Big Ten

Penn State Nittany Lions

University Park, Pennsylvania

Season

Penn State

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 232 149

Points / Game 29.0 18.6

Total Offense

Total Yards 3,146 2,370

Plays 541 467

Yards / Play 5.82 5.07

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 290 260

Rushing Yards 1,184 1,239

Yards / Attempt 4.08 4.77

Rushing Touchdowns 14 11

Passing

Pass Completions 160 111

Pass Attempts 251 207

Completion % 63.7% 53.6%

Net Passing Yards 1,962 1,131

Yards / Attempt 7.82 5.46

Passing Touchdowns 13 6

Interceptions Thrown 5 9

First Downs

First Downs 167 130

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 39 27

3rd Down Attempts 107 98

3rd Down % 36.4% 27.6%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 12 9

4th Down Attempts 15 12

4th Down % 80.0% 75.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 7 13

Fumbles Lost 2 4

Interceptions Thrown 5 9

Fumbles Recovered 4 2

Defense

Sacks 9 13

Tackles for Loss 35 27

Interceptions 9 5

Interception Return Yards 99 0

Interception Return Touchdowns 1 0

Penalties

Penalties 37 43

Penalty Yards 374 376

Possession

Possession Time 256:07 223:53

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 8 10

Kick Return Yards 144 165

Yards / Return 18.00 16.50

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 20 3

Punt Return Yards 219 86

Yards / Return 10.95 28.67

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 1

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 3.85

Success Rate 42.1%

PPA 0.135

Explosiveness 1.205

Opportunities 53

Drives 93

Plays 560

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 13.9%

Power Success 84.2%

Line Yards 2.89

Second-Level Yards 0.83

Open-Field Yards 0.84

Line Yards Total 812

Second-Level Yards Total 233

Open-Field Yards Total 237

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 39.9%

PPA 0.058

Explosiveness 0.885

Play Rate 50.2%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 45.3%

PPA 0.332

Explosiveness 1.533

Play Rate 46.1%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 46.4%

Standard Downs PPA 0.102

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.025

Standard Downs Rate 74.3%

Passing Downs Success Rate 29.9%

Passing Downs PPA 0.231

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.013

Passing Downs Rate 25.7%

Field Position

Average Start 69.3

Average Predicted Points 1.471

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 12.5%

Front Seven Havoc 5.7%

Defensive Back Havoc 6.8%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.453

Adjusted Success Rate 2.6%

Adjusted PPA 0.058

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.050

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.848

Adjusted Stuff Rate 5.9%

Adjusted Power Success 35.3%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 4.8%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.58

Success Rate Allowed 37.8%

PPA Allowed 0.034

Explosiveness Allowed 1.276

Opportunities Faced 36

Drives Faced 92

Plays Faced 473

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 22.2%

Power Success Allowed 61.8%

Line Yards Allowed 2.85

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.14

Open-Field Yards Allowed 1.49

Line Yards Total Allowed 708

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 282

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 41.1%

PPA Allowed 0.152

Explosiveness Allowed 1.190

Play Rate Faced 52.4%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 34.1%

PPA Allowed -0.030

Explosiveness Allowed 1.405

Play Rate Faced 44.6%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 43.7%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.059

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.960

Standard Downs Rate Faced 67.2%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 25.8%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.226

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.374

Passing Downs Rate Faced 32.8%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 74.0

Average Predicted Points -1.094

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 18.0%

Front Seven Havoc 9.7%

Defensive Back Havoc 8.2%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.927

Adjusted Success Rate 6.3%

Adjusted PPA 0.158

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.042

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.633

Adjusted Stuff Rate 6.1%

Adjusted Power Success 5.1%

Adjusted Havoc 4.6%