TEAM
- Penn State is 14-13 in Big Ten openers and now 10-8 in Big Ten road openers.
- The Nittany Lions are now 16-9-1 in Friday regular-season games, including an 8-4 record in road Friday regular-season games.
- Penn State is 18-15 coming off bye since joining the Big Ten in 1993.
- The Nittany Lions are now 40-2-1 against Maryland.
- The Nittany Lions moved to 14-1 all-time on the road against Maryland.
- Penn State has won 14-straight games over teams within 250 miles of Penn State.
- Penn State has not allowed a point in the first quarter this season, making them one of eight teams in the country to do so.
- The Nittany Lions posted their first shutout since the Georgia State game in 2017, first Big Ten shutout since 2016 (seventh overall in Big Ten play) and first of Maryland since 1970.
- The Nittany Lions' 619 total yards are the third-most in a Big Ten game for PSU and are seventh in program history. The 619 yards are the most since the 1994 season (689, Minnesota; 653, Michigan State).
- Penn State's 619 total yards are the third-most under James Franklin.
- There were 13 different Nittany Lions who caught a pass. This is the second time this year the Nittany Lions have had 13 different players catch a pass in a game (Idaho).
- Penn State's 30 first downs are tied for seventh in a Big Ten game in program history.
- Penn State's 421 passing yards are the most for the Nittany Lions in a Big Ten game, breaking the mark of 419 set against Michigan State in 2008, and rank second in program history behind the 454 yards against UCF in 2014.
- The 128 yards of total offense allowed rank second in a Big Ten game in program history behind the 87 yards allowed to Rutgers in 2016.
- The 68 passing yards allowed are tied the the seventh-fewest given up by the Nittany Lions in a Big Ten game.
- The 10 first downs allowed by Penn State are the seventh-fewest allowed in a Big Ten game in program history.
- Penn State has outscored Maryland 159-10 in the last three meetings in College Park.
- Penn State has not given up a touchdown to Maryland in 14 quarters, dating back to the third quarter of the 2016 meeting.
- Penn State converted its first seven third down attempts and finished 9-for-13 on the night.
- Three players made their Nittany Lion debuts: OL Anthony Whigan, DL Dvon Ellies and CB Marquis Wilson. Twenty-eight players have made their Penn State debuts this season.
- Ellies and Wilson are two of 13 true freshmen to play this year and two of 23 players to make their college debut.
- Penn State hosts Purdue for Homecoming and the Generations of Greatness game Saturday, October 5 at noon. The game will be on either ABC or ESPN. The network designation will be announced Sunday.
OFFENSE
Sean Clifford
- QB Sean Clifford had 287 passing yards in the first half to break the Penn State record of 258 yards by Trace McSorley against Georgia State in 2017.
- Clifford had his first career 300-yard passing game with a career-high 398 passing yards to surpass his previous high of 280 against Idaho to open the season.
- Clifford's 300-yard game is the 40th in Penn State history.
- Clifford's 398 yards rank third in Penn State single-game history, behind Christian Hackenberg (454; vs. UCF, 2014) and Zack Mills (299, vs. Iowa, 2002).
- Clifford scored his first career rushing touchdown with an 8-yard run on Penn State's first offensive drive.
- Clifford has 18 completions of 20 or more yards this season.
- Clifford's 58-yard touchdown pass to KJ Hamler is his longest pass of the season, topping a 56-yard pass to Jahan Dotson against Buffalo.
- Clifford had his streak of 91-straight attempts without an interception snapped in the second quarter.
- Clifford threw three touchdown passes, his third game with two or more touchdown passes.
- The sophomore earned his first career game with a passing and a rushing touchdown.
- It was Clifford's fourth straight 200-yard game and his first career 300-yard game.
- Clifford completed his first nine passes of the game, totaling 166 yards and two touchdowns.
- Clifford completed passes to 11 different receivers in the first half.
- Clifford attempted a career-high 31 passes bettering 30 against Pittsburgh.
- With 54 rushing yards, Clifford is now 14th all-time at Penn State with 164 career rushing yards by a quarterback. He passed Doug Strang (129 yards, 1981-84) and Tony Sacca (131 yards, 1988-91).
KJ Hamler
- WR KJ Hamler had six catches, extending his streak to all 17 games of his career with at least one reception.
- Hamler finished with career-high six catches for 108 yards for his third career 100-yard receiving game. His previous high for receptions was five, which he accomplished four times with the last coming at Rutgers.
- Hamler became the 33rd Nittany Lion to reach 1,000 career receiving yards with a 58-yard touchdown catch on Penn State's second offensive drive.
- Hamler ranks 28th on Penn State's career receiving yards list with 1,107 yards.
Journey Brown
- RB Journey Brown had a 37-yard receiving touchdown in the second quarter, the longest reception of his career and the first receiving touchdown of his career.
- Brown posted his first game with a rushing and receiving touchdown.
- Brown also scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter, his third rushing touchdown of the season and the fourth of his career.
- Brown's 41 receiving yards are a career high. His previous high was 31 yards against Idaho. He also tied a career high with two catches, matching his performance against Idaho.
Ricky Slade
- RB Ricky Slade scored his second rushing touchdown of the season with a 3-yard run to cap off Penn State's 95-yard scoring drive on its third offensive possession.
- Slade had a career-best three receptions. His previous high was two against Pittsburgh.
Devyn Ford
- RB Devyn Ford had a 15-yard catch in the second quarter, the longest reception of his career, bettering a 9-yard reception against Pittsburgh.
- Ford had a career-best seven rushing attempts, topping six against Idaho.
Cam Sullivan-Brown
- WR Cam Sullivan-Brown had career highs of five catches for 35 yards. His previous career reception mark was two catches, which he had done twice, most recently in the season-opener against Idaho, while his previous yardage high was 33 at Indiana last season.
Dan Chisena
- WR Dan Chisena made his first career catch with a 40-yard bomb with the defender draped all over him for a pass interference penalty in the first quarter.
Pat Freiermuth
- TE Pat Freiermuth had two catches, giving him at least one catch in 16 consecutive games (16 of 17 for his career).
Nick Bowers
- TE Nick Bowers had a 15-yard touchdown catch from Sean Clifford for his third career touchdown reception.
- Bowers had a career-long 55-yard reception in the third quarter. His previous long was a 25-yard catch against Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl last season.
- Bowers also had a career-high 70 receiving yards, topping his previous mark of 32 yards against Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl last season.
Will Levis
- QB Will Levis rushed for a career-high 38 yards on six carries, including two touchdowns.
- Levis scored on runs of 5 and 8 yards. Levis scored his first career rushing touchdown on the 5-yard run.
- Levis completed three passes for 23 yards.
Zack Kuntz
- TE Zack Kuntz hauled in a career-long 10 yard pass in the fourth quarter to setup a Nittany Lion touchdown.
Isaac Lutz
- WR Isaac Lutz caught a 15-yard pass in the fourth quarter, his first career reception.
DEFENSE
Jan Johnson
- LB Jan Johnson grabbed his second career interception on the first drive of the game. His other interception was also on a Friday night when he had a pick Illinois last season.
Tariq Castro-Fields
- CB Tariq Castro-Fields pulled in his second career interception at the goal line in the first quarter. His first career INT came against Georgia State in 2017.
Ellis Brooks
- LB Ellis Brooks matched a career high with six tackles. He also had six tackles at Illinois in 2018.
- Brooks recorded a career-best 2.5 sacks. Brooks' previous best was a half-sack against Illinois in 2018.
- Brooks also had a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss. He had two previous games with a full tackle for loss with the last coming against Pittsburgh.
Yetur Gross-Matos
- DE Yetur Gross-Matos recorded 2.0 tackles for loss. It was Gross-Matos' sixth career game with two or more tackles for loss.
Jesse Luketa
- LB Jesse Luketa set a career best with five tackles. He had three tackles in two previous games with the last coming against Idaho.
- Luketa added his third career pass breakup. He had one breakup in two previous games with the last coming against Pittsburgh.
Adisa Isaac
- DE Adisa Isaac made a career-high four tackles. His previous best was three against Idaho.
- Isaac had a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss. He had a half-tackle for loss against Idaho.
- Isaac recorded 1.5 sacks, including his first career sack.
- The freshman forced a fumble in the fourth quarter, his first career forced fumble.
Keaton Ellis
- CB Keaton Ellis forced and recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter. It was Ellis' first career forced fumble and first career recovered fumble.
- Ellis also set a career high with two tackles. He had one in two previous games with the last coming against Pittsburgh.
C.J. Holmes
- S C.J. Holmes recorded his first two career tackles, including one on a kick return in the second quarter.
Joey Porter Jr.
- CB Joey Porter Jr. recorded his first career pass breakup in the third quarter.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Jordan Stout
- K Jordan Stout had his streak of 26-straight touchbacks stopped in the second quarter. It was the first kickoff return allowed by Penn State this season.
Jake Pinegar
- K Jake Pinegar has hit 36 straight extra point attempts after converting eight attempts.
- Pinegar converted a 21-yard field goal to end the first half.
- Pinegar accounted for 11 points, his fourth career game with 10 or more points and his second this season (16 vs. Idaho).
- With 79 career extra points, Pinegar moved into 11th all-time in program history, passing Matt Bahr (74, 1976-78) and Nick Gancitano (76, 1981-84).
Blake Gillikin
- P Blake Gillikin hit a 52-yard punt in the fourth quarter, his 45th career punt over 50 yards.