Below, you will find the team and individual stats that Ohio State and Penn State have accumulated in the games they have played against each other since 1956. There a few categories that don't have stats from the 1912 tilt.
Looking over the stats, Joe Germaine's 378 passing yards in 1997 might be the most likely to fall. Then again, whenever C.J. Stroud takes the field any Ohio State passing best is in peril. Tom Cousineau's 29 tackles in 1978 will remain as the best in the series for another year. Anything jumping out at you?
Team Stats
| OHIO STATE | STAT CATEGORY | PENN STATE |
|---|---|---|
| 408 (2013) | MOST YARDS | 351 (1980) |
| 69 (1976) | MOST ATTEMPTS | 59 (1978) |
| 8.0 (2013) | BEST YPC | 7.7 (1997) |
| 74 (2016) | LONGEST RUN | 69 (2001) |
| 6 (2013) | MOST TOUCHDOWNS | 6 (1994) |
| 23 (1964) | LEAST ATTEMPTS | 23 (2007, 2002) |
| 33 (1964) | LEAST YARDS | 16 (2014) |
| 1.4 (1964) | WORST YPC | 0.5 (2014) |
| 0 (7 TIMES, 2008) | LEAST TOUCHDOWNS | 0 (10 TIMES, 2020) |
| OHIO STATE | STAT CATEGORY | PENN STATE |
|---|---|---|
| 459 (1997) | MOST YARDS | 361 (2021) |
| 33 (2017) | MOST COMPLETIONS | 35 (2021) |
| 48 (1997) | MOST ATTEMPTS | 52 (2021) |
| 84.6% (2017) | BEST PERCENTAGE | 77.8% (1994) |
| 4 (3 TIMES, 2020) | MOST TOUCHDOWNS | 3 (2020) |
| 5 (1978) | MOST INTERCEPTIONS | 4 (1993) |
| 10 (1976) | LEAST YARDS | 69 (2007) |
| 1 (1976) | LEAST COMPLETIONS | 7 (2015, 2004) |
| 3 (1976) | LEAST ATTEMPTS | 13 (2015) |
| 21.4% (1964) | WORST PERCENTAGE | 31.8% (2004) |
| 0 (10 TIMES, 2008) | LEAST TOUCHDOWNS | 0 (19 TIMES, 2019) |
| 0 (13 TIMES, 2021) | LEAST INTERCEPTIONS | 0 (13 TIMES, 2018) |
| OHIO STATE | STAT CATEGORY | PENN STATE |
|---|---|---|
| 686 (2013) | MOST YARDS | 572 (1994) |
| 89 (1996) | MOST PLAYS | 81 (4 TIMES, 2021) |
| 8.9 (2013) | BEST YARDS PER PLAY | 7.2 (1994) |
| 63 (1964) | LEAST YARDS | 179 (2002) |
| 37 (1964) | LEAST PLAYS | 49 (2007) |
| 1.7 (1964) | WORST YARDS PER PLAY | 3.0 (2014) |
| OHIO STATE | STAT CATEGORY | PENN STATE |
|---|---|---|
| 63 (2013) | MOST POINTS | 63 (1994) |
| 14 (4 TIMES, 2020) | 1ST QUARTER | 14 (2017) |
| 28 (2013) | 2ND QUARTER | 28 (1994) |
| 21 (2012, 2000) | 3RD QUARTER | 17 (2019) |
| 21 (2010, 2006) | 4TH QUARTER | 17 (2016) |
| 0 (1978, 1964, 1912) | LEAST POINTS | 6 (2006, 2000, 1993) |
| 0 (17 TIMES, 2016) | 1ST QUARTER | 0 (16 TIMES, 2019) |
| 0 (9 TIMES, 2010) | 2ND QUARTER | 0 (13 TIMES, 2019) |
| 0 (14 TIMES, 2015) | 3RD QUARTER | 0 (15 TIMES, 2018) |
| 0 (17 TIMES, 2016) | 4TH QUARTER | 0 (13 TIMES, 2021) |
Individual Stats
| STAT | PLAYER | STAT CATEGORY | STAT | PLAYER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | Dan Herron, 2010 | MOST YARDS | 211 |
Eric McCoo, 1999 Curtis Enis, 1997 |
| 36 | J.K. Dobbins, 2019 | MOST ATTEMPTS | 26 | Saquon Barkley, 2015 |
| 10.4 | Cardale Jones, 2013 | BEST YPC (MIN. 5 ATT) | 9.6 | Eric McCoo, 1999 |
| 2 | J.K. Dobbins, 2019 (8 others) | MOST TOUCHDOWNS | 4 | Ki-Jana Carter, 1994 |
| 74 | Curtis Samuel, 2016 | LONGEST RUN | 69 | Zack Mills, 2001 |
| -6.5 | Donald Unverferth, 1964 | WORST YPC (MIN. 5 ATT) | -10.0 | Chuck Fusina, 1978 |
| STATE | PLAYER | STAT CATEGORY | STAT | PLAYER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 378 | Joe Germaine, 1997 | MOST YARDS | 361 | Sean Clifford, 2021 |
| 33 | J.T. Barrett, 2017 | MOST COMPLETIONS | 35 | Sean Clifford, 2021 |
| 43 | Joe Germaine, 1997 | MOST ATTEMPTS | 52 | Sean Clifford, 2021 |
| 84.6% | J.T. Barrett, 2017 | BEST PERCENTAGE (MIN. 10 ATT) | 82.6% | Kerry Collins, 1994 |
| 4 |
C.J. Stroud, 2021 Justin Fields, 2020 J.T. Barrett, 2017 |
MOST TOUCHDOWNS | 3 | Sean Clifford, 2020 |
| 5 | Art Schlichter, 1978 | MOST INTERCEPTIONS | 4 | Kerry Collins, 1993 |
| 30 | Donald Unverferth, 1964 | LEAST YARDS (MIN. 10 ATT) | 57 | Will Levis, 2019 |
| 3 | Donald Unverferth, 1964 | LEAST COMPLETIONS (MIN. 10 ATT) | 6 |
Will Levis, 2019 Kevin Thompson, 1999 |
| 21.4% | Donald Unverferth, 1964 | WORST PERCENTAGE (MIN. 10 ATT) | 33.3% |
Michael Robinson, 2004 Kerry Collins, 1993 |
| STATE | PLAYER | STAT CATEGORY | STAT | PLAYER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175 | Terry Glenn, 1995 | MOST YARDS | 173 | Allen Robinson, 2013 |
| 14 | David Boston, 1997 | MOST CATCHES | 14 | Daesean Hamilton, 2014 |
| 43.0 | Michael Jenkins, 2001 | BEST YPC (MIN. 3 REC) | 34.5 | K.J. Hamler, 2018 |
| 2 |
Chirs Olave, 2020 Jeremy Ruckert, 2020 Five Others |
MOST TOUCHDOWNS | 3 | Jahan Dotson, 2020 |
| 72 | Jake Stoneburner, 2012 | LONGEST CATCH | 93 | K.J. Hamler, 2018 |
| 1.8 | Mike Weber, 2018 | WORST YPC (MIN. 3 REC) | 1.0 | Corey Jones, 1998 |
| STAT | PLAYER | STAT CATEGORY | STAT | PLAYER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Tom Cousineau, 1978 | MOST TACKLES | 21 | Lance Mehl, 1978 |
| 12 | Joshua Perry, 2014 | MOST SOLO TACKLES | 10 |
Gino Capone, 2003 Shawn Mayer, 2002 Kim Herring, 1996 |
| 3.0 |
Tommy Togiai, 2020 Chase Young, 2019 |
MOST SACKS | 3.0 | LaVar Arrington, 1999 |
| 4.0 |
Chase Young, 2019 Mike Collins, 1999 |
MOST TFL | 5.0 | Jimmy Kennedy, 2002 |
| 2 | Derek Ross, 2001 | MOST INTERCEPTIONS | 2 |
Brian Miller, 1994 Pete Harris, 1978 |
|
4 BRADLEY ROBY (2012) |
MOST PASSES BRUP | 6 |
Mark Tate, 1995 Brian Miller, 1994 |
|
| 2 | Chase Young, 2019 | MOST QB HITS | 1 |
Arnold Ebiketie, 2021 8 Others |
| STAT | PLAYER | STAT CATEGORY | STAT | PLAYER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Ted Ginn Jr., 2004 | LONGEST PUNT RETURN | 43 | Chris Campbell, 1994 |
| 18.6 | Ray Small, 2009 | HIGHEST PR AVG (MIN. 3 RET) | 13.0 | Bobby Engram, 1993 |
| 8 | Ken-Yon Rambo, 1998 | MOST PUNT RETURNS | 7 | Joe Vargo, 1964 |
| 62 | Maurice Hall, 2004 | LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN | 97 |
Saquon Barkley, 2017 AJ Wallace, 2007 |
| 27.0 | Dontre Wilson, 2014 | HIGHEST KO RET AVG (MIN 3 RET) | 28.3 | Chris Eberly, 1997 |
| 7 | Maurice Hall, 2001 | MOST KO RETURNS | 5 |
Bill Belton, 2012 Chaz Powell, 2010 and 2009 |
| STAT | PLAYER | STAT CATEGORY | STAT | PLAYER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.6 | Andy Groom, 2002 | HIGHEST PUNT AVG | 50.5 | Jeremy Kapinos, 2006 and 2004 |
| 72 | Tom Orosz, 1978 | LONGEST PUNT | 78 | Jeremy Kapinos, 2004 |
| 4 |
Cameron Johnston, 2015 and 2014 Brent Bartholomew, 1998 |
MOST INSIDE 20 | 4 | A. Butterworth, 2012 |
| 9 |
Drue Chrisman, 2018 Stephan Dreffer, 1964 |
MOST PUNTS | 10 |
Jeremy Boone, 2009 Darrell Kania, 1996 |
| STAT | PLAYER | STAT CATEGORY | STAT | PLAYER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Ryan Pretorius, 2007 | LONGEST FG | 55 | Matt Bahr, 1975 |
| 4 | Noah Ruggles, 2021 | MOST FG | 4 | Matt Bahr, 1978 |
| 69.0 | Aaron Pettrey, 2008 | BEST KO AVG (MIN. 2 KICKS) | 70.0 | Kevin Kelly, 2007 |
| 3 |
Dominic DiMaccio (2020) 3 Others |
MOST TOUCHBACKS | 5 | Brett Conway, 1995 |
| 9 | Drew Basil, 2013 | MOST KICKOFFS | 9 | Brett Conway, 1994 |
