982 2 ................................................. vs. Georgia, 1982
Yards Att. TD............................... Game, Season Tony Hunt (15) 137 125 140 114 102 129 151 143 135 137 144 142 167 130 158
15 21 19 13 19 24 23 20 17 15 26 19 20 22 12 27 21
1 .............................................vs. Minnesota, 1993 0 ....................................................... vs. USC, 1993 1 .......................................................at Iowa, 1993 3 ............................................... at Maryland, 1993 0 ...............................................vs. Michigan, 1993 0 .............................................. at Ohio State, 1993 2 ................................................. vs. Indiana, 1993 3 ..............................................at Minnesota, 1994 1 ....................................................... vs. USC, 1994 3 ................................................. vs. Rutgers, 1994 0 ................................................at Michigan, 1994 4 ............................................. vs. Ohio State, 1994 1 .................................................. at Indiana, 1994 2 ....................................................at Illinois, 1994 3 ....................................... vs. Northwestern, 1994 5 ......................................vs. Michigan State, 1994 3 ..................................................vs. Oregon, 1994
123 120 114 147 112 110 103 211 161 177 128 209 129 181 146
14 15 25 27 23 28 21 21 28 14 23 26 27 18 37 17 16
3 ..................................................vs. Temple, 1995 0 .................................................. at Rutgers, 1995 0 ............................................. vs. Ohio State, 1995 3 ....................................................... vs. USC, 1996 1 ...............................................vs. Louisville, 1996 2 ...............................................at Wisconsin, 1996 1 ....................................... vs. Northwestern, 1996 1 ................................................at Michigan, 1996 1 ......................................vs. Michigan State, 1996 2 ....................................................at Illinois, 1997 1 ............................................. vs. Ohio State, 1997 2 .............................................vs. Minnesota, 1997 1 .........................................at Northwestern, 1997 1 ...............................................vs. Michigan, 1997 3 ................................................... at Purdue, 1997 2 ..............................................vs. Wisconsin, 1997 1 .......................................at Michigan State, 1997
126 141 101 139 141 174 134 105 137 100 118 114 187 150 134
200
3 22 30 24 20 36 25 35 21 27 17 35 32 26 26 30 35
1 ................................................vs. Syracuse, 1986 1 ..............................................vs. Cincinnati, 1987 1 .......................................at Boston College, 1987 2 ..................................................vs. Temple, 1987 3 ................................................. vs. Rutgers, 1987 1 .........................................vs. West Virginia, 1987 1 ........................... vs. Maryland (Baltimore), 1987 1 ...........................................vs. Notre Dame, 1987 2 ..................................................vs. Temple, 1989 0 ......................................vs. Boston College, 1989 1 .................................................at Syracuse, 1989 0 ............................................... vs. Alabama, 1989 0 .........................................vs. West Virginia, 1989 0 ........................... vs. Maryland (Baltimore), 1989 2 ...........................................vs. Notre Dame, 1989 0 ..............................................at Pittsburgh, 1989 1 .......................................................vs. BYU, 1989
1 ...........................................at Kansas State, 1969 0 ......................................vs. Boston College, 1969 1 .............................................. vs. Maryland, 1969 1 ......................................................vs. Navy, 1970 3 ...................................................... vs. Ohio, 1970 0 .............................................vs. Pittsburgh, 1970 4 .......................................................at Navy, 1971 2 .......................................................at Iowa, 1971 2 ..................................................... vs. Army, 1971 4 ........................................................vs. TCU, 1971 2 ..........................................at West Virginia, 1971 5 .............................................. vs. Maryland, 1971 4 ................................................ vs. NC State, 1971 3 ..............................................at Pittsburgh, 1971 0 ..................................................... vs. Texas, 1971
21 17 13 19 18 18 19 17 23 20 15 13 26 29 25
1 .................................................. vs. Purdue, 2007 3 .........................................vs. Oregon State, 2008 0 .................................................at Syracuse, 2008 0 ...................................................vs. Illinois, 2008 1 ................................................... at Purdue, 2008 1 ...............................................vs. Michigan, 2008 1 ..................................................vs. Temple, 2009 1 ....................................................at Illinois, 2009 0 .............................................vs. Minnesota, 2009 0 ................................................at Michigan, 2009 1 .........................................at Northwestern, 2009 0 .......................................at Michigan State, 2009 0 ..................................................vs. Temple, 2010 2 ...............................................vs. Michigan, 2010 0 ....................................... vs. Northwestern, 2010
Saquon Barkley (15) 115 195 194 120 103 105 202 207 167 194 172 211 108 158 137
Blair Thomas (17) 132 154 164 167 116 181 138 214 138 118 115 160 150 125 133 131 186
19 13 6 19 18 14 16 29 22 22 24 24 29 21 27
Evan Royster (15)
Curtis Enis (17) 132 145 146 241 104 115 167 114 165 108 211 112 153 103 186 138 106
1 ....................................................vs. Akron, 2004 3 ........................................................vs. UCF, 2004 1 ........................................................vs. USF, 2005 2 .............................................vs. Minnesota, 2005 0 ................................................at Michigan, 2005 0 .................................................. vs. Purdue, 2005 2 ..............................................vs. Wisconsin, 2005 1 .................................vs. Youngstown State, 2006 0 .............................................. at Ohio State, 2006 3 ....................................... vs. Northwestern, 2006 2 ..............................................at Minnesota, 2006 1 ................................................... at Purdue, 2006 3 ..................................................vs. Temple, 2006 0 ......................................vs. Michigan State, 2006 0 ............................................. vs. Tennessee, 2006
Lydell Mitchell (15)
Ki-Jana Carter (17) 120 104 144 159 127 123 138 210 119 122 165 137 192 110 107 227 156
8 16 15 21 14 24 24 18 24 28 31 31 16 29 31
12 21 26 25 17 22 31 18 20 25 14 28 15 17 18
1 .................................................. vs. Buffalo, 2015 2 ................................................. vs. Rutgers, 2015 0 .............................................. at Ohio State, 2015 2 .........................................at Northwestern, 2015 0 .......................................at Michigan State, 2015 1 ............................................. vs. Kent State, 2016 1 .............................................. vs. Maryland, 2016 2 ................................................... at Purdue, 2016 1 ......................................................vs. Iowa, 2016 2 ....................................................... vs. USC, 2016 2 ....................................................vs. Akron, 2017 1 .......................................................at Iowa, 2017 2 ...............................................vs. Michigan, 2017 3 ...............................................vs. Nebraska, 2017 2 .......................................... vs. Washington, 2017
John Cappelletti (13)
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124 162 154 129 107 104 187 151 130 202 220 204 161
21 24 34 22 22 23 34 17 24 37 41 25 37
1 ....................................................at Illinois, 1972 1 ................................................vs. Syracuse, 1972 0 ..........................................at West Virginia, 1972 1 ................................................ vs. NC State, 1972 2 .......................................at Boston College, 1972 1 .......................................................at Navy, 1973 2 .................................................at Air Force, 1973 0 ..................................................... vs. Army, 1973 4 .........................................vs. West Virginia, 1973 0 ............................................... at Maryland, 1973 3 ................................................ vs. NC State, 1973 4 ...................................................... vs. Ohio, 1973 1 .............................................vs. Pittsburgh, 1973
Yards Att. TD............................... Game, Season Lenny Moore (12) 125 109 120 124 123 139 109 143 126 171 146 179
16 11 13 17 13 17 19 15 9 12 22 9
1 ........................................................vs. TCU, 1953 2 ............................................... vs. Fordham, 1953 1 ..............................................at Pittsburgh, 1953 1 ....................................................at Illinois, 1954 2 ................................................. vs. Virginia, 1954 1 .........................................vs. West Virginia, 1954 1 .........................................................at TCU, 1954 3 ..........................................at Pennsylvania, 1954 2 ............................................. vs. Holy Cross, 1954 2 ................................................. vs. Rutgers, 1954 1 ................................................vs. Syracuse, 1955 3 .................................................. at Rutgers, 1955
D.J. Dozier (11) 102 107 196 163 113 159 108 143 125 112 111
8 27 27 17 16 22 20 21 17 20 25
0 ......................................................vs. Iowa, 1983 0 ................................................... at Temple, 1983 2 .................................................. at Rutgers, 1983 1 ............................................... vs. Alabama, 1983 1 .......................................at Boston College, 1983 1 ................................................vs. Syracuse, 1984 1 ..........................................at West Virginia, 1984 1 ......................................vs. Boston College, 1984 0 .........................................vs. West Virginia, 1985 1 ...............................................at Cincinnati, 1985 2 .............................................. vs. Maryland, 1986
Zach Zwinak (11) 100 121 134 141 135 179 128 150 149 149 115
19 28 21 21 29 36 21 26 26 35 22
2 ....................................................at Illinois, 2012 1 ....................................... vs. Northwestern, 2012 0 ................................................... at Purdue, 2012 1 ................................................at Nebraska, 2012 1 ................................................. vs. Indiana, 2012 1 ..............................................vs. Wisconsin, 2012 3 ........................................................vs. UCF, 2013 1 ..............................................at Minnesota, 2013 3 .................................................. vs. Purdue, 2013 0 ...............................................vs. Nebraska, 2013 0 ...............................................at Wisconsin, 2013
Charlie Pittman (10) 137 106 124 161 106 125 123 177 106 104
24 15 19 18 25 25 26 19 24 25
1 .........................................vs. West Virginia, 1967 3 ............................................... at Maryland, 1967 0 ..........................................vs. Florida State, 1967 1 ......................................................vs. Navy, 1968 1 ..........................................vs. Kansas State, 1968 1 ..........................................at West Virginia, 1968 3 .......................................... vs. Miami (Fla.), 1968 2 .......................................................at Navy, 1969 0 ......................................vs. Boston College, 1969 2 ..............................................at Pittsburgh, 1969
Eric McCoo (9) 163 127 206 130 211 107 131 106 102
18 11 28 13 22 16 17 16 9
0 .................................................. vs. Purdue, 1998 1 ....................................... vs. Northwestern, 1998 1 ......................................vs. Michigan State, 1998 1 .......................................................at Iowa, 1999 0 ............................................. vs. Ohio State, 1999 0 .............................................vs. Minnesota, 1999 1 .......................................vs. Louisiana Tech, 2000 0 .................................................. vs. Purdue, 2000 0 ................................................at Michigan, 2000
Richie Anderson (8) 100 136 167 103 138 116 133 129
15 26 27 12 20 27 24 18
1 .........................................vs. West Virginia, 1991 2 ...........................................vs. Notre Dame, 1991 2 ..............................................at Pittsburgh, 1991 2 ..................................................vs. Temple, 1992 3 .............................................. vs. Maryland, 1992 1 .......................................... vs. Miami (Fla.), 1992 3 ..........................................at West Virginia, 1992 1 .............................................vs. Pittsburgh, 1992
Larry Johnson (8) 123 147 111 257 279 188 327 279
19 17 14 23 31 31 28 19
2 ...............................................vs. Nebraska, 2002 2 .......................................vs. Louisiana Tech, 2002 1 ...............................................at Wisconsin, 2002 2 ....................................... vs. Northwestern, 2002 1 ...................................................vs. Illinois, 2002 1 ................................................. vs. Virginia, 2002 4 .................................................. at Indiana, 2002 4 ......................................vs. Michigan State, 2002
RECORDS Yards Att. TD........ Game, Season Matt Suhey (8) 119 100 105 225 124 110 111 112
23 13 21 23 20 27 13 19
1 ......................vs. Stanford, 1976 2 ........................ at Rutgers, 1977 0 ...................vs. Utah State, 1977 2 ...........................vs. Army, 1979 0 ...............vs. West Virginia, 1979 0 ................ vs. Miami (Fla.), 1979 1 ...................vs. Pittsburgh, 1979 0 .........................vs. Tulane, 1979
Silas Redd (7) 131 104 129 142 131 164 137
11 12 29 28 28 18 30
1 ............. vs. Northwestern, 2010 2 .............. vs. Indiana State, 2011 0 ........................ at Indiana, 2011 0 ........................... vs. Iowa, 2011 1 ........................vs. Purdue, 2011 1 .............. at Northwestern, 2011 1 .........................vs. Illinois, 2011
Bob Campbell (6) 137 112 104 104 239 101
14 18 17 17 24 18
2 ....................at Pittsburgh, 1966 1 ............... vs. Kansas State, 1968 2 ...........................vs. Army, 1968 0 ....................at Pittsburgh, 1968 2 ......................vs. Syracuse, 1968 0 ........................ vs. Kansas, 1968
Rodney Kinlaw (6) 129 168 115 168 125 143
23 28 23 27 28 21
1 ........................vs. Buffalo, 2007 2 ........................... vs. Iowa, 2007 1 ....................vs. Wisconsin, 2007 1 .........................at Temple, 2007 2 .............at Michigan State, 2007 0 .................. vs. Texas A&M, 2007
Franco Harris (5) 136 107 133 145 104
22 13 19 28 17
3 ............vs. Boston College, 1969 1 ....................at Pittsburgh, 1969 1 ............................vs. Ohio, 1970 4 .............................at Iowa, 1971 1 ..............................vs. TCU, 1971
Akeel Lynch (5) 108 123 130 137 120
13 14 18 28 10
1 ........vs. Eastern Michigan, 2013 0 ...................vs. Kent State, 2013 1 ........................vs. Temple, 2014 1 ..........................at Illinois, 2014 1 ....................... vs. Rutgers, 2015
Mike Archie (4) 107 120 134 173
10 11 30 27
0 .............................vs. USC, 1993 1 ..................... at Maryland, 1993 2 .........................vs. Illinois, 1993 2 .............. at Northwestern, 1993
Bill Belton (4) 103 108 201 137
16 9 36 16
3 .............................at Iowa, 2012 2 ........vs. Eastern Michigan, 2013 1 .........................vs. Illinois, 2013 1 ........................ at Indiana, 2014
Tom Donchez (4) 119 166 120 116
29 35 24 25
0 ......................vs. Stanford, 1974 0 ............................vs. Navy, 1974 1 ......................vs. Syracuse, 1974 1 ......................... vs. Baylor, 1974
Steve Geise (4) 110 145 108 111
16 12 23 26
0 ...........................vs. Army, 1976 1 ......................vs. NC State, 1976 1 ...................vs. Utah State, 1977 1 .................. vs. Arizona St., 1977
Roger Kochman (4) 111 105 107 133
8 14 21 26
1 ................at West Virginia, 1959 1 ......................vs. Syracuse, 1961 1 .................... vs. California, 1961 3 ................... vs. Holy Cross, 1961
Dave McNaughton (4) 137 116 112 105
27 22 22 21
2 .......................at Syracuse, 1965 1 ..................... at California, 1965 1 ...................vs. Kent State, 1965 1 ..................... at Maryland, 1965
Yards Att. TD........ Game, Season Booker Moore (4) 103 166 100 112
24 18 11 21
1 ...........................vs. Army, 1979 3 ...............vs. West Virginia, 1979 0 ......................vs. Syracuse, 1980 0 ................at West Virginia, 1980
Fran Rogel (4) 117 110 110 112
16 30 21 26
1 ...............vs. West Virginia, 1947 0 ....................at Pittsburgh, 1948 0 ........ at Washington State, 1948 2 ................at West Virginia, 1949
Austin Scott (4) 100 116 110 116
21 11 26 28
3 ...................vs. Kent State, 2003 2 ..........................vs. Akron, 2004 2 ................... vs. Florida St., 2005 2 ................ vs. Notre Dame, 2007
Jon Williams (4) 140 192 196 107
27 27 27 9
1 ...............vs. West Virginia, 1981 1 ................ vs. Notre Dame, 1981 2 ...............vs. West Virginia, 1983 1 .........................vs. Brown, 1983
Chuck Peters (3) 156 102 105
11 20 17
2 ......................vs. Syracuse, 1938 0 ...................vs. Pittsburgh, 1939 1 ..........................at Lehigh, 1940
Stephen Pitts (3) 132 164 118
12 17 15
0 .............................at Iowa, 1995 0 .....................vs. Michigan, 1995 0 ....................... vs. Auburn, 1995
Tom Urbanik (3) 109 122 107
29 19 20
2 ....................vs. Maryland, 1964 1 .......................at Houston, 1964 2 ...................vs. Pittsburgh, 1964
Paul Anders (2) 123 126
17 22
0 ........................ vs. Boston, 1951 0 ........................ at Rutgers, 1951
Gary Brown (2) 102 105
17 16
1 ....................vs. Maryland, 1988 1 ........................vs. Temple, 1990
David Clark (2) 113 107
6 9
1 ...........vs. William & Mary, 1984 0 ........................ at Rutgers, 1985
Bruce Gilmore (2) 110 145
13 19
2 ........................ vs. Boston, 1956 2 ...................vs. Marquette, 1958
Stephfon Green (2) 132 120
9 13
1 ........................vs. Temple, 2008 1 ..........................at Illinois, 2009
Mike Guman (2) 107 102
25 9
4 ...........................vs. Army, 1976 1 ......................vs. NC State, 1976
Billy Kane (2) 133 130
7 20
Yards Att. TD........ Game, Season Buddy Torris (2) 108 144
21 22
1 ................at West Virginia, 1961 2 ................... vs. Holy Cross, 1961
Wally Triplett (2) 154 105
8 9
1 .......................at Syracuse, 1948 1 ...............vs. West Virginia, 1948
Harry “Lighthorse” Wilson (2) 115 162
16 34
1 ............................vs. Navy, 1923 1 ............... at Pennsylvania, 1923
18
3 .............at Boston College, 1967
8
1 ....................vs. Maryland, 1971
17
0 ........................at Harvard, 1915
27
0 ......................at Nebraska, 1958
13
2 ......................vs. Syracuse, 1942
12
0 ......................vs. NC State, 1980
19
0 .......................at Syracuse, 1989
4
1 .......................at Bucknell, 1945
10
1 ......................vs. Stanford, 1975
3
2 ...................... at Fordham, 1947
15
1 ........................ at Indiana, 1996
3
1 ....................... vs. Arizona, 1999
11
2 ................... vs. Cincinnati, 1987
Shelly Hammonds 208
24
2 .............at Boston College, 1990
11
1 ........................... vs. Iowa, 1996
6
1 ..................... at Maryland, 1965
5
5 ..............vs. Carnegie Tech, 1913
138
15
1 ...................vs. Ohio State, 2001
104
6
2 ............vs. Bowling Green, 1998
145
13
2 ................... vs. Cincinnati, 1991
128
16
1 ........... vs. William & Mary, 1984
105
14
4 ...................vs. Pittsburgh, 1992
115
20
0 ....................at Pittsburgh, 1946
243
14
2 ........................ at Rutgers, 1951
109
16
0 ..................... at Maryland, 1965
172
13
2 ................at West Virginia, 1964
122
16
0 ......................vs. Syracuse, 1938
113
6
0 ...................vs. Pittsburgh, 1990
160
21
0 ........................ vs. Boston, 1951
Steve Smith 126
23
2 ............vs. Boston College, 1984
113
12
3 ..................... at Maryland, 2017
113
16
0 ....................at Ohio State, 1975
Joe Tepsic
Larry Joe 112
—
Duane Taylor
Mike Irwin 100
250
Tommy Stevens
Aaron Harris 152
1 ............vs. Boston College, 1981
Ted Shattuck
John Greene 124
13
Tony Sacca
Chafie Fields 110
107
Steve Rollins
Chris Eberly 110
0 .................... vs. California, 1966
Bob Riggle
Jeff Durkota 102
23
Bill Rettig
Tom Donovan 113
133
Mike Meade
Bob Pollard
Larry Cooney 144
Dan Lucyk
Elwood Petchel
Gerry Collins 104
2 .......................at Bucknell, 1945
Brian O’Neal
Joel Coles 151
—
Tony Mumford
Sparky Brown 108
118
J.T. Morris
Pat Botula 122
2 ......................... at Boston, 1953
Cordell Mitchell
Punk Berryman 160
5
Zack Mills
Walt Addie 117
101
Floyd "Tubby" Lang
Shorty Miller
Don Abbey 119
Yards Att. TD........ Game, Season Dick Jones
3 ......................vs. Bucknell, 1946
135
15
1 ......................vs. Syracuse, 1945
Saquon Barkley
1 ............... at Pennsylvania, 1954 1 ...............vs. West Virginia, 1956
Tony Orsini (2) 105 109
21 17
1 ........................vs. Temple, 1950 1 ....................... vs. Rutgers, 1950
Woody Petchel (2) 120 139
29 24
1 ...............vs. West Virginia, 1975 2 ...........................vs. Army, 1975
Johnny Petrella (2) 119 110
21 23
2 ...............vs. West Virginia, 1940 2 ............. at South Carolina, 1941
Michael Robinson (2) 112 125
18 16
0 .................. vs. Minnesota, 2005 0 ....................vs. Wisconsin, 2005
Leroy Thompson (2) 125 132
18 26
1 ........................vs. Temple, 1990 1 ....................vs. Maryland, 1990
Bob Torrey (2) 105 107
14 9
0 ...............vs. West Virginia, 1977 0 .................. vs. Arizona St., 1977
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RECORDS
PASSING RECORDS PASSING YARDAGE Game: By a senior: By a junior: By a sophomore: By a freshman: First Half: Second Half: Consecutive Games:
454 395 381 454 340 258 310 773
COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
Christian Hackenberg vs. UCF 2014 Matt McGloin vs. Indiana 2012 Trace McSorley at Michigan St. 2017 Christian Hackenberg vs. UCF 2014 Christian Hackenberg at Indiana 2013 Trace McSorley vs. Georgia St. 2017 Zack Mills vs. Iowa 2002 Christian Hackenberg 2014 vs. UCF (454) and vs. Akron (319)
Season: 3614 Trace McSorley By a senior: 3271 Matt McGloin By a junior: 3570 Trace McSorley By a sophomore: 3614 Trace McSorley By a freshman: 2955 Christian Hackenberg Career:
8457 Christian Hackenberg
2016 2012 2017 2016 2013 2013-15
COMPLETIONS Game: Season: Career: Consecutive:
35 284 693 15
Matt McGloin vs. Northwestern 2012 Trace McSorley 2017 Christian Hackenberg 2013-15 Trace McSorley at Northwestern 2017
Game: Season: Career:
91.7 Pete Liske at Oregon 66.7 Kerry Collins 61.8 Trace McSorley
TOUCHDOWN PASS IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES 1963 1994 2015-pres.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
Cmp.
Att.
TD
Int.
8457 7369 7212 6390 5869 5742 5382 5304 5275 4812 4419 3710 3545 3531 3469 3046
693 528 606 513 401 444 371 370 460 341 378 263 225 248 262 242
1235 854 1082 894 824 738 665 657 821 658 692 495 408 505 547 459
48 59 41 46 41 43 37 39 31 41 27 19 26 23 18 20
31 18 39 22 24 16 32 21 19 41 14 17 17 21 24 13
Game: Season: Career:
55 Christian Hackenberg at Indiana 2013 484 Christian Hackenberg 2014 1235 Christian Hackenberg 2013-15
Game: Season:
2016 2015-pres.
5 Matt McGloin vs. Florida 2010 Outback 15 Vince O’Bara 1950 Christian Hackenberg 2014 41 Todd Blackledge 1980-82
Career:
YARDS PER ATTEMPT Season: Career:
PASS EFFICIENCY RATING
10.15 Kerry Collins 8.89 Mike McQueary
1994 1994-97
Season: Career:
172.86 Kerry Collins 152.89 Trace McSorley
1994 2015-pres.
TOUCHDOWNS Game: Season: Career:
5 Tony Sacca vs. Georgia Tech 1991 Rashard Casey vs. Louisiana Tech 2000 29 Trace McSorley 2016 59 Trace McSorley 2015-pres.
Player
CAREER LEADERS
Years
Christian Hackenberg 2013-15 Trace McSorley 2015-pres. Zack Mills 2001-04 Matt McGloin 2009-12 Tony Sacca 1988-91 Daryll Clark 2006-09 Chuck Fusina 1975-78 Kerry Collins 1991-94 Anthony Morelli 2004-07 Todd Blackledge 1980-82 Wally Richardson 1992, 94-96 Kevin Thompson 1996-99 John Hufnagel 1970-72 Michael Robinson 2002-05 John Shaffer 1983-86 Rashard Casey 1997-2000
Christian Hackenberg
202
14 Trace McSorley 28 Trace McSorley INTERCEPTIONS
PASS ATTEMPTS
CAREER PASSING YARDAGE (3,000-YARD PASSERS) Yards
In One Season: Over Two Seasons:
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Christian Hackenberg
Trace McSorley
Zack Mills
8457 yards
7369 yards
7212 yards
SEASON PASSING YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Yards
Cmp.
Att.
TD
Int.
3614 3570 3271 3003 2977 2955 2679 2651 2592 2525 2488 2424 2417 2350 2221 2218 2211 2198 2039 2001 1944 1916 1866 1859 1732
224 284 270 232 270 231 176 234 192 192 169 208 188 162 142 161 146 193 115 163 134 133 122 137 145
387 427 446 381 484 392 264 402 321 359 292 386 333 311 246 292 255 335 216 309 259 242 249 242 279
29 28 24 24 12 20 21 19 19 16 21 11 17 17 15 22 17 18 15 14 19 13 10 11 7
8 10 5 10 15 10 7 10 6 6 5 8 10 10 9 14 9 6 8 8 7 9 9 12 8
Player
Year
Trace McSorley Trace McSorley Matt McGloin Daryll Clark Christian Hackenberg Christian Hackenberg Kerry Collins Anthony Morelli Daryll Clark Christian Hackenberg Tony Sacca Anthony Morelli Zack Mills Michael Robinson Chuck Fusina Todd Blackledge Mike McQueary Wally Richardson John Hufnagel Rashard Casey Doug Strang Kevin Thompson Tony Sacca Chuck Fusina Wally Richardson
2016 2017 2012 2009 2014 2013 1994 2007 2008 2015 1991 2006 2002 2005 1977 1982 1997 1995 1972 2000 1983 1999 1990 1978 1996
RECORDS SEASON PASSING LEADERS Season
Player
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Elwood Petchel Elwood Petchel Elwood Petchel Owen Dougherty Vince O’Bara Bob Szajna Tony Rados Tony Rados Don Bailey Bobby Hoffman Milt Plum Al Jacks Richie Lucas Richie Lucas Galen Hall Galen Hall Pete Liske Pete Liske Gary Wydman Jack White Tom Sherman Tom Sherman Chuck Burkhart Chuck Burkhart Mike Cooper John Hufnagel John Hufnagel Tom Shuman Tom Shuman John Andress Chuck Fusina Chuck Fusina Chuck Fusina Dayle Tate Todd Blackledge Todd Blackledge Todd Blackledge Doug Strang Doug Strang John Shaffer John Shaffer Matt Knizner Tony Sacca Tony Sacca Tony Sacca Tony Sacca John Sacca Kerry Collins Kerry Collins Wally Richardson Wally Richardson Mike McQueary Kevin Thompson Kevin Thompson Rashard Casey Zack Mills Zack Mills Zack Mills Zack Mills Michael Robinson Anthony Morelli Anthony Morelli Daryll Clark Daryll Clark Matt McGloin Matt McGloin Matt McGloin Christian Hackenberg Christian Hackenberg Christian Hackenberg Trace McSorley Trace McSorley
GAME PASSING YARDAGE (300-YARD PASSERS)
Yards
Cmp.
Att.
TD
Int.
287 353 628 281 640 528 937 1025 393 355 675 673 483 913 448 951 1037 1117 832 1275 943 1616 1170 805 429 1185 2039 1375 1355 991 1260 2221 1859 1179 1037 1557 2218 1944 840 1366 1510 1478 821 694 1866 2488 1118 1605 2679 2198 1732 2211 1691 1916 2001 1669 2417 1404 1722 2350 2424 2651 2592 3003 1548 1571 3271 2955 2977 2525 3614 3570
16 18 48 12 38 41 93 81 33 25 40 53 36 58 39 50 91 87 70 98 58 104 87 59 32 86 115 83 97 71 88 142 137 92 76 104 161 134 57 103 114 113 54 56 122 169 81 127 176 193 145 146 121 133 163 127 188 136 155 162 208 234 192 232 118 125 270 231 270 192 224 284
37 38 100 28 103 86 186 171 80 53 75 103 80 117 89 97 162 161 149 205 135 205 177 114 64 136 216 161 183 149 168 246 242 176 159 207 292 259 148 228 204 223 146 137 249 292 155 250 264 335 279 255 226 242 309 230 333 251 208 311 386 402 321 381 215 231 446 392 484 359 387 427
2 5 9 3 3 3 8 8 5 1 6 5 3 5 5 8 12 10 1 6 6 13 6 1 4 10 15 13 12 2 11 15 11 8 7 12 22 19 5 8 9 7 4 6 10 21 9 13 21 18 7 17 6 13 14 9 17 6 9 17 11 19 19 24 14 8 24 20 12 16 29 28
4 3 11 5 15 7 10 12 2 7 7 3 4 8 5 5 4 5 6 14 4 9 7 9 6 6 8 5 6 4 10 9 12 11 13 14 14 7 10 10 4 12 5 5 9 5 3 11 7 6 8 9 8 9 8 12 10 5 12 10 8 10 6 10 9 5 5 10 15 6 8 10
Yards Cmp. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.
31. 32. 33. 34. 36. 37. 38. 39.
454 399 395 384 381 379 376 371 366 358 353 352 342 341 340 339 335 332 332 328 327 325 321 319 318 317 315 315 315 315 312 311 310 309 309 305 303 302 300
32 23 22 22 26 22 17 34 21 26 29 23 32 16 30 21 19 24 16 14 27 24 22 22 24 28 22 22 13 23 23 23 19 25 18 23 21 27 24
Att.
TD
Int.
47 44 32 31 47 53 23 50 36 41 40 42 41 26 55 30 41 35 30 16 45 36 36 36 36 54 36 31 29 36 43 33 27 44 23 44 37 51 38
1 4 4 4 3 2 4 4 2 2 3 3 2 4 3 4 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 3 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 4 0 4 3 3 1 1
2 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1
Player/Game
Year
Christian Hackenberg vs. UCF Zack Mills vs. Iowa Matt McGloin vs. Indiana Trace McSorley vs. Wisconsin Trace McSorley at Michigan State Michael Robinson vs. Wisconsin Trace McSorley vs. Michigan State Christian Hackenberg vs. Boston Coll. Mike McQueary vs. Pittsburgh Todd Blackledge at Miami (Fla.) Daryll Clark vs. Akron Kerry Collins at Michigan State Trace McSorley vs. Washington Daryll Clark vs. Michigan State Christian Hackenberg at Indiana Christian Hackenberg at Wisconsin Trace McSorley vs. Minnesota Trace McSorley at Pitt Trace McSorley at Indiana Kerry Collins vs. Rutgers Matt McGloin vs. Ohio State Trace McSorley vs. Nebraska Matt McGloin at Purdue Christian Hackenberg vs. Akron Matt McGloin vs. Temple Kerry Collins at BYU Chuck Fusina at NC State Matt McGloin vs. Indiana Christian Hackenberg vs. Maryland Trace McSorley vs. Indiana Matt McGloin vs. Michigan State Christian Hackenberg vs. E. Michigan Daryll Clark at Michigan State Christian Hackenberg at Rutgers Trace McSorley vs. Georgia State Christian Hackenberg vs. Michigan John Sacca at Rutgers Rashard Casey vs. Iowa Kerry Collins at Illinois
2014 2002 2012 2016 2017 2003 2016 2014 1997 1981 2009 1993 2017 2008 2013 2013 2016 2016 2016 1994 2012 2017 2012 2014 2012 1992 1977 2010 2015 2017 2010 2013 2009 2014 2017 2013 1992 2000 1994
LONGEST PASS PLAYS Yards
Players
92 Bill Hess to Bob Higgins 86 Steve Joachim to Jim Scott 85 Trace McSorley to Saquon Barkley 82 Matt Knizner at Eric Hamilton 82 Kerry Collins to Freddie Scott 80 Tom Sherman to Paul Johnson 80 Doug Strang to Dean DiMidio 80 Pat Devlin to Stephfon Green 80 Rob Bolden to Derek Moye 80 Trace McSorley to Irvin Charles 79 Lance Longeran to John Greene 79 Kevin Thompson to Chafie Fields 79 Daryll Clark to Chaz Powell 79 Christian Hackenberg to Geno Lewis 78 Kevin Thompson to Chafie Fields 76 Chuck Burkhart to Tom Cherry 76 John Hufnagel to Jimmy Scott 76 Tom Shuman to Chuck Herd *75 John Andress to Dick Barvinchak 75 Tom Bill to David Daniels 74 Matt McGloin to Derek Moye 73 Michael Robinson to Matt Kranchick 72 Milt Plum to Les Walters 72 Tom Shuman to Chuck Herd 72 Chuck Fusina to Scott Fitzkee 72 Christian Hackenberg to Chris Godwin 72 Trace McSorley to Chris Godwin *Non-scoring play.
Game at Pittsburgh, 1919 at Navy, 1971 vs. Georgia State, 2017 vs. Pittsburgh, 1986 vs. Rutgers, 1994 at Maryland, 1967 vs. Alabama, 1983 vs. Michigan, 2008 vs. Illinois, 2010 vs. Minnesota, 2016 vs. Maryland, 1988 at Miami (Fla.), 1999 vs. Iowa, 2009 vs. UCF, 2014 at Purdue, 1999 at UCLA, 1968 at Boston College, 1972 vs. West Virginia, 1973 at Iowa, 1975 vs. Temple, 1989 at Indiana, 2011 vs. Wisconsin, 2003 vs. Boston, 1956 vs. LSU, 1973 vs. Miami (Fla.), 1977 vs. Boston College, 2014 vs. USC, 2016
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RECORDS TOP 10 CAREER PASSERS Season Yards
204
Cmp.
Att.
TD
Int.
Christian Hackenberg 2013 2955 2014 2977 2015 2525 Career 8457
231 270 192 693
392 484 359 1235
20 12 16 48
10 15 6 31
Trace McSorley 2015 142 2016 3614 2017 3570 Career 7369
14 224 284 528
27 387 427 854
2 29 28 59
0 8 10 18
Zack Mills 2001 2002 2003 2004 Career
1669 2417 1404 1722 7212
127 188 136 155 606
230 333 251 268 1082
9 17 6 9 41
12 10 5 12 39
Matt McGloin 2009 0 2010 1548 2011 1571 2012 3271 Career 6390
0 118 125 270 513
2 215 231 446 894
0 14 8 24 46
0 9 5 5 19
Tony Sacca 1988 821 1989 694 1990 1866 1991 2488 Career 5869
54 56 122 169 401
146 137 249 292 824
4 6 10 21 41
5 5 9 5 24
Daryll Clark 2006 2007 2008 2009 Career
116 31 2592 3003 5742
14 6 192 232 444
27 9 321 381 738
0 0 19 24 43
0 0 6 10 16
Chuck Fusina 1975 42 1976 1260 1977 2221 1978 1859 Career 5382
4 88 142 137 371
9 168 246 242 665
0 11 15 11 37
1 10 9 12 32
Kerry Collins 1991 95 1992 925 1993 1605 1994 2679 Career 5304
3 64 127 176 370
6 137 250 264 657
1 4 13 21 39
1 2 11 7 21
Anthony Morelli 2004 45 2005 155 2006 2424 2007 2651 Career 5275
5 13 208 234 460
13 20 386 402 821
0 1 11 19 31
1 0 8 10 19
Todd Blackledge 1980 1037 1981 1557 1982 2218 Career 4812
76 104 161 341
159 207 292 658
7 12 22 41
13 14 14 41
GAME TD PASSES 1. 3.
5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
GAME COMPLETIONS
Tony Sacca vs. Georgia Tech Rashard Casey vs. La. Tech Tom Sherman vs. Pittsburgh Chuck Fusina vs. Syracuse Todd Blackledge vs. Temple Todd Blackledge vs. Maryland Todd Blackledge vs. Rutgers John Sacca vs. Minnesota Kerry Collins vs. Rutgers Wally Richardson vs. Auburn Zack Mills vs. Iowa Michael Robinson at Illinois Anthony Morelli vs. Buffalo Daryll Clark vs. Michigan State Matt McGloin vs. Northwestern Matt McGloin vs. Navy Matt McGloin vs. Indiana Christian Hackenberg at Wisconsin Christian Hackenberg vs. Boston College Trace McSorley vs. Michigan State Trace McSorley vs. Wisconsin Trace McSorley vs. USC Trace McSorley vs. Georgia State
1991 2000 1967 1978 1982 1982 1982 1993 1993 1995 2002 2005 2007 2008 2010 2012 2012 2013 2014 2016 2016 2016 2017
SEASON TOUCHDOWN PASSES 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 8. 9. 12. 13. 16. 17. 19.
29 28 24 24 22 21 21 20 19 19 19 18 17 17 17 16 15 15 14 14
Trace McSorley Trace McSorley Daryll Clark Matt McGloin Todd Blackledge Tony Sacca Kerry Collins Christian Hackenberg Doug Strang Anthony Morelli Daryll Clark Wally Richardson Michael Robinson Mike McQueary Zack Mills Christian Hackenberg Chuck Fusina John Hufnagel Matt McGloin Rashard Casey
2016 2017 2009 2012 1982 1991 1994 2013 1983 2007 2008 1995 2005 1997 2002 2015 1977 1972 2010 2000
CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 17. 18. 19. 20.
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Trace McSorley Christian Hackenberg Matt McGloin Daryll Clark Todd Blackledge Tony Sacca Zack Mills Kerry Collins Chuck Fusina Anthony Morelli Wally Richardson John Hufnagel Doug Strang Michael Robinson Tom Shuman Mike McQueary Rashard Casey Kevin Thompson John Shaffer John Sacca
2015-pres. 2013-15 2009-12 2006-09 1980-82 1988-91 2001-04 1991-94 1975-78 2004-07 1992,94-96 1970-72 1981-84 2002-05 1972-74 1995-97 1997-00 1996-99 1983-86 1991-93
1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 8. 9.
35 34 33 32 32 31 31 30 29 29
Matt McGloin vs. Northwestern Christian Hackenberg vs. Boston Coll. Wally Richardson vs. Wisconsin Christian Hackenberg vs. UCF Trace McSorley vs. Washington Christian Hackenberg vs. Ohio State Trace McSorley at Iowa Christian Hackenberg at Indiana Zack Mills vs. Purdue Daryll Clark vs. Akron
2012 2014 1995 2014 2017 2014 2017 2013 2004 2009
SEASON COMPLETIONS 1. 2.
12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
284 270 270 234 232 231 224 208 193 192 192 188 176 169 163 162 161 155 146 145
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
693 606 528 513 460 444 401 378 371 370 341 263 262 248 242 225 202 188 171 165
4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Trace McSorley Matt McGloin Christian Hackenberg Anthony Morelli Daryll Clark Christian Hackenberg Trace McSorley Anthony Morelli Wally Richardson Daryll Clark Christian Hackenberg Zack Mills Kerry Collins Tony Sacca Rashard Casey Michael Robinson Todd Blackledge Zack Mills Mike McQueary Wally Richardson
2017 2012 2014 2007 2009 2013 2016 2006 1995 2008 2015 2002 1994 1991 2000 2005 1982 2004 1997 1996
CAREER COMPLETIONS Christian Hackenberg Zack Mills Trace McSorley Matt McGloin Anthony Morelli Daryll Clark Tony Sacca Wally Richardson Chuck Fusina Kerry Collins Todd Blackledge Kevin Thompson John Shaffer Michael Robinson Rashard Casey John Hufnagel Doug Strang Tom Shuman Mike McQueary Rob Bolden
2013-15 2001-04 2015-pres. 2009-12 2004-07 2006-09 1988-91 1992, 94-96 1975-78 1991-94 1980-82 1996-99 1983-86 2002-05 1997-00 1970-72 1981-84 1972-74 1995-97 2010-11
RECORDS GAME PASSING ATTEMPTS 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 8. 11. 13. 14.
55 54 51 51 50 49 49 48 48 48 47 47 46 45 45 45
Christian Hackenberg at Indiana Kerry Collins at BYU Rashard Casey vs. Iowa Matt McGloin vs. Northwestern Christian Hackenberg vs. Boston College Zack Mills vs. Purdue Christian Hackenberg vs. Ohio State Wally Richardson vs. Wisconsin Matt McGloin vs. Ohio Trace McSorley at Iowa Christian Hackenberg vs. UCF Trace McSorley at Michigan State Zack Mills at Minnesota Wally Richardson at Michigan State Matt McGloin vs. Ohio State Christian Hackenberg vs. Michigan State
2013 1992 2000 2012 2014 2004 2014 1995 2012 2017 2014 2017 2004 1995 2012 2014
SEASON PASSING ATTEMPTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 17. 18. 19. 20.
484 446 427 402 392 387 386 381 359 335 333 321 311 309 292 292 279 268 264 259
Christian Hackenberg Matt McGloin Trace McSorley Anthony Morelli Christian Hackenberg Trace McSorley Anthony Morelli Daryll Clark Christian Hackenberg Wally Richardson Zack Mills Daryll Clark Michael Robinson Rashard Casey Todd Blackledge Tony Sacca Wal Richardson Zack Mills Kerry Collins Doug Strang
2014 2012 2017 2007 2013 2016 2006 2009 2015 1995 2002 2008 2005 2000 1982 1991 1996 2004 1994 1983
CAREER PASSING ATTEMPTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1235 1082 894 854 824 821 738 692 664 658 657 547 505 495 459 438 408 365 328 312
Christian Hackenberg Zack Mills Matt McGloin Trace McSorley Tony Sacca Anthony Morelli Daryll Clark Wally Richardson Chuck Fusina Todd Blackledge Kerry Collins John Shaffer Michael Robinson Kevin Thompson Rashard Casey Doug Strang John Hufnagel Tom Shuman Rob Bolden Chuck Burkhart
2013-15 2001-04 2009-12 2015-pres. 1988-91 2004-07 2006-09 1992, 94-96 1975-78 1980-82 1991-94 1983-86 2002-05 1996-99 1997-00 1981-84 1970-72 1972-74 2010-11 1967-69
SEASON COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (Min. 100 attempts) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
.667 (176-264) .665 (224-387) .632 (86-136) .609 (192-321) .605 (270-446) .598 (192-321) .589 (231-392) .582 (234-402) .580 (112-193) .579 (224-387) .579 (169-292) .578 (155-268) .577 (142-246) .576 (193-335) .573 (146-255) .56.6 (137-242) .56.5 (188-333) .55.9 (114-204) .55.8 (270-484) .55.2 (127-230)
Kerry Collins Trace McSorley John Hufnagel Daryll Clark Matt McGloin Daryll Clark Christian Hackenberg Anthony Morelli Rob Bolden Trace McSorley Tony Sacca Zack Mills Chuck Fusina Wally Richardson Mike McQueary Chuck Fusina Zack Mills John Shaffer Christian Hackenberg Zack Mills
CAREER YARDS PER ATTEMPT (Min. 200 attempts) 1994 2017 1971 2009 2012 2008 2013 2007 2010 2016 1991 2004 1977 1995 1997 1978 2002 1986 2014 2001
1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15. 16. 18. 20.
CAREER COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (Min. 200 attempts) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
.618 (528-854) .602 (444-738) .574 (513-894) .563 (370-657) .561 (693-1235) .560 (606-1082) .560 (460-821) .559 (371-664) .557 (171-307) .551 (225-408) .546 (378-692) .531 (263-495) .527 (242-459) .518 (341-658) .515 (188-365) .505 (110-218) .503 (165-328) .500 (108-216) .493 (144-292) .491 (248-505)
7. 9. 10. 11. 14. 15. 17.
10.1 9.4 9.3 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.1 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
Trace McSorley 2015-pres. Daryll Clark 2006-09 Matt McGloin 2009-12 Kerry Collins 1991-94 Christian Hackenberg 2013-14 Zack Mills 2001-04 Anthony Morelli 2004-07 Chuck Fusina 1975-78 Mike McQueary 1995-97 John Hufnagel 1970-72 Wally Richardson 1992, 1994-96 Kevin Thompson 1997-99 Rashard Casey 1997-2000 Todd Blackledge 1980-82 Tom Shuman 1972-74 Tom Bill 1987-90 Rob Bolden 2010-11 John Sacca 1991-93 Matt Knizner 1984-87 Michael Robinson 2002-05
Kerry Collins John Hufnagel Trace McSorley Chuck Fusina John Hufnagel Mike McQueary Tom Shuman Tony Sacca Trace McSorley Daryll Clark Kevin Thompson Tom Sherman Daryll Clark Chuck Fusina Todd Blackledge Michael Robinson Chuck Fusina Christian Hackenberg Todd Blackledge Doug Strang Tony Sacca Kevin Thompson
Mike McQueary John Hufnagel Trace McSorley Chuck Fusina Kerry Collins Tom Shuman Daryll Clark Tom Sherman Kevin Thompson Todd Blackledge Tom Bill Matt McGloin Tony Sacca Michael Robinson John Sacca Christian Hackenberg Doug Strang Zack Mills Chuck Burkhart Rashard Casey
1995-97 1970-72 2014-pres. 1975-78 1991-94 1972-74 2005-09 1965-67 1996-99 1980-82 1987-90 2009-12 1988-91 2002-05 1991-93 2013-15 1981-84 2001-04 1967-69 1997-00
SEASON YARDS PER COMPLETION (Min. 100 attempts) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11. 13. 16. 18. 19.
SEASON YARDS PER ATTEMPT (Min. 100 attempts) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
8.9 8.7 8.6 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.6
1994 1972 2016 1977 1971 1997 1973 1991 2017 2008 1999 1967 2009 1978 1982 2005 1976 2013 1981 1983 1990 1998
17.7 16.6 16.1 15.6 15.5 15.3 15.2 15.2 15.1 15.0 14.7 14.7 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0
John Hufnagel Tom Shuman Trace McSorley Chuck Fusina Tom Sherman Tony Sacca Kerry Collins Tony Sacca Mike McQueary Todd Blackledge Doug Strang Tony Sacca Doug Strang Michael Robinson Kerry Collins Kevin Thompson Michael Robinson Chuck Fusina Matt Senneca Kevin Thompson Tom Shuman John Andress
1972 1973 2016 1977 1967 1990 1994 1988 1997 1981 1984 1991 1983 2005 1992 1999 2003 1976 2001 1998 1974 1975
CAREER YARDS PER COMPLETION (Min. 200 attempts) 1. 3. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
16.0 15.9 15.8 15.4 14.7 14.6 14.5 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.7 13.6 13.2 13.1 12.9 12.6
Mike McQueary Tom Sherman John Hufnagel Tom Shuman Doug Strang Tony Sacca Chuck Fusina Kerry Collins Michael Robinson Tom Bill Todd Blackledge Kevin Thompson Trace McSorley John Sacca Chuck Burkhart John Andress John Shaffer Matt Knizner Daryll Clark Rashard Casey
1995-97 1965-67 1970-72 1972-74 1981-84 1988-91 1975-78 1991-94 2002-05 1987-90 1980-82 1996-99 2014-pres. 1991-93 1967-69 1974-76 1983-86 1984-87 2005-09 1997-00
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RECORDS SEASON TOUCHDOWN PASS PERCENTAGE (Min. 100 attempts) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
8.08 7.95 7.85 7.53 7.49 7.41 7.35 7.34 7.19 6.94
Tom Shuman Kerry Collins Kevin Thompson Todd Blackledge Trace McSorley Pete Liske John Hufnagel Doug Strang Tony Sacca John Hufnagel
MISCELLANEOUS PASSING ACCOMPLISHMENTS 3,000 PASSING YARDS IN CONSECUTIVE SEASONS IN BIG TEN HISTORY
1973 1994 1999 1982 2016 1962 1971 1983 1991 1972
Tony Eason Jim Everett Chuck Hartlieb Drew Brees Curtis Painter Connor Cook Trace McSorley
CAREER PASSING EFFICIENCY (Min. 200 attempts)
CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASS PERCENTAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.
9.14 7.67 7.17 6.91 6.76 6.76 6.48 6.37 6.23 5.94
Elwood Petchel Tom Shuman Mike McQueary Trace McSorley Galen Hall Pete Liske John Sacca John Hufnagel Todd Blackledge Kerry Collins
1946-48 1972-74 1994-97 2015-pres. 1959-61 1961-63 1992-93 1970-72 1980-82 1991-94
SEASON PASSING EFFICIENCY (Min. 100 attempts) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
172.9 156.9 153.7 151.8 149.8 148.0 146.4 145.0 143.7 143.4 142.6 137.7 134.2 134.0 133.6 131.8 129.1 128.7 128.5 128.3
Kerry Collins Trace McSorley Trace McSorley John Hufnagel Tony Sacca John Hufnagel Chuck Fusina Mike McQueary Tom Shuman Daryll Clark Daryll Clark Matt McGloin Todd Blackledge Christian Hackenberg Doug Strang Kevin Thompson Tom Sherman John Shaffer Matt McGloin Zack Mills
1994 2016 2017 1971 1991 1972 1977 1997 1973 2008 2009 2012 1982 2013 1983 1999 1967 1986 2010 2002
Illinois Purdue Iowa Purdue Purdue Michigan State Penn State
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 6. 9. 10. 11. 12. 12. 13. 15. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
152.9 145.6 140.8 140.4 137.3 132.7 128.3 128.0 127.7 125.0 121.9 121.8 121.4 121.4 119.6 119.1 117.8 117.3 117.2 117.1 117.0 114.6
Trace McSorley Mike McQueary John Hufnagel Daryll Clark Kerry Collins Chuck Fusina Matt McGloin Tom Shuman Pete Liske John Sacca Kevin Thompson Galen Hall Christian Hackenberg Todd Blackledge Tom Sherman Tony Sacca Anthony Morelli Zack Mills Rashard Casey Wally Richardson Tom Bill Michael Robinson
CAREER INTERCEPTION PERCENTAGE
2015-pres. 1994-97 1970-72 2006-09 1991-94 1975-78 2009-12 1972-74 1961-63 1991-93 1996-99 1959-61 2013-15 1980-82 1965-67 1988-91 2004-07 2001-04 1997-00 1992, 94-96 1987-90 2002-05
1975 1980 1980 1994 1994 2001 2009 2015 2015 2017
206
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
1.12 1.46 1.67 1.71 1.79 1.86 1.94 1.96 2.07 2.07 2.47 2.48 2.55 2.59 2.62
Matt McGloin Kerry Collins Christian Hackenberg Tony Sacca Wally Richardson Daryll Clark John Sacca John Shaffer Trace McSorley Anthony Morelli Pete Liske Anthony Morelli Christian Hackenberg Rashard Casey Daryll Clark
2012 1992 2015 1991 1995 2008 1992 1986 2016 2006 1962 2007 2013 2000 2009
Passer
Receiver
Dick Barvinchak (WR) Jon Williams (RB) Joel Coles (RB) Mike Archie (RB) Mike Archie (RB) Eric McCoo (RB) Curtis Drake (RB) Nick Scott (RB) Geno Lewis (WR) Saquon Barkley (RB)
Dave Stutts (TE) Mike Meade (RB) Kenny Jackson (WR) Freddie Scott (WR) Bobby Engram (WR) Tony Johnson (WR) Andrew Quarless (TE) Christian Hackenberg (QB) DaeSean Hamilton (WR) DaeSean Hamilton (WR)
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Opponent
30 6 25 51 55 63 14 14 32 16
Syracuse Maryland Miami (Fla.) Temple Michigan State Illinois Michigan State Illinois Northwestern Indiana
2.02 2.10 2.11 2.14 2.17 2.31 2.31 2.51 2.82 2.83 3.20 3.29 3.43 3.59 3.60
Wally Richardson Matt McGloin Trace McSorley Anthony Morelli Daryll Clark John Sacca Anthony Morelli Christian Hackenberg Pete Liske Rashard Casey Kerry Collins Tom Shuman Kevin Thompson Mike McQueary Zack Mills
1992, 94-96 2009-12 2015-pres. 2004-07 2006-09 1992-93 2004-07 2013-15 1961-63 1997-2000 1991-94 1972-74 1996-99 1994-97 2001-04
CAREER WINS AS A STARTING QB 1. 3. 4. 5. 6.
SEASON INTERCEPTION PERCENTAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
NON-QUARTERBACK PASSING TOUCHDOWNS (SINCE 1969) Year
1981 (3,360), 1982 (3,671) 1984 (3,256), 1985 (3,651) 1987 (3,092), 1988 (3,738) 1998 (3,983), 1999 (3,909), 2000 (3,668) 2006 (3,985), 2007 (3,846) 2014 (3,214), 2015 (3,131) 2016 (3,614), 2017 (3,570)
10. 13. 14.
29 29 27 26 25 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 19 18 18
Todd Blackledge Tony Sacca Chuck Fusina John Hufnagel John Shaffer Chuck Burkhart Tom Shuman Daryll Clark Trace McSorley Kerry Collins Wally Richardson Christian Hackenberg Kevin Thompson Zack Mills Anthony Morelli
1980-82 1988-91 1975-78 1970-72 1984-86 1968-69 1972-74 2006-09 2015-pres. 1991-94 1992, 94-96 2013-15 1996-99 2001-04 2004-07
CAREER WINNING PERCENTAGE AS A STARTING QB (minimum 10 starts) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
1.000 .962 .917 .897 .879 .871 .846 .815 .808 .808 .773 .760 .750 .738 .692
22-0-0 25-1-0 22-2-0 26-3-0 29-4-0 27-4-0 22-4-0 22-5-0 21-5-0 21-5-0 8-2-1 19-6-0 9-3-0 29-10-1 18-8-0
Chuck Burkhart John Shaffer Tom Shuman John Hufnagel Todd Blackledge Chuck Fusina Daryll Clarks Trace McSorley Kerry Collins Wally Richardson Tom Sherman Kevin Thompson Mike McQueary Tony Sacca Anthony Morelli
1968-69 1984-86 1972-74 1970-72 1980-82 1976-78 2006-09 2015-pres. 1994-97 1992, 94-96 1965-67 1996-99 1994-97 1988-91 2004-07
RECORDS 200-YARD PASSING GAMES Yards
Att. TD
Game, Season
Trace McSorley (22) 209 332 287 335 228 240 332 210 376 384 254 280 309 284 315 245 282 381 214 325 237 342
31 35 24 41 23 18 30 33 23 31 29 25 23 48 36 34 26 47 21 36 33 41
2 ......................................... vs. Kent State, 2016 1 ..................................................... at Pitt, 2016 1 .............................................. vs. Temple, 2016 1 .........................................vs. Minnesota, 2016 3 ................................................at Purdue, 2016 2 ..................................................vs. Iowa, 2016 2 ...............................................at Indiana, 2016 1 ...............................................at Rutgers, 2016 4 ..................................vs. Michigan State, 2016 4 ..........................................vs. Wisconsin, 2016 4 ................................................... vs. USC, 2016 2 ................................................ vs. Akron, 2017 4 .....................................vs. Georgia State, 2017 1 ...................................................at Iowa, 2017 2 ..............................................vs. Indiana, 2017 1 .....................................at Northwestern, 2017 1 ...........................................vs. Michigan, 2017 3 ................................... at Michigan State, 2017 2 ..............................................vs. Rutgers, 2017 3 ...........................................vs. Nebraska, 2017 2 ............................................at Maryland, 2017 2 .......................................vs. Washington, 2017
Christian Hackenberg (21) 278 311 262 340 305 240 212 217 339 454 319 309 216 224 371 296 262 315 266 205 257
31 33 28 55 44 32 23 33 30 47 36 44 45 49 50 35 39 29 29 40 39
2 ............................................vs. Syracuse, 2013 1 .............................. vs. Eastern Michigan, 2013 1 ....................................................vs. UCF, 2013 3 ...............................................at Indiana, 2013 3 ...........................................vs. Michigan, 2013 1 ............................................... vs. Illinois, 2013 1 .............................................. vs. Purdue, 2013 2 ...........................................vs. Nebraska, 2013 4 ...........................................at Wisconsin, 2013 1 ....................................................vs. UCF, 2014 3 ................................................ vs. Akron, 2014 0 ...............................................at Rutgers, 2014 0 ....................................vs. Northwestern, 2014 1 ......................................... vs. Ohio State, 2014 4 .................................. vs. Boston College, 2014 3 .................................vs. San Diego State, 2015 2 ..............................................vs. Indiana, 2015 3 ...........................................vs. Maryland, 2015 2 ............................................... vs. Illinois, 2015 0 .....................................at Northwestern, 2015 2 ................................... at Michigan State, 2015
Matt McGloin (18) 250 225 315 312 211 220 204 260 231 318 211 282 289 327 321 240 395 200
28 29 31 43 41 17 22 48 21 36 30 51 38 45 36 37 32 37
1 ...........................................vs. Michigan, 2010 4 ....................................vs. Northwestern, 2010 2 ..............................................vs. Indiana, 2010 2 ..................................vs. Michigan State, 2010 1 ...............................................vs. Florida, 2010 3 .............................. vs. Eastern Michigan, 2011 1 ...............................................at Indiana, 2011 2 .................................................. vs. Ohio, 2012 4 ..................................................vs. Navy, 2012 1 .............................................. vs. Temple, 2012 1 ................................................ at Illinois, 2012 2 ....................................vs. Northwestern, 2012 2 ...................................................at Iowa, 2012 2 ......................................... vs. Ohio State, 2012 2 ................................................at Purdue, 2012 1 ............................................at Nebraska, 2012 4 ..............................................vs. Indiana, 2012 1 ..........................................vs. Wisconsin, 2012
Kerry Collins (16) 249 317 222 215 278 352 260 248 328 286 231 265 213 300 289 200
30 54 25 29 30 42 23 33 16 19 32 23 32 38 24 30
2 ...................................... at West Virginia, 1992 1 .................................................... at BYU, 1992 4 ..............................................vs. Rutgers, 1993 2 ..............................................vs. Indiana, 1993 1 .....................................at Northwestern, 1993 3 ................................... at Michigan State, 1993 3 ..........................................at Minnesota, 1994 2 ................................................... vs. USC, 1994 2 ..............................................vs. Rutgers, 1994 3 ............................................... at Temple, 1994 3 ............................................at Michigan, 1994 2 ......................................... vs. Ohio State, 1994 2 ...............................................at Indiana, 1994 1 ................................................ at Illinois, 1994 1 ..................................vs. Michigan State, 1994 0 .............................................. vs. Oregon, 1994
Yards
Att. TD
Game, Season
Zack Mills (16) 240 244 280 280 240 259 399 287 264 227 253 230 254 229 250 293
24 38 32 33 24 19 23 21 19 19 47 36 41 29 46 49 23 26 25 36 26 36 40 31 19 32 27 31 27 35
2 ..................................... vs. Oregon State, 2008 0 ................................................at Purdue, 2008 1 ...........................................at Wisconsin, 2008 2 ..............................................vs. Indiana, 2008 4 ..................................vs. Michigan State, 2008 2 ................................................... vs. USC, 2008 3 ................................................ vs. Akron, 2009 3 ............................................vs. Syracuse, 2009 3 ...................................vs. Eastern Illinois, 2009 1 .........................................vs. Minnesota, 2009 4 ............................................at Michigan, 2009 1 .....................................at Northwestern, 2009 4 ................................... at Michigan State, 2009 1 .................................vs. LSU, 2010 Capital One
Chuck Fusina (11) 261 219 212 245 286 230 315 249 211 293 234
25 19 27 23 29 32 36 22 24 27 29
2 ...................................... at West Virginia, 1976 2 ............................................... at Temple, 1976 2 ........................................at Miami (Fla.), 1976 1 ............................................ vs. Houston, 1977 2 ...........................................vs. Maryland, 1977 1 ........................................... vs. Kentucky, 1977 2 ............................................. at NC State, 1977 3 .............................................. vs. Temple, 1977 1 ............................................ at Kentucky, 1978 3 ............................................vs. Syracuse, 1978 1 ...........................................vs. Maryland, 1978
Anthony Morelli (11) 206 288 281 220 295 202 298 233 216 210 260
32 33 34 37 38 27 38 31 28 35 33
3 ................................................ vs. Akron, 2006 0 ....................................vs. Northwestern, 2006 2 ..........................................at Minnesota, 2006 2 ..................................vs. Michigan State, 2006 3 .....................................................vs. FIU, 2007 4 .............................................. vs. Buffalo, 2007 1 ................................................ at Illinois, 2007 1 ..................................................vs. Iowa, 2007 1 ..........................................vs. Wisconsin, 2007 1 .............................................. vs. Purdue, 2007 3 ............................................... at Temple, 2007
27 20 32 34 34 24 40 22 21 38 28
0 ............................................vs. Syracuse, 1988 2 ................................................... vs. BYU, 1989 0 ................................................. vs. Texas, 1990 1 .....................................................at USC, 1990 3 ........................................at Notre Dame, 1990 5 ......................................vs. Georgia Tech, 1991 1 .....................................................at USC, 1991 1 .................................. vs. Boston College, 1991 2 ............................................... at Temple, 1991 2 ........................................at Miami (Fla.), 1991 0 ..............................................vs. Rutgers, 1991
Todd Blackledge (9) 358 262 203 262 213 295 234 243 228
41 23 25 30 24 39 36 27 23
Game, Season
252 259 281 202 220 217 246 201 281
26 48 29 24 45 24 28 22 31
3 ...............................................at Rutgers, 1995 1 ..........................................vs. Wisconsin, 1995 2 ................................................at Purdue, 1995 2 ...................................................at Iowa, 1995 2 ................................... at Michigan State, 1995 4 ................................vs. Auburn, 1996 Outback 0 ...........................................at Wisconsin, 1996 2 ....................................vs. Northwestern, 1996 1 ..................................vs. Michigan State, 1996
Michael Robinson (8) 379 220 274 271 239 213 238 253
43 17 23 36 34 29 28 39
2 ..........................................vs. Wisconsin, 2003 3 ..........................................vs. Cincinnati, 2005 3 ...............................vs. Central Michigan, 2005 3 .....................................at Northwestern, 2005 0 ............................................at Michigan, 2005 0 .............................................. vs. Purdue, 2005 2 ..........................................vs. Wisconsin, 2005 1 ......................................vs. Florida State, 2005
John Hufnagel (6) 220 202 290 212 271 260
19 20 30 19 22 30
1 ...........................................at Tennessee, 1971 1 ................................................ at Illinois, 1972 1 ...........................................vs. Maryland, 1972 1 ............................................ vs. NC State, 1972 2 ................................... at Boston College, 1972 3 .........................................vs. Pittsburgh, 1972
Mike McQueary (6) 366 219 266 222 253 269
36 18 21 23 24 19
2 .........................................vs. Pittsburgh, 1997 3 ............................................at Louisville, 1997 3 ................................................ at Illinois, 1997 0 .....................................at Northwestern, 1997 2 ................................................at Purdue, 1997 3 ..........................................vs. Wisconsin, 1997
Doug Strang (5) 254 241 220 274 246
36 21 26 24 23
3 ..................................................vs. Iowa, 1983 3 ............................................vs. Alabama, 1983 3 ..................................... vs. West Virginia, 1983 3 .......................................vs. Notre Dame, 1983 2 .......................................... at Pittsburgh, 1983
Rob Bolden (4) 239 217 223 212
29 27 28 37
2 ............................. vs. Youngstown State, 2010 1 ......................................... vs. Kent State, 2010 0 .............................................. vs. Temple, 2010 0 ...................................................at Iowa, 2010
Kevin Thompson (4) 246 269 232 263
32 26 29 37
1 ..........................................at Minnesota, 1998 1 ............................................... vs. Illinois, 1998 0 .........................................vs. Pittsburgh, 1999 1 ...........................................vs. Michigan, 1999
Rashard Casey (3) 208 302 218
24 51 18
2 ............................................... vs. Illinois, 2000 1 ..................................................vs. Iowa, 2000 3 ..................................vs. Michigan State, 2000
John Sacca (3)
Tony Sacca (11) 215 206 243 243 277 206 236 292 211 263 220
Att. TD
Wally Richardson (9) 1 .......................................vs. Miami (Fla.), 2001 0 ...........................................vs. Michigan, 2001 2 ......................................... vs. Ohio State, 2001 2 ......................... vs. Southern Mississippi, 2001 1 ................................... at Michigan State, 2001 0 ...........................................vs. Nebraska, 2002 4 ..................................................vs. Iowa, 2002 0 ...........................................at Wisconsin, 2002 2 ............................................at Michigan, 2002 2 ..............................................vs. Virginia, 2002 1 ......................................... vs. Ohio State, 2003 0 .....................................at Northwestern, 2003 1 ................................... at Boston College, 2004 1 ....................................................vs. UCF, 2004 1 ..........................................at Minnesota, 2004 1 .............................................. vs. Purdue, 2004
Daryll Clark (14) 215 220 244 240 341 273 353 240 234 287 230 274 310 216
Yards
2 ........................................at Miami (Fla.), 1981 2 .......................................... at Pittsburgh, 1981 4 .............................................. vs. Temple, 1982 4 ...........................................vs. Maryland, 1982 4 ..............................................vs. Rutgers, 1982 3 ...........................................vs. Nebraska, 1982 2 .............................................at Alabama, 1982 1 ................................... at Boston College, 1982 1 ............................................. vs. Georgia, 1982
303 288 274
37 41 32
3 ...............................................at Rutgers, 1992 1 .................................. vs. Boston College, 1992 4 .........................................vs. Minnesota, 1993
Tom Sherman (3) 221 214 209
26 32 24
2 .................................. vs. Boston College, 1966 1 ...................................................at Navy, 1967 4 .........................................vs. Pittsburgh, 1967
Matt Knizner (2) 200 215
27 26
1 .............................................. vs. Temple, 1987 1 ..............................................vs. Rutgers, 1987
Matt Senneca (2) 278 234
23 39
1 ..............................................vs. Indiana, 2001 1 .....................................at Northwestern, 2001
Six with one 200-yard game Galen Hall (at Pittsburgh, 1961); Dan Lonergan (vs. Nebraska, 1983); Tony Rados (vs. West Virginia, 1953); John Shaffer (vs. Temple, 1985); Tom Shuman (vs. Baylor, 1975); Jack White (at California, 1965)
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RECORDS
RECEIVING RECORDS Game: By a senior: By a junior: By a sophomore: By a freshman: By a running back: Season: By a senior: By a junior: By a sophomore: By a freshman: By a wide receiver: By a tight end: By a running back: Career: By a wide receiver: By a tight end: By a running back:
RECEPTIONS 14 DaeSean Hamilton vs. Ohio St. 2014 11 O.J. McDuffie vs. Boston College 1992 13 Freddie Scott vs. Wisconsin 1995 11 Deon Butler vs. Northwestern 2006 Chris Godwin at Michigan State 2015 14 DaeSean Hamilton vs. Ohio St. 2014 12 Saquon Barkley vs. Iowa 2017 97 Allen Robinson 63 O.J. McDuffie Bobby Engram 97 Allen Robinson 77 Allen Robinson 82 DaeSean Hamilton 97 Allen Robinson 57 Mike Gesicki 54 Saquon Barkley 214 214 129 102
DaeSean Hamilton DaeSean Hamilton Mike Gesicki Saquon Barkley
2013 1992 1995 2013 2012 2014 2013 2017 2017 2014-17 2014-17 2014-17 2015-17
RECEIVING YARDAGE Game: 216 Deon Butler vs. Northwestern 2006 By a senior: 212 O.J. McDuffie vs. Boston College 1992 By a junior: 187 Chris Godwin vs. USC 2016 By a sophomore: 216 Deon Butler vs. Northwestern 2006 By a freshman: 165 DaeSean Hamilton vs. UCF 2014 By a wide receiver: 216 Deon Butler vs. Northwestern 2006 By a tight end: 136 Matt Kranchick vs. Wisconsin 2003 By a running back: 155 Len Krouse at Syracuse 1940 Season: By a senior: By a junior: By a sophomore: By a freshman: By a wide receiver: By a tight end: By a running back:
1432 1084 1432 1101 899 1432 679 632
Allen Robinson Bobby Engram Allen Robinson Chris Godwin DaeSean Hamilton Allen Robinson Mike Gesicki Saquon Barkley
Career: By a wide receiver: By a tight end: By a running back:
3026 3026 1481 1195
Bobby Engram Bobby Engram Mike Gesicki Saquon Barkley
Season: Career:
2013 1995 2013 2015 2014 2013 2016 2017 1991, 93-95 1991, 93-95 2014-17 2015-17
RECEIVING YARDAGE AVG. 36.1 Jimmy Scott (12-433, 3 TD) 1972 30.7 Jimmy Scott (23-705, 6 TD) 1971-73
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
Rec.
TD
3026 2842 2771 2479 2421 2395 2015 2008 2006 1988 1894 1837 1825 1743 1702 1520 1481 1437 1343 1263 1222 1195 1181 1146 1132 1058 1047 1038 1016 1005
167 214 179 177 154 144 158 110 109 125 94 117 108 161 107 93 129 88 86 65 69 102 90 87 71 56 73 67 66 78
31 18 22 17 18 18 13 10 25 16 15 5 15 9 11 11 15 8 10 11 9 8 8 8 5 7 3 8 4 11
Player, Pos. Bobby Engram, WR DaeSean Hamilton, WR Deon Butler, WR Allen Robinson, WR Chris Godwin, WR Derek Moye, WR Jordan Norwood, WR Bryant Johnson, WR Kenny Jackson, WR O.J. McDuffie, WR Joe Jurevicius, WR Jack Curry, WR Terry Smith, WR Derrick Williams, WR Tony Johnson, WR Freddie Scott, WR Mike Gesicki, TE Chafie Fields, WR Ted Kwalick, TE Scott Fitzkee, WR David Daniels, WR Saquon Barkley, RB Geno Lewis, WR Andrew Quarless, TE Eddie Drummond, WR Jimmy Cefalo, WR Justin Brown, WR Dan Natale, TE Mickey Shuler, TE Jesse James, TE
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By a sophomore: By a freshman:
2016 1993 1991 2005 2005
Season: By a senior: By a junior: By a sophomore: By a freshman: By a wide receiver: By a tight end: By a running back:
13 11 11 13 9 13 9 5
Bobby Engram Bobby Engram Chris Godwin Bobby Engram Deon Butler Bobby Engram Mike Gesicki Curt Warner
1993 1995 2016 1993 2005 1993 2017 1982
Career: By a wide receiver: By a tight end: By a running back:
31 31 15 9
Bobby Engram Bobby Engram Mike Gesicki Eric McCoo
1991, 93-95 1991, 93-95 2014-17 1998-2001
Years 1991, 93-95 2014-17 2005-08 2011-13 2014-16 2008-11 2005-08 1999-2002 1980-83 1988-92 1994-97 1965-67 1988-91 2005-08 2000-03 1993-95 2014-17 1996-99 1966-68 1975-78 1988-90 2015-17 2013-15 2006-09 1998-2001 1974-77 2009-11 1972-74 1975-77 2012-14
Bobby Engram
DaeSean Hamilton
Deon Butler
3026 yards
2842 yards
2771 yards
CAREER RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS 1.
2. 3. 4. 7. 8. 9. 12. 13.
17.
20.
208
By a junior:
1993 1995 1997 2003 2017
CAREER LEADERS
CAREER RECEIVING YARDAGE (1,000-YARD RECEIVERS) Yards
TOUCHDOWNS 4 Bobby Engram vs. Minnesota 3 Bobby Engram at Rutgers Joe Jurevicius at Louisville Tony Johnson vs. Indiana DaeSean Hamilton vs. Indiana 2 15 times Last: Chris Godwin vs. USC 4 Bobby Engram vs. Minnesota 2 Kyle Brady vs. Cincinnati Deon Butler vs. Central Mich. Deon Butler vs. Wisconsin
Game: By a senior:
31 25 22 18 18 18 17 16 15 15 15 13 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9
Bobby Engram 1991, 93-95 Kenny Jackson 1980-83 Deon Butler 2005-08 Derek Moye 2008-11 Chris Godwin 2014-16 DaeSean Hamilton 2014-17 Allen Robinson 2011-13 O.J. McDuffie 1988-92 Terry Smith 1988-91 1994-97 Joe Jurevicius Mike Gesicki 2014-17 Jordan Norwood 2005-08 Tony Johnson 2000-03 Scott Fitzkee 1975-78 Freddie Scott 1993-95 Jesse James 2012-14 Ted Kwalick 1966-68 Chuck Herd 1971-73 Bryant Johnson 1999-02 Graham Zug 2007-10 David Daniels 1988-90 Eric McCoo 1998-01 Kyle Brady 1991-94 Derrick Williams 2005-08 Ray Roundtree 1984-87
SEASON RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS 1. 2. 4. 5.
10. 13.
18.
13 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Bobby Engram Bobby Engram Allen Robinson Chris Godwin Joe Jurevicius O.J. McDuffie Freddie Scott Deon Butler Mike Gesicki DaeSean Hamilton Terry Smith Derek Moye Kenny Jackson Bobby Engram Graham Zug Deon Butler Kenny Jackson Jordan Norwood Allen Robinson Derek Moye O.J. McDuffie D. Hamilton Greg Edmonds Kenny Jackson Scott Fitzkee
1993 1995 2012 2016 1997 1992 1994 2005 2017 2017 1991 2010 1982 1994 2009 2008 1983 2008 2013 2009 1991 2015 1970 1981 1978
RECORDS SEASON RECEIVING YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Yards
Rec.
1432 1101 1084 1029 1018 982 977 973 917 899 885 873 869 866 857 846 817 810 790 785 751
97 69 63 52 77 59 63 47 48 82 53 48 41 51 53 55 39 47 46 48 55
TD 6 5 11 7 11 11 9 9 4 2 8 13 4 3 9 8 10 7 6 6 2
CAREER RECEPTIONS
Player
Year
Allen Robinson Chris Godwin Bobby Engram Bobby Engram Allen Robinson Chris Godwin O.J. McDuffie Freddie Scott Bryant Johnson DaeSean Hamilton Derek Moye Bobby Engram Joe Jurevicius Bryant Johnson DaeSean Hamilton Terry Smith Joe Jurevicius Deon Butler O.J. McDuffie Derek Moye Geno Lewis
2013 2015 1995 1994 2012 2016 1992 1994 2002 2014 2010 1993 1996 2001 2017 1991 1997 2008 1991 2009 2014
Rec.
Yards
Avg.
TD
214 179 177 167 161 158 154 144 129 125 117 110 109 108 107 102 94 93 90 88 88
2842 2771 2474 3026 1743 2015 2421 2395 1481 1988 1837 2008 2006 1825 1702 1195 1894 1520 1181 1437 799
13.3 15.5 14.0 18.1 10.8 12.7 15.7 16.6 11.5 15.9 15.7 18.3 18.4 16.9 15.9 11.7 20.1 16.3 12.9 16.3 9.1
18 22 17 31 9 13 18 18 15 16 5 10 25 15 11 8 15 11 8 8 3
Rec.
Yards
Avg.
TD
97 82 77 69 63 63 59 57 55 55 55 54 54 53 53 52 51 48 48 48 48 48
1432 899 1013 1101 977 1084 982 563 846 529 751 701 632 885 857 1029 866 873 917 637 785 679
14.8 11.0 13.2 16.0 15.5 17.2 16.6 9.9 15.4 9.6 13.7 13.0 11.7 16.7 16.2 19.8 17.0 18.2 19.1 13.3 16.4 14.1
6 2 11 5 9 11 11 9 8 3 2 1 3 8 9 7 3 13 4 2 6 5
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
GAME RECEIVING YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 12. 13.
17. 19. 20.
Player, Pos. DaeSean Hamilton, WR Deon Butler, WR Allen Robinson, WR Bobby Engram, WR Derrick Williams, WR Jordan Norwood, WR Chris Godwin, WR Derek Moye, WR Mike Gesicki, TE O.J. McDuffie, WR Jack Curry, WR Bryant Johnson, WR Kenny Jackson, WR Terry Smith, WR Tony Johnson, WR Saquon Barkley, RB Joe Jurevicius, WR Freddie Scott, WR Geno Lewis, WR Chafie Fields, WR Tony Hunt, RB
Years 2014-17 2005-08 2011-13 1991, 93-95 2005-08 2005-08 2014-16 2008-11 2014-17 1988-92 1965-67 1999-2002 1980-83 1988-91 2000-03 2015-17 1994-97 1993-95 2013-15 1996-99 2003-06
SEASON RECEPTIONS
Yards
Rec.
TD
Player/Game
Year
216 212 203 200 197 187 177 175 173 173 173 169 165 165 165 165 158 158 156 155 155
11 11 9 8 10 9 5 8 12 12 8 8 10 8 11 11 5 6 4 9 6
0 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 2 2 1 2 2
Deon Butler vs. Northwestern O.J. McDuffie vs. Boston College Bobby Engram at Purdue Bobby Engram vs. Rutgers Allen Robinson vs. Indiana Chris Godwin vs. USC Chafie Fields at Miami (Fla.) Bobby Engram at Rutgers Allen Robinson at Indiana Allen Robinson at Ohio State Geno Lewis vs. UCF Bobby Engram vs. Michigan St. Terry Smith at USC Bobby Engram vs. Minnesota Allen Robinson vs. Illinois DaeSean Hamilton vs. UCF Kenny Jackson at Pittsburgh Derek Moye at Indiana Joe Jurevicius at Indiana Len Krouse at Syracuse Saeed Blacknall vs. Wisconsin
2006 1992 1995 1994 2012 2016 1999 1995 2013 2013 2014 1994 1991 1993 2013 2014 1981 2011 1996 1940 2016
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 12. 14. 16. 17. 18.
Player
Year
Allen Robinson DaeSean Hamilton Allen Robinson Chris Godwin O.J. McDuffie Bobby Engram Chris Godwin Mike Gesicki Terry Smith Derrick Williams Geno Lewis Juwan Johnson Saquon Barkley Derek Moye DaeSean Hamilton Bobby Engram Bryant Johnson Bobby Engram Bryant Johnson Deon Butler Derek Moye Mike Gesicki
2013 2014 2012 2015 1992 1995 2016 2017 1991 2007 2014 2017 2017 2010 2017 1994 2001 1993 2002 2006 2009 2016
CAREER YARDS PER RECEPTION
O.J. McDuffie 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
20.54 20.15 19.58 19.43 18.89 18.40 18.25 18.12 18.12 17.71 17.00 16.90 16.63 16.59 16.47
Ray Roundtree Joe Jurevicius S. Blacknall Scott Fitzkee Jimmy Cefalo Kenny Jackson Bryant Johnson Bobby Engram Dean DiMidio David Daniels Eric Hamilton Terry Smith Derek Moye Gary Hayman Joe Nastasi
1984-87 1994-97 2014-17 1975-78 1974-77 1980-83 1999-02 1991,93-95 1982-85 1988-90 1984-86 1988-91 2007-11 1972-73 1995-98
SEASON YARDS PER RECEPTION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
21.20 20.95 20.70 19.79 19.10 18.68 18.67 18.63 18.38 18.28 18.19 18.18 18.11 18.04 17.74
Joe Jurevicius Joe Jurevicius Freddie Scott Bobby Engram Bryant Johnson Deon Butler Tony Johnson Eddie Drummond Kenny Jackson Terry Smith Bobby Engram Mickey Shuler Jimmy Cefalo Gregg Garrity Chafie Fields
1996 1997 1994 1994 2002 2005 2001 1999 1980 1990 1993 1977 1977 1981 1999
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Season
Player
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Sam Tamburo Jeff Durkota Sam Tamburo Robert Hicks John Smidansky Don Malinak Jesse Arnelle Jim Garrity Jack Sherry Billy Kane Billy Kane Les Walters Maurice Schleicher Dick Hoak Jim Kerr Jim Schwab Junior Powell Dick Anderson Bill Huber Jack Curry Jack Curry Jack Curry Ted Kwalick Greg Edmonds Greg Edmonds Bob Parsons Dan Natale Gary Hayman Jerry Jeram Dick Barvinchak Mickey Shuler Mickey Shuler Scott Fitzkee Brad Scovill Kenny Jackson Gregg Garrity Kenny Jackson Kevin Baugh Herb Bellamy Ray Roundtree D.J. Dozier Blair Thomas Michael Timpson David Daniels David Daniels Terry Smith O.J. McDuffie Bobby Engram Bobby Engram Bobby Engram Joe Jurevicius Joe Jurevicius Corey Jones Chafie Fields Tony Stewart Bryant Johnson Bryant Johnson Tony Johnson Tony Hunt Deon Butler Deon Butler Derrick Williams Deon Butler Derek Moye Derek Moye Derek Moye Allen Robinson Allen Robinson DaeSean Hamilton Chris Godwin Chris Godwin DaeSean Hamilton
Rec.
Yards
Avg.
TD
7 6 17 10 23 14 33 30 11 9 16 24 9 14 13 16 32 21 25 42 34 41 31 20 38 30 30 30 17 17 21 33 37 26 21 23 41 36 16 15 26 23 22 22 31 55 63 48 52 63 41 39 27 39 38 51 48 32 39 37 48 55 47 48 53 40 77 97 82 69 59 53
126 110 301 196 383 138 291 349 160 184 232 440 127 167 163 257 303 229 347 572 584 681 403 246 506 489 460 525 259 327 281 600 630 331 386 415 697 547 306 285 287 300 342 362 538 846 977 873 1029 1084 869 817 368 692 451 866 917 445 334 691 637 529 810 785 885 654 1018 1432 899 1101 982 857
18.0 18.5 17.7 19.6 16.7 9.9 8.8 11.6 14.5 20.4 14.4 18.3 14.1 11.9 12.5 16.1 9.5 10.9 13.9 13.6 17.2 16.6 13.0 12.3 13.3 15.6 15.3 17.5 15.2 19.2 12.9 18.2 17.0 12.7 18.4 18.0 17.0 15.2 19.1 19.0 11.0 13.0 15.6 16.5 17.4 15.4 15.5 18.2 19.8 17.2 21.2 20.9 13.6 17.7 11.9 17.0 19.1 13.9 8.6 18.7 13.3 9.6 17.2 16.4 16.7 16.4 13.2 14.8 11.0 16.0 16.6 16.2
1 3 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 0 6 5 5 3 2 0 3 1 6 3 5 1 7 5 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 8 9 13 7 11 4 10 2 5 2 3 4 4 0 9 2 3 7 6 8 3 11 6 2 5 11 9
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100 YARDS RECEIVING IN A GAME By Two Players Jon Williams (119), Gregg Garrity (104) at Miami (Fla.) ...................................................................1981 David Daniels (154), Terry Smith (100) vs. Florida State ...................................................................1990 Bobby Engram (200), Freddie Scott (108) vs. Rutgers ......................................................................1994 Bobby Engram (136), Freddie Scott (115) at Temple ........................................................................1994 Bobby Engram (169), Freddie Scott (145) vs. Michigan State ...........................................................1994 Bryant Johnson (146), Tony Johnson (111) vs. Iowa .........................................................................2002 Matt Kranchick (136), Tony Johnson (122) vs. Wisconsin ..................................................................2003 Jordan Norwood (113), Deon Butler (110) at Syracuse .....................................................................2008 DaeSean Hamilton (165), Geno Lewis (173) vs. UCF .........................................................................2014 Geno Lewis (109), DaeSean Hamilton (103) at Rutgers ....................................................................2014 Saeed Blacknall (155), DaeSean Hamilton (118) vs. Wisconsin.........................................................2016 DaeSean Hamilton (112), DeAndre Thompkins (102) at Michigan State...........................................2017 Allen Robinson
TOP 10 CAREER RECEIVERS Season
Rec. Yards
Avg. TD
Season
Rec. Yards
Avg. TD
Bobby Engram 1991 4 1993 48 1994 52 1995 63 Career 167
40 873 1029 1084 3026
10.0 18.2 19.8 17.2 18.1
0 13 7 11 31
Derek Moye 2008 2009 2010 2011 Career
3 48 53 40 144
71 785 885 654 2395
23.7 16.4 16.7 16.4 16.6
1 6 8 3 18
DaeSean Hamilton 2014 82 2015 45 2016 34 2017 53 Career 214
899 580 506 857 2842
11.0 12.9 14.9 16.2 13.3
2 6 1 9 18
Jordan Norwood 2005 32 2006 45 2007 40 2008 41 Career 158
422 472 484 637 2015
13.2 10.5 12.1 15.5 12.7
0 2 5 6 13
Deon Butler 2005 37 2006 48 2007 47 2008 47 Career 179
691 637 633 810 2771
18.7 13.3 13.5 17.2 15.5
9 2 4 7 22
Bryant Johnson 1999 7 2000 4 2001 51 2002 48 Career 110
140 85 866 917 2008
20.0 21.3 17.0 19.1 18.3
2 1 3 4 10
Allen Robinson 2011 3 2012 77 2013 97 Career 177
29 1018 1432 2479
9.7 13.2 14.8 14.0
0 11 6 17
Chris Godwin 2014 2015 2016 Career
Kenny Jackson 1980 21 1981 19 1982 41 1983 28 Career 109
386 440 697 483 2006
18.4 23.2 17.0 17.3 18.4
5 6 7 7 25
321 1101 982 2421
12.8 16.0 16.6 15.7
2 5 11 18
O.J. McDuffie 1988 4 1989 11 1990 1 1991 46 1992 63 Career 125
42 164 15 790 977 1988
10.5 14.9 15.0 17.2 15.5 15.9
0 1 0 6 9 16
25 69 59 154
RECORDS 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES Yards Rec. TD.............................Game, Season Bobby Engram (16) 165 107 112 132 106 107 200 136 102 169 106 175 203 150 109 113
8 8 6 8 3 7 8 4 6 8 7 8 9 7 8 4
4 ..........................................vs. Minnesota, 1993 1 ...............................................vs. Rutgers, 1993 2 ...............................................vs. Indiana, 1993 1 ......................................at Northwestern, 1993 2 .................................... at Michigan State, 1993 1 ...........................................vs. Tennessee, 1993 1 ...............................................vs. Rutgers, 1994 0 ................................................ at Temple, 1994 1 .......................................... vs. Ohio State, 1994 1 ...................................vs. Michigan State, 1994 0 ...........................................vs. Texas Tech, 1995 3 ................................................at Rutgers, 1995 1 ................................................ at Purdue, 1995 2 ....................................................at Iowa, 1995 2 .................................... at Michigan State, 1995 2 ...............................................vs. Auburn, 1995
Allen Robinson (10) 136 197 133 129 143 173 173 165 106 122
5 10 7 7 9 12 12 11 8 8
3 ...................................................vs. Navy, 2012 3 ...............................................vs. Indiana, 2012 1 .............................................vs. Syracuse, 2013 1 ............................... vs. Eastern Michigan, 2013 1 .....................................................vs. UCF, 2013 2 ................................................at Indiana, 2013 1 ........................................... at Ohio State, 2013 0 ................................................ vs. Illinois, 2013 0 ............................................vs. Nebraska, 2013 0 ............................................at Wisconsin, 2013
Chris Godwin (9) 140 103 135 104 109 133 117 135 187
7 3 4 8 11 6 7 5 9
1 ................................... vs. Boston College, 2014 0 ........................................... at Ohio State, 2015 1 ........................................... vs. Maryland, 2015 0 ......................................at Northwestern, 2015 2 .................................... at Michigan State, 2015 0 .............................................. vs. Georgia, 2015 1 ............................................... vs. Temple, 2016 2 ...................................vs. Michigan State, 2016 2 .................................................... vs. USC, 2016
DaeSean Hamilton (9) 165 103 100 126 118 122 115 112 110
11 8 6 14 8 9 6 7 5
0 .....................................................vs. UCF, 2014 0 ................................................at Rutgers, 2014 0 .....................................vs. Northwestern, 2014 0 .......................................... vs. Ohio State, 2014 0 ...........................................vs. Wisconsin, 2016 3 ...............................................vs. Indiana, 2017 0 ............................................vs. Michigan, 2017 1 .................................... at Michigan State, 2017 2 ........................................vs. Washington, 2017
Joe Jurevicius (9) 104 135 156 131 117 108 150 101 117
3 5 4 3 8 7 4 4 8
2 .................................vs. Northern Illinois, 1996 0 ............................................at Wisconsin, 1996 1 ................................................at Indiana, 1996 1 .....................................vs. Northwestern, 1996 0 .............................................at Michigan, 1996 1 ..........................................vs. Pittsburgh, 1997 3 .............................................at Louisville, 1997 2 ...........................................vs. Wisconsin, 1997 0 .................................... at Michigan State, 1997
Bryant Johnson (8) 149 104 129 132 107 147 146 138
6 5 8 10 5 8 8 7
1 ........................................vs. Miami (Fla.), 2001 0 ............................................vs. Michigan, 2001 0 ......................................at Northwestern, 2001 1 .......................... vs. Southern Mississippi, 2001 0 .................................... at Michigan State, 2001 0 ............................................vs. Nebraska, 2002 2 ...................................................vs. Iowa, 2002 1 .............................................at Michigan, 2002
6 8 6 8 11 8 6
108 125 216 110 105 133
5 5 11 7 8 3
2 ................................vs. Central Michigan, 2005 2 ...........................................vs. Wisconsin, 2005 0 .....................................vs. Northwestern, 2006 2 ..............................................at Syracuse, 2008 0 ............................................vs. Michigan, 2008 3 ...................................vs. Michigan State, 2008
Kenny Jackson (6) 158 104 122 114 101 108
5 4 7 6 7 4
2 ........................................... at Pittsburgh, 1981 2 .................................... at Boston College, 1982 0 ............................................. vs. NC State, 1982 0 .........................................at Notre Dame, 1982 2 ........................................vs. Notre Dame, 1983 2 ........................................... at Pittsburgh, 1983
Derek Moye (6) 138 120 123 106 112 158
6 6 6 3 7 6
1 ................................................. vs. Akron, 2009 1 ..........................................vs. Minnesota, 2009 1 ......................................at Northwestern, 2009 1 ................................................ vs. Illinois, 2010 0 ................................................ at Temple, 2011 1 ................................................at Indiana, 2011
Freddie Scott (6) 133 133 108 115 145 110
7 6 3 4 6 13
1 ...........................................at Minnesota, 1994 1 .................................................... vs. USC, 1994 1 ...............................................vs. Rutgers, 1994 3 ................................................ at Temple, 1994 1 ...................................vs. Michigan State, 1994 1 ...........................................vs. Wisconsin, 1995
Terry Smith (5) 102 100 165 144 114
4 5 10 8 6
0 .................................................. vs. Texas, 1990 1 .......................................vs. Florida State, 1990 1 ......................................................at USC, 1991 1 ................................................ at Temple, 1991 0 ........................................... at Pittsburgh, 1991
Ted Kwalick (4) 109 128 119 121
8 3 3 5
0 ....................................................at Navy, 1967 1 .................................... at Boston College, 1967 1 ..............................................at Syracuse, 1967 1 ........................................... at Pittsburgh, 1968
Jordan Norwood (4) 110 116 113 127
6 8 5 5 10 9 7 3 9 7 4 6 6 6 3 5 5 6 6
6 4
0 .........................................at Miami (Fla.), 1981 1 .............................................. vs. Georgia, 1982
Geno Lewis (2) 173 109
8 6
1 .....................................................vs. UCF, 2014 0 ................................................at Rutgers, 2014
Ray Roundtree (2) 114 107
4 4
2 ............................................ vs. Alabama, 1987 1 ...............................................vs. Rutgers, 1987
Mickey Shuler (2) 101 100
4 4
0 ................................................at Rutgers, 1977 0 ............................................. vs. Houston, 1977
Devon Smith (2) 104 110
3 6
1 ............................... vs. Eastern Michigan, 2011 1 ......................................at Northwestern, 2011
Les Walters (2) 100 103
2 4
2 ................................................vs. Boston, 1956 2 ..............................................at Syracuse, 1957
Saquon Barkley 142
4
1 ..................................... vs. Georgia State, 2017
Kevin Baugh 103
8
0 .................................... at Boston College, 1983
Justin Brown 106
6
0 ...................................vs. Michigan State, 2010
Tom Donovan 113
4
1 ........................................... vs. Maryland, 1978
Greg Edmonds 115
7
2 ............................................at Wisconsin, 1970
Eric Hamilton 107
3
1 ..........................................vs. Pittsburgh, 1986
Maurice Humphrey 121
5
1 ...............................................vs. Indiana, 2003
7
0 ...........................................at Minnesota, 2004
Len Krouse
110 105
5
0 ............................................vs. Nebraska, 2017
Matt Kranchick 136 155
4 9
1 ...........................................vs. Wisconsin, 2003 2 ..............................................at Syracuse, 1940
Brandon Moseby-Felder 2 ............................................... vs. Temple, 1989 1 ..........................................vs. Pittsburgh, 1990 1 .......................................vs. Florida State, 1990 0 ..........................................vs. Pittsburgh, 1999 1 ............................................vs. Michigan, 1999 2 .................................... at Michigan State, 1999 1 ................................................. at Illinois, 1997 0 ................................................ vs. Illinois, 1998 2 .........................................at Miami (Fla.), 1999
Gary Hayman (3) 113 122 112
104 116
1 ............................................vs. California, 1965 1 ................................................... vs. Ohio, 1967 1 ..........................................vs. Pittsburgh, 1967
Chafie Fields (3) 129 115 177
1 .................................................vs. Baylor, 1974 2 ........................................... vs. Maryland, 1977
Gregg Garrity (2)
Juwan Johnson
Eddie Drummond (3) 115 106 107
3 6
0 .......................................vs. Florida State, 2005 1 ...................................... vs. Oregon State, 2008 2 ..............................................at Syracuse, 2008 0 ...................................vs. Michigan State, 2008
David Daniels (3) 126 119 154
102 107
Tony Hunt
Jack Curry (3) 148 140 103
Yards Rec. TD .............................Game, Season Jimmy Cefalo (2)
1 ....................................................at Navy, 1973 1 .............................................. at Air Force, 1973 0 ............................................. vs. NC State, 1973
129
6
1 ................................................ at Purdue, 2012
Bob Parsons 110
5
0 .....................................................vs. TCU, 1971
Jimmy Scott 116
3
1 ............................................at Tennessee, 1972
DeAndre Thompkins 102
4
1 .................................... at Michigan State, 2017
Derrick Williams 104
7
0 ................................................ at Temple, 2007
Jon Williams 119
8
1 .........................................at Miami (Fla.), 1981
Tony Johnson (3)
O.J. McDuffie (7) 132 104 118 129 212 112 111
Yards Rec. TD .............................Game, Season Deon Butler (6)
0 ................................... vs. Boston College, 1991 0 .........................................at Miami (Fla.), 1991 0 ............................................... vs. Temple, 1992 2 ................................................at Rutgers, 1992 1 ................................... vs. Boston College, 1992 1 ..........................................vs. Pittsburgh, 1992 0 ............................................. vs. Stanford, 1992
132 111 122
5 4 7
0 ...............................................vs. Indiana, 2001 1 ...................................................vs. Iowa, 2002 0 ...........................................vs. Wisconsin, 2003
Saeed Blacknall (2) 101 155
4 6
0 ..................................vs. San Diego State, 2015 2 ...........................................vs. Wisconsin, 2016
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TOTAL OFFENSE RECORDS TOTAL OFFENSE YARDAGE Game: By a senior: By a junior: By a sophomore: By a freshman:
456 370 402 456 418
Season: By a senior: By a junior: By a sophomore: By a freshman:
4061 3215 4061 3979 2887
Career:
8268 Trace McSorley
TOUCHDOWNS RESPONSIBLE FOR
Christian Hackenberg vs. UCF Mike McQueary vs. Pittsburgh Trace McSorley vs. Washington Christian Hackenberg vs. UCF Zack Mills vs. Ohio State
2014 1997 2017 2014 2001
Trace McSorley Matt McGloin Trace McSorley Trace McSorley Christian Hackenberg
2017 2012 2017 2016 2013
Game: Season: Career:
OFFENSIVE PLAYS Game: Season: Career:
62 Rashard Casey vs. Iowa 577 Christian Hackenberg 1443 Christian Hackenberg
2000 2014 2013-15
2015-pres.
CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Yards
Rush
Pass
8268 8215 7796 6361 6325 6000 5300 5168 5162 5154 4911 4212 4182 3932 3879 3716 3604 3398 3341 3320
899 -242 584 619 -65 131 -4 1637 -220 -121 99 667 -237 3932 3843 670 -106 3398 -128 3320
7369 8457 7212 5742 6390 5869 5304 3531 5382 5275 4812 3545 4419 0 36 3046 3710 0 3469 0
Player Trace McSorley Christian Hackenberg Zack Mills Daryll Clark Matt McGloin Tony Sacca Kerry Collins Michael Robinson Chuck Fusina Anthony Morelli Todd Blackledge John Hufnagel Wally Richardson Evan Royster Saquon Barkley Rashard Casey Kevin Thompson Curt Warner John Shaffer Tony Hunt
CAREER LEADERS Years 2015-pres. 2013-15 2001-04 2006-09 2009-12 1988-91 1991-94 2002-05 1975-78 2004-07 1980-82 1970-72 1992, 94-96 2007-10 2015-17 1997-2000 1996-99 1979-82 1983-86 2003-06
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
212
Rush
Pass
4061 3979 3220 3214 3156 2887 2883 2874 2660 2638 2618 2445 2427 2336 2316 2201 2191 2184 2168 2087 2077 2003 1923 1912 1856
491 212 -51 211 806 -68 -94 282 -19 -13 201 -80 -61 -88 315 162 -27 -27 -53 2087 -121 137 7 -32 187
5370 3614 3271 3003 2350 2955 2977 2592 2679 2651 2417 2525 2488 2424 2001 2039 2218 2211 2221 0 2198 1866 1916 1944 1669
Player
Year
Trace McSorley Trace McSorley Matt McGloin Daryll Clark Michael Robinson Christian Hackenberg Christian Hackenberg Daryll Clark Kerry Collins Anthony Morelli Zack Mills Christian Hackenberg Tony Sacca Anthony Morelli Rashard Casey John Hufnagel Todd Blackledge Mike McQueary Chuck Fusina Larry Johnson Wally Richardson Tony Sacca Kevin Thompson Doug Strang Zack Mills
2017 2016 2012 2009 2005 2013 2014 2008 1994 2007 2002 2015 1991 2006 2000 1972 1982 1997 1977 2002 1995 1990 1999 1983 2001
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Trace McSorley
Christian Hackenberg
Zack Mills
8268 yards
8215 yards
7796 yards
GAME TOTAL OFFENSE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9.
SEASON TOTAL OFFENSE Yards
Daryll Clark
6 Harry Robb vs. Gettysburg 1917 Michael Robinson at Illinois 2005 39 Trace McSorley 2017 77 Trace McSorley 2015-pres.
11. 12. 13. 14. 17. 18. 20.
Yards
Rush
Pass
Player/Game
Year
456 418 408 402 398 389 389 383 371 371 370 369 364 363 363 363 360 358 358 350
2 138 73 60 19 -10 13 2 0 46 4 67 -20 92 125 -32 2 5 76 -2
454 280 335 342 379 399 376 381 371 325 366 302 384 271 238 395 358 353 282 352
Christian Hackenberg vs. UCF Zack Mills vs. Ohio State Trace McSorley vs. Minnesota Trace McSorley vs. Washington Michael Robinson vs. Wisconsin Zack Mills vs. Iowa Trace McSorley vs. Michigan St. Trace McSorley at Michigan St. Christian Hackenberg vs. Boston Coll. Trace McSorley vs. Nebraska Mike McQueary vs. Pittsburgh Rashard Casey vs. Iowa Trace McSorley vs. Wisconsin John Hufnagel at Boston College Michael Robinson vs. Wisconsin Matt McGloin vs. Indiana Todd Blackledge at Miami (Fla.) Daryll Clark vs. Akron Trace McSorley vs. Michigan Kerry Collins at Michigan State
2014 2001 2016 2017 2003 2002 2016 2017 2014 2017 1997 2000 2016 1972 2005 2012 1981 2009 2017 1993
Zack Mills
RECORDS SEASON TOTAL OFFENSE LEADERS Season
Player
Yards
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Elwood Petchel ............................................... 660 Elwood Petchel ............................................... 581 Elwood Petchel ............................................... 737 Owen Dougherty ............................................ 521 Vince O’Bara ................................................... 692 Ted Shattuck ................................................... 579 Tony Rados ..................................................... 876 Tony Rados ................................................... 1021 Lenny Moore ................................................ 1082 Lenny Moore .................................................. 697 Milt Plum ....................................................... 745 Al Jacks........................................................... 675 Richie Lucas .................................................... 701 Richie Lucas .................................................. 1238 Dick Hoak ....................................................... 680 Galen Hall..................................................... 1034 Pete Liske ..................................................... 1292 Pete Liske ..................................................... 1131 Gary Wydman................................................. 956 Jack White .................................................... 1342 Tom Sherman ............................................... 1058 Tom Sherman ............................................... 1761 Chuck Burkhart............................................. 1182 Chuck Burkhart............................................... 773 Lydell Mitchell ................................................ 751 Lydell Mitchell .............................................. 1567 John Hufnagel .............................................. 2201 John Cappelletti ........................................... 1539 Tom Shuman ................................................ 1397 John Andress .................................................. 978 Chuck Fusina ................................................ 1172 Chuck Fusina ................................................ 2168 Chuck Fusina ................................................ 1743 Dayle Tate ..................................................... 1187 Todd Blackledge ........................................... 1144 Todd Blackledge ........................................... 1576 Todd Blackledge ........................................... 2191 Doug Strang ................................................. 1912 Doug Strang ................................................. 1019 John Shaffer ................................................. 1323 John Shaffer ................................................. 1443 Blair Thomas................................................. 1414 Tony Sacca ...................................................... 809 Blair Thomas................................................. 1341 Tony Sacca .................................................... 2003 Tony Sacca .................................................... 2427 John Sacca .................................................... 1179 Kerry Collins ................................................. 1613 Kerry Collins ................................................. 2660 Wally Richardson .......................................... 2077 Wally Richardson .......................................... 1634 Mike McQueary ............................................ 2184 Kevin Thompson ........................................... 1612 Kevin Thompson ........................................... 1923 Rashard Casey .............................................. 2316 Zack Mills ..................................................... 1856 Zack Mills ..................................................... 2618 Zack Mills ..................................................... 1528 Zack Mills ..................................................... 1794 Michael Robinson ........................................ 3156 Anthony Morelli............................................ 2336 Anthony Morelli............................................ 2638 Daryll Clark ................................................... 2874 Daryll Clark ................................................... 3214 Matt McGloin................................................ 1554 Matt McGloin................................................ 1571 Matt McGloin................................................ 3220 Christian Hackenberg ................................... 2887 Christian Hackenberg ................................... 2883 Christian Hackenberg ................................... 2445 Trace McSorley.............................................. 3979 Trace McSorley.............................................. 4061
Plays 106 80 158 81 140 137 205 190 136 138 111 125 145 216 112 137 231 217 248 283 207 274 218 171 134 254 318 288 224 203 198 275 293 234 236 252 334 319 209 279 257 269 188 266 300 376 180 276 276 375 308 308 264 274 421 304 420 314 319 474 425 450 400 465 228 255 505 441 577 425 533 571
SEASON TDs RESPONSIBLE FOR TDR 8 8 12 5 5 4 11 11 10 5 6 5 9 10 6 11 16 10 2 9 11 14 6 2 6 26 21 17 14 4 14 16 13 8 9 17 25 24 8 12 12 11 4 5 11 25 9 13 21 18 7 18 8 13 19 12 20 7 13 28 11 19 29 31 16 8 29 24 12 18 36 39
1. 39 2. 36 3. 31 4. 29 29 29 7. 28 8. 25 25 10. 24 24 24 13. 23 23 15. 22
Trace McSorley Trace McSorley Daryll Clark Daryll Clark Matt McGloin Lydell Mitchell Michael Robinson Todd Blackledge Tony Sacca Christian Hackenberg Doug Strang Saquon Barkley Ki-Jana Carter Larry Johnson Saquon Barkley
2017 2016 2009 2008 2012 1971 2005 1982 1991 2013 1983 2017 1994 2002 2016
CAREER TDs RESPONSIBLE FOR 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
77 65 55 54 53 53 7. 51 8. 47 9. 46 10. 43 11. 41 12. 39 39 14. 38 15. 36
Trace McSorley 2015-pres. Daryll Clark 2006-09 Christian Hackenberg 2013-15 Saquon Barkley 2015-17 Matt McGloin 2009-12 Zack Mills 2001-04 Todd Blackledge 1980-82 Tony Sacca 1988-91 Michael Robinson 2002-05 Chuck Fusina 1975-78 Lydel Mitchell 1969-71 John Hufnagel 1970-72 Kerry Collins 1991-94 Curtis Enis 1995-97 Larry Johnson 1998-02
SEASON TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS PER PLAY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
9.64 8.19 7.88 7.77 7.70 7.47 7.18 7.12 7.11 7.09 7.02 6.92 6.91 6.82 6.74
Kerry Collins Tom Shuman Chuck Fusina Ki-Jana Carter Larry Johnson Trace McSorley Daryll Clark John Hufnagel Trace McSorley Mike McQueary Kevin Thompson John Hufnagel Daryll Clark Matt McGloin Rashard Casey
1994 1973 1977 1994 2002 2016 2008 1971 2017 1997 1999 1972 2009 2010 1999
CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS PER PLAY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
7.42 7.34 7.16 7.15 6.92 6.85 6.66 6.59 6.42 6.41 6.30 6.29 5.97 5.94 5.91
Kerry Collins Mike McQueary Ki-Jana Carter Trace McSorley Tom Shuman Daryll Clark John Hufnagel Chuck Fusina Larry Johnson Matt McGloin Kevin Thompson John Sacca Todd Blackledge Bob Campbell Michael Robinson
1991-94 1995-97 1992-94 2015-pres. 1972-74 2005-09 1970-72 1975-78 1998-02 2009-12 1996-99 1991-93 1980-82 1966-68 2002-05
TOP 10 CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE Season
Yards Rush Pass TDR
Christian Hackenberg 2013 2887 -68 2014 2883 -94 2015 2445 -80 Career 8215 -242
2955 2977 2525 8457
24 12 18 54
Trace McSorley 2015 228 2016 3979 2017 4061 Career 8268
43 365 491 899
185 3614 3570 7369
2 36 39 77
Zack Mills 2001 2002 2003 2004 Career
1856 2618 1528 1794 7796
187 201 124 72 584
1669 2417 1404 1722 7212
12 20 7 13 52
Daryll Clark 2006 164 2007 109 2008 2874 2009 3214 Career 6361
48 78 282 211 619
116 31 2592 3003 5742
3 2 29 31 65
Matt McGloin 2009 0 2010 1554 2011 1551 2012 3220 Career 6325
0 6 -20 -51 -65
0 1548 1571 3271 6390
0 16 8 29 53
Tony Sacca 1988 1989 1990 1991 Career
809 761 2003 2427 6000
-12 67 137 -61 131
821 694 1866 2488 5869
4 7 11 25 47
Kerry Collins 1991 1992 1993 1994 Career
90 937 1613 2660 5300
-5 12 8 -19 -4
95 925 1605 2679 5304
1 4 13 21 39
Michael Robinson 2002 382 2003 1288 2004 342 2005 3156 Career 5168
263 396 172 806 1637
119 892 170 2350 3531
6 8 1 28 43
Chuck Fusina 1975 1976 1977 1978 Career
79 1172 2168 1743 5162
37 -88 -53 -116 -220
42 1260 2221 1859 5382
0 14 16 13 43
Anthony Morelli 2004 33 2005 147 2006 2336 2007 2638 Career 5154
-12 -8 -88 -13 -121
45 155 2424 2651 5275
0 2 11 19 32
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RECORDS
ALL-PURPOSE RECORDS YARDAGE Game: By a senior: By a junior: By a sophomore: By a freshman:
358 327 358 306 280
Saquon Barkley at Iowa Larry Johnson at Indiana Saquon Barkley at Iowa Saquon Barkley vs. USC Curt Warner vs. Rutgers
2017 2002 2017 2016 1979
Season: By a senior: By a junior: By a sophomore: By a freshman:
2655 2655 2329 1972 1237
Larry Johnson Larry Johnson Saquon Barkley Saquon Barkley Saquon Barkley
Yards
Rush
Rec.
Ret.
Player
5538 5045 4982 4512 4502 4231 4156 4043 4034 3904 3895 3865 3735 3549 3543 3436 3229 3108 2944 2916
3843 2953 3398 3301 3932 3320 594 155 3256 2934 3227 330 2639 2818 2380 2518 2829 2236 115 2042
1195 681 662 477 562 799 1743 3026 506 470 613 1988 207 328 89 726 172 383 942 570
500 1411 922 734 8 112 1819 862 272 500 55 1547 889 403 1074 192 228 489 1887 304
Saquon Barkley Larry Johnson Curt Warner Blair Thomas Evan Royster Tony Hunt Derrick Williams Bobby Engram Curtis Enis Lydell Mitchell D.J. Dozier O.J. McDuffie John Cappelletti Matt Suhey Lenny Moore Eric McCoo Ki-Jana Carter Charlie Pittman Kevin Baugh Jon Williams
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 25.
214
Rush
Rec.
Ret.
2655 2329 1972 1831 1772 1754 1743 1645 1607 1578 1535 1501 1486 1475 1474 1468 1445 1412 1407 1391 1376 1367 1364 1364 1324
2087 1271 1496 133 1414 1567 1539 1386 1522 1363 1341 1210 1082 1329 1117 36 0 243 94 1236 1041 102 922 1169 15
349 632 402 977 300 154 123 259 69 215 118 291 44 128 138 1432 917 485 1084 155 335 790 92 187 873
219 426 74 721 58 33 81 0 16 0 76 0 360 18 219 0 528 684 229 0 0 475 350 8 436
Player Larry Johnson Saquon Barkley Saquon Barkley O.J. McDuffie Blair Thomas Lydell Mitchell Ki-Jana Carter Tony Hunt John Cappelletti Curtis Enis Blair Thomas Curtis Enis Lenny Moore Rodney Kinlaw John Cappelletti Allen Robinson Bryant Johnson Derrick Williams Bobby Engram Evan Royster Curt Warner O.J. McDuffie Curt Warner Evan Royster Bobby Engram
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2015-17
Years 2015-17 1999-2002 1979-82 1985-87, 89 2007-10 2003-06 2005-08 1991, 93-95 1995-97 1969-71 1983-86 1988-92 1971-73 1976-79 1953-55 1998-2001 1992-94 1967-69 1980-83 1980-83
Saquon Barkley
Larry Johnson
Curt Warner
5538 yards
5045 yards
4982 yards
GAME ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
SEASON ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE Yards
5538 Saquon Barkley
CAREER LEADERS
CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Career:
2002 2002 2017 2016 2015
Year
11.
2002 2017 2016 1992 1987 1971 1994 2006 1973 1997 1989 1996 1954 2007 1972 2013 2002 2008 1995 2008 1982 1991 1980 2009 1993
13. 16. 17. 18. 19.
Yards
Rush
358 341 327 306 302 297 295 289 282 282 280 280 278 278 278 277 269 265 259 259
211 256 327 194 115 279 88 279 0 132 100 43 162 243 238 207 186 137 239 167
Rec. Ret. 94 20 0 55 0 0 49 10 112 0 71 212 42 0 26 70 83 45 20 51
CAREER TOUCHDOWNS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10. 11. 12. 14. 15.
53 41 38 36 34 33 32 32 32 31 30 29 29 28 27 27
Saquon Barkley Lydell Mitchell Curtis Enis Larry Johnson Ki-Jana Carter Curt Warner Charlie Pittman Bobby Engram Evan Royster Ritche Anderson John Cappelletti DJ Dozier Matt Suhey Tony Hunt Kenny Jackson Eric McCoo
2015-17 1969-71 1995-97 1999-2002 1992-94 1979-82 1967-69 1991, 93-95 2007-10 1989-92 1972-73 1983-86 1976-79 2003-06 1980-83 1998-01
53 65 0 57 187 18 158 0 170 150 109 25 74 35 14 0 0 83 0 41
Player/Game Saquon Barkley at Iowa Curt Warner at Syracuse Larry Johnson at Indiana Saquon Barkley vs. USC Harry Wilson vs. Navy Larry Johnson vs. Illinois Bob Campbell at Navy Larry Johnson vs. Michigan St. Gary Hayman vs. NC State Stephen Pitts vs. Iowa Curt Warner vs. Rutgers O.J. McDuffie vs. Boston College Harry Wilson at Pennsylvania Bob Pollard at Rutgers Curt Warner at Nebraska Saquon Barkley at Purdue Curtis Enis at Purdue Charlie Pittman vs. West Virginia Bob Campbell vs. Syracuse Blair Thomas vs. Temple
Year 2017 1981 2002 2016 1923 2002 1967 2002 1973 1995 1979 1992 1923 1951 1981 2016 1997 1967 1968 1987
SEASON TOUCHDOWNS 1. 29 2. 23 23 23 5. 22 6. 20 7. 19 8. 17 9. 14 14 14 12. 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
Lydell Mitchell Ki-Jana Carter Larry Johnson Saquon Barkley Saquon Barkley Curtis Enis Richie Anderson John Cappelletti Charlie Pittman Curtis Enis Tony Hunt E.M. “Bull” McCleary Harry Robb Harry Wilson John Cappelletti Curt Warner Blair Thomas Bobby Engram
1971 1994 2002 2017 2016 1997 1992 1973 1968 1996 2006 1907 1917 1923 1972 1982 1987 1993
RECORDS SEASON ALL-PURPOSE LEADERS Season
Player
Yards
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Elwood Petchel ............................... 495 Larry Joe ......................................... 656 Wally Triplett .................................. 734 Bill Luther ...................................... 605 Tony Orsini ..................................... 745 Ted Shattuck ................................... 833 Bob Pollard ..................................... 589 Lenny Moore ................................ 1013 Lenny Moore ................................ 1486 Lenny Moore ................................ 1044 Billy Kane .................................... 1085 Dave Kasperian .............................. 830 Dave Kasperian .............................. 624 Jim Kerr .......................................... 710 Jim Kerr .......................................... 799 Roger Kochman ........................... 1154 Roger Kochman ........................... 1176 Gary Klingensmith.......................... 871 Don Kunit ....................................... 734 Mike Irwin ...................................... 974 Bob Campbell ................................. 842 Charlie Pittman .............................. 927 Charlie Pittman ............................ 1262 Charlie Pittman .............................. 919 Lydell Mitchell .............................. 1271 Lydell Mitchell .............................. 1754 John Cappelletti ........................... 1474 John Cappelletti ........................... 1607 Tom Donchez ............................... 1056 Woody Petchel ............................... 697 Mike Guman ................................... 601 Jimmy Cefalo ................................. 872 Matt Suhey .................................. 1131 Matt Suhey .................................. 1127 Curt Warner ................................. 1364 Curt Warner ................................. 1229 Curt Warner ................................. 1376 Kevin Baugh ................................. 1224 D.J. Dozier ...................................... 796 D.J. Dozier ...................................... 810 D.J. Dozier .................................... 1098 Blair Thomas................................. 1772 Gary Brown .................................. 1268 Blair Thomas................................. 1535 Leroy Thompson ............................. 835 O.J. McDuffie ................................ 1367 O.J. McDuffie ................................ 1831 Bobby Engram ............................. 1324 Ki-Jana Carter ............................... 1743 Bobby Engram ............................. 1407 Curtis Enis..................................... 1501 Curtis Enis..................................... 1578 Eric McCoo ...................................... 956 Eric McCoo .................................... 1028 Eric McCoo ...................................... 980 Larry Johnson ................................. 982 Larry Johnson ............................... 2655 Tony Johnson.................................. 541 Tony Hunt ..................................... 1223 Tony Hunt ..................................... 1253 Tony Hunt ..................................... 1645 Rodney Kinlaw ............................. 1475 Derrick Williams ........................... 1412 Evan Royster ................................. 1364 Evan Royster ................................. 1216 Silas Redd ..................................... 1281 Zach Zwinak ................................ 1177 Allen Robinson ............................. 1468 DaeSean Hamilton.......................... 931 Saquon Barkley ............................ 1237 Saquon Barkley ............................ 1972 Saquon Barkley ............................ 2329
Rush
Rec.
Ret.
373 350 424 200 563 579 341 601 1082 697 530 469 381 320 389 666 652 450 418 398 482 580 950 706 751 1567 1117 1522 880 621 470 72 720 973 922 1044 1041 7 691 723 811 1414 689 1341 573 102 133 15 1539 94 1210 1363 822 739 692 337 2087 0 777 1047 1386 1329 243 1169 1014 1241 1000 36 32 1076 1496 1271
0 0 90 0 29 80 84 8 44 37 232 108 107 122 163 226 254 173 94 217 139 60 196 127 110 154 138 69 176 14 127 507 111 99 92 106 335 547 50 87 287 300 152 118 245 790 977 873 123 1084 291 215 35 249 288 136 349 445 334 206 259 128 485 187 202 40 177 1432 899 161 402 632
122 306 220 405 153 174 164 404 360 310 333 253 141 268 247 262 270 248 223 359 221 287 116 86 410 33 219 16 0 72 44 293 300 55 350 79 0 670 55 0 0 58 427 76 17 475 721 436 81 229 0 0 99 40 0 509 219 96 112 0 0 18 684 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 426
TOP 10 CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Season
Yards Rush Rec. Ret.
Season
Saquon Barkley 2015 1237 2016 1972 2017 2329 Career 5538
1076 161 1496 402 1271 632 3843 1195
Larry Johnson 1999 475 2000 933 2001 982 2002 2655 Career 5045
171 358 337 2087 2953
74 230 122 453 136 509 349 219 681 1411
Curt Warner 1979 1980 1981 1982 Career
Derrick Williams 2005 668 2006 955 2007 1121 2008 1412 Career 4156
105 289 274 145 440 370 101 529 491 243 485 684 594 1743 1819
1013 1364 1229 1376 4982
391 922 1044 1041 3398
129 92 106 335 662
493 350 79 0 922
Blair Thomas 1985 1986 1987 1989 Career
Bobby Engram 1991 90 1993 1324 1994 1222 1995 1407 Career 4043
0 40 15 873 46 1029 94 1084 155 3026
259 946 1772 1535 4512
42 504 1414 1341 3301
0 59 300 118 477
217 383 58 76 734
Curtis Enis 1995 1996 1997 Career
Evan Royster 2007 2008 2009 2010 Career
531 1391 1364 1216 4502
513 1236 1169 1014 3932
18 155 187 202 562
0 0 8 0 8
0 74 426 500
Tony Hunt 2003 2004 2005 2006 Career
Yards Rush Rec. Ret.
110 1223 1253 1645 4231
110 777 1047 1386 3320
0 334 206 259 799
0 112 0 0 112
50 436 147 229 862
955 1501 1578 4034
683 1210 1363 3256
0 291 215 506
272 0 0 272
Lydell Mitchell 1969 879 1970 1271 1971 1754 Career 3904
616 751 1567 2934
206 110 154 470
57 410 33 500
John Cappelletti
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RECORDS
PUNT RETURN RECORDS PUNT RETURNS Game: Season:
PUNT RETURN YARDAGE
9 Bruce Branch at Illinois 41 Bruce Branch Bruce Branch Bryant Johnson 109 Bruce Branch
Career:
1999 1998 1999 2002 1998-2001
Game: Season: Career:
145 Matt Suhey vs. NC State 528 Bryant Johnson 1171 Bruce Branch
TOUCHDOWNS 1978 2002 1998-2001
PUNT RETURN YARDAGE AVERAGE Game: Season: Career:
31.8 DeAndre Thompkins vs. Akron 2017 (4 returns) 21.4 Don Jonas 1960 17.6 Ron Younker 1953-54
CAREER PUNT RETURN AVERAGE (Min. 15 Returns) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Avg.
Ret.
Yards
TD
17.6 16.5 15.9 15.8 15.3 14.0 13.7 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.0 11.9 11.1 11.1 11.0 10.9
16 17 17 24 15 24 18 47 29 23 41 19 56 84 21 26 71 15 66 46
281 280 271 378 229 337 247 619 380 300 528 244 717 1059 252 309 786 166 724 501
0 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 3 2
Player Ron Younker Wally Triplett Don Jonas Lenny Moore Dick Hoak Mike Archie Jimmy Cefalo Dennis Onkotz Tisen Thomas Joe Vargo Bryant Johnson Mark Robinson Gary Hayman O.J. McDuffie Matt Suhey Chris Campbell Bobby Engram Devon Smith Derrick Williams Michael Timpson
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
216
Ret.
Yards
TD
21.4 19.2 17.5 17.0 16.1 16.0 15.7 15.2 14.6 14.2 13.7 13.6 13.3 13.3 13.1 12.9 12.9 12.6 12.2 12.2
7 23 13 35 12 14 6 13 19 11 18 24 24 30 29 12 41 13 17 33
150 442 228 396 193 224 94 197 278 156 247 325 319 398 380 155 528 164 208 402
1 1 1 -0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Player
Year
Don Jonas Gary Hayman Lenny Moore Shorty Miller Ron Younker Bob Pollard Dick Hoak Matt Suhey O.J. McDuffie Mike Irwin Jimmy Cefalo Dennis Onkotz DeAndre Thompkins O.J. McDuffie Tisen Thomas Devon Smith Bryant Johnson Michael Timpson Rich Mauti Bobby Engram
1960 1973 1953 1912 1954 1951 1959 1978 1989 1965 1977 1969 2017 1992 1990 2010 2002 1985 1976 1993
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1 by many players; Last: DeAndre Thompkins vs. Akron, 2017 Blocked punt return: Mike Yancich vs. Ohio State 2012 Season: 2 Jimmy Cefalo 1977 O.J. McDuffie 1991 Bruce Branch 1999 Larry Johnson 2001 Career: 4 Bruce Branch 1998-2001
CAREER LEADERS
Years 1953-54 1946-48 1958-61 1953-55 1958-60 1992-95 1974-77 1967-69 1989-92 1963-64 1999-2002 1980-83 1972-73 1988-92 1976-79 1994-96 1991,93-95 2009-11 2005-08 1985-88
SEASON PUNT RETURN AVERAGE (Min. 6 Returns) Avg.
Game:
Ron Younker
Wally Triplett
Don Jonas
17.6 average
16.5 average
15.9 average
LONGEST PUNT RETURNS Yards
Player/Game
100 .........................................................................................Jim Boring vs. Johns Hopkins, 1933 92 ............................................................................................ Mark Robinson vs. Rutgers, 1982 90 ............................................................................................... Bruce Branch vs. Indiana, 1999 85 .......................................................................................Wally Triplett vs. West Virginia, 1948 85 .........................................................................................Mike Guman at West Virginia, 1978 84 ...............................................................................................O.J. McDuffie at Syracuse, 1989 83 ..............................................................................................Gary Hayman vs. NC State, 1973 81 ................................................................................ Bryant Johnson vs. Michigan State, 2002 80 ................................................................................................Fritz Andrews vs. Lehigh, 1935 80 .................................................................................................. Bill Luther vs. Syracuse, 1949 79 .............................................................................................Bruce Branch vs. Michigan, 1999 78 .....................................................................................................Joe Vargo at Houston, 1964 78 ....................................................................................Derrick Williams vs. Notre Dame, 2007 77 ...................................................................................................Don Bailey at Syracuse, 1952 *75 ..........................................................................................Mike Smith vs. West Virginia, 1970 75 .............................................................................................Jimmy Cefalo vs. Kentucky, 1977 75 ........................................................................................... Derrick Williams vs. Temple, 2006 74 ...........................................................................................Mike Irwin vs. West Virginia, 1965 73 .................................................................................... Bruce Branch vs. Bowling Green, 1998 *71 ..........................................................................................Dennis Onkotz at Pittsburgh, 1969 71 ..................................................................................................Bruce Branch at Illinois, 2001 70 .......................................................................................... Dexter Very at Pennsylvania, 1911 *Non-scoring play.
Derrick Williams
RECORDS SEASON PUNT RETURN LEADERS Season
Player
Ret.
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Robert Williams ................................ 16 Robert Williams ................................ 20 Elwood Petchel ................................. 14 Bill Luther......................................... 18 George Jacob ...................................... 8 Bob Pollard ....................................... 14 Don Bailey ........................................ 16 Lenny Moore .................................... 13 Ron Younker ..................................... 12 Lenny Moore ...................................... 4 Billy Kane ......................................... 15 Dave Kasperian ................................... 6 Dick Hoak ........................................... 9 Dick Hoak ........................................... 6 Don Jonas ........................................... 7 Al Gursky ............................................ 5 Junior Powell ...................................... 5 Junior Powell .................................... 18 Joe Vargo .......................................... 19 Mike Irwin ........................................ 11 Mike Irwin ........................................ 11 Dennis Onkotz .................................... 5 Dennis Onkotz .................................. 18 Dennis Onkotz .................................. 24 Mike Smith ....................................... 21 John Cappelletti ............................... 28 Gary Hayman.................................... 33 Gary Hayman.................................... 23 Jim Eaise........................................... 27 Gary Petercuskie ............................... 11 Rich Mauti ........................................ 17 Jimmy Cefalo .................................... 18 Matt Suhey ....................................... 13 Mike Guman ..................................... 14 Kevin Baugh ....................................... 5 Kevin Baugh ..................................... 10 Kevin Baugh ..................................... 29 Kevin Baugh ..................................... 18 Kevin Woods ..................................... 13 Michael Timpson .............................. 13 Jim Coates ........................................ 36 Michael Timpson .............................. 15 Michael Timpson .............................. 16 O.J. McDuffie .................................... 19 Tisen Thomas.................................... 29 O.J. McDuffie .................................... 33 O.J. McDuffie .................................... 30 Bobby Engram .................................. 33 Mike Archie ...................................... 11 Bobby Engram .................................. 19 Chris Campbell ................................. 24 Chris Eberly....................................... 25 Bruce Branch .................................... 41 Bruce Branch .................................... 41 Rod Perry.......................................... 14 Bruce Branch .................................... 22 Bryant Johnson ................................ 41 Calvin Lowry ..................................... 26 Calvin Lowry ..................................... 28 Calvin Lowry ..................................... 32 Derrick Williams ............................... 25 Derrick Williams ............................... 23 Derrick Williams ............................... 18 Drew Astorino .................................... 7 Justin Brown .................................... 15 Justin Brown .................................... 27 Jesse Della Valle................................ 15 Jesse Della Valle................................ 18 Jesse Della Valle................................ 17 DeAndre Thompkins ......................... 23 John Reid.......................................... 22 DeAndre Thompkins ......................... 24
Yards 164 214 144 241 51 224 213 228 193 45 135 62 135 94 150 49 33 222 233 156 112 86 208 325 200 274 275 442 187 81 208 247 197 102 88 101 315 167 77 164 309 162 162 278 380 358 398 402 126 187 242 176 446 464 65 245 528 240 232 340 301 254 169 55 77 220 114 156 129 178 166 319
Avg. 10.3 10.7 10.3 13.4 6.4 16.0 13.3 17.5 16.1 11.3 9.0 10.3 15.0 15.7 21.4 9.8 6.6 12.3 12.3 14.2 10.2 17.2 11.6 13.5 9.5 9.8 8.3 19.2 6.9 7.4 12.2 13.7 15.2 7.3 17.6 10.1 10.8 9.3 6.8 12.6 8.6 10.8 10.1 14.6 13.1 10.8 13.3 12.2 11.5 9.8 10.1 7.0 10.9 11.3 4.6 11.1 12.9 9.2 8.3 10.6 12.0 11.0 9.4 7.9 5.1 8.1 7.6 8.7 7.6 7.7 7.5 13.3
SEASON PUNT RETURN YARDS TD 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
528 464 446 442 402 398 380 358 340 325 319 315 309 301 278
Bryant Johnson Bruce Branch Bruce Branch Gary Hayman Bobby Engram O.J. McDuffie Tisen Thomas O.J. McDuffie Calvin Lowry Dennis Onkotz DeAndre Thompkins Kevin Baugh Jim Coates Derrick Williams O.J. McDuffie
2002 1999 1998 1973 1993 1992 1990 1991 2005 1969 2017 1982 1986 2006 1989
CAREER PUNT RETURN YARDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
1171 1059 812 786 724 717 671 650 619 528 501 499 457 399 380
Bruce Branch 1997-01 O.J. McDuffie 1988-92 Calvin Lowry 2002-05 Bobby Engram 1991,93-95 Derrick Williams 2005-08 Gary Hayman 1972-73 Kevin Baugh 1980-83 Jim Coates 1984-87 Dennis Onkotz 1967-69 Bryant Johnson 1999-02 Michael Timpson 1985-88 DeAndre Thompkins 2014-pres. Mike Guman 1976-79 Jesse Della Valle 2010-14 Tisen Thomas 1989-92
SEASON PUNT RETURNS 1. 41 41 41 4. 36 5. 33 33 33 8. 32 9. 30 10. 29 29 12. 28 28 14. 27 27 27
Bryant Johnson Bruce Branch Bruce Branch Jim Coates O.J. McDuffie Gary Hayman Bobby Engram Calvin Lowry O.J. McDuffie Kevin Baugh Tisen Thomas Calvin Lowry John Cappelletti Jim Eaise Jim Coates Justin Brown
2002 1999 1998 1986 1991 1972 1993 2005 1992 1982 1990 2004 1971 1974 1987 2011
CAREER PUNT RETURNS 1. 109 Bruce Branch 1997-01 2. 86 Jim Coates 1984-87 86 Calvin Lowry 2002-05 4. 84 O.J. McDuffie 1988-92 5. 71 Bobby Engram 1991,93-95 6. 66 Derrick Williams 2005-08 7. 62 Kevin Baugh 1980-83 8. 56 Gary Hayman 1972-73 9. 50 Jesse Della Valle 2010-14 10. 49 Justin Brown 2009-11 11. 48 DeAndre Thompkins 2014-pres. 12. 47 Dennis Onkotz 1967-69 13. 46 Michael Timpson 1985-88 46 Mike Guman 1976-79 15. 42 Jim Eaise 1973-74
TOP 10 CAREER PUNT RETURNERS Season
Avg.
Ret.
Ron Younker 1953 22.0 1954 16.1 Career 17.6
Yards TD
4 12 16
88 193 281
0 0 0
Wally Triplett 1946 14.4 1947 10.6 1948 26.8 Career 16.5
5 7 5 17
72 74 134 280
0 0 1 1
Don Jonas 1958 1960 1961 Career
17.0 21.4 7.2 15.9
5 7 5 17
85 150 36 271
1 1 0 2
Lenny Moore 1953 1954 1955 Career
17.5 15.0 11.3 15.8
13 7 4 24
228 105 45 378
1 0 0 1
Dick Hoak 1958 1959 1960 Career
15.0 15.7 -15.3
9 6 -15
135 94 -229
0 0 -0
Mike Archie 1992 1993 1994 1995 Career
44.5 26.0 11.5 5.5 14.0
2 3 11 8 24
89 78 126 44 337
1 0 0 0 1
Jimmy Cefalo 1974 -1975 -1976 -1977 13.7 Career 13.7
---18 18
---247 247
---2 2
Dennis Onkotz 1967 17.2 1968 11.6 1969 13.5 Career 13.2
5 18 24 47
86 208 325 619
1 0 1 2
Joe Vargo 1963 1964 Career
16.8 12.3 13.0
4 19 23
67 233 300
0 1 1
Gary Hayman 1972 8.3 1973 19.2 Career 12.8
33 23 56
275 442 717
1 1 2
CAREER PUNT RETURN TDS 1. 4 2. 3 3 4. 2
Bruce Branch 1997-01 O.J. McDuffie 1988-92 Derrick Williams 2005-08 10 with 2 punt return touchdowns Most recent: Larry Johnson, 1998-2002
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RECORDS
KICKOFF RETURN RECORDS KICKOFF RETURNS Game: Season: Career:
KICKOFF RETURN YARDAGE AVERAGE
7 Gary Brown at West Virginia 1988 33 Miles Sanders 2016 73 Chaz Powell 2008-11
Game: Season: Career:
52.5 Saquon Barkley at Ohio State 2017 (2 returns) 43.0 Gary Brown 1990 29.6 Larry Joe 1946-48
TOUCHDOWNS Game:
1 by many players Last: Saquon Barkley at Ohio St., 2017 2 Chuck Peters 1940 Curt Warner 1980 Derrick Williams 2008 Saquon Barkley 2017 3 Curt Warner 1979-82
Season:
KICKOFF RETURN YARDAGE Game: Season: Career:
201 Gary Brown vs. Texas 733 Chaz Powell 1866 Chaz Powell
1990 2011 2008-11
Career:
CAREER KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE (Min. 15 Returns) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Avg.
Ret.
Yards
TD
29.6 28.8 28.4 27.8 26.9 26.3 25.7 25.6 24.6 24.4 24.3 24.2 24.0 23.6 23.6 23.3 23.1 23.1 22.8 22.8
16 32 17 18 18 25 23 73 19 25 23 38 47 16 19 25 23 25 59 17
473 922 483 500 484 658 591 1866 468 609 560 920 1128 378 448 583 531 577 1347 388
1 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
Player Larry Joe Curt Warner Charlie Pittman Saquon Barkley Gary Hayman Blair Thomas Roger Kochman Chaz Powell Lydell Mitchell Shelly Hammonds Lenny Moore Gary Brown A.J. Wallace Richie Anderson Nick Scott Rich Mauti John Cappelletti Chris Eberly Larry Johnson Paul Johnson
Years 1946-48 1979-82 1967-69 2015-17 1972-73 1985-87, 89 1959-62 2008-11 1969-71 1990-93 1953-55 1987-90 2006-09 1989,91-92 2014-pres. 1974-76 1971-73 1995-98 1998-02 1967-69
SEASON KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE (Min. 8 Returns) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
218
Avg.
Ret.
Yards
TD
43.0 35.0 32.6 31.9 29.6 29.6 29.0 28.8 28.7 28.4 28.0 27.4 27.1 26.7 26.5 26.4 26.3 25.8 25.6 24.7
8 10 9 12 8 8 17 9 10 15 8 9 27 17 16 22 12 20 16 10
344 350 293 383 237 237 493 259 287 426 224 247 733 454 424 581 316 515 410 247
0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0
Player Gary Brown Curt Warner Larry Joe Blair Thomas Gary Hayman Rodney Kinlaw Curt Warner Chaz Powell Charlie Pittman Saquon Barkley Rich Mauti Bob Riggle Chaz Powell Larry Johnson Shelly Hammonds A.J. Wallace Paul Johnson Derrick Williams Lydell Mitchell Gary Hayman
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CAREER LEADERS
Year 1990 1980 1947 1986 1973 2005 1979 2008 1967 2017 1975 1965 2011 2001 1993 2007 1969 2008 1970 1972
Larry Joe
Curt Warner
Charlie Pittman
29.6 average
28.8 average
28.4 average
LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS Yards
Player/Game
101 ..................................................................................................... Chuck Peters vs. NYU, 1940 100 ........................................................................................Fritz Barrett vs. Carnegie Tech, 1910 100 ..........................................................................................Roger Kochman vs. Syracuse, 1959 100 .....................................................................................................Rich Mauti at Temple, 1975 100 .................................................................................Chaz Powell vs. Youngstown State, 2010 98 ............................................................................................ Thomas Evans vs. Marshall, 1930 98 .............................................................................................Gary Hayman at Maryland, 1973 98 ............................................................................................Saquon Barkley vs. Indiana, 2017 97 .................................................................................................Larry Johnson at Illinois, 2001 97 ............................................................................................. A.J. Wallace vs. Ohio State, 2007 97 ........................................................................................ Saquon Barkley at Ohio State, 2017 96 .................................................................................................. Chuck Peters at Lehigh, 1940 95 ........................................................................................Shorty Miller at Pennsylvania, 1911 95 ................................................................................................. Charley Way vs. Ursinus, 1919 95 .................................................................................................... Harry Wilson vs. Navy, 1923 95 ................................................................................................. Cy Lungren vs. Marietta, 1926 95 .....................................................................................................Larry Joe vs. Bucknell, 1947 95 .............................................................................................Curt Warner vs. Pittsburgh, 1979 *95 ..................................................................................................... Gary Brown vs. Texas, 1990 95 ........................................................................................ Chaz Powell vs. Indiana State, 2011 *Non-scoring play.
Charlie Pittman
RECORDS SEASON KICKOFF RETURN LEADERS Season
Player
Ret.
1940 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Chuck Peters ....................................... 5 Robert Williams .................................. 3 Larry Joe ............................................. 9 Larry Joe ............................................. 6 Owen Dougherty ................................ 8 Earle Mundell ..................................... 9 Ted Shattuck ....................................... 9 Richard Jones ................................... 13 Lenny Moore ...................................... 5 Lenny Moore ...................................... 4 Billy Kane ......................................... 13 Billy Kane ........................................... 7 Dave Kasperian ................................... 6 Dave Kasperian ................................... 2 Dick Hoak ........................................... 6 Jim Kerr .............................................. 8 Roger Kochman ................................ 10 Roger Kochman ................................ 10 Gary Klingensmith............................ 10 Don Kunit ........................................... 9 Bob Riggle .......................................... 9 Mike Irwin ........................................ 16 Bob Campbell ..................................... 5 Charlie Pittman .................................. 4 Paul Johnson .................................... 12 Lydell Mitchell .................................. 16 John Cappelletti ............................... 15 Gary Hayman.................................... 10 Gary Hayman...................................... 8 Jimmy Cefalo ...................................... 9 Rich Mauti .......................................... 8 Rich Mauti ........................................ 13 Booker Moore ..................................... 6 Matt Suhey ......................................... 5 Curt Warner ...................................... 17 Curt Warner ...................................... 10 Jon Williams ....................................... 8 Kevin Baugh ..................................... 18 Kevin Baugh ..................................... 26 Jim Coates ........................................ 12 Blair Thomas....................................... 9 Blair Thomas..................................... 12 Leroy Thompson ............................... 10 Gary Brown ...................................... 22 Bobby Samuels................................. 10 Gary Brown ........................................ 8 Richie Anderson ................................. 9 O.J. McDuffie .................................... 14 Shelly Hammonds ............................ 16 Mike Archie ...................................... 11 Stephen Pitts .................................... 17 Kenny Watson................................... 16 Chris Eberly....................................... 22 Eddie Drummond ............................... 7 Kenny Watson................................... 22 Larry Johnson ................................... 18 Larry Johnson ................................... 17 Larry Johnson ................................... 11 Calvin Lowry ..................................... 16 Rodney Kinlaw ................................. 10 Rodney Kinlaw ................................... 8 A.J. Wallace ...................................... 16 A.J. Wallace ...................................... 22 Derrick Williams ............................... 20 Chaz Powell ...................................... 16 Chaz Powell ...................................... 21 Chaz Powell ...................................... 27 Bill Belton........................................... 9 Geno Lewis ....................................... 22 Grant Haley ...................................... 32 Koa Farmer ....................................... 18 Miles Sanders ................................... 33 Saquon Barkley ................................ 15
Yards 261 77 293 147 132 227 168 303 136 142 273 197 191 90 215 158 229 218 245 223 247 285 179 110 316 410 355 247 237 159 224 217 155 103 493 350 133 404 503 277 217 383 245 427 197 344 222 323 424 240 364 376 530 117 522 444 454 219 300 198 237 388 581 515 371 503 733 140 491 659 405 688 426
Avg. 52.2 25.7 32.6 24.5 16.5 25.2 18.7 23.3 27.2 35.5 21.0 28.1 31.9 45.0 35.8 19.8 22.9 21.8 24.5 24.8 27.4 17.9 35.8 27.5 26.3 25.6 23.7 24.7 29.6 17.7 28.0 16.7 25.8 20.6 29.0 35.0 16.6 22.4 19.3 23.1 24.1 31.9 24.5 19.4 19.7 43.0 24.7 23.1 26.5 21.8 21.4 23.5 24.1 16.7 23.7 24.7 26.7 19.9 18.8 19.8 29.6 24.2 26.4 25.8 23.2 24.0 27.1 15.6 22.3 20.6 22.5 20.8 28.4
CAREER KICKOFF RETURN YARDS TD 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
1866 1506 1347 1216 1128 1127 1095 922 920 764 659 658 627 608 583
Chaz Powell Kenny Watson Larry Johnson Kevin Baugh A.J. Wallace Jim Coates Derrick Williams Curt Warner Gary Brown Miles Sanders Grant Haley Blair Thomas Rodney Kinlaw Shell Hammonds Rich Mauti
2007-11 1996-2000 1998-2002 1980-83 2006-09 1984-87 2005-08 1979-82 1987-90 2016-pres. 2014-17 1985-87,89 2004-07 1990-93 1974-76
SEASON KICKOFF RETURN YARDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
733 688 659 581 530 522 515 503 503 493 491 454 444 427 426
Chaz Powell Miles Sanders Grant Haley A.J. Wallace Chris Eberly Kenny Watson Derrick Williams Chaz Powell Kevin Baugh Curt Warner Geno Lewis Larry Johnson Larry Johnson Gary Brown Saquon Barkley
2011 2016 2014 2007 1997 1999 2008 2010 1983 1979 2013 2001 2000 1988 2017
CAREER KICKOFF RETURNS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. 12. 13. 14.
73 67 62 59 51 50 47 38 38 32 32 28 26 25 25 25 25 25
Chaz Powell Kenny Watson Kevin Baugh Larry Johnson Jim Coates Derrick Williams A.J. Wallace Gary Brown Miles Sanders Grant Haley Curt Warner Rodney Kinlaw Stephen Pitts Blair Thomas Rich Mauti Chris Eberly Leroy Thompson Shelly Hammonds
2007-11 1996-00 1980-83 1998-02 1984-87 2005-08 2006-09 1987-90 2016-pres. 2014-17 1979-82 2004-07 1992-95 1985-87,89 1974-76 1995-98 1987-90 1990-93
SEASON KICKOFF RETURNS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
10. 11. 12. 15.
33 32 27 26 22 22 22 22 22 21 20 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17
Miles Sanders Grant Haley Chaz Powell Kevin Baugh Gary Brown Geno Lewis Chris Eberly A.J. Wallace Kenny Watson Chaz Powell Derrick Williams Larry Johnson Kevin Baugh Koa Farmer Kenny Watson Larry Johnson Stephfon Green Stephen Pitts Curt Warner
2016 2014 2011 1983 1988 2013 1997 2007 1999 2010 2008 2000 1982 2015 2000 2001 2010 1995 1979
TOP 10 CAREER KICKOFF RETURNERS Season
Avg.
Ret.
Larry Joe 1946 1947 1948 Career
Yards TD
33.0 32.6 24.5 29.6
1 9 6 16
33 293 147 473
0 1 0 1
Curt Warner 1979 1980 1981 1982 Career
29.0 35.0 15.8 -28.8
17 10 5 -32
493 350 79 -922
1 2 0 -3
Charlie Pittman 1967 28.7 1968 27.5 1969 28.7 Career 28.4
10 4 3 17
287 110 86 483
1 0 0 1
Saquon Barkley 2015 -2016 24.7 2017 28.4 Career 27.8
-3 15 18
-74 426 500
-0 2 2
Gary Hayman 1972 24.7 1973 29.6 Career 26.9
10 8 18
247 237 484
0 1 1
Blair Thomas 1985 24.1 1986 31.9 1987 14.5 1989 -Career 26.3
9 12 4 -25
217 383 58 -658
0 1 0 -1
Roger Kochman 1959 48.0 1961 22.9 1962 21.8 Career 25.7
3 10 10 23
144 229 218 591
1 0 0 1
Chaz Powell 2008 2009 2010 2011 Career
28.8 23.2 24.0 27.1 25.6
9 16 21 27 73
259 371 503 733 1866
0 0 1 1 2
Lydell Mitchell 1969 25.0 1970 25.6 1971 16.5 Career 24.6
1 16 2 19
25 410 33 468
0 0 0 0
Shelly Hammonds 1990 25.0 1991 18.3 1992 -1993 26.5 Career 24.4
3 6 -16 25
75 110 -424 609
0 0 -0 0
CAREER KICKOFF RETURN TDS 1. 2.
3 2 2 2
Curt Warner Derrick Williams Chaz Powell Saquon Barkley
1979-82 2005-08 2007-11 2015-17
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RECORDS
PUNTING RECORDS
PUNTS Game: By a senior:
PUNTING YARDAGE
By a junior: By a sophomore: By a freshman:
14 Joe Colone at Cornell 1942 12 by four players; Last: Scott Fitzkee at Temple, 1978 11 Jeremy Kapinos vs. Florida St. 2005 12 Bob Parsons vs. Missouri 1969 14 Joe Colone at Cornell 1942
Season: By a senior: By a junior: By a sophomore: By a freshman:
79 68 71 79 71
Career:
John Bruno Jr. George Reynolds David Royer John Bruno Jr. Ralph Giacomarro
251 Jeremy Kapinos
1984 1983 2001 1984 1979
Game:
PUNTING YARDAGE AVG.
453 Doug Helkowski at Alabama
Season: By a senior: By a junior: By a sophomore: By a freshman: Career:
3273 2899 2880 3273 2850
John Bruno Jr. George Reynolds David Royer John Bruno Jr. Jeremy Kapinos
1984 1983 2001 1984 2003
10,476 Jeremy Kapinos
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Punts
Yards
43.13 43.00 42.96 41.84 41.79 41.74 41.73 41.71 40.50 39.95 38.97 38.88 38.78 38.63 38.42 38.39 38.21 38.01 37.51 36.43
151 72 113 186 225 251 110 204 62 193 241 153 108 56 79 119 122 159 51 168
6512 3096 4855 7782 9402 10476 4590 8508 2511 7711 9391 5948 4188 2163 3035 4568 4662 6043 1913 6121
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
220
Punts
Yards
43.55 43.32 43.31 43.15 43.03 43.02 42.92 42.80 42.63 42.58 42.56 41.95 41.91 41.89 41.79 41.43 41.41 41.38 41.34 41.13
55 53 52 52 39 59 60 61 68 59 55 64 68 61 61 79 46 55 61 47
2395 2296 2252 2244 1678 2538 2575 2611 2899 2512 2341 2685 2850 2555 2549 3273 1905 2276 2522 1933
By a sophomore: By a freshman:
Player
Player Ralph Giacomarro Jeremy Boone Ralph Giacomarro Blake Gillikin Jeremy Boone Jeremy Boone John Bruno Jr. Blake Gillikin George Reynolds Pat Pidgeon Pat Pidgeon Anthony Fera Jeremy Kapinos Jeremy Kapinos Jeremy Kapinos John Bruno Anthony Fera Pat Pidgeon Jeremy Kapinos Ralph Giacomarro
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Season: By a senior: By a junior: By a sophomore: By a freshman:
43.6 43.3 43.6 43.3 42.8
Career:
43.1 Jeremy Boone
Ralph Giacomarro Jeremy Boone Ralph Giacomarro Ralph Giacomarro Blake Gillikin
1981 1968 1981 2004 2016 1981 2009 1981 1980 2016
2007-09
CAREER LEADERS Years
2007-09 1980-83 2016-pres. 1996-99 1979-82 2003-06 2010-11 1984-86 1987 1999-2002 1988-91 1969-71 2014-17 1973-75 1946-48 1994-96 2010-13 1972-74 2013-16 1975-78
SEASON PUNTING AVERAGE (Min. 30 Punts) Avg.
By a junior:
2003-06
Jeremy Boone George Reynolds Blake Gillikin Pat Pidgeon Ralph Giacomarro Jeremy Kapinos Anthony Fera John Bruno Jr. Chris Clauss David Royer Doug Helkowski Bob Parsons Daniel Pasquariello Chris Bahr Joe Colone Darrell Kania Alex Butterworth Brian Masella Chris Gulla Scott Fitzkee
54.8 Ralph Giacomarro at Syracuse (4 punts) 52.4 Bob Campbell vs. Miami (Fla.) (5 punts) 54.8 Ralph Giacomarro at Syracuse (4 punts) 52.0 Jeremy Kapinos vs. Purdue (5 punts) 50.8 Blake Gillikin vs. USC (5 punts)
By a senior:
2003-06
CAREER PUNTING AVERAGE (Min. 50 Punts) Avg.
Game:
1988
Years 1981 2009 1980 2017 2008 2007 1985 2016 1983 1998 1997 2011 2003 2006 2004 1984 2010 1999 2005 1982
Jeremy Boone
George Reynolds
Blake Gillikin
43.13 average
43.00 average
42.96 average
GAME PUNTING AVERAGE (Min. 4 Punts) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
Avg.
Punts
Yards
54.75 52.40 52.00 51.40 51.00 50.80 50.50 50.50 49.50 48.80 48.67 48.50 48.40 48.25 48.25
4 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 4 5 6 4 5 4 4
219 262 260 257 204 254 303 303 198 244 292 194 242 193 193
Jeremy Boone
Player/Game
Year
Ralph Giacomarro at Syracuse Bob Campbell vs. Miami (Fla.) Jeremy Kapinos vs. Purdue Jeremy Boone vs. Texas A&M Doug Helkowski vs. Texas Blake Gillikin vs. USC Jeremy Kapinos at Ohio State Jeremy Kapinos at Ohio State Jeremy Boone at Illinois Chris Gulla vs. Akron Jeremy Kapinos vs. Boston College Chris Bahr vs. Alabama Ralph Giacomarro vs. Miami (Fla.) Ralph Giacomarro vs. Alabama Ralph Giacomarro vs. Pittsburgh
1981 1968 2004 2007 1990 2016 2004 2006 2009 2014 2003 1975 1980 1981 1982
RECORDS SEASON PUNTING LEADERS Season
Player
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Joe Colone ........................................ 30 Joe Colone ........................................ 28 Joe Colone ........................................ 21 Bill Luther ........................................ 34 Vince O’Bara .................................... 51 Art Betts .......................................... 53 Ted Kemmerer ................................. 52 Don Eyer ........................................... 10 Don Bailey ........................................ 26 Jim Hochberg ................................... 10 Milt Plum ......................................... 33 Richie Lucas ..................................... 21 Richie Lucas ..................................... 29 Dick Pae............................................ 14 Chuck Raisig ..................................... 40 Pete Liske ......................................... 24 Chuck Raisig ..................................... 34 Frank Hershey .................................. 46 Frank Hershey .................................. 57 Wayne Corbett ................................. 44 Wayne Corbett ................................. 63 Bob Campbell ................................... 12 Steve Brezna .................................... 46 Bob Parsons...................................... 58 Bob Parsons...................................... 54 Bob Parsons...................................... 41 Brian Masella ................................... 55 Brian Masella ................................... 48 Brian Masella ................................... 56 Chris Bahr ......................................... 56 Scott Fitzkee ..................................... 59 Scott Fitzkee ..................................... 44 Scott Fitzkee ..................................... 65 Ralph Giacomarro ............................. 71 Ralph Giacomarro ............................. 52 Ralph Giacomarro ............................. 55 Ralph Giacomarro ............................. 47 George Reynolds .............................. 68 John Bruno Jr. .................................. 79 John Bruno Jr. .................................. 60 John Bruno Jr. .................................. 65 Chris Clauss....................................... 62 Doug Helkowski ............................... 68 Doug Helkowski ............................... 57 Doug Helkowski ............................... 59 Doug Helkowski ............................... 57 Jamie Dreese .................................... 39 V.J. Muscillo ..................................... 55 Darrell Kania..................................... 23 Darrell Kania..................................... 45 Darrell Kania..................................... 51 Pat Pidgeon ..................................... 55 Pat Pidgeon ..................................... 59 Pat Pidgeon ..................................... 55 David Royer ..................................... 62 David Royer ..................................... 71 David Royer ..................................... 50 Jeremy Kapinos ............................... 68 Jeremy Kapinos ............................... 61 Jeremy Kapinos ............................... 61 Jeremy Kapinos ............................... 61 Jeremy Boone................................... 59 Jeremy Boone................................... 39 Jeremy Boone................................... 53 Anthony Fera ................................... 46 Anthony Fera ................................... 64 Alex Butterworth.............................. 51 Alex Butterworth.............................. 51 Daniel Pasquariello........................... 47 Daniel Pasquariello........................... 58 Blake Gillikin .................................... 61 Blake Gillikin .................................... 52
Punts
Yards
Avg.
1120 1120 795 1180 1638 1855 1904 330 898 436 1297 750 1083 492 1389 880 1408 1632 2128 1658 2365 541 1739 2353 2009 1586 2085 1757 2201 2163 2087 1699 2335 2822 2252 2395 1933 2899 3273 2575 2660 2511 2668 2175 2327 2221 1599 2014 849 1682 2037 2341 2512 2276 2411 2880 2053 2850 2549 2522 2555 2538 1678 2296 1905 2685 1905 2000 1754 2314 2611 2244
37.3 40.0 37.9 34.8 32.1 35.2 36.7 33.0 34.5 43.6 39.3 35.7 37.3 35.1 34.7 36.7 41.4 35.5 37.3 37.7 37.5 45.1 37.8 40.6 37.2 38.7 37.9 36.6 39.3 38.6 35.4 38.6 35.9 39.8 43.3 43.6 41.1 42.6 41.4 42.9 40.9 40.5 39.2 38.2 39.4 39.0 41.0 36.6 36.9 37.4 39.9 42.6 42.6 41.4 38.9 40.6 41.1 41.9 41.8 41.3 41.9 43.0 43.0 43.3 41.4 42.0 37.4 39.2 37.3 39.9 42.8 43.2
LONGEST PUNTS Blk. 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Yards
Player/Game
89 .........................................................................................................Coop French at Iowa, 1930 78 ...........................................................................................Jeremy Kapinos at Ohio State, 2004 76 .................................................................................................... Chris Clauss vs. Rutgers, 1987 74 .......................................................................................................Anthony Fera at Iowa, 2010 73 ....................................................................................................Milt Plum at Ohio State, 1956 71 ..................................................................................................... Joe Colone at Syracuse, 1946 71 ..................................................................................... John Bruno Jr. vs. Boston College, 1985 70 .........................................................................................................Coop French at Iowa, 1930 70 ..................................................................................................... Joe Colone at Syracuse, 1946 70 ...............................................................................................Jeremy Kapinos vs. Purdue, 2004 70 ................................................................................................... Jeremy Boone at Illinois, 2007 69 ...................................................................................................Bob Parsons at Colorado, 1970 69 .................................................................................................. Anthony Fera vs. Purdue, 2011 69................................................................................... Blake Gillikin at Pitt, 2016 68 ...........................................................................................Jeremy Kapinos at Ohio State, 2006 68 ..................................................................................................Jeremy Boone at Indiana, 2007 67 .......................................................................................................... Joe Colone vs. Navy, 1947 67 ............................................................................................. Art Betts vs. Michigan State, 1951 67 ............................................................................................Wayne Corbett at Pittsburgh, 1965 66 ............................................................................................. Frank Hershey vs. Maryland, 1964 66 ................................................................................................... Jeremy Boone at Illinois, 2009 66 .........................................................................................Alex Butterworth vs. Michigan, 2013 65 ................................................................................................. W.G. Cooper vs. Villanova, 1935 65 .........................................................................................................Tom Cherry vs. UCLA, 1967 65 ..................................................................................................Bob Parsons vs. Colorado, 1969 65.................................................................................. Blake Gillikin vs. USC, 2016
TOP 10 CAREER PUNTERS Season
Avg. Punts Yards Blk.
Jeremy Boone 2007 43.0 2008 43.0 2009 43.3 Career 43.1
59 39 53 151
2538 1678 2296 6512
0 0 3 3
George Reynolds 1981 43.0 1982 51.3 1983 42.6 Career 43.0
1 3 68 72
43 154 2899 3096
0 0 1 1
Blake Gillikin 2016 42.8 2017 43.2 Career 43.0
61 52 113
2611 2244 4855
0 1 1
Ralph Giacomarro 1979 39.8 1980 43.3 1981 43.6 1982 41.1 Career 41.8
71 52 55 47 225
2822 2252 2395 1933 9402
1 2 0 2 5
Pat Pidgeon 1996 1997 1998 1999 Career
17 55 59 55 186
653 2341 2512 2276 7782
0 0 1 0 1
38.4 42.6 42.6 41.4 41.8
Season
Avg. Punts Yards Blk.
John Bruno Jr. 1984 41.4 1985 42.9 1986 40.9 Career 41.7
79 60 65 204
3273 2575 2660 8508
0 1 0 1
Anthony Fera 2010 41.4 2011 42.0 Career 41.7
46 64 110
1905 2685 4590
1 1 2
Jeremy Kapinos 2003 41.9 2004 41.8 2005 41.3 2006 41.9 Career 41.7
68 61 61 61 251
2850 2549 2522 2555 10476
2 0 0 0 2
Chris Clauss 1987 40.5 Career 40.5
62 62
2511 2511
0 0
10 62 71 50 193
367 2411 2880 2053 7711
0 2 0 0 2
David Royer 1999 2000 2001 2002 Career
36.7 38.9 40.6 41.1 40.0
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KICKING RECORDS FIELD GOALS Game:
In Consecutive Games: Half: Season: Career:
FIELD GOAL ACCURACY
5 Brian Franco at Nebraska 1981 Massimo Manca vs. Notre Dame 1985 Travis Forney vs. Michigan St. 1998 Collin Wagner vs. Temple 2010 31 Kevin Kelly 2006-08* 4 Matt Bahr vs. SMU 1978 24 Sam Ficken 2014 78 Kevin Kelly 2005-08
Game:
(Minimum 5 Attempts)
Season:
(Minimum 10 Attempts)
Career:
(Minimum 40 Attempts)
EXTRA POINT ACCURACY
79.6 Tyler Davis (39-49)
2015-16 1973-75
EXTRA POINTS
Game:
6 Massimo Manca at West Virginia 1986 Travis Forney vs. Michigan St. 1998 Collin Wagner vs. Temple 2010 In Consecutive Games: 41 Kevin Kelly 2005-08 Season: 34 Kevin Kelly 2006 Career: 107 Kevin Kelly 2005-08
Game: Season: Career:
10 Charles Atherton vs. Gettysburg 1894 Travis Forney vs. Akron 1999 71 Tyler Davis 2017 183 Kevin Kelly 2005-08 EXTRA POINT ATTEMPTS
Game:
* - NCAA record
Season: Career:
10 Charles Atherton vs. Gettysburg 1894 Travis Forney vs. Akron 1999 71 Tyler Davis 2017 185 Kevin Kelly 2005-08
CAREER FIELD GOALS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
FG
FGA
Pct.
LG
78 54 50 47 45 40 39 39 39 38 36 35 29 27 17
107 75 80 63 61 59 61 61 49 49 48 63 41 42 23
72.9 72.0 62.5 74.6 73.7 67.6 63.9 63.9 79.6 77.6 75.0 55.6 70.7 64.3 73.9
53 54 50 50 52 53 50 51 47 48 49 55 54 49 48
Player Kevin Kelly Sam Ficken Craig Fayak Travis Forney Brett Conway Massimo Manca Matt Bahr Robbie Gould Tyler Davis Nick Gancitano Collin Wagner Chris Bahr Herb Menhardt Ray Tarasi Brian Franco
CAREER LEADERS Years 2005-08 2011-14 1990-93 1996-99 1993-96 1982, 84-86 1976-78 2001-04 2015-17 1981-84 2007-10 1973-75 1978-80 1986-89 1977, 79-81
1.
5. 7.
11. 12. 14.
222
FG
FGA
Pct.
LG
24 22 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 20 19 18 18 17 17 17
29 27 34 24 26 26 29 26 24 25 23 33 24 21 26 22
82.8 81.5 64.7 91.7 80.8 80.8 68.9 76.9 83.3 80.0 82.6 54.6 75.0 81.0 65.4 77.3
50 50 49 40 53 47 50 53 52 49 49 55 52 48 50 51
Player
Year
5.
Sam Ficken Matt Bahr Kevin Kelly Tyler Davis Massimo Manca Travis Forney Travis Forney Kevin Kelly Kevin Kelly Collin Wagner Ray Tarasi Chris Bahr Brett Conway Nick Gancitano Craig Fayak Robbie Gould
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2014 1978 2006 2016 1985 1999 1998 2007 2008 2010 1989 1975 1996 1983 1991 2002
Kevin Kelly
Sam Ficken
Craig Fayak
78 field goals
54 field goals
50 field goals
GAME FIELD GOALS
SEASON FIELD GOALS 1. 2.
100.0 Charles Atherton (10-10) 1894 vs. Gettysburg Travis Forney (10-10) vs. Akron 1999 Season: 100.0 Matt Bahr (31-31) 1978 (Minimum 30 PAT) Massimo Manca (37-37) 1986 Brett Conway (37-37) 1995 Brett Conway (39-39) 1996 Travis Forney (44-44) 1999 Kevin Kelly (60-60) 2008 Collin Wagner (46-46) 2009 Collin Wagner (34-34) 2010 Tyler Davis (62-62) 2016 Tyler Davis (71-71) 2017 Career: 100.0 Herb Menhardt (59-59) 1978-80 (Minimum 50 PAT) Collin Wagner (83-83) 2007-10 Tyler Davis (144-144) 2015-17 Consecutive Made: 144 Tyler Davis (144-144) 2015-17 (Minimum 10 PAT)
2015-17
Consecutive Made: 18 Tyler Davis 50-Yd Career Pct.: 40.0 Chris Bahr (6-15)
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
Game:
100.0 Brian Franco (5-5) vs. Nebraska 1981 Massimo Manca (5-5) vs. Notre Dame 1985 91.7 Tyler Davis (22-24) 2016
FG
FGA
LG
5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 6 6 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
48 50 40 45 50 37 41 41 37 35 31 50 42 49 48 42 50 51 33 36 26 36 48 40
Player/Game Brian Franco at Nebraska Massimo Manca vs. Notre Dame Travis Forney vs. Michigan State Collin Wagner vs. Temple Chris Bahr at Pittsburgh Matt Bahr vs. Rutgers Matt Bahr at Ohio State Matt Bahr vs. SMU Matt Bahr vs. NC State Massimo Manca vs. Maryland Nick Gancitano vs. Pittsburgh Massimo Manca vs. Alabama Massimo Manca at West Virginia Ray Tarasi vs. West Virginia Craig Fayak at Pittsburgh Brett Conway at Purdue Travis Forney at Minnesota Robbie Gould at Wisconsin Kevin Kelly vs. Purdue Kevin Kelly vs. Northwestern Collin Wagner vs. LSU Sam Ficken vs. UCF Sam Ficken vs. Maryland Tyler Davis at Rutgers
Year 1981 1985 1998 2010 1974 1978 1978 1978 1978 1982 1982 1985 1986 1989 1991 1995 1998 2002 2005 2006 2009 2014 2014 2016
RECORDS SEASON FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS CAREER FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 1. 2. 3.
34 33 29 29 27 26 26 26 26 25 24 24 24 24 24
5. 6.
10. 11.
Kevin Kelly Chris Bahr Travis Forney Sam Ficken Matt Bahr Massimo Manca Craig Fayak Travis Forney Kevin Kelly Collin Wagner Matt Bahr Brett Conway Brett Conway Kevin Kelly Tyler Davis
2006 1975 1998 2014 1978 1985 1991 1999 2007 2010 1977 1995 1996 2008 2016
1. 107 Kevin Kelly 2. 80 Craig Fayak 3. 75 Sam Ficken 4. 63 Chris Bahr 63 Travis Forney 6. 61 Matt Bahr 61 Brett Conway 61 Robbie Gould 9. 59 Massimo Manca 10. 49 Nick Gancitano 49 Tyler Davis 12. 48 Collin Wagner 13. 42 Herb Menhardt 42 Ray Tarasi 15. 29 Al Vitiello
2005-08 1990-93 2011-14 1973-75 1996-99 1976-78 1993-96 2002-04 1982, 84-86 1981-84 2015-17 2006-10 1976, 78-80 1986-89 1971-72
SEASON EXTRA POINTS MADE CAREER EXTRA POINTS MADE 1. 2.
71 62 62 60 59 49 46 44 44 42 42 41 41 40 39 39 39 39
4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. 12. 14. 15.
SEASON FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (min. 10 attempts) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
Pct.
FG
FGA
91.7 83.3 82.8 82.6 82.4 81.5 81.0 80.8 80.8 80.0 77.3 76.9 75.0 71.4 71.4
22 20 24 19 14 22 17 21 21 20 17 20 18 15 15
24 24 29 23 17 27 21 26 26 25 22 26 24 21 21
Player Tyler Davis Kevin Kelly Sam Ficken Ray Tarasi Anthony Fera Matt Bahr Nick Gancitano Travis Forney Massimo Manca Collin Wagner Robbie Gould Kevin Kelly Brett Conway Herb Menhardt Brian Franco
Year 2016 2008 2014 1989 2011 1978 1983 1999 1985 2010 2002 2007 1996 1980 1981
CAREER FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (min. 25 attempts) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Pct.
FG
FGA
79.6 77.6 75.0 74.6 73.8 72.9 72.0 69.0 67.8 64.7 64.3 63.9 62.5 55.6 44.8
39 38 36 47 45 78 54 29 40 33 27 39 50 35 13
49 49 48 63 61 107 75 42 59 51 42 61 80 63 29
Player Tyler Davis Nick Gancitano Collin Wagner Travis Forney Brett Conway Kevin Kelly Sam Ficken Herb Menhardt Massimo Manca Robbie Gould Ray Tarasi Matt Bahr Craig Fayak Chris Bahr Al Vitiello
Years 2015-17 1981-84 2006-10 1996-99 1993-96 2005-08 2011-14 1976, 78-80 1982, 84-86 2002-04 1986-89 1976-78 1990-93 1973-75 1971-72
50-YARD FIELD GOALS Yards
Player Yards
55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Bahr at Temple, 1975 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Bahr at Ohio State, 1975 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Bahr at Syracuse, 1975 54 . . . . . . . . . . Herb Menhardt at NC State, 1979 54 . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Ficken vs. Kent State, 2013 53 . . . . . .Massimo Manca vs. Notre Dame, 1985 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Kelly vs. Iowa, 2007 52 . . . . . . . . . . Chris Bahr vs. West Virginia, 1975 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Etze at Notre Dame, 1988 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . Brett Conway vs. Temple, 1996 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kevin Kelly at Syracuse, 2008 51 . . . . . . . . . . .Pete Mauthe at Pittsburgh, 1912
Player
51 . . . . . . . . . . Brett Conway vs. Michigan, 1995 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Primanti vs. Illinois, 2000 51 . . . . . . . . . . Robbie Gould at Wisconsin, 2002 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Bahr at Syracuse, 1973 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Bahr at Pittsburgh, 1974 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Bahr vs. Syracuse, 1978 50 . . . . . . . . Massimo Manca vs. Alabama, 1985 50 . . . . . .Massimo Manca vs. Notre Dame, 1985 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig Fayak at Alabama, 1990 50 . . . . . . . . . . Travis Forney at Minnesota, 1998 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . Robbie Gould vs. Virginia, 2002 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kevin Kelly at Wisconsin, 2008 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Ficken vs. Temple, 2014
Tyler Davis Brett Conway Tyler Davis Kevin Kelly Al Vitiello Kevin Kelly Collin Wagner Kevin Kelly Travis Forney Robbie Gould Craig Fayak Sam Ficken Travis Forney Craig Fayak Sam Ficken Matt Bahr Brett Conway Al Vitiello
2017 1994 2016 2008 1971 2005 2009 2007 1999 2002 1991 2013 1997 1993 2012 1977 1996 1972
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
183 144 141 132 117 115 109 98 86 85 76 74 63 59 49
Kevin Kelly Tyler Davis Brett Conway Craig Fayak Travis Forney Robbie Gould Sam Ficken Al Vitiello Massimo Manca Collin Wagner Nick Gancitano Matt Bahr Chris Bahr Herb Menhard) Ray Tarasi
2005-08 2015-17 1993-96 1990-93 1996-99 2002-04 2011-14 1971-72 1982, 84-86 2006-10 1981-84 1976-78 1973-75 1976, 78-80 1986-89
SEASON PAT PERCENTAGE (min. 30 attempts) 1.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Pct.
PATM
PAT
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 98.4 98.0 97.8 97.6 97.5
31 37 39 44 30 46 60 62 34 71 62 49 44 41 39
31 37 39 44 30 46 60 62 34 71 63 50 45 42 40
Player
Year
Matt Bahr Brett Conway Brett Conway Travis Forney Kevin Kelly Collin Wagner Kevin Kelly Tyler Davis Collin Wagner Tyler Davis Brett Conway Kevin Kelly Kevin Kelly Sam Ficken Al Vitiello
1978 1995 1996 1999 2006 2009 2008 2016 2010 2017 1994 2005 2007 2013 1972
CAREER PAT PERCENTAGE (min. 50 attempts) 1. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15.
Pct.
PATM
PAT
100.0 100.0 100.0 99.3 98.9 98.9 97.3 96.7 96.2 96.1 96.1 96.1 95.0 95.0 91.3
59 85 144 141 183 86 109 117 76 74 49 98 132 115 63
59 85 144 142 185 87 121 121 79 77 51 102 139 121 69
Player Herb Menhardt Collin Wagner Tyler Davis Brett Conway Kevin Kelly Massimo Manca Sam Ficken Travis Forney Nick Gancitano Matt Bahr Ray Tarasi Al Vitiello Craig Fayak Robbie Gould Chris Bahr
Years 1976, 78-80 2006-10 2015-17 1993-96 2005-08 1982, 84-86 2011-14 1996-99 1981-84 1976-78 1986-89 1971-72 1990-93 2002-04 1973-75
Tyler Davis
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SCORING RECORDS POINTS Game: By a senior: By a junior: By a sophomore: By a freshman: Season: By a senior: By a junior: By a sophomore: By a freshman:
36 32 30 36 24 174 174 138 138 132 99
Harry Robb vs. Gettysburg 1917 Charles Atherton vs. Gettysburg 1894 Ki-Jana Carter vs. Michigan State 1994 Harry Robb vs. Gettysburg 1917 Mike Guman vs. Army 1976 Lydell Mitchell Lydell Mitchell Ki-Jana Carter Saquon Barkley Saquon Barkley Kevin Kelly
1971 1971 1994 2017 2016 2005
Career: 425 Kevin Kelly Career (non-kicker): 318 Saquon Barkley
2005-08 2015-17
TOUCHDOWNS Game: In Consecutive Games: Season: Career:
6 15 29 53
Harry Robb vs. Gettysburg 1917 Saquon Barkley 2016 (7) - 2017 (8) Lydell Mitchell 1971 Saquon Barkley 2015-17
CAREER SCORING 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 19. 20.
Points
TD
PAT
FG
425 318 282 276 271 261 258 246 232 230 218 206 204 198 193 192 192 192 191 190
1 53 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 38 36 0 34 33 0 32 32 32 0 0
*183 0 132 141 109 144 117 0 115 **0 **0 86 0 0 85 0 0 0 74 76
78 0 50 45 54 39 47 0 39 0 0 40 0 0 36 0 0 0 39 38
Player Kevin Kelly Saquon Barkley Craig Fayak Brett Conway Sam Ficken Tyler Davis Travis Forney Lydell Mitchell Robbie Gould Curtis Enis Larry Johnson Massimo Manca Ki-Jana Carter Curt Warner Collin Wagner Charlie Pittman Bobby Engram Evan Royster Matt Bahr Nick Gancitano
5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
TD
PAT
FG
Player
174 140 138 138 132 128 122 120 119 116 110 107 102 100 99 98 97 96 94 93 93 93
29 23 23 23 22 0 20 0 11 19 1 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 **0 0 0 0 62 **0 60 — *0 44 44 0 28 *49 71 31 30 34 42 39 42
0 0 0 0 0 22 0 20 — 0 20 21 0 24 16 9 22 22 20 17 18 17
Lydell Mitchell Larry Johnson Ki-Jana Carter Saquon Barkley Saquon Barkley Tyler Davis Curtis Enis Kevin Kelly Pete Mauthe Richie Anderson Kevin Kelly Travis Forney John Cappelletti Sam Ficken Kevin Kelly Tyler Davis Matt Bahr Kevin Kelly Collin Wagner Craig Fayak Brett Conway Robbie Gould
*Also scored one two-point conversion run; **also scored one two-point conversion reception.
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19 Travis Forney vs. Michigan State 1998 128* Tyler Davis 2016 417 Kevin Kelly 2005-08
* - Big Ten record
CAREER LEADERS 2005-08 2015-17 1990-93 1993-96 2011-14 2015-17 1996-99 1969-71 2001-04 1995-97 1999-2002 1982, 84-86 1992-94 1979-82 2006-10 1967-69 1991, 93-95 2006-10 1976-78 1981-84
SEASON SCORING Points
Game: Season: Career:
Years
Year 1971 2002 1994 2017 2016 2016 1997 2008 1909 1992 2007 1999 1973 2014 2005 2017 1978 2006 2010 1991 1996 2002
Kevin Kelly
Saquon Barkley
Craig Fayak
425 points
318 points
282 points
GAME SCORING 1. 2. 3. 4.
*Also scored one two-point conversion run; **also scored one two-point conversion reception.
1. 2. 3.
KICKING POINTS
9. 10. 11.
Points
TD
PAT
FG
36 33 *32 30 30 30 30 30 28 25 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
6 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
0 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player/Game
Year
Harry Robb vs. Gettysburg Carl Forkum at Pittsburgh Charles Atherton vs. Gettysburg Shorty Miller vs. Carnegie Tech Lydell Mitchell at Navy Lydell Mitchell vs. Maryland Ki-Jana Carter vs. Michigan State Saquon Barkley at Pitt Johnny Roepke vs. Gettysburg Tom Sherman vs. California John Cappelletti vs. West Virginia John Cappelletti vs. Ohio Mike Guman vs. Army Leroy Thompson vs. Rutgers Richie Anderson vs. Maryland Brian O’Neal vs. Pittsburgh Bobby Engram vs. Minnesota Ki-Jana Carter vs. Ohio State Bobby Engram at Rutgers Curtis Enis at Purdue Larry Johnson vs. Michigan State
1917 1903 1894 1913 1971 1971 1994 2016 1927 1966 1973 1973 1976 1990 1992 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 2002
*Prior to 1897, four points were awarded for touchdowns and two points for extra points.
Larry Johnson
RECORDS SEASON SCORING LEADERS
TOP 10 CAREER SCORERS Season
Points
TD
PAT
FG
99 96 110 120 425
0 0 1 0 1
*49 30 44 60 *183
16 22 20 20 78
Saquon Barkley 2015 48 2016 132 2017 138 Career 318
8 22 23 53
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Kevin Kelly 2005 2006 2007 2008 Career
Craig Fayak 1990 1991 1992 1993 Career
74 93 36 79 282
0 0 0 0 0
29 42 21 40 132
15 17 5 13 50
Brett Conway 1993 1994 1995 1996 Career
6 92 85 93 276
0 0 0 0 0
3 62 37 39 141
1 10 16 18 45
Sam Ficken 2011 2012 2013 2014 Career
4 81 86 100 271
0 0 0 0 0
1 39 41 28 109
1 14 15 24 54
Kevin Kelly
Season
Points
TD
PAT
FG
Tyler Davis 2015 2016 2017 Career
35 128 98 261
0 0 0 0
11 62 71 144
8 22 9 39
Travis Forney 1996 1997 1998 1999 Career
3 59 89 107 258
0 0 0 0 0
3 41 29 44 117
0 6 20 21 47
Lydell Mitchell 1969 36 1970 36 1971 174 Career 246
6 6 29 41
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Robbie Gould 2001 2002 2003 2004 Career
47 93 49 43 232
0 0 0 0 0
29 42 22 22 115
6 17 9 7 39
Curtis Enis 1995 1996 1997 Career
24 84 122 230
4 14 20 38
0 0 **0 **0
0 0 0 0
*Also scored one two-point conversion run; **Also scored one two-point conversion reception.
Season
Player
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
Elwood Petchel ................................. 42 Fran Rogel ....................................... 36 Wally Triplett .................................... 36 Vince O’Bara ..................................... 31 Tony Orsini ....................................... 30 Ted Shattuck ..................................... 30 Bill Leonard ...................................... 27 Jim Garrity........................................ 48 Lenny Moore .................................... 78 Lenny Moore .................................... 30 Milt Plum ......................................... 30 Billy Kane ........................................ 42 Dave Kasperian ................................ 48 Dave Kasperian ................................ 46 Richie Lucas ..................................... 36 Jim Kerr ........................................... 36 Jim Kerr ........................................... 52 Roger Kochman ............................... 56 Roger Kochman ............................... 48 Ron Coates........................................ 33 Tom Urbanik ..................................... 48 Mike Irwin ........................................ 42 Dave McNaughton ........................... 42 Tom Sherman ................................... 57 Don Abbey........................................ 88 Charlie Pittman ................................ 84 Charlie Pittman ................................ 66 Franco Harris .................................... 48 Lydell Mitchell ................................ 174 John Cappelletti ............................... 78 John Cappelletti ............................. 102 Tom Donchez ................................... 48 Chris Bahr ......................................... 73 Mike Guman ..................................... 48 Matt Bahr ........................................ 81 Matt Bahr ........................................ 97 Herb Menhardt ................................ 70 Herb Menhardt ................................ 71 Brian Franco ..................................... 81 Curt Warner ...................................... 78 Nick Gancitano ................................. 85 Nick Gancitano ................................. 49 Massimo Manca ............................... 91 Massimo Manca ............................... 79 Blair Thomas..................................... 80 Gary Brown ...................................... 44 Ray Tarasi ......................................... 77 Craig Fayak ...................................... 74 Craig Fayak ...................................... 93 Richie Anderson ............................. 116 Craig Fayak ...................................... 79 Ki-Jana Carter ................................. 138 Brett Conway ................................... 85 Brett Conway ................................... 93 Curtis Enis ...................................... 122 Travis Forney .................................... 89 Travis Forney .................................. 107 Ryan Primanti................................... 64 Eric McCoo ........................................ 54 Larry Johnson ................................. 140 Robbie Gould ................................... 49 Robbie Gould ................................... 43 Kevin Kelly ....................................... 99 Kevin Kelly ....................................... 96 Kevin Kelly ..................................... 110 Kevin Kelly ..................................... 120 Collin Wagner ................................... 91 Collin Wagner ................................... 94 Anthony Fera ................................... 62 Sam Ficken ....................................... 81 Sam Ficken ....................................... 86 Sam Ficken ..................................... 100 Joey Julius ........................................ 50 Saquon Barkley .............................. 132 Saquon Barkley .............................. 138
1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Points
TD 7 6 6 5 5 5 0 4 13 5 3 7 8 7 6 6 8 9 8 0 8 7 7 5 9 14 11 8 29 13 17 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 13 7 0 0 0 19 0 23 0 0 20 0 0 0 9 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 23
PAT 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 21-23 17-19 0 0 12-14 0 0 **0 0 0 **0 *0 0 18-19 0 0 0 *7-10 *23-26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19-20 0 39-41 31-31 28-28 26-26 36-37 0 34-36 19-19 28-28 37-37 *0 *0 20-21 29-30 42-46 *0 40-42 0 37-37 39-39 *0 29-30 44-44 22-25 0 *0 22-24 22-23 *49-50 30-31 44-45 60-60 46-46 34-34 20-20 39-41 41-42 28-28 20-24 0 0
FG 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-13 0 0 0 6-8 3-14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18-33 0 14-24 22-27 14-20 15-21 15-21 0 17-21 10-14 21-26 14-23 0 0 19-23 15-21 17-26 0 13-23 0 16-24 18-24 0-0 20-29 21-26 14-20 0 0 9-16 7-13 16-23 22-34 20-26 20-24 15-22 20-25 14-17 14-21 15-23 24-29 10-12 0 0
*Also scored one two-point conversion; **also scored two two-point conversions.
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DEFENSIVE RECORDS TACKLES Game:
TACKLES FOR LOSS
24 Greg Buttle at West Virginia Bill Banks at NC State
Season: 165 Greg Buttle Season Solo Tackles: 86 Greg Buttle Season Assisted Tkls.: 84 Sean Lee Career:
1974 1977 1974 1974 2007
419 Dan Connor
2004-07
QUARTERBACK SACKS Game:
4.0 Terry Killens vs. Indiana 1995 Jimmy Kennedy at Wisconsin 2002 Tamba Hali vs. Wisconsin 2005 15.5 Carl Nassib 2015 33 Courtney Brown 1996-99
Season: Career:
Game: Season: Career:
PASSES DEFENDED
6.0 Courtney Brown vs. Wisconsin 1997 29 Courtney Brown 1999 70 Courtney Brown 1996-99
12. 13. 14. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 19. 20.
Total
Solo
Asst.
419 372 343 325 321 315 294 287 286 274 274 273 261 257 257 256 255 252 249 241 237 235
227 210 185 154 181 157 159 165 115 144 186 181 116 147 158 176 158 147 123 161 133 145
192 162 158 171 140 158 135 122 171 130 88 92 145 110 99 80 97 105 126 80 104 90
Game: Season: Career:
Season:
3 Dave Robinson vs. Maryland 1962 5 Tom Odell 1975 8 Greg Gattuso 1980-83 Harry Hamilton 1980-83
1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 10. 11. 14. 15. 16. 18.
226
Solo
Asst.
165 145 144 140 140 138 130 126 126 118 116 116 116 115 113 113 112 112 110 110 110
86 69 85 76 75 54 68 72 51 74 64 69 45 60 57 70 55 39 56 63 57
79 76 59 64 65 84 62 54 75 44 52 67 71 55 56 43 57 73 54 47 53
1991 1990-93
3 Jack Ham Andre Collins 4 Jack Ham Andre Collins
Career:
1968 1989 1968-70 1986-89
SAFETIES FUMBLES CAUSED Season: Career:
7 Michael Haynes 9 Shane Conlan
2002 1983-86
Player Dan Connor Paul Posluszny Greg Buttle Sean Lee Marcus Allen Brian Gelzheiser Mike Hull Dennis Onkotz Jason Cabinda John Skorupan Shane Conlan Brandon Short Glenn Carson Andre Collins Drew Astorino Trey Bauer Jim Nelson Shawn Mayer Gerald Hodges Brian Chizmar Jim Heller Kurt Allerman
Player Greg Buttle Dan Connor Shawn Mayer Greg Buttle Mike Hull Sean Lee Andre Collins Ed O’Neil Brian Gelzheiser Dennis Onkotz Paul Posluszny Paul Posluszny Josh Hull Gary Gray Brian Gelzheiser Dan Connor Gerald Filardi Chris Colasanti Brian Chizmar Andre Collins Marcus Allen
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3 Mike Reid vs. Maryland 1966 3 Mike Reid 1966 3 Mike Reid 1966, 68-69
CAREER LEADERS Years 2004-07 2003-06 1973-75 2005-07, 09 2014-17 1991-94 2011-14 1967-69 2014-17 1970-72 1983-86 1996-99 2010-13 1986-89 2008-11 1984-87 1994-97 1999, 2001-02 2009-12 1986-89 1970-72 1974-76
Year 1974 2007 2002 1975 2014 2007 1989 1972 1994 1967 2005 2006 2009 1971 1993 2006 1995 2010 1989 1988 2016
Dan Connor
Paul Posluszny
Greg Buttle
419 tackles
372 tackles
343 tackles
GAME TACKLES Total 1. 3. 4. 7.
11.
SEASON TACKLES Total
26 Leon Humphries 76 Derek Bochna BLOCKED PUNTS
FUMBLES RECOVERED
CAREER TACKLES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Season: Career:
24 24 23 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20
Player/Game Greg Buttle at West Virginia Bill Banks at NC State Greg Buttle at NC State Ron Crosby vs. Ohio Paul Posluszny at Northwestern Marcus Allen vs. Minnesota Buddy Tesner at West Virginia Lance Mehl at Ohio State Scott Radecic at Pittsburgh Trey Bauer vs. Rutgers Ed O’Neil at Boston College Tom Hull vs. Iowa Jim Rosecrans at NC State Jim Rosecrans at West Virginia Rick Donaldson at NC State
Year 1974 1977 1974 1974 2005 2016 1974 1978 1983 1985 1972 1973 1974 1974 1977 Dan Connor
RECORDS SEASON TACKLE LEADERS Season
Player, Pos.
Total
1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Dennis Onkotz, lb .............................. 97 Gary Gray, lb ...................................... 96 Gary Gray, lb .................................... 115 Ed O’Neil, lb ..................................... 126 Mike Hartenstine, dt........................ 104 Greg Buttle, lb ................................. 165 Greg Buttle, lb ................................. 140 Kurt Allerman, lb ............................... 87 Rick Donaldson, lb ............................. 86 Lance Mehl, lb ................................... 96 Lance Mehl, lb ................................... 99 Chet Parlavecchio, lb.......................... 72 Chet Parlavecchio, lb.......................... 70 Scott Radecic, lb ................................ 71 Harry Hamilton, lb ........................... 100 Ray Isom, db...................................... 82 Rogers Alexander, lb ........................ 102 Shane Conlan, lb................................ 79 Brian Chizmar, s ................................. 69 Andre Collins, lb............................... 110 Andre Collins, lb............................... 130 Mark D’Onofrio, lb ............................. 71 Lee Rubin, s ....................................... 60 Phil Yeboah-Kodie, lb ........................ 63 Brian Gelzheiser, lb .......................... 113 Brian Gelzheiser, lb .......................... 126 Gerald Filardi, lb .............................. 112 Gerald Filardi, lb ................................ 96 Jim Nelson, lb .................................... 91 Brandon Short, lb .............................. 67 Brandon Short, lb ............................ 103 James Boyd, s .................................. 109 Shawn Mayer, s ................................. 97 Shawn Mayer, s ............................... 144 Gino Capone, lb ............................... 100 Paul Posluszny, lb ............................ 104 Paul Posluszny, lb ............................ 116 Paul Posluszny, lb ............................ 116 Dan Connor, lb ................................. 145 NaVorro Bowman, lb ....................... 106 Josh Hull, lb ..................................... 116 Chris Colasanti, lb ............................ 112 Gerald Hodges, lb ............................ 106 Gerald Hodges, lb ............................ 109 Glenn Carson, lb ................................ 90 Mike Hull, lb .................................... 140 Jason Cabinda, lb............................. 100 Marcus Allen, s ................................ 110 Jason Cabinda, lb............................... 88
Solo 50 50 60 72 57 86 76 57 42 46 68 42 42 48 53 55 54 63 57 63 68 45 45 40 57 51 55 37 70 49 62 84 56 85 49 52 64 69 69 61 45 39 60 45 43 75 39 57 33
TOP 10 CAREER TACKLERS
Assists 47 46 55 54 47 79 64 30 44 50 31 30 28 23 47 27 48 16 12 47 62 26 15 23 56 75 57 59 21 18 41 25 41 59 51 52 52 47 76 45 71 73 46 64 47 65 61 53 55
Season Tackles Solo Assists
Season Tackles Solo Assists
Dan Connor 2004 2005 2006 2007 Career
85 76 113 145 419
50 38 70 69 227
35 38 43 76 192
Brian Gelzheiser 1991 32 1992 44 1993 113 1994 126 Career 315
19 30 57 51 157
13 14 56 75 158
Paul Posluszny 2003 36 2004 104 2005 116 2006 116 Career 372
25 52 64 69 210
11 52 52 47 162
Mike Hull 2011 2012 2013 2014 Career
18 58 78 140 294
6 34 44 75 159
12 24 34 65 135
Greg Buttle 1973 1974 1975 Career
23 86 76 185
15 79 64 158
Dennis Onkotz 1967 1968 1969 Career
118 72 97 287
74 41 50 165
44 31 47 122
Jason Cabinda 2014 2015 2016 2017 Career
17 100 88 88 286
7 39 40 33 115
10 61 48 55 171
John Skorupan 1970 91 1971 77 1972 106 Career 274
45 36 63 144
46 41 43 130
Sean Lee 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Career
38 165 140 343 11 90 138
6 47 54 Medical redshirt 86 47 325 154
Marcus Allen 2014 58 2015 81 2016 110 2017 72 Career 321
35 43 57 46 181
5 43 84 39 171 23 38 53 26 140
SEASON SACK LEADERS Season
Player
1975 1976 1977
Ron Coder ............................. 5.0 Tony Petruccio ....................... 7.0 Bruce Clark ............................ 6.0 Matt Millen ........................... 6.0 Larry Kubin ......................... 12.0 Larry Kubin ......................... 15.0 Gene Gladys .......................... 6.0 Walker Lee Ashley ................. 6.0 Walker Lee Ashley ................. 5.0 Rogers Alexander .................. 6.0 Bob White ............................. 7.0 Don Graham.......................... 7.0 Don Graham.......................... 9.0 Pete Curkendall ..................... 7.0 Quintus McDonald ................ 7.0 Mark D’Onofrio.................... 11.0 Rich McKenzie ....................... 6.0 Tyoka Jackson ....................... 9.5 Rich McKenzie ....................... 6.0 Tyoka Jackson ....................... 8.0 Willie Smith .......................... 7.0 Terry Killens ........................ 11.0 Brandon Noble ...................... 8.0 Chris Snyder .......................... 7.0 Courtney Brown .................. 11.5 Courtney Brown .................. 13.5 Michael Haynes..................... 6.0 Jimmy Kennedy .................... 6.0 Justin Kurpeikis ..................... 6.0 Michael Haynes..................... 4.0 Michael Haynes................... 15.0
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Sacks
Season
Player
2003
Lavon Chisley ........................ 4.0 Cameron (Derek) Wake ......... 4.0 Scott Paxson ......................... 3.0 Paul Posluszny ...................... 3.0 Matthew Rice........................ 3.0 Tamba Hali .......................... 11.0 Jay Alford .............................. 8.0 Maurice Evans ..................... 12.5 Aaron Maybin ..................... 12.0 Jared Odrick .......................... 7.0 Devon Still ............................ 4.0 Jack Crawford........................ 6.5 Deion Barnes......................... 6.0 C.J. Olaniyan ......................... 5.0 Anthony Zettel ...................... 8.0 Carl Nassib .......................... 15.5 Garrett Sickels ....................... 6.0 Evan Schwan ......................... 6.0 Shareef Miller ....................... 5.0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Sacks
Note: Sacks and tackles for loss did not become an NCAA statistic until 2000.
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RECORDS SEASON TACKLES FOR LOSS
CAREER SACK LEADERS Sacks 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. 13. 15.
33 30 25.5 25.5 24.5 22 21 20 20 19 19 19 18 18 17.5
Player Courtney Brown Larry Kubin Shane Conlan Michael Haynes Tyoka Jackson Matt Millen Todd Atkins Rich McKenzie Anthony Zettel Bruce Clark LaVar Arrington Jay Alford Don Graham Bob White Carl Nassib
TFL
Years 1996-99 1977-80 1983-86 1999-2002 1990-93 1976-79 1992-95 1989-92 2012-15 1976-79 1997-99 2003-06 1983-86 1983-86 2012-15
1. 2. 3. 6. 7. 8.
12. 13.
SEASON SACK LEADERS
1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 8. 10. 13. 14. 15.
15.5 15 15 13.5 12.5 12 12 11.5 11.5 11 11 11 10 9.5 9 9 9 9
Player
Year
Carl Nassib Michael Haynes Larry Kubin Courtney Brown Maurice Evans Aaron Maybin Larry Kubin Courtney Brown Shane Conlan Tamba Hali Mark D'Onofrio Terry Killens Brad Scioli Tyoka Jackson LaVar Arrington Don Graham Justin Kurpeikis Matt Millen
2015 2002 1979 1999 2007 2008 1978 1998 1983 2005 1989 1995 1998 1991 1999 1986 1999 1978
FF 1. 2. 5. 7.
12.
(since 1975) 1.
2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 10. 11. 13. 15.
70 51 45 43 43 42 41 39 39 38 36 36 34 34 33
Player Courtney Brown Brandon Short Larry Kubin Bruce Clark Justin Kurpeikis Michael Haynes Shane Conlan LaVar Arrington Jimmy Kennedy Anthony Zettel Matt Millen Tamba Hali Paul Posluszny Dan Connor Anthony Adams
Year
Courtney Brown Terry Killens Michael Haynes Courtney Brown Larry Kubin Maurice Evans Tyoka Jackson Bruce Clark Todd Atkins Aaron Maybin LaVar Arrington Carl Nassib Justin Kurpeikis Brad Scioli Todd Atkins Willie Smith Brandon Noble
1999 1995 2002 1998 1979 2007 1993 1978 1994 2008 1999 2015 2000 1998 1995 1994 1996
CAREER FUMBLES FORCED
CAREER TACKLES FOR LOSS TFL
29 24 23 23 23 21.5 21 20 20 20 20 19.5 18 18 18 18 18
FR
Player
1. 3.
7.
9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Player
Years
Shane Conlan Carl Nassib Don Graham Michael Haynes Brandon Bell Bruce Clark Sean Stanley Bob White Mark Robinson Matt Millen Walker Ashley Maurice Evans Roge Alexander Marcus Allen Courtney Brown Sean Lee Harry Hamilton Deion Barnes Mark D'Onofrio
1983-86 2012-15 1983-86 1998-02 2013-16 1976-79 2009-12 1983-86 1980-83 1976-79 1979-82 2006-08 1982-85 2014-17 1996-99 2005-09 1980-83 2011-14 1988-91
SEASON FUMBLES FORCED FF
Years 1996-99 1996-99 1977-80 1976-79 1997-2000 1999-2002 1983-86 1997-99 1999-2002 2012-15 1976-79 2002-05 2003-06 2004-07 1999-2002
1. 2. 3. 5.
9.
7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3
Player
Year
Michael Haynes 2002 Carl Nassib 2015 Maurice Evans 2007 Mark D'Onofrio 1989 Walker Ashley 1981 Shane Conlan 1985 Scott Radecic 1983 Neil Hutton 1976 27 times Most recently by: Torrence Brown, 2016
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Player Greg Gattuso Harry Hamilton Sean Lee Trey Bauer Rick Donaldson Don Graham Larry Kubin Ric Schonewolf Neil Hutton Bob Ontko Scott Radecic Bri Gelzheiser Tom Odell Lance Mehl Shawn Mayer Mark D'Onofrio
Years 1980-83 1980-83 2005-09 1985-87 1976-79 1983-86 1977-80 1986-89 1974,76-77 1983-85 1980-83 1991-94 1973-75 1977-79 1999,01-02 1988-91
SEASON FUMBLES RECOVERED 1. 2.
7.
5 4 4 4 4 4 3
Player
Year
Tom Odell 1975 Harry Hamilton 1983 Calvin Lowry 2004 Ric Schonewolf 1988 Greg Buttle 1974 Neil Hutton 1976 22 times Most recently by: Robert Windsor, 2017
CAREER PASSES DEFENDED PD 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
76 60 52 51 46 44 42 42 41 39 36 33 31 31 31
Player
Years
Derek Bochna (64 pbu, 12 int) Brian Miller (48 pbu, 12 int) Darren Perry (37 pbu, 15 int) Leon Humphries (43 pbu, 8 int) Alan Zemaitis (34 pbu, 12 int) Duffy Cobbs (35 pbu, 9 int) Lee Rubin (34 pbu, 8 int) Kim Herring (29 pbu, 13 int) David Macklin (33 pbu, 8 int) Willie Thomas (34 pbu, 5 int) Sherrod Rainge (27 pbu, 9 int) Shell Hammonds (30 pbu, 3 int) Reggie Givens (28 pbu, 3 int) Eddie Johnson (26 pbu, 5 int) Mark Tate (29 pbu, 2 int)
1990-93 1993-96 1988-91 1988-91 2002-05 1983-86 1990-93 1993-96 1996-99 1987-90 1986-89 1990-93 1989-92 1985-88 1993-96
SEASON PASSES DEFENDED PD 1. 2. 4. 6. 8.
12.
228
8 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
FR
(since 1975) Sacks
CAREER FUMBLES RECOVERED
(since 1975)
(since 1975)
26 24 24 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19
Player Leon Humphries (24 pbu, 2 int) Brian Miller (19 pbu, 5 int) Lee Rubin (19 pbu, 5 int) Alan Zemaitis (18 pbu, 4 int) Darren Perry (15 pbu, 7 int) Kim Herring (14 pbu, 7 int) Shelly Hammonds (19 pbu, 2 int) Derek Bochna (16 pbu, 4 int) Darren Perry (14 pbu, 6 int) Leon Humphries (14 pbu, 6 int) Derek Bochna (18 pbu, 2 int) Brian Miller (15 pbu, 4 int) Sherrod Rainge (13 pbu, 6 int) Herndon Henderson (15 pbu, 4 int) Duffy Cobbs (16 pbu, 3 int) Duffy Cobbs (15 pbu, 4 int)
Year 1991 1995 1991 2003 1990 1996 1992 1993 1991 1990 1990 1994 1989 1989 1985 1986
RECORDS
INTERCEPTION RECORDS INTERCEPTIONS Game: Season:
INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDAGE
4 Mike Smith vs. Ohio 10 Neal Smith Pete Harris 19 Neal Smith
Career:
1970 1969 1978 1967-69
Game: Season: Career:
TOUCHDOWNS
108 Mark Robinson at Pittsburgh 1981 207* Alan Zemaitis 2003 299 Darren Perry 1988-91
Game: Season:
2 Jeff Hite vs. Maryland 2 Dennis Onkotz Jeff Hite Scott Radecic Darren Perry Rich Gardner 3 Dennis Onkotz Darren Perry
* - Big Ten record Career:
CAREER LEADERS
CAREER INTERCEPTIONS 1. 2. 4. 5.
10. 12.
17.
Int.
Yards
TD
19 15 15 13 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9
152 183 299 106 211 30 135 269 234 143 275 136 91 66 172 121 203 136 110 104 102 48
1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Neal Smith Pete Harris Darren Perry Kim Herring Junior Powell Derek Bochna Brian Miller Alan Zemaitis Anthony Scirrotto Don Eyer Dennis Onkotz Lenny Moore Milt Plum Dick Gingrich Buddy Ellis Ray Isom Mark Robinson Sherrod Rainge Calvin Lowry John Skorupan Mike Smith Duffy Cobbs
Years 1967-69 1976-78, 80 1988-91 1993-96 1961-63 1990-93 1993-96 2002-05 2005-08 1951-53 1967-69 1953-55 1954-56 1964-65 1971-73 1983-86 1980-83 1986-89 2002-05 1970-72 1968-70 1983-86
SEASON INTERCEPTIONS 1. 3. 6.
10.
Int.
Yards
TD
10 10 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
78 155 67 101 74 72 66 125 64 43 96 56 179 97 139 122 120 35 122
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0
Player Neal Smith Pete Harris Don Eyer Jack Sherry Neal Smith Milt Plum Dick Gingrich Darren Perry Kim Herring Bob Pollard Lenny Moore Tim Montgomery Dennis Onkotz Sherrod Rainge Leonard Humphries Darren Perry David Macklin Alan Zemaitis Anthony Scirrotto
1974 1967 1974 1982 1991 2002 1967-69 1988-91
Year 1969 1978 1952 1952 1968 1956 1965 1990 1996 1951 1954 1967 1967 1989 1990 1991 1998 2005 2006
Neal Smith
Pete Harris
Darren Perry
19 interceptions
15 interceptions
15 interceptions
LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURNS Yards
Player
*99 ................................................................................................ Michael Mauti at Illinois, 2012 98 ..............................................................................................Wayne Berfield at Boston, 1958 91 .........................................................................................Mark Robinson at Pittsburgh, 1981 *90 .................................................................................................Alan Zemaitis at Purdue, 2003 85 ............................................................................................Tom Silvano vs. Gettysburg, 1934 85 ........................................................................................Scott Radecic at West Virginia, 1982 83 ....................................................................................................Yaacov Yisrael at Iowa, 2003 82 ......................................................................................... Coop French at Pennsylvania, 1929 *82 ........................................................................................ Pete Curkendall vs. Maryland, 1986 *80 ..............................................................................................Buddy Torris at Holy Cross, 1960 80 ................................................................................................Aaron Collins vs. Indiana, 1995 *Non-scoring play.
Neal Smith
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Player
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Elwood Petchel ................................... 4 Bill Luther........................................... 5 Elwood Petchel ................................... 4 Bill Luther........................................... 4 Bill Leonard ........................................ 3 Chan Johnson ..................................... 3 Bob Pollard ......................................... 6 Jack Sherry ......................................... 8 Don Eyer ............................................. 8 Lenny Moore ...................................... 3 Lenny Moore ...................................... 6 Sam Valentine .................................... 2 Milt Plum ........................................... 2 Milt Plum ........................................... 7 Paul North .......................................... 2 Dave Kasperian ................................... 2 Jim Kerr .............................................. 5 Richie Lucas ........................................ 5 Don Jonas ........................................... 3 Junior Powell ...................................... 3 Junior Powell ...................................... 5 Don Caum........................................... 4 Junior Powell ...................................... 4 Frank Hershey..................................... 3 Dick Gingrich ...................................... 3 Mike Irwin .......................................... 3 Dick Gingrich ...................................... 7 Bob Capretto ...................................... 3 Tim Montgomery ............................... 3 John Runnells ..................................... 3 John Sladki ......................................... 3 Dennis Onkotz .................................... 6 Tim Montgomery ............................... 6 Neal Smith.......................................... 8 Neal Smith........................................ 10 Mike Smith ......................................... 5 Gary Gray............................................ 5 Buddy Ellis .......................................... 3 Jim Bradley......................................... 4 Jeff Hite .............................................. 3 Greg Buttle ......................................... 3 Tom Odell ........................................... 4 Bill Crummy........................................ 3 Matt Millen......................................... 3 Gary Petercuskie ................................. 2 Tom DePaso ........................................ 2 Pete Harris .......................................... 2 Ron Hostetler ..................................... 2 Pete Harris ........................................ 10 Giuseppe Harris .................................. 3 Paul Lankford ..................................... 4 Roger Jackson..................................... 5 Scott Radecic ...................................... 4 Mark Robinson ................................... 4 Michael Zordich .................................. 3 Chris Sydnor ....................................... 5 Ray Isom............................................. 4 Duffy Cobbs ........................................ 4 Brian Chizmar ..................................... 3 Sherrod Rainge ................................... 3 Sherrod Rainge ................................... 6 Darren Perry ....................................... 7 Darren Perry ....................................... 6 Derek Bochna ..................................... 3 Tony Pittman ...................................... 5 Brian Miller......................................... 4 Brian Miller......................................... 5 Kim Herring ........................................ 7 Aaron Collins ...................................... 3 David Macklin ..................................... 6
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
230
Int.
Yards
Avg.
40 65 15 80 94 55 43 101 67 40 96 40 9 72 10 0 122 114 45 2 140 81 69 41 20 16 66 6 4 3 0 179 56 74 78 89 11 61 59 104 7 30 52 27 11 7 0 0 155 40 33 19 142 89 19 14 39 -6 18 39 97 125 122 10 40 25 28 64 61 120
10.0 13.0 3.8 20.0 31.3 18.3 7.2 14.3 8.4 13.3 16.0 20.0 4.5 10.3 5.0 0.0 24.4 22.8 15.0 0.7 28.0 20.3 17.3 13.7 6.7 5.6 9.4 2.0 1.3 1.0 0.0 29.8 9.3 9.3 7.8 19.8 2.2 20.3 14.8 34.7 2.3 7.5 17.3 9.0 5.5 3.5 0.0 0.0 15.5 13.3 8.3 3.8 35.5 22.3 6.3 2.8 9.8 -1.5 6.0 13.0 16.2 17.9 20.3 3.3 8.0 6.3 5.6 9.1 20.3 20.0
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SEASON INTERCEPTION LEADERS TD 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Season
Player
1999
Askari Adams...................................... 3 Derek Fox............................................ 3 James Boyd ........................................ 3 Shamar Finney ................................... 3 Bhawoh Jue ........................................ 3 James Boyd ........................................ 3 Shamar Finney ................................... 2 Bruce Branch ...................................... 2 Bryan Scott ......................................... 4 Shawn Mayer ..................................... 4 Alan Zemaitis ..................................... 4 Calvin Lowry ....................................... 4 Anwar Phillips .................................... 4 Alan Zemaitis ..................................... 6 Anthony Scirrotto ............................... 6 Anthony Scirrotto ............................... 3 Lydell Sargeant................................... 4 A.J. Wallace ........................................ 3 D’Anton Lynn ...................................... 3 Nick Sukay .......................................... 3 Nick Sukay .......................................... 3 Michael Mauti .................................... 3 Jordan Lucas ....................................... 3 Ryan Keiser ......................................... 3 Anthony Zettel ................................... 3 Adrian Amos....................................... 3 John Reid............................................ 2 Grant Haley ........................................ 2 Brandon Bell....................................... 2 Brandon Smith ................................... 2 Amani Oruwariye................................ 4
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Int.
Yards
Avg.
108 34 0 63 31 24 44 31 47 7 207 74 47 35 122 98 55 14 58 19 18 125 37 2 52 35 44 0 24 22 17
36.0 11.3 0.0 21.0 10.3 8.0 22.0 15.5 11.8 1.8 51.8 18.5 11.8 5.9 20.3 32.7 13.8 4.7 19.3 6.3 6.0 41.7 12.3 0.6 17.3 11.7 22.0 0.0 12.0 11.0 4.3
TD 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOP 10 CAREER INTERCEPTION LEADERS Season
Int.
Yards
Avg. TD
Neal Smith 1967 1968 1969 Career
1 8 10 19
0 74 78 152
0.0 9.3 7.8 8.0
0 0 1 1
Pete Harris 1977 1978 1980 Career
2 10 3 15
0 155 28 183
0.0 15.5 9.3 12.2
0 0 0 0
Darren Perry 1988 1989 1990 1991 Career
1 1 7 6 15
9 43 125 122 299
9.0 43.0 17.9 20.3 19.9
Kim Herring 1994 1995 1996 Career
2 4 7 13
21 21 64 106
Junior Powell 1961 3 1962 5 1963 4 Career 12 Derek Bochna 1990 2 1991 3 1992 3 1993 4 Career 12
Season
Int.
Yards
4 5 3 12
25 28 82 135
6.3 5.6 27.3 11.3
0 0 0 0
Alan Zemaitis 2002 0 2003 4 2004 2 2005 6 Career 12
0 207 27 35 269
— 51.8 13.5 5.9 22.4
0 1 0 0 1
0 0 1 2 3
Anthony Scirrotto 2005 1 2006 6 2007 3 2008 2 Career 12
0 122 98 14 234
0.0 20.3 32.7 7.0 19.5
0 0 0 0 0
10.5 5.3 9.1 8.2
0 1 0 1
Don Eyer 1951 1952 1953 Career
3 8 0 11
76 67 0 143
25.3 8.4 — 13.0
0 0 0 0
2 140 69 211
0.7 28.0 17.3 17.6
0 1 0 1
Dennis Onkotz 1967 1968 1969 Career
6 4 1 11
179 83 13 275
29.8 20.8 13.0 25.0
2 1 0 3
0 7 10 13 30
0.0 2.3 3.3 3.3 2.5
0 0 0 0 0
Brian Miller 1994 1995 1996 Career
Avg. TD
RECORDS
YEAR-BY-YEAR OFFENSIVE TEAM STATISTICS Year
G
Points
1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 12 12 11 13 12 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 14 13
319 217 162 141 155 172 207 211 163 177 167 237 255 187 231 249 165 189 202 193 282 339 312 300 454 358 431 281 234 232 348 326 248 290 345 368 307 209 265 326 276 231 209 280 432 388 357 526 356 362 360 291 393 264 248 446 233 195 413 290 394 506 375 319 251 349 344 268 301 526 534
Scoring Avg. 35.4 24.1 18.0 15.7 17.2 17.2 23.0 23.4 18.1 19.7 18.6 23.7 25.5 20.8 23.1 24.9 16.5 18.9 20.2 19.3 28.2 33.9 31.2 30.0 45.4 32.5 39.2 25.5 21.3 21.1 31.6 29.6 22.5 26.4 31.4 33.5 25.6 19.0 24.1 29.6 25.1 21.0 19.0 25.5 36.0 35.3 32.5 47.8 32.4 30.2 32.7 26.5 32.8 22.0 22.5 34.3 19.4 17.7 34.4 22.3 30.3 38.9 28.8 24.5 19.3 29.1 28.7 20.6 23.2 37.6 41.1
First Downs 139 116 179 176 160 194 196 154 200 169 177 198 177 210 249 211 237 225 178 206 239 310 196 208 212 244 220 192 185 229 221 199 193 201 247 233 242 273 252 241 227 193 236 212 207 277 213 187 261 243 289 300 273 250 238 270 270 249 214 285 296
Rushing Yards TD 2713 1945 2655 1480 1867 2423 22 1700 20 2429 2084 2000 2300 2102 1689 2247 20 1807 17 1738 18 2739 33 2412 35 2769 31 3347 42 2230 27 2994 38 2766 21 2334 22 2151 18 2360 22 2525 21 2469 19 2661 21 2699 28 2283 21 2242 16 2121 19 2059 17 2647 28 2381 23 2186 17 2353 11 1999 21 2456 27 2360 34 2597 27 2760 45 2292 21 2440 29 2295 30 2067 22 2238 21 1707 15 1317 16 2972 36 1464 14 1429 14 2553 29 1950 16 2519 27 2676 36 2207 20 1853 16 2142 18 1727 18 2088 22 1325 13 1741 15 2406 34 2212 36
Note: NCAA did not include bowl games in season statistics until 2002.
Passing Yards TD 562 7 833 13 774 8 867 6 960 5 675 8 755 4 1187 11 841 6 1164 7 914 10 1391 11 1344 13 1284 11 1304 6 1354 7 1735 13 1286 8 1025 1 1103 8 1648 18 2195 18 1552 14 1381 12 1091 3 1610 11 2286 17 1963 13 1337 8 1332 10 1725 14 2369 9 2208 20 1471 6 1467 9 1737 10 1743 9 1753 9 1305 9 2134 11 2642 23 2391 15 1985 18 2962 23 2329 20 2120 10 2353 17 1859 6 2776 19 2201 15 2487 13 2536 17 2296 11 1989 10 2505 18 2599 12 2682 19 3160 24 3083 25 2986 19 2301 10 3283 24 3110 21 3034 13 2788 20 3650 29 3772 32
Total Offense 3275 2778 3429 2347 2827 3098 2455 2860 3270 3248 2914 3691 3446 2973 3551 3161 3473 4025 3437 3872 4995 4425 4546 4147 3425 3761 4646 4181 3806 3993 4424 4652 4450 3592 3526 4384 4124 3569 3658 4133 5098 4751 4582 5722 4623 4560 4648 3926 5014 3908 3804 5508 3760 3418 5058 4549 5201 5836 5290 4839 4443 5010 5198 4359 4529 6056 5984
Yards Per Game 363.9 308.7 381.0 260.8 314.1 344.2 272.8 317.8 327.0 324.8 323.8 369.1 344.6 297.3 355.1 316.1 347.3 402.5 343.7 387.2 499.5 402.3 413.3 377.0 311.4 341.9 422.4 380.1 346.0 363.0 402.2 422.9 370.8 326.5 320.5 396.6 374.8 324.5 332.5 375.5 424.8 431.9 416.5 520.2 420.3 380.0 422.5 356.9 417.8 325.7 345.8 423.7 313.3 310.7 421.5 349.9 400.1 448.9 406.9 372.2 341.8 417.5 381.3 335.3 348.4 432.6 460.3
FumblesLost 34-22 33-24 19-11 36-22 21-9 28-12 29-16 24-10 26-10 40-17 34-19 24-9 18-7 21-7 25-14 35-17 35-27 35-16 23-18 30-14 22-9 18-12 16-6 16-9 30-16 19-10 18-10 31-14 17-8 17-9 19-10 13-7 23-10 20-9 18-8 36-13 17-8 19-6 11-4 17-9 23-10 21-14 22-14 24-13 21-11 8-5 18-6 22-12 15-8 23-12 26-15 26-16 24-10 18-7 14-4 31-13 16-8 21-12 15-11 18-12 22-12 8-3
INT 10 15 25 19 10 9 15 8 10 9 11 9 8 6 13 9 9 7 11 14 10 9 7 6 5 11 10 14 13 15 16 16 12 17 11 7 16 12 9 9 7 5 13 7 6 10 10 9 13 9 18 11 10 19 10 9 10 6 10 17 12 5 10 15 6 8 10
Sacks-Yds. Allowed 24-186 32-203 20-149 30-227 28-210 27-242 26-212 36-244 31-249 28-195 25-161 33-249 33-234 13-63 8-60 5-37 26-178 19-150 25-179 26-154 40-221 33-207 31-209 18-116 19-136 19-136 14-99 23-194 20-131 13-100 17-103 12-123 14-116 21-183 22-135 44-277 39-230 24-161 29-163
3rd Down Eff. 69-179 80-182 102-179 81-193 76-191 69-136 62-158 57-155 72-173 65-166 57-164 66-168 66-165 69-170 70-172 73-169 60-165 70-170 64-122 78-171 69-180 65-146 52-161 65-179 59-172 59-159 75-169 64-176 58-156 73-166 70-186 89-194 90-173 88-182 79-189 70-192 84-195 59-172 85-215 51-185 56-172 82-171
4th Down Eff. 31-47 18-38 14-19 2-12 4-8 10-17 4-6 4-10 4-8 5-8 6-18 4-6 4-10 7-12 4-15 6-6 6-18 11-14 5-13 3-6 8-17 10-18 19-34 13-24 7-19 12-23 10-20 8-14
Red Zone 56-60 39-47 31-35 38-51 53-59 61-66 43-49 39-48 32-42 44-56 41-51 33-40 42-45 58-67 53-59
TOP 40:58 39:50 35:58 42:11 32:44 30:43 29:56 28:56 28:23 29:24 31:49 30:09 29:24 28:57 31:17 33:55 31:05 30:36 27:22 31:27 30:04 28:22 29:26 29:36 28:05 28:01 29:12 27:22 28:51 29:33 29:28 30:52 31:44 32:37 30:48 30:04 31:22 30:00 31:16 29:30 27:44 30:21
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RECORDS
YEAR-BY-YEAR DEFENSIVE TEAM STATISTICS
Year
G
Points
1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 12 12 11 13 12 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 14 13
40 55 175 155 161 149 148 99 150 60 167 97 112 113 143 119 114 111 151 208 141 106 87 163 131 175 120 122 110 153 157 97 171 139 152 173 302 230 128 123 209 201 130 155 167 210 202 232 245 188 233 169 234 293 281 226 255 168 204 187 228 187 159 308 218 229 314 242 284 356 214
Scoring Avg. 4.4 6.1 19.4 17.2 17.9 14.9 16.4 11.0 16.7 6.7 18.6 9.7 11.2 12.6 14.3 11.9 11.4 11.1 15.1 20.8 14.1 10.6 8.7 16.3 11.9 15.9 10.9 11.1 10.0 13.9 14.3 8.8 15.5 12.6 13.8 15.7 25.2 20.9 11.6 11.2 19.0 18.3 11.8 14.1 13.9 19.1 18.4 21.1 22.3 15.7 21.2 15.4 19.5 24.4 25.5 17.4 21.2 15.3 17.0 14.4 17.5 14.4 12.2 23.7 16.8 19.1 26.2 18.6 21.8 25.4 16.5
First Downs 111 125 126 149 126 135 140 151 138 156 187 146 119 153 159 175 125 157 187 196 192 141 157 170 182 220 268 229 195 186 200 197 208 181 189 211 211 232 216 215 235 181 205 229 150 251 241 182 209 204 228 206 192 234 230 220 233 190 234 274 226
Rushing Yards TD 1607 1086 1762 17 1417 1559 1352 1376 1327 1561 1367 13 1552 20 1640 7 6 831 1209 7 1008 12 1292 3 1264 10 848 6 1322 8 2007 9 1998 12 1355 12 1156 4 1438 2 1531 8 1494 4 1630 22 2148 19 1660 18 1619 8 767 5 1341 11 1622 12 1533 7 1040 8 1120 9 1814 8 1316 12 1656 10 1318 13 1822 10 2001 13 1070 7 1399 14 1867 14 2268 19 1492 11 2509 13 1422 9 1116 12 1137 8 1219 9 1212 12 1168 6 2153 14 1733 13 1541 10 1728 16 1302 15 1963 19 2118 22 1534 14
Passing Yards TD 799 7 879 4 170 4 881 1077 948 1079 1221 1074 1164 5 1328 9 1710 10 1739 9 962 3 1648 7 1532 10 1975 13 1405 7 1574 8 1207 3 1580 7 1901 7 1644 6 1595 14 1544 7 1862 13 2384 11 3039 18 2326 9 1731 5 2350 7 2335 13 2064 9 2081 6 2023 9 2246 13 2110 17 2556 15 2556 18 2606 16 2307 11 2392 15 2170 9 2446 14 2498 16 2612 13 2799 15 1840 14 1785 5 2540 11 2561 10 2788 14 2429 10 2400 10 2356 19 2478 12 2700 15 2848 18 2317 14 2255 14 3033 18 2749 13
Note: NCAA did not include bowl games in season statistics until 2002.
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Total Offense 2406 1965 2467 2298 2636 2300 2458 2548 2636 2531 2880 3350 2570 2121 2656 2824 3239 2253 2896 3214 3578 3256 2243 3033 3075 3356 4014 5187 3986 3350 3117 3676 3686 3614 3063 3366 3924 3872 4212 3924 4129 4393 3240 3845 4365 4880 4291 4349 3207 3656 3698 4007 3641 3568 4509 4211 4241 4576 3619 4218 5151 4283
Yards Per Game 267.3 218.3 274.1 229.8 263.6 255.6 245.8 254.8 263.6 253.1 288.0 335.0 257.0 217.1 265.6 256.6 294.5 204.8 262.4 292.3 325.2 296.0 203.9 275.7 279.5 305.1 364.9 432.3 362.4 304.6 285.0 334.2 335.1 328.5 278.5 280.5 356.7 352.0 382.9 356.7 344.1 399.4 294.5 320.4 363.8 443.6 330.1 362.4 291.5 304.7 284.5 308.2 280.1 274.5 346.8 323.9 353.4 381.3 278.4 324.5 367.9 329.5
FumblesLost 25-13 24-16 29-17 27-16 29-12 20-7 28-11 26-14 25-12 30-17 23-11 17-12 25-17 16-9 25-21 20-12 31-20 27-12 22-15 31-15 33-22 28-15 24-14 25-14 32-17 37-22 38-23 46-21 31-15 34-19 31-15 22-8 24-13 26-11 22-8 36-16 20-7 29-11 24-12 15-6 25-13 13-4 18-7 21-7 14-7 12-6 19-11 14-6 12-8 16-9 23-12 32-17 19-7 11-9 18-7 16-12 19-12 17-7 13-5 35-12 22-11 20-15
INT 16 15 8 27 22 14 14 20 15 13 19 25 25 11 26 28 17 19 15 13 7 17 28 14 17 20 20 13 16 18 20 10 10 18 23 26 13 21 11 17 17 12 17 17 17 6 20 10 16 16 13 11 16 14 10 14 10 13 16 10 10 10
Sacks-Yds. Allowed 47-297 28-195 25-173 33-251 33-234 24-200 38-300 32-271 37-270 39-268 35-203 47-287 47-325 31-204 23-154 35-254 19-111 19-120 41-272 40-279 46-322 33-203 37-223 17-86 31-213 34-209 28-200 31-206 46-344 40-270 42-247
(-) Statistic is not available.
3rd Down Eff. 74-193 68-178 78-179 46-168 52-162 43-159 63-173 77-164 77-161 70-178 71-178 49-168 62-179 61-174 60-174 54-17 49-164 63-171 64-166 65-161 63-189 65-178 61-197 54-192 95-212 74-172 99-209 81-195 67-172 71-207 61-190 73-202 60-186 61-192 51-161 79-206 71-191 66-181 61-202 70-192 84-219 73-209
4th Down Eff. 18-39 23-43 6-14 7-19 7-19 9-13 13-27 9-19 5-14 6-15 6-14 4-16 3-10 11-18 8-13 9-18 11-23 7-17 13-24 5-15 8-20 7-17 10-27 6-14 5-19 2-13 8-21 11-25
Red Zone 26-38 31-32 30-38 22-28 27-39 21-24 19-28 34-37 33-36 27-42 31-37 32-39 32-35 43-48 27-32
TOP
36:56 36:18 24:02 36:26 27:16 27:17 30:04 31:04 31:37 30:26 28:11 29:51 30:26 31:03 28:43 26:05 28:55 29:24 32:38 28:33 29:56 31:38 30:34 30:24 31:55 31:59 30:38 32:35 31:09 30:27 30:30 28:56 28:15 27:23 29:12 29:51 28:38 30:00 28:44 30:30 32:16 29:39
RECORDS Year 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
YEAR-BY-YEAR SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS G 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 12 12 11 13 12 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 14 13
Kick Returns 14 14 33 35 22 29 23 26 24 29 25 30 30 38 26 22 16 27 27 24 24 21 23 25 19 20 34 22 27 25 42 33 25 30 41 41 30 25 30 32 31 28 42 30 43 26 39 42 36 26 31 31 28 32 42 37 38 57 43 30 36 35 43 49 31
Yards-Avg. 375-26.8 317-22.6 561-17.0758-21.7 429-19.5 533-18.4 487-21.2 666-25.6 444-18.5 635-21.9 446-17.8 605-20.2 601-20.0 608-16.0 579-22.3 447-20.4 427-26.7 622-23.0 546-20.2 476-19.8 473-19.7 398-19.0 535-23.3 434-17.4 373-19.6 418-20.9 803-23.6 586-26.6 453-16.8 520-20.4 718-17.1 621-18.8 569-22.8 738-24.6 713-17.4 766-18.7 534-17.8 685-27.4 542-18.1 640-20.0 645-20.8 574-20.5 814-19.4 610-20.3 886-20.6 434-16.7 826-21.2 894-21.3 712-19.8 480-18.5 474-15.3 542-17.5 612-21.9 678-21.2 883-21.0 908-24.5 729-19.2 1224-21.5 981-22.8 542-18.1 689-19.1 731-20.9 942-21.9 965-19.7 671-21.6
TD 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Note: NCAA did not include bowl games in season statistics until 2002.
Punt Returns 57 37 39 34 29 15 34 39 30 29 19 31 32 19 25 42 50 33 38 51 49 38 34 24 32 46 28 42 26 38 32 30 34 47 44 29 32 49 47 33 38 28 31 40 31 45 53 28 25 44 33 30 38 36 29 25 29 32 41 30 23 19 31 30 27
Yards-Avg. 634-11.1 481-13.0 453-11.6 230-6.8 389-13.4 116-7.7 424-12.5 401-10.3 31310.4 282-9.7 125-6.6 355-11.5 248-7.8 177-9.3 195-7.8 518-12.3 566-11.3 362-11.0 390-10.3 520-10.2 672-13.7 210-5.5 279-8.2 258-10.5 422-13.2 591-12.9 191-6.8 328-7.8 246-9.4 500-13.2 324-10.1 162-5.4 305-9.0 375-8.0 396-9.1 253-8.4 396-12.4 536-10.9 440-9.4 497-15.1 546-14.4 340-12.1 300-9.6 364-9.1 199-6.4 476-10.6 577-10.9 124-4.4 311-12.4 538-12.2 305-9.2 238-7.9 401-10.6 369-10.2 291-10.0 259-10.4 144-5.0 272-8.5 312-7.6 182-6.1 184-8.0 130-6.8 221-7.1 194-6.5 329-12.2
TD 1 0 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Kickoffs 66 74 65 44 76 61 78 94 76 68 55 69 67 62 66 101 93
Yds.-Avg. 4020-61.6 4191-56.6 3730-57.4 2676-60.8 4542-59.8 3653-59.9 5041-64.6 6224-66.2 4789-63.0 4409-64.8 3575-65.0 4247-61.6 4079-60.9 3722-60.0 4020-60.9 6236-61.7 5787-62.2
Punt 53 45 58 52 54 43 35 53 44 40 39 44 48 44 63 51 57 59 54 42 58 52 60 56 62 51 71 72 55 56 52 68 79 61 66 62 70 61 64 59 63 56 38 45 69 55 60 69 64 72 52 70 62 61 62 60 42 59 59 72 51 55 77 81 64 54
Yds.-Avg. 1654-29.0 1551-34.5 2086-36.0 1653-31.8 1902-35.2 1465-34.1 1203-34.4 1848-34.9 1476-33.5 1359-34.7 1392-35.7 1687-38.3 1726-35.9 1658-37.7 2365-37.5 1935-37.9 2082-36.5 2353-39.9 2009-37.2 1628-38.7 2178-37.6 1923-37.0 2351-39.2 2163-38.6 2179-35.1 1952-38.3 2578-36.3 2833-39.3 2335-42.5 2438-43.5 2048-39.4 2899-42.6 3273-41.4 2579-42.3 2668-40.4 2511-40.5 2668-38.1 2229-36.5 2491-38.9 2296-38.9 2457-39.0 2047-36.6 1402-36.9 1682-37.4 2690-39.0 2341-42.6 2512-41.9 2740-39.7 2415-37.7 2913-40.5 2137-41.1 2857-40.8 2586-41.7 2522-41.3 2585-41.7 2573-42.9 1774-42.2 2419-41.0 2362-40.0 2993-41.6 1905-37.4 2086-37.9 2818-36.6 3182-39.3 2686-42.0 2289-42.4
FG-FGA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6-9 5-9 5-13 5-10 6-8 3-17 6-14 7-14 2-8 5-13 9-17 11-20 9-15 18-33 11-23 14-24 22-27 14-20 17-23 15-21 16-23 17-21 10-15 21-26 14-23 8-16 9-19 19-23 15-24 17-26 8-14 14-24 10-14 16-24 18-24 6-8 20-29 21-26 14-23 6-10 17-22 11-21 7-13 16-23 22-34 20-26 21-25 15-22 20-25 16-24 14-21 15-23 24-29 18-21 22-24 9-17
XP-XPA 32-47 25-32 15-21 20-31 19-24 7-13 23-30 11-17 17-22 20-25 18-19 21-24 9-12 24-28 27-38 35-39 32-38 59-62 43-44 42-50 30-33 20-21 23-24 40-42 36-36 28-28 31-31 36-38 42-43 34-36 21-22 28-28 40-40 34-34 24-26 20-22 31-32 47-52 38-44 43-45 64-65 42-42 42-42 44-47 29-30 46-46 24-27 30-31 45-51 26-29 22-23 49-51 30-31 46-48 63-63 46-46 35-35 27-28 39-41 41-42 28-28 31-35 62-62 71-71
(-) Statistic is not available.
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TEAM SEASON RECORDS - OFFENSE SCORING
TOTAL OFFENSE
RUSHING
SCORING AVERAGE - HIGH
TOTAL OFFENSE AVERAGE - HIGH
RUSHING YARDS AVERAGE - HIGH
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year 1994 1971 2017 1973 2008 2016 1991 1992 2005 2002
G 11 10 13 11 13 14 12 11 12 13
Pts. 526 454 534 431 506 526 432 388 413 446
Avg. 47.8 45.4 41.1 39.2 38.9 37.6 36.0 35.3 34.4 34.3
SCORING AVERAGE - LOW 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year 2004 1989 1984 2011 2003 2014 1988 1976 1975 2000
G 11 11 11 13 12 13 11 11 11 12
Pts. 195 209 209 251 233 268 231 232 234 264
Avg. 17.7 19.0 19.0 19.3 19.4 20.6 21.0 21.1 21.3 22.0
POINTS SCORED - HIGH 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year 2017 1994 2016 2008 1971 2002 1991 1973 2005 2007
G 13 11 14 13 10 13 12 11 12 13
Avg. 41.1 47.8 37.6 38.9 45.4 34.3 36.0 39.2 34.4 30.3
Pts. 534 526 526 506 454 446 432 431 413 394
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year 1994 1971 2017 2008 2016 1992 1991 2002 1982 1997
G 11 10 13 13 14 11 12 13 11 11
Yds. 5722 4995 5984 5836 6056 4751 5098 5508 4652 4648
Avg. 520.2 499.5 460.3 448.9 432.6 431.9 424.8 423.7 422.9 422.5
TOTAL OFFENSE AVERAGE - LOW 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year 2004 1975 2003 1985 1988 2000 1984 1989 2014 2011
G 11 11 12 11 11 12 11 11 13 13
Yds. 3418 3425 3760 3526 3569 3908 2121 3658 4359 4443
Avg. 310.7 311.4 313.3 320.5 324.5 325.7 326.5 332.5 335.3 341.8
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year 2016 2017 2008 1994 2002 2009 2007 2013 1991 2005
G 14 13 13 11 13 13 13 12 12 12
Avg. 432.6 460.3 448.9 520.2 423.7 406.9 400.1 381.3 424.8 421.5
Yds. 6056 5984 5836 5722 5508 5290 5201 5198 5098 5058
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.
Year 2004 1989 1984 1988 1976 2003 1975 1979 2001 2011
G 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 13
Avg. 17.7 19.0 19.0 21.0 21.1 19.4 21.3 22.5 22.5 19.3
Pts. 195 209 209 231 232 233 234 248 248 251
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9.
234
Year 2017 1994 2016 2008 1971 1973 2002 1991 1992 2005
G 13 11 14 13 10 11 13 12 11 12
TD 72 70 66 63 62 57 57 55 52 52
G 11 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 11
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year Plays 1994 749 2017 909 2008 894 2016 931 1997 736 2002 877 1971 798 2009 864 2005 834 1999 840
Avg. 310.7 311.4 343.7 347.3 320.5 324.5 326.5 332.5 313.3 341.9
Yds. 3418 3425 3437 3473 3526 3569 3592 3658 3760 3761
YARDS PER PLAY
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Yds. 5722 5984 5836 6056 4648 5508 4995 5290 5058 5014
Avg. 7.64 6.58 6.53 6.50 6.32 6.28 6.26 6.12 6.06 5.97
Avg. 334.7 276.9 273.9 272.2 251.5 250.9 245.4 241.9 241.2 240.6
Year 2014 2001 2003 2004 2015 2000 2010 2012 2006 1967
G 13 11 12 11 13 12 13 12 13 11
Yds. 1325 1317 1464 1429 1741 1707 1853 1737 1950 1738
Avg. 101.9 119.7 122.0 129.9 133.9 142.3 142.5 144.8 150.0 158.0
Year
G
Att.
Yds.
1974 1973 1978 1971 1970 1968 1979 1977 1975 1980
11 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 11
646 643 628 619 617 614 611 608 605 600
2766 2994 2218 3347 2769 2739 2469 2360 2334 2661
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 1. 2. 3. 4. 7. 8. 10.
Year
G
TD
1994 1971 1973 2017 2002 2008 1969 2016 1992 1968
11 10 11 13 13 13 10 14 11 10
45 42 38 36 36 36 35 34 34 33
RUSHING YARDS PER CARRY
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
G
Avg.
Yds.
1971 1973 2002 1970 1974 1994 1968 1981 2008 1980
10 11 13 10 11 11 10 11 13 11
334.7 272.2 228.6 276.9 251.5 250.9 273.9 245.4 205.8 241.9
3347 2994 2972 2769 2766 2760 2739 2699 2676 2661
RUSHING YARDS - LOW
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS - LOW Year 2004 1975 1969 1967 1985 1988 1984 1989 2003 1976
Yds. 3347 2769 2739 2994 2766 2760 2699 2661 2412 2647
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
RUSHING YARDS - HIGH
POINTS SCORED - LOW 1. 2.
G 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 11
RUSHING YARDS AVERAGE - LOW
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS - HIGH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year 1971 1970 1968 1973 1974 1994 1981 1980 1969 1986
RUSHING ATTEMPTS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
G
Avg.
Yds.
2001 2014 2004 2003 2000 2012 1967 2015 2010 2006
11 13 11 12 12 12 11 13 13 13
119.7 101.9 129.9 122.0 142.3 144.8 158.0 133.9 142.5 150.0
1317 1325 1429 1464 1707 1737 1738 1741 1853 1950
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
Att.
Yds.
Avg.
1994 2002 1971 2008 1997 2005 1992 1981 2017 1993
450 526 619 511 448 503 478 549 451 532
2760 2972 3347 2676 2295 2553 2360 2699 2212 2597
6.13 5.65 5.41 5.24 5.12 5.08 4.94 4.92 4.90 4.88
RECORDS
TEAM SEASON RECORDS - OFFENSE PASSING
PASSING ATTEMPTS Year
PASSING YARDS AVERAGE - HIGH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
G
Yds.
Avg.
2017 2012 1994 2016 2013 2008 2009 2014 1999 2010
13 12 11 14 12 13 13 13 12 13
3772 3283 2962 3650 3110 3160 3083 3034 2776 2986
290.2 273.6 269.3 260.7 259.2 243.1 237.2 233.4 231.3 229.7
PASSING YARDS AVERAGE - LOW 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
G
Yds.
Avg.
1975 1969 1970 1989 1980 1979 1974 1968 1985 1984
11 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 11 11
1091 1025 1103 1305 1332 1337 1381 1286 1467 1471
99.2 102.5 110.3 118.6 121.1 121.5 125.5 128.6 133.4 133.7
PASSING YARDS - HIGH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
G
Avg.
Yds.
2017 2016 2012 2008 2013 2009 2014 2010 1994 2015
13 14 12 13 12 13 13 13 11 13
290.2 260.7 273.6 243.1 259.2 237.2 233.4 229.7 269.3 214.5
3772 3650 3283 3160 3110 3083 3034 2986 2962 2788
PASSING YARDS - LOW 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
G
Avg.
Yds.
1969 1975 1970 1968 1989 1980 1979 1974 1985 1984
10 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11
102.5 99.2 110.3 128.6 118.6 121.1 121.5 125.5 133.4 133.7
1025 1091 1103 1286 1305 1332 1337 1381 1467 1471
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
2014 2017 2012 2010 2006 2007 2013 2015 2009 2003
G Comp. 13 13 12 13 13 13 12 13 13 12
Att.
276 301 272 236 226 240 241 215 241 198
497 458 456 425 424 415 409 404 397 396
Year Comp. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PASSING COMPLETIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 10.
Year
G
2017 2014 2012 2009 2013 2007 2010 2016 2006 2008
13 13 12 13 12 13 13 14 13 13
301 276 272 241 241 240 236 226 226 224
PASSING TOUCHDOWNS 1. 3. 4. 5. 7. 9. 10. 11.
Year
G
TD
2017 2016 2009 2012 2008 1991 1994 1982 2013 2015 1983 1995
13 14 13 12 13 12 11 11 12 13 12 11
32 29 25 24 24 23 23 22 21 20 20 20
INTERCEPTIONS THROWN 1. 2. 3. 5.
9.
Year
G
INT
2004 2001 1984 2010 1981 1982 1976 1987 1980 2014
11 11 11 13 11 11 11 11 11 12
19 18 17 17 16 16 16 16 15 15
2017 1994 2009 2012 2013 2008 2007 2016 1971 1995
301 194 241 272 241 224 240 226 103 197
Att.
Pct.
458 299 397 456 409 383 415 391 179 343
65.7 64.9 60.7 59.6 58.9 58.5 57.8 57.8 57.5 57.4
FIRST DOWNS - HIGH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
PASSING EFFICIENCY
Att. Comp. 458 497 456 397 409 415 425 391 424 383
FIRST DOWNS
PASSING COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
G
Eff.
1981 1994 1971 2016 2017 1991 1972 1977 2008 2009
11 11 11 14 13 12 11 11 13 13
307.3 168.8 156.9 156.6 153.6 148.5 147.2 146.0 145.3 141.7
1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Year
Att.
Yds.
Avg.
1994 2016 1972 1971 1977 1991 1973 2008 2017 1999
299 391 237 179 257 311 183 383 458 338
2962 3650 2195 1648 2286 2642 1552 3160 3772 2776
9.9 9.3 9.3 9.2 8.9 8.5 8.5 8.3 8.2 8.2
PASSING YARDS PER COMPLETION Year Comp. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1972 1973 2016 1971 1967 1977 1994 1990 1997 1988
123 93 226 103 111 147 194 140 157 117
G
First Downs
1978 2008 2017 2007 2016 2002 1994 2009 2012 2013
11 13 13 13 14 13 11 13 12 12
310 300 296 289 285 277 273 273 270 270
FIRST DOWNS - LOW
PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
Yds.
Avg.
2195 1552 3650 1648 1735 2286 2962 2134 2353 1753
17.8 16.7 16.2 16.0 15.6 15.6 15.3 15.2 15.0 15.0
9. 10.
Year
G
First Downs
1969 1967 1975 1985 2004 1984 1989 1998 1979 1968
10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10
177 177 178 185 187 192 193 193 196 198
OTHER OFFENSIVE RECORDS Rushing Avg., Low: Pass Completions, Low: Comp. Pct., Low: Fumbles: Fumbles, Low: Fumbles Lost: Fumbles Lost, Low: Turnovers: Turnovers, Low: Total Plays: Total Plays, Low: First Downs Rushing: Rushing, Low: Passing: Passing, Low: Penalty: Penalty, Low:
2.9 68 41.8 40 8 25 3 36 11 948 637
2014 1970 1966 1965 2001, 2017 1972 2017 1972 1994 2014 1960
173 84 172 49 29 5
1971 2014 2017 1969 2016 1967, 1974
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TEAM SEASON RECORDS - DEFENSE SCORING
TOTAL OFFENSE
RUSHING
SCORING AVERAGE - LOW
TOTAL OFFENSE AVERAGE - LOW
RUSHING YARDS AVERAGE - LOW
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
G
Pts.
Avg.
1969 1978 1975 1968 1973 1974 1986 1985 1989 1971
10 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 10
87 97 110 106 120 122 123 128 130 131
8.7 8.8 10 10.6 10.9 11.1 11.2 11.6 11.8 11.9
SCORING AVERAGE - HIGH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
G
Pts.
Avg.
2013 2001 2016 1983 2000 2010 1995 2015 1997 2003
12 11 14 12 12 13 11 13 11 12
314 281 356 302 293 308 245 284 233 255
26.2 25.5 25.4 25.2 24.4 23.7 22.3 21.8 21.2 21.2
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
G
Avg.
Pts.
1969 1978 1968 1975 1973 1974 1986 1985 1989 1971
10 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10
8.7 8.8 10.6 10 10.9 11.1 11.2 11.6 11.8 11.9
87 97 106 110 120 122 123 128 130 131
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
236
G
Avg.
Pts.
2016 2013 2010 1983 2000 2015 2001 2003 1995 2014
14 12 13 12 12 13 11 12 11 13
25.4 26.2 23.7 25.2 24.4 21.8 25.5 21.2 22.3 18.6
356 314 308 302 293 284 281 255 245 242
Yds.
Avg.
1978 1973 1969 1971 1968 1974 1970 2009 1979 2014
11 11 10 10 10 11 10 13 11 13
2243 2253 2121 2824 2570 2896 2656 3568 3033 3619
203.9 204.8 217.1 256.6 257.0 262.4 265.6 274.5 275.7 278.4
Year
G
Yds.
Avg.
2001 1983 1997 1994 2013 2016 1982 2000 1984 2003
11 12 11 11 12 14 11 12 11 12
4880 5187 4393 4212 4576 5151 4014 4365 3986 4349
443.6 432.3 399.4 382.9 381.3 367.9 364.9 363.8 362.4 362.4
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
G
Avg.
Yds.
1969 1978 1973 1968 1970 1971 1974 1979 1990 1980
10 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 11
217.1 203.9 204.8 257 265.6 256.6 262.4 275.7 278.5 279.5
2121 2243 2253 2570 2656 2824 2896 3033 3063 3075
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1983 2016 2001 2013 2010 1997 2000 2003 2002 2017
G 12 14 11 12 13 11 12 12 13 13
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Avg. 432.3 367.9 443.6 381.3 346.8 399.4 363.8 362.4 330.1 329.5
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Yds.
Avg.
1978 1986 1973 1968 2006 2009 2005 2008 1991 2007
11 11 11 10 13 13 12 13 12 13
599 767 848 831 1137 1168 1116 1212 1120 1219
54.5 69.7 77.1 83.1 87.5 89.8 93.0 93.2 93.3 93.8
Year
G
Yds.
Avg.
2003 2001 1975 1997 1976 1983 2010 1992 1967 2000
12 11 11 11 11 12 13 11 10 12
2509 2268 2007 2001 1998 2148 2153 1814 1640 1867
209.1 206.2 182.5 181.9 181.6 179.0 165.6 164.9 164.0 155.6
Year
G
Avg.
Yds.
1978 1986 1968 1973 1970 1990 1998 2005 1991 2006
11 11 10 11 10 11 11 12 12 13
54.5 69.7 83.1 77.1 100.8 94.5 97.3 93.0 93.3 87.5
599 767 831 848 1008 1040 1070 1116 1120 1137
RUSHING YARDS - HIGH
Yds. 5187 5151 4880 4576 4509 4393 4365 4349 4291 4283
G
RUSHING YARDS - LOW
TOTAL OFFENSE - HIGH Year
Year
RUSHING YARDS AVERAGE - HIGH
TOTAL OFFENSE - LOW
POINTS SCORED - HIGH Year
G
TOTAL OFFENSE AVERAGE - HIGH
POINTS SCORED - LOW 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
RUSHING ATTEMPTS - LOW
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
G
Avg.
Yds.
2003 2001 2010 1983 2016 1975 1997 1976 2015 2000
12 11 13 12 14 11 11 11 13 12
209.1 206.2 165.6 179.0 151.3 182.5 181.9 181.6 151.0 155.6
2509 2268 2153 2148 2118 2007 2001 1998 1963 1867
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10.
Year
Att.
Yds.
1986 2006 1990 1968 1960 1998 1978 1991 2009 1995
383 400 401 404 405 407 408 408 410 418
767 1137 1040 831 1252 1070 599 1120 1168 1318
FEWEST RUSHING TDs ALLOWED 1. 2. 4. 5. 8.
Year
TD
1971 1981 1978 1986 1968 2009 1973 1969 1967 1998 1989
3 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
FEWEST RUSHING YARDS PER CARRY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
Att.
Yds.
Avg.
1978 1973 1986 1968 1970 2005 1972 1990 1969 1998
408 427 383 404 439 442 488 401 465 407
599 848 767 831 1008 1116 1264 1040 1209 1070
1.47 1.99 2.00 2.06 2.30 2.52 2.59 2.59 2.60 2.63
RECORDS
TEAM SEASON RECORDS - DEFENSE PASSING
SACKS Year
PASSING YARDS AVERAGE - LOW 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
G
Yds.
Avg.
1969 1975 1973 1980 1974 1976 1979 1978 1971 2003
10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 12
962 1207 1405 1544 1574 1580 1595 1644 1532 1840
96.2 109.7 127.7 140.4 143.1 143.6 145.0 149.5 153.2 153.3
PASSING YARDS AVERAGE - HIGH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
G
Yds.
Avg.
1983 2001 2013 1995 1994 1993 2012 1997 1982 2016
12 11 12 11 11 11 12 11 11 14
3039 2612 2848 2606 2556 2556 2700 2392 2384 3033
253.3 237.5 237.3 236.9 232.4 232.4 225.0 217.5 216.7 216.6
PASSING YARDS - LOW Year 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1969 1975 1973 1971 1980 1974 1976 1979 1978 1970
G 10 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 10
Avg. 96.2 109.7 127.7 153.2 140.4 143.1 143.6 145.0 149.5 164.8
Yds. 962 1207 1405 1532 1544 1574 1580 1595 1644 1648
PASSING YARDS - HIGH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
G
Avg.
Yds.
1983 2016 2013 2002 2007 2017 2012 2001 1995 2006
12 14 12 13 13 13 12 11 11 13
253.3 216.6 237.3 215.3 214.5 211.5 225.0 237.5 236.9 197.0
3039 3033 2848 2799 2788 2749 2700 2612 2606 2561
1. 4. 6. 7. 8. 10.
1998 1999 1979 2007 2015 2017 2005 2006 2016 1996
PASSES DEFENDED
G Sacks 11 12 11 13 13 13 12 13 14 12
47 47 47 46 46 42 41 40 40 39
Yds. 287 325 297 322 344 247 272 279 270 268
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 3. 5. 7.
TD
1969 1975 2004 1985 1989 1978 1970 1986 1976 1977 1973
3 3 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1969 1975 1991 1973 1978 1974 1979 1976 1981 1992
86 97 172 114 141 112 110 111 141 152
1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Eff.
1980 1969 1978 1960 1975 1973 1971 1985 1991 1968
44.7 61.0 75.7 79.8 81.0 82.9 84.6 88.5 88.6 89.9
91 (74 pbu, 17 int) 79 (63 pbu, 16 int) 76 (59 pbu, 17 int) 75 (58 pbu, 17 int) 73 (61 pbu, 12 int) 73 (59 pbu, 14 int) 71 (58 pbu, 13 int) 70 (60 pbu, 10 int) 68 (48 pbu, 20 int) 67 (54 pbu, 13 int)
Year 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Att.
Pct.
1. 3.
8.
211 225 397 262 321 252 247 249 312 331
40.8 43.1 43.3 43.5 43.9 44.4 44.5 44.6 45.2 45.9
1969 1973 1978 1968 2001 1970 1974 1979 1971 1980
GFirst Downs 10 11 11 10 11 10 11 11 10 11
119 125 141 146 150 153 157 157 159 170
FIRST DOWNS - HIGH Year 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PASSING EFFICIENCY - LOW Year
1998 2005 2000 1999 1997 2011 2006 2017 2002 2013
INT RETURNS FOR TD
FIRST DOWNS - LOW
COMPLETION PERCENTAGE - LOW Year Comp.
Passes Defended
FIRST DOWNS
FEWEST PASSING TDs ALLOWED Year
Year
1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 10.
2016 1983 2002 2003 1997 2015 2010 2013 1994 2011
GFirst Downs 14 12 13 12 11 13 13 12 11 13
274 268 251 241 235 234 234 233 232 230
1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8.
1. 2. 4.
INTERCEPTIONS
9.
INT
1971 1978 1970 1991 1967 1968 1990 1969 1993 1986 1982 1981 2002
10 11 10 12 10 10 11 10 11 11 11 11 12
28 28 26 26 25 25 24 24 21 20 20 20 20
TD
1999 1998 2003 1991 2002 1968 1973 1997 1985 1992 1974 2014 1990 1969 1970 1982 1995
17 17 10 26 20 25 19 12 18 13 15 16 23 11 26 20 17
4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Year
G
FF
1968 2015 2007 2017 1975 1977 2002 2011 1979 2013
10 13 13 13 11 11 13 13 11 12
25 20 17 17 16 15 13 12 12 12
FUMBLES RECOVERED
7.
G
INT
FORCED FUMBLES
TURNOVERS Year
Year
Year
G
FR
1972 2007 1968 2017 1974 1977 1975 1979 2011 1967 2012 2006 2015 1973
11 13 10 13 11 11 11 11 13 12 12 13 13 11
20 17 17 15 15 15 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 12
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TEAM SEASON RECORDS - SPECIAL TEAMS PUNT RETURN AVERAGE
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
Ret.
Yds.
Avg.
1992 1993 1973 1977 1982 1978 2001 1989 1968 2002
33 38 49 32 38 46 25 32 42 44
497 546 672 422 500 591 311 396 518 538
15.06 14.37 13.71 13.19 13.16 12.85 12.44 12.38 12.33 12.23
PUNTING AVERAGE
Year Punts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Ret.
Avg.
Yds.
1973 1978 1999 1969 1993 2002 1990 1972 1968 1982
49 46 53 50 38 44 49 51 42 38
13.7 12.9 10.9 11.3 14.4 12.2 10.9 10.2 12.3 13.2
672 591 577 566 546 538 536 520 518 500
Year Punts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
6. 8. 9. 10.
2438 2573 2899 2341 2335 2289 2579 1774 2686 2512
43.54 42.88 42.63 42.56 42.45 42.39 42.28 42.24 41.97 41.87
1984 2015 2011 2001 1983 2003 1979 2014 1999 1996
79 81 72 72 68 70 72 77 69 69
Avg.
Yds.
41.4 39.3 41.6 40.5 42.6 40.8 39.3 36.6 39.7 39.0
3273 3182 2993 2913 2899 2857 2833 2818 2740 2690
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year
Ret.
Avg.
Yds.
1999 1972 1969 1973 1990 1986 1991 1978 1998 1987 2002
53 51 50 49 49 47 47 46 45 44 44
10.9 10.2 11.3 13.7 10.9 8.0 9.4 12.9 10.6 9.0 12.2
577 520 566 672 536 375 440 591 476 396 538
Year Punts 1. 2. 3. 4. 7. 8. 10.
2015 1984 2014 1979 2011 2001 1978 1988 2003 1996 1999
81 79 77 72 72 72 71 70 70 69 69
Avg.
Yds.
39.3 41.4 36.6 39.3 41.6 40.5 36.3 38.1 40.8 39.0 39.7
3182 3273 2818 2833 2985 2913 2578 2668 2857 2690 2740
5.
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Year
TD
1977 1996 1978 2001 1991 1987 1989 1988 1969 1999
5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
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Ret.
Yds.
Avg.
1990 1969 1980 1986 2008 1979 1975 1970 2011 1985
25 16 22 30 37 34 23 27 43 25
685 427 586 738 908 803 535 622 981 569
27.40 26.69 26.64 24.60 24.54 23.62 23.26 23.04 22.81 22.76
Year 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
2010 2011 2016 2015 2008 2000 1997 2007 1999 1995
Ret. 57 43 49 43 37 42 43 42 39 42
Yds. 1224 981 965 942 908 894 886 883 826 814
1. 2. 5. 8.
FGM
FGA
Pct.
2014 2006 1978 2016 2008 1985 1999 2010 2007 1998
24 22 22 22 21 21 21 20 20 20
29 34 27 24 25 26 26 25 26 29
.828 .647 .815 .917 .840 .808 .808 .800 .769 .690
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTS
Avg. 21.47 22.81 19.69 21.91 24.54 21.29 20.60 21.02 21.18 19.38
Year
1. 2. 3. 5. 6.
10.
Year
FGM
FGA
Pct.
2006 1975 1998 2014 1978 2007 1985 1999 1991 2010 2008
22 18 20 24 22 20 21 21 17 20 21
34 33 29 29 27 26 26 26 26 25 25
.647 .545 .690 .828 .815 .769 .808 .808 .654 .800 .840
KICKOFF RETURNS 1. 2. 3. 6.
10.
Year
Ret.
Yds.
Avg.
2010 2016 1997 2015 2011 1995 2007 1983 2000 1987 1988
57 49 43 43 43 42 42 42 42 41 41
1224 965 886 942 981 814 883 718 894 713 766
21.47 19.69 20.60 21.91 22.81 19.38 21.02 17.10 21.29 17.39 18.68
KICKOFF TOUCHDOWNS
PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS 1. 2.
Year
KICKOFF RETURN YARDAGE
PUNTING ATTEMPTS
PUNT RETURNS 1. 2. 3. 4.
56 60 68 55 55 54 61 42 64 60
Avg.
PUNTING YARDAGE
PUNT RETURN YARDAGE Year
1981 2007 1983 1997 1980 2017 1985 2008 2016 1998
FIELD GOALS MADE
KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE
Yds.
1. 4.
Year
TD
1980 2008 2017 2011 1975 2007 1973 1986 2006 1979 2001 1968 1969 2010
2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.
Year
FGM
FGA
Pct.
2016 2015 2008 2014 1989 1978 1983 1985 1999 2010
22 18 21 24 19 22 17 21 21 20
24 21 25 29 23 27 21 26 26 25
.917 .857 .840 .828 .826 .815 .810 .808 .808 .800
OTHER SPECIAL TEAMS RECORDS Field Goals, Low: Punts, Low: Touchdown Returns (includes FR & INT):
2 36
1970 1963
7
1967
RECORDS
DIFFERENTIALS, STREAKS, MILESTONES & NCAA LEADERS MILESTONES
POINT DIFFERENTIALS WINNING POINT DIFFERENTIAL
LOSING POINT DIFFERENTIAL
MILESTONE VICTORIES
MILESTONE LOSSES
102 ............vs. Lebanon Valley (109-7), 1920 99 .............vs. St. Bonaventure (99-0), 1917 82 ................ vs. Susquehanna (82-0), 1926 81 ......................vs. Cincinnati (81-0), 1991 80 .................... vs. Gettysburg (80-0), 1917 79 ..........................vs. Geneva (79-0), 1916 75 ..............vs. Lebanon Valley (75-0), 1907 75 .........................at Fordham (75-0), 1947 73 ..........................vs. Geneva (73-0), 1905 72 .......................vs. Lafayette (72-0), 1894 71 ....................... vs. Villanova (71-0), 1912
106 ..........................at Lehigh (106-0), 1889 49 .....................at Ohio State (63-14), 2013 47 ..................at Pennsylvania (47-0), 1899 47 ............................at Cornell (47-0), 1939 45 ............................at Cornell (45-0), 1897 44 ...............................at Navy (44-0), 1900 42 .................................at Yale (42-0), 1899 41 .............................at Navy (55-14), 1944
100 ............ vs. Grove City, Oct. 2, 1909 (31-0) 200 .............. vs. Marietta, Oct. 9, 1926 (48-6) 300 ..................vs. Navy, Nov. 15, 1947 (20-7) 400 ..............at Oregon, Sept. 21, 1963 (17-7) 500 ................ vs. Ohio, Nov. 16, 1974 (35-16) 600 ......vs. West Virginia, Oct. 26, 1985 (27-0) 700 ...... vs. Wisconsin, Sept. 28, 1996 (23-20) 800 ....vs. Michigan St., Nov. 22, 2008 (49-18)
100 ........ at Notre Dame, Oct. 16, 1926 (28-0) 200 ............ vs. Syracuse, Oct. 25, 1958 (14-6) 300 .............at Ohio State, Oct. 3, 1998 (28-9)
WINNING POINT DIFFERENTIAL (since 1920) 82 ................ vs. Susquehanna (82-0), 1926 81 ......................vs. Cincinnati (81-0), 1991 75 .........................at Fordham (75-0), 1947 68 ........................vs. Fordham (68-0), 1946 63 ........................at Maryland (70-7), 1993 63 ........................at Maryland (66-3), 2017 60 ............... vs. Louisiana Tech (67-7), 2000 59 .................................vs. FIU (59-0), 2007 58 ................................vs. TCU (58-0), 1978 56 ...................... at Pittsburgh (65-9), 1968 56 ...........vs. Coastal Carolina (66-10), 2008 56 .................vs. Georgia State (56-0), 2017 55 ...................vs. Wake Forest (55-0), 1974 54 ........................ vs. Bucknell (54-0), 1947 54 ........................ vs. NC State (54-0), 1982 54 .............. vs. Michigan State (61-7), 2002 53 ............................at Lehigh (59-6), 1938 53 ...............................at Navy (56-3), 1971 53 ......................at Minnesota (56-3), 1994 53 .......................... at Illinois (63-10), 2005 WINNING POINT DIFFERENTIAL (since 1966) 81 ......................vs. Cincinnati (81-0), 1991 63 ........................at Maryland (70-7), 1993 63 ........................at Maryland (66-3), 2017 60 ............... vs. Louisiana Tech (67-7), 2000 59 .................................vs. FIU (59-0), 2007 58 ................................vs. TCU (58-0), 1978 56 ...................... at Pittsburgh (65-9), 1968 56 ...........vs. Coastal Carolina (66-10), 2008 56 .................vs. Georgia State (56-0), 2017 55 ...................vs. Wake Forest (55-0), 1974 54 ........................ vs. NC State (54-0), 1982 54 .............. vs. Michigan State (61-7), 2002 53 ...............................at Navy (56-3), 1971 53 ......................at Minnesota (56-3), 1994 53 .......................... at Illinois (63-10), 2005
LOSING POINT DIFFERENTIAL (since 1920) 49 .....................at Ohio State (63-14), 2013 47 ............................at Cornell (47-0), 1939 41 .............................at Navy (55-14), 1944 40 ..........................vs. Colgate (40-0), 1930 39 .......................at Ohio State (45-6), 2000 39 ............. at Michigan State (55-16), 2015 39 ...................... at Michigan (49-10), 2016 38 .............................at UCLA (49-11), 1966 38 ........................ at Nebraska (44-6), 1983 38 ....................... at Wisconsin (45-7), 2011 37 ....................at Notre Dame (44-7), 1984 35 .............................. at Army (42-7), 1949 35 ............. at Michigan State (49-14), 1997 34 .............................. at Army (41-7), 1950 34 ............... at Michigan State (42-8), 1966 LOSING POINT DIFFERENTIAL (since 1966) 49 .....................at Ohio State (63-14), 2013 39 .......................at Ohio State (45-6), 2000 39 ............. at Michigan State (55-16), 2015 39 ...................... at Michigan (49-10), 2016 38 .............................at UCLA (49-11), 1966 38 ....................... vs. Nebraska (44-6), 1983 38 ....................... at Wisconsin (45-7), 2011 37 ....................at Notre Dame (44-7), 1984 35 ............. at Michigan State (49-14), 1997 34 ............... at Michigan State (42-8), 1966 31 .......................at Ohio State (38-7), 1996 31 ............. at Michigan State (41-10), 2003 28 .......................at Colorado (41-13), 1970 28 .....................at Ohio State (38-10), 2015 27 ....................... at Syracuse (48-21), 1987 27 ........................ at Michigan (27-0), 1998 26 .......................vs. Michigan (34-8), 1997 25 ...................... at Nebraska (42-17), 1979 25 ...............................at Texas (28-3), 1984 POINTS IN A HALF 56 (first).............................. at Illinois, 2005 55 (first)...........................at Fordham, 1947 50 (first)..........................at Louisville, 1997
UNBEATEN STREAKS Games
Won
Tied
30 25 20 19 18 15
1 5 0 0 1 2
31 30 20 19 19 17
Seasons
Ended By
1967-70 ...............................................Colorado, 41-13 1919-22 .......................................................Navy, 14-0 1993-95 ...............................................Wisconsin, 17-9 1977-78 ................................................ Alabama, 14-7 1911-13 .........................Washington & Jefferson, 17-0 1947-48 ................................................Pittsburgh, 7-0
NCAA LEADERS & RECORDS PENN STATE NCAA SEASON LEADERS Rushing Yardage Per Game: 160.5, Larry Johnson, 2002 Rushing Touchdowns: 26, Lydell Mitchell, 1971
PENN STATE NCAA TEAM SEASON LEADERS Scoring Offense Average: Total Offense Average: Rushing Defense Average:
Passing Efficiency: 148.0, John Hufnagel, 1972 172.8, Kerry Collins, 1994
Passing Defense Average: Total Defense:
All-Purpose Yardage Per Game: 204.2, Larry Johnson, 2002
Scoring Defense: Sacks:
Passing Yards Per Completion: 16.13, Trace McSorley, 2016 Punt Return Average: 19.2, Gary Hayman, 1973 Kickoff Return Average: 52.2, Chuck Peters (5 returns), 1940 Field Goals Per Game: 2.0, Matt Bahr (22-of-27), 1978 Field Goal Pct. (Min. 25 FGA): 81.5, Matt Bahr (22-of-27), 1978 Interceptions: 10, Pete Harris, 1978
47.8; 1994 520.2; 1994 17.0; 1947 54.5; 1978 13.1; 1938 76.8; 1947 203.9; 1978 2.8; 1947 3.54; 2015
NCAA TEAM RECORDS SET BY PENN STATE Fewest Yards Allowed, Game: (-47), vs. Syracuse, Oct. 18, 1947 (-107 rushing, 60 passing, 49 plays) Fewest Yards Allowed, Rushing Per Game: 17.0, 1947 (153 yards, 9 games) Fewest Yards Allowed, Per Rush: 0.64, 1947 (153 yards, 240 rushes) Fewest Yards Allowed, Passing Per Game: 13.1, 1938 (105 yards, 8 games) Consecutive Non-Losing Seasons: 49, 1939-87
Sacks: 15.5, Carl Nassib, 2015 Forced Fumbles: 6, Carl Nassib, 2015 PENN STATE NCAA RECORD HOLDERS Most Four-Field Goal Games, Season: 4, Matt Bahr, 1978
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TEAM GAME RECORDS, ADDITIONAL RECORDS & COMEBACKS OFFENSIVE GAME RECORDS First Downs: Rushing Yardage: Rushing Attempts: Passing Yardage: Pass Completions: Pass Attempts: Completion Pct.: Interceptions Thrown: Total Offense: Total Plays:
38 622 83 454 35 55 91.7 5 711 706 99
vs. West Virginia, 1962 vs. Lebanon Valley, 1924 vs. West Virginia, 1975 vs. UCF, 2014 vs. Northwestern, 2012 at Indiana, 2013 vs. Oregon, 1963 vs. Florida, 2010 vs. Susquehanna, 1926 vs. Cincinnati, 1991 at West Virginia, 1966 vs. Northwestern, 2012 at Iowa, 2017
DEFENSIVE GAME RECORDS Points Allowed: 106 at Lehigh (Penn State 0), 1889 Points Allowed (Since 1920): 63 at Ohio State (Penn State 14), 2013 Interceptions Made: 7 at Boston College, 1970 Sacks Made: 11 at Illinois, 1999
PENALTY YARDAGE Game: Season: Season, Low:
142.5 776 287 SCORING RECORDS
Game: Game Since 1920:
109 82 81 Half: 56 (first) Quarter: 40 (second) Season: 534 Season, Low: 67 Scoring In Consecutive Games, All Games: 210 Scoring In Consecutive Games, Regular-Season: 190
0 12 256
84 88 36
23 Sept. 21 1968 to Sept. 19, 1970 12 1973, 1986, 1994 29 Oct. 4, 1919 to Oct. 11, 1924 50 Oct. 26, 1889 to Oct. 26, 1907
LOSING STREAK Consecutive Games:
Daryll Clark (3,003) & Evan Royster (1,169) Matt McGloin (3271) & Zach Zwinak (1,000) Trace McSorley (3,614) & Saquon Barkley (1,496) Trace McSorley (3,570) & Saquon Barkley (1,271)
Last: vs. Purdue, 2013 vs. Rutgers, 1982 vs. Rutgers, 1982
7
1931
2009 2012 2016 2017
B1G 3,000 PASSING YARDS & 1,000 RUSHING YARDS IN BACK-TO-BACK SEASONS Penn State
1947 1940, 1947 1947 (9 games)
Indiana
PENALTIES Season (11 games): Season (12 games): Season, Low:
2017 1963 1994 1989 2017 1969
WINNING STREAKS Consecutive Games: Season: Home Games Since 1900: Home Unbeaten Streak:
Oct. 20, 2001-present 1966-84
72 21 45 11 32 1
TEAMMATES WITH 3,000 PASSING YARDS & 1,000 RUSHING YARDS IN THE SAME SEASON
DEFENSIVE SEASON RECORDS Shutouts, Season: 6 Consecutive Shutouts: 3 Fewest Pts. Allowed, Season: 27
vs. Lebanon Valley (7), 1920 vs. Susquehanna (0), 1926 vs. Cincinnati (0), 1991 at Illinois (3), 2005 at Fordham (0), 1947 2017 (13 games) 1925 (9 games)
Season: Season, Low: Rushing, Season: Rushing, Season Low: Passing, Season: Passing, Season Low:
NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
SPECIAL TEAMS GAME RECORDS Punts, Low: Punt Returns: Punt Return Yardage:
TOUCHDOWN RECORDS
at Pittsburgh, 1966 1978 1996
Trace McSorley (3,614) & Saquon Barkley (1,496) Trace McSorley (3,570) & Saquon Barkley (1,271) Nate Sudfeld (3,573) & Jordan Howard (1,213) Richard Lagow (3,362) & Devine Redding (1,122)
2016 2017 2015 2016
B1G RUNNING BACKS WITH 3,000 RUSHING YARDS AND 1,000 RECEIVING YARDS 1978 1991 1963 (10 games) 1996 (12 games)
Mike Alstott Purdue 1992-95 Levron Williams Indiana 1998-2001 Tyrell Sutton Northwestern 2005-08 Saquon Barkley Penn State 2015-17 ^ - Williams was listed as a WR as a freshman * - Barkley is only player in B1G history to accomplish feat in three years.
3,635 rushing; 1,075 receiving 3,095 rushing; 1,088 receiving^ 3,886 rushing; 1,244 receiving 3,843 rushing; 1,195 receiving*
LARGEST COMEBACKS Deficit 21 21 21 20 18 17 16 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 11 11
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Score (Qtr.) 0-21 (1st) 0-21 (2nd) 7-28 (2nd) 17-37 (3rd) 9-27 (3rd) 7-24 (2nd) 7-23 (2nd) 0-14 (1st) 0-14 (1st) 0-14 (1st) 7-21 (Half) 0-14 (1st) 7-21 (3rd) 7-21 (3rd) 7-20 (Half) 7-19 (2nd) 3-15 (4th) 3-14 (1st) 17-28 (3rd)
Opponent
Date
at Illinois vs. Northwestern vs. Wisconsin^ at Michigan State vs. Ohio State at Michigan State at Northwestern at Army at West Virginia at Pittsburgh at Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M $ vs. Boston College % vs. Ohio State vs. Texas Tech vs. Ohio State & vs. Minnesota vs. Kentucky # vs. Northwestern
11/12/94 11/6/10 12/3/16 11/27/93 10/27/01 11/24/01 9/24/05 10/5/74 10/28/78 11/28/81 11/17/90 12/29/07 12/27/14 10/22/16 9/9/95 12/26/80 10/18/97 1/1/99 10/6/12
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Final Score 35-31 35-21 38-31 38-37 29-27 42-37 34-29 21-14 49-21 48-14 24-21 24-17 31-30 (OT) 24-21 24-23 31-19 16-15 26-14 39-28
Deficit 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Score (Qtr.) 3-13 (Half) 0-10 (1st) 10-20 (2nd) 17-27 (2nd) 0-10 (1st) 0-10 (1st) 0-10 (1st) 0-10 (1st) 24-34 (4th) 0-10 (2nd) 3-13 (Half) 14-24 (3rd)
^ - Big Ten Championship Game % - Pinstripe Bowl $ - Alamo Bowl # - Outback Bowl ! - Citrus Bowl & - Fiesta Bowl
Opponent
Date
vs. Pittsburgh vs. Tennessee ! at Indiana vs. Ohio State vs. Kent State vs. Michigan State vs. Michigan vs. Indiana vs. Michigan at Rutgers vs. Minnesota at Indiana
11/24/73 1/1/94 10/26/96 10/11/97 9/20/03 11/18/06 10/18/08 11/14/09 10/12/13 9/13/14 10/1/16 11/12/16
Final Score 35-13 31-13 48-26 31-27 32-10 17-13 46-17 31-20 43-40 (3OT) 13-10 29-26 (OT) 31-7
RECORDS
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL RECORDS RUSHING Yardage: Attempts: Touchdowns:
251 Ted Brown, NC State 44 Mike Hart, Michigan 4 Allen Pinkett, Notre Dame Allen Pinkett, Notre Dame T.J. Duckett, Michigan State Montee Ball, Wisconsin 94 Frank Funair, Bucknell
Longest Run:
SCORING 1977 2007 1983 1984 1999 2011 1938
Touchdowns:
4 Johnny Castan, Boston Allen Pinkett, Notre Dame Allen Pinkett, Notre Dame T.J. Duckett, Michigan State Montee Ball, Wisconsin 9 Drew Basil, Ohio State 17 Joel Howells, Northwestern
Extra Points: Kicking Points:
PASSING Yardage: Completions: Completion Pct.: Attempts: Touchdowns:
Longest Completion:
Case Keenum, Houston 2011 Case Keenum, Houston 2011 Todd Norley (11-13), Syracuse 1984 Case Keenum, Houston 2011 Sam Darnold, USC 2016 Boyce Smith, Vanderbilt 1957 John Hogan, Pittsburgh 1972 Terry Gregory, Temple 1976 Glenn Foley, Boston College 1992 Brad Banks, Iowa 2002 Jeff Smoker, Michigan State 2003 Brian Hoyer, Michigan State 2007 Mark Sanchez, USC 2008 J.T. Barrett, Ohio State 2017 6 Frank Harris, Boston College 1970 Steve Skiver, Ohio 1970 99 John Paci to Thomas Lewis, Indiana 1993 RECEIVING
Receptions: Yardage: Touchdowns:
16 Skip Orszulak, Pittsburgh 285 Thomas Lewis, Indiana 3 Bill Wallace, Pittsburgh Marco Battaglia, Rutgers Devin Thomas, Michigan State Da’Jon McKnight, Minnesota Deonta Burnett, USC
1968 1993 1984 1995 2007 2010 2016
TOTAL OFFENSE Yardage:
542 Case Keenum, Houston
2011
PUNT RETURNS Returns: Yardage: Longest:
7 Chris Anderson, Alabama Willie Reid, Florida St. 180 Willie Reid, Florida St. 91 Floyd Little, Syracuse
1951 1983 1984 1999 2011 2013 2005
1990 2005 2005 1965
FG Made:
5 Adam Bailey, Minnesota Joel Howells, Northwestern 57 Gary Homer, Ohio
Longest FG:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9.
FIELD GOALS
532 45 84.6 69 5 4
Interceptions:
OPPONENT RUSHING YARDAGE
1997 2005 1973
11. 12. 13.
INTERCEPTIONS Interceptions:
3 Tom Myers, Syracuse Jamel Coleman, Purdue Eugene Wilson, Illinois 129 Ahmad Black, Florida 100 Tom Pridemore, West Virginia
Yardage: Longest:
1970 1996 2001 2010 1977
FUMBLE RETURN Longest:
100 Steve Smoke, Lehigh
1938
TEAM RECORDS First Downs: Rushing Yardage: Rushing Attempts: Passing Yardage: Pass Completions: Pass Attempts: INT Thrown: Total Off. Yardage: Total Off. Plays: Punts: Penalty Yardage: Fumbles Lost:
34 452 75 595 45 69 7 686 95 24 141 5
Alabama Michigan State Kentucky Boston College Houston Houston Boston College Ohio State Northwestern Cornell Nebraska Syracuse
1983 1997 1976 1982 2011 2011 1970 2013 2005 1942 1980 1970
251 238 224 220 217 206 203 203 200 200 192 191 189 189
Ted Brown, NC State Sedrick Irvin, Michigan State Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh Bobby Humphrey, Alabama Allen Pinkett, Notre Dame Paul Palmer, Temple Marc Renaud, Michigan State BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Indiana Warren Heller, Pittsburgh Anthony Davis, Wisconsin Tyrone Wheatley, Michigan Denard Robinson, Michigan Jarvis Redwine, Nebraska Allen Pinkett, Notre Dame
1977 1997 1976 1987 1983 1985 1997 2003 1930 2001 1993 2010 1980 1984
OPPONENT PASSING YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
532 520 478 454 453 447 413 406 400 399 380 379 379 378 374 367 361 357 356 354
Case Keenum, Houston Doug Flutie, Boston College Tim Schade, Minnesota Cameron Coffman, Indiana Sam Darnold, USC Doug Flutie, Boston College Mark Sanchez, USC Luke McCown, Louisiana Tech Brian Lewerke, Michigan State Tanner Lee, Nebraska Doug Flutie, Boston College John Paci, Indiana Drew Brees, Purdue Joe Germaine, Ohio State Matt Sherman, Iowa Rusty Hochberg, Rutgers Drew Brees, Purdue Jeff Smoker, Michigan State Jeff Smoker, Michigan State Bobby Hoying, Ohio State
2011 1982 1993 2012 2016 1984 2008 2002 2017 2017 1983 1993 1999 1997 1995 1983 1998 2003 2001 1995
OPPONENT RECEIVING YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
285 229 228 210 193 191 190
Thomas Lewis, Indiana Scott Nizolek, Boston College Patrick Edwards, Houston Andrew Baker, Rutgers Omar Douglas, Minnesota Charles Rogers, Michigan St. Oscar Patrick, West Virginia
1993 1982 2011 1983 1993 2001 1968
KICKOFF RETURNS Returns: Yardage: Longest:
7 Bob Elflein, Navy Akeem Hunt, Purdue 186 Derrick Mason, Michigan State 100 Tony Uansa, Pittsburgh Kerry Marbury, West Virginia Derrick Mason, Michigan State Raheem Mostert, Purdue Rashaad Penny, San Diego St.
1970 2012 1994 1928 1972 1994 2013 2015
PUNTING Punts: Yardage: Average: Longest:
24 936 68.0 81
Charles Robinson, Cornell Charles Robinson, Cornell Chris Schneider, Pittsburgh Johnny Evans, NC State Craig Jarrett, Michigan State
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NATIONAL AWARDS HEISMAN TROPHY Player of the Year, awarded by Downtown Athletic Club of NYC Heisman Trophy Winner 1973. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Cappelletti, rb Heisman Trophy Top 10 Finishes 1959. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richie Lucas, qb (2) 1968. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ted Kwalick, te (4) 1969. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Reid, dt (5) 1971. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lydell Mitchell, rb (5) 1972. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Hufnagel, qb (6) 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chuck Fusina, qb (2) 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd Blackledge, qb (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Curt Warner, rb (10) 1986. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D.J. Dozier, rb (8) 1989. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blair Thomas, rb (10) 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ki-Jana Carter, rb (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kerry Collins, qb (4) 1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Curtis Enis, rb (6) 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LaVar Arrington, lb (9) 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Larry Johnson, rb (3) 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michael Robinson, qb (5) 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saquon Barkley, rb (4) MAXWELL AWARD College Player of the Year, awarded by Maxwell Football Foundation Maxwell Award Winners 1959. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richie Lucas, qb 1964. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glenn Ressler, c 1969. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Reid, dt 1973. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Cappelletti, rb 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chuck Fusina, qb 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kerry Collins, qb 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Larry Johnson, rb Maxwell Award Finalists 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ki-Jana Carter, rb 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saquon Barkley, rb
WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF THE YEAR TROPHY Player of the Year, awarded by Walter Camp Football Foundation Walter Camp Award Winners 1972. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Cappelletti, rb 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Larry Johnson, rb Walter Camp Award Finalists 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saquon Barkley BILETNIKOFF AWARD Outstanding Receiver, awarded by Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation Biletnikoff Award Winners 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bobby Engram Biletnikoff Award Finalists 1995. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bobby Engram BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY Defensive Player of the Year, awarded by Charlotte Touchdown Club Bronko Nagurski Trophy Finalists 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LaVar Arrington, lb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney Brown, de 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tamba Hali, de 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Devon Still, dt 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carl Nassib, de BURLSWORTH TROPHY Most Outstanding Player Who Began Career as a Walk-On, awarded by Springdale (Ark.) Rotary Club Burlsworth Trophy Winners 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt McGloin, qb Burlsworth Trophy Finalists 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carl Nassib, de BUTKUS AWARD Outstanding Linebacker, awarded by Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando Butkus Award Winners 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LaVar Arrington 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul Posluszny Butkus Award Finalists 1986. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shane Conlan 1989. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andre Collins 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Short 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul Posluszny 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Connor
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CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD Defensive Player of the Year, awarded by Maxwell Football Club Bednarik Award Winners 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LaVar Arrington, lb 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Posluszny, lb 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Posluszny, lb 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Connor, lb Bednarik Award Finalists 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney Brown, de 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Connor, lb 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Maybin, de 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Devon Still, dt 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carl Nassib, de DAVEY O’BRIEN AWARD Outstanding Quarterback, awarded by Davey O'Brien Foundation Davey O’Brien Award Winners 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd Blackledge 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kerry Collins Davey O’Brien Award Finalists 1986. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Schaffer DOAK WALKER AWARD Nation's Premiere Running Back, awarded by SMU Athletic Forum Doak Walker Award Winners 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Johnson Doak Walker Award Finalists 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ki-Jana Carter 1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Curtis Enis 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saquon Barkley JOHN MACKEY AWARD Most Outstanding Tight End, awarded by Nassau County Sports Commission Mackey Award Finalists 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Gesicki LOTT IMPACT TROPHY Defensive Player of the Year who best exemplifies the IMPACT acronym: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity, awarded by the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation Lott IMPACT Trophy Winners 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carl Nassib, de Lott IMPACT Trophy Finalists 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Posluszny, lb
HISTORY & HONORS
NATIONAL AWARDS OUTLAND TROPHY Best College Football Interior Lineman, awarded by Football Writers Association of America
TED HENDRICKS AWARD Nation's Top Defensive End, awarded by Ted Hendricks Foundation
Outland Trophy Winners 1969. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Reid, dt
Ted Hendricks Award Winner 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Nassib
Outland Trophy Finalists 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Devon Still, dt
Ted Hendricks Award Finalists 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michael Haynes 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tamba Hali 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maurice Evans 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Maybin
PAUL HORNUNG AWARD Major College Football's Most Versatile Player, awarded by Louisville Sports Council Hornung Award Winners 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saquon Barkley, rb/kr RAY GUY AWARD Nation's Top Collegiate Punter, awarded by Augusta Sports Council Ray Guy Award Finalists 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeremy Kapinos RIMINGTON TROPHY Outstanding Center in College Football, awarded by Boomer Esiason Foundation Rimington Trophy Winners 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.Q. Shipley
SENIOR CLASS AWARD Premiere Award for NCAA Senior Student-Athletes
WUERFFEL TROPHY Player Who Combines Exemplary Community Service with Athletic and Academic Achievement, awarded by All Sports Association of Fort Walton Beach, Florida Wuerffel Trophy Finalists 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stefen Wisniewski, c/g JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD Outstanding Senior or Fourth-Year Quarterback, awarded by The Golden Arm Foundation Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalists 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trace McSorley MANNING AWARD Top Collegiate Quarterback, awarded by Sugar Bowl Committee
Rimington Trophy Finalists 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Stankiewitch
Manning Award Finalists 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trace McSorley
LOMBARDI AWARD Outstanding College Football Player and Leader, awarded by Lombardi Foundation (2017-present)
JAMES E. SULLIVAN AWARD America's Top Amateur Athlete, awarded by Amateur Athletic Union (AAU)
College Lineman (offense or defense) or Linebacker of the Year, awarded by Houston Rotary Club (1971-2016)
James E. Sullivan Award Winner 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Urschel
Lombardi Award Winners 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Clark, dt 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carl Nassib, de Lombardi Award Finalists 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Millen, dt 1981. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Farrell, g 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LaVar Arrington, lb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney Brown, de 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Posluszny, lb 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Posluszny, lb 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saquon Barkley, rb
Senior Class Award Winner 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Urschel, g Senior Class Award First Team 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stefen Wisniewski, c/g CHEVROLET OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1973. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Cappelletti, rb 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kerry Collins, qb 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Johnson, rb CHEVROLET DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Hartenstine, dt 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Clark, dt 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Connor, lb CHIC HARLEY AWARD College Football Player of the Year, awarded by Touchdown Club of Columbus Chic Harley Award Winners 1973. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Cappelletti, rb JIM BROWN AWARD Top Running Back, awarded by Touchdown Club of Columbus Jim Brown Award Winners 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Johnson PAUL WARFIELD AWARD Top Wide Receiver, awarded by Touchdown Club of Columbus Paul Warfield Award Winners 1992. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O.J. McDuffie
ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM Student-Athlete Who is Dedicated to Volunteerism and Enriching the Lives of Others, awarded by Allstate and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Allstate Good Works Team Honorees 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wayne Holmes, g 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stefen Wisniewski, c/g 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ben Kline, lb 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brandon Smith, lb
JACK LAMBERT AWARD Top Linebacker, awarded by Touchdown Club of Columbus Jack Lambert Award Winners 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LaVar Arrington VLADE AWARD Most Accurate Kicker, awarded by Touchdown Club of Columbus Vlade Award Winners 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Davis KELLEN MOORE AWARD Top Quarterback, awarded by Touchdown Club of Columbus Kellen Moore Award Winners 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kerry Collins FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD Top Freshman, awarded by Touchdown Club of Columbus Freshman of the Year Award Winners 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christian Hackenberg, qb
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NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS AFCA COACH OF THE YEAR The AFCA’s Coach of the Year award is the oldest of all Coach of the Year awards, it is one of only two Coach of the Year awards recognized by the NCAA in Football Bowl Subdivision and the only Coach of the Year award recognized in the NCAA’s three other divisions. The NCAA does not select a “coach of the year” for college football. When a coach is referred to as “NCAA Coach of the Year,” he is usually the AFCA Coach of the Year winner. AFCA Coach of the Year Winners 1968. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 1986. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno AFCA Regional Coach of the Year Winners 1962. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rip Engle 1967. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 1968. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 1971. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 1972. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 1973. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 1977. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 1985. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno ASSOCIATED PRESS COACH OF THE YEAR The Associated Press College Football Coach of the Year Award is an award that is given annually since 1998 to the National Coach of the Year. The award is voted on by the Associated Press (AP) voters that participate in the weekly college football AP Poll. Associated Press Coach of the Year Winners 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno Associated Press Coach of the Year Finalists 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Franklin
BEAR BRYANT COACH OF THE YEAR The Paul "Bear" Bryant College Football Coaching Award honors a college football coach whose great accomplishments, both on and off the field, are legendary. Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Winners 1986. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill O'Brien Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Finalists 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Franklin BOBBY DODD COACH OF THE YEAR Honors the FBS football coach whose program represents three pillars of success: Scholarship, Leadership and Integrity.
GEORGE MUNGER COACH OF THE YEAR The award is given annually to the National Coach of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club. George Munger Coach of the Year Winners 1990. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill O'Brien SPORTING NEWS COACH OF THE YEAR Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year Award is an award that is given annually to the National Coach of the Year.
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Winners 1981. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno
Sporting News Coach of the Year Winners 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Franklin
CHEVROLET COACH OF THE YEAR 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Paterno
WALTER CAMP COACH OF THE YEAR The Walter Camp Coach of the Year is selected by the nation’s 129 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors.
EDDIE ROBINSON COACH OF THE YEAR The Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award is given annually to a college football coach by the Football Writers Association of America. Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Winners 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 1986. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Finalists 1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill O'Brien 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Franklin ESPN/HOME DEPOT COACH OF THE YEAR The ESPN/Home Depot Coach of the Year Award is given annually to college football's top head coach.
Walter Camp Coach of the Year Winners 1972. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno WOODY HAYES AWARD The Woody Hayes Award is given to the College Football Coach of Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus. Woody Hayes Coach of the Year Winners 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 1986. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Franklin
ESPN/Home Depot Coach of the Year Winners 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill O'Brien
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Bill O'Brien won a trio of National Coach of the Year Awards in 2012.
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NATIONAL ACADEMIC HONORS ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Forty-two Penn State players have attained first-team Academic All-American recognition by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). A nominee must be a starter or an important reserve, carry at least a 3.3 cumulative grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale) for an entire academic career, and have completed at least one full year at their current institution. First Team 1965......................Joe Bellas, t; John Runnells, lb 1966..........................................John Runnells, lb 1967................................................. Rich Buzin, t 1969..........Dennis Onkotz, lb; Charlie Pittman, rb 1971...............................................Dave Joyner, t 1972......................................... Bruce Bannon, de 1973........................................Mark Markovich, g 1976...................................... Chuck Benjamin, dt 1978............................................. Keith Dorney, t 1982....................................Todd Blackledge, qb; Harry Hamilton, db; Scott Radecic, lb 1983.......................................Harry Hamilton, db 1984..................................... Lance Hamilton, db; Carmen Masciantonio, lb 1985...................................... Lance Hamilton, db 1986........................................... John Shaffer, qb 1994.................Jeff Hartings, g; Tony Pittman, cb 1995............................................. Jeff Hartings, g 1999............................................ Travis Forney, k 2002.................................................... Joe Iorio, c 2004.........................................Andrew Guman, s 2005.........................................Paul Posluszny, lb 2006..................Paul Posluszny, lb; Tim Shaw, de 2007.........................................Gerald Cadogan, t 2008...................Gerald Cadogan, t; Josh Hull, lb; Andrew Pitz, sn; Mark Rubin, s 2009........................Josh Hull, lb; Andrew Pitz, ls; Stefen Wisniewski, c 2010........... Chris Colasanti, lb; Pete Massaro, de; Stefen Wisniewski, g 2012.................Pete Massaro, de; John Urschel, g 2013.............................................John Urschel, g 2016........................................... Tyler Yazujian, ls
Second Team 1971......................................... Bruce Bannon, de Gary Gray, lb 1972........................................Mark Markovich, g 1973.......................................... Douglas Allen, lb Jack Balorunos, c 1974...............................................Dan Natale, te 1975..................................................Chris Bahr, k John Quinn, dt 1976..........................................Kurt Allerman, lb 1978...........................................Scott Fitzkee, wr 1979.......................................... Mike Gusman, rb 1980............................................. John Walsh, db 1982....................................... Mark Robinson, db 1983........................................... Scott Radecic, lb 1986.........................................Brian Siverling, te 1993............................................... Craig Fayak, k 1999...........................................Jordan Caruso, g 2000...........................................Jordan Caruso, g 2003............................................ Dave Costlow, c 2006........................................Nolan McCready, s 2008.................................... Stefen Wisniewski, g 2015...........................................Tyler Yazujian, ls
HALL OF FAME SCHOLAR-ATHLETES The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame honors the nation’s outstanding scholar-athletes annually with graduate school fellowships. A recipient must be a senior and in his final year of eligibility, have shown outstanding football ability and performance, exhibited academic application and performance, demonstrated outstanding leadership and citizenship, and be a candidate for graduate study and must not have received his diploma. Recipients of the prestigious honor receive an $18,000 fellowship. Penn State is tied for third nationally with its 17 NFF honorees. 1971...............................................Dave Joyner, t 1972......................................... Bruce Bannon, de 1973........................................Mark Markovich, g 1974.......................................... Jack Baiorunos, c 1978............................................ Chuck Correal, c 1980.............................................John Walsh, db 1984..............................Carmen Masciantonio, lb 1985...................................... Lance Hamilton, db 1986.........................................Brian Siverling, te 1987.......................................... Matt Johnson, dt 1994.......................................... Tony Pittman, cb 1995............................................. Jeff Hartings, g 1996....................................Wally Richardson, qb 1997........................................... Aaron Collins, lb 2006.........................................Paul Posluszny, lb 2010.................................... Stefen Wisniewski, g 2013.............................................John Urschel, g NACDA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS 1991................................................ Rudy Glocker 1996..........................................Wally Richardson 1999................................................ Travis Forney 2000.............................................Brandon Steele
Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Tony Pittman
WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY Considered the “Academic Heisman,” the William V. Campbell Trophy is given annually the National Football Foundation to the nation’s premier college football scholar-athlete. Candidates must be John Urschel a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first-team player or significant contributor and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. Twelve finalists for the Campbell Trophy receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class with the winner earning a $25,000 postgraduate scholarship. William V. Campbell Trophy Winners 2013.............................................John Urschel, g
Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Stefen Wisniewski
NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS Forty-six Penn State student-athletes, including 18 football players, have received NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. The award carries a $7,500 scholarship for postgraduate study at the university or professional school of the studentathlete’s choice. To qualify for consideration, each recipient must have earned at least a “B” cumulative average (3.0 on Penn State’s 4.0 grade-point scale) and also must have performed with distinction in his or her sport, thus epitomizing the term “student-athlete.” Penn State’s recipients and year of graduation: 1966....................................... Joe Bellas, football 1967................... Steve Cohen, men’s gymnastics John Runnells, football 1971.......................Tom Dunn, men’s gymnastics Bob Holuba, football 1972....................................Dave Joyner, football 1973.................................Bruce Bannon, football 1974............................. Mark Markovich, football 1975............................... Jack Baiorunos, football 1979................................. Chuck Correal, football Mike Guman, football 1980........................Doug King, men’s swimming 1980.....................................John Walsh, football 1981............................. Kevin Scott, men’s soccer 1982..................Mike Edelman, men’s basketball Bobbi Millard, women’s swimming 1983...............................Harry Hamilton, football Scott Lynch, wrestling 1984...................................Doug Strang, football 1986................. Pam Loree, women’s gymnastics 1987................................Brian Siverling, football 1989................................... Jim Martin, wrestling 1990.................................... Roger Duffy, football 1994.....................................Craig Fayak, football 1995................................. Tony Pittman, football John Amaechi, men’s basketball Jake Bartholomy, men’s track/cross country Kim Kelly, women’s track/cross country 1996........... Olga Kalinovskaya, women’s fencing 1997.....................Joe Roemer, men’s gymnastics 1999.................Ellen Casey, women’s gymnastics 2000..................................Travis Forney, football Andrea Garner, women’s basketball 2002................. Stephanie Eim, women’s fencing 2003..........................................Joe Iorio, football Jose Palacios, men’s gymnastics Martin Schierhorn, men’s swimming 2004.................Joanna Lohman, women’s soccer 2005..........................Clint Keithley, men’s tennis Deirdre Dlugonski, women’s swimming 2006................Sarah Haupt, women’s swimming 2008..............Molly Crispell, women’s swimming Melissa Walbridge, women’s volleyball 2013.............. Scott Rosenthal, men’s gymnastics Quentin Wright, wrestling 2015................................. Matt Brown, wrestling NCAA SILVER ANNIVERSARY AWARD 1995................................................ Mike Reid, dt 1997...............................................Dave Joyner, t 2008.....................................Todd Blackledge, qb
Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Aaron Collins
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ALL-AMERICANS
W.T. “Mother” Dunn
Bob Higgins
Center; 1906
End; 1915, 1919
Joe Bedenk
Percy W. “Red” Griffiths
Charley Way
Glenn Killinger
Harry “Light Horse” Wilson
Leon Gajecki
Steve Suhey
Sam Tamburo
Sam Valentine
Richie Lucas
Bob Mitinger
Dave Robinson
Roger Kochman
Mike Reid
Charlie Pittman
Neal Smith Safety; 1969
Linebacker; 1970
Charlie Zapiec
Bruce Bannon
John Hufnagel
Guard; 1923
End; 1961
Defensive Tackle; 1969
Linebacker; 1971
Guard; 1920
Center; 1940
End; 1962
Guard; 1947
Halfback; 1962
Running Back; 1969
Defensive End; 1972
Quarterback; 1972
Halfback; 1920
End; 1948
Glenn Ressler
Halfback; 1921
Guard; 1956
Halfback; 1923
Quarterback; 1959
Center/Middle Guard; 1964
Tight End; 1967, 1968
Ted Kwalick
Dennis Onkotz
Jack Ham
Dave Joyner
Lydell Mitchell
John Skorupan
John Cappelletti
Randy Crowder
Linebacker; 1972
Tackle; 1971
Running Back; 1973
Linebacker; 1968, 1969
Running Back; 1971
Defensive Tackle; 1973
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Ed O’Neil
John Nessel
Mike Hartenstine
Chris Bahr
Kurt Allerman
Keith Dorney
Randy Sidler
Matt Bahr
Sean Farrell
Linebacker; 1973
Linebacker; 1976
Pete Harris
Tackle; 1974
Tackle; 1977, 1978
Defensive End; 1974
Middle Guard; 1977
Kicker; 1975
Kicker; 1978
Matt Millen
Bill Dugan
Kenny Jackson
Mark Robinson
Michael Zordich Safety; 1985
Linebacker; 1985, 1986
Tim Johnson
Steve Wisniewski
Lou Benfatti
Kyle Brady
Defensive Tackle; 1986
Defensive Tackle; 1993
Safety; 1982
Guard; 1987, 1988
Tight End; 1994
Bruce Clark
Chuck Fusina
Curt Warner
Walker Lee Ashley
Defensive Tackle; 1978, 1979
Defensive Tackle; 1978
Wide Receiver; 1982, 1983
Tom Rafferty
Linebacker; 1975
Safety; 1978
Tackle; 1980
Greg Buttle
Guard; 1975
Quarterback; 1978
Guard; 1980, 1981
Running Back; 1981, 1982
Shane Conlan
Chris Conlin Tackle; 1986
Running Back; 1986
Andre Collins
Blair Thomas
Darren Perry
O.J. McDuffie
Ki-Jana Carter
Kerry Collins
Bobby Engram
Jeff Hartings
Linebacker; 1989
Running Back; 1994
Running Back; 1989
Quarterback; 1994
Safety; 1991
Wide Receiver; 1994
Defensive End; 1982
D.J. Dozier
Wide Receiver; 1992
Guard; 1994, 1995
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Kim Herring
Curtis Enis
Safety; 1996
Running Back; 1997
Larry Johnson
Jimmy Kennedy
Running Back; 2002
A.Q. Shipley
Courtney Brown
Tamba Hali
Paul Posluszny
Linebacker; 1998, 1999
Defensive Tackle; 2002
Defensive End; 2005
Jared Odrick
Stefen Wisniewski
Center; 2008
Defensive Tackle; 2009
Michael Mauti
Allen Robinson
Linebacker; 2012
LaVar Arrington
Wide Receiver; 2013
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Saquon Barkley
Defensive End; 2015
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Brandon Short
Michael Haynes
Dan Connor
Aaron Maybin
Linebacker; 1999
Linebacker; 2006, 2007
Defensive End; 2002
Defensive End; 2008
Devon Still
Defensive Tackle; 2011
1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Getty, t 1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Markovich, g 1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Natale, te 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Murphy, de 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Shuler, te 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lance Mehl, lb 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Irv Pankey, g 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Munchak, g 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chet Parlavecchio, lb 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Radecic, lb 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ray Isom, s 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lou Benfatti, dt 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bobby Engram, wr 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Levi Brown, t 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Zemaitis, cb 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Levi Brown, t 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Derrick Williams, wr 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NaVorro Bowman, lb 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jordan Hill, dt 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Hull, lb 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saquon Barkley, rb 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Gesicki, te
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Guard; 2010
SECOND TEAM 1911 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dexter Very, e 1912 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dexter Very, e 1915 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Higgins, e 1917 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stan Czarnecki, g 1920 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *George Brown, e 1920 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry “Hinkey” Haines, hb 1921 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Ray Baer, g 1921 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Bedenk, g 1921 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Lightner, b 1921 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stan McCollum, e 1924 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jules Prevost, t 1943 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Jaffurs, g 1948 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fran Rogel, rb 1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Dooley, c 1954 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*Lenny Moore, rb 1955 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lenny Moore, rb 1957 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Les Walters, e 1959 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Janerette, t 1962 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Chuck Sieminski, t 1967 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rich Buzin, t 1967 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Montgomery, s 1967 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dennis Onkotz, lb 1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Reid, dt 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Smear, dt
Defensive End; 1999
Running Back; 2017
Hall of Fame linebacker Shane Conlan was a two-time first-team All-American.
THIRD TEAM 1898 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.A. “Brute” Randolph, g 1913 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eugene “Shorty” Miller, qb 1915 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob “Punk” Berryman, b 1919 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charley Way, b 1922 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Bedenk, g 1927 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Roepke, b 1948 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul Kelly, lb 1948 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elwood Petchel, b 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Baiorunos, c 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harry Hamilton, lb 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Moules, g 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Johnson, dt 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trey Bauer, lb
1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete Curkendall, dt 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blair Thomas, rb 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eddie Johnson, cb 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Frank Giannetti, dt 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troy Drayton, te 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bobby Engram, wr 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Macklin, cb 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Boyd, s 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jay Alford, dt 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeremy Kapinos, p 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rich Ohrnberger, g 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis Landolt, t 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Urschel, g 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marcus Allen, s
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POSTSEASON ALL-STAR GAMES BLUE-GRAY GAME 1942................................................................. Kenneth Schoonover 1944........................................ John Chuckran, Donald Miltenberger 1945........................................... Al Bellas, Bob Davis, Sam Tamburo 1946 ...........................................................Larry Joe, Bucky Walters 1949........................................................................ Joe Drazenovich 1950......................................................... Bill Mathers, Vince O’Bara 1951............................................................... Len Bartek, Ed Hoover 1952......................Don Barney, Jim Dooley, Bill Leonard, Bob Smith 1953 .............................Fred Prender, Tony Rados, Pete Schoderbek 1954...........................................................Gene Danser, Jack Sherry 1955................................................................................Walt Mazur 1956.........................................................................Dan Radakovich 1957.................................................................................Paul North 1958 ...........Dave Kasperian, Charles Ruslavage, Maurice Schleicher 1959...................................................Earl Kohlhass, Andy Stynchula 1960...............................................................................Stew Barber 1963......................................................... Dick Anderson, Don Caum 1964..................................Billy Bowes, Ed Stuckrath, Gary Wydman 1965............................................................................ Robert Riggle 1970.................................................. Greg Edmonds, Robert Holuba 1984...........................................................................Tony Mumford 1988......................................................Keith Karpinski, Bob Mrosko 2000................................................Mike Cerimele, Titcus Pettigrew 2001...........................Eddie Drummond, Omar Easy, Shamar Finney 2003......Tony Johnson, Matt Kranchick, Chris McKelvy, Deryck Toles Coach: Rip Engle ...............................................1951, 52, 53, 54, 62 CASINO DEL SOL ALL-STAR GAME 2012.............Drew Astorino, s; Quinn Barham, t; Stephfon Green, rb 2013............................................................................ Mike Farrell, t
ECAC TEAM OF THE YEAR Penn State was named the ECAC Team of the Year in 2009 as the top college football team in the East. The Nittany Lions have won an unprecedented 13 ECAC Team of the Year awards since becoming eligible for the honor. 1985 1986 1989 1990
1994 1995 1996
1997 1998 2002
2005 2008 2009
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EAST-WEST SHRINE GAME 1927................................................. Bill Pritchard, b; Ken Weston, e 1928 ..........................................................................George Delp, e 1930...........................................................................Skip Stahley, e 1941...........................................................................Leon Gajecki, c 1942 ..................................................... Len Krouse, b; Bill Smaltz, b 1944................................................... Aldo Cenci, qb; John Jaffurs, g 1946........................... Chuck Drazenovich, qb; Bronco Kosanovich, c 1947..............................................William Moore, t; Paul Weaver, b 1949...........................Larry Cooney, b; John Finlay, t; John Simon, g 1955......................Don Bailey, qb; Jim Garrity, e; Otto Kneidinger, t; Lenny Moore, b; Frank Reich, c 1957 ..................... Ray Alberigi, fb; Milt Plum, qb; Sam Valentine, g 1958 ................................................ Babe Caprara, b; Les Walters, e 1960................................................................................. Jim Kerr, b 1963...................................................... Ralph Baker, c; Pete Liske, b 1965...............................................Dick Gingrich, b; Glenn Ressler, g 1966.............................................................................Dave Rowe, g 1971..................................................Jack Ham, lb; Warren Koegel, c 1978............... Chuck Correal, c; Eric Cunningham, g; Keith Dorney, t 1979................................................... Mike Guman, rb; Irv Pankey, t 1981..................................................Bill Dugan, t; Booker Moore, rb 1982.........................................Sean Farrell, g; Chet Parlavecchio, lb 1983 ..................... Walker Lee Ashley, lb; Joel Coles, rb; Bill Contz, t 1984........................................................................ Greg Gattuso, dt 1986................................................................... Lance Hamilton, db 1987........................D.J. Dozier, rb; Don Graham, lb; Steve Smith, rb 1988....................................................................Pete Curkendall, dt 1989..................................................................... Eddie Johnson, db 1992............................................................. Leonard Humphries, cb 1994......................................................................... Lou Benfatti, dt 1997..........................................................................Pete Marczyk, t 1998............................................................................Jim Nelson, lb 2001......................................Justin Kurpeikis, de; Kenny Watson, rb 2002................................................Bruce Branch, cb; Eric McCoo, rb 2005......................................................................Andrew Guman, s 2008.................................................................. Anthony Morelli, qb 2009......................................................................... Deon Butler, wr 2010.............Jeremy Boone, p; Daryll Clark, qb; Andrew Quarless, te 2011................................................. Ollie Ogbu, dt; Evan Royster, rb 2012..............................................................................Nick Sukay, s 2013..................................................................Matt Stankiewitch, c 2014..Glenn Carson, lb; Stephen Obeng-Agyapong, s; John Urschel, g 2015..................................................................Miles Dieffenbach, g 2016..............................................Kyle Carter, te; Anthony Zettel, dt 2017.......... Jason Cabinda, lb; Curtis Cothran, dt; Parker Cothren, dt; Grant Haley, cb; DaeSean Hamilton, wr
HULA BOWL 1949.......................................... Elwood Petchel, b; Sam Tamburo, e 1960...........................................................................Richie Lucas, b 1961................................................................................. Jim Kerr, b 1962..........................................................................Bob Mitinger, e 1963........................................Roger Kochman, b; Dave Robinson, b 1964...................... Ralph Baker, c; Pete Liske, b; Harrison Rosdahl, c 1965.........................................................................Glenn Ressler, g 1966............................................................................... Joe Bellas, t 1967............................................................................. Dave Rowe, t 1968..................................................... Rich Buzin, t; Bill Lenkaitis, c 1970...............................................Jim Kates, mg; Dennis Onkotz, lb 1971..................................................Jack Ham, lb; Warren Koegel, c 1972..............................................Dave Joyner, t; Lydell Mitchell, rb 1973..........Bruce Bannon, de; John Hufnagel, qb; John Skorupan, lb 1974.................................... John Cappelletti, rb; Randy Crowder, dt 1976.................................................Greg Buttle, lb; Tom Rafferty, g 1977...................................................Brad Benson, t; Ron Crosby, lb 1978............... Jimmy Cefalo, wr; Mickey Shuler, te; Randy Sidler, dt 1979...................... Matt Bahr, k; Scott Fitzkee, wr; Chuck Fusina, qb 1980..................................................Lance Mehl, lb; Matt Suhey, rb 1981.......................................................................... Pete Kugler, dt 1982........................................ Matt Bradley, db; Leo Wisniewski, dt 1983.................................................. Pete Speros, t; Curt Warner, rb 1984.....................................Harry Hamilton, db; Kenny Jackson, wr 1985............................................................................ Nick Haden, g 1986................................................................. Rogers Alexander, lb 1987......................... Chris Conlin, t; Tim Manoa, fb; Keith Radecic, c 1988...........................................Pete Giftopoulos, lb; Mark Sickler, t 1989...................................................................Steve Wisniewski, g 1990...................................................................Rich Schonewolf, dt 1991.........................................Frank Giannetti, dt; Willie Thomas, s 1992................................................................... Keith Goganious, lb 1994................................................................Shelly Hammonds, cb 1996................... Terry Killens, de; Brian Milne, fb; Freddie Scott, wr 1997............................................................................Kim Herring, s 1998.......................................................................Joe Jurevicius, wr 1999............................................................................Brad Scioli, de 2001........................................Justin Kurpeikis, de; Tony Stewart, te 2002............................................................................ Bob Jones, de 2003................................. Gus Felder, t; Joe Iorio, c; Shawn Mayer, s 2004..............................................Gino Capone, lb; Yaacov Yisrael, s 2005.......................................................................... Derek Wake, lb 2006..................Calvin Lowry, s; Scott Paxson, dt; Matthew Rice, de 2007.............................. Jay Alford, dt; Ed Johnson, dt; Tim Shaw, lb
Joe Paterno’s teams won 24 Lambert Trophies.
Davey O’Brien Award winner Kerry Collins
Penn State won an unprecedented 31st LambertMeadowlands Trophy in 2017 as Eastern football’s top team. Penn State has won more Lambert-Meadowlands trophies than any four schools combined. In 1936, the Lambert brothers, Victor and Henry, of the distinguished New York City jewelry house that bears their name, established a memorial to their father, August — a trophy to be awarded to the outstanding Division I college football team in the East. In 1957, the Lambert Cup was instituted for Division II teams and, in 1966, the Lambert Bowl was added for Division III schools. 1947 1961 1962 1964 1967 1968 1969 1971
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POSTSEASON ALL-STAR GAMES JAPAN BOWL 1976.................................................Greg Buttle, lb; Tom Rafferty, g 1977..................................................Brad Benson, t; Ron Crosby, de 1978............................................Jimmy Cefalo, wr; Neil Hutton, db; Mickey Shuler, te; Randy Sidler, dt 1979...................... Matt Bahr, k; Scott Fitzkee, wr; Chuck Fusina, qb 1980..................................................Mike Guman, rb; Irv Pankey, te 1981.....................Pete Harris, db; Pete Kugler, dt; Booker Moore, rb 1982............Sean Farrell, g; Chet Parlavecchio, lb; Leo Wisniewski, t 1983............ Mike McCloskey, te; Ken Kelley, lb; Dave Paffenroth, dt 1984..........................................Kenny Jackson, wr; Scott Radecic, lb 1986..........................................Todd Moules, g; Michael Zordich, cb 1987................................................... Shane Conlan, lb; Ray Isom, s; Tim Johnson, de; Brian Siverling, te 1988............................................................ Marques Henderson, db 1989.................................... Keith Karpinski, lb; Steve Wisniewski, g 1990...........................................Brian Chizmar, lb; Andre Collins, lb; Roger Duffy, c; Blair Thomas, rb 1991................................... Frank Giannetti, dt; Leroy Thompson, rb 1992................................................. Darren Perry, db; Paul Siever, g 1993.......................................... Reggie Givens, lb; O.J. McDuffie, wr LAS VEGAS ALL-AMERICAN CLASSIC 2004.............................................Dave Costlow, c; Sean McHugh, fb 2005.............................................................................Zack Mills, qb NFLPA COLLEGIATE BOWL 2012...................................Jon Rohrbaugh, sn; Andrew Szczerba, te 2013........... Pete Massaro, de; Sean Stanley, de; Michael Zordich, rb 2017.....................................................................Troy Apke, s (MVP) NORTH-SOUTH SHRINE GAME 1957...........................................................Jack Farls, e; Joe Sabol, g 1960.................................................................. Hank Oppermann, e OLYMPIA GOLD BOWL 1982.......................................................................Mike Munchak, g SENIOR BOWL HALL OF FAME 1992............................................................................. Franco Harris 2010............................................................................Larry Johnson 2016................................................................................ Tamba Hali
SENIOR BOWL 1953............................Don Barney, g; Jim Dooley, c; Stew Scheetz, t 1954.......................................................................... Don Malinak, e 1955............................................................................. Jim Garrity, e 1957....................................................... Walt Mazur, t; Milt Plum, b 1958............................................................................Les Walters, e 1959..................................Charles Ruslavage, c; Maury Schleicher, e 1960...................................................................... Andy Stynchula, t 1962...............................................................................Jim Smith, t 1963...................................................................Charlie Sieminski, g 1966.............................................................................. Don Kunit, b 1968.......................................Mike McBath, t; Tim Montgomery, db 1969 ...................Dave Bradley, t; Bob Campbell, rb; Ted Kwalick, te 1970..............Chuck Burkhart, qb; Charlie Pittman, rb; Mike Reid, dt 1972........................................................................ Franco Harris, rb 1973..................................................................... Gregg Ducatte, db 1974............. John Cappelletti, rb; Gary Hayman, wr; Phil LaPorta, t; Mark Markovich, c; Ed O’Neil, lb 1976.............................................................................. Chris Bahr, k 1977..........................................Kurt Allerman, lb; George Reihner, t 1979........................................Chuck Correal, c; Eric Cunningham, g; Keith Dorney, t; Bob Torrey, rb 1981...................................................................... Herb Menhardt, k 1982.........................Vyto Kab, te; Paul Lankford, db; Jim Romano, c 1983..................................................................Ralph Giacomarro, p 1984........................Kevin Baugh, wr; Ron Heller, t; Jon Williams, rb 1985................................................Tony Mumford, rb; Stan Short, t 1987....................................................Tim Manoa, fb; Bob White, dt 1988................................................... Trey Bauer, lb; Stan Clayton, t 1989..................................Eddie Johnson, db; Quintus McDonald, lb 1990....................................... Andre Collins, lb; Sherrod Rainge, db; Dave Szott, g; Blair Thomas, rb 1991...............................................Gary Brown, rb; Matt McCartin, t 1992.......................................... Keith Goganious, lb; Tony Sacca, qb 1993................ John Gerak, g; Reggie Givens, lb; Greg Huntington, t 1994............................................ Lou Benfatti, dt; Tyoka Jackson, dt 1995........................................ Kerry Collins, qb; Brian Gelzheiser, lb 1996.................. Mike Archie, rb; Keith Conlin, t; Bobby Engram, wr; Andre Johnson, t; Marco Rivera, g; Jon Witman, fb 1997.......................................... Brett Conway, k; Brandon Noble, dt 1998............ Aaron Collins, lb; Mike McQueary, qb; Phil Ostrowski, g 1999....................................Cuncho Brown, te; Floyd Wedderburn, t 2000............. Chafie Fields, wr; David Macklin, cb; Brandon Short, lb 2001............... James Boyd, s; Rashard Casey, qb; Mike Cerimele, fb; Bhawoh Jue, cb; Kareem McKenzie, t 2003.................................. Anthony Adams, dt; Michael Haynes, de; Bryant Johnson, wr; Larry Johnson, rb; Bryan Scott, cb 2004........................................................................ Rich Gardner, cb 2006.........Tamba Hali, de; Anwar Phillips, cb; Michael Robinson, qb 2007........................Levi Brown, t; Tony Hunt, rb; Paul Posluszny, lb 2008...........................................................................Dan Connor, lb 2009.................................................................. Derrick Williams, wr 2010......................................................................... Jared Odrick, dt 2012.......Jack Crawford, de; D’Anton Lynn, cb; Johnnie Troutman, g 2013............................................................................Jordan Hill, dt 2014.......................................................................DaQuan Jones, dt 2015............................................. Adrian Amos, s; Deion Barnes, de; Mike Hull, lb; Donovan Smith, t 2016...................Austin Johnson, dt; Jordan Lucas, s; Carl Nassib, de 2017.....................................Marcus Allen, s; Christian Campbell, cb; Mike Gesicki, te; DaeSean Hamilton, wr
Troy Apke was selected as the MVP of the 2018 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl after registering seven tackles, a forced fumble and an interception.
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Tony Hunt participated in the 2007 Senior Bowl.
HISTORY & HONORS
BIG TEN HONOREES BIG TEN DAVE MCCLAIN COACH OF THE YEAR (MEDIA) 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Paterno 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill O’Brien 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Franklin
BIG TEN GRAHAM-GEORGE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kerry Collins, qb 1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Curtis Enis, rb 2005. . . . . . . . . . Michael Robinson, qb 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . .Saquon Barkley, rb 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . .Saquon Barkley, rb
BIG TEN HAYES-SCHEMBECHLER COACH OF THE YEAR (COACHES) 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill O’Brien
BIG TEN NAGURSKI-WOODSON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . .LaVar Arrington, lb 1999. . . . . . . . . . . .Courtney Brown, de 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Haynes, de 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jared Odrick, dt 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Devon Still, dt 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Nassib, de
CHICAGO TRIBUNE SILVER FOOTBALL (Big Ten's Best Player) 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kerry Collins, qb 2005. . . . . . . . . . Michael Robinson, qb 2009. . . . . . . . Daryll Clark, qb (shared) 2016. . . . . Saquon Barkley, rb (shared) 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . .Saquon Barkley, rb CHICAGO TRIBUNE SILVER FOOTBALL NOMINEES (Team Most Valuable Player) 1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lou Benfatti, dt 1995. . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobby Engram, wr 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Noble, dt 1997. . . . . . . . . . . . Mike McQueary, qb 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad Scioli, de 1999. . . . . . . . . . . .Courtney Brown, de 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . Justin Kurpeikis, de 2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Gilmore, te 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Johnson, rb 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean McHugh, fb 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zack Mills, qb 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul Posluszny, lb 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Connor, lb 2008. . . . . . . . . . . .Derrick Williams, wr 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brett Brackett, wr 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Devon Still, dt 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Mauti, lb 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . DaQuan Jones, dt 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Hull, lb 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Nassib, de
BIG TEN AMECHE-DAYNE RUNNING BACK OF THE YEAR 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saquon Barkley 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saquon Barkley BIG TEN RIMINGTON-PACE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.Q. Shipley, c
BIG TEN RODGERS-DWIGHT RETURN SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saquon Barkley BIG TEN THOMPSON-RANDEL EL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 1995. . . . . . . . . . Curtis Enis, rb (media) 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deion Barnes, de 2013. . . . . . . Christian Hackenberg, qb ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM 1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Brady, te Bobby Engram, wr Jeff Hartings, g Tyoka Jackson, dt 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Brady, te Ki-Jana Carter, rb Kerry Collins, qb Bobby Engram, wr Brian Gelzheiser, lb Jeff Hartings, g Brian Miller, cb 1995. . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobby Engram, wr Jeff Hartings, g Brian Miller, cb
BIG TEN RICHTER-HOWARD RECEIVER OF THE YEAR 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Robinson 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Robinson
1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brett Conway, k Curtis Enis, rb Kim Herring, s Brian Miller, cb
BIG TEN SMITH-BROWN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR 1999. . . . . . . . . . . .Courtney Brown, de 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . Jimmy Kennedy, dt 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tamba Hali, de 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jared Odrick, dt 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Devon Still, dt
1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Curtis Enis, rb Phil Ostrowski, g
BIG TEN BUTKUS-FITZGERALD LINEBACKER OF THE YEAR 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michael Mauti 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Hull
1998. . . . . . . . . . . . .LaVar Arrington, lb Courtney Brown, de David Macklin, cb Brad Scioli, de Brandon Short, lb Floyd Wedderburn, t 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . .LaVar Arrington, lb Courtney Brown, de Kareem McKenzie, t Brandon Short, lb 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Boyd, s Justin Kurpeikis, de 2001. . . . . . . . . . . . Jimmy Kennedy, dt 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Haynes, de Bryant Johnson, wr Larry Johnson, rb Jimmy Kennedy, dt 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Levi Brown, t Tamba Hali, de Calvin Lowry, s Scott Paxson, dt Paul Posluszny, lb Alan Zemaitis, cb 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul Posluszny, lb Anthony Scirrotto, s 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeremy Boone, p Dan Connor, lb Maurice Evans, de Justin King, cb A.Q. Shipley, c
Running back Saquon Barkley is the fifth student-athlete in Big Ten history to win the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the conference's best player twice since the award's inception in 1924.
2008. . . . . . . . . . . NaVorro Bowman, lb Gerald Cadogan, t Daryll Clark, qb Kevin Kelly, k Aaron Maybin de Jared Odrick, dt Rich Ohrnberger, g Anthony Scirrotto, s A.Q. Shipley, c Derrick Williams, wr
1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Cole, c/g Chafie Fields, wr David Macklin, cb
2009. . . . . . . . . . . NaVorro Bowman, lb Daryll Clark, qb Dennis Landolt, t Jared Odrick, dt Evan Royster, rb Stefen Wisniewski, c
2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tamba Hali, de Paul Posluszny, lb Alan Zemaitis, cb
2010. . . . . . . . . . . Stefen Wisniewski, g 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gerald Hodges, lb Devon Still, dt 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Carter, te Jordan Hill, dt Michael Mauti, lb Allen Robinson, wr Matt Stankiewitch, c John Urschel, g 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . DaQuan Jones, dt Allen Robinson, wr John Urschel, g 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Hull, lb Anthony Zettel, dt 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Nassib, de 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . .Saquon Barkley, rb Tyler Davis, k 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Allen, s Saquon Barkley, rb/rs Mike Gesicki, te ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM 1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lou Benfatti, dt Derek Bochna, s Ki-Jana Carter, rb Brian Gelzheiser, lb Shelly Hammonds, cb 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Atkins, de Bucky Greeley, c Tony Pittman, cb Marco Rivera, g Freddie Scott, wr Willie Smith, lb Phil Yeboah-Kodie, lb 1995. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keith Conlin, t Brett Conway, k Andre Johnson, t Terry Killens, de
2000. . . . . . . . . . . . Kareem McKenzie, t Tony Stewart, te 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gino Capone, lb Shawn Mayer, s 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yaacov Yisrael, s Alan Zemaitis, cb
2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jay Alford, dt Tony Hunt, rb Matthew Rice, de Michael Robinson, qb 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jay Alford, dt Levi Brown, t Dan Connor, lb Tony Hunt, rb Jeremy Kapinos, p Justin King, cb 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sean Lee, lb Rich Ohrnberger, g 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deon Butler, wr Evan Royster, rb Lydell Sargeant, cb Stefen Wisniewski, g 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeremy Boone, p Josh Hull, lb Sean Lee, lb 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ollie Ogbu, dt Evan Royster, rb 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Crawford, de Anthony Fera, k Silas Redd, rb Nick Sukay, s 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gerald Hodges, lb 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Ficken, k DaeSean Hamilton, wr 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . .Saquon Barkley, rb Chris Godwin, wr Austin Johnson, dt 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Gesicki, te Trace McSorley, qb Garrett Sickels, de 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Cabinda, lb Blake Gillikin, p DaeSean Hamilton, wr Trace McSorley, qb Amani Oruwariye, cb DeAndre Thompkins, rs
1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Collins, lb Brandon Noble, dt Keith Olsommer, te 1997. . . . . . . . . . . .Courtney Brown, de Aaron Collins, lb Joe Jurevicius, wr Jim Nelson, lb 1998. . . . . . . . . . . Kareem McKenzie, g
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BIG TEN HONOREES ALL-BIG TEN THIRD TEAM 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Zettel, dt 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evan Schwan, de Jason Cabinda, lb Marcus Allen, s Chris Godwin, wr 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Bates, ol Shareef Miller, de ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION 1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig Fayak, k Derick Pickett, t Lee Rubin, s 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brett Conway, k Chris Mazyck, dt 1995. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Atkins, de Kim Herring, s Marco Rivera, g 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gerald Filardi, lb Wally Richardson, qb 1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Fornadel, dt Shawn Lee, s Mike McQueary, qb Pat Pidgeon, p Brandon Short, lb 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Cole, c Anthony King, cb Shawn Lee, s Mac Morrison, lb Pat Pidgeon, p 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Askari Adams, s John Blick, t Travis Forney, k Justin Kurpeikis, de Eric McCoo, rb Mac Morrison, lb Pat Pidgeon, p 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bhawoh Jue, cb Jimmy Kennedy, dt Ryan Primanti, k 2001. . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Adams, dt Bruce Branch, cb John Gilmore, te Bryant Johnson, wr 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Adams, dt Gus Felder, t Rich Gardner, cb Joe Iorio, c Tyler Lenda, g Zack Mills, qb David Royer, p Bryan Scott, cb Casey Williams, te 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gino Capone, lb Rich Gardner, cb 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andrew Guman, s Jeremy Kapinos, p 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deon Butler, wr Chris Harrell, s Jeremy Kapinos, p
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2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Johnson, dt Deon Butler, wr Tim Shaw, de A.Q. Shipley, c 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gerald Cadogan, t Josh Gaines, de Kevin Kelly, k Rodney Kinlaw, rb Anthony Scirrotto, s 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeremy Boone, p Tony Davis, cb Josh Gaines, de Dennis Landolt, t Jordan Norwood, wr Mark Rubin, s Tyrell Sales, lb 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drew Astornio, s Jack Crawford, de D’Anton Lynn, cb Derek Moye, wr Ollie Ogbu, dt Andrew Quarless, te 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drew Astorino, s Quinn Barham, t Chris Colasanti, lb D’Anton Lynn, cb Derek Moye, wr Devon Still, dt Collin Wagner, k 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drew Astorino, s Quinn Barham, t Jordan Hill, dt D’Anton Lynn, cb Derek Moye, wr Chima Okoli, t Chaz Powell, cb Nate Stupar, lb Johnnie Troutman, g 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrian Amos, cb Deion Barnes, de Mike Farrell, t Matt McGloin, qb Stephon Morris, cb Sean Stanley, de Zach Zwinak, rb 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrian Amos, cb Glenn Carson, lb Sam Ficken, k Christian Hackenberg, qb Ty Howle, c Jesse James, te Jordan Lucas, cb C.J. Olaniyan, de Donovan Smith, t 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrian Amos, s Deion Barnes, de Jesse James, te Austin Johnson, dt Jordan Lucas, cb Angelo Manigro, c Trevor Williams, cb 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Allen, s Jason Cabinda, lb Grant Haley, cb DaeSean Hamilton, wr Trevor Williams, cb
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2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Bell, lb Parker Cothren, dt Brian Gaia, c Blake Gillikin, p John Reid, cb 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troy Apke, s Christian Campbell, cb Curtis Cothran, dt Parker Cothren, dt Grant Haley, cb Juwan Johnson, wr John Reid, cb BIG TEN DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS 2008-09. . . . . . . . . . . . Jesse Alfreno, cb Jeremy Boone, p Josh Hull, lb Kevin Kelly, k Andrew Pitz, sn Nate Stupar, lb Stefen Wisniewski, c/g 2009-10. . . . . . . . . . . Brett Brackett, te Nate Stupar, lb Stefen Wisniewski, c/g 2010-11. . . . . . . . . . . Pete Massaro, de Nate Stupar, lb 2011-12. . . . . . . . . . . Pete Massaro, de Nate Stupar, lb 2012-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad Bars, de Mike Farrell, t Mike Hull, lb John Urschel, g 2013-14. . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Baublitz, dt Matt Lehman, te 2014-15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Gulla, p Tyler Yazujian, sn 2015-16. . . . . . . . . . . .Jordan Dudas, lb Ben Kline, lb Tyler Yazujian, sn 2016-17. . . . . . . . . Gordon Bentley, wr Brandon Smith, lb Tyler Yazujian, sn 2017-18. . . . . . . . . . .Blake Gillikin, k/p Charlie Shuman, ol Christopher Welde, rb Jake Zembiec, qb ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN 1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Clair, nt Craig Fayak, k Carl Gray, fb Jeff Hartings, g Clint Holes, db Rob Holmberg, lb Pete Marczyk, g Tony Pittman, cb Wally Richardson, qb 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Collins, lb Carl Gray, fb Bucky Greeley, c Jeff Hartings, g Pete Marczyk, g Tony Pittman, cb Wally Richardson, qb
1995. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Carroll, lb Jeff Davis, s Carl Gray, fb Jeff Hartings, g Pete Marczyk, t Wally Richardson, qb Bob Stephenson, te 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Carroll, lb Aaron Collins, lb David Fleischhauer, dt Pete Marczyk, g Jeff Nixon, fb Brandon Parmer, sn Wally Richardson, qb Rich Stankewicz, t Bob Stephenson, te 1997. . . . . . . . . . . .Courtney Brown, de Brian Brozeski, wr Aaron Collins, lb Jason Collins, s Wes Dahlem, wr Joe Dawkins, rb Travis Forney, k Aaron Gatten, lb Anthony King, cb Justin Kurpeikis, de Phil Ostrowski, g Brandon Parmer, sn Matt Rhule, lb Rich Stankewicz, c Bob Stephenson, te/fb 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Brozeski, wr Mike Buzin, te Jordan Caruso, t Joe Dawkins, cb Travis Forney, k Aaron Gatten, lb Joe Hartings, g Anthony King, cb Chad Kroell, qb Justin Kurpeikis, de David McHenry, qb Brandon Parmer, sn Greg Ransom, g Jon Sandusky, s Rich Stankewicz, c 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Adams, dt Brian Brozeski, wr Jordan Caruso, t Eric Cole, c/g Shamar Finney, lb David Fleischhauer, dt Travis Forney, k Aaron Gatten, lb Michael Haynes, de Anthony King, cb Chad Kroell, qb Jon Sandusky, s Matt Schmitt, t Rich Stankewicz, c Andrew Stewart, wr Gabe Tincher, g
2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mick Blosser, fb Brian Brozeski, wr Gino Capone, lb Jordan Caruso, g Steve Delich, wr Aaron Gatten, lb Joe Hartings, g Joe Iorio, c Russ Manney, s Rod Perry, wr Matt Schmitt, c Brandon Steele, lb Ricky Upton, rb Casey Williams, te 2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mick Blosser, fb Gino Capone, lb David Costlow, c Aric Glass, wr Chris Glass, wr Joe Hartings, g Tom Humphrey, cb Joe Iorio, c Paul Jefferson, fb Mike Lukac, te Zack Mills, qb Andy Ryland, lb Matt Schmitt, t Casey Williams, te Tom Williams, lb 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gino Capone, lb David Costlow, c Paul Cronin, s Chris Ganter, qb Andrew Guman, s Joe Iorio, c Paul Jefferson, fb Mike Lukac, te Jon Nabavi, g Jesse Neumyer, s Terrence Phillips, wr Michael Robinson, qb Andy Ryland, lb Matt Schmitt, t Scott Shirley, wr Gio Vendemia, cb Casey Williams, te 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gino Capone, lb David Costlow, c Paul Cronin, s Chris Ganter, qb Andrew Guman, s Mike Lukac, te Michael Pawlikowski, te Michael Robinson, qb Andy Ryland, lb Adam Senk, fb Scott Shirley, wr Gio Vendemia, cb Casey Williams, te
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BIG TEN HONOREES 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Baird, wr Chris Ganter, qb Jason Ganter, s Andrew Guman, s Paul Jefferson, fb Andy Kubic, lb Nick Marmo, g Nolan McCready, s Zack Mills, qb Brendan Perretta, wr Paul Posluszny, lb Michael Robinson, qb Adam Senk, fb Tim Shaw, lb Gio Vendemia, cb Brent Wise, cb J.R. Zwierzynski, lb 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gerald Cadogan, t Joe Cianciolo, lb Dan Corrado, qb Josh Gaines, de Jason Ganter, s Andrew Kubic, lb Nolan McCready, s Mike Pawlikowski, de Paul Posluszny, lb Curt Reese, s Michael Robinson, qb John Royse, cb Tyrell Sales, lb Adam Senk, fb Tim Shaw, lb Pat Weber, c Brent Wise, cb J.R. Zwierzynski, lb 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gerald Cadogan, t Joe Cianciolo, lb Paul Cianciolo, qb Jason Ganter, s Josh Hull, lb Kevin Kelly, k Justin King, cb Andy Kubic, lb Lee Kuzemchak, t Sean Lee, lb Nolan McCready, s Jordan Norwood, wr Paul Posluszny, lb Mark Rubin, wr Tyrell Sales, lb Tim Shaw, de Kevin Suhey, qb Patrick Weber, c
2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeremy Boone, p Brett Brackett, wr Gerald Cadogan, g Jason Ganter, s Joe Hughes, pk Josh Hull, lb Kevin Kelly, k Justin King, cb Dennis Landolt, t Dan Lawlor, fb Sean Lee, lb Jordan Lyons, te Chris Mauriello, sn/lb Ross Muir, g Jordan Norwood, wr Mark Rubin, wr Kevin Suhey, qb Joe Toriello, t Patrick Weber, c 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jesse Alfreno, cb Drew Astorino, s Jeremy Boone, p Brett Brackett, wr Gerald Cadogan, g Paul Cianciolo, qb Chris Colasanti, lb Pat Devlin, qb Josh Hull, lb Kevin Kelly, k Dan Lawlor, fb Greg Miskinis, te Jordan Norwood, wr Andrew Pitz, sn Mark Rubin, wr Nate Stupar, lb Stefen Wisniewski, g 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jesse Alfreno, cb Quinn Barham, g Brandon Beachum, rb Jeremy Boone, p Brett Brackett, wr Chris Colasanti, lb Josh Hull, lb Kevion Latham, de Sean Lee, lb Shelton McCullough, cb Andrew Pitz, sn Mickey Shuler, te Matt Stankiewitch, g Nate Stupar, lb Stefen Wisniewski, c 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brett Brackett, wr Chris Colasanti, lb Andrew Dailey, s Emery Etter, sn Mike Farrell, t Garry Gilliam, te Ty Howle, sn Kyle Johnson, s Kevion Latham, de Pete Massaro, de Shelton McCullough, cb Stephen Obeng-Agyapong, s David Soldner, k Nate Stupar, lb Joe Suhey, rb John Urschel, g Jamie Van Fleet, lb Mike Wallace, cb Stefen Wisniewski, g
2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drew Astorino, s Quinn Barham, t Brad Bars, de Brandon Beachum, rb Glenn Carson, lb Mike Farrell, t Ty Howle, c Mike Hull, lb Brian Irvin, te Evan Lewis, k J.D. Mason, te Chima Okoli, t Ken Pollock, lb Jon Rohrbaugh, sn Ryan Scherer, wr Matt Stankiewitch, c Nate Stupar, lb Joe Suhey, rb John Urschel, g Jamie Van Fleet, lb 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad Bars, de Kyle Baublitz, dt Glenn Carson, lb Kyle Carter, te Cody Castor, de Jesse Della Valle, s Miles Dieffenbach, g Emery Etter, sn Mike Farrell, t Sam Ficken, k Garry Gilliam, te Ty Howle, c/g Mike Hull, lb Brian Irvin, te Ryan Keiser, s Alex Kenney, wr Ben Kline, lb Christian Kuntz, wr Matt Lehman, te Evan Lewis, wr Angelo Mangiro, g/c Pete Massaro, de Shane McGregor, qb Matt Stankiewitch, c Deron Thompson, rb John Urschel, g Jamie Van Fleet, lb Garrett Venuto, qb
2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad Bars, de Kyle Baublitz, dt Glenn Carson, lb Kyle Carter, te Jesse Della Valle, s Miles Dieffenbach, g Sam Ficken, k Brian Gaia, dt Garry Gilliam, te Jack Haffner, fb Albert Hall, te Ty Howle, c Mike Hull, lb Ryan Keiser, s Alex Kenney, wr Ben Kline, lb Matt Lehman, te Geno Lewis, wr Akeel Lynch, rb Angelo Mangiro, g Carl Nassib, de Stephen Obeng-Agyapong, s/lb Deron Thompson, rb John Urschel, g Nyeem Wartman-White, lb 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad Bars, de Kyle Carter, te Parker Cothren, dt Jesse Della Valle, s Miles Dieffenbach, g Jordan Dudas, lb Sam Ficken, k Brian Gaia, g Chris Gulla, p Albert Hall, t DaeSean Hamilton, wr Mike Hull, lb Ryan Keiser, s Angelo Mangiro, c Carl Nassib, de Andrew Nelson, t Deron Thompson, rb Von Walker, lb Tyler Yazujian, sn Matt Zanellato, wr 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Allen, rb Matt Baney, lb Saeed Blacknall, wr Kyle Carter, te/h Jordan Dudas, lb Brian Gaia, g/c Mike Gesicki, te/h Chris Godwin, wr Chris Gulla, k/p Jack Haffner, lb Grant Haley, cb Albert Hall, t DaeSean Hamilton, wr Colin Harrop, s Ben Kline, lb Geno Lewis, wr Angelo Mangiro, c/g Andrew Nelson, t Daniel Pasquariello, p Troy Reeder, lb Dom Salomone, te/h Tyler Yazujian, sn
2016. . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Bentley, wr Saeed Blacknall, wr Manny Bowen, lb Ryan Buchholz, de Jake Cooper, lb Brian Gaia, c Gregg Garrity, wr Mike Gesicki, te Chris Godwin, wr Chris Gulla, p Grant Haley, cb DaeSean Hamilton, wr Juwan Johnson, wr Zach Ladonis, ls Trace McSorley, qb Andrew Nelson, g/t Brandon Smith, lb Garrett Taylor, cb Tyler Yazujian, ls 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alex Barbir, k Saeed Blacknall, wr Ryan Buchholz, de Colin Castagna, de Jake Cooper, lb Tyler Davis, k Frank Di Leo, lb Nick Eury, re Billy Fessler, qb Mike Gesicki, te Blake Gillikin, p Grant Haley, cb DaeSean Hamilton, wr Cody Hodgens, wr Immanuel Iyke, dt Jan Johnson, lb Juwan Johnson, wr Hunter Kelly, ol Isaac Lutz, wr Zech McPhearson, cb Trace McSorley, qb Andrew Nelson, ol Daniel Pasquariello, p John Reid, cb Antonio Shelton, dt Charlie Shuman, ol Michael Shuster, qb Brandon Smith, lb Garrett Taylor, s Johnathan Thomas, rb Mitchell Vallone, s Kyle Vasey, ls Jason Vranic, lb Christopher Welde, wr Jake Zembiec, qb
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HISTORY & HONORS BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK 1993 O . . . . . . . . . . Bobby Engram at Minnesota O Mike Archie vs. Illinois D Brian Gelzheiser vs. Illinois 1994 O . . . . . . . . . . .Ki-Jana Carter at Minnesota S Brian Miller vs. Iowa O Kerry Collins at Michigan D Willie Smith at Michigan O Kerry Collins vs. Ohio State O Ki-Jana Carter at Indiana O Kerry Collins at Illinois 1995 D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kim Herring at Rutgers S Brett Conway at Purdue D Terry Killens vs. Indiana O Stephen Pitts vs. Michigan 1996 O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Curtis Enis vs. USC 1997 O . . . . . . . . .Mike McQueary vs. Pittsburgh O Joe Jurevicius at Louisville D Aaron Collins at Louisville O Curtis Enis vs. Ohio State D Shawn Lee vs. Ohio State O Curtis Enis at Northwestern O Curtis Enis at Purdue O Mike McQueary vs. Wisconsin D Courtney Brown vs. Wisconsin 1998 D . . . . . . Defensive unit vs. Bowling Green D Brandon Short at Minnesota S Travis Forney at Minnesota D Courtney Brown vs. Purdue O Eric McCoo vs. Michigan State D Courtney Brown vs. Michigan State S Travis Forney vs. Michigan State 1999 O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chafie Fields vs. Arizona D LaVar Arrington vs. Arizona S Pat Pidgeon vs. Arizona D Derek Fox at Miami (Fla.) D Brandon Short at Iowa D LaVar Arrington at Purdue D Courtney Brown at Illinois 2000 D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce Branch vs. USC D James Boyd vs. Louisiana Tech S Ryan Primanti at Indiana
2001 O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zack Mills vs. Ohio State S Robbie Gould vs. Ohio State S Bruce Branch at Illinois S Larry Johnson at Illinois 2002 D . . . . . . . . . . . . Rich Gardner vs. Nebraska D Michael Haynes vs. Louisiana Tech O Zack Mills vs. Iowa D Jimmy Kennedy at Wisconsin S Robbie Gould at Wisconsin O Larry Johnson vs. Northwestern D Shawn Mayer at Ohio State O Larry Johnson vs. Illinois O Larry Johnson at Indiana O Larry Johnson vs. Michigan State 2004 S . . . . . . . . . Jeremy Kapinos at Ohio State D Paul Posluszny at Indiana 2005 S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeremy Kapinos vs. USF D Paul Posluszny at Northwestern D Paul Posluszny vs. Minnesota D Paul Posluszny vs. Ohio State O Michael Robinson at Illinois D Tamba Hali vs. Wisconsin D Alan Zemaitis at Michigan State 2006 D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Connor vs. Akron S Jeremy Kapinos at Ohio State D Paul Posluszny vs. Illinois S Jeremy Kapinos vs. Illinois D Dan Connor at Purdue O Tony Hunt vs. Temple 2007 D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Lee vs. FIU D Dan Connor vs. Notre Dame D Maurice Evans at Indiana D Sean Lee vs. Purdue D Dan Connor at Temple 2008 O . . . . . . . . . Evan Royster vs. Oregon State D NaVorro Bowman vs. Temple S Derrick Williams vs. Illinois O Daryll Clark at Wisconsin D Aaron Maybin at Wisconsin S Kevin Kelly vs. Michigan D Mark Rubin at Ohio State O Daryll Clark vs. Michigan State
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2009 O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daryll Clark vs. Akron D Sean Lee vs. Temple S Jeremy Boone at Illinois O Daryll Clark at Michigan D NaVorro Bowman vs. Indiana O Daryll Clark at Michigan State D NaVorro Bowman at Michigan State 2010 F . . . . . .Rob Bolden vs. Youngstown State S Collin Wagner vs. Temple S Collin Wagner vs. Michigan D Michael Mauti vs. Northwestern S Andrew Dailey vs. Indiana 2011 S . . . . . . . . . Chaz Powell vs. Indiana State O Matt McGloin vs. Eastern Michigan S Anthony Fera at Indiana Anthony Fera vs. Purdue S D Gerald Hodges at Northwestern D Gerald Hodges vs. Illinois S Anthony Fera at Ohio State 2012 D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michael Mauti vs. Navy F Deion Barnes vs. Navy D Michael Mauti at Illinois D Gerald Hodges vs. Northwestern D Jordan Hill at Iowa F Kyle Carter at Iowa O Matt McGloin vs. Indiana D Jordan Hill vs. Wisconsin S Sam Ficken vs. Wisconsin 2013 S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Ficken vs. Syracuse F Christian Hackenberg vs. Syracuse F Christian Hackenberg vs. UCF D C.J. Olaniyan vs. Michigan F Christian Hackenberg vs. Michigan O Bill Belton vs. Illinois F Christian Hackenberg vs. Nebraska F Christian Hackenberg at Wisconsin
2014 S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Ficken vs. UCF F DaeSean Hamilton vs. UCF D Trevor Williams at Rutgers F DaeSean Hamilton vs. Ohio State S Sam Ficken vs. Maryland 2015 F . . . . . . . . . . . .Saquon Barkley vs. Buffalo D Anthony Zettel vs. San Diego State F Saquon Barkley vs. Rutgers 2016 D . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Allen vs. Minnesota O Saquon Barkey vs. Maryland D Brandon Smith vs. Maryland D Brandon Bell vs. Ohio State S Marcus Allen vs. Ohio State S Grant Haley vs. Ohio State O Saquon Barkley at Purdue F Connor McGovern vs. Iowa S Tyler Davis at Rutgers O Trace McSorley vs. Michigan State 2017 O . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saquon Barkley vs. Akron O Saquon Barkley at Iowa O DaeSean Hamilton vs. Indiana S Saquon Barkley vs. Indiana O Saquon Barkley vs. Michigan D Jason Cabinda vs. Michigan S Saquon Barkley at Ohio State O Saquon Barkley vs. Nebraska
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TEAM AWARDS SPRING AWARDS COACHES SPECIAL TEAMS AWARD The award is given to the specialist who demonstrated loyalty, interest, attitude & improvement in spring practice. 2014................................................... Sam Ficken 2015.................................................... Joey Julius 2016................................................Tyler Yazujian 2017.....................................................Kyle Vasey 2018....................................... Johnathan Thomas JIM O’HORA AWARD The Jim O’Hora Award is presented to a defensive player for “exemplary conduct, loyalty, interest, attitude and improvement” during spring practice. The award honors Penn State assistant head coach Jim O’Hora Jim O’Hora, a 31-year member of the coaching staff. 1977....................................................... Joe Lally 1978....................................................Karl McCoy 1979..................................................Gene Gladys 1980............................................ Grover Edwards 1981........................................ Walker Lee Ashley 1982................................................... John Luton 1983......................................................Brad Saar 1984.................................................... Bob White 1985............................ Chris Collins, Tim Johnson 1986................................................ Mike Beckish 1987........................................Quintus McDonald 1988................................................ Andre Collins 1989............................................. Jorge Oquendo 1990...........................................Keith Goganious 1991.................................................. Mark Flythe 1992.................................................. Vin Stewart 1993................................................Tony Pittman 1994.................................................Chris Mazyck 1995................................................. Shino Prater 1996......................... Matt Fornadel, Chris Snyder 1997....................................................Mike Buzin 1998...............................................Jason Wallace 1999................................................Askari Adams 2000................................................ Bruce Branch 2001............................................ Michael Haynes 2002............................................Anthony Adams 2003........................... Andrew Guman, Matt Rice 2004..................................................... Tim Shaw 2005..................................................... Jay Alford 2006.............................................. Dontey Brown 2007............................................ Lydell Sargeant 2008..................................................Abe Koroma 2009.............................................. Michael Mauti 2010.................................................Bani Gbadyu 2011.................................................... Jordan Hill 2012.............................................Stephon Morris 2013...........................Jordan Lucas, C.J. Olaniyan 2014............................................. Anthony Zettel 2015.............................................. Garrett Sickels 2016................................................ Evan Schwan 2017................................................... Koa Farmer 2018.................................................Kevin Givens
FRANK PATRICK TOTAL COMMITMENT AWARD The Frank Patrick Total Commitment Award is presented to a junior who consistently displays a total commitment to academics, off-season preparation, in-season commitment and community service. The Frank Patrick award honors Frank Patrick, a member of the Penn State coaching staff from 1949-73, who was instrumental in the academic advising of players and held an advisory role with the program after his retirement in 1973. 1995..................................... Jeff Davis, Carl Gray, Jeff Hartings, Andre Johnson 1996............. Jason Henderson, Wally Richardson 1997.................Mike McQueary, Bob Stephenson 1998....................... Maurice Daniels, Chad Kroell, ........................................................Jon Sandusky 1999................Courtney Brown, Justin Kurpeikis, Brandon Steele, Andrew Stewart 2000...............................Joe Hartings, Bob Jones, Josh Mitchell 2001.......................Shamar Finney, Matt Schmitt 2002......................Dave Costlow, Damone Jones, Mike Lukac, Bryan Scott, Scott Shirley 2003...............................Robbie Gould, Zack Mills 2004...................................................Adam Senk 2005..................................................... Tim Shaw 2006...............................................Patrick Weber 2007......................................................Ross Muir 2008...............................Jeremy Boone, Josh Hull 2009...............................................Brett Brackett 2010.................Chris Colasanti, Andrew Szczerba 2011..................................Mike Farrell, Ty Howle 2012.................................................John Urschel 2013........................Miles Dieffenbach, Mike Hull 2014................................................ Deion Barnes 2015................ Adam Breneman, Dom Salomone 2016..............DaeSean Hamilton, Brandon Smith 2017.............. Tommy Stevens, Josh McPhearson, Trace McSorley 2018............................Juwan Johnson, John Reid RED WORRELL AWARD The Red Worrell Award is presented to an offensive player “for exemplary conduct, loyalty, interest, attitude and improvement” during spring practice. The award honors freshman fullback Robert Red Worrell T. “Red” Worrell, who was electrocuted at his home in Denbo, Pennsylvania, in December 1957. The Worrell Award was restricted to offensive players with the inception of the Jim O’Hora Award for defensive players in 1977. Both offensive and defensive players were eligible for the Worrell Award from 1958 to 1976. 1958............................................ Andy Stynchula 1959................................................Frank Korbini 1960.......................................................Bill Popp 1961....................................................Joe Galardi
1962..................................................Ralph Baker 1963.................................................Tom Urbanik 1964.............................................. Chuck Ehinger 1965.......................................................Ed Lenda 1966............................................. Jim McCormick 1967................................................Tom McGrath 1968................................................. Steve Smear 1969..............................................Greg Edmonds 1970.................................................. Fran Ganter 1971........................... Mike Botts, Lydell Mitchell 1972................................................ Larry Ludwig 1973................................................ Greg Murphy 1974................................................. Jeff Bleamer 1975...................................................Dave Stutts 1976...............................................Mickey Shuler 1977.................................................. Bob Bassett 1978................................................Kip Vernaglia 1979.....................................................Bill Dugan 1980............................................John Wojtowicz 1981.......................................................Vyto Kab 1982.............................................. George Herina 1983.................................................... Stan Short 1984..................................................Steve Smith 1985.....................................................Rob Smith 1986.....................................................Mike Wolf 1987...........................Tim Freeman, John Greene 1988......................... Ed Monaghan, Odell Wilson 1989.................................................Rob Luedeke 1990..................................................... Sam Gash 1991....................................................Todd Rucci 1992................................................E.J. Sandusky 1993.................................................... Kyle Brady 1994........................................... Keith Olsommer 1995.......................................... Jason Henderson 1996...................................................Jason Sload 1997................... Ryan Fagan, Floyd Wedderburn 1998..................................................... John Blick 1999............................................Garrett Watkins 2000...................................................Tyler Lenda 2001.............................................Bryant Johnson 2002................................................ Matt Schmitt 2003................................................Dave Costlow 2004................................................John Bronson 2005............................................. BranDon Snow 2006............................................. Rodney Kinlaw 2007...............................................Terrell Golden 2008.......................................... James McDonald 2009..................................................Graham Zug 2010...................... Quinn Barham, Brett Brackett 2011.................................................Devon Smith 2012........................................Matt Stankiewitch 2013...................................................... Ty Howle 2014.....................................................Brian Gaia 2015............................................Brendan Mahon 2016............................................ Saeed Blacknall 2017.............................................Juwan Johnson 2018............................................... Miles Sanders
SEASON AWARDS JOHN BRUNO JR. MEMORIAL AWARD The John Bruno Jr. Memorial Award is presented to the outstanding member of the Penn State special teams. The award honors former Nittany Lion John Bruno Jr., who died of cancer in 1992. Bruno John Bruno Jr. was the squad’s punter from 1984-86 and his 41.7-yard career average was then the third-highest in school history. His 42.9 average in 1985 was third-highest in a season and included a career-best 71-yard effort against Boston College. 1992.....................................................Chris Cisar 1993...................Shelly Hammonds, V.J. Muscillo 1994.............................................. Marlon Forbes 1995.....................................................Brian King 1996................................................Brett Conway 1997.............................................. Ahmad Collins 1998.................................................. Matt Joyner 1999........................... Travis Forney, Pat Pidgeon 2000.............................................Brandon Steele 2001................................................ Bruce Branch 2002........................Bryant Johnson, David Royer 2003...............................................David Kimball 2004..................................................Derek Wake 2005...........................Ethan Kilmer, Calvin Lowry 2006............................................ Jeremy Kapinos 2007...............................................Patrick Weber 2008....................................................Kevin Kelly 2009...............................................Jeremy Boone 2010...............................................Collin Wagner 2011..................................................Chaz Powell 2012..........................Derek Day, Michael Yancich 2013......................................................Pat Zerbe 2014...................................................Sam Ficken 2015..................................................... Nick Scott 2016.................................................... Tyler Davis 2017................................................ Blake Gillikin COACHES AWARD The Coaches’ Award, initiated in 2012, honors a Penn State senior who “exhibits pride, dedication, commitment and exemplary leadership in addition to outstanding performance.” 2012....................Gerald Hodges, Stephon Morris FOOTBALL LETTERMAN’S CLUB AWARD JOE & SUE PATERNO POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP The Football Letterman’s Club Award Joe and Sue Paterno Post-Graduate Scholarship is a $5,000 scholarship presented to a Penn State senior to provide recognition and financial assistance for graduate studies. 2012...................................................Emery Etter 2013................................................ Kyle Baublitz 2014...................................................Ryan Keiser 2015...................................................Matt Baney 2016............................................ Gordon Bentley 2017............................................. Brandon Smith
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TEAM AWARDS MAGINNIS MEMORIAL AWARD The Richard Maginnis Memorial Award is presented to the outstanding Penn State offensive lineman who exemplifies the spirit, dedication and commitment which Maginnis displayed as a member of the 1980-83 Dick Maginnis Nittany Lion teams. The award was established by the members of the 1982 National Championship team in memory of Maginnis. 1989................................................ Tim Freeman 1990...................................................... Pat Duffy 1991................................................... Paul Siever 1992.......................................... Greg Huntington 1993......................Mike Malinoski, Derick Pickett 1994...............................................Bucky Greeley 1995.................................................Jeff Hartings 1996.................................................Barry Tielsch 1997.........................Kevin Conlin, Phil Ostrowski 1998........................................Floyd Wedderburn 1999..................................................... John Blick 2000.........................................Kareem McKenzie 2001................................................Greg Ransom 2002................................ Gus Felder, Tyler Lenda 2003................................................Dave Costlow 2004....................................................Scott Davis 2005 .............................................Lance Antolick 2006................................................... Levi Brown 2007....................................................John Shaw 2008..................................................A.Q. Shipley 2009............................................. Dennis Landolt 2010 .......................................Stefen Wisniewski 2011................Quinn Barham, Johnnie Troutman 2012................... Mike Farrell, Matt Stankiewitch 2013.................................Ty Howle, John Urschel 2014............................................Angelo Mangiro 2015............................................Angelo Mangiro 2016.....................................................Brian Gaia 2017............................................Brendan Mahon MITINGER AWARD The Robert B. Mitinger Jr. Award is presented to a squad member who exhibits courage, character and social responsibility. The award honors Robert Mitinger Jr., a former Nittany Lion Bob Mitinger All-American end and State College community leader. 2004............................................Adam Taliaferro 2005...................................................Tamba Hali 2006..................................................Robert Price 2007............................................. Rodney Kinlaw 2008...................... Deon Butler, Jordan Norwood 2009............................................... Jerome Hayes 2010..................................................Graham Zug 2011..........................................Andrew Szczerba 2012............................................Michael Zordich 2013..... Glenn Carson, Eric Shrive, Malcolm Willis 2014...................................................Ryan Keiser 2015............................................Angelo Mangiro 2016................................................... Von Walker 2017.....................Josh McPhearson, Grant Haley, Torrence Brown
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OUTSTANDING SENIOR PLAYER The Outstanding Senior Player Award is presented by the State College Quarterback Club to honor Penn State’s top senior player. The honor previously was known as the Hall Foundation Athletic Award. 1978................................................ Chuck Fusina 1979...................................................Matt Suhey 1980...............................................Booker Moore 1981 ................................................. Sean Farrell 1982 .................................................Curt Warner 1983..............................................Kenny Jackson 1984...................................................Nick Haden 1985............................................Michael Zordich 1986............................................... Shane Conlan 1987.................................................Matt Knizner 1988......................................... Steve Wisniewski 1989................................................ Blair Thomas 1990...........................................Leroy Thompson 1991....................................................Tony Sacca 1992................................................ O.J. McDuffie 1993..................................................Lou Benfatti 1994................................................. Kerry Collins 1995..............................................Bobby Engram 1996............................................. Brandon Noble 1997.............................................Mike McQueary 1998.................................................... Brad Scioli 1999........................................... Courtney Brown 2000............................................ Justin Kurpeikis 2001................................................John Gilmore 2002...............................................Larry Johnson 2003............................................... Sean McHugh 2004..................................................... Zack Mills 2005.........................................Michael Robinson 2006..............................................Paul Posluszny 2007.................................................. Dan Connor 2008........................................... Derrick Williams 2009...................................................Daryll Clark 2010...............................................Brett Brackett 2011....................................................Devon Still 2012.............................................. Michael Mauti 2013...............................................DaQuan Jones 2014......................................................Mike Hull 2015............................................. Anthony Zettel 2016.................................................Brandon Bell 2017............... Jason Cabinda, DaeSean Hamilton REID-ROBINSON AWARD The Reid-Robinson Award is presented to the outstanding senior defensive lineman. The award is named in honor of two of Penn State’s most acclaimed defensive linemen, Mike Reid and Dave Robinson. 2012..............................Jordan Hill, Sean Stanley 2013...............................................DaQuan Jones 2014............................................. Anthony Zettel 2015.............................................Austin Johnson 2016................................................ Evan Schwan 2017..............................................Parker Cothren
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RIDGE RILEY AWARD The Ridge Riley Award honors a senior member of the team for “sportsmanship, scholarship, leadership and friendship.” Named in honor of the late executive director of the Penn State Alumni Association and author of the Football Letter for 38 years, the award is sponsored by Richard and Arlene Small, owners of Alumni Holidays, Inc. 1976........................................... Chuck Benjamin 1977..................................................Tom DePaso 1978................................................... Paul Suhey 1979.................................................Mike Guman 1980...................................................John Walsh 1981.............................................Leo Wisniewski 1982............................................ Stuart McMunn 1983................................................ Scott Radecic 1984...................................Carmen Masciantonio 1985............................................ Lance Hamilton 1986 .............................................Brian Siverling 1987....................................... Darryl Washington 1988.........................John Greene, Eddie Johnson 1989......................................................Scott Gob 1990............................................Dave Brzenchek 1991......................................................Al Golden 1992................................................E.J. Sandusky 1993..................................................... Lee Rubin 1994..................................................Willie Smith 1995 ......................................................Carl Gray 1996..........................................Wally Richardson 1997...............................................Matt Fornadel 1998....................................................Shawn Lee 1999............................................Maurice Daniels 2000 ...............................................Aaron Gatten 2001..................................................... Bob Jones 2002................................................ Matt Schmitt 2003..............................................Damone Jones 2004..................................................Chris Ganter 2005.................................................Charles Rush 2006..................................................... Tim Shaw 2007....................................................Matt Hahn 2008............................................Gerald Cadogan 2009.......................................................Sean Lee 2010..............................................Chris Colasanti 2011.............................................. Drew Astorino 2012.........................Pete Massaro, Matt McGloin 2013...... Garry Gilliam, Stephen Obeng-Agyapong 2014.........................................Miles Dieffenbach 2015............................................ Trevor Williams 2016................................................Gregg Garrity 2017............................Troy Apke, Andrew Nelson
RUN-ON AWARD The Run-on Award is presented to a Penn State run-on player who exemplifies total commitment, loyalty, hard work and courage to the football program. 2000....................................................Nate Glunt 2001................................................Dave Benfatti 2002.................................Eric Dare, James Millon 2003................................................. Scott Shirley 2004...........................Mike Baird, Tom Lundquist 2005.........................................Mike Pawlikowski 2006................................................... Andy Kubic 2007.................................................Jason Ganter 2008................................................Greg Miskinis 2009............................ Tom Golarz, Patrick Mauti 2010.........................................Jonathan Stewart 2011.............................................Jon Rohrbaugh 2012........................Michael Fuhrman, J.R. Refice 2013................................................Matt Lehman 2014........................Cole Chiappialle, Von Walker 2015.............................Jordan Dudas, Albert Hall 2016..............................................Tom Devenney 2017............................Billy Fessler, Tom Pancoast TIM SHAW THRIVE AWARD The Tim Shaw Thrive Award is presented to the student-athlete who has overcome adversities and been an inspiration to his fellow teammates. 2017..................................................Tyrell Chavis
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Hugo Bezdek
Bill Bowes
John Cappelletti
Kerry Collins
Shane Conlan
Keith Dorney
Inducted: 2016
Inducted: 1993
Inducted: 2018
Inducted: 2014
Inducted: 2005
Rip Engle
Jack Ham
Dick Harlow
Bob Higgins
Glenn Killinger
Ted Kwalick
Inducted: 1974
Inducted: 1990
Inducted: 1954
Inducted: 1954
Inducted: 1971
Inducted: 1989
Richie Lucas
Pete Mauthe
Shorty Miller
Lydell Mitchell
Dennis Onkotz
Joe Paterno
Inducted: 1986
Inducted: 1957
Inducted: 1974
Inducted: 2004
Inducted: 1995
Inducted: 2007
Mike Reid
Glenn Ressler
Dave Robinson
Steve Suhey
Inducted: 1987
Inducted: 2001
Inducted: 1997
Inducted: 1985
Dexter Very
Curt Warner
Harry Wilson
Inducted: 1976
Inducted: 2009
Inducted: 1973
Inducted: 1954
(as New Hampshire head coach)
Rip Engle
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PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Jack Ham
August Michalske
Mike Munchak
Linebacker Inducted: 1988 Penn State, 1968-70 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1971-82
Guard Inducted: 1964
Guard Inducted: 2001
A second-round draft choice in 1971, Jack Ham played on four Super Bowl title teams and was voted to the All-Pro team nine consecutive seasons in his career in which he made 32 pass interceptions. A unanimous choice for the NFL Team of the Decade for the 1970s, Ham was the 1975 National Football League Defensive Player of the Year.
August “Mike” Michalske, who was born in Cleveland, Ohio, joined the New York Yankees of the American Football League after a distinguished career with the Nittany Lions. When the Yankees switched to the National Football League in 1927, he played two more seasons in New York before being traded to the Green Bay Packers, where he was a member of three NFL championship teams (1929-31). Although only 6-0 and 206 pounds, Michalske was an outstanding lead guard on running plays and a feared defender, whose blitzing technique was ahead of its time. A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s All-Pro team of the 1920s, Michalske died on Oct. 26, 1983.
Penn State, 1979-81 Houston Oilers, 1982-93 A standout guard for 12 years with the National Football League’s Houston Oilers, Mike Munchak was a nine-time Pro Bowl choice in his career (1982-93). From Scranton, Pa., he was the eighth player selected and the first offensive lineman chosen in the 1982 draft. In his third year in the NFL (1984), he was named to the first of his seven American Football Conference all-star teams and was selected All-Pro for the first time. Munchak was the centerpiece of an offensive line which helped the Oilers to seven consecutive playoff appearances (1987-93), including AFC Central Division titles in 1991 and ‘93. He retired in 1993 after playing in 159 regularseason games. He joined the Oiler coaching staff in ‘94 and was head coach of the Tennessee Titans from 2011-13.
Franco Harris
Lenny Moore
Dave Robinson
Fullback Inducted: 1990
Running Back Inducted: 1975
Linebacker Inducted: 2013
Penn State, 1969-71 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1972-83 Seattle Seahawks, 1984 In 13 NFL seasons, Franco Harris rushed for 12,120 yards on 2,949 carries and scored 91 touchdowns. He ranks No. 15 in the NFL in all-time rushing. He topped the 1,000-yard mark eight times and totaled more than 100 yards rushing in 47 games. The Most Valuable Player in Super Bowl IX, Harris was elected to play in nine Pro Bowls. He was the 13th player chosen in the first round of the 1972 NFL Draft. Harris joined teammate Jack Ham on the Pro Football Hall of Fame All-Pro team of the 1970s.
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Penn State, 1953-55 Baltimore Colts, 1956-67 Lenny Moore’s high-stepping style as an offensive centerpiece of the Baltimore Colts’ title teams of the late 1950s earned him the nickname “Spats.” In 12 seasons, he was a five-time All-Pro, played in seven Pro Bowls and set an NFL record by scoring at least one touchdown in 18 consecutive games. He missed most of the 1963 season and was voted the 1964 Comeback Player of the Year, racking up more than 1,000 yards rushing and receiving and scoring 20 TDs. He had career-highs of 649 rushing yards (7.5 ypc) as a rookie in 1956, and 50 catches and 938 receiving yards in 1958. He scored 113 TDs and gained 12,451 yards of offense in his career. Moore was selected for the Hall of Fame All-Pro squad of the 1950s.
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Penn State, 1960-62 Green Bay Packers, 1963-72 Washington Redskins, 1973-74 Dave Robinson was enshrined on August 3, 2013. From Mount Laurel, N.J., Robinson was a 1962 first-team All-American and a three-year letterman, helping Penn State to a 24-8 record from 1960-62, including wins in the 1960 Liberty Bowl and the 1961 Gator Bowl as an offensive and defensive end. The Green Bay Packers selected Robinson in the first round of the 1963 NFL Draft (14th overall). He played linebacker for the Packers from 1963-72 and the Washington Redskins in 1973-74. A three-time Pro Bowl pick (1966-67, 1969) and two-time first-team All-Pro (1967, 1969), he was a starter on three NFL title (1965-67) and Super Bowl (I and II) winning teams. Named to the NFL’s 1960s AllDecade team, he intercepted 27 passes in his 12-year career. Robinson, who resides in Akron, Ohio, was enshrined into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1982.
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HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES HUGO BEZDEK
KERRY COLLINS
SHANE CONLAN
Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia on April 1, 1884, Hugo Bezdek was head coach at Penn State for 12 years (1918-29), compiling a 65-30-11 record, including undefeated seasons in 1920 and 1921. A four-year All-American at the University of Chicago, he played fullback in football and second base in baseball. Bezdek enjoyed a 24-year collegiate coaching career in which he also served as head coach at Oregon (1906, 1913-17) and Arkansas (1908-12). His 1917 Oregon squad defeated Pennsylvania, 14-0, in the Rose Bowl. He later managed the Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Club (1917-19). Bezdek, who died in 1952, was named to the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1954 and the Helms Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1960.
A native of West Lawn, Pennsylvania, Kerry Collins will be inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame on December 4, 2018. He was selected by the Associated Press, United Press International, The Football News, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp and Sporting News in 1994. He also captured two of college football’s major postseason prizes - the Maxwell Award (nation’s outstanding player) and the Davey O’Brien Award (nation’s top quarterback). Collins finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy balloting and garnered Player of the Year honors from ABC-TV/Chevrolet and the Big Ten. Collins posted the fourth-best season passing efficiency mark in NCAA history (172.8). At the end of his career, he had broken Penn State season records for total offense (2,660), completions (176), passing yardage (2,679), completion percentage (66.7), yards per attempt (10.15) and passing efficiency (172.86). He also set the mark with 14 consecutive completions at Minnesota, which was broken by Trace McSorley in 2017. Collins was the linchpin of an explosive offense that shattered 14 school records and led the nation in scoring (47.8 ppg) and total offense (520.2 ypg.). The first-round pick of the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 National Football League Draft and the fifth player selected overall, Collins enjoyed a 17year career in the NFL. He played for Carolina (1995-98), the New Orleans Saints (part of the 1998 season), the New York Giants (1999-2003), Oakland Raiders (2004-05), Tennessee Titans (200610) and the Indianapolis Colts (2011). He capped the 2000 season by leading the Giants to Super Bowl XXXV.
Shane Conlan, the leader of Penn State’s outstanding defenses in 1985 and ’86, was enshrined in the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 2014. A two-time first-team AllAmerican, Conlan became the 18th former Nittany Lion player and 23rd member of the Penn State football family to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. A senior co-captain in 1986, Conlan was instrumental in Penn State’s 23-1 record his last two seasons, with two National Championship game appearances. Conlan capped his career by leading a superlative defensive effort in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl to earn the game’s Most Valuable Defensive Player, recording eight tackles and two interceptions to lead Penn State past previously unbeaten Miami, 14-10, for the 1986 national title. A four-year letterman and a three-year starter for Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno, Conlan was a consensus first-team All-American in 1986. The Buffalo Bills selected Conlan with the No. 8 overall pick in the first round of 1987 NFL Draft and he earned NFL Rookie of the Year and Defensive Rookie of the Year honors. Conlan played nine years in the NFL, attaining three Pro Bowl selections and helping the Bills win three consecutive AFC Championships.
BILL BOWES Bowes was a team captain for Hall of Fame coach Rip Engle during the 1964 season. The 1962 squad finished 9-2 and ranked ninth in the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI) polls, while the 1963 team was 7-3 en route to a final ranking of 16th in the UPI poll. In his senior season, Bowes and the Nittany Lions finished 6-4 and voted down the opportunity to play in the Gator Bowl despite a stunning 27-0 over second-ranked Ohio State and a 28-0 win over Pitt to end the season. Following his graduation, Bowes served as a graduate assistant for the Nittany Lions for the 1965 season before joining the UNH coaching staff. A native of nearby Blanchard, Pennsylvania and Lock Haven High School, Bowes is the winningest coach in Yankee/Atlantic 10 Conference history, posting a 175-106-5 record during his 27 seasons (1972-98) as the head coach at the University of New Hampshire. Bowes took the reigns for the Wildcats in 1972, becoming the youngest head coach in program history. He led UNH to four Yankee Conference championships and guided the Wildcats to the NCAA playoffs four times. Bowes was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame as a coach on December 6, 2016.
KEITH DORNEY Keith Dorney, a two-time All-American at tackle for the Nittany Lions in 1977 and 1978, was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in December 2005. He is the 16th former Nittany Lion player so honored and the 20th member of the Penn State football family to earn college football’s highest honor. Dorney was selected an All-American by the Football Writers in 1977 and in 1978 by the Associated Press, Football Writers, the American Football Coaches Association, NEA, Sporting News, United Press International and Walter Camp. A native of Allentown, Pennsylvania, he played nine seasons with Detroit (1979-87) of the National Football League. CHARLES "RIP" ENGLE Charles A. “Rip” Engle achieved national prominence as Penn State’s 13th head coach. A native of Salisbury, Pennsylvania, he was a four-sport standout at Western Maryland College, graduating in 1930. Engle began his coaching career at Waynesboro (Pennsylvania) High School, where he compiled an 86-17-5 mark in 11 years, including three unbeaten seasons and eight conference championships. He joined the staff at Brown in 1942 and was promoted to head coach two years later. Engle was named head coach at Penn State in 1950 and guided the Lions to a 104-48-4 record in 16 years, winning three of four bowl games and three Lambert Trophies. In 1970, Engle won the Amos Alonzo Stagg Award for his contributions to football. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1974. Engle died March 7, 1983, in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. He was born March 26, 1906.
JOHN CAPPELLETTI The 1973 Heisman Trophy winner, John Cappelletti helped the Nittany Lions to a perfect 12-0 season and No. 5 national ranking in both of the major polls. A consensus All-American, Cappelletti rushed for 1,522 yards and 17 touchdowns in 1973. The Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, native put together three straight 200-yard rushing games in the final month of the season, including a high of 220 against NC State. Cappelletti also received the Maxwell Trophy and was selected as Player of the Year by ABC-TV, United Press International, the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association, the Walter Camp Foundation and the Washington Touchdown Club. He played in the Hula and Senior bowl games. Cappelletti’s career yardage total of 2,639 still ranks him No. 12 on the Lions’ all-time rushing list. His 1973 rushing total is fourth on the school season rushing list to Larry Johnson (2,087), Lydell Mitchell (1,567) and Ki-Jana Carter (1,539). A first-round draft choice of the National Football League Los Angeles Rams, Cappelletti played 10 seasons in the professional ranks, six in Los Angeles and four with the San Diego Chargers. Cappelletti was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame on December 7, 1993.
JACK HAM
Halfback John Cappelletti led Penn State to a 12-0 season in 1973 and won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell and Walter Camp awards as the nation’s outstanding player. Cappelletti ran for 1,522 yards as a senior and is the only Nittany Lion to rush for 200 yards in three consecutive games. An emotional Cappelletti dedicated the Heisman Trophy to his younger brother, Joey, who was battling leukemia, during a moving acceptance speech that has become part of Penn State and college football lore. Cappelletti was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
An All-American in 1970, Jack Ham became the 10th Nittany Lion to be enshrined in the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame when he was inducted in 1990. Ham was the first Penn State product in both the college and professional football halls of fame (Dave Robinson). A nine-time All-Pro linebacker for the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers, Ham was enshrined at Canton in 1988. As a senior co-captain in 1970, Ham had 91 tackles and intercepted four passes. He still shares a pair of defensive records for blocked punts: four in his career, three in his final season. He had 251 career tackles (143 solo). A second-round draft choice of the Steelers in 1971, Ham developed into one of the NFL’s most outstanding linebackers. He is a Penn State Distinguished Alumni Award recipient.
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HISTORY & HONORS DICK HARLOW
TED KWALICK
A Penn State graduate, Dick Harlow served as the Nittany Lions’ head coach for three seasons (1915-17), compiling a 20-8 record. A two-year letterman, he also was a member of the baseball and track teams. After leaving Penn State, Harlow was the head coach at Colgate (1922-25), Western Maryland (1926-34) and Harvard (1935-42, 45-47). At Harvard, Harlow was voted Coach of the Year in 1936 and a year later was chosen as the Ivy League Coach of the Year. He was named to the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Harlow died in 1962. He was born Oct. 19, 1889.
Penn State’s second two-time All-American, tight end Ted Kwalick was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1989. In his three-year career (1966-68), Kwalick caught 86 passes for 1,343 yards and 10 touchdowns. After making a pair of All-America teams as a junior, Kwalick was a consensus choice as a senior, while finishing fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting. He played in the College All-Star and the Coaches All-America games and the Senior Bowl following his senior season. Kwalick was a 1969 first-round draft choice of the San Francisco 49ers and enjoyed a distinguished career with the 49ers, Oakland Raiders and, briefly, the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League, before retiring in 1977. He was a member of the Raiders’ Super Bowl XI championship team and was selected to play in three Pro Bowls. In nine NFL seasons, Kwalick averaged 15.3 yards per catch on 168 pass receptions.
BOB HIGGINS Bob Higgins, a native of Corning, New York, came to Penn State as a student in 1914 and became one of only five players in the history of Nittany Lion football to earn five letters. An end on Walter Camp’s All-America team in 1919, he served as captain as a senior. Higgins also lettered in baseball, boxing and wrestling and played two years of professional football with the Canton Bulldogs. His coaching career included stays at West Virginia Wesleyan University and Washington University in St. Louis, before he returned to Penn State in 1928 as an assistant. Higgins was appointed the Lions’ head coach in 1930 and compiled a 91-57-11 record in 19 seasons. His 1947 team was unbeaten in the regular-season and tied SMU, 13-13, in the 1948 Cotton Bowl. Higgins, who died in 1969, was elected to the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. He was born Nov. 24, 1893. GLENN KILLINGER Glenn Killinger was named to the 1921 Walter Camp All-America team at quarterback after leading Penn State to two straight undefeated seasons. He earned nine letters in football, basketball and baseball. He also coached at Penn State, Dickinson, Rensselaer and Moravian and played professional football with the New York Giants. Killinger joined the faculty at West Chester (Pa.) State College in 1934 and served in various capacities, including head football and baseball coach, athletic director and dean of men. A native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Killinger died July 25, 1988 in Stanton, Delaware. He was born Sept. 13, 1898.
RICHIE LUCAS Richie Lucas, who was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1986, enjoyed an outstanding Penn State career as a two-way player from 195759. He won the Maxwell Award, was a first-team All-American at quarterback and was second in the 1959 Heisman Trophy balloting. As a senior, the Glassboro, Pennsylvania, native led Penn State to a 9-2 record and a 7-0 victory over Alabama in the first Liberty Bowl. He led the team in rushing (325 yards) and passed for 913 yards and five touchdowns, completing 58 of 117 passes. He also punted 20 times for a 34.0-yard average and returned five interceptions for 114 yards. Following a brief professional football career, he entered athletic administration at Penn State. He retired in 1998 as an assistant athletic director. PETE MAUTHE Pete Mauthe lettered four years (1909-12) at fullback during which time Penn State posted a 26-2-4 record. Mauthe, captain of the 1912 team, also was an outstanding punter and placekicker. As a senior, he kicked a 52-yard field goal and scored 119 points, including 11 touchdowns. Born July 8, 1890 in Turkey City, Pennsylvania, he became president of a mining company in Youngstown, Ohio. Mauthe, who died in 1967, was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1957. He was honored in 1964 as a distinguished alumnus of the University. SHORTY MILLER Eugene E. “Shorty” Miller, a 5-foot-5 quarterback who was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1974, earned Walter Camp third-team All-America honors after leading Penn State to an 8-0 record in 1912. A four-year letterman, the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, native also served as captain of the baseball team. He played several seasons of professional football with Massillon (Ohio) and later served as a highly respected college and professional football official. He died in 1966 after a career as a teacher, coach and administrator in the Harrisburg school system. Miller was born on Nov. 15, 1890.
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Lydell Mitchell was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
LYDELL MITCHELL Penn State’s long-time season and career touchdowns recordholder, Lydell Mitchell was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame on December 7, 2004. A product of Salem, New Jersey, Mitchell was a standout running back from 1969-71, helping the Nittany Lions to a 29-4 record. He earned first-team All-America accolades and finished fifth in Heisman Trophy balloting in 1971 after breaking three NCAA season records — most touchdowns (29), most rushing TDs (26) and points scored (174). Mitchell ran for 1,567 yards in 1971, a school season record that stood for more than 30 years. At the end of his career, he held Penn State records for touchdowns in a season (29), career touchdowns (41) and career rushing touchdowns (38). Mitchell played in the National Football League with Baltimore (1972-77), San Diego (1978-79) and the Los Angeles Rams (1980). DENNIS ONKOTZ One of only 12 Penn State players to be named first-team All-America in consecutive years, Dennis Onkotz was a defensive mainstay of the 1968-69 undefeated teams. A native of Northampton, Pennsylvania, Onkotz amassed 287 tackles, which still ranks seventh on the Lions’ career list. His 11 interceptions are tied for 10th in school history. His three interception returns for touchdowns are a career record (since tied by Darren Perry). A versatile athlete who also returned punts, Onkotz’s 13.2-yard average on 47 punt returns is No. 8 among the Nittany Lions’ best-ever in that department. Onkotz made the 1969 Academic All-America team and was selected to play in the 1970 Hula Bowl. Chosen by the New York Jets in the third round of the 1970 NFL draft, Onkotz was forced to retire from professional football because of a severely broken leg suffered in his rookie season. Onkotz was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame on December 12, 1995.
HISTORY & HONORS MIKE REID Mike Reid, the only Penn State player to win the Outland Trophy as the “outstanding interior lineman in college football,” was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1987. A bulwark of the 1968-69 teams, he was an All-American and All-East choice in 1969, when he recorded 87 tackles and returned an interception for a touchdown against Maryland. He also finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy balloting. Reid enjoyed a varied career at Penn State (1966-69), which included a lead role in the play “Guys and Dolls” and winning the 1967 Eastern heavyweight wrestling title. He starred with Cincinnati in the National Football League (1970-74), winning All-Pro honors twice, before retiring to devote full time to his music career. He has won numerous music awards, including the Grammy Award. Also a Penn State Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, he was named an NCAA Silver Anniversary Award recipient in 1995.
Mike Reid was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987.
JOE PATERNO Joe Paterno’s induction into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame took place on December 4, 2007, having been postponed from 2006 due to injuries he sustained in a sideline collision during a November game at Wisconsin. Paterno was scheduled to be among the first active players or coaches inducted into the Hall of Fame. He joined active coaches Bobby Bowden and John Gagliardi as inductees. Paterno and Bowden received the Gold Medal — the Foundation’s highest and most prestigious honor — at the 2006 event via a video presentation. Paterno was the 21st member of the Penn State football family to gain induction into the Hall of Fame. From Brooklyn, New York, Paterno joined the Nittany Lions’ coaching staff in 1950 soon after his graduation from Brown University. He was named head coach in 1966, introducing his “Grand Experiment” and rapidly turning Penn State into one of the nation’s premier programs. A member of the coaching staff for 62 years, 46 as the head coach, Paterno is the winningest coach in the history of major college football, earning a 409-136-3 career record (74.9). Paterno was selected the American Football Coaches Association Coach of the Year an unprecedented five times and led the Nittany Lions to seven unbeaten, untied regular seasons and two National Championships in his 46 seasons. Paterno died from lung cancer at the age of 85 on Jan. 22, 2012 in State College, Pennsylvania.
Dave Robinson is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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DEXTER VERY
A dominant two-way lineman from 1962-64, Glenn Ressler was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame on December 11, 2001. A native of Dornsife, Pennsylvania, Ressler won three varsity letters, excelling at center and middle guard. In his senior season of 1964, he was a consensus All-American and was the choice of Philadelphia’s Maxwell Football Club as the nation’s most outstanding player. Ressler played in the East-West Shrine Classic and Hula Bowl following his senior season in 1965. He played for 10 seasons with the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League after being selected in the third round of the 1965 draft. He was a member of the Colts’ 1969 Super Bowl team and played on Baltimore’s 1971 NFL Championship squad that defeated the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V. Ressler was selected secondteam All-NFL in 1968 by the New York Daily News.
Dexter Very, who was named to the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1976, never missed a game in his Penn State career (1909-12). An end who also returned kickoffs, he was named a second-team All-American as a senior and was part of one of college football’s earliest passing combinations. Born Nov. 27, 1889 in Fairdale, Pennsylvania, he lost just two bouts in four years as a Nittany Lion wrestler. Very went on to become a collegiate football official and business executive in the Pittsburgh area. He died in 1980 at the age of 90.
DAVE ROBINSON A dominant two-way end from 1960-62, Dave Robinson was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame on December 9, 1997. A product of Moorestown, New Jersey, Robinson was a three-year letterman playing on both sides of the ball for coach Rip Engle. As a senior in 1962, he led Penn State to a 9-1 regular-season, made 17 receptions for 178 yards and was named a first-team All-America by the Associated Press, NEA, Football Writers (Look), Post and Time magazines. The first-team All-East choice also was named the nation’s top collegiate lineman by the Philadelphia Sportswriters. Robinson was a first-round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers and became an integral member of Vince Lombardi’s squad, helping the Packers to the 1965 NFL Championship and victories in Super Bowls I and II. He was named All-Pro three times, playing for Green Bay from 1963-72 and concluding his career with the Washington Redskins in 1973-74. Robinson was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
CURT WARNER Penn State’s longtime career rushing leader, Curt Warner was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame on December 8, 2009. He was the 17th former Nittany Lion player and 22nd member of the Penn State football family to gain induction into the Hall of Fame. A two-time first-team All-American, the Pineville, West Virginia product made a tremendous impact on the program from 1979-82. He led Penn State in rushing his final three seasons, helping the Nittany Lions compile a 31-5 record, with three bowl wins, including the 1982 National Championship. Upon completion of his career, Warner owned 42 school records, including Penn State career records for rushing yardage (3,398), 100-yard rushing games (18) and all-purpose yards in a game (341), among others. Warner averaged 5.2 yards per carry. He rewrote the school record by gaining 341 all-purpose yards in a victory at Syracuse in 1981, with a career-high 256 rushing yards. He gained a then-school record 4,982 career all-purpose yards. A two-time Fiesta Bowl Offensive Player of the Game, Warner is Penn State’s career leader in bowl game rushing with 474 yards. The third player selected overall in the 1983 National Football League Draft, he had a productive eight-year career with the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams. Warner owns an automobile dealership and lives in Camas, Washington.
STEVE SUHEY Steve Suhey, whose Penn State career was interrupted by World War II, was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1985. Born on Jan. 8, 1922 in Jamesville, New York, he enrolled in 1941 but left for three years of service in the Pacific with the Army Air Corps, before returning in 1946. He earned All-America honors as a member of the unbeaten 1947 team. He completed his degree while playing two years with Pittsburgh in the National Football League. He later coached at Waynesboro (Pennsylvania) High School before becoming a salesman for the L.G. Balfour Company until his death in 1977 on his 55th birthday. Suhey married the former Virginia Higgins, daughter of his collegiate coach, Bob Higgins. They had seven children, including Larry, Paul and Matt, who were all members of the 1976 Penn State football team.
HARRY WILSON Harry “Light Horse” Wilson enjoyed an outstanding collegiate career and earned All-America recognition as a halfback at both Penn State (1921-23) and Army (1925-26). He led Penn State in scoring for two seasons (1922-23) and scored every touchdown for the Nittany Lions in the final six games of the 1923 season before leading Army in scoring for two consecutive years. Commissioned in 1928, he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters after flying 45 combat missions as a pilot commander in the Army Air Corps in World War II. Born Aug. 6, 1902, he retired from the military in 1956. Wilson, who died on Oct. 26, 1990 in Rochester, New York, was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.
Joe Paterno was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007.
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ALL-AMERICANS W.T. (MOTHER) DUNN
SAM TAMBURO
TED KWALICK
Center, 1906, Youngstown, Ohio, selected by Walter Camp Football Foundation. Dunn, who earned All-America honors at the age of 29, died Nov. 19, 1962, in Hawaii, where he was a physician for many years.
End, 1948, New Kensington, Pennsylvania, selected by Collier’s and International News Service. Tamburo, who played one season (1949) with the New York Bulldogs of the National Football League, resided in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, until his death in December 1998.
Tight end, 1967 and 1968, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, selected by Football Coaches and Newspaper Enterprise Association in 1967 and the Associated Press, United Press International, Football Writers (LOOK), Newspaper Enterprise Association, American Football Coaches Association, Sporting News, Central Press Association, The Football News, New York Daily News and ABC-TV in 1968. In 1967, Kwalick caught 33 passes for 563 yards and four touchdowns. In 1968, he totaled 31 receptions for 403 yards and a pair of scores. He is Penn State’s second two-time All-American. He enjoyed a successful National Football League career with San Francisco (1969-74) and Oakland (1975-77). Kwalick was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in December 1989.
BOB HIGGINS End, 1915 and 1919, Corning, New York, selected by the International News Service (precursor to United Press International) in 1915 and Walter Camp Football Foundation in 1919. His 85-yard touchdown reception against Pittsburgh was immortalized in Knute Rockne’s “Great Football Plays.” Higgins served as Penn State’s head coach from 1930-48. Upon his retirement, he lived in State College, Pennsylvania, until his death on June 6, 1969. PERCY W. (RED) GRIFFITHS Guard, 1920, Taylor, Pennsylvania, selected by the International News Service. Griffiths lettered in 1917 and was a stalwart lineman and letterman for Hugo Bezdek’s 7-0-2 team of 1920. He also lettered in lacrosse in 1921 and graduated with a degree in chemistry. Griffiths coached football, basketball and baseball at Marietta (Ohio) College from 1921-27. He served as Marietta’s mayor in 1938-39 and later represented Washington County and Ohio’s 15th district as a Congressman. He retired to Clearwater, Florida, in 1952 and died there on June 12, 1983 at the age of 91.
SAM VALENTINE Guard, 1956, DuBois, Pennsylvania, selected by the Football Writers (LOOK). Valentine was a division manager for BMI, Inc., in Chicago and lived in Michigan City, Indiana, until his death on January 17, 1985. RICHIE LUCAS Quarterback, 1959, Glassport, Pennsylvania, selected by United Press International, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers (LOOK), Central Press Association, Sporting News, Newspaper Enterprise Association, The Football News, Movietone News and Hearst Syndicate. Lucas led Penn State in rushing (325 yards) and passed for 913 yards and five touchdowns, completing 58 of 117 passes in 1959. He also punted 20 times for a 34.0-yard average and returned five interceptions for 114 yards. Lucas played two seasons (1960-61) with Buffalo of the American Football League before starting a career in athletic administration at Penn State. He retired in 1998 as an assistant athletic director. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1986.
CHARLEY WAY Halfback, 1920, Downington, Pennsylvania, selected by Walter Camp Football Foundation. After a career with the Internal Revenue Service, he lived in Thorndale, Pennsylvania, until his death on Jan. 31, 1988. GLENN KILLINGER Halfback, 1921, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, selected by Walter Camp Football Foundation. Killinger played professional football with the New York Giants (1926) before beginning a successful career as football and baseball coach, athletic director and dean at West Chester (Pa.) State College. He died July 25, 1988, in Stanton, Delaware. HARRY (LIGHT HORSE) WILSON Halfback, 1923, Sharon, Pennsylvania, selected by 500 Coaches and Percy Haughton. Wilson scored three touchdowns against both Pennsylvania and Navy. Wilson then transferred to Army, where he was picked as an All-American by Knute Rockne, Tad Jones and Pop Warner in 1926. Wilson died in Rochester, New York, on Oct. 26, 1990. JOE BEDENK Guard, 1923, Mansfield, Pennsylvania, selected by Walter Camp Football Foundation. Bedenk later served as baseball coach (193162) and as head football coach (1949). After his retirement, he lived in State College, Pennsylvania, until his death on May 2, 1978. LEON GAJECKI Center, 1940, Colver, Pennsylvania, selected by Newspaper Enterprise Association. Gajecki worked for Exxon and lived in Pitman, New Jersey, until is death on Nov. 2, 2000. STEVE SUHEY Guard, 1947, Cazenovia, New York, selected by Collier’s, the Associated Press and International News Service. Three of the sons of Steve and Ginger Higgins Suhey (daughter of All-American and Nittany Lion head coach Bob Higgins) played for Penn State. Suhey was a salesman and lived in State College, Pennsylvania, until his death on January 8, 1977.
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BOB MITINGER End, 1961, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, selected by the Football Coaches. Mitinger, who played in the Hula Bowl, caught two passes for 81 yards in his best offensive game; he was more noted for his defensive play. He played for San Diego (1963-64, 66, 68) in the American Football League. He was an attorney in State College, Pennsylvania, until his death on September 27, 2004. DAVE ROBINSON End, 1962, Moorestown, New Jersey, selected by the Associated Press, Football Writers (LOOK), Newspaper Enterprise Association and Time. Robinson, a ferocious defensive player, caught 17 passes for 178 yards as a senior. For many years, he was a National Football League All-Pro linebacker with Green Bay (1963-72) and Washington (1973-74). He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1997 and enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013. ROGER KOCHMAN Halfback, 1962, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, selected by U.S. Coaches. Kochman carried 120 times for 652 yards and four touchdowns as a senior. He played one season (1963) with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League.
DENNIS ONKOTZ Linebacker, 1968 and 1969, Northampton, Pennsylvania, selected in 1968 by the Associated Press, United Press International, Football Writers (LOOK), The Football News, Central Press Association and New York Daily News and in 1969 by the Associated Press, United Press International, Football Writers (LOOK) and The Football News. In 1968, Onkotz had four interceptions, returned 18 punts for 208 yards and contributed 71 tackles. As a senior in 1969, he led the team with 97 tackles and 24 punt returns for 325 yards, including one score. Onkotz played briefly with the New York Jets (1970) of the National Football League before suffering a career-ending leg injury. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in December of 1995. MIKE REID Defensive tackle, 1969, Altoona, Pennsylvania, named to every AllAmerican team. He had 87 tackles, returned an interception for a touchdown against Maryland and won the Outland Trophy as the nation’s outstanding interior lineman. Reid was a National Football League All-Pro defensive tackle with Cincinnati (1970-74) before retiring to become a professional musician and songwriter. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1987. Following his retirement from football, Reid moved to Nashville and became a Grammy Award-winning music writer, producer and performer. He was a 1995 NCAA Silver Anniversary honoree. CHARLIE PITTMAN Halfback, 1969, Baltimore, Maryland, selected by the Football Coaches. Pittman led the Lions in rushing with 706 yards and 10 touchdowns on 149 carries, caught 10 passes for 127 yards and topped the team in scoring with 66 points. He played one season with St. Louis (1970) and another with Baltimore (1971) in the National Football League.
GLENN RESSLER Center and middle guard, 1964, Dornsife, Pennsylvania, selected by U.S. Coaches, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers (LOOK), Sporting News, Time, NBC-TV, CBS-TV, New York Daily News, Helms Hall of Fame and The Football News. He won the Maxwell Award as the nation’s outstanding player. Ressler was an All-Pro guard with Baltimore (1965-74) in the National Football League. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in December 2001.
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Glenn Ressler excelled at center and middle guard and was a consensus AllAmerican as a senior in 1964. Winner of the Maxwell Award as the nation’s most outstanding player in 1964, Ressler was an All-Pro guard with the Baltimore Colts (1965-74) and was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.
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JOHN CAPPELLETTI
KURT ALLERMAN
Safety, 1969, Port Trevorton, Pennsylvania, selected by United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association and New York Daily News. Smith led the team with 10 interceptions, returning one 70 yards for a score against Ohio University.
Halfback, 1973, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, selected by the American Football Coaches Association, The Football News, Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association and Time. Cappelletti also won the Heisman Trophy after rushing for 1,522 yards and 17 touchdowns on 286 carries. He had three consecutive 200-yard rushing days (then an NCAA record), including 220 yards against NC State. Cappelletti played in the National Football League with the Los Angeles Rams (1974-78) and San Diego (1980-83). He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
Linebacker, 1976, Kinnelon, New Jersey, selected by United Press International. Allerman recorded 87 tackles and recovered a fumble. He played in the National Football League with St. Louis (1977-79, 82-84), Green Bay (1980-81) and Detroit (1985).
JACK HAM Linebacker, 1970, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, named to every AllAmerican team. Ham, who received the last scholarship in Penn State’s 1966 recruiting class, had four interceptions and 91 tackles. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988 after a 12-year career (1971-82) with Pittsburgh in the National Football League. Ham was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1990. DAVE JOYNER Tackle, 1971, State College, Pennsylvania, selected by United Press International, The Football News, Gridiron, Walter Camp Football Foundation, American Football Coaches Association and the Football Writers Association of America. Joyner was an offensive captain of one of Penn State’s most productive offensive teams of all-time. Joyner graduated from the Hershey Medical School and is an orthopaedic surgeon. He was the U.S. team physician at the 1992 Winter Olympic Games. He was inducted into the GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1991. Joyner served as Penn State’s Athletic Director from November 2011 until August 2014.
RANDY CROWDER Defensive tackle, 1973, Farrell, Pennsylvania, selected by The Football News and United Press International. Crowder won Defensive Player of the Year honors from the Washington (D.C.) Pigskin Club. He was a defensive lineman for six years in the National Football League with Miami (1974-76) and Tampa Bay (1978-80). ED O’NEIL Linebacker, 1973, Warren, Pennsylvania, selected by Walter Camp Football Foundation, Sporting News and Time. O’Neil played linebacker with Detroit (1974-79) and Green Bay (1980) in the National Football League. He has coached in the collegiate ranks at Rutgers, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan and Indiana as well as in the World Football League and the Canadian Football League.
CHARLIE ZAPIEC Linebacker, 1971, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, selected by Newspaper Enterprise Association. Zapiec made 62 tackles and intercepted four passes his senior year. He played with Montreal in the Canadian Football League.
Defensive end, 1972, Rockaway, New Jersey, selected by American Football Coaches Association, Newspaper Enterprise Association, United Press International, Gridiron, The Football News and Walter Camp Football Foundation. Bannon played two seasons (1973-74) with Miami in the National Football League.
RANDY SIDLER Middle guard, 1977, Danville, Pennsylvania, selected by the Associated Press. Sidler’s 65 tackles included four quarterback sacks and two others for losses. MATT BAHR
Tackle, 1974, Georgetown, Conn., selected by Walter Camp Football Foundation. After a brief stint in the National Football League, Nessel became a technology education instructor. MIKE HARTENSTINE
BRUCE CLARK
Defensive end, 1974, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, selected by the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America and United Press International. Hartenstine produced 108 tackles, recovered two fumbles and blocked a punt. He enjoyed a 13-year career with Chicago (1975-86) and Minnesota (1987) in the National Football League.
Defensive tackle, 1978 and 1979, New Castle, Pennsylvania, selected by the Associated Press, The Football News, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association and United Press International in 1978 and by The Football News, Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News, American Football Coaches Association, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Walter Camp Football Foundation and United Press International in 1979. In 1978, Clark had 51 tackles, including 21 for losses. He had four quarterback sacks and three fumbles recovered in winning the Lombardi Award as the nation’s outstanding lineman/linebacker. In 1979, he missed the end of the season with a knee injury, but managed 40 tackles (seven for losses), three quarterback sacks and three fumbles recovered. He played with New Orleans (1983-88) and Kansas City (1989) of the National Football League after spending several years in the Canadian Football League. Clark played in the World League of American Football in 1991-92.
JOHN NESSEL
CHRIS BAHR BRUCE BANNON
Tackle, 1977 and 1978, Allentown, Pennsylvania, selected by the Football Writers Association of America in 1977 and in 1978 by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, the American Football Coaches Association, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Sporting News, United Press International and Walter Camp Football Foundation. He played nine seasons with Detroit (1979-87) of the National Football League. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in December 2005.
Kicker, 1978, State College, Pennsylvania, selected by The Football News, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Sporting News, United Press International and Walter Camp Football Foundation. Bahr broke his brother’s (Chris) NCAA percentage record, hitting 22-of-27 field goals (81.5 percent) to hold the record for several years. Four times he kicked four field goals in a game. He spent his National Football League career with Pittsburgh (1979-80), San Francisco (1981), Cleveland (1981-89), the New York Giants (1990-92), Philadelphia (1993) and New England (1993-95).
LYDELL MITCHELL Halfback, 1971, Salem, New Jersey, selected by the Associated Press, The Football News and Gridiron. Mitchell led the nation in scoring (29 TD) and points (174), rushing 254 times for 1,567 yards and 26 touchdowns. He played in the National Football League with Baltimore (1972-77), San Diego (1978-79) and the Los Angeles Rams (1980). He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in December 2004.
KEITH DORNEY
Kicker, 1975, State College, Pennsylvania, selected by Time, United Press International, Walter Camp Football Foundation and Sporting News. Bahr led the Lions in scoring, while hitting four field goals from 50 yards out, including three 55-yarders. Bahr also punted for a 38.6-yard average. He played in the National Football League with Cincinnati (1976-79), the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders (1980-88) and San Diego (1989).
JOHN HUFNAGEL Quarterback, 1972, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, selected by the Associated Press and Walter Camp Football Foundation. Hufnagel completed 115 of 216 passes for 2,039 yards and 15 scores. He played 12 years with Saskatchewan in the Canadian Football League. After a coaching career in the CFL, Hufnagel served as the offensive coordinator of the New York Giants of the NFL (2004-06). He returned to the CFL as head coach of the Calgary Stampeders in 2008 and led the club to the Grey Cup title.
GREG BUTTLE
JOHN SKORUPAN
TOM RAFFERTY
Linebacker, 1972, Beaver, Pennsylvania, selected by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America and Newspaper Enterprise Association. Skorupan had 106 tackles, including a season-high of 15 against Navy. He played linebacker in the National Football League for Buffalo (1973-77) and the New York Giants (1978-80).
Guard, 1975, Fayetteville, New York, selected by The Football News and the Football Writers Association of America. He played his entire professional career with Dallas (1976-89) of the National Football League.
Linebacker, 1975, Linwood, New Jersey, selected by the Associated Press, The Football News, Football Writers Association of America, Time, United Press International, Walter Camp Football Foundation and Sporting News. Buttle led the team with 140 tackles, including 24 against West Virginia and intercepted three passes. He retired in 1984 after a nine-year career with the New York Jets (1976-84) of the National Football League.
CHUCK FUSINA Quarterback, 1978, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, selected by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Newspaper Enterprise Association, United Press International and Walter Camp Football Foundation. Fusina led the Lions to an 11-0 regular-season, passing for 1,859 yards and 11 TDs (137-for-242), while winning the Maxwell Award as the nation’s outstanding player. He played in the National Football League with Tampa Bay (1979-82) and Green Bay (1986). PETE HARRIS Safety, 1978, Mount Holly, New Jersey, selected by United Press International. Harris led the nation with 10 interceptions and 155 return yards. He had 28 tackles, recovered two fumbles and broke up five passes. Harris died August 9, 2006 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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MICHAEL ZORDICH
ANDRE COLLINS
Defensive tackle, 1978, Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania, selected by Walter Camp Football Foundation and United Press International. Millen made 54 tackles, including nine quarterback sacks, blocked a punt and caused two fumbles as a junior. He missed most of his senior year with an injury. He played with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders (1980-88), San Francisco (1989-90) and Washington (1991) of the National Football League. He was the president and CEO of the NFL's Detroit Lions from 2000-08.
Strong safety, 1985, Youngstown, Ohio, selected by the Football Writers and Scripps-Howard. Zordich was credited with 60 tackles. His top play of 1985 came in the first minute of the opener at Maryland when he returned an interception 32 yards for a TD. He played for the New York Jets (1987-88), Phoenix (1989-93) and Philadelphia (199498) of the National Football League. Zordich served as a Philadelphia Eagles assistant coach for two seasons (2011-12).
Inside linebacker, 1989, Cinnaminson, New Jersey, selected by the Football Writers Association of America. One of five finalists for the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker, Collins’ season total of 130 tackles is fourth-best in school history. He also tied Jack Ham’s season and career records for punt blocks with three and four, respectively. A second-round pick of the Washington Redskins in the 1990 National Football League Draft, he played with the Redskins (1990-94), Cincinnati (1995-97) and Chicago (1998-99).
SHANE CONLAN BILL DUGAN Tackle, 1980, Hornell, New York, selected by the Football Coaches. Dugan played in the National Football League with Seattle (198183), Minnesota (1984) and the New York Giants (1987). SEAN FARRELL Guard, 1980 and 1981, Westhampton Beach, New York, selected by The Football News in 1980 and by Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Football News, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, Associated Press, United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association and Sporting News in 1981. Farrell was a finalist for the Lombardi and Outland awards. He was the No. 1 choice of Tampa Bay in the 1982 National Football League Draft and played there (1982-86) before time with New England (1987-89), Denver (1990-91) and Seattle (1992). CURT WARNER Tailback, 1981 and 1982, Pineville, West Virginia, selected by Walter Camp Football Foundation and United Press International in 1981 and by Senior Team in 1982. In 1981, Warner rushed for 1,044 yards and scored nine touchdowns. He led Penn State to its first national title in 1982, rushing for 1,041 yards and eight TDs and catching 24 passes for 335 yards and five scores. Warner gained 100 or more yards 18 times in his career, including the final five games. The No. 1 pick of Seattle in the 1983 National Football League Draft, he played seven seasons (1983-89) there before signing with the Los Angeles Rams in 1990. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 2009. WALKER LEE ASHLEY Defensive end, 1982, Jersey City, New Jersey, selected by Athlon Publications. Ashley had 52 tackles, three fumbles recovered and two fumbles caused. He had seven tackles in the 1982 National Championship win over Georgia. He played with Minnesota (198388, 90) and Kansas City (1989) of the National Football League. KENNY JACKSON Flanker, 1982 and 1983, Mount Holly, New Jersey, selected by the Associated Press in 1982 and by Newspaper Enterprise Association in 1983. Jackson was Penn State’s first All-American wide receiver, catching 41 passes for 697 yards and seven TDs in 1982. He owned 27 school records after his senior year. Jackson, a No. 1 draft pick, played with Philadelphia (1984-88, 90-91) and Houston (1989) in the National Football League. He served on the Penn State football coaching staff 1993-2000 and was an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2001-03. MARK ROBINSON Safety, 1982, Silver Spring, Maryland, selected by the Football Writers Association of America, Newspaper Enterprise Association and Sporting News. Robinson finished second on the team with 70 tackles and intercepted four passes. He also had two interceptions and was credited with nine tackles in the National Championship win over Georgia. He played with Kansas City (1984-87) and Tampa Bay (1988-91) of the National Football League.
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Outside linebacker, 1985 and 1986, Frewsburg, New York, selected by Newspaper Enterprise Association in 1985 and by Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Football News, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, United Press International and College and Pro Football Newsweekly in 1986. The sixth Penn State two-time All-American, Conlan led the 1986 squad in tackles with 79, including a team-high 63 solo stops. In the 1986 National Championship game with Miami (Fla.) in the Fiesta Bowl, Conlan’s second interception and his 38-yard return to the five-yard line, set up the Lions’ winning touchdown. The 1987 National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year and No. 1 draft pick of Buffalo, Conlan played with the Bills (1987-92) and the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams (1993-95). He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.
BLAIR THOMAS
CHRIS CONLIN
DARREN PERRY
Tackle, 1986, Glenside, Pennsylvania, selected by the Football Writers Association of America. Although he missed two games with a knee injury, Conlin was one of eight players nominated for the Outland Trophy as the nation’s top lineman. A three-year starter, he was chosen by Miami in the fifth round of the 1987 National Football League Draft. He played with the Dolphins (1987) and Indianapolis (1990-91).
Hero, 1991, Chesapeake, Virginia, selected by the Football Writers Association of America. Perry led the team with six interceptions, pushing his total to 15 for a share of second place on Penn State’s career list. He had back-to-back touchdown interception returns (Boston College, Temple) to tie the Lions’ season and career marks. Perry was a Top 20 finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back. He was an eighth-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1992 National Football League Draft and played with the Steelers from 1992-98, after winning a starting spot as a rookie. He also played for Baltimore (1999) and New Orleans (2000). He was the safeties coach for the Green Bay Packers and has served as an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2003-06), the Oakland Raiders (2007-08) and Green Bay Packers (2009-17).
D.J. DOZIER Halfback, 1986, Virginia Beach, Virginia, selected by Walter Camp Football Foundation. It was Dozier’s 6-yard TD run in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl that brought the Lions their second National Championship. Dozier became the first back to lead Penn State in rushing four consecutive seasons when he posted 811 yards on 171 carries. Dozier was selected in the first round of the 1987 National Football League Draft by Minnesota, where he spent four seasons (1987-90). He played with Detroit in 1991. He also played baseball in the New York Mets’ farm system. TIM JOHNSON Defensive tackle, 1986, Sarasota, Florida, selected by Walter Camp Football Foundation. Johnson led the defensive linemen in tackles with 33 and made five sacks for 30 yards in losses. He was a sixthround pick by Pittsburgh in the 1987 National Football League Draft. He played with the Steelers (1987-89), Washington (1990-95) and Cincinnati (1996). STEVE WISNIEWSKI Guard, 1987 and 1988, Houston, Texas, selected by Sporting News in 1987 and by Sporting News and the Football Coaches (Kodak) in 1988. The third Penn State offensive lineman to win two-time All-American honors, Wisniewski was a three-year starter and capped his senior season by playing in the Hula and the Japan bowl games. Selected by the Dallas Cowboys as the first pick overall in the second round of the 1989 National Football League Draft, he was immediately traded to the Los Angeles Raiders. Wisniewski played his entire career with the Raiders (1989-2001).
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Tailback, 1989, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, selected by Walter Camp Football Foundation and The Football News. Thomas was the first back in Penn State history to gain 1,300 or more yards in two seasons. His lifetime totals are 3,301 rushing and 4,512 all-purpose. Thomas came back from major reconstructive knee surgery to turn in a brilliant senior season with eight 100-yard games, including six straight to close the campaign, and 1,341 yards on 264 carries. He finished 10th in voting for the 1989 Heisman Trophy. As the No. 2 pick overall by the New York Jets in the 1990 National Football League Draft, Thomas became the highest drafted Penn State player at the time since the first combined NFL-American Football League Draft in 1969. Thomas played with the Jets (1990-93), New England (1994), Dallas (1994) and Carolina (1995).
O.J. McDUFFIE Wide receiver, 1992, Warrensville Heights, Ohio, selected by the Associated Press, United Press International, American Football Coaches Association, The Football News, Walter Camp Football Foundation and Athlon Publications. McDuffie broke or tied 15 Penn State receiving, return and all-purpose yardage records. He had a record 63 receptions for 977 yards in 1992. His career total of 125 catches and his season all-purpose yardage (1,831) were records at the time. McDuffie, the first wide receiver to make the list, is 12th on Penn State’s all-time chart with 3,817 all-purpose yards. McDuffie played in the 1993 Japan Bowl. He was selected in the first round of the 1993 National Football League Draft by the Miami Dolphins, the 25th player selected overall. He played nine seasons with the Dolphins (1993-2001). LOU BENFATTI Defensive tackle, 1993, Green Pond, New Jersey, selected by Walter Camp Football Foundation. Started all 49 games in his career and was Penn State’s first semifinalist for the Lombardi Award since Sean Farrell in 1981. He was the 60th Penn Stater to earn first-team AllAmerica recognition and the 45th under coach Joe Paterno. Benfatti recorded 64 tackles, six tackles for loss, five sacks, an interception, three pass breakups and one fumble recovery. He also forced a fumble in each of the last four regular-season games. Benfatti made 179 career tackles (109 solo), including 25 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and two interceptions. A team captain, he played in the 1994 EastWest Shrine and Senior Bowl games. He played three seasons for the New York Jets (1994-96) after being selected in the third round of the 1994 National Football League Draft.
HISTORY & HONORS KYLE BRADY
BOBBY ENGRAM
Tight end, 1994, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, selected by American Football Coaches Association and College Sports Magazine. Brady made his farewell season his best with 27 receptions for 365 yards and an average per catch of 13.5 yards — all career-highs. His intimidating blocking was an important element of Penn State’s exceptional rushing attack, which ranked No. 6 nationally with 250.9 ypg. Brady was named first-team All-Big Ten for the second consecutive year. With 76 career receptions, Brady was second only to two-time All-America and Hall of Famer Ted Kwalick among Penn State tight ends at the end of his career. Brady, a first-round pick by the New York Jets in the 1995 National Football League Draft (ninth player overall, third Nittany Lion in the first nine picks), played from 1995-98 with the Jets. He played eight seasons with Jacksonville (1999-2006) and one (2007) for the New England Patriots.
Wide receiver, 1994, Camden, South Carolina, selected by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Was the first Penn State receiver to amass more than 1,000 yards in a season, Engram was the initial recipient of the Biletnikoff Award, presented to the nation’s top receiver. A three-time first-team All-Big Ten selection, Engram finished the 1994 season with 52 receptions and a record 1,029 yards. He ended his career by making 63 receptions, tied for most in school history, for 1,084 yards (breaking his own mark) and 11 touchdowns in 1995. He capped his career with his selection as the MVP of the 1996 Outback Bowl. Penn State’s finest receiver, Engram held 12 school records upon his graduation. The Chicago Bears’ second-round pick in the 1996 National Football League Draft, he has played with the Bears (1996-2000), Seattle Seahawks (2001-08) and Kansas City Chiefs (2009). He is an assistant coach with the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens.
KI-JANA CARTER Running back, 1994, Westerville, Ohio, selected by the Associated Press, United Press International, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Football Foundation, American Football Coaches Association, Sporting News and College Sports Magazine. Carter staked a claim to being one of the most decorated Penn State running backs of all time with a junior season in which he was fourth nationally in rushing (139.9), second in scoring (10.8 ppg) and fifth in all-purpose yardage (158.4). Carter led the Big Ten Conference in all three categories. His 7.8 yards per carry easily was the best among the nation’s Top 25 rushers. Carter enjoyed a career game in the season-finale with Michigan State by piling up 227 yards on 27 carries and scoring five touchdowns. Carter was runner-up to Rashaan Salaam of Colorado for the Heisman Trophy and a finalist for the Maxwell Award. His 1994 statistics included 1,539 yards rushing, the then-No. 2 season total in Penn State history, and 23 touchdowns. Carter was named co-MVP of the Rose Bowl with 156 rushing yards on 21 carries, including an 83-yard touchdown bolt on the Nittany Lions’ first offensive play. Carter opted to forego his final season of eligibility to enter the pro draft, but still earned a position among Penn State’s all-time Top 10 in rushing, ranking No. 5 at the time with 2,829 yards in his three seasons. When the Cincinnati Bengals selected him as the first overall player picked in the 1995 National Football League Draft, Carter became the first Nittany Lion to be chosen No. 1. He spent six seasons with the Bengals (19952000), two years with Washington (2001-02) and two seasons with the New Orleans Saints (2003-04). KERRY COLLINS Quarterback, 1994, West Lawn, Pennsylvania, selected by the Associated Press, United Press International, The Football News, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Football Foundation and Sporting News in 1994. He also captured two of college football’s major postseason prizes - the Maxwell Award (nation’s outstanding player) and the Davey O’Brien Award (nation’s top quarterback). Collins finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy balloting and garnered Player of the Year honors from ABC-TV/Chevrolet and the Big Ten. Collins posted the fourth-best season passing efficiency mark in NCAA history (172.8). At the end of his career, he had broken Penn State season records for total offense (2,660), completions (176), passing yardage (2,679), completion percentage (66.7), yards per attempt (10.15) and passing efficiency (172.86). He also set the mark with 14 consecutive completions at Minnesota, which was broken by Trace McSorley in 2017. Collins was the linchpin of an explosive offense that shattered 14 school records and led the nation in scoring (47.8 ppg) and total offense (520.2 ypg.). The first-round pick of the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 National Football League Draft and the fifth player selected overall, Collins enjoyed a 17-year career in the NFL. He played for Carolina (1995-98), the New Orleans Saints (part of the 1998 season), the New York Giants (1999-2003), Oakland Raiders (200405), Tennessee Titans (2006-10) and the Indianapolis Colts (2011). He capped the 2000 season by leading the Giants to Super Bowl XXXV. He will be inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame on December 4, 2018.
JEFF HARTINGS Guard, 1994 and 1995, St. Henry, Ohio, selected by the Associated Press and Walter Camp Football Foundation in 1994 and the American Football Coaches Association, United Press International, Walter Camp Football Foundation and Sporting News in 1995. Hartings was the cornerstone of a Penn State offensive line that surrendered only three sacks in all of 1994 and helped the Nittany Lions lead the nation in scoring and total offense, setting 14 school records. A starter in the final 31 games of his career at long guard, Hartings was the 11th Nittany Lion to twice earn first-team AllAmerica honors. He was a three-time first-team All-Big Ten choice and a semifinalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award. Hartings also was just the fourth Lion selected to the GTE/CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica first team on two occasions and was chosen a National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame ScholarAthlete. Hartings was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 1996 National Football League Draft. Now retired, he played for the Lions (1996-2000) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (2001-06), earning All-Pro honors in 2004 and ‘05. KIM HERRING Free safety, 1996, Solon, Ohio, selected by Sporting News. A threeyear starter, Herring’s seven interceptions in his senior season led the Big Ten and were tied for third nationally. Also chosen as an Associated Press second-team All-American and first-team All-Big Ten, his 13 career interceptions are the third-highest total in school history. He made 212 career tackles. Selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 1997 National Football League Draft, he played with the Ravens (1997-2000), the St. Louis Rams (2001-03) and Cincinnati Bengals (2004-05). CURTIS ENIS Tailback, 1997, Union City, Ohio, selected by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America and Walter Camp Football Foundation. Enis also was chosen a second-team All-American by Sporting News and was the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year. In becoming the 12th Nittany Lion running back named a first-team All-American, Enis rushed for 1,363 yards on 228 attempts (6.0 avg.), a 123.9 ypg. average, and 19 touchdowns. He also made 25 catches for 215 yards and one score. He rushed for more than 100 yards in each of his last eight games to break Blair Thomas’ school record. At the end of his career, his 17 career 100-yard games were tied for second-best in school annals. Enis became only the fifth Lion to rush for more than 1,000 yards twice in a career and had 3,256 career rushing yards, good for third place. Enis was selected in the first round of the 1998 National Football League Draft by the Chicago Bears, the fifth pick overall. He retired after the 2000 season.
Bobby Engram was the first Penn State receiver to amass more than 1,000 yards in a season and was the inaugural winner of the Biletnikoff Award.
LaVAR ARRINGTON Outside linebacker, 1998-99, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, selected by Sporting News in 1998 and by the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Sporting News and The Football News in 1999. He also was a second-team All-American choice of the Associated Press and The Football News in 1998. In 1999, he was selected winner of the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker and Chuck Bednarik Award as the country’s top defensive player. He also was a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award. The 12th Nittany Lion selected a two-time first-team All-American, Arrington finished ninth in balloting for the 1999 Heisman Trophy. Was the first sophomore selected Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in 1998. In 1999, he made 72 tackles, with 20 TFL, nine sacks, one interception, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries (one TD) and two blocked kicks. His leaping tackle over the offensive line of an Illinois runner was selected the 1998 Compaq Defensive Play of the Year. Arrington was selected by the Washington Redskins as the second overall pick of the 2000 National Football League Draft and played with the Redskins (2000-05) and the New York Giants (2006), earning Pro Bowl honors in 2001, 2002 and 2003. COURTNEY BROWN Defensive end, 1999, Alvin, South Carolina, selected by the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Sporting News and The Football News. He also was a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Rotary Lombardi Award and Chuck Bednarik Award. Brown shattered school records for career tackles for loss (70) and sacks (33) and the season mark for TFL (29). A three-year starter, he was tied for third in Big Ten career TFL and was named 1999 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. He was the fourth Nittany Lion selected All-Big Ten three times and finished his career by earning the Hall Foundation Award as the team’s Senior MVP. He made 55 tackles (33 solo), with 29 TFL (minus-150), 13.5 sacks (minus-107), an interception (TD) and three forced fumbles. The Cleveland Browns selected Brown as the first overall pick of the 2000 National Football League Draft. He played with the Browns (2000-04) and Denver Broncos (2005-06).
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Middle linebacker, 1999, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, selected by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America and Walter Camp Football Foundation. He also was chosen a second-team AllAmerican by Sporting News and third-team by The Football News. A finalist for the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker, he and LaVar Arrington were the first teammates to be finalists for the honor. Chosen a team co-captain prior to the season, Short was a four-year starter and two-time first-team All-Big Ten pick. He concluded his superlative career second on the school’s career tackles for loss list with 51, the 17th-best total in Big Ten annals. He also was sixth on the school career tackles list with 273. Just the 12th Nittany Lion to crack 100 tackles in a season, he had 10 or more stops six times in ‘99. Short led the Lions with 103 tackles (62 solo), including 12 TFL, four sacks, three pass breakups, a fumble recovery, an interception and a blocked kick. He was the North squad’s Defensive MVP in the Senior Bowl. Short was selected by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 2000 National League Draft and played with the Giants (200003, 06) and the Carolina Panthers in (2004-05).
Defensive tackle, 2002, Yonkers, New York, selected by Sporting News and Walter Camp Football Foundation. He also was a third-team AllAmerica choice by the Associated Press. A four-year starter, Kennedy was named the 2002 Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year and was a two-time first-team All-Big Ten selection. He recorded 87 tackles during the 2002 season, second on the squad, and the most by a Penn State defensive tackle since starting Big Ten play in 1993. A semifinalist for the Lombardi Award, he ranked fourth in the Big Ten with 16 tackles for loss, made 5.5 sacks and broke up three passes in 2002. Kennedy finished his career with 39 tackles for loss. He tied the Penn State record with four sacks and made five tackles for loss in a win at Wisconsin. The St. Louis Rams made Kennedy the No. 12 overall selection in the first round of the 2003 National Football League Draft. He played for the Rams (2003-06), the Chicago Bears (2007), split the 2008 season between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Minnesota Vikings, and played for the Vikings in 2009 and 2010. He helped the New York Giants win Super Bowl XLVI during the 2011 season.
Linebacker, 2006-07, Wallingford, Pennsylvania, selected by Sporting News in 2006 and the Associated Press, Walter Camp Football Foundation and ESPN.com in 2007. Connor was the recipient of the 2007 Chuck Bednarik Award, presented to the nation’s top defensive player, giving Penn State three consecutive recipients of the honor. He also was a finalist for the Butkus Award and was a semifinalist for Walter Camp Player of the Year and the Rotary Lombardi Award. The 14th Nittany Lion to be named a two-time first-team All-American, Connor finished his career as Penn State’s all-time leader with 419 tackles. A tri-captain, Connor was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week four times in his career and Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week twice in 2007. A starter in the last 33 games of his career, he made 145 stops in 2007, the second-highest total in school season history. Connor was a third-round pick of the Carolina Panthers in the 2008 National Football League Draft. His first season with the Panthers was cut short by a torn ACL. He played for Carolina through 2011, with the Dallas Cowboys in 2012 and the New York Giants in 2013 before re-signing with Carolina for the remainder of the 2013 season.
TAMBA HALI MICHAEL HAYNES Defensive end, 2002, Columbus, New Jersey, selected by the Football Writers Association of America. He also was a second-team AllAmerica selection by the Associated Press and Sporting News. Haynes was one of four finalists for the inaugural Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award and was the 2002 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. He led the Big Ten in sacks (15.0 for minus-126 yards), tackles for loss (23 for minus-140 yards) and with a school-record seven forced fumbles. Haynes recorded 80 tackles, recovered one fumble, made four pass breakups and logged at least one tackle for loss in every game. His 15 sacks tied Larry Kubin’s school season record and ranked fifth nationally. His 25.5 career sacks were good for third place at Penn State. A first-team All-Big Ten selection, his 23 TFL on the season were tied for second-best at Penn State. In the 2003 Senior Bowl, Haynes was selected the North’s Defensive MVP. The Chicago Bears selected Haynes with the No. 14 overall pick in the first round of the 2003 National Football League Draft. He played three seasons (2003-05) for the Bears and one year for the New Orleans Saints (2006). LARRY JOHNSON Running back, 2002, State College, Pennsylvania, selected by the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News and Walter Camp Football Foundation. Johnson also was the recipient of the Maxwell and Walter Camp Player of the Year Awards and the Doak Walker Award, presented to the nation’s top running back. He was third in balloting for the Heisman Trophy and was the Chevrolet National Offensive Player of the Year. A unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection, Johnson became just the ninth player in NCAA Division I-A history — and the first in the 107-year history of the Big Ten Conference — to rush for more than 2,000 yards in the regular season. He finished the season with 2,087 yards on 271 carries, for an outstanding 7.7 average, and 20 rushing touchdowns. Johnson led the nation in rushing (160.5 ypg) and all-purpose yardage (204.2) and was fourth in scoring (10.8 ppg). He became the first Nittany Lion to lead the nation in rushing or all-purpose yardage. Johnson shattered the Penn State game rushing record three times and blew by the 200-yard mark on four occasions. His final record-breaking effort was a spectacular 327 yards at Indiana. He also tallied 279 yards against Illinois, 257 against Northwestern and 279 yards — all in the first half — in his home-finale with Michigan State. His 2,655 all-purpose yards in 2002 shattered the Penn State record by more than 800 yards and were the fifth-highest total in NCAA history. His 5,045 career all-purpose yards also were a school record. Johnson was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2003 National Football League Draft. He played six seasons (2003-08) with the Chiefs and was selected All-Pro in 2005 and 2006. He set a National Football League record in 2006 for the most carries in a season. Johnson joined the Cincinnati Bengals in 2009 and was with the Washington Redskins in 2010 and the Miami Dolphins in 2011.
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Defensive end, 2005, Teaneck, New Jersey, selected by the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News and Walter Camp Football Foundation. Hali was a finalist for the Nagurski Trophy, presented to the nation’s top defensive player, and the Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award. Hali was a unanimous selection as the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten. He led the conference with 11.0 sacks and 17.0 tackles for loss. Hali made 65 tackles, with 17 TFL (minus-86), 11 sacks (minus-79), four pass breakups and a forced fumble, which the Lions recovered in the waning minutes to preserve a 17-10 win over Ohio State. Hali’s 36 career TFL are tied for 11th in program history. The first-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2006 National Football League Draft, Hali played 12 seasons (2006-17) for the Chiefs. He led the AFC in sacks in 2010 and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. He is also a two-time second-team All-Pro selection.
AARON MAYBIN Defensive end, 2008, Ellicott City, Maryland, selected by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America and Walter Camp Football Foundation. Sporting News and SI.com named him a second-team All-American. Maybin was one of three finalists for the Bednarik Award, presented to the nation’s top defensive player, and was selected the 2008 National Defensive Player of the Year by the Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C. He also was among the six finalists for the Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award. A first-team All-Big Ten selection, Maybin was seventh in the nation with 12 solo sacks and was tied for ninth nationally with 20 tackles for losses. He made 49 tackles (30 solo) and also recorded three pass breakups during the 2008 season. He was the No. 11 overall selection, by the Buffalo Bills, in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played with the Buffalo Bills in 2009-10, the New York Jets (2011-12) and the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League (2013).
PAUL POSLUSZNY
A.Q. SHIPLEY
Outside linebacker, 2005-06, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, selected by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News and Walter Camp Football Foundation in 2005 and the Associated Press and Walter Camp Football Foundation in 2006. Posluszny became just the second two-time winner of the Chuck Bednarik Award, presented to the nation’s top defensive player, in 2006. In 2005, he also won the Butkus Award, presented to the nation’s top linebacker and was a finalist for the 2006 honor. The 13th Nittany Lion to be named a two-time first-team All-American, Posluszny also was a two-time finalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award. He was selected Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week a conference-record five times in his career. The Nittany Lions’ first two-time team captain since 1968-69, he became Penn State’s career tackle leader with 372. A starter in the last 37 games of his career, Posluszny became the first Nittany Lion to lead the team in tackles three times and to post three 100-tackle seasons, recording 116 in 2006. Posluszny also was a two-time first-team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American and was selected the 2006 Academic All-American of the Year among Division I football players. He and Jeff Hartings (1994-95) are the only Nittany Lions to earn first-team All-America and Academic All-America honors twice. The Buffalo Bills’ second pick of the second round in the 2007 NFL Draft, he played four seasons (2007-10) with the Bills and seven seasons for the Jacksonville Jaguars (2011-17).
Center, 2008, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, selected by ESPN.com, the Football Writers Association of America and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. He also earned second-team All-America honors from the Associated Press and SI.com. Shipley was the recipient of the Dave Rimington Trophy, becoming the first Nittany Lion to be selected the nation’s outstanding center since the award’s inception in 2000. The 2008 Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year, Shipley anchored Penn State’s offensive line, helping the Lions lead the Big Ten in total and scoring offense, ranking second in rushing and third in passing offense. He played a major role in helping Penn State lead the Big Ten (No. 4 in the nation) in fewest sacks allowed in 2008. A co-captain and first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2007 and ’08, Shipley started the final 39 games of his career at center. He has played six seasons in the NFL, including stints with the Indianapolis Colts (2012, 2014), the Baltimore Ravens (2013) and the Arizona Cardinals (2015-17).
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Devon Still was a unanimous All-American after finishing second in the Big Ten in solo tackles for loss.
Defensive tackle, 2011, Wilmington, Delaware, selected by the Associated Press, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News, Pro Football Weekly, CBSsports.com, ESPN.com, SI.com, Rivals.com, FoxSportsNet.com and Yahoo! Sports. Still became the sixth Penn State defensive lineman to earn first-team All-America accolades since 2002. Still was a finalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Outland Trophy. A two-year starter, who overcame two serious injuries early in his career, Still was selected the 2011 Big Ten SmithBrown Defensive Lineman of the Year and the conference’s NagurskiWoodson Defensive Player of the Year. He was second in the Big Ten in solo tackles for loss with 15, made 4.5 sacks (minus-36) and recorded 55 total tackles, with one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft and played three seasons with the Bengals. He also spent one season with the Houston Texans (2016).
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MICHAEL MAUTI
Defensive tackle, 2009, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, selected by the American Football Coaches Association and CBSsports.com. He also received All-America honors from the Associated Press, Sporting News and Rivals.com. Odrick became the sixth Penn State defensive lineman to earn first-team All-America accolades since 1999. The Big Ten coaches selected Odrick the 2009 Defensive Player of the Year and Defensive Lineman of the Year. He became the first interior defensive lineman selected for the Big Ten’s top defensive honor since Dan Wilkinson in 1993. Odrick garnered first-team allconference honors in consecutive years (2008, 2009). He was No. 7 in the Big Ten with 7.0 sacks. Odrick was fifth on the team with 43 tackles and had 11.0 tackles for loss (minus-72), a blocked field goal in the win at Northwestern during the 2009 season. Odrick played five seasons with the Miami Dolphins after being selected in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played for the Jacksonville Jaguars for two years (2015-16).
Linebacker, 2012, Mandeville, Louisiana, selected by ESPN.com. He was a semifinalist for the Butkus Award and was selected the Big Ten Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year. Returning to the field after his second serious knee injury, Mauti earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and media. A passionate leader and team co-captain, Mauti was the only Big Ten player ranked in the top 10 in the conference in tackles (6th, 96), interceptions (7th, 3) and forced fumbles (3rd, 3). He also led the Big Ten in interception return yards (125). Mauti recorded 4.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks (minus-25), three interceptions, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and two pass breakups in 2012. He was selected Penn State’s 2012 Outstanding Senior Player. He played for the Minnesota Vikings two seasons (2013-14) after being a seventh-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. He played for the New Orleans Saints from 2015-17.
Defensive end, 2015, West Chester, Pennsylvania, selected firstteam All-American by American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, Sporting News, ESPN.com, SI.com, CBSSports.com and Athlon Sports. Nassib became the 13th unanimous consensus All-American in program history and the 41st overall after a superb senior campaign. He was also the winner of the 46th Rotary Lombardi Award for the nation’s top lineman (offense or defense) or linebacker, the 14th Ted Hendricks Award for the nation’s top defensive end and the Lott IMPACT Trophy for the top defensive player that represent the qualities embodied by Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott – Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. He was named the CBSSports. com National Defensive Player of the Year, as well. Nassib was also a finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy (top player who started his career as a walk-on), the Nagurski Trophy (nation’s top defensive player) and Bednarik Award (nation’s top defensive player). The West Chester, Pennsylvania native was picked as the Big Ten’s NagurskiWoodson Defensive Player of the Year and earned first team All-Big Ten honors. Despite playing only four snaps in the last two regularseason games due to injury, Nassib led FBS in sacks (15.5) and forced fumbles (6) and was 11th in FBS and second in the Big Ten in tackles for loss (19.5). He became the first Nittany Lion to lead
STEFEN WISNIEWSKI Guard, 2010, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, selected by the American Football Coaches Association. He also received All-America honors from the Associated Press, Walter Camp Football Foundation, CBSsports.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com. Wisniewski became the 11th Penn State offensive lineman to receive first-team AllAmerica honors under Joe Paterno. He was first-team All-Big Ten in 2009 and 2010 and became the Nittany Lions’ eighth three-time all-conference honoree. A starter in 38 of the last 39 games of his career, Wisniewski became the program’s first three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, earning first-team honors in 2009 and ’10. He also was selected a National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete and was named to the AFCA Good Works Team. Wisniewski, a second-round pick by the Oakland Raiders in the 2011 NFL Draft, played four seasons with the Raiders before moving to the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2015. He is currently with the Philadelphia Eagles and was a member of the Super Bowl LII championship team.
the nation in sacks and forced fumbles and joined placekicker Matt Bahr (1978) and running back Larry Johnson (2002) as the only Penn Staters to lead the nation in two statistical categories in the same season. He was the first Nittany Lion to lead the
country in a statistical category since Larry Johnson’s 2002 rushing title. With one sack at Northwestern, Nassib broke the Penn State single-season sacks record by upping his total to 15.5. He surpasses the mark of 15 sacks set by Larry Kubin (1979) and Michael Haynes (2002). Nassib was selected in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns.
ALLEN ROBINSON Wide receiver, 2013, Southfield, Michigan, selected by Sporting News and CBSsports.com. Robinson also earned second-team AllAmerica honors from the Football Writers Association of America and SI.com and third-team accolades by the Associated Press. The 2012 and 2013 Big Ten Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year, Robinson was the first player since at least 1985 to lead the conference in receptions and receiving yardage in consecutive seasons. His combined 174 receptions and 2,445 receiving yards in 2012-13 rank No. 3 in Big Ten history for consecutive seasons. A semifinalist for the 2013 Biletnikoff Award as a junior, Robinson attained first-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and media in 2012 and ’13. He led the Big Ten with school season records in receptions (97) and receiving yardage (1,432) for the second consecutive year. He made six TD catches in 2013 (17 career, fifth place). At the end of his career, Robinson ranked second in school history in career receptions (177) and career receiving yardage (2,474 yards), with numbers compiled almost entirely in the 2012 and 2013 seasons (3 catches for 29 yards in 2011). His eight 100-yard receiving games in 2013 also were a Penn State season record. Allen played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, who selected him in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft, for four seasons (2014-17). He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2015. Robinson signed with the Chicago Bears in 2018.
SAQUON BARKLEY Running back, 2017, Coplay, Pennsylvania, became the 100th first-team All-American in program history after being selected as first-team All-America running back by American Football Coaches Association and Walter Camp Football Foundation and first-team allpurpose player by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, CBSSports.com, ESPN.com, Phil Steele, Sports Illustrated and The Athletic. Barkley became the 14th unanimous consensus All-American in program history and the 42nd overall. He was the recipient of the Paul Hornung Award, as major college football's most versatile player, and finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting, the highest finish by a Penn State player since 2002. Barkley was also a finalist for the Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award, Lombardi Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award. He won his second-straight Chicago Tribune Silver Football for the conference's top player, becoming the fifth student-athlete in Big Ten history to win the honor twice since the award's inception in 1924. Barkley also claimed the Big Ten's Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year and Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year awards for the secondstraight season. In addition, he claimed the Rodgers-Dwight Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year. Barkley finished his career as Penn State's all-time leader in rushing touchdowns (43), total touchdowns (53), all-purpose yards (5,538) receiving yards by a running back (1,157), receptions by a running back (102) and finished second in rushing yardage (3,843) and scoring (318). He is the only player in Penn State history and just the fourth Big Ten student-athlete to gain 3,000 rushing and 1,000 receiving yards in a career. Barkley was the No. 2 overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. He was the highest Nittany Lion selected since Courtney Brown was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2000 NFL Draft.
Carl Nassib led FBS in sacks (15.5) and forced fumbles (6) en route to winning three national awards.
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Abbey, Don............................ 1967-69 Abran, Wally................................1967 Adams, Anthony................ 1999-2002 Adams, Askari ....................... 1996-99 Adams, Charlie ............................1969 Addie, Walt............................ 1972-74 Adessa, Joe............................ 1936-37 Adkins, Henry ..............................1990 Ahrenhold, Frank .................. 1969-71 Ahrenhold, Tyler ..........................2010 Alberigi, Ray.......................... 1955-56 Alexander, Dave .................... 1959-60 Alexander, Mike ..........................1987 Alexander, Rogers ................. 1982-85 Alford, Jay ............................. 2003-06 Alfreno, Jesse ..............................2009 Alguero, Anthony ........................1978 Alleman, Ronald ................... 1957-59 Allen, Bruce .................................1944 Allen, Doug ................. 1970, 1972-73 Allen, George ..............................1968 Allen, Marcus ........................ 2014-17 Allen, Mark..................................2015 Allen, Robert ...............................1955 Allerman, Kurt ...................... 1974-76 Alpert, George ....................... 1983-84 Alston, Chris ................................1997 Alston, Kyle .................................2016 Alter, Spike ............................ 1937-39 Amos, Adrian ........................ 2011-14 Amprim, L.R. ...............................1949 Anders, Paul .......................... 1950-51 Anderson, Bill..............................1996 Anderson, Danne ........................1985 Anderson, Dick ...................... 1961-63 Anderson, Jeff .............................1991 Anderson, Richie ................... 1991-92 Anderson, Richy ..........................2013 Anderson, Wilson .................. 1931-33 Andress, John ........................ 1975-76 Andrews, Fritz .............................1935 Andrews, Kenn ...................... 1971-72 Andronici, Bob ...................... 1964-65 Angevine, Leon ..................... 1966-68 Anthony, Joseph.................... 1937-38 Antolick, Lance ............................2005 Apke, Troy.............................. 2014-17 Arbuthnot, James.................. 1901-03 Archie, Mike .......................... 1992-95 Arcidiacono, Mark .......................2012 Argenta, Ron ......................... 1975-76 Argiriadi, Tim ..............................1998 Arnelle, Jesse ........................ 1951-54 Arnst, John ..................................1956 Arrington, LaVar .................... 1997-99 Artelt, Ted ............................. 1922-24 Ashley, Walker Lee................. 1979-82 Astle, Greg ..................................1991 Astorino, Drew ...................... 2008-11 Atherton, Charles .................. 1890-94 Atkins, Todd........................... 1992-95 Atty, Ferris ............................. 1967-68 Auletta, Chris ..............................2006 Aull, Charles .......................... 1889-91 Aumiller, Jack ..............................1971 Austin, Bruce ...............................1977
Baer, Ray ............................... 1920-21 Baggett, Matt........................ 1988-91 Bahr, Chris ............................. 1973-75 Bahr, Matt ............................. 1976-78 Bailey, Don ............................ 1952-54 Baiorunos, Jack ..................... 1972-74 Baker, Chris .................................2007 Baker, Joe ....................................2012 Baker, Ralph .......................... 1961-63 Ballou, Vic ...................................1908 Balthaser, Don....................... 1952-54 Banbury, J.R. ......................... 1941-42 Baney, Matt.................................2015 Banks, Bill ............................. 1975-77 Bannon, Bruce....................... 1970-72 Baran, Stan .................................1969 Barantovich, Alex .................. 1936-38 Barber, Stew.......................... 1958-60 Barber, W.B..................................1950 Barclay, Watson ...........................1887 Barham, Quinn ...................... 2010-11 Barkley, Saquon .................... 2015-17 Barnes, Deion ........................ 2012-14 Barnett, W.D. ...............................1908 Barney, Don........................... 1950-52 Barney, Tarow..............................2014 Barninger, Michael ......................1995 Barowski, Sean............................1987 Barr, Adam ............................ 1904-05 Barr, Jim ................................ 1949-51 Barr, Tom ............................... 1981-82 Barrett, Dick ................................1965 Barrett, Fritz ................................1910 Barron, A.M. ................ 1910, 1913-14 Barry, P.A. ....................................1911 Bars, Brad.................... 2011-12, 2014 Bartek, Len............................ 1950-51 Bartek, Lou..................................1982 Barth, Lou ............................. 1934-36 Barvinchak, Dick ...............1973, 1975 Bassett, Bob .......................... 1977-78 Batdorf, John...............................1930 Bates, Ryan ........................... 2016-17 Battaglia, Mark ..................... 1980-82 Baublitz, Kyle ........................ 2011-13 Bauer, Trey............................. 1984-87 Baugh, Kevin ......................... 1980-83 Beachum, Brandon ............... 2008-11 Beatty, Charles ...................... 1947-49 Bebout, James....................... 1911-13 Beck, Carl ..............................1916, 20 Beckish, Mike ........................ 1984-86 Beckwith, Dan .............................1971 Bedenk, Joe........................... 1921-23 Bedick, Tom ........................... 1962-63 Bedoski, A.J. .......................... 1931-33 Beh, Noah ...................................2015 Bell, Brandon ........................ 2013-16 Bell, Chris .............................. 2006-07 Bell, Fred ............................... 1945-47 Bell, Imani................... 1997-98, 2000 Bellamy, Herb..............................1984 Bellamy, Irv .................................1987 Bellas, Albert......................... 1944-45 Bellas, Joe ............................. 1964-65 Belton, Bill ............................ 2012-14 Benfatti, Dave ....................... 2000-01 Benfatti, Lou ......................... 1990-93 Benjamin, Chuck ...............1974, 1976
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Bennett, Robert .................... 1900-01 Benson, Brad ......................... 1974-76 Bentz, Newsh ........................ 1920-22 Berfield, Wayne .................1958, 1960 Bergman, Bud ...................1924, 1926 Bergstrom, Jeff...................... 1980-81 Bernier, Kurt .......................... 1984-87 Berry, Parker ......................... 1931-33 Berryman, Punk .................... 1911-15 Betts, Arthur ......................... 1950-51 Biesecker, Art ..............................1901 Bill, Tom ................................ 1987-90 Biondi, Dan ........................... 1979-82 Bisson, Jason ...............................2000 Black, Jim ....................................1917 Blackledge, Todd ................... 1980-82 Blacknall, Saeed .................... 2014-17 Blair, R.W.....................................1905 Blair, W.A.....................................1898 Blanchard, Kevin .........................2013 Bland, Dave ........................... 1971-73 Blank, Paul ..................................1938 Blasenstein, Joe .................... 1960-62 Bleamer, Jeff ......................... 1973-74 Blick, John ............................. 1996-99 Blockson, Charlie ................... 1953-55 Blosser, Mick ......................... 2000-01 Bochna, Derek ....................... 1990-93 Bodle, Dave .................................1977 Bohart, Joe ............................ 1957-58 Bohn, Wellington .............. 1899-1900 Bolden, Rob .......................... 2010-11 Bolinsky, Rick ..............................1999 Bonham, Jim ...............................1941 Boone, Ed ..........................1983, 1985 Boone, Jeremy ...................... 2007-09 Booth, John.................................1971 Botts, Mike ........................1969, 1971 Botula, Pat ............................ 1957-59 Bowden, A.T. ...............................1952 Bowen, Manny ...................... 2015-17 Bower, James ..............................1964 Bowes, Bill ............................ 1962-64 Bowman, Kirk ....................... 1980-83 Bowman, NaVorro ................. 2007-09 Boyce, Drew ................................2014 Boyd, James ...................... 1997-2000 Boyle, Rusty ................................1974 Bozick, John .......................... 1958-60 Brackett, Brett ....................... 2007-10 Braddock, Edward .......................1929 Bradley, Dave ........................ 1966-68 Bradley, Jim .......................... 1973-74 Bradley, Matt ........................ 1979-81 Bradley, Tom ......................... 1977-78 Brady, Kyle ............................ 1991-94 Branch, Bruce .................... 1998-2001 Bratton, Rod ................................1974 Breneman, Adam ........................2013 Brennan, Thad ....................... 1993-94 Bresecker, A.S. ....................... 1901-03 Brewster, Jesse ...................... 1931-32 Brezna, Steve ..............................1968 Briggs, Bernard ...........................1937 Bronson, John ....................... 2001-04 Brosky, Bernard ...........................1941 Brown, Cam........................... 2016-17 Brown, Conrad ............................1950 Brown, Courtney ................... 1996-99 Brown, Craig ...............................1977
Brown, Cuncho ...................... 1995-98 Brown, Dontey ...................... 2006-07 Brown, Ed....................................1895 Brown, Gary .......................... 1987-90 Brown, George ...................... 1918-20 Brown, Ivan .................................1918 Brown, Jim ............................ 1978-81 Brown, Justin ........................ 2009-11 Brown, Keith ...............................1981 Brown, Levi ........................... 2003-06 Brown, Rick ........................... 1971-72 Brown, Sparky ............. 1940, 1942-43 Brown, Sydney ...................... 1891-92 Brown, Torrence .................... 2015-17 Brozeski, Brian ............................2000 Brubaker, Jeff ..............................1988 Bruhn, Earl ..................................1944 Brunie, Jeff ..................................1982 Bruno, John C. .............................1956 Bruno Jr., John....................... 1984-86 Brzenchek, Dave..........................1990 Buchan, Sandy ...................... 1962-64 Buchholz, Ryan ..................... 2016-17 Buchman, Barry ..........................1985 Buck, Randy ................................2002 Buckwalter, Cliff ..........................1974 Bullock, Darryl.............................1988 Bulvin, Jerry ................................1970 Bunn, Ken ............................. 1949-50 Burger, Todd .......................... 1989-92 Burkhart, Chuck .................... 1968-69 Burns, Billy ..................................1899 Burns, Harry .......................... 1906-07 Burton, Dorian ............................2005 Bush, John ............................ 1974-75 Butler, Deon .......................... 2005-08 Butterfield, Dick ..........................1960 Butterworth Alex .................. 2012-13 Buttle, Greg........................... 1973-75 Butya, Jeff ...................................1981 Buzin, Mike .......................1996, 1998 Buzin, Rich ............................ 1966-67 Bycoskie, Drew ...................... 1984-86 Byers, P.J......................................2012
C Cabinda, Jason ...................... 2014-17 Cadogan, Gerald.................... 2006-08 Calderone, Jack ..................... 1955-56 Caldwell, J.W. ..............................1955 Campbell, Bob....................... 1966-68 Campbell, Charles ................. 1905-06 Campbell, Chris ..................... 1994-96 Campbell, Christian ............... 2014-17 Campbell, Kevin ..........................1984 Capone, Gino ......................... 2000-03 Capozzolli, Tony ...........................1976 Cappelletti, John ................... 1971-73 Cappelletti, Mike .........................1976 Caprara, Babe ........................ 1956-57 Capretto, Bob ........................ 1966-67 Caravella, Rich .............................1975 Carlson, Cory ......................... 1994-95 Carraher, Scott.............................1983 Carroll, Mike ................................1996 Carson, Glenn ........................ 2010-13 Carter, Brent .......................... 2007-09 Carter, Gary ........................... 1968-70 Carter, Ki-Jana ....................... 1992-94 Carter, Kyle ............................ 2012-15
Cartwright, C.R............ 1887, 1989-91 Cartwright, Mike .........................1981 Caruso, Jordan ................... 1997-2000 Case, Frank ..................................1980 Casey, Rashard .................. 1998-2000 Caskey, Howard ..................... 1944-45 Castagna, Colin ...........................2017 Castignola, Jack...........................1943 Castor, Cody.................................2012 Castro-Fields, Tariq ......................2017 Caum, Don ............................ 1961-63 Caye, Ed................................. 1957-60 Cefalo, Jim............................. 1974-77 Ceh, Bob ................................ 1990-92 Cenci, Aldo ............................ 1941-43 Cerimele, Mike .................. 1998-2000 Chamberlain, Rich .......................1985 Charles, Irvin ......................... 2016-17 Chavis, Tyrell................................2017 Cherewka, Mark ..........................1980 Cherundolo, Chuck ................ 1934-36 Cherry, Tom .................................1968 Chiappialle, Cole.................... 2013-14 Chisley, Lavon........................ 2002-04 Chizmar, Brian ....................... 1986-89 Christian, Greg ......................1973, 75 Chuckran, John............ 1944, 1948-49 Cianciolo, Joe ........................ 2005-06 Cianciolo, Paul .............................2008 Cimino, Pete ................................1959 Cino, John....................................1961 Cirafesi, Wally....................1967, 1969 Cisar, Chris ...............1988, 1990, 1992 Clair, Eric ............................... 1992-95 Clapper, John ........................ 1896-97 Clark, Bruce ........................... 1976-79 Clark, Daryll........................... 2006-09 Clark, Dave ............................ 1985-86 Clark, Harold ......................... 1913-16 Clark, John ............................ 1911-13 Clark, Richard ..............................1952 Clauss, Chris ................................1987 Clayton, Stan ......................... 1985-87 Cleary, Anthony..................... 1995-97 Cleaver, G.G. ................................1888 Clouser, Joe .................................1983 Coakley, Brennan ........................2009 Coates, Jim ............................ 1985-87 Coates, Ron ........................... 1962-63 Cobbs, Duffy .......................... 1983-86 Coccoli, Don.................................1967 Coder, Craig ........................... 1977-78 Coder, Ron ............................. 1974-75 Colasanti, Chris...................... 2008-10 Colbus, H.H..................................1916 Cole, Clyde............................. 1932-33 Cole, Eric................................ 1996-99 Cole, Glen .............................. 1970-71 Coles, Joel ................... 1979-80, 1982 Collins, Aaron ........................ 1994-97 Collins, Ahmad ............ 1994, 1996-97 Collins, Andre ........................ 1986-89 Collins, Chris .......................... 1983-86 Collins, George ............ 1928, 1931-32 Collins, Gerry ......................... 1989-91 Collins, Jason ............... 1994-95, 1997 Collins, Kerry ......................... 1992-94 Collins, Phillip ....................... 1993-94 Colone, Joe .................. 1942, 1946-48 Conforto, Mike.............................1978
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PENN STATE ALL-TIME FOOTBALL LETTERMEN Conlan, Shane ....................... 1983-86 Conlin, Chris .......................... 1984-86 Conlin, Keith.......................... 1992-95 Conlin, Kevin ......................... 1996-97 Conn, Donald ..............................1931 Connor, Dan........................... 2004-07 Conover, Larry ............. 1916-17, 1919 Contz, Bill .............................. 1980-82 Conway, Brett ........................ 1993-96 Cooney, Larry .........1944-45, 1947-48 Cooper, Eufard .............................1985 Cooper, Jake .......................... 2015-17 Cooper, Mike ......................... 1968-70 Cooper, William .................1933, 1935 Corbett, Wayne...................... 1965-66 Corbin, Cliff .................................1977 Corrado, Daniel............................2005 Correal, Chuck ....................... 1977-78 Cosby, T.C............................... 2002-03 Costlow, Dave ..............................2003 Cothran, Curtis ...................... 2015-17 Cothren, Parker ..................... 2014-17 Coulson, Bob ......................... 1906-07 Cousins, Kevin .............................2008 Craft, George ...............................1900 Crawford, Jack ....................... 2008-11 Crawford, Rowan.........................1943 Crenshaw, Sam............ 1998-99, 2001 Cripps, R.J.............................. 1950-51 Cromwell, Troy.............................1986 Cronin, Paul........................... 2002-05 Crosby, Ron ........................... 1974-76 Crowder, Randy ..................... 1971-73 Crummy, Bill......................1976, 1978 Cubbage, Ben ....................1916, 1919 Cummings, Ralph .............. 1899-1902 Cunningham, Eric .................. 1977-78 Cure, Dave ............................. 1897-99 Curkendall, Pete .................... 1985-87 Curry, Jack ............................. 1965-67 Curry, Tom ............................. 1930-31 Curtin, Joe ................... 1895, 1897-98 Cyphers, Cy ............................ 1906-08 Czarnecki, Stan...................... 1915-17 Czekaj, Ed .................... 1943, 1946-47
D D’Amico, Rich ........................ 1979-81 Dailey, Andrew ...................... 2008-10 Daily, Pat .....................................1983 Daise, Nick...................................2006 Daman, Bob ................................1991 Daniels, David ....................... 1988-90 Daniels, Maurice.................... 1996-99 Dangerfield, Harold............... 1925-27 Danser, Gene ......................... 1952-54 Dare, Eric .....................................2002 Darling, Kevin..............................2006 Darien, Dae'Lun...........................2017 Darragh, Scudder .................. 1926-27 Daugherty, George ......................1968 Davie, Bryan ................................2013 Davis, Cliff ...................................1961 Davis, Da’Quan ...................... 2012-13 Davis, Desi ...................................2017 Davis, Jeff ....................................1995 Davis, Jeremiah ...........................2002 Davis, Larry .................................1943 Davis, Robert ......................... 1941-42 Davis, Scott ........................... 2003-04
Davis, Stephen ...................... 1985-87 Davis, Steve .................................1972 Davis, Tony ............................ 2005-08 Davis, Troy ............................. 1987-88 Davis, Tyler ............................ 2016-17 Dawkins, Joe ...............................1998 Day, Derek ............................. 2010-12 Dean, J.M. ...................................1901 Debes, Gary .......................1971, 1973 Debler, Bill...................................1941 DeCindis, Ed ................................1930 DeCohen, Daryl ...........................1987 DeFalco, Dan.......................... 1952-54 Deibert, John......................... 1963-64 Delich, Steve ...............................2002 Della Penna, Frank ................ 1954-55 Della Valle, Jesse ................... 2012-14 Delmonaco, Al .............................1966 Delp, George ......................... 1926-28 DeLuca, James.............................1958 DeLuca, Richard .................... 1954-56 DeMarino, Danny ..............1935, 1937 Demler, Fred................................1974 DePaso, Tom .......................... 1975-77 DePasqua, John ...........................1986 Deter, Jim .............................. 1988-91 Deuel, Gary ........................... 1968-70 Devenney, Tom ............................2016 Devlin, Chris .......................... 1972-74 Diange, Joe ........................... 1976-77 Diedrich, Yutz ........................ 1928-30 Dieffenbach, Miles ................ 2012-14 Diehl, Amby ................................1897 Dill, Richard.................................1958 DiMidio, Dean ....................... 1983-85 Diminick, Joe......................... 1976-78 Dimmerling, Carl ................... 1944-45 Dingle, Cliff ........................... 1992-94 Dodd, Horace...............................2000 D’Onofrio, Mark ..................... 1988-91 Dodge, Fred........................... 1900-02 Donaldson, Rick .................... 1976-79 Donato, Joe .................................1976 Donato, Sammy..................... 1936-37 Donchez, Tom .............. 1971, 1973-74 Donovan, Tom ........1975-76, 1978-79 Dooley, Jim............................ 1951-52 Dorney, Keith ........................ 1975-78 Dougherty, Owen .................. 1949-50 Dowler, Henry ....................... 1889-93 Downing, Dwayne ................. 1985-87 Dowrey, Derek ....................... 2013-16 Dozier, D.J.............................. 1983-86 Drake, Curtis................................2009 Drayton, Troy ......................... 1991-92 Drazenovich, Andy ......................1978 Drazenovich, Chuck ..... 1945, 1947-49 Drazenovich, Joe ................... 1947-49 Dreese, Jamie ..............................1992 Drummond, Eddie ............. 1999-2001 Ducatte, Gregg ...................... 1969-71 Dudas, Jordan ....................... 2014-15 Duffy, Gene .................................1990 Duffy, Pat ....................................1990 Duffy, Roger .......................... 1987-89 Dugan, Bill ............................ 1979-80 Dukes, Curtis ...............................2012 Duman, Jack................................1967 Dunn, John..................................1977 Dunn, Mother........................ 1903-06 Dunsmore, J.A. ...................... 1893-96
Dunsmore, James .................. 1894-95 Dunsmore, William......................1893 Dupree, Andre .............................2012 Durkota, Jeff................ 1942, 1946-47 Duvall, Red ............................ 1928-30
E Eachbach, Herb ..................... 1928-29 Eaise, Jim .............................. 1973-74 Easy, Omar ........................ 1999-2001 Eberle, Gary.................................1965 Eberly, Chris........................... 1995-97 Ebersole, John ....................... 1967-69 Economos, Jack ..................... 1935-37 Edgerton, Robert.........................1916 Edmonds, Greg ...................... 1968-70 Edwards, Earle....................... 1928-30 Edwards, Grover .................... 1977-80 Ege, Ed ........................................1916 Ehinger, Chuck ...................... 1964-65 Elbert, J.S. ...................................1897 Elder, John............................. 1902-03 Eliades, Lou ........................... 2008-10 Ellis, Buddy............................ 1971-73 Ellwood, Pop ...............................1923 Ellwood, W.T. ......................... 1937-38 Emerson, Bill ......................... 1982-83 Enders, Paul ......................1935, 1937 Engle, Dad ............................. 1910-12 English, Rocco .............................1976 Engram, Bobby ........... 1991, 1993-95 Enis, Curtis ............................ 1995-97 Enyeart, Craig ..............................1976 Eppensteiner, John ......................1967 Ericsson, Bill ................................1970 Etter, Emery ................................2012 Etze, Eric................................ 1987-88 Evancho, Matt .............................1996 Evans, Maurice ...................... 2006-08 Evans, Tommy ....................... 1928-30 Ewing, Mark ................................1975 Ewing, Stan ........................... 1915-16 Eyer, Don ............................... 1951-53
F Fagan, Mike.................................1993 Fagan, Ryan .......................... 1997-98 Fagnano, Jacob...................... 2010-12 Falls, Tim ............................... 2000-02 Farkas, Gerry ......................... 1960-62 Farkas, Mike ................................1979 Farley, Eugene .............................1918 Farls, Jack .............................. 1955-57 Farmer, Koa ........................... 2015-17 Farrell, Mike .......................... 2010-12 Farrell, Sean .......................... 1979-81 Farris, Mark .................................2006 Fawkes, Edward...........................1904 Fay, Charles ........................... 1891-92 Fayak, Craig ........................... 1990-93 Feeney, Chris ...............................1995 Felbaum, F.V. ......................... 1948-49 Felder, Brandon ..................... 2011-13 Felder, Gus ........................ 1999-2002 Fera, Anthony........................ 2010-11 Fessler, Billy.................................2017 Ficken, Sam ........................... 2012-14 Fields, Chafie ......................... 1996-99 Fields, Ron...................................1991 Figueroa, Frank ...........................2012
Filak, John ............................. 1924-26 Filardi, Gerald........................ 1994-96 Filkovski, Greg .............................1990 Finley, John ........................... 1945-48 Finney, Shamar ................. 1999-2001 Firshing, William .........................1917 Fisher, Benjamin ......... 1888, 1892-94 Fitzkee, Scott......................... 1976-78 Flanagan, Mike..................1987, 1990 Flanagan, Patrick.........................2012 Fleischhauer, David ............... 1996-99 Fletcher, Ambrose ................. 1994-95 Flock, Freddy ...............................1922 Flood, Robert ..............................1933 Flythe, Mark .......................... 1990-91 Forbes, Marlon ...................... 1992-94 Forkum, Carl .......................... 1902-04 Fornadel, Matt ...................... 1995-97 Forney, Travis......................... 1997-99 Fortt, Khairi ........................... 2010-11 Foster, Phillip ........................ 1888-90 Fox, Derek ............................. 1996-99 Franco, Brian ......................... 1979-81 Frank, Calvin ......................... 1922-23 Franzetta, Chuck .........................1968 Freeman, Tim ........................ 1987-89 French, Coop ......................... 1928-30 Frerotte, Mitch ............................1985 Fries, Will.....................................2017 Frketich, Len.......................... 1939-40 Fruehan, Mark ....................... 1982-83 Fry, Arthur............................. 1934-35 Frye, Mel .....................................1967 Fugate, Thomas ...........................1900 Fuhrman, Michael .......................2012 Fuhs, Bill .....................................1906 Funk, Jim.....................................1981 Fusetti, Greg................................1990 Fusina, Chuck ........................ 1976-78
G Gabel, Paul ............................ 1972-73 Gabriel, Ed ...................................1967 Gabriel, Robert ...................... 1949-50 Gaertner, Brennan.......................1987 Gaia, Brian ............................ 2013-16 Gaines, Josh .......................... 2005-08 Gajecki, Leon ......................... 1938-40 Galardi, Joe ........................... 1961-62 Gallagher, Mac ............................1991 Gallman, Eric ...............................1995 Gallucci, Jason .............................1997 Gancitano, Nick ..................... 1982-84 Ganter, Chris.......................... 2002-04 Ganter, Fran .......................... 1968-70 Ganter, Jason.........................2005, 07 Garban, Steve ........................ 1956-58 Garbinski, Mike ........... 1939-40, 1945 Gardner, Rich......................... 2000-03 Garrett, Mike .....................1982, 1984 Garrity, Gregg ........................ 1980-82 Garrity, Jim............................ 1952-54 Garthwaite, Bob ..........................1969 Gash, Sam ................... 1988, 1990-91 Gatten, Aaron .............. 1997-98, 2000 Gattuso, Greg ........................ 1981-83 Gbadyu, Bani......................... 2007-10 Gearhart, Tim ........................ 1987-88 Geise, Steve ........................... 1975-77 Gellerstedt, Alex ..........................2017
Gelzheiser, Brian ................... 1991-94 Gentilman, Victor .................. 1936-38 Gerak, John ................. 1989, 1991-92 Gernard, Robert ..........................1945 Gersh, Don ..................................1971 Gesicki, Mike ......................... 2014-17 Gethers, Ivory ........................ 1989-92 Getty, Charlie ........................ 1971-73 Giacomarro, Ralph................. 1979-82 Giannantonria, A.J................. 1937-38 Giannetti, Frank .................... 1988-90 Giftopoulos, Pete................... 1985-87 Gigliotti, Jason ............................1992 Giles, Darrell ................ 1983, 1985-86 Gillard, Chuck ..............................1930 Gilliam, Garry .............. 2010, 2012-13 Gillikin, Blake ........................ 2016-17 Gilmore, Bruce ......................1956, 58 Gilmore, Deryk ............................1988 Gilmore, John .................... 1999-2001 Gilmour, Robert.................1958, 1960 Gilsenan, Mike ............................1978 Gingrich, Dick ........................ 1963-65 Ginnetti, Don......................... 1983-85 Giotto, Tom............................ 1974-75 Girton, B.J. ..................................1934 Givens, Kevin......................... 2016-17 Givens, Reggie....................... 1989-92 Gladys, Gene ......................... 1977-80 Glassmire, H.M. ...........................1896 Glennon, Bill ...............................1977 Glocker, Rudy ........................ 1991-92 Glunt, Nate ..................................2000 Glunz, Steve ................................1976 Gmerek, Ryan..............................2009 Gob, Scott.............................. 1986-89 Godlasky, Charles .................. 1949-50 Godwin, Chris ........................ 2014-16 Goedecke, Albert .........................1911 Goganious, Keith ................... 1988-91 Golarz, Tom .................................2009 Golden, Al ............................. 1989-91 Golden, Malik ........................ 2013-16 Golden, Terrell ....................... 2004-07 Gonzalez, Steven ................... 2016-17 Goodman, Andrew ......................2011 Gordon, Tony ...............................1977 Gorinski, Clarence........................1947 Gotwals, John ....................... 1905-06 Gould, Robbie ....................... 2001-04 Graf, Dave.............................. 1972-73 Graham, A. ..................................1889 Graham, Don ......................... 1983-86 Graham, James ...........................1943 Graham, Jim................................1959 Graham, Mark ....................... 1990-92 Graham, Ron ..................... 1998-2001 Grant, Basim ...............................1998 Gratson, Joseph..................... 1950-52 Gray, Alex .............................. 1907-10 Gray, Bas ............................... 1923-25 Gray, Carl .....................................1995 Gray, Gary.............................. 1969-71 Greeley, Bucky ....................... 1991-94 Green, G.R. ............................ 1925-26 Green, Sam ........................... 1952-53 Green, Jason................................1994 Green, Stephfon .................... 2008-11 Greene, John ......................... 1986-88 Greenshields, Donn ............... 1926-28 Gress, Adam .......................... 2012-13
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PENN STATE ALL-TIME FOOTBALL LETTERMEN Grier, Rosey ........................... 1951-54 Griffiths, Percy (Red) .........1917, 1920 Griffiths, Steve....................... 1979-80 Grimes, Paul ................................1918 Grimes, Roger ....................... 1966-67 Grimshaw, John .................... 1930-32 Groben, Dick................................1962 Gross, Red ...................................1917 Gross-Matos, Yetur ......................2017 Grube, Ryan .......................... 1990-93 Gudger, Eric .................................1989 Gulla, Chris ............................ 2014-16 Guman, Andrew .................... 2001-04 Guman, Mike......................... 1976-79 Gummo, Joe ................................1998 Gurski, John ................................1983 Gursky, Al .............................. 1960-62 Guthrie, Ed ..................................1977
H Hackenberg, Christian ........... 2013-15 Haden, Nick ........................... 1982-83 Haffner, Jack......................2013, 2015 Hager, Gary ........................... 1971-73 Hahn, Matt ............................ 2004-07 Haines, Hinkey ...................... 1919-20 Halderman, O.G. ..........................1952 Haley, Ed ............................... 1891-93 Haley, Grant .......................... 2014-17 Hali, Tamba ........................... 2002-05 Hall, Albert ............................ 2014-15 Hall, Galen ............................ 1959-61 Hall, Patrick ........................... 2004-06 Hall, Tracy....................................1979 Halpin, R.D. .................................1941 Ham, Jack.............................. 1968-70 Hamas, Steve ........................ 1926-28 Hamilton, DaeSean ............... 2014-17 Hamilton, Darren ........................1985 Hamilton, Eric ....................... 1985-86 Hamilton, Harry .................... 1980-83 Hamilton, Lance .................... 1983-85 Hamilton, Neil ....................... 1988-89 Hamilton, William .......................1922 Hammonds, Shelly ................ 1990-93 Hand, Brian .................................1979 Hanley, Dean ......................... 1936-38 Hansen, Albert ...................... 1911-12 Hapanowicz, Ted .........................1943 Haplea, Kevin ........................ 2010-11 Harding, Jim ................................1955 Hardy, Darien ........................ 2004-06 Harlow, Dick .......................... 1910-11 Harper, Thomas ...........................1932 Harrell, Chris.......................... 2002-05 Harrington, Bernard ....................1927 Harris, Aaron ......................... 1997-99 Harris, Al ............................... 1981-82 Harris, Charles .............................1899 Harris, Franco ........................ 1969-71 Harris, Giuseppe .................... 1979-81 Harris, J.L. ............................. 1892-94 Harris, Pete.................. 1977-78, 1980 Harrison, Harry...................... 1936-38 Harrop, Colin ...............................2015 Hart, Bob............................... 1960-62 Hart, Kevin ..................................1976 Hart, Rob.....................................1991 Hartenstine, Mike.................. 1972-74 Hartenstine, Warren ....................1966
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Hostetler, Jeff ..............................1980 Hostetler, Ron ....................... 1975-77 House, William ...................... 1924-25 Howle, Ty............................... 2011-13 Huber, Bill ............................. 1963-65 Huffman, Jay ......................... 1959-61 Hufford, Squeak .................... 1920-22 Hufnagel, John ...................... 1970-72 Hull, Gary .............................. 1968-70 Hull, John .............................. 1970-71 Hull, Josh .............................. 2006-09 Hull, Mike .............................. 2011-14 Hull, Tom ............................... 1971-73 Hummel, Alkey............................1975 Hummel, Clarence .......................1947 Humphrey, Maurice.....................2003 Humphrey, Tom ...........................2001 Humphries, Leonard.............. 1989-91 Hunt, Tony ............................. 2003-06 Huntington, Greg .................. 1990-92 Hutton, Neil .................... 1974, 76-77
I Iagrossi, Mike ..............................1989 Ickes, Lloyd............................ 1937-39 Idemudia, Charles .......................2015 Ingram, Justin .............................2000 Iorio, Blase ..................................2005 Iorio, Joe............................ 1999-2002 Irvin, Brian ............................ 2011-12 Irwin, Mike............................ 1964-66 Isom, Ray .............................. 1984-86
J Jacks, Al ................................ 1956-58 Jackson, Joe .......................... 1973-74 Jackson, John ..............................1887 Jackson, Kenny ...................... 1980-83 Jackson, Roger ...................... 1981-82 Jackson, Tom ......................... 1967-69 Jackson, Tyoka ....................... 1990-93 Jacob, George ..............................1950 Jaffurs, Johnny ...................... 1941-43 Jagers, Bob............................ 1979-80 Jakob, David .......................... 1987-89 James, Don..................................1914 James, Jesse .......................... 2012-14 Janerette, Charlie .................. 1958-59 Japchen, Geoff ...................... 1988-89 Jefferson, Paul................. 2001-02, 04 Jeffries, Cedric ....................... 2007-09 Jeram, Jerry ................................1974 Joachim, Steve ............................1971 Joe, Larry .................... 1942, 1947-48 Johns, Gregg .....................1985, 1987 Johnson, Andre ..................... 1993-95 Johnson, Austin..................... 2013-15 Johnson, Barry ............................1971 Johnson, Bill................................1973 Johnson, Brad ...................1995, 1997 Johnson, Brandon ................. 2014-15 Johnson, Bryant ................ 1999-2002 Johnson, Chan ....................... 1949-51 Johnson, Donnie ................... 2003-06 Johnson, Ed ................. 2003-04, 2006 Johnson, Eddie ...................... 1985-88 Johnson, Fred ........................ 1909-10 Johnson, G.R. ..............................1888 Johnson, Howard ........................1899 Johnson, Juwan .................... 2016-17
Johnson, Kyle ..............................2010 Johnson, Larry................... 1999-2002 Johnson, Matt ....................... 1985-87 Johnson, Mike ....................... 1973-75 Johnson, Paul ........................ 1967-69 Johnson, Pete ........................ 1967-69 Johnson, Tim ......................... 1983-86 Johnson, Tim ...............................2003 Johnson, Tony........................ 2000-03 Johnston, Ray..................................... Jonas, Don................... 1958, 1960-61 Jonassen, Eric ........................ 1987-88 Jones, Bob ......................... 1998-2001 Jones, Brad..................................1996 Jones, Casey ................................1916 Jones, Corey ................ 1996, 1998-99 Jones, Damone ...................... 2002-03 Jones, DaQuan....................... 2010-13 Jones, Greg............................ 1979-80 Jones, Richard ....................... 1952-53 Jordan, Ellison .............................2017 Joyner, Dave .......................... 1969-71 Joyner, Matt .......................... 1996-98 Jue, Bhawoh...................... 1998-2000 Julius, Joey ............................ 2015-16 Junk, J.L. ............................... 1901-02 Jurevicius, Joe ....................... 1994-97
K Kab, Vyto ............................... 1979-81 Kane, Billy ............................. 1954-56 Kane, Bob.............................. 1964-65 Kane, Fred ...................................1931 Kania, Darrell ........................ 1994-96 Kanuch, James ............................2005 Kapinos, Jeremy .................... 2003-06 Kaplan, Mike ......................... 1928-30 Karpinski, Keith ..................... 1986-88 Karson, Brad................................2000 Kasperian, David ................... 1957-58 Kates Jr., Jim ......................... 1967-69 Keiser, Ryan ........................... 2011-14 Kelley, Ken ............................ 1979-82 Kelly, Kevin............................ 2005-08 Kelly, Paul ............................. 1947-49 Kemmerer, Ted ............................1952 Kennedy, Jimmy ................ 1999-2002 Kenney, Alex ......................... 2012-13 Kerns, Mike ........................... 1940-42 Kerr, Jim ................................ 1958-60 Kerns, Mike ........................... 1940-42 Kersey, Shawney ................... 2010-11 Kessler, Charles............................1887 Kidwell, George ...........................1987 Kielmeyer, Marc .................... 1998-99 Killens, Terry.......................... 1992-95 Killinger, Glenn ........... 1918, 1920-21 Kilmer, Ethan......................... 2004-05 Kimball, David ............. 2000, 2002-03 King, Anthony ....................... 1996-99 King, Brian ............................ 1992-95 King, Frank ..................................1911 King, Justin ........................... 2005-07 Kinlaw, Rodney ..................... 2006-07 Kissell, Tim ..................................1976 Kleist, E.R. ...................................1955 Kline, Ben.................... 2012-13, 2015 Kline, Bob....................................1961 Klingensmith, Gary ............... 1963-64 Klopacz, Doug .............................2010
Klossner, Gary .............................1971 Kmit, Ed ......................................1964 Knabb, Al.....................................1918 Knapp, Ron............................ 1933-35 Knechtel, Bob ........................ 1970-71 Knechtel, Rick..............................1975 Kneidinger, Otto .................... 1953-55 Knittle, A.P...................................1891 Knizner, Matt......................... 1985-87 Kochman, Roger.................... 1959-62 Koegel, Warren ...................... 1968-70 Koerber, John (Dick) ....................1950 Kohlhaas, Earl ....................... 1957-59 Koiwai, Mark ...............................1970 Kollar, Jim ............................. 1965-66 Kominic, W.E. ..............................1934 Koniszewski, Jack .................. 1972-73 Koontz, Al....................................1963 Kopach, S.J. .................................1940 Korbini, Frank........................ 1958-59 Koroma, Abe ......................... 2007-08 Kosanovich, Bronco ............... 1944-46 Kraft, Rudy ..................................1917 Krall, Joe ............................... 1926-27 Kranchick, Matt ...........................2003 Kratt, George ...............................1914 Kratzke, Ted .......................1941, 1945 Kraus, Joe .............................. 1980-81 Kreizman, Louis ..................... 1932-34 Krenicky, Doug ............................1968 Kriston, Rich .......................... 1973-74 Kroell, Chad .................................1998 Kroell, Josh ............................ 1993-94 Krouse, H. Leonard ................ 1939-41 Krupa, Joe .........................1934, 1936 Krushank, Al ................................1916 Kuba, Dave ..................................1962 Kubas, Greg ........................... 1975-76 Kubic, Andy ........................... 2004-06 Kubin, Larry .......................... 1977-80 Kugler, Pete ........................... 1979-80 Kulka, George ........................ 1967-69 Kulka, John ........................... 1966-68 Kulka, Todd..................................1995 Kunit, Don ............................. 1964-65 Kunkle, Bayard ...................... 1905-06 Kuntz, Christian ...........................2012 Kurlej, Brian ................................1992 Kurpeikis, Justin ................ 1997-2000 Kuzemchak, Lee ..........................2006 Kuzy, Rich.............................. 1985-87 Kwalick, Ted .......................... 1966-68 Kwalik, Leo S. ..............................1955 Kyle, Bill ................................ 1946-47
L LaBarca, Chip ........................ 1991-93 Ladonis, Zach ....................2013, 2016 Lafferty, E.D........................... 1923-24 LaFleur, Bill .......................1943, 1947 Lagler, Regis ................................1972 Lally, Joe ............................... 1976-78 Lamb, Levi ............................. 1912-14 Landis, George ...................... 1968-70 Landolt, Dennis ..................... 2007-09 Lang, Alfred.................................1936 Lang, Floyd..................................1945 Lang, Jon.....................................1960 Lankford, Paul ....................... 1980-81 LaPointe, Ron ....................1977, 1979
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PENN STATE ALL-TIME FOOTBALL LETTERMEN LaPorta, Phil.......................... 1971-73 Lasich, George ....................... 1929-31 Laslavic, Jim .......................... 1970-72 Latham, Kevion ..................... 2009-10 Latimore, Eric ........................ 2008-11 Latorre, Harry ........................ 1934-35 Latsko, Mark ................................1979 Latsko, Mike ................................1986 Laube, Dave .......................... 1980-82 Laurent, Wendy ..................... 2014-16 Lavelle, Chris ...............................1976 Law, Clint .............................. 1955-56 Lawlor, Dan ........................... 2007-08 Lawn, Mark .................................1989 Lee, Sean..................... 2005-07, 2009 Lee, Shawn............................ 1995-98 Lehman, Matt ....................... 2012-13 Lenda, Ed .............................. 1965-66 Lenda, Tyler ....................... 1999-2002 Lenkaitis, Bill......................... 1965-67 Leonard, Bill .......................... 1950-52 Lesh, Floyd ..................................1909 Lesko, Al ................................ 1926-27 Levinson, James ..........................1949 Lewis, Evan ........................... 2011-12 Lewis, Geno........................... 2013-15 Lewis, Sid .............................. 1985-86 Leyden, Harry ........................ 1887-89 Libiano, Lance .............................1994 Light, Hobie .......................... 1923-24 Lightner, Joe ......................... 1920-21 Linski, Frank ................................1967 Linsz, George......................... 1887-88 Lippincott, Lincoln ......................1968 Liske, Pete ............................. 1961-63 Litterelle, Jim ........................ 1966-67 Livezey, Jack .......................... 1929-30 Livziey, Jay ..................................1956 Lockerman, James.......................1956 Logue, Lester.....................1918, 1922 Lohr, William ...............................1932 Lonergan, Dan.............................1983 Lonergan, Lance ..........................1988 Lord, N.M. ...................................1890 Love, Sean ............................. 1988-89 Lowry, Calvin......................... 2002-05 Lucas, Jordan......................... 2012-15 Lucas, Rich ............................ 1957-59 Lucian, Mike .......................... 2007-08 Lucyk, Dan ............................ 1966-67 Ludwig, Larry ........................ 1971-72 Luedeke, Rob...............................1990 Lukac, Mike ........................... 2002-03 Luke, R.J. ...........................1999, 2001 Lundberg, Arthur ........................1915 Lundquist, Tom............................2005 Lungren, Cy ........................... 1925-27 Lupo, Bob ....................................1994 Lupold, Ken .................................1993 Luther, Bill............................. 1947-48 Luton, John ........................... 1982-83 Lyle, Craig ............................. 1970-71 Lynch, Akeel .......................... 2013-15 Lynn, D’Anton........................ 2008-11 Lyons, Jordan ..............................2007
M Macklin, David ...................... 1996-99 MacKensie, H.T. ...........................1918 Maddigan, Dan ...........................1959 Madera, Rags ..............................1921 Maginnis, Dick....................... 1981-83 Mahon, Brendan ................... 2014-17 Mahoney, Rog ....................... 1925-27 Malinak, Don......................... 1951-53 Malinoski, Mike ..................... 1991-93 Manca, Massimo ......... 1982, 1985-86 Mangiro, Angelo ................... 2012-15 Manney, Russ ..............................2000 Manoa, Tim ........................... 1983-86 Marchi, Marino ..................1943, 1945 Mariades, Jim ..............................1943 Marino, D.A. ................................1936 Markiewicz, Joe...........................1989 Markiewicz, Ron.................... 1956-57 Markovich, Mark ................... 1971-73 Marmo, Nick .......................... 2003-04 Martella, Orient...........................1946 Martin, Jack .......................... 1928-29 Martin, Kirk .................................1983 Martin, Percival ................. 1899-1900 Martz, William ............................1930 Marczyk, Pete ........................ 1995-96 Masciantonio, Carmen........... 1982-83 Masella, Brian ....................... 1972-74 Mason, J.D. ..................................2011 Massaro, Pete ....................2010, 2012 Matesic, Tony.....................1989, 1991 Mathers, William .........................1950 Mattern, Frank ...................... 1891-92 Mattern, Louis .............................1891 Mattern, Roy ......................... 1891-92 Matthews, James .................. 1944-45 Mauriello, Chris ...........................2007 Mauthe, Pete......................... 1909-12 Mauti, Michael ............ 2008, 2010-12 Mauti, Patrick ..............................2009 Mauti, Rich ............................ 1975-76 Maxwell, Larry ...................... 1906-07 Maxwell, William .................. 1898-99 Maybin, Aaron....................... 2007-08 Mayer, Shawn ............. 1999, 2001-02 Mazur, Walt ........................... 1955-56 Mazyck, Chris ........................ 1993-94 McAndrews, John ........................1932 McAndrews, Marty ................ 1928-29 McArthur, Doug.................1968, 1970 McBath, Mike ........................ 1965-67 McCabe, Joe ................................1976 McCann, Brian .............................1982 McCann, Ernie ....................... 1923-25 McCartin, Matt ...................... 1988-90 McCaskey, Walter .................. 1892-95 McClaren, Walter .........................1934 McCleary, E.H. (Bull).............. 1906-09 McClellan, Ora .............................1908 McCloskey, Mike .................... 1979-82 McCollum, Stan ..................... 1920-21 McCollough, Shelton ............. 2009-10 McCoo, Eric ........................ 1998-2001 McCord, Jim........................... 1969-70 McCormack, Nerraw ....................2009 McCormick, Jim ..................... 1966-67 McCoy, Karl............................ 1977-78 McCoy, Robert ....................... 1944-45 McCready, Nolan ................... 2004-06
McCullough, Shelton ...................2009 McDonald, Quintus................ 1985-88 McDowell, Cecil ..................... 1913-15 McDuffie, O.J. .............. 1989, 1991-92 McGee, George ...................... 1904-05 McGloin, Matt ....................... 2010-12 McGovern, Connor ................. 2016-17 McGrath, Tom ..............................1967 McGregor, Shane .........................2012 McHenry, Dave ............................1998 McHugh, Sean ....................... 2000-03 McIlveen, Irish....................... 1902-04 McKee, W.B. ................................1933 McKelvy, Chris ....................... 2001-03 McKenzie, Kareem............. 1997-2000 McKenzie, Rich ...................... 1989-92 McKibbin, James ................... 1894-95 McLean, Harvey..................... 1887-90 McLean, Jim ................................1964 McMahon, Tiny...................... 1921-22 McMillen, Bill ........................ 1930-31 McMillen, Rich ...................... 1956-57 McMunn, Stuart .................... 1981-82 McNaughton, Dave......................1965 McNutt, Neil ................................1997 McPhearson, Josh .......................2017 McPhearson, Zech .......................2017 McPoland, Patrick.................. 1950-51 McQueary, Mike .................... 1996-97 McSorley, Trace...................... 2015-17 Meade, Mike ......................... 1979-81 Mechling, Doug ..................... 1955-56 Mehl, Lance........................... 1977-79 Menet, Michal .............................2017 Menhardt, Herb..................... 1979-80 Mercinko, Dan .............................1968 Merise, Jesse ...............................2013 Mesko, Charlie ....................... 1969-71 Metro, Joe ............................. 1936-38 Michalske, August (Mike) ...... 1923-25 Mikelonis (Michaels), A.P....... 1933-34 Mikulski, Rob ..............................1986 Miles, Bill .............................. 1901-02 Millen, Matt .......................... 1976-79 Miller (Bowman), Brian......... 1993-96 Miller, Daniel ..................... 1898-1900 Miller, Donald..............................1964 Miller, Eugene E. (Shorty)...... 1910-13 Miller, Franklin .................. 1898-1900 Miller, Jeremy..............................2000 Miller, Ran ............................. 1913-15 Miller, Jarvis .......................... 2016-17 Miller, John ...........................1928, 30 Miller, Samuel .............................1905 Miller, Shareef ....................... 2016-17 Miller, Thomas................... 1898-1900 Miller, William .............................1935 Millon, James ..............................2002 Mills, Zack ............................. 2001-04 Milne, Brian .......................... 1993-95 Milot, Rich ............................. 1977-78 Miltenberger, Don ................. 1944-45 Misiewicz, John .................1943, 1947 Miskinis, Greg..............................2008 Mitchell, Cordell .................... 1996-99 Mitchell, Jimi.....................2001, 2003 Mitchell, John .............................1887 Mitchell, Josh ....................1997, 2000 Mitchell, Lydell ...................... 1969-71 Mitchell, Scott .............................1973 Mitinger, Bob ........................ 1959-61
Mock, James ......................... 1887-89 Moconyi, Andy ...................... 1956-58 Moffitt, Sean ...............................1990 Monaghan, Brian .................. 1991-93 Monaghan, Ed ............. 1986, 1988-89 Monaghan, F. ..............................1902 Monaghan, Terry ................... 1961-62 Monroe, Ayron ...................... 2016-17 Monroe, Pat.................................1981 Montgomery, Tim.................. 1966-67 Moonves, Philip...........................1931 Moore, Booker....................... 1977-80 Moore, Lenny ........................ 1953-55 Moore, Red............................ 1942-43 Moorhead, Cal ....................... 1904-05 Morelli, Anthony ................... 2005-07 Morgan, Bill ................................1966 Morgan, Dan ......................... 1983-86 Mori, Wade............................ 1939-40 Morini, Bob .................................1934 Morris, George....................... 1913-16 Morris, John ................................1890 Morris, Stephon..................... 2009-12 Morrison, Mac ....................... 1996-99 Morrison, M.B. ...................... 1932-34 Morrow, S.E. ................................1892 Moscript, Andrew .................. 1903-04 Moser, Brian .......................... 1990-92 Motz, W.R. ...................................1890 Moules, Todd ......................... 1982-85 Moye, Derek .......................... 2008-11 Mrosko, Bob .......................... 1986-88 Muckle, Harry..............................1944 Muir, Ross....................................2007 Mulraney, Tom ...................... 1957-59 Mumford, Tony ...................... 1982-83 Munchak, Mike .................1979, 1981 Mundell, Earle .............................1951 Munson, Wayne ................1969, 1971 Munz, Paul ..................................1926 Murphy, Greg ........................ 1973-74 Murray, Charles ...........................1949 Murray, Don .......................... 1948-49 Murray, L.C. .................................1901 Murray, W.A........................... 1895-97 Murrer, Robert.............................1952 Muscillo, V.J. .......................... 1992-93
N Nabavi, Jonathan ........................2002 Nagle, Bob ............................ 1972-73 Nardolillo, Matt ..................... 1991-92 Nash, Walter.......................... 1938-40 Nassib, Carl............................ 2013-15 Nastasi, Joe ........................... 1995-98 Natale, Dan ........................... 1972-74 Neff, Norm............................. 1958-59 Nelson, Andrew..................... 2014-17 Nelson, Jim ........................... 1995-97 Nemeth, Ted .......................... 1938-39 Nessel, John .......................... 1973-74 Neumyer, Jesse............................2002 Nichols, Skeeter...........................1982 Nixon, Jeff ...................................1996 Nobile, Leo ........................1942, 1946 Noble, Brandon ..................... 1994-96 Nolan, John ........................... 1945-47 Nonemaker, Aubrey.....................1940 North, Paul ............................ 1955-57 Norton, Gregg .............................1990
Norton, Neg ................ 1944, 1947-49 Norwood, Jordan................... 2005-08 Nye, Dirk ............................... 1964-65
O O’Bara, Vince ......................... 1949-50 Obeng-Agyapong, Stephen ... 2010-13 Oberle, Joseph.............................1916 Ochsner, Pete ..............................1964 Odell, Tom ............................. 1974-75 Oden, Boris..................................1995 O’Donnell, James ........................1916 O’Donnell, Mike...........................1981 O’Donnell, Scott ..........................1981 Odrick, Jared ......................... 2006-09 Ogbu, Ollie ............................ 2007-10 O’Hora, Frank .............. 1933, 1935-36 O’Hora, Jim............................ 1933-35 O’Keeffe, Kevin ............................1990 Ohrnberger, Rich ................... 2006-08 Okoli, Chima .......................... 2010-11 Olaniyan, C.J.......................... 2012-14 Oldziejewski, Tom .......................1976 Olsommer, Keith ................... 1993-96 O’Neal, Brian ................... 1990, 92-93 O’Neil, Ed............................... 1971-73 Onkotz, Andy...............................1976 Onkotz, Dennis ...................... 1967-69 Ontko, Bob ............................ 1983-85 Opfar, Dave............................ 1981-82 Oppermann, Henry ............... 1959-60 Oquendo, Jorge ...........................1989 Orbison, T.K. ................................1889 Orsini, Mike ........................... 1971-73 Orsini, Tony............................ 1949-50 Oruwariye, Amani ................. 2015-17 Osborn, Robert ............................1919 Ostrosky, Doug ............................1997 Ostrowski, Phil ...................... 1996-97
P Pae, Dick ............................... 1959-60 Paffenroth, Dave ................... 1980-82 Page, George ...............................1911 Painter, Heister............................1915 Palazzi, Lou ........................... 1941-42 Palm, Mike ............................ 1922-23 Palmer, Kinta...............................2003 Palmer, Paris ......................... 2015-16 Panaccion, Toots .................... 1927-29 Pancoast, Tom ....................... 2016-17 Pannell, DeOn’tae.................. 2008-11 Pannozzo, Romeo .................. 1956-57 Pankey, Irv ............................ 1977-79 Pantall, Brad ......................... 1993-95 Paolone, Bucky ...................... 1957-58 Park, W.B. ....................................1934 Parlavecchio, Chet ................. 1979-81 Parmer, Brandon ................... 1996-98 Parrish, Floyd ..............................1916 Parsons, Bob ......................... 1969-71 Parsons, Lloyd .............................1940 Pasqualoni, Paul..........................1971 Pasquariello, Daniel............... 2014-15 Paterno, Jay.................................1989 Paton, Tom ..................................1963 Patrick, John G. ...........................1936 Patrick, John R....................... 1939-40 Patton, Johnny ............................1923 Patton, Wallace K. .......................1942
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PENN STATE ALL-TIME FOOTBALL LETTERMEN Pavelic, Matt ...............................2005 Pavlechko, Ron ...................... 1968-69 Pawlikowski, Mike.......................2005 Paxson, Scott......................... 2003-05 Pearl, Tom ...................................1983 Peel, Joseph .......................... 1937-38 Penrose, F.A. ................................1898 Penzenik, Chuck .................... 1994-96 Perlman, W.B...............................1936 Perretta, Brendan .................. 2006-07 Perri, Ralph .................................1974 Perry, Darren ......................... 1988-91 Perry, Jeff ...............1990-91, 1993-94 Perry, Rod....................................2000 Perry, T.M. ...................................1903 Perugini, R.J. ......................... 1941-42 Petchel Sr., Elwood ...... 1944, 1946-48 Petchel, Woody ..................... 1974-75 Petercuskie, Gary................... 1975-77 Peters, Chuck......................... 1938-40 Petrella, John ........................ 1939-41 Petruccio, Tony ...................... 1975-78 Pettigrew, Titcus.......... 1997-98, 2000 Pevarnik, Tom..............................1951 Pfirman, Carl ......................... 1951-52 Phillips, Anwar ...................... 2002-05 Phillips, Terrance ................... 2003-04 Pickett, Derick ....................... 1991-93 Pidgeon, Pat.......................... 1997-99 Pinchek, Nick...............................2007 Pinchotti, Chuck ..........................1968 Pinckney, Ryan ............................2002 Pincura, John ........................ 1925-27 Piollet, Tom ........................... 1908-10 Pittman, Charlie .................... 1967-69 Pittman, Tony ........................ 1992-94 Pitts, Stephen........................ 1992-95 Pitz, Andrew ......................... 2008-09 Platt, Frank............................ 1939-40 Platt, J.E. .....................................1893 Plum, Milt ............................. 1955-56 Podrasky, J.T. ......................... 1949-51 Polamalu, Aoatoa ..............1985, 1987 Polk, Brandon....................2015, 2017 Poll, Jack .....................................1978 Pollard, Jim ........................... 1950-51 Pollard, Robert ...................... 1950-52 Pollock, Ben .......................... 1939-40 Pollock, Kenny.............................2011 Pomfret, Paul ........................ 1986-87 Pond, Al.......................................1917 Popp, Bill ............................... 1958-60 Popp, Steve .......................1960, 1962 Poquie, Dad .................................2013 Posluszny, Paul ...................... 2003-06 Poti, Ako......................................2009 Potsklan, John ............. 1941, 1946-47 Potter, Frank................................1964 Pottios, Ray ........................... 1955-57 Powell, Andre .........1987-88, 1990-91 Powell, Chaz .......................... 2008-11 Powell, Harold (Junior).......... 1961-63 Powers, William ..........................1943 Prater, Shino.......................... 1994-97 Pratt, E.J. .....................................1888 Prevost, Jules ........................ 1923-24 Price, J.C. .....................................1889 Price, Jack....................................1943 Price, Robert ...............................2006 Primanti, Ryan ............................2000 Pringle, Frank ........................ 1966-67
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Pritchard, Bill ........................ 1925-26 Prue, Steve ............................ 1968-70 Pryts, Ed ................................ 1979-81 Pursley, Jim .................................2000 Putman, S. ..................................1905 Puz, Rodger ........................... 1981-82 Pysher, Doug ...............................1978
Q Quarless, Andrew .................. 2006-09 Quinn, John ........................... 1973-75 Quirch, Carlos ..............................1979
R Radakovich, Dan ................... 1955-56 Radakovich, Dave .................. 1968-69 Radcliff, Elgin ..............................1939 Radecic, Keith........................ 1985-86 Radecic, Scott ........................ 1980-83 Rados, Tony ........................... 1951-53 Rafferty, Tom ......................... 1973-75 Ragucci, Fred ......................... 1977-78 Raifsnider, Herb...........................1952 Rainge, Sherrod .................... 1987-89 Raisig, Charles .............................1962 Rakiecki, Dave ....................... 1967-69 Rakowsky, Terry..................... 1979-81 Ramich, Joel .......................... 1968-70 Randolph, Brute .......... 1895, 1997-99 Ransom, Greg.............. 1998-99, 2001 Rattigan, T.J.................................2014 Rauch, Dick ................. 1917, 1919-20 Ravotti, Eric ................. 1989-91, 1993 Read, Gus .............................. 1889-92 Ream, Brandon ...........................2006 Reber, D.C. ...................................1888 Redd, Silas............................. 2010-11 Redinger, Pete .............................1921 Redman, Sean ....................... 1988-89 Reed, Tyler............................. 2003-05 Reeder, Troy.................................2015 Reese, Curt ..................................2005 Refice, J.R. ...................................2012 Reich, Frank .......................... 1953-55 Reid, John ............................. 2015-16 Reid, Mike ................... 1966, 1968-69 Reihner, George..................... 1974-76 Reihner, John ....................1972, 1974 Reihner, Kevin .............................2015 Reitz, Mike ..................................1969 Renaud, Paul ......................... 1976-77 Render, J.T. ..................................1998 Renkey, Eric .......................1988, 1991 Ressler, Glenn........................ 1962-64 Restauri, Jim ...............................1978 Rettig, Bill ............................. 1965-67 Reynolds, George ..................1981, 83 Rhoda, William......................1934, 36 Rhule, Matt .................................1997 Rice, Bob .....................................1957 Rice, Matthew ....................... 2002-05 Ricevuto, Charles .........................1962 Richards, Allen ............................1944 Richardson, Andrew .............. 2002-05 Richardson, Wally........ 1992, 1994-96 Rickenbach, Bob.................... 1970-72 Rickenbach, Eric ................2000, 2002 Ricker, Ralph ......................... 1927-29 Ridenhour, Spencer ............... 2005-06 Riggle, Bob............................ 1964-65
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Rinkus, Gene ...............................1962 Rishell, Bill ............................ 1979-81 Ritchey, Jesse ..............................1907 Ritner, Thomas ............................1921 Rivera, Marco ........................ 1992-95 Roach, Steve.......................... 2005-06 Robb, Harry ........................... 1916-19 Robb, Ray ....................................1943 Robinson, Allen ..................... 2011-13 Robinson, Bernard ................ 1975-76 Robinson, Dave ..................... 1960-62 Robinson, F.A. .............................1894 Robinson, Jason .................... 2003-04 Robinson, Mark ..................... 1980-83 Robinson, Michael................. 2002-05 Robinson, Tim .............................1983 Rocco, Dan............................. 1979-80 Rocco, Frank .......................... 1980-81 Rodham, Hugh ............................1934 Roepke, Johnny ..................... 1925-27 Rogel, Fran ............................ 1947-49 Rogers, Chris ...............................2007 Rohrbaugh, Jon ...........................2011 Rollins, Steve......................... 1938-39 Romango, Kevin ..........................1980 Romano, Jim ............... 1977-79, 1981 Rosa, Rich....................................1991 Rosdahl, Harrison .................. 1961-63 Rose, James.................................1887 Rose, Joe .....................................1999 Rosecrans, Jim....................... 1973-75 Rosenberg, Harold.............1931, 1933 Ross, Dan.....................................1943 Ross, Robert .......................... 1947-48 Rothrock, W.R....................1888, 1891 Roundtree, Ray...................... 1985-87 Rowe, Dave ........................... 1965-66 Rowe, Ricky .................................1992 Rowell, Lester (Buddy) .......... 1951-54 Royer, David .......................... 2000-02 Royse, John .................................2005 Royster, Evan ......................... 2007-10 Rubin, Lee ............................. 1990-93 Rubin, Mark ................ 2004, 2007-08 Ruble, C.W. ..................................1901 Ruble, Joseph .....1896-97, 1899-1900 Rucci, Todd ............................ 1990-92 Ruhe, Sam.........................2000, 2003 Runnells, John....................... 1964-66 Rush, Charles......................... 2003-05 Ruslavage, Charles ................ 1956-58 Russell, Samuel ...........................1901 Russo, Mike ........................... 1983-86 Rutkowski, Bob ..................... 1944-46 Ryan, Don....................................1954 Ryland, Andy ......................... 2002-03
S Saar, Brad ....................................1982 Sabatino, Noel .............................1964 Sabol, Bernie ......................... 1961-63 Sabol, Joe .............................. 1955-57 Sabolevski, Joe ............................1997 Sacca, John .................................1992 Sacca, Tony ............................ 1988-91 Sain, John ...................................1966 Sales, Tyrell ........................... 2005-08 Salomone, Dom ..........................2015 Samuels, Bobby ................1989, 1991 Sanders, Miles ....................... 2016-17
Sandusky, E.J. ........................ 1991-92 Sandusky, Jon ....................... 1998-99 Sandusky, Jerry ..................... 1963-66 San Fillipo, George ......................1970 Santangelo, Mario .......................1950 Sarabok, Joseph ..........................1946 Sargeant, Lydell .................... 2005-08 Saul, Bill ......................................1961 Saunders, Joseph ........................1904 Sava, John ...................................1959 Sayles, Rick ........................... 1990-91 Sayre, Ralph ................................1913 Schaeffer, Dennis ........................1960 Schaukowitch, Carl ................ 1970-72 Scheetz, Stew........................ 1950-52 Scherer, Ryan ..............................2011 Scherer, Rip .................................1948 Schiazza, Guido ...........................1961 Schleicher, Maury.................. 1956-58 Schmitt, Matt ........................ 2000-02 Schoderbek, Pete .................. 1951-53 Scholl, Henny .................... 1896-1901 Schonewolf, Rich ................... 1986-89 Schoonover, Ken.................... 1941-42 Schreckengaust, Steve........... 1964-65 Schroyer, John .............................1942 Schuster, Dick ....................1920, 1923 Schuyler, Roy......................... 1934-36 Schwab, Jim ................................1961 Schwan, Evan ........................ 2014-16 Scioli, Brad .............1994-95, 1997-98 Scirrotto, Anthony ................. 2005-08 Scott, Austin................ 2003-05, 2007 Scott, Bryan....................... 1999-2002 Scott, Charles ........................ 1894-95 Scott, Freddie ........................ 1993-95 Scott, Jim .............................. 1971-73 Scott, Nick ............................. 2015-17 Scott, Ryan ..................................2004 Scovill, Brad .......................... 1978-80 Scrabis, Bob.................................1958 Seace, Clint............................ 1996-97 Sebastianelli, Ted ........................1968 Sefter, Steve .......................... 1981-83 Seitz, Ellery ........................... 1963-65 Senk, Adam .................................2005 Senneca, Matt ....................... 2000-01 Sessions, Lewe ............................1998 Shaffer, John ......................... 1984-86 Shainer, David .............................1941 Shalvey, Bernie............................1978 Shank, Don............................ 1951-52 Shattuck, Ted......................... 1950-51 Shattuck, Paul .............................1953 Shaw, Jim .............................. 2005-06 Shaw, John ............................ 2006-07 Shaw, Tim.................... 2002, 2004-06 Shawley, Cal .......................... 1928-30 Shephard, Len ....................... 1949-51 Sherman, Tom ....................... 1965-67 Sherry, Jack ........................... 1952-54 Shields, R.K. ................................1931 Shipley, A.Q. .......................... 2005-08 Shirley, Scott ...............................2003 Shoemaker, Tom .................... 1971-72 Shopa, Peter.......................... 1951-52 Short, Brandon...................... 1996-99 Short, Stan ............................ 1982-83 Shrive, Eric ............................ 2012-13 Shukri, Dave .......................... 1975-76 Shukri, Rob..................................1977
Shuler, Mickey ....................... 1975-77 Shuler Jr., Mickey .................. 2007-09 Shumaker, Earl ...................... 1953-55 Shuman, Tom ........................ 1973-74 Shumock, Joseph .................. 1950-51 Sickels, Garrett ...................... 2014-16 Sickler, Mark.......................... 1985-87 Sidler, Randy ......................... 1974-77 Sieminski, Charlie.................. 1960-62 Sierocinski, Marty........................1977 Siever, Paul............................ 1990-91 Sigel, Harry ........................... 1932-34 Sills, Frank ...................................1937 Silock, Andrew ...................... 1950-51 Silvano, Thomas .................... 1934-35 Simko, John........................... 1962-64 Simmons, Shane .........................2017 Simon, David ......................... 1951-52 Simon, John ...........1944-45, 1947-48 Simpson, Zach ....................... 2016-17 Sincek, Frank ...............................1962 Sink, Robert ................................1964 Sisler, Cass ...................................1943 Siverling, Brian ...................... 1985-86 Skarzynski, Scott ................... 1970-72 Skemp, Leo..................................1932 Skorupan, John ..................... 1970-72 Skrip, Dan ....................................1991 Sladki, John........................... 1965-66 Slafkowsky, Joe ...........................1967 Slamp, Ken ..................................1925 Sload, Jason .......................... 1995-96 Slobodnjak, Mike ........................1943 Slowik, Joe ..................................1974 Slusser, Tom........................... 1931-33 Smalls, Irv ...................................1994 Smaltz, Bill ............................ 1939-41 Smear, Steve ......................... 1967-69 Smidansky, John ................... 1948-50 Smith, Andy ................................1901 Smith, Brandon ..................... 2016-17 Smith, Charles .............................1904 Smith, David ...............................1994 Smith, Devon ........................ 2009-11 Smith, Donovan .................... 2012-14 Smith, E.Z.................... 2002, 2004-05 Smith, Franklin...................... 1934-36 Smith, Gerald ........................ 2002-04 Smith, James......................... 1960-61 Smith, Jordan ....................2013, 2016 Smith, Mike........................... 1968-70 Smith, Neal ........................... 1967-69 Smith, R.M. ........................... 1907-09 Smith, Rob ............................ 1984-85 Smith, Robert........................ 1951-52 Smith, Steve .......................... 1984-86 Smith, Terry M. ...................... 1988-91 Smith, Thomas ............................1948 Smith, Tyrone ..............................2014 Smith, Willie.......................... 1992-94 Smith, Wilson .............. 1955, 1957-58 Smolko, Isaac ........................ 2003-05 Smozinsky, E. ..............................1921 Smyth, Bill ..................................1943 Snell, George ......................... 1919-21 Snow, BranDon ..................... 2005-06 Snyder, Chris ......................... 1994-97 Snyder, Robert ...................... 1930-31 Sobczak, Sam ........................ 1958-60 Soldner, David .............................2010 Sowers, Charles ...........................1954
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PENN STATE ALL-TIME FOOTBALL LETTERMEN Spano, Francis .............................1999 Spaziani, Frank...................... 1966-68 Speers, Fred.................................1971 Spencer, Larry .............................1944 Speros, Pete .......................... 1980-82 Spires, Mike.................................1972 Spoor, Bill ....................................1991 St. Clair, Cliff ................................1942 Stahley, Skip.......................... 1928-29 Stankewicz, Rich ................... 1998-99 Stankiewitch, Matt...... 2009, 2011-12 Stanley, Sean ........................ 2009-12 Steele, Brandon...........................2000 Steinbacher, Don .........................1965 Stellatella, Sam ..................... 1957-59 Stellfox, Skip ...............................1957 Stempeck, Stan ..................... 1930-31 Stephenson, Bob ................... 1995-97 Stevens, Tommy ..........................2017 Stewart, Andrew .........................1999 Stewart, Ed............................ 1963-65 Stewart, Jonathan .......................2010 Stewart, LaMar ..................... 2001-02 Stewart, Tony .................... 1997-2000 Stewart, Vin .......................... 1992-94 Still, Devon ............................ 2009-11 Stilley, Steve.......................... 1971-72 Stillman, Mike ....................... 1982-84 Stofko, Ed .............................. 1967-68 Stoken, John ...............................1944 Storer, Jack ..................................1950 Strang, Doug ......................... 1982-83 Straub, Bill ............................ 1953-55 Stravinski, Carl ...................... 1938-40 Struchor, J.J. ................................1950 Strycharz, Joe ..............................1988 Stryker, Geoff ..............................2001 Stuart, Tom..................................1966 Stuart, W.A. .................................1893 Stuckrath, Ed ......................... 1962-64 Stump, Terry .......................... 1968-70 Stupar, Nathan ...................... 2008-11 Stupar, Steve ...............................1979 Sturdifen, Eric.................... 1997-2000 Sturges, Carl ................................1948 Stutts, Dave .................................1975 Stynchula, Andy .................... 1957-59 Suhey, Joe ............................. 2008-11 Suhey, Kevin.......................... 2006-07 Suhey, Larry .......................... 1975-76 Suhey, Matt ........................... 1976-79 Suhey, Paul ........................... 1975-78 Suhey, Steve .................... 1942, 46-47 Sukay, Nick ............................ 2009-11 Sunday, LeRoy .............................1936 Surma, Vic ............................. 1968-70 Susko, John .................................1972 Suter, H.M. ..................................1894 Suter, Mike ............................ 1982-83 Swain, Ward ................................1916 Sweeney, Tim ........................ 1987-88 Sweet, Lynn ................................1901 Sydnor, Chris ......................... 1982-83 Szajna, Robert ....................... 1951-52 Szczerba, Andrew ........ 2008-09, 2011 Szott, Dave ............................ 1987-89
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Valentine, Sam ...................... 1954-56 Valoczki, Tyler ........................ 2000-02 Vance, Jerrod ...............................1991 Van Allen, John ...........................1992 Van Fleet, James.................... 2009-12 Van Lenten, Wilbur ................ 1941-42 Van Sickle, D.P..............................1952 Vargo, Joe.............................. 1963-64 Vargo, Thomas....................... 1938-40 Vasey, Kyle ..................................2017 Vendemia, Gio...................2002, 2004 Vendor, Joseph ............................1943 Ventresco, Ralph ...............1941, 1945 Venuto, Garrett............................2012 Vernaglia, Bob.............................1988 Vernaglia, Kip..............................1979 Very, Dexter........................... 1909-12 Vesling, Keith ........................ 1951-53 Vierzbicki, Joe .............................1965 Vitiello, Alberto ..................... 1971-72 Vogel, Ollie ..................................1913 Voll, Edwin ..................................1944 Vorhis, Larry .......................... 1906-09 Vukmer, Bob................................1966
U Uhlar, Mike ..................................1985 Ulinski, Ray .................................1947 Unger, Frank................................1918 Upton, Ricky ......................2000, 2003 Urban, Jack .................................1959 Urbanik, Tom ......................... 1963-64 Urion, Robert ..............................1948 Urquhart, Micky .................... 1977-80 Urschel, John......................... 2011-13
W Wade, Lamont.............................2017 Wagner, Collin ....................... 2009-10 Wagner, Gary ..............................1979 Wagner, Marshall ........................1970 Wahl, John ..................................1931 Wake, Cameron (Derek)...2000, 2002-04 Walchack, Ron.............................1979 Walker, Samuel ...........................1895 Walker, Von ........................... 2013-16 Wallace, A.J. .......................... 2006-09 Wallace, Dan ...............................1974 Wallace, Jason ....................... 1998-99 Wallace, Mike ..............................2012 Walsh, John........................... 1979-80 Walter, John .......................... 1981-83 Walters, Les ........................... 1955-57 Walters, R.L. ......................1942, 1946 Wanamaker, Steve ................ 1975-76 Wantshouse, Harry......................1932 Waresak, Frank............................1962 Warner, Curt .......................... 1979-82 Wartman-White, Nyeem ...2013-14, 2016 Washabaugh, Grover ............. 1937-39 Washington, Darryl ............... 1986-87 Washington, Rocky ............... 1982-83 Wasilov, Alex ...............................1974 Wateska, Mark ...................... 1987-88 Watkins, Garrett ..........................1998 Watson, Burley ...................... 1909-10 Watson, James ............................1915 Watson, Kenny ........ 1996, 1999-2000 Watson, R.S. ................................1924 Waugaman, Carl.................... 1936-37 Way, Charley ............... 1917, 1919-20 Wayne, Tony ................................1961 Wear, Bob....................................1941 Wear, Wendell ....................... 1935-37 Weatherspoon, Ray .....................1980 Weaver, Henny ...................... 1907-10 Weaver, Jim .................................1966 Weaver, Manny .................1941, 1946 Weber, Chris ................................1963
Weber, Patrick .............................2007 Weber, Robert ....................... 1933-35 Wedderburn, Floyd................ 1997-98 Wehmer, Bill ......................... 1956-58 Weitzel, Robert ........... 1942, 1946-47 Weller, John ................................1887 Welsh, Frederick ..........................1907 Welty, Daniel ......................... 1912-14 Wentz, Barney.............................1922 Weston, Harry .............................1913 Weston, Ken .......................... 1924-26 White, Antoine ...................... 2015-16 White, Beaver........................ 1892-93 White, Bob ............................ 1983-86 White, Craig .......................... 1938-40 White, Ed ....................................1959 White, Jack............................ 1965-66 White, L.R. ............................ 1903-04 Whitney, Robert ..........................1912 Whitworth, Edward............... 1901-03 Wible, T.E.....................................1937 Wilk, Tom ....................................1985 Wilkerson, Brent.................... 2014-15 Wilkerson, Gary ..................... 1985-87 Wille, Carl ....................................1932 Williams, Benjamin ............... 1956-57 Williams, Bob ..............................1985 Williams, Casey ..................... 2002-03 Williams, Derrick ................... 2005-08 Williams, Frank ...........................1972 Williams, Jim......................... 1962-63 Williams, Jon ......................... 1980-83 Williams, Justin ........... 1992-93, 1995 Williams, Robert ....1942-43, 1946-47 Williams, Ronald ...............1918, 1920 Williams, Tom........................ 1973-74 Williams, Tom..............................2001 Williams, Trevor ..................... 2012-15 Williott, Tony ......................... 1976-77 Willis, Malcolm...................... 2010-13 Wilson, Charles...................... 1950-51 Wilson, Charlie ...................... 1968-70 Wilson, Dick .......................... 1959-61 Wilson, Harry (Light Horse) ... 1921-23 Wilson, Jerome............................1982 Wilson, John.......................... 2004-05 Wilson, Odell ...............................1988 Wilson, Thomas ...........................1925 Windsor, Robert .................... 2016-17 Wise, Tom .............................. 1978-80 Wismer, Frank ....................... 1933-35 Wisniewski, Leo .................... 1979-81 Wisniewski, Stefen ................ 2007-10 Wisniewski, Steve ................. 1985-88 Witman, Jon.......................... 1992-95 Wojtowicz, John ................1978, 1980 Wolf, Mike ............................. 1986-87 Wolfe, John ........................... 1988-89 Wolff, Allie ............................ 1927-28 Wolfkeil, Wayne ..........................1953 Wolosky, John ............. 1941-42, 1947 Wood, Bill.............................. 1913-15 Wood, Charwan (Neal) ................2000 Wood, Edwin ...............................1899 Woods, Kevin ..............................1987 Woodward, Charles ............... 1903-04 Woodward, James .......................1940 Woofter, Jeff ................................1983 Woolbert, Richard ................. 1932-33 Woolridge, Rembrandt................1933
Wooten, Gary ........................ 2013-15 Wray, Bill ............................... 1904-06 Wright, Brett ......................... 1990-92 Wright, Chasz ........................ 2015-17 Wright, Mac ................................1998 Wydman, Gary ..................1961, 1964
Y Yahn, Tom....................................1987 Yancich, Michael................2010, 2012 Yanosich, Matt....................... 1951-52 Yarabinetz, Tom...........................1965 Yazujian, Tyler ....................... 2014-16 Yeafer, F. ......................................1915 Yeboah-Kodie, Frank ...................1993 Yeboah-Kodie, Phil ................ 1991-94 Yeckley, Ed............................. 1902-05 Yerger, Chuck...............................1915 Yett, Arthur .......................1934, 1936 Yisrael, Yaacov ............. 2000-01, 2003 Yoho, Don .............................. 1939-41 Yost, Bud ............................... 1962-64 Young, Todd........................... 1987-89 Younker, Ron ......................... 1953-54 Yowell, Bob .................................1967 Yukica, Joe............................. 1951-52
Z Zanellato, Matt............ 2012-13, 2015 Zapiec, Charlie ............. 1968-69, 1971 Zawacki, Stanley ................... 1931-32 Zelinsky, Joe ................................1967 Zemaitis, Alan ....................... 2002-05 Zerbe, Pat .............................. 2012-13 Zettel, Anthony ..................... 2012-15 Zink, Howard...............................1907 Zmudzin, Dennis ................... 1974-75 Zordich, Michael .................... 2010-12 Zordich, Mike ........................ 1982-85 Zorella, John.......................... 1928-30 Zubaty, Ed ...................................1967 Zufall, Don...................................1965 Zug, Graham ......................... 2008-10 Zur, Rod .......................................1975 Zwierzynski, J.R..................... 2004-05 Zwinak, Zach ......................... 2012-14
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PENN STATE HEAD COACHES George Hoskins
Pop Golden
Bill Hollenback
1892-95
1900-02
1909, 1911-14
George “Doc” Hoskins served as Penn State’s first head coach, while also a player for the Nittany Lions. A three-year letterman at center, he was the athletic trainer at Vermont before being appointed Penn State’s first director of physical training and first instructor of physical education. His duties included coaching the football team to a record of 17-4-4. He later was head coach at Bucknell and served as a trainer for the Cincinnati Reds during baseball spring training for 23 years. He died in Cincinnati in 1957.
William Nelson “Pop” Golden compiled a 16-12-1 record in three seasons before being named Penn State’s first athletic director. A Chicago native, he remained on the football staff as an assistant coach until 1909 and served as a recruiter for two years. He was the athletic trainer at Purdue and was in charge of physical education at YMCAs in Syracuse, New York, and Johnstown and Williamsport, Pennsylvania, before taking the Penn State position. He died in 1949 at the age of 81 in Pittsburgh after enjoying a successful career in insurance sales.
Samuel Newton 1896-98 Dr. Samuel Newton was Penn State’s second head coach. He posted a 12-14 record, while also serving as the director of physical training. A native of Yarmouth, Maine, and a graduate of Williams College and the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, he was a physician and assistant coach at Pennsylvania, when named to the Penn State post. He also compiled a record of 57-28-2 at Lafayette and Lehigh. He retired from coaching after the 1905 season at Lehigh to devote full time to his medical practice.
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Dan Reed
Jack Hollenback
1903
1910
Dan Reed led Penn State to a 5-3 record in his only season as head coach, including wins over Pittsburgh (59-0) and Navy (17-0). A two-year letterman at Cornell for the legendary Pop Warner, Reed later served as a Cornell assistant coach (1910-11). Reed, who also was on the Cornell track and wrestling teams, turned to politics after his coaching career. He was elected to Congress, where he served on the Ways and Means Committee. He died in 1959.
Sam Boyle
Tom Fennell
1899
1904-08
Sam Boyle coached Penn State for just one season, but led the Nittany Lions to a 6-0 victory at Army to highlight a 4-6-1 campaign. It would be 60 years before Penn State won again at West Point. A three-year letterman at Pennsylvania, he coached at Dickinson the following season (1900), during which his squad downed Penn State, 18-0.
Tom Fennell was named Penn State’s first full-time head coach in 1904 and compiled a 33-17-1 record in five seasons. He was hired exclusively to coach football and held no additional duties. A graduate of Cornell, where he was a standout in football, Fennell gave up the Penn State post after the 1908 season. He returned to law practice in Elmira, New York, and later become a judge.
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Bill Hollenback became the youngest head coach in the nation, when, at 23, he was named Penn State’s head coach in 1909. He capped his senior year at Pennsylvania the previous season as captain and being named to the Walter Camp All-America team at fullback. He guided Penn State, in its initial year of play at Beaver Field, to its first unbeaten season (5-0-2) since 1893. He was lured to Missouri in 1910, but returned to lead the Nittany Lions to undefeated records in 1911 and 1912. He ended his Penn State career after the 1914 season with a record of 28-9-4.
Jack Hollenback coached Penn State for one season (1910), when his brother, Bill, took the head position at Missouri. The Nittany Lions were 5-2-1 in a season which saw admission charged for the first time when Penn State met Bucknell on Nov. 12 at Beaver Field. A Pennsylvania graduate in dentistry, Hollenback also coached at Franklin & Marshall (1908-09) and at the Pennsylvania Military College (Widener) in 1911 before opening a dental practice in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. He later joined his brother in the coal brokerage business in Philadelphia. Hollenback died in 1959 at the age of 75.
Dick Harlow 1915-17 Dick Harlow was the first Penn State graduate to serve as head coach, compiling a 20-8 record in three seasons. A two-year letterman, he also was a member of the baseball and track teams. He later served as head coach at Colgate (1922-25), Western Maryland (1926-34) and Harvard (1935-42, 45-47). He was recognized as Coach of the Year in 1936. A Philadelphia native, Harlow, who died in 1962, was named to the Helms Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1954.
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Hugo Bezdek
Charles A. “Rip” Engle
Bill O’Brien
1918-29
1950-65
2012-13
Hugo Bezdek, a native of Prague, Czechoslovakia, posted a 65-30-11 record in 12 seasons (1918-29) as head coach, including consecutive undefeated seasons (1920-21). He also served as athletic director from 1918-36. Bezdek gained All-American status at Chicago, where he was a fullback in football and second baseman in baseball. His collegiate coaching experience included head jobs at Oregon (1906, 13-17), where his team defeated Pennsylvania, 14-0, in the 1917 Rose Bowl; and Arkansas (1908-12). He also managed the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball club (1917-19) and was head coach of the NFL’s Cleveland Rams (1937-38). Bezdek, who died in 1952, was named to the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1954 and the Helms Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1960.
“Rip” Engle achieved national prominence as Penn State’s 13th head coach, compiling a record of 104-48-4 over 16 seasons (1950-65). His teams won three of four bowl games and the Lambert Trophy three times. A native of Salisbury, Pennsylvania, Engle was a foursport standout at Western Maryland, graduating in 1930. He posted an 86-17-5 record in 11 seasons at Waynesboro (Pa.) High School, before joining the staff at Brown in 1942. He was named head coach in 1944 and led the Bears until coming to Penn State in 1950. Engle won the Amos Alonzo Stagg Award for his contributions to football and was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1974. Following his retirement, he lived in State College, Pennsylvania, until his death on March 7, 1983.
Bob Higgins
Joe Paterno
1930-48
1966-2011
Bob Higgins served 19 years as head coach, compiling a record of 9157-11, including an unbeaten season in 1947. A native of Corning, New York, he entered Penn State in 1914 and became one of only five players in school history to letter five years. He served as captain of the team as a senior when he was named to the 1919 Walter Camp All-American team. He also lettered in baseball, boxing and wrestling. Following two years of professional football with the Canton Bulldogs, he began his coaching career, which included stops at West Virginia Wesleyan and Washington University in St. Louis. He joined the Penn State staff in 1928 as an assistant coach. Higgins, who died in 1969, was named to the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1954.
Bill O’Brien was named the Nittany Lions’ 15th head coach on January 6, 2012 and quickly established his vision and continued the program’s athletic and academic success during the most challenging period in the University’s history. Amidst an unprecedented situation in college athletics, O’Brien’s work ethic and no-nonsense approach guided the team to two of the most rewarding seasons in program history. The Nittany Lions posted records of 8-4 and 7-5 during his two seasons, with a 10-6 Big Ten record, including a 6-2 mark in 2012. O’Brien’s eight wins in 2012 were the most by a first-year coach in school history and led to numerous honors, including Bear Bryant and ESPN Coach of the Year and the Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year. He also was the Big Ten Dave McClain Coach of the Year. O’Brien came to Penn State after helping the New England Patriots to two Super Bowls from 2007-11, serving as quarterbacks coach the last three years. O’Brien was named head coach of the NFL’s Houston Texans on January 3, 2014.
James Franklin
An assistant coach on Rip Engle’s staff for 16 years, Joe Paterno was named Penn State’s 14th head coach on February 19, 1966. Paterno was the Nittany Lions’ head coach for 46 years, the longest tenure by a major college coach at one institution, and a member of the Lions’ coaching staff for an unprecedented 62 years. He was among the first three active coaches to be inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 2007. Paterno is the winningest coach in major college football history, compiling a 409-136-3 career record (74.9). He led Penn State to National Championships in 1982 and 1986, Big Ten titles in 1994, 2005 and 2008 and seven unbeaten, untied regular seasons. Creator of “The Grand Experiment,” his teams annually were among the national leaders in graduation rates and 47 of the student-athletes who played under his direction earned Academic All-America honors. Paterno passed away on January 22, 2012.
2014James Franklin was named Penn State’s 16th head coach on January 11, 2014. Franklin daily reinforces the four core values for the program to return to National Championship contention and “Dominate The State.” A native of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, Franklin led Penn State to its first bowl appearance since 2011 with an overtime win over Boston College in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. Prior to coming to Penn State, Franklin led Vanderbilt University to unprecedented success from 2011-13 as head coach, including consecutive nine-win seasons and bowl wins in 2012 and ‘13 and back to back Top 25 finishes, all for the first time in Vanderbilt history. He was a two-time All-PSAC quarterback at East Stroudsburg, where he set or tied 23 school records. He graduated in 1995 and has been on the sidelines every season since.
Joe Bedenk 1949 Joe Bedenk led Penn State to a record of 5-4 in his only season as head coach. A 1924 Penn State graduate from Williamsport, Pennsylvania, he lettered three years at guard and captained the 1923 squad. He also served as baseball coach, compiling a record of 410-161-6 from 1931-62. Nine of his baseball teams played in the NCAA Tournament and three appeared in the College World Series, including 1957, when the Nittany Lions placed second. Bedenk was elected to the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966 and was one of the founders of the American Association of College Baseball Coaches. He lived in State College, Pennsylvania, following his retirement in 1963, until his death in 1978.
PENN STATE COACHES’ RECORDS SEASON(S)
COACH
1892-95 1896-98 1899 1900-02 1903 1904-08 1909, 11-14 1910 1915-17 1918-29 1930-48 1949 1950-65 1966-2011 2011 (Interim, 4 games) 2012-13 2014-present
George Hoskins Dr. Samuel Newton Sam Boyle Pop Golden Dan Reed Tom Fennell Bill Hollenback Jack Hollenback Dick Harlow Hugo Bezdek Bob Higgins Joe Bedenk Rip Engle Joe Paterno Tom Bradley Bill O’Brien James Franklin
WON
LOST
TIED
PCT.
17 12 4 16 5 33 28 5 20 65 91 5 104 409 1 15 36
4 14 6 12 3 17 9 2 8 30 57 4 48 136 3 9 17
4 0 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 11 11 0 4 3 0 0 0
82.6 46.2 40.9 56.9 62.5 65.7 73.2 68.8 71.4 66.5 60.7 55.6 67.9 74.9 25.0 62.5 67.9
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ALL-TIME NITTANY LION ASSISTANT COACHES Listing includes only full-time staff members; Graduate Assistants not included. Anderson, Dick; 1973-83, 1990-2011 Baer, Ray; 1924-25 Banks, Tim; 2016-present Bedenk, Joe; 1929-51 Bentz, Newsh; 1926 Bove, John; 1979-84 Bowen, Tyler; 2018-present Bradley, Tom; 1980-2011 Brooks, Booker; 1972-83 Bruce, Earl; 1946-69 Buggs, Kermit; 2007-11 Butler, John; 2012-13 Caldwell, Jim; 1986-92 Carter, Kenny; 2001-03 Cartmell, N.J.; 1923-24 Chuckran, John; 1970-76 Cirbus, Craig; 1987-89, 1992-94 Conover, Larry; 1926-30 Corley, David, 2018-present Crowder, Randy; 1983-84 Davis, E.C.; 1932-35 Dickerson, Ron; 1985-90 Donovan, John; 2014-15 Ducatte, Gregg; 1974-77 Dunn, W.T.; 1907
Edwards, Earle; 1936-48 Edwards, W.D.; 1930-31 Everhardus, Herman; 1934-35 Fisher, Charlie; 2012-13 Flock, Freddie; 1925 Galiano, Phil; 2018-present Ganter, Fran; 1974-2003 Gasparato, Nick; 1984-88 Gattis, Josh; 2014-17 Golden, Al; 2000 Golden, “Pop” W.N.; 1903-05 Gray, Bas; 1926 Griffith, Red; 1927-28 Haines, H.L.; 1922 Hall, Galen; 2004-11 Hand, Herb; 2014-15 Harlow, Dick; 1912-14, 1919-21 Heckel, Fred; 1910 Helbig, William; 1926 Hermann, B.M.; 1915, 1922-23, 1925-31 Higgins, Bob; 1928-29 Hixon, Stan; 2012-13 Houck, Leo; 1923-31 Huff, Charles; 2014-17 Hulme, J.W.; 1937 Jackson, Kenny; 1993-2000 Johnson, Larry; 1996-2013 Kenney, Bill; 1989-91, 1993-2011
Killinger, Glenn; 1923-25 Leslie, Spike; 1932-35 Limegrover, Matt; 2016-present London, Charles; 2012-13 Martin, C.W.; 1922 Mauthe, Pete; 1915 McAndrews, Marty; 1936, 1941-45 McCleary, E.H.; 1911 McIlveen, H.C.; 1906-09 McMahon, Tiny; 1923 McMullen, Joe; 1963-68 McQueary, Mike; 2004-11 McWhorter, Mac; 2012-13 Michaels, Al; 1935-52 Midget, Anthony; 2013 Moorhead, Joe; 2016-17 Moscrip, A.L.; 1905 Norwood, Brian; 2001-07 O’Hora, Jim; 1946-76 Paterno, Jay; 1995-2011 Paterno, Joe; 1950-65 Patrick, Frank; 1949-73 Phillips, Bob; 1966-86 Prevost, Jules; 1925 Pry, Brent; 2014-present Radakovich, Dan; 1960-69 Rahne, Ricky; 2014-present Rauch, R.H.; 1921
Rocco, Frank; 1985 Roof, Ted; 2012 Rosenberg, John; 1975-82 Sandusky, Jerry; 1969-99 Sarra, Joe; 1985-99 Schiano, Greg; 1991-95 Scholl, L.R.; 1910 Scott, Zen; 1917 Seider, Ja'Juan; 2018-present Shoop, Bob; 2014-15 Slusser, T.A.; 1936 Smith, Terry M.; 2014-present Snell, George; 1922 Speidel, Charles; 1929-35 Spencer, Sean; 2014-present Strollo, John; 2012-13 Toretti, Sever; 1949-62 Vanderlinden, Ron; 2001-13 Walke, Nels; 1932-35 Weaver, Jim; 1969-72 Welsh, George; 1964-72 White, Bob; 2000 White, J.T.; 1954-79 Whitney, L.W.; 1915-16 Williams, Jim; 1978-92 Wood, E.K.; 1910 Yeckley, E.G.; 1906-08 Yerger, H.C.; 1918
PENN STATE GRADUATES IN FOOTBALL COACHING NAME CLASS Baney, Matt 2015 Barham, Quinn 2011 Benfatti, Dave 2001 Bill, Tom 1991 Bochna, Derek 1994 Brown, Gary 1991 Conlin, Kevin 1997 Connor, Dan 2007 Engram, Bobby 1995 Farrell, Mike 2012 Felder, Gus 2003 Gallucci, Jason 2000 Gattuso, Greg 1983 Glunt, Nate 2001 Goganious, Keith 1992 Golden, Al 1991 Howle, Ty 2013 Hufnagel, John 1973 Janocko, Tim 1981 Klingensmith, Gary 1965 LaBarca, Chip 1994
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POSITION Assistant Strength & Condition Coach; Appalachian State Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach; Ohio State Assistant Coach; Mount Olive HS, Mount Olive, N.J. Defensive Coordinator; Hunterdon Central HS, Hunterdon, N.J. Assistant Coach; Washington HS, Washington, Pa. Running Backs Coach; Dallas Cowboys Head Coach; Abington HS, Abington, Pa. Defensive Coordinator; Widener University, Chester, Pa. Wide Receivers Coach; Baltimore Ravens Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach; University of Tennessee Director of Strength and Conditioning; University of Miami Director of Performance; Princeton University Head Coach; University of Albany Assistant Coach; Clearfield HS, Clearfield, Pa. Assistant Coach; IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla. Linebackers Coach; Detroit Lions Co-Offesnsive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach; Western Illinois General Manager; Calgary Stampeders Head Coach; Clearfield HS, Clearfield, Pa. Head Coach; Juniata HS, Juniata, Pa. Assistant Coach; Donovan Catholic HS, Toms River, N.J.
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CLASS POSITION 2011 Assistant Secondary Coach, Houston Texans 1990 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach; Rutgers University 1982 Offensive Line Coach; Pittsburgh Steelers 1997 Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Coach; Baylor University 2014 Fitzgerald HS, Warren, Mich. 1997 Head Coach; Delaware Valley HS, Milford, Pa. 1972 Defensive Line Coach; Boston College 2015 Tight Ends Coach; University of Delaware 1998 Head Coach; Baylor University 2008 Defensive Tackles Coach; Texas A&M University 1981 Head Coach; University of Delaware 1997 Assistant Coach; Charlottesville HS, Charlottesville, Va. 1982 Head Coach/Athletic Director; Lynchburg Christian Academy, Lynchburg, Va. 2002 Offensive Coordinator; Emmaus HS, Emmaus, Pa. 1991 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks Coach; Penn State University 1998 Assistant Athletics Director-Strength & Conditioning; Rutgers University 1989 Director of Strength & Conditioning; Stetson University 2015 Wide Receivers; Lock Haven University 2005 Special Teams Coordinator/Secondary Coach; Susquehanna University
HISTORY & HONORS
NITTANY LIONS IN THE NFL PENN STATERS CURRENTLY IN THE NFL The following were on National Football League rosters as of June 15, 2018. Veterans Adrian Amos Brandon Bell Kyle Carter Jack Crawford Sam Ficken Garry Gilliam Chris Godwin Malik Golden Robbie Gould Mike Hull Jesse James Austin Johnson DaQuan Jones Sean Lee Jordan Lucas Matt McGloin Carl Nassib Allen Robinson
DB LB TE DE K OT WR S K LB TE DT DL LB CB/S QB DE WR
Chicago Cincinnati New York Giants Atlanta Los Angeles Rams San Francisco Tampa Bay Pittsburgh San Francisco Miami Pittsburgh Tennessee Tennessee Dallas Miami Kansas City Cleveland Chicago
A.Q. Shipley Garrett Sickels Donovan Smith Nathan Stupar Cameron Wake Trevor Williams Stefen Wisniewski Anthony Zettel
C LB T LB DE CB C DE
Arizona Los Angeles Rams Tampa Bay New Orleans Miami Los Angeles Chargers Philadelphia Detroit
Former Nittany Lion Basketball Player Ross Travis TE
Indianapolis
Former Nittany Lion Lacrosse Player Chris Hogan WR
New England
Draft Picks Marcus Allen Troy Apke Saquon Barkley Christian Campbell Mike Gesicki DaeSean Hamilton
S S RB CB TE WR
Pittsburgh Washington New York Giants Arizona Miami Denver
Undrafted Free Agents Saeed Blacknall Jason Cabinda Tyrell Chavis Curtis Cothran Parker Cothren Tyler Davis Grant Haley Brendan Mahon
WR WR DT DT DT K CB G
Oakland Oakland New York Giants Minnesota Pittsburgh Buffalo New York Giants Carolina
NITTANY LIONS IN THE SUPER BOWL From the Super Bowl’s inception in 1967, there has been at least one Penn State alum on the roster of a participating team in the National Football League’s title game for all but five contests: Super Bowl IV (1970), VI (1972), XXIX (1995), XXXIII (1999), XLIV (2010). Penn State ranks fifth all-time with 104 Super Bowl appearances per CBS Sports. Super Bowl I Super Bowl II: Super Bowl III: Super Bowl V: Super Bowl VII: Super Bowl VIII: Super Bowl IX: Super Bowl X: Super Bowl XI: Super Bowl XII: Super Bowl XIII: Super Bowl XIV: Super Bowl XV: Super Bowl XVI: Super Bowl XVII: Super Bowl XVIII: Super Bowl XIX: Super Bowl XX: Super Bowl XXI: Super Bowl XXII: Super Bowl XXIII: Super Bowl XXIV: Super Bowl XXV:
Dave Robinson, Green Bay * Harrison “Hatch” Rosdahl (IA), Kansas City Dave Robinson, Green Bay * Glenn Ressler, Baltimore Ralph Baker, New York Jets * Glenn Ressler, Baltimore * Bruce Bannon (IA), Miami Bruce Bannon, Miami * Jack Ham & Franco Harris, Pittsburgh * Jack Ham & Franco Harris, Pittsburgh * Dave Rowe & Ted Kwalick (IA), Oakland * Tom Rafferty, Dallas * Tom Rafferty, Dallas Jack Ham & Franco Harris, Pittsburgh * Matt Bahr, Jack Ham & Franco Harris, Pittsburgh * Chris Bahr & Matt Millen, Oakland * Bob Torrey (IA), Philadelphia Pete Kugler (IA), San Francisco * Jimmy Cefalo & Paul Lankford, Miami Larry Kubin & Rich Milot, Washington * Chris Bahr, Matt Millen & Jim Romano (IA), Los Angeles Raiders * Larry Kubin & Rich Milot, Washington Jimmy Cefalo & Paul Lankford, Miami Mike Hartenstine & Matt Suhey, Chicago * Jon Williams (IA), New England Stan Short (IA), Denver Brad Benson, New York Giants * Rich Milot, Washington * Pete Kugler, San Francisco * Pete Kugler & Matt Millen, San Francisco * Shane Conlan, Mitch Frerotte & Mike Alexander, Buffalo Matt Bahr & Bob Mrosko, New York Giants *
Super Bowl XXVI:
Shane Conlan & Mitch Frerotte, Buffalo Andre Collins, Tim Johnson & Matt Millen, Washington * Shane Conlan, Mitch Frerotte & Keith Goganious, Buffalo Keith Goganious, Buffalo Darren Perry & Eric Ravotti, Pittsburgh Marco Rivera, Green Bay * Sam Gash & Todd Rucci, New England Marco Rivera & Brett Conway (IA), Green Bay Terry Killens & Mike Archie (IA), Tennessee Sam Gash & Kim Herring, Baltimore * Kerry Collins, Joe Jurevicius & Brandon Short, New York Giants Kim Herring & Tyoka Jackson, St. Louis Joe Jurevicius, Tampa Bay * Shawn Mayer, New England * Eric McCoo, Philadelphia Justin Kurpeikis, New England * Jeff Hartings, Pittsburgh * Bobby Engram & Joe Jurevicius, Seattle John Gilmore & Robbie Gould, Chicago Kyle Brady, New England Jay Alford & Kareem McKenzie, New York Giants * Levi Brown, Arizona Sean McHugh & Scott Paxson, Pittsburgh * Andrew Quarless, Green Bay * Jeremy Kapinos, Pittsburgh Jimmy Kennedy & Kareem McKenzie, New York Giants * Rich Ohrnberger, New England (IA) NaVorro Bowman, San Francisco Jordan Hill & Michael Robinson, Seattle * Garry Gilliam & Jordan Hill (IA), Seattle Jordan Norwood, Denver * Chris Hogan^, New England * Stefen Wisniewski, Philadelphia* Chris Hogan^, New England
Super Bowl XXVII: Super Bowl XXVIII: Super Bowl XXX: Super Bowl XXXI: Super Bowl XXXII: Super Bowl XXXIV: Super Bowl XXXV: Super Bowl XXXVI: Super Bowl XXXVII: Super Bowl XXXVIII: Super Bowl XXXIX: Super Bowl XL: Super Bowl XLI: Super Bowl XLII: Super Bowl XLIII: Super Bowl XLV: Super Bowl XLVI: Super Bowl XLVII: Super Bowl XLVIII: Super Bowl XLIX: Super Bowl 50: Super Bowl LI: Super Bowl LII: * - Super Bowl Champions IA - Inactive for the game ^ - played lacrosse at Penn State
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NITTANY LIONS IN THE NFL/AFL DRAFT 1940 16 142 Leon Gajecki
C
Pittsburgh
1941 9 72 12 101 19 176 20 183
E B B T
Chicago Cardinals Philadelphia New York Giants Chicago Cardinals
B B
New York Giants Philadelphia
Tom Vargo John Patrick Chuck Peters Frank Platt
1942 12 108 Len Krouse 16 143 Bill Smaltz
1943 7 56 Lou Palazzi C 18 163 Ken Schoonover T 29 280 Johnny Jaffurs G 1944 10 89 1946 4 28 14 122 20 183 27 253 1947 7 53 14 118 16 140 26 240 30 279
Aldo Cenci
Joe Tepsic Ralphi Ventresco Mike Garbinski Marchi Marino
Bill Smyth Red Moore Jeff Durkota Larry Joe Joe Colone
B
B B B T
DE G FB B B
1948 3 14 John Noland T 5 26 Johnny Wolosky C 21 192 Negley Norton T
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh Boston Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
Los Angeles Rams Pittsburgh Philadelphia Chicago Cardinals Washington
Boston New York Giants Philadelphia
1949 6 61 9 82 19 182 20 194
Sam Tamburo DE New York Bulldogs Chuck Drazenovich LB Detroit Wally Triplett HB Detroit Larry Cooney B Green Bay
1950 3 38 8 100 13 164 22 277
Don Murray Fran Rogel Negley Norton Chuck Beatty
T FB T C
Los Angeles Rams Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Green Bay
1952 17 204 Stew Scheetz
T
Cleveland
1953 11 128 17 200 18 207 26 313 28 333
B B E C B
Philadelphia Philadelphia Chicago Cardinals Detroit Philadelphia
Bob Pollard Tony Rados Joe Yukica Jim Dooley Joe Gratson
1954 23 271 Joe Pascarella 1955 3 31 10 112 18 207 29 346
Rosey Grier Jesse Arnelle Don Bailtye Otto Kneidinger
1956 1 9 Lenny Moore 14 161 Frank Reich
278
New York Giants Brooklyn Washington
T
Pittsburgh
DT E B T
New York Giants Los Angeles Rams Washington San Francisco
HB C
Baltimore Philadelphia
1957 2 17 Milt Plum QB 17 194 Dan Radakovich C 1958 4 48 Les Walters 10 115 Al Jacks 14 162 Jack Farls
Cleveland Philadelphia
DB Baltimore QB Los Angeles Rams E Washington
1959 5 50
Maury Schleicher LB
1960 1 4 — 3 28 — 5 49 8 87 — — -
Richie Lucas Richie Lucas Andy Stynchula Andy Stynchula Charlie Janerette Earl Kohlhass Earl Kohlhass James Hickman
QB Washington (NFL) QB Buffalo (AFL) DE Washington (NFL) DE Los Angeles (AFL) DT Los Angeles (AFL) G Washington (NFL) G Oakland (AFL) Boston (AFL)
1961 3 30 4 27 7 90 7 87 19 149 13 182 19 266
Stew Barber Stew Barber Dick Hoak James Kerr James Kerr Don Jonas Dick Wilson
T Dallas (NFL) T Buffalo (AFL) RB Pittsburgh (NFL) DB Washington (NFL) DB New York (AFL) HB Philadelphia (NFL) C Philadelphia (NFL)
1962 2 23 9 68 3 29 5 34 4 47 15 116 4 46 14 110 5 60 16 125 12 166 27 214 14 195 32 253 34 269
Bill Saul Bill Saul Bob Mitinger Bob Mitinger Roger Kochman Roger Kochman Charlie Sieminski Charlie Sieminski Jim Smith Jim Smith Al Gursky Al Gursky Jim Schwab Don Jonas Dick Wilson
LB LB LB LB HB HB DT DT T T LB LB E HB C
Chicago Cardinals
Baltimore (NFL) Buffalo (AFL) Washington (NFL) San Diego (AFL) St. Louis (NFL) Buffalo (AFL) San Francisco (NFL) Boston (AFL) Los Angeles (NFL) New York (AFL) New York (NFL) Boston (AFL) Philadelphia (NFL) New York Titans (AFL) New York Titans (AFL)
1963 1 14 3 17 4 46 14 107 6 79 26 203 8 103 11 107 10 130 15 115 17 233 29 225
Dave Robinson Dave Robinson Hatch Rosdahl Hatch Rosdahl Terry Monaghan Terry Monaghan Dave Hayes Dave Hayes Pete Liske Pete Liske Dick Anderson Dick Anderson
LB Green Bay (NFL) LB San Diego (AFL) DT San Francisco (NFL) DT San Diego (AFL) T Los Angeles (NFL) T New York (AFL) FB Baltimore (NFL) FB Boston (AFL) QB Philadelphia (NFL) QB New York (AFL) E Cleveland (NFL) E Oakland (AFL)
1964 3 38 6 43 13 180 21 165 14 186 25 197
Ralph Baker Ralph Baker John Deibert John Deibert Tom Urbanik Tom Urbanik
LB Pittsburgh (NFL) LB New York (AFL) T New York (NFL) T Buffalo (AFL) DB Washington (NFL) DB Buffalo (AFL)
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Glenn Ressler Glenn Ressler
G G
Baltimore (NFL) Denver (AFL)
1966 8 116 Don Kunit 8 125 Jack White 20 291 Bob Riggle
HB QB DB
Dallas (NFL) Baltimore (NFL) Atlanta (NFL)
1967 2 53 Dave Rowe 10 257 John Runnells 16 415 Mike Irwin
DT LB HB
New Orleans Boston Buffalo
1968 2 41 Rich Buzin 2 43 Bill Lenkaitis 5 119 Mike McBath
T C DE
New York Giants San Diego Buffalo
1969 1 7 2 38 4 82 7 174 15 367
Ted Kwalick Dave Bradley Bob Campbell John Kulka Leon Angevine
TE G WR C WR
San Francisco Green Bay Pittsburgh Miami Philadelphia
1970 1 7 3 58 3 72 4 95 4 98 7 179 8 199 12 303
Mike Reid Charlie Pittman Dennis Onkotz Steve Smear John Ebersole Don Abbey Paul Johnson Jim Kates
DT RB LB LB LB LB DB LB
Cincinnati St. Louis New York Jets Baltimore New York Jets Dallas Washington Washington
1971 2 3 11 16
34 73 282 414
Jack Ham Warren Koegel Vic Surma Greg Edmonds
LB C T WR
Pittsburgh Oakland Miami Minnesota
1972 1 13 2 48 4 93 5 117
Franco Harris Lydell Mitchell Charlie Zapiec Bob Parsons
RB RB LB P
Pittsburgh Baltimore Dallas Chicago
1973 3 71 5 116 6 136 14 348 15 381
Jim Laslavic LB Bruce Bannon LB John Skorupan LB John Hufnagel QB Carl Schaukowitch G
Detroit New York Jets Buffalo Denver New York Giants
1974 1 8 1 11 2 27 2 41 2 43 5 106 6 136 9 217 10 256 12 294
Ed O’Neil John Cappelletti Doug Allen Charlie Getty Mark Markovich Gary Hayman Randy Crowder Phil LaPorta Chuck Herd Tom Hull
LB Detroit RB Los Angeles Rams LB Buffalo T Kansas City C San Diego RB Buffalo DT Miami T New Orleans WR Cincinnati LB San Francisco
1975 2 31 4 81 4 102 6 142 7 170 8 198 9 223 10 256 12 312 17 421
Mike Hartenstine John Nessel Tom Donchez Tom Shuman Chris Devlin Jeff Bleamer Dan Natale Joe Jackson Greg Murphy Dave Graf
DE G RB QB LB T TE TE DE LB
Chicago Atlanta Buffalo Cincinnati Cincinnati Philadelphia San Francisco Miami Pittsburgh Cleveland
1976 2 51 3 67 3 70 4 119
Chris Bahr Greg Buttle Ron Coder Tom Rafferty
K LB DT C
Cincinnati New York Jets Seattle Dallas
1977 2 38 3 78 5 114 8 219
George Reihner Kurt Allerman Ron Crosby Brad Benson
G LB LB T
Houston St. Louis Detroit New England
1978 3 61 3 81 5 113 6 155 9 227 10 267 11 303
Mickey Shuler Jimmy Cefalo Randy Sidler Steve Geise Neil Hutton Tom DePaso Ron Hostetler
TE New York Jets WR Miami LB New York Jets RB Cincinnati DB New York Jets LB Cincinnati LB Los Angeles Rams
1979 1 10 4 96 5 126 5 133 6 145 6 165 7 182 8 196 10 265
Keith Dorney Eric Cunningham Scott Fitzkee Chuck Fusina Bob Torrey Matt Bahr Rich Milot Chuck Correal Tony Petruccio
T G WR QB RB K LB C DT
Detroit New York Jets Philadelphia Tampa Bay New York Giants Pittsburgh Washington Philadelphia San Diego
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Arizona Cardinals Atlanta Falcons Baltimore Ravens Buffalo Bills Carolina Panthers Chicago Bears Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Indianapolis Colts Dallas Cowboys Denver Broncos Detroit Lions
13 5 3 19 3 8 10 10 19 9 5 15
Green Bay Packers Jacksonville Jaguars Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers Los Angeles Rams Miami Dolphins Minnesota Vikings New Orleans Saints New England Patriots New York Giants New York Jets Oakland Raiders
12 2 10 8 16 12 8 4 11 14 26 13
Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers Seattle Seahawks San Francisco 49ers Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tennessee Titans Washington Redskins
21 26 8 13 7 14 22
Defunct Franchises Boston Yanks Brooklyn Dodgers New York Bulldogs
2 2 1
HISTORY & HONORS 1980 1 4 2 43 2 46 2 50 3 69 6 154 9 230
Bruce Clark Matt Millen Matt Suhey Irv Pankey Lance Mehl Mike Guman Tom Donovan
DT Green Bay LB Oakland RB Chicago T Los Angeles Rams LB New York Jets RB Los Angeles Rams WR Kansas City
1986
1981 1 28 3 58 6 147 6 148 7 186 8 214 11 289
Booker Moore Bill Dugan Pete Kugler Larry Kubin Brad Scovill Gene Gladys Frank Case
RB G NT LB TE LB DE
Buffalo Seattle San Francisco Washington Seattle New Orleans Kansas City
1982 1 1 2 2 3 3 5 6 9 10
8 17 28 37 78 80 126 152 234 263
Mike Munchak Sean Farrell Leo Wisniewski Jim Romano Vyto Kab Paul Lankford Mike Meade Chet Parlavecchio Matt Bradley Rich D’Amico
G G NT C TE DB RB LB DB LB
Houston Tampa Bay Baltimore Oakland Philadelphia Miami Green Bay Green Bay Houston Oakland
1983 1 1 3 4 5 5 10 10 10
3 7 73 88 122 140 261 263 268
Curt Warner Todd Blackledge Walker Lee Ashley Mike McCloskey Bill Contz Gregg Garrity Dave Laube Pete Speros Ralph Giacomarro
RB QB LB TE T WR G G P
Seattle Kansas City Minnesota Houston Cleveland Pittsburgh Detroit Seattle Atlanta
1984 1 2 3 4 4 7 8 9
4 34 70 90 112 176 197 242
Kenny Jackson Scott Radecic Jon Williams Mark Robinson Ron Heller Harry Hamilton Kevin Baugh George Reynolds
WR Philadelphia LB Kansas City RB New England DB Kansas City T Tampa Bay DB New York Jets WR Houston P Los Angeles Rams
1985 6 146 Stan Short 7 192 Nick Haden 9 246 Chris Sydnor 11 328 Tony Mumford
G Detroit G Los Angeles Raiders DB Los Angeles Raiders RB New England
PENN STATE IN THE NFL DRAFT BY POSITION T . . . . . .17 G. . . . . .26 C . . . . . . .9 FB. . . . . .2
Modern Draft Era RB. . . . .33 DE. . . . .13 QB. . . . . .8 DT/NT. .17 TE . . . . .19 LB. . . . .59 WR . . . .22 DB. . . . .28
T . . . . . .32 G. . . . . .31 C . . . . . .19 FB. . . . . .5 B. . . . . .15 RB. . . . .34
All-Time QB. . . . .13 DT/NT. .21 HB . . . . .7 LB. . . . .67 TE . . . . .20 DB. . . . .32 WR . . . .23 K . . . . . . .4 E . . . . . . .6 P . . . . . . .4 DE. . . . .17
K . . . . . . .4 P . . . . . . .4
4 7 9
105 Rogers Alexander LB 168 Bob Williams TE 235 Michael Zordich DB
New York Jets Buffalo San Diego
1987 1 1 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 8 9 10 11
8 14 80 81 84 126 132 141 162 222 247 268 286
Shane Conlan D.J. Dozier Tim Manoa Steve Smith Don Graham John Bruno Chris Conlin Tim Johnson Bob White Dan Morgan Bob Ontko Sid Lewis Brian Siverling
LB Buffalo RB Minnesota RB Cleveland RB Los Angeles Raiders LB Tampa Bay P St. Louis G Miami DE Pittsburgh LB San Francisco G Denver LB Indianapolis DB New York Jets TE Detroit
1988 3 8 10 11
58 199 250 289
Ray Roundtree WR Detroit Michael Alexander WR Los Angeles Raiders Stan Clayton T Atlanta Pete Curkendall DT Buffalo
1989 2 4 6 6 9 11
29 100 155 160 244 282
Steve Wisniewski G Michael Timpson WR Quintus McDonald LB Gary Wilkerson DB Bob Mrosko TE Keith Karpinski LB
Dallas New England Indianapolis Cleveland Houston Detroit
1990 1 2 2 46 7 180 8 196
Blair Thomas Andre Collins Dave Szott Roger Duffy
RB LB G G
New York Jets Washington Kansas City New York Jets
1991 3 74 6 158 8 214 10 263 10 264 12 319
David Daniels Leroy Thompson Gary Brown Frank Giannetti Sean Love Rob Luedeke
WR RB RB DE G C
Seattle Pittsburgh Houston Indianapolis Dallas Indianapolis
1992 2 34 2 46 3 74 3 83 8 203 8 205 8 209 8 223 11 308
Mark D’Onofrio LB Tony Sacca QB Paul Siever G Keith Goganious LB Darren Perry DB Sam Gash RB Andre Powell LB Leonard Humphries DB Terry Smith WR
Green Bay Phoenix Washington Buffalo Pittsburgh New England Miami Buffalo Washington
1993 1 25 2 39 2 51 3 57 5 128 6 144 6 153 8 213
O.J. McDuffie Troy Drayton Todd Rucci John Gerak Greg Huntington Richie Anderson Rich McKenzie Reggie Givens
WR Miami TE Los Angeles Rams T New England G Minnesota C Washington RB New York Jets LB Cleveland LB Dallas
1994 3 94 5 134 6 180 7 217
Lou Benfatti DT New York Jets Shelly Hammonds DB Minnesota Eric Ravotti LB Pittsburgh Rob Holmberg LB Los Angeles Raiders
1995 1 1 1 5 1 9 5 146 6 187
Ki-Jana Carter Kerry Collins Kyle Brady Phil Yeboah-Kodie Brian Gelzheiser
RB QB TE LB LB
Cincinnati Carolina New York Jets Denver Indianapolis
1996 1 23 1 30 2 52 3 74 3 92 4 115 6 191 6 198 6 208 7 218
Jeff Hartings Andre Johnson Bobby Engram Terry Killens Jon Witman Brian Milne Keith Conlin Stephen Pitts Marco Rivera Mike Archie
G T WR LB FB FB T RB G RB
Detroit Washington Chicago Houston Pittsburgh Indianapolis Indianapolis San Francisco Green Bay Houston
1997 2 58 Kim Herring DB 3 90 Brett Conway K 7 234 Wally Richardson QB
Baltimore Green Bay Baltimore
1998 1 5 Curtis Enis 2 55 Joe Jurevicius 5 151 Phil Ostrowski
RB WR G
Chicago New York Giants San Francisco
1999 5 138 Brad Scioli DE 5 140 Floyd Wedderburn T
Indianapolis Seattle
2000 1 1 1 2 3 91 4 105
Courtney Brown LaVar Arrington David Macklin Brandon Short
DE LB DB LB
Cleveland Washington Indianapolis New York Giants
2001 3 71 3 79 3 94 5 147
Bhawoh Jue Kareem McKenzie James Boyd Tony Stewart
DB T DB TE
Green Bay New York Jets Jacksonville Philadelphia
2002 4 107 Omar Easy 6 196 John Gilmore
RB TE
Kansas City New Orleans
2003 1 12 1 14 1 17 1 27 2 55 2 57
Jimmy Kennedy Michael Haynes Bryant Johnson Larry Johnson Bryan Scott Anthony Adams
DT DE WR RB DB DT
St. Louis Chicago Arizona Kansas City Atlanta San Francisco
2004 3 92 6 194 7 229 7 241
Rich Gardner Matt Kranchick David Kimball Sean McHugh
DB TE K TE
Tennessee Pittsburgh Indianapolis Tennessee
2006 1 20 4 100 4 102 4 122 6 200 7 209
Tamba Hali Michael Robinson Calvin Lowry Alan Zemaitis Tyler Reed Ethan Kilmer
DE RB DB DB G DB
Kansas City San Francisco Tennessee Tampa Bay Chicago Cincinnati
2007 1 5 2 34 3 81 3 90 5 164
T LB NT RB LB
Arizona Buffalo New York Giants Philadelphia Carolina
2008 3 74 Dan Connor 4 101 Justin King
LB DB
Carolina St. Louis
2009 1 11 3 82 3 91 4 123 7 226
Aaron Maybin Derrick Williams Deon Butler Rich Ohrnberger A.Q. Shipley
DE WR WR G C
Buffalo Detroit Seattle New England Pittsburgh
2010 1 28 2 55 3 91 5 154 7 214 7 254
Jared Odrick Sean Lee NaVorro Bowman Andrew Quarless Mickey Shuler Josh Hull
DE LB LB TE TE LB
Miami Dallas San Francisco Green Bay Minnesota St. Louis
2011 2 48 Stefen Wisniewski C 6 177 Evan Royster RB
Oakland Washington
2012 2 53 5 149 5 158 7 230
Levi Brown Paul Posluszny Jay Alford Tony Hunt Tim Shaw
Devon Still Johnnie Troutman Jack Crawford Nate Stupar
DT G DE LB
Cincinnati San Diego Oakland Oakland
2013 3 87 Jordan Hill 4 120 Gerald Hodges 7 213 Michael Mauti
DT LB LB
Seattle Minnesota Minnesota
2014 2 61 Allen Robinson 4 112 DaQuan Jones 5 175 John Urschel
WR DT G
Jacksonville Tennessee Baltimore
2015 2 34 Donovan Smith 5 142 Adrian Amos 5 160 Jesse James
T DB TE
Tampa Bay Chicago Pittsburgh
2016 2 43 2 51 3 65 6 202 6 204
Austin Johnson NT Christian Hackenberg QB Carl Nassib DE Anthony Zettel DT Jordan Lucas DB
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Adams, Anthony - DT San Francisco, 2003-06 Chicago, 2007-11 Ahrenhold, Frank - DT Pittsburgh, 1973-74 Alexander, Mike - WR Los Angeles Raiders, 1989 Buffalo, 1991 Alexander, Rogers - LB New York Jets, 1986 New England, 1987 Alford, Jay - DT New York Giants, 2007-09 Oakland, 2010 Allen, Doug - LB Buffalo, 1974-75 Allerman, Kurt - LB St. Louis, 1977-79, 1982-84 Green Bay, 1980-81 Detroit, 1985 Amos, Adrian - DB Chicago, 2015-present Anderson, Richie - RB New York Jets, 1993-02 Dallas, 2003-04 Archie, Mike - RB Houston/Tennessee, 1996-98 Arrington, LaVar - LB Washington, 2000-05 New York Giants, 2006 Ashley, Walker Lee - LB Minnesota, 1983-88, 1990 Kansas City, 1989
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Bahr, Chris - K Cincinnati, 1976-79 Oakland/LA Raiders, 1980-88 San Diego, 1989 Bahr, Matt - K Pittsburgh, 1979-80 San Francisco, 1981 Cleveland, 1981-89 New York Giants, 1990-92 Philadelphia, 1993 New England, 1993-95 Baker, Ralph - LB New York Jets, 1964-74 Bannon, Bruce - LB Miami, 1973-74 Barber, Stew - T Buffalo, 1961-69 Bars, Brad - DE New York Giants, 2015 Beck, Clarence - T Pottsville, 1925 Bell, Brandon - LB Cincinnati, 2017-present Benfatti, Lou - DT New York Jets, 1994-96 Benson, Brad - C/G New York Giants, 1978-87 Berryman, Robert - B Frankford, 1924 Blackledge, Todd - QB Kansas City, 1983-87 Pittsburgh, 1988-89
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Bleamer, Jeff - T Philadelphia, 1975-76 New York Jets, 1977 Bowman, NaVorro - LB San Francisco, 2010-17 Oakland, 2017 Boyd, James - DB Jacksonville, 2001-02 Brackett, Brett - TE Tennessee, 2014 Bradley, Dave - G Green Bay, 1969-71 St. Louis, 1972 Brady, Kyle - TE New York Jets, 1995-98 Jacksonville, 1999-2006 New England, 2007 Branch, Bruce - DB Washington, 2002 Bronson, John - TE Arizona, 2005-06 Brown, Courtney - DE Cleveland, 2000-04 Denver, 2005-06 Brown, Gary - RB Houston, 1991-95 San Diego, 1997 New York Giants, 1998-99 Brown, Levi - T Arizona, 2007-12 Pittsburgh, 2013 Bruno, John - P Pittsburgh, 1987 Burger, Todd -G Chicago, 1994-97 New York Jets, 1998 Butler, Deon - WR Seattle, 2009-11 Buttle, Greg - LB New York Jets, 1976-84 Buzin, Rich - T New York Giants, 1968-70 Los Angeles Rams, 1971 Chicago, 1972
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Campbell, Bob - RB Pittsburgh, 1969 Cappelletti, John - RB Los Angeles Rams, 1974-78 San Diego, 1980-83 Carson, Glenn - LB Arizona, 2014
Carter, Ki-Jana - RB Cincinnati, 1995-2000 Washington, 2001-02 New Orleans, 2003-04 Carter, Kyle - TE Minnesota, 2017 New York Giants, present Case, Frank - DE Kansas City, 1981 Cefalo, Jimmy - WR Miami, 1978-84 Cherundolo, Chuck - C Cleveland, 1937-39 Philadelphia, 1940 Pittsburgh, 1941-42, 1945-48 Clark, Bruce - DE New Orleans, 1983-88 Kansas City, 1989 Clayton, Stan - T Atlanta, 1988-89 New England, 1990 Coder, Ron - G Seattle, 1976-77, 1979 St. Louis, 1980 Collins, Andre - LB Washington, 1990-94 Cincinnati, 1995-97 Chicago, 1998-99 Collins, Kerry - QB Carolina, 1995-98 New Orleans, 1998 New York Giants, 1999-03 Oakland, 2004-05 Tennessee, 2006-10 Indianapolis, 2011 Conlan, Shane - LB Buffalo, 1987-92 LA/St. Louis Rams, 1993-95 Conlin, Chris - T Miami, 1987 Indianapolis, 1990-91 Connor, Dan - LB Carolina, 2008-11, 2013 Dallas, 2012 New York Giants, 2013 Conover, Larry - C Canton, 1921-23 Cleveland, 1925 Frankford, 1926 Contz, Bill - T Cleveland, 1983-86 New Orleans, 1986-88
Kerry Collins played quarterback for 17 seasons in the National Football League.
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Conway, Brett - K Green Bay, 1997 Washington, 1998-00 New York Jets, 2000 Washington, 2001-02 Cleveland, 2003 Cooper, William - QB Cleveland, 1936-37 Cincinnati, 1937 Correal, Chuck - C Atlanta, 1979-80 Crawford, Jack - DE Oakland, 2012-13 Dallas, 2014-16 Atlanta, 2017-present Crist, Chuck - DB New York Giants, 1972-73 New Orleans, 1976 Crosby, Ron - LB Detroit, 1977 New Orleans, 1978 New York Jets, 1979-83 Crowder, Randy - DT Miami, 1974-76 Tampa Bay, 1978-80 Cubbage, Ben - G Massillon, 1919 Cunningham, Eric - G New York Jets, 1979-80 St. Louis, 1980
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Daniels, David - WR Seattle, 1991-92 Davis, Robert - E Pittsburgh, 1946-50 DePaso, Tom - LB Cincinnati, 1978 Devlin, Chris - LB Cincinnati, 1975-76, 1978 Chicago, 1978 Donchez, Tom - FB Chicago, 1975 D’Onofrio, Mark - LB Green Bay, 1992 Donovan, Tom - WR New Orleans, 1980 Dorney, Keith - G/T Detroit, 1979-87 Dozier, D.J. - RB Minnesota, 1987-90 Detroit, 1991 Drayton, Troy - TE LA/St. Louis Rams, 1993-96 Miami,1996-99 Kansas City, 2000 Drazenovich, Chuck - LB Washington, 1950-59 Drummond, Eddie - KR/WR Detroit, 2002-06 Kansas City, 2007 Duffy, Roger - C/G New York Jets, 1990-97 Pittsburgh, 1998-01 Dugan, Bill - G Seattle, 1981-83 Minnesota, 1984 New York Giants, 1987
Durkota, Jeff - FB Los Angeles Dons, 1948
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Easy, Omar - RB Kansas City, 2002-04 Oakland, 2005 Ebersole, John - LB New York Jets, 1970-77 Engram, Bobby - WR Chicago, 1996-00 Seattle, 2001-08 Kansas City, 2009 Enis, Curtis - RB Chicago, 1998-00 Eschbach, Herb - C Providence, 1930-31 Evans, Maurice - DE Tampa Bay, 2009
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Farrell, Sean - G Tampa Bay, 1982-86 New England, 1987-89 Denver, 1990-91 Seattle, 1992 Ficken, Sam - K Los Angeles Rams, 2017-present Filak, John - T Frankford, 1927-29 Finney, Shamar - LB Washington, 2002 Fitzkee, Scott - WR Philadelphia, 1979-80 San Diego, 1981-82 Flythe, Mark - DT New York Giants, 1993 Forbes, Marlon - DB Chicago, 1996-98 Cleveland, 1999 Franco, Brian - K Cleveland, 1987 Frerotte, Mitch - G Buffalo, 1987-92 Seattle, 1993-94 Frketich, Len - T Pittsburgh, 1945 Fusina, Chuck - QB Tampa Bay, 1979-82 Green Bay, 1986
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Gardner, Rich - CB Tennessee, 2004-05 Seattle, 2006 Garrity, Gregg - WR Pittsburgh, 1983-84 Philadelphia, 1985-89 Gash, Sam - RB New England, 1992-97 Buffalo, 1998-99, 2003 Baltimore, 2000-02 Gerak, John - G Minnesota, 1993-96 St. Louis, 1997 Getty, Charlie - T Kansas City, 1974-82 Green Bay, 1983
HISTORY & HONORS Giacomarro, Ralph - P Atlanta, 1983-85 Denver, 1987 Giannetti, Frank - DT Indianapolis, 1991 Gilliam, Garry - T Seattle, 2014-16 San Francisco, 2017-present Gilmore, John - TE Chicago, 2002-07 Tampa Bay, 2008-10 New Orleans, 2011 Givens, Reggie - LB San Francisco, 1998-99 Washington, 2000 Gladys, Gene - LB New Orleans, 1981 Godwin, Chris - WR Tampa Bay, 2017-present Goganious, Keith - LB Buffalo, 1992-94 Jacksonville, 1995 Baltimore, 1996 Gould, Robbie - K Chicago, 2005-15 New York Giants, 2016 San Francisco, 2017-present Graf, Dave - LB Cleveland, 1975-79 Washington, 1981 Graham, Don - LB Tampa Bay, 1987 Buffalo, 1988 Washington, 1989 Greeley, Bucky - C Carolina, 1996-98 Greenshields, Donn - T Brooklyn, 1932-33 Grier, Rosey - DT New York Giants, 1955-56, 1958-62 Los Angeles Rams, 1963-66 Griffiths, Percy (Red) - G Canton, 1921 Guman, Mike - RB Los Angeles Rams, 1980-88 Gursky, Al - LB New York Giants, 1963
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Hackenberg, Christian - QB New York Jets, 2016-17 Oakland, present Haden, Nick - G/C Philadelphia, 1986 Haines, Hinkey - QB New York Giants, 1925-28 Staten Island, 1929-31 Hali, Tamba - DE Kansas City, 2006-17 Hall, Galen - QB Washington, 1962 New York Jets, 1963 Ham, Jack - LB Pittsburgh, 1971-82 Hamilton, Harry - S New York Jets, 1984-87 Tampa Bay, 1988-91 Hammonds, Shelly - DB Minnesota, 1995 Hamas, Steve - B Orange, 1929
Harris, Franco - RB Pittsburgh, 1972-83 Seattle, 1984 Hartenstine, Mike - DE Chicago, 1975-86 Minnesota, 1987 Hartings, Jeff - G/C Detroit, 1996-00 Pittsburgh, 2001-06 Hayman, Gary - RB Buffalo, 1974-75 Haynes, Michael - DE Chicago, 2003-05 New Orleans, 2006 Heller, Ron - T Tampa Bay, 1984-87 Philadelphia, 1988-92 Miami, 1993-95 Herring, Kim - DB Baltimore, 1997-00 St. Louis, 2001-03 Cincinnati, 2004-05 Higgins, Bob - E Canton, 1920-21 Hill, Jordan - DT Seattle, 2013-15 Jacksonville, 2016 Detroit, 2017 Hoak, Dick - RB Pittsburgh, 1961-70 Hodges, Gerald - LB Minnesota, 2013-15 San Francisco, 2015-16 New Orleans, 2017 Holmberg, Rob - LB LA/Oakland Raiders, 1994-97 Indianapolis, 1998 New York Jets, 1998 Minnesota, 1999 New England, 2000 Green Bay, 2001 Hufnagel, John- QB Denver, 1974-75 Hull, Josh - LB St. Louis, 2010-12 Washington, 2013 Hull, Mike - LB Miami, 2015-present Hull, Tom - LB San Francisco, 1974 Green Bay, 1975 Humphries, Leonard - DB Indianapolis, 1994 Hunt, Tony - RB Philadelphia, 2007-08 Huntington, Greg -G Washington, 1993 Jacksonville, 1995-96 Chicago, 1997-99
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Iorio, Joe - C Indianapolis, 2003-04 Isom, Ray - S Tampa Bay, 1987-88
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Jackson, Kenny - WR Philadelphia, 1984-88, 1990-91 Houston, 1989
Jackson, Tyoka - DL Miami, 1994 Tampa Bay, 1996-00 St. Louis, 2001-05 Detroit, 2006 Jaffurs, John - G Washington, 1946 James, Jesse - TE Pittsburgh, 2015-present Janerette, Charlie - G Los Angeles Rams, 1960 New York Giants, 1961-62 New York Jets, 1963 Denver, 1964-65 Joe, Larry - RB Buffalo, 1949 Johnson, Andre - T Washington, 1996 Miami, 1997 Detroit, 1997-98 Johnson, Austin - NT Tennessee, 2016-present Johnson, Bryant - WR Arizona, 2003-07 San Francisco, 2008 Detroit, 2009-10 Houston, 2011 Johnson, Ed - DT Indianapolis, 2007-09 Carolina, 2010 Johnson, Larry - RB Kansas City, 2003-08 Cincinnati, 2009 Washington, 2010 Johnson, Tim - DL Pittsburgh, 1987-89 Washington, 1990-95 Cincinnati, 1996 Jonas, Don - B Philadelphia, 1962 Jones, DaQuan - DT Tennessee, 2014-present Jue, Bhawoh - DB Green Bay, 2001-04 San Diego, 2005-06 St. Louis, 2007 Arizona, 2007 Jurevicius, Joe - WR New York Giants, 1998-01 Tampa Bay 2002-04 Seattle, 2005 Cleveland, 2006-08
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Kab, Vyto - TE Philadelphia, 1982-84 New York Giants, 1985 Detroit, 1987-88 Kapinos, Jeremy - P New York Jets, 2007 Green Bay, 2008-09 Indianapolis, 2010 Pittsburgh, 2010-11 Karpinski, Keith - LB Detroit, 1989 Kennedy, Jimmy - DT St. Louis, 2003-06 Chicago, 2007 Jacksonville, 2008 Minnesota, 2008-10 New York Giants, 2011
Tamba Hali, of the Kansas City Chiefs, was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Kerr, Jim - DB Washington, 1961-62 Killens, Terry - LB Houston/Tennessee, 1996-2000 San Francisco, 2001-02 Killinger, Glenn - B New York Giants, 1926 Canton, 1921 Kilmer, Ethan- DB Cincinnati, 2006-07 King, Justin - CB St. Louis, 2008-11 Indianapolis, 2012 Pittsburgh, 2012 Klotz, John - T New York Titans, 1962 San Diego, 1962 New York Jets, 1963 Houston, 1964 Kochman, Roger - HB Buffalo, 1963 Koegel, Warren - C Oakland, 1971 St. Louis, 1973 New York Jets, 1974 Kranchick, Matt - TE Pittsburgh, 2004 New York Giants, 2005 New England, 2006 Kubin, Larry - LB Washington, 1982-84 Buffalo, 1985 Tampa Bay, 1985 Kugler, Pete - NT/DE San Francisco, 1981-83, 1986-90 Kurpeikis, Justin - LB Pittsburgh, 2001-03, 2006 New England, 2004-05 Kwalick, Ted - TE San Francisco, 1969-74 Oakland, 1975-77
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Landolt, Dennis - T New York Jets, 2012 Lankford, Paul - DB Miami, 1982-91 LaPointe, Ron - TE Baltimore, 1980 LaPorta, Phil - DT New Orleans, 1974-75
Laslavic, Jim - LB Detroit, 1973-77 San Diego, 1978-81 Green Bay, 1982 Lee, Sean - LB Dallas, 2010-present Lenkaitis, Bill - G/C San Diego, 1968-70 New England, 1971-81 Lewis, Sid - CB New York Jets, 1987 Liske, Pete - QB/DB New York Jets, 1964 Denver, 1969-70 Philadelphia, 1971-72 Love, Sean - G Tampa Bay, 1994, 1996 Carolina, 1995 Lowry, Calvin - DB Tennessee, 2006-07 Denver, 2008 Lucas, Jordan, DB Miami, 2016-present Lucas, Rich - QB/DB Buffalo, 1960-61 Luce, Lew - B Washington, 1961
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Macklin, David - DB Indianapolis, 2000-03 Arizona, 2004-06 Washington, 2007 Kansas City, 2008 Mahoney, Roger - C Frankford, 1928-30 Minneapolis, 1930 Manca, Massimo - K Cincinnati, 1987 Manoa, Tim - RB Cleveland, 1987-90 Indianapolis, 1991 Markovich, Mark - G San Diego, 1974-75 Detroit, 1976-77 Mauti, Michael - LB Minnesota, 2013-14 New Orleans, 2015-16 Mauti, Rich - WR New Orleans, 1977-83 Washington, 1984
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HISTORY & HONORS Maybin, Aaron - DE Buffalo, 2009-10 New York Jets, 2011-12 Mayer, Shawn - DB New England, 2003-05 McBath, Mike - DE Buffalo, 1968-72 McCann, Ernest - T Hartford, 1926 McCloskey, Mike - TE Houston, 1983-85 Philadelphia, 1987 McCoo, Eric - RB Chicago, 2002 Philadelphia, 2004 McDonald, Quintus - LB Indianapolis, 1989-91 McDuffie, O.J. - WR Miami, 1993-2001 McGloin, Matt - QB Oakland, 2013-16 McHugh, Sean - TE Green Bay, 2004 Detroit, 2005-07 Pittsburgh, 2008-09 McKenzie, Kareem - T New York Jets, 2001-04 New York Giants, 2005-11 McKenzie, Rich - LB Cleveland, 1995 Tampa Bay, 1996 Meade, Mike - RB Green Bay, 1982-83 Detroit, 1984-85 Mehl, Lance - LB New York Jets, 1980-87 Michalske, Mike - G New York Yankees, 1927-28 Green Bay, 1929-35, 1937 Millen, Matt - LB Oakland/LA Raiders, 1980-88 San Francisco, 1989-90 Washington, 1991 Miller, Shorty - QB Massillon, 1919 Mills, Tom - B Green Bay, 1922-23 Milne, Brian - FB Cincinnati, 1996-98 Seattle, 1999 New Orleans, 2000 Milot, Rich - LB Washington, 1979-87 Mitchell, Lydell - RB Baltimore, 1972-77 San Diego, 1978-79 Los Angeles Rams, 1980 Mitinger, Bob - LB San Diego, 1962-64, 1966, 1968 Moore, Booker - RB Buffalo, 1983-85 Moore, Cliff - B Cincinnati, 1934 Moore, Lenny - RB Baltimore, 1956-67 Moore, Red - G Pittsburgh, 1947-49 Morgan, Dan - G New York Giants, 1987 Moye, Derek - WR Pittsburgh, 2013
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Mrosko, Bob - TE Houston, 1989 New York Giants, 1990 Indianapolis, 1991 Munchak, Mike - G Houston, 1982-93
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Nassib, Carl - DE Cleveland, 2016-present Nelson, Jim - LB Green Bay, 1998-99 Minnesota, 2000-02 Indianapolis, 2003-04 Baltimore, 2005 Nobile, Leo - G Washington, 1947 Pittsburgh, 1948-49 Noble, Brandon - DT Dallas, 1999-02 Washington, 2003-05 Nolan, John - T Boston Yanks, 1948 New York Bulldogs, 1949 New York Yankees, 1950 Norwood, Jordan - WR Philadelphia, 2009 Cleveland, 2010-12 Denver, 2015-16
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Odrick, Jared - DT Miami, 2010-14 Jacksonville 2015-16 Ohrnberger, Rich - G New England, 2009-11 Arizona, 2012 San Diego, 2013-14 Olszewski, Al - E Pittsburgh, 1945 O’Neal, Brian - RB Philadelphia, 1994 O’Neil, Ed - LB Detroit, 1974-79 Green Bay, 1980 Onkotz, Dennis - LB New York Jets, 1970 Ontko, Bob - LB Indianapolis, 1987 Opfar, Dave - NT Pittsburgh, 1987 Osborn, Robert - G Canton, 1921-23 Cleveland, 1924 Pottsville, 1925-28 Ostrowski, Phil - G San Francisco, 1998-01
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Palazzi, Lou - C New York Giants, 1946-47 Palm, Mike - QB New York Giants, 1925-26 Cincinnati, 1933 Panaccion, Vic - T Frankford, 1930 Pankey, Irv - T Los Angeles Rams, 1980-90 Indianapolis, 1991-92
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Parlavecchio, Chet - LB Green Bay, 1982 St. Louis, 1983 Parsons, Bob - TE/P Chicago, 1972-83 Patrick, John - G Pittsburgh, 1941, 1945-46 Paxson, Scott - DT Pittsburgh, 2006-08 Cleveland, 2011-12 Perry, Darren - S Pittsburgh, 1992-98 Baltimore, 1999 New Orleans, 2000 Petrella, John - B Pittsburgh, 1945 Phillips, Anwar - CB New Orleans, 2006 Pittman, Charlie - RB St. Louis, 1970 Baltimore, 1971 Plum, Milt - QB Cleveland, 1957-61 Detroit, 1962-67 Los Angeles Rams, 1968 New York Giants, 1969 Posluszny, Paul - LB Buffalo, 2007-10 Jacksonville, 2011-17 Powell, Andre - LB New York Giants, 1993-94 Pritchard, William - B Providence, 1927 New York Yankees, 1928
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Quarless, Andrew - TE Green Bay, 2010-15 Detroit, 2016
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Radecic, Keith - C St. Louis, 1987 Radecic, Scott - LB Kansas City, 1984-86 Buffalo, 1987-89 Indianapolis, 1990-95 Rafferty, Tom - G/C Dallas, 1976-89 Rauch, Richard - G Columbus, 1921 Toledo, 1922 Pottsville, 1925 New York Yankees, 1928 Boston Braves, 1929 Ravotti, Eric - LB Pittsburgh, 1994-96 Redinger, Otis - B Canton, 1925 Reed, Tyler - G Chicago, 2006 Reid, Mike - DT Cincinnati, 1970-74 Reihner, George - G Houston, 1977-80, 1982 Ressler, Glenn - G Baltimore, 1965-74 Rice, Matt - DE Detroit, 2006
Cameron Wake is a five-time Pro Bowl selection and claimed first-team All-Pro honors in 2012 for the Miami Dolphins.
Richardson, Wally - QB Baltimore, 1997-98 Atlanta, 1999 Riggle, Bob - S Atlanta, 1966-67 Rivera, Marco - G Green Bay, 1996-2004 Dallas, 2005-06 Robb, Harry - QB Washington, 1921 Canton, 1921-23, 1925-26 Robinson, Allen - WR Jacksonville, 2014-17 Chicago, present Robinson, Dave - LB Green Bay, 1963-72 Washington, 1973-74 Robinson, Mark - DB Kansas City, 1984-87 Tampa Bay, 1988-91 Robinson, Michael - RB San Francisco, 2006-09 Seattle, 2010-13 Roepke, John - B Frankford, 1928 Rogel, Fran - B Pittsburgh, 1950-57 Romano, Jim - C Oakland, 1982-83 Houston, 1984-86 Rosdahl, Hatch - DE Buffalo, 1964 Kansas City, 1964-65 Roundtree, Ray - WR Detroit, 1988 Rowe, Dave - DT/NT New Orleans, 1967-70 New England, 1971-73 San Diego, 1974-75 Oakland, 1975-78 Baltimore, 1978 Royster, Evan - RB Washington, 2011-13 Rucci, Todd - T New England, 1993-99
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Sacca, Tony - QB Phoenix, 1992-93 Saul, Bill - LB Baltimore, 1962-63 Pittsburgh, 1964, 1966-68 New Orleans, 1969 Detroit, 1970
Schaukowitch, Carl - G Denver, 1975 Schleicher, Maury - LB Chicago Cardinals, 1959 Los Angeles Chargers, 1960 San Diego, 1961-62 Schuster, Richard - E Canton, 1925 Scott, Bryan - DB/LB Atlanta, 2003-05 New Orleans, 2006 Buffalo, 2007-12 Scott, Freddie - WR Atlanta, 1996-97 Indianapolis, 1998 Detroit, 1999 Scioli, Brad - DE Indianapolis, 1999-04 Scrabis, Bob - QB New York Jets, 1960-62 Shaw, Tim - LB Carolina, 2007 Jacksonville, 2008 Chicago, 2009 Tennessee, 2010-12 Sherman, Tom - QB New England, 1968-69 Buffalo, 1969 Shipley, A.Q. - C Indianapolis, 2012, 2014 Baltimore, 2013 Arizona, 2015-present Short, Brandon - LB New York Giants, 2000-03, 2006 Carolina, 2004-05 Shuler, Mickey - TE New York Jets, 1978-89 Philadelphia, 1990-91 Shuler Jr., Mickey - TE Minnesota, 2010 Oakland, 2012 Jacksonville, 2014 Atlanta, 2015 Sickels, Garrett - LB Los Angeles Rams, 2017-present Sieminski, Chuck - DT San Francisco, 1963-65 Atlanta, 1966-67 Detroit, 1968 Skorupan, John - LB Buffalo, 1973-77 New York Giants, 1978-80 Smith, Donovan - T Tampa Bay, 2015-present
HISTORY & HONORS Smith, Steve - RB Los Angeles Raiders, 1987-93 Seattle, 1993-95 Smolko, Isaac - TE Jacksonville, 2006-07 Baltimore, 2008 Smyth, Bill - DL Los Angeles Rams, 1947-50 Snell, George - B Brooklyn, 1926 Buffalo, 1927 Stewart, Tony - TE Philadelphia, 2001 Cincinnati, 2002-06 Oakland, 2007-08 Still, Devon - DT Cincinnati, 2012-14 Houston, 2016 Stupar, Nate - LB Jacksonville, 2013 Atlanta, 2014-15 New Orleans, 2016-present Stynchula, Andy - DL Washington, 1960-63 New York Giants, 1964-65 Baltimore, 1966-67 Dallas, 1968 Suhey, Matt - RB Chicago, 1980-89 Suhey, Steve - G Pittsburgh, 1948-49 Szott, Dave - G Kansas City, 1990-2000 Washington, 2001 New York Jets, 2002-03
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Tamburo, Sam - E New York Bulldogs, 1949 Tays, Jim - HB Kansas City, 1924 Chicago Cardinals, 1925 Dayton, 1927 Newark, 1930 Staten Island, 1930 Thomas, Blair - RB New York Jets, 1990-93 New England, 1994 Dallas, 1994 Carolina, 1995 Thomas, William -B Frankford, 1924 Philadelphia Quakers, 1926 Thompson, Kevin -QB Cleveland, 2000-04 Buffalo, 2005 Thompson, Leroy - RB Pittsburgh, 1991-93 New England, 1994 Kansas City, 1995 Timpson, Michael - WR New England, 1989-94 Chicago, 1995-96 Philadelphia, 1997 Tobin, Elgie - E Akron, 1919-21 Torrey, Bob - RB New York Giants, 1979 Miami, 1979 Philadelphia, 1980
Triplett, Wally -B Detroit, 1949-50 Chicago Cardinals, 1952-53 Troutman, Johnnie - G San Diego, 2013-15 Truitt, Greg - C Cincinnati, 1994-99
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Ullery, William - B Dayton, 1922 Urschel, John - G Baltimore, 2014-16
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Wake, Cameron - DE Miami, 2009-present Walters, Les - E Washington, 1958 Watson, Kenny - RB Washington, 2001-02 Cincinnati, 2003-08 Warner, Curt - RB Seattle, 1983-89 Los Angeles Rams, 1990 Way, Charlie - B Canton, 1921 Frankford, 1924 Wear, Bob - C Philadelphia, 1942 Wedderburn, Floyd - T Seattle, 1999-02 Williams, Derrick - WR Detroit, 2009-10 Williams, Jon - RB New England, 1984-85 Williams, Trevor - CB San Diego/LA Chargers, 2016-present Wisniewski, Leo - NT Baltimore, 1983 Indianapolis, 1984-85 Wisniewski, Stefen - G/C Oakland, 2011-14 Jacksonville, 2015 Philadelphia, 2016-present Wisniewski, Steve - G LA/Oakland Raiders, 1989-01 Witman, Jon - FB Pittsburgh, 1996-01 Wontz, Bryon - B Pottsville, 1925-28 Wender, Gerald - B Buffalo All-Americans, 1920
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Yeboah-Kodie, Phil - LB Pittsburgh, 1996 Yerger, Howard - B Dayton, 1919 Louisville, 1921
NITTANY LIONS IN THE PRO BOWL Penn State has 117 Pro Bowlers to rank seventh all-time
Richie Anderson. . . . New York Jets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000 LaVar Arrington . . . . Washington . . . . . . 2001, 2002, 2003 Stew Barber . . . . . . . Buffalo . . . . . . . . . .1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 Brad Benson. . . . . . . New York Giants . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986 NaVorro Bowman . . San Francisco. . . . . 2012, 2013, 2015 Chuck Cherundolo . . Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . .1941, 1942 Bruce Clark . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1984 Kerry Collins . . . . . . . Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996 Shane Conlan. . . . . . Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . 1988, 1989, 1990 Keith Dorney . . . . . . Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1982 Chuck Drazenovich . Washington. . 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 Eddie Drummond . . Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002 Sam Gash . . . . . . . . . Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998, 1999 Robbie Gould . . . . . . Chicago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006 Rosey Grier . . . . . . . . New York Giants . . . . . . . .1956, 1960 Tamba Hali . . . . . . . . Kansas City. . . . . . .2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Jack Ham . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh . . . . . . .1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 Franco Harris . . . . . . Pittsburgh . . . . . . .1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 Jeff Hartings. . . . . . . Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004, 2005 Dick Hoak . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967 Larry Johnson . . . . . Kansas City. . . . . . . . . . . . .2005, 2005 Ted Kwalick. . . . . . . . San Francisco. . . . . 1971, 1972, 1973 Sean Lee . . . . . . . . . . Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2015, 2016 Lance Mehl. . . . . . . . New York Jets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985 Matt Millen . . . . . . . Los Angeles Raiders . . . . . . . . . . 1988 Lydell Mitchell . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . 1975, 1976, 1977 Greg Montgomery. . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993 Lenny Moore . . . . . . Baltimore . . 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964 Mike Munchak . . . . . Houston . . . .1984, 1985, 1987,1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Milt Plum . . . . . . . . . Cleveland . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1960, 1961 Paul Posluszny . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 Mike Reid . . . . . . . . . Cincinnati. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1972, 1973 Marco Rivera . . . . . . Green Bay. . . . . . . . 2002, 2003, 2004 Dave Robinson. . . . . Green Bay. . . . . . . . 1966, 1967, 1969 Allen Robinson. . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015 Michael Robinson . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011 Fran Rogel . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1956 Mickey Shuler . . . . . New York Jets. . . . . . . . . . .1986, 1988 Cameron Wake. . . . . Miami . . . . . . . . . . .2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 Curt Warner . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . 1983, 1986, 1987 Steve Wisniewski. . . LA/Oakland Raiders . . . . 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000 Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008
NITTANY LION ALL-PRO FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS Stew Barber . . . . . . . Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1963, 1964 NaVorro Bowman . . San Francisco. . . . .2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 Eddie Drummond . . Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Robbie Gould . . . . . . Chicago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006 Rosey Grier . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1956 Jack Ham . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh . . 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 Franco Harris . . . . . . Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1977 Jeff Hartings. . . . . . . Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Larry Johnson . . . . . Kansas City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006 Ted Kwalick. . . . . . . . San Francisco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1972 Sean Lee . . . . . . . . . . Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016 Mike Michalske . . . . New York Yankees . . . . . . .1927, 1928 Greg Montgomery. . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993 Lenny Moore . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . .1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964 Mike Munchak . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987, 1991 Duke Osborn. . . . . . . Canton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1922 Mike Reid . . . . . . . . . Cincinnati. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1972 Harry Robb . . . . . . . . Canton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1922 Dave Robinson. . . . . Green Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967 Dave Szott . . . . . . . . Kansas City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 Cameron Wake. . . . . Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012 Charlie Way . . . . . . . Frankford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1924 Steve Wisniewski. . . Los Angeles Raiders . . . . .1991, 1992 Green Bay. . . . . . . . 1929, 1930, 1931
NITTANY LIONS IN PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME Jack Ham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988 Franco Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990 Mike Michalske . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1964 Lenny Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975 Mike Munchak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 Dave Robinson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013
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Zemaitis, Alan - CB Tampa Bay, 2006 Zettel, Anthony - DL Detroit, 2016-present Zordich, Michael - S New York Jets, 1987-88 Phoenix, 1989-93 Philadelphia, 1994-98
Franco Harris was instrumental in the Pittsburgh Steelers winning four Super Bowls and is enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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BEAVER STADIUM HOME OF THE NITTANY LIONS Beaver Stadium, the home of the Nittany Lions, is one of the nation’s premier football venues. Installation of seating to meet standards established by the Americans with Disabilities Act before the 2011 season resulted in a reduction of the stadium’s capacity to 106,572. An expansion and renovation prior to the 2001 season added more than 12,000 seats, increasing the stadium’s capacity to 107,282 and easing the waiting list for season ticket requests from Penn State fans. The second-largest stadium in the nation, the renovation and expansion added restrooms and concession facilities, new scoreboards with video screens, and improved handicap access and pedestrian circulation patterns. Among the most visible additions to the venue were 60 skyboxes in a three-level structure erected above the east stands and an 11,500-seat twotier upper deck located in the south end zone. Beaver Stadium has more than doubled in size since it was moved from its former site northeast of Rec Hall on the west side of campus to the east end of the campus in 1960.
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Originally built in a horseshoe configuration seating 46,284, the stadium now towers 110 rows on the east side, 100 rows on the west, 60 in the lower end zones, 35 in the north upper deck, 20 in the club level above the south end zone and 25 in the south upper deck. The Nittany Lions dedicated Beaver Stadium with a 20-0 victory over Boston University on Sept. 17, 1960. Penn State halfback Eddie Caye scored the venue’s first touchdown at 10:45 of the first quarter. Additions of more than 2,000 seats in 1969 and more than 9,000 in 1972 raised the seating capacity to 57,538. Expanded bleachers in the south end zone in 1976 increased the seating capacity to 60,203. A uniquely engineered expansion project during the winter, spring and summer of 1978 added more than 16,000 seats, upping the capacity to 76,639. The stadium was cut into sections, raised eight feet by hydraulic jacks and precast concrete seating forms inserted within the inner circle of the stadium, where a running track previously was located.
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In 1980, expansion increased the capacity to 83,770. Lights were added in 1984. In 1985, the addition of walkways around the tops of the end zones and entry ramps at the four corners resulted in reducing the capacity to 83,370. The addition of a 10,033-seat upper deck in the north end zone in 1991 and portable seats on the north end zone concourse increased the stadium’s capacity to 93,967. Penn State’s first permanent football venue was Beaver Field, located between the presentday Osmond and Frear laboratories in the center of campus. Before that, games were played on the Old Main lawn. The first game at 500-seat Beaver Field was played on Nov. 6, 1893 against Western University of Pittsburgh (later to become the University of Pittsburgh). The 32-0 Penn State victory was delayed two days because of bad weather and played on a Monday afternoon.
New Beaver Field, located near Rec Hall, was dedicated in 1909 with a 31-0 win over Grove City. Originally constructed of wood, the stadium was converted to steel in 1936. The area also contained facilities for baseball, lacrosse, soccer, and track and field. New Beaver Field was the Nittany Lions’ home through the 1959 season, after which the 30,000-seat facility was dismantled in 700 pieces and moved one mile to the east side of campus. There it was reassembled with 16,000 new seats to form Beaver Stadium. The stadium is named in honor of James A. Beaver. A lawyer in nearby Bellefonte at the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army as a second lieutenant and rose to the rank of brigadier general prior to his discharge in 1864. Beaver, who died in 1914, served as a superior court judge, governor of Pennsylvania and president of the University’s Board of Trustees. He is credited with being among the most influential leaders in the development of the University at the turn of the century.
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BEAVER STADIUM ATTENDANCE PENN STATE TOTAL SEASON ATTENDANCE Season 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Games 11 11 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 11 13 12 12 11 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 13 12 11 13 12 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 14 13
Home 234,923 245,942 241,055 252,863 320,122 323,725 345,140 300,125 367,788 434,132 542,444 538,264 498,268 507,697 588,290 510,803 511,638 505,895 595,613 590,677 504,841 514,329 511,223 575,077 569,195 564,190 577,631 561,547 577,001 582,517 579,190 675,503 573,256 645,457 *857,911 739,403 618,665 734,013 752,972 762,419 757,775 856,066 729,636 709,991 677,108 676,112 711,358 698,590 701,800 746,946
*NCAA record at the time. Bowl game/neutral site attendance included in away game total.
Away 234,493 250,036 187,738 320,621 314,590 254,667 283,316 407,169 224,944 250,465 310,207 283,509 355,900 338,575 308,183 343,380 327,192 322,971 293,896 272,430 313,286 357,282 372,274 442,766 327,969 363,758 418,741 370,470 412,769 337,197 446,756 398,805 436,631 312,501 389,796 306,432 306,104 341,055 436,691 417,085 454,123 340,589 326,351 371,966 299,031 335,403 347,030 355,368 305,503 337,853
BEAVER STADIUM SEASON ATTENDANCE Total 469,416 495,978 428,793 573,484 634,712 578,392 628,456 707,294 592,732 684,597 852,651 821,773 854,168 846,272 896,473 854,183 838,830 828,866 889,509 863,107 818,127 871,611 883,497 1,017,843 897,164 927,948 996,372 932,017 989,770 919,714 1,025,946 1,074,308 1,009,887 957,958 *1,247,707 1,045,835 924,769 1,075,068 1,189,663 1,179,504 1,211,898 1,196,655 1,055,987 1,081,957 976,139 1,011,515 1,058,388 1,053,958 1,007,303 1,084,799
Season 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Totals
NCAA Rank
3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 7 7 3 --
Games 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 8 7 6 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 357
Attendance 124,013 193,660 211,378 193,794 218,401 214,236 148,503 202,528 234,923 245,942 241,055 252,863 320,122 323,725 345,140 300,125 367,788 434,132 542,444 538,264 498,268 507,697 588,290 510,803 511,638 505,895 595,613 590,677 504,841 514,329 511,223 575,077 569,195 564,190 577,631 561,547 577,001 582,517 579,190 675,503 573,256 645,457 857,911 739,403 618,665 734,013 752,972 762,419 757,775 856,066 729,636 709,991 677,108 676,112 711,358 698,590 701,800 746,946 29,703,639
Average 31,003 38,732 42,276 38,759 43,680 42,847 37,125 40,506 46,985 49,188 48,211 50,573 53,354 53,954 57,523 60,025 61,298 62,019 77,492 76,894 83,045 84,616 84,041 85,134 85,273 84,316 85,088 84,382 84,140 85,722 85,204 95,846 94,866 94,032 96,272 93,591 96,167 97,086 96,532 96,500 95,476 107,576 107,239 105,629 103,111 104,859 107,567 108,917 108,254 107,008 104,234 101,427 96,730 96,587 101,623 99,799 100,257 106,707 83,203
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HISTORY & HONORS LARGEST CROWDS TO WATCH A PENN STATE FOOTBALL GAME 1. 113,085 Oct. 11, 2014 Michigan, Michigan Stadium 2. 111,502 Oct. 12, 2002 Michigan, Michigan Stadium 3. 111,310 Sept. 22, 2007 Michigan, Michigan Stadium 4. 111,249 Oct. 15, 2005 Michigan, Michigan Stadium 5. 111,019 Nov. 7, 1998 Michigan, Michigan Stadium 6. 110,823 Oct. 21, 2017 Michigan, Beaver Stadium 7. 110,803 Nov. 11, 2000 Michigan, Michigan Stadium 8. 110,753 Sept. 14, 2002 Nebraska, Beaver Stadium 9. 110,377 Oct. 24, 2009 Michigan, Michigan Stadium 10. 110,319 Sept. 24, 2016 Michigan, Michigan Stadium 11. 110,134 Oct. 27, 2007 Ohio State, Beaver Stadium 12. 110,078 Sept. 8, 2007 Notre Dame, Beaver Stadium 13. 110,033 Nov. 7, 2009 Ohio State, Beaver Stadium 14. 110,017 Oct. 18, 2008 Michigan, Beaver Stadium 15. 110,007 Oct. 14, 2006 Michigan, Beaver Stadium
BEAVER STADIUM STREAKS Consecutive Wins: 21, 1970-74 Consecutive Losses: 3, 1964; 2003; 2004; 2014 Consecutive Winning Seasons: 23, 1965-87 Consecutive Non-Losing Seasons: 36, 1965 to 2002
BEAVER STADIUM RECORD Won: 285, Lost: 72, Tied: 0 Winning Percentage: 79.8
CAPACITY 106,572 Nation’s Second-Largest Stadium
Capacity 46,284 48,284 57,723 60,203 76,639 83,370 93,967 107,282 106,572
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
TOP 10 BEAVER STADIUM CROWDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
110,823 110,753 110,134 110,078 110,033 110,017 110,007 109,898 109,865 109,845
Oct. 21, 2017 Sept. 14, 2002 Oct. 27, 2007 Sept. 8, 2007 Nov. 7, 2009 Oct. 18, 2008 Oct. 14, 2006 Sept. 9, 2017 Nov. 5, 2005 Nov. 22, 2008
Penn State 42, Michigan 13 Penn State 40, Nebraska 7 Ohio State 37, Penn State 17 Penn State 31, Notre Dame 10 Ohio State 24, Penn State 7 Penn State 46, Michigan 17 Michigan 17, Penn State 10 Penn State 33, Pittsburgh 14 Penn State 35, Wisconsin 14 Penn State 49, Michigan State 18
Beaver Stadium attendance figures include the press box, suites, bands, ushers and other stadium personnel.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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LARGEST STADIUMS IN THE UNITED STATES Stadium Location Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. BEAVER University Park, Pa. Ohio Columbus, Ohio Kyle Field College Station, Texas Neyland Knoxville, Tenn. Tiger Baton Rouge, La. Bryant-Denny Tuscaloosa, Ala. Royal-Memorial Austin, Texas L.A. Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, Calif. Sanford Athens, Ga.
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Capacity 109,901 106,572 104,944 102,512 102,455 102,321 101,821 100,119 93,607 92,746
BEAVER STADIUM ATTENDANCE RECORDS Record Date Opponent & Score 50,144 Nov. 21, 1964 Penn State 28, Pittsburgh 0 52,713 Oct. 11, 1969 Penn State 20, West Virginia 0 61,325 Sept. 13, 1975 Penn State 34, Stanford 14 62,554 Sept. 17, 1977 Penn State 31, Houston 14 78,019 Nov. 4, 1978 Penn State 27, Maryland 3 86,309 Oct. 22, 1983 Penn State 41, West Virginia 23 97,498 Nov. 9, 1997 Michigan 34, Penn State 8 110,753 Sept. 14, 2002 Penn State 40, Nebraska 7 110,823 Oct. 21, 2017 Penn State 42, Michigan 13
Campus Michigan PENN STATE Ohio State Texas A&M Tennessee
LARGEST CAMPUS STADIUMS Stadium Opened Michigan 1927 Beaver 1960 Ohio 1921 Kyle Field 1905 Neyland 1921
TOP BEAVER STADIUM SEASON RECORDS Year 1978 1982 1986 2016 2017 1972 1973 1985 1991 1994 1962 1968 1969 1971
W 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Capacity 107,601 106,572 104,944 102,512 102,455
BEAVER STADIUM MILESTONE VICTORIES 1st 50th 100th 150th 175th 200th 225th 250th 275th
Sept. 17, 1960 Boston University (20-0) Oct. 21, 1972 Syracuse (17-0) Sept. 11, 1982 Maryland (39-31) Nov. 16, 1991 Notre Dame (35-13) Sept. 6, 1997 Pittsburgh (34-17) Sept. 21, 2002 Louisiana Tech (49-17) Sept. 8, 2007 Notre Dame (31-10) Oct. 8, 2011 Iowa (13-3) Oct. 8, 2016 Maryland (38-14)
HISTORY & HONORS
BEAVER STADIUM RECORDS TEAM FIRST DOWNS Most First Downs: Combined First Downs: Fewest First Downs: Fewest Combined First Downs:
38 60 3 18
RUSHING Yardage:
484
Low Yardage: Combined Yardage: Low Combined Yardage: Attempts: Fewest Attempts: Combined Attempts: Fewest Combined Attempts:
-32 662 120 83 11 119 41
PASSING Most Yardage: Low Yardage: Combined Yardage: Low Combined Yardage: Completions: Fewest Completions:
478 10 752 70 39 1
Combined Completions: Fewest Combined Completions: Interceptions Thrown:
56 4 6
Combined Interceptions:
7
TOTAL OFFENSE Total Yardage: Low Total Yardage: Combined Total Yardage: Low Combined Total Yardage: Offensive Plays: Fewest Offensive Plays:
706 100 1,095 300 99 27
Combined Total Offensive Plays:
178
TURNOVERS Most Turnovers:
7
Combined Turnovers:
INDIVIDUAL
vs. West Virginia vs. Maryland Pittsburgh vs. Rice vs. Army
1962 1992 1970 1963 1963
vs. TCU vs. Cincinnati Maryland vs. Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia West Virginia vs. West Virginia vs. Rice
1971 1991 1978 1989 1999 1975 1965 1975 1963
Minnesota Ohio State vs. Minnesota vs. Boston College Purdue Ohio State Army vs. Northwestern vs. Pittsburgh Ohio Air Force vs. Ohio
1993 1976 1993 1969 1998 1976 2015 2012 1970 1970 1971 1970
vs. Cincinnati Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern West Virginia Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota
1991 1964 1993 1965 2012 1965 1970 1993
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Three times last: NC State vs. West Virginia
1982 1960
PENALTY YARDAGE Most Yards: Combined Yards:
163 314
Rutgers vs. Rutgers
1991 1991
PUNTING Punts:
13
Combined Punts:
24
West Virginia Iowa Army Cincinnati vs. Cincinnati
1973 1973 1979 1988 1988
SCORING Points: Combined Points: Fewest Combined Points:
81 100 10
vs. Cincinnati Penn State 56, Nebraska 44 vs. Pittsburgh vs. Boston College vs. Iowa
1991 2017 1987 1989 2004
LONGEST GAME Overtime Periods:
4
Penn State (43) vs. Michigan (40)
2013
RUSHING Yardage: Attempts: Touchdowns:
279 42 5
Longest Run:
92
Larry Johnson vs. Michigan State BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Indiana Lydell Mitchell vs. Maryland Ki-Jana Carter vs. Michigan State Blair Thomas vs. Syracuse
2002 2003 1971 1994 1986
PASSING Yardage: Completions: Attempts: Touchdowns: Interceptions Thrown:
478 39 66 5 6
Tim Schade, Minnesota Drew Brees, Purdue Tim Schade, Minnesota Rashard Casey vs. Louisiana Tech Steve Skiver, Ohio
1993 1998 1993 2000 1970
RECEIVING Yardage: Receptions: Touchdowns: Longest Reception:
285 14 4 99
Thomas Lewis, Indiana DaeSean Hamilton vs. Ohio State Bobby Engram vs. Minnesota Thomas Lewis from John Paci, Indiana
1993 2014 1993 1993
TOTAL OFFENSE Total Yardage: Offensive Plays:
536 74
Tim Schade, Minnesota Tim Schade, Minnesota
1993 1993
PUNT RETURNS Returns: Yardage: Longest Return:
7 145 92
Jim Coates vs. East Carolina Matt Suhey vs. NC State Mark Robinson vs. Rutgers
1986 1978 1982
KICKOFF RETURNS Returns: Yardage: Longest Return:
7 201 100
Bob Elflein, Navy Gary Brown vs. Texas Chaz Powell vs. Youngstown State Raheem Mostert, Purdue
1970 1990 2010 2013
PUNTING Punts: Punting Average (Min. 5 Punts):
13 52.4
Gary Liska, Rutgers Bob Campbell (5 p) vs. Miami (Fla.)
1982 1968
SCORING Points:
30
Touchdowns:
5
Kicking Points: Extra Points:
19 9
Extra Point Attempts:
9
Field Goals:
5
Longest Field Goal: Longest Field Goal Attempt:
57 61
Lydell Mitchell vs. Maryland Ki-Jana Carter vs. Michigan State Lydell Mitchell vs. Maryland Ki-Jana Carter vs. Michigan State Travis Forney vs. Michigan State Al Vitiello vs. TCU Al Vitiello vs. Maryland Al Vitiello vs. TCU Al Vitiello vs. Maryland Massimo Manca vs. Notre Dame Travis Forney vs. Michigan State Collin Wagner vs. Temple Gary Homer, Ohio Chris Bahr vs. Kentucky Massimo Manca vs. Syracuse
1971 1994 1971 1994 1998 1971 1971 1971 1971 1985 1998 2010 1973 1975 1984
INTERCEPTIONS Interceptions: Return Yardage:
4 100
Longest Return:
100
Mike Smith vs. Ohio Jeff Hite vs. Maryland Tom Pridemore, West Virginia Tom Pridemore, West Virginia
1970 1974 1977 1977
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD YEAR W 1887 2 1888 0 1889 2 1890 2 1891 6 1892 5 1893 4 1894 6 1895 2 1896 3 1897 3 1898 6 1899 4 1900 4 1901 5 1902 7 1903 5 1904 6 1905 8 1906 8 1907 6 1908 5 1909 5 1910 5 1911 8 1912 8 1913 2 1914 5 1915 7 1916 8 1917 5 1918 1 1919 7 1920 7 1921 8 1922 6 1923 6 1924 6 1925 4 1926 5 1927 6 1928 3 1929 6 1930 3 1931 2 1932 2 1933 3 1934 4 1935 4 1936 3 1937 5 1938 3 1939 5 1940 6 1941 7 1942 6 1943 5 1944 6 1945 5 1946 6 1947 9 1948 7
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L 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 4 6 4 6 6 3 3 3 4 3 1 4 5 0 2 0 0 6 3 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 4 2 3 4 4 2 5 3 4 8 5 3 4 4 5 3 4 1 1 2 1 3 3 3 2 0 1
T PTS. 0 78 1 6 0 32 0 91 0 174 0 108 0 92 1 179 3 92 0 63 0 69 0 174 1 104 1 84 0 112 0 219 0 182 0 195 0 195 1 93 0 251 0 153 2 166 1 243 1 199 0 285 0 78 1 121 0 147 0 348 0 267 1 22 0 173 2 259 2 251 1 185 1 159 1 202 1 67 0 200 1 163 1 93 0 101 2 142 0 69 0 82 1 117 0 115 0 76 0 109 0 133 1 138 2 114 1 135 0 200 1 91 1 124 0 207 0 173 0 192 1 332 1 219
OPP. 0 52 138 30 46 20 36 18 60 128 141 91 176 144 90 34 77 72 34 10 64 51 11 24 15 6 94 52 51 62 61 66 33 35 56 62 46 65 66 83 81 68 75 111 167 115 66 58 70 86 114 87 77 46 78 70 53 141 89 48 25 55
COACH CAPTAIN(S) None George Linsz None George Linsz None James Mock None Harvey McLean None Charles Aull George Hoskins Gus Reed George Hoskins Ed Haley George Hoskins Benjamin Fisher George Hoskins Walter McCaskey Dr. Samuel Newton James Dunsmore Dr. Samuel Newton Joe Curtin Dr. Samuel Newton Lalon Hayes Sam Boyle Brute Randolph Pop Golden Henny Scholl Pop Golden Earl Hewitt Pop Golden Ralph Cummings Dan Reed Ed Whitworth Tom Fennell Carl Forkum Tom Fennell Ed Yeckley Tom Fennell Mother Dunn Tom Fennell Harry Burns Tom Fennell Bull McCleary Bill Hollenback Larry Vorthis Jack Hollenback Alex Gray Bill Hollenback Dexter Very Bill Hollenback Pete Mauthe Bill Hollenback Shorty Miller Bill Hollenback Yegg Tobin Dick Harlow Bill Wood Dick Harlow Harold Clark Dick Harlow Larry Conover, Bob Higgins Hugo Bezdek Harry Robb, Frank Unger Hugo Bezdek Bob Higgins Hugo Bezdek Bill Hess Hugo Bezdek George Snell Hugo Bezdek Newsh Bentz Hugo Bezdek Joe Bedenk Hugo Bezdek Bas Gray Hugo Bezdek Bas Gray Hugo Bezdek Ken Weston Hugo Bezdek Johnny Roepke Hugo Bezdek Don Greenshields, Steve Hamas Hugo Bezdek Jack Martin Bob Higgins Frank Diedrich Bob Higgins George Lasich Bob Higgins George Collins Bob Higgins Tom Slusser Bob Higgins M.B. Morrison Bob Higgins Robert Weber Bob Higgins Chuck Cherundolo Bob Higgins Sam Donato, John Economos Bob Higgins Dean Hanley Bob Higgins Spike Alter Bob Higgins Leon Gajecki Bob Higgins Lenny Krouse Bob Higgins Lou Palazzi Bob Higgins John Jaffurs Bob Higgins John Chuckran Bob Higgins None Bob Higgins Red Moore, Bucky Walters Bob Higgins John Nolan, John Potsklan Bob Higgins Joe Colone
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YEAR 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
W 5 5 5 7 6 7 5 6 6 6 9 7 8 9 7 6 5 5 8 11 11 7 11 10
L 4 3 4 2 3 2 4 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 4 5 5 2 0 0 3 1 2
T PTS. 0 162 1 141 0 155 1 172 0 207 0 206 0 163 1 177 0 167 1 237 0 262 0 228 0 261 0 256 0 165 0 189 0 202 0 193 1 299 0 354 0 322 0 300 0 484 0 358
OPP. 175 155 161 149 148 92 150 60 135 97 112 113 143 119 114 111 151 208 158 120 90 163 137 189
1973
12
0
0
447
129
1974 1975 1976
10 9 7
2 3 5
0 0 0
322 240 241
142 123 173
1977
11
1
0
390
187
1978 1979 1980 1981
11 8 10 10
1 4 2 2
0 0 0 0
333 257 321 371
111 178 158 162
1982
11
1
0
395
196
1983
8
4
1
320
312
1984
6
5
0
209
230
1985
11
1
0
275
153
1986
12
0
0
340
133
1987
8
4
0
286
244
1988
5
6
0
231
201
1989
8
3
1
209
130
1990
9
3
0
280
155
1991
11
2
0
432
167
1992
7
5
0
388
210
COACH Joe Bedenk Rip Engle Rip Engle Rip Engle Rip Engle Rip Engle Rip Engle Rip Engle Rip Engle Rip Engle Rip Engle Rip Engle Rip Engle Rip Engle Rip Engle Rip Engle Rip Engle Joe Paterno Joe Paterno Joe Paterno Joe Paterno Joe Paterno Joe Paterno Joe Paterno
CAPTAIN(S) Bob Hicks, Neg Norton Owen Dougherty Art Betts, Len Shephard Joe Gratson, Stewart Scheetz Don Malinak, Tony Rados Don Balthaser, Jim Garrity Otto Kneidinger, Frank Reich Sam Valentine Joe Sabol Steve Garban Pat Botula Hank Oppermann Jim Smith Joe Galardi Ralph Baker Bill Bowes Bob Andronici Mike Irwin, John Runnells Bill Lenkaitis, Jim Litterelle John Kulka, Mike Reid, Steve Smear Tom Jackson, Mike Reid, Steve Smear Jack Ham, Warren Koegel Dave Joyner, Charlie Zapiec Gregg Ducatte, Jim Heller, John Hufnagel, Carl Schaukowitch Joe Paterno John Cappelletti, Randy Crowder, Mark Markovich, Ed O’Neil Joe Paterno Jack Baiorunos, Jim Bradley Joe Paterno Greg Buttle, John Quinn, Tom Rafferty Joe Paterno Kurt Allerman, John Andress, Chuck Benjamin, Brad Benson, Ron Crosby, George Reihner, Bernard Robinson Joe Paterno John Dunn, Steve Geise, Ron Hostetler, Randy Sidler Joe Paterno Chuck Fusina, Paul Suhey Joe Paterno Lance Mehl, Matt Millen, Irv Pankey Joe Paterno Bob Jagers, Greg Jones Joe Paterno Sean Farrell, Chet Parlavecchio, Leo Wisniewski Joe Paterno Walker Lee Ashley, Ken Kelley, Stuart McMunn, Pete Speros Joe Paterno Ron Heller, Kenny Jackson, Scott Radecic, Mark Robinson Joe Paterno Bill Emerson, Nick Haden, Carmen Masciantonio, Stan Short, Doug Strang Joe Paterno Rogers Alexander, Todd Moules, Michael Zordich Joe Paterno Shane Conlan, John Shaffer, Steve Smith, Bob White Joe Paterno Trey Bauer, Marques Henderson, Matt Knizner Joe Paterno John Greene, Eddie Johnson, Keith Karpinski, Steve Wisniewski Joe Paterno Brian Chizmar, Andre Collins, Blair Thomas Joe Paterno Matt McCartin, Willie Thomas, Leroy Thompson Joe Paterno Mark D’Onofrio, Sam Gash, Keith Goganious, Al Golden, Darren Perry, Terry Smith Joe Paterno John Gerak, Reggie Givens, O.J. McDuffie, Brett Wright
HISTORY & HONORS
YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD YEAR W 1993 10
L 2
T PTS. 0 357
OPP. 202
1994
12
0
0
526
232
1995
9
3
0
356
245
1996
11
2
0
362
188
1997
9
3
0
366
254
1998
9
3
0
317
183
1999 2000
10 5
3 7
0 0
417 264
234 293
2001 2002
5 9
6 4
0 0
248 446
281 227
2003 2004 2005
3 4 11
9 7 1
0 0 0
233 195 413
255 168 204
2006
9
4
0
290
187
COACH Joe Paterno
CAPTAIN(S) Lou Benfatti, Mike Malinoski, Brian O'Neal Joe Paterno Kerry Collins, Brian Gelzheiser, Bucky Greeley, Willie Smith, Vin Stewart Joe Paterno Todd Atkins, Bobby Engram, Jeff Hartings, Terry Killens Joe Paterno Kim Herring, Brandon Noble, Wally Richardson, Barry Tielsch Joe Paterno Aaron Collins, Matt Fornadel, Mike McQueary, Phil Ostrowski Joe Paterno Shawn Lee, Joe Nastasi, Brad Scioli, Floyd Wedderburn Joe Paterno Brandon Short, Kevin Thompson Joe Paterno James Boyd, Rashard Casey, Mike Cerimele, Justin Kurpeikis Joe Paterno John Gilmore, Bob Jones Joe Paterno Anthony Adams, Larry Johnson, Shawn Mayer, Matt Schmitt Joe Paterno Sean McHugh, Deryck Toles Joe Paterno Zack Mills, Derek Wake Joe Paterno Paul Posluszny, Michael Robinson, Alan Zemaitis Joe Paterno Levi Brown, Paul Posluszny
YEAR W
L
T PTS.
2007
9
4
0
394
228
2008
11
2
0
506
187
2009 2010 2011
11 7 9
2 6 4
0 0 0
375 319 251
159 308 218
2012
8
4
0
349
229
2013
7
5
0
344
314
2014
7
6
0
268
242
2015
7
6
0
300
261
2016 2017
11 11
3 2
0 0
526 534
356 214
Totals 878 387
OPP.
COACH
CAPTAIN(S)
Joe Paterno
Dan Connor, Terrell Golden, Anthony Morelli Joe Paterno Josh Gaines, Anthony Scirrotto, A.Q.Shipley, Derrick Williams Joe Paterno Daryll Clark, Sean Lee Joe Paterno Brett Brackett, Ollie Ogbu Joe Paterno/Tom Bradley Drew Astorino, Quinn Barham, Derek Moye, Devon Still Bill O’Brien Jordan Hill, Michael Mauti, Matt McGloin, Michael Yancich, Michael Zordich Bill O’Brien Glenn Carson, Ty Howle, DaQuan Jones, John Urschel, Pat Zerbe James Franklin Jesse Della Valle, Miles Dieffenbach, Sam Ficken, Christian Hackenberg, Mike Hull, Ryan Keiser, C.J. Olaniyan James Franklin Christian Hackenberg, Jordan Lucas, Angelo Mangiro, Von Walker, Anthony Zettel James Franklin Brandon Bell, Brian Gaia, Von Walker James Franklin Marcus Allen, Saquon Barkley, Jason Cabinda, Tyler Davis, Grant Haley, DaeSean Hamilton, Trace McSorley, Nick Scott
42 29,951 16,625
HOMECOMING GAMES DATE Oct. 9, 1920 Oct. 15, 1921 Oct. 21, 1922 Oct. 20, 1923 Oct. 24, 1924 Nov. 7, 1925 Oct. 23, 1926 Oct. 29, 1927 Oct. 27, 1928 Oct. 26, 1929 Oct. 25, 1930 Oct. 31, 1931 Oct. 22, 1932 Oct. 21, 1933 Nov. 3, 1934 Oct. 19, 1935 Oct. 10, 1936 Oct. 9, 1937 Oct. 8, 1938 Oct. 14, 1939 Oct. 12, 1940 Oct. 11, 1941 Oct. 24, 1942 Oct. 9, 1943 Oct. 14, 1944 Oct. 6, 1945 Oct. 19, 1946 Oct. 18, 1947 Oct. 23, 1948 Oct. 15, 1949 Oct. 28, 1950 Oct. 20, 1951 Oct. 18, 1952
OPPONENT Dartmouth Lehigh Middlebury Navy Syracuse Notre Dame Syracuse Lafayette Syracuse Lafayette Colgate Pittsburgh Syracuse Lehigh Syracuse Lehigh Villanova Bucknell Bucknell Lehigh West Virginia Bucknell Colgate Colgate Bucknell Colgate Michigan State Syracuse Michigan State Nebraska Temple Michigan State Nebraska
RESULT W W W W L T L W T W L L L W L W L W L W W W W T W W L W T W T L W
SCORE 14-7 28-7 33-0 21-3 10-6 0-0 10-0 40-6 6-6 6-3 40-0 41-6 12-6 33-0 16-0 26-0 13-0 30-14 14-0 49-7 17-13 27-13 13-10 0-0 20-6 27-7 19-16 40-0 14-14 22-7 7-7 32-21 10-0
DATE Oct. 24, 1953 Oct. 16, 1954 Oct. 15, 1955 Oct. 13, 1956 Oct. 19, 1957 Oct. 11, 1958 Oct. 17, 1959 Oct. 1, 1960 Oct. 28, 1961 Oct. 20, 1962 Oct. 5, 1963 Oct. 17, 1964 Oct. 23, 1965 Oct. 29, 1966 Oct. 21, 1967 Nov. 2, 1968 Oct. 11, 1969 Oct. 17, 1970 Oct. 23, 1971 Oct. 21, 1972 Sept. 29, 1973 Oct. 12, 1974 Oct. 4, 1975 Oct. 16, 1976 Oct. 8, 1977 Oct. 21, 1978 Oct. 13, 1979 Oct. 18, 1980 Oct. 10, 1981 Oct. 16, 1982 Oct. 22, 1983 Oct. 20, 1984 Oct. 26, 1985
OPPONENT TCU West Virginia Navy Holy Cross Vanderbilt Marquette Boston Missouri California Syracuse Rice Syracuse West Virginia California West Virginia Army West Virginia Syracuse TCU Syracuse Iowa Wake Forest Kentucky Syracuse Utah State Syracuse Army Syracuse Boston College Syracuse West Virginia Syracuse West Virginia
RESULT W L L W L W W L W W W L W W W W W L W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
SCORE 27-21 19-14 34-14 43-0 32-20 40-8 21-12 21-8 33-16 20-19 28-7 21-14 44-6 33-15 21-14 28-24 20-0 24-7 66-14 17-0 27-8 55-0 10-3 27-3 16-7 45-15 24-3 24-7 38-7 28-7 41-23 21-3 27-0
DATE OPPONENT Oct. 18, 1986 Syracuse Oct. 10, 1987 Rutgers Oct. 8, 1988 Cincinnati Nov. 4, 1989 West Virginia Oct. 6, 1990 Temple Oct. 19, 1991 Rutgers Oct. 17, 1992 Boston College Nov. 6, 1993 Indiana Oct. 29, 1994 Ohio State Oct. 28, 1995 Indiana Oct. 12, 1996 Purdue Oct. 18, 1997 Minnesota Oct. 17, 1998 Purdue Nov. 6, 1999 Minnesota Oct. 21, 2000 Illinois Nov. 3, 2001 Southern Mississippi Oct. 19, 2002 Northwestern Oct. 4, 2003 Wisconsin Oct. 23, 2004 Iowa Oct. 29, 2005 Purdue Oct. 21, 2006 Illinois Oct. 13, 2007 Wisconsin Oct. 18, 2008 Michigan Oct. 17, 2009 Minnesota Oct. 9, 2010 Illinois Oct. 15, 2011 Purdue Oct. 6, 2012 Northwestern Oct. 12, 2013 Michigan Sept. 27, 2014 Northwestern Oct. 10, 2015 Indiana Oct. 8, 2016 Maryland Nov. 11, 2017 Rutgers Homecoming Record
RESULT W W W W W W L W W W W W W L W W W L L W W W W W L W W W L W W W
SCORE 42-3 35-21 35-9 19-9 48-10 37-17 35-32 38-31 63-14 45-21 31-14 16-15 31-13 24-23 39-25 38-20 49-0 30-23 6-4 33-15 26-12 38-7 46-17 20-0 33-13 23-18 39-28 43-40 (4OT) 29-6 29-7 38-14 35-6 71-22-5
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NIGHT GAMES Date Oct. 31, 1941 Oct. 14, 1950 Sept. 29, 1967 Jan. 1, 1969 Jan. 1, 1970 Sept. 16, 1972 Dec. 31, 1972 Jan. 1, 1974 Nov. 28, 1974 Sept. 6, 1975 Nov. 22, 1975 Dec. 31, 1975 Nov. 26, 1976 Dec. 27, 1976 Sept. 2, 1977 Sept. 1, 1978 Oct. 7, 1978 Jan. 1, 1979 Sept. 20, 1980 Jan. 1, 1983 Aug. 29, 1983 Oct. 27, 1984 Nov. 23, 1985 Jan. 1, 1986 Sept. 6, 1986 Sept. 20, 1986 Nov. 1, 1986 Jan. 2, 1987 Sept. 12, 1987 Sept. 26, 1987 Nov. 14, 1987 Oct. 15, 1988 Dec. 29, 1989 Dec. 28, 1990 Aug. 28, 1991 Sept. 14, 1991 Sept. 21, 1991 Sept. 25, 1993 Sept. 3, 1994 Sept. 23, 1995 Jan. 1, 1997
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Opponent at New York University at Syracuse at Miami (Fla.) vs. Kansas* vs. Missouri* at Tennessee vs. Oklahoma* vs. LSU* at Pittsburgh at Temple at Pittsburgh vs. Alabama* at Pittsburgh vs. Notre Dame* at Rutgers at Temple at Kentucky vs. Alabama* at Texas A&M vs. Georgia* vs. Nebraska at West Virginia at Pittsburgh vs. Oklahoma* Temple at Boston College at West Virginia vs. Miami (Fla.)* Alabama at Boston College at Pittsburgh Syracuse vs. BYU* vs. Florida State* vs. Georgia Tech at USC BYU Rutgers at Minnesota at Rutgers vs. Texas*
Result W L W W W L L W W W W L L L W W W L W W L L W L W W W W L W L L W L W L W W W W W
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Score 42-0 27-7 17-8 15-14 10-3 28-21 14-0 16-9 31-10 26-25 7-6 13-6 24-7 20-9 45-7 10-7 30-0 14-7 25-8 27-23 44-6 17-14 31-0 25-10 45-15 26-14 19-0 14-10 24-13 27-17 10-0 24-10 50-39 24-17 34-22 21-10 33-7 31-7 56-3 59-34 38-15
Date Dec. 28, 1999 Oct. 28, 2000 Sept. 1, 2001 Sept. 14, 2002 Sept. 13, 2003 Sept. 11, 2004 Oct. 2, 2004 Oct. 8, 2005 Jan. 3, 2006 Oct. 14, 2006 Sept. 8, 2007 Oct. 27, 2007 Dec. 29, 2007 Sept. 27, 2008 Oct. 11, 2008 Oct. 25, 2008 Sept. 26, 2009 Sept. 11, 2010 Oct. 2, 2010 Oct. 30, 2010 Oct. 22, 2011 Oct. 20, 2012 Oct. 27, 2012 Sept. 14, 2013 Oct. 12, 2013 Oct. 26, 2013 Sept. 13, 2014 Oct. 11, 2014 Oct. 25, 2014 Sept. 19, 2015 Oct. 17, 2015 Oct. 22, 2016 Nov. 5, 2016 Nov. 19, 2016 Dec. 3, 2016 Sept. 16, 2017 Sept. 23, 2017 Oct. 21, 2017 Night Game Record
Opponent vs. Texas A&M* at Indiana Miami (Fla.) Nebraska at Nebraska at Boston College at Minnesota Ohio State vs. Florida State* Michigan Notre Dame Ohio State vs. Texas A&M* Illinois at Wisconsin at Ohio State Iowa at Alabama at Iowa Michigan at Northwestern at Iowa Ohio State UCF Michigan at Ohio State at Rutgers at Michigan Ohio State Rutgers at Ohio State Ohio State Iowa at Rutgers vs. Wisconsin^ Georgia State at Iowa Michigan
* - Bowl Game
^ - Big Ten Championship Game
Result W W L W L L L W W L W L W W W W L L L W W W L L W L W L L W L W W W W W W W 49-30
Score 24-0 27-24 33-7 40-7 18-10 21-7 16-7 17-10 26-23 (3OT) 17-10 31-10 37-17 24-17 38-24 48-7 13-6 21-10 24-3 24-3 41-31 34-24 38-14 35-23 34-31 43-40 (4OT) 63-14 13-10 18-13 31-24 (2OT) 28-3 38-10 24-21 41-14 39-0 38-31 56-0 21-19 42-13
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TELEVISION APPEARANCES Date Nov. 5, 1966 Sept. 23, 1967 Dec. 30, 1967 Oct. 12, 1968 Dec. 7, 1968 Jan. 1, 1969 Nov. 1, 1969 Nov. 29, 1969 Jan. 1, 1970 Sept. 26, 1970 Oct. 24, 1970 Sept. 25, 1971 Dec. 4, 1971 Jan. 1, 1972 Oct. 28, 1972 Dec. 31, 1972 Sept. 15, 1973 Oct. 6, 1973 Jan. 1, 1974 Sept. 14, 1974 Nov. 2, 1974 Nov. 28, 1974 Jan. 1, 1975 Nov. 22, 1975 Dec. 31, 1975 Sept. 18, 1976 Nov. 26, 1976 Dec. 27, 1976 Sept. 24, 1977 Nov. 26, 1977 Dec. 25, 1977 Sept. 16, 1978 Nov. 4, 1978 Nov. 24, 1978 Jan. 1, 1979 Sept. 29, 1979 Dec. 1, 1979 Dec. 22, 1979 Sept. 20, 1980 Sept. 27, 1980 Oct. 4, 1980 Nov. 28, 1980 Dec. 26, 1980 Sept. 12, 1981 Sept. 26, 1981 Oct. 10, 1981 Oct. 24, 1981 Oct. 31, 1981 Nov. 14, 1981 Nov. 21, 1981 Nov. 28, 1981 Jan. 1, 1982 Sept. 4, 1982 Sept. 25, 1982 Oct. 9, 1982 Nov. 13, 1982
Result L L T W W W W W W L W W L W W L W W W W W W W W L L L L W W W W W W L L L W W L W L W W W W W L L W W W W W L W
Opponent Syracuse at Navy Florida State (Gator) at UCLA Syracuse Kansas (Orange) Boston College at NC State Missouri (Orange) at Colorado at Army at Iowa at Tennessee Texas (Cotton) at West Virginia Oklahoma (Sugar) at Stanford at Air Force LSU (Orange) Stanford Maryland at Pittsburgh Baylor (Cotton) at Pittsburgh Alabama (Sugar) Ohio State at Pittsburgh Notre Dame (Gator) Maryland at Pittsburgh Arizona State (Fiesta) at Ohio State Maryland Pittsburgh Alabama (Sugar) at Nebraska Pittsburgh Tulane (Liberty) at Texas A&M Nebraska at Missouri Pittsburgh Ohio State (Fiesta) Cincinnati at Nebraska Boston College West Virginia at Miami (Fla.) Alabama Notre Dame at Pittsburgh USC (Fiesta) Temple Nebraska at Alabama at Notre Dame
Nov. 26, 1982 Jan. 1, 1983 Aug. 29, 1983 Oct. 8, 1983 Oct. 29, 1983 Nov. 12, 1983 Dec. 26, 1983 Sept. 29, 1984 Oct. 6, 1984 Oct. 27, 1984 Nov. 3, 1984 Nov. 17, 1984 Oct. 12, 1985 Oct. 26, 1985 Nov. 16, 1985 Nov. 23, 1985 Jan. 1, 1986
W W L W L W W L W L W L W W W W L
Pittsburgh Georgia (Sugar) Nebraska Alabama at Boston College Notre Dame Washington (Aloha) Texas Maryland at West Virginia Boston College at Notre Dame Alabama West Virginia Notre Dame at Pittsburgh Oklahoma (Orange)
Coverage R R N R N *N R N *N N R R N N R *N N R *N N R *N N *N N R *N *N R N N R R N *N R N N ND N ND N N ND ND ND ND N R ND N N ND N R R ND N *N *N N R ND N N N *N N N N R R *N *N
Network ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC NBC CBS ABC NBC ABC ABC ABC ABC CBS ABC ABC ABC ABC NBC ABC ABC ABC CBS ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC CBS ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC* ESPN ABC ESPN ABC NBC ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ABC ABC ESPN ABC NBC ESPN CBS CBS ABC, ESPN ABC ABC Katz CBS ABC ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ESPN ABC ESPN ABC ABC ABC ESPN NBC
Date Sept. 20, 1986 Oct. 24, 1986 Nov. 1, 1986 Nov. 15, 1986 Jan. 2, 1987 Sept. 12, 1987 Sept. 26, 1987 Oct. 17, 1987 Nov. 14, 1987 Nov. 21, 1987 Jan. 1, 1988 Oct. 15, 1988 Oct. 22, 1988 Oct. 29, 1988 Nov. 12, 1988 Nov. 19, 1988 Oct. 14, 1989 Oct. 28, 1989 Nov. 4, 1989 Nov. 18, 1989 Nov. 25, 1989 Dec. 29, 1989 Sept. 15, 1990 Oct. 13, 1990 Oct. 20, 1990 Oct. 27, 1990 Nov. 17, 1990 Nov. 24, 1990 Dec. 28, 1990 Aug. 28, 1991 Sept. 7, 1991 Sept. 14, 1991 Sept. 21, 1991 Oct. 12, 1991 Oct. 26, 1991 Nov. 16, 1991 Nov. 28, 1991 Jan. 1, 1992 Oct. 10, 1992 Oct. 17, 1992 Oct. 24, 1992 Nov. 14, 1992 Nov. 21, 1992 Jan. 1, 1993 Sept. 11, 1993 Sept. 18, 1993 Sept. 25, 1993 Oct. 16, 1993 Oct. 30, 1993 Nov. 13, 1993 Nov. 27, 1993 Jan. 1, 1994 Sept. 10, 1994 Sept. 17, 1994 Sept. 24, 1994 Oct. 15, 1994 Oct. 29, 1994 Nov. 5, 1994 Nov. 12, 1994 Nov. 26, 1994 Jan. 2, 1995 Sept. 9, 1995 Sept. 23, 1995 Sept. 30, 1995 Oct. 7, 1995 Oct. 14, 1995 Oct. 21, 1995 Oct. 28, 1995 Nov. 4, 1995 Nov. 18, 1995 Nov. 25, 1995 Jan. 1, 1996
Result W W W W W L W L L W L L L L L L W L W L W W L W W W W W L W W L W L W W W W L L W L W L W W W L L W W W W W W W W W W W W W W L L W W W L W W W
Opponent Coverage at Boston College *N at Alabama N at West Virginia *N at Notre Dame N Miami, Fla. (Fiesta) *N Alabama *N at Boston College *N at Syracuse SN at Pittsburgh *N Notre Dame N Clemson (Citrus) N Syracuse *N at Alabama N West Virginia N Pittsburgh N at Notre Dame N at Syracuse N Alabama N West Virginia N Notre Dame N at Pittsburgh N BYU (Holiday) N at USC N Syracuse N at Boston College N at Alabama N at Notre Dame N Pittsburgh N Florida State (Blockbuster) *N Georgia Tech (Kickoff) *N Cincinnati N at USC *N BYU *R at Miami (Fla.) N West Virginia N Notre Dame R at Pittsburgh N Tennessee (Fiesta) N Miami (Fla.) N Boston College R at West Virginia R at Notre Dame N Pittsburgh N Stanford (Blockbuster) N USC R at Iowa R Rutgers *N Michigan N at Ohio State R Illinois R at Michigan State SN Tennessee (Citrus) N USC R Iowa N Rutgers N at Michigan N Ohio State R at Indiana N at Illinois R Michigan State N Oregon (Rose) N Texas Tech R at Rutgers *N Wisconsin N Ohio State N at Purdue N at Iowa R Indiana N at Northwestern R Michigan SN at Michigan State N Auburn (Outback) N
Network ESPN ABC ESPN ABC NBC CBS ESPN CBS ESPN CBS ABC ESPN CBS CBS ESPN CBS ESPN CBS ESPN CBS CBS ESPN ABC CBS CBS ESPN ESPN CBS Raycom Raycom Prime ABC ABC ABC ESPN ABC ABC NBC ABC ABC ABC NBC ESPN CBS ABC ABC ESPN ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC ESPN2 ESPN2 ABC ABC ESPN ABC ESPN ABC ABC ESPN ESPN ABC ESPN ABC ESPN2 ABC ABC ESPN ESPN
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TELEVISION APPEARANCES Date Aug. 25, 1996 Sept. 7, 1996 Sept. 28, 1996 Oct. 5, 1996 Oct. 12, 1996 Oct. 19, 1996 Oct. 26, 1996 Nov. 2, 1996 Nov. 16, 1996 Nov. 23, 1996 Jan. 1, 1997 Sept. 6, 1997 Sept. 20, 1997 Oct. 4, 1997 Oct. 11, 1997 Nov. 1, 1997 Nov. 8, 1997 Nov. 15, 1997 Nov. 22, 1997 Nov. 29, 1997 Jan. 1, 1998 Sept. 5, 1998 Sept. 19, 1998 Oct. 3, 1998 Oct. 10, 1998 Oct. 17, 1998 Nov. 7, 1998 Nov. 14, 1998 Nov. 21, 1998 Nov. 28, 1998 Jan. 1, 1999 Aug. 28, 1999 Sept. 11, 1999 Sept. 18, 1999 Sept. 25, 1999 Oct. 16, 1999 Oct. 23, 1999 Oct. 30, 1999 Nov. 6, 1999 Nov. 13, 1999 Nov. 20, 1999 Dec. 28, 1999 Aug. 27, 2000 Sept. 2, 2000 Sept. 16, 2000 Sept. 23, 2000 Sept. 30, 2000 Oct. 7, 2000 Oct. 21, 2000 Oct. 28, 2000 Nov. 11, 2000 Sept. 1, 2001 Sept. 22, 2001 Sept. 29, 2001 Oct. 6, 2001 Oct. 20, 2001 Oct. 27, 2001 Nov. 3, 2001 Nov. 10, 2001 Nov. 24, 2001 Dec. 1, 2001 Sept. 14, 2002 Sept. 28, 2002 Oct. 5, 2002 Oct. 12, 2002 Oct. 19, 2002 Oct. 26, 2002 Nov. 2, 2002 Nov. 9, 2002 Nov. 16, 2002 Nov. 23, 2002 Jan. 1, 2003
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Result W W W L W L W W W W W W W W W W L W W L L W W L W W L W L W W W W W W W W W L L L W L L L L W L W W L L L L L W W W L W L W L W L W L W W W W L
Opponent USC (Kickoff) Louisville at Wisconsin at Ohio State Purdue Iowa at Indiana Northwestern at Michigan Michigan State Texas (Fiesta) Pittsburgh at Louisville at Illinois Ohio State at Northwestern Michigan at Purdue Wisconsin at Michigan State Florida (Citrus) Southern Mississippi Pittsburgh at Ohio State at Minnesota Purdue at Michigan Northwestern at Wisconsin Michigan State Kentucky (Outback) Arizona Pittsburgh at Miami (Fla.) Indiana Ohio State at Purdue at Illinois Minnesota Michigan at Michigan State Texas A&M (Alamo) USC (Kickoff) Toledo at Pittsburgh at Ohio State Purdue at Minnesota Illinois at Indiana at Michigan Miami (Fla.) Wisconsin at Iowa Michigan at Northwestern Ohio State Southern Mississippi at Illinois at Michigan State at Virginia Nebraska Iowa at Wisconsin at Michigan Northwestern at Ohio State Illinois Virginia at Indiana Michigan State Auburn (Capital One)
Coverage N R R R N N N R N R *N R N N R N R N R SN N R N N R R N N N SN N N N N N N R R N N SN *N N N SN N R N N *N N *SN SN N R R N N R N N *SN N R R N R N R N R N
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Date Sept. 6, 2003 Sept. 13, 2003 Sept. 27, 2003 Oct. 11, 2003 Oct. 25, 2003 Nov. 1, 2003 Nov. 8, 2003 Nov. 22, 2003 Sept. 11, 2004 Sept. 25, 2004 Oct. 9, 2004 Oct. 23, 2004 Oct. 30, 2004 Nov. 20, 2004 Sept. 17, 2005 Sept. 24, 2005 Oct. 1, 2005 Oct. 8, 2005 Oct. 15, 2005 Oct. 22, 2005 Oct. 29, 2005 Nov. 5, 2005 Nov. 19, 2005 Jan. 3, 2006 Sept. 2, 2006 Sept. 9, 2006 Sept. 16, 2006 Sept. 23, 2006 Sept. 30, 2006 Oct. 14, 2006 Oct. 21, 2006 Oct. 28, 2006 Nov. 4, 2006 Nov. 18, 2006 Jan. 1, 2007 Sept. 1, 2007 Sept. 8, 2007 Sept. 15, 2007 Sept. 22, 2007 Sept. 29, 2007 Oct. 6, 2007 Oct. 13, 2007 Oct. 20, 2007 Oct. 27, 2007 Nov. 3, 2007 Nov. 10, 2007 Nov. 17, 2007 Dec. 29, 2007 Aug. 30, 2008 Sept. 6, 2008 Sept. 13, 2008 Sept. 20, 2008 Sept. 27, 2008 Oct. 4, 2008 Oct. 11, 2008 Oct. 18, 2008 Oct. 25, 2008 Nov. 8, 2008 Nov. 15, 2008 Nov. 22, 2008 Jan. 1, 2009 Sept. 5, 2009 Sept. 12, 2009 Sept. 19, 2009 Sept. 26, 2009 Oct. 3, 2009 Oct. 10, 2009 Oct. 17, 2009 Oct. 24, 2009 Oct. 31, 2009 Nov. 7, 2009 Nov. 14, 2009 Nov. 21, 2009 Jan. 1, 2010
Result L L L L L L L L L L L L L W W W W W L W W W W W W L W L W L W W L W W W W W L L W W W L W W L W W W W W W W W W W L W W L W W W L W W W W W L W W W
Opponent Boston College at Nebraska Minnesota at Purdue at Iowa Ohio State at Northwestern at Michigan State at Boston College at Wisconsin Purdue Iowa at Ohio State Michigan State Central Michigan at Northwestern Minnesota Ohio State at Michigan at Illinois Purdue Wisconsin at Michigan State Florida State (Orange) Akron at Notre Dame Youngstown State at Ohio State Northwestern Michigan Illinois at Purdue at Wisconsin Michigan State Tennessee (Outback) FIU Notre Dame Buffalo at Michigan at Illinois Iowa Wisconsin at Indiana Ohio State Purdue at Temple at Michigan State Texas A&M (Alamo) Coastal Carolina Oregon State at Syracuse Temple Illinois at Purdue at Wisconsin Michigan at Ohio State at Iowa Indiana Michigan State USC (Rose) Akron Syracuse Temple Iowa at Illinois Eastern Illinois Minnesota at Michigan at Northwestern Ohio State Indiana at Michigan State LSU (Capital One)
Coverage SN *SN N R R R N N *SN N N N SN N R N R *N R N R R N *N N N N SN R *SN N SN SN N N N *N N N N R R N *N N N R *N N N R N *SN N *N N *N N N N N N N N *N N N N N N N N N N
Network ABC ABC ESPN ABC ABC ABC ESPN2 ESPN ABC ESPN ESPN ESPN2 ABC ESPN2 ESPN+ ESPN2 ABC ESPN ABC ESPN2 ABC ABC ESPN ABC ESPN2 NBC ESPNU ABC ABC ABC ESPN2 ABC ABC ESPN2 ESPN BTN ESPN BTN ABC BTN ABC ABC ESPN ABC ESPN ESPNU ABC ESPN BTN ABC/ESPN2 ABC BTN ABC ESPN ESPN ESPN ABC ABC/ESPN BTN ABC/ESPN ABC BTN BTN BTN ABC ABC/ESPN ESPN Classic ABC/ESPN ABC/ESPN ESPN ABC/ESPN BTN ABC/ESPN ABC
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TELEVISION APPEARANCES Date Sept. 4, 2010 Sept. 11, 2010 Sept. 18, 2010 Sept. 25, 2010 Oct. 2, 2010 Oct. 9, 2010 Oct. 23, 2010 Oct. 30, 2010 Nov. 6, 2010 Nov. 13, 2010 Nov. 20, 2010 Nov. 27, 2010 Jan. 1, 2011 Sept. 3, 2011 Sept. 10, 2011 Sept. 17, 2011 Sept. 24, 2011 Oct. 1, 2011 Oct. 8, 2011 Oct. 15, 2011 Oct. 22, 2011 Oct. 29, 2011 Nov. 12, 2011 Nov. 19, 2011 Nov. 26, 2011 Jan. 2, 2012 Sept. 1, 2012 Sept. 8, 2012 Sept. 15, 2012 Sept. 22, 2012 Sept. 29, 2012 Oct. 6, 2012 Oct. 20, 2012 Oct. 27, 2012 Nov. 3, 2012 Nov. 10, 2012 Nov. 17, 2012 Nov. 24, 2012 Aug. 31, 2013 Sept. 7, 2013 Sept. 14, 2013 Sept. 21, 2013 Oct. 5, 2013 Oct. 12, 2013 Oct. 26, 2013 Nov. 2, 2013 Nov. 9, 2013 Nov. 16, 2013 Nov. 23, 2013 Nov. 30, 2013 Aug. 30, 2014 Sept. 6, 2014 Sept. 13, 2014 Sept. 20, 2014 Sept. 27, 2014 Oct. 11, 2014 Oct. 25, 2014 Nov. 1, 2014 Nov. 8, 2014 Nov. 15, 2014 Nov. 22, 2014 Nov. 29, 2014 Dec. 27, 2014 Sept. 5, 2015 Sept. 12, 2015 Sept. 19, 2015 Sept. 26, 2015 Oct. 3, 2015 Oct. 10, 2015 Oct. 17, 2015 Oct. 24, 2015 Oct. 31, 2015 Nov. 7, 2015 Nov. 21, 2015 Nov. 28, 2015 Jan. 2, 2016
Result W L W W L L W W W L W L L W L W W W W W W W L W L L L L W W W W W L W L W W W W L W L W L W L W L W W W W W L L L L W W L L W L W W W W W L W W L L L L
Opponent Coverage Youngstown State N at Alabama *N Kent State N Temple N at Iowa *N Illinois N at Minnesota N Michigan *N Northwestern N at Ohio State N vs. Indiana N Michigan State N Florida (Outback) N Indiana State N Alabama N at Temple N Eastern Michigan N at Indiana N Iowa N Purdue N at Northwestern *N Illinois N Nebraska N at Ohio State N at Wisconsin N Houston (TicketCity) N Ohio N at Virginia N Navy N Temple N at Illinois N Northwestern N at Iowa *N Ohio State N at Purdue N at Nebraska N Indiana N Wisconsin N vs. Syracuse (MetLife) N Eastern Michigan N UCF *N Kent State N at Indiana N Michigan N at Ohio State *N Illinois N at Minnesota N Purdue N Nebraska N at Wisconsin N vs. UCF (Croke Park Classic) N Akron N at Rutgers* N Massachusetts N Northwestern N at Michigan* N Ohio State* N Maryland N at Indiana N Temple N at Illinois N Michigan State N Boston College (Pinstripe) N at Temple N Buffalo N Rutgers* N San Diego State N Army N Indiana N at Ohio State* N vs. Maryland (Baltimore) N Illinois N at Northwestern N Michigan N Michigan State N Georgia (TaxSlayer) N
Network BTN ESPN ESPN2 BTN ESPN ESPN2 ESPNU ESPN ABC/ESPN2 ABC/ESPN BTN ESPN2 ABC BTN ABC ESPN ESPN2 ESPNU ABC/ESPN BTN BTN ABC/ESPN2 ESPN ABC/ESPN ESPN ESPNU ESPN ABC ABC/ESPN2 ABC/ESPN2 ESPN ESPN BTN ESPN ESPNU ABC/ESPN2 BTN ESPN2 ABC/ESPN2 BTN BTN BTN BTN ESPN ABC ESPN ESPN2 BTN BTN ESPN ESPN2 ABC/ESPN2 BTN BTN BTN ESPN2 ABC ESPN2 BTN ESPN2 ESPN2 ABC/ESPN2 ESPN ESPN ESPN2 BTN BTN ESPNU ESPN ABC ESPN ESPN2 ESPNU ABC ESPN ESPN
Date Sept. 3, 2016 Sept. 10, 2016 Sept. 17, 2016 Sept. 24, 2016 Oct. 1, 2016 Oct. 8, 2016 Oct. 22, 2016 Oct. 29, 2016 Nov. 5, 2016 Nov. 12, 2016 Nov. 19, 2016 Nov. 26, 2016 Dec. 3, 2016 Jan. 2, 2017 Sept. 2, 2017 Sept. 9, 2017 Sept. 16, 2017 Sept. 23, 2017 Sept. 30, 2017 Oct. 7, 2017 Oct. 21, 2017 Oct. 28, 2017 Nov. 4, 2017 Nov. 11, 2017 Nov. 18, 2017 Nov. 25, 2017 Dec. 30, 2017
Result W L W L W W W W W W W W W L W W W W W W W L L W W W W
Opponent Kent State at Pittsburgh Temple at Michigan Minnesota Maryland Ohio State* at Purdue Iowa* at Indiana at Rutgers* Michigan State Wisconsin (B1G Champ.)* USC (Rose) Akron Pittsburgh Georgia State* at Iowa* Indiana at Northwestern Michigan* at Ohio State at Michigan State Rutgers Nebraska at Maryland vs. Washington (Fiesta)
Coverage N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Network BTN ESPN BTN ABC BTN BTN ABC ABC/ESPN2 BTN ESPN2 BTN ESPN FOX ESPN ABC ABC BTN ABC BTN ABC ABC FOX FOX BTN FS1 BTN ESPN
R: Regional N: National ND: National delayed SN: Split national *Kickoff after 6 p.m. (local time); late afternoon games are listed as day games.
APPEARANCES BREAKDOWN Penn State has made 393 appearances on national television networks since 1966; 303 of its last 304 games have been on TV. Network Appearances Record Bowls ABC 175 101-73-1 16; 6-9-1 ESPN 90 63-27-0 11; 9-2-0 BTN 40 35-5-0 — ESPN2 36 24-12-0 — CBS 25 15-10-0 5; 4-1-0 NBC 10 7-3-0 8; 7-1-0 ESPNU 8 6-2-0 1; 0-1-0 Others 5 3-2-0 1; 0-1-0 FOX 3 1-2-0 — FS1 1 1-0-1 — TOTAL 393 256-136-1 26-15-1
MOST TELEVISED OPPONENTS
Ohio State; 28 times Pittsburgh; 22 times
Michigan State; 21 times Michigan; 21 times
James Franklin conducts a pregame interview with ESPN.
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1887
2-0
Coach: None Captain: George Linsz N 5 W at Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-0 N 19 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-0
1888
0-2-1
Coach: None Captain: George Linsz O 31 T Dickinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 N 7 L at Dickinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-16 N L Lehigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-30
1889
2-2
6-2
Coach: George Hoskins Captain: Ed Haley O 14 W at Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 O 25 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 6-18 N 6 W Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-0 N 11 W at Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-18 N 30 W at Pittsburgh Athletic Club. . 12-0
1894 Coach: George Hoskins Captain: Benjamin Fisher O 13 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-0 O 20 W Lafayette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-0 N 10 T at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 N 17 W Bucknell (at Williamsport) . .12-6 N 23 W at Washington & Jefferson . . . 6-0 N 24 W at Oberlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6 N 29 W at Pittsburgh Athletic Club . .14-0
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3-4
5-1
4-1
2,000
6-0-1
3-6
6-4
Coach: Dr. Samuel Newton Captain: Lalon Hayes S 24 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-0 O 1 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 0-40 O 8 W at Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-0 O 15 W Susquehanna . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-6 O 22 L at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-16 O 26 L at Princeton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-5 O 29 L at Duquesne Athletic Club . .5-18 N 5 W Bucknell (at Williamsport) . .16-0 N 19 W at Washington & Jefferson . .11-6 N 26 W Dickinson (at Williamsport). .34-0
1899 Coach: Sam Boyle Captain: Brute Randolph S 23 W Mansfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-0 S 30 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-0 O 7 W at Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 O 13 T Washington & Jefferson . . . 0-0 O 18 L at Princeton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-12 O 21 L at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-6 O 28 W Dickinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-0 N 4 L Bucknell (at Williamsport) . .0-5 N 11 L at Yale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-42 N 17 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 0-47 N 25 L at Duquesne Athletic Club . .5-64
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1900 Coach: Pop Golden Captain: Henny Scholl S 23 W Susquehanna . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-0 S 30 W Pittsburgh (at Bellefonte). . 12-0 O 6 T at Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 O 10 L at Princeton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-26 O 17 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 5-17 O 20 L at Dickinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-18 O 27 L at Duquesne Athletic Club . .0-29 N 3 W Bucknell (at Williamsport) . .6-0 N 10 L at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-44 N 17 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-0 N 29 L at Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-10
1901
Coach: Dr. Samuel Newton Captain: Joe Curtin S 25 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-0 O 2 L at Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-24 O 13 L at Princeton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-34 O 16 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 0-24 O 20 L at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4 O 30 L at Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-45 N 13 W Bucknell (at Williamsport) . .27-4 N 20 W Bloomsburg Normal . . . . . . 10-0 N 25 L Dickinson (Sunbury) . . . . . . 0-6
1898
Coach: George Hoskins Captain: Gus Reed O 1 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 0-20 O 27 W at Wyoming Seminary . . . . 40-0 N 5 W at Pittsburgh Athletic Club. . 16-0 N 12 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-0 N 23 W Lafayette (at Wilkes-Barre) . .18-0 N 25 W Dickinson (at Harrisburg) . . 16-0
1893
1,000 4,000 5,000 2,000
Coach: Dr. Samuel Newton Captain: James Dunsmore S 26 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-0 O 3 W Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4 O 10 W Dickinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-0 O 24 L at Princeton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-39 O 31 L Bucknell (at Williamsport) . .0-10 N 14 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 0-27 N 28 L Carlisle Indians . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48 (at Harrisburg)
1897
Coach: None Captain: Charles Aull O 2 W at Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-4 O 3 L at Lehigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24 O 17 W at Swarthmore . . . . . . . . . . . 44-0 O 24 W at Franklin & Marshall . . . . . 26-6 O 27 W at Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-0 N 7 L at Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12 N 26 W Dickinson (forfeit) . . . . . . . . 2-0 D 5 W at Haverford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-0
1892
2-2-3
2-2
Coach: None Captain: Harvey McLean O 10 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 0-20 O 12 L at Franklin & Marshall . . . . . 0-10 N 15 W Altoona Athletic Association. . 68-0 N W at Bellefonte Academy . . . . 23-0
1891
Coach: George Hoskins Captain: Walter McCaskey S 25 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-0 O 5 T at Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 O 26 W Bucknell (at Williamsport) . .16-0 N 9 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 4-35 N 16 L at Pittsburgh Athletic Club . .10-11 N 18 T at Washington & Jefferson . .6-6 N 28 T at Western Reserve . . . . . . . 8-8
1896
Coach: None Captain: James Mock O 26 W Swarthmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-6 N 9 L at Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-26 N 11 L at Lehigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-106 N 25 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-0
1890
1895
5-3
1,500 1,500
1902
7-3
Coach: Pop Golden Captain: Ralph Cummings S 20 W Dickinson Seminary. . . . . . . 27-0 S 27 W Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-0 O 4 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 0-17 O 11 W Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-0 O 18 L at Yale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-11 O 25 W Susquehanna . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-0 N 1 W at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 N 8 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-0 N 22 W at Dickinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-0 N 27 L at Steelton YMCA . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Coach: Dan Reed Captain: Ed Whitworth S 19 W Dickinson Seminary. . . . . . . 60-0 O 3 W Allegheny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-5 O 10 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 0-39 O 17 L at Yale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-27 O 24 W at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-0 O 31 W at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-0 N 14 L Dickinson (at Williamsport). .0-6 N 26 W Washington & Jefferson . . . 22-0 (at Pittsburgh)
1904
3,000 3,000
1,000
Coach: Pop Golden Captain: Earl Hewitt S 22 W Susquehanna . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-0 S 28 W Pittsburgh (at Bellefonte). . 37-0 O 5 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 6-23 O 19 L at Yale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-22 O 26 W at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6 N 2 L at Homestead Athletic Club. .0-39 N 16 W Lehigh (at Williamsport). . . 38-0 N 23 W Dickinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-0
1903
4-6-1
4-6-1
Coach: Tom Fennell Captain: Carl Forkum S 24 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 0-6 O 1 W Allegheny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-0 O 8 L at Yale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-24 O 15 W West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-0 O 22 W Washington & Jefferson . . . 12-0 (at Pittsburgh) O 29 W Jersey Shore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-0 N 5 L at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20 N 12 W Dickinson (at Williamsport). .11-0 N 19 W Geneva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-0 N 24 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Associated Press ranking in brackets.
1905 Coach: Tom Fennell Captain: Ed Yeckley S 16 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 23-0 S 30 W California State. . . . . . . . . . . 29-0 O 7 L Carlisle Indians . . . . . . . . . . . 0-11 (at Harrisburg) O 14 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-0 O 21 L at Yale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-12 O 28 W Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-0 N 4 L at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 N 11 W Geneva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-0 N 18 W Dickinson (at Williamsport). .6-0 N 24 W West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 N 30 W at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0
1906 Coach: Tom Fennell Captain: Mother Dunn S 22 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 24-0 S 29 W Allegheny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-0 O 6 W Carlisle Indians . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0 (at Williamsport) O 13 T Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 O 20 L at Yale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-10 N 3 W at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-0 N 12 W Bellefonte Academy . . . . . . 12-0 N 17 W Dickinson (at Williamsport). .6-0 N 24 W West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-0 N 29 W at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0
1907
5-3
Coach: Tom Fennell Captain: Harry Burns S 21 W at Altoona Athletic Association S 28 W Geneva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-0 O 5 L Carlisle Indians . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18 (at Williamsport) O 12 W Grove City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-0 O 19 W at Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6 O 26 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 75-0 N 2 W Dickinson (at Williamsport). .52-0 N 9 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 0-28 N 16 L at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 N 28 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-6
1908
7,000
6-4
Coach: Tom Fennell Captain: Bull McCleary S 19 L Bellefonte Academy . . . . . . 5-6 S 26 W Grove City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-0 O 3 L Carlisle Indians . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12 (at Wilkes-Barre) O 10 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 0-6 O 17 W Geneva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-0 O 24 W West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-0 O 31 L at Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10 N 7 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-6 N 14 L at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-5 N 26 W at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-6
1909
8,500
Coach: Bill Hollenback Captain: Larry Vorthis O 2 W Grove City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-0 O 9 T Carlisle Indians . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8 (at Wilkes-Barre) O 16 W Geneva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-0 O 23 T at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 N 6 W at Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-0 N 13 W West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-0 N 25 W at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-0
8-3
8,000
8,000 2,400
8-1-1
5,000 8,000
6-4 27-0
11,000
5-5
10,000 7,000
5-0-2
10,000 12,000
HISTORY & HONORS 1910 Coach: Jack Hollenback Captain: Alex Gray O 1 W Harrisburg Athletic Club . . . 58-0 O 8 W Carnegie Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-0 O 15 W Sterling Athletic Club . . . . . 45-0 O 22 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 0-10 O 29 T Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 N 5 W St. Bonaventure . . . . . . . . . . 34-0 N 12 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-3 N 24 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-11
1911 Coach: Bill Hollenback Captain: Dexter Very S 30 W Geneva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57-0 O 7 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-0 O 14 W at Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-0 O 21 W Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-0 O 28 W at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 22-6 N 4 W St. Bonaventure . . . . . . . . . . 46-0 N 11 W Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-9 N 18 T at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 N 30 W at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0
1912 Coach: Bill Hollenback Captain: Pete Mauthe O 5 W Carnegie Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-0 O 12 W Washington & Jefferson . . . 30-0 O 19 W at Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-6 O 26 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-0 N 2 W at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 14-0 N 9 W Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71-0 N 16 W at Ohio State. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-0 N 28 W at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-0
1913 Coach: Bill Hollenback Captain: Shorty Miller O 4 W Carnegie Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-0 O 11 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-0 O 18 L at Washington & Jefferson . 0-17 O 25 L at Harvard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-29 N 1 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 0-17 N 7 L Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14 N 15 L at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-10 N 27 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
1914
5-2-1
18,000
8-0-1
8-2
Coach: Dick Harlow Captain: Harold Clark S 23 W Susquehanna . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-0 S 30 W Westminster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-0 O 7 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-7 O 14 W West Virginia Wesleyan . . . . 39-0 O 21 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 0-15 O 28 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-2 N 4 W Geneva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79-0 N 11 W at Lehigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7 N 17 W Lafayette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-0 N 30 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-31
1917
15,000
15,000
8-0
4,000 15,000 3,500
2-6
7,000
5-3-1
Coach: Bill Hollenback Captain: Yegg Tobin S 26 W Westminster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-0 O 3 W Muhlenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-0 O 10 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-0 O 17 W Ursinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-0 O 24 T at Harvard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-13 22,000 O 31 W at Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-0 N 7 L at Lehigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20 N 13 L Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 10,000 N 26 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13 17,000
1915
1916
7-2
Coach: Dick Harlow Captain: Bill Wood S 25 W Westminster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-0 O 2 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 13-0 O 9 W at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 13-3 O 16 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-12 O 23 W West Virginia Wesleyan . . . . 28-0 O 30 L at Harvard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-13 22,000 N 5 W Lehigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0 N 13 W at Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-3 N 25 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-20 30,000
5-4
Coach: Dick Harlow Captains: Larry Conover, Bob Higgins S 29 W Army Ambulance Corps. . . . . 10-0 (at Allentown) O 6 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-0 O 13 W St. Bonaventure . . . . . . . . . . 99-0 O 20 L at Washington & Jefferson . .0-7 O 27 W West Virginia Wesleyan . . . . 8-7 N 3 L at Dartmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10 N 10 L Lehigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-9 N 17 W Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57-0 N 29 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
20,000
1918
1-2-1
6-4-1
Coach: Hugo Bezdek Captain: Newsh Bentz S 23 W St. Bonaventure . . . . . . . . . . 54-0 3,000 S 30 W William & Mary . . . . . . . . . . 27-7 3,000 O 7 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-0 3,000 O 14 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 32-6 3,000 O 21 W Middlebury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-0 4,000 O 28 T Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 25,000 (New York, Polo Grounds) N 3 L Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-14 30,000 (Washington, D.C., American League Park) N 11 W Carnegie Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-0 17,000 N 18 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 50,000 N 30 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-14 35,000 J 1 L USC (Rose Bowl) . . . . . . . . . 3-14 43,000
1923
Coach: Hugo Bezdek Captains: Harry Robb, Frank Unger N 2 T Wissahickon Barracks . . . . . 6-6 N 9 L Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26 N 16 W at Lehigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6 N 28 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
6-2-1
Coach: Hugo Bezdek Captain: Joe Bedenk S 29 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 58-0 O 6 W NC State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-0 O 13 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-0 O 20 W Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-3 O 27 T West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-13 (New York, Yankee Stadium) N 3 L at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-10 N 10 W Georgia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0 N 17 W at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 21-0 N 29 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
1924
1919
7-1
Coach: Hugo Bezdek Captain: Bob Higgins O 4 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-0 O 11 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-0 O 18 L at Dartmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-19 4,500 O 25 W Ursinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-7 N 1 W at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 10-0 20,000 N 8 W Lehigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-7 6,000 N 15 W at Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-0 N 27 W at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-0 40,000
1920
7-0-2
Coach: Hugo Bezdek Captain: Bill Hess S 25 W Muhlenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-7 2,500 O 2 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-0 2,500 O 9 W Dartmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-7 6,000 O 16 W NC State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-0 3,500 O 23 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 109-7 2,500 O 30 W at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 28-7 30,000 N 6 W Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-0 9,000 5,000 N 13 T at Lehigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7 N 25 T at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0
1921
1922
8-0-2
Coach: Hugo Bezdek Captain: George Snell S 24 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 53-0 O 1 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-0 O 8 W NC State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-0 O 15 W Lehigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-7 O 22 T at Harvard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-21 O 29 W Georgia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-7 (New York, Polo Grounds) N 5 W Carnegie Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-7 N 12 W Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7 (Philadelphia, Franklin Field) N 24 T at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 D 3 W at Washington . . . . . . . . . . . 21-7
2,500 2,500 3,000 4,000 30,000 30,000
3,000 3,000 3,000 20,000 50,000 25,000 10,000 56,000 33,000
6-3-1
Coach: Hugo Bezdek Captain: Bas Gray S 27 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 47-3 3,500 O 4 W NC State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-6 3,500 O 11 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-0 6,000 O 18 L at Georgia Tech. . . . . . . . . . . 13-15 6,000 O 25 L Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10 N 1 W at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 N 8 W Carnegie Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-7 7,000 N 15 T at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 52,000 N 22 W Marietta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-0 3,500 N 27 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24 33,000
1925
4-4-1
Coach: Hugo Bezdek Captain: Baz Gray S 26 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 14-0 O 3 W Franklin & Marshall . . . . . . . 13-0 O 10 L Georgia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16 (New York, Yankee Stadium) O 17 W Marietta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-0 O 24 W Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6 O 31 L at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7 N 7 T Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 N 14 L at West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . 0-14 N 26 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
1926
3,500 3,500 8,000 3,500 4,000 20,000 20,000 34,715
5-4
Coach: Hugo Bezdek Captain: Ken Weston S 25 W Susquehanna . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-0 3,500 O 2 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 35-0 3,500 O 9 W Marietta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-6 4,000 O 16 L at Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . . . 0-28 28,000 O 23 L Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-10 8,000 O 30 W George Washington . . . . . . . 20-12 3,500 N 6 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 0-3 55,000 N 13 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-0 6,000 N 25 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24 42,915
1927 Coach: Hugo Bezdek Captain: Johnny Roepke S 24 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 27-0 O 1 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-13 O 8 L Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13 O 15 W at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 20-0 O 22 W at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6 O 29 W Lafayette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-6 N 5 W George Washington . . . . . . . 13-0 N 12 T NYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-13 N 24 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-30
1928 Coach: Hugo Bezdek Captains: Don Greenshields, Steve Hamas S 29 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 25-0 O 6 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-0 O 13 L Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-6 O 20 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 0-14 O 27 T Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 N 3 L Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-9 (Philadelphia, Franklin Field) N 10 W George Washington . . . . . . . 50-0 N 17 L at Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7 N 29 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-26
1929 Coach: Hugo Bezdek Captain: Jack Martin S 28 W Niagara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-0 O 5 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 15-0 O 12 W Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-7 O 19 L at NYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7 O 26 W Lafayette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 N 2 W at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 N 9 W at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 19-7 N 16 L Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27 N 28 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
1930
6-2-1 3,500 4,000 5,000 60,000 25,000 11,000 3,500 9,000 57,051
3-5-1 4,000 5,000 12,000 65,000 15,000 35,000 5,000 32,209
6-3 4,000 4,000 5,000 35,000 10,000 60,000 12,000 25,755
3-4-2
Coach: Bob Higgins Captain: Frank Diedrich S 27 W Niagara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-14 4,000 O 4 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 27-0 4,000 O 11 W Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65-0 5,000 O 18 T at Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 O 25 L Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-40 8,000 N 1 L at Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19 N 8 T Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 7,000 N 15 L at Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-19 20,000 N 26 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-19 15,816
1931 Coach: Bob Higgins Captain: George Lasich S 26 L Waynesburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7 O 3 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 19-6 O 10 L at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-12 O 17 L Dickinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10 O 24 L at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7 O 31 L Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41 N 8 L Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32 N 14 L at Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-33 N 21 L at West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . 0-19 N 28 W Lehigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-0 (Philadelphia, Franklin Field)
2-8 3,000 4,000 20,000 5,000 7,000 5,000 6,500 2,500
6,000 25,000 34,000 35,000
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2-5
Coach: Bob Higgins Captain: George Collins O 1 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 27-0 2,500 O 8 L Waynesburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 4,000 O 15 L at Harvard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-46 15,000 O 22 L Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 6,000 O 29 L at Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-31 4,000 N 5 W Sewanee (U. of the South) . .18-6 5,500 N 12 L at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13 15,000
1933 Coach: Bob Higgins Captain: Tom Slusser O 7 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 32-6 O 14 L Muhlenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3 O 21 W Lehigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-0 O 28 L at Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-33 N 4 L at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12 N 11 W Johns Hopkins . . . . . . . . . . . 40-6 N 18 T at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
1934 Coach: Bob Higgins Captain: M.B. Morrison O 6 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 13-0 O 13 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-6 O 20 W at Lehigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-0 O 27 L at Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14 N 3 L Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-16 N 10 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 0-3 N 17 W Lafayette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-6 N 24 L at Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
1935
3-3-1 3,000 4,000 5,000 5,000 20,000
4-4
8,013 35,000 5,775 10,000
4-4
3-5
Coach: Bob Higgins Captain: Chuck Cherundolo O 3 W Muhlenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-0 7,535 O 10 L Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-13 9,593 O 17 L at Lehigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 O 24 L at Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13 6,000 O 31 W Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-0 7,137 N 7 L at Pittsburgh [5] . . . . . . . . . 7-34 15,692 N 14 L at Pennsylvania [11] . . . . . . 12-19 40,000 N 21 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-0 9,227
1937
5-3
Coach: Bob Higgins Captains: Sam Donato, John Economos S 25 L at Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-26 6,000 O 2 W Gettysburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-6 8,919 O 9 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-14 11,376 O 16 W Lehigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-7 7,660 O 30 L at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-19 N 6 W at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 7-0 50,000 N 13 W Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-14 7,535 N 20 L at Pittsburgh [1] . . . . . . . . . 7-28 19,936
296
Coach: Bob Higgins Captain: Dean Hanley O 1 W Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-0 O 8 L Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-14 O 15 W at Lehigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-6 O 22 L at Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21 O 29 W Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-6 N 5 L Lafayette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7 N 12 T at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 7-7 N 19 L at Pittsburgh [5] . . . . . . . . . 0-26
1939
3-4-1 9,846 12,071 7,000 10,659 8,274 50,000 16,881
5-1-2
Coach: Bob Higgins Captain: Spike Alter O 7 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3 11,143 O 14 W Lehigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-7 9,419 O 21 L at Cornell [12] . . . . . . . . . . . 0-47 5,099 O 28 T at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 N 4 W Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-0 7,690 N 11 W at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 10-0 40,000 N 18 T at Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-14 7,412 N 25 W Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-0 20,000
1940 5,422 6,797
Coach: Bob Higgins Captain: Robert Weber O 5 W Lebanon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . 12-6 5,848 O 12 W Western Maryland . . . . . . . . 2-0 7,140 O 19 W Lehigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-0 7,113 O 26 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-9 17,310 N 2 L at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 12,000 N 9 W Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-13 8,150 N 16 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 6-33 40,000 N 23 L at Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 8,500
1936
1938
Coach: Bob Higgins Captain: Leon Gajecki O 5 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-0 O 12 W West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-13 O 19 W at Lehigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-0 O 26 W at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-0 N 2 W [18] South Carolina . . . . . . . 12-0 N 9 T [16] at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . 13-13 N 16 W [20] NYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-0 N 23 L [20] at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . 7-20
1941 Coach: Bob Higgins Captain: Lenny Krouse O 4 L at Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7 (Buffalo, Civic Stadium) O 11 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-13 O 18 L at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-14 O 25 W Lehigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-6 O 31 W at NYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-0 (New York, Polo Grounds) N 8 W Syracuse [18] . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-19 N 15 W West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0 N 22 W at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-7 N 29 W at South Carolina . . . . . . . . . 19-12
1942 Coach: Bob Higgins Captain: Lou Palazzi O 3 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-7 O 10 W at Lehigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-3 O 17 T at Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 O 24 W Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-10 O 31 L at West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . 0-24 N 7 W Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-13 N 14 W at Pennsylvania [17] . . . . . . 13-7 N 21 W Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-6 Final Ranking: AP 19th
1943 Coach: Bob Higgins Captain: John Jaffurs S 25 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-0 O 2 L at North Carolina . . . . . . . . . 0-19 O 9 T Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 O 16 L at Navy [3] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 O 23 W at Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-0 O 30 W West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-7 N 6 L at Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-13 N 13 W Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-0 N 20 W at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-0
2018 PENN STATE FOOTBALL YEARBOOK
6-1-1 12,091 10,574 13,078 9,346 9,449 30,083
7-2 23,467 16,000 25,000 10,690 16,000 30,696
6-1-1 10,303 5,000 11,510 12,000 8,856 50,000 11,710
5-3-1 6,639 9,983 6,933 5,000 4,494 6,617 4,142 12,242
1944
6-3
1949
Coach: Bob Higgins Captain: John Chuckran S 30 W Muhlenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-13 2,799 O 7 L at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-55 O 14 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-6 4,753 O 21 W at Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 3,000 O 28 L West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-28 5,534 N 4 W at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-0 N 11 W at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6 12,000 N 18 W Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-19 N 25 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-14 8,840
Coach: Joe Bedenk Captains: Bob Hicks, Neg Norton S 24 L Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27 O 1 L at Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42 O 8 W Boston College . . . . . . . . . . . 32-14 O 15 W Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-7 O 22 L at Michigan State [15] . . . . 0-24 O 29 W Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-21 N 5 W at West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . 34-14 N 12 W at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-7 N 19 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-19
1945
1950
Coach: Bob Higgins Captain: None S 29 W Muhlenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-7 O 6 W Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-7 O 13 L at Navy [2] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-28 O 20 W at Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-7 N 3 W Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-0 N 10 W Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-0 N 17 L [12] at Michigan State . . . . 0-33 N 24 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7
1946 Coach: Bob Higgins Captains: Red Moore, Bucky Walters O 5 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-6 O 12 W at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-0 O 19 L Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . 16-19 O 26 W at Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 N 2 W Fordham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68-0 N 9 W Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-0 N 16 W at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-7 N 23 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
1947
5-3 5,048 9,619 16,148 5,319 8,505 13,135 11,354
6-2
1951 12,401 12,000 17,149 13,500 10,305 13,536 22,000 42,124
9-0-1
Coach: Bob Higgins Captains: John Nolan, John Potsklan S 20 W Washington State . . . . . . . . 27-6 15,000 (Hershey, HersheyPark Stadium) O 4 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-0 12,294 O 11 W [12] at Fordham . . . . . . . . . . 75-0 O 18 W [9] Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-0 16,632 O 25 W [9] West Virginia . . . . . . . . . 21-14 20,313 N 1 W [7] Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-0 14,014 N 8 W [7] at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0 20,000 N 15 W [8] Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-7 25,000 (Baltimore, Memorial Stadium) N 22 W [5] at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . 29-0 47,822 J 1 T [4] SMU [3] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-13 43,000 (Cotton Bowl) Final Ranking: AP 4th
1948 Coach: Bob Higgins Captain: Joe Colone O 2 W Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-0 O 8 W [10] at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . 34-14 O 16 W [9] West Virginia . . . . . . . . . 37-7 O 23 T [8] Michigan State [19] . . . . . . 14-14 O 30 W [12] at Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . 32-13 N 6 W [14] at Pennsylvania [7] . . . 13-0 N 13 W [5] Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-0 N 20 L [6] at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . 0-7 N 27 W [18] at Washington State . . 7-0 (Tacoma, Tacoma Stadium) Final Ranking: AP 18th
Coach: Rip Engle Captain: Owen Dougherty S 30 W Georgetown . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-14 O 7 L at Army [4] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41 O 14 L at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27 O 21 L at Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-19 O 28 T Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7 N 4 W at Boston College . . . . . . . . . 20-13 N 11 W West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-0 N 18 W Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-14 D 2 W at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-20 (Forbes Field)
5-4 22,080 27,000 18,041 23,956 44,746 18,758 21,000 18,000 43,308
5-3-1 16,617 26,252 17,500 38,000 20,782 8,000 16,338 15,299 12,250
5-4
Coach: Rip Engle Captains: Art Betts, Len Shephard S 29 W Boston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-34 15,536 O 6 L Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-20 (Allentown, Allentown High School Stadium) O 13 W at Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-7 39,000 O 20 L Michigan State [3] . . . . . . . . 21-32 30,321 O 27 W West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7 17,206 N 3 L at Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-28 21,000 N 10 W Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-13 16,612 N 17 W at Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7 15,000 N 24 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13 22,771
1952
7-2-1
Coach: Rip Engle Captains: Joe Gratson, Stewart Scheetz S 20 W Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-13 S 27 T Purdue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-20 O 4 W William & Mary . . . . . . . . . . 35-23 O 11 W [20] at West Virginia . . . . . . 35-21 O 18 W [19] Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . 10-0 O 25 L [17] at Michigan State [1] . . 7-34 N 1 W at Pennsylvania [17] . . . . . . 14-7 N 8 L [15] at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . 7-25 N 15 W Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6 N 22 W at Pittsburgh [16] . . . . . . . . 17-0
15,889 20,506 22,848 18,500 28,551 51,162 67,000 16,000 15,957 53,766
7-1-1
1953
14,423 14,000 17,814 24,579 10,000 71,180 16,555 49,444 18,000
Coach: Rip Engle Captains: Don Malinak, Tony Rados S 26 L at Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-20 O 3 L at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 7-13 O 10 W at Boston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-13 O 17 W Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-14 O 24 W TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-21 O 31 L West Virginia [5] . . . . . . . . . 19-20 N 7 W Fordham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-21 N 14 W at Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-26 N 21 W at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-0
6-3 49,000 51,000 12,000 20,712 27,966 24,670 13,897 9,500 39,642
HISTORY & HONORS 1954 Coach: Rip Engle Captains: Don Balthaser, Jim Garrity S 25 W at Illinois [6] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-12 O 2 W [10] at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . 13-0 O 9 W [12] Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-7 O 16 L [9] West Virginia [14] . . . . . .14-19 O 23 L at TCU [20] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20 O 30 W at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 35-13 N 6 W Holy Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-7 N 13 W Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-14 N 20 W at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-0 Final Rankings: AP 20th, UPI 16th
1955 Coach: Rip Engle Captains: Otto Kneidinger, Frank Reich S 24 W Boston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-0 O 1 L [18] at Army [6] . . . . . . . . . . 6-35 O 8 W Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-7 (Richmond, City Stadium) O 15 L Navy [8] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-34 O 22 L at West Virginia [8] . . . . . . . 7-21 O 29 W at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 20-0 N 5 W Syracuse [18] . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-20 N 12 W at Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-13 N 19 L Pittsburgh [15]. . . . . . . . . . . 0-20
1956 Coach: Rip Engle Captain: Sam Valentine S 29 W at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 34-0 O 8 L at Army [15] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14 O 13 W Holy Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-0 O 20 W at Ohio State [5]. . . . . . . . . . 7-6 O 27 W [18] West Virginia . . . . . . . . 16-6 N 3 L [12] at Syracuse [17] . . . . . . 9-13 N 10 W Boston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-7 N 17 W NC State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-7 N 24 T at Pittsburgh [14] . . . . . . . . 7-7
1957 Coach: Rip Engle Captain: Joe Sabol S 28 W [19] at Pennsylvania . . . . . . 19-14 O 5 L Army [12] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-27 O 12 W William & Mary . . . . . . . . . . 21-13 O 19 L Vanderbilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-32 O 26 W at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-12 N 2 W West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-6 N 9 W at Marquette . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-7 N 16 W at Holy Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-10 N 23 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14
1958 Coach: Rip Engle Captain: Steve Garban S 20 L at Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14 S 27 W at Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 43-0 O 4 L at Army [5] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-26 O 11 W Marquette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-8 O 18 W at Boston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-0 O 25 L Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 N 1 W Furman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-0 N 8 T at West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . 14-14 N 15 W Holy Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-0 N 27 W at Pittsburgh [19] . . . . . . . . 25-21
7-2 54,094 18,000 21,820 32,384 15,000 33,125 25,383 16,623 47,266
5-4 20,150 24,200 20,000 32,209 34,400 28,000 30,321 12,000 29,361
6-2-1 23,390 24,195 25,828 82,584 29,244 35,475 29,094 22,864 51,308
6-3 21,150 31,979 30,462 26,781 35,000 28,712 4,719 18,000 44,710
6-3-1 30,000 19,549 27,250 22,000 11,000 27,000 28,000 26,000 20,000 39,479
1959
9-2
Coach: Rip Engle Captain: Pat Botula S 19 W at Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-8 28,000 S 26 W [18] VMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-0 19,800 O 3 W Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-20 O 10 W [16] at Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-11 27,500 O 17 W [10] Boston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-12 O 24 W [8] Illinois [13] . . . . . . . . . . . 20-9 15,045 (Cleveland, Municipal Stadium) O 31 W [7] at West Virginia . . . . . . . 28-10 N 7 L [7] Syracuse [4] . . . . . . . . . . 18-20 34,000 N 14 W [10] Holy Cross . . . . . . . . . . . 46-0 N 21 L [7] at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . 7-22 46,104 D 19 W [12] Alabama [10] . . . . . . . 7-0 36,211 (Liberty Bowl; Philadelphia, Municipal Stadium) Final Rankings: AP 12th, UPI 14th
1960
7-3
Coach: Rip Engle Captain: Hank Oppermann S 17 W [19] Boston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-0 22,559 O 1 L [20] Missouri [19] . . . . . . . . 8-21 33,613 O 8 W at Army [18] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-16 27,150 O 15 L [20] at Syracuse [4] . . . . . . . 15-21 40,617 O 22 L at Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10 51,459 O 29 W West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-13 37,715 N 5 W Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-9 30,126 N 12 W at Holy Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-8 14,856 N 19 W at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-3 45,023 D 17 W [16] Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-12 16,697 (Liberty Bowl; Philadelphia, Municipal Stadium) Final Ranking: AP 16th
1961 Coach: Rip Engle Captain: Jim Smith S 23 W [7] Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-10 S 29 L [8] at Miami (Fla.) . . . . . . . . 8-25 O 6 W at Boston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-0 O 14 L Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10 O 21 W Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-0 O 28 W California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-16 N 4 L at Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-21 N 11 W at West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . 20-6 N 18 W Holy Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-14 N 25 W at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-26 D 30 W [17] Georgia Tech . . . . . . . . . 30-15 (Gator Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 17th, UPI 19th
1962 Coach: Rip Engle Captain: Joe Galardi S 22 W [9] Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-7 S 29 W [4] Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-6 O 6 W [4] at Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-7 O 13 L [3] at Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9 O 20 W Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-19 O 27 W at California . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-21 N 3 W Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-7 N 10 W West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-6 N 17 W at Holy Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-20 N 24 W [9] at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . 16-0 D 29 L [9] Florida (Gator Bowl) . . . 7-17 Final Rankings: AP 9th, UPI 9th
8-3 38,437 45,687 10,150 45,306 44,674 32,497 34,000 30,000 32,746 37,261 50,000
9-2 42,653 45,200 35,982 31,000 48,356 31,500 41,834 33,212 11,825 45,149 45,248
1963
7-3
Coach: Rip Engle Captain: Ralph Baker S 21 W at Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-7 S 28 W UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-14 O 5 W Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-7 O 12 L [9] Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10 O 19 L at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-9 O 26 W West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-9 N 2 W at Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-15 N 9 W at Ohio State [10] . . . . . . . . 10-7 N 16 W Holy Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-14 D 7 L at Pittsburgh [4] . . . . . . . . . 21-22 Final Ranking: UPI 16th
1964
33,220 36,327 38,275 49,389 39,209 45,159 35,500 83,519 24,644 51,477
6-4
Coach: Rip Engle Captain: Bill Bowes S 19 L Navy [10] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21 S 26 L at UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-21 O 3 L Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-22 O 10 W at Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 O 17 L Syracuse [7] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-21 O 24 W at West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . 37-8 O 31 W Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-9 N 7 W at Ohio State [2]. . . . . . . . . . 27-0 N 14 W at Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-7 N 21 W Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-0 Final Ranking: UPI 14th
1965
44,800 34,636 44,803 32,268 47,998 26,000 33,500 84,279 25,000 50,144
5-5
Coach: Rip Engle Captain: Bob Andronici S 25 L Michigan State . . . . . . . . . . . 0-23 O 2 L UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-24 O 9 W at Boston College . . . . . . . . . 17-0 O 16 L at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-28 O 23 W West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-6 O 30 L at California . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-21 N 6 W Kent State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-6 N 13 W Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-6 N 20 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-30 D 4 W at Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-7
1966
46,121 46,429 24,300 39,000 44,230 36,418 30,323 47,163 35,576 24,000
5-5
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Mike Irwin, John Runnells S 17 W Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-7 S 24 L at Michigan State [1]. . . . . . 8-42 O 1 L at Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-11 O 8 W Boston College . . . . . . . . . . . 30-21 O 15 L at UCLA [4] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-49 O 22 W at West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . 38-6 O 29 W California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-15 N 5 L Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12 N 12 L at Georgia Tech [5]. . . . . . . . 0-21 N 19 W at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-24
1967
40,911 64,860 31,112 30,924 37,271 15,835 33,332 45,126 50,172 30,467
8-2-1
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Bill Lenkaitis, Jim Litterelle S 23 L at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23 S 29 W at Miami (Fla.) . . . . . . . . . . . 17-8 O 7 L UCLA [3] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-17 O 14 W at Boston College . . . . . . . . . 50-28 O 21 W West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-14 O 28 W at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-20 N 4 W at Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-3 N 11 W NC State [3] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8 N 18 W Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-14 N 25 W Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-6 D 30 T Florida State (Gator Bowl) . 17-17 Final Ranking: AP 10th
20,101 39,516 46,007 15,500 44,460 41,750 34,700 46,497 29,556 36,008 68,019
1968
11-0
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: John Kulka, Mike Reid, Steve Smear S 21 W [10] Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-6 S 28 W [4] Kansas State . . . . . . . . . . 25-9 O 5 W [3] at West Virginia . . . . . . . 31-20 O 12 W [3] at UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-6 O 26 W [4] at Boston College . . . . . . 29-0 N 2 W [4] Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-24 N 9 W [4] Miami (Fla.) . . . . . . . . . . 22-7 N 16 W [3] at Maryland . . . . . . . . . . 57-13 N 23 W [3] at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . 65-9 D 7 W [3] Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-12 J 1 W [3] Kansas [6] . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-14 (Orange Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 2nd, UPI 3rd
49,273 45,024 34,500 35,772 25,272 49,653 50,132 30,000 31,224 41,393 77,719
1969
11-0
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Tom Jackson, Mike Reid, Steve Smear S 20 W [3] at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-22 S 27 W [2] Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-3 O 4 W [2] at Kansas State. . . . . . . . 17-14 O 11 W [5] West Virginia [17] . . . . . .20-0 O 18 W [5] at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . 15-14 O 25 W [8] Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-3 N 1 W [5] Boston College . . . . . . . . 38-16 N 15 W [5] Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-0 N 22 W [4] at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . 27-7 N 29 W [3] at NC State . . . . . . . . . . . 33-8 J 1 W [2] Missouri [6] . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 (Orange Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 2nd, UPI 2nd
28,796 51,402 37,000 52,713 42,291 49,069 46,652 46,106 39,517 24,150 77,282
1970 Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Jack Ham, Warren Koegel S 19 W [7] Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-7 S 26 L [4] at Colorado [18] . . . . . . . 13-41 O 3 L [16] at Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . 16-29 O 10 W at Boston College . . . . . . . . . 28-3 O 17 L Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24 O 24 W at Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-14 O 31 W West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-8 N 7 W at Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-0 N 14 W Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-22 N 21 W [20] Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . 35-15 Final Rankings: AP 18th, UPI 19th
1971 Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Dave Joyner, Charlie Zapiec S 18 W [14] at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56-3 S 25 W [12] at Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-14 O 2 W [9] Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-14 O 9 W [9] Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-0 O 16 W [9] at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . 31-0 O 23 W [7] TCU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-14 O 30 W [6] at West Virginia . . . . . . . 35-7 N 6 W [6] Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . 63-27 N 13 W [5] NC State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-3 N 20 W [6] at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . 55-18 D 4 L [5] at Tennessee [12] . . . . . . 11-31 J 1 W [10] Texas [12] . . . . . . . . . . . 30-6 (Cotton Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 5th, UPI 11th
7-3 48,566 42,850 55,204 25,252 50,540 41,062 49,932 23,400 43,000 50,017
11-1 26,855 44,303 50,459 49,887 41,382 51,896 37,000 50,144 50,477 39,539 59,542 72,000
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10-2
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Gregg Ducatte, Jim Heller, John Hufnagel, Carl Schaukowitch S 16 L [6] at Tennessee [7] . . . . . . . 21-28 71,647 S 23 W [11] Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-10 50,547 S 30 W [13] Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-10 58,065 O 7 W [16] at Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-17 60,349 O 14 W [15] at Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-0 42,352 O 21 W [12] Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-0 60,465 O 28 W [11] at West Virginia [18] . . 28-19 37,000 N 4 W [10] Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . 46-16 58,171 N 11 W [10] NC State . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-22 54,274 N 18 W [6] at Boston College . . . . . . 45-26 23,119 N 25 W [6] Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . 49-27 38,600 D 31 L [5] Oklahoma [2] . . . . . . . . . 0-14 80,123 (Sugar Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 10th, UPI 8th
1973
12-0
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: John Cappelletti, Randy Crowder, Mark Markovich, Ed O’Neil S 15 W [7] at Stanford . . . . . . . . . . . 20-6 57,000 S 22 W [7] at Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-0 28,383 S 29 W [6] Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-8 59,980 O 6 W [7] at Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . 19-9 37,077 O 13 W [7] Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-3 58,194 O 20 W [5] at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . 49-6 27,595 O 27 W [5] West Virginia . . . . . . . . . 62-14 59,138 N 3 W [6] at Maryland . . . . . . . . . . 42-22 44,135 N 10 W [6] NC State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-29 59,424 N 17 W [6] Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-10 51,804 N 24 W [6] Pittsburgh [20]. . . . . . . . 35-13 56,600 J 1 W [6] LSU [13] (Orange Bowl) . .16-9 60,477 Final Rankings: AP 5th, UPI 5th
1974 Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Jack Baiorunos, Jim Bradley S 14 W [8] Stanford [20] . . . . . . . . . 24-20 S 21 L [8] Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 S 28 W [19] at Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-0 O 5 W [15] at Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-14 O 12 W [15] Wake Forest . . . . . . . . . 55-0 O 19 W [11] Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-14 O 26 W [10] at West Virginia . . . . . . 21-12 N 2 W [10] Maryland [15] . . . . . . . 24-17 N 9 L [7] at NC State . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12 N 16 W [11] Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-16 N 28 W [10] at Pittsburgh [18] . . . . 31-10 (Three Rivers Stadium) J 1 W [7] Baylor [12] . . . . . . . . . . . 41-20 (Cotton Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 7th, UPI 7th
1975
10-2
67,500
9-3
7-5
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Kurt Allerman, John Andress, Chuck Benjamin, Brad Benson, Ron Crosby, George Reihner, Bernard Robinson S 11 W [10] Stanford . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-12 61,645 S 18 L [7] Ohio State [2] . . . . . . . . . 7-12 62,503 S 25 L [11] Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 61,268 O 2 L [20] at Kentucky . . . . . . . . . 6-22 57,723 O 9 W Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-16 60,436 O 16 W Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-3 61,474 O 23 W at West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . 33-0 37,762 O 30 W at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-30 42,005 (Veterans Stadium) N 6 W NC State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-20 60,426 N 13 W at Miami (Fla.) . . . . . . . . . . . 21-7 19,627 N 26 L [17] at Pittsburgh [1] . . . . . 7-24 50,360 (Three Rivers Stadium) D 27 L [20] Notre Dame [15] . . . . . 9-20 67,827 (Gator Bowl)
1977
11-1
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: John Dunn, Steve Geise, Ron Hostetler, Randy Sidler S 2 W [13] at Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . 45-7 64,790 (E. Rutherford, N.J., Giants Stadium) S 17 W [10] Houston [9] . . . . . . . . . 31-14 62,554 S 24 W [5] Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-9 62,079 O 1 L [4] Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-24 62,196 O 8 W [10] Utah State. . . . . . . . . . . 16-7 62,015 O 15 W [10] at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . 31-24 27,029 O 22 W [10] West Virginia . . . . . . . . 49-28 62,108 O 29 W [9] Miami (Fla.) . . . . . . . . . . 49-7 61,853 N 5 W [9] at NC State . . . . . . . . . . . 21-17 44,800 N 12 W [9] Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-7 61,327 N 26 W [9] at Pittsburgh [10] . . . . . 15-13 56,500 D 25 W [8] Arizona State [15] . . . . . 42-30 57,766 (Fiesta Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 5th, UPI 4th
1978 58,200 42,000 46,500 41,221 56,500 59,100 34,500 60,125 47,700 58,700 48,895
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Greg Buttle, John Quinn, Tom Rafferty S 6 W [6] at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-25 57,112 (Franklin Field) S 13 W [10] Stanford . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-14 61,325 S 20 L [7] at Ohio State [3]. . . . . . . 9-17 88,093 S 27 W [12] at Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-10 52,780 O 4 W [10] Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 60,225 O 11 W [9] West Virginia [10] . . . . . 39-0 59,658 O 18 W [9] at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . 19-7 28,153 O 25 W [9] Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-0 59,381 N 1 W [9] at Maryland [14] . . . . . . 15-13 59,973 N 8 L [8] NC State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15 59,536 N 22 W [10] at Pittsburgh [17] . . . . 7-6 46,846 (Three Rivers Stadium) D 31 L [8] Alabama [4] . . . . . . . . . . 6-13 75,212 (Sugar Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 10th, UPI 10th
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1976
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Chuck Fusina, Paul Suhey S 1 W [3] at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7 (Veterans Stadium) S 9 W [3] Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-10 S 16 W [5] at Ohio State [6]. . . . . . . 19-0 S 23 W [3] SMU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-21 S 30 W [5] TCU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-0 O 7 W [5] at Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . 30-0 O 21 W [2] Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-15 O 28 W [2] at West Virginia . . . . . . . 49-21 N 4 W [2] Maryland [5] . . . . . . . . . 27-3 N 11 W [2] NC State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-10 N 24 W [1] Pittsburgh [15]. . . . . . . . 17-10 J 1 L [1] Alabama [2] . . . . . . . . . . 7-14 (Sugar Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 4th, UPI 4th
1979
11-1 53,103 77,154 88,202 77,704 76,832 58,068 77,827 34,010 78,019 77,043 77,465 76,824
8-4
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Lance Mehl, Matt Millen, Irv Pankey S 15 W [7] Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-10 77,309 S 22 L [6] Texas A&M . . . . . . . . . . . 14-27 77,575 S 29 L [18] at Nebraska [6] . . . . . . 17-42 76,151 O 6 W at Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-7 52,348 O 13 W Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-3 77,157 O 20 W at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-7 53,789 (E. Rutherford, N.J., Giants Stadium) O 27 W West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-6 77,923 N 3 L [20] Miami (Fla.) . . . . . . . . . 10-26 75,332 N 10 W at NC State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7 51,200 N 17 W Temple [18] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-7 76,000 D 1 L [19] Pittsburgh [11] . . . . . . 14-29 76,958 D 22 W Tulane [15] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6 50,021 (Liberty Bowl; Memphis) Final Rankings: AP 20th, UPI 18th
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1980
10-2
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Bob Jagers, Greg Jones S 6 W [18] Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-10 S 20 W [12] at Texas A&M . . . . . . . . 25-9 S 27 L [11] Nebraska [3]. . . . . . . . . 7-21 O 4 W [17] at Missouri [9] . . . . . . . 29-21 O 11 W [14] at Maryland . . . . . . . . . 24-10 O 18 W [12] Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-7 O 25 W [13] at West Virginia . . . . . . 20-15 N 1 W [13] Miami (Fla.) . . . . . . . . . 27-12 N 8 W [10] NC State . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-13 N 15 W [9] at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-7 (Veterans Stadium) N 28 L [5] Pittsburgh [4]. . . . . . . . . 9-14 D 26 W [10] Ohio State [11]. . . . . . . 31-19 (Fiesta Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 8th, UPI 8th
78,926 66,234 84,585 75,298 48,123 84,000 49,000 83,661 83,847 49,313 82,459 66,738
1984
6-5
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Bill Emerson, Nick Haden, Carmen Masciantonio, Stan Short, Doug Strang S 8 W [11] Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-12 84,409 S 15 W [12] at Iowa [5] . . . . . . . . . . 20-17 66,145 S 22 W [7] William & Mary . . . . . . . 56-18 84,704 S 29 L [4] Texas [2] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28 76,883 (E. Rutherford, N.J., Giants Stadium) O 6 W [11] Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . 25-24 85,486 O 13 L [11] at Alabama . . . . . . . . . . 0-6 60,210 O 20 W [19] Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-3 85,850 O 27 L [19] at West Virginia [18] . . 14-17 64,879 N 3 W Boston College [9] . . . . . . . . 37-30 85,690 N 17 L at Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44 59,075 N 24 L Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-31 85,499
1985
11-1
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Sean Farrell, Chet Parlavecchio, Leo Wisniewski S 12 W [9] Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-0 84,342 S 26 W [3] at Nebraska [15] . . . . . . 30-24 76,308 O 3 W [2] Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-0 84,562 O 10 W [2] Boston College . . . . . . . . 38-7 84,473 O 17 W [2] at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . 41-16 50,037 O 24 W [1] West Virginia . . . . . . . . . 30-7 85,012 O 31 L [1] at Miami (Fla.) . . . . . . . . 14-17 32,117 N 7 W [6] at NC State . . . . . . . . . . . 22-15 48,800 N 14 L [5] Alabama [6] . . . . . . . . . . 16-31 85,133 N 21 W [13] Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . 24-21 84,175 N 28 W [11] at Pittsburgh [1] . . . . . 48-14 60,260 J 1 W [7] USC [8] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-10 71,053 (Fiesta Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 3rd, UPI 3rd
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Rogers Alexander, Todd Moules, Michael Zordich S 7 W [19] at Maryland [7] . . . . . . 20-18 50,750 S 14 W [11] Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-25 84,651 S 21 W [10] East Carolina. . . . . . . . . 17-10 84,266 S 28 W [9] at Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-10 54,560 (E. Rutherford, N.J., Giants Stadium) O 12 W [8] Alabama [10] . . . . . . . . . 19-17 85,444 O 19 W [6] at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . 24-20 50,021 O 26 W [3] West Virginia . . . . . . . . . 27-0 85,534 N 2 W [3] Boston College . . . . . . . . 16-12 82,000 N 9 W [2] at Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . 31-10 33,528 (Riverfront Stadium) N 16 W [1] Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . . 36-6 84,000 N 23 W [1] at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . 31-0 60,134 J 1 L [1] Oklahoma [3] . . . . . . . . . 10-25 74,148 (Orange Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 3rd, UPI 3rd
1982
1986
1981
10-2
11-1
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Walker Lee Ashley, Ken Kelley, McMunn, Pete Speros S 4 W [8] Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-14 S 11 W [7] Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-31 S 18 W [8] Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-14 S 25 W [8] Nebraska [2] . . . . . . . . . . 27-24 O 9 L [3] at Alabama [4] . . . . . . . . 21-42 (Birmingham, Legion Field) O 16 W [8] Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-7 O 23 W [9] at West Virginia [13] . . . 24-0 O 30 W [8] at Boston College . . . . . . 52-17 N 6 W [7] NC State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-0 N 13 W [5] at Notre Dame [13] . . . . 24-14 N 26 W [2] Pittsburgh [5]. . . . . . . . . 19-10 J 1 W [2] Georgia [1] . . . . . . . . . . . 27-23 (Sugar Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 1st, UPI 1st
1983
Stuart 80,000 84,597 83,268 85,304 76,821 84,762 60,958 33,205 84,837 59,075 85,522 78,124
8-4-1
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Ron Heller, Kenny Jackson, Scott Radecic, Mark Robinson A 29 L [4] Nebraska [1] . . . . . . . . . . 6-44 71,123 (E. Rutherford, N.J., Giants Stadium) S 10 L [20] Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14 83,683 S 17 L Iowa [13] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-42 84,628 S 24 W at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-18 35,760 (Veterans Stadium) O 1 W at Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-25 32,804 (E. Rutherford, N.J., Giants Stadium) O 8 W Alabama [3] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-28 85,614 O 15 W at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-6 50,010 O 22 W West Virginia [4] . . . . . . . . . 41-23 86,309 O 29 L at Boston College [19]. . . . . 17-27 56,188 (Foxboro, Sullivan Stadium) N 5 W Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-21 84,670 N 12 W Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-30 85,899 N 19 T at Pittsburgh [17] . . . . . . . . 24-24 60,283 D 26 W [22] Washington . . . . . . . . . 13-10 37,212 (Aloha Bowl) Final Ranking: UPI 17th
12-0
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Shane Conlan, John Shaffer, Steve Smith, Bob White S 6 W [6] Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-15 85,732 S 20 W [5] at Boston College . . . . . . 26-14 42,329 (Foxboro, Sullivan Stadium) S 27 W [7] East Carolina . . . . . . . . . . 42-17 84,774 O 4 W [5] Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-6 84,000 O 11 W [5] Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-17 84,812 O 18 W [6] Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-3 85,512 O 25 W [6] at Alabama [2] . . . . . . . . 23-3 60,210 N 1 W [2] at West Virginia . . . . . . . 19-0 59,184 N 8 W [2] Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-15 85,561 N 15 W [3] at Notre Dame . . . . . . . . 24-19 59,075 N 22 W [2] Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . 34-14 85,722 J 2 W [2] Miami (Fla.) [1] . . . . . . . 14-10 73,098 (Fiesta Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 1st, UPI 1st
1987
8-4
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Trey Bauer, Marques Henderson, Matt Knizner S 5 W [11] Bowling Green . . . . . . . 45-19 84,574 S 12 L [11] Alabama [19] . . . . . . . . 13-24 85,619 S 19 W [20] Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . 41-0 82,000 S 26 W [15] at Boston College. . . . . 27-17 50,267 (Foxboro, Sullivan Stadium) O 3 W [14] Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-13 84,000 O 10 W [14] Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-21 85,376 O 17 L [10] at Syracuse [13] . . . . . . 21-48 50,011 O 31 W [18] West Virginia . . . . . . . . 25-21 85,108 N 7 W [16] at Maryland . . . . . . . . . 21-16 62,500 (Baltimore, Memorial Stadium) N 14 L [15] at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . 0-10 56,500 N 21 W Notre Dame [7] . . . . . . . . . . 21-20 84,000 J 1 L [20] Clemson [14] . . . . . . . . 10-35 53,152 (Citrus Bowl)
HISTORY & HONORS 1988
5-6
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: John Greene, Eddie Johnson, Keith Karpinski, Steve Wisniewski S 10 W [18] at Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . 42-14 45,000 S 17 W [16] Boston College . . . . . . . 23-20 84,000 S 24 L [15] Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-21 85,531 O 1 W at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-9 66,592 (Veterans Stadium) O 8 W Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-9 85,693 O 15 L Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24 85,916 O 22 L at Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 75,808 (Birmingham, Legion Field) O 29 L at West Virginia [7] . . . . . . . 30-51 66,811 N 5 W Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-10 78,000 N 12 L Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14 85,701 N 19 L at Notre Dame [1] . . . . . . . . 3-21 59,075
1989
8-3-1
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Brian Chizmar, Andre Collins, Blair Thomas S 9 L [12] Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 85,956 S 16 W Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-3 84,790 S 23 W Boston College . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 85,651 S 30 W at Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-12 75,232 O 7 W at Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-0 57,688 (E. Rutherford, N.J., Giants Stadium) O 14 W [23] at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . 34-12 49,876 O 28 L [14] Alabama [6] . . . . . . . . . 16-17 85,975 N 4 W [16] West Virginia [13] . . . . . .19-9 85,911 N 11 T [13] at Maryland . . . . . . . . . 13-13 61,215 (Baltimore, Memorial Stadium) N 18 L [17] Notre Dame [1] . . . . . . 23-34 86,016 N 25 W [22] at Pittsburgh [19] . . . . 16-13 57,158 D 29 W [18] BYU [19] . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-39 61,113 (Holiday Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 15th, UPI 14th
1990
9-3
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Matt McCartin, Willie Thomas, Leroy Thompson S 8 L [21] Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-17 85,973 S 15 L at USC [6] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-19 70,594 S 22 W Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-0 85,194 O 6 W Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-10 85,874 O 13 W Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-21 86,002 O 20 W at Boston College . . . . . . . . . 40-21 32,000 O 27 W at Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-0 70,123 N 3 W [24] at West Virginia . . . . . . 31-19 66,461 N 10 W [21] Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . 24-10 83,000 N 17 W [18] at Notre Dame [1] . . . . 24-21 59,075 N 24 W [11] Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . 22-17 85,180 D 28 L [7] Florida State [6] . . . . . . . 17-24 74,021 (Blockbuster Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 11th, UPI 10th
1991
1992
7-5
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: John Gerak, Reggie Givens, O.J. McDuffie, Brett Wright S 5 W [8] at Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . 24-20 29,099 S 12 W [10] Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-8 94,892 S 19 W [10] Eastern Michigan . . . . . 52-7 94,578 S 26 W [9] Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-13 95,891 O 3 W [8] at Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . 38-24 61,562 (E. Rutherford, N.J., Giants Stadium) O 10 L [7] Miami (Fla.) [2] . . . . . . . 14-17 96,704 O 17 L [9] Boston College [20] . . . . . . 32-35 96,130 O 24 W [14] at West Virginia . . . . . . 40-26 66,663 O 31 L [14] at BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-30 66,016 N 14 L [22] at Notre Dame [8] . . . . 16-17 59,075 N 21 W [23] Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . 57-13 91,000 J 1 L [21] Stanford [13] . . . . . . . . 3-24 45,554 (Blockbuster Bowl) Final Rankings: UPI 24th, USA Today/CNN 24th
1993
10-2, 6-2 (3RD B1G)
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Lou Benfatti, Mike Malinoski, Brian O’Neal, Lee Rubin S 4 W [17] Minnesota* . . . . . . . . . 38-20 95,387 S 11 W [15] USC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-20 95,992 S 18 W [14] at Iowa* . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-0 70,397 S 25 W [9] Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-7 95,092 O 2 W [9] at Maryland . . . . . . . . . . 70-7 42,008 O 16 L [7] Michigan [18]*. . . . . . . . 13-21 96,719 O 30 L [12] at Ohio State [3]* . . . . 6-24 95,060 N 6 W [19] Indiana [17]* . . . . . . . . 38-31 91,000 N 13 W [16] Illinois* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-14 90,000 N 20 W [14] at Northwestern* . . . . 43-21 30,355 N 27 W [14] at Michigan State [25]* . . 38-37 53,482 J 1 W [13] Tennessee [6] . . . . . . . . 31-13 72,456 (Citrus Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 8th, UPI 7th, USA Today/CNN 7th
1994
12-0, 8-0 (1ST B1G)
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Kerry Collins, Brian Gelzheiser, Bucky Greeley, Willie Smith, Vin Stewart S 3 W [9] at Minnesota* . . . . . . . . 56-3 51,134 S 10 W [9] USC [14] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-14 96,463 S 17 W [8] Iowa* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-21 95,834 S 24 W [6] Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-27 95,379 O 1 W [5] at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-21 38,410 (Franklin Field) O 15 W [3] at Michigan [5]* . . . . . . 31-24 106,832 O 29 W [1] Ohio State [21]*. . . . . . . 63-14 97,079 N 5 W [2] at Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . 35-29 47,754 N 12 W [2] at Illinois* . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-31 72,364 N 19 W [2] Northwestern*. . . . . . . . 45-17 96,383 N 26 W [2] Michigan State* . . . . . . . 59-31 96,493 J 2 W [2] Oregon [12] (Rose Bowl) . .38-20 102,247 Final Rankings: AP 2nd, UPI 2nd, USA Today/CNN 2nd
11-2
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Mark D’Onofrio, Sam Gash, Keith Goganious, Al Golden, Darren Perry, Terry Smith A 28 W [7] Georgia Tech [8] . . . . . . . 34-22 77,409 (E. Rutherford, N.J., Giants Stadium) S 7 W [5] Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . 81-0 94,000 S 14 L [5] at USC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21 64,758 S 21 W [12] BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-7 96,304 S 28 W [10] Boston College . . . . . . . 28-21 95,927 O 5 W [12] at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . 24-7 43,808 (Veterans Stadium) O 12 L [9] at Miami (Fla.) [2] . . . . . 20-26 75,723 O 19 W [10] Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-17 95,729 O 26 W [8] West Virginia . . . . . . . . . 51-6 96,445 N 9 W [9] at Maryland . . . . . . . . . . 47-7 57,416 (Baltimore, Memorial Stadium) N 16 W [8] Notre Dame [12] . . . . . . 35-13 96,672 N 28 W [6] at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . 32-20 52,519 J 1 W [6] Tennessee [10] . . . . . . . . 42-17 71,133 (Fiesta Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 3rd, UPI 3rd, USA Today/CNN 3rd
1995
9-3, 5-3 (3RD B1G)
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Todd Atkins, Bobby Engram, Jeff Hartings, Terry Killens S 9 W [4] Texas Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-23 96,035 S 16 W [7] Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-14 95,926 S 23 W [6] at Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-34 58,870 (E. Rutherford, N.J., Giants Stadium) S 30 L [6] Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17 96,540 O 7 L [12] Ohio State [5]*. . . . . . . 25-28 96,655 O 14 W [20] at Purdue* . . . . . . . . . . 26-23 60,445 O 21 W [19] at Iowa [18]* . . . . . . . . 41-27 70,397 O 28 W [16] Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-21 96,391 N 4 L [12] at Northwestern [6]* . 10-21 49,256 N 18 W [19] Michigan [12]* . . . . . . 27-17 80,000 N 25 W [14] at Michigan State* . . . 24-20 66,189 J 1 W [15] Auburn [16] . . . . . . . . . 43-14 65,313 (Outback Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 13th, UPI 12th, USA Today/CNN 12th
1996
11-2, 6-2 (3RD B1G)
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Kim Herring, Brandon Noble, Wally Richardson, Barry Tielsch A 25 W [11] USC [7] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-7 77,716 (E. Rutherford, N.J., Giants Stadium) S 7 W [7] Louisville. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-7 95,670 S 14 W [6] Northern Illinois. . . . . . . 49-0 95,589 S 21 W [5] Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-0 24,847 (E. Rutherford, N.J., Giants Stadium) S 28 W [3] at Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . 23-20 79,607 O 5 L [4] at Ohio State [3]*. . . . . . 7-38 94,241 O 12 W [10] Purdue* . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-14 96,653 O 19 L [10] Iowa* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21 96,230 O 26 W [17] at Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . 48-26 37,354 N 2 W [15] Northwestern [11]* . . 34-9 96,596 N 16 W [11] at Michigan [16]* . . . . 29-17 105,898 N 23 W [7] Michigan State* . . . . . . . 32-29 96,263 J 1 W [7] Texas [20] (Fiesta Bowl) . .38-15 65,106 Final Rankings: AP 7th, USA Today/CNN 7th
1997
9-3, 6-2 (3RD B1G)
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Aaron Collins, Matt Fornadel, Mike McQueary, Phil Ostrowski S 6 W [1] Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . 34-17 97,115 S 13 W [1] Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-10 96,735 S 20 W [1] at Louisville . . . . . . . . . . 57-21 39,826 O 4 W [2] at Illinois* . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-6 51,523 O 11 W [2] Ohio State [7]* . . . . . . . . 31-27 97,282 O 18 W [1] Minnesota* . . . . . . . . . . 16-15 96,953 N 1 W [2] at Northwestern* . . . . . 30-27 47,129 N 8 L [2] Michigan [4]*. . . . . . . . . 8-34 97,498 N 15 W [6] at Purdue [19]* . . . . . . . 42-17 52,156 N 22 W [6] Wisconsin [24]* . . . . . . . 35-10 96,934 N 29 L [4] at Michigan State* . . . . 14-49 73,623 J 1 L [11] Florida [6] . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21 72,940 (Citrus Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 16th, ESPN/USA Today 17th
1998
9-3, 5-3 (5TH B1G)
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Shawn Lee, Joe Nastasi, Brad Scioli, Floyd Wedderburn S 5 W [13] Southern Miss. [21] . . . 34-6 96,616 S 12 W [9] Bowling Green . . . . . . . . 48-3 96,291 S 19 W [8] at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . 20-13 56,743 O 3 L [7] at Ohio State [1]*. . . . . . 9-28 93,479 O 10 W [13] at Minnesota* . . . . . . . 27-17 40,546 O 17 W [12] Purdue* . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-13 97,034 O 31 W [10] Illinois* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-0 96,508 N 7 L [9] at Michigan [22]* . . . . . 0-27 111,019 N 14 W [19] Northwestern*. . . . . . . 41-10 96,382 N 21 L [16] at Wisconsin [13]* . . . . 3-24 78,964 N 28 W [23] Michigan State*. . . . . . 51-28 96,358 J 1 W [22] Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-14 66,005 (Outback Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 17th, ESPN/USA Today 15th
1999
10-3, 5-3 (5TH B1G)
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Brandon Short, Kevin Thompson A 28 W [3] Arizona [4] . . . . . . . . . . . 41-7 S 4 W [2] Akron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-24 S 11 W [2] Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . 20-17 S 18 W [3] at Miami (Fla.) [8] . . . . . 27-23 S 25 W [2] Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-24 O 9 W [2] at Iowa* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-7 O 16 W [2] Ohio State [18]*. . . . . . . 23-10 O 23 W [2] at Purdue [16]* . . . . . . . 31-25 O 30 W [2] at Illinois* . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-7 N 6 L [2] Minnesota* . . . . . . . . . . 23-24 N 13 L [6] Michigan [16]*. . . . . . . . 27-31 N 20 L [13] at Michigan State [15]* . . 28-35 D 28 W [13] Texas A&M [18] . . . . . . 24-0 (Alamo Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 11th, ESPN/USA Today 11th
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2000
5-7, 4-4 (T-5TH B1G)
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: James Boyd, Rashard Casey, Mike Cerimele, Justin Kurpeikis A 27 L [22] USC [15] . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29 78,902 (E. Rutherford, N.J., Giants Stadium) S 2 L Toledo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24 94,296 S 9 W Louisiana Tech . . . . . . . . . . . 67-7 94,555 S 16 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-12 61,221 S 23 L at Ohio State [14]* . . . . . . . 6-45 98,144 S 30 W Purdue [22]* . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-20 96,023 O 7 L at Minnesota* . . . . . . . . . . . 16-25 44,439 O 21 W Illinois* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-25 96,475 O 28 W vs. Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-24 43,122 (Indianapolis, RCA Dome) N 4 L Iowa (2OT)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-26 95,437 N 11 L at Michigan [20]* . . . . . . . . 11-33 110,803 N 18 W Michigan State* . . . . . . . . . . 42-23 96,070
2001
5-6, 4-4 (T-4TH B1G)
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: John Gilmore, Bob Jones S 1 L Miami (Fla.) [2] . . . . . . . . . . 7-33 109,313 S 22 L Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18 107,253 S 29 L at Iowa* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-24 69,422 O 6 L Michigan [15]* . . . . . . . . . . 0-20 107,879 O 20 W at Northwestern [22]* . . . . 38-35 42,512 O 27 W Ohio State* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-27 108,327 N 3 W Southern Mississippi . . . . . . 38-20 106,158 N 10 L at Illinois [15]* . . . . . . . . . . . 28-33 70,904 N 17 W Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-14 106,527 N 24 W at Michigan State* . . . . . . . 42-37 72,658 D 1 L at Virginia (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-20 57,005 (1) Postponed from Sept. 13.
2002
9-4, 5-3 (4TH B1G)
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Anthony Adams, Larry Johnson, Shawn Mayer, Matt Schmitt A 31 W [24] UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-24 103,029 S 14 W Nebraska [8] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-7 110,753 S 21 W [15] Louisiana Tech . . . . . . . 49-17 103,987 S 28 L [12] Iowa (OT)* . . . . . . . . . . 35-42 108,247 O 5 W [20] at Wisconsin [19]* . . . . 34-31 79,403 O 12 L [15] at Michigan [13] (OT)*. .24-27 111,502 O 19 W [20] Northwestern*. . . . . . . 49-0 108,853 O 26 L [18] at Ohio State [4]* . . . . 7-13 105,103 N 2 W [20] Illinois* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-7 105,589 N 9 W [19] Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-14 108,698 N 16 W [16] at Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . 58-25 27,454 N 23 W [15] Michigan State*. . . . . . 61-7 108,755 J 1 L [10] Auburn [19] . . . . . . . . . 9-13 66,334 (Capital One Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 16th, ESPN/USA Today 15th
2003
3-9, 1-7 (T-9TH)
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Sean McHugh, Deryck Toles A 30 W Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-10 101,553 S 6 L [25] Boston College . . . . . . . 14-27 106,445 S 13 L at Nebraska [18] . . . . . . . . . 10-18 78,008 S 20 W Kent State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-10 102,078 S 27 L Minnesota [24]* . . . . . . . . . 14-20 106,735 O 4 L Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-30 107,851 O 11 L at Purdue [18]* . . . . . . . . . . 14-28 59,720 O 25 L at Iowa [16]* . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-26 70,397 N 1 L Ohio State [8]* . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21 108,276 N 8 L at Northwestern* . . . . . . . . 7-17 26,188 N 15 W Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-7 106,465 N 22 L at Michigan State* . . . . . . . 10-41 72,119
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4-7, 2-6 (9TH B1G)
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Zack Mills, Derek Wake S 4 W Akron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-10 98,866 S 11 L at Boston College . . . . . . . . . 7-21 44,500 S 18 W UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-13 101,715 S 25 L at Wisconsin [20]* . . . . . . . . 3-16 82,179 O 2 L at Minnesota [18]* . . . . . . . 7-16 50,386 O 9 L Purdue [9]* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-20 108,183 O 23 L Iowa [25]* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 108,062 O 30 L at Ohio State*. . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21 104,947 N 6 L Northwestern*. . . . . . . . . . . 7-14 100,353 N 13 W at Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-18 24,092 N 20 W Michigan State* . . . . . . . . . . 37-13 101,486
2005
11-1, 7-1 (T-1ST B1G)
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Michael Robinson, Paul Posluszny, Alan Zemaitis S 3 W USF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-13 99,235 S 10 W Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-24 98,727 S 17 W Central Michigan . . . . . . . . . 40-3 100,276 S 24 W at Northwestern* . . . . . . . . 34-29 24,395 O 1 W Minnesota [18] * . . . . . . . . . 44-14 106,604 O 8 W [16] Ohio State [6]*. . . . . . . 17-10 109,839 O 15 L [8] at Michigan* . . . . . . . . . 25-27 111,249 O 22 W [12] at Illinois* . . . . . . . . . . . 63-10 52,633 O 29 W [11] Purdue* . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-15 109,467 N 5 W [10] Wisconsin [14]* . . . . . . 35-14 109,865 N 19 W [5] at Michigan State* . . . . 31-22 75,005 J 3 W [3] Florida State [22] (3OT) 26-23 77,773 (Orange Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 3rd, ESPN/USA Today 3rd
2006
9-4, 5-3 (4TH B1G)
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Levi Brown, Paul Posluszny S 2 W [19] Akron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-16 106,505 S 9 L [19] at Notre Dame [4] . . . . 17-41 80,795 S 16 W [25] Youngstown State . . . . 37-3 104,954 S 23 L [24] at Ohio State [1]* . . . . 6-28 105,266 S 30 W Northwestern*. . . . . . . . . . . 33-7 108,837 O 7 W at Minnesota (OT)* . . . . . . . 28-27 45,227 O 14 L Michigan [4]*. . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17 110,007 O 21 W Illinois* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-12 108,112 O 28 W at Purdue* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-0 58,025 N 4 L at Wisconsin [17]* . . . . . . . . 3-13 81,777 N 11 W Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-0 105,950 N 18 W Michigan State* . . . . . . . . . . 17-13 108,607 J 1 W Tennessee [17] . . . . . . . . . . . 20-10 65,601 (Outback Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 24th, ESPN/USA Today 25th
2007
9-4, 4-4 (T-5TH B1G)
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Dan Connor, Terrell Golden, Anthony Morelli S 1 W [17] FIU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-0 107,678 S 8 W [14] Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . 31-10 110,078 S 15 W [12] Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-24 107,506 S 22 L [10] at Michigan* . . . . . . . . 9-14 111,310 S 29 L [21] at Illinois* . . . . . . . . . . . 20-27 57,078 O 6 W Iowa* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-7 108,951 O 13 W Wisconsin [19]* . . . . . . . . . . 38-7 109,754 O 20 W at Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-31 41,251 O 27 L [24] Ohio State [1]*. . . . . . . 17-37 110,134 N 3 W Purdue* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-19 108,318 N 10 W at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-0 69,029 N 17 L at Michigan State* . . . . . . . 31-35 72,251 D 29 W Texas A&M (Alamo Bowl) . . 24-17 66,166 Final Ranking: ESPN/USA Today 25th
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2008
11-2, 7-1 (T-1ST B1G)
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Josh Gaines, Anthony Scirrotto, A.Q. Shipley, Derrick Williams A 30 W [22] Coastal Carolina . . . . . . 66-10 106,577 S 6 W [19] Oregon State . . . . . . . . 45-14 108,159 S 13 W [17] at Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . 55-13 45,795 S 20 W [16] Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-3 105,106 S 27 W [12] Illinois [22]* . . . . . . . . . 38-24 109,626 O 4 W [6] at Purdue* . . . . . . . . . . . 20-6 57,215 O 11 W [6] at Wisconsin* . . . . . . . . . 48-7 81,524 O 18 W [3] Michigan*. . . . . . . . . . . . 46-17 110,017 O 25 W [3] at Ohio State [10]* . . . . 13-6 105,711 N 8 L [3] at Iowa* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-24 70,585 N 15 W [7] Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-7 108,445 N 22 W [7] Michigan State [17]*. . . 49-18 109,845 J 1 L [6] USC [5] (Rose Bowl) . . . 24-38 93,293 Final Rankings: AP 8th, ESPN/USA Today 8th
2009
11-2, 6-2 (T-2ND B1G)
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Daryll Clark, Sean Lee S 5 W [9] Akron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-7 104,968 S 12 W [7] Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-7 106,387 S 19 W [5] Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-6 105,514 S 26 L [5] Iowa* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21 109,316 O 3 W [15] at Illinois* . . . . . . . . . . . 35-17 62,870 O 10 W [14] Eastern Illinois . . . . . . . 52-3 104,488 O 17 W [14] Minnesota* . . . . . . . . . 20-0 107,981 O 24 W [13] at Michigan* . . . . . . . . 35-10 110,377 O 31 W [12] at Northwestern* . . . . 34-13 30,546 N 7 L [11] Ohio State [15]*. . . . . . 7-24 110,033 N 14 W [19] Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-20 107,379 N 21 W [13] at Michigan State* . . . 42-14 73,771 J 1 W [11] LSU [13] . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-17 63,025 (Capital One Bowl) Final Rankings: AP 9th, ESPN/USA Today 8th
2010
7-6, 4-4 (T-4TH B1G)
Coach: Joe Paterno Captains: Brett Brackett, Ollie Ogbu S 4 W [19] Youngstown State . . . . 44-14 101,213 S 11 L [18] at Alabama [1] . . . . . . . 3-24 101,821 S 18 W [22] Kent State . . . . . . . . . . . 24-0 100,610 S 25 W [23] Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-13 104,840 O 2 L [22] at Iowa [17]* . . . . . . . . 3-24 70,585 O 9 L Illinois* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-33 107,638 O 23 W at Minnesota* . . . . . . . . . . . 33-21 48,479 O 30 W Michigan*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-31 108,539 N 6 W Northwestern*. . . . . . . . . . . 35-21 104,147 N 13 L at Ohio State [8]*^ . . . . . . . 14-38 105,466 N 20 W vs. Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-24 78,790 (Landover, Md., FedEx Field) N 27 L Michigan State [11]*. . . . . . 22-28 102,649 J 1 L Florida (Outback Bowl) . . . . 24-37 60,574 ^ - Ohio State vacated win
2011
9-4, 6-2 (T-1ST B1G)
Coach: Joe Paterno (9 games); Tom Bradley (4 games) Captains: Drew Astorino, Quinn Barham, Derek Moye Devon Still S 3 W Indiana State . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-7 96,461 S 10 L [23] Alabama [3] . . . . . . . . . 11-27 107,846 S 17 W at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-10 57,323 S 24 W Eastern Michigan . . . . . . . . . 34-6 95,636 O 1 W at Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-10 42,621 O 8 W Iowa* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3 103,497 O 15 W Purdue* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-18 100,820 O 22 W at Northwestern* . . . . . . . . 34-24 40,004 O 29 W [21] Illinois* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7 97,828 N 12 L [12] Nebraska [19]* . . . . . . 14-17 107,903 N 19 W [21] at Ohio State* . . . . . . . 20-14 105,493 N 26 L [20] at Wisconsin [15]* . . . . 7-45 79,708 J 2 L [24] Houston [20] . . . . . . . . 14-30 46,817 (TicketCity Bowl) Big Ten: Tied for first in Leaders Division
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2012
8-4, 6-2 (2ND B1G)
Coach: Bill O’Brien Captains: Jordan Hill, Michael Mauti, Matt McGloin, Michael Yancich, Michael Zordich S 1 L Ohio University . . . . . . . . . . 14-24 97,186 S 8 L at Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17 56,087 S 15 W Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-7 98,792 S 22 W Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-13 93,680 S 29 W at Illinois* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-7 46,734 O 6 W Northwestern [24]*. . . . . . . 39-28 95,769 O 20 W at Iowa* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-14 70,585 O 27 L Ohio State [9]* . . . . . . . . . . . 23-35 107,818 N 3 W at Purdue* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-9 40,098 N 10 L at Nebraska [18]* . . . . . . . . 23-32 85,527 N 17 W Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-22 90,358 N 24 W Wisconsin (OT)* . . . . . . . . . . 24-21 93,505 Big Ten: Second in Leaders Division
2013
7-5, 4-4 (3RD B1G)
Coach: Bill O’Brien Captains: Glenn Carson, Ty Howle, DaQuan Jones, John Urschel, Pat Zerbe A 31 W Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-17 61,202 (E. Rutherford, N.J., MetLife Stadium) S 7 W Eastern Michigan . . . . . . . . . 45-7 92,863 S 14 L UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-34 92,855 S 21 W Kent State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-0 92,371 O 5 L at Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-44 42,125 O 12 W Michigan [18] (4OT)* . . . . . .43-40 107,884 O 26 L at Ohio State [4]*. . . . . . . . . 14-63 105,889 N 2 W Illinois (OT)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-17 95,131 N 9 L at Minnesota* . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24 48,123 N 16 W Purdue* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-21 96,491 N 23 L Nebraska (OT)* . . . . . . . . . . 20-23 98,517 N 30 W at Wisconsin [14]* . . . . . . . . 31-24 78,064 Big Ten: Third in Leaders Division
2014
7-6, 2-6 (5TH B1G)
Coach: James Franklin Captains: Jesse Della Valle, Miles Dieffenbach, Sam Ficken, Christian Hackenberg, Mike Hull, Ryan Keiser, C.J. Olaniyan A 30 W UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-24 53,304 (Dublin, Ireland, Croke Park) S 6 W Akron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-3 97,354 S 13 W at Rutgers* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-10 53,774 S 20 W Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . 48-7 99,155 S 27 L Northwestern*. . . . . . . . . . . 6-29 102,910 O 11 L at Michigan* . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-18 113,085 O 25 L Ohio State [13] (2OT)* . . . . 24-31 107,895 N 1 L Maryland* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20 103,969 N 8 W at Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7 42,683 N 15 W Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-13 100,173 N 22 L at Illinois* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-16 35,172 N 29 L Michigan State [10]*. . . . . . 10-34 99,902 D 27 W Boston College (OT) . . . . . . . 31-30 49,012 (Pinstripe Bowl) Big Ten: Third in Leaders Division
2015
7-6, 4-4 (4TH B1G)
Coach: James Franklin Captains: Christian Hackenberg, Jordan Lucas, Angelo Mangiro, Von Walker, Anthony Zettel S 5 L at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27 69,176 S 12 W Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-14 93,065 S 19 W Rutgers* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-3 103,323 S 26 W San Diego State . . . . . . . . . . 37-21 95,107 O 3 W Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-14 107,387 O 10 W Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-7 97,873 O 17 L at Ohio State [1]*. . . . . . . . . 10-38 108,423 O 24 W Maryland* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-30 68,948 (Baltimore, M&T Bank Stadium) O 31 W Illinois* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-0 94,417 N 7 L at Northwestern* . . . . . . . . 21-23 34,116 N 21 L Michigan [13]* . . . . . . . . . . 16-28 107,418 N 28 L at Michigan State [6]* . . . . 16-55 74,705 J 2 L Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-24 58,212 (TaxSlayer Bowl) Big Ten: Fourth in East Division
2016
11-3, 8-1 (1ST B1G)
Coach: James Franklin Captains: Brandon Bell, Brian Gaia, Von Walker S 3 W Kent State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-13 94,378 S 10 L at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-42 69,983 S 17 W Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-27 100,420 S 24 L at Michigan [4]* . . . . . . . . . 10-49 110,319 O 1 W Minnesota (OT)* . . . . . . . . . 29-26 95,332 O 8 W Maryland* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-14 100,778 O 22 W Ohio State [2]* . . . . . . . . . . . 24-21 107,280 O 29 W [24] at Purdue* . . . . . . . . . . 62-24 33,153 N 5 W [20] Iowa* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-14 106,194 N 12 W [12] at Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . 45-31 40,678 N 19 W [9] at Rutgers* . . . . . . . . . . . 39-0 51,366 N 26 W [8] Michigan State* . . . . . . . 45-12 97,418 D 3 W [8] vs. Wisconsin [6] . . . . . . 38-31 65,018 (Big Ten Championship Game, Indianapolis) J 2 L [5] vs. USC [9]. . . . . . . . . . . . 49-52 95,128 (Rose Bowl) Big Ten: Tied for first in East Division Final Rankings: CFP 5th, AP 7th, Coaches 7th
2017
11-2, 7-2 (T-2ND B1G)
Coach: James Franklin Captains: Marcus Allen, Saquon Barkley, Jason Cabinda, Tyler Davis, Grant Haley, DaeSean Hamilton, Trace McSorley, Nick Scott S 2 W [6] Akron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-0 101,684 S 9 W [4] Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . 33-14 109,898 S 16 W [5] Georgia State . . . . . . . . . 56-0 102,746 S 23 W [4] at Iowa* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-19 66,205 S 30 W [4] Indiana* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-14 107,542 O 7 W [4] at Northwestern* . . . . . 31-7 41,061 O 21 W [2] Michigan [19]*. . . . . . . . 42-13 110,823 O 28 L [2] at Ohio State [6]*. . . . . . 38-39 109,302 N 4 L [7] at Michigan State [24]*. . 24-27 71,605 N 11 W [16] Rutgers* . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-6 107,531 N 18 W [13] Nebraska* . . . . . . . . . . 56-44 106,722 N 25 W [12] at Maryland* . . . . . . . . 66-3 49,680 D 30 W [9] vs. Washington [12] . . . 35-28 61,842 (Fiesta Bowl) Big Ten: Tied for second in East Division Final Rankings: CFP 9th, AP 8th, Coaches 8th * - Big Ten Game Rankings are Associated Press.
HISTORY & HONORS
PENN STATE VS. OPPONENTS OPPONENT Air Force Akron Alabama Allegheny Altoona Athletic Association Arizona Arizona State Army Army Ambulance Corps Auburn Baylor Bellefonte Academy Bloomsburg Boston College Boston Bowling Green BYU Brown Bucknell Buffalo California-Berkeley California State (Pa.) Carlisle Indians Carnegie Tech Central Michigan Cincinnati Clemson Coastal Carolina Colgate Colorado Columbia Cornell Dartmouth Dickinson Dickinson Seminary Duquesne Athletic Club East Carolina Eastern Illinois Eastern Michigan FIU Florida Florida State Fordham Franklin & Marshall Furman Geneva Georgetown George Washington Georgia Georgia State Georgia Tech Gettysburg
FIRST LAST GAME GAME W 1962 1999 1959 1903 1890 1999 1977 1899 1917 1995 1975 1890 1897 1949 1951 1987 1989 1983 1887 1900 1961 1905 1896 1910 2005 1981 1988 2008 1911 1969 1933 1895 1917 1888 1902 1898 1985 2009 1992 2007 1962 1967 1946 1890 1958 1904 1950 1926 1982 2017 1921 1891
1973 2017 2011 1906 1907 1999 1977 2015 1917 2002 1975 1908 1897 2014 1961 1998 1992 1983 1948 2015 1966 1905 1909 1924 2005 2005 1988 2008 1980 1970 1934 1943 1920 1931 1903 1900 1986 2009 2013 2007 2010 2005 1953 1925 1958 1916 1950 1928 2015 2017 1991 1937
3 6 5 3 2 1 1 14 1 1 1 2 1 20 8 2 2 1 28 2 3 1 1 6 1 8 0 1 9 1 0 4 1 11 2 0 2 1 3 1 0 1 3 2 1 7 1 3 1 1 4 27
L
T
OPPONENT
0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 10 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 2 7 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Grove City Harrisburg Athletic Club Harvard Haverford Holy Cross Homestead Athletic Club Houston Illinois Indiana Indiana State Iowa Jersey Shore Johns Hopkins Kansas Kansas State Kent State Kentucky Lafayette Lebanon Valley Lehigh Louisiana Tech Louisville LSU Mansfield Marietta Marquette Marshall Maryland Massachusetts Miami (Fla.) Michigan Michigan State Middlebury Minnesota Missouri Muhlenberg Navy Nebraska NYU Niagara North Carolina NC State Northern Illinois Northwestern Notre Dame Oberlin Ohio State Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Oregon State Pennsylvania
FIRST LAST GAME GAME W 1907 1910 1913 1891 1954 1901 1964 1954 1993 2011 1930 1904 1933 1968 1968 1965 1975 1889 1905 1888 2000 1996 1974 1899 1924 1957 1929 1917 2014 1961 1993 1914 1922 1993 1959 1914 1894 1920 1927 1929 1943 1920 1996 1993 1913 1894 1912 1967 1972 1960 2008 1890
1909 1910 1932 1891 1963 1901 2011 2015 2017 2011 2017 1904 1933 1968 1969 2016 1999 1938 1935 1942 2002 1997 2009 1899 1926 1958 1930 2017 2014 2001 2017 2017 1922 2016 1980 1945 2012 2017 1941 1930 1943 1982 1996 2017 2007 1894 2017 2012 1985 1994 2008 1958
3 1 0 1 9 0 2 18 20 1 15 1 1 1 2 5 3 10 20 16 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 38 1 7 8 15 1 9 3 5 19 8 2 2 0 17 1 14 9 1 14 5 0 3 1 18
L
T
OPPONENT
0 0 3 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 13 16 0 5 1 1 17 9 1 0 1 2 0 5 9 0 19 1 2 1 0 25
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Athletic Club Princeton Purdue Rice Rutgers St. Bonaventure San Diego State Sewanee South Carolina SMU Southern Mississippi Stanford Steelton YMCA Sterling Athletic Club Susquehanna Swarthmore Syracuse Temple Tennessee Texas Texas A&M TCU Texas Tech Toledo Tulane UCF UCLA Ursinus USC USF Utah State Vanderbilt Villanova Virginia VMI Wake Forest Washington Washington & Jefferson Washington State Waynesburg West Virginia West Virginia Wesleyan Western Maryland Western Reserve Westminster William & Mary Wisconsin Wissahickon Barracks Wyoming Seminary Yale Youngstown State
FIRST LAST GAME GAME W 1893 1892 1896 1951 1962 1918 1910 2015 1932 1940 1948 1998 1973 1902 1910 1898 1889 1922 1931 1971 1972 1979 1953 1995 2000 1979 2002 1963 1914 1923 2005 1977 1957 1902 1893 1959 1974 1921 1894 1947 1931 1904 1915 1935 1895 1914 1922 1953 1918 1892 1899 2006
2017 1895 1900 2016 1963 2017 1922 2015 1932 1941 1978 2001 1992 1902 1910 1926 1891 2013 2016 2006 1996 2007 1978 1995 2000 1979 2014 1968 1919 2016 2005 1977 1957 1951 2012 1959 1974 2017 1917 1948 1932 1992 1917 1935 1895 1916 1984 2016 1918 1892 1906 2010
51 3 0 14 2 26 4 1 1 2 1 2 4 0 1 6 2 43 40 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 3 2 2 4 1 1 0 5 5 1 1 3 5 2 0 48 3 1 0 3 4 9 0 1 0 2
L
T
43 1 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 23 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 6 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 7 0
4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
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GAME-BY-GAME VS. OPPONENTS AIR FORCE Penn State 3, Air Force 0 H: 2-0; A: 1-0 1962 W 1971 W 1973 W
20-6 16-14 19-9
H H A
AKRON Penn State 6, Akron 0 H: 6-0 1999 W 2004 W 2006 W 2009 W 2014 W 2017 W
70-24 48-10 34-16 31-7 21-3 52-0
H H H H H H
ALABAMA Penn State 5, Alabama 10 H: 2-4; A: 2-2; N: 1-4 1959 W 1975 L 1978 L 1981 L 1982 L 1983 W 1984 L 1985 W 1986 W 1987 L 1988 L 1989 L 1990 W 2010 L 2011 L
7-0 6-13 7-14 16-31 21-42 34-28 0-6 19-17 23-3 13-24 3-8 16-17 9-0 3-24 11-27
N* N* N* H N H A H A H N H A A H
ALLEGHENY Penn State 3, Allegheny 0 H: 3-0 1903 W 1904 W 1906 W
24-5 50-0 26-0
Penn State 2, Altoona Athletic Association 0 H: 1-0; A: 1-0 1890 W 68-0 1907 W 27-0
H H H
13-27 0-26 17-11 27-16 6-10 6-9 7-10 6-2 0-11 28-24 38-14 42-0 45-0 54-3 21-14 31-0 38-16 24-3 20-14
H A A A H A H A A H A H A H A H H H H
ARMY AMBULANCE CORPS Penn State 1, Army Ambulance Corps 0 N: 1-0 1917 W 10-0
N
Penn State 1, Auburn 1 N: 1-1 1995 W 2002 L
43-14 9-13
N* N*
BAYLOR Penn State 1, Baylor 0 N: 1-0 1974 W
41-20
Penn State 2, Bellefonte Academy 1 H: 2-1; A: 1-0 1890 W 23-0 1906 W 12-0 1908 L 5-6
H A
Penn State 1, Bloomsburg 0 H: 1-0 1897 W
N*
A H H
10-0
H
BOSTON COLLEGE
41-7
H
ARIZONA STATE Penn State 1, Arizona State 0 N: 1-0 1977 W 42-30
N*
ARMY Penn State 14, Army 10, Ties 2 H: 7-3; A: 7-7-2 1899 W 6-0 1900 T 0-0 1939 T 14-14 1949 L 7-42 1950 L 7-41 1955 L 6-35 1956 L 7-14
A A A A A A A
Penn State 20, Boston College 4 H: 9-2; A: 8-1; N: 3-1 1949 W 32-14 1950 W 20-13 1965 W 17-0 1966 W 30-21 1967 W 50-28 1968 W 29-0 1969 W 38-16 1970 W 28-3 1972 W 45-26 1981 W 38-7 1982 W 52-17 1983 L 17-27 1984 W 37-30 1985 W 16-12 1986 W 26-14 1987 W 27-17 1988 W 23-20 1989 W 7-3 1990 W 40-21
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1991 1992 2003 2004 2014
W L L L W (OT)
28-21 32-35 14-27 7-21 31-30
H H H A N*
BOSTON Penn State 8, Boston 0 H: 5-0; A: 3-0 1951 W 1953 W 1955 W 1956 W 1958 W 1959 W 1960 W 1961 W
40-34 35-13 35-0 40-7 34-0 21-12 20-0 32-0
H A H H A H H A
BOWLING GREEN Penn State 2, Bowling Green 0 H: 2-0 1987 W 45-19 1998 W 48-3
H A A H A A H A A H A N H H N N H H A
Penn State 1, Brown 0 H: 1-0 1983 W
H H
Penn State 2, Buffalo 1 H: 2-0; A: 0-1 1900 L 2007 W 2015 W
0-10 45-24 27-14
A H H
Penn State 2, BYU 1 H: 1-0; A: 0-1; N: 1-0 1989 W 1991 W 1992 L
50-39 33-7 17-30
N* H A
33-16 23-21 17-21 33-15
H A A H
CALIFORNIA Penn State 3, California 1 H: 2-0; A: 1-1 1961 W 1962 W 1965 L 1966 W
CALIFORNIA (Pa.) Penn State 1, California (Pa.) 0 H: 1-0 1905 W 29-0
38-21
H
BUCKNELL Penn State 28, Bucknell 10 H: 19-4; A: 4-4; N: 5-2 1887 W 1887 W 1889 W 1891 L 1892 W 1893 W 1894 W 1895 W 1896 L 1897 W 1898 W 1899 L 1900 W 1908 W 1909 W 1910 W 1916 W 1919 W 1926 W 1927 L 1928 L 1929 L 1930 L 1934 L 1935 L 1936 W 1937 W 1938 L 1939 W 1940 W 1941 W 1942 W 1943 W 1944 W 1945 W 1946 W 1947 W 1948 W
BUFFALO
BYU
BROWN
AUBURN
BLOOMSBURG
ARIZONA
302
L L W W L L L W L W W W W W W W W W W
BELLEFONTE ACADEMY
ALTOONA ATHLETIC ASSOC.
Penn State 1, Arizona 0 H: 1-0 1999 W
1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1966 1968 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1979 2015
24-0 54-0 12-0 10-12 18-0 36-18 12-6 16-0 0-10 27-4 16-0 0-5 6-0 33-6 33-0 45-3 50-7 9-0 9-0 7-13 0-6 6-27 7-19 7-13 0-2 14-0 20-14 0-14 13-3 9-0 27-13 14-7 14-0 20-6 46-7 48-6 54-0 35-0
H A H A H A N N N N N N N H A H H H H H H H A A A H H H H H H H H H A H H H
H
CARLISLE INDIANS Penn State 1, Carlisle Indians 4, Tied 1 N: 1-4-1 1896 L 5-48 1905 L 0-11 1906 W 4-0 1907 L 5-18 1908 L 5-12 1909 T 8-8
N N N N N N
CARNEGIE TECH Penn State 6, Carnegie Tech 0 H: 6-0 1910 W 1912 W 1913 W 1921 W 1922 W 1924 W
61-0 41-0 49-0 28-7 10-0 22-7
H H H H H H
Penn State 1, Central Michigan 0 H: 1-0 2005 W 40-3
H
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
CINCINNATI Penn State 8, Cincinnati 1 H: 6-1; A: 2-0 1981 W 1983 L 1985 W 1986 W 1987 W 1988 W 1991 W 1992 W 2005 W
52-0 3-14 31-10 23-17 41-0 35-9 81-0 24-20 42-24
H H A H H H H A H
10-35
N*
CLEMSON Penn State 0, Clemson 1 N: 0-1 1987 L
HISTORY & HONORS COASTAL CAROLINA Penn State 1, Coastal Carolina 0 H: 1-0 2008 W 66-10
H
COLGATE Penn State 9, Colgate 4, Tied 1 H: 6-2-1; A: 3-1; N: 0-1 1911 W 17-9 1930 L 0-40 1931 L 7-32 1932 L 0-31 1941 L 0-7 1942 W 13-10 1943 T 0-0 1944 W 6-0 1945 W 27-7 1946 W 6-2 1947 W 46-0 1948 W 32-13 1959 W 58-20 1980 W 54-10
H H H A N H H A H A H A H H
COLORADO Penn State 1, Colorado 1 H: 1-0; A: 0-1 1969 W 1970 L
27-3 13-41
H A
0-33 7-14
A A
CORNELL Penn State 4, Cornell 7, Tied 2 A: 4-7-2 1895 T 1897 L 1907 W 1908 L 1911 W 1912 W 1919 W 1936 L 1937 L 1938 L 1939 L 1942 T 1943 L
0-0 0-45 8-6 4-10 5-0 29-6 20-0 7-13 19-26 6-21 0-47 0-0 0-13
A A A A A A A A A A A A A
0-6 11-0 6-0 6-0 52-0 6-10
N N N N N H
DICKINSON SEMINARY Penn State 2, Dickinson Seminary 0 H: 2-0 1902 W 27-0 1903 W 60-0
H H
DUQUESNE ATHLETIC CLUB Penn State 0, Duquesne Athletic Club 3 A: 0-3 1898 L 5-18 1899 L 5-64 1900 L 0-29
A A A
7-10 13-19 14-7
A A H
Penn State 11, Dickinson 5, Tied 1 H: 3-1-1; A: 2-2; N: 6-2 1888 L 0-16 1888 T 6-6 1891 W 2-0 1892 W 16-0 1896 W 8-0 1897 L 0-6 1898 W 34-0 1899 W 15-0 1900 L 0-18 1901 W 12-0 1902 W 23-0
A H A N H N N H A H A
Penn State 1, Furman 0 H: 1-0 1958 W
36-0
H
44-0 73-0 34-0 51-0 46-0 57-0 79-0
H H H H H H H
GENEVA Penn State 7, Geneva 0 H: 7-0 1904 W 1905 W 1907 W 1908 W 1909 W 1911 W 1916 W
Penn State 1, Georgetown 0 H: 1-0 1950 W 34-14
Penn State 2, East Carolina 0 H: 2-0 1985 W 17-10 1986 W 42-17
Penn State 3, George Washington 0 H: 3-0 1926 W 20-12 1927 W 13-0 1928 W 50-0
H H
EASTERN ILLINOIS
EASTERN MICHIGAN Penn State 3, Eastern Michigan 0 H: 3-0 1992 W 52-7 2011 W 34-6 2013 W 45-7
H H H
FIU Penn State 1, FIU 0 H: 1-0 2007 W
59-0
H
7-17 6-21 24-37
N* N* N*
FLORIDA Penn State 0, Florida 3 N: 0-3 1962 L 1997 L 2010 L
Penn State 1, Florida State 1, Tied 1 N: 1-1-1 1967 T 17-17 1990 L 17-24 2005 W (3OT) 26-23
Penn State 3, Fordham 0 H: 2-0; A: 1-0 1946 W 1947 W 1953 W
68-0 75-0 28-21
N* N* N*
H A H
FRANKLIN & MARSHALL Penn State 2, Franklin & Marshall 1 H: 1-0; A: 1-1 1890 L 0-10 1891 W 26-6 1925 W 13-0
H
H H H
GEORGIA H
A A H
1922 1923 1924 1927 1928 1934 1937
W W W W W W W
20-0 20-0 26-0 34-13 12-0 32-6 32-6
H H H H H H H
46-0 31-0 31-0
H H H
GROVE CITY Penn State 3, Grove City 0 H: 3-0 1907 W 1908 W 1909 W
HARRISBURG ATHLETIC CLUB Penn State 1, Harrisburg Athletic Club 0 H: 1-0 1910 W 58-0
GEORGETOWN
GEORGE WASHINGTON
FORDHAM
DICKINSON
FURMAN
EAST CAROLINA
FLORIDA STATE
DARTMOUTH Penn State 1, Dartmouth 2 H: 1-0; A: 0-2 1917 L 1919 L 1920 W
L W W W W L
Penn State 1, Eastern Illinois 0 H: 1-0 2009 W 52-3
COLUMBIA Penn State 0, Columbia 2 A: 0-2 1933 L 1934 L
1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1931
H
HARVARD Penn State 0, Harvard 3, Tied 2 A: 0-3-2 1913 L 0-29 1914 T 13-13 1915 L 0-13 1921 T 21-21 1932 L 13-46
A A A A A
HAVERFORD
Penn State 1, Georgia 1 N: 1-1 1982 W 2015 L
27-23 17-24
N* N*
Penn State 1, Haverford 0 A: 1-0 1891 W
GEORGIA STATE
HOLY CROSS
Penn State 1, Georgia State 0 H: 1-0 2017 W 56-0
Penn State 9, Holy Cross 0 H: 6-0; A: 3-0 1954 W 1956 W 1957 W 1958 W 1959 W 1960 W 1961 W 1962 W 1963 W
H
GEORGIA TECH Penn State 4, Georgia Tech 3 H: 1-0; A: 0-2; N: 3-1 1921 W 1923 W 1924 L 1925 L 1961 W 1966 L 1991 W
28-7 7-0 13-15 7-16 30-15 0-21 34-22
N H A N N* A N
A
39-7 43-0 14-10 32-0 46-0 33-8 34-14 48-20 28-14
H H A H H A H A H
HOMESTEAD ATHLETIC CLUB Penn State 0, Homestead Athletic Club 1 A: 0-1 1901 L 0-39
GETTYSBURG Penn State 27, Gettysburg 0, Tied 1 H: 26-0-1; A: 1-0 1891 W 18-0 1894 W 60-0 1895 W 48-0 1896 W 40-0 1897 W 32-0 1898 W 47-0 1899 W 40-0 1900 W 44-0 1902 W 37-0 1905 W 18-0 1906 T 0-0 1911 W 31-0 1912 W 25-0 1913 W 16-0 1914 W 13-0 1915 W 27-12 1916 W 48-2 1917 W 80-0 1919 W 33-0 1920 W 13-0 1921 W 24-0
58-0
A H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
A
HOUSTON Penn State 2, Houston 1 H: 1-0; A: 1-0; N: 0-1 1964 W 1977 W 2011 L
24-7 31-14 14-30
A H N*
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HISTORY & HONORS ILLINOIS Penn State 18, Illinois 5 H: 9-1; A: 8-4; N: 1-0 1954 W 1959 W 1960 L 1972 W 1993 W 1994 W 1997 W 1998 W 1999 W 2000 W 2001 L 2002 W 2005 W 2006 W 2007 L 2008 W 2009 W 2010 L 2011 W 2012 W 2013 W (OT) 2014 L 2015 W
14-12 20-9 8-10 35-17 28-14 35-31 41-6 27-0 27-7 39-25 28-33 18-7 63-10 26-12 20-27 38-24 35-17 13-33 10-7 35-7 24-17 14-16 39-0
A N A A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H
38-31 35-29 45-21 48-26 45-24 27-24 28-14 58-25 52-7 22-18 36-31 34-7 31-20 41-24 16-10 45-22 24-44 13-7 29-7 45-31 45-14
H A H A H N H A H A A H H N A H A A H A H
INDIANA STATE Penn State 1, Indiana 0 H: 1-0 2011 W
41-7
H
IOWA Penn State 15, Iowa 12 H: 6-7; A: 9-5 1930 L 1971 W 1972 W 1973 W 1974 W 1975 W 1976 L 1983 L 1984 W 1993 W 1994 W 1995 W 1996 L
304
W L (2OT) L L (OT) L L W L L L W W W W
0-19 44-14 14-10 27-8 27-0 30-10 6-7 34-42 20-17 31-0 61-21 41-27 20-21
A A H H A A H H A A H A H
31-7 23-26 18-24 35-42 14-26 4-6 27-7 23-24 10-21 3-24 13-3 38-14 41-14 21-19
A H A H A H H A H A H A H A
JERSEY SHORE Penn State 1, Jersey Shore 0 H: 1-0 1904 W 30-0
H
JOHNS HOPKINS Penn State 1, Johns Hopkins 0 H: 1-0 1933 W 40-6
H
KANSAS Penn State 1, Kansas 0 N: 1-0 1968 W
INDIANA Penn State 20, Indiana 1 H: 10-0; A: 8-1; N: 2-0 1993 W 1994 W 1995 W 1996 W 1999 W 2000 W 2001 W 2002 W 2003 W 2004 W 2007 W 2008 W 2009 W 2010 W 2011 W 2012 W 2013 L 2014 W 2015 W 2016 W 2017 W
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2016 2017
15-14
N*
Penn State 2, Kansas State 0 H: 1-0; A: 1-0 1968 W 25-9 1969 W 17-14
H A
KANSAS STATE
KENT STATE Penn State 5, Kent State 0 H: 5-0 1965 W 2003 W 2010 W 2013 W 2016 W
21-6 32-10 24-0 34-0 33-13
H H H H H
10-3 6-22 20-24 30-0 26-14
H A H A N*
KENTUCKY Penn State 3, Kentucky 2 H: 1-1; A: 1-1; N: 1-0 1975 W 1976 L 1977 L 1978 W 1998 W
LAFAYETTE Penn State 10, Lafayette 5, Tied 1 H: 5-1; A: 4-4-1; N: 1-0 1889 L 0-26 1891 W 14-4 1892 W 18-0 1894 W 72-0 1897 L 0-24 1898 W 5-0 1914 W 17-0 1915 W 33-3 1916 W 40-0 1927 W 40-6 1928 L 0-7 1929 W 6-3 1930 T 0-0 1931 L 0-33 1934 W 25-6 1938 L 0-7
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LEBANON VALLEY
MANSFIELD
Penn State 20, Lebanon Valley 0 H: 20-0 1905 W 23-0 1906 W 24-0 1907 W 75-0 1915 W 13-0 1920 W 109-7 1921 W 53-0 1922 W 32-6 1923 W 58-0 1924 W 47-3 1925 W 14-0 1926 W 35-0 1927 W 27-0 1928 W 25-0 1929 W 15-0 1930 W 27-0 1931 W 19-6 1932 W 27-0 1933 W 32-6 1934 W 13-0 1935 W 12-6
Penn State 1, Mansfield 0 H: 1-0 1899 W
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
LEHIGH Penn State 16, Lehigh 6, Tied 1 H: 8-2; A: 6-4-1; N: 2-0 1888 L 0-30 1889 L 0-106 1891 L 2-24 1901 W 38-0 1914 L 7-20 1915 W 7-0 1916 W 10-7 1917 L 0-9 1918 W 7-6 1919 W 20-7 1920 T 7-7 1921 W 28-7 1931 W 31-0 1933 W 33-0 1934 W 31-0 1935 W 26-0 1936 L 6-7 1937 W 14-7 1938 W 59-6 1939 W 49-7 1940 W 34-0 1941 W 40-6 1942 W 19-3
H A A N A H A H A H A H N H A H A H A H A H A
H H
LOUISVILLE Penn State 2, Louisville 0 H:1-0; A: 1-0 1996 W 1997 W
24-7 57-21
H A
16-9 19-17
N* N*
LSU Penn State 2, LSU 0 N: 2-0 1973 W 2009 W
H
28-0 13-0 48-6
H H H
20-7 40-8
A H
26-7 65-0
H H
MARIETTA Penn State 3, Marietta 0 H: 3-0 1924 W 1925 W 1926 W
MARQUETTE Penn State 2, Marquette 0 H: 1-0; A: 1-0 1957 W 1958 W
MARSHALL Penn State 2, Marshall 0 H: 2-0 1929 W 1930 W
MARYLAND
LOUISIANA TECH Penn State 2, Louisiana Tech 0 H: 2-0 2000 W 67-7 2002 W 49-17
38-0
Penn State 38, Maryland 2, Tied 1 H: 22-1; A: 13-1; N: 3-0-1 1917 W 57-0 1937 W 21-14 1938 W 33-0 1939 W 12-0 1943 W 45-0 1944 W 34-19 1960 W 28-9 1961 L 17-21 1962 W 23-7 1963 W 17-15 1964 W 17-9 1965 W 19-7 1966 W 15-7 1967 W 38-3 1968 W 57-13 1969 W 48-0 1970 W 34-0 1971 W 63-27 1972 W 46-16 1973 W 42-22 1974 W 24-17 1975 W 15-13 1977 W 27-9 1978 W 27-3 1979 W 27-7 1980 W 24-10 1982 W 39-31 1984 W 25-24 1985 W 20-18 1986 W 17-15 1987 W 21-16 1988 W 17-10 1989 T 13-13 1990 W 24-10 1991 W 47-7 1992 W 49-13 1993 W 70-7 2014 L 19-20 2015 W 31-30 2016 W 38-14 2017 W 66-3
H H H H A H H A H A H A H A A H A H H A H A H H A A H H A H N H N H N H A H N H A
HISTORY & HONORS MASSACHUSETTS Penn State 1, Massachusetts 0 H: 1-0 2014 W 48-7
H
MIAMI (Fla.) Penn State 7, Miami 6 H: 3-3; A: 3-3; N: 1-0 1961 L 1967 W 1968 W 1976 W 1977 W 1979 L 1980 W 1981 L 1986 W 1991 L 1992 L 1999 W 2001 L
8-25 17-8 22-7 21-7 49-7 10-26 27-12 14-17 14-10 20-26 14-17 27-23 7-33
A A H A H H H A N* A H A H
MICHIGAN Penn State 8, Michigan 13 H: 5-6; A: 3-7 1993 L 1994 W 1995 W 1996 W 1997 L 1998 L 1999 L 2000 L 2001 L 2002 L (OT) 2005 L 2006 L 2007 L 2008 W 2009 W 2010 W 2013 W (4OT) 2014 L 2015 L 2016 L 2017 W
13-21 31-24 27-17 29-17 8-34 0-27 27-31 11-33 0-20 24-27 25-27 10-17 9-14 46-17 35-10 41-31 43-40 13-18 16-28 10-49 42-13
H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H H A H A H
MICHIGAN STATE Penn State 15, Michigan State 16, Tied 1 H: 10-6-1; A: 5-10 1914 L 3-6 1925 W 13-6 1945 L 0-33 1946 L 16-19 1948 T 14-14 1949 L 0-24 1951 L 21-32 1952 L 7-34 1965 L 0-23 1966 L 8-42 1993 W 38-37 1994 W 59-31 1995 W 24-20 1996 W 32-29 1997 L 14-49 1998 W 51-28 1999 L 28-35 2000 W 42-23 2001 W 42-37 2002 W 61-7 10-41 2003 L 2004 W 37-13 2005 W 31-22
H H A H H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2014 2015 2016 2017
W L W W L L L W L
17-13 31-35 49-18 42-14 22-28 10-34 16-55 45-12 24-27
H A H A H H A H A
33-0
H
MIDDLEBURY Penn State 1, Middlebury 0 H: 1-0 1922 W
MINNESOTA Penn State 9, Minnesota 5 H: 5-2; A: 4-3 1993 W 1994 W 1997 W 1998 W 1999 L 2000 L 2003 L 2004 L 2005 W 2006 W (OT) 2009 W 2010 W 2013 L 2016 W (OT)
38-20 56-3 16-15 27-17 23-24 16-25 14-20 7-16 44-14 28-27 20-0 33-21 10-24 29-26
H A H A H A H A H A H A A H
19-8 8-21 10-3 29-21
A H N* A
MISSOURI Penn State 3, Missouri 1 H: 0-1; A: 2-0; N: 1-0 1959 W 1960 L 1969 W 1980 W
MUHLENBERG Penn State 5, Muhlenberg 1 H: 5-1 1914 W 1920 W 1933 L 1936 W 1944 W 1945 W
1924 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1955 1961 1962 1964 1965 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 2012
W L L L W W L W W L W L W W W W W W L W
6-0 6-14 14-55 0-28 12-7 20-7 14-34 20-10 41-7 8-21 14-6 22-23 31-6 45-22 55-7 56-3 21-10 39-0 6-7 34-7
A A A A A N H H H H H A H A H A H A H H
NEBRASKA Penn State 8, Nebraska 9 H: 6-3; A: 2-5; N: 0-1 1920 W 1949 W 1950 L 1951 W 1952 W 1958 L 1979 L 1980 L 1981 W 1982 W 1983 L 2002 W 2003 L 2011 L 2012 L 2013 L (OT) 2017 W
20-0 22-7 0-19 15-7 10-0 7-14 17-42 7-21 30-24 27-24 6-44 40-7 10-18 14-17 23-32 20-23 56-44
H H A A H A A H A H N H A H A H H
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 22-0 27-7 0-3 45-0 58-13 47-7
H H H H H H
NAVY Penn State 19, Navy 17, Tied 2 H: 8-3; A: 9-13-2; N: 2-1 1894 T 6-6 1897 L 0-4 1898 L 11-16 1899 L 0-6 1900 L 0-44 1901 W 11-6 1902 W 6-0 1903 W 17-0 1904 L 9-20 1905 L 5-11 1906 W 5-0 1907 L 4-6 1908 L 0-5 1911 T 0-0 1913 L 0-10 1921 W 13-7 1922 L 0-14 1923 W 21-3
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A N N H
Penn State 2, NYU 1, Tied 1 H: 1-0-1; A: 0-1; N: 1-0 1927 T 1929 L 1940 W 1941 W
13-13 0-7 25-0 42-0
H A H N
16-0 31-14
H H
NIAGARA Penn State 2, Niagara 0 H: 2-0 1929 W 1930 W
NORTH CAROLINA Penn State 0, North Carolina 1 A: 0-1 1943 L 0-19
A
NC STATE Penn State 17, NC State 2 H: 13-1; A: 4-1 1920 W 1921 W 1923 W 1924 W 1956 W 1967 W 1969 W 1971 W
1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
W W L L W W W W W W W
37-22 35-29 7-12 14-15 41-20 21-17 19-10 9-7 21-13 22-15 54-0
H H A H H A H A H A H
NORTHERN ILLINOIS Penn State 1, Northern Illinois 0 Home: 1-0 1996 W 49-0
H
NORTHWESTERN Penn State 14, Northwestern 5 H: 7-2; A: 7-3 1993 W 43-21 1994 W 45-17 1995 L 10-21 1996 W 34-9 1997 W 30-27 1998 W 41-10 2001 W 38-35 2002 W 49-0 2003 L 7-17 2004 L 7-14 2005 W 34-29 2006 W 33-7 2009 W 34-13 2010 W 35-21 2011 W 34-24 2012 W 39-28 2014 L 6-29 2015 L 21-23 2017 W 31-7
A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A A
NOTRE DAME Penn State 9, Notre Dame 9, Tied 1 H: 6-2-1; A: 3-5; N: 0-2 1913 L 7-14 1925 T 0-0 1926 L 0-28 1928 L 0-9 1976 L 9-20 1981 W 24-21 1982 W 24-14 1983 W 34-30 1984 L 7-44 1985 W 36-6 1986 W 24-19 1987 W 21-20 1988 L 3-21 1989 L 23-34 1990 W 24-21 1991 W 35-13 1992 L 16-17 2006 L 17-41 2007 W 31-10
H H A N N* H A H A H A H A H A H A A H
OBERLIN 41-0 35-0 16-0 51-6 14-7 13-8 33-8 35-3
H H H H H H A H
Penn State 1, Oberlin 0 A: 0-1 1894 W
9-6
A
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PENNSYLVANIA
Penn State 14, Ohio State 19 H: 6-7; A: 7-12; N: 1-0 1912 W 1956 W 1963 W 1964 W 1975 L 1976 L 1978 W 1980 W 1993 L 1994 W 1995 L 1996 L 1997 W 1998 L 1999 W 2000 L 2001 W 2002 L 2003 L 2004 L 2005 W 2006 L 2007 L 2008 W 2009 L 2010* L 2011 W 2012 L 2013 L 2014 L (OT) 2015 L 2016 W 2017 L * - win for Ohio State vacated.
Penn State 18, Pennsylvania 25, Tied 4 A: 18-25-4 1890 L 0-20 1892 L 0-20 1893 L 6-18 1895 L 4-35 1896 L 0-27 1897 L 0-24 1898 L 0-40 1899 L 0-47 1900 L 5-17 1901 L 6-23 1902 L 0-17 1903 L 0-39 1904 L 0-6 1907 L 0-28 1908 L 0-6 1909 T 3-3 1910 L 0-10 1911 W 22-6 1912 W 14-0 1913 L 0-17 1915 W 13-3 1916 L 0-15 1919 W 10-0 1920 W 28-7 1922 L 6-7 1923 W 21-0 1924 T 0-0 1926 L 0-3 1927 W 20-0 1928 L 0-14 1929 W 19-7 1933 T 6-6 1934 L 0-3 1935 L 6-33 1936 L 12-19 1937 W 7-0 1938 T 7-7 1939 W 10-0 1942 W 13-7 1948 W 13-0 1952 W 14-7 1953 L 7-13 1954 W 35-13 1955 W 20-0 1956 W 34-0 1957 W 19-14 1958 W 43-0
37-0 7-6 10-7 27-0 9-17 7-12 19-0 31-19 6-24 63-14 25-28 7-38 31-27 9-28 23-10 6-45 29-27 7-13 20-21 10-21 17-10 6-28 17-37 13-6 7-24 14-38 20-14 23-35 14-63 24-31 10-38 24-21 38-39
A A A A A H A N* A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A
35-14 42-3 32-22 49-10 35-16 14-24
H H H H H H
OHIO Penn State 5, Ohio 1 H: 5-1 1967 W 1969 W 1970 W 1973 W 1974 W 2012 L
OKLAHOMA Penn State 0, Oklahoma 2 N: 0-2 1972 L 1985 L
0-14 10-25
N* N*
OREGON Penn State 3, Oregon 1 H: 0-1; A: 1-0; N: 2-0 1960 W 1963 W 1964 L 1994 W
41-12 17-7 14-22 38-20
N* A H N*
Penn State 1, Oregon State 0 H: 1-0 2008 W 45-14
H
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A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
PITTSBURGH Penn State 51, Pittsburgh 43, Tied 4 H: 18-6; A: 28-36-4; N: 5-1 1893 W 32-0 1896 W 10-4 1900 W 12-0 1901 W 37-0 1902 W 27-0 1903 W 59-0 1904 L 5-22 1905 W 6-0 1906 W 6-0 L 0-6 1907 1908 W 12-6 1909 W 5-0 1910 L 0-11 1911 W 3-0 1912 W 38-0 1913 L 6-7 1914 L 3-13 1915 L 0-20
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1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
L L L W T T L L L L L L L L L L L L L L W L W W W L L L W L L W L W W W L T L W L W W W L W L W W W W W W W W W W L W W L L W W T L W W L L W W W
0-31 6-28 6-28 20-0 0-0 0-0 0-14 3-20 3-24 7-23 6-24 0-30 0-26 7-20 12-19 6-41 0-9 7-34 7-28 0-26 10-0 7-20 31-7 14-6 14-0 0-14 0-7 7-14 29-0 0-7 0-19 21-20 7-13 17-0 17-0 13-0 0-20 7-7 13-14 25-21 7-22 14-3 47-26 16-0 21-22 28-0 27-30 48-24 42-6 65-9 27-7 35-15 55-18 49-27 35-13 31-10 7-6 7-24 15-13 17-10 14-29 9-14 48-14 19-10 24-24 11-31 31-0 34-14 0-10 7-14 16-13 22-17 32-20
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A H A A A A H A A H A A A A A A A N A A A A H A A A A A A A A H A A H A A H A H H N N N A H H H A H A H A H A H A H A
1992 1997 1998 1999 2000 2016 2017
W W W W L L W
57-13 34-17 20-13 20-17 0-12 39-42 33-14
H H A H A A H
PITTSBURGH ATHLETIC CLUB Penn State 3, Pittsburgh Athletic Club 1 A: 3-1 1892 W 16-0 1893 W 12-0 1894 W 14-0 1895 L 10-11
A A A A
PRINCETON Penn State 0, Princeton 5 A: 0-5 1896 L 1897 L 1898 L 1899 L 1900 L
0-39 0-34 0-5 0-12 0-26
A A A A A
PURDUE Penn State 14, Purdue 3, Tied 1 H: 8-1-1; A: 6-2 1951 L 0-28 1952 T 20-20 1995 W 26-23 1996 W 31-14 1997 W 42-17 1998 W 31-13 1999 W 31-25 2000 W 22-20 2003 L 14-28 2004 L 13-20 2005 W 33-15 2006 W 12-0 2007 W 26-19 2008 W 20-6 2011 W 23-18 2012 W 34-9 2013 W 45-21 2016 W 62-24
A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H A
RICE Penn State 2, Rice 0 H: 1-0; A: 1-0 1962 W 1963 W
18-7 28-7
A H
HISTORY & HONORS RUTGERS
STANFORD
Penn State 26, Rutgers 2 H: 15-2; A: 5-0; N: 6-0 1918 L 1950 W 1951 W 1952 W 1953 W 1954 W 1955 W 1977 W 1978 W 1979 W 1982 W 1983 W 1984 W 1985 W 1986 W 1987 W 1988 L 1989 W 1990 W 1991 W 1992 W 1993 W 1994 W 1995 W 2014 W 2015 W 2016 W 2017 W
Penn State 4, Stanford 1 H: 3-0; A: 1-0; N: 0-1 1973 W 1974 W 1975 W 1976 W 1992 L
3-26 18-14 13-7 7-6 54-26 37-14 34-13 45-7 26-10 45-10 49-14 36-25 15-12 17-10 31-6 35-21 16-21 17-0 28-0 37-17 38-24 31-7 55-27 59-34 13-10 28-3 39-0 35-6
H H A H A H A N H H H N H N H H H N H H N H H N A H A H
SAN DIEGO STATE Penn State 1, San Diego State 0 H: 1-0 2015 W 37-21
H
SEWANEE Penn State 1, Sewanee 0 H: 1-0 1932 W
A H H H N*
ST. BONAVENTURE Penn State 4, St. Bonaventure 0 H: 4-0 1910 W 34-0 1911 W 46-0 1917 W 99-0 1922 W 54-0
H H H H
STEELTON YMCA Penn State 0, Steelton YMCA 1 A: 0-1 1902 L 5-6
A
STERLING ATHLETIC CLUB Penn State 1, Sterling Athletic Club 0 H: 1-0 1910 W 45-0
H
SUSQUEHANNA Penn State 6, Susquehanna 0 H: 6-0 1898 W 1900 W 1901 W 1902 W 1916 W 1926 W
45-6 17-0 17-0 55-0 27-0 82-0
H H H H H H
Penn State 2, Swarthmore 0 H: 1-0; A: 1-0 1889 W 20-6 1891 W 44-0
H A
SWARTHMORE 18-6
H
SOUTH CAROLINA Penn State 2, South Carolina 0 H: 1-0; A: 1-0 1940 W 12-0 1941 W 19-12
SYRACUSE H A
SMU Penn State 1, SMU 0, Tied 1 H: 1-0; N: 0-0-1 1947 T 1978 W
20-6 24-20 34-14 15-12 3-24
13-13 26-21
N* H
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI Penn State 2, Southern Mississippi 0 H: 2-0 1998 W 34-6 2001 W 38-20
H H
Penn State 43, Syracuse 23, Tied 5 H: 23-10-2; A: 18-13-2; N: 2-0-1 1922 T 0-0 1923 L 0-10 1924 L 6-10 1925 L 0-7 1926 L 0-10 1927 W 9-6 1928 T 6-6 1929 W 6-4 1930 T 0-0 1931 L 0-7 1932 L 6-12 1933 L 6-12 1934 L 0-16 1935 L 3-7 1936 W 18-0 1937 L 13-19 1938 W 33-6 1939 T 6-6 1940 T 13-13 1941 W 34-19 1942 W 18-13 1944 W 41-0 1945 W 26-0 1946 W 9-0 1947 W 40-0
1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 2008 2009 2013
W W L W L W W W L W L L L W W L L L L W W W L W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W L L W W W W W
34-14 33-21 7-27 32-13 7-25 20-14 13-0 21-20 9-13 20-12 6-14 18-20 15-21 14-0 20-19 0-9 14-21 21-28 10-12 29-20 30-12 15-14 7-24 31-0 17-0 49-6 30-14 19-7 27-3 31-24 45-15 35-7 24-7 41-16 28-7 17-6 21-3 24-20 42-3 21-48 10-24 34-12 27-21 55-13 28-7 23-17
A H A H A H A H A A H H A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H N H A H A H A H A H A H A H N
Penn State 40, Temple 4, Tied 1 H: 25-0-1; A: 12-4; N: 3-0 1931 L 0-12 1932 L 12-13 1940 W 18-0 1941 L 0-14 1943 W 13-0 1944 W 7-6 1945 W 27-0 1946 W 26-0 1947 W 7-0 1948 W 47-0 1949 W 28-7 1950 T 7-7 1952 W 20-13 1975 W 26-25 1976 W 31-30 1977 W 44-7 1978 W 10-7 1979 W 22-7 1980 W 50-7 1981 W 30-0 1982 W 31-14 1983 W 23-18 1985 W 27-25 1986 W 45-15
A A A A H A H H A H A H H N A H A H A H H A H H
TEMPLE N A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H H A H A H
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2003 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W L W
27-13 45-9 42-3 48-10 24-7 49-8 48-21 66-14 41-0 52-10 23-10 47-0 31-0 45-3 31-6 22-13 14-10 24-13 30-13 10-27 34-27
H A H H A H N H N H H H A H H H A H H A H
11-31 21-28 42-17 31-13 20-10
A A N* N* N*
30-6 3-28 16-12 13-17 38-15
N* N A H N*
14-27 25-9 24-0 24-17
H A N* N*
27-21 7-20 66-14 58-0
H A H H
24-23
H
6-24
H
9-6
N*
TENNESSEE Penn State 3, Tennessee 2 A: 0-2; N: 3-0 1971 L 1972 L 1991 W 1993 W 2006 W
TEXAS Penn State 3, Texas 2 H: 0-1; A: 1-0; N: 2-1 1971 W 1984 L 1989 W 1990 L 1996 W
TEXAS A&M Penn State 3, Texas A&M 1 H: 0-1; A: 1-0; N: 2-0 1979 L 1980 W 1999 W 2007 W
TCU Penn State 3, TCU 1 H: 3-0; A: 0-1 1953 W 1954 L 1971 W 1978 W
TEXAS TECH Penn State 1, Texas Tech 0 H: 1-0 1995 W
TOLEDO Penn State 0, Toledo 1 H: 0-1 2000 L
TULANE Penn State 1, Tulane 0 N: 1-0 1979 W
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VIRGINIA
Penn State 3, UCF 1 H: 2-1; N: 1-0 2002 W 2004 W 2013 L 2014 W
Penn State 5, Virginia 3 H: 2-1; A: 2-2; N: 1-0 1893 W 1954 W 1955 W 1988 W 1989 L 2001 L 2002 W 2012 L
27-24 37-13 31-34 26-24
H H H N
UCLA Penn State 2, UCLA 4 H: 1-2; A: 1-2 1963 W 1964 L 1965 L 1966 L 1967 L 1968 W
17-14 14-21 22-24 11-49 15-17 21-6
H A H A H A
23-13
H
3-14 26-10 14-19 10-21 21-20 38-14 24-7 5-29 24-38 49-52
N* N* A A H H N N N* N*
URSINUS Penn State 2, Ursinus 0 H: 2-0 1914 W 1919 W
30-0 48-7
H H
UTAH STATE Penn State 1, Utah State 0 H: 1-0 1977 W
16-7
H
Penn State 1, VMI 0 H: 1-0 1959 W
21-0
H
55-0
H
21-7 13-10 35-28
A N* N*
WASHINGTON Penn State 4, Washington 0 A: 1-0; N: 2-0 1921 W 1983 W 2017 W
WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON Penn State 5, Washington & Jefferson 2, Tied 2 H: 1-0-1; A: 2-2-1; N: 2-0 1894 W 6-0 1895 T 6-6 1898 W 11-6 1899 T 0-0 1903 W 22-0 1904 W 12-0 1912 W 30-0 1913 L 0-17 1917 L 0-7
Penn State 2, Washington State 0 N: 2-0 1947 W 27-6 1948 W 7-0
WAYNESBURG
Penn State 0, Vanderbilt 1 H: 0-1 1957 L
Penn State 0, Waynesburg 2 H: 0-2 1931 L 0-7 1932 L 6-7
20-32
H
Penn State 5, Villanova 3, Tied 1 H: 5-2-1; N: 0-1 1902 W 32-0 1905 W 29-0 1910 T 0-0 1911 W 18-0 1912 W 71-0 1935 W 27-13 1936 L 0-13 1949 L 6-27 1951 L 14-20
A A A H N N H A A
WASHINGTON STATE
VANDERBILT
VILLANOVA
308
VMI
Penn State 1, Wake Forest 0 H: 1-0 1974 W
USC Penn State 4, USC 6 H: 2-0; A: 0-2; N: 2-4 1922 L 1981 W 1990 L 1991 L 1993 W 1994 W 1996 W 2000 L 2008 L 2016 L
A H N A H A H A
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USF Penn State 1, USF 0 H: 1-0 2005 W
6-0 34-7 26-7 42-14 6-14 14-20 35-14 16-17
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Penn State 48, West Virginia 9, Tied 2 H: 31-3; A: 17-6-1; N: 0-0-1 1904 W 34-0 1905 W 6-0 1906 W 10-0 1908 W 12-0 1909 W 40-0 1923 T 13-13 1925 L 0-14 1931 L 0-19 1940 W 17-13 1941 W 7-0 1942 L 0-24 1943 W 32-7 1944 L 27-28 1947 W 21-14
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1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
W W W W W L L L W W T W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W L W W W L W W W W
37-7 34-14 27-0 13-7 35-21 19-20 14-19 7-21 16-6 27-6 14-14 28-10 34-13 20-6 34-6 20-9 37-8 44-6 38-6 21-14 31-20 20-0 42-8 35-7 28-19 62-14 21-12 39-0 33-0 49-28 49-21 31-6 20-15 30-7 24-0 41-23 14-17 27-0 19-0 25-21 30-51 19-9 31-19 51-6 40-26
H A H H A H H A H H A A H A H H A H A H A H H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A
WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN Penn State 3, West Virginia Wesleyan 0 H: 3-0 1915 W 28-0 1916 W 39-0 1917 W 8-7
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WESTERN RESERVE Penn State 0, Western Reserve 0, Tied 1 A: 0-0-1 1895 T 8-8
H H H H
WISCONSIN Penn State 9, Wisconsin 9 H: 4-3; A: 4-6; N: 1-0 1953 L 1970 L 1995 L 1996 W 1997 W 1998 L 2001 L 2002 W 2003 L 2004 L 2005 W 2006 L 2007 W 2008 W 2011 L 2012 W (OT) 2013 W 2016 W
0-20 16-29 9-17 23-20 35-10 3-24 6-18 34-31 23-30 3-16 35-14 3-13 38-7 48-7 7-45 24-21 31-24 38-31
A A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A N
WISSAHICKON BARRACKS Penn State 0, Wissahickon Barracks 0, Tied 1 H: 0-0-1 1918 T 6-6
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WYOMING SEMINARY Penn State 1, Wyoming Seminary 0 A: 1-0 1892 W 40-0
A
YALE Penn State 0, Yale 7 A: 0-7 1899 L 1901 L 1902 L 1903 L 1904 L 1905 L 1906 L
0-42 0-22 0-11 0-27 0-24 0-12 0-10
Penn State 2, Youngstown State 0 H: 2-0 2006 W 37-3 2010 W 44-14 * denotes bowl game
A
WESTMINSTER Penn State 3, Westminster 0 H: 3-0 1914 W 13-0 1915 W 26-0 1916 W 55-0
Penn State 4, William & Mary 0 H: 4-0 1922 W 27-7 1952 W 35-23 1957 W 21-13 1984 W 56-18
A A A A A A A
YOUNGSTOWN STATE
WESTERN MARYLAND Penn State 1, Western Maryland 0 H: 1-0 1935 W 2-0
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HISTORY & HONORS
NATIONAL POLLS Associated Press
Voting by a panel of sportswriters.
1936 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Minnesota LSU Pittsburgh Alabama Washington Santa Clara Northwestern Notre Dame Nebraska Pennsylvania
1937 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Pittsburgh California Fordham Alabama Minnesota Villanova Dartmouth LSU Notre Dame Santa Clara
1938 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
TCU Tennessee Duke Oklahoma Notre Dame Carnegie Tech USC Pittsburgh Holy Cross Minnesota
1939 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Texas A&M Tennessee USC Cornell Tulane Missouri UCLA Duke Iowa Duquesne
1940 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Minnesota Stanford Michigan Tennessee Boston College Texas A&M Northwestern Nebraska Mississippi State Washington
1941 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Minnesota Duke Notre Dame Texas Michigan Fordham Missouri Duquesne Texas A&M Navy
1942 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 19.
Ohio State Georgia Wisconsin Tulsa Georgia Tech Notre Dame Tennessee Boston College Michigan Alabama PENN STATE
1948 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 18.
1943 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Notre Dame Iowa Pre-Flight Michigan Navy Purdue Great Lakes Duke Del Monte Northwestern March Field
Army Ohio State Randolph Field Navy Bainbridge Iowa Pre-Flight USC Michigan Notre Dame 4th AAF
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Army Alabama Navy Indiana Oklahoma State Michigan St. Mary’s (Calif.) Pennsylvania Notre Dame Texas
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Notre Dame Army Georgia UCLA Illinois Michigan Tennessee LSU North Carolina Rice
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Notre Dame Michigan SMU PENN STATE Texas Alabama Pennsylvania USC North Carolina Georgia Tech
Oklahoma Army Texas Tennessee California Princeton Kentucky Michigan State Michigan Clemson
Tennessee Michigan State Maryland Illinois Georgia Tech Princeton Stanford Wisconsin Baylor Oklahoma
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Michigan State Georgia Tech Notre Dame Oklahoma USC UCLA Mississippi Tennessee Alabama Texas
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Maryland Notre Dame Michigan State Oklahoma UCLA Rice Illinois Georgia Tech Iowa West Virginia
Oklahoma Michigan State Maryland UCLA TCU Ohio State Georgia Tech Notre Dame Mississippi Auburn
Oklahoma Tennessee Iowa Georgia Tech Texas A&M Miami (Fla.) Michigan Syracuse Michigan State Oregon State
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Auburn Ohio State Michigan State Oklahoma Navy Iowa Mississippi Rice Texas A&M Notre Dame
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 18.
LSU Iowa Army Auburn Oklahoma Air Force Wisconsin Ohio State Syracuse TCU
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Syracuse Mississippi LSU Texas Georgia Wisconsin TCU Washington Arkansas Alabama PENN STATE
USC Wisconsin Mississippi Texas Alabama Arkansas LSU Oklahoma PENN STATE Minnesota
1963 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Texas Navy Illinois Pittsburgh Auburn Nebraska Mississippi Alabama Oklahoma Michigan State
1964 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1959 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Alabama Ohio State Texas LSU Mississippi Minnesota Colorado Michigan State Arkansas Utah State PENN STATE
1962
1958 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Minnesota Mississippi Iowa Navy Missouri Washington Arkansas Ohio State Alabama Duke PENN STATE
1961
1957
1953 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1960 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 16.
1956
1952
1947 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1951
1946 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Notre Dame Oklahoma California Army Rice Ohio State Michigan Minnesota LSU Pacific
Ohio State UCLA Oklahoma Notre Dame Navy Mississippi Army Maryland Wisconsin Arkansas PENN STATE
1955
1950
1945 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1954 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 20.
1949
1944 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Michigan Notre Dame North Carolina California Oklahoma Army Northwestern Georgia Oregon SMU PENN STATE
Alabama Arkansas Notre Dame Michigan Texas Nebraska LSU Oregon State Ohio State USC
1965 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Alabama Michigan State Arkansas UCLA Nebraska Missouri Tennessee LSU Notre Dame USC
1966 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Notre Dame Michigan State Alabama Georgia UCLA Nebraska Purdue Georgia Tech Miami (Fla.) SMU
1972 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1967 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
USC Tennessee Oklahoma Indiana Notre Dame Wyoming Oregon State Alabama Purdue PENN STATE
1973 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1968 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Ohio State PENN STATE Texas USC Notre Dame Arkansas Kansas Georgia Missouri Purdue
Texas PENN STATE USC Ohio State Notre Dame Missouri Arkansas Mississippi Michigan LSU
Nebraska Notre Dame Texas Tennessee Ohio State Arizona State LSU Stanford Michigan Auburn PENN STATE
1971 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Nebraska Oklahoma Colorado Alabama PENN STATE Michigan Georgia Arizona State Tennessee Stanford
Oklahoma USC Michigan Ohio State Alabama Notre Dame PENN STATE Auburn Nebraska Miami (Ohio)
1975 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1970 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 18.
Notre Dame Ohio State Oklahoma Alabama PENN STATE Michigan Nebraska USC Houston Arizona State
1974 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1969 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
USC Oklahoma Texas Nebraska Auburn Michigan Alabama Tennessee Ohio State PENN STATE
Oklahoma Arizona State Alabama Ohio State UCLA Texas Arkansas Michigan Nebraska PENN STATE
1976 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Pittsburgh USC Michigan Houston Oklahoma Ohio State Texas A&M Maryland Nebraska Georgia
1977 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Notre Dame Alabama Arkansas Texas PENN STATE Kentucky Oklahoma Pittsburgh Michigan Washington
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HISTORY & HONORS 1978 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Alabama USC Oklahoma PENN STATE Michigan Clemson Notre Dame Nebraska Texas Houston
1984 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1979 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 20.
Alabama USC Oklahoma Ohio State Houston Florida State Pittsburgh Arkansas Nebraska Purdue PENN STATE
1980 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Georgia Pittsburgh Oklahoma Michigan Florida State Alabama Nebraska PENN STATE Notre Dame North Carolina
1981 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Clemson Texas PENN STATE Pittsburgh SMU Georgia Alabama Miami (Fla.) North Carolina Washington
1982 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PENN STATE SMU Nebraska Georgia UCLA Arizona State Washington Clemson Arkansas Pittsburgh
1983 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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Miami (Fla.) Nebraska Auburn Georgia Texas Florida BYU Michigan Ohio State Illinois
BYU Washington Florida Nebraska Boston College Oklahoma Oklahoma State SMU UCLA USC
1990 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
1985 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Oklahoma Michigan PENN STATE Tennessee Florida Texas A&M UCLA Air Force Miami (Fla.) Iowa
1991 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1986 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PENN STATE Miami (Fla.) Oklahoma Arizona State Nebraska Auburn Ohio State Michigan Alabama LSU
Miami (Fla.) Florida State Oklahoma Syracuse LSU Nebraska Auburn Michigan State UCLA Texas A&M
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Notre Dame Miami (Fla.) Florida State Michigan West Virginia UCLA USC Auburn Clemson Nebraska
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Miami (Fla.) Notre Dame Florida State Colorado Tennessee Auburn Michigan USC Alabama Illinois PENN STATE
Florida State Notre Dame Nebraska Auburn Florida Wisconsin West Virginia PENN STATE Texas A&M Arizona
1994 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1989 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 15.
Alabama Florida State Miami (Fla.) Notre Dame Michigan Syracuse Texas A&M Georgia Stanford Florida
Nebraska PENN STATE Colorado Florida State Alabama Miami (Fla.) Florida Texas A&M Auburn Utah
1995 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 13.
Nebraska Florida Tennessee Florida State Colorado Ohio State Kansas State Northwestern Kansas Virginia Tech PENN STATE
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Florida Ohio State Florida State Arizona State BYU Nebraska PENN STATE Colorado Tennessee North Carolina
2002 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 16.
1997 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 16.
Michigan Nebraska Florida State Florida UCLA North Carolina Tennessee Kansas State Washington St. Georgia PENN STATE
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 17.
Tennessee Ohio State Florida State Arizona Florida Wisconsin Tulane UCLA Georgia Tech Kansas State PENN STATE
1999 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Florida State Virginia Tech Nebraska Wisconsin Michigan Kansas State Michigan State Alabama Tennessee Marshall PENN STATE
2000 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Oklahoma Miami (Fla.) Washington Oregon State Florida State Virginia Tech Oregon Nebraska Kansas State Florida
2001 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Miami (Fla.) Oregon Florida Tennessee Texas Oklahoma LSU Nebraska Colorado Washington St.
Ohio State Miami (Fla.) Georgia USC Oklahoma Texas Kansas State Iowa Michigan Washington St. PENN STATE
2003 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1998
1993
1988 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Miami (Fla.) Washington PENN STATE Florida State Alabama Michigan Florida California East Carolina Iowa
1996 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1992
1987 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Colorado Georgia Tech Miami (Fla.) Florida State Washington Notre Dame Michigan Tennessee Clemson Houston PENN STATE
USC LSU Oklahoma Ohio State Miami (Fla.) Michigan Georgia Iowa Washington St. Miami (Ohio)
2004 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
USC Auburn Oklahoma Utah Texas Louisville Georgia Iowa California Virginia Tech
2005 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Texas USC PENN STATE Ohio State West Virginia LSU Virginia Tech Alabama Notre Dame Georgia
2006 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 24.
Florida Ohio State LSU USC Boise State Louisville Wisconsin Michigan Auburn West Virginia PENN STATE
2007 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
LSU Georgia USC Missouri Ohio State West Virginia Kansas Oklahoma Virginia Tech Texas
2012 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10. 27.
2008 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Florida Utah USC Texas Oklahoma Alabama TCU PENN STATE Ohio State Oregon
2013 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
2009 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Alabama Texas Florida Boise State Ohio State TCU Iowa Cincinnati PENN STATE Virginia Tech
Auburn TCU Oregon Stanford Ohio State Oklahoma Wisconsin LSU Boise State Alabama
7. 8. 9. 10.
Alabama LSU Oklahoma State Oregon Arkansas USC Stanford Boise State South Carolina Wisconsin
Ohio State Oregon TCU Alabama Michigan State Florida State Baylor Georgia Tech Georgia UCLA
2015 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
2011 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Florida State Auburn Michigan State South Carolina Missouri Oklahoma Alabama Clemson Oregon UCF
2014 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
2010 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Alabama Oregon Ohio State Notre Dame Georgia Texas A&M Stanford South Carolina Florida Florida State PENN STATE
Alabama Clemson Stanford Ohio State Oklahoma Michigan State TCU Houston Iowa Mississippi
2016 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Clemson Alabama USC Washington Oklahoma Ohio State PENN STATE Florida State Wisconsin Michigan
2017 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Alabama Georgia Oklahoma Clemson Ohio State UCF Wisconsin PENN STATE TCU Auburn
HISTORY & HONORS Coaches Poll
Voting by a panel of college head coaches; known as the CNN/USA Today poll from 1991 to 1996; ESPN/USA Today poll from 1997-2004; USA Today poll from 2005-14 and Amway poll from 2015-present.
1991 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Washington Miami (Fla.) PENN STATE Florida State Alabama Michigan California Florida East Carolina Iowa
1992 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 24.
Alabama Florida State Miami (Fla.) Notre Dame Michigan Texas A&M Syracuse Georgia Stanford Washington PENN STATE
1993 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Florida State Notre Dame Nebraska Florida Wisconsin West Virginia PENN STATE Texas A&M Arizona Ohio State
1994 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Nebraska PENN STATE Colorado Alabama Florida State Miami (Fla.) Florida Utah Ohio State BYU
1995 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 12.
Nebraska Tennessee Florida Colorado Florida State Kansas State Northwestern Ohio State Virginia Tech Kansas PENN STATE
1996 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Florida Ohio State Florida State Arizona State BYU Nebraska PENN STATE Colorado Tennessee North Carolina
2002 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 15.
1997 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 17.
Nebraska Michigan Florida State North Carolina UCLA Florida Kansas State Tennessee Washington St. Georgia PENN STATE
2003 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1998 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 15.
Tennessee Ohio State Florida State Arizona Wisconsin Florida Tulane UCLA Kansas State Air Force PENN STATE
1999 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Florida State Nebraska Virginia Tech Wisconsin Michigan Kansas State Michigan State Alabama Tennessee Marshall PENN STATE
2000 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Oklahoma Miami (Fla.) Washington Florida State Oregon State Virginia Tech Nebraska Kansas State Oregon Michigan
2001 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Miami (Fla.) Oregon Florida Tennessee Texas Oklahoma Nebraska LSU Colorado Maryland
Ohio State Miami (Fla.) Georgia USC Oklahoma Kansas State Texas Iowa Michigan Washington St. PENN STATE
LSU USC Oklahoma Ohio State Miami (Fla.) Georgia Michigan Iowa Washington St. Florida State
2004 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
USC Auburn Oklahoma Texas Utah Georgia Louisville Iowa California Virginia Tech
2005 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Texas USC PENN STATE Ohio State LSU West Virginia Virginia Tech Alabama TCU Georgia
2006 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 25.
Florida Ohio State LSU USC Wisconsin Boise State Louisville Auburn Michigan West Virginia PENN STATE
2007 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 25.
LSU USC Georgia Ohio State Missouri West Virginia Kansas Oklahoma Virginia Tech Texas PENN STATE
2008 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Florida USC Texas Utah Oklahoma Alabama TCU PENN STATE Oregon Georgia
2014 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
2009 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Alabama Texas Florida Boise State Ohio State TCU Iowa PENN STATE Cincinnati Virginia Tech
Auburn TCU Oregon Stanford Ohio State Oklahoma Boise State LSU Wisconsin Oklahoma State
Alabama LSU Oklahoma State Oregon Arkansas Boise State Stanford South Carolina Michigan Michigan State
2012 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Alabama Oregon Notre Dame Georgia Texas A&M Stanford South Carolina Florida State Clemson Florida
2013 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Florida State Auburn Michigan State South Carolina Missouri Oklahoma Clemson Alabama Oregon Ohio State Stanford
Alabama Clemson Stanford Ohio State Oklahoma Michigan State TCU Houston Mississippi Iowa
2016 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
2011 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
2016 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
2015 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
2010 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Ohio State Oregon TCU Alabama Michigan State Florida State Georgia Tech Baylor Georgia UCLA
Clemson Alabama Oklahoma Washington USC Ohio State PENN STATE Florida State Wisconsin Michigan
2017 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Alabama Georgia Oklahoma Clemson Ohio State Wisconsin UCF PENN STATE TCU USC
College Football Playoff
Voting by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee.
Alabama Oregon Florida State Ohio State Baylor TCU Mississippi State Michigan State Mississippi Arizona
Clemson Alabama Michigan State Oklahoma Iowa Stanford Ohio State Notre Dame Florida State North Carolina
Clemson Oklahoma Georgia Alabama Ohio State Wisconsin Auburn USC PENN STATE Miami (Fla.)
United Press International
Voting by a panel of college head coaches.
1950 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Oklahoma Texas Tennessee California Army Michigan Kentucky Princeton Michigan State Ohio State
1951 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Tennessee Michigan State Illinois Maryland Georgia Tech Princeton Stanford Wisconsin Baylor TCU
1952 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
2015 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1954 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 16.
2017 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
2014 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Alabama Clemson Ohio State Washington PENN STATE Michigan Oklahoma Wisconsin USC Colorado
Michigan State Georgia Tech Notre Dame Oklahoma USC UCLA Mississippi Tennessee Alabama Wisconsin
1953 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Maryland Notre Dame Michigan State UCLA Oklahoma Rice Illinois Texas Georgia Tech Iowa
UCLA Ohio State Oklahoma Notre Dame Navy Mississippi Army Arkansas Miami (Fla.) Wisconsin PENN STATE
1955 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Oklahoma Michigan State Maryland UCLA Ohio State TCU Georgia Tech Auburn Notre Dame Mississippi
1956 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Oklahoma Tennessee Iowa Georgia Tech Texas A&M Miami (Fla.) Michigan Syracuse Minnesota Michigan State
1957 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Ohio State Auburn Michigan State Oklahoma Iowa Navy Rice Mississippi Notre Dame Texas A&M
1958 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
LSU Iowa Army Auburn Oklahoma Wisconsin Ohio State Air Force TCU Syracuse
1959 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 14.
Syracuse Mississippi LSU Texas Georgia Wisconsin Washington TCU Arkansas Clemson PENN STATE
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HISTORY & HONORS 1960
1967
1973
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 19.
Alabama Ohio State LSU Texas Mississippi Minnesota Colorado Arkansas Michigan State Utah State PENN STATE
1. USC 2. Tennessee 3. Oklahoma 4. Notre Dame 5. Wyoming 6. Indiana 7. Alabama 8. Oregon State 9. Nebraska 10. LSU
1. Alabama 2. Oklahoma 3. Ohio State 4. Notre Dame 5. PENN STATE 6. Michigan 7. USC 8. Texas 9. UCLA 10. Arizona State
1962
1968
1974
1. Ohio State 2. USC 3. PENN STATE 4. Georgia 5. Texas 6. Kansas 7. Tennessee 8. Notre Dame 9. Arkansas 10. Oklahoma
1. USC 2. Alabama 3. Ohio State 4. Notre Dame 5. Michigan 6. Auburn 7. PENN STATE 8. Nebraska 9. NC State 10. Miami (Ohio)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
USC Wisconsin Mississippi Texas Alabama Arkansas Oklahoma LSU PENN STATE Minnesota
1963 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 16.
Texas Navy Pittsburgh Illinois Nebraska Auburn Mississippi Oklahoma Alabama Michigan State PENN STATE
1964 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 14.
Alabama Arkansas Notre Dame Michigan Texas Nebraska LSU Oregon State Ohio State USC PENN STATE
1965 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Michigan State Arkansas Nebraska Alabama UCLA Missouri Tennessee Notre Dame USC Texas Tech
1. Notre Dame 2. Michigan State 3. Alabama 4. Georgia 5. UCLA 6. Purdue 7. Nebraska 8. Georgia Tech 9. SMU 10. Miami (Fla.)
1972
Minnesota Iowa Mississippi Missouri Washington Navy Arkansas Ohio State Kansas State Alabama
1961
312
1966
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. USC 2. Oklahoma 3. Ohio State 4. Alabama 5. Texas 6. Michigan 7. Auburn 8. PENN STATE 9. Nebraska 10. LSU
1969 1. Texas 2. PENN STATE 3. Arkansas 4. USC 5. Ohio State 6. Missouri 7. LSU 8. Michigan 9. Notre Dame 10. UCLA
1971 1. Nebraska 2. Alabama 3. Oklahoma 4. Michigan 5. Auburn 6. Arizona State 7. Colorado 8. Georgia 9. Tennessee 10. LSU 11. PENN STATE
USC Alabama Oklahoma PENN STATE Michigan Clemson Notre Dame Nebraska Texas Arkansas
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 18.
Oklahoma Arizona State Alabama Ohio State UCLA Arkansas Texas Michigan Nebraska PENN STATE
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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Alabama USC Oklahoma Ohio State Houston Pittsburgh Nebraska Florida State Arkansas Purdue PENN STATE
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Oklahoma Michigan PENN STATE Tennessee Air Force UCLA Texas A&M Miami (Fla.) Iowa Nebraska
1980
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PENN STATE Miami (Fla.) Oklahoma Nebraska Arizona State Ohio State Michigan Auburn Alabama Arizona
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Miami (Fla.) Florida State Oklahoma Syracuse LSU Nebraska Auburn Michigan State Texas A&M Clemson
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Notre Dame Miami (Fla.) Florida State Michigan West Virginia UCLA Auburn Clemson USC Nebraska
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 14.
Miami (Fla.) Florida State Notre Dame Colorado Tennessee Auburn Alabama Michigan USC Illinois PENN STATE
Georgia Pittsburgh Oklahoma Michigan Florida State Alabama Nebraska PENN STATE North Carolina Notre Dame
Clemson Pittsburgh PENN STATE Texas Georgia Alabama North Carolina Washington Nebraska Michigan
1982 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1977 1. Notre Dame 2. Alabama 3. Arkansas 4. PENN STATE 5. Texas 6. Oklahoma 7. Pittsburgh 8. Michigan 9. Washington 10. Nebraska
BYU Washington Nebraska Boston College Oklahoma State Oklahoma Florida SMU USC UCLA
1981
1976 1. Pittsburgh 2. USC 3. Michigan 4. Houston 5. Ohio State 6. Oklahoma 7. Nebraska 8. Texas A&M 9. Alabama 10. Georgia
1984 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1979
1975 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1970 1. Texas 2. Ohio State 3. Nebraska 4. Tennessee 5. Notre Dame 6. LSU 7. Michigan 8. Arizona State 9. Auburn 10. Stanford 19. PENN STATE
1978 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PENN STATE SMU Nebraska Georgia UCLA Arizona State Washington Arkansas Pittsburgh Florida State
1983 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 17.
Miami (Fla.) Nebraska Auburn Georgia Texas Florida BYU Ohio State Michigan Illinois PENN STATE
1990 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Georgia Tech Colorado Miami (Fla.) Florida State Washington Notre Dame Tennessee Michigan Clemson PENN STATE
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Washington Miami (Fla.) PENN STATE Florida State Alabama Michigan Florida California East Carolina Iowa
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 24.
Alabama Florida State Miami (Fla.) Notre Dame Michigan Syracuse Texas A&M Georgia Stanford Florida PENN STATE
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Florida State Notre Dame Nebraska Florida Wisconsin Texas A&M PENN STATE West Virginia Ohio State Arizona
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Nebraska PENN STATE Colorado Florida State Alabama Miami (Fla.) Florida Utah Michigan Ohio State
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 12.
Nebraska Florida Tennessee Colorado Florida State Ohio State Kansas State Northwestern Virginia Tech Kansas PENN STATE
1985
1991
1986
1992
1987
1993
1988
1994
1989
1995
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Last Time Played at Home... Score 38-10 24-21 27-11 49-10 38-24 39-38 31-27 38-14 52-49 34-10 28-22 35-28 28-16 31-24 45-7 26-14 24-3 43-40 (4OT) 42-13 30-14 34-6 38-24 27-24 6-4
Date 10/17/15 10/22/16 9/10/11 9/24/16 1/1/09 10/28/17 10/11/97 11/13/10 1/2/17 11/29/14 11/27/10 12/30/17 11/21/15 11/30/13 11/26/11 10/25/03 10/2/10 10/12/13 10/21/17 1/2/12 9/5/98 9/27/08 11/4/17 10/23/04
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Opponent Notre Dame Ohio State Alabama Arizona Michigan Wisconsin [2] Ohio State Nebraska Boston College Ohio State Northwestern Washington [5] LSU Wisconsin Nebraska Purdue Michigan Michigan Michigan Texas Southern Miss. Illinois Northwestern Michigan
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Score 37-17 24-21 27-11 17-10 28-25 17-10 31-27 21-20 35-23 34-10 28-22 7-17 28-16 35-14 24-7 31-27 49-18 43-40 (4OT) 42-13 35-32 34-6 38-24 39-28 6-4
Date 10/27/07 10/22/16 9/10/11 10/14/06 10/7/95 10/8/05 10/11/97 11/1/03 10/27/12 11/29/14 11/27/10 11/18/95 11/21/15 11/5/05 11/7/09 11/13/99 11/22/08 10/12/13 10/21/17 10/17/92 9/5/98 9/27/08 10/6/12 10/23/04
Win Over at Home… Score 24-21 24-21 34-28 41-7 31-24 38-31 31-27 40-7 37-30 13-6 34-9 35-28 19-17 31-24 30-24 31-25 49-18 43-40 (4OT) 42-13 38-15 34-6 38-24 39-28 38-37
Based on Associated Press Poll.
Date 11/7/90 10/22/16 10/8/83 8/28/99 10/15/94 12/3/16 10/11/97 9/14/02 11/3/84 10/25/08 11/2/96 12/30/17 1/1/10 11/30/13 9/26/81 10/23/99 11/22/08 10/12/13 10/21/17 1/1/97 9/5/98 9/27/08 10/6/12 11/27/93
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Score 38-10 26-20 38-7 49-10 31-24 39-38 51-30 38-14 29-21 13-6 19-12 31-11 27-24 (OT) 31-24 45-7 26-14 24-3 32-23 34-31 16-3 38-35 27-24 38-37
Date 10/17/15 10/12/91 10/5/96 9/24/16 10/15/94 10/28/17 10/29/88 11/13/10 10/4/80 10/25/08 11/14/36 12/4/71 10/12/02 11/30/13 11/26/11 10/25/03 10/2/10 11/10/12 10/5/02 9/25/04 10/20/01 11/4/17 11/27/93
Win Over on Road… Score 24-21 34-28 41-7 19-10 17-10 31-27 40-7 37-30 19-17 34-9 27-17 19-9 35-14 17-10 49-18 43-40 (4OT) 42-13 24-20 34-6 38-24 39-28 -
Date 10/22/16 10/8/83 8/28/99 11/26/82 10/8/05 10/11/97 9/14/02 11/3/84 10/12/85 11/2/96 11/18/95 11/4/89 11/5/05 11/24/78 11/22/08 10/12/13 10/21/17 9/14/74 9/5/98 9/27/08 10/6/12 -
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Opponent Notre Dame Alabama Michigan Ohio State Maryland Miami (Fla.) Missouri Ohio State Notre Dame Wisconsin Nebraska Purdue Pittsburgh [4] Iowa Wisconsin Northwestern Michigan
Score 24-21 23-3 31-24 19-0 20-18 27-23 29-21 13-6 24-14 31-24 30-24 31-25 7-6 41-27 34-31 38-35 38-37
Date 11/7/90 10/25/86 10/15/94 9/16/78 9/7/85 9/18/99 10/4/80 10/25/08 11/13/82 11/30/13 9/26/81 10/23/99 11/22/75 10/21/95 10/5/02 10/20/01 11/27/93
[1] - Rose Bowl [2] - Big Ten Championship Game [3] - TicketCity Bowl [4] - at Three Rivers Stadium [5] - Fiesta Bowl
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PENN STATE FOOTBALL TIMELINE SIGNIFICANT DATES IN PENN STATE FOOTBALL HISTORY November 6, 1893 — Beaver Field (later known as Old Beaver Field) is dedicated with General James Beaver and his wife present, as Penn State plays its first game against Pitt, then known as Western University of Pennsylvania, and wins easily, 32-0. Funding of $15,000 from the State Legislature helps in the construction of the venue, including a 500-seat grandstand, located between present-day Osmond and Frear laboratories in center campus. October 13, 1894 — Charlie Atherton sets four all-time records that still stand in the opening game, a 60-0 win against Gettysburg. Atherton kicks 10-of-10 extra point attempts to set the game extra points record for accuracy, points and attempts, and also adds three touchdowns for the most points in a game by a senior (32). November 10, 1894 — Bill Suter establishes a Penn State record for the longest touchdown run from scrimmage with a 90-yard dash around right end for the only Penn State touchdown in a 6-6 tie with Navy in Annapolis. November 24, 1894 — Charlie Atherton kicks one of the first placements from scrimmage in the history of college football; his 25-yard boot in a 9-6 win over Oberlin is ignored by historians.
Penn State’s first varsity football team began play in 1887 and recorded shutouts of nearby Bucknell in its only two games that season.
February 22, 1855 — Pennsylvania Governor James Pollock signs the charter creating the Farmers’ High School of Pennsylvania with its location to be determined. September 1855 — Two-hundred acres of farm land outside the village of Centre Furnace in Centre County are chosen as the location of the Farmers’ High School after a review committee, headed by Governor James Pollock, visits other proposed sites in Allegheny, Butler, Erie and Perry counties. February 16, 1859 — Sixty-nine students show up for the first day of classes at the new Farmers’ High School of Pennsylvania. 1862 — The Farmers’ High School of Pennsylvania is given a new name as the Agriculture College of Pennsylvania in anticipation of being given official recognition as a land grant college under the federal Morrill Act.
Summer 1896 — George Hoskins resigns as “head coach” to become coach at Pitt and Dr. Sam Newton is hired as his replacement. September 1897 — “Henny” Scholl introduces the first helmet during fall practice. It actually is a derby hat with the brim cut off and rags stuffed inside for padding. It gets little usage. The Athletic Association sets a mandatory student fee of $2 to support athletic programs, including football. October 30, 1897 — The “Hidden Ball Trick” is used for the first time in intercollegiate football by Cornell against Penn State in a game at Ithaca. Cornell wins, 45-0. Fall 1898 — The school’s loosely organized drum and bugle corps expands to create a full-sized Cadet Band, which later changes its name to the Blue Band. December 1898 — Junior guard “Brute” Randolph becomes the first Penn State player named to the All-America team, when selected by Walter Camp for the 1898 third team.
1874 — The name of the college is officially changed to Pennsylvania State College. The town’s post office takes the name State College.
Spring-Fall 1899 — Dr. Sam Newton resigns as “head coach” to coach at Lafayette. Sam Boyle of the University of Pennsylvania is hired as “head coach” but leaves at the end of the season.
November 12, 1881 — Penn State College students organize a football team without administration support and play the first game against the University of Lewisburg (renamed Bucknell University in 1896) in Lewisburg. Penn State wins, 9-0, in a cold, sleet-like drizzle.
October 7, 1899 — Star quarterback Earl Hewitt runs back a punt 65 yards for the only touchdown, then makes a game-saving tackle on the Penn State six-yard line late in the game as Penn State upsets Army, 6-0, in the first meeting of the two teams at West Point. Penn State will not beat Army again for 60 years.
September 1887 — George “Lucy” Linsz arrives on campus as a freshman and, with the help of fellow freshman Charles Hildebrand, gets approval from President George Atherton to organize the first official football team for Penn State College. Fall 1887 — Pink and Black are picked as the team colors. November 12, 1887 — The first official game is played against Bucknell at Lewisburg. Penn State wins, 54-0.
Summer 1900 — William “Pop” Golden is hired as head coach and director of physical training for the Athletic Association. October 1903 — Pop Golden is chosen as the school’s first unofficial athletic director and gives up the position of head coach of the football team. Dan Reed of Cornell is hired as head coach for the last month of the season and decides not to return in 1904.
November 19, 1887 — The first home game is played on Old Main lawn. Captain and quarterback “Lucy” Linsz scores three second-half touchdowns to lead Penn State to a 24-0 win over Bucknell.
October 24, 1903 — In the first game at Pitt, Carl Forkum scores 39 points on five TDs and 9-of-10 PATs and Irish McIlveen scores two touchdowns — one on a 56-yard run — as Penn State clobbers Pitt, 59-0, in what would be the biggest margin of victory in the series for 65 years.
Fall 1888 — The team colors are changed to blue and white. A Student Athletic Association is formed to help support athletics with three divisions, including football, baseball and general.
Winter 1904 — Tom Fennell, Cornell star of the 1890s, is hired as the first full-time head coach.
November 11, 1889 — Penn State is handed its worst all-time defeat, 106-0, by Lehigh at Bethlehem. Penn State plays the first half with only nine players; the referee mercifully stops the game with five minutes left to play. March 18, 1890 — Blue and white are formally adopted as the college colors at a meeting of the Athletic Association. November 7, 1891 — Penn State plays its biggest game since 1887 against Bucknell for the lead in the Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Foot-Ball Association and loses a mistake-prone game, 12-10. January 9, 1892 — Penn State is awarded the first championship of the Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Foot-Ball Association after finishing with a 4-1 league record, edging out “bitter rival” Bucknell (3-1-1). January 1892 — George “The General” Hoskins is hired as the first “official” head football coach and first director of physical training for the Athletic Association. Spring 1892 — Football players participate in the first spring practice as George Hoskins stresses physical conditioning and teamwork.
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October 1, 1904 — Carl Forkum sets the all-time kickoff return record with a 115-yard runback for a touchdown in a 50-0 win over Allegheny. November 3, 1905 — Penn State sets a team scoring record with a 73-0 win over Geneva at Beaver Field as nine players score touchdowns. October 6, 1906 — Penn State wins one of its biggest games ever with a 4-0 victory over the Carlisle Indians before 4,000 fans at Williamsport as freshman “Bull” McCleary kicks a 35-yard field goal for the only points. October 20, 1906 — Ed Cyphers runs the “wrong way” after recovering a blocked kick during the big game with Yale in New Haven and his “bad luck” error helps lose the game, 10-0. It will be the only defeat of the season. November 29, 1906 — The first of Penn State’s outstanding teams compiles an 8-1-1 record after beating Pitt, 6-0, on Thanksgiving Day in Pittsburgh on a touchdown in the last 30 seconds, setting a record of nine shutouts that remains the all-time best for the Nittany Lions.
PENN STATE FOOTBALL TIMELINE December 1906 — Center William “Mother” Dunn becomes Penn State’s initial first-team All-American when selected by Walter Camp. March 17, 1907 — Senior H.D. “Joe” Mason advocates adopting a Lion as the college mascot in an article in the humor magazine Lemon. Mason says the idea evolved when he was a freshman baseball player during a 1904 game with the Princeton Tigers, and that he answered taunts by Princeton players that the “king of the beasts” — Lions — roamed the Nittany Valley until becoming extinct from hunting by Indians and settlers. Penn State beat Princeton that day in 1904, 9-1. Students later vote to adopt a mountain Lion as the mascot, and Penn State becomes the first college to use Lion as its symbol. October 26, 1907 — Penn State sets a team scoring record with a 75-0 win over Lebanon Valley at Beaver Field. Sophomore “Bull” McCleary scores five touchdowns in the game, setting a season scoring record of 13 touchdowns (which remained the record until broken by Charlie Pittman in 1968). November 28, 1907 — Penn State’s former football captains and managers meet in Pittsburgh on Thanksgiving evening to form an organization that becomes the forerunner of today’s Varsity Letterman’s Club. September 19, 1908 — Penn State loses its first and only game on Old Beaver Field in a shocking 6-5 upset by Bellefonte Academy. November 7, 1908 — A record crowd of several thousand (exact figure unknown) turns out as Penn State plays the final game on Old Beaver Field, beating Bucknell, 33-6. The victory is the 48th against only one defeat on the playing field.
October 12, 1912 — The largest crowd at New Beaver Field since its opening in 1909 — 4,000 fans — watches as Penn State beats Washington & Jefferson, 30-0. Pete Mauthe kicks three field goals to set the record for most field goals in a game. November 16, 1912 — Penn State “upsets” Ohio State at Columbus in the first game between the two teams by the unofficial score of 37-0. The Buckeyes walk off the field with nine minutes left to play claiming “unnecessary roughness” and the score is officially recorded as a 1-0 forfeit. November 28, 1912 — Penn State’s greatest team to date beats Pitt, 38-0, on Thanksgiving Day at Forbes Field to finish with an 8-0 record, outscoring opponents 256-6 and ending a two-year run of 16-0-1. Pete Mauthe sets the record for the longest field goal with a 51-yard boot. The kick remains the record until broken by Chris Bahr in 1975. Mauthe scores a total of 20 points, with two touchdowns and five extra points. Mauthe also sets an individual season scoring record of 119 points, that is not broken until 1971, with 11 touchdowns, 8 field goals and 29 PATs. February 5, 1913 — A rule is adopted by the Athletic Association requiring athletes to “be in good standing for a four-year collegiate course.” This tightened eligibility requirement eliminated the so-called “tramp athlete” who would be on a campus for only one year to play a specific sport while taking a few courses and then move on to another college. Fall 1913 — A new fight song called “Victory” (“Fight, Fight, Fight, For the Blue and White”) is introduced by its author, undergraduate Jimmy Leydon, and sung at all football games.
October 4, 1913 — “Shorty” Miller sets the game rushing record that lasts 68 years with 250 yards, including five touchdowns on runs of 23, 55, 47, 37 Spring-Summer 1909 — Tom Fennell resigns as head coach and Bill Center W.T. “Mother” Dunn was selected Penn State’s initial firstand 40 yards as Penn State beats Carnegie Tech, 49-0, at New Beaver Field Hollenback, All-American fullback and captain of the 1908 University of team All-American in 1906. The team captain led Penn State to an in the 1913 season opener. Pennsylvania team, is hired as his replacement with the title of “advisory 8-1-1 record, with eight shutout victories. November 8, 1913 — Penn State loses its first game at New Beaver coach.” Former Penn State player and then current baseball coach “Irish” Field before a record crowd of “several thousand” in its first ever major McIlveen is given the title of “head coach.” intersectional game and first game against Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish win, 14-7, in a game that September 1909 — Penn State’s first great recruiting class enters school and starts football practice. ends with a controversial referee decision nullifying a Penn State touchdown. Knute Rockne catches a The recruits include two future members of the College Football Hall of Fame — Pete Mauthe and Dexter touchdown pass from Gus Dorias for Notre Dame that helps end Penn State’s 20-game home unbeaten Very. streak. October 2, 1909 — Two major milestones in Penn State football history take place as Penn State records October 25, 1914 — Penn State stops Harvard’s 22-game winning streak with a 13-13 tie at Cambridge, its 100th all-time victory and the first game is played at New Beaver Field near Rec Hall. A crowd of as Harvard, considered the best team in the country, rallies on a trick-play touchdown in the last minutes 500 sees Penn State beat Grove City, 31-0, with Captain Larry Vorhis, the quarterback, scoring the first of the game. A celebration on campus two days later causes injuries and major damage to school buildings touchdown and kicking a field goal. as a bonfire explodes. October 9, 1909 — Penn State gives up the lead on a two-point safety in the last minute to allow Pop November 13, 1914 — A record crowd of 10,000, including governor John K. Tener, watch on Warner’s Carlisle Indians to gain an 8-8 tie before 10,000 at the neutral site of Wilkes-Barre. A major brawl Pennsylvania Day as Penn State loses its second major intersectional game at New Beaver Field in its first breaks out after the game when Penn State and Carlisle players fight over which team gets the “victory” game with Michigan State, 6-3. ball. December 1914 — Bill Hollenback resigns as head coach to enter private business in Philadelphia. October 23, 1909 — After 15 consecutive defeats since the series began in 1890, Penn State ties January 2, 1915 — Assistant coach Dick Harlow becomes the first former Penn State player to be named Pennsylvania, 3-3, at Franklin Field. The Nittany Lions go on to finish the year at 5-0-2 for their second as official head coach of the football team. undefeated season in history. Summer 1910 — Bill Hollenback resigns to accept a one-year position as head coach at Missouri. Hollenback’s older brother, Jack, takes over as “advisory coach” and McIlveen continues as “head coach.”
December 1, 1915 — Sophomore end Bob Higgins becomes the first Penn State underclassman to earn first-team All-American honors when picked by International News Service.
November 12, 1910 — An admission fee is charged at a home game for the first time as Penn State beats Bucknell, 45-3.
November 4, 1916 — Penn State breaks a nine-year-old scoring record with a 79-0 rout over Geneva at New Beaver Field.
Summer 1911 — Bill Hollenback returns from Missouri to again become coach, still with the title of “advisory coach.” Former star running back and 1908 captain “Bull” McCleary is named “head coach.”
October 6, 1917 — Junior Harry Robb sets a record — that has never been broken — for most touchdowns in a game with six in an 80-0 rout of Gettysburg at New Beaver Field, as the team again shatters the game scoring record.
October 14, 1911 — Penn State pulls off a major upset over Cornell, 5-0, in Ithaca, touching off a riot in State College that has been called the worst in history following a football game. Students and townspeople fight with fists, clubs and shovels throughout the streets and alleys of the borough after which school officials apologized. October 28, 1911 — Penn State beats Pennsylvania for the first time, 22-6, as “Shorty” Miller shocks the crowd of 15,000 at Franklin Field by running back the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. December 12, 1911 — New eligibility rules are adopted by the Athletic Association requiring athletes to finish their education in four years and eliminating rules that allowed athletes to take less credit hours than the minimum requirements for a freshman. Spring 1912 — Pop Golden resigns as unofficial athletic director to enter private business. Summer 1912 — Bill Hollenback is formally given the title “head coach.”
October 13, 1917 — Penn State breaks its one-week old team scoring record with a 99-0 win over St. Bonaventure at New Beaver Field. Nine players score touchdowns, including three by Harry Robb. November 17, 1917 — Harry Robb ties “Bull” McCleary’s season record for touchdowns with 13 by scoring three touchdowns as Penn State plays Maryland for first time and wins, 57-0, at New Beaver Field. July 1918 — Dick Harlow asks out of his contract as head coach to enter military service. He says he will return. July 18, 1918 — Lt. Levi Lamb, a star lineman on the teams of 1912-14, is killed near Soissons, France, while leading his Army platoon against a German stronghold. He is one of two former players to die in World War I as 1912 teammate Red Bebout is killed on a French battlefield on Sept. 29, 1918. August 25, 1918 — Hugo Bezdek, manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Club, is hired as head football coach and director of physical education with supervision over intercollegiate sports.
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PENN STATE FOOTBALL TIMELINE November 27, 1918 — Penn State completes an unusual season because of World War I by losing, 28-6, at Pitt and finishing with a 1-2-1 record. Fall 1919 — Dick Harlow returns to Penn State to serve as assistant coach to Hugo Bezdek. October 4, 1919 — A new song — “The Nittany Lion” — is introduced at the opening game against Gettysburg at New Beaver Field. The first words, “Hail to the Lion, Loyal and True,” written by Jimmy Leyden, will become familiar to generations of Penn State fans. November 27, 1919 — End Bob Higgins takes a flat-pass near his own goal line from Bill Hess on a fake punt and officially runs 92 yards for a touchdown for the longest pass play in Penn State history (historians say it should have been recorded as 95 yards). The surprise play helps Penn State down Pitt, 20-0, to finish with its best season since 1912, but Penn State will not beat Pitt again for 20 years. September 25, 1920 — New wood grandstands are added to New Beaver Field’s East side, raising the seating capacity to 5,500, but only 2,500 show up for the season-opening 27-7 victory over Muhlenberg. October 9, 1920 — On the first alumni “Home-Coming” day, a record standing-room crowd of 12,000 turns out to see Penn State beat Dartmouth, 14-7. October 16, 1920 — In only the third major intersectional game at New Beaver Field, and the first since 1914, Penn State clobbers NC State, 41-0. October 23, 1920 — Penn State sets the all-time team scoring record with a 109-7 win over Lebanon Valley at New Beaver Field, coming back from a 7-0 first-quarter deficit. Charley Way scores three touchdowns in the first quarter to lead the rout. November 6, 1920 — Penn State wins its fourth major intersectional game at New Beaver Field in its first game against Nebraska, 20-0, on Pennsylvania Day. Glenn Killinger and Charley Way combine to lead the team as each scores a TD and Killinger passes for another. September 24, 1921 — New Beaver Field opens its first press box, located atop the West stands. The press box is used for the first time in a 53-0 season-opening win over Lebanon Valley. October 22, 1921 — Penn State gives up a touchdown in the fourth-quarter darkness at Cambridge as heavily favored Harvard manages to come back for a 21-21 tie in a game many sportswriters at the time called “one of the greatest football games ever.” October 29, 1921 — In the first Penn State game played in New York City, Penn State easily beats national power Georgia Tech, 28-7, at the Polo Grounds as Glenn Killinger’s 85-yard kickoff for a touchdown breaks open the game and helps make him a first-team All-American. December 3, 1921 — Penn State plays its first game on the West Coast, beating Washington, 21-7, before 35,000 in Seattle to complete an 8-0-2 season and its 24th straight game without a defeat. Spring 1922 — Dick Harlow quits as assistant coach after a final dispute with Hugo Bezdek and becomes head coach at Colgate. September 23, 1922 — The New Beaver Field seating capacity is increased to 12,000 as the 1922 season opens with a 54-0 victory over St. Bonaventure. October 27, 1922 — Ten surviving members of the first official team in 1887 are honored in New York City by the Alumni Association as the “founders” of Penn State football. October 28, 1922 — The Nittany Lion mascot makes its first appearance on the field dressed in an African Lion uniform during Penn State’s first game against Syracuse played at New York’s Polo Grounds. Dick Hoffman, Class of ’23, dresses in the uniform of a maned African Lion that he had worn while appearing in the Penn State Players’ production of George Bernard Shaw’s “Androcles and the Lion.” Penn State and Syracuse battle to a 0-0 tie before a crowd of 25,000.
November 3, 1922 — Navy uses a fake punt and fumble recovery to end Penn State’s 30-game unbeaten streak, 14-0, before 35,000 spectators at Washington’s American League Park. Dozens of congressional, government and foreign leaders and many of college football’s leading coaches, players and sportswriters are in attendance. January 1, 1923 — Penn State plays in its first bowl game, the 1923 Rose Bowl at Pasadena, and loses to USC, 14-7, but receives $21,350 for participating in the game. It is the first Rose Bowl played at its present site in Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco area and the first appearance in the game by USC. The contest is the first radio broadcast of a Penn State game and any postseason game by Los Angeles radio station KHJ. September 29, 1923 — Additional wooden bleachers are constructed at New Beaver Field, raising the seating capacity to 13,500. Just 3,000 turn out to see Penn State beat Lebanon Valley, 58-0, in the season opener. October 20, 1923 — A New Beaver Field attendance record of 20,000 is set as Penn State upsets unbeaten Navy, 21-3, in the Homecoming game. “Light Horse” Harry Wilson has his greatest game, rushing for 123 yards and scoring all three Penn State touchdowns with a 55-yard interception return, a 95-yard kickoff return and a 72-yard run off a fake reverse. Spring 1924 — Bas Gray becomes the first junior elected team captain. September 15, 1924 — The football team moves into new Varsity Hall, across the street from New Beaver Field. Varsity Hall includes dormitory rooms, a training table and football locker room. The building name is later changed to Irvin Hall after athletes move out and now is an undergraduate residence hall. October 25, 1924 — Penn State’s 29-game winning streak at New Beaver Field comes to an end as Syracuse wins the Homecoming game, 10-6. The streak began after a loss to Rutgers during World War I in 1918. November 7, 1925 — Penn State surprises Notre Dame by tying the Irish, 0-0, in driving rain and mud on Homecoming at New Beaver Field before a record-breaking crowd reported as 25,000 by several newspapers. But official attendance is listed as 20,000. November 14, 1925 — Penn State visits West Virginia for the first time to participate in dedication ceremonies for West Virginia’s new Mountaineer Field, and loses, 14-0. November 26, 1925 — The annual Thanksgiving Day game with Pittsburgh is played for the first time at new Pitt Stadium and Penn State loses, 23-7. January 14, 1926 — The Penn State administration appoints an alumni committee to study football policies in the wake of allegations by the Carnegie Foundation and others that Penn State overemphasizes sport to the detriment of educational goals of higher education. October 9, 1926 — Penn State wins its 200th game by beating Marietta, 48-6, at New Beaver Field. Cy Lungren runs back a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to spark the win. October 16, 1926 — Penn State loses its 100th football game as Notre Dame wins, 28-0, in the Nittany Lions’ first visit to South Bend, Ind. December 25, 1926 — Dr. Ralph Hetzel becomes Penn State’s 10th president and calls for stronger supervision of the athletic programs, especially football, by the administration. February 26, 1927 — A blue ribbon committee known as the Beaver White Committee issues its final report recommending the elimination of all athletic scholarships and the creation of two separate bodies to supervise Penn State’s athletic programs for athletes and students: the Board of Athletic Control and the Department of Physical Education.
Penn State and Gettysburg played every season from 1919-24 at New Beaver Field, with the Nittany Lions posting six consecutive shutout wins.
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PENN STATE FOOTBALL TIMELINE August 10, 1927 — The newly organized Board of Athletic Control ends all financial aid to athletes beginning with 1928 incoming freshmen and recommends that Penn State athletic officials “not scout opponents’ games regardless of scouting policies of opponents.”
October 1, 1938 — The first Penn State radio network is set up and starts broadcasting with an opening game against Maryland at New Beaver Field. KDKA Pittsburgh originates a broadcast with Bill Sutherland on play-by-play and Jack Barry doing color commentary as Penn State wins, 38-0.
October 1, 1927 — The first radio broadcast of a Penn State football game is carried over the college station, WPSC. Assistant coach Larry Conover describes the action in a 34-13 win over Gettysburg. Conover goes on to broadcast four more games from New Beaver Field in the 1927 season.
October 29, 1938 — Two players each get 100 yards in a game for the first time as sophomore Chuck Peters (156 yards) and junior Steve Rollins (122) help lead Penn State to a 33-6 win over Syracuse at New Beaver Field.
October 22, 1927 — Penn State beats Syracuse for the first time, after four defeats and a tie, as captain Johnny Roepke shakes off an injury and sparks the team to victory by kicking a 21-yard field goal and making a game-saving tackle on the ensuing kickoff in a 9-6 victory at Archbold Stadium.
November 20, 1938 — Penn State loses, 26-0, at Pitt to finish with 3-4-1 record that will be the last losing season for 49 years. Despite the record, the team sets three NCAA defensive records, including one for fewest yards passing allowed per game (13.1 yards average) that still stands.
November 24, 1927 — The first away game is broadcast over radio by KDKA in Pittsburgh as undefeated Pitt scores the most points against Penn State in 11 years to win 30-0 at Pitt Stadium.
November 25, 1939 — Future All-American Leon Gajecki leads Penn State to its first victory over Pitt in 20 years in a 10-0 upset before a record-tying crowd of 20,000 at New Beaver Field and Penn State finishes the year with its best record since 1921 at 5-1-2.
September 29, 1928 — The first radio broadcast of a Penn State game by students is done over the college station, WPSC. Sophomore Ken Holderman (later a university vice president and trustee) does play-by-play in a 25-0 victory over Lebanon Valley. January 19, 1929 — A new athletic building, soon to be known as Recreation Hall, is used for the first time for “winter” football practice. The $600,000 building is dedicated on March 23, 1929 during the weekend of the Intercollegiate Boxing Championships. October 26, 1929 — Cooper French and Frank Diedrich team for one of the greatest punt returns in history in an impromptu razzle-dazzle 60-yard lateral-and-run for a touchdown on the last play of the game to defeat Lafayette, 6-3, before a disbelieving, but cheering, Homecoming crowd of 10,000 at New Beaver Field. October 29, 1929 — The Carnegie Foundation releases a 383-page report on the Advancement of Teaching condemning Penn State and other colleges for dishonesty in over-emphasizing football and other intercollegiate sports by giving athletic scholarships and urged a return to amateurism. Carnegie later issues an addendum declaring Penn State had changed policies two years previously, but the addendum is virtually ignored by the public and press and Penn State’s educational image is damaged. (The stock market crashes this same day, precipitating a nationwide depression.) January 20, 1930 — Hugo Bezdek is relieved of his football head coaching duties and named the first director of the new School of Physical Education. March 27, 1930 — Former two-time All-American Bob Higgins is promoted from assistant coach to head coach of the football team. October 31, 1931 — Pitt coach Jock Sutherland rests his first team and plays the scrubs the entire game as the Panthers clobber the Nittany Lions, 41-6, scoring the most points since the series began, then insults the New Beaver Field Homecoming crowd by working out his first team for 15 minutes after game. Fans did not know that Sutherland had received Bob Higgins’ approval before the game for the workout. This was Pitt’s first visit to Penn State since 1902, and the teams did not play again until 1935. November 28, 1931 — Penn State ends a seven-game losing streak, which remains the school record, by beating Lehigh, 31-0, in a postseason game for charity at Philadelphia’s Franklin Field and ends the season with its worst record in history, 2-8.
November 9, 1940 — Juniors Bill Smaltz and Lenny Krouse team for the greatest passing day to date as Smaltz completes 14-of-21 passes (including 12 in succession that remained a record until 1994) for 193 yards and two touchdowns and Krouse catches 10 for two touchdowns and 155 yards. November 16, 1940 — Chuck Peters sets the all-time kickoff return record with a 101-yard touchdown return on the opening kickoff of a 25-0 win over NYU. It’s his second touchdown runback of the season (96 yards at Temple to open the second half) and establishes the season record for kickoff touchdown returns. November 23, 1940 — Penn State loses its first and only game of the season and a chance for a bowl game when upset by Pitt, 20-7, at Pitt Stadium. September 1941 — Dave Alston and his brother, Harry, of Midland, Pa., become the first AfricanAmerican players on the Penn State team. Dave becomes the star of the unbeaten freshman team and is selected by some preseason magazines as college football’s “sophomore of the year.” September 1941 — The State College Quarterback Club organizes and meets for the first time to sponsor Wednesday luncheons with head football coach Bob Higgins, players and other assistant coaches. October 31, 1941 — Penn State plays its first night game, at New York’s Polo Grounds, against New York University and wins, 42-0, in heavy rain on a sloppy field. November 12, 1941 — Led by Dave and Harry Alston, Steve Suhey and Red Moore, the freshman team goes unbeaten for the first time since 1916 with a 5-0 record. Dave Alston scores eight touchdowns, passes for four others and drop-kicks six extra points in one of the school’s outstanding individual freshman performances ever. September 10, 1941 — The Athletic Board authorizes freshmen to play on varsity teams for the duration of World War II. August 15, 1942 — Freshman star Dave Alston, Penn State’s first African-American player, dies in Bellefonte Hospital after a tonsillectomy operation, but his death is traced to injuries suffered in a spring practice scrimmage against Navy. (Brother Harry is so shaken he never returns to school.) September 1, 1942 — The first radio network, organized by KDKA, dissolves because of World War II. A major gasoline sponsor can’t get enough gas to sell.
October 14, 1933 — Penn State football hits a low point when Muhlenberg wins in a major upset, 3-0, at New Beaver Field. The team goes on to a 3-3-1 record. October 20, 1934 — Penn State wins its first regular-season road game in five years and the first away game in the Higgins era with 31-0 win over Lehigh in Bethlehem. September 1, 1936 — Penn State opens preseason practice with its first all-alumni coaching staff: Bob Higgins (’20), head coach; Joe Bedenk (’24), Earle Edwards (’31) and Al Michaels (Mikelonis) (’35), varsity assistants; and Marty McAndrews (’30), freshman coach. October 1, 1936 — Former head coach Hugo Bezdek agrees to a one-year leave of absence with pay from the position of director of the Physical Education School, and resigns a year later. October 6, 1936 — Four surviving members of the 1881 “forgotten pioneers” team are officially recognized as playing in Penn State’s first intercollegiate football game and given Varsity “S” letters. Fall 1937 — Dr. Carl P. Schott is hired as the director of Physical Education and de facto Dean of Athletics. October 2, 1937 — The first game is filmed on request by the coaches to help the team in practice. Penn State beats Gettysburg, 32-6, at New Beaver Field, but the film shot by student cameramen is too dark and Bob Higgins hires zoology instructor and part-time track coach Ray Conger to take charge of filming, a position Conger holds for 39 years. November 13, 1937 — Penn State clinches its first winning season since 1929 and the first in Bob Higgins’ coaching regime by beating Maryland in the last minute at New Beaver Field, 21-14, but loses the next week to National Champion Pitt and finishes with a 5-3 record. September 26, 1938 — Ridge Riley writes and publishes the first “Football Newsletter” with a preseason analysis of the 1938 season. Freshman tailback Wally Triplett was Penn State’s first African-American player to start a game (at Michigan State, 1945) and was instrumental in the Nittany Lions compiling a record of 23-3-2 from 1946-48.
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PENN STATE FOOTBALL TIMELINE January 1, 1948 — Tailback Wally Triplett and end Dennie Hoggard become the first African-Americans to play in the Cotton Bowl game. Triplett scores a TD and plays an outstanding defensive game as Penn State and Doak Walker-led SMU battle to a 13-13 tie.
October 24, 1942 — The Nittany Lion Shrine, created by famed sculptor Heinz Warneke, near the entrance of New Beaver Field is dedicated during halftime of a 13-10 Homecoming win over Colgate. H.D. “Joe” Mason, Class of 1907, who instigated the move for a Lion as the mascot, is among the crowd of 11,510.
October 23, 1948 — A New Beaver Field attendance record of 24,579 is set during Homecoming as Penn State ties Michigan State, 14-14, in a game marked by controversy over a clipping penalty that nullified a Spartan 100yard touchdown on an interception return.
November 14, 1942 — In one of the biggest upsets of the Higgins era, Penn State shocks Penn, 13-7, before 50,000 at Franklin Field behind the punting of Joe Colone and the running and defensive play of Larry Joe, who is carried off the field at the end of the game.
November 6, 1948 — Penn State plays before the largest crowd to date — 71,180 — and defeats Penn at Franklin Field, 13-0, sparked by a razzledazzle touchdown run-and-pass play of Fran Rogel-to-Chuck Drazenovichto-Elwood Petchel-to-Rogel.
November 30, 1942 — Penn State is ranked for the first time by the Associated Press at season’s end, tying at No. 19 with defending National Champion Minnesota and Holy Cross, as a team dominated by sophomores and freshmen surprises the nation with a 6-1-1 record. November 13, 1943 — Snow forces some officials to be late for the Temple game at New Beaver Field as Doggie Alexander, owner of the Rathskeller tavern, comes out of the stands to be the field judge and Philadelphia Inquirer sportswriter Stan Baumgartner leaves the press box to serve as the head linesman. Only one 15-yard penalty is called in Penn State’s 13-0 win. October 21, 1944 — Larry Cooney, 16, of Pittsburgh becomes the youngest player ever to start a Penn State football game. He opens at right halfback against Colgate in the fourth game of the season, when freshmen were eligible because of World War II, and carries the ball five times for eight yards. Johnny Chuckran becomes the only freshman ever to serve as captain for a season, and runs back a punt 50 yards in the last minute to spark a 6-0 upset win over Colgate in Hamilton, N.Y.
November 27, 1948 — A Penn State team travels by airplane for the first time to play Washington State at Tacoma and wins the game, 7-0, to finish the season at 7-1-1 and achieve the No. 18 ranking in the Associated Press college football poll. March 12, 1949 — Bob Higgins announces his resignation as head football coach and long-time assistant coach Joe Bedenk is named as his successor. Spring 1949 — Earle Edwards resigns from the football coaching staff Guard Steve Suhey earned first-team All-America honors in 1947 and following spring practice and joins the Michigan State staff as an assistant was a member of arguably the most prominent family in Penn State coach. Joe Bedenk names former Penn State lineman Sever Toretti (1936football history. Suhey married a daughter, Ginger, of Penn State All- 38) as line coach and ex-Pitt star Frank Patrick as defensive backfield coach. American and future head coach, Bob Higgins, and three of their sons — Paul, Larry and Matt Suhey — played for Penn State in the 1970s.
October 28, 1944 — For the first time, an all-freshman starting lineup takes the field and loses to West Virginia, 28-27, in the first home loss since 1938. November 17, 1945 — Freshman Wally Triplett becomes the first African-American player to start a Penn State game when he takes the field at right halfback (the tailback position in the single-wing formation) against Michigan State at East Lansing, Mich. The Nittany Lions lose, 33-0, but Triplett is praised for his all-around play. Summer 1946 — Jim O’Hora, a center at Penn State from 1933-35, and Earl Bruce, the high school coach from Brownsville, Pa., join Bob Higgins’ coaching staff, O’Hora as assistant line coach and Bruce as freshman coach based at California (Pa.) State Teachers College. Summer 1946 — Casey Jones and other Pittsburgh area alumni raise $19,000 to buy an old fraternity house off campus to house football players. New assistant coach Jim O’Hora agrees to be “counselor” of the facility and he and his family move in. All freshmen players are assigned to the campus of California State Teachers College, where they will train under the direction of Bruce. November 9, 1946 — Penn State cancels the final game of season, set for Nov. 29, when University of Miami (Fla.) officials request that Penn State not bring its two African-American players, Wally Triplett and Dennie Hoggard, on the trip. November 16, 1946 — A U.S. President makes his first known attendance at a Penn State game as Harry Truman gives Navy a pep talk before the game and at halftime in Annapolis. Penn State upsets the heavily favored Middies, 12-7, as Elwood Petchel runs back a pass interception for one touchdown and scores another on a one-yard run. October 18, 1947 — Penn State sets an NCAA record for fewest total yards allowed by holding Syracuse to a minus-47 yards in a 40-0 Homecoming win at New Beaver Field. October 25, 1947 — In the key game of the 1947 season, Penn State comes from behind to beat undefeated West Virginia, 21-14, before the largest New Beaver Field crowd (20,313) since the 1925 Notre Dame game and stays on track for its first bowl game in 25 years.
scholarships approved. September 1949 — The first class of scholarship players since 1927 enters Penn State but are sent to California State Teachers College because of crowded housing conditions on the main campus. Among the freshmen are future starters Joe Yukica, Don Barney, Jim Dooley and Joe Gratson. October 1, 1949 — Penn State plays its 500th game since 1887 and loses, 42-7, to an Army team that would stay unbeaten and be rated No. 4 in the country. This contest also is the first known telecast of a Penn State football game. It is televised on WNBT-TV in New York City. March 5, 1950 — Joe Bedenk resigns after one year as head football coach, but remains on the staff as an assistant coach. March 31, 1950 — The Athletic Board sets 30 scholarships exclusively for football to include tuition, room and board. April 22, 1950 — Charles A. “Rip” Engle, head coach at Brown University, is named head football coach by acting Penn State president James Milholland. May 27, 1950 — Rip Engle names Joe Paterno, his senior quarterback at Brown, to the coaching staff and assigns him to coach the quarterbacks. October 14, 1950 — Penn State loses for the first time at night after four wins at night dating to 1941, all played in the rain, as Syracuse wins, 27-7, on a clear night at Archbold Stadium. November 11, 1950 — The first Band Day is held at Beaver Field, with nine Centre County high school bands participating as Penn State beats West Virginia, 27-0. Band Day was held annually for 25 years, with the final one taking place at the Nov. 16, 1974 game with Ohio University. The annual "Blue Band Jam" returned to Penn State in 2014. December 2, 1950 — A major snow storm forces postponement of the final game of the season against Pitt at Pitt Stadium on November 25. The game is moved to Forbes Field one week later, where Penn State wins, 21-20, in what becomes known as “the Snow bowl.” December 1950 — The Athletic Board adds 15 scholarships for football, bringing the total to 45.
November 15, 1947 — Penn State wins its 300th game with a 20-7 conquest of Navy at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium. Fullback Jeff Durkota runs 48 and 42 yards for touchdowns on the identical insidereverse play.
September 1, 1951 — The Athletic Board and Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference agree to make freshmen eligible for varsity play because of the Korean War. The authorization only lasts one year before freshmen are banned again.
November 22, 1947 — Penn State beats Pitt, 29-0, to become the first Penn State squad in history to win all nine games of a regular-season and sets school records for giving up the least amount of points (27) and the most shutouts (6). The Nittany Lions also set NCAA defensive records for fewest rushing yards allowed per game (17) and per rush (0.64).
October 20, 1951 — Another Beaver Field attendance record —30,321 — is set, again in a Homecoming game, against unbeaten (and eventual No. 2) Michigan State, but this time Penn State loses, 32-21.
December 8, 1947 — Penn State finishes in the Top 10 for the first time when ranked fourth in the final Associated Press poll. The Nittany Lions also are awarded the Lambert Trophy as the best team in the East for the first time since the trophy’s inception in 1936.
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PENN STATE FOOTBALL TIMELINE November 5, 1955 — Syracuse’s Jim Brown outgains Lenny Moore, 159 yards to 146, and scores all the Syracuse points on three touchdowns and two extra point kicks, but Penn State comes back from a 20-7 deficit on the quarterbacking of Milt Plum to win a thrilling 21-20 Band Day contest in one of the greatest games ever played at Beaver Field before a crowd of 30,321 and a CBS regional TV audience.
September 27, 1952 — Junior Tony Rados surprises fans and makes national headlines by giving Penn State its greatest passing day in 12 years, completing 17-of-30 passes for 179 yards and one TD (and 2 interceptions), and out-dueling Purdue’s All-American passing sensation, Dale Samuels, in leading Penn State to a surprising 20-20 tie at Beaver Field. November 13, 1952 — Penn State goes over 100,000 in total season home attendance for the first time in history (103,751 in five games) as 15,957 at Beaver Field watch the Lions escape with 7-6 win over underdog Rutgers.
September 29, 1956 — The first all-Penn State alumni broadcast team works its first game for the radio network as Mickey Bergstein (’43) moves from color commentary to play-by-play and Bob Wilson (’40) takes over color. Penn State beats Pennsylvania, 34-0, at Franklin Field.
November 22, 1952 — Penn State upsets Pitt, 17-0, to knock the Panthers from the Orange Bowl before 53,766 at Pitt Stadium. The Nittany Lions’ defense, led by Jack Sherry’s two interceptions, and Ted Kemmerer’s punting throttles the Pitt attack, while Rados’ passing sparks the Lions’ offense.
October 20, 1956 — Penn State stuns heavily-favored Ohio State, 7-6, in Columbus, winning on Milt Plum’s extra point kick before the largest crowd to see a Penn State football game up to that time, numbering 82,584.
October 17, 1953 — Mickey Bergstein, colorman and engineer for Penn State’s radio network, makes a spectacular debut as play-by-play announcer in a game against Syracuse at Beaver Field, when he takes over in the fourth quarter for regular announcer Bob Prince, who has to leave to broadcast a Steelers-Eagles NFL game in Philadelphia that night. Bergstein describes how Penn State scores two touchdowns in the fourth quarter in a come-from-behind 20-14 win that ends with a brawl at the Lenny Moore was among the greatest players to wear the blue and Syracuse bench.
October 19, 1957 — Pete Mauthe, captain of the undefeated 1912 team, becomes the first Penn State player inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame during halftime ceremonies of the Homecoming game against Vanderbilt. The Nittany Lions squander a 13-point lead and are upset, 32-20.
October 26, 1957 — The third game of the Engle era is televised from Syracuse by CBS on a regional basis as Penn State beats the Orangemen, 21-12, behind the surprise quarterbacking of sophomore Richie Lucas, white. In 1954, he became the first Nittany Lion to rush for more than who was forced to take over for the injured starter, Al Jacks. November 7, 1953 — Heavy snow blankets State College in a 24-hour 1,000 yards in a season, gaining 1,082 with 11 touchdowns. Moore was December 1957 — Outstanding freshman running back Robert period, forcing a major snow removal at Beaver Field for a game against selected by the Baltimore Colts in the first round of the 1956 NFL Draft “Red” Worrell, who was a potential varsity starter on the 1958 team, is and had a brilliant 12-year career with the Colts, playing in seven Pro Fordham. Kickoff is delayed by two hours because of the late arrival of the electrocuted at his family home in Denbo, Pa., while helping his father Bowls and gaining induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1975. Penn State team, which was trapped in a Clinton County hunting camp erect a TV antenna. Athletic officials establish an award in his name to known as “Camp-Hate-To-Leave-It.” The Nittany Lions go on to win a 28-21 honor the most improved player after spring practice. Lineman Andy thriller before some 13,897 hearty fans. Stynchula wins the first award in 1958. November 13, 1953 — Penn State becomes The Pennsylvania State University and the next day the Spring 1958 — Former linebacker Dan Radakovich, one of the standouts in the 7-6 upset over Ohio State Nittany Lions play their first game as Penn State and come from behind from a 14-6 second-quarter deficit in 1956, becomes Penn State’s first linebackers coach when hired as an undergraduate assistant. The next to defeat Rutgers, 54-26, at New Brunswick. year, Radakovich continues coaching as a graduate assistant. December 1953 — The Levi Lamb Fund, named for the former Penn State star, is established at the September 27, 1958 — Penn State ends its longest series with one of its oldest opponents, suggestion of athletic director Ernie McCoy to assist in obtaining financial aid for athletes and the athletic Pennsylvania, with a 43-0 win at Franklin Field. The series, which began in 1890, was never played outside department. of Philadelphia and finished with Penn State winning 18, losing 25 and tying 4. The team’s first ever twoMarch 1, 1954 — J.T. White, who played on Michigan’s 1948 National Champion team as well as at Ohio point conversion is scored when Al Jacks passes to end John Bozick after Penn State’s second touchdown. Richie Lucas later passes to Jim Schwab for a second two-point conversion. State as a center, joins Rip Engle’s staff as an assistant coach. September 25, 1954 — Underdog Penn State stuns preseason Big Ten Conference favorite Illinois, 1412, in the opening game of the season played at Champaign, shocking the college football world and becoming an overnight front-runner to win the Lambert Trophy.
December 19, 1959 — Penn State plays in the first Liberty Bowl and tackle Charlie Janerette becomes the first African-American to play against Alabama as the Nittany Lions beat the Crimson Tide, coached by Paul “Bear” Bryant, 7-0, in Philadelphia’s Municipal Stadium.
October 23, 1954 — Jesse Arnelle, Rosey Grier and Lenny Moore become the first African-Americans to play college football in Fort Worth, Texas, but the Nittany Lions make too many mistakes and lose to TCU, 20-7.
April 1959 — The Nittany Lion Club is organized by 15 alumni who want to arouse interest in Penn State athletic affairs through contributions to the Levi Lamb Fund. Membership stipulated an annual contribution to the fund of at least $50 or at least $25 for graduates of less than 10 years. Members will receive “special consideration” on game tickets and “preferred parking” at the stadium.
October 30, 1954 — Penn State plays its first game on national television and beats Penn, 35-13, at Franklin Field, scoring the most points in the long-time series against the Quakers. Lenny Moore rushes for 140 yards and scores three touchdowns. September 1, 1955 — Penn State begins a year-long celebration of its Centennial Year with Navy scheduled to visit Beaver Field for the first time since 1923. A new dateline of “University Park” is established with the opening of a campus post office. September 29, 1955 — The first game is televised from Beaver Field as CBS transmits the season opener with Boston University to a limited region in the East. The Nittany Lions win, 35-0, as an unknown fifth-string sophomore fullback — Joe Sabol — scores two touchdowns to lead the team to victory.
November 7, 1959 — The all-time attendance record is set at Beaver Field as 34,000 watch a memorable battle of unbeatens play with national rankings and bowl berths at stake. Syracuse edges Penn State, 2018, despite an electrifying 100-yard kickoff return by sophomore Roger Kochman as the Nittany Lions fail to make an extra point kick and two two-point conversions. November 14, 1959 — Penn State downs Holy Cross, 46-0, in the 229th and last game played at Beaver Field as 20,000 spectators watch the final quarter in rain and heavy wind. The Nittany Lions end with a record of 184-34-11 at Beaver Field. January 2, 1960 — Dan Radakovich is hired as a full-time assistant coach in charge of linebackers. He eventually will become known as “The Father of Linebacker U.” September 17, 1960 — Penn State opens Beaver Stadium before a less than capacity crowd of 22,559 as the Nittany Lions beat Boston University, 20-0. Lion senior halfback Eddie Caye scored the stadium’s initial touchdown at 10:25 of the first quarter. October 3, 1960 — What later becomes known as “Tailgating” is first suggested in a front-page column by Centre Daily Times Editor Jerry Weinstein after monumental traffic jams developed before and after the Homecoming game against Illinois at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, October 1. Weinstein advocates adoption of the Ivy League tradition of pregame “picnic lunches” and says Penn State fans should add “picnic suppers” for after the game while traffic disperses.
Penn State’s appearance in the 1948 Cotton Bowl was significant on several fronts. Wally Triplett and end Dennie Hoggard became the first African-Americans to play in the Cotton Bowl game and helped Penn State to a 9-0-1 record in 1947, with the only blemish a 13-13 tie with SMU in the Cotton Bowl. Behind a defense that posted six shutouts, Penn State won its first Lambert Trophy and its No. 4 final ranking was its highest in program history to date.
October 8, 1960 — The “hero” defensive back makes its debut in a 27-16 victory over Army at West Point. Senior Sam Sobczak is the first player designated as “Hero.”
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PENN STATE FOOTBALL TIMELINE September 29, 1961 — The Athletic Department experiments with closed-circuit television by televising Penn State’s first game ever against Miami (Fla.) from the Orange Bowl Stadium to Rec Hall and Schwab Auditorium on the Penn State campus. December 30, 1961 — End Dave Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in the Gator Bowl and makes the defensive “play-of-the-game” with a quarterback sack and fumble recovery that helps the Nittany Lions beat Georgia Tech, 30-15. Spring 1962 — Penn State joins Pitt, Syracuse and West Virginia in agreeing to forbid “redshirting,” a practice that withholds athletes from competition for a year so they can “mature.” October 13, 1962 — Penn State becomes the first team to play three service academies in one season, losing to Army at West Point on this date, 9-6, after beating Navy, 41-7, and Air Force, 20-6, earlier in the season at Beaver Stadium. October 27, 1962 — Assistant coach Joe Paterno is presented a game ball by the team for the first time since he joined Rip Engle’s staff in 1950 when the Nittany Lions overcome the sensational debut of sophomore quarterback Craig Morton and defeat California, 23-21, in Berkeley. December 1962 — End Dave Robinson becomes the first African-American player in Penn State football history to be named first-team All-American when selected by the Associated Press, the Football Writers and others. Summer 1963 — Penn State joins Pitt, Syracuse and West Virginia in a Letter of Intent agreement for incoming freshmen football players, obligating recruits to a specific school for at least one year. The national agreement under consideration also would include the Big Ten, Southwest, Southeastern, Atlantic Coast, Big Eight and Missouri Valley conferences. Summer 1964 — Joe Paterno is named associate coach and heir-apparent to succeed Rip Engle as head coach when Engle retires. November 7, 1964 — Penn State, with a 3-4 record, shocks unbeaten No. 2 Ohio State, 27-0, in what the Associated Press calls the “college upset of the year.” The Nittany Lions’ defense limits the Buckeyes to 60 net yards, while the Lions’ offense totals 341 yards. November 24, 1964 — In a closed door meeting without coaches, players vote down the opportunity to play in the Gator Bowl after overcoming an 0-3 start and ending a 6-4 season with stunning shutout victories over Ohio State and Pitt and winning the Lambert Trophy. This will mark the last time that players are given the opportunity to vote on bowl games. Fall 1965 — College football is changed forever with a rule change implementing unlimited substitution for the first time in the modern era. December 4, 1965 — Rip Engle coaches his last game as Penn State beats Maryland, 19-7, at Byrd Stadium, in a game televised nationally by NBC, to finish a 5-5 season and wind up 16 years at Penn State with a 104-48-4 record and no losing seasons. February 18, 1966 — Rip Engle officially announces his retirement as head coach, about one month from his 60th birthday (March 26). February 19, 1966 — Associate head coach Joseph V. Paterno, 38, is named head football coach by University President Eric Walker and Director of Athletics and Dean of the Physical Education Department Ernest McCoy at an annual salary of $20,000. September 17, 1966 — Joe Paterno wins his first game, 15-7, in the season opener against Maryland at Beaver Stadium as sophomore middle guard Mike Reid sets a team record by scoring three safeties before a crowd of 40,911. The team presents Paterno with the game ball for only the second time in his coaching career.
September 24, 1966 — Joe Paterno suffers his first loss as No. 1 Michigan State, led by All-Americans Bubba Smith and George Webster, whip the Nittany Lions, 42-8, before 65,763 at East Lansing. September 29, 1967 — In what becomes the “turning point” of Joe Paterno’s career, he replaces several defensive veterans with untested sophomores, including future All-American Dennis Onkotz, and tackle Steve Smear and Penn State beats Miami (Fla.), 17-8, at the Orange Bowl behind the running of Bobby Campbell and pass receiving of another future All-American, Ted Kwalick. Among the 39,516 spectators that night are 150 members of Penn State’s first Alumni Holiday Tour. October 7, 1967 — A new policy requires students to buy tickets (at $4 each) for home games as the University eliminates pre-paid activity fees for football. Several thousand students are among the 46,007 in attendance to watch Penn State lose, 17-15, to No. 3 UCLA. The loss is the Nittany Lions’ last over the next 31 games, stretching into the 1970 season. November 11, 1967 — A Paterno-coached team gains national recognition for the first time with a 13-8 upset over then No. 3 NC State after a fourth-down goal line stand in the last minute preserves the win at Beaver Stadium. November-December 1967 — Junior tight end Ted Kwalick becomes the first first-team All-American coached by Joe Paterno when named by the Newspaper Enterprise Association and the American Football Coaches Association. Kwalick also is the first junior to win the honor and the first underclassman selected since Bob Higgins in 1915. December 30, 1967 — Joe Paterno gains nationwide attention in the Gator Bowl by gambling for a first down on his own 15-yard line with a 17-0 third-quarter lead. When the gamble fails, Florida State rallies for a 17-17 tie in front of a record crowd of 68,019. December 7, 1968 — The first Joe Paterno team to have a regular-season game televised nationally beats Syracuse, 30-12, at Beaver Stadium to become the first Penn State squad to be unbeaten in the regular-season since 1947 and the first one to win 10 games. January 1, 1969 — Penn State beats Kansas, 15-14, in the Orange Bowl after the Jayhawks are penalized for having 12 men on the field. The team makes its highest finish in the final Associated Press poll at No. 2 behind Ohio State, which beats previous No. 1 USC and Heisman Trophy winner O.J. Simpson in the Rose Bowl. July 1, 1969 — Ed Czekaj, placekicker and end on the undefeated 1947 team, becomes Athletic Director, succeeding the retiring Ernie McCoy. September 27, 1969 — Some 2,000 seats and an enlarged press box are constructed at Beaver Stadium before a record crowd of 51,402 turns out to see Penn State beat Colorado, 27-3. Paul Johnson returns a kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown. November 29, 1969 — Penn State completes a second straight unbeaten regular-season with its 21st straight win by beating NC State, 33-8, in Raleigh as part of the second half of a ABC national television doubleheader following the Army-Navy game. All-American Charlie Pittman scores two touchdowns to stretch his career touchdown record to 31, and break Pete Mauthe’s 67-year-old career scoring record with 186 points. December 31, 1969 — Earl Bruce, long time assistant coach, retires. January 1, 1970 — Penn State’s defense, led by Outland and Maxwell Trophy winner Mike Reid, sets an Orange Bowl record with seven intercepted passes as Penn State beats Missouri, 10-3, for its second consecutive 11-0 season, tying a 30-game school unbeaten streak set by teams from 1919-22, but again finishes No. 2 in the Associated Press (and United Press International) poll to Texas, which beat Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl. September 19, 1970 — Penn State sets a record for consecutive games won (23) and unbeaten games in a row (31) with a 55-7 pasting of Navy in the season opener at Beaver Stadium. Senior Mike Cooper of Harrisburg becomes the first African-American to start at quarterback for Penn State and throws for two touchdowns. The new six-station television network telecasts the first of five home games on a delayed basis at 11 p.m. The games are aired in Philadelphia, Altoona, Harrisburg, Scranton, Lancaster and York. Governor Ray Shafer helps do color commentary with Dick Scherr of WTAF (Philadelphia) and Dick Richards of WFBG (Altoona) handling play-by-play and other commentary, respectively. September 26, 1970 — Colorado ends Penn State’s consecutive game winning and unbeaten streaks by beating the Nittany Lions, 41-13, in Boulder before an ABC national television audience. September 18, 1971 — Albert Vitiello, a native of Naples, Italy, becomes the first junior college transfer to play for Penn State, the first placekicking specialist to be recruited and given a “grant-in-aid” and the first soccer-style placekicker for the Nittany Lions. He debuts by kicking eight extra points in a seasonopening 56-3 win at Navy. November 20, 1971 — Lydell Mitchell establishes an NCAA record for scoring and touchdowns and breaks Pete Mauthe’s 59-year-old season scoring record with 174 points and Charlie Pittman’s career touchdown record with 29 by scoring three touchdowns in a 55-18 win over Pitt.
A dominant two-way player from 1960-62, Dave Robinson was a consensus first-team All-American as a senior. A ferocious linebacker known for his big hits, he also made 17 receptions for 178 yards in 1962. A first-round choice of the Green Bay Packers in the 1963 NFL Draft, Robinson was an All-Pro linebacker with the Packers (1963-72) and Washington (1973-74). He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
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December 4, 1971 — In one of the most significant losses of the Paterno era, the Nittany Lions are upset by Tennessee, 31-11, in Knoxville, ruining an unbeaten season.
PENN STATE FOOTBALL TIMELINE December 1971 — Tackle Dave Joyner becomes Penn State’s first pure offensive interior lineman to be named a first-team All-American when selected by six organizations, including United Press International, the American Football Coaches and the Football Writers. January 1, 1972 — Penn State rallies from a 6-3 halftime deficit to stun Texas, 30-6, in the Cotton Bowl in a game Joe Paterno said was one the Nittany Lions “had to win” more than any other in Penn State history. The victory helps quiet criticism of Penn State’s football program and establishes the Lions solidly as a legitimate national power. Spring 1972 — For the first time in history, the team elects four co-captains, choosing quarterback John Hufnagel and guard Carl Schaukowitch for offense and tackle Jim Heller and safety Greg Ducatte on defense. September 23, 1972 — The Beaver Stadium seating capacity expands to 57,538 as 5,600 seats are added to the east side and 3,570 to the north end zone, but just 50,547 turn out to watch Penn State come from behind to beat four-touchdown underdog Navy, 21-10, in the season-opening game.
November 6, 1976 — Joe Paterno wins his 100th game as a head coach as the Nittany Lions beat NC State, 41-20, before 60,462 at Beaver Stadium. July 1, 1977 — Assistant coaches Jim O’Hora and Frank Patrick retire; O’Hora after 31 years and Patrick after 24 years of coaching and three as athletic academic counselor. September 19, 1977 — The last record crowd before another Beaver Stadium expansion — a standing room only gathering of 62,554 — turns out in the second game of the season to see Penn State beat Houston, 31-4. Junior quarterback Chuck Fusina hits 15-of-23 passes for 245 yards and a TD and AllAmerican Randy Sidler makes 11 tackles and causes one fumble to lead the victory. October 15, 1977 — Joe Paterno misses the first game of his head coaching career when his 11-year-old son, David, is severely injured in a trampoline accident. Paterno spends the day in a hospital in Danville, Pa., as his team, coached by offensive coordinator Bob Phillips and defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, staves off a fourth-quarter comeback at Syracuse and wins, 31-24.
September 30, 1972 — The majorettes debut with the Blue Band as a corps of 12 co-eds, led by junior Judy Shearer, before a record crowd of 58,065 at the Iowa game.
September 1, 1978 — The addition of 16,000 seats to Beaver Stadium is completed after lifting the existing stadium, constructing 20 to 40 new rows of concrete stands, eliminating the track that had encircled the field, closing the south end of the horseshoe and expanding the press box.
Fall 1972 — Freshman eligibility, which since the early 1900s had been allowed only in the war years of 1918, 1944-45 and 1951, is restored for Division I NCAA football teams. However, Coach Joe Paterno refuses to play freshmen until the 1973 season.
September 11, 1978 — A Beaver Stadium record crowd of 77,154 sees Penn State beat Rutgers, 26-10, in the home season opener. Matt Bahr ties his brother Chris’ record of four field goals and Chuck Fusina hits Scott Fitzkee for a 53-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to spark the win.
November 25, 1972 — Pitt announces it will no longer follow a mutual agreement with Penn State, Syracuse and West Virginia prohibiting “redshirting” and a maximum of 25 football grants-in-aid per year.
November 6, 1978 — In a watershed battle of unbeaten teams before another record crowd of 78,019 and a national TV audience, No. 2 Penn State defeated No. 5 Maryland, 27-3, limiting the Terps to minus-32 yards rushing, intercepting five passes (three by Pete Harris) and recording 10 quarterback sacks (three by Larry Kubin). Matt Bahr kicked two field goals and Chuck Fusina connected on a 63-yard TD pass to Tom Donovan.
December 31, 1972 — Penn State plays in the first Sugar Bowl held on New Year’s Eve and loses, 14-0, to second-ranked Oklahoma after star running back John Cappelletti is forced to miss the game with a virus. Oklahoma is later forced to forfeit the game to Penn State after the NCAA penalizes Oklahoma for using ineligible players. September 1973 — Defensive tackle Randy Crowder becomes the first African-American elected captain when he is chosen as a defensive co-captain along with linebacker Ed O’Neil. Tailback John Cappelletti and center Mark Markovich are elected offensive co-captains. September 22, 1973 — Dave Shukri and Brad Benson become the first freshmen to play varsity football since 1951 when they play in the second half of a 39-0 win at Navy. September 19, 1973 — Women become members of the marching Blue Band as the band entertains a near record Homecoming crowd of 59,980 in the home season opener with Iowa. The five co-ed pioneers include Debbie Frisbee, flag carrier; Carol Gable, alto horn; Linda Hall, clarinet; Kit Murphie, alto horn; and Susan Nowlin, drums. December 13, 1973 — John Cappelletti becomes the first Nittany Lion to win the Heisman Trophy as college football’s outstanding player and accepts the award with an emotional speech about his younger brother, stricken with leukemia, before Vice President Gerald Ford and 4,000 other dignitaries in New York. January 1, 1974 — Penn State beats LSU, 16-9, in the Orange Bowl to become the first Nittany Lion team to win 12 games without a loss, but the squad is voted No. 5 by the Associated Press and United Press International. Joe Paterno calls the team “the best I’ve ever coached” and votes it No. 1 in the “Paterno Poll.”
November 13, 1978 — For the first time in history, Penn State is voted No. 1 in the polls by the Associated Press and United Press International after beating NC State, 19-10, thanks to another record four field goals by Matt Bahr. November 16, 1978 — The Nittany Lion Shrine near Recreation Hall is damaged for the first time since it was dedicated in 1942, when vandals smash off the right ear. January 1, 1979 — No. 1-ranked Penn State plays for the National Championship for the first time and loses to No. 2 Alabama, 14-7, in the Sugar Bowl when Mike Guman is stopped on fourth-and-inches at the goal line in the fourth quarter in what was the biggest play of the game. November 3, 1979 — Miami (Fla.) upsets Penn State, 26-10, at Beaver Stadium behind the passing of surprise starting freshman quarterback Jim Kelly. The Hurricanes’ new coach, Howard Schnellenberger, tells reporters, “This day will go down in the history of Miami football as the day we turned our football program around.” December 1, 1979 — The first Penn State punt to be blocked in 10 years occurs when Ralph Giacomarro’s punt is blocked by Pitt after 629 consecutive successful kicks in a 29-14 loss to the Panthers at Beaver Stadium. March 1, 1980 — Joe Paterno becomes Athletic Director succeeding Ed Czekaj, but Paterno remains head football coach.
July 1, 1974 — Penn State withdraws from the Eastern College Athletic Conference in a dispute over financial arrangements with its 214 member schools. Penn State balks at paying 1/5th of the ECAC’s total budget, plus 10 percent of television and bowl revenues. September 21, 1974 — In what might have been the biggest upset of a Joe Paterno team ever, 24-point underdog Navy, coached by former Paterno assistant George Welsh, beats the Nittany Lions, 7-6, in rain and wind at Beaver Stadium. October 12, 1974 — Tight end Randy Sidler becomes the first freshman to start since 1951 when two-year regular Dan Natale is sidelined by injury in the Homecoming game against Wake Forest. Sidler catches two passes for 41 yards, but another freshman wingback, Jimmy, Cefalo thrills the crowd by scoring touchdowns on a 57-yard pass from Tom Shuman and a 39-yard run. November 16, 1974 — Penn State wins its 500th game by beating Ohio University, 35-16, at Beaver Stadium despite 85 yards in penalties and four lost fumbles as Tom Donchez scores three touchdowns. December 31, 1975 — Penn State plays in the first Sugar Bowl held at the Louisiana Superdome and loses to Alabama, 13-6. January 6, 1976 — Ridge Riley, creator of the alumni “Football Letter,” dies of a heart attack in the kitchen of head coach Joe Paterno while interviewing Paterno for the final chapter of his soon-to-bepublished book, “Road to Number One.” August 1976 — John Black takes over the alumni “Football Letter” and writes the first issue analyzing the team before fall practice. September 18, 1976 — A record crowd of 62,503 and a regional TV audience watch as Ohio State visits Penn State for the first time in history and avenges four previous losses in five games at Columbus with 12-7 win.
Penn State recorded one of its most satisfying wins when quarterback Todd Blackledge (above) and the defense sparked a turnaround from a 14-0 deficit to a 48-14 win at No. 1 Pitt on November 28, 1981. Penn State beat USC in the 1982 Fiesta Bowl to finish 10-2 and ranked No. 3.
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PENN STATE FOOTBALL TIMELINE July 1, 1980 — J.T. White, the last assistant coach from the Rip Engle era except for Joe Paterno, retires after 26 years of coaching the defensive ends. September 6, 1980 — Beaver Stadium’s seating capacity increases to 83,770 with the addition of 7,000 seats. An electronic scoreboard also debuts as a record crowd of 78,926 watches Penn State whip Colgate, 54-10. October 10, 1981 — A new Hall of Fame room and Indoor Sports Complex is dedicated at Homecoming festivities as the No. 2 Nittany Lions win their fourth straight by beating Boston College, 38-7, before a record crowd of 84,473. October 20, 1981 — Penn State is voted No. 1 for only the second time in history after beating Syracuse, 41-16, in the Nittany Lions’ first appearance at the Carrier Dome. Curt Warner breaks Shorty Miller’s 69-year-old rushing record with 256 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries. But with Warner sidelined by injury, the Lions lose two weeks later at Miami, 17-14, and drop to No. 6 as Pitt moves up to No. 1. November 28, 1981 — Penn State pulls off one of its finest come-from-behind victories, snapping back from a 14-0 second-quarter deficit to rout No. 1 Pitt, 48-14, and end the national title chances of the Sugar Bowl-bound Panthers before a national television audience and 60,260 at Pitt Stadium. The victory was sparked by interceptions of Dan Marino passes by Roger Jackson and Mark Robinson and the passing combination of Todd Blackledge to Kenny Jackson. January 1, 1982 — Penn State plays in the first Fiesta Bowl held on New Year’s Day and beats USC, 2610, holding Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Allen to 85 yards as Curt Warner gains 145 yards on 26 carries. Penn State finishes No. 3 in the Associated Press and United Press International rankings. March 1, 1982 — Associate Athletic Director Jim Tarman succeeds Joe Paterno as Athletic Director as Paterno continues as head coach of the football team. September 11, 1982 — Penn State wins its 100th game at Beaver Stadium in a 39-31 shootout with Maryland. Todd Blackledge passes for 262 yards and four touchdowns and Maryland’s Boomer Esiason throws for 276 yards and two TDs before a sellout crowd of 84,567. September 25, 1982 — In one of the most thrilling games ever played at Beaver Stadium, No. 8 Penn State comes from behind with a 65-yard drive in the last 1:18 to beat No. 3 Nebraska. Todd Blackledge throws the winning two-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kirk Bowman with four seconds left on the clock before a record crowd of 85,304 and a national television audience. November 26, 1982 — Curt Warner establishes a Penn State career rushing record of 3,398 yards and Todd Blackledge sets the career touchdown passing record of 41 as they lead the Nittany Lions to a 19-10 win over once-beaten Pitt at Beaver Stadium to take a No. 2 ranking to the Sugar Bowl. Warner gains 118 yards and Blackledge throws a 31-yard touchdown to Kenny Jackson in the victory. January 1, 1983 — Penn State wins its first National Championship by beating previously No. 1 Georgia, 27-23, in the Sugar Bowl. Todd Blackledge passes 47 yards to Gregg Garrity for a key fourth-quarter touchdown and Curt Warner out-duels Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker with 117 yards and two touchdowns. August 29, 1983 — Penn State plays in the first Kickoff Classic at Giants Stadium in the New Jersey Meadowlands and loses to a Nebraska team that would finish the regular-season ranked No. 1. September 9, 1983 — A new Penn State athletic logo is introduced featuring a sleek Lion head. October 8, 1983 — Unranked Penn State upsets No. 3 Alabama, 34-28, at Beaver Stadium on two lastminute defensive plays that lead to one of the biggest controversies in Penn State history when the back judge nullifies an end zone pass reception by Alabama, ruling the receiver juggled the ball as he fell out of bounds. November 19, 1983 — In one of most bizarre finishes in Penn State history, Nick Gancitano kicks a 32-yard field goal to tie Pitt, 24-24, after most of the 60,283 spectators and TV viewers thought the game at Pitt Stadium had ended. The clock showed no time left after a Nittany Lion running play had been stopped, but officials said six seconds remained because of a penalty a few moments earlier. Players had to be called back from the locker room and the field cleared for the game to finish. It was the second tie in Joe Paterno’s coaching career. Spring 1983 — Running backs coach Fran Ganter is promoted to offensive coordinator to succeed Dick Anderson, who takes the head coaching position at Rutgers. September 8, 1984 — Former offensive coordinator Dick Anderson returns to Beaver Stadium as head coach of Rutgers and in the first game of his career, his team loses to Penn State, 15-12. The “Hawaiian Wave” makes its first appearance in Beaver Stadium as 84,409 fans help the “wave” roll around the stadium several times. Fall 1984 — Permanent lights costing $575,000 are installed at Beaver Stadium after the U.S. Supreme Court rules against the NCAA’s control of televised games and permits individual colleges to make their own arrangements. September 14, 1985 — A new home team locker room and media room open at Beaver Stadium along with additional permanent seats in the North end zone for the handicapped and the visiting band. Four circular concrete ramps to help spectators reach their seats are part of the renovation.
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October 26, 1985 — Penn State wins its 600th game by beating West Virginia, 27-0, before a sellout Homecoming crowd of 85,534 and an ABC regional TV audience. John Shaffer throws two touchdown passes and the defense limits the Mountaineers to 268 yards with three interceptions, two fumble recoveries and four sacks. November 6, 1985 — Penn State is voted No. 1 for the fourth time in program history when the United Press International coaches board selects the Nittany Lions first after a 16-12 come-from-behind fourthquarter win over Boston College. But, in the Associated Press poll, the Lions remain No. 2 behind Florida, coached by former Penn State quarterback Galen Hall. November 13, 1985 — Penn State moves to No. 1 in the Associated Press rankings after beating Cincinnati, 31-10, in Riverfront Stadium, while Florida loses to Georgia. January 1, 1986 — Oklahoma beats the No. 1 Nittany Lions, 25-10, in the Orange Bowl to win the National Championship as two Penn State interceptions and a fumble help the Sooners to victory. September 6, 1986 — Penn State plays the first night game at Beaver Stadium in the season opener against Temple that helps launch the celebration of the first 100 years of Penn State football. Quarterback John Shaffer passes for three touchdowns and runs for another in the 45-15 victory. October 25, 1986 — The sixth-ranked Nittany Lions shock the country with a dominating 23-3 upset win over No. 2 Alabama in Tuscaloosa behind a defense led by linebackers Shane Conlan and Trey Bauer and the running of D.J. Dozier. It is just the Crimson Tide’s third loss in 25 years at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The victory pushed Penn State to No. 2 in the polls and on track to play No. 1 Miami (Fla.) for the national title. January 2, 1987 — Penn State wins its second National Championship in four years by upsetting previous No. 1 Miami, 14-10, in the Fiesta Bowl with a four-down goal line stand in the last minute of play behind a defense led by All-American Shane Conlan. The Nittany Lions fluster Heisman Trophy winner Vinny Testaverde with five sacks and five interceptions, including one by linebacker Pete Giftopoulos at the goal line on the game’s last play. September 5, 1987 — Joe Paterno wins his 200th game in a 45-19 victory over Bowling Green in the season-opening game at Beaver Stadium and later tells the media, “I may live to be 100, but I’ll never be around for another 100 victories.” October 1, 1988 — Tony Sacca becomes the first true freshman to start at quarterback in the Paterno and Engle eras and leads Penn State to 45-9 win over Temple at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. November 19, 1988 — Penn State loses to Notre Dame, 21-3, in South Bend to finish with a record of 5-6, the Nittany Lions’ first losing season in 49 years. December 19, 1989 — Representatives of Penn State and the Big Ten Conference announce that an “invitation in principle” has been extended for Penn State to join the Big Ten. The invitation is made formal on June 4, 1990 in a 7-3 vote of the Council of 10 ruling body and Penn State accepts. December 29, 1989 — In one of the zaniest games in Penn State history, the Nittany Lions best BYU in a Holiday Bowl shootout, 50-39, scoring 21 points in a wild fourth quarter that includes two spectacular plays, one by All-American linebacker Andre Collins and another by defensive back Gary Brown. Collins scores Penn State’s first-ever two points off an opponent conversion attempt when he returns an interception 102 yards following a BYU touchdown. Moments later, Brown strips the ball from Cougars’ quarterback Ty Detmer and runs 53 yards for another TD with 45 seconds remaining. November 17, 1990 — Penn State pulls off one of the biggest upsets in program history as freshman Craig Fayak kicks a 34-yard field goal with 58 seconds left to give the 18th-ranked Nittany Lions a 24-21 victory at No. 1 Notre Dame after trailing at halftime, 21-7. Spring 1991 — The Big Ten announces Penn State football will be fully integrated into the Big Ten for the 1993 season. Iowa becomes the first opponent on the schedule, fulfilling dates previously set with Notre Dame in 1993 and 1994. The new Big Ten schedule is expected to mark the end of games with traditional rivals Pitt and West Virginia. September 7, 1991 — A 10,000-seat upper deck is added in the north end of Beaver Stadium and a new attendance record of 94,000 is set as Penn State beats Cincinnati, 81-0, in the home-opener. The score is the largest winning point differential in the Paterno era. January 1, 1992 — In the most bizarre and exciting four-minute span in program history, the Nittany Lions come back from a 17-7 third-quarter deficit with 28 points in less than four minutes to defeat Tennessee, 42-17, in the Fiesta Bowl. A crowd of 71,133 helps take Penn State’s total season attendance over one million for the first time, with 1,017,843 attending the Lions’ 13 games. September 12, 1992 — A new policy is implemented banning smoking inside Beaver Stadium, starting with the season opener against Temple. For just the second time in the Paterno era, a true freshman starts at quarterback as Wally Richardson leads the Nittany Lions to 49-8 victory over Temple. October 10, 1992 — In what is the biggest game at Beaver Stadium in several years and a clash of unbeaten teams, No. 2 Miami (Fla.) beats No. 5 Penn State, 17-14, with the help of an interception return for a TD and sends the Nittany Lions into a tailspin for the season. January 1, 1993 — Penn State loses to Stanford, 24-3, in the Blockbuster Bowl in Joe Robbie Stadium in its final game as an independent.
PENN STATE FOOTBALL TIMELINE September 4, 1993 — Penn State ends 106 years of independence with a 38-20 win over Minnesota in its first game as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Redshirt sophomore wideout Bobby Engram catches four touchdown passes of 29, 31, 20 and 31 yards from junior quarterback John Sacca to set an all-time touchdown receiving record. Minnesota’s Tim Schade sets two Penn State opponent records, completing 34-of-66 pass attempts, which stood until the 2012 TicketCity Bowl (Case Keenum; 45-of-69). September 18, 1993 — Joe Paterno wins his 250th game as head coach and receives the game ball from the players as the Nittany Lions shut out Iowa in Iowa City, 31-0, behind a defense that sets up three touchdowns with interceptions and sacks the Hawkeye quarterback nine times for 89 yards in losses. October 16, 1993 — Penn State plays its 1,000th game in history and loses at Beaver Stadium in the first meeting with Michigan, 21-13, for its initial defeat in the Big Ten Conference. November 27, 1993 — The Nittany Lions rally from a 37-14 deficit late in the third quarter on the passing of Kerry Collins to Bobby Engram to beat Michigan State, 38-37, at East Lansing and clinch third place in their first year of Big Ten conference play. December 30, 1993 — Jim Tarman retires as Athletic Director and is succeeded by former football walkon Tim Curley. October 15, 1994 — Unbeaten Penn State beats Michigan, 31-24, in Ann Arbor before the then-largest crowd ever to see the Nittany Lions play, 106,832, and is voted No. 1 for the first time since the 1987 Fiesta Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) in polls by both the Associated Press writers and broadcasters and the USA Today/CNN coaches. October 29, 1994 — The Nittany Lions trounce Ohio State, 63-14, but still lose their No. 1 Associated Press ranking to previously No. 3 Nebraska. Ohio native Ki-Jana Carter scores four touchdowns and runs for 137 yards and quarterback Kerry Collins passes for 265 yards and two TDs as the defense limits Ohio State to 214 net yards, while intercepting three passes. November 5, 1994 — The Nittany Lions lose their No. 1 USA Today/CNN ranking to Nebraska after two last-minute touchdowns by Indiana make a 35-29 win in Bloomington look closer than it was. November 12, 1994 — Penn State claims its first Big Ten Championship by overcoming a 21-0 firstquarter deficit with one of the greatest clutch drives in school history, a 96-yard, 15-play march into the rain and wind late in the fourth quarter to beat Illinois, 35-31, at Champaign in a late afternoon game televised by ABC. The drive is keyed by passes from quarterback Kerry Collins to Bobby Engram and Kyle Brady and the running of Ki-Jana Carter and Brian Milne, who scored the winning TD on a two-yard plunge with 57 seconds left in the game. January 2, 1995 — Penn State beats Oregon, 38-20, to win the Rose Bowl, but, despite a 12-0 season, finishes No. 2 to Nebraska, which is named National Champion by the Associated Press and USA Today/ CNN. The New York Times computer rankings list Penn State No. 1 with a schedule rated the 19th toughest by the NCAA compared to Nebraska’s 57th rating. November 18, 1995 — State College was hit with a rare 18-inch snowfall three days before No. 12 Michigan visited Beaver Stadium. Volunteers, including some local inmates, cleared the stands of snow and an estimated 80,000 fans attended the “Snow Bowl.” Joe Nastasi’s run for a touchdown on a fake field goal late in the game sealed the Nittany Lions’ 27-17 win. November 25, 1995 — Wide receiver Bobby Engram climaxes his career and cements his standing as one of the greatest clutch players in Penn State history, scoring the winning touchdown with eight seconds left and no time outs on a four-yard flanker screen pass from Wally Richardson, ducking under two Michigan State tacklers, to give the Nittany Lions a thrilling 24-20 win over Michigan State at East Lansing.
LaVar Arrington (left) and Courtney Brown (right) were the second and first selections, respectively, in the 2000 NFL Draft.
October 12, 1996 — Tackle John Blick becomes the first true freshman to start in the interior offensive line in the Paterno era in a 31-14 Homecoming win over Purdue. September 2, 1997 — For first time, Penn State is rated No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason poll. The USA Today/CNN coaches poll ranks the Nittany Lions No. 2 behind Washington. September 20, 1997 — Penn State scores 50 points in the first half to tie the record of the unbeaten 1947 team in a 57-21 romp at Louisville, but loses the No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press poll to Florida, which beats Tennessee. October 11, 1997 — The Nittany Lions come from behind to beat No. 7 Ohio State, 31-27, before a record crowd of 97,282 at Beaver Stadium and move to No. 1 in the Associated Press and USA Today/CNN polls for the first time since October 23, 1994, as LSU upsets previous No. 1 Florida. October 18, 1997 — Penn State has to come from behind to beat Minnesota, 16-15, and loses the No. 1 ranking in both the Associated Press and USA Today/CNN polls to Nebraska, which beats Texas Tech. September 12, 1998 — Joe Paterno wins his 300th career game, becoming only the sixth coach in history to reach the milestone and the first to do it all at one college, as the Nittany Lions beat Bowling Green, 48-3, before 96,291 in Beaver Stadium. October 31, 1998 — Sophomore linebacker LaVar Arrington makes one of the most spectacular plays in program history, leaping over the Illinois center and guard as the ball is snapped and stops the runner cold just as he gets the hand-off. Sports Illustrated later cites the “LaVar Leap” as college football’s “defensive play of the year” as the Nittany Lions beat the Fighting Illini, 27-0. September 30, 2000 — One week after freshman cornerback Adam Taliaferro suffers a career-ending spinal injury in a game at Ohio State, the Nittany Lions rally to beat eventual Big Ten Champion Purdue, 22-20, in Beaver Stadium. September 1, 2001 — Less than one year after suffering a serious spinal injury, Adam Taliaferro leads the Nittany Lions onto the field against Miami (Fla.) in the first game in the newly-expanded Beaver Stadium, which grows to a capacity of 107,282.
August 25, 1996 — Penn State introduces a new logo with a Lion head looking more fierce as Penn State upsets USC, 24-7, before a record Kickoff Classic crowd of 77,716. Tailback Curtis Enis comes within 15 yards of Curt Warner’s game rushing record with 241 yards and three touchdowns at Giants Stadium.
October 27, 2001 — Penn State rallies from a 27-9 deficit to score the final 20 points and defeat Ohio State, 29-27, giving Joe Paterno his 324th career victory and moving him past Paul “Bear” Bryant and into the all-time victories lead among major college coaches. The comeback is then Penn State’s greatest at home under Paterno. Quarterback Zack Mills gains a school-record 418 yards of total offense.
September 28, 1996 — Penn State becomes just the sixth school in college football history to win 700 games, beating Wisconsin, 23-20, at Madison in a last-second thriller.
September 14, 2002 — The Nittany Lions bury unbeaten and No. 8 ranked Nebraska, 40-7, in a primetime meeting in front of a Beaver Stadium record crowd of 110,753. November 16, 2002 — Senior tailback Larry Johnson rushes for a Penn State record 327 yards, scoring four touchdowns, to lead the Nittany Lions to a 58-25 win at Indiana. November 23, 2002 — Larry Johnson rushes for 279 yards and four touchdowns against Michigan State to become the first Nittany Lion and only the ninth player in NCAA Division I-A history to gain 2,000 yards in a season. The Maxwell and Doak Walker awards winner, Johnson finishes the season with 2,087 yards on 271 attempts, scoring 20 touchdowns. October 9, 2004 — The first Penn State Student Whiteout makes a strong and lasting impression on the Nittany Lions, the Beaver Stadium faithful and the opposition, as No. 9 Purdue escapes with a 20-13 win. November 13, 2004 — The Nittany Lion defense stops Indiana on four consecutive running plays from the Penn State 1-yard line to preserve a dramatic 22-18 win in Bloomington. The victory began a streak that saw Penn State post a 51-13 record through the end of the 2009 season.
All-Americans Bobby Engram (left) and Kerry Collins celebrate Penn State’s thrilling 31-24 win at Michigan on October 15, 1994 in Penn State’s first game in Ann Arbor. Engram and Collins were among five first-team All-Americans that led the Nittany Lions to Big Ten and Rose Bowl titles, becoming the first Big Ten team to finish 12-0.
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PENN STATE FOOTBALL TIMELINE September 24, 2005 — Penn State stages a critical come-from-behind 34-29 win at Northwestern in the Big Ten opener. After falling behind, 23-7, and still trailing, 29-27, with less than 2:00 to play, the Nittany Lions convert a fourth-and-15 play from their own 15-yard line, gaining 20 yards on a pass from Michael Robinson to tight end Isaac Smolko. Robinson then throws his third touchdown pass of the game, connecting on a 36-yard strike to freshman Derrick Williams with 51 seconds remaining for the dramatic win. All-America linebacker Paul Posluszny makes 22 tackles (14 solo). October 1, 2005 — Paul Posluszny’s leaping tackle at the goal line highlights the Nittany Lions’ 44-14 thumping of No. 18 Minnesota, lifting Penn State to 5-0 and back into the national rankings. Quarterback Michael Robinson (114) and tailback Tony Hunt (112) become the first Penn State tandem to gain 100 rushing yards in a Big Ten game. October 8, 2005 — All-American Tamba Hali forces a fumble near midfield with 1:21 to play that Scott Paxson recovers to preserve the Nittany Lions’ 17-10 win over No. 6 Ohio State in a primetime thriller. A crowd of 109,839 in Beaver Stadium helped will the Nittany Lions to the crucial win, which vaulted Penn State into the Top 10. January 3, 2006 — Kevin Kelly’s 29-yard field goal in the third overtime lifts Big Ten Champion Penn State to a 26-23 victory over Florida State in the 2006 FedEx Orange Bowl. In a meeting of the two winningest major college coaches of all-time, the then-longest game in Penn State history ends at 12:57 a.m. The Nittany Lions (11-1) finish No. 3 in the final polls. September 30, 2006 — Sophomore wide receiver Deon Butler makes 11 receptions for a school-record 216 yards, breaking O.J. McDuffie’s mark of 212 (Boston College, 1992), to lead the Nittany Lions to a 33-7 win over Northwestern. November 4, 2006 — Joe Paterno suffers serious leg and knee injuries in the third quarter at Wisconsin when two players tumble into him on the sideline. Paul Posluszny becomes Penn State’s all-time leading tackler with 14 stops, passing Greg Buttle’s mark of 343 that had stood since 1975. A two-time AllAmerican and Bednarik Award winner, Posluszny finishes his career with 372 tackles. November 11, 2006 — Joe Paterno misses just the third game in his Penn State coaching career, while recovering from surgery on his left leg six days earlier. The Nittany Lions limit Temple to two first downs and 74 yards in a 47-0 win in Beaver Stadium. January 1, 2007 — Cornerback Tony Davis scoops up a fumble and returns it 88 yards to break a 10-10 fourth-quarter tie, lifting Penn State to a 20-10 win over No. 17 Tennessee in the Outback Bowl. Facing their fifth ranked opponent of the season, the Nittany Lions force three Volunteer turnovers and finish No. 24 in the final Associated Press poll. September 1, 2007 — The Big Ten Conference launches its own network, the Big Ten Network, and Penn State makes its debut during the network’s launch weekend, pounding FIU, 59-0, in the season opener in Beaver Stadium. The Big Ten Network would be available in more than 70 million homes by the end of its second year on the air. September 8, 2007 — The first full stadium “Whitehouse” crowd of 110,078 sees Derrick Williams’ punt return touchdown ignite the Nittany Lions to a 31-10 defeat of Notre Dame in front of an ESPN primetime audience. November 3, 2007 — All-America linebacker Dan Connor records 11 tackles in the Nittany Lions’ 26-19 Senior Day win over Purdue, moving him past Paul Posluszny to become Penn State’s all-time leading tackler. A two-time All-American and winner of the 2007 Bednarik Award, Connor finishes his career with 419 tackles.
November 10, 2007 — Junior kicker Kevin Kelly becomes Penn State’s all-time leading scorer in the Nittany Lions’ 31-0 blanking of Temple in Philadelphia, kicking a 32-yard field goal and connecting on all four PAT attempts. Kelly surpasses Craig Fayak’s total of 282 points from 1990-93. December 4, 2007 — Joe Paterno becomes just the third active coach to be inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame. Paterno is forced to delay his induction by one year due to leg injuries suffered in the 2006 game at Wisconsin. December 29, 2007 — Joe Paterno coaches his 500th game as head coach of the Nittany Lions. His team erases a 14-0 first-quarter deficit to defeat Texas A&M, 24-17, in the Valero Alamo Bowl. A diving 30-yard touchdown catch by Deon Butler and an 11-yard scoring run by Daryll Clark spark the win and a No. 25 ranking in the final USA Today Coaches poll. September 27, 2008 — Kevin Kelly breaks the NCAA record for consecutive games with at least one field goal (25) when he connects on a 25-yarder in the third quarter of a 38-24 primetime victory over Illinois in Beaver Stadium. Kelly’s streak would reach 31 games, ending when he did not attempt a field goal in the season-finale with Michigan State. October 11, 2008 — Senior Derrick Williams becomes the first player under Joe Paterno to return five kicks for a touchdown in his career (three punts, two kickoffs) when he returns a punt 63 yards for a score in Penn State’s 48-7 win at Wisconsin. October 18, 2008 — Jared Odrick records a safety on a sack to break a 17-17 third-quarter tie and spark the Nittany Lions’ 46-17 Homecoming win over Michigan. The 46 points are the Lions’ highest total in the series. Kevin Kelly becomes the Big Ten career kick scoring leader when he connects on a 32-yard field goal, giving Penn State a 29-17 lead. October 25, 2008 — Penn State scores 10 points in the final 6:25 to record a 13-6 win over No. 10 Ohio State in a primetime game in Columbus. Mark Rubin records a career-high 11 tackles and forces a fumble in the fourth quarter, which Navorro Bowman recovers in Ohio State territory to set up the go-ahead score. Ohio State is held to its fewest points at home since a 6-0 loss to Wisconsin in 1982. November 8, 2008 — Kevin Kelly becomes the Big Ten leader in field goals when he boots the 73rd of his career, a 23-yard kick in the first quarter of a 24-23 loss at Iowa that ends the Nittany Lions’ unbeaten season. November 15, 2008 — Deon Butler becomes Penn State’s career receptions leader with 172, surpassing Bobby Engram, when he makes five catches in a 34-7 win over Indiana at Beaver Stadium. November 22, 2008 — Daryll Clark throws for 341 yards and four touchdowns to propel No. 8 Penn State past No. 15 Michigan State, 49-18, to clinch the Nittany Lions’ second Big Ten Championship in four years. Penn State passes for a school-record 419 yards, improving to 11-1 and earning a Rose Bowl berth against USC. Penn State becomes the sixth school in the nation to win 800 games. December 11, 2008 — Senior A.Q. Shipley is announced as Penn State’s first recipient of the Dave Rimington Trophy, honoring the nation’s most outstanding center. October 3, 2009 — Stephfon Green (120) and Evan Royster (105) gain more than 100 rushing yards to lead Penn State past Illinois, becoming the first tandem of Nittany Lion running backs to crack the century mark in Big Ten play. November 21, 2009 — Quarterback Daryll Clark delivers a record-breaking performance in his final Big Ten game, throwing for 310 yards and four TDs to lead a 42-14 win at Michigan State. Clark breaks the school records for season (22 by Todd Blackledge, 1982) and career (41) touchdown passes and finishes the season with 24 and 43, respectively. January 1, 2010 — Penn State defeats No. 13 LSU, 19-17, in the Capital One Bowl on a Collin Wagner field goal with :57 to play. The Nittany Lions (11-2) secure their first consecutive 11-win seasons since 1985-86, and finish No. 9 in the final Associated Press poll. Daryll Clark becomes Penn State’s season total offense leader with 3,214 yards and the first Nittany Lion quarterback to eclipse 3,000 passing yards in a season (3,003). September 4, 2010 — Rob Bolden becomes the first Penn State true freshman quarterback to start a season opener in 100 years (Shorty Miller, 1910) and leads Penn State to a 44-14 win over Youngstown State. Bolden goes 20-of-29 for 239 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception to deliver the best passing performance by a Penn State true freshman quarterback in program history. September 18, 2010 — Penn State beats Kent State, 24-0, for its 500th victory since Joe Paterno joined the coaching staff in 1950. The shutout was the Nittany Lions’ 41st since Paterno became head coach. September 25, 2010 — Collin Wagner ties the school record with five field goals to lift the Nittany Lions past Temple, 22-13. November 6, 2010 — Penn State rallies from a 21-0 deficit late in the first half to beat Northwestern, 35-21, giving Joe Paterno his 400th career victory. Paterno becomes the first Football Bowl Subdivision coach with 400 wins and just the third in NCAA history. Matt McGloin throws a career-high four touchdown passes to lead the rally. The comeback is Penn State’s largest at home under Paterno and matches the biggest comeback all-time under the Hall of Fame mentor (trailed 21-0 at Illinois in 1994; won, 35-31).
Joe Paterno was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007. He was forced to delay his induction by one year due to leg injuries suffered in the 2006 game at Wisconsin.
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PENN STATE FOOTBALL TIMELINE October 29, 2011 — Silas Redd rushes for 100 yards or more for the fifth consecutive game and scores the game-winning touchdown with 1:08 to play to lift Penn State to a 10-7 win over Illinois. The Nittany Lions improve to 8-1 overall and become the first team in Big Ten history to win five consecutive conference games by 10 points or less. The victory is the 409th of Joe Paterno’s career moving him past legendary Grambling coach Eddie Robinson for the most wins in NCAA Division I history and No. 2 all-time for all NCAA divisions. Paterno’s career record stands at 409-136-3 over 46 years in what would be the final game for the Hall of Fame coach. November 9, 2011 — The Penn State Board of Trustees announces President Graham Spanier and head coach Joe Paterno have been relieved of their duties, effective immediately, in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky investigation. Long-time assistant coach and defensive coordinator Tom Bradley is named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. November 12, 2011 — On an emotionally-charged Senior Day in Beaver Stadium, Penn State rallies from a 17-0 deficit to within 17-14 against new Big Ten opponent Nebraska, but falls by three points. Prior to the game, student-athletes, coaches and team personnel from both squads joined at midfield in a moment of reflection and prayer for the victims of child abuse. November 18, 2011 — The family of Joe Paterno announces the legendary coach is suffering from a treatable form of lung cancer. November 19, 2011 — Penn State scores on four of its initial five possessions en route to a 20-14 win at Ohio State and a share of the inaugural Big Ten Leaders Division Championship. The Nittany Lions play their seventh consecutive conference game decided by 10 points or less (6-1 record). January 6, 2012 — Bill O’Brien is named Penn State’s 15th head football coach. O’Brien was the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach with the New England Patriots in 2011, helping the Patriots to their second Super Bowl in his five years on the coaching staff. Like Joe Paterno, O’Brien graduated from Brown University, where he played linebacker and defensive end from 1990-92. January 22, 2012 — Joe Paterno dies of lung cancer at the age of 85 in State College, surrounded by his family. Three days of private and public viewings and memorial services bring tens of thousands of people to campus to pay their respects. July 23, 2012 — The NCAA announces sanctions against Penn State after the conviction of Jerry Sandusky and the release of the Freeh Report. Included in the sanctions are a four-year bowl ban and reduction in scholarships, the vacating of all 112 victories from 1998-2011, 111 of which were under Joe Paterno, and giving current squad members the opportunity to immediately transfer to another institution until August 2013. (The NCAA repealed all remaining sanctions and restored the 112 wins on January 16, 2015.) July 25, 2012 — Seniors Michael Mauti and Michael Zordich, flanked by their teammates, pledge their commitment to Penn State and to keeping the 2012 team together less than two weeks from the start of training camp. September 1, 2012 — In his first game as head coach, Bill O’Brien’s Nittany Lions take a 14-3 halftime lead over Ohio, but the Bobcats rally for a 24-14 win in Beaver Stadium. September 15, 2012 — Matt McGloin throws four touchdown passes, three to sophomore Allen Robinson, to lead the Nittany Lions to a 34-7 win over Navy in Beaver Stadium for Bill O’Brien’s first career victory.
September 29, 2012 — Matt McGloin runs for a pair of touchdowns and throws for another and Michael Mauti grabs two interceptions, returning one a school-record 99 yards, to lead Penn State to a 35-7 win at Illinois in the Big Ten-opener for Bill O’Brien’s first conference win. October 6, 2012 — Matt McGloin completes a school-record 35 passes and scores the go-ahead touchdown with 2:37 to play, sparking Penn State to 22 points in the fourth quarter in a 39-28 comeback Homecoming win over No. 24 Northwestern. November 24, 2012 — Thirty-one seniors are introduced before the Wisconsin game in an emotional ceremony and then lead Penn State to a 24-21 overtime win over the eventual Big Ten champions. Sam Ficken caps a 3-for-3 day on field goal attempts with a 37-yard game-winner, giving the Nittany Lions their first home overtime win. November 26, 2012 — Bill O’Brien sweeps Big Ten Coach of the Year honors and six Nittany Lions are named first-team all-conference, led by Michael Mauti, the Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year, and Allen Robinson, the Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year. Defensive end Deion Barnes is named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and is joined by tight end Kyle Carter as a first-team Freshman All-American. January 17, 2013 — Bill O’Brien is named Bear Bryant Coach of the Year, his third national coaching honor, joining accolades from the Maxwell Football Club and ESPN.com. February 2, 2013 — Former Penn State All-America end Dave Robinson becomes the sixth Nittany Lion selected for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was enshrined in Canton on August 3, 2013. August 31, 2013 — Christian Hackenberg becomes just the second true freshman quarterback since 1911 to start a Penn State season opener and directs the Nittany Lions to a 23-17 victory over Syracuse at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Hackenberg was 22-of-31 for 278 yards, throwing a pair of 50-yard plus touchdown passes en route to the first of his five Big Ten Freshmen-of-the-Week accolades. September 7, 2013 — During a celebration of the 1973 team’s undefeated season, Penn State announces that the No. 22 worn by 1973 Heisman Trophy winner John Cappelletti will become the first number retired by Penn State. At Cappelletti’s request, his No. 22 will not be retired until then-freshman running back Akeel Lynch completes his Nittany Lion career. September 24, 2013 — The NCAA announces a modification in some of the scholarship sanctions, allowing Penn State the opportunity to provide 20 initial scholarships and a total of 75 scholarships for the 2014 season, increasing to 25/80 (2015) and the NCAA maximum of 25/85 for the 2016 season. October 12, 2013 — Trailing No. 18 Michigan, 34-27, with :50 to play, and no timeouts, freshman quarterback Christian Hackenberg directs an 80-yard touchdown drive in four plays to tie the game and Penn State goes on to defeat the Wolverines, 43-40, in four overtimes. The primetime four-overtime thriller before 107,844 was the longest game in terms of overtimes in the Big Ten’s 118-year history. Allen Robinson’s leaping 36-yard catch at the Michigan one-yard line set up Hackenberg’s game-tying sneak with :27 left in regulation. Bill Belton’s two-yard TD run was the game-winner, but was only possible after Kyle Baublitz blocked Michigan’s 40-yard field goal attempt in the first overtime. November 30, 2013 — Christian Hackenberg throws for 339 yards and four touchdowns to power Penn State past No. 14 Wisconsin, 31-24, in the season finale in Madison. The Nittany Lions attained their first win over a Top 15 team since defeating No. 13 LSU in the 2010 Capital One Bowl. Penn State posted the four longest plays from scrimmage allowed by the Badgers all season.
Placekicker Sam Ficken is pursued by his jubilant teammates celebrating the senior’s PAT that lifted Penn State over Boston College, 31-30, in overtime in the 2014 Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. The Nittany Lions ended the 2014 season with a 7-6 season record in James Franklin’s first year as head coach.
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PENN STATE FOOTBALL TIMELINE December 2, 2013 — Record-breaking junior Allen Robinson is named the Big Ten Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year for the second consecutive year. Quarterback Christian Hackenberg is named the Big Ten Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year and also was the consensus second-team Freshman AllAmerican quarterback behind Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston. December 10, 2013 — Senior guard John Urschel is named Penn State’s first recipient of the National Football Foundation’s William V. Campbell Trophy, presented to the nation’s top college football scholarathlete. As the winner of the “Academic Heisman” Urschel receives $25,000 for post-graduate study. January 2, 2014 — Bill O’Brien resigns as head coach to become head coach of the NFL’s Houston Texans. January 11, 2014 — James Franklin is named Penn State’s 16th head football coach. A native of Langhorne, Pa., and an All-PSAC quarterback at East Stroudsburg University, Franklin was head coach at Vanderbilt University from 2011-13. He compiled a 24-15 record at Vanderbilt, leading the team to nine wins each in 2012 and 2013, capped by bowl wins and consecutive Top 25 final rankings, all for the first time in program history. August 30, 2014 — Playing in its first international game, Penn State rallies to defeat UCF, 26-24, in the Croke Park Classic in Dublin, Ireland in James Franklin’s first game as head coach. Christian Hackenberg shatters the school record with 454 passing yards and Sam Ficken delivers the game-winning 36-yard field goal on the final play of the game. In his first game, wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton breaks the school freshman records with 11 catches for 165 yards. More than 20,000 Penn State fans are in attendance in Croke Park Stadium. September 8, 2014 — The NCAA announces modifications to Penn State’s bowl and scholarship limitations. Effective immediately, the Nittany Lions can qualify for a 2014 bowl game and will have the full complement of 85 scholarships for the 2015 season. September 20, 2014 — The Nittany Lions defeat Massachusetts, 48-7. James Franklin joins Dick Harlow in 1915 as the only first-year Penn State head coaches to begin their careers with a 4-0 record. October 25, 2014 — Redshirt freshman DaeSean Hamilton breaks the Penn State game record with 14 receptions, but the Nittany Lions fall to Ohio State, 31-24, in double-overtime in front of an electric primetime crowd of 107,895 in Beaver Stadium. November 8, 2014 — The Nittany Lions gain 254 rushing yards and force five turnovers to defeat Temple, 30-13, improving to 6-4 to become bowl eligible for the 45th overall and the first time since 2011. Cornerback Grant Haley returns an interception 30 yards for the first defensive touchdown by a Penn State true freshman since Paul Posluszny returned an interception for a score in a 2003 win over Indiana. December 27, 2014 — Playing in its first bowl game in three years, Penn State rallies from a 14-point deficit late in the third quarter to defeat Boston College, 31-30, in overtime in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. Christian Hackenberg breaks or ties nine school bowl records with his 34-of-50 effort for 371 yards, with four touchdowns and no interceptions. Sam Ficken ties the game on a 45-yard field goal with 20 seconds to play in regulation and wins the game with his PAT kick in the first overtime. The game was played in Yankee Stadium, the Nittany Lions’ first game in New York City since 1947. January 16, 2015 — A settlement is announced in the lawsuit relating to the Endowment Act, dissolving the Consent Decree between Penn State and the NCAA and eliminating all sanctions. The football team’s 112 victories from 1998-2011 are restored, returning Joe Paterno as major college football’s all-time victories leader with 409. February 4, 2015 — Penn State welcomed 22 student-athletes who signed National Letters of Intent to join the football program to be ranked the No. 11 to 14 recruiting class in the country. They joined three Nittany Lions who enrolled in classes in January for a total class of 25 signees for the 2015 season. Franklin and his staff signed seven of the top 10 players in Pennsylvania and 10 of the top 15. The Nittany Lions signed a total of 11 Keystone State prep standouts. All three Pennsylvania totals are the highest for Penn State in more than a decade. July 15, 2015 — Former Penn State standout Devon Still accepts the Jimmy V. Perseverance Award at the ESPY Awards on behalf of his daughter, Leah, who publicly battled cancer. July 16, 2015 — The Penn State football program announces that it will remove the names from the back of the jerseys beginning with the 2015 season. The decision to remove the names from the jerseys was made to pay homage to the history of Penn State football and return to the tradition that represented Penn State for 125 years. Sept. 12, 2015 — True freshman running back Saquon Barkley runs for 115 yards, including 101 in the fourth quarter, and senior defensive end Carl Nassib registers three sacks and two forced fumbles to lead the Nittany Lions to a 27-14 win over Buffalo in the first of five consecutive homes games. Barkley is the first true freshman to rush for more than 100 yards in a game since Silas Redd (131 yds.) against Northwestern in 2010. Sept. 15, 2015 — Linebacker Ben Kline is selected to the Allstate, AFCA Good Works Team for his contributions to the community. Kline is the third Nittany Lion to earn Allstate AFCA Good Works Team honors, joining Stefen Wisniewski (2010) and Wayne Holmes (1994).
The Nittany Lions claimed their fourth Big Ten Championship with a 38-31 comeback win over Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game. Quarterback Trace McSorley (pictured with trophy namesake Archie Griffin) earned Grange-Griffin MVP honors after throwing for a B1G Championship Game-record 384 yards.
Sept. 19, 2015 — The inaugural Penn State “Stripe Out” was well received as 103,323 fans stuffed Beaver Stadium wearing their assigned color for Penn State’s 28-3 win over Rutgers. Freshman running back Saquon Barkley rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns. For the second consecutive game, Barkley had 100 rushing yards in a single quarter, becoming the first Nittany Lion to do so since Larry Johnson in 2002. Sept. 26, 2015 — Austin Johnson returns a Carl Nassib-forced fumble 71 yards and Christian Hackenberg threw for 296 yards to lead the Nittany Lions to a 37-21 win over 2015 Mountain West Conference Champion San Diego State. Oct. 3, 2015 — The Nittany Lions had a record turnout of Servicemembers for the Seats for Servicemembers game en route to a 20-14 win over Army West Point. The announced crowd of 107,387 marked the first non-conference sellout since 2011 against Alabama. Oct. 10, 2015 — Christian Hackenberg accounted for all four touchdowns and became the second player in school history to surpass 7,000 career passing yards to lead the Nittany Lions past Indiana, 29-7. The Penn State defense allowed a total of 10 points in its first two Big Ten games (5.0 ppg), marking the best two-game start defensively by the Nittany Lions since joining the conference in 1993. Oct. 12, 2015 — Crews began work to remove the Beaver Stadium sod, which has been in the stadium since October of 2005, before installing a new Kentucky bluegrass surface. Oct. 24, 2015 — The Nittany Lions become bowl eligible by picking up their sixth win of the season, a 31-30 victory over Maryland at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Christian Hackenberg throws for 315 yards and three touchdowns to become Penn State’s career leader in completions (608) and yards passing (7,453), displacing Zach Mills in both categories. Nov. 7, 2015 — With a sack in the fourth quarter at Northwestern, defensive end Carl Nassib breaks the Penn State single season sack record with his 15.5th of the season. The old record of 15.0 was held by Larry Kubin (1979) and Michael Haynes (2002). Nov. 21, 2015 — Christian Hackenberg becomes the first Nittany Lion quarterback to throw for 8,000 career yards after throwing for 137 yards against Michigan. Nov. 28, 2015 — Running back Saquon Barkley rushes for his fifth 100-yard performance of the season with 103 yards at Michigan State. With his performance, Barkley (1,007) breaks D.J. Dozier’s freshman rushing record (1,003) from 1983. Christian Hackenberg’s 8-yard TD pass to Chris Godwin in the second quarter was the 47th of his career to break the Penn State record, which has since been broken by Trace McSorley. Nov. 30, 2015 — After a record-breaking season, defensive end Carl Nassib is selected as the Big Ten’s Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year. Dec. 9, 2015 — Despite missing the final two games of the season, defensive end Carl Nassib claims a pair of national honors after winning the Ted Hendricks Award for the nation’s top defensive end and the Rotary Lombardi Award for the nation’s top lineman (offense or defense) or linebacker. Nassib is the first Penn Stater to win the Hendricks Award and the second to win the Lombardi Award (Bruce Clark, 1978). Dec. 13, 2015 — Defensive end Carl Nassib wins his third national award when he claims the Lott IMPACT Trophy, given to the distinguished defensive player that represent the qualities embodied by Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott -- Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. He is the first Penn State player to win the award. Nassib becomes the first Nittany Lion to win three national awards in a season since Larry Johnson (Maxwell, Walter Camp, Doak Walker) in 2002. Dec. 17, 2015 — Defensive end Carl Nassib capped off his stellar senior season with a unanimous selection to the NCAA’s consensus All-America team. He is the 13th Nittany Lion to be a unanimous consensus All-American and 41st consensus All-American in program history.
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PENN STATE Jan. 2, 2016 — With 133 receiving yards against Georgia in the TaxSlayer Bowl, wide receiver Chris Godwin becomes the third player in school history to register 1,000 receiving yards in a season, joining Allen Robinson (2013, 2012) and Bobby Engram (1994, 1995) as players to accomplish the feat. For just the third time in program history, Penn State had a 1,000-yard receiver (Godwin; 1,101 yards) and a 1,000-yard rusher (Saquon Barkley; 1,076 yards). Jan. 14, 2016 — Defensive end Carl Nassib is selected as the CBSSports.com National Defensive Player of the Year. Oct. 22, 2016 — Safety Marcus Allen blocks Tyler Durbin's 45-yard field goal attempt and cornerback Grant Haley scooped it up and returned it 60 yards for what was the game-winning touchdown with 4:27 remaining in the fourth quarter as the Nittany Lions stuns No. 2 Ohio State, 24-21, in front of a Penn State White Out crowd. The win is the first for the Nittany Lions over a top-2 team since defeating No. 1 Notre Dame in 1990 and the first home win over a top-2 team since toppling No. 2 Nebraska in 1982. Penn State erased a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit for the win. Ohio State had won 78-straight games when leading by 14 or more points. Oct. 23, 2016 — After its thrilling 24-21 win over No. 2 Ohio State, Penn State returns to the Associated Press poll in the No. 24 slot for the first time since the 15th week of the 2011 season. Oct. 29, 2016 — In a 62-24 win at Purdue, running back Saquon Barkley rushes for a career-high 207 yards and had 70 receiving yards. He becomes the first Penn State player to have two 200-yard rushing performances in the same season since Larry Johnson did it four times in 2002. Nov. 1, 2016 — Penn State debuts at No. 12 in the College Football Playoff Rankings. The appearance is the first for the Nittany Lions since the inception of the CFP in 2014. Nov. 26, 2016 — Quarterback Trace McSorley throws for 376 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Nittany Lions to a 45-12 win over Michigan State to clinch a share of the Big Ten East Division title with Ohio State. It is the second divisional title for Penn State (2011). The win over the Spartans, coupled with OSU's victory over Michigan, earns the Nittany Lions their first Big Ten Championship Game berth. Nov. 29, 2016 — Head coach James Franklin is chosen as the Dave McClain Big Ten Coach of the Year as selected by the conference's media members. Nov. 30, 2016 — Running back Saquon Barkley is named the Graham-George Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and the Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year after a stellar sophomore campaign. Dec. 1, 2016 —Long snapper Tyler Yazujiian earns a berth on the CoSIDA Academic All-America first team after a bid on the second team in 2015. He is the 16th student-athlete in program history to earn two Academic All-America honors. Dec. 4, 2016 — Quarterback Trace McSorley sparks a 21-point comeback with a Big Ten Championship Game-record 384 passing yards with four touchdowns as the Nittany Lions defeat Wisconsin, 38-31, to win their fourth Big Ten Championship. For his efforts, McSorley is named the Grange-Griffin Most Valuable Player. During the Big Ten title tilt, McSorley breaks the Penn State season passing yards and passing touchdown records. Dec. 6, 2016 — Kicker Tyler Davis is selected as the Vlade Award winner, given to the nation's most accurate kicker by the Touchdown Club of Columbus.
Jan. 23, 2017 — Penn State wins its unprecedented 30th Lambert Trophy as the top team in the East. Sept. 30, 2017 — Wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton becomes Penn State's career receptions leader in a 45-14 win over Indiana at Beaver Stadium. With nine receptions for 122 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, Hamilton breaks the record of 179 catches held by Deon Butler. Hamilton finishes his career with 214 receptions. The game against the Hoosiers is also played in special "Generations of Greatness" uniforms, which featured designs elements from Penn State uniforms past. Oct. 16, 2017 — Penn State moves up to a season-high No. 2 ranking in the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls, its highest ranking since 1999 when the squad peaked at No. 2 in both polls. Oct. 21, 2017 — ESPN CollegeDay returns to Happy Valley for the first time since 2009 ahead of the Penn State White Out clash with Michigan. The show is live from the Old Main lawn for the first time. That evening, the Nittany Lions post a convincing 42-13 win over No. 19 Michigan in front of a Beaver Stadium-record 110,823 fans, breaking the previous mark of 110,753 against Nebraska Sept. 14, 2002. Nov. 11, 2017 — Quarterback Trace McSorley breaks the Penn State record for all-time touchdowns responsible for with three scores (two passing, one rushing) in a 35-6 win over Rutgers at Beaver Stadium. He surpasses the previous record of 65 touchdowns responsible for set by Daryll Clark (2006-09). McSorley enters his senior season with 77 touchdowns responsible for. Nov. 18, 2017 — Running back Saquon Barkley sets the Penn State career rushing touchdowns record and the Nittany Lions cap another perfect season at home with a 56-44 win over Nebraska at Beaver Stadium. The victory is Penn State's 14th straight at home. Barkley has 158 rushing yards and three touchdowns to pass Lydell Mitchell's career touchdowns record of 38 from 1969-71. Barkley finishes his career with 43 career rushing scores. Nov. 30, 2017 — Running back Saquon Barkley wins a trio of the Big Ten's major awards — GrahamGeorge Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year, RodgersDwight Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year — becoming the second player in Big Ten history to do so (Jabrill Peppers in 2016). The Offensive Player of the Year and Running Back of the Year honor are the second in a row for Barkley. Dec. 6, 2017 — Saquon Barkley wins the Paul Hornung Award for the most versatile player in college football. Dec. 7, 2017 — Running back Saquon Barkley wins his second-straight Chicago Tribune Silver Football for the Big Ten's best player. He is the fifth player since the award’s inception in 1924 to claim the honor twice, joining the elite list of Minnesota’s Paul Giel (1952-53), Ohio State’s Archie Griffin (1973-74), Indiana’s Anthony Thompson (1988-89) and Ohio State’s Braxton Miller (2012-13). Dec. 9, 2017 — Running back Saquon Barkley finishes fourth in the 2017 Heisman Trophy voting. Barkley is the 18th Penn State player to finish in the Top 10 in Heisman voting and the first since Michael Robinson came in fifth during the 2005 season. Barkley’s fourth-place finish is the highest for a Penn State player since Larry Johnson came in third in 2002. Dec. 14, 2017 — Running back Saquon Barkley becomes the 42nd Consensus All-American in program history and 14th to earn unanimous honors. Barkley is also the 100th Nittany Lion to gain first-team AllAmerica status in program history. Dec. 30, 2017 — Led by Offensive MVP Trace McSorley and Defensive MVP Marcus Allen, the Nittany Lions notch a 35-28 win over No. 11 Washington to improve to an unprecedented 7-0 in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl. The win also marks the 16th 11-win season in program history.
Dec. 7, 2016 — Head coach James Franklin is selected as the Sporting News National Coach of the Year. Dec. 29, 2016 — Head coach James Franklin is named the Maxwell Football Club Tri-State Coach of the Year, while quarterback Trace McSorley is tabbed the Bryant Westbrook Tri-State Player of the Year.
Jan. 29, 2018 — Penn State wins its unprecedented 31st Lambert Trophy as the top team in the East.
Jan. 2, 2016 — Penn State's storybook season and its ninegame winning streak come to an end in a thrilling 52-49 loss to USC in the Rose Bowl. Running back Saquon Barkley tallies 306 all-purpose yards and scores three touchdowns, while wide receiver Chris Godwin has a PSU bowl-record 187 receiving yards on nine catches with two scores. Penn State scores on four consecutive offensive plays and posts three of the top 15-fastest scoring drives in Rose Bowl history. Additionally, Penn State was the first team in Rose Bowl history to have a 175-yard rusher (Barkley) and 175-yard receiver (Godwin).
April 26-28, 2018 — Saquon Barkley leads a contingent of six Penn State players selected in the 2018 NFL Draft in Arlington, Texas. Barkley was the No. 2 overall selection by the New York Giants. Mike Gesicki (2nd round; Miami), Troy Apke (4th; Washington), DaeSean Hamilton (4th; Denver), Marcus Allen (5th; Pittsburgh) and Christian Campbell (6th; Arizona) all heard their names called at the NFL Draft. Barkley becomes Penn State's fifth top-2 pick, joining KiJana Carter (1995), Courtney Brown, LaVar Arrington (2000) and Blair Thomas (1990). Information from the Penn State Football Encyclopedia by Lou Prato, a noted Penn State football historian, was used in this compilation. Current as of June 30, 2018.
Jan. 10, 2017 — Head coach James Franklin is named the Woody Hayes National Coach of the Year, as selected by the Touchdown Club of Columbus.
Running back Saquon Barkley is the No. 2 overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, marking Penn State's fifth top-2 pick in program history and first since 2000. He is one of six Nittany Lions drafted in 2018.
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PENN STATE BOWL HISTORY BOWL APPEARANCES School Alabama Texas Georgia Nebraska Tennessee USC Oklahoma LSU Penn State Ohio State Michigan Florida State
BOWL VICTORIES Bowls 67 54 54 53 52 52 51 49 48 48 46 45
School Alabama USC Georgia Penn State Oklahoma Tennessee Texas Florida State Nebraska Georgia Tech LSU Mississippi
BOWL WINNING PERCENTAGE Wins 39 34 31 29 29 28 28 27 26 25 25 24
School
Record
Pct.
(Minimum 20 Appearances)
Utah USC Mississippi Oklahoma State Penn State Florida State Syracuse Mississippi State Alabama Georgia Oklahoma
17-4-0 34-18-0 24-13-0 18-10-0 29-17-2 27-16-2 15-9-1 13-8-0 39-25-3 31-20-3 29-21-1
81.0 65.4 64.9 64.0 62.5 62.2 62.0 61.9 60.4 60.2 59.0
PENN STATE BOWL GAME APPEARANCES 1922
L ............................ Rose: Jan. 1, 1923 USC 14, Penn State 3
1947
T ..........................Cotton: Jan. 1, 1948 Penn State 13, SMU 13
1959
1960
1961
W ......................Liberty: Dec. 17, 1960 Penn State 41, Oregon 12 Leftwich Memorial Trophy: Dick Hoak W ........................ Gator: Dec. 30, 1961 Penn State 30, Georgia Tech 15 Burkhalter Award: Galen Hall
1962
L ......................... Gator: Dec. 29, 1962 Florida 17, Penn State 7 Miller Award: Dave Robinson
1967
T ......................... Gator: Dec. 30, 1967 Penn State 17, Florida State 17 Burkhalter Award: Tom Sherman
1968
W ........................Orange: Jan. 1, 1969 Penn State 15, Kansas 14
1969
W ........................Orange: Jan. 1, 1970 Penn State 10, Missouri 3 Most Valuable Back: Chuck Burkhart Most Valuable Lineman: Mike Reid
1971
W .........................Cotton: Jan. 1, 1972 Penn State 30, Texas 6 Outstanding Offensive Player: Lydell Mitchell Outstanding Defensive Player: Bruce Bannon
1972
L ........................Sugar: Dec. 31, 1972 Oklahoma 14, Penn State 0
1973
W ........................Orange: Jan. 1, 1974 Penn State 16, LSU 9 Most Valuable Back: Tom Shuman Most Valuable Lineman: Randy Crowder
1974
1975
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W ......................Liberty: Dec. 19, 1959 Penn State 7, Alabama 0 Leftwich Memorial Trophy: Jay Huffman
W .........................Cotton: Jan. 1, 1975 Penn State 41, Baylor 20 Outstanding Offensive Player: Tom Shuman
1976
L ......................... Gator: Dec. 27, 1976 Notre Dame 20, Penn State 9 Outstanding Penn State Player: Jimmy Cefalo
1977
W ........................Fiesta: Dec. 25, 1977 Penn State 42, Arizona State 30 Outstanding Defensive Player: Matt Millen
1978
L ........................... Sugar: Jan. 1, 1979 Alabama 14, Penn State 7
1979
W ......................Liberty: Dec. 22, 1979 Penn State 9, Tulane 6
1980
W ........................Fiesta: Dec. 26, 1980 Penn State 31, Ohio State 19 Outstanding Offensive Player: Curt Warner Outstanding Defensive Player: Frank Case Sportsmanship Award: Frank Case
W ..........................Fiesta: Jan. 1, 1982 Penn State 26, USC 10 Outstanding Offensive Player: Curt Warner Outstanding Defensive Player: Leo Wisniewski
W ..........................Fiesta: Jan. 1, 1992 Penn State 42, Tennessee 17 Most Valuable Offensive Player: O.J. McDuffie Most Valuable Defensive Player: Reggie Givens
2007
L .................Blockbuster: Jan. 1, 1993 Stanford 24, Penn State 3
2008
L ............................. Rose: Jan. 1, 2009 USC 38, Penn State 24
W .......................... Citrus: Jan. 1, 1994 Penn State 31, Tennessee 13 Most Valuable Offensive Player: Bobby Engram Most Valuable Defensive Player: Lee Rubin
2009
W ................ Capital One: Jan. 1, 2010 Penn State 19, LSU 17 Most Valuable Player: Daryll Clark
2010
L .......................Outback: Jan. 1, 2011 Florida 37, Penn State 24
2011
L .................... TicketCity: Jan. 2, 2012 Houston 30, Penn State 14
2014
W ..................Pinstripe: Dec. 27, 2014 Penn State 31, Boston College 30 (OT) Most Valuable Player: Christian Hackenberg
1991
1992 1993
1994
1995
W ......................Outback: Jan. 1, 1996 Penn State 43, Auburn 14 Most Valuable Player: Bobby Engram
1996
W ..........................Fiesta: Jan. 1, 1997 Penn State 38, Texas 15 Offensive Player of the Game: Curtis Enis Defensive Player of the Game: Brandon Noble
1981
1982
W .......................... Sugar: Jan. 1, 1983 Penn State 27, Georgia 23 Outstanding Player: Todd Blackledge
W ........................Aloha: Dec. 26, 1983 Penn State 13, Washington 10 Outstanding Defensive Player: George Reynolds
1983
1985
L .........................Orange: Jan. 1, 1986 Oklahoma 25, Penn State 10
W ..........................Fiesta: Jan. 2, 1987 Penn State 14, Miami (Fla.) 10 Most Valuable Offensive Player: D.J. Dozier Most Valuable Defensive Player: Shane Conlan
1986
1987
L ........................... Citrus: Jan. 1, 1988 Clemson 35, Penn State 10
W .....................Holiday: Dec. 29, 1989 Penn State 50, BYU 39 Player of the Game: Blair Thomas; Ty Detmer (BYU)
1989
1990
L ..............Blockbuster: Dec. 28, 1990 Florida State 24, Penn State 17
L .........................Sugar: Dec. 31, 1975 Alabama 13, Penn State 6
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W ............................ Rose: Jan. 2, 1995 Penn State 38, Oregon 20 Most Valuable Players: Ki-Jana Carter, Danny O’Neil (Oregon)
L ........................... Citrus: Jan. 1, 1998 Florida 21, Penn State 6 Team Offensive Most Valuable Player: Chris Eberly Team Defensive Most Valuable Player: Brandon Short
1997
1998
W ......................Outback: Jan. 1, 1999 Penn State 26, Kentucky 14 Most Valuable Player: Courtney Brown
W .......................Alamo: Dec. 28, 1999 Penn State 24, Texas A&M 0 Offensive Most Valuable Player: Rashard Casey Defensive Most Valuable Player: LaVar Arrington
1999
L ................. Capital One: Jan. 1, 2003 Auburn 13, Penn State 9 Offensive Most Valuable Player: Michael Robinson Defensive Most Valuable Player: Anthony Adams
2002
2005
W ........................Orange: Jan. 3, 2006 Penn State 26, Florida State 23 (3 OT)
2006
W ......................Outback: Jan. 1, 2007 Penn State 20, Tennessee 10 Most Valuable Player: Tony Hunt
W .......................Alamo: Dec. 29, 2007 Penn State 24, Texas A&M 17 Offensive Most Valuable Player: Rodney Kinlaw Defensive Most Valuable Player: Sean Lee
L .....................TaxSlayer: Jan. 2, 2016 Georgia 24, Penn State 17 Penn State Most Valuable Player: Trace McSorley
2015
2016
L ............................. Rose: Jan. 2, 2017 USC 52, Penn State 49
2017
W ........................Fiesta: Dec. 30, 2017 Penn State 35, Washington 28 Offensive Player of the Game: Trace McSorley Defensive Player of the Game: Marcus Allen
BOWL HISTORY
PENN STATE INDIVIDUAL BOWL RECORDS RUSHING
LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RUN
YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
194 Saquon Barkley 186 Blair Thomas 158 Tony Hunt 156 Ki-Jana Carter 155 Curt Warner 146 Lydell Mitchell 145 Curt Warner 143 Rodney Kinlaw 118 Stephen Pitts 117 Curt Warner
2017 Rose 1989 Holiday 2007 Outback 1995 Rose 1980 Fiesta 1972 Cotton 1982 Fiesta 2007 Alamo 1996 Outback 1983 Sugar
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
92 83 79 64 38 37 21 19 18 17 17
8.
35 Blair Thomas 31 Tony Hunt 27 Lydell Mitchell 26 John Cappelletti 26 Steve Geise 26 Curt Warner 26 Austin Scott 25 Saquon Barkley 25 Tom Donchez 25 Frank Rogel
PASSING 1989 Holiday 2007 Outback 1972 Cotton 1974 Orange 1977 Fiesta 1982 Fiesta 2006 Orange 2017 Rose 1975 Cotton 1948 Cotton
AVERAGE (Minimum 10 Attempts) 1. 8.6 Curt Warner 1980 Fiesta 2. 7.9 Stephen Pitts 1996 Outback 3. 7.8 Saquon Barkley 2017 Rose 4. 7.6 Booker Moore 1980 Fiesta 7.6 Saquon Barkley 2017 Fiesta 6. 7.4 Ki-Jana Carter 1995 Rose 7. 6.8 Brian Milne 1996 Outback 6.8 Rodney Kinlaw 2007 Alamo 9. 6.5 Curt Warner 1983 Sugar 10. 6.2 Zack Mills 2003 Capital One
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Ki-Jana Carter Dick Hoak Matt Suhey Curt Warner Curt Warner Leroy Thompson Ki-Jana Carter Curtis Enis Austin Scott Saquon Barkley Saquon Barkley
1995 Rose 1960 Liberty 1977 Fiesta 1982 Fiesta 1983 Sugar 1989 Holiday 1994 Citrus 1997 Fiesta 2006 Orange 2017 Rose 2017 Fiesta
LONGEST RUN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
92 84 83 79 64 43 38
Saquon Barkley Chafie Fields Ki-Jana Carter Saquon Barkley Curt Warner Stephen Pitts Evan Royster
2017 Fiesta 1997 Fiesta 1995 Rose 2017 Rose 1980 Fiesta 1996 Outback 2007 Alamo
371 342 273 254 253 228 226 217 216 211
Christian Hackenberg 2014 Pinstripe Trace McSorley 2017 Fiesta Daryll Clark 2009 Rose Trace McSorley 2017 Rose Michael Robinson 2006 Orange Todd Blackledge 1983 Sugar Tom Shuman 1975 Cotton Wally Richardson 1996 Outback Daryll Clark 2010 Capital One Matt McGloin 2011 Outback
1.
5. 6.
1. 4. 5. 6. 8. 10.
4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2
Tony Sacca 1992 Fiesta Wally Richardson 1996 Outback Christian Hackenberg 2014 Pinstripe Trace McSorley 2017 Rose Galen Hall 1961 Gator Tom Sherman 1967 Gator Tony Sacca 1989 Holiday Daryll Clark 2009 Rose Trace McSorley 2016 TaxSlayer Trace McSorley 2017 Fiesta
5. 6. 8. 9.
34 Christian Hackenberg 2014 Pinstripe 32 Trace McSorley 2017 Fiesta 21 Michael Robinson 2006 Orange 21 Daryll Clark 2009 Rose 19 Kerry Collins 1995 Rose 18 Daryll Clark 2010 Capital One 18 Trace McSorley 2017 Rose 17 Matt McGloin 2011 Outback 15 Chuck Fusina 1979 Sugar 15 Kerry Collins 1993 Blockbuster 15 Anthony Morelli 2007 Alamo
ATTEMPTS 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
50 41 41 39 36 35 34 33 32 31 31
Christian Hackenberg 2014 Pinstripe Matt McGloin 2011 Outback Trace McSorley 2017 Fiesta Michael Robinson 2006 Orange Daryll Clark 2009 Rose Daryll Clark 2010 Capital One Doug Strang 1983 Aloha Chuck Fusina 1975 Sugar Mike McQueary 1998 Florida Citrus John Hufnagel 1972 Sugar Anthony Morelli 2007 Alamo
72 72 72 69 65 56 56 52 52 49
Shuman to Herd 1974 Orange Hackenberg to Godwin 2014 Pinstripe McSorley to Godwin 2017 Rose Bolden to Brown 2012 TicketCity Hufnagel to Skarzynski 1972 Cotton Sacca to Daniels 1990 Blockbuster Thompson to Nastasi 1999 Outback Blackledge to Garrity 1982 Fiesta Sacca to Daniels 1989 Holiday Shuman to Cefalo 1975 Cotton
LONGEST TOUCHDOWN PASS 1.
COMPLETIONS 1. 2. 3.
RECEIVING
TOUCHDOWN PASSES
YARDAGE
TOUCHDOWNS 1. 2.
2017 Fiesta 1995 Rose 2017 Rose 1980 Fiesta 2007 Alamo 1980 Fiesta 1982 Fiesta 1999 Outback 1977 Fiesta 1982 Fiesta 1995 Rose
LONGEST COMPLETION
ATTEMPTS 1. 2. 3. 4.
Saquon Barkley Ki-Jana Carter Saquon Barkley Curt Warner Evan Royster Booker Moore Curt Warner Chafie Fields Steve Geise Curt Warner Ki-Jana Carter
4. 5. 6. 8. 10.
72 72 72 69 65 56 56 52 52 49
Shuman to Herd 1974 Orange Hackenberg to Godwin 2014 Pinstripe McSorley to Godwin 2017 Rose Bolden to Brown 2012 TicketCity Hufnagel to Skarzynski 1972 Cotton Sacca to Daniels 1990 Blockbuster Thompson to Nastasi 1999 Outback Blackledge to Garrity 1982 Fiesta Sacca to Daniels 1989 Holiday Shuman to Cefalo 1975 Cotton
INTERCEPTIONS THROWN 1. 2. 3.
5 4 3 3 3 3 3
Matt McGloin 2011 Outback Chuck Fusina 1979 Sugar Harry “Light Horse” Wilson 1923 Rose John Shaffer 1986 Orange Mike McQueary 1998 Citrus Rob Bolden 2012 TicketCity Trace McSorley 2017 Rose
YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.
187 Chris Godwin 2017 Rose 154 David Daniels 1990 Blockbuster 140 Chris Godwin 2014 Pinstripe 133 Chris Godwin 2016 TaxSlayer 116 Gregg Garrity 1983 Sugar 113 Bobby Engram 1983 Sugar 111 O.J. McDuffie 1993 Blockbuster 110 Jordan Norwood 2006 Orange 110 DaeSean Hamilton 2017 Fiesta 107 Bobby Engram 1994 Citrus
RECEPTIONS 1. 2. 3.
10.
9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Chris Godwin 2017 Rose Andrew Quarless 2010 Capital One David Daniels 1990 Blockbuster Bobby Engram 1994 Citrus Tony Stewart 1999 Outback Chris Godwin 2014 Pinstripe DaeSean Hamilton 2014 Pinstripe Geno Lewis 2014 Pinstripe Saquon Barkley 2017 Fiesta Ted Kwalick 1969 Orange Dean DiMidio 1986 Orange O.J. McDuffie 1993 Blockbuster Jordan Norwood 2006 Orange Chris Godwin 2016 TaxSlayer Juwan Johnson 2017 Fiesta Mike Gesicki 2017 Fiesta
LONGEST RECEPTION 1.
72 Herd from Shuman 1974 Orange 72 Godwin from Hackenberg 2014 Pinstripe 72 Godwin from McSorley 2017 Rose
YARDS PER RECEPTION (Minimum 3 Receptions) 1. 34.0 Jimmy Cefalo 1975 Cotton 2. 29.0 Gregg Garrity 1983 Sugar 3. 28.3 Bobby Engram 1996 Outback 4. 24.3 Deon Butler 2007 Outback 5. 24.2 Deon Butler 2009 Rose 6. 22.2 Chris Godwin 2016 Taxslayer 7. 22.0 David Daniels 1990 Blockbuster 8. 20.8 Chris Godwin 2017 Rose 9. 20.3 Michael Timpson 1988 Citrus TOUCHDOWNS 1.
2 Bobby Engram 1996 Outback 2 Chris Godwin 2017 Rose 2 DaeSean Hamilton 2017 Fiesta
COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (Minimum 10 Attempts) 1. 78.0 Trace McSorley 2017 Fiesta 2. 72.7 Matt Knizner 1986 Orange 3. 68.0 Christian Hackenberg 2014 Pinstripe 4. 63.3 Kerry Collins 1995 Rose 5. 62.5 Kerry Collins 1994 Citrus 6. 62.0 Trace McSorley 2017 Rose 7. 60.0 Wally Richardson 1997 Fiesta 8. 59.1 Matt Knizner 1988 Citrus 9. 58.3 Daryll Clark 2009 Rose 10. 56.5 Todd Blackledge 1983 Sugar
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PENN STATE INDIVIDUAL BOWL RECORDS TOTAL OFFENSE TOTAL YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 8. 9.
402 Trace McSorley 2017 Fiesta 371 Christian Hackenberg 2014 Pinstripe 290 Daryll Clark 2009 Rose 274 Michael Robinson 2006 Orange 267 Trace McSorley 2017 Rose 240 Tom Shuman 1975 Cotton 236 Daryll Clark 2010 Capital One 232 Blair Thomas 1989 Holiday 222 Tony Sacca 1990 Blockbuster 217 Wally Richardson 1996 Outback
TOUCHDOWNS RESPONSIBLE 1. 2. 5.
5 Trace McSorley 2017 Rose 4 Tony Sacca 1992 Fiesta 4 Wally Richardson 1996 Outback 4 Christian Hackenberg 2014 Pinstripe 3 Dick Hoak 1960 Liberty 3 Galen Hall 1961 Gator 3 Ki-Jana Carter 1995 Rose 3 Daryll Clark 2009 Rose
OFFENSIVE PLAYS 1. 2. 3. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8.
58 Christian Hackenberg 2014 Pinstripe 56 Michael Robinson 2006 Orange 53 Trace McSorley 2017 Fiesta 46 Daryll Clark 2010 Capital One 44 Doug Strang 1983 Aloha 43 Daryll Clark 2009 Rose 43 Matt McGloin 2011 Outback 38 Mike McQueary 1998 Citrus 37 John Hufnagel 1972 Sugar 37 Chuck Fusina 1979 Liberty 37 Blair Thomas 1989 Holiday
SCORING
1. 2. 4. 6. 7. 10 .
4. 5. 7.
20 18 18 14 13 13 12
Curtis Enis 1997 Fiesta Ki-Jana Carter 1995 Rose Saquon Barkley 2017 Rose Travis Forney 1999 Outback Brett Conway 1996 Outback Collin Wagner 2010 Capital One 13 times; Last: Barkley & Hamilton 2017 Fiesta
TOUCHDOWNS 1. 4.
3 3 3 2
Ki-Jana Carter 1995 Rose Curtis Enis 1997 Fiesta Saquon Barkley 2017 Rose 12 times; Last: Barkley & Hamilton 2017 Fiesta
1. 2. 3. 5.
Travis Forney 1999 Outback Brett Conway 1996 Outback Collin Wagner 2010 Capital One Alberto Vitiello 1972 Cotton Ray Tarasi 1989 Holiday Matt Bahr 1977 Fiesta Robbie Gould 2003 Capital Nick Gancitano 1983 Sugar Herb Menhardt 1979 Liberty Kevin Kelly 2007 Outback
7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Tyler Davis 2017 Rose Craig Fayak 1992 Fiesta John Reihner 1975 Cotton Tyler Davis 2017 Fiesta Henry Oppermann 1960 Liberty Herb Mendhart 1980 Fiesta Craig Fayak 1994 Citrus Brett Conway 1995 Rose Brett Conway 1996 Outback Sam Ficken 2014 Pinstripe
FIELD GOALS 1. 3.
4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Travis Forney 1999 Outback Collin Wagner 2010 Capital One Alberto Vitiello 1972 Cotton Herb Mendhart 1979 Liberty Ray Tarasi 1983 Aloha Brett Conway 1996 Outback Robbie Gould 2003 Capital One
RETURNS 1. 2.
5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Kevin Baugh 1983 Sugar Rich Mauti 1975 Sugar Jim Coates 1986 Orange Jim Coates 1987 Fiesta Bobby Engram 1994 Citrus Mike Archie 1996 Outback Justin Brown 2010 Capital One DeAndre Thompkins 2017 Fiesta
106 71 67 61 53 52
Kevin Baugh O.J. McDuffie Jimmy Cefalo Gary Hayman Terry Smith Kenny Watson
AVERAGE (Minimum 3 Returns) 1. 21.2 Kevin Baugh 2. 20.3 Gary Hayman 3. 17.8 O.J. McDuffie 4. 14.0 Bobby Engram 5. 10.0 Mike Archie
1983 Sugar 1992 Fiesta 1977 Fiesta 1974 Orange 1990 Blockbuster 1998 Citrus
1983 Sugar 1974 Orange 1992 Fiesta 1994 Citrus 1996 Outback
LONGEST RETURN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
67 52 42 39 36
Jimmy Cefalo Kenny Watson Terry Smith O.J. McDuffie Gary Hayman
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1977 Fiesta 1998 Citrus 1990 Blockbuster 1992 Fiesta 1974 Orange
1. 3.
5 5 4 4 4 4
Travis Forney 1999 Outback Kevin Kelly 2007 Outback Herb Mendhart 1979 Liberty Brett Conway 1996 Outback Robbie Gould 2003 Capital One Collin Wagner 2010 Capital One
5. 6. 8. 10.
51 49 45 45 44 43 43 42 42 39
Ray Tarasi 1989 Holiday Nick Gancitano 1983 Aloha Nick Gancitano 1983 Sugar Sam Ficken 2014 Pinstripe Chris Bahr 1974 Orange Brett Conway 1995 Rose Travis Forney 1999 Outback Chris Bahr 1975 Sugar Travis Forney 1998 Florida Citrus Travis Forney 1999 Alamo
DEFENSIVE SCORE
2. 3. 4. 5.
102 Andre Collins 1989 Holiday (Interception return of pass for two-point conversion) 88 Tony Davis 2007 Outback (fumble) 53 Gary Brown 1989 Holiday (fumble) 34 Derek Fox 1999 Alamo (interception) 23 Reggie Givens 1992 Fiesta (fumble)
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Kenny Watson Ambrose Fletcher Joe Jackson O.J. McDuffie D.J. Dozier Shelly Hammonds
1997 Fiesta 1995 Rose 1975 Cotton 1989 Holiday 1983 Aloha 1992 Fiesta
PUNTING
3. 4.
12 12 11 10 10
Mike Palm Bob Parsons Jeremy Kapinos Brian Masella Scott Fitzkee
AVERAGE (Minimum 3 Punts) 1. 51.4 Jeremy Boone 2. 51.0 Chris Clauss 3. 50.8 Ralph Giacomarro 50.8 Blake Gillikin 5. 48.5 Chris Bahr 6. 47.9 Doug Helkowski
1923 Rose 1970 Orange 2006 Orange 1972 Sugar 1979 Sugar
2007 Alamo 1988 Citrus 1982 Fiesta 2017 Rose 1975 Sugar 1992 Fiesta
LONGEST PUNT 1. 2. 3. 6.
68 63 62 62 62 59
Bob Campbell Ralph Giacomarro Pete Liske Ralph Giacomarro George Reynolds Scott Fitzkee
1967 Gator 1982 Fiesta 1961 Gator 1983 Sugar 1983 Aloha 1977 Fiesta
INTERCEPTIONS KICKOFF RETURNS RETURNS 1. 2. 3.
LONGEST FIELD GOAL 1. 2. 3.
81 72 50 46 42 42
PUNTS 1.
YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
LONGEST RETURN
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
1.
330
14 13 13 12 12 10 9 9 9 8
EXTRA POINTS
POINTS 1. 2.
PUNT RETURNS
KICKING POINTS
6 5 4 4 4
INTERCEPTIONS 1.
2
Leroy Thompson 1988 Citrus O.J. McDuffie 1989 Holiday Chaz Powell 2010 Capital One Silas Redd 2011 Outback Miles Sanders 2017 Fiesta
YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
128 127 85 81 78 74
O.J. McDuffie 1989 Holiday Leroy Thompson 1988 Citrus Ambrose Fletcher 1995 Rose Kenny Watson 1997 Fiesta Chaz Powell 2010 Capital One Silas Redd 2011 Outback
AVERAGE (Minimum 3 Returns) 1. 25.6 O.J. McDuffie 1989 Holiday 2. 23.0 Curt Warner 1980 Fiesta 23.0 Brandon Polk 2016 TaxSlayer 4. 21.3 Eddie Drummond 1999 Outback 5. 21.2 Leroy Thompson 1988 Citrus 6. 20.3 Jim Coates 1986 Orange
Tim Montgomery George Landis Dennis Onkotz Neal Smith Mark Robinson Shane Conlan Pete Giftopoulos Sherrod Rainge Reggie Givens Chuck Penzenik Kim Herring Anthony King Derek Fox
1967 Gator 1970 Orange 1970 Orange 1970 Orange 1983 Sugar 1987 Fiesta 1987 Fiesta 1989 Holiday 1992 Fiesta 1995 Rose 1996 Outback 1999 Outback 1999 Alamo
RETURN YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
102 58 56 55 46
Andre Collins Chuck Penzenik George Landis Rich Milot Shane Conlan
1989 Holiday 1995 Rose 1970 Orange 1979 Sugar 1987 Fiesta
LONGEST RETURN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
102 55 44 42 40
Andre Collins Rich Milot Chuck Penzenik Tim Montgomery George Landis
1989 Holiday 1979 Sugar 1995 Rose 1967 Gator 1970 Orange
BOWL HISTORY PENN STATE INDIVIDUAL BOWL RECORDS TACKLES
18 17 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
Matt Millen Lance Mehl Kurt Allerman Keith Goganious Gary Gray Ron Coder Randy Sidler Tom DePaso Scott Radecic Carmen Masciantonio Scott Radecic LaVar Arrington Sean Lee
1977 Fiesta 1979 Sugar 1976 Gator 1992 Fiesta 1972 Cotton 1975 Sugar 1976 Gator 1977 Fiesta 1983 Sugar 1983 Aloha 1983 Aloha 1999 Alamo 2007 Alamo
TACKLES FOR LOSS 1. 2. 4. 5.
5.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
NaVorro Bowman Courtney Brown Justin Kurpeikis Devon Still Bruce Clark Frank Case Gene Gladys Leo Wisniewski Trey Bauer Todd Atkins Courtney Brown
2009 Rose 1999 Outback 1999 Alamo 2011 Outback 1977 Fiesta 1980 Fiesta 1980 Fiesta 1982 Fiesta 1988 Citrus 1995 Rose 1999 Alamo
TACKLES FOR LOSS YARDAGE 1. 2. 4. 5. 7.
26 21 21 20 17 17 14
Courtney Brown 1999 Outback Justin Kurpeikis 1999 Alamo NaVorro Bowman 2009 Rose Todd Atkins 1995 Rose Phil Yeboah-Kodie 1995 Rose Brad Scioli 1999 Outback Shane Conlan 1986 Orange
8.
2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5
Fewest Combined Points: Most First-Quarter Points:
49
2017 Rose vs. USC
0
1959 Liberty vs. Alabama 1999 Alamo vs. Texas A&M
101
2017 Rose vs. USC (L, 52-49)
7 1959 Liberty vs. Alabama (W, 7-0) 14
Most Second-Quarter Points: 21
1977 Fiesta vs. Arizona State 2017 Fiesta vs. Washington 1960 Liberty vs. Oregon 2017 Rose vs. USC
Most Third-Quarter Points:
28
2017 Rose vs. USC
Most Fourth-Quarter Points:
24
1975 Cotton vs. Baylor
Most First-Half Points:
28
2017 Fiesta vs. Washington
Most Second-Half Points:
38
1975 Cotton vs. Baylor 1989 Holiday vs. BYU
First Downs:
26
1989 Holiday vs. BYU
Most Combined First Downs:
61
1989 Holiday vs. BYU
Rushing Yards:
351
1980 Fiesta vs. Ohio State
Rushing Yards Combined:
486
1996 Outback vs. Auburn
Rushing Yardage Average:
7.5
1996 Fiesta vs. Texas
Rushing Attempts:
75
2014 Pinstripe vs. Boston College
Passing Yards:
371
2014 Pinstripe vs. Boston College
Passing Yards Combined:
791
1989 Holiday vs. BYU
Pass Completions:
34
2014 Pinstripe vs. Boston College
Pass Attempts:
50
2014 Pinstripe vs. Boston College
4
1992 Fiesta vs. Tennessee 1996 Outback vs. Auburn 2014 Pinstripe vs. Boston College 2017 Rose vs. USC
Touchdown Passes:
SACKS 1.
Fewest Points Allowed: Most Combined Points:
TACKLES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
PENN STATE TEAM BOWL RECORDS
Points:
Todd Burger 1989 Holiday Todd Atkins 1995 Rose Phil Yeboah-Kodie 1995 Rose Terry Killens 1996 Outback Courtney Brown 1999 Outback Brad Scioli 1999 Outback Justin Kurpeikis 1999 Alamo Jay Alford 2006 Orange
Interceptions Thrown:
5
2011 Outback vs. Florida
545
2017 Fiesta vs. Washington
1,115
1989 Holiday vs. BYU
87
1960 Liberty vs. Oregon 2006 Orange vs. Florida State
Fumbles Lost:
4
1959 Liberty vs. Alabama 1972 Sugar vs. Oklahoma
Turnovers:
5
1962 Gator vs. Florida 1972 Sugar vs. Oklahoma 1986 Orange vs. Oklahoma 2011 Outback vs. Florida
Penalties:
12
1977 Fiesta vs. Arizona State
126
1977 Fiesta vs. Arizona State
12
1923 Rose vs. USC 1970 Orange vs. Missouri
2
1975 Cotton vs. Baylor 1989 Holiday vs. BYU 2017 Fiesta vs. Washington
Total Offense: Total Offense Combined: Total Plays:
Penalty Yardage: Punts: Fewest Punts:
Largest Comeback Win: 14 2007 Alamo vs. Texas A&M (Trailed 14-0; won 24-17) 2014 Pinstripe vs. Boston College (Trailed 21-7; won 31-30 in OT) Attendance:
102,247
1995 Rose vs. Oregon
SACK YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 6. 8.
19 18 17 17 17 16 16 12 12
Terry Killens 1996 Outback Justin Kurpeikis 1999 Alamo Todd Atkins 1995 Rose Phil Yeboah-Kodie 1995 Rose Brad Scioli 1999 Outback Courtney Brown 1999 Outback Jared Odrick 2010 Capital One Chris Synder 1996 Outback Shawn Lee 1997 Fiesta
2014 Pinstripe Bowl Champions
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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL BOWL RECORDS RUSHING
PUNT RETURNS
Yardage: Attempts: Average Per Attempt: (Minimum 10 Attempts) Touchdowns: Longest Run:
234 43 9.9 3 69
Fred Taylor, Florida Fred Taylor, Florida Stephen Davis, Auburn Tracy Johnson, Clemson Myles Gaskin, Washington
1998 Citrus 1998 Citrus 1996 Outback 1988 Citrus 2017 Fiesta
PASSING Yardage: Completions: Attempts: Completion Percentage: (Minimum 10 Attempts) Touchdown Passes: Interceptions Thrown:
576 45 69 83.3 5 5
Ty Detmer, BYU Case Keenum, Houston Case Keenum, Houston Richard Todd, Alabama Sam Darnold, USC Terry McMillan, Missouri Vinny Testaverde, Miami (Fla.)
1989 Holiday 2012 TicketCity 2012 TicketCity 1975 Sugar 2017 Rose 1970 Orange 1987 Fiesta
Returns: Yardage: Longest Return:
Yardage: Receptions: Average Per Reception: (Minimum 5 Receptions) Touchdowns: Longest Reception:
228 14 26.4
Patrick Edwards, Houston Ron Sellers, Florida State Tinker Owens, Oklahoma
2012 TicketCity 1967 Gator 1972 Sugar
3 75
Deonta Brunett, USC Patrick Edwards, Houston
2017 Rose 2012 TicketCity
Returns: Yardage: Longest Return:
Total Yardage: Touchdowns Responsible:
594 5
Offensive Plays:
76
Ty Detmer, BYU Mark Sanchez, USC Sam Darnold, USC Case Keenum, Houston
1989 Holiday 2009 Rose 2017 Rose 2012 TicketCity
7 132 67
Dale Carter, Tennessee Dale Carter, Tennessee Craig Yeast, Kentucky
2006 Orange 2006 Orange 2006 Orange
1992 Fiesta 1992 Fiesta 1999 Outback
PUNTING Punts: Average Per Punt: (Minimum 3 Punts) Longest Punt:
10 55.0 (6 punts)
Woody Umphrey, Alabama Justin Brantly, Texas A&M
1979 Sugar 2007 Alamo
67
Justin Brantly, Texas A&M
2007 Alamo
18
Tracy Johnson, Clemson Deonta Burnett, USC Tracy Johnson, Clemson Deonta Burnett, USC Matt Boermeester, USC David Treadwell, Clemson David Buehler, USC Matt Boermeester, USC Tim Lashar, Oklahoma
1988 Citrus 2017 Rose 1988 Citrus 2017 Rose 2017 Rose 1988 Citrus 2009 Rose 2017 Rose 1986 Orange
SCORING
Touchdowns: Kicking Points: Extra Points: Field Goals:
TOTAL OFFENSE
Willie Reid, Florida State Willie Reid, Florida State Willie Reid, Florida State
KICKOFF RETURNS
Points:
RECEIVING
7 180 87
Longest Field Goal:
3 14 5 4 47
Chas Henry, Florida
2011 Outback
INTERCEPTIONS Interceptions: Return Yardage: Longest Return:
2 129 80
Sonny Brown, Oklahoma Ahmad Black, Florida Nick Saenz, Houston Ahmad Black, Florida Ahmad Black, Florida
1986 Orange 2011 Outback 2012 TicketCity 2011 Outback 2011 Outback
OPPONENT TEAM BOWL RECORDS Points:
52
USC
2017 Rose
First Downs:
35
BYU
1989 Holiday
Rushing Yardage:
289
Rushing Attempts:
76
Oklahoma
Rushing Average:
6.3
Boston College
Passing Yardage:
576
BYU
Pass Completions:
45
Houston
2012 TicketCity
Pass Attempts:
69
Houston
2012 TicketCity
83.3
Alabama
1975 Sugar
7
Missouri
1970 Orange
Pass Completion Percentage: Interceptions Thrown:
332
Boston College
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2014 Pinstripe 1972 Sugar 2014 Pinstripe 1989 Holiday
Total Offense: Total Plays:
651
BYU
1989 Holiday
93
Miami (Fla.)
1987 Fiesta
Fumbles Lost:
5
Oklahoma
1972 Sugar
Turnovers:
9
Missouri
1970 Orange
BOWL HISTORY
PENN STATE BOWL GAME HIGHS & LOWS RUSHING YARDAGE
RUSHING YARDAGE DEFENSE
High 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
351 330 301 278 270 268 266 265
Low 1980 Fiesta 1997 Fiesta 1959 Liberty 1959 Liberty 2007 Alamo 1977 Fiesta 1996 Outback 1975 Cotton
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
19 28 47 49 57 76
Best 1979 Sugar 1974 Orange 1998 Citrus 1972 Sugar 1970 Orange 1992 Fiesta
PASSING YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
371 342 281 278 273 254 253 228 226 221
High 2014 Pinstripe 2017 Fiesta 2016 TaxSlayer 1990 Blockbuster 2009 Rose 2017 Rose 2006 Orange 1983 Sugar 1975 Sugar 1996 Outback
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
-8 26 41 45 55 60 61 68 73 76
1979 Liberty 2006 Orange 2010 Capital One 1995 Rose 1967 Gator 1980 Fiesta 2009 Rose 2012 TicketCity 1997 Fiesta 1969 Orange
Low 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6 41 50 53 69
1923 Rose 1959 Liberty 1962 Gator 1987 Fiesta 1967 Gator
545 491 487 468 465 464 453 430 425 420 420
1. 2. 4. 5. 6.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
27 39 69 78 83
104 139 139 162 182 185
1923 Rose 1962 Gator 1998 Citrus 1987 Fiesta 1979 Sugar 1974 Orange
5. 6. 9.
576 532 456 453 413 363 336 336
1989 Holiday 2012 TicketCity 1995 Rose 2017 Rose 2009 Rose 1967 Gator 1977 Fiesta 1999 Outback
1. 2. 4. 5. 6.
141 202 202 206 241 243
Worst
1959 Liberty 1979 Liberty 1999 Alamo 1948 Cotton 1969 Orange 2010 Capital One
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
651 600 575 501 499 474 453 445
1989 Holiday 2012 TicketCity 2017 Rose 1995 Rose 1988 Citrus 2009 Rose 1972 Sugar 1987 Fiesta
FIRST DOWN DEFENSE Best 1. 2. 3.
Low
1989 Holiday 1960 Liberty 2014 Pinstripe 2017 Fiesta 1999 Outback 2006 Orange 2007 Alamo 2017 Rose 1980 Fiesta 1995 Rose 1996 Outback
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
TOTAL DEFENSE
High 26 25 25 25 24 23 23 23 22 22 22
Worst
1959 Liberty 1923 Rose 1974 Orange 2003 Capital One 1972 Cotton
Best
FIRST DOWNS 1. 2.
Worst 2014 Pinstripe 1988 Citrus 1986 Orange 1972 Sugar 1923 Rose 1998 Citrus 1996 Outback
PASSING YARDAGE DEFENSE
Low
2017 Fiesta 1975 Cotton 1996 Outback 1980 Fiesta 2017 Rose 1989 Holiday 2014 Pinstripe 1995 Rose 1997 Fiesta 1960 Liberty 1999 Outback
7.
289 285 281 278 254 254 220
Best
TOTAL OFFENSE High 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1. 2. 4. 6.
5 8 8 9 9 11
1923 Rose 1962 Gator 1987 Fiesta 1974 Orange 1998 Citrus 1972 Sugar
6.
7 9 12 12 12 13 13 13
Worst
1959 Liberty 2010 Capital One 1948 Cotton 1986 Orange 2006 Orange 1923 Rose 1961 Gator 1970 Orange
1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 9.
35 33 29 27 27 25 25 25 24
1989 Holiday 2017 Rose 1977 Fiesta 1995 Rose 2009 Rose 1988 Citrus 1992 Fiesta 2012 TicketCity 1999 Outback
NITTANY LIONS IN BOWL HALLS OF FAME Cotton Bowl Lydell Mitchell Wally Triplett
inducted 2005 inducted 2018
Gator Bowl Dave Robinson Joe Paterno
inducted 1996 inducted 2000
Orange Bowl Joe Paterno Mike Reid Franco Harris John Cappelletti
inducted 1987 inducted 1987 inducted 1989 inducted 2005
Rose Bowl Ki-Jana Carter
inducted 2014
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BOWL HISTORY CAREER BOWL LEADERS RUSHING YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
Curt Warner Saquon Barkley Matt Suhey Evan Royster Charlie Pittman Ki-Jana Carter Steve Geise Blair Thomas D.J. Dozier Bob Torrey Leroy Thompson Tony Hunt Stephfon Green Tom Donchez
PASSING YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
Trace McSorley Tony Sacca Todd Blackledge Christian Hackenberg Kerry Collins Daryll Clark Tom Shuman Chuck Fusina Chuck Burkhart Anthony Morelli Wally Richardson John Hufnagel Michael Robinson Galen Hall
RECEIVING YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Chris Godwin Bobby Engram Deon Butler DaeSean Hamilton O.J. McDuffie Jimmy Cefalo David Daniels
RECEPTIONS 1. 2. 4. 5. 7.
11. 13.
Chris Godwin DaeSean Hamilton Saquon Barkley Bobby Engram Jimmy Cefalo Jordan Norwood Deon Butler O.J. McDuffie Andrew Quarless Derrick Williams Dean DiMidio Geno Lewis David Daniels Tony Stewart
TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS 1. 2. 4.
334
DaeSean Hamilton Bobby Engram Chris Godwin Roger Kochman Gregg Garrity David Daniels Terry Smith Derek Moye Geno Lewis
TOP BOWL PERFORMANCES
Bowls
Att.
Yards
Avg.
TD
4 3 4 4 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3
76 60 51 52 54 40 46 36 47 23 34 31 32 37
474 400 276 262 250 249 193 183 178 177 169 158 158 152
6.2 6.7 5.4 5.0 4.6 6.2 4.2 5.1 3.7 7.7 5.0 5.1 4.9 4.1
5 4 2 1 1 5 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1
Bowls
Cmp.
Att.
Yards
TD
3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3
64 33 32 42 46 39 16 38 23 29 25 19 23 17
97 73 69 64 84 71 37 86 49 56 44 43 42 35
738 550 520 510 507 489 383 363 341 340 312 284 284 240
8 7 2 4 2 3 2 3 1 2 5 1 1 4
Bowls
No.
Yards
Avg.
TD
3 4 4 4 3 4 2
22 16 12 17 12 13 9
460 272 242 232 225 219 218
20.9 17.0 20.2 13.6 18.8 16.8 24.2
3 3 1 4 1 1 2
Bowls
No.
Yards
Avg.
TD
3 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 2
22 17 17 16 13 13 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9
460 232 106 272 219 177 242 225 117 100 85 135 218 98
20.9 13.6 6.2 17.0 16.8 13.6 20.2 18.8 9.8 8.3 8.5 13.5 24.2 10.9
3 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 0
No.
Bowls
4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2014 Pinstripe, 2016 TaxSlayer, 2017 Fiesta (2) 1994 Citrus (1), 1996 Outback (2) 2014 Pinstripe (1), 2017 Rose (2) 1959 Liberty, 1961 Gator 1982 Fiesta, 1983 Sugar 1989 Holiday, 1990 Blockbuster 1989 Holiday, 1990 Blockbuster 2010 Capital One, 2011 Outback 2014 Pinstripe, 2016 TaxSlayer
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RUSHING YARDAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
194 186 158 156 155 146 145 143 137 124 118 117 116 112 111 110 107 105 102 101
Saquon Barkley Blair Thomas Tony Hunt Ki-Jana Carter Curt Warner Lydell Mitchell Curt Warner Rodney Kinlaw Saquon Barkley Charlie Pittman Stephen Pitts Curt Warner Tom Donchez Matt Suhey Steve Geise Austin Scott Bob Torrey Eric McCoo D.J. Dozier Bob Campbell
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
371 342 273 254 253 228 226 217 216 211 206 200 197 194 187 187 175 175 163 162
Christian Hackenberg Trace McSorley Daryll Clark Trace McSorley Michael Robinson Todd Blackledge Tom Shuman Wally Richardson Daryll Clark Matt McGloin Tony Sacca Kerry Collins Anthony Morelli Tony Sacca Chuck Burkhart Kevin Thompson Galen Hall Todd Blackledge Chuck Fusina Kerry Collins
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
187 154 140 133 116 113 111 110 110 107 102 100 97 88 82 81 81 79 79 78
2017 Rose 1989 Holiday 2007 Outback 1995 Rose 1980 Fiesta 1972 Cotton 1982 Fiesta 2007 Alamo 2017 Fiesta 1967 Gator 1996 Outback 1983 Sugar 1975 Cotton 1979 Liberty 1977 Fiesta 2006 Orange 1977 Fiesta 1999 Outback 1987 Fiesta 1969 Orange
PASSING YARDAGE 2014 Pinstripe 2017 Fiesta 2009 Rose 2017 Rose 2006 Orange 1983 Sugar 1975 Cotton 1996 Outback 2010 Capital One 2011 Outback 1989 Holiday 1995 Rose 2007 Outback 1990 Blockbuster 1970 Orange 1999 Outback 1961 Gator 1982 Fiesta 1979 Sugar 1994 Citrus
RECEIVING YARDAGE
10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 18. 20.
Chris Godwin David Daniels Chris Godwin Chris Godwin Gregg Garrity Bobby Engram O.J. McDuffie Jordan Norwood DaeSean Hamilton Bobby Engram Jimmy Cefalo Terry Smith Deon Butler Andrew Quarless Geno Lewis Lydell Mitchell Scott Skarzynski Ethan Kilmer Derek Moye O.J. McDuffie
2017 Rose 1990 Blockbuster 2014 Pinstripe 2016 TaxSlayer 1983 Sugar 1996 Outback 1993 Blockbuster 2006 Orange 2017 Fiesta 1994 Citrus 1975 Cotton 1990 Blockbuster 2009 Rose 2010 Capital One 2014 Pinstripe 1970 Orange 1972 Cotton 2006 Orange 2011 Outback 1992 Fiesta
BOWL HISTORY
BOWL GAME RECAPS 1923 ROSE: January 1, 1923
1948 COTTON: January 1, 1948
1959 LIBERTY: December 19, 1959
Penn State fought a gallant fight, but USC was just too strong in a 14-3 victory in the 1923 Rose Bowl. The 29-member Penn State travel party departed State College by train on December 19 and, after stops in Chicago and the Grand Canyon, arrived in Pasadena on Christmas Eve. The morning of the game, the team took in the Tournament of Roses Parade, then returned to its hotel. The Lions left in several taxi cabs at 11 a.m. for the Rose Bowl, but as the 2:15 p.m. kickoff approached, the team was mired in post-parade traffic. Only after the cabbies drove over the lawns of local residents did the Penn State contingent finally reach the Rose Bowl. When the team arrived, they found kickoff had already been delayed by 10 minutes. Penn State coach Hugo Bezdek and USC coach “Gloomy Gus” Henderson almost came to blows as the Lions’ skipper successfully lobbied game officials for additional warmup time. The game finally started an hour late and ended in moonlight, with sportswriters lighting matches in order to finish their stories. Even with the 60-minute delay, many of the 43,000 spectators did not reach their seats until the second quarter. Penn State took an early 3-0 lead on Mike Palm’s 20-yard dropkick field goal, but Roy “Bullet” Baker rushed for 123 yards and one touchdown for the Trojans and the Lions were held to five first downs and 104 yards. Penn State’s share of the proceeds — $21,349.64 — was directed toward the $2 million Emergency Building Fund and in particular the construction of Varsity Hall (now Irvin Hall).
Penn State climaxed a 25-year climb back to national prominence with a 13-13 tie against SMU in the Cotton Bowl. Unheralded quarterback Elwood Petchel matched SMU All-American Doak Walker yard-for-yard as the Lions rallied from 13-0 back and had several chances to win the game. Petchel threw for scores in the second and third quarters and nearly had a third at the end of the game, when a defender tipped away the ball at the last second. In the third quarter the Lions tied the game at 13 and Ed Czekaj’s PAT kick appeared to be good, but was ruled no good by a hesitating referee. The Lions outgained SMU 258 to 206, but two lost fumbles hurt their chances. Petchel completed seven of 15 passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns. Fran Rogel gained 95 yards on 25 carries, easily out-rushing Walker. Because two Lions, Wally Triplett and Dennie Hoggard, were African-American, none of the Dallas hotels would allow the team to stay in their facilities, forcing the squad to stay at a Naval Air Station 14 miles from Dallas. Coach Bob Higgins’ squad finished 9-0-1, won its first Lambert Trophy and was No. 4 in the Associated Press poll.
Coach Rip Engle took the advice of veteran bowl participant Bobby Dodd of Georgia Tech and installed some new plays to keep his Penn State team busy for the 1959 Liberty Bowl. That advice paid off as Penn State scored on a fake field goal play to upend Alabama, 7-0, in the inaugural Liberty Bowl in Philadelphia. The play came in the final seconds of the first half with Galen Hall passing 18 yards to Roger Kochman for the score. Game conditions at Municipal Stadium (later renamed JFK Stadium) were less than ideal and Penn State’s defense made the points stand up. Directed by quarterback Richie Lucas, the Maxwell Award winner and Heisman Trophy runner-up, the Lions’ offense completely dominated the game, outgaining Coach Bear Bryant’s Crimson Tide 319 to 131, including a 278 to 104 edge on the ground. The victory was the first bowl win for the Nittany Lions, improving their postseason mark to 1-1-1. Penn State has not been below the .500 mark in bowl games since the historic win.
SMU Penn State
PSU-Kochman, 18, pass from Hall (Stellatella kick).
USC Penn State
Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles Lost Penalties-Yards
0 3
7 0
7 0
0 — 14 0 — 3
PSU-Palm, 20, field goal; USC-Campbell, 1, run (Hawkins kick); USC-Baker, 1, run (Hawkins kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 5 104 98 6 11-5-3 12 2-1 2-10
USC 13 293 254 39 12-6-1 8 6-1 3-35
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Wilson 20 for 55; Palm 16 for 25; Wentz 4 for 7; Hufford 2 for 6; Flock 1 for 5. USC-Baker 29 for 123, 1 TD; Campbell 17 for 52, 1 TD; Kincaid 6 for 43; Galloway 9 for 22; Leahy 2 for 6; Nelson 1 for 3; Wyhan 2 for 2. Passing PENN STATE-Wilson 2 for 2, 5 yds.; Palm 3 for 9, 1 yd., 3 Int. USC-Galloway 1 for 3, 23 yds., 1 Int.; Baker 3 for 4, 12 yds.; Campbell 2 for 5, 4 yds. Receiving PENN STATE-Wilson 3 for 1; Palm 2 for 5. USC-Campbell 2 for 8; Pythian 1 for 23; Galloway 1 for 4; Baker 1 for 3; Kincaid 1 for 1. Attendance: 43,000
7 0
6 7
0 6
0 — 13 0 — 13
SMU-Page, 53, pass from Walker (Walker kick); SMU-Walker, 2, run (Kick failed); PSU-Cooney, 38, pass from Petchel (Czekaj kick); PSU-Triplett, 6, pass from Petchel (Kick failed). PSU 12 258 165 93 15-7-1 4-33.4 2 3-15
SMU 12 206 92 114 25-11-1 7-33.1 1 1-5
Individual Statistics (Unofficial) Rushing PENN STATE-Rogel 25 for 95. SMU-Walker 18 for 66, 1 TD; McKissick 12 for 36; Ketchel 9 for 25. Passing PENN STATE-Petchel 7 for 15, 165 yds., 1 TD. SMU-Johnson 6 of 16; Walker 5 for 9, 1 TD. Attendance: 43,000
Alabama Penn State
Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
0 0
0 7
0 0
PSU 18 319 278 41 10-2-0 6-29.0 4-4 4-45
0 — 0 —
0 7
A 8 131 104 27 8-2-0 8-34.4 7-4 3-45
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Lucas 9 for 54; Botula 13 for 50; Sobczak 9 for 42; Pae 10 for 40; Hoak 7 for 30; Hall 9 for 24; Kochman 6 for 22; Kerr 5 for 16. ALABAMA-Trammell 13 for 37; Dyess 7 for 35; Richardson 7 for 21; O’Steen 3 for 13; Skelton 3 for 1; Fuller 1 for 0; Rich 1 for (-1); Wesley 4 for (-2). Passing PENN STATE-Lucas 1 for 4, 23 yds.; Hall 1 for 6, 18 yds., 1 TD. ALABAMA-Trammell 1 for 4, 20 yds.; Skelton 1 for 4, 7 yds. Receiving PENN STATE-Bozich 1 for 23; Kochman 1 for 18, 1 TD. ALABAMA-Brooker 1 for 20; Ronnanet 1 for 7. Attendance: 36,211
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BOWL HISTORY 1960 LIBERTY: December 17, 1960
1961 GATOR: December 30, 1961
1962 GATOR: December 29, 1962
Penn State’s second team — the “Reddie” unit — proved the value of depth as the Nittany Lions rolled over Oregon, 41-12, for their second straight Liberty Bowl win in as many years. Twenty-one unanswered points in the second quarter gave the Lions a lead they would not relinquish on a cold, windy day in Philadelphia. Oregon’s long first-quarter TD drive produced an early lead, but quarterback Dick Hoak and his second unit marched for two scores, while quarterback Galen Hall led another in the second quarter for a 21-6 halftime bulge. The Ducks scored in the third quarter, but again, the Reddie unit produced three TDs in the fourth quarter. Hoak enjoyed an outstanding day on defense as well as running and passing on offense. He ran for 61 yards and two scores on nine carries; and completed three of five passes for 67 yards and a TD strike. It was the running game that was the difference as the Lions outgained Oregon 301 to 187 and 420 to 360 overall. The 420 yards of total offense was a school bowl record until 1975. The Lions also forced four turnovers.
Penn State justified its selection as the Lambert Trophy winner with a decisive 30-15 victory over Georgia Tech, notching its third straight bowl victory in as many years in its first postseason game in the South. Despite three early-season losses, the Lions downed the Yellow Jackets, who had allowed only 4.4 points a game, registering four shutouts. Galen Hall threw three touchdown passes as Penn State rallied from a 9-0 deficit. The Nittany Lion defenders caused five turnovers and took advantage of a misfired fake punt and an interception to put the game away with 10 fourth-quarter points. All-America end Dave Robinson made a stunning play midway through the third quarter and with the Lions leading 14-9, leaping over two blockers and forcing quarterback Stan Gann to fumble, which Robinson recovered at the Jackets’ 35-yard line. Hall struck quickly, tossing a 35-yard scoring strike to Junior Powell. The Jackets carried the day statistically (outgaining Penn State 412 to 313), but special teams play for Penn State was critical as Yellow Jacket errors and a superb Lion punting game (eight punts for a 41.0 yard average) helped offset Georgia Tech’s rushing game. Hall was superb, hitting 12-of-22 passes for 175 yards and three touchdowns to earn game MVP honors.
Penn State posted a 9-1 regular season in 1962, losing by three points at Army, and was ranked No. 9 in the final Associated Press poll, earning its second-straight Lambert Trophy. But, the Lions were snubbed from a New Year’s Day bowl and accepted an invitation to play in the Gator Bowl for the second consecutive year, facing unranked, 6-4 Florida. The Lions managed only eight first downs and 147 yards and lost to the Gators, 17-7. Except for a 76-yard touchdown march culminated by Pete Liske’s one-yard TD run in the second period, Rip Engle’s squad didn’t slightly resemble the offensive terror that had swept its last six games, scoring 164 points in the process. Florida quarterback Tommy Shannon completed seven of nine passes for 79 yards and two scores and mixed his plays to befuddle the big Penn State defense. The Gators added the longest field goal in Gator Bowl history and forced five turnovers to snap the Lions’ two-game bowl winning streak. The best experience of this postseason may have been the squad’s trip to the White House where they gave President John F. Kennedy a Nittany Lion statue. The Lions practiced for more than a week at the U.S. Naval Academy before encountering difficult travel from Harrisburg to Jacksonville, having to bus to Pittsburgh and land in Orlando due to poor weather conditions in Pennsylvania and Florida.
Oregon Penn State
6 0
0 21
6 0
0 — 12 20 — 41
O-Grosz, 1, run (Kick failed); PSU-Jonas, 1, run (Oppermann kick); PSU-Gursky, 2, run (Oppermann kick); PSU-Hoak, 6, run (Oppermann kick); O-Grayson, 10, run (Pass failed); PSU-Caye, 1, run (Oppermann kick); PSU-Hoak, 11, run (Kick failed); PSU-Pae, 33, pass from Hoak (Jonas kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 25 420 301 119 14-8-0 4-25 2-1 6-40
O 17 360 187 173 16-10-2 4-34 4-2 2-12
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Hoak 9 for 61, 2 TD; Kerr 12 for 47; Jonas 13 for 40, 1 TD; Sobczak 8 for 36; Gursky 9 for 32, 1 TD; Hall 2 for 29; Hayes 9 for 25; Pae 5 for 12; Torris 1 for 9; Caye 3 for 6, 1 TD; Kline 1 for 2; Wayne 1 for 2. OREGON-Grayson 10 for 93, 1 TD; Cargill 4 for 32; Josephson 3 for 32; Grosz 6 for 25, 1 TD; Snyder 5 for 7; Bruce 7 for 5; Gaecher 1 for (-7). Passing PENN STATE-Hall 4 for 7, 47 yds.; Hoak 3 for 5, 67 yds., 1 TD; Lang 1 for 1, 5 yds.; Jonas 0 for 1. OREGON-Grosz 9 for 15, 178 yds., 2 Int.; Grayson 1 for 1, (-5) yds. Receiving PENN STATE-Oppermann 4 for 49; Pae 1 for 33, 1 TD; Robinson 1 for 18; Kerr 1 for 14; Davis 1 for 5. OREGON-Bruce 4 for 90; Peterson 2 for 18; Grayson 1 for 43; Bauge 1 for 15; Jones 1 for 12; Grosz 1 for (-5). Attendance: 16,624
Georgia Tech Penn State
7 14
0 6
6 — 15 10 — 30
GT-Safety, Penn State quarterback Galen Hall intentional grounding in end zone; GT-Auer, 68, run (Lothridge kick); PSU-Gursky, 13, pass from Hall (Jonas kick); PSU-Kochman, 27, pass from Hall (Jonas kick); PSU-Powell, 35, pass from Hall (Kick failed); GT-Auer, 14, run (Run failed); PSU-Jonas, 23, field goal; PSU-Torris, 1, run (Jonas kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 13 313 138 175 22-10-0 8-41.0 1-1 6-63
GT 19 412 211 201 24-12-2 5-27.6 6-3 2-14
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Kochman 13 for 76; Torris 12 for 27, 1 TD; Gursky 5 for 18; Powell 3 for 17; Sabol 1 for 1; Hall 1 for (-1). GEORGIA TECH-Auer 10 for 98, 2 TD; Williamson 11 for 44; Gann 6 for 37; McNames 8 for 22; Mendheim 4 for 8; Lothridge 4 for 1; Winingder 1 for 1; Sircy 1 for 0. Passing PENN STATE-Hall 12 for 22, 175 yds., 3 TD. GEORGIA TECH-Lothridge 8 for 16, 154 yds.; Gann 4 for 8, 47 yds., 2 Int. Receiving PENN STATE-Robinson 4 for 40; Anderson 3 for 40; Kochman 2 for 36, 1 TD; Powell 1 for 35, 1 TD; Gursky 1 for 13, 1 TD; Schwab 1 for 11. GEORGIA TECH-Williamson 4 for 102; Martin 3 for 36; Sexton 2 for 34; Davis 2 for 32; Auer 1 for (-3). Attendance: 50,202
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3 0
7 7
0 0
7 — 17 0 — 7
F-Lyle, 43, field goal; F-Dupree, 7, pass from Shannon (Hall kick); PSU-Liske, 1, run (Coates kick); F-Clarke, 19, pass from Shannon (Hall kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 8 147 89 58 21-5-2 6-40.8 4-3 2-10
F 14 248 162 86 13-8-1 6-23.8 4-1 5-42
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Kochman 6 for 51; Hayes 10 for 25; Gursky 5 for 10; Caum 1 for 6; Stuckrath 1 for 4; Torris 1 for 2; Hershey 1 for (-1); Powell 1 for (-1); Liske 4 for (-7), 1 TD. FLORIDA-Dupree 25 for 66; Mack 10 for 33; Shannon 12 for 26; Libertore 4 for 20;Newcomer 3 for 13; O’Donnell 4 for 6; Stoner 2 for 5; Kelley 1 for 0; Batten 2 for (-7). Passing PENN STATE-Liske 5 for 18, 58 yds., 1 Int.; Coates 0 for 2; Caum 0 for 1, 1 Int. FLORIDA-Shannon 7 for 9, 79 yds., 2 TD, 1 Int.; Batten 1 for 4, 7 yds. Receiving PENN STATE-Powell 4 for 40; Yost 1 for 18. FLORIDA-Brown 3 for 25; Clarke 2 for 27, 1 TD; Newcomer 1 for 20; Dean 1 for 7; Dupree 1 for 7, 1 TD. Attendance: 50,026
BOWL HISTORY 1967 GATOR: December 30, 1967
1969 ORANGE: January 1, 1969
1970 ORANGE: January 1, 1970
Penn State led for 59 minutes and 45 seconds, but Florida State rallied from a 17-0 deficit and kicked a field goal with 15 seconds remaining to earn a 17-17 tie in the Gator Bowl. The Nittany Lions did all their scoring in the first half, thanks largely to quarterback Tom Sherman. He kicked a 27-yard field goal in the first period and then threw touchdown passes to Jack Curry and Ted Kwalick for a 17-0 bulge at halftime. Early in the second half, the Lions stopped the Seminoles on downs at the Penn State five-yard line. Three rushes by Charlie Pittman appeared to give Penn State a first down, but the measurement came up six inches short. In his first bowl game as head coach, Joe Paterno decided to go for it, but Sherman’s fourthdown sneak was short. Florida State quarterback Kim Hammond tossed a 20-yard scoring pass to Ron Sellers soon after to swing the momentum. Hammond was 37-of-53 passing for 362 yards, with four interceptions, while Sellers had 14 receptions for 145 yards. After the game, Paterno told the Philadelphia Inquirer, “I may be rationalizing, but in the long run, that fourth-down call may be the best thing I ever did for Penn State football.”
“There was no way Penn State could win...The last two minutes were pure unadulterated insanity.” — Pittsburgh Press The Nittany Lions posted perhaps the school’s most dramatic victory with an unbelievable 15-14 win over sixth-ranked Kansas in the 1969 Orange Bowl. In the final 1:16 seconds of the game, Penn State turned what appeared to be a Jayhawk victory into an incredible cap to an 11-0 season and the No. 2 national ranking. With Kansas leading, 14-7, with 10 minutes to play, Jayhawk coach Pepper Rodgers passed on a field goal from the Penn State five-yard line and running back John Riggins was stopped on fourthand-one by Paul and Pete Johnson, keeping the Lions within a touchdown. The game took on legendary status in the last two minutes after Penn State was forced to punt. The Lions had all three timeouts left and used them well. After tackle Mike Reid dropped quarterback Bobby Douglass for 13 yards in losses on consecutive plays of Kansas’ final offensive series, Penn State helped its cause when Neal Smith partially blocked the punt, providing one last opportunity from the 50 yard-line with 1:16 left. Quarterback Chuck Burkhart connected with Bob Campbell on a 47-yard pass to the Kansas three, just as Kansas running back Donnie Shanklin was being announced as the game MVP. After fullback Tom Cherry tried the middle twice, Burkhart faked a handoff to Charlie Pittman and carried around the left end for the touchdown with just eight seconds remaining. Never one fond of ties, Joe Paterno elected to go for the win, but Burkhart’s two-point pass to Campbell was knocked away and the Kansas players began to celebrate with fans who were coming onto the field. But, a penalty had been called on the Jayhawks for 12 men on the field and, as game films would later reveal, Kansas had 12 men on the field for four plays, including Burkhart’s touchdown. Presented with a second opportunity, this time from the oneand-a-half-yard line, Campbell swept around the left side and into the end zone for the scintillating 15-14 victory as Penn State became the first Eastern school to win the Orange Bowl since 1937.
If ever a defense won a bowl game, it happened in the 1970 Orange Bowl as Penn State repeatedly slammed the door on Missouri’s highly-touted offense for a 10-3 victory. It was a superlative performance by the Lion defenders as they led Penn State to its second straight Orange Bowl victory, its 22nd straight win and its 30th consecutive game without defeat. But, a second straight 11-0 campaign again earned the Lions the No. 2 national ranking, not their first National Championship. Having already voted to play in the Orange Bowl, the fifth-ranked Lions saw No. 1 Ohio State lose to Michigan, leaving the winner between unbeatens Texas and Arkansas as the likely new No. 1. President Richard Nixon was in attendance in Austin and after the Longhorns’ 15-14 win, declared Texas national champions, much to the chagrin and outrage of Joe Paterno, his squad and Nittany Lion fans. With the controversy about Number One still being debated, the Nittany Lion defense was outstanding in stopping the Big Eight champions. Nineteen times the powerful Missouri offense got possession of the ball and nine times the Lion defenders forced a turnover, intercepting seven passes and recovering two fumbles. The seven interceptions remain an Orange Bowl record, bettering the six turned in by Georgia against TCU in the 1942 contest, as well as being tied for the second-highest ever for any bowl game. All of Penn State’s scoring came within a 21-second span late in the first quarter, with Mike Reitz kicking a 29-yard field goal with 3:44 remaining and Chuck Burkhart passing moments later to Lydell Mitchell for a 28-yard touchdown. The second score was set up after All-American Mike Reid jarred the ball loose from Missouri’s Joe Moore on the kickoff and Mike Smith recovered the fumble. Burkhart completed 11 of 26 passes for 187 yards to earn Most Valuable Back honors, while Reid was chosen Most Valuable Lineman. Missouri connected on a 33-yard field goal late in the first half and reached the Penn State 14-yard line with 1:42 to play. But, George Landis grabbed his second interception of the game at the two and the Lions remained unbeaten in their 30th straight game, tying the school mark set from 1920-22.
Florida State Penn State
0 3
0 14
14 0
3 — 17 0 — 17
PSU-Sherman, 27, field goal; PSU-Curry, 9, pass from Sherman (Sherman kick); PSU-Kwalick, 12, pass from Sherman (Sherman kick); FS-Sellers, 20, pass from Hammond (Guthrie kick); FSHammond, 1, run (Guthrie kick); FS-Guthrie, 26, field goal. Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 12 244 175 69 19-6-2 7-39.9 3-2 1-5
FS 23 418 55 363 55-38-4 4-29.8 1-0 4-40
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Pittman 19 for 124; Sherman 6 for 24; Lucyk 7 for 12; Grimes 3 for 8; Kwalick 1 for 7. FLORIDA STATE-Green 12 for 27; Moreman 3 for 22; Gunter 2 for 15; Hammond 9 for (-9), 1 TD. Passing PENN STATE-Sherman 6 for 19, 69 yds., 2 TD, 2 Int. FLORIDA STATE-Hammond 37 for 53, 362 yds., 1 TD, 4 Int.; Cheshire 1 for 1, 1 yd.; Moreman 0 for 1. Receiving PENN STATE-Kwalick 2 for 25, 1 TD; Curry 2 for 22, 1 TD; Lucyk 2 for 22. FLORIDA STATE-Sellers 14 for 145, 1 TD; Moreman 12 for 106; Fenner 8 for 87; Green 2 for 3; Glass 1 for 11; Taylor 1 for 11. Attendance: 68,019
Kansas Penn State
7 0
0 7
0 0
7 — 14 8 — 15
K-Reeves, 2, run (Bell kick); PSU-Pittman, 13, run (Garthwaite kick); K-Riggins, 1, run (Bell kick); PSU-Burkhart, 3, run (Campbell run). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 17 361 207 154 23-12-2 9-27.0 2-2 1-15
K 16 241 76 165 18-9-1 10-38.3 2-0 2-11
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Campbell 18 for 101, 1 TD; Pittman 14 for 58; Cherry 13 for 28; Abbey 4 for 15; Burkhart 5 for 5, 1 TD; Ramich 1 for 0. KANSAS-John Riggins 18 for 47, 1 TD; Shanklin 15 for 20; Reeves 3 for 7, 1 TD; Junior Riggins 2 for 5; Jackson 1 for 5; Douglass 20 for (-8). Passing PENN STATE-Burkhart 12 for 23, 154 yds., 2 Int. KANSAS-Douglas 9 for 17, 165 yds., 1 Int.; Shanklin 0 for 1. Receiving PENN STATE-Kwalick 6 for 74; Campbell 2 for 55; Pittman 2 for 12; Edmonds 1 for 12; Cherry 1 for 1. KANSAS-Mosier 5 for 77; Shanklin 1 for 42; Jackson 1 for 19; McGowan 1 for 16; Junior Riggins 1 for 11. Attendance: 77,719
Missouri Penn State
0 10
3 0
0 0
0 — 3 0 — 10
PSU-Reitz, 29, field goal; PSU-Mitchell, 28, pass from Burkhart (Reitz kick); M-H. Brown, 33, field goal. Team Statistics PSU M First Downs 12 13 Total Net Yards 244 306 Net Yards Rushing 57 189 Net Yards Passing 187 117 Passes (Att-Comp-INT) 26-11-1 28-6-7 Punts-Average 12-42.6 6-44.7 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-2 Penalties-Yards 5-40 3-25 Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Pittman 21 for 83; Harris 17 for 46; Abbey 1 for 3; Mitchell 5 for 1; Burkhart 10 for (-76). MISSOURI-Staggers 9 for 69; Moore 19 for 62; McMillian 5 for 33; McBride 7 for 24; Harrison 2 for 16; Gray 1 for (-15). Passing PENN STATE-Burkhart 11 for 26, 187 yds., 1 TD, 1 Int. MISSOURI-McMillian 4 for 17, 73 yds., 5 Int.; Roper 2 for 9, 44 yds., 2 Int.; Staggers 0 for 2. Receiving PENN STATE-Mitchell 5 for 81, 1 TD; Edmonds 2 for 34; Pittman 2 for 10; Paul Johnson 1 for 56; Harris 1 for 6. MISSOURI-Shryock 3 for 33; Henley 2 for 44; Moore 1 for 40. Attendance: 78,282
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BOWL HISTORY 1972 COTTON: January 1, 1972
1972 SUGAR: December 31, 1972
1974 ORANGE: January 1, 1974
Stung by a season-ending loss at Tennessee, Penn State looked at the 1972 Cotton Bowl as an opportunity to redeem itself and make a statement to the college football nation. With the No. 1 snub of 1969 not far removed, the game with Texas would provide a great opportunity for the Nittany Lions to earn some national respect. In what some considered a “must” win for the rising national powerhouse, Penn State blitzed highly-touted Texas, 30-6, for its third straight major bowl victory. Neither team was able to do much in a sluggish first half that wound up with Texas holding a 6-3 edge. The Longhorns had moved the ball from their famed Wishbone offense early in the contest, but the Penn State defense began to take control as the game wore on. The second half was all Penn State. The Lions took the lead for the first time early in the third quarter after Charlie Zapiec recovered a fumble at the Texas 41-yard line. A 19-yard run by Lydell Mitchell and a 19-yard pass from John Hufnagel to tight end Bob Parsons helped the Lions reach the Texas 1. Mitchell followed a block by All-American Dave Joyner for the game’s first touchdown. The game-breaker came the next time the Lions got the ball. On second down from their 35-yard line, Hufnagel faked to Mitchell and lofted a pass to split end Scott Skarzynski dashing alone down the right sideline for a 17-6 lead. Alberto Vitiello added two more field goals and Hufnagel scored on a four-yard run, as the Lions controlled the ball for 13 minutes in the fourth quarter. Defensive end Bruce Bannon was voted the Outstanding Defensive Player of the Game, although it was a team effort that held the Longhorns to 242 yards and without a touchdown for the first time in 80 games. Mitchell was an overwhelming choice as the game’s Outstanding Offensive Player, as the All-American capped his brilliant career with 146 yards in 27 carries and one score. “It is one of the greatest victories in Penn State history,” stated a joyous Joe Paterno. “I don’t think we’ve ever had a game that we had to win more than this one.”
Penn State was matched against one of the nation’s top teams in the 1972 Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Eve, and while battling No. 2 Oklahoma throughout the game, fell 14-0, snapping a three-game bowl win streak. The game did not get off to a good start when the Lions learned just hours before kickoff that leading rusher John Cappelletti had a virus and a 102-degree temperature and would be unable to play. Without Cappelletti’s ball-control running, the defense spent a great deal of time on the field. As it turned out, the Lion defenders did a spectacular job against one of the nation’s most explosive offenses, holding the Sooners’ Wishbone attack to just 14 points. Oklahoma out-gained Penn State 453 to 196, including 278 to 49 on the ground, but the stingy Lion defense forced eight Sooner fumbles, five of which Penn State recovered. Several weeks after the game, Oklahoma was discovered to have used two ineligible freshmen players and the NCAA forced the Sooners to forfeit the games the players had participated in. Joe Paterno and school athletic officials refused to accept the win. Prior to that revelation, Paterno accepted an offer to become the Boston Patriots’ head coach and general manager four days after the Sugar Bowl, but changed his mind the following night.
For the third time in six seasons, Penn State found itself in the Orange Bowl attempting to complete a perfect season. And, as they did in the 1969 and 1970 Orange Bowls, the Nittany Lions rose to the occasion. LSU provided stiff competition, but a hard-fought 16-9 win over the Tigers put the finishing touches on Penn State’s first 12-0 campaign. The Tigers took the opening kickoff and quickly scored on a three-yard run by Steve Rogers. The Lion defense made a few adjustments and LSU’s only other points came on a safety when Penn State punter Brian Masella downed a bad snap in his own end zone in the third quarter. Chris Bahr got Penn State on the scoreboard with a 44-yard field goal in the first quarter. The Nittany Lions grabbed control in the second period, sparked by Chuck Herd, who made a brilliant onehand catch of a Tom Shuman pass on the LSU 20-yard line and ran it in to complete a memorable 72-yard score. The Lions continued their surge moments later when Gary Hayman, the nation’s leading punt returner in 1973, returned a punt 36 yards to the LSU 25-yard line. Heisman Trophy winner John Cappelletti vaulted over from one yard out for a 16-7 halftime edge. Despite being one of only three unbeaten, untied teams entering the bowls, Penn State was ranked No. 5 in the Associated Press poll and the Sugar Bowl match-up between unbeatens Alabama and Notre Dame was being touted as the game for the national title.
Texas Penn State
3 0
3 3
0 17
0 — 6 10 — 30
T-Valek, 29, field goal; PSU-Vitiello, 21, field goal; T-Valek, 40, field goal; PSU-Mitchell, 1, run (Vitiello kick); PSU-Skarzynski, 65, pass from Hufnagel (Vitiello kick); PSU-Vitiello, 37, field goal; PSUVitiello, 22, field goal; PSU- Hufnagel, 4, run (Vitiello kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 18 376 239 137 13-7-1 5-36 1-0 2-30
T 15 242 159 83 14-5-0 5-33 5-3 1-5
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Mitchell 27 for 146, 1 TD; Harris 11 for 47; Donchez 8 for 29; Hufnagel 8 for 14, 1 TD; Herd 1 for 2; Stilley 1 for 1. TEXAS-Bertelsen 14 for 58; Ladd 8 for 45; Burrisk 7 for 43; Fleming 6 for 11; Steakley 2 for 9; Lowry 1 for 4; Wigginton 2 for (-1); Phillips 12 for (-10). Passing PENN STATE-Hufnagel 7 for 12, 137 yds., 1 TD, 1 Int.; Joachim 0 for 1. TEXAS-Phillips 3 for 8, 59 yds.; Wigginton 2 for 6, 24 yds. Receiving PENN STATE-Parsons 3 for 48; Skarzynski 2 for 81, 1 TD; Debes 1 for 7; Donchez 1 for 1. TEXAS-Burrisk 3 for 45; Kelly 2 for 38. Attendance: 72,000
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Oklahoma Penn State
0 0
7 0
0 0
7 — 14 0 — 0
O-Owens, 27, pass from Robertson (Fulcher kick); O-Crosswhite, 1, run (Fulcher kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 11 196 49 147 31-12-1 10-42.9 6-4 3-15
O 20 453 278 175 12-7-0 8-32.8 8-5 3-55
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Nagle 10 for 22; Addie 7 for 18; Hayman 4 for 11; Andrews 1 for 9; Hufnagel 6 for (-11). OKLAHOMA-Pruitt 21 for 86; Crosswhite 22 for 82, 1 TD; Wylie 10 for 58; Robertson 14 for 32; Welsh 3 for 8; Jackson 3 for 6; Washington 2 for 3; Burget 1 for 3. Passing PENN STATE-Hufnagel 12 for 31, 147 yds., 1 Int. OKLAHOMA-Robertson 3 for 6, 88 yds., 1 TD; Wylie 3 for 3, 67 yds.; Jackson 1 for 1, 20 yds.; Owens 0 for 1; Pruitt 0 for 1. Receiving PENN STATE-Scott 3 for 59; Bland 3 for 39; Andrews 2 for 25; Addie 2 for 3; Herd 1 for 11; Hayman 1 for 5. OKLAHOMA-Owens 5 for 132, 1 TD; Pruitt 2 for 43. Attendance: 80,123
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7 3
0 13
2 0
0 — 9 0 — 16
LSU-Rogers, 3, run (Jackson kick); PSU-Bahr, 44, field goal; PSUHerd, 72, pass from Shuman (Bahr kick); PSU-Cappelletti, 1, run (Kick failed); LSU-Safety, Penn State punter Brian Masella falls on bad snap in end zone. Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 9 185 28 157 17-6-1 7-34.7 1-0 3-37
LSU 18 274 205 69 20-9-1 8-46.9 3-1 3-30
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Cappelletti 26 for 50, 1 TD; Nagle 7 for 29; Donchez 4 for 7; Shuman 5 for (-32). LSU-Davis 19 for 70; Robiskie 10 for 58; Miley 13 for 41; Broussard 4 for 16; Zeringue 4 for 11; Roger 5 for 10, 1 TD; Addy 1 for 1; Fakier 1 for (-2). Passing PENN STATE-Shuman 6 for 17, 157 yds., 1 TD, 1 Int. LSU-Miley 8 for 18, 73 yds., 1 Int.; Broussard 1 for 2, (-4) yds. Receiving PENN STATE-Hayman 3 for 35; Herd 1 for 72, 1 TD; Cappelletti 1 for 40; Scott 1 for 10. LSU-Davis 6 for 20; Boyd 1 for 21; Romain 1 for 15; Jones 1 for 13. Attendance: 60,477 (74,154 sold)
BOWL HISTORY 1975 COTTON: January 1, 1975
1975 SUGAR: December 31, 1975
1976 GATOR: December 27, 1976
Penn State completed a 10-2 season with a record-setting 4120 victory over Southwest Conference champion Baylor in the Cotton Bowl. Joe Paterno’s Nittany Lions came from behind for the fifth time in its 10 wins, erasing a 7-3 halftime deficit with a 38-point secondhalf explosion for a Cotton Bowl record 41 points. Quarterback Tom Shuman and fullback Tom Donchez, the mainstays of the offense all season, led the record-breaking efforts. Shuman completed 10 of 20 passes for 226 yards and a touchdown and added 14 yards and another score on the ground. Donchez carried 25 times for 116 yards and a touchdown and caught four passes for 50 yards. Freshman Jimmy Cefalo also contributed greatly to the victory, rushing for 55 yards, catching three passes for 102 yards and scoring two touchdowns. It was a close game as the third quarter ended, with Penn State holding a 17-14 edge. Three straight scores — a 3-yard run by Cefalo, a 33-yard field goal by Chris Bahr and a 2-yard run by Shuman — gave the Lions an insurmountable 34-14 lead. Shuman earned his second-straight postseason award, grabbing the Outstanding Offensive Player award as he led Penn State with a then-school bowl record 491 yards of total offense.
Penn State and Alabama made history in the first Sugar Bowl played in the newly-constructed Louisiana Superdome, with a capacity crowd of 75,212 on hand. The contest also was the first of four meetings between Joe Paterno and Paul “Bear” Bryant, two of only five Division I-A coaches with at least 300 career wins. The game was typical of the Nittany Lions’ 9-3 season, featuring outstanding defense and kicking. Alabama managed the only touchdown of the game, a 14-yard run by Mike Stock in the third quarter, which was enough to allow the Tide to pull out a 13-6 victory. Chris Bahr, the Lions’ record-setting placekicker, accounted for all of Penn State’s scoring with a 42-yard field goal in the third period and a 37-yarder early in the final quarter. Alabama specialist Danny Ridgeway countered Bahr’s boots with field goals of 25 and 28 yards. Bahr’s first field goal with 4:33 left in the third quarter tied the game at 3-3, but Alabama came right back with an 80-yard drive for what proved to be the winning touchdown. The game wasn’t decided until Alabama stopped the Lions on a fourth-and-one try from the Penn State 39-yard line with 1:19 to play.
Meeting Notre Dame for the first time since 1928, a 3-0 turnover deficit proved to be Penn State’s undoing as the Irish posted a 20-9 victory. It was apparent in the early going that the teams were evenly matched and breaks would be the determining factor. After Penn State took an early 3-0 lead that Notre Dame erased with a firstquarter touchdown, the Irish used a turnover and solid offense to outscore the Lions, 13-0, in the second period, cruise to a 20-3 halftime lead and never relinquish their hold. Penn State out-gained the Irish, 274-273, led by the rushing tandem of Bob Torrey and Matt Suhey. Quarterback Chuck Fusina hit 14 of 33 passes for 118 yards, including Penn State’s only touchdown, an eight-yard strike to Suhey in the fourth quarter. Jimmy Cefalo made five catches for 60 yards and had three carries for 18 yards to earn Penn State Outstanding Player of the Game honors. All-America linebacker Kurt Allerman made a game-high 16 tackles.
Alabama Penn State
PSU-Capozzolli, 26, field goal; ND-Hunter, 1, run (Reeve kick); NDReeve, 23, field goal; ND-Hunter, 1, run (Reeve kick); ND-Reeve, 23, field goal; PSU-Matt Suhey, 8, pass from Fusina (Run failed).
Baylor Penn State
7 0
0 3
7 14
6 — 20 24 — 41
B-Beaird, 4, run (Hicks kick); PSU-Bahr, 25, field goal; PSU-Donchez, 1, run (Reihner kick); B-Thompson, 35, pass from Jeffrey (Hicks kick); PSU-Cefalo, 49, pass from Shuman (Reihner kick); PSU-Cefalo, 3, run (Reihner kick); PSU-Bahr, 33, field goal; PSU-Shuman, 2, run (Reihner kick); B-Thompson, 11, pass from M. Jackson (Pass failed); PSU-Jackson, 50, kickoff return (Reihner kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 21 491 265 226 20-10-0 2-36.5 3-2 8-70
B 16 313 138 175 23-10-2 7-29.1 4-0 7-45
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Donchez 25 for 116, 1 TD; Hutton 12 for 79; Cefalo 11 for 55, 1 TD; Shuman 5 for 14, 1 TD; Taylor 1 for 3; Petchel 2 for (-2). BAYLOR-Beaird 21 for 84, 1 TD; McNeil 8 for 36; M. Jackson 3 for 18; Kent 3 for 8; Kilgore 1 for 6; Ebow 1 for 4; Franklin 1 for 2; Jeffrey 4 for (-20). Passing PENN STATE-Shuman 10 for 20, 226 yds., 1 TD. BAYLOR-Jeffrey 7 for 19, 135 yds., 1 TD, 2 Int.; M. Jackson 3 for 4, 40 yds., 1 TD. Receiving PENN STATE-Donchez 4 for 50; Cefalo 3 for 102, 1 TD; Natale 3 for 74. BAYLOR-Thompson 3 for 62, 2 TD; Harper 3 for 45; A. Jackson 2 for 38; Kent 1 for 23; Beaird 1 for 7. Attendance: 67,500
3 0
0 0
7 3
3 — 13 3 — 6
A-Ridgeway, 25, field goal; PSU-Bahr, 42, field goal; A-Stock, 14, run (Ridgeway kick); PSU-Bahr, 37, field goal; A-Ridgeway, 28, field goal. Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 12 214 157 57 8-14-1 4-48.5 1-0 0-0
A 14 316 106 210 10-12-0 5-40.8 1-0 3-22
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Geise 8 for 46; Taylor 12 for 36; Andress 5 for 22; Fitzkee 1 for 18; Petchel 5 for 13; Barvinchak 1 for 10; Cefalo 6 for 5; Suhey 1 for 4; Mauti 2 for 3. ALABAMA-Shelby 8 for 45; Davis 12 for 32; Stock 9 for 21, 1 TD; Culliver 3 for 14; Taylor 1 for 2; Todd 16 for (-8). Passing PENN STATE-Andress 8 for 14, 57 yds., 1 Int. ALABAMA-Todd 10 for 12, 210 yds. Receiving PENN STATE-Cefalo 2 for 18; Petchel 2 for 13; Shuler 2 for 11; Barvinchak 1 for 10; Suhey 1 for 5. ALABAMA-Newsome 4 for 97; Harris 2 for 69; Stock 2 for 24; Brown 1 for 15; Davis 1 for 5. Attendance: 75,212
Notre Dame Penn State
Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
7 3
13 0
0 0
PSU 16 274 156 118 33-14-2 5-29.2 4-1 6-55
0 — 20 6 — 9
ND 17 273 132 141 20-10-0 5-33.2 2-0 5-62
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Torrey 12 for 63; Matt Suhey 9 for 40; Geise 12 for 36; Cefalo 3 for 18; Fusina 2 for 1; Guman 2 for (-2). NOTRE DAME-Hunter 26 for 102, 2 TD; Ferguson 10 for 22; Browner 3 for 10; Orsini 3 for 7; Slager 6 for (-9). Passing PENN STATE-Fusina 14 for 33, 118 yds., 1 TD, 2 Int. NOTRE DAME-Slager 10 for 19, 141 yds.; Browner 0 for 1. Receiving PENN STATE-Cefalo 5 for 60; Torrey 3 for (-3); Matt Suhey 2 for 17, 1 TD; Mauti 1 for 21; Donovan 1 for 11; Shuler 1 for 10; Guman 1 for 2. NOTRE DAME-MacAfee 5 for 78; Kelleher 3 for 46; Hunter 1 for 13; Orsini 1 for 4. Attendance: 67,827
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BOWL HISTORY 1977 FIESTA: December 25, 1977
1979 SUGAR: January 1, 1979
1979 LIBERTY: December 22, 1979
A then-record Fiesta Bowl crowd was treated to an exciting shootout between two of the nation’s finest teams, with Penn State winning the showdown against hometown Arizona State, 42-30, to cap an 11-1 season. The Lions won their first of seven Fiesta Bowls (without a loss), with an opportunistic kicking game, a grinding second-half running game, an alert defense and some big plays by Jimmy Cefalo. Penn State led, 17-14, at halftime despite being held to 45 yards rushing. Joe Lally returned a blocked punt 21 yards for the first Lion touchdown, the fifth score by the punt return team in 1977. A 67-yard punt return by Cefalo then set up a 23-yard field goal by Matt Bahr. Penn State scored the third quarter’s only touchdown and out-slugged the Devils, 18-16, in a furious fourth quarter, with Matt Suhey’s two-yard TD run with three minutes left providing some breathing room. Steve Geise led all rushers with 111 yards, while Bob Torrey added 107 on only nine carries, marking the only time Penn State has had two runners crack the century mark in a bowl. Suhey added 76 yards, helping the Lions to a 268-90 edge on the ground. Matt Millen made 18 tackles to capture Outstanding Defensive Player honors.
A goal-line stand by Alabama in the fourth quarter was the key in depriving Penn State of its first National Championship. The Lions, 11-0 during the regular season and ranked first in the polls entering the Sugar Bowl in the Louisiana Superdome, twice came up short from inside the one-yard line as No. 2 Alabama hung on for a 14-7 win and the national title. In one of the greatest defensive games ever played for the national title, the hitting was ferocious on both sides. Alabama posted the first half’s only score with eight seconds left, on a 30-yard pass from Jeff Rutledge to Bruce Bolton, who made what appeared to be a diving, spectacular catch in the end zone for a 7-0 halftime lead. Photographs and video would later reveal the ball had bounced on the turf before Bolton caught it. The Lions capitalized midway through the third quarter. Pete Harris intercepted a Rutledge pass on the Alabama 48-yard line and Chuck Fusina passed 17 yards to Scott Fitzkee to tie the score. But, ‘Bama’s Lou Inker returned a punt 62 yards to the Penn State 11 and Major Ogilvie’s eight-yard TD run gave the Tide a 14-7 lead later in the stanza. With about seven minutes to play, Matt Millen forced a fumble which Joe Lally recovered at the Alabama 19. On second-and-goal at the six, Fusina hit Fitzkee near the flag, but as he turned to cross the goal line, Don McNeal knocked him out two feet from the stripe. Matt Suhey’s dive on third down was six inches short and on fourth down, Mike Guman was stopped short by Barry Krauss and the Tide defense in one of the memorable defensive stands in college football history. On Penn State’s final possession, the Nittany Lions drove to the Alabama 41-yard line, but the Tide defense held again to seal the win.
Herb Menhardt’s 20-yard field goal with 18 seconds remaining lifted Penn State to a 9-6 win over Tulane in the 21st Annual Liberty Bowl in Memphis. The win was the first in a string of five consecutive bowl victories for the Nittany Lions. After a scoreless first quarter, the Penn State offense got untracked early in the second period. Quarterback Frank Rocco directed the Lions on a 13-play, 68-yard drive that culminated with a 33-yard Menhardt field goal for a 3-0 lead. Rocco was starting for the first time in 1979, replacing 11-game starter Dayle Tate, who suffered a shoulder injury in the Pittsburgh game earlier in the month. A 63-yard drive culminated in a 27-yard Menhardt trey later in the period for a 6-0 halftime lead. Tulane tied the game with a pair of fourth-quarter field goals, the latter coming with less than three minutes to play. With just under 50 seconds left and the Lions at the 50, assistant coach Bob Phillips suggested a halfback option, which worked to near perfection. Rocco pitched out to Joel Coles, who pulled up on a sweep around the left side and threw a 39-yard pass to a wide open Tom Donovan, to set up Menhardt’s game-winner. Penn State out-gained Tulane 337 to 202 and limited the Green Wave to minus-eight yards rushing. Matt Suhey posted a 19-carry, 112-yard day for the Lions.
Arizona State Penn State
0 14
14 3
0 7
16 — 30 18 — 42
PSU-Lally, 21, blocked punt return (Bahr kick); PSU-Torrey, 3, pass from Fusina (Bahr kick); ASU-Lane, 11, pass from Sproul (Hicks kick); PSU-Bahr, 23, field goal; ASU-Washington, 13, pass from Sproul (Hicks kick); PSU-Geise, 18, run (Bahr kick); PSU-Suhey, 3, run (Bahr kick); ASU-Washington, 30, pass from Sproul (Hicks kick); PSU-Bahr, 32, field goal; ASU-Perry, 1, run (Hicks kick); PSU-Suhey, 2, run (Geise run); ASU-Safety, Penn State punter Scott Fitzkee tackled in end zone. Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 18 351 268 83 23-9-0 7-40 1-0 12-126
AS 29 426 90 336 47-23-2 6-29 1-1 5-33
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Geise 26 for 111, 1 TD; Torrey 9 for 107; Suhey 13 for 76, 2 TD; Fusina 2 for (-26). ARIZONA STATE-Harris 20 for 56; Sproul 15 for 16; Lane 4 for 9; N. Williams 3 for 6; Perry 3 for 3, 1 TD. Passing PENN STATE-Fusina 9 for 23, 83 yds., 1 TD. ARIZONA STATE-Sproul 23 for 47, 336 yds., 3 TD, 2 Int. Receiving PENN STATE-Cefalo 3 for 39; Geise 2 for 10; Fitzkee 1 for 24; Shuler 1 for 7; Torrey 1 for 3, 1 TD; Moore 1 for 0. ARIZONA STATE-DeFrance 7 for 123; Jefferson 5 for 56; Washington 4 for 76, 2 TD; Edwards 4 for 60; Lane 2 for 17, 1 TD; Williams 1 for 4. Attendance: 57,727
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Alabama Penn State
0 0
7 0
7 7
0 — 14 0 — 7
A-Bolton, 30, pass from Rutledge (McElroy kick); PSU-Fitzkee, 17, pass from Fusina (Bahr kick); A-Ogilvie, 8, run (McElroy kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 12 182 19 163 30-15-4 10-38.7 2-0 8-51
A 12 299 208 91 15-8-2 10-38.8 2-1 11-75
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Suhey 10 for 48; Guman 9 for 22; Torrey 2 for 7; Moore 9 for 6; Donovan 1 for 0; Fusina 7 for (-64). ALABAMA-Nathan 21 for 127; Whitman 11 for 51; Ogilvie 14 for 40, 1 TD; Ikner 1 for 9; Jackson 4 for 4; Shealy 1 for (-6); Rutledge 8 for (-17). Passing PENN STATE-Fusina 15 for 30, 163 yds., 1 TD, 4 Int. ALABAMA-Rutledge 8 for 15, 91 yds., 1 TD, 2 Int. Receiving PENN STATE-Guman 5 for 59; Fitzkee 3 for 38, 1 TD; Bassett 2 for 28; Scovill 2 for 21; Torrey 1 for 10; Pankey 1 for 5; Suhey 1 for 2. ALABAMA-Bolton 2 for 46, 1 TD; Whitman 2 for 27; Ikner 2 for 5; Neal 1 for 8; Nathan 1 for 5. Attendance: 76,824
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Tulane Penn State
0 0
0 6
0 0
6 — 3 —
6 9
PSU-Menhardt, 33, field goal; PSU-Menhardt, 27, field goal; T-Murray, 26, field goal; T-Murray, 26, field goal; PSU-Menhardt, 20, field goal. Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 17 337 242 95 11-6-2 4-45.0 2-2 1-5
T 10 202 (-8) 210 39-21-0 10-36.6 1-0 5-40
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Suhey 19 for 112; Warner 14 for 57; Moore 13 for 49; Rocco 8 for 11; Guman 3 for 11; Coles 1 for 2. TULANE-Christian 6 for 12; Reginelli 4 for 6; Harris 1 for 4; Jones 1 for 1; Hontas 8 for (-31). Passing PENN STATE-Rocco 5 for 10, 56 yds., 2 Int.; Coles 1 for 1, 39 yds. TULANE-Hontas 21 for 39, 210 yds. Receiving PENN STATE- Scovill 3 for 34; Donovan 2 for 53; Guman 1 for 8. TULANE-Alexis 7 for 77; Holman 4 for 47; Griffin 3 for 50; Anderson 2 for 29; Jones 2 for 9; Christian 2 for (-7); Reginelli 1 for 5. Attendance: 41,036 (50,021 sold)
BOWL HISTORY 1980 FIESTA: December 26, 1980
1982 FIESTA: January 1, 1982
1983 SUGAR: January 1, 1983
Buoyed by a field goal in the final 10 seconds of the first half, Penn State played a superb second half in a satisfying 31-19 victory over Ohio State in Fiesta Bowl X in front of a record crowd of 66,738. The contest remains the Lions’ only bowl game against a Big Ten opponent. After Curt Warner’s 64-yard touchdown run on the first play of the game, Ohio State used Art Schlichter’s super passing to grab a 19-7 lead before Herb Menhardt’s 38-yard field goal with eight seconds left in the half made it 19-10. Schlichter was 15-of-22 for 244 yards and three touchdowns in the first half. Like many Joe Paterno teams in bowl games, the Lions made adjustments at the break and dominated the second half. On their first possession of the third quarter, Todd Blackledge directed a 75yard drive, scoring from three yards to cut the lead to 19-17. After holding the Buckeyes to zero yards in the third stanza, Jon Williams scored on a four-yard run early in the final quarter and Booker Moore’s 37-yard run climaxed an 85-yard drive and sealed the 10-2 campaign. Schlichter was 5-of-13 for 58 yards in the second half as the Lions frustrated Earl Bruce’s squad. Penn State outgained the Buckeyes 468 to 412, including a school bowl record 351 yards rushing. Warner had 18 carries for 155 yards, to establish a Nittany Lion bowl record, and one touchdown to earn the Outstanding Offensive Player Award and Frank Case earned both the Outstanding Defensive Player and Sportsmanship awards.
Penn State rode its rugged defense to a dominating 26-10 victory over USC in the first Fiesta Bowl game played on New Year’s Day. Making its second consecutive appearance in Tempe, Penn State held the Trojans to 60 yards rushing and only three offensive points in the win. Curt Warner stole the spotlight from USC’s Heisman Trophywinning running back Marcus Allen, gaining 145 yards with two touchdowns to Allen’s 85 yards on 30 carries and no touchdowns, his lowest output of the season. For the second-straight year in Tempe, Warner scored the first time he touched the ball, reaching paydirt from 17 yards out for a 7-0 lead as he became the only player to be selected the Fiesta’s Offensive Player of the Game two straight years. A 52-yard scoring strike from Todd Blackledge to Gregg Garrity gave the Lions the lead for good in the second quarter and Warner added a 21-yard scoring burst in the third. The Lions outgained the Trojans 393 to 262, recording 11 tackles for loss, including six sacks. Penn State concluded a 10-2 season and earned the No. 3 national ranking, playing opponents with a cumulative record of 8237-2 (68.6), including six teams ranked among the nation’s top 20.
A mid-year loss to Alabama could have proven devastating, but instead, Penn State rallied to win its last six games, rising to No. 2 in the polls, and garnering a national title match-up with unbeaten and No. 1 Georgia in the 1983 Sugar Bowl. The Sugar Bowl had not been kind to Penn State with the Lions going 0-3 in New Orleans, but on this day those prior games were forgotten, as Penn State defeated the Bulldogs, 27-23, to post an 11-1 record and earn its first National Championship after several near-misses under Joe Paterno. Penn State jumped to a 7-0 lead, scoring in the first three minutes of the game. On consecutive plays, Todd Blackledge drilled a 33-yard pass to Mike McCloskey and found Gregg Garrity for 27 yards to the Georgia 9-yard line. Curt Warner’s 2-yard run around left end gave the Lions a lead they would not relinquish. Following a Georgia field goal, treys of 38 and 45 yards by Nick Gancitano sandwiched a nine-yard Warner TD run for a 20-3 lead with less than a minute left in the half. The Bulldogs responded with just five seconds remaining in the half on a 10-yard TD pass to Herman Archie. Georgia then took the second-half kickoff and drove 69 yards to score on Herschel Walker’s one-yard run, to cut the margin to 20-17. With Warner bothered by leg cramps, the offense struggled in the third period, but early in the fourth quarter Blackledge faked to Warner and threw a perfect 47-yard strike to Garrity, who made a sensational diving catch in the end zone. A fumbled punt set up a Georgia touchdown with 4:54 to play, but the Lion defense stuffed Walker on the two-point try to make the score 27-23. With two minutes left, Blackledge found Garrity for a first down on third down and the Lions ran out the clock, hoisting Paterno on their shoulders with his right index finger raised. “Penn State No. 1!” shouted long-time Nittany Lion radio announcer Fran Fisher to his audience, trying to be heard above the din of the delirious blue and white clad fans who were finally able to celebrate a National Championship. Warner gained 117 rushing yards on 18 attempts and two scores, gaining 63 gutsy yards in the second half despite the leg cramps, while Blackledge was 13-of-23 for 228 yards to earn MVP honors.
Ohio State Penn State
6 7
13 3
0 7
0 — 19 14 — 31
PSU-Warner, 64, run (Menhardt kick); OS-Donley, 23, pass from Schlichter (Kick failed); OS-Williams, 33, pass from Schlichter (Run failed); OS-Donley, 19, pass from Schlichter (Atha kick); PSU-Menhardt, 38, field goal; PSU-Blackledge, 3, run (Menhardt kick); PSU-Williams, 4, run (Menhardt kick); PSU-Moore, 37, run (Menhardt kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 22 468 351 117 22-8-0 5-40.8 1-1 2-10
OS 23 412 110 302 35-20-1 7-38.7 1-0 2-30
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Warner 18 for 155, 1 TD; Moore 10 for 76, 1 TD; Coles 6 for 57; Meade 7 for 30; Blackledge 10 for 12, 1 TD; Hostetler 1 for 12; Williams 4 for 9, 1 TD. OHIO STATE-Murray 10 for 75; Gayle 11 for 39; Spencer 4 for 29; Langley 1 for (-9); Schlichter 13 for (-24). Passing PENN STATE-Blackledge 8 for 22, 117 yds. OHIO STATE-Schlichter 20 for 35, 302 yds., 3 TD, 1 Int. Receiving PENN STATE-Baugh 3 for 53; Scovill 3 for 42; McCloskey 1 for 22; Warner 1 for 0. OHIO STATE-Williams 7 for 112, 1 TD; Donley 5 for 122, 2 TD; Gayle 4 for 29; Langley 2 for 32; Murray 2 for 7. Attendance: 66,738
USC Penn State
7 7
0 10
3 9
0 — 10 0 — 26
PSU-Warner, 17, run (Franco kick); USC-Banks, 20, interception return (Jordan kick); PSU-Garrity, 52, pass from Blackledge (Franco kick); PSU-Franco, 21, field goal; PSU-Warner, 21, run (Franco kick); USC-Jordan, 37, field goal; PSU-Safety, Paffenroth blocked punt out of end zone. Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 20 393 218 175 24-11-2 4-50.8 3-2 7-70
SC 19 262 60 202 32-16-3 5-40.2 3-2 7-49
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Warner 26 for 145, 2 TD; Meade 9 for 60; Williams 10 for 24; Barr 2 for 7; Jackson 2 for (-6); Blackledge 2 for (-12). USC-Allen 30 for 85; Spencer 3 for 16; MacKenzie 1 for 3; Mazur 4 for (-19); Salisbury 3 for (-25). Passing PENN STATE-Blackledge 11 for 24, 175 yds., 1 TD, 2 Int. USC-Mazur 11 for 23, 123 yds., 2 Int.; Salisbury 5 for 8, 79 yds., 1 Int.; Allen 0 for 1. Receiving PENN STATE-Jackson 3 for 55; Warner 3 for 10; Kab 2 for 43; Garrity 1 for 52, 1 TD; Williams 1 for 8; McCloskey 1 for 7. USC-Allen 5 for 39; Ware 4 for 75; Simmons 3 for 51; Spencer 3 for 30; Cornwell 1 for 7. Attendance: 71,053
Georgia Penn State
3 7
7 13
7 0
6 — 23 7 — 27
PSU-Warner, 2, run (Gancitano kick); G-Butler, 27, field goal; PSU-Gancitano, 38, field goal; PSU-Warner, 9, run (Gancitano kick); PSU-Gancitano, 45, field goal; G-Archie, 10, pass from Lastinger (Butler kick); G-Walker, 1, run (Butler kick); PSU-Garrity, 47, pass from Blackledge (Gancitano kick); G-Kay, 9, pass from Lastinger (Run failed). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 19 367 139 228 23-13-0 7-42.6 2-1 7-42
G 19 326 160 166 28-12-2 8-41.8 3-0 7-39
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Warner 18 for 117, 2 TD; Williams 13 for 55; Nichols 5 for 12; Coles 2 for 0; Blackledge 6 for (-45). GEORGIA-Walker 28 for 103, 1 TD; McCarthy 9 for 36; Lastinger 9 for 21. Passing PENN STATE-Blackledge 13 for 23, 228 yds., 1 TD. GEORGIA-Lastinger 12 for 27, 166 yds., 2 TD, 2 Int.; C. Jones 0 for 1. Receiving PENN STATE-Garrity 4 for 116, 1 TD; McCloskey 3 for 53; Jackson 2 for 35; Warner 2 for 23; Williams 2 for 1. GEORGIA-Kay 5 for 61, 1 TD; Harris 4 for 67; Archie 2 for 23, 1 TD; Walker 1 for 15. Attendance: 78,124
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BOWL HISTORY 1983 ALOHA: December 26, 1983
1986 ORANGE: January 1, 1986
1987 FIESTA: January 2, 1987
Penn State tied an NCAA record with its fifth consecutive bowl victory, edging Washington, 13-10, in the 1983 Aloha Bowl, thanks to excellent punting, outstanding defense and a clutch fourthquarter scoring drive. The defense held potent Washington without a touchdown, but Danny Greene’s 57-yard punt return for a score midway through the second quarter loomed as the key play of the game, with the Huskies holding a 10-3 lead at the start of the final quarter. Lion punter George Reynolds, whose 47.7-yard punting average on seven kicks earned him Defensive Player of the Game honors, booted a 50-yard punt to the Washington 16 late in the third quarter. The defense held and the offense answered with Nick Gancitano’s 49-yard field goal to trail, 10-6, early in the final stanza. Reynolds’ next punt went to the Washington six, the defense held again, and after the ensuing punt to the Penn State 38, Kevin Baugh handed off to Kenny Jackson on a reverse for one first down. Doug Strang then hit Baugh for 16 yards to the Huskie four and tailback D.J. Dozier took the pitch over the right side for a two-yard touchdown with three minutes to play for a 13-10 victory. The Lions gained just 213 yards, but the defense held the Huskies to 279 and Reynolds’ punting proved to be a key in keeping Penn State in the game.
Oklahoma’s defense turned in an outstanding effort and the Sooners made two big offensive plays for a 25-10 victory over Penn State in the 1985 Orange Bowl’s national title battle. The Nittany Lions, 11-0 and No. 1, also played well defensively against Oklahoma’s wishbone, allowing just 12 first downs. The No. 2 Sooners relied on the big play — a 71-yard TD pass from Jamelle Holieway to tight end Keith Jackson on third-and-24 and a gameclinching 61-yard touchdown run by Lydell Carr — plus four Tim Lashar field goals to win. The loss was Penn State’s first in the Orange Bowl after three victories. Penn State took a 7-0 lead on its first possession. John Shaffer drove the Lions 62 yards, capped by a Tim Manoa one-yard touchdown run. But, the Sooners would score 16 unanswered points. Despite four turnovers, the Lions trailed just 19-10 as Massimo Manca attempted a 26-yard field with 2:46 to play. Manca’s kick was no good and a minute later Carr’s long TD run sealed the crown for the Sooners. Penn State mustered just 14 first downs but had 267 yards against a defense which had held opponents to less than 200 yards during the regular season.
Linebacker Pete Giftopoulos thrust his 233-pound frame between Vinny Testaverde and a possible winning touchdown in the waning seconds of the 1987 Fiesta Bowl, intercepting Testaverde’s final pass at the Lions’ 1-yard line to preserve Penn State’s 14-10 victory over No. 1 Miami (Fla.) and earn the underdog Nittany Lions their second National Championship in four years. In one of the most memorable National Championship games ever, the No. 2 Nittany Lions intercepted Testaverde, the Heisman Trophy winner, five times to frustrate the Hurricanes and earn their second 12-0 season. Unbeaten Miami rolled up 22 first downs and 445 yards to eight first downs and 162 yards for the Lions, but the Hurricanes could not convert yards into points against a staunch Penn State defense that was no stranger to adversity. Penn State answered the only Miami touchdown of the game in the second quarter with a 13-play, 74-yard drive. One of the big plays was a 23-yard pass from John Shaffer to Eric Hamilton on third-and 12. Later in the drive, Shaffer rolled around the right side four yards into the end zone with 1:14 left in the half and Massimo Manca’s PAT made it 7-7 at the break. Miami regained the lead early in the fourth quarter on a 38-yard field goal by Mark Seelig. All-America linebacker Shane Conlan, who had grabbed a third-quarter interception, did it again, intercepting Testaverde’s toss and returning it 39 yards to the Hurricanes’ five. After a heart-stopping first-down fumbled snap was recovered by Keith Radecic, D.J. Dozier got the most important six yards of his collegiate career when he darted through a gaping hole for the goahead touchdown with 8:13 to play. Manca’s conversion pushed the Penn State margin to 14-10. With 18 seconds remaining, Miami had a fourth-and-goal at the Penn State 13-yard line. Testaverde tested the Lions’ secondary one more time, looking for Brett Perriman in the end zone, but his pass came to rest in the arms of Giftopoulos, who cradled his second theft of the night and a Penn State National Championship as he fell on the ball after returning it to the 10-yard line with just nine seconds to play in another of the greatest moments in Lion football history. More than 70 million people watched the primetime telecast on NBC, breaking the previous record for a college football telecast.
Washington Penn State
0 3
10 0
0 0
0 — 10 10 — 13
PSU-Gancitano, 23, field goal; W-Greene, 57, punt return (Jaeger kick); W-Jaeger, 39, field goal; PSU-Gancitano, 49, field goal; PSUDozier, 2, run (Gancitano kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 15 213 95 118 34-14-1 8-46.8 0-0 7-60
W 18 279 126 153 40-19-0 9-39.6 0-0 6-50
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Williams 12 for 48; Dozier 15 for 37, 1 TD; Jackson 1 for 15; Emerson 1 for 2; Nichols 1 for 1; Strang 10 for (-8). WASHINGTON-Jackson 7 for 34; Hinds 9 for 33; Pelluer 4 for 25; Penney 5 for 19; Robinson 6 for 9; Fuimaono 2 for 6. Passing PENN STATE-Strang 14 for 34, 118 yds., 1 Int. WASHINGTON-Pelluer 19 for 40, 153 yds. Receiving PENN STATE-DiMidio 4 for 35; Williams 3 for 24; Dozier 3 for 22; Baugh 2 for 25; Bowman 1 for 7; Smith 1 for 5. WASHINGTON-Pattison 6 for 55; Wroten 4 for 25; Greene 4 for 21; Hinds 2 for 18; Jackson 1 for 17; Stransky 1 for 13; Lutu 1 for 4. Attendance: 37,212
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Oklahoma Penn State
0 7
16 3
3 0
6 — 25 0 — 10
PSU-Manoa, 1, run (Manca kick); O-Lashar, 26, field goal; O-Jackson, 71, pass from Holieway (Lashar kick); O-Lashar, 31, field goal; O-Lashar, 21, field goal; PSU-Manca, 27, field goal; O-Lashar, 22, field goal; O-Carr, 61, run (Kick failed). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 14 267 103 164 34-18-4 6-46.3 2-1 6-49
O 12 319 228 91 6-3-0 5-42.6 5-1 7-45
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Dozier 12 for 39; Smith 9 for 23; Timpson 1 for 21; Manoa 5 for 14, 1 TD; Clark 2 for 5; Knizner 3 for 4; Shaffer 4 for (-3). OKLAHOMA-Carr 19 for 148, 1 TD; Tillman 7 for 43; Perry 8 for 24; Collins 1 for 18; Holieway 12 for 1; Stafford 4 for (-2); Mitchell 1 for (-4). Passing PENN STATE-Shaffer 10 for 22, 74 yds., 3 Int.; Knizner 8 for 11, 90 yds., 1 Int.; Dozier 0 for 1. OKLAHOMA-Holieway 3 for 6, 91 yds., 1 TD. Receiving PENN STATE-DiMidio 6 for 50; E. Hamilton 3 for 39; Siverling 3 for 37; Dozier 3 for 0; Smith 1 for 15; Giles 1 for 14; Manoa 1 for 9. OKLAHOMA-Jackson 2 for 83, 1 TD; Shepard 1 for 8. Attendance: 74,178
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Miami (Fla.) Penn State
0 0
7 7
0 0
3 — 10 7 — 14
M-Bratton, 1, run (Cox kick); PSU-Shaffer, 4, run (Manca kick); M-Seelig, 38, field goal; PSU-Dozier, 6, run (Manca kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 8 162 109 53 16-5-1 9-43.4 5-2 4-39
M 22 445 160 285 50-26-5 4-46.0 4-2 9-62
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Dozier 20 for 99, 1 TD; Manoa 8 for 36; Smith 4 for 13; Roundtree 1 for 3; Thomas 1 for (-3); Shaffer 9 for (-39), 1 TD. MIAMI-Highsmith 18 for 119; Bratton 11 for 31, 1 TD; Williams 5 for 20; Testaverde 9 for (-10). Passing PENN STATE-Shaffer 5 for 16, 53 yds., 1 Int. MIAMI-Testaverde 26 for 50, 285 yds., 5 Int. Receiving PENN STATE-Dozier 2 for 12; Hamilton 1 for 23; Manoa 1 for 12; Siverling 1 for 6. MIAMI-Blades 5 for 81; Irvin 5 for 55; Perriman 4 for 37; Highsmith 3 for 33; Bratton 3 for 32; Henry 3 for 24; Williams 2 for 20; Roberts 1 for 3. Attendance: 73,098
BOWL HISTORY 1988 CITRUS: January 1, 1988
1989 HOLIDAY: December 29, 1989
1990 BLOCKBUSTER: December 28, 1990
Clemson successfully blended the expected with the unexpected to post a 35-10 conquest of Penn State in the 1988 Florida Citrus Bowl, the first-ever meeting between the two schools. The Tigers rushed for 285 yards and quarterback Danny Williams threw for an uncharacteristic 214 yards (15-of-24) in the Nittany Lions’ first appearance in Orlando. The Lions played without leading rusher and receiver Blair Thomas, who suffered a serious knee injury in an early December practice which would sideline him for the 1988 season. He had rushed for 1,414 yards and 11 touchdowns in 1987. Freshmen Leroy Thompson and Gary Brown posted 106 yards from the tailback position in Thomas’ absence. Thompson, who rushed for 55 yards and added 146 more on pass receptions (19) and kickoff returns (127), was voted the Lions’ offensive MVP with 201 all-purpose yards. Penn State’s touchdown came on a perfect 39-yard pass from Matt Knizner to Mike Alexander that tied the issue at 7-7 in the second quarter. The Tigers led 14-7 at halftime but, Penn State cut it to 14-10 on a 27-yard field goal by Eric Etze early in the third stanza. Clemson responded with a TD and added two more scores in the fourth period to hand the Lions their worst bowl loss. Senior linebacker Trey Bauer, who had six stops, three tackles for losses and a quarterback sack, was Penn State’s defensive MVP.
In a game which featured explosive offense on both sides, two freak defensive plays decided the issue between Penn State and BYU in the 1989 Holiday Bowl. By the time Penn State’s high-octane 50-39 victory over BYU was finished, the Lions and Cougars put 89 points on the scoreboard, including an NCAA bowl record 64 in the second half; gained 1,115 total offensive yards; rolled up 61 first downs; and punted only three times. Andre Collins made the first of the decisive defensive plays after the Cougars had closed to within 41-39 with 2:58 remaining. Collins intercepted Ty Detmer’s two-point conversion pass attempt and returned it 100-plus yards to score two for the Lions. On the ensuing BYU series, Gary Brown blitzed past Outland Trophy-winner Mohammed Elewonibi to steal the ball from Detmer as he prepared to pass and returned it 53 yards for the touchdown in the final minute that secured the wild and wacky win. Among the flood of big plays earlier in the game was a spectacular, 52-yard TD catch by David Daniels, who leapt high in the air to grab Tony Sacca’s aerial at the goal line, was hit, juggled and caught the ball as he landed on his back in the end zone for one of the superlative catches in school history. Penn State tailback Blair Thomas broke the then-school bowl rushing record with 186 yards on 35 carries with one touchdown. Thomas also gained 46 additional yards on a pair of pass receptions for 232 all-purpose yards. The 64 second-half points (Penn State, 38 and BYU, 26) remain tied for the then-NCAA bowl record.
The inaugural Blockbuster Bowl wasn’t being played on New Year’s Day, but was one of the most intriguing postseason contests, pitting No. 7 Penn State and No. 6 Florida State and their legendary coaches, Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden. After spotting the Seminoles 10 points in the first eight minutes of the game, Penn State applied pressure the rest of the way before finally bowing, 24-17, in a marquee matchup of 9-2 independents at Joe Robbie Stadium. With Florida State leading, 24-10, senior quarterback Tom Bill came off the bench to ignite a 62-yard scoring drive in three plays, finding Terry Smith behind the secondary for a 37-yard touchdown with 6:27 to play. But two Penn State drives later came up empty, including an interception at the one-yard line with less than three minutes to play. Penn State’s other touchdown was scored on a 56-yard pass from Tony Sacca to David Daniels in the first quarter, but the Lions could not overcome three interceptions, a partially blocked punt which led to the Seminoles’ first TD and a blocked field goal.
Clemson Penn State
7 0
7 7
7 3
14 — 35 0 — 10
C-Johnson, 7, run (Treadwell kick); PSU-Alexander, 39, pass from Knizner (Etze kick); C-Johnson, 6, run (Treadwell kick); PSU-Etze, 27, field goal; C-Johnson, 1, run (Treadwell kick); C-Allen, 25, run (Treadwell kick); C-Henderson, 4, run (Treadwell kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 12 305 111 194 23-14-2 5-51.0 2-1 4-26
C 25 499 285 214 24-15-0 5-39.0 0-0 8-44
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Thompson 6 for 55; Brown 13 for 51; Greene 4 for 6; Alexander 1 for 3; Bill 1 for 3; Knizner 3 for (-7). CLEMSON-Allen 11 for 105, 1 TD; Johnson 18 for 88, 3 TD; Henderson 6 for 54, 1 TD; McFadden 12 for 38; Lancaster 1 for 4; Ohan 1 for 3; Cooper 1 for (-2); Williams 4 for (-5). Passing PENN STATE-Knizner 13 for 22, 148 yds., 1 TD, 2 Int.; Roberts 1 for 1, 46 yds. CLEMSON-Williams 15 for 24, 214 yds. Receiving PENN STATE-Timpson 4 for 81; Thompson 3 for 19; Alexander 2 for 43, 1 TD; Brown 2 for 14; Mrosko 1 for 25; Pomfret 1 for 7; Barowski 1 for 5. CLEMSON-Jennings 7 for 110; Cooper 4 for 56; Coley 1 for 19; Hooper 1 for 17; Pearman 1 for 8; Henderson 1 for 4. Attendance: 53,152
BYU Penn State
3 3
10 9
13 17
13 — 39 21 — 50
PSU-Tarasi, 30, field goal; BYU-Chaffetz, 20, field goal; PSU-T. Smith, 24, pass from Sacca (Kick failed); BYU-Detmer, 1, run (Chaffetz kick); PSU-Tarasi, 36, field goal; BYU-Chaffetz, 22, field goal; PSU-Tarasi, 51, field goal; PSU-Thompson, 16, run (Tarasi kick); BYU-Detmer, 1, run (Kick failed); PSU-Thompson, 14, run (Tarasi kick); BYU-Boyce, 12, pass from Detmer (Chaffetz kick); PSU-Thomas, 7, run (Run failed); PSU-Daniels, 52, pass from Sacca (Pass failed); BYU-Whittingham, 10, run (Chaffetz kick); BYU-Nyberg, 3, pass from Detmer (Pass failed); PSU-Collins, 102, interception return of two-point conversion attempt; PSU-Brown, 53, fumble return (Tarasi kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 26 464 249 215 21-11-1 2-38.0 0-0 10-93
BYU 35 651 75 576 59-42-2 1-39.0 3-1 10-88
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-B. Thomas 35 for 186, 1 TD; Thompson 14 for 68, 2 TD; Sacca 3 for (-2); McDuffie 2 for (-3). BYU-Whittingham 9 for 39, 1 TD; Corley 6 for 18; Detmer 8 for 18. Passing PENN STATE-Sacca 10 for 20, 206 yds., 2 TD, 1 Int.; T. Smith 1 for 1, 9 yds. BYU-Detmer 42 for 59, 576 yds., 2 TD, 2 Int. Receiving PENN STATE-Daniels 2 for 64, 1 TD; B. Thomas 2 for 46; McDuffie 2 for 36; T. Smith 2 for 29, 1 TD; Thompson 1 for 19; Jakob 1 for 12; T. Thomas 1 for 9. BYU-Bellini 10 for 124; Boyce 8 for 127, 1 TD; Nyberg 8 for 117, 1 TD; Smith 6 for 74; Frandsen 5 for 85; Whittingham 4 for 39; Odle 1 for 10. Attendance: 61,113
Florida State Penn State
10 7
7 0
7 3
0 — 24 7 — 17
FS-Andrews, 41, field goal; FS-Lee, 1, run (Andrews kick); PSUDaniels, 56, pass from T. Sacca (Fayak kick); FS-Lee, 7, run (Andrews kick); PSU-Fayak, 32, field goal; FS-Weldon, 5, run (Andrews kick); PSU-T. Smith, 37, pass from Bill (Fayak kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 17 400 122 278 32-15-3 6-36.3 2-0 6-46
FS 19 400 152 248 36-22-2 7-37.6 0-0 4-35
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Brown 14 for 46; Thompson 8 for 33; T. Sacca 6 for 28; T. Smith 1 for 13; Bill 1 for 2; Fayak 1 for 0. FLORIDA STATE-Lee 21 for 86, 2 TD; Bennet 9 for 30; Weldon 6 for 22, 1 TD; Moore 1 for 12; Jackson 1 for 2; Dawsey 1 for 0. Passing PENN STATE-T. Sacca 12 for 25, 194 yds., 1 TD, 2 Int.; Bill 3 for 7, 84 yds., 1 TD, 1 Int. FLORIDA STATE-Weldon 22 for 36, 248 yds., 2 Int. Receiving PENN STATE-Daniels 7 for 154, 1 TD; T. Smith 5 for 100, 1 TD; T. Thomas 1 for 14; Thompson 2 for 10. FLORIDA STATE-Dawsey 8 for 107; Lee 5 for 32; Bennet 4 for 49; R. Johnson 2 for 34; Baker 1 for 17; Roberts 1 for 6; Moore 1 for 3. Attendance: 74,021
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BOWL HISTORY 1992 FIESTA: January 1, 1992
1993 BLOCKBUSTER: January 1, 1993
1994 CITRUS: January 1, 1994
Penn State turned up the heat in a furious eight-minute span in the second half and buried the bewildered Volunteers, 42-17, beneath an avalanche of big plays on both sides of the ball in the first of what stretched to eight consecutive January bowl visits. Penn State grabbed an early 7-0 lead, recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff and converting three plays later when Sam Gash scored on a 10-yard pass from Tony Sacca. At halftime, Tennessee had 17 first downs and 324 yards, while Penn State had just five first downs and 59 yards, but the Vols only led 10-7. Vols’ quarterback Andy Kelly, who was 16-of-26 for 204 yards in the opening half, hit Cory Fleming on a 44-yard score on the initial possession of the third stanza for a 17-7 lead. A 39-yard punt return by O.J. McDuffie ignited the Lions and Sacca found Chip LaBarca on a three-yard scoring toss to cut the margin to 17-14 with 2:56 left in the third period. No one among the crowd of 71,133 was prepared for the onslaught which followed. On Tennessee’s second play after the score, Tyoka Jackson stripped Kelly of the ball and recovered at the Vol 13. On the ensuing play Sacca hit Kyle Brady and suddenly the Lions had a 21-17 lead. On the Vols’ second play, Reggie Givens’ interception set up a 2-yard run by Richie Anderson early in the fourth quarter. On Tennessee’s next play, Derek Bochna hit Kelly and Givens grabbed the ball and ran it in from 23 yards. In less than four minutes, Penn State had scored 28 points to take a 35-17 lead. Sacca set a Penn State bowl record with four touchdown passes and McDuffie caught four passes for 78 yards and a touchdown and had 71 yards on punt returns to earn Most Valuable Offensive Player honors. Keith Goganious recorded a game-high 15 tackles, but Givens earned Defensive MVP accolades. Punter Doug Helkowski set Fiesta Bowl records with his nine punts for a 47.9-yard average.
Stanford proved it was one of the nation’s top teams as it raced past the Nittany Lions, 24-3, in the 1993 Blockbuster Bowl, ending a Penn State string of four straight wins over Pac-10 teams in postseason games. Stanford, the Pac-10 co-champions with Washington, moved 71 yards in eight plays with the opening kickoff to score all the points the Cardinal would need in Joe Robbie Stadium. A 33-yard V.J. Muscillo field goal made it 7-3 at the end of the first quarter, but Stanford led, 14-3, at halftime and added 10 points in the third quarter. Stanford tallied 365 yards to Penn State’s 263. All-American O.J. McDuffie made six catches for 111 yards and Richie Anderson carried the ball 13 times for 40 yards as the Lions were held to their secondlowest point total in a bowl game.
A Citrus Bowl record crowd of 72,456 was treated to the Nittany Lions’ strongest effort of the season, a 31-13 knockout of sixthranked Tennessee. The hard-earned and satisfying victory capped a 10-2 season and vaulted Penn State to another top-10 finish. Trailing, 10-0, Penn State retaliated with tailback Ki-Jana Carter bursting for a three-yard score. The key play was a 36-yard strike from quarterback Kerry Collins to Bobby Engram. The momentum continued to swing in the Lions’ favor on Tennessee’s next possession, as Tyoka Jackson tipped a Heath Shuler pass which Lee Rubin snared just inches above the turf. Engram then made a 16-yard reception and gained 35 yards on a reverse. Craig Fayak’s 19-yard field goal knotted the score at 10-10. Tennessee tallied its final points of the afternoon with a field goal, but Penn State had its two-minute offense humming late in the first half. Passes to Engram and Brian O’Neal took the ball to the Vol 14-yard line with :10 left. With the majority of the packed stadium expecting a pass, offensive coordinator Fran Ganter called Carter’s number and he swept left and hurtled behind an Engram block into the end zone with just three ticks left on the clock to stun the crowd. Fayak’s PAT kick put the Lions on top for good, 17-13, capping what may have been the game’s most pivotal play. A seven-yard pass from Collins to Kyle Brady made it 24-13 in the third quarter and Engram made a 15-yard TD catch to close the scoring. Engram made seven catches for 107 yards and his 184 allpurpose yards made him the overwhelming choice as the Offensive MVP, while Rubin was the Defensive MVP. Collins was 15-of-24 passing for 162 yards and two scores, outplaying Shuler, the Heisman Trophy runnerup, who was sacked four times in the second half.
Tennessee Penn State
10 7
0 0
7 14
0 — 17 21 — 42
PSU-Gash, 10, pass from T. Sacca (Fayak kick); T-Stewart, 1, run (Becksvoort kick); T-Becksvoort, 24, field goal; T-Fleming, 44, pass from Kelly (Becksvoort kick); PSU-LaBarca, 3, pass from T. Sacca (Fayak kick); PSU-Brady, 13, pass from T. Sacca (Fayak kick); PSUAnderson, 2, run (Fayak kick); PSU-Givens, 23, fumble return (Fayak kick); PSU-McDuffie, 37, pass from T. Sacca (Fayak kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 12 226 76 150 28-11-0 9-47.9 0-0 3-36
T 25 441 171 270 43-21-1 6-36.3 5-3 3-34
Stanford Penn State
7 0
10 0
0 — 24 0 — 3
S-Wetnight, 3, pass from Senstrom (Abrams kick); PSU-Muscillo, 33, field goal; S-Lasley, 5, run (Abrams kick); S-Abrams, 28, field goal; S-Milburn, 40, pass from Stenstrom (Abrams kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 12 263 107 156 40-13-2 11-38.4 0-0 3-25
S 16 365 155 210 29-17-2 7-42.4 2-1 5-41
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-R. Anderson 13 for 40; O’Neal 11 for 38; Archie 2 for 10; Carter 3 for 7; McDuffie 4 for 5; Moser 1 for 4; K. Collins 1 for 3. STANFORD-Roberts 17 for 98; Lasley 4 for 19; Milburn 9 for 19; Buckley 3 for 16; Butterfield 1 for 10; Brockberg 2 for 6; Allen 1 for 1; Stenstrom 5 for (-14). Passing PENN STATE-K. Collins 12 for 30, 145 yds., 1 Int.; Richardson 1 for 8, 11 yds., 1 Int.; Sacca 0 for 2. STANFORD-Stenstrom 17 for 29, 210 yds., 2 TD, 1 Int.; Armour 0 for 1, 1 Int. Receiving PENN STATE-McDuffie 6 for 111; Drayton 3 for 21; Moser 1 for 11; R. Anderson 1 for 6; Grube 1 for 6; T. Thomas 1 for 1. STANFORD-Wetnight 5 for 71, 1 TD; Cook 4 for 55; Milburn 4 for 54, 1 TD; Armour 2 for 9; Cline 1 for 11; Calomese 1 for 10. Attendance: 45,554
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Anderson 17 for 57, 1 TD; Gash 7 for 15; Morris 3 for 15; Hammonds 1 for 10; G. Collins 4 for 7; T. Sacca 5 for (-28). TENNESSEE-Stewart 15 for 84, 1 TD; Hayden 13 for 56; Campbell 3 for 23; Faulkner 2 for 21; Phillips 3 for 6; Brunson 2 for 5; Shuler 1 for (-1); Hutton 1 for (-5); Kelly 5 for (-18). Passing PENN STATE-T. Sacca 11 for 28, 150 yds., 4 TD. TENNESSEE-Kelly 20 for 40, 273 yds., 1 TD, 1 Int.; Shuler 1 for 3, (-3) yds. Receiving PENN STATE-McDuffie 4 for 78, 1 TD; Drayton 3 for 35; Brady 1 for 13, 1 TD; Anderson 1 for 11; Gash 1 for 10, 1 TD; LaBarca 1 for 3, 1 TD. TENNESSEE-Pickens 8 for 100; McCleskey 4 for 36; Fleming 2 for 68, 1 TD; Faulkner 2 for 17; Phillips 2 for 8; Kerr 1 for 27; Stewart 1 for 10; Adams 1 for 4. Attendance: 71,133
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10 7
3 10
0 7
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T-Becksvoort, 46, field goal; T-Fleming, 19, pass from Shuler (Becksvoort kick); PSU-Carter, 3, rush (Fayak kick); PSU-Fayak, 19, field goal; T-Becksvoort, 50, field goal; PSU-Carter, 14, rush (Fayak kick); PSU-Brady, 7, pass from K. Collins (Fayak kick); PSU-Engram, 15, pass from K. Collins (Fayak kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 20 371 209 162 24-15-1 6-32.0 0-0 4-30
T 16 348 135 213 44-23-1 6-44.2 0-0 10-79
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Carter 19 for 93, 2 TD; Archie 13 for 69; Engram 1 for 35; Milne 3 for 13; O’Neal 5 for 6; K. Collins 1 for (-7). TENNESSEE-Garner 16 for 89; B. Williams 1 for 38; Stewart 4 for 11; Silvan 1 for 9; Hayden 1 for (-3); H. Shuler 5 for (-4); Colquitt 1 for (-5). Passing PENN STATE-K. Collins 15 for 24, 162 yds., 2 TD, 1 Int. TENNESSEE-H. Shuler 22 for 42, 205 yds., 1 TD, 1 Int; Colquitt 1 for 2, 8 yds. Receiving PENN STATE-Engram 7 for 107, 1 TD; O’Neal 2 for 19; Scott 2 for 19; Archie 2 for 5; Brady 1 for 7, 1 TD; LaBarca 1 for 5. TENNESSEE-Fleming 7 for 101, 1 TD; Phillips 3 for 23; Kent 3 for 19; Faulkner 3 for 18; Silvan 2 for 15; B. Williams 2 for 13; B. Shuler 1 for 13; Stewart 1 for 8; Garner 1 for 3. Attendance: 72,456
BOWL HISTORY 1995 ROSE: January 2, 1995
1996 OUTBACK: January 1, 1996
1997 FIESTA: January 1, 1997
In a landmark season, the Nittany Lions brought proper closure to a magnificent 1994 campaign by beating Oregon, 38-20, in the Rose Bowl, Penn State’s first appearance in the “Granddaddy of Them All” since the 1923 contest. Having won their first Big Ten Championship in their second year of conference play, the Lions became the first Big Ten squad to earn a 12-0 record and the first Conference team to earn an unblemished record since Ohio State in 1968. In a microcosm of a brilliant season, Heisman Trophy runner-up Ki-Jana Carter flashed through the line on Penn State’s first play from scrimmage, bounced off a defender and burst into the lush green carpet for an 83-yard score in the game’s initial five minutes. The Rose Bowl throng of 102,247 rose in unison as Carter raced toward the end zone in front of the frenzied blue and white backers. The Lions, though, were confronted by a relentless Oregon squad, which gained a 14-14 tie in the third quarter before Penn State pulled away for the 38-20 victory. The significance of the win in Pasadena stretched in many directions: Penn State earned its fifth unbeaten, untied season under Joe Paterno and its third 12-0 campaign; Paterno became college football’s all-time winningest bowl coach with his 16th postseason win and became the first coach in college football history to win the traditional four major bowls. Carter rushed for 156 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns, sharing Rose Bowl Co-Most Valuable Player honors with Duck quarterback Danny O’Neil, who set six Rose records with his 41-of61 effort for 456 yards and two scores. Carter’s 83-yard run was the longest of his career, Penn State’s longest in a bowl game and the third-longest in Rose Bowl history. Lion quarterback Kerry Collins concluded his brilliant season with a 19-of-30 display for 200 yards, setting a school completion mark for a bowl game and fullbacks Brian Milne and Jon Witman each tallied once. The offensive fireworks by both squads produced 13 Rose Bowl records and tied two others. Penn State also eclipsed seven individual and two team school bowl records.
Facing a new opponent, in a new bowl, the Penn State Nittany Lions were determined to send a superb class of 21 seniors out in a familiar fashion. Playing in its first Outback Bowl, a strong finish was the precursor to a solid bowl effort, as the Nittany Lions played arguably their finest game of the year in crushing Auburn, 43-14, to finish 9-3. Penn State seized control of the Outback with a Wally Richardson to Mike Archie touchdown pass with :05 left in the first half for a 16-7 lead and then deluged the Tigers with an unanswered 27-point avalanche in the third quarter. A group of seniors who were the backbone of Penn State’s impressive 31-5 record the past three seasons again led the way in their final game. Archie ran for 41 yards in addition to his big touchdown catch. Stephen Pitts rushed for 118 yards and also made a touchdown reception. Fullback Brian Milne rushed for a careerbest 82 yards. The senior offensive line quartet of Keith Conlin, Jeff Hartings, Andre Johnson and Marco Rivera dominated the line of scrimmage, helping the Lions rush for 266 yards and pass for 221 with no sacks. Terry Killens recorded a pair of sacks to spark the defense. And then there was Bobby Engram. The three-time AllAmerican concluded his career the Lions’ all-time greatest receiver with another typically superlative effort, earning game MVP honors for the second time in a bowl. He made four catches, three of which were typically spectacular, for 113 yards and two scores. Just as he had demolished the school’s career receiving records, the 1994 Biletnikoff Award winner did so with Penn State’s career bowl receiving marks. His two TD catches also broke the school bowl standard, giving the dynamic player 13 records.
Penn State improved to 6-0 in Tempe with a 38-15 win over Big 12 champion Texas in the 1997 Fiesta Bowl. Gaining only 95 yards while allowing 242, Penn State was fortunate to trail the Longhorns only 12-7 at halftime, having quickly scored after a Mark Tate interception on the game’s second play. The defense had stiffened twice inside the 15-yard line, holding Texas to a pair of field goals and one touchdown. As the Lions did so many times under Joe Paterno, they made adjustments at the break and then dominated the last 30 minutes. Freshman Kenny Watson took the second-half kickoff 81 yards, a school bowl record, to inside the Texas 20. A five-yard Aaron Harris TD run and a two-point pass from Wally Richardson to Curtis Enis provided a 15-12 lead less than three minutes into the half. Texas gained a 15-15 tie midway through the stanza, but the momentum clearly was swinging in Penn State’s direction. On its next drive, Enis scored from two yards. The defense held and on second down, Chafie Fields took a double reverse 84 yards to the Texas five-yard line, the longest run in school and Fiesta Bowl history. Anthony Cleary cracked over for a 28-15 margin and the Lions never looked back, outscoring Texas, 31-3, in the second half. The Lions outgained the Longhorns 330-118 in the second half, including a whopping 292 to minus-19 yard edge on the ground. Richardson completed his tenure with a 21-5 record as a starter as the 16 seniors closed their careers with a 42-7 record and four bowl victories.
Oregon Penn State
7 7
0 7
7 14
6 — 20 10 — 38
PSU-Carter, 83, run (Conway kick); O-Wilcox, 1, pass from O’Neil (Belden kick); PSU-Milne, 1, run (Conway kick); O-McLemore, 17, pass from O’Neil (Belden kick); PSU-Carter, 17, run (Conway kick); PSU-Carter, 3, run (Conway kick); PSU-Conway, 43, FG; PSU-Witman, 9, run (Barninger kick); O-Whittle, 3, run (pass failed). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 22 430 228 202 31-20-1 6-41.7 1-1 5-37
O 27 501 45 456 61-41-2 6-42.8 1-0 6-52
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Carter 21 for 156, 3 TD; Milne 9 for 36, 1 TD; Archie 3 for 16; Witman 4 for 11, 1 TD; Engram 1 for 5; Pitts 1 for 4. OREGON-Whittle 12 for 45, 1 TD; Philyaw 4 for 14; Jones 2 for 6; O’Neil 13 for (-20). Passing PENN STATE-K. Collins 19 for 30, 200 yds., 1 Int.; Archie 1 for 1, 2 yds. OREGON-O’Neil 41 for 61, 456 yds., 2 TD, 2 Int. Receiving PENN STATE-Engram 5 for 52; Scott 4 for 41; Archie 3 for 29; Jurevicius 2 for 53; Brady 2 for 15; Milne 2 for 8; Carter 1 for 2; K. Collins 1 for 2. OREGON-Wilcox 11 for 135, 1 TD; McLemore 10 for 90, 1 TD; Philyaw 6 for 80; Ricketts 6 for 70; Whittle 5 for 46; P. Johnson 2 for 28; Jones 1 for 7. Attendance: 102,247
Auburn Penn State
0 3
7 13
0 27
7 — 14 0 — 43
PSU-Conway, 19, FG; A-Baker, 25, pass from Nix (Hawkins kick); PSU-Conway, 22, FG; PSU-Conway, 38, FG; PSU-Archie, 8, pass from Richardson (Conway kick); PSU-Engram, 9, pass from Richardson (Conway kick); PSU-Pitts, 4, pass from Richardson (pass failed); PSUEnis, 1, run (Conway kick); PSU-Engram, 20, pass from Richardson (Conway kick); A-McLeod, 12, run (Hawkins kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 22 487 266 221 29-14-2 4-35.7 2-1 6-35
A 19 314 220 94 33-8-2 8-39.1 5-2 5-59
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Pitts 15 for 118; Milne 12 for 82; Archie 5 for 41; Enis 12 for 24, 1 TD; Sload 2 for 4; Eberly 1 for (-1); McQueary 1 for (-1); Ostrosky 1 for (-1). AUBURN-Davis 12 for 119; Morrow 10 for 39; Craig 11 for 34; McLeod 2 for 20, 1 TD; Beasley 2 for 9; Goodson 0 for 4; Nix 3 for (-5). Passing PENN STATE-Richardson 13 for 24, 217 yds., 4 TD, 1 Int.; McQueary 1 for 4, 4 yds., 1 Int.; Archie 0 for 1. AUBURN-Nix 5 for 25, 48 yds., 1 TD, 2 Int.; Craig 3 for 8, 46 yds. Receiving PENN STATE-Engram 4 for 113, 2 TD; Olsommer 2 for 21; Scott 2 for 17; Archie 2 for 14, 1 TD; Jurevicius 1 for 43; Milne 1 for 5; Pitts 1 for 4, 1 TD; Stephenson 1 for 4. AUBURN-Bailey 1 for 32; Baker 1 for 25, 1 TD; Dillard 1 for 12; Hand 1 for 8; Goodson 1 for 6; Gosha 1 for 5; Fuller 1 for 4; McLeod 1 for 2. Attendance: 65,313
Texas Penn State
3 7
9 0
3 21
0 — 15 10 — 38
PSU-Enis, 4, pass from Richardson (Conway kick); T-Dawson, 28, FG; T-Dawson, 28, FG; T-R. Williams, 7, run (pass failed); PSU-Harris, 5, run (Enis pass from Richardson); T-Dawson, 48, FG; PSU-Enis, 2, run (Conway kick); PSU-Cleary, 1, run (kick failed); PSU-Conway, 23, FG; PSU-Enis, 12, run (Conway kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 19 425 330 95 20-12-0 5-35.6 0-0 4-49
T 19 360 73 287 43-27-1 6-37.7 2-1 8-57
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Enis 16 for 95, 2 TD; Fields 1 for 84; Eberly 7 for 54; Mitchell 6 for 45; Cleary 5 for 31, 1 TD; Harris 4 for 13, 1 TD; Sload 2 for 7; Nixon 1 for 3; Richardson 2 for (-2). TEXAS-Williams 11 for 48, 1 TD; Mitchell 7 for 24; Holmes 6 for 11; Brown 6 for (-10). Passing PENN STATE-Richardson 12 for 20, 95 yds., 1 TD. TEXAS-Brown 26 for 42, 254 yds., 1 Int.; Danaher 1 for 1, 33 yds. Receiving PENN STATE-Cuncho Brown 3 for 32; Jurevicius 2 for 22; Eberly 2 for 19; Enis 2 for 15, 1 TD; Harris 2 for 5; Campbell 1 for 2. TEXAS-Williams 9 for 24; Davis 5 for 72; Adams 4 for 73; McGarity 3 for 27; Fitzgerald 2 for 31; Holmes 2 for 15; Westbrook 1 for 33; White 1 for 12. Attendance: 65,106
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BOWL HISTORY 1998 FLORIDA CITRUS: January 1, 1998
1999 OUTBACK: January 1, 1999
1999 ALAMO: December 28, 1999
With their schools meeting for the first time since the 1962 Gator Bowl, Joe Paterno and Steve Spurrier, matched wits for the first time in the 1998 Florida Citrus Bowl. The normally pass-happy Gators stuck primarily to the ground and posted a 21-6 victory. Playing without starters Curtis Enis and Joe Jurevicius, the Lions struggled offensively, but the defense kept Penn State within striking range after the Gators took a quick 14-0 lead. Jim Nelson collected an interception at the Penn State four-yard line to stop a Florida drive late in the first stanza. On the Gators’ next possession, Shawn Lee returned an interception 33 yards to the Florida 31. The Lions moved the ball to the seven, but had to settle for a Travis Forney field goal. The defense and special teams made two huge plays to give Penn State first-and-goal chances in the second quarter. Brandon Short knocked the ball away from Gator QB Doug Johnson and after a wild scramble, Short recovered at the Gators’ six. But, on fourth-andinches, Chris Eberly was stopped short of the goal line. The defense held and Kenny Watson delivered a 52-yard punt return to the Florida six with 1:14 left in the half. Again, the Lions were faced with fourthand-one, but Mike McQueary’s pass was picked off in the end zone, denying Penn State its best opportunities for touchdowns. A Forney field goal made it 14-6 entering the fourth quarter, but Florida scored on the second play of the stanza to end the scoring. Gator tailback Fred Taylor set Citrus Bowl records with 43 carries for 234 yards, most ever for a Lion foe in a bowl game. The Lions could muster only nine first downs and 139 yards in offense, the lowest in Paterno’s tenure. The 16 Lion seniors completed their careers with a superb 41-8 (83.7) record.
Facing one of college football’s most talented players — the eventual No. 1 pick in the 1999 National Football League draft — the Penn State defense was superb in limiting high-flying Kentucky to only two scores in a 26-14 Outback Bowl win before a soldout crowd of 66,005 in the new Raymond James Stadium. Joe Paterno led the Lions to their eighth-straight January bowl game and improved his NCAA record for bowl victories to 19. While Heisman Trophy finalist Tim Couch did pass for 336 yards, it took him a whopping 48 attempts to do so. The Lion defense intercepted him twice, sacked him five times and had numerous near-sacks and hurries. Kentucky broke out to an early 14-3 lead, but in the second quarter, Penn State made adjustments and scored 10 unanswered points to cut the lead to 14-13. A 56-yard TD pass from Kevin Thompson to Joe Nastasi preceded three Travis Forney field goals. Forney also had made a trey in the first quarter, breaking the Outback and school bowl records with four field goals. Despite dominating the second and third quarters, the Lions only led 19-14 entering the final period. But, the defense, which had gotten a blocked field goal from LaVar Arrington in the third quarter, stuffed the Wildcats on fourth-and-one at the Kentucky 34. Several plays later, Chafie Fields took his second reverse of the game 19 yards to paydirt for the final 26-14 margin. As it had done all season, the defense led the way, paced by Anthony King’s 11 tackles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery. Courtney Brown made the seven stops, including four for loss, and two sacks on consecutive plays in the final period to earn game MVP honors.
Their resolve was firm. A team that was in position to play for the National Championship in early November was looking to finish the season on a positive note after three straight narrow losses to end the regular season. The Nittany Lions turned in a marvelous defensive performance to record a 24-0 blanking of the Aggies. The whitewash was the Lions’ 20th since 1977. Finishing 10-3, the Lions won at least 10 games for the 18th time under Paterno and earned the No. 11 ranking in the final Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches polls. The game was Paterno’s 30th bowl contest, breaking a tie with “Bear” Bryant for appearances. The all-time bowl wins leader improved his postseason record to 20-9-1. On A&M’s first scrimmage play, All-American LaVar Arrington set the tone, as he chased quarterback Randy McCown and hit him as he threw, with David Macklin making the first of four Lion interceptions at the A&M 40-yard line. On A&M’s second possession, Derek Fox collected a McCown pass at the A&M 34, and weaved his way to the end zone for a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter. With Kevin Thompson sidelined by a shoulder injury, Rashard Casey made his first career start at quarterback. He fired a 45-yard TD strike to Eddie Drummond for a 14-0 lead. Early in the second half, the Aggies advanced to the Lions’ 14. But, on third down, Arrington tipped McCown’s pass and Ron Graham grabbed it at the eight to thwart another drive. Arrington flattened McCown to halt A&M’s last drive and Casey quickly had the Lions on the move. A 34-yard completion to John Gilmore took the pigskin to the A&M 26. A 20-yard completion to Tony Stewart set up Casey’s four-yard naked bootleg on the first play of the fourth quarter for a 21-0 lead. On the ensuing kickoff, Askari Adams forced a fumble which was recovered by Shawn Mayer at the A&M 23. A 39-yard Travis Forney field goal made it 24-0.
Florida Penn State
14 0
0 3
0 3
7 — 21 0 — 6
14 3
0 10
0 6
0 — 14 7 — 26
F-Brindise, 1, run (Cooper kick); F-Green, 35, pass from Johnson (Cooper kick); PSU-Forney, 42, FG; PSU-Forney, 30, FG; F-Green, 37, pass from Palmer (Cooper kick).
K-Mickelson, 36, pass from Couch (Hanson kick); PSU-Forney, 43, FG; K-White, 16, pass from Couch (Hanson kick); PSU-Nastasi, 56, pass from Thompson (Forney kick); PSU-Forney, 26, FG; PSU-Forney, 21, FG; PSU-Forney, 25, FG; PSU-Fields, 19, run (Forney kick).
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Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 9 139 47 92 19-9-2 7-42.1 0-0 1-5
F 23 397 254 143 32-10-3 5-36.4 2-1 5-46
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Eberly 14 for 53; Watson 4 for 5; Mitchell 5 for 2; McQueary 6 for (-13). FLORIDA-Taylor 43 for 234; Carroll 9 for 28; Ross 1 for 9; Brindise 3 for (-1), 1 TD; Johnson 3 for (-16). Passing PENN STATE-McQueary 10 for 32, 92 yds., 3 Int. FLORIDA-Johnson 5 for 12, 77 yds., 1 TD, 1 Int.; Brindise 3 for 6, 29 yds., 1 Int.; Palmer 1 for 1; 37 yds., 1 TD. Receiving PENN STATE-Cuncho Brown 3 for 25; Nastasi 2 for 26; Watson 2 for 15; Mitchell 1 for 9; Pettigrew 1 for 9; Eberly 1 for 8. FLORIDA-Green 2 for 72, 2 TD; T. Taylor 1 for 19; McGriff 1 for 19; Kinney 1 for 13; Richardson 1 for 9; McCaslin 1 for 7; Taylor 1 for 3; Carroll 1 for 1. Attendance: 72,940 (Florida Citrus Bowl record)
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Kentucky Penn State
PSU 24 420 233 187 27-14-0 3-30.3 1-1 8-58
K 24 441 105 336 48-30-2 3-17.0 1-1 14-103
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-McCoo 21 for 105; Harris 13 for 54; Fields 2 for 48, 1 TD; Cerimele 5 for 21; Casey 1 for 3; Thompson 1 for 2. KENTUCKY-White 8 for 61; Homer 12 for 26; Couch 10 for 8; Yeast 2 for 6; McCord 1 for 4. Passing PENN STATE-Thompson 14 for 27, 187 yds., 1 TD KENTUCKY-Couch 30 for 48, 336 yds., 2 TD, 2 Int. Receiving PENN STATE-T. Stewart 7 for 71; McCoo 3 for 32; Nastasi 2 for 70, 1 TD; Fields 2 for 14. KENTUCKY-Homer 7 for 64; White 7 for 40, 1 TD; Mickelson 3 for 65, 1 TD; Coleman 3 for 47; Whalen 3 for 25; Davis 2 for 31; Yeast 2 for 31; Robinson 2 for 23; Allen 1 for 10. Attendance: 66,005 (Outback Bowl record)
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Texas A&M Penn State
0 7
0 7
0 0
0 — 0 10 — 24
PSU-Fox, 34, interception return (Forney kick); PSU-Drummond, 45, pass from Casey (Forney kick); PSU-Casey, 4, run (Forney kick); PSU-Forney, 39, FG. Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 27 321 175 146 17-8-1 4-45.5 0-0 7-74
A&M 16 202 80 122 28-15-4 3-52.0 2-1 2-27
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-McCoo 6 for 43; Johnson 6 for 30; Casey 7 for 27, 1 TD; Mitchell 8 for 26; Watson 4 for 19; Fields 1 for 12; Luke 3 for 10; Easy 3 for 9; Drummond 1 for (-1). TEXAS A&M-Toombs 19 for 70; Hardeman 10 for 41; Johnson 2 for (-1); McCown 7 for (-28). Passing PENN STATE-Casey 8 of 16, 146 yds., 1 TD, 1 Int. TEXAS A&M-McCown 13 of 22, 105 yds., 4 Int.; Farris 2 of 6, 17 yds. Receiving PENN STATE-T. Stewart 2 for 27; Fields 2 for 11; Drummond 1 for 45, 1 TD; Gilmore 1 for 34; Cerimele 1 for 16; McCoo 1 for 13. TEXAS A&M-Taylor 6 for 38; Bumgardner 5 for 59; Toombs 2 for 27; Porter 1 for 13; Hodge 1 for 5. Attendance: 65,380 (Alamo Bowl record)
BOWL HISTORY 2003 CAPITAL ONE: January 1, 2003
2006 ORANGE: January 3, 2006
2007 OUTBACK: January 1, 2007
Penn State rode the momentum of four consecutive wins to close the regular season into the 2003 Capital One Bowl against Auburn, but some missed offensive opportunities resulted in a difficult 13-9 loss. The Lions finished with a 9-4 record, with all four losses coming by seven points or less, including two in overtime, to teams that were ranked in the Top 15 of the final Associated Press poll (three in the Top 10). Anthony Adams forced an early fumble that Derek Wake pounced on at the Auburn 15-yard line. The Lions had a first-andgoal at the four, but were forced to settle for a 21-yard field goal by Robbie Gould. The Tigers advanced to the Lions’ seven early in the second quarter, but Wake blocked a 34-yard field goal attempt, his fourth blocked kick of the year. Midway through the quarter, the Lions reached the Auburn 16, but Gould’s 33-yard field try was wide. Penn State’s next possession began at the Auburn 43 and the Lions moved to the 10, but again had to settle for a Gould field goal, a 27-yarder, for a 6-0 lead with 1:44 left in the half. Three trips inside the Auburn 20 had resulted in only six points, which would come back to haunt the Lions. Early in the fourth period, Michael Robinson completed a 34-yard pass to Tony Johnson and then scrambled 20 yards to the Auburn 19. Gould’s 31-yard field goal gave Penn State a 9-7 lead, but 10:10 was left to play. A sack by John Bronson forced an Auburn punt, which the Tigers downed at the Penn State one. The Tigers forced a three-and-out and got excellent field position at the Penn State 40 with 5:04 to play. Brown carried the ball five straight times, the last one a 17-yard touchdown burst with 2:19 to play for a 13-9 lead. Campbell’s twopoint pass was incomplete. Zack Mills returned to the contest, but on third down, was intercepted by Roderick Hood and Auburn held on. Adams recorded nine tackles (eight solo), including a sack, and the forced fumble to earn team Defensive MVP honors. Robinson was the team Offensive MVP.
Kevin Kelly’s 29-yard field goal in the third overtime lifted Penn State to a thrilling 26-23 victory over Florida State in the Orange Bowl. Austin Scott carried five times for 57 yards on Penn State’s second drive and scored from two yards out for a 7-0 lead. Scott gained 110 yards on 26 carries and two TDs, replacing an injured Tony Hunt. Two of the nation’s premier defenses then kept each side in check until a wild final 4:09 of the second quarter. Florida State tied the game at 7-7 on Willie Reid’s 87-yard punt return. Then Drew Weatherford hit Lorenzo Booker on a 57-yard TD pass, but the PAT kick was missed. The Lions quickly responded, as Big Ten MVP Michael Robinson lofted a 25-yard pass to Ethan Kilmer, who made a leaping catch over a defender for the TD with just :06 left in the half. Kelly’s PAT made it 14-13 at the half. The Lion defense did not allow any points in the third period despite great field position for Florida State throughout the quarter. Jeremy Kapinos pinned Florida State deep as the fourth quarter began. Jim Shaw pressured Weatherford in the end zone, he threw the ball away and was called for intentional grounding, giving Penn State a safety and a 16-13 lead with 13:36 to play. Florida State later advanced to the Lions’ 29, but Penn State stiffened and Gary Cismesia hit a 48-yard field goal with 4:08 to play. A 38-yard completion from Robinson to Jordan Norwood took the ball to the Seminoles’ 11. With :32 left in regulation, Kelly’s 29-yard field goal attempt was wide, but he would later emerge as the hero. Robinson was 21-of-39 for 253 yards, accounting for 28 touchdowns during the season. The Lions held No. 22 Florida State to 26 yards rushing, 12 first downs and three-of-17 on third down. Linebacker Dan Connor made seven tackles, (two TFL) and defensive tackle Scott Paxson had six stops (1.5 TFL). Jay Alford made four hits, with 2.5 TFL, and forced a fumble deep to win a spot on ESPN.com’s All-Bowl team. All-America cornerback Alan Zemaitis grabbed his Big Ten-leading sixth interception of the season (12th career).
Auburn Penn State
PSU-Gould, 21, FG; PSU-Gould, 27, FG; A-Brown, 1, run (Duval kick); PSU-Gould, 31, FG; A-Brown, 12, run (pass failed).
PSU-Scott, 2, run (Kelly kick); FS-Reid, 87, punt return (Cismesia kick); FS-Booker, 57, pass from Weatherford (kick failed); PSU-Kilmer, 24, pass from M. Robinson (Kelly kick); PSU-safety, intentional grounding in end zone; FS-Cismesia, 48, FG; PSU-Scott, 1, run (Kelly kick); FS-Dean, 1, run (Cismesia kick); PSU-Kelly, 29, FG.
Facing its fifth ranked opponent, Penn State played its most complete game of 2006 to defeat No. 17 Tennessee, 20-10, in the Outback Bowl. The Lions held the Vols to a season-low 10 points, 19.3 below their average, and forced three turnovers. Tennessee became the 10th team, and seventh consecutive, to score 17 or fewer points against Penn State. Over the last five games, the Lions allowed just 36 points (7.2 avg.) with two shutouts. Over the last 25 quarters of the season, Penn State permitted just three TDs. Tennessee also became the eighth opponent held under 100 rushing yards during the season, netting 83. Tony Hunt was spectacular in his final game as a Lion, rushing for 158 yards on a career-high tying 31 attempts to earn Outback Bowl Most Valuable Player honors. Hunt posted his eighth 100-yard game of 2006 (15th career). Hunt’s 158 yards were the second-highest of his career and the second-highest by a Lion in a bowl game (186, Blair Thomas vs. BYU, 1989 Holiday Bowl). Hunt finished second on the Penn State career rushing charts with 3,320 yards and first all-time with 654 carries (5.08 avg.). He finished just 78 yards behind career leader Curt Warner’s total of 3,398 yards. The Vols scored late in the half to tie the game and it was 10-10 entering the fourth quarter, when the Lion defense delivered the gamechanging play. On first down from the Nittany Lions’ 14, Dan Connor and Sean Lee crunched Tennessee’s Arian Foster and cornerback Tony Davis picked up the pigskin and flew 88 yards for the go-ahead TD with 10:01 to go. Penn State forced a three-and-out and Derrick Williams returned the punt 20 yards to the Volunteers’ 45. Hunt had seven consecutive carries, netting 39 yards, to set up a 22-yard trey by Kelly, making it 2010 with just 3:29 to play. Anthony Morelli was a strong 14-of-25 for 197 yards with no interceptions. All-American Paul Posluszny recorded eight tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss. He finished his career as Penn State’s all-time tackle leader with 372 and 12th all-time with 35 tackles for loss. Posluszny became the first player to lead Penn State in tackles three consecutive seasons and the first with a trio of 100-tackle campaigns.
Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
0 3
0 3
7 0
PSU 15 268 170 98 27-10-1 5-38.2 3-0 7-68
6 — 13 3 — 9
A 15 278 200 78 17-10-1 4-48.2 1-1 9-84
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-L. Johnson 20 for 72; Mills 9 for 56; M. Robinson 5 for 30; Smith 1 for 10; Jefferson 1 for 2. AUBURN-Brown 37 for 184, 2 TD; Smith 5 for 10; Campbell 8 for 6. Passing PENN STATE-Mills 8 for 24, 67 yds., 1 Int.; M. Robinson 2 for 3, 31 yds. AUBURN-Campbell 10 for 17, 78 yds., 1 Int. Receiving PENN STATE-T. Johnson 2 for 54; Kranchick 2 for 15; L. Johnson 2 for 8; M. Robinson 2 for 7; McHugh 1 for 8; Williams 1 for 6. AUBURN-Aromashodu 2 for 18; Johnson 2 for 17; Diamond 1 for 11; Obomanu 1 for 11; Daniels 1 for 9; Willis 1 for 6; Smith 1 for 5; Brown 1 for 1. Attendance: 66,334
Florida State Penn State
0 7
13 7
0 0
3 2
0 0
PSU 23 391 138 253 39-21-1 11-44.3 1-1 8-43
7 7
0 — 23 3 — 26
FS 12 284 26 258 43-24-1 9-39.2 1-0 13-129
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Scott 26 for 110, 2 TD; M. Robinson 17 for 21; Norwood 1 for 7; Snow 1 for 1; Kinlaw 2 for 0; King 1 for (-1). FLORIDA STATE-Washington 6 for 30; Booker 7 for 2; Coleman 2 for 1; Dean 1 for 1; Smith 1 for (-1); Weatherford 8 for (-4); team 1 for (-3). Passing PENN STATE-M. Robinson 21 for 39, 253 yds., 1 TD, 1 Int. FLORIDA STATE-Weatherford 24 for 43, 258 yds., 1 TD, 1 Int. Receiving PENN STATE-Norwood 6 for 110; Kilmer 6 for 79, 1 TD; King 5 for 27; Smolko 2 for 21; Butler 1 for 13; Hunt 1 for 3. FLORIDA STATE-Washington 6 for 24; Reid 4 for 55; Booker 3 for 69, 1 TD; Davis 3 for 55; Carr 3 for 25; Henshaw 2 for 9; Rouse 1 for 10; Root 1 for 8; Fagg 1 for 3. Attendance: 77,773
Tennessee Penn State
3 0
7 10
0 0
0 — 10 10 — 20
T-Wilhoit, 44, FG; PSU-Kelly, 34, FG; PSU-Quarless, 2, pass from Morelli (Kelly kick); T-Coker, 42, run (Wilhoit kick); PSU-Davis, 88, fumble recovery (Kelly kick); PSU-Kelly, 22, FG. Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 19 380 183 197 25-14-0 4-37.5 0-0 6-45
T 17 350 83 267 37-25-1 5-44.0 2-2 7-55
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Hunt 31 for 158; Wallace 1 for 11; Williams 3 for 6; Hahn 1 for 5; Morelli 1 for 5; Snow 1 for 0; team 2 for (-2). TENNESSEE-Foster 12 for 65; Coker 5 for 36, 1 TD; Hardesty 3 for 2; Meachem 1 for (-6); Ainge 2 for (-14). Passing PENN STATE-Morelli 14 of 25, 197 yds., 1 TD. TENNESSEE-Ainge 25 of 37, 267 yds., 1 Int. Receiving PENN STATE-Norwood 4 for 35; Butler 3 for 73; Williams 3 for 27; Golden 1 for 35; Hahn 1 for 18; Hunt 1 for 7; Quarless 1 for 2, 1 TD. TENNESSEE-Swain 7 for 84; Brown 7 for 66; Meachem 4 for 33; Coker 3 for 35; Cottam 1 for 25; Foster 1 for 13; Briscoe 1 for 8; Taylor 1 for 3. Attendance: 65,601
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BOWL HISTORY 2007 ALAMO: December 29, 2007
2009 ROSE: January 1, 2009
2010 CAPITAL ONE: January 1, 2010
Penn State overcame a 14-0 first-quarter deficit to defeat Texas A&M, 24-17, in the Valero Alamo Bowl in Joe Paterno’s 500th game as head coach of the Nittany Lions. The Lions overcame their largest deficit of the season and held the Aggies to just three points over the last three quarters in front of an Alamo Bowl record crowd of 66,166 in The Alamodome. Penn State took the lead for good at 24-17 with :19 left in the third quarter on a season-long 38-yard burst by redshirt freshman tailback Evan Royster. Early in the fourth quarter, Jeremy Boone boomed a 55-yard punt and Texas A&M’s Roger Holland was dropped at the Aggies’ one by A.J. Wallace and Justin King. But, Texas A&M proceeded to march downfield looking to tie the game. On fourth-and-one from the Penn State two, McGee ran the option to the right, but slipped and fell at the six, giving the ball back to the Lions, who used two possessions to run out the final 7:43. Junior linebacker Sean Lee recorded a game-high 14 tackles, with a TFL and a pass breakup, to earn Defensive MVP honors. Lee’s 14 stops tied the Alamo Bowl record, as he recorded double figures in tackles for the 10th time in the season. His 138 tackles ranked No. 4 on the school season list. All-America linebacker Dan Connor made nine tackles to finish the season with 145, passing Shawn Mayer’s 144 for second place on the Lions’ season list. Connor’s 419 career tackles broke the school record. Safeties Mark Rubin and Anthony Scirrotto made eight tackles each and defensive end Maurice Evans had six stops and forced two fumbles. Cornerback A.J. Wallace made five stops, grabbed his first career interception and had a huge fumble recovery to set up a score. Penn State ran for a season-high 270 yards, averaging 6.6 yards on its 41 carries. Rodney Kinlaw gained 143 yards on 21 attempts (6.8) for his sixth 100-yard game of the season. Reserve quarterback Daryll Clark gained 50 yards on just six attempts (8.3), including an 11-yard touchdown run. Senior quarterback Anthony Morelli was 15-of-31 for 143 yards, including a 30-yard scoring strike to a diving Deon Butler to swing the momentum of the game. All-Big Ten punter Boone averaged a school bowl record 51.4 yards on his five punts, with a long of 55 yards.
Sixth-ranked Penn State came into its Rose Bowl battle with No. 5 USC among the nation’s leaders in fewest penalties and turnovers, but mistakes proved costly as the Trojans captured a 38-24 win in the meeting between national powers. The Nittany Lions gained 410 yards, the most by a USC opponent for the season. Penn State became just the third team to score more than 20 points against the nation’s No. 1 scoring defense (7.8 ppg average) in 2008. Daryll Clark broke then-Penn State bowl records with 273 passing yards and 290 yards of total offense. Clark was 21-of-36, with two TDs and two interceptions. Clark also ran for a 9-yard touchdown late in the first quarter to tie the game, 7-7. He accounted for a school season-record 29 TDs, throwing for 19 and rushing for 10. Tailback Stephfon Green saw extensive duty, as Evan Royster left the game late in the first quarter with a knee injury. Green led Penn State with 57 yards on 10 carries and five receptions for 67 yards, including a 30-yard play. Royster gained 34 yards on just six carries. Senior Deon Butler had four catches for 97 yards, but had a 45-yard first-quarter catch nullified by a penalty. The Lions held the Trojans to 61 rushing yards, 145 yards below their season average. USC became the eighth team to fail to gain 100 rushing yards against Penn State in 2008. Sophomore linebacker NaVorro Bowman made a school bowlrecord five tackles for loss (minus-21), tying Andy Katzenmoyer’s Rose Bowl record from the 1997 game. Bowman had his fourth sack of the season among his eight tackles (seven solo), finishing the year with a team-best 106 tackles and 16.5 tackles for loss. Junior linebacker Josh Hull made a game-high nine tackles, including one for a five-yard loss. Senior Tony Davis made eight hits and recovered a fumble and senior Lydell Sargeant had seven tackles (six solo). USC quarterback Mark Sanchez was 28-of-35 for 413 yards, with four touchdown passes.
Senior quarterback Daryll Clark, the game MVP, led Penn State on a 65-yard drive in the waning minutes of the game and Collin Wagner connected on a 21-yard field goal with :57 left to play to lift the Nittany Lions to a dramatic 19-17 win over LSU in the 64th Capital One Bowl. Wagner made a career-high four field goals, connecting from 26, 18, 20 and 21 yards. He had never made four field goals during his prep or Penn State career. His four field goals tied Travis Forney’s Penn State bowl record (1999 Outback). Having taken a 16-3 lead into the third quarter, the Nittany Lions saw the Tigers rally to score two touchdowns in a span of 2:24, grabbing a 17-16 lead with 12:49 to play on a one-yard run by Stevan Ridley. Penn State had to punt, but the defense held LSU to one first down and forced a punt, with the Lions taking over at their 31 with 6:54 to play. Penn State converted two third downs on the dramatic 12-play scoring drive. Clark hit Graham Zug for a first down at the LSU 37. On the next play, Zug made a huge 17-yard sideline reception to the 20. On third-and-4 from the Tigers’ 14, Stephfon Green burst through the line for a 6-yard gain. Clark carried to the LSU two to set up Wagner’s game-winner. On the Tigers’ final possession, they faced a third-and-21 from their own 40 with time for one more play. Jordan Jefferson completed a pass to Rueben Randle, who reached the Lions’ 35, but was hit by Eric Latimore and fumbled. Nick Sukay recovered to seal the win. Clark was 18-of-35 for 216 yards, with one TD and no interceptions. Clark became the first Penn Stater to surpass 3,000 passing yards in a season, finishing with 3,003. Andrew Quarless made a career-high and school bowl record eight receptions for 88 yards to break school records for catches by a tight end in a season (41) and career (87). The defense held the Tigers to 243 yards and forced three turnovers. Penn State limited LSU to just nine first downs and 41 rushing yards on 25 attempts, becoming the eighth opponent to rush for less than 100 yards in 2009. All-America linebacker NaVorro Bowman made nine tackles (seven solo), with 1.5 tackles for losses. Josh Hull had six stops and Sean Lee had six hits.
Texas A&M Penn State
14 0
0 17
3 7
0 — 17 0 — 24
A&M-Goodson, 1, run (Bean kick); A&M-Goodson, 16, run (Syzmanski kick); PSU-Butler, 30, pass from Morelli (Kelly kick); PSU-Clark, 11, run (Kelly kick); PSU-Kelly, 25, FG; A&M-Syzmanski, 38, FG; PSU-Royster, 38, run (Kelly kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 23 413 270 143 15-31-1 5-51.4 2-1 2-15
A&M 17 328 164 164 19-31-1 6-55.0 4-2 4-45
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN SATE-Kinlaw 21 for 143; Royster 9 for 65, 1 TD; Clark 6 for 50, 1 TD; Williams 3 for 11; Morelli 1 for 1; Lawlor 1 for 0. TEXAS A&M-Goodson 14 for 65, 2 TD; McGee 8 for 41; Lane 10 for 34; Alexander 4 for 15; Smith 2 for 9. Passing PENN STATE-Morelli 15 of 31, 143 yds., 1 TD, 1 Int. TEXAS A&M-McGee 19 of 31, 164 yds., 1 Int. Receiving PENN STATE-Williams 5 for 39; Butler 5 for 59, 1 TD; Golden 2 for 32; Kinlaw 2 for 4; Quarless 1 for 5; Shipley 1 for 4. TEXAS A&M-Goodson 7 for 30; Bennett 4 for 46; Lane 3 for 33; Franks 2 for 19; Taylor 1 for 14; Shankle 1 for 14; Alexander 1 for 8. Attendance: 66,166 (Alamo Bowl record)
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USC Penn State
7 7
24 0
0 0
7 — 38 17 — 24
USC-D. Williams, 27, pass from Sanchez (Buehler kick); PSU-Clark, 9, run (Kelly kick); USC-Sanchez, 6, run (Buehler kick); USC-Buehler, 30, FG; USC-R. Johnson, 19, pass from Sanchez (Buehler kick); USCGable, 20, pass from Sanchez (Buehler kick); PSU-Williams, 2, pass from Clark (Kelly kick); USC-R. Johnson, 45, pass from Sanchez (Buehler kick); PSU-Kelly, 25, FG; PSU-Norwood, 9, pass from Clark (Kelly kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes (Att-Comp-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 19 410 137 273 21-37-2 4-47.8 1-1 9-72
SC 27 474 61 413 28-35-0 4-40.0 2-1 6-60
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Green 10 for 57; Royster 6 for 34; Williams 4 for 17; Clark 7 for 17, 1 TD; Beachum 1 for 8; Lawlor 1 for 4. USC-S. Johnson 15 for 63; Sanchez 7 for 16, 1 TD; Gable 6 for 13; McKnight 5 for 13; R. Johnson 1 for (-7); team 1 for (-37). Passing PENN STATE-Clark 21 of 36, 273 yds., 2 TD, 2 Int. USC-Sanchez 28 of 35, 413 yds., 4 TD. Receiving PENN STATE-Green 5 for 67; Butler 4 for 97; Williams 4 for 34, 1 TD; Norwood 3 for 32, 1 TD; Brackett 3 for 21; Quarless 2 for 22. USC-D. Williams 10 for 162, 1 TD; McCoy 5 for 48; R. Johnson 4 for 82, 2 TD; Turner 4 for 74; Gable 1 for 20, 1 TD; McKnight 1 for 9; Goodman 1 for 8; Ausberry 1 for 5; S. Johnson 1 for 5. Attendance: 93,293
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LSU Penn State
0 7
3 6
7 3
7 — 17 3 — 19
PSU-Moye, 37, pass from Clark (Wagner kick); LSU-Jasper, 25, FG; PSU-Wagner, 26, FG; PSU-Wagner, 18, FG; PSU-Wagner, 20, FG; LSU-LaFell, 24, pass from Jefferson (Jasper kick); LSU-Ridley, 1, run (Jasper kick); PSU-Wagner, 21, FG. Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Yards Rushing Yards Passing Passes (Comp-Att-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 9 243 41 202 13-24-1 7-33.0 2-2 10-64
LSU 21 340 124 216 18-35-0 8-39.8 4-0 2-10
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Royster 17 for 65; Green 7 for 35; Clark 11 for 20; Suhey 3 for 9; team 1 for (-2); Drake 1 for (-3). LSU-Ridley 12 for 13, 1 TD; Jefferson 8 for 11; Holliday 4 for 10; LaFell 1 for 7. Passing PENN STATE-Clark 18 of 35, 216 yds., 1 TD. LSU-Jefferson 13 of 24, 202 yds., 1 TD, 1 Int. Receiving PENN STATE-Quarless 8 for 88; Zug 4 for 51; Moye 3 for 53, 1 TD; Drake 1 for 12; Powell 1 for 11; Green 1 for 1. LSU-Toliver 6 for 81; LaFell 5 for 87, 1 TD; Randle 1 for 27; Dickson 1 for 7. Attendance: 63,025
BOWL HISTORY 2011 OUTBACK: January 1, 2011
2012 TICKETCITY: January 1, 2012
2014 PINSTRIPE: December 27, 2014
Penn State’s bid for a fourth New Year’s Day bowl victory in the past six years was turned back in the final minute as Florida captured a 37-24 win in the 25th Outback Bowl in Raymond James Stadium. The Nittany Lions took a 24-17 lead late in the third quarter, but the Gators scored the next 13 points for a 30-24 lead midway through the fourth frame. After both teams exchanged punts, Penn State took possession at its own 21-yard line with just 3:04 left to play. Matt McGloin completed an 18-yard pass to Derek Moye and Evan Royster’s 23-yard burst made him the first Nittany Lion with a trio of 1,000-yard rushing seasons. With the ball at the Florida 25, a McGloin pass was picked off by Ahmad Black, who returned it 80 yards for a touchdown to seal the game with 55 seconds to play. Penn State’s career rushing yardage leader, Royster gained 98 yards on 20 carries against the Gators to finish the season with 1,014 yards on 208 carries. On Florida’s first play from scrimmage, cornerback D’Anton Lynn grabbed his third interception of the season at the Gators’ 39-yard line. McGloin completed passes of 16 yards to Brett Brackett and 15 yards to Graham Zug to give the Nittany Lions a first-and-goal. On third down from the Florida 5, McGloin lofted the ball to Derek Moye, who snared it for his eighth touchdown catch of the season. Collin Wagner’s PAT kick gave Penn State a 7-0 lead with 9:08 left in the first quarter. Moye had game highs with five catches and 79 yards and made his 15th career touchdown catch. Making his fifth career start, McGloin was 17-of-41 for 211 yards, with one touchdown and a school-record five interceptions. The Penn State defense limited Florida to just 279 yards (101 passing) and an average of 3.9 yards per play. Junior defensive tackle Devon Still recorded a career- and seasonhigh 3.5 TFL against the Gators, with a career-best seven stops (six solo) overall. Senior linebacker Chris Colasanti made a game-high 10 hits, compiling his fifth double-figure tackle game of the season.
In the first meeting between Penn State and high-powered Houston since 1977, the No. 20 Cougars beat the No. 24 Nittany Lions, 30-14, in the TicketCity Bowl. Houston entered the game No. 1 in the nation in total offense (599.0 ypg), passing offense (44.3 ypg) and scoring offense (50.8 ppg) and was impressive, gaining 600 yards. The Cougars’ NCAA record-setting quarterback, Case Keenum, broke the Penn State opponent bowl and all-time records for completions (45) and attempts (69) in a game. He threw for 532 yards and three scores. Penn State allowed just 41 points total during the first quarter in the regular season, but Houston grabbed a 17-0 lead after the opening period. The Lions outscored the Cougars, 14-13, over the final three quarters, but were not able to pull within a score. In his final game as a Nittany Lion, Stephfon Green ran for a game-high 63 yards on 15 carries. He scored on a six-yard run midway through the second quarter, his sixth rushing touchdown of the season, to pull Penn State within 17-7. But, the Cougars responded with a 75-yard touchdown pass from Keenum to Patrick Edwards, the longest play from scrimmage allowed by the Penn State defense in the 2011 season and an opponent bowl mark. Edwards’ 228 receiving yards also were a Houston bowl record and an opponent bowl mark. With Houston leading, 27-7, in the third quarter, quarterback Rob Bolden connected with junior wideout Justin Brown on a 69yard scoring strike to pull the Nittany Lions within two scores. The catch was a career-long for Brown and the second-longest completion in Penn State bowl history behind Chuck Herd’s fingertip 72-yard reception from Tom Shuman in the 1974 Orange Bowl. In his final game as a Nittany Lion, senior linebacker Nate Stupar made a game-high 12 tackles (seven solo), the secondhighest total of his career. Linebacker Gerald Hodges recorded nine tackles and safety Drew Astorino had eight stops. Senior All-America tackle Devon Still was limited by turf toe suffered in practice days before the game.
Sam Ficken hit a pair of pressure filled kicks to send Penn State to a 31-30 overtime win over Boston College in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. Ficken, who used Derek Jeter’s old locker, converted a 45-yard field goal with just 20 seconds left in regulation to tie the game, 24-24, and was true on the game-winning extra point to lift Penn State to the win. Christian Hackenberg earned MVP honors after he produced one of the finest passing games in Penn State bowl history. He set or tied nine Penn State bowl game records, including completions (34), attempts (50), passing yards (371), total offense (371) and offensive plays (58). The Nittany Lions scored first on Hackenberg’s 72-yard TD pass to Chris Godwin down the right sideline with 5:22 left in the first. The play is tied for the longest pass in Penn State’s illustrious bowl history. Murphy found Shakim Phillips in the corner end zone for a 19-yard touchdown and a 14-7 lead early in the third. He then showed he could also score using his feet with a 40-yard dash that put the Eagles ahead 21-7. That is when Hackenberg went to work on the Eagles defense. He led Penn State on a six-play, 63-yard scoring drive that ended with a Geno Lewis 7-yard touchdown grab with no time left in the third quarter to pull Penn State within seven points, 21-14. Hackenberg threw his third touchdown pass of the game, a toss over the middle to Hamilton that threaded the needle to tie the game with 6:48 left in the fourth quarter. Mike Knoll put the Eagles back in the led, 24-21, on a 20-yarder with 2:10 left in the fourth, which set up Ficken’s game-tying kick with 0:20 remaining. Murphy hit David Dudeck for a 21-yard TD pass on Boston College’s overtime drive, but Knoll missed the extra point for the Eagles and that was the opening Penn State needed to complete its comeback. In overtime, Hackenberg arched a perfect ball into the hands of Carter for a 10-yard touchdown. Carter’s first TD grab of the season set up Ficken’s automatic kick that sent the Nittany Lions dancing on top of the Yankees’ dugout.
Florida Penn State
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14 10
6 7
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PSU-Moye, 5, pass from McGloin (Wagner kick); F-Hines, 16, run (Henry kick); F-McCray, 27, blocked punt return (Henry kick); PSUZordich, 1, run (Wagner kick); PSU-Wagner, 20, FG; F-Henry, 30, FG; PSU-McGloin, 2, run (Wagner kick); F-Henry, 47, FG; F-Gillislee, 1, run (Henry kick); F-Henry, 20, FG; F-Black, 80, interception return (Henry kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Yards Rushing Yards Passing Passes (Comp-Att-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 17 350 139 211 17-41-5 8-35.5 0-0 5-29
F 17 279 178 101 14-27-1 6-35.2 2-1 5-35
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Royster 20 for 98; Smith 2 for 18; Redd 8 for 13; Zordich 3 for 5, 1 TD; McGloin 2 for 3, 1 TD; Suhey 1 for 2. FLORIDA-Reed 24 for 68; Rainey 6 for 66; Hines 2 for 31, 1 TD; Demps 3 for 20; Gillislee 4 for 10, 1 TD; Henry 1 for 4; Burton 2 for 2; Brantley 1 for (-4); team 2 for (-19). Passing PENN STATE-McGloin 17 of 41, 211 yds., 1 TD, 5 Int. FLORIDA-Reed 8 of 13, 60 yds.; Brantley 6 of 13, 41 yds., 1 Int.; Burton 0 of 1. Receiving PENN STATE-Moye 5 for 79, 1 TD; Royster 4 for 51; Brackett 2 for 28; Brown 2 for 13; Redd 1 for 16; Zug 1 for 15; Zordich 1 for 7; Suhey 1 for 2. FLORIDA-Rainey 3 for 18; Hines 2 for 27; Burton 2 for 22; Thompson 2 for 22; Hammond 2 for 6; Demps 2 for 5; Clark 1 for 1. Attendance: 60,574
Houston Penn State
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3 7
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Boston College Penn State
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0 0
14 7
3 10
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H-Edwards, 40, pass from Keenum (Hogan kick); H-Hogan, 35, FG; H-Johnson, 8, pass from Keenum (Hogan kick); PSU-Green, 6, run (Fera kick); H-Edwards, 75, pass from Keenum (Hogan kick); H-Hogan, 38, FG; PSU-Brown, 69, pass from Bolden (Fera kick); H-Hogan, 22, FG.
PSU-Godwin, 72, pass from Hackenberg (Ficken kick); BC-Hilliman, 49, run (Knoll kick); BC-Phillips, 19, pass from Murphy (Knoll kick); BC-Murphy, 40, run (Knoll kick); PSU-Lewis, 7, pass from Hackenberg (Ficken kick); PSU-Hamilton, 16, pass from Hackenberg (Ficken kick); BC-Knoll, 20, FG; PSU-Ficken, 45, FG; BC-Dudeck, 21, pass from Murphy (kick failed); PSU-Carter, 10, pass from Hackenberg (Ficken kick).
Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Yards Rushing Yards Passing Passes (Comp-Att-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Yards Rushing Yards Passing Passes (Comp-Att-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 14 306 169 137 7-27-3 9-41.6 2-0 6-55
H 25 600 68 532 45-69-0 6-42.5 0-0 6-55
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Green 15 for 63, 1 TD; Redd 14 for 53; Belton 6 for 38; Bolden 6 for 16; Smith 2 for 0; team 1 for (-1). HOUSTON-Sims 6 for 39; Hayes 2 for 20; Keenum 7 for 10; team 1 for (-1). Passing PENN STATE-Bolden 7 of 26, 137 yds., 1 TD, 3 Int.; Belton 0 of 1. HOUSTON-Keenum 45 of 69, 532 yds., 3 TD. Receiving PENN STATE-Smith 2 for 49; Green 2 for 6; Brown 1 for 69, 1 TD; Haplea 1 for 12; Suhey 1 for 1. HOUSTON-Johnson 12 for 148, 1 TD; Edwards 10 for 228, 2 TD; Carrier 9 for 44; Williams 6 for 58; Sims 5 for 30; Smith 2 for 13; Hayes 1 for 11. Attendance: 46,817
PSU 25 453 82 371 34-50-0 6-34.5 2-2 10-60
BC 16 386 289 97 11-20-0 6-38.3 0-0 9-97
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Lynch 17 for 75; Belton 3 for 8; Hackenberg 8 for 0; Blacknall 1 for (-1). BOSTON COLLEGE-Hilliman 25 for 148, 1 TD; Murphy 11 for 105, 1 TD; Willis 4 for 19; Outlow 5 for 15; team 1 for 2. Passing PENN STATE-Hackenberg 34 of 50, 371 yds., 4 TD. BOSTON COLLEGE-Murphy 11 of 19, 97 yds., 2 TD; team 0 of 1. Receiving PENN STATE-Godwin 7 for 140, 1 TD; Lewis 7 for 82, 1 TD; Hamilton 7 for 51, 1 TD; Carter 3 for 30, 1 TD; James 3 for 27; Belton 3 for 14; Lynch 3 for 12; Blacknall 1 for 15. BOSTON COLLEGE-Phillips 3 for 40, 1 TD; Outlow 3 for 18; Crimmins 2 for 8; Dudeck 1 for 21, 1 TD; Alston 1 for 6; Bordner 1 for 4. Attendance: 49,012 (Pinstripe Bowl record)
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BOWL HISTORY 2016 TAXSLAYER: January 2, 2016
2017 ROSE: January 2, 2017
2017 FIESTA: December 30, 2017
Facing a 21-point deficit in the third quarter, Penn State rallied to within a touchdown of Georgia, but the Nittany Lions ran out of time as the Bulldogs held on, 24-17, to win the 71st annual TaxSlayer Bowl. Leading 24-17, Georgia tried to ice the game with less than two minutes remaining by going for it on fourth-and-2 from the Penn State 23. Jason Cabinda and Garrett Sickels stuffed Georgia’s Keith Marshall for a 2-yard loss, giving the Nittany Lions a chance to tie the game with a touchdown and extra point with 1:52 remaining. Redshirt freshman quarterback Trace McSorley, who entered the game midway through the second quarter after quarterback Christian Hackenberg left with an injury, led the Nittany Lions to the Georgia 39 with eight seconds remaining, but his Hail Mary pass attempt was batted down near the goal line. McSorely finished completing 14-of-27 pass attempts for 142 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing seven times for 31 yards. Godwin caught six passes for 133 yards, finishing the season with 1,101 receiving yards. Georgia took a 24-3 lead on a Sony Michel touchdown run with 4:15 remaining in the third quarter, but the Lions started their rally on the next drive, scoring their first touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter on fourth down, capping a 10-play, 75-yard touchdown drive. A 21-yard completion to Godwin on third-and-6 moved the Lions to midfield and a 29-yard rush by Saquon Barkley to the Georgia 15 setup the drive. Facing fourth-and-12, McSorley found Geno Lewis just inside the right sideline in the end zone following the final quarter break. Both teams would punt and Penn State forced another Bulldog punt before finding the end zone again. A 20-yard run by Barkley started the seven-play drive, and a leaping catch by DaeSean Hamilton for a 20yard touchdown capped it with 6:14 remaining. Georgia was able to run 4:15 off the clock on its ensuing possession, and withstood Penn State’s final rally.
Penn State running back Saquon Barkley totaled a career-high 306 all-purpose yards and scored three touchdowns and wide receiver Chris Godwin caught nine passes for a career-high 187 yards and two touchdowns, but No. 9 USC rallied in the fourth quarter to win the 103rd annual Rose Bowl Game on a 46-yard field goal as time expired, 52-49. With 101 combined points, it was the highest-scoring game in the storied history of the Rose Bowl, and both teams trailed by double-digit margins in the thriller. No. 5 Penn State trailed USC by 13, 27-14, with 6:16 remaining in the second quarter, but scored touchdowns on four consecutive offensive plays from its final play of the first half to its first three plays of the second half, building a 42-27 lead. Tight end Mike Gesicki caught an 11-yard touchdown pass to start the run and pull Penn State within six before the halftime break. Barkley crisscrossed the field and eluded multiple Trojan defenders for a 79-yard touchdown run on the Nittany Lions’ first offensive play of the third quarter, giving Penn State its first lead of the game, 28-27. On Penn State’s next possession, quarterback Trace McSorley connected with Godwin for a 72-yard touchdown pass down the sideline. A Brandon Bell interception that he returned 24 yards to the USC 3 then set up a McSorley touchdown run for a game-high 15-point advantage. The drives ranked as three of the 12 fastest scoring drives in Rose Bowl history, with McSorley’s five-second touchdown run setting a record. Both teams would trade touchdowns before the quarter ended, resulting in a 49-35 Penn State lead, but USC would score 17 points in the fourth quarter to inch back in front.
Quarterback Trace McSorley eclipsed 400 yards of total offense and became Penn State's all-time bowl game passing leader to lead the No. 9 Nittany Lions past No. 11 Washington, 35-28, in the 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl. Penn State improved to 7-0 all-time in the Fiesta Bowl. McSorley led a Penn State offense that totaled a program bowlrecord 545 yards of offense, as he completed 32-of-42 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing 12 times for 60 yards. McSorley was particularly strong on third downs, completing 12-of-12 passing attempts for 194 yards and two touchdowns, resulting in 11 of Penn State's 13 third down conversions - its most since 2008. McSorley completed passes to nine different receivers, with DaeSean Hamilton catching five passes for 110 yards and two touchdowns to lead the group. McSorley was named the game's offensive MVP, while safety Marcus Allen was named the defensive MVP. Allen had a team-high six solo tackles, and tied for the team lead with seven total tackles. Running back Saquon Barkley also had a record-breaking performance, setting a Fiesta Bowl and Penn State bowl record with a 92-yard touchdown run and also tying Penn State's all-time longest run record. He finished with 137 yards rushing and two touchdowns, while also catching a team-high seven receptions and totaling 38 yards receiving. Penn State led the game from its opening possession until the end, with Washington getting no closer than a touchdown. The Nittany Lions' 35 points scored snapped Washington's 26-game streak of holding opponents to less than 30 points. Washington entered the game with the leading FBS rushing defense at 92.3 yards per game and had allowed just one play of more than 40 yards all season, however Penn State rushed for 203 yards and had two plays go for more than 40 yards.
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3 14
0 7
14 0
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G-Morgan, 44, FG; PSU-T. Davis, 34, FG; G-M. Mitchell, 44, pass from Godwin (Morgan kick); G-Godwin, 17, pass from Lambert (Beless kick); G-Michel, 21, run (Beless kick); PSU-Lewis, 17, pass from McSorley (T. Davis kick); PSU-Hamilton, 20, pass from McSorley (T. Davis kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Yards Rushing Yards Passing Passes (Comp-Att-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
PSU 16 401 120 281 22-42-1 6-36.5 1-0 6-39
G 17 327 166 161 12-23-0 7-38.1 1-0 5-45
Individual Statistics Rushing PENN STATE-Barkley 17 for 69; McSorley 7 for 31; Polk 3 for 10; Lynch 1 for 4; Hackenberg 1 for 4; Scott 1 for 4; Schwan 1 for 0; team 1 for (-2). GEORGIA-Michel 20 for 85, 1 TD; K. Marshall 14 for 62; McKenzie 1 for 26; Godwin 1 for (-3); Lambert 5 for (-4). Passing PENN STATE-McSorley 14 of 27, 142 yds., 2 TD; Hackenberg 8 of 14, 139 yds., 1 INT. GEORGIA-Lambert 10 of 20, 115 yds., 1 TD; Ramsey 1 of 2, 2 yds.; Godwin 1 of 1, 44 yds, 1 TD. Receiving PENN STATE-Godwin 6 for 133; Hamilton 5 for 71, 1 TD; Barkley 5 for 13; Lewis 3 for 53, 1 TD; Blacknall 1 for 7; Carter 1 for 3; Polk 1 for 1. GEORGIA-M. Mitchell 5 for 114, 1 TD; Godwin 4 for 34, 1 TD; Blazevich 2 for 13; Michel 1 for 0. Attendance: 58,212
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USC 13 14 8 17 — 52 Penn State 0 21 28 0 — 49 USC-Burnett, 26, pass from Darnold (Boermeester kick); USCBoermeester, 22, FG; USC-Boermeester, 44, FG; PSU-Barkley, 24, run, (Davis kick); USC-Burnett, pass from Darnold (Boermeester kick); PSU-Godwin, 30, pass from McSorley (Davis kick); USC-Rogers, 3, pass from Darnold (Boermeester kick); PSU-Gesicki, 11, pass from McSorley (Davis kick); PSU-Barkley, 79, run (Davis kick); PSU-Godwin, 72, pass from McSorley (Davis kick); PSU-McSorley, 3, run (Davis kick); USC-Smith-Schuster, 13, pass from Darnold (Boermeester kick); PSU-Barkley, 7, pass from McSorley (Davis kick); USC-Jones, 3, run (Boermeester kick); USC-Burnett, 27, pass from Darnold (Boermeester kick); USC-Boermeester, 46, FG. Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Yards Rushing Yards Passing Passes (Comp-Att-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
USC 33 575 122 453 33-54-1 4-44.2 0-0 10-85
PSU 23 465 211 254 18-29-3 5-50.8 1-0 5-56
Individual Statistics Rushing USC-Jones 20 for 55, 1 TD; Davis 6 for 43; Darnold 5 for 20; Jackson 2 for 2; Smith-Schuster 1 for 2. PENN STATE-Barkley 25 for 194, 2 TD; McSorley 6 for 13, 1 TD; Robinson 1 for 4; Allen, Mark 1 for 0. Passing USC-Darnold 33 of 53, 453 yds., 5 TD, 1 INT. PENN STATE-McSorley 18 of 29, 254 yds., 4 TD, 3 INT. Receiving USC-Burnett 13 for 164, 3 TD; Smith-Schuster 7 for 133, 1 TD; Rogers 5 for 42, 1 TD; Imatorbhebhe 2 for 25; Jones 2 for 3; Greene 1 for 28; Jackson 1 for 24; Ware 1 for 20; Davis 1 for 14. PENN STATE-Godwin 9 for 187, 2 TD; Barkley 5 for 55, 1 TD; Thompkins 2 for 9; Gesicki 1 for 11; 1 TD; Allen, Mark 1 for (-8). Attendance: 95,128
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Washington 0 14 7 7 — 28 Penn State 14 14 7 0 — 35 PSU-Hamilton, 48, pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick); PSU-Barkley, 2, run (Davis, T. kick); UW-Browning, 1, run (Vizcaino kick); PSUSanders, 1, run (Davis, T. kick); PSU, Barkley, 92, run (Davis, T. kick); UW-Gaskin, 13, run (Vizcaino kick); UW-Fuller, 28, pass from Browning (Vizcaino kick); PSU, Hamilton, 24, pass from McSorley (Davis, T. kick); UW-Gaskin, 69, run (Vizcaino kick). Team Statistics First Downs Total Net Yards Yards Rushing Yards Passing Passes (Comp-Att-INT) Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards
UW 14 331 104 227 19-29-0 6-47.7 1-1 4-22
PSU 25 545 203 342 32-41-2 2-43.0 2-1 2-20
Individual Statistics Rushing UW-Gaskin 14 for 98, 2 TD; Coleman 4 for 11; Baccellia 1 for 9; Ahmed 1 for 1; Browning 6 for (-15), 1 TD. PENN STATE-Barkley 18 for 137, 2 TD; McSorley 12 for 60; Sanders 6 for 15, 1 TD; Team 2 for (-9). Passing UW-Browning 18 of 28, 175 yds., 1 TD; Baccellia 1 of 1, 52 yds. PENN STATE-McSorley 32 of 41, 342 yds., 2 TD, 2 INT. Receiving UW-Fuller 6 for 61, 1 TD; Ahmed 3 for 25; Dissly 2 for 59; Jones 2 for 23; Baccellia 2 for 9; Pettis 1 for 40; Sample 1 for 6; Gaskin 1 for 4; Coleman 1 for 0. PENN STATE-Barkley 7 for 38; Johnson, Juwan 6 for 66; Gesicki 6 for 62; Hamilton 5 for 110, 2 TD; Stevens 3 for (-1); Thompkins 2 for 39; Blacknall 1 for 20; Sanders 1 for 4; Polk 1 for 4. Attendance: 61,842
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PENN STATE UNIVERSITY A Land Grant Institution
Penn State’s historic mission of teaching, research, and public service — launched under the most modest of circumstances more than 150 years ago — now reaches into virtually all parts of Pennsylvania. Consider, for example, that the University now has 24 campuses across the Commonwealth, putting a Penn State education within practical reach of nearly every Pennsylvanian. In fact, more than 70 percent of Penn State’s undergraduates are Pennsylvania residents. Penn State is Pennsylvania’s largest nongovernmental employer and has employees and expenditures in every one of its 67 counties. The University generates a total economic impact across the Commonwealth that surpasses $17 billion annually. Part of that impact is derived from Penn State’s research program, which brought more than $534 million in federal funds to Pennsylvania last year, and an additional $91 million from private industry. In addition, as part of its Invent Penn State initiative, the University has funded 21 innovation hubs, designed to bolster entrepreneurship and economic development in communities surrounding its campuses across Pennsylvania. Penn State’s outreach and online programs — ranging from 4H to Cooperative Extension, from summer camps to public broadcasting — provide educational and service programs to more than a million Pennsylvania households annually. The University’s presence throughout Pennsylvania today contrasts sharply with its humble beginnings. Chartered as a college of scientific agriculture, the institution was located in rural Centre County after James Irvin, a partner in the Centre Furnace iron works (remains of which can be seen today along East College Avenue), offered to donate 200 acres of farmland for a campus. Founding President Evan Pugh wanted the fledgling institution to embody a new approach to higher education that blended classical studies with subjects that had
practical value. He joined similar visionaries in other states in convincing Congress to pass the Morrill Land-Grant Act in 1862. The act gave individual states tracts of federal land to sell; the proceeds supported colleges that agreed to include engineering, science and the liberal arts as well as agriculture in their course of studies. In 1863, the Pennsylvania legislature designated Penn State the Commonwealth’s sole land-grant institution. The lawmakers in effect bestowed on the privately incorporated college a public character. In return for state support, the institution assumed obligations of teaching, research and service that are normally associated with publicly owned land-grant universities in other states. By the 1890s Penn State was making its mark. It ranked among the nation’s 10 largest undergraduate engineering schools, a distinction it still holds. It established one of the nation’s first collegiate agricultural experiment stations, and Professor Whitman Jordan’s pioneering research on using fertilizers for soil enrichment had global impact on crop yields. Penn State in 1871 became one of the first land-grant schools in the Northeast to admit women, graduated its first international student in 1890, and its first African-American student in 1905. In the early 1900s, President Edwin E. Sparks supported a number of efforts to “carry the college to the people,” as he liked to say. Technical institutes were established in various locations statewide for engineering education, beginning with an evening school in Allentown in 1910. In 1912, Penn State helped create a system of county agents in agriculture and home economics. Today, the Penn State World Campus, with its “anywhere, anytime” learning through the Internet, builds on that outreach tradition. But undergraduate education remained foremost. Enrollment surpassed 5,000 students by 1936, including those attending several undergraduate centers that were created for students who, in the depths of the Great
Depression, could not afford to leave their hometowns to get a college education. The centers offered the first year of baccalaureate studies and were the predecessors of today’s statewide system of campuses. Thanks to this innovative approach to higher education, Penn State in the 1930s became Pennsylvania’s largest single source of baccalaureate degrees, a distinction it holds to this day. Following World War II, Penn State underwent unprecedented expansion, first to meet the needs of returning military veterans and later to accommodate the Baby Boom generation. Total enrollment at all Penn State campuses climbed to 40,000 by 1970. The University also emerged on the national scene as a research powerhouse in fields as diverse as dairy science, acoustics, psychology and diesel engineering. The expansion of research went hand in hand with a steady increase in the number of graduate students. The University awarded its first graduate degree — a master’s degree in scientific agriculture — in 1862, and the Graduate School was established in 1922. But overall graduate enrollment remained modest until the 1950s, then swelled steadily. The Graduate School has awarded to date approximately 130,000 master’s, doctoral and other advanced degrees. The University Park campus is Penn State’s administrative and research hub. In addition, there are 19 primarily undergraduate campuses; Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and the College of Medicine; the Pennsylvania College of Technology; Penn State Law: Dickinson Law; the Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies; and the Penn State World Campus. To date, Penn State has awarded more than 840,000 degrees, hallmarks of an educational experience second to none in quality. In addition, Penn State alumni — including 348,000 in Pennsylvania alone — have job- and socialnetworking opportunities that no other college or university in the Commonwealth can surpass.
Eric J. Barron took the helm of Pennsylvania’s flagship public university on May 12, 2014, arriving from Florida State University, where he had been president for four years. No stranger to Happy Valley, he had previously spent 20 years of his career at Penn State, serving on the faculty of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and as dean of the college. Dr. Barron has nearly 40 years of leadership experience in academic administration, education, research and public service, and a track record as a talented manager of fiscal policy within large and complex institutions. In recognition of his expertise and leadership in higher education, he was named chairman of the Commission on Innovation, Competiveness and Economic Prosperity for the Association of Public Land-grant Universities (APLU) in fall 2017. As leader of Penn State, Dr. Barron oversees a research enterprise of more than $863 million and more than 20 campus
locations. His responsibilities also include oversight of two law schools, the internationally recognized online educational enterprise known as the Penn State World Campus, and a nearly $2 billion health enterprise, which includes the Penn State College of Medicine and the Penn State Health network, in Hershey, Pa. Penn State’s current enrollment is approximately 99,000 students, and it boasts the world’s largest dues-paying alumni association in the world. During his tenure as president of Penn State, Dr. Barron has made access and affordability; student engagement; economic development; job creation and student career success; technology and diversity and demographics priorities. His Invent Penn State initiative aims at ramping up investment in economic development and student career success. By leveraging the size and broad research strengths of the University, Dr. Barron has made it a goal that Penn State will be a driver for job creation, entrepreneurship, and economic development, and will accelerate the transfer of new ideas into useful products and processes that encompass a broad range. Since its inception, Invent Penn State has partnered with the University’s campuses across the Commonwealth to open 21 innovation hubs available to the surrounding communities. Since opening, the hubs have accelerated more than 100 startups, supported
nearly 3,000 faculty, staff, students and community entrepreneurs, and hosted more than 100 events and pitch competitions. As part of his fiscal duties, Dr. Barron has pursued various cost-saving measures and increased revenue for Penn State in an effort to lower the University’s cost structure while continuing to focus on academic excellence and fulfilling Penn State’s land-grant mission. Dr. Barron earned a bachelor of science degree in geology at Florida State in 1973 before moving on to the University of Miami, where he earned master's and doctoral degrees in oceanography. At Penn State, Dr. Barron served as dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences from 2002-06, and as founding director of the Earth System Science Center, one of the first major initiatives focused on the total study of Earth as a system. He also had a simultaneous appointment as director of the Earth and Mineral Sciences Environment Institute. In 1999, he was named Distinguished Professor of Geosciences at Penn State. An accomplished scientist with a long background in atmospheric research, Dr. Barron served as director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and as dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin. Early in his career he was a postdoctoral research fellow and scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Co.
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ATHLETIC DIRECTOR SANDY BARBOUR Recognized as one of the nation’s premier Athletic Directors, Sandy Barbour enters her fifth year as the dynamic leader of the Penn State Intercollegiate Athletic program. With student success as a steadfast focus, Barbour has helped the Nittany Lions continue to ascend as one of the nation’s most successful athletic departments in comprehensive excellence. Barbour began her passionate and effective leadership of the Penn State Athletics program in August, 2014. President Eric J. Barron named Barbour the Nittany Lions’ ninth Director of Athletics after serving 10 years as Director of Athletics at the University of California. During Barbour’s initial four years, Penn State student-athletes have consistently raised the bar and broken school academic records. During the 2017 fall semester, a record 26 Nittany Lion teams and 520 student-athletes earned at least a 3.0 grade-point average. A total of 173 Nittany Lion students earned their degrees during the 2017 calendar year. Barbour has more than 35 years of varied experiences as a collegiate administrator and coach, with a demonstrated record of championships, academic success, innovation, facility modernization and revenue growth. She directs one of the nation’s most comprehensive and successful athletic programs that boasts an NCAA Graduation Success Rate of 90 percent, with 31 sports and an Intercollegiate Athletics staff of more than 300, whose mantra is preparing students for a lifetime of impact. Nittany Lions Students are the “Why” for Penn State Athletics It didn’t take long for Barbour to begin implementing her vision for Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics and creating conditions for success for the department’s “Why” – the more than 800 Nittany Lion student-athletes. Six months after arriving at Penn State, she announced a reorganization of ICA that introduced a more vertical structure to encourage communication and collaboration across functional units and sports. Four administrative divisions were formed: student-athlete performance, health and welfare; internal and external operation, administration and business and finance. Midway through 2015, Penn State Athletics launched a wide-ranging strategic planning process and conducted a series of town hall meetings. Students, faculty and staff, alumni, donors and the public were presented with some of the initial findings of the project and had an opportunity to provide feedback. The project helped determine strategies and priorities for the formalized 2017-21 strategic plan. One of the nation's most highly-respected athletic directors, Barbour also is overseeing a comprehensive facilities master plan that was announced in March 2017. Penn State partnered with Populous, one of the world's leading architecture and sport event planning firms, to collaborate on programming, developing and producing a comprehensive facilities master plan to provide a 20-year road map for addressing current and long-term needs for all of the Nittany Lions' facilities (competition, practice, performance enhancement and training). Less than two months after the facilities master plan was unveiled in 2017, Penn State announced a $3.55 million gift from men’s lacrosse letterman and graduate Ken Panzer and his business partner, Jordan Kaplan, to launch construction on a new lacrosse facility. The project will transform the Penn State Lacrosse Field to become one of the top lacrosse venues in the nation. Construction on Panzer Stadium is on schedule for completion prior to the 2018 fall semester. AD of the Year Recipient in 2016-17 and Finalist in 2018 Barbour’s leadership was recognized with her selection for the prestigious National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Under Armour AD of the Year Award in 2016-17, having directed Penn State to nine conference championships and one NCAA title. She was among four Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Athletic Directors to be honored at the 2017 NACDA Convention, marking the second time she’s received the NACDA honor. In March 2018, she was named one of five finalists for Sports Business Journal’s prestigious Athletic Director of the Year. Barbour, the recent chair of the Big Ten Athletic Directors, was recognized at the 11th Annual SBJ Sports Business Awards Gala in New York City in May, the second time she’s been a finalist for SBJ’s Athletic Director of the Year. Academic Excellence Among Record-Setting Achievements; 90 Percent NCAA Graduation Rate Penn State student-athletes have consistently delivered record-setting academic performances during Barbour's tenure. In the 2017 fall semester, Nittany Lion students again shattered school marks, as 26 teams and 520 student-athletes, earned at least a 3.0 grade-point average. A record total of 253 Nittany Lion students posted at least a 3.5 GPA last fall to garner Dean’s List honors (minimum 12 credits). The combined 2017 fall semester GPA was 3.14, tying the school mark. Starting with the 2014 fall semester, Barbour’s first as Penn State AD, Penn State student-athletes have achieved the seven highest semesters all-time for the number of students earning at least a 3.0 GPA.
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In November 2017, the NCAA released its annual national graduation rates study, which revealed that Penn State student-athletes earned a school recordtying Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 90 percent, which is an increase of two points from the 2015 NCAA report. Nine Nittany Lion teams earned a perfect 100 percent Graduation Success Rate, up from five squads in 2015. Total of 270 Graduates Since May 2017; Record 360 Academic All-Big Ten Honorees A total of 268 Penn State student-athletes have earned their degrees since May, 2017, with 173 during the 2017 calendar year and 95 approved to graduate following the 2018 spring semester. A total of 15 Nittany Lions have earned CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades during Barbour’s tenure, boosting Penn State’s all-time total to 201, good for No. 4 nationally among Division I institutions. Five Nittany Lions were selected CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in 2016-17. During the 2017-18 academic year, NIttany Lion students again shattered school records for Academic All-Big Ten honorees (3.0 GPA), with 360 recipients. Seasonal marks were set by student-athletes from the fall (117) and spring/atlarge (166) sports and the spring/at-large total was a Penn State record for the sixth consecutive year. Five NCAA Team Championships and 23 Conference Titles During Barbour’s four years of leading Penn State Athletics, the Nittany Lions have captured a total of five NCAA Championships in women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and wrestling and won 18 Big Ten titles and five EIVA crowns for a total of 23 conference championships. The Nittany Lions won their third consecutive NCAA Wrestling Championship and captured three Big Ten crowns or tournament titles in 2017-18 in wrestling, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball. A total of 21 Penn State squads participated in their respective NCAA Championship or a bowl game (Fiesta Bowl Champions) in 2017-18 and Zain Retherford won the Hodge Trophy as the nation’s top wrestler for the second consecutive year. A total of 20 Penn student-athletes have won NCAA individual national championships since 2014-15, including a combined total of 13 the past two years from four different sports. In 2017-18, seven Nittany Lions were crowned NCAA individual champions in wrestling, men’s track and field and men’s gymnastics. A total of 11 Nittany Lions won Big Ten individual titles this past year. Penn State was ranked No. 2 in the Learfield Directors’ Cup in the final fall 2017 and winter 2018 standings and has earned a pair of Top 10 finishes (three in Top 15) in the final standings under Barbour’s direction, including No. 8 in 2016-17. Penn State Athletics also was ranked No. 8 among the nation’s 65 Autonomy Five institutions in 2016-17, according to Yahoo! Sports. More than 6,000 Hours of Community Engagement with 40-Plus Organizations In addition to their academic and athletic achievements, student-athletes have helped support Penn State’s comprehensive excellence by combining to spend more than 6,200 hours involved in community engagement in 2016-17. Nittany Lion students annually participate in community engagement with more than 40 organizations. A former student-athlete and graduate of Wake Forest University, Barbour is a member of the NCAA Football Oversight Committee. In 2017, she was selected as one of the inaugural members of the United States Olympic Committee’s (USOC) Collegiate Advisory Council. The CAC is charged with bridging the gap between high-contributing collegiate stakeholders and the Olympic Movement. Happy Valley Jam and NHL Pre-season Games Among Initiatives Barbour has overseen the additional utilization of ICA’s physical assets, resulting in the first NHL pre-season game in Pegula Ice Arena and the initial concert in Beaver Stadium – the Happy Valley Jam, featuring Blake Shelton, in July 2017. A second NHL pre-season contest, featuring the Buffalo Sabres against the Pittsburgh Penguins, occurred in September 2017 in a sold-out Pegula Ice Arena. Personal Pride in New Morgan Academic Center The first facility project completed under Barbour’s direction is one she is particularly proud of -- the conversion of the Greenberg Sports Complex to a new Morgan Academic Center. Advising, tutoring, computer labs, group study areas and meeting rooms for student-athletes previously were located in four separate locations on campus. The 2016 completion of the MAC provided a central and expanded academic and student welfare hub for Penn State’s 800 student-athletes and will assist in keeping academic services and the academic performance of Nittany Lion studentathletes at the forefront among the nation’s premier Division I institutions. Early in her tenure at Penn State, Barbour made a gift of $100,000 for the Morgan Academic Center project, with a portion of her donation used to create a One Button production studio where students can record a speech or presentation and review it prior to delivering in class.
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Recognized by Forbes Among Top Executives in Sports Forbes has recognized Barbour twice in recent years among the top executives in sports. In April 2018, Barbour was selected No. 13 among the Most Powerful Women in Sports. She was among four executives listed who work primarily in intercollegiate athletics and was the highest ranked Athletic Director -- No. 2 overall in college sports. In December 2015, Forbes named Barbour one of the Top 25 Most Powerful People in College Sports, ranking among six Athletic Directors and two female administrators on the list. Forbes said that Barbour "has developed a reputation for being one of the most forward-thinking administrators in all of college sports." Record-Setting Academic Achievements and Seven Big Ten Titles in 2016-17 The NCAA reported in May 2017 that 18 Penn State squads earned perfect NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores of 1,000 in 2015-16, up from 13 the previous year. A school record 114 student-athletes graduated following the 2017 spring semester. Under Barbour’s leadership, a then-school record 299 student-athletes garnered Academic All-Big Ten accolades in 2015-16, with the mark tied in 201617. Five student-athletes were selected CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in 201617. During the 2017 spring semester, a school 66 percent of NIttany Lion students earned at least a 3.0 grade-point average. The Nittany Lions won seven Big Ten Championships or tournament titles in seven sports in 2016-17, the most of any Conference institution. Penn State’s seven Big Ten Championships were the third-highest total in school history. The Nittany Lions won nine conference titles overall, as the men’s volleyball team won the EIVA regular season and tournament titles. Penn State captured its second consecutive NCAA Wrestling Championship and won Big Ten titles in field hockey, football, women’s soccer, women’s indoor track and field, wrestling (regular season), men’s hockey and men’s outdoor track and field in 2016-17. The Nittany Lion football team won its first Big Ten title since 2008 in its initial appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game, rallying from a 28-7 deficit to beat in a 38-31 thriller and earn a berth in the Rose Bowl. Nittany Lion student-athletes won six NCAA individual national championships and 13 Big Ten individual crowns in 2016-17 and Zain Retherford won the Hodge Trophy as the nation’s top wrestler. A total of 22 Penn State squads participated in their respective NCAA Championship or bowl game. Penn State placed No. 8 in the final Learfield Directors’ Cup standings for 201617, earning its second Top 10 finish under Barbour and fourth in the past five years. Ten Years Leading Cal Athletics to Consistent Comprehensive Excellence Serving as the Director of Athletics at Cal from 2004-14, Barbour guided the Golden Bears through one of the most successful periods in school history. Under her direction, the athletic department became one of the consistently elite programs in the country. Barbour’s 10-year term as AD was the longest tenure for the department since men’s and women’s athletics merged into a single entity in 1992. During her tenure overseeing Cal’s 30-sport program, the Golden Bears won 20 team national championships, 97 individual national titles, finished in the top 10 in the annual Learfield Directors’ Cup standings six times, including a program-best third in 2011, and reached record levels in ticket sales, sponsorships and fundraising. In 2013-14, Cal secured the largest field naming-rights deal in collegiate sports history at the time, when Kabam, a technology company, signed on to name Kabam Field at California Memorial Stadium. Named one of the "100 Most Influential Women in Business" in the Bay Area according to the San Francisco Business Times, NACDA named Barbour a regional Athletic Director of the Year for 2008-09 and she was a finalist for National AD of the Year at the Sports Business Awards. She also was recognized as the 2006 National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) Division I-A National Administrator of the Year. Prior to her tenure at Berkeley, Barbour was the deputy director of athletics at Notre Dame, serving as the university's senior athletic administrator from July 2002 to September 2004. She previously held an associate athletic director position there starting in 2000. In 1996, Barbour was appointed Tulane's director of athletics at age 36, and during her three years overseeing the program, Green Wave teams won 12 conference championships. In her first year in the position, the school captured four conference titles, a feat never before accomplished in Tulane history. She also hired Tommy Bowden as head football coach during her first year. Bowden proceeded in 1997 to post the Green Wave's first winning season (7-4) in 16 years, and then directed the school to a 12-0 record, a Conference USA championship and a No. 7 national ranking the following season as the 1998 Liberty Bowl champions. Barbour was recruited to Tulane as an associate athletic director in 1991. Born in Annapolis, Md., Barbour grew up in a military family. Her father was a career aviator in the U.S. Navy, and her family lived in various U.S. locations as well as in Western Europe during her childhood. Barbour graduated cum laude in 1981 with a B.S. degree in physical education from Wake Forest University, where she was a four-year letterwinner and served as captain of the field hockey team. She also played two seasons of basketball. Barbour earned advanced degrees at the University of Massachusetts (an M.S. in sports management in 1983) and Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management (an MBA in 1991). Barbour's career in intercollegiate athletics began as a field hockey assistant coach and lacrosse administrative assistant at Massachusetts in 1981.
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Phil Esten
Deputy Director of Athletics, Chief Operating Officer
Andy Banse
Assistant Athletics Director, Compliance
Keith Embray
Assistant Athletics Director, Student-Athlete Welfare & Dev.
Curtis Johnson
Big Ten Advisory Commission Representative
Charmelle Green
Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Performance, Health & Welfare/SWA
Cory Chapman
Associate Athletics Director, Facility and Event Operations
Joe Foley
Herb Combs
Assistant Athletics Director, Facilities and Grounds
Jeff Garner
Senior Associate Athletics Director for Advancement
Assistant Athletics Director, Ticketing Sales & Service
Tom McGrath
Associate Athletics Director, Business Relations
Jeff Nelson
Lynn Holleran
Deputy Director of Athletics, Administration
Associate Athletics Director, Strategic Communications
Spencer Milne
Assistant Athletics Director, Annual Giving
Stephanie Petulla
Bobby White
Manager of Network & Information Services
Michael Cross
Michelle Davidson
Assistant Athletics Director, New Business Development
David Hamilton
Assistant Athletics Director, Applied Health & Performance Science
Russ Mushinsky
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Dennis Scanlon
Assistant Athletics Director, Creative Services & Brand Management
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Rand Allison
Rick Kaluza
Senior Associate Athletics Director, Finance & Business Operations
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Joe Hughes
General Manager, Penn State Golf Courses
Jim Nachtman
Assistant Athletics Director, Media & Video Production
Dave Baker
Associate Athletics Director, Business Operations
Kirk Diehl
Director of the Varsity ‘S’ Club
Jenn James
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Doug Nelson
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Guy Gadowsky
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Charlene Morett-Curtiss Field Hockey
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Greg Nye
Men’s Lacrosse
Men’s Golf
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The Nittany Lions were No. 2 in the final Learfield Directors’ Cup winter standings, earning their 13th consecutive Top 5 winter finish. Penn State and Stanford are the nation’s only institutions to place in the Top 5 in the final winter Directors’ Cup standings in each of the past 13 years. Penn State also was No. 2 in the Learfield Directors’ Cup final fall standings, earning its highest fall finish since 2005-16. The Nittany Lions have placed No. 1 or 2 in the final fall standings seven times. Penn State and Stanford are the only schools with 11 consecutive Top 10 finishes after the fall sports season. Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour was recognized for the Nittany Lions’ outstanding 2017-18 with her selection as one of five finalists for Sports Business Journal’s Athletic Director of the Year. It marked the second time Barbour had been selected a finalist for the prestigious honor. During Sandy Barbour’s initial four years of leading Penn State Athletics, its student-athletes have earned the seven highest semester 3.0 grade-point average totals, including a record 26 teams and 520 students during the 2017 fall semester. The Nittany Lions have captured five NCAA Championships in women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and wrestling and won 23 conference championships and tournament titles (18 Big Ten, 5 EIVA) during her tenure.
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The Nittany Lions earned one NCAA Championship, the men’s NIT title and three Big Ten Conference crowns in 2017-18. The wrestling squad captured its third consecutive and seventh national championship in the past eight years, crowning four individual national champions. The women’s volleyball team advanced to the NCAA semifinals. The Nittany Lions won Big Ten titles in women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and wrestling (regular season) and the men’s basketball team earned it second National Invitation Tournament championship. Twenty Penn State programs competed in their respective NCAA Championships and the football team won the Fiesta Bowl for a total of 21 squads (out of 31). Ten Nittany Lion programs finished No. 10 nationally or higher in the rankings or their respective NCAA Championship/Football postseason: wrestling (NCAA Champions), women's volleyball (NCAA semifinals), men’s and women’s fencing (4th), women's soccer (5), field hockey (6), men’s gymnastics (6th), football (8) and women's cross country (10), men’s indoor track and field (T 10th). Seven Nittany Lions were crowned NCAA individual champions in wrestling, men’s track and field and men’s gymnastics, giving Penn State a combined 13 individual national champions the past two years. A total of 11 Nittany Lions won Big Ten individual titles this past year.
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In November 2017, the NCAA released its annual graduation study of institutions across the nation, which revealed Penn State student-athletes at the University Park campus earned a record-tying Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 90 percent compared to the 86 percent average for all Division I institutions for students entering from 2007-08 through the 2010-11 academic year.
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Through the spring semester, a total of 137 Nittany Lion students had graduated in 2017-18, with additional students scheduled to graduate in August. Among the 94 students approved to graduate in May, 53 (56 percent) had garnered Academic All-Big Ten honors during the past year for earning at least a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average.
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Isaiah Harris, the Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year, won the national title in the 800-meter run and won his third straight 800-meter title at the Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Four of the 12 squads have won NCAA Championships since 2014 -- women’s fencing, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and wrestling. A total of 19 teams (out of 29) equaled or surpassed their multi-year (four-year) APR score from the 2017 NCAA APR report, an increase of one from last year. •
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Five Penn State teams — women's fencing, men's golf, women's tennis, women's volleyball and wrestling — earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards. The five squads posted multi-year Academic Progress Rate scores in the top 10 percent nationally for their respective sport through the 201617 academic year (data from 2013-14 through 2016-17).
The NCAA reported in May that 12 Penn State teams earned perfect APR scores of 1,000 during the 2016-17 academic year.
A senior captain in 2017, Haleigh Washington was a three-time AVCA All-American, as well as a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American.
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A school record 360 Penn State student-athletes earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2017-18 for having at least a 3.0 GPA. The yearly record total was boosted by marks rewritten by the fall (117) and spring/at-large (166) sports.
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Led by four national champions, the Penn State wrestling team captured its third consecutive and seventh NCAA title in the past eight years. Directed by Coach Cael Sanderson, the Nittany Lions scored 141.5 points to move into the top spot during the final session.
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Two-time Hodge Trophy recipient Zain Retherford captured his third consecutive 149-pound crown, finishing the season 31-0 and his career by winning a school record 94 consecutive matches. Jason Nolf (26-1) won the 157-pound title and was joined by Vincenzo Joseph (165; 25-2) and Bo Nickal (184; 31-0) as the Nittany Lions’ national champions, all for the second consecutive year. Named the NCAA Championships’ Outstanding Wrestler, Nickal’s pin in his championship bout sealed the NCAA team title for the Nittany Lions.
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The Nittany Lions also won the Big Ten regular season title and Retherford, Nickal and Mark Hall all won conference individual crowns. Retherford also was selected Big Ten Wrestler of the Year.
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The women’s volleyball squad won its 17th Big Ten Championship and finished with a superlative 33-2 mark. Led by Coach Russ Rose, the Nittany Lions advanced to the NCAA semifinals, earning their 37th consecutive NCAA Championship appearance to remain one of only two schools that has played in every NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship.
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Seniors Simone Lee and Haleigh Washington earned AVCA first-team All-America honors and sophomore Kendall White was a second-team honoree.
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The fifth-seeded women’s soccer team defeated No. 2 seed Northwestern to capture its seventh Big Ten Tournament title. Directed by Erica Dambach, the Nittany Lions participated in their 23rd consecutive NCAA Championship, advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals.
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The fourth-seeded men’s basketball team won its second National Invitation Tournament Championship, defeating Utah, 82-66, in the title game in Madison Square Garden. Coach Patrick Chambers led the Nittany Lions to 26 wins, the second-highest total in program history, and the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. En route to the NIT crown, Penn State defeated Temple at home, Notre Dame and Marquette on the road, Mississippi State and Utah.
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Sophomore Lamar Stevens was selected the NIT Most Outstanding Player and was joined by first-team All-Big Ten honoree Tony Carr on the All-Tournament Team.
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The men’s and women’s fencing team placed fourth at the NCAA Championships, held in Penn State’s Multi-Sport Facility, to earn 80 Learfield Directors’ Cup points. Freshman Zara Moss was the NCAA runner-up in the women’s saber and senior Andrew Mackiewicz advanced to the NCAA semifinals in men’s saber to lead the Nittany Lions.
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The men's gymnastics team placed sixth at the NCAA Championships. Led by Coach Randy Jepson, sophomore Stephen Nedoroscik won his second consecutive NCAA pommel horse title, becoming just the third Nittany Lion to win a pair of pommel horse national titles. Sam Zakutney earned two All-America honors and Colin Coates and Greg Tamargo also were All-Americans.
Stephen Nedoroscik defended the NCAA pommel horse title, becoming just the third Nittany Lion to capture multiple individual championships.
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The trio of honorees boosted Penn State’s all-time total to 201 Academic All-Americans®, which ranks No. 4 among all Division I institutions and No. 5 among all NCAA schools.
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For the second consecutive year, junior Noah Roberson was selected the recipient of the NCAA Elite 90 Award for men’s gymnastics. Roberson carries a 4.0 grade-point average as a double major in biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering. The Elite 90 Award is presented to the studentathlete with the highest cumulative GPA participating in each of the NCAA’s 90 championships.
The Penn State men’s track and field team boasted a pair of NCAA Champions.
Junior Ally McHugh earned the silver medal in the 1650 freestyle at the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships to become the program’s highest NCAA finisher all-time. McHugh finished second to Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky and became the sixth and eighth fastest performer all-time in the American and International record books, respectively.
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Sophomore David Lucas delivered a school record effort to win the weight throw title at the NCAA Indoor Championships and help boost the Nittany Lions into a tie for 10th place. Lucas became Penn State’s first men’s track and field indoor national champion since 1990.
For the second consecutive year, senior Zain Retherford won the Hodge Trophy, presented to the nation’s top collegiate wrestler. A three-time NCAA Champion, Retherford joined former teammate David Taylor and head coach Cael Sanderson as multiple winners of the Hodge Trophy.
Zain Retherford (wrestling) and Haleigh Washington (women’s volleyball) were selected Penn State’s 2017-18 Ernest B. McCoy Memorial Award winners for their academic and athletic achievements. The two were also named Penn State’s recipients of the 2018 Big Ten Medal of Honor.
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Three Nittany Lions earned CoSIDA Academic All-America® accolades: Men’s gymnast Noah Roberson earned first-team honors, while Emily Ogle (women’s soccer) and Haleigh Washington (women’s volleyball) garnered second-team accolades. Washington the first Penn State women’s volleyball student-athlete to be selected a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American®.
First-team All-Americans Saquon Barkley (football) and Haleigh Washington (women’s volleyball) were selected Penn State’s Female and Male Student-Athletes of the Year.
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The Penn State women's soccer team scored two late goals to upset Northwestern, 2-1, for its seventh Big Ten Tournament title.
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PENN STATE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
The Penn State Strategic Communications Office is available to assist members of the media (print, television, radio, internet, etc.) with coverage of the Penn State football program. For information regarding credentials, interviews, statistics, press conferences, etc., please call the Strategic Communications Office at 814-865-1757, visit GoPSUsports.com or e-mail Assistant Athletics Director for Strategic Communications Kristina Petersen (kap18@psu.edu; 814-883-4581), Assistant Director of Strategic Communications Greg Campbell (gxc35@psu.edu) or Assistant Director of Strategic Communications Mark Brumbaugh (mgb28@psu.edu). Below are guidelines for covering Penn State during the season. Additions or changes to these policies can be found on the Communications page on GoPSUsports.com.
INTERVIEW POLICIES HEAD COACH JAMES FRANKLIN
• All interview requests for Head Coach James Franklin are coordinated through Assistant Athletics Director of Strategic Communications Kristina Petersen at kap18@psu.edu, 814-865-2497 (office) or 814-883-4581 (cell). Requests must be requested at least two weeks in advance. • Coach Franklin will meet with the media each Tuesday preceding a game at 12:30 p.m. in the Beaver Stadium Media Room. Those wishing to be included on the teleconference line should contact the Strategic Communications Office. FTP links of the press conference will also be distributed. • Coach Franklin will participate in the Big Ten head coaches’ weekly teleconference with the other 13 league coaches each Tuesday at 1:28 p.m. • Coach Franklin will meet with the media immediately following practice on Wednesday evening.
PLAYERS AND ASSISTANT COACHES
• All player, assistant coach and staff interviews must be coordinated through the Penn State Strategic Communications Office and must be requested at least two weeks in advance. • Selected players will be available each week following Coach Franklin’s Tuesday press conference. • Selected players will also be available on teleconferences on Tuesday and Wednesday. • Selected players will also be available following practice and Coach Franklin's media availability on Wednesday evening. • A selected assistant coach will be available via teleconference on Thursday. • MEDIA ARE NOT PERMITTED TO CONTACT STUDENT-ATHLETES OR THEIR FAMILY ON THEIR OWN AT ANY TIME. • Coaches’ and players’ phone numbers will not be given to the media. Coaches, players and their families should not be called directly or contacted through social media sites to arrange interviews or ask questions.
POSTGAME PROCEDURE
• Coach Franklin holds a post-game press conference in the Beaver Stadium media room, which also is telecast live in the press box. • FTP links of Coach Franklin's press conference will be distributed following the game. • Following the game, selected Penn State players will be brought to the Beaver Stadium media room at the conclusion of Coach Franklin’s press conference. Please see a member of the Strategic Communications staff to request a player for a post-game interview. • Penn State players and coaches will NOT do interviews on the field after the game. • The Penn State locker room is closed, both home and away.
PRESS BOX, CREDENTIALS & PARKING
• Admittance to the Beaver Stadium press box is limited to working media members only. • Credential requests must be made on www.GoPSUsports.com/media at least THREE weeks in advance of the game. • Media credentials will be left at Press Will Call (Media Entrance) beneath the Beaver Stadium press box, unless other arrangements are made. Parking permits must be picked up in advance and cannot be left at media will call. • No one under 18 years of age will be issued a credential. • Penn State is a member of the Big Ten Conference and all press box and game day policies conform to Big Ten guidelines. • Media parking in located in lots nearby Beaver Stadium. Requests for parking should be made with credential requests. It should not be assumed that parking passes would be provided with all media credentials. • For further information on credentials or parking, contact Kristina Petersen at kap18@psu.edu. • THE NUMBER FOR THE BEAVER STADIUM PRESS BOX IS 814-863-1121.
SATELLITE TRUCK PARKING
• A limited number of spaces are available for satellite trucks. Television stations that need satellite truck parking are asked to contact Kristina Petersen (814-865-2497 or kap18@psu.edu) in the Strategic Communications Office TWO WEEKS prior to the game. • A special parking pass is required for satellite trucks that must be picked up on Friday prior to the game or mailed to the television outlet. • Parking passes CANNOT be picked up at Press Will Call on game day.
PRESS BOX CONNECTIVITY
• Wireless internet is available in the Beaver Stadium Press Box. • Contact a Penn State Strategic Communications staff member for log-in information or for troubleshooting assistance. • Any media outlet wishing to install its own telephone line should call Verizon at 800-479-1919 or 570-387-3500. • The Verizon address for Beaver Stadium is Curtin Road, College, AHN 200, University Park, PA 16802. Please be sure to order a phone line for Level 3 of the press box.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
• Photo passes may be issued for either the press box or the field. Credential requests must be made on www.GoPSUsports.com/media at least THREE weeks in advance of the game. • All photographers working the field are required to wear a numbered photo vest. • Photo vests are issued in the Home Team Media Room on the South end of the stadium, beginning two hours prior to game time until kickoff. • Sideline access generally is limited to photographers for newspapers or publications staffing the two teams, national publications, wire services and local and national television outlets. • Sideline photographers must follow Penn State and NCAA guidelines, which prohibits entry to the bench areas and the stands. • A photo workroom, located on the ground level, near the visiting team tunnel, is available for working photographers and videographers.
RADIO/TELEVISION • • • •
Penn State’s live television appearances are designated by the Big Ten Conference Facilities are assigned in accordance with Big Ten guidelines. Radio booths are available for the Penn State Sports Network and the opponent’s radio network. Student stations are assigned broadcast locations as available.
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Phone: 814-865-1757 Fax: 814-863-3165 Address: 101D Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA 16802 Website: GoPSUsports.com Twitter: @gopsusports
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PENN STATE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF
Kris Petersen
Assistant Athletics Director of Strategic Communications/ Primary Football Contact
Jeff Nelson
Associate Athletic Director, Strategic Communications
Will Rottler
Assistant Director of Strategic Communications
Rose Carter
Greg Campbell
Assistant Director of Strategic Communications/ Secondary Football Contact
Pat Donghia
Mark Brumbaugh
Assistant Director of Strategic Communications/ Secondary Football Contact
John Hanna
Associate Director of Strategic Communications
Assistant Director of Strategic Communications
Assistant Director of Strategic Communications
Kevin Stoicovy
Jocelyn VerVelde
Chelsea Vielhauer
Assistant Director of Strategic Communications
Assistant Director of Strategic Communications
Assistant Director of Strategic Communications
VISITOR’S MEDIA ROOM
BIG TEN WEEKLY CONFERENCE CALL
TRANSCRIPTION/VIDEO SERVICE
Order of Appearance (Eastern time): 12 p.m. – Chris Ash, Rutgers 12:08 p.m. – Jim Harbaugh, Michigan 12:16 p.m. – Paul Chryst, Wisconsin 12:24 p.m. – Scott Frost, Nebraska 12:32 p.m. – Mark Dantonio, Michigan State 12:40 p.m. – Kirk Ferentz, Iowa 12:48 p.m. – P.J. Fleck, Minnesota 12:56 p.m. – Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern 1:04 p.m. – Lovie Smith, Illinois 1:12 p.m. – DJ Durkin, Maryland 1:20 p.m. – Jeff Brohm, Purdue 1:28 p.m. – James Franklin, Penn State 1:36 p.m. – Urban Meyer, Ohio State 1:44 p.m. – Tom Allen, Indiana
• The Visitor’s Media Room is located on the West side of the stadium, near the ADA entrance. • From the press box elevator, turn right and follow the walkway and the Visitor’s Media Room will be in front of you, next to the ADA entrance.
• A full transcript of Coach James Franklin’s weekly press conference will be posted on GoPSUsports. com as soon as possible on Tuesday. • FTP links to the weekly press conference will be distributed via email. • FTP links to Coach James Franklin’s postgame press conferences will be distributed as time permits. • Contact Strategic Communications to be added to the FTP distribution list.
SOCIAL MEDIA
• Penn State Strategic Communications is making a continued effort in 2018-19 to utilize social media outlets as another way of passing information to our fans and those who cover our programs. • Penn State football’s Twitter account (@PennStateFball) and Instagram feed (@PennStateFball) provide updated information and behind the scenes action. • Additionally, you can follow primary football strategic communications contact Kristina Petersen (@ GoPSUKris) for additional news, video and statistical updates.
Nicole Praga
Assistant Director of Strategic Communications
Cristin Guiher
Administrative Support Assistant
The weekly Big Ten coaches teleconferences will take place on Tuesdays and begin on Aug. 28, with the final call scheduled for Nov. 20. Please contact the Big Ten Conference communications office for callin information.
MISSION OF PENN STATE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Consistent with the institutional mission of The Pennsylvania State University, Intercollegiate Athletics strives for excellence by offering all students model programs to develop meaningful standards of scholarship, athletic performance, leadership, community service, ethical and sportslike conduct within the institution’s extant educational and social environments. Intercollegiate Athletics is committed to creating a climate for students and staff that reflects diverse values and needs; fosters an appreciation of a multicultural human society; assures equal access to opportunities without regard to personal characteristics not related to ability, and seeks greater involvement with an increasingly interdependent world.
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PENN STATE SPORTS NETWORK More than 60 radio stations across Pennsylvania, New York and West Virginia will carry Penn State football to fans throughout the Northeast this season on the Penn State Sports Network. Steve Jones and Jack Ham will team up for their 19th season as the play-by-play voice and color analyst, respectively, on the Penn State Sports Network. The football broadcasts begin 90 minutes before kickoff with the one-hour “Dietz & Watson Tailgate Show” with host Roger Corey, along with Jones, Ham and Derrick Williams. “The Penn State Bookstore Kickoff Show,” a 20-minute conversation with Head Coach James Franklin follows, before Jones, Ham and Williams bring listeners the starting lineups, health reports, field conditions and latebreaking news in the final minutes leading up to kickoff. The broadcasts conclude with the “Pennsylvania Propane Gas Association Postgame Show” featuring locker room interviews, game statistics, stars and plays of the game, as well as scores from around the nation. “The Penn State Football Show — Presented by Pepsi,” a weekly live remote radio show with Coach James Franklin and hosted by Jones and Corey is broadcast statewide from Primanti Brothers in downtown State College
and airs Thursday evening during the football season. “Inside Penn State Athletics,” a threeminute daily update show hosted by Jones airs Monday through Friday on most Network affiliates; check local station for times. All Penn State Sports Network broadcasts also can be heard via the Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics website: www. GoPSUsports.com. The Penn State Sports Network is syndicated by Penn State Sports Properties, a property of Learfield, one of the country’s largest syndicators of college sports. Pennsylvania Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, WAEB-AM (790) Altoona, WVAM-AM (1430) Altoona/Hollidaysburg, WRKY-FM (104.9) Apollo, WAVL-AM (910) Avoca, WILK-FM (103.1) Bedford, WAYC-FM (100.9) Bedford, WAYC-AM (1600) Bradford, WAGL-FM (103.9) Bradford, WAGL-FM (99.1) Butler, WISR-AM (680) Chambersburg, WJEJ-AM (1240) Clarion, WCCR-FM (92.7) Clearfield, WCPA-AM (900) Clearfield, WCPA-FM (98.5) Corry, WWCB-AM (1370)
Coudersport, WAGL-FM (103.9) Coudersport, WAGL-FM (99.1) Erie, WPSE-AM (1450) Erie, WPSE-FM (107.1) Greensburg, WAVL-FM (98.7) Harrisburg, Sports Radio-FM (96.5) Harrisburg, Sports Radio-FM (95.3) Harrisburg, Sports Radio-FM (93.5; HD) Harrisburg, Sports Radio-AM (1400) Hazleton, WKZN-AM (1300) Johnstown, WCCL-FM (101.7) Kane, WAGL-FM (103.9) Kane, WAGL-FM (99.1) Lansdale, WNPV-AM (1440) Lebanon, WLBR-AM (1270) Lewistown, WLIU-FM (670) Lewistown, WLIU-FM (92.9) Mansfield, WOGA-FM (92.9) Mansfield, WOGA-FM (93.1) New Castle, WJST-AM (1280) Oil City, WKQW-AM (1120) Oil City, WKQW-FM (96.3) Philadelphia, WNTP-AM (990) Pittsburgh, WPIT-AM (730) Pittsburgh, WPIT-FM (96.5) Pottsville, WAVT-FM (101.9) Pottsville, WPPA-AM (1360) Reading, WEEU-AM (830) Scranton, WBZU-AM (910) Smethport, WAGL-FM (103.9) Smethport, WAGL-FM (99.1)
State College, WQWK-AM (1450) State College, WBUS-FM (93.7) Sunbury, WKOK-AM (1070) Somerset, WCCL-FM (101.7) Troy/Canton, WHGL-FM (100.3) Tyrone, WTRN-AM (1340) Tyrone, WTRN-FM (100.7) Wellsboro, WNDA-AM (1490) Wellsboro, WNDA-FM (93.5) Wilkes-Barre, WILK-AM (980) Williamsport, WKSB-FM (102.7) York, WSBA-AM (910) York, WSBA-FM (93.9) New York Elmira/Ithaca, WWLZ-FM (101.3) Elmira/Ithaca, WWLZ-AM (820) New York, WVNJ-AM (1160) West Virginia Wheeling, WRQY-FM (96.5) [1] Will air the “Penn State Football Show” and “Inside Penn State Athletics” only. [2] Will air the “Penn State Football Show” only. [3] Will air “Inside Penn State Athletics” only.
PENN STATE FOOTBALL TELEVISION SHOW Market(s)
Channel/Cable System
Air Day & Time
Allentown Metro/Northeast Philadelphia
WFMZ, Channel 69.4 (DT)
Check local listing.
Altoona/Johnstown/State College
WTAJ, Channel 10/32 (DT)
Check local listing.
Baltimore/Washington, D.C. Metros
MASN (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network)
Check local listing.
Erie
WFXP-TV, Channel 66
Check local listing.
Harrisburg/Lancaster/Lebanon/York
WLYH-TV, Channel 15
Check local listing.
Philadelphia/New Jersey
CSN-Philadelphia
Check local listing.
Pittsburgh/Eastern Ohio
ROOT Sports
Check local listing.
University Park/Central Pennsylvania
WPSU, Channel 3/3.3 (DT)
Check local listing.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
WNEP, Channel 16/49 (DT)
Sunday, 11:30 p.m.
Penn State football features and highlights are televised Go to www.GoPSUsports.com for up-to-date air dates and times. across the Commonwealth and in numerous markets nationwide Radio and television clearances as of June 15, 2018; subject to change. every week during the regular-season. The 30-minute program Presented by Pepsi provides a fast-paced, intimate look at Nittany Lion football, including special insights from Head Coach James Franklin, his staff and players. The 30-minute Preview program will begin airing on Thursday evenings and continue through Saturday mornings in selected markets; featuring an in-depth break-down of the upcoming football game, as well as highlights from the previous week’s game. Please check the TV-Radio affiliates link at www.GoPSUsports. com for an updated listing of stations/regional sports networks airing the program and the airtimes. Steve Jones Play-by-Play
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Jack Ham Analyst
Jeff Tarman
Broadcast Operations & Director
Roger Corey
Pregame Host & Engineer