The 18 Most Interesting Stats of Penn State's Regular Season

The Nittany Lions won 10 games by an average margin of 32.6 points. Alas...

The 2023 Penn State football regular season ended with exclamation point, as the Nittany Lions roughed up Michigan State 42-0 on Black Friday at Ford Field in Detroit. While Michigan State hired a new coach a day later, Penn State coach James Franklin turned toward interviewing offensive coordinators. Expect him to hire a new coordinator this week, before Penn State learns its bowl destination.

Before moving into bowl season, let's take a look at Penn State's 2023 regular season through some key numbers:

2: Opponents Penn State held to negative rushing yards (minus-49 by Maryland, minus-35 by Michigan State).

3: Shutouts pitched by the defense (first time since 1978).

3: Individual 100-yard rushing games (Penn State had 6 last year).

4: Plays of 40+ yards vs. Michigan State (Penn State had two total in its previous 11 games).

5: Ten-win regular seasons since 2016.

6: Total offensive plays of 40+ yards (Penn State had 17 last year).

10: Offensive plays of 20+ yards vs. Michigan State (Penn State's previous best this season was 5).

17: Consecutive games Penn State has not allowed more than 24 points (nation's longest streak).

18: Turnover margin (24 forced, 6 lost). The Lions led the nation in turnovers forced and margin.

20-0: Penn State's regular-season record against everyone but Ohio State and Michigan the past two years.

23/1: Quarterback Drew Allar's touchdown/interception ratio.

32.6: Penn State's average margin of victory in its 10 wins.

48: Sacks (most in the nation).

101: Tackles for loss (most among Power 5 teams).

106: Penn State's national rank in plays of 20+ yards.

115-3: Penn State's cumulative third-scoring total this season.

223.3: Yards per game allowed (fewest in the country).

2021: The last time Penn State converted a 2-point play (until Friday's game against Michigan State).

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