TEAM
- Penn State leads the all-time series, 41-3-1, against Maryland and holds a 15-1 advantage in road matchups.
- Penn State has won each of the last 14 road matchups against the Terrapins.
- The Nittany Lions have won seven of the last eight matchups between the two teams.
- RB John Lovett made his first start at Penn State. He is the 11th player to make their first start in a Penn State uniform this season.
OFFENSE
Team
- Penn State scored on a 14-play, 95-yard drive covering 5:43 in the third quarter. It was Penn State's fourth scoring drive of 90+ yards this season.
- The Nittany Lions tied their longest scoring drive of the season, by plays, matching 14-play scoring drives against Auburn (91 yards) and Iowa (66 yards).
- QB Sean Clifford and WR Jahan Dotson connected for an 86-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. It's tied for the fourth-longest pass play in program history matching Steve Joachim to Jim Scott at Navy in 1971.
- Dotson tallied a career-best 11 receptions for a career-high 242 yards and three scores.
- Dotson's 242 receiving yards are the most in a game at Penn State, bettering Deon Butler's 216 yards against Northwestern in 2006.
- Dotson is the only Power Five receiver with at least 240 yards and three touchdowns in a game this season and one of two in the FBS, joining Northern Illinois' Trayvon Rudolph (14 rec, 309 yds, 3 TD vs. Kent State).
- Penn State's 363 passing yards are its ninth-most in the James Franklin era.
- The Nittany Lions' 47 pass attempts are tied for the seventh-most and 27 completions are tied for the 10th-most since 2014
Jahan Dotson
- WR Jahan Dotson hauled in a career-best 11 receptions for a career-high 242 yards and three touchdowns.
- Dotson's 242 receiving yards are the most in a game at Penn State, bettering Deon Butler's 216 yards against Northwestern in 2006.
- Dotson is the only Power Five receiver with at least 240 yards and three touchdowns in a game this season and one of two in the FBS, joining Northern Illinois' Trayvon Rudolph (14 rec, 309 yds, 3 TD vs. Kent State).
- Dotson earned his first career 200-yard receiving game.
- Dotson earned his fourth career game with 100+ receiving yards and at least two receiving touchdowns and second career game with 100+ receiving yards and three touchdowns (8 rec, 144 yards, 3 TD vs. Ohio State in 2020).
- Dotson earned his 10th career 100-yard receiving game, moving into a tie for second all-time at Penn State with Allen Robinson (10; 2011-13) and breaking a tie for third with Chris Godwin (2014-16), DaeSean Hamilton (2014-17) and Joe Jurevicius (1994-97).
- Dotson has four 100-yard receiving games in 2021, tying for the 10th-most in a season at Penn State with Bobby Engram (1994), Joe Jurevicius (1997), DaeSean Hamilton (2014, 2017) and KJ Hamler (2019).
- Dotson hauled in a 38-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter, a 21-yard score in the third quarter and an 86-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. Dotson has nine touchdown receptions this season and 22 in his career.
- Dotson recorded his fifth career multi-touchdown reception game and his second this season.
- Dotson now has 2,507 career receiving yards, moving into fourth all-time at Penn State passing Allen Robinson (2,479; 2011-13), Chris Godwin (2,421; 2014-16) and Derek Moye (2,395; 2008-11) on the day.
- Dotson's 932 receiving yards in 2021 rank ninth in a season at Penn State.
- Dotson now has 22 career receiving touchdowns, tying Deon Butler (2005-08) for third all-time at Penn State.
- Dotson's nine receiving touchdowns this season are tied for sixth at Penn State.
- Dotson raised his career receptions total to 163, moving into fifth all-time at Penn State. On the day, he passed Chris Godwin (154; 2014-16), Jordan Norwood (158; 2005-08) and Derrick Williams (161; 2005-08).
- Dotson's 71 receptions this season are good for fourth in a season at Penn State.
- Dotson has caught at least one pass in 38-straight games, dating back to Indiana game (10/20/18).
- Dotson has at least five catches in 11-straight games, a program record, dating back to the Michigan State game in 2020.
- Dotson has 26 career games with at least one 20-yard reception.
Sean Clifford
- QB Sean Clifford completed 27-of-47 passes for 363 yards and three touchdowns.
- Clifford's 363 yards ranks 12th in a game at Penn State.
- It was his sixth career 300-yard passing game, matching Matt McGloin (2009-12) for third all-time at Penn State.
- Clifford recorded his third 300-yard game this season, tying Kerry Collins (1994) and Daryll Clark (2009) for sixth-most in a season.
- It was his 17th career 200-yard passing game to break a tie with Kerry Collins (1991-94) and Zack Mills (2001-04) for fourth all-time at Penn State.
- Clifford earned his sixth 200-yard passing game of the season, tying for the 10th-most in a season at Penn State.
- Clifford connected with Jahan Dotson for a 38-yard touchdown in the first quarter, a 21-yard score in the third quarter and an 86-yard touchdown in the third quarter. The pair now has 21 touchdowns, leading all current FBS QB-WR duos.
- With two passing touchdowns in the second half, Clifford tallied his 15th career multi-touchdown half.
- Clifford now has 7,103 career passing yards, becoming the third Penn State quarterback to reach the 7,000 career yards mark.
- With three passing touchdowns, Clifford now has 67 career touchdowns responsible for, moving past Daryll Clark (65; 2006-09) for second all-time at Penn State.
- Clifford now has 7,959 career total yards (7,103 pass, 856 rush) to rank third all-time at Penn State, passing Zack Mills (7,796 total, 7,212 pass, 584 rush; 2001-04).
- This season, Clifford has 16 passing touchdowns (tied 18th-most at Penn State), 199 completions (ninth), 311 pass attempts (tied 15th) and 2,492 total yards (2,371 pass, 122 rush; 14th).
Parker Washington
- WR Parker Washington made two catches and has caught a pass in all 18 games of his career.
- He owns 987 career receiving yards and is 13 yards away from becoming 36th player with 1,000 career yards.
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
- WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith had a 30-yard reception in the first quarter. Six of his 27 catches this season have gone for at least 20 yards.
Malick Meiga
- WR Malick Meiga recorded his first career catch in the first quarter.
DEFENSE
Team
- The Nittany Lions held Maryland to 48 rushing yards, the 38th time Penn State has held their opponent under 100 rushing yards since 2014. Penn State is 32-6 in those games.
- Penn State forced three red-zone stops, holding Maryland to two-of-five in their red-zone trips. The Nittany Lions have held opponents without a score in 12 of 34 red-zone possessions.
- With a fumble recovery in the third quarter, Penn State has forced a turnover in 15-straight games (23 total, 15 interceptions, 8 fumbles) dating back to the Nebraska game in 2020.
- Maryland's first quarter touchdown, a 2-yard rush by Challen Faamatau, was the Terrapins first against Penn State in College Park since 1993.
Brandon Smith
- LB Brandon Smith finished tied for the team lead with nine tackles (6 solo).
- Smith tallied a season-high 2.5 tackles for loss.
- He set a new career high with two pass breakups.
Arnold Ebiketie
- DE Arnold Ebiketie recorded a solo sack in the first quarter.
- Has at least one tackle for loss in five-straight games.
- Ebiketie now has 6.5 sacks on the year and 12.5 tackles for loss.
Derrick Tangelo
- DT Derrick Tangelo tallied a solo sack in the first quarter. It's his fifth career game, and second at Penn State, with a solo sack.
- Tangelo's two sacks this season matches his career high for a single season with his 2020 season at Duke, while his 4.0 tackles for loss matches a high from 2020 and 2018.
Ji'Ayir Brown
- S Ji'Ayir Brown returned an interception 87 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
- The interception return of 87 yards is the fifth longest in school history.
- The pick six marks Penn State's second this season (Jesse Luketa vs. Ball State)
- Penn State has two pick sixes in a season for the first time since 2019 (John Reid vs. Buffalo and Garrett Taylor vs. Memphis).
- Brown's four interceptions this season are the most by a PSU player since Amani Oruwariye had four in 2017.
- Brown, who has had a hand in six takeaways this season, recovered a fumble in the third quarter. It was Brown's second career fumble recovery, both coming this season.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Jordan Stout
- K/P Jordan Stout landed two punts at the Maryland 14 in the second quarter.
- Stout has landed 29 career punts inside the 20, including 21 this season.
- Stout has touchbacks on 44-of-48 kickoffs (92 percent) this season.