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POSTGAME NOTES: Penn State at Indiana

TEAM

  • Penn State leads the all-time series, 21-1, including a 9-1 mark in Bloomington.
  • Penn State has scored first in its last 10 games.
  • The Nittany Lions had their extra point attempts made streak snapped at 181 with a blocked extra point in the third quarter.
  • The Nittany Lions rushed for 174 yards against the Hoosiers, snapping their streak of nine consecutive games with 200 or more rushing yards.
  • Indiana's 100 offensive plays are the most by a Penn State opponent in program history. The previous record was 95 offensive plays for Northwestern in 2005.

 
 
OFFENSE
 
Trace McSorley

  • QB Trace McSorley has 8,830 career passing yards.
  • McSorley saw his streak for consecutive games with a touchdown pass come to an end at 34 games. The streak dated back to the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl and was the longest active streak in FBS and fifth-longest streak in FBS Autonomy Five history.
  • With 107 rushing yards, McSorley posted his second career 100-yard rushing game and upped his career total to 1,453 rushing yards.
  • His performance against the Hoosiers moved him into 29th place in program history. He passed Stephfon Green (1,351; 2008-11), Steve Geise (1,362; 1975-77) and Tom Donchaz (1,422; 1971-74) with the effort.
  • McSorley extended his school record with his 26th career 200-yard passing game.
  • With a pair of rushing touchdowns, McSorley now has 26 career rushing scores to move into a tie for ninth place on Penn State's career list with Larry Johnson (1999-2002) and Matt Suhey (1976-79).
  • With his 27th career win, McSorley moves into a tie with Chuck Fusina (1975-78) for third place on Penn State career list.
  • McSorley became the 11th player in Big Ten history to surpass 10,000 career yards of total offense in Big Ten history. He now has 10,283 career total yards.
  • McSorley had his fourth career game with multiple rushing touchdowns.
  • McSorley now has 554 rushing yards on the year, topping his previous personal best of 491 yards in 2017. His total also ranks as the second-highest in a season for a Penn State quarterback.

 
Miles Sanders

  • RB Miles Sanders 1,147 for his career to move into 39th place on Penn State's career list. He passed Bob Torrey (1,095; 1976-78), Tim Manoa (1,098; 1983-86), Tony Mumford (1,103; 1981-84) and Mike Guman (1,130; 1976-79) with his performance.
  • Sanders had 126 all-purpose yards with 72 rushing and 54 receiving.
  • His 54 receiving yards topped his previous career high of 30 receiving yards against Kent State earlier this season.
  • He established a career high with five receptions, bettering his three against Kent State.
  • Sanders caught a 29-yard pass in the first quarter, the longest reception of his career. He had a 21-yard reception against Purdue in 2016.

 
Juwan Johnson

  • With a 13-yard catch in the first quarter, WR Juwan Johnson became the 32nd player in Penn State history to surpass 1,000 career receiving yards.
  • Johnson has 1,064 career receiving yards, which ranks 26th in program history. He passed Jesse James (1,005; 2012-14), Mickey Shuler (1,016; 1975-77), DeAndre Thompkins (1,040; 2014-pres.), Dan Natale (1,038; 1972-74), Justin Brown (1,047; 2009-11) and Jimmy Cefalo (1,058; 1974-77) with his performance.
  • Johnson had a career-long 59-yard reception in the second quarter. His previous high was 43 yard against Nebraska in 2017.
  • Johnson had a season-high 72 receiving yards. His previous high was 67 against Appalachian State in the season opener.

 
Pat Freiermuth

  • TE Pat Freiermuth had his third career touchdown reception and third in his last four games in the second quarter on a 23-yard pass from Tommy Stevens.
  • Freiermuth has four catches this season over 23 yards.

 
Tommy Stevens

  • QB Tommy Stevens connected with TE Pat Freiermuth for his fourth career passing touchdown and first of the season. It was also Stevens' first pass attempt of the season.

 
Jahan Dotson

  • WR Jahan Dotson had his first career catch for 10 yards and a first down in the fourth quarter.

 
Cam Sullivan-Brown

  • WR Cam Sullivan-Brown set multiple career highs, including two receptions for 33 yards. His only previous collegiate catch came last week against Michigan State for 7 yards.
  • Sullivan-Brown made a 22-yard grab in the third quarter, the longest reception of his career.

 
 
DEFENSE
 
Yetur Gross-Matos

  • DE Yetur Gross-Matos had a career-high 10 tackles, including six solo stops. His previous high was four stops on two occasions with the most-recent occurrence coming against Michigan State last week.
  • Gross-Matos' 10 tackles are the most by a Penn State defensive lineman since Austin Johnson had 10 stops at Northwestern in 2015. Gross-Matos' 10 stops are the most by a Penn State defensive end since Carl Nassib had 10 tackles at Temple in 2015.
  • He also had a personal best with 2.0 sack(s). His previous high was 1.0 sack on two occasions with the last coming against Kent State earlier this season.

 
PJ Mustipher

  • DT PJ Mustipher registered his first career forced fumble on the opening drive of the third quarter to stop an Indiana drive.

 
Garrett Taylor

  • S Garrett Taylor recovered the fumble, which was forced by PJ Mustipher, on the opening drive of the third quarter. It is his second career fumble recovery with the other coming against Rutgers last season.

 
Cam Brown

  • LB Cam Brown broke up a pass in the first quarter, earning his fifth career game with a pass breakup.

 
Tariq Castro-Fields

  • CB Tariq Castro-Fields tied a career high with a full tackle for loss, marking the fourth time in his career with a full tackle for loss.

 
Donovan Johnson

  • CB Donovan Johnson broke up a pass in the second quarter, his third career game with a pass breakup.

 
Amani Oruwariye

  • CB Amani Oruwariye made a career-high nine tackles, bettering his previous high of seven in two games with the last coming against Appalachian State earlier this season.

 
Micah Parsons

  • LB Micah Parsons posted a career-best eight tackles. His previous career high was seven at Pittsburgh earlier this year.

 
John Reid

  • CB John Reid registered a career-high eight tackles. Reid topped his previous high of five, which he had accomplished on four occasions with the last coming against Maryland in 2016.

 
Nick Scott

  • S Nick Scott recorded his first career interception in the fourth quarter. 
  • Scott recovered a fumble on a punt in the fourth quarter, his second career fumble recovery. His first was against Indiana in 2017.

 
Shaka Toney

  • DE Shaka Toney recorded 4.0 sacks, all coming in the fourth quarter, doubling his previous career high of 2.0 against Northwestern in 2017.
  • Toney's 4.0 sacks tie the program's single-game record, equaling the mark held by three others – Terry Killens vs. Indiana, 1995; Jimmy Kennedy at Wisconsin, 2002; Tamba Hali vs. Wisconsin, 2005.
  • Toney also doubled his career-high in tackles for losses with 4.0. Toney had 2.0 tackles for loss in three previous outings with the last coming at Pittsburgh earlier this season.
  • He registered six tackles, bettering his previous career high of five at Pittsburgh.
  • Toney forced a fumble in the fourth quarter, his third career forced fumble and his first since Northwestern in 2017.

 
 
SPECIAL TEAMS
 
Jake Pinegar

  • K Jake Pinegar had his extra point attempt in the third quarter blocked. It was his first career extra point miss. He made his first 37 attempts.
  • Pinegar connected on a pair of field goals (27, 32) to tie his career high, which also occurred against Ohio State.

 
Blake Gillikin

  • P Blake Gillikin landed a punt at the Indiana 5 in the first quarter, his 32nd inside the 10.
  • Gillikin had two punts drop inside the 20 today to bring his career total to 60.

 
KJ Hamler

  • KR KJ Hamler had a career-long 58-yard return on the opening kickoff. His previous long was 52 yards against Appalachian State and Kent State.


Johnathan Thomas

  • KR Johnathan Thomas had a career-long 94-yard kickoff return in the third quarter. His previous long was 20 yards against Illinois earlier this season.
  • Thomas' return is longest for the Nittany Lions since Saquon Barkley's 98-yard return against the Hoosiers in 2017.

 
Jonathan Sutherland

  • S Jonathan Sutherland forced a fumble on a punt return in the fourth quarter, which was recovered by Nick Scott. It was Sutherland's first career forced fumble.