Linebacker, Pittsburgh (from Penn State), 2015–21
John Petrishen
Lettered 2019–21 (school media guide)
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Lower Burrell, PA
John Petrishen played linebacker at Penn State (2015–18) and Pittsburgh (2019–21).
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Duke, 20212sacks, career highvs. Massachusetts, 2021Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2016; ACC champions, 2021
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Penn State | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 71 | 30 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 91 | 41 | 11 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Penn State | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2016 | Penn State | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2017 | Penn State | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2018 | Penn State | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | LB | Yr 6 | ||
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | LB | Sr. (Yr 7) | 6′1″ | 225 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 Pittsburgh 14 games, 71 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Massachusetts | W 51–7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Tennessee | W 41–34 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Western Michigan | L 41–44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. New Hampshire | W 77–7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Georgia Tech | W 52–21 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Virginia Tech | W 28–7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Clemson | W 27–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Miami | L 34–38 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Duke | W 54–29 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. North Carolina | W 30–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Virginia | W 48–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at Syracuse | W 31–14 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Wake Forest | W 45–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Michigan State | L 21–31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Pittsburgh 4 games, 10 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs.Syracuse | W 21–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Notre Dame | L 3–45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 47–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atClemson | L 17–52 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Pittsburgh 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14 | vs.North Carolina | W 34–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Penn State 5 games, 5 tackles
2017 Penn State 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Akron | W 52–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Georgia State | W 56–0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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