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Penn State record book

The school’s records in every stat, career, season and game, and its record year by year, as Penn State’s Wikipedia lists give them from the school’s media guide. Names lead to each player’s page where he has one.

Chasing the record

This season’s players already in the school’s top five, as the lists stood when Wikipedia’s editors last updated them.

  • Rocco Becht No. 3 in single-game passing touchdowns, 4

Retired numbers

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 10,661Sean Clifford 2018–⁠22
  2. 9,899Trace McSorley 2015–⁠18
  3. 8,427Christian Hackenberg 2013–⁠15
  4. 7,402Drew Allar 2022–⁠25
  5. 7,212Zack Mills 2001–⁠04

Season

  1. 3,614Trace McSorley 2016
  2. 3,570Trace McSorley 2017
  3. 3,327Drew Allar 2024
  4. 3,271Matt McGloin 2012
  5. 3,107Sean Clifford 2021

Game

  1. 454Christian Hackenberg 2014 vs. UCF (Croke Park Classic)
  2. 401Sean Clifford 2021 vs. Villanova
  3. 399Zack Mills 2002 vs. Iowa
  4. 398Sean Clifford 2019 vs. Maryland
  5. 395Matt McGloin 2012 vs. Indiana

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 86Sean Clifford 2018–⁠22
  2. 77Trace McSorley 2015–⁠18
  3. 61Drew Allar 2022–⁠25
  4. 48Christian Hackenberg 2013–⁠15
  5. 46Matt McGloin 2009–⁠12

Game

  1. 5Tony Sacca 1991 vs. Georgia Tech
  2. 5Rashard Casey 2000 vs. Louisiana Tech
  3. 4Tom Sherman 1967 vs. Pittsburgh
  4. 4Chuck Fusina 1978 vs. Syracuse
  5. 4Zack Mills 2002 vs. Iowa

Passing attempts

Career

  1. 1,356Sean Clifford 2018–⁠22
  2. 1,235Christian Hackenberg 2013–⁠15
  3. 1,215Trace McSorley 2015–⁠18
  4. 1,082Zach Mills 2001–⁠04
  5. 1,002Drew Allar 2022–⁠25

Game

  1. 57Sean Clifford 2020 vs. Maryland
  2. 55Christian Hackenberg 2013 vs. Indiana
  3. 52Sean Clifford 2021 vs. Ohio State
  4. 51Rashard Casey 2000 vs. Iowa
  5. 51Matt McGloin 2012 vs. Northwestern

Passing completions

Career

  1. 833Sean Clifford 2018–⁠22
  2. 720Trace McSorley 2015–⁠18
  3. 693Christian Hackenberg 2013–⁠15
  4. 633Drew Allar 2022–⁠25
  5. 606Zach Mills 2001–⁠04

Season

  1. 284Trace McSorley 2017
  2. 270Matt McGloin 2012
  3. 270Christian Hackenberg 2014
  4. 262Drew Allar 2024
  5. 261Sean Clifford 2021

Game

  1. 35Matt McGloin 2012 vs. Northwestern
  2. 35Sean Clifford 2021 vs. Ohio State
  3. 34Christian Hackenberg 2014 vs. Boston College (Pinstripe Bowl)
  4. 32Christian Hackenberg 2014 vs. UCF
  5. 32Trace McSorley 2017 vs. Washington (Fiesta Bowl)

Passing completion percentage

Career

  1. 68.9%Ethan Grunkemeyer 2024–⁠25
  2. 63.2%Drew Allar 2022–⁠25
  3. 61.4%Sean Clifford 2018–⁠22
  4. 60.2%Daryll Clark 2006–⁠09
  5. 59.8%Will Levis 2019–⁠20

Interceptions

Career

  1. 41Todd Blackledge 1980–⁠82
  2. 39Zack Mills 2001–⁠04
  3. 32Chuck Fusina 1975–⁠78
  4. 31Christian Hackenberg 2013–⁠15
  5. 31Sean Clifford 2018–⁠22

Season

  1. 15Christian Hackenberg 2014
  2. 14Jack White 1965
  3. 14Todd Blackledge 1981
  4. 14Todd Blackledge 1982
  5. 13Todd Blackledge 1980

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 4,180Kaytron Allen 2022–⁠25
  2. 3,932Evan Royster 2007–⁠10
  3. 3,843Saquon Barkley 2015–⁠17
  4. 3,461Nicholas Singleton 2022–⁠25
  5. 3,398Curt Warner 1979–⁠82

Season

  1. 2,087Larry Johnson 2002
  2. 1,567Lydell Mitchell 1971
  3. 1,539Ki-Jana Carter 1994
  4. 1,522John Cappelletti 1973
  5. 1,496Saquon Barkley 2016

Game

  1. 327Larry Johnson 2002 vs. Indiana
  2. 279Larry Johnson 2002 vs. Illinois
  3. 279Larry Johnson 2002 vs. Michigan State
  4. 257Larry Johnson 2002 vs. Northwestern
  5. 256Curt Warner 1981 vs. Syracuse

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 45Nicholas Singleton 2022–⁠25
  2. 43Saquon Barkley 2015–⁠17
  3. 39Kaytron Allen 2022–⁠25
  4. 38Lydell Mitchell 1969–⁠71
  5. 36Curtis Enis 1995–⁠97

Game

  1. 6Harry Robb 1917 vs. Gettysburg
  2. 5Shorty Miller 1913 vs. Carnegie Tech
  3. 5Lydell Mitchell 1971 vs. Maryland
  4. 5Ki-Jana Carter 1994 vs. Michigan State
  5. 4Franco Harris 1971 vs. Iowa

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 214DaeSean Hamilton 2014–⁠17
  2. 183Jahan Dotson 2018–⁠21
  3. 179Deon Butler 2005–⁠08
  4. 177Allen Robinson 2011–⁠13
  5. 167Bobby Engram 1993–⁠96

Game

  1. 17Tyler Warren 2024 vs. USC
  2. 14DaeSean Hamilton 2014 vs. Ohio State
  3. 13Freddie Scott 1995 vs. Wisconsin
  4. 12Allen Robinson 2013 vs. Indiana
  5. 12Allen Robinson 2013 vs. Ohio State

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 3,026Bobby Engram 1993–⁠95
  2. 2,842DaeSean Hamilton 2014–⁠17
  3. 2,771Deon Butler 2005–⁠08
  4. 2,757Jahan Dotson 2018–⁠21
  5. 2,474Allen Robinson 2011–⁠13

Season

  1. 1,432Allen Robinson 2013
  2. 1,233Tyler Warren 2024
  3. 1,182Jahan Dotson 2021
  4. 1,101Chris Godwin 2015
  5. 1,084Bobby Engram 1995

Game

  1. 242Jahan Dotson 2021 vs. Maryland
  2. 224Tyler Warren 2024 vs. USC
  3. 216Deon Butler 2006 vs. Northwestern
  4. 212O.J. McDuffie 1992 vs. Boston College
  5. 203Bobby Engram 1995 vs. Purdue

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 31Bobby Engram 1993–⁠95
  2. 25Kenny Jackson 1980–⁠83
  3. 25Jahan Dotson 2018–⁠21
  4. 22Deon Butler 2005–⁠08
  5. 19Tyler Warren 2021–⁠24

Game

  1. 4Bobby Engram 1993 vs. Minnesota
  2. 3Freddie Scott 1994 vs. Temple
  3. 3Bobby Engram 1995 vs. Rutgers
  4. 3Joe Jurevicius 1997 vs. Louisville
  5. 3Deon Butler 2008 vs. Michigan State

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 11,734Sean Clifford 2018–⁠22
  2. 11,596Trace McSorley 2015–⁠18
  3. 8,215Christian Hackenberg 2013–⁠15
  4. 8,153Drew Allar 2022–⁠25
  5. 7,853Zack Mills 2001–⁠04

Season

  1. 4,061Trace McSorley 2017
  2. 3,979Trace McSorley 2016
  3. 3,629Drew Allar 2024
  4. 3,328Trace McSorley 2018
  5. 3,270Sean Clifford 2021

Game

  1. 461Trace McSorley 2018 vs. Ohio State
  2. 456Christian Hackenberg 2014 vs. UCF (Croke Park Classic)
  3. 452Sean Clifford 2019 vs. Maryland
  4. 423Drew Allar 2024 vs. USC
  5. 418Zack Mills 2001 vs. Ohio State

Touchdowns responsible for

Career

  1. 107Trace McSorley 2015–⁠18
  2. 101Sean Clifford 2018–⁠22
  3. 73Drew Allar 2022–⁠25
  4. 65Daryll Clark 2006–⁠09
  5. 55Nicholas Singleton 2022–⁠25

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 19Neal Smith (American Football Defensive Back)|Neal Smith 1967–⁠69
  2. 15Pete Harris 1977–⁠80
  3. 15Darren Perry 1988–⁠91
  4. 13Kim Herring 1993–⁠96
  5. 12Brian Miller 1994–⁠96

Season

  1. 10Neal Smith 1969
  2. 10Pete Harris 1978
  3. 7Darren Perry 1990
  4. 7Kim Herring 1996
  5. 6Sherrod Rainge 1989

Tackles

Career

  1. 419Dan Connor 2004–⁠07
  2. 372Paul Posluszny 2003–⁠06
  3. 334Dan Connor 2004–⁠07
  4. 320Marcus Allen 2014–⁠17
  5. 313Sean Lee 2006–⁠09

Season

  1. 165Greg Buttle 1974
  2. 145Dan Connor 2007
  3. 138Sean Lee 2007
  4. 138Mike Hull 2014
  5. 116Paul Posluszny 2005

Sacks

Career

  1. 33.0Courtney Brown 1996–⁠99
  2. 30.0Larry Kubin 1977–⁠80
  3. 25.5Michael Haynes 1999–⁠02
  4. 23.5Dani Dennis-Sutton 2022–⁠25
  5. 23.0Abdul Carter 2022–⁠24

Season

  1. 15.5Carl Nassib 2015
  2. 15.0Larry Kubin 1979
  3. 15.0Michael Haynes 2002
  4. 13.5Courtney Brown 1999
  5. 12.5Maurice Evans 2007

Kicking

Extra Point Attempts

Career

  1. 202Jake Pinegar 2018–⁠22
  2. 185Kevin Kelly 2005–⁠08
  3. 144Tyler Davis 2015–⁠17
  4. 142Brett Conway 1993–⁠96
  5. 139Craig Fayak 1990–⁠93

Extra Points Made

Career

  1. 195Jake Pinegar 2018–⁠22
  2. 183Kevin Kelly 2005–⁠08
  3. 144Tyler Davis 2015–⁠17
  4. 141Brett Conway 1993–⁠96
  5. 132Craig Fayak 1990–⁠93

Extra Point Percentage

Career

  1. 100%Tyler Davis 2015–⁠17
  2. 100%Collin Wagner 2007–⁠10
  3. 100%Herb Menhardt 1976–⁠80
  4. 100%Alex Felkins 2023
  5. 99.3%Brett Conway 1993–⁠96

Field Goal Attempts

Career

  1. 107Kevin Kelly 2005–⁠08
  2. 80Craig Fayak 1990–⁠93
  3. 75Sam Ficken 2011–⁠14
  4. 67Jake Pinegar 2018–⁠22
  5. 63Travis Forney 1996–⁠99

Field Goals Made

Career

  1. 78Kevin Kelly 2005–⁠08
  2. 54Sam Ficken 2011–⁠14
  3. 50Craig Fayak 1990–⁠93
  4. 49Jake Pinegar 2018–⁠22
  5. 47Travis Forney 1996–⁠99

Season

  1. 24Sam Ficken 2014
  2. 22Matt Bahr 1977
  3. 22Kevin Kelly 2006
  4. 22Tyler Davis 2016
  5. 21Massimo Manca 1985

Game

  1. 5Brian Franco 1981 vs. Nebraska
  2. 5Massimo Manca 1985 vs. Notre Dame
  3. 5Travis Forney 1998 vs. Michigan State
  4. 5Collin Wagner 2010 vs. Temple

Field Goal Percentage

Career

  1. 77.6%Nick Gancitano 1982–⁠84
  2. 74.6%Travis Forney 1996–⁠99
  3. 73.8%Brett Conway 1993–⁠96
  4. 73.1%Jake Pinegar 2018–⁠22
  5. 72.9%Kevin Kelly 2005–⁠08

Points

Career

  1. 183Kevin Kelly 2005–⁠08
  2. 195Jake Pinegar 2018–⁠21
  3. 182Craig Fayak 1990–⁠93
  4. 141Brett Conway 1993–⁠96
  5. 109Sam Ficken 2011–⁠14

Season by season

140 seasons; 7 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2025James Franklin7–⁠63–⁠6, T–12thPinstripe W
2024James Franklin13–⁠38–⁠1, T–2nd, division championsCFP First Round W, Fiesta (CFP Quarterfinal) W, Orange (CFP Semifinal) L5
2023James Franklin10–⁠37–⁠2, 3rd (East)Peach L13
2022James Franklin11–⁠27–⁠2, 3rd (East)Rose W7
2021James Franklin7–⁠64–⁠5, 4th (East)Outback L
2020James Franklin4–⁠54–⁠5, 3rd (East)
2019James Franklin11–⁠27–⁠2, 2nd (East)Cotton W9
2018James Franklin9–⁠46–⁠3, 3rd (East)Citrus L17
2017James Franklin11–⁠27–⁠2, T–2nd (East)Fiesta W8
2016James Franklin11–⁠38–⁠1, T–1st (East), conference championsRose L7
2015James Franklin7–⁠64–⁠4, 4th (East)TaxSlayer L
2014James Franklin7–⁠62–⁠6, 6th (East)Pinstripe W
2013Bill O’Brien7–⁠54–⁠4, 3rd (Leaders)Ineligible
2012Bill O’Brien8–⁠46–⁠2, 2nd (Leaders)Ineligible
2011Joe Paterno9–⁠46–⁠2, T–1st (Leaders), division championsTicket City L
2010Joe Paterno7–⁠64–⁠4, T–4thOutback L
2009Joe Paterno11–⁠26–⁠2, T–2ndCapital One W9
2008Joe Paterno11–⁠27–⁠1, T–1st, conference championsRose L8
2007Joe Paterno9–⁠44–⁠4, T–5thAlamo W
2006Joe Paterno9–⁠45–⁠3, T–4thOutback W24
2005Joe Paterno11–⁠17–⁠1, T–1st, conference championsOrange W3
2004Joe Paterno4–⁠72–⁠6, 9th
2003Joe Paterno3–⁠91–⁠7, T–8th
2002Joe Paterno9–⁠45–⁠3, 4thCapital One L16
2001Joe Paterno5–⁠64–⁠4, T–4th
2000Joe Paterno5–⁠74–⁠4, T–6th
1999Joe Paterno10–⁠35–⁠3, T–4thAlamo W11
1998Joe Paterno9–⁠35–⁠3, 5thOutback W17
1997Joe Paterno9–⁠36–⁠2, T–2ndFlorida Citrus L16
1996Joe Paterno11–⁠26–⁠2, T–3rdFiesta W7
1995Joe Paterno9–⁠35–⁠3, T–3rdOutback W13
1994Joe Paterno12–⁠08–⁠0, 1st, conference championsRose W2
1993Joe Paterno10–⁠26–⁠2, 3rdFlorida Citrus W8
1992Joe Paterno7–⁠5Blockbuster L
1991Joe Paterno11–⁠2Fiesta W3
1990Joe Paterno9–⁠3Blockbuster L11
1989Joe Paterno8–⁠3–⁠1Holiday W15
1988Joe Paterno5–⁠6
1987Joe Paterno8–⁠4Florida Citrus L
1986Joe Paterno12–⁠0, national championsFiesta W1
1985Joe Paterno11–⁠1Orange L3
1984Joe Paterno6–⁠5
1983Joe Paterno8–⁠4–⁠1Aloha W
1982Joe Paterno11–⁠1, national championsSugar W1
1981Joe Paterno10–⁠2Fiesta W3
1980Joe Paterno10–⁠2Fiesta W8
1979Joe Paterno8–⁠4Liberty W20
1978Joe Paterno11–⁠1Sugar L4
1977Joe Paterno11–⁠1Fiesta W5
1976Joe Paterno7–⁠5Gator L
1975Joe Paterno9–⁠3Sugar L10
1974Joe Paterno10–⁠2Cotton W7
1973Joe Paterno12–⁠0Orange W5
1972Joe Paterno10–⁠2Sugar L10
1971Joe Paterno11–⁠1Cotton W5
1970Joe Paterno7–⁠318
1969Joe Paterno11–⁠0Orange W2
1968Joe Paterno11–⁠0Orange W2
1967Joe Paterno8–⁠2–⁠1Gator T10
1966Joe Paterno5–⁠5
1965Rip Engle5–⁠5
1964Rip Engle6–⁠4
1963Rip Engle7–⁠3
1962Rip Engle9–⁠2Gator L9
1961Rip Engle8–⁠3Gator W17
1960Rip Engle7–⁠3Liberty W16
1959Rip Engle9–⁠2Liberty W12
1958Rip Engle6–⁠3–⁠1
1957Rip Engle6–⁠3
1956Rip Engle6–⁠2–⁠1
1955Rip Engle5–⁠4
1954Rip Engle7–⁠220
1953Rip Engle6–⁠3
1952Rip Engle7–⁠2–⁠1
1951Rip Engle5–⁠4
1950Rip Engle5–⁠3–⁠1
1949Joe Bedenk5–⁠4
1948Bob Higgins7–⁠1–⁠118
1947Bob Higgins9–⁠0–⁠1Cotton T4
1946Bob Higgins6–⁠2
1945Bob Higgins5–⁠3
1944Bob Higgins6–⁠3
1943Bob Higgins5–⁠3–⁠1
1942Bob Higgins6–⁠1–⁠119
1941Bob Higgins7–⁠2
1940Bob Higgins6–⁠1–⁠1
1939Bob Higgins5–⁠1–⁠2
1938Bob Higgins3–⁠4–⁠1
1937Bob Higgins5–⁠3
1936Bob Higgins3–⁠5
1935Bob Higgins4–⁠4
1934Bob Higgins4–⁠4
1933Bob Higgins3–⁠3–⁠1
1932Bob Higgins2–⁠5
1931Bob Higgins2–⁠8
1930Bob Higgins3–⁠4–⁠2
1929Hugo Bezdek6–⁠3
1928Hugo Bezdek3–⁠5–⁠1
1927Hugo Bezdek6–⁠2–⁠1
1926Hugo Bezdek5–⁠4
1925Hugo Bezdek4–⁠4–⁠1
1924Hugo Bezdek6–⁠3–⁠1
1923Hugo Bezdek6–⁠2–⁠1
1922Hugo Bezdek6–⁠4–⁠1Rose L
1921Hugo Bezdek8–⁠0–⁠2
1920Hugo Bezdek7–⁠0–⁠2
1919Hugo Bezdek7–⁠1
1918Hugo Bezdek1–⁠2–⁠1
1917Dick Harlow5–⁠4
1916Dick Harlow8–⁠2
1915Dick Harlow7–⁠2
1914Bill Hollenback5–⁠3–⁠1
1913Bill Hollenback2–⁠6
1912Bill Hollenback8–⁠0
1911Bill Hollenback8–⁠0–⁠1
1910Jack Hollenback5–⁠2–⁠1
1909Bill Hollenback5–⁠0–⁠2
1908Tom Fennell5–⁠5
1907Tom Fennell6–⁠4
1906Tom Fennell8–⁠1–⁠1
1905Tom Fennell8–⁠3
1904Tom Fennell6–⁠4
1903Daniel A. Reed5–⁠3
1902Pop Golden7–⁠3
1901Pop Golden5–⁠3
1900Pop Golden4–⁠6–⁠1
1899Sam Boyle4–⁠6–⁠1
1898Samuel B. Newton6–⁠4
1897Samuel B. Newton3–⁠6
1896Samuel B. Newton3–⁠4
1895George W. Hoskins2–⁠2–⁠3 (ours 0–⁠1–⁠1)
1894George W. Hoskins6–⁠0–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠0)
1893George W. Hoskins4–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠1)
1892George W. Hoskins5–⁠1 (ours 1–⁠1)
1891No coach6–⁠2 (ours 5–⁠2)4–⁠1, 1st, conference champions
1890No coach2–⁠2 (ours 0–⁠2)
1889No coach2–⁠2
1888No coach0–⁠2–⁠1 (ours 0–⁠1)
1887No coach2–⁠0
1881No coach1–⁠0

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