TEAM
- Penn State improves to 22-1 overall against Indiana, including a perfect 11-0 mark in Beaver Stadium. The Nittany Lions have won six consecutive games against the Hoosiers.
- With the victory over Indiana, Penn State has won its last eight home games.
- Penn State wins nine games in the regular season for the fourth consecutive year.
- The Nittany Lions have 18 nine-win seasons since joining the Big Ten in 1993.
- Penn State has won at least nine games in 10 of the last 15 seasons.
- James Franklin has led his teams to nine wins six times in his nine years as a head coach (4 at PSU, 2 at Vanderbilt).
- Penn State's 18-play, 9:01 drive for its fourth-quarter touchdown is the longest drive in terms of plays since a 19-play drive against Ohio State for a field goal in 2014, and the longest in terms of time since a 9:49 drive against Kent State in 2010.
- Dan Chisena became the 15th first-time starter for Penn State this season.
- Penn State visits No. 2 Ohio State next Saturday at noon on FOX.
OFFENSE
Sean Clifford
- With 55 yards rushing, QB Sean Clifford now has 374 rushing yards this season, Clifford moves into fifth place in Penn State history for rushing by a quarterback in a single season. On the day he passed Richie Lucas (325, 1959), John Hufnagel (346, 1971) and Trace McSorley (365, 2016).
- Clifford now has 371 career rushing yards, boosting him into ninth place in the career rushing yards by a quarterback list. He passed Galen Hall (316) and Pete Liske (319) vs. the Hoosiers.
- Clifford raised his season passing yardage total to 2,450, which moved him into 13th place on Penn State's single-season list.
- Clifford threw his 22nd touchdown pass of the season, which moves him into a tie for fifth at Penn State with Todd Blackledge.
- Clifford had 234 yards of total offense (179 passing, 55 rushing), giving him 2,824 yards of total offense this season. This moves him into 10th place in the single-season total offense list. He moved past Zack Mills (2,618; 2002), Anthony Morelli (2,638; 2007) and Kerry Collins (2,660; 1994).
- Clifford rushed for two touchdowns, earning his first multi-rushing touchdown game.
- Clifford has thrown a touchdown pass in his last seven games.
- Clifford had his fourth career game with both a rushing and passing touchdown.
- With 24 career passing touchdowns, Clifford is tied with Doug Strang (1981-84) for 13th all-time at Penn State.
- Clifford has five rushing touchdowns on the season. He is tied for 11th in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback.
- With 234 total yards on the day, Clifford went over the 3,000-career total yard mark. He now has 3,016 total yards.
- Clifford was responsible for three touchdowns, giving him 27 this season, good for ninth place on Penn State's single-season list.
- Clifford has 37 completions of 20 or more yards this season.
KJ Hamler
- WR KJ Hamler extended his streak to all 23 games of his career with a catch.
- Hamler has had a reception of 20 or more yards in 13 consecutive games.
- Hamler now has 1,545 career receiving yards, ranking 16th all-time at Penn State. He passed Freddie Scott (1,520).
- Hamler has 15 catches of 20 or more yards this season, including three catches of 50 or more yards.
Journey Brown
- RB Journey Brown rushed for exactly 100 yards, posting his third career 100-yard rushing game, and second consecutive 100-yard game.
- Brown established a career high for the second-straight week with 21 carries. He previously had 14 carries last week at Minnesota.
- Brown's 35-yard touchdown run was his sixth rushing touchdown this season and seventh of his career.
- Brown tied a career high with two receptions. He also had two in three previous games, most recently against Purdue.
- On his 35-yard touchdown run, Brown went over the 500-career rushing yard mark. He now has 565 career rushing yards.
Pat Freiermuth
- TE Pat Freiermuth extended his streak to 22 consecutive games with a catch, and 22 of his first 23 career games.
Devyn Ford
- RB Devyn Ford had a career-high eight carries. His previous high was seven against Idaho.
Nick Bowers
- TE Nick Bowers had a 12-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter, his third of the season and fifth of his career.
DEFENSE
Micah Parsons
- LB Micah Parsons forced one fumble, the third forced fumble by Parsons both this season and in his career.
- Parsons also broke up one pass, for the third pass breakup of his career.
Tariq Castro-Fields
- CB Tariq Castro-Fields tied a career high with eight tackles. He had eight stops on two previous occasions, the last vs. Michigan earlier this season.
Marquis Wilson
- CB Marquis Wilson forced a fumble for the second time both this season and in his career. He previously forced a fumble last week at Minnesota.
- Wilson recovered the first fumble of his career.
Shaka Toney
- DE Shaka Toney had one sack for minus-5 yards, giving him 6.5 for minus-45 this season.
- Toney had one TFL, giving him 7.5 TFL this year for minus-46 yards.
Yetur Gross-Matos
- DE Yetur Gross-Matos notched one sack, giving him 6.5 this season for minus-51 yards.
- Gross-Matos recorded one TFL, moving his season total to 10.5 for minus-58 yards.
- DE Yetur Gross-Matos reached the 100-career tackle mark on a sack in the second quarter. He now has 101 career tackles.
Lamont Wade
- S Lamont Wade recorded seven tackles to reach the 100-career tackle mark.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Blake Gillikin
- P Blake Gillikin booted a 51-yard punt in the opening stanza. He now has 52 career punts of 50 or more yards.
- Gillikin dropped two punts inside the 10-yard line, giving him 94 career punts inside the 20 and 50 inside the 10.
Jake Pinegar
- K Jake Pinegar kicked four extra points, giving him 98 for his career, moving him into a tie with Al Vitiello for eighth place at Penn State.
- Pinegar's four extra points give him 45 this season, moving him into ninth place on the Penn State single-season list. He moved past Robbie Gould (42, 2002), Craig Fayak (42, 1991), Kevin Kelly (44, 2007) and Travis Forney (44, 1999).
Jan Johnson
- LB Jan Johnson recovered a fumble on a muffed punt in the first quarter, his second career fumble recovery.