TEAM
- Penn State leads the all-time series, 17-14, against Iowa, including a 10-6 mark on the road.
- Four of the last five Penn State-Iowa meetings have been decided by one score.
- Penn State is 15-6 against Big Ten West Division teams since 2014.
- The Nittany Lions are 4-7 all-time in matchups where both teams are ranked in the Top 5 of the AP Poll.
- Penn State has an all-time record of 101-23-1 when ranked among the Top 5.
OFFENSE
Team
- Dating back to the second half at Wisconsin, Penn State had scored in 21-straight quarters until today's fourth quarter.
- The Nittany Lions' 46 passing attempts are tied for the eighth-most in a game in the James Franklin era.
Sean Clifford
- QB Sean Clifford completed 15-of-25 passes for 146 yards in the first half.
- Clifford scored on a 4-yard run.
- He recorded his 10th career rushing touchdown in the first quarter, tying Todd Blackledge (1980-82) and Rashard Casey (1997-00) for sixth all-time at Penn State.
- With 182 total yards, Clifford increased his career total to 7,121. He is the fourth Penn State player to reach the 7,000-total yard mark.
- With 15 completions on the day, Clifford now has 464 for his career. He passed Anthony Morelli (460; 2004-07) for fifth all-time at Penn State.
- With 25 pass attempts, Clifford increased his career mark to 755. On the day, he jumped Daryll Clark (738; 2006-09) for seventh all-time.
Ta'Quan Roberson
- QB Ta'Quan Roberson set career bests with seven completions and 21 pass attempts. His previous highs were three completions and five attempts against Villanova.
- Roberson also had a career-best 27 rushing yards on a career-high 10 attempts.
Noah Cain
- RB Noah Cain tallied his fourth rushing touchdown of the season and the 12th of his career with a 2-yard score in the first quarter.
Jahan Dotson
- WR Jahan Dotson hauled in eight receptions for 48 yards. Dotson now has 135 career receptions. He sits ninth all-time at Penn State after passing Mike Gesicki (129; 2014-17).
- Dotson has caught at least one pass in 35-straight games, dating back to Indiana game (10/20/18).
- Dotson has at least five catches in eight-straight games, dating back to the Michigan State game in 2020. His consecutive games with a reception ties Allen Robinson (2013) for Penn State's most since 2000.
Parker Washington
- WR Parker Washington has caught a pass in all 15 games of his career.
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
- WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith had a 30-yard reception, his third this season of 30 or more yards.
DEFENSE
Team
- The Nittany Lions allowed just 195 passing yards. It marks the 55th time Penn State has held an opponent under 200 passing yards since 2014.
- Penn State had a season-high 11 tackles for loss. Penn State has registered at least 10 tackles for loss in a game for the 25th time since 2014.
Jaquan Brisker
- S Jaquan Brisker recorded an interception in the first quarter, his second of the season and the fifth of his career.
- Brisker tied a career high with nine tackles (seven solo). He also had nine tackles against Michigan State in 2020.
Arnold Ebiketie
- DE Arnold Ebiketie registered a season-high nine tackles (five solo). His previous best was seven at Wisconsin.
- Ebiketie tallied a career-high-tying 3.5 tackles for loss. He had 3.5 tackles for loss for Temple in 2020 against USF.
- It was his second game this season with multiple tackles for loss. He had 2.0 tackles for loss at Wisconsin.
- Ebiketie recorded his fourth sack of the season in the first quarter and 10th of his career.
Curtis Jacobs
- LB Curtis Jacobs recorded a solo sack in the second quarter, his second this season.
- Jacobs notched a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss. His previous best was 1.0 against Ball State.
Jesse Luketa
- DE/LB Jesse Luketa tallied a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss. His previous high was 1.0, accomplished three times, with the last time coming against Auburn.
Ellis Brooks
- LB Ellis Brooks made a career-high 14 tackles (eight solo). His previous career best was 11, in two previous games with the last coming at Wisconsin.
- Brooks tallied his third career game with double-digit tackles.
Daequan Hardy
- CB Daequan Hardy had a career-best 2.0 tackles for loss. His previous best was 1.0 tackles for loss at Rutgers in 2020.
- Hardy registered a solo sack in the fourth quarter. He tied a career best. He also had a solo sack at Rutgers in 2020.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Jordan Stout
- Stout converted a 32-yard field goal in the second quarter and a 44-yard field goal in the third quarter.
- Seven of Stout's 12 career field goals made are from 40 yards or longer.
- Stout hit a 55-yard punt in the second quarter and punts of 58 yards and 55 yards in the third quarter. Stout has 14 punts of 50+ yards this season and the 17 in his career.
- Stout's 58-yard punt was to the Iowa 12 yard-line and his 55-yard punt, in the third quarter, was fielded at the 15 yard-line. Stout has 12 punts inside the 20 this season and 20 in his career.
- Stout was five-for-five on kickoffs resulting in touchbacks. On the season, Stout is 33-of-35 (94 percent) on kickoffs.