Logo for the 2021 Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn State Nittany Lions

The Penn State Nittany Lions were 7-5 in 2021. They fell to the Arkansas Razorbacks, 24 to 10, in the Outback Bowl.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule
DATE OPP SCORE
Sat
1/1
@
ARK ARK
L
10-24
Sat
11/27
@
MSU MSU
L
27-30
Sat
11/20
vs
RUTG RUTG
W
28-0
Sat
11/13
vs
MICH MICH
L
17-21
Sat
11/6
@
MD MD
W
31-14

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

2,912

Clifford

Clifford

RUSH YDS

495

Lee

Lee

REC YDS

1,182

Dotson

Dotson

2021 Big 10 Standings

TEAM CONF OVERALL
6
Wisconsin Wisconsin
6-3
9-4
7
Purdue Purdue
6-3
9-4
8
Penn State Penn State
4-5
7-6
9
Maryland Maryland
3-6
7-6
10
Illinois Illinois
4-5
5-7

2021 Stats

See stats
GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team
13
325
4,892
924
5.3
1,401
438
3.2
3,491
486
7.2
34
216
264
91
158
15
70
599
Team Rank
89th
73rd
32nd
98th
115th
91st
120th
25th
17th
82nd
97th
37th
62nd
99th
22nd
107th
46th
43rd
Opponent
13
225
4,583
992
4.7
1,985
525
3.8
2,598
440
5.9
27
201
272
123
121
28
72
570
Opponent Rank
5th
44th
113th
9th
70th
119th
42nd
28th
104th
6th
65th
78th
87th
101st
47th
103rd
85th
102nd
Net
+100
+309
-68
+0.5
-584
-87
-0.6
+893
+46
+1.3
+7
+15
-8
-32
+37
-13
-2
+29
Net Rank
42nd
65th
94th
54th
105th
113th
91st
21st
32nd
30th
90th
53rd
83rd
108th
22nd
119th
60th
70th

Related Searches

CFB 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,779

McCord

Kyle McCord

4,313

Ward

Cam Ward

4,266

Dart

Jaxson Dart
Rush Yards Leaders

2,601

Jeanty

Ashton Jeanty

1,711

Skattebo

Cam Skattebo

1,660

Hampton

Omarion Hampton
Rec Yards Leaders

1,554

Fannin

Harold Fannin Jr.

1,382

Nash

Nick Nash

1,319

McMillan

Tetairoa McMillan
Pass TD Leaders

39

Ward

Cam Ward

37

Sanders

Shedeur Sanders

36

Klubnik

Cade Klubnik
Rush TD Leaders

32

Daily

Bryson Daily

29

Jeanty

Ashton Jeanty

25

Stewart

Tre Stewart
Rec TD Leaders

16

Nash

Nick Nash

15

Smith

Jeremiah Smith

15

Hunter

Travis Hunter
QB Rating Leaders

180.6

Dart

Jaxson Dart

176.0

Rourke

Kurtis Rourke

175.3

Howard

Will Howard
Sack Leaders

17.0

Green

Mike Green

16.0

Powell-Ryland

Antwaun Powell-Ryland

15.5

Ezeiruaku

Donovan Ezeiruaku

CFB 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings
Miami

43.9

Indiana

41.3

Ole Miss

38.6

Texas Tech

37.6

Boise State

37.3

Washington State

36.6
Opp PPG Rankings
Ohio State

12.9

Ole Miss

14.4

Texas

15.3

Army

15.5

Notre Dame

15.5

Indiana

15.6
Total Yards Rankings
Miami

537.2

Ole Miss

525.6

North Texas

488.8

New Mexico

484.3

Texas State

476.9

Utah State

467.7
Rush Yards Rankings
Army

300.5

New Mexico

253.6

Liberty

251.3

Jacksonville State

251.1

UCF

248.1

Navy

247.8
Pass Yards Rankings
Syracuse

370.0

Ole Miss

349.8

Miami

348.2

North Texas

328.2

San José State

321.8

Colorado

318.0
Sack Leaders
Boise State

56.0

Ohio State

53.0

Ole Miss

53.0

Texas

46.0

Penn State

44.0

Duke

44.0

CFB 2024 Division Standings

Big 12 W L PCT
1
Arizona State Arizona State
11
3
.786
2
BYU BYU
11
2
.846
Mountain West W L PCT
1
Boise State Boise State
12
2
.857
2
UNLV UNLV
11
3
.786
Sun Belt W L PCT
1
Marshall Marshall
10
3
.769
2
Louisiana Louisiana
10
4
.714
Independent W L PCT
1
Notre Dame Notre Dame
14
1
.933
2
UConn UConn
9
4
.692
Mid-American W L PCT
1
Ohio Ohio
11
3
.786
2
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
9
5
.643
Big 10 W L PCT
1
Ohio State Ohio State
13
2
.867
2
Oregon Oregon
13
1
.929
Pac-12 W L PCT
1
Oregon State Oregon State
5
7
.417
2
Washington State Washington State
8
5
.615
Atlantic Coast W L PCT
1
SMU SMU
11
3
.786
2
Clemson Clemson
10
4
.714
Southeastern W L PCT
1
Texas Texas
13
3
.813
2
Georgia Georgia
11
3
.786
American Athletic W L PCT
1
Army Army
12
2
.857
2
Tulane Tulane
9
5
.643
Conference USA W L PCT
1
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
9
5
.643
2
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
8
6
.571