Team Records

First Downs Rushing Yardage
Team/Year
Game: 38 vs. West Virginia, 1962.
Season: 277, 2002 (13 games).
Rushing: 173, 1997 (Low: 79, 2004).
Passing: 131, 1994 (Low: 49, 1969).
Penalty: 22, 2000 (Low: 5, 1967; 1974).
Team/Year
Game: 622 vs. Lebanon Valley, 1924.
Season: 3347, 1971 (Low: 1317, 2001).
Rushing Attempts Rushing Average
Team/Year
Game: 83 vs. West Virginia, 1975.
Season: 643, 1973 (11 games)
Team/Year
Season: 6.1, 1994 (Low: 3.44, 2001).
Passing Yardage Pass Completions
Team/Year
Game: 399 vs. Iowa, 2002.
Season: 2962, 1994 (11 games); (Low: 914, 1960).
Team/Year
Game: 33 vs. Wisconsin, 1995
Season: 198, 2003 (12 games); (Low: 68, 1970).
Pass Attempts Completion Percentage
Team/Year
Game: 54 at Brigham Young, 1992.
Season: 396, 2003 (12 games).
Team/Year
Game: 91.7 vs. Oregon, 1963.
Season: 64.9, 1994 (Low: 41.8, 1966).
Most Interceptions Thrown Total Offense Yardage
Team/Year
Season: 19, 2004.
Team/Year
Game: 711 vs Susquehanna, 1926;
706 vs Cincinnati, 1991.
Season: 5722, 1994 (11 games); (Low: 2914, 1960).
Plays Punts
Team/Year
Game: 99 at West Virginia, 1966.
Season: 886, 1978 (Low: 637, 1960).
Team/Year
Season: 79, 1984 (Low: 36, 1963)
Punt Returns Punt Return Yardage
Team/Year
Game: 12 vs. Rutgers, 1982.
Team/Year
Game: 256 vs. Rutgers, 1982.
Penalites Penalty Yardage
Team/Year
Season:

84, 1978 (11 games);
12 games: 88, 1991;
(Low: 36, 1963 & 1996).

Team/Year
Game: 142.5 at Pittsburgh, 1966.
Season: 776, 1978 (Low: 287, 1996).
Fumbles Fumbles Lost
Team/Year
Season: 40, 1965 (Low: 8, 2001)
Team/Year
Season: 25, 1972 (Low: 4, 1994).
Turnovers Points
Team/Year
Season: 36, 1972 (Low: 11, 1994).
Team/Year
Game: 109 vs. Lebanon Valley (7), 1920.
Game Since 1920: 82 vs. Susquehanna (0), 1926;
81 vs. Cincinnati (0), 1991.
Half: 56 (first) at Illinois (3), 2005.
Quarter: 40 (second) at Fordham, 1947.
Season: 526, 1994 (11 games);
(Low: 67, 1925, 9 games).
Scoring in Consecutive
Games, All Games:
138, 1973-84
Scoring in Consecutive
Games, Regular-Season:
190, 1966-84.
Touchdowns
Team/Year
Season: 71, 1994 (Low: 21, 1963).
Rushing, Season: 45, 1994 (Low: 11, 1989)
Passing, Season: 23, 1994 (11 games); 1991 (12 games);
(Low: 1, 1969).
Touchdown Returns Field Goals
Team/Year
Season: 7, 1967 (Low: 0, 1966; 1976; 1993, 2004).
Team/Year
Season: 22, 1978 (Low: 2, 1970).
Defense Interceptions Made
Team/Year
Shutouts, Season: 6, 1947
Consecutive Shutouts: 3, 1940 & 1947.
Fewest Points Allowed, Season: 27, 1947 (9 games).
Team/Year
Game: 7 at Boston College, 1970.
Season: 28, 1971 & 1978.
Sacks Opponent Points
Year
Game: 11 at Illinois, 1999.
Season: 54, 1999
Year
Game: 106 at Lehigh (Penn State 0), 1889.
Games Since 1920: 55 at Navy (Penn State 14), 1944.