Penn State Nittany Lions football statistical leaders

The Penn State Nittany Lions football statistical leaders are statistical leaders of the Penn State Nittany Lions football program in various categories,[1] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, kicking and overall team performance. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, career leaders and all time records. The Nittany Lions represent Pennsylvania State University in the NCAA's Big Ten Conference.

Although Penn State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1887,[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1970. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.

These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

• Since 1970, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
• The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
• Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002,[2] allowing players in most seasons since then an extra game to accumulate statistics.

These lists are updated through November 4, 2017, after the first nine games of the 2017 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Trace McSorley 9,899 2015 2016 2017 2018 2 Christian Hackenberg 8,427 2013 2014 2015 3 Zack Mills 7,212 2001 2002 2003 2004 4 Matt McGloin 6,390 2009 2010 2011 2012 5 Tony Sacca 5,869 1988 1989 1990 1991 6 Daryll Clark 5,742 2006 2007 2008 2009 7 Chuck Fusina 5,382 1975 1976 1977 1978 8 Kerry Collins 5,304 1991 1992 1993 1994 9 Anthony Morelli 5,275 2004 2005 2006 2007 10 Todd Blackledge 4,812 1980 1981 1982

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Trace McSorley 3,614 2016 2 Trace McSorley 3,570 2017 3 Matt McGloin 3,271 2012 4 Daryll Clark 3,003 2009 5 Christian Hackenberg 2,977 2014 6 Christian Hackenberg 2,955 2013 7 Kerry Collins 2,679 1994 8 Sean Clifford 2,654[3] 2019 9 Anthony Morelli 2,651 2007 10 Daryll Clark 2,592 2008

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Christian Hackenberg 454[4] 2014 UCF (Croke Park Classic) 2 Zack Mills 399 2002 Iowa 3 Sean Clifford 398[5] 2019 Maryland 4 Matt McGloin 395 2012 Indiana 5 Trace McSorley 384[6] 2016 Wisconsin (B10 CG) 6 Trace McSorley 381 2017 Michigan State 7 Michael Robinson 379 2003 Wisconsin 8 Trace McSorley 376[7] 2016 Michigan State 9 Christian Hackenberg 371[8] 2014 Boston College (Pinstripe Bowl) 10 Mike McQueary 366 1997 Pittsburgh

Passing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Trace McSorley 77 2015 2016 2017 2018 2 Christian Hackenberg 48 2013 2014 2015 3 Matt McGloin 46 2009 2010 2011 2012 4 Daryll Clark 43 2006 2007 2008 2009 5 Todd Blackledge 41 1980 1981 1982 Tony Sacca 41 1988 1989 1990 1991 Zack Mills 41 2001 2002 2003 2004 Sean Clifford 41[3] 2018 2019 2020 9 Kerry Collins 39 1991 1992 1993 1994 10 Chuck Fusina 37 1975 1976 1977 1978

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Trace McSorley 29 2016 2 Trace McSorley 28 2017 3 Daryll Clark 24 2009 Matt McGloin 24 2012 5 Sean Clifford 23[3] 2019 6 Todd Blackledge 22 1982 7 Tony Sacca 21 1991 Kerry Collins 21 1994 9 Christian Hackenberg 20 2013 10 Doug Strang 19 1983 Anthony Morelli 19 2007 Daryll Clark 19 2008

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Tony Sacca 5 1991 Georgia Tech Rashard Casey 5 2000 Louisiana Tech 3 Tom Sherman 4 1967 Pittsburgh Chuck Fusina 4 1978 Syracuse Zack Mills 4 2002 Iowa Anthony Morelli 4 2007 Buffalo Daryll Clark 4 2008 Michigan State Daryll Clark 4 2009 Michigan Daryll Clark 4 2009 Michigan State Matt McGloin 4 2012 Indiana Christian Hackenberg 4 2013 Wisconsin Christian Hackenberg 4[8] 2014 Boston College (Pinstripe Bowl) Trace McSorley 4[7] 2016 Michigan State Trace McSorley 4[6] 2016 Wisconsin (B10 CG) Trace McSorley 4[9] 2016 USC (Rose Bowl) Trace McSorley 4[7] 2017 Georgia State Sean Clifford 4 2019 Michigan State

Longest touchdown pass

All-Time

Rank	Passer	Receiver	Yards	Year	Opponent
1	Sean Clifford	Daniel George	95	2018	Kent State
2	Trace McSorley	KJ Hamler	93	2018	Ohio State
3	Bill Hess	Bob Higgins	92	1919	Pittsburgh
4	Steve Joachim	Jim Scott	86	1971	Navy
5	Trace McSorley	Saquon Barkley	85	2017	Georgia State
6	Matt Knizner	Eric Hamilton	82	1982	Pittsburgh
	Matt Knizner	Eric Hamilton	82	1986	Pittsburgh
	Kerry Collins	Freddie Scott	82	1994	Rutgers
8	Tom Sherman	Paul Johnson	80	1967	Maryland
	Doug Strang	Dean DiMidio	80	1983	Alabama
	Pat Devlin	Stephfon Green	80	2008	Michigan
	Rob Bolden	Derek Moye	80	2010	Illinois
	Trace McSorley	Irvin Charles	80	2016	Minnesota

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Evan Royster 3,932 2007 2008 2009 2010 2 Saquon Barkley 3,843 2015 2016 2017 3 Curt Warner 3,398 1979 1980 1981 1982 4 Tony Hunt 3,320 2003 2004 2005 2006 5 Blair Thomas 3,301 1986 1987 1988 1989 6 Curtis Enis 3,256 1995 1996 1997 7 DJ Dozier 3,227 1983 1984 1985 1986 8 Larry Johnson 2,953 2000 2001 2002 9 Lydell Mitchell 2,934 1969 1970 1971 10 Ki-Jana Carter 2,829 1992 1993 1994

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Larry Johnson 2,087 2002 2 Ki-Jana Carter 1,539 1994 3 Lydell Mitchell 1,567 1971 4 John Cappelletti 1,522 1973 5 Saquon Barkley 1,496 2016 6 Blair Thomas 1,414 1987 7 Tony Hunt 1,386 2006 8 Curtis Enis 1,363 1997 9 Blair Thomas 1,341 1989 10 Rodney Kinlaw 1,329 2007

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Larry Johnson 327 2002 Indiana 2 Larry Johnson 279 2002 Illinois Larry Johnson 279 2002 Michigan State 4 Larry Johnson 257 2002 Northwestern 5 Curt Warner 256 1981 Syracuse 6 Shorty Miller 250 1913 Carnegie Tech 7 Bob Pollard 243 1951 Rutgers 8 Curtis Enis 241 1996 USC (Kickoff Classic) 9 Bob Campbell 239 1968 Syracuse 10 Curt Warner 238 1981 Nebraska

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Saquon Barkley 43 2015 2016 2017 2 Lydell Mitchell 38 1969 1970 1971 3 Curtis Enis 36 1995 1996 1997 4 Ki-Jana Carter 34 1992 1993 1994 5 Charlie Pittman 30 1967 1968 1969 Trace McSorley 30 2015 2016 2017 2018 7 John Cappelletti 29 1972 1973 Richie Anderson 29 1991 1992 Evan Royster 29 2007 2008 2009 2010 10 Matt Suhey 26 1976 1977 1978 1979 Larry Johnson 26 2000 2001 2002

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Lydell Mitchell 26 1971 2 Ki-Jana Carter 23 1994 3 Larry Johnson 20 2002 4 Curtis Enis 19 1997 5 Richie Anderson 18 1992 Saquon Barkley 18 2016 Saquon Barkley 18 2017 8 John Cappelletti 17 1973 9 Charlie Pittman 14 1968 10 Curtis Enis 13 1996 Bill McCleary 13 1907 Harry Robb 13 1917

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Harry Robb 6 1917 Gettysburg 2 Shorty Miller 5 1913 Carnegie Tech Lydell Mitchell 5 1971 Maryland Ki-Jana Carter 5 1994 Michigan State 5 Franco Harris 4 1971 Iowa Lydell Mitchell 4 1971 Navy Lydell Mitchell 4 1971 TCU Lydell Mitchell 4 1971 North Carolina State John Cappelletti 4 1973 West Virginia John Cappelletti 4 1973 Ohio Brian O'Neal 4 1992 Pittsburgh Larry Johnson 4 2002 Indiana Larry Johnson 4 2002 Michigan State Saquon Barkley 4[10] 2016 Pittsburgh

Longest rushing touchdown

All-Time

Rank	Player	Yards	Year	Opponent
1	Blair Thomas	92	1986	Syracuse
	Bill Belton	92	2014	Indiana
	Saquon Barley	92	2017	Washington (Fiesta Bowl)

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rank Player Rec Years 1 DaeSean Hamilton 214 2014 2015 2016 2017 2 Deon Butler 179 2005 2006 2007 2008 3 Allen Robinson 177 2011 2012 2013 4 Bobby Engram 167 1993 1994 1995 1996 5 Derrick Williams 161 2005 2006 2007 2008 6 Jordan Norwood 158 2005 2006 2007 2008 7 Chris Godwin 154 2014 2015 2016 8 Derek Moye 144 2008 2009 2010 2011 9 Mike Gesicki 129 2014 2015 2016 2017 10 O. J. McDuffie 125 1988 1989 1990 1991

Single season Rank Player Rec Year 1 Allen Robinson 97 2013 2 DaeSean Hamilton 82 2014 3 Allen Robinson 77 2012 4 Chris Godwin 69 2015 5 O. J. McDuffie 63 1992 6 Bobby Engram 63 1995 7 Chris Godwin 59 2016 8 Mike Gesicki 57 2017 9 KJ Hamler 56[11] 2019 10 Terry Smith 55 1991 Derrick Williams 55 2007 Geno Lewis 55 2014

Single game Rank Player Rec Year Opponent 1 DaeSean Hamilton 14[12] 2014 Ohio State 2 Freddie Scott 13 1995 Wisconsin 3 Allen Robinson 12 2013 Indiana Allen Robinson 12 2013 Ohio State Saquon Barkley 12 2017 Iowa 6 O. J. McDuffie 11 1992 Boston College Deon Butler 11 2006 Northwestern Allen Robinson 11 2013 Illinois Chris Godwin 11[13] 2015 Michigan State 10 Jack Curry 10 1965 California Terry Smith 10 1991 USC Bryant Johnson 10 2001 Southern Miss Derrick Williams 10 2007 Purdue Allen Robinson 10 2012 Virginia Allen Robinson 10 2012 Indiana

Receiving yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Bobby Engram 3,026 1993 1994 1995 2 DaeSean Hamilton 2,842 2014 2015 2016 2017 3 Deon Butler 2,771 2005 2006 2007 2008 4 Allen Robinson 2,474 2011 2012 2013 5 Chris Godwin 2,421 2014 2015 2016 6 Derek Moye 2,395 2008 2009 2010 2011 7 Jordan Norwood 2,015 2005 2006 2007 2008 8 Bryant Johnson 2,008 2000 2001 2002 9 Kenny Jackson 2,006 1980 1981 1982 1983 10 O. J. McDuffie 1,988 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Allen Robinson 1,432 2013 2 Chris Godwin 1,101 2015 3 Bobby Engram 1,084 1995 4 Bobby Engram 1,029 1994 5 Allen Robinson 1,018 2012 6 Chris Godwin 982 2016 7 O. J. McDuffie 977 1992 8 Freddie Scott 973 1994 9 Bryant Johnson 917 2002 10 KJ Hamler 904[11] 2019

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Deon Butler 216 2006 Northwestern 2 O. J. McDuffie 212 1992 Boston College 3 Bobby Engram 203 1995 Purdue 4 Bobby Engram 200 1994 Rutgers 5 Allen Robinson 197 2012 Indiana 6 Jahan Dotson 189 2020 Illinois 7 Chris Godwin 187[9] 2016 USC (Rose Bowl) 8 Chafie Fields 177 1999 Miami (FL) 9 Bobby Engram 175 1995 Rutgers 10 Allen Robinson 173 2013 Indiana Allen Robinson 173 2013 Ohio State Geno Lewis 173[4] 2014 UCF (Croke Park Classic)

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Bobby Engram 31 1993 1994 1995 2 Kenny Jackson 25 1980 1981 1982 1983 3 Deon Butler 22 2005 2006 2007 2008 4 Derek Moye 18 2008 2009 2010 2011 Chris Godwin 18 2014 2015 2016 DaeSean Hamilton 18 2014 2015 2016 2017 7 Allen Robinson 17 2011 2012 2013 8 O. J. McDuffie 16 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Pat Freiermuth 16[14] 2018 2019 2020 10 Terry Smith 15 1988 1989 1990 1991 Joe Jurevicius 15 1994 1995 1996 1997 Mike Gesicki 15* 2014 2015 2016 2017

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Bobby Engram 13 1993 2 Bobby Engram 11 1995 Allen Robinson 11 2012 Chris Godwin 11 2016 5 Joe Jurevicius 10 1997 6 O. J. McDuffie 9 1992 Freddie Scott 9 1994 Deon Butler 9 2005 Mike Gesicki 9* 2017 DaeSean Hamilton 9 2017

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Bobby Engram 4 1993 Minnesota 2 Freddie Scott 3 1994 Temple Bobby Engram 3 1995 Rutgers Joe Jurevicius 3 1997 Louisville Deon Butler 3 2008 Michigan State Allen Robinson 3 2012 Navy Allen Robinson 3 2012 Indiana DaeSean Hamilton 3 2017 Indiana Pat Freiermuth 3 2019 Michigan State Jahan Dotson 3[15] 2020 Ohio State

Longest touchdown reception

All-Time

Rank	Receiver	Passer	Yards	Year	Opponent
1	Daniel George	Sean Clifford	95	2018	Kent State
2	KJ Hamler	Trace McSorley	93	2018	Ohio State
3	Bob Higgins	Bill Hess	92	1919	Pittsburgh
4	Jim Scott	Steve Joachim	86	1971	Navy
5	Saquon Barkley	Trace McSorley	85	2017	Georgia State
6	Eric Hamilton	Matt Knizner	82	1982	Pittsburgh
	Eric Hamilton	Matt Knizner	82	1986	Pittsburgh
	Freddie Scott	Kerry Collins	82	1994	Rutgers
8	Paul Johnson	Tom Sherman	80	1967	Maryland
	Dean DiMidio	Doug Strang	80	1983	Alabama
	Stephfon Green	Pat Devlin	80	2008	Michigan
	Derek Moye	Rob Bolden	80	2010	Illinois
	Irvin Charles	Trace McSorley	80	2016	Minnesota

• All-time career and single season records for Tight Ends

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Trace McSorley 11,596 2015 2016 2017 2018 2 Christian Hackenberg 8,215 2013 2014 2015 3 Zack Mills 7,853 2001 2002 2003 2004 4 Daryll Clark 6,377 2006 2007 2008 2009 5 Matt McGloin 6,325 2009 2010 2011 2012 6 Tony Sacca 6,000 1988 1989 1990 1991 7 Saquon Barkley 5,574 2015 2016 2017 8 Sean Clifford 5,466[3] 2018 2019 2020 9 Kerry Collins 5,300 1991 1992 1993 1994 10 Michael Robinson 5,168 2002 2003 2004 2005

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Trace McSorley 4,061 2017 2 Trace McSorley 3,979 2016 3 Trace McSorley 3,328 2018 4 Matt McGloin 3,220 2012 5 Daryll Clark 3,214 2009 6 Michael Robinson 3,156 2005 7 Sean Clifford 3,056[3] 2019 8 Christian Hackenberg 2,887 2013 9 Christian Hackenberg 2,883 2014 10 Daryll Clark 2,874 2008

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Trace McSorley 461 2018 Ohio State 2 Christian Hackenberg 456[4] 2014 UCF (Croke Park Classic) 3 Sean Clifford 452 2019 Maryland 4 Zack Mills 418 2001 Ohio State 5 Trace McSorley 408[16] 2016 Minnesota 6 Trace McSorley 389[7] 2017 Washington (Fiesta Bowl) 7 Michael Robinson 398 2003 Wisconsin 8 Zack Mills 389 2002 Iowa 9 Trace McSorley 389[7] 2016 Michigan State 10 Trace McSorley 383[7] 2017 Michigan State

Total touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Trace McSorley 107 2015 2016 2017 2018 2 Daryll Clark 65 2006 2007 2008 2009 3 Christian Hackenberg 55 2013 2014 2015 4 Saquon Barkley 54 2015 2016 2017 5 Matt McGloin 53 2009 2010 2011 2012 6 Zack Mills 53 2001 2002 2003 2004 7 Todd Blackledge 51 1980 1981 1982 8 Sean Clifford 49[3] 2018 2019 2020 9 Tony Sacca 47 1988 1989 1990 1991 10 Lydell Mitchell 41 1968 1969 1970 1971

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Trace McSorley 39 2017 2 Trace McSorley 36 2016 3 Daryll Clark 31 2009 4 Trace McSorley 30 2018 5 Daryll Clark 29 2008 Matt McGloin 29 2012 7 Michael Robinson 28 2005 Sean Clifford 28[3] 2019 9 Trace McSorley 27 2018 10 Todd Blackledge 25 1982 Tony Sacca 25 1991

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rank Player Ints Years 1 Neal Smith 19 1967 1968 1969 2 Pete Harris 15 1977 1978 1979 1980 2 Darren Perry 15 1988 1989 1990 1991 4 Kim Herring 13 1993 1994 1995 1996

Single season Rank Player Ints Year 1 Neal Smith 10 1969 Pete Harris 10 1978

Tackles

Career Rank Player Tackles Years 1 Dan Connor 419 2004 2005 2006 2007 2 Paul Posluszny 372 2003 2004 2005 2006 3 4 5 Sean Lee 313 2006 2007 2008 2009 6 Marcus Allen 311 2014 2015 2016 2017 7 Mike Hull 294 2011 2012 2013 2014

Single season Rank Player Tackles Year 1 Greg Buttle 165 1974 2 Dan Connor 145 2007 3 Sean Lee 138 2007 4 Mike Hull 138 2014 5 Marcus Allen 110 2016

Sacks

Career Rank Player Sacks Years 1 Courtney Brown 33.0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 Larry Kubin 30.0 1977 1978 1979 1980 3 Michael Haynes 25.5 1999 2000 2001 2002 4 Shaka Toney 20.5[17] 2017 2018 2019 2020 5 Anthony Zettel 20.0 2012 2013 2014 2015

Single season Rank Player Sacks Year 1 Carl Nassib 16.0 2015 2 Larry Kubin 15.0 1979 Michael Haynes 15.0 2002 4 Courtney Brown 13.5 1999 5 Maurice Evans 12.5 2007 6 Aaron Maybin 12.0 2008

Kicking

Field goals made

Career Rk Player FGs Years 1 Kevin Kelly 78 2005 2006 2007 2008 2 Sam Ficken 54 2011 2012 2013 2014 3 Craig Fayak 50 1990 1991 1992 1993 4 Travis Forney 47 1996 1997 1998 1999 5 Brett Conway 45 1993 1994 1995 1996 6 Massimo Manca 40 1982 1984 1985 1986 7 Matt Bahr 39 1976 1977 1978 Robbie Gould 39 2001 2002 2003 2004 Tyler Davis 39 2015 2016 2017 10 Nick Gancitano 38 1981 1982 1983 1984

Single season Rk Player FGs Year 1 Sam Ficken 24 2014 2 Matt Bahr 22 1977 Kevin Kelly 22 2006 Tyler Davis 22 2016 5 Massimo Manca 21 1985 Travis Forney 21 1999 7 Travis Forney 20 1998 Kevin Kelly 20 2007 Kevin Kelly 20 2008 Collin Wagner 20 2010

Single game Rk Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Brian Franco 5 1981 Nebraska Massimo Manca 5 1985 Notre Dame Travis Forney 5 1998 Michigan State Collin Wagner 5 2010 Temple

Longest field goal made

All-Time

Rank	Player	Yards	Year	Opponent
1	Jordan Stout	57	2019	Pittsburgh
2	Chris Bohr	55	1975	Temple

Special teams

Longest kickoff return

All-Time

Rank	Player	Yards	Year	Opponent	Notes
1	Saquon Barkley	98	2017	Indiana	Resulted in Touchdown
2	Saquon Barkley	97	2017	Ohio State	Resulted in Touchdown
3	Chaz Powell	95	2011	Indiana State	Resulted in Touchdown

Longest punt return

All-Time

Rank	Player	Yards	Year	Opponent	Notes
1	Derrick Williams	63	2008	Wisconsin	Resulted in Touchdown
2	DeAndre Tompkins	61	2017	Akron	Resulted in Touchdown

Overall team records

Longest bowl streak

All-Time

Rank	Streak	Years	Record	Head Coach	Notes
1	13 Years	1971-1983	9-4	Joe Paterno	1982: Won 1st National Championship in Sugar Bowl vs Georgia 27-23
2	11 Years	1989-1999	8-3	Joe Paterno	1994: Won Big Ten Championship, Won Rose Bowl vs Oregon 38-20
3	7 Years	2005-2011	4-3	Joe Paterno/ Tom Bradley	2005: Won Big Ten Championship, Won Orange Bowl vs Florida State 26-23 2008: Won Big Ten Championship, Lost Rose Bowl vs USC 24-38 2011: Won Big Ten Leaders Division, Lost TicketCity Bowl vs Houston 14-30 Streak Ended with NCAA Sanctions
4	6 Years	2014-2019	3-3	James Franklin	2016 : Won Big Ten Championship, Lost Rose Bowl vs USC 49-52
5	4 Years	1959-1962	3-1	Charles A. "Rip" Engle
6	3 Years	1967-1969	2-0-1	Joe Paterno
	3 Years	1985-1987	1-2	Joe Paterno	1986 : Won 2nd national Championship in Fiesta Bowl vs Miami (FL) 14-10

Longest bowl win streak

Rank	Streak	Years	Head Coach	Notes
1	5 Years	1979-1983	Joe Paterno	1982: Won 1st National Championship in Sugar Bowl vs Georgia 27-23
2	4 Years	1993-1996	Joe Paterno	1994: Won Big Ten Championship, Won Rose Bowl vs Oregon 38-20
3	3 Years	1959-1961	Charles A. "Rip" Engle
	3 Years	2005-2007	Joe Paterno	2005: Won Big Ten Championship, Won Orange Bowl vs Florida State 26-23

Largest bowl win/ loss margin

Largest win margin Rank Score Margin Bowl Game Opponent Season Year Coach 1 W 41–12 +29 Liberty Bowl Oregon Webfoots 1960 Rip Engle W 43–14 +29 Outback Bowl Auburn Tigers 1995 Joe Paterno 3 W 42–17 +25 Fiesta Bowl Tennessee Volunteers 1991 Joe Paterno 4 W 30–6 +24 Cotton Bowl Classic Texas Longhorns 1971 Joe Paterno W 24–0 +24 Alamo Bowl Texas A&M Aggies 1999 Joe Paterno 6 W 38–15 +23 Fiesta Bowl Texas Longhorns 1996 Joe Paterno 7 W 41–20 +21 Cotton Bowl Classic Baylor Bears 1974 Joe Paterno 8 W 31–13 +18 Florida Citrus Bowl Tennessee Volunteers 1993 Joe Paterno W 38–20 +18 Rose Bowl Oregon Ducks 1994 Joe Paterno 10 W 26–10 +16 Fiesta Bowl USC Trojans 1981 Joe Paterno

Largest loss margin Rank Score Margin Bowl Game Opponent Season Year Coach 1 L 35–10 -25 Florida Citrus Bowl Clemson Tigers 1987 Joe Paterno 2 L 24–3 -21 Blockbuster Bowl Stanford Cardinal 1992 Joe Paterno 3 L 30–14 -16 TicketCity Bowl Houston Cougars 2011 Tom Bradley 4 L 25-10 -15 Orange Bowl Oklahoma Sooners 1985 Joe Paterno L 21-6 -15 Florida Citrus Bowl Florida Gators 1997 Joe Paterno 6 L14-0 -14 Sugar Bowl Oklahoma Sooners 1972 Joe Paterno L 38-24 -14 Rose Bowl USC Trojans 2008 Joe Paterno 8 L 37-24 -13 Outback Bowl Florida Gators 2010 Joe Paterno 9 L 14-3 -11 Rose Bowl USC Trojans 1922 Hugo Bezdek L 20-9 -11 Gator Bowl Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1976 Joe Paterno

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