Penn State Nittany Lions football statistical leaders

The Penn State Nittany Lions football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Penn State Nittany Lions football program in various categories,^[1] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. 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 the end of the 2015 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Christian Hackenberg 8,427[3] 2013 2014 2015 2 Zack Mills 7,212 2001 2002 2003 2004 3 Matt McGloin 6,390 2009 2010 2011 2012 4 Tony Sacca 5,869 1988 1989 1990 1991 5 Daryll Clark 5,742 2006 2007 2008 2009 6 Chuck Fusina 5,382 1975 1976 1977 1978 7 Kerry Collins 5,304 1991 1992 1993 1994 8 Anthony Morelli 5,275 2004 2005 2006 2007 9 Todd Blackledge 4,812 1980 1981 1982 10 Wally Richardson 4,419 1992 1994 1995 1996	Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Matt McGloin 3,271 2012 2 Daryll Clark 3,003 2009 3 Christian Hackenberg 2,977 2014 4 Christian Hackenberg 2,955 2013 5 Kerry Collins 2,679 1994 6 Anthony Morelli 2,651 2007 7 Daryll Clark 2,592 2008 8 Christian Hackenberg 2,525[3] 2015 9 Tony Sacca 2,488 1991 10 Anthony Morelli 2,424 2006	Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Christian Hackenberg 454 2014 Central Florida 2 Zack Mills 399 2002 Iowa 3 Matt McGloin 395 2012 Indiana 4 Michael Robinson 379 2003 Wisconsin 5 Christian Hackenberg 371 2014 Boston College 6 Mike McQueary 366 1997 Pittsburgh 7 Todd Blackledge 358 1981 Miami (FL) 8 Daryll Clark 353 2009 Akron 9 Kerry Collins 352 1993 Michigan State 10 Daryll Clark 341 2008 Michigan State

Passing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Christian Hackenberg 48[3] 2013 2014 2015 2 Matt McGloin 46 2009 2010 2011 2012 3 Daryll Clark 43 2006 2007 2008 2009 4 Todd Blackledge 41 1980 1981 1982 Tony Sacca 41 1988 1989 1990 1991 Zack Mills 41 2001 2002 2003 2004 7 Kerry Collins 39 1991 1992 1993 1994 8 Chuck Fusina 37 1975 1976 1977 1978 9 Anthony Morelli 31 2004 2005 2006 2007 10 Tom Shuman 28 1972 1973 1974	Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Daryll Clark 24 2009 Matt McGloin 24 2012 3 Todd Blackledge 22 1982 4 Tony Sacca 21 1991 Kerry Collins 21 1994 6 Christian Hackenberg 20 2013 7 Doug Strang 19 1983 Anthony Morelli 19 2007 Daryll Clark 19 2008 10 Wally Richardson 18 1995	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 2014 Boston College

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Evan Royster 3,932 2007 2008 2009 2010 2 Curt Warner 3,398 1979 1980 1981 1982 3 Tony Hunt 3,320 2003 2004 2005 2006 4 Blair Thomas 3,301 1986 1987 1988 1989 5 Curtis Enis 3,256 1995 1996 1997 6 DJ Dozier 3,227 1983 1984 1985 1986 7 Larry Johnson 2,953 2000 2001 2002 8 Lydell Mitchell 2,934 1969 1970 1971 9 Ki-Jana Carter 2,829 1992 1993 1994 10 Matt Suhey 2,818 1976 1977 1978 1979	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 Blair Thomas 1,414 1987 6 Tony Hunt 1,386 2006 7 Curtis Enis 1,363 1997 8 Blair Thomas 1,341 1981 9 Rodney Kinlaw 1,329 2007 10 Silas Redd 1,241 2011	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[4] 9 Bob Campbell 239 1968 Syracuse 10 Curt Warner 238 1981 Nebraska

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Lydell Mitchell 38 1969 1970 1971 2 Curtis Enis 36 1995 1996 1997 3 Ki-Jana Carter 34 1992 1993 1994 4 Charlie Pittman 30 1967 1968 1969 5 John Cappelletti 29 1972 1973 Richie Anderson 29 1991 1992 Evan Royster 29 2007 2008 2009 2010 8 Matt Suhey 26 1976 1977 1978 1979 Larry Johnson 26 2000 2001 2002 10 D.J. Dozier 25 1983 1984 1985 1986 Tony Hunt 25 2003 2004 2005 2006	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 6 John Cappelletti 17 1973 7 Charlie Pittman 14 1968 8 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

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rank Player Rec Years 1 Deon Butler 179 2005 2006 2007 2008 2 Allen Robinson 177 2011 2012 2013 3 Bobby Engram 167 1993 1994 1995 1996 4 Derrick Williams 161 2005 2006 2007 2008 5 Jordan Norwood 158 2005 2006 2007 2008 6 Derek Moye 144 2008 2009 2010 2011 7 DaeSean Hamilton 127[5] 2014 2015 8 O. J. McDuffie 125 1988 1989 1990 1991 9 Jack Curry 117 1965 1966 1967 10 Bryant Johnson 110 1999 2000 2001 2002	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[6] 2015 5 O. J. McDuffie 63 1992 6 Bobby Engram 63 1995 7 Terry Smith 55 1991 Derrick Williams 55 2007 Geno Lewis 55 2014 10 Derek Moye 53 2010	Single game Rank Player Rec Year Opponent 1 DaeSean Hamilton 14 2014 Ohio State 2 Freddie Scott 13 1995 Wisconsin 3 Allen Robinson 12 2013 Indiana Allen Robinson 12 2013 Ohio State 5 O. J. McDuffie 11 1992 Boston College Deon Butler 11 2006 Northwestern Allen Robinson 11 2013 Illinois Chris Godwin 11[7] 20153 Michigan State 9 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 Deon Butler 2,771 2005 2006 2007 2008 3 Allen Robinson 2,479 2011 2012 2013 4 Derek Moye 2,395 2008 2009 2010 2011 5 Jordan Norwood 2,015 2005 2006 2007 2008 6 Bryant Johnson 2,008 2000 2001 2002 7 Kenny Jackson 2,006 1980 1981 1982 1983 8 O. J. McDuffie 1,988 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 9 Joe Jurevicius 1,894 1995 1996 1997 10 Jack Curry 1,837 1965 1966 1967	Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Allen Robinson 1,432 2013 2 Chris Godwin 1,101[6] 2015 3 Bobby Engram 1,084 1995 4 Bobby Engram 1,029 1994 5 Allen Robinson 1,018 2012 6 O. J. McDuffie 977 1992 7 Freddie Scott 973 1994 8 Bryant Johnson 917 2002 9 DaeSean Hamilton 899 2014 10 Derek Moye 885 2010	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 Chafie Fields 177 1999 Miami (FL) 7 Bobby Engram 175 1995 Rutgers 8 Allen Robinson 173 2013 Indiana Allen Robinson 173 2013 Ohio State Geno Lewis 173 2014 Central Florida

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 5 Allen Robinson 17 2011 2012 2013 6 O. J. McDuffie 16 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 7 Terry Smith 15 1988 1989 1990 1991 Joe Jurevicius 15 1994 1995 1996 1997 9 Jordan Norwood 13 2005 2006 2007 2008	Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Bobby Engram 13 1993 2 Bobby Engram 11 1995 Allen Robinson 11 2012 4 Joe Jurevicius 10 1997 5 O. J. McDuffie 9 1992 Freddie Scott 9 1994 Deon Butler 9 2005 8 Terry Smith 8 1991 Derek Moye 8 2010	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

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rank Player Ints Years 1 Neal Smith 19 1967 1968 1969 2 Pete Harris 15 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 2 Darren Perry 15 1988 1989 1990 1991	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	Single season Rank Player Tackles Year 1 Greg Buttle 165 1974

Sacks

Career Rank Player Sacks Years 1 Courtney Brown 33.0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 Michael Haynes 25.5 1999 2000 2001 2002	Single season Rank Player Sacks Year 1 Carl Nassib 15.5 2015 2 Larry Kubin 15.0 1979 Michael Haynes 15.0 2002 4 Courtney Brown 13.5 1999 5 Maurice Evans 12.5 2007

Kicking

Field goals made

Career Rank Player FGs Years 1 Kevin Kelly 78 2005 2006 2007 2008 2 Sam Ficken 54 2011 2012 2013 2014 3 Robbie Gould 39 2001 2002 2003 2004 4 Collin Wagner 36 2007 2008 2009 2010

Field goal percentage

Career Rank Player FG% Years 1 Anthony Fera 82.4% 2010 2011 2 Collin Wagner 75.0% 2007 2008 2009 2010 3 Kevin Kelly 72.9% 2005 2006 2007 2008 4 Sam Ficken 72.0% 2011 2012 2013 2014 5 Ryan Primanti 70.0% 1997 1998 1999 2000 6 Robbie Gould 63.9% 2001 2002 2003 2004

References

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5. "DaeSean Hamilton". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
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