penn state single game receiving yards record by a player

Jahan Dotson has the most yards on receptions for Penn State in a game, with 242 yards against Maryland on November 6, 2021.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player game data may be incomplete before 1995

	NAME	REC YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Jahan Dotson J. Dotson	242	11/6/2021	PSU	@	MD	11	15	22.0	3
2	Tyler Warren T. Warren	224	10/12/2024	PSU	@	USC	17	20	13.2	1	4	1	4.0	0
3	Deon Butler D. Butler	216	9/30/2006	PSU	vs	NW	11		19.6	0
4	Bobby Engram B. Engram	203	10/14/1995	PSU	@	PUR	9		22.6
5	Allen Robinson A. Robinson	197	11/17/2012	PSU	vs	IND	10		19.7	3
6	Jahan Dotson J. Dotson	189	12/19/2020	PSU	vs	ILL	6	7	31.5	2
7	Chris Godwin C. Godwin	187	1/2/2017	PSU	vs	USC	9	11	20.8	2
8	Parker Washington P. Washington	179	10/29/2022	PSU	vs	OSU	11	13	16.3	1
9	Chafie Fields C. Fields	177	9/18/1999	PSU	@	MIA	5		35.4		-1	1	-1.0
10	Bobby Engram B. Engram	175	9/23/1995	PSU	@	RUTG	8		21.9		58	0
11	Geno Lewis G. Lewis	173	8/30/2014	PSU	@	UCF	8	11	21.6	1
12	Allen Robinson A. Robinson	173	10/26/2013	PSU	@	OSU	12	16	14.4	1
13	Allen Robinson A. Robinson	173	10/5/2013	PSU	@	IND	12	20	14.4	2	10	1	10.0	0
14	DaeSean Hamilton D. Hamilton	165	8/30/2014	PSU	@	UCF	11	13	15.0	0
15	Allen Robinson A. Robinson	165	11/2/2013	PSU	vs	ILL	11	16	15.0	0	14	1	14.0	0
16	Koby Howard K. Howard	161	9/5/2026	PSU	vs	MRSH	6	7	26.8	1	0	0		0
17	Derek Moye D. Moye	158	10/1/2011	PSU	@	IND	6		26.3	1
18	Joe Jurevicius J. Jurevicius	156	10/26/1996	PSU	@	IND	4		39.0
19	Saeed Blacknall S. Blacknall	155	12/3/2016	PSU	vs	WIS	6	7	25.8	2
20	Chase Sowell C. Sowell	151	10/17/2026	PSU	@	MICH	11	16	13.7	1	0	0		0
21	Joe Jurevicius J. Jurevicius	150	9/20/1997	PSU	@	LOU	4		37.5
22	Bobby Engram B. Engram	150	10/21/1995	PSU	@	IOWA	7		21.4
23	Bryant Johnson B. Johnson	149	9/1/2001	PSU	vs	MIA	6		24.8	1
24	Parker Washington P. Washington	148	9/25/2021	PSU	vs	NOVA	5	5	29.6	2
25	Bryant Johnson B. Johnson	147	9/14/2002	PSU	vs	NEB	8		18.4	0

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More Penn State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,079

Becht

RUSH

493

Hansen

REC

635

Sowell

Team Rankings

PPG

28.9

64th

OPP PPG

19.3

30th

RUSH YDS/G

150.9

87th

PASS YDS/G

244.7

54th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
9	Northwestern	3-4	6-4
10	Minnesota	3-3	5-4
11	Penn State	2-4	5-4
12	Washington	3-4	6-4
13	Michigan	2-5	5-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/21	RUTG	@	PSU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/28	PSU	@	MD	1:00 PM

Last Game

Penn State

5 - 4

Final

Washington

5 - 4

Sat 7 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

3,076

Mensah

2,973

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

1,335

Flora

1,320

Sheppard

1,291

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

1,349

Legree

1,317

Smith

1,045

Hatcher

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mensah

29

Mestemaker

28

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

20

Hawkins

19

Sheppard

18

Gutierrez

Rec TD Leaders

15

Legree

15

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

186.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

179.8

Stockton

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.5

Dean

11.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

44.7

44.1

43.9

41.8

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.5

13.8

14.1

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

520.1

518.1

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

265.6

258.7

240.7

Pass Yards Rankings

373.0

343.8

339.1

331.0

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	9	1	.900
2	Texas State	6	4	.600
3	Oregon State	5	5	.500
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	5	.500
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	9	1	.900
3	Oregon	7	3	.700
4	Iowa	7	2	.778
5	USC	7	3	.700
6	Ohio State	7	3	.700
7	Wisconsin	6	4	.600
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Northwestern	6	4	.600
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	6	4	.600
13	Michigan	5	5	.500
14	Nebraska	6	4	.600
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	8	.200
17	Maryland	4	6	.400
18	Michigan State	3	7	.300

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	9	1	.900
2	Alabama	8	2	.800
3	Kentucky	7	3	.700
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	8	2	.800
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	4	.600
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	6	4	.600
12	Auburn	6	4	.600
13	Mississippi State	4	6	.400
14	Texas A&M	4	6	.400
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	6	.400

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	9	1	.900
2	Jacksonville State	7	3	.700
3	Middle Tennessee	5	5	.500
4	Delaware	5	5	.500
5	Florida International	4	6	.400
6	New Mexico State	3	7	.300
7	Western Kentucky	4	6	.400
8	Missouri State	4	6	.400
9	Kennesaw State	4	6	.400
10	Sam Houston	1	9	.100

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	8	2	.800
2	Georgia Southern	6	4	.600
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	3	.727
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	6	4	.600
7	Arkansas State	4	6	.400
8	Coastal Carolina	4	6	.400
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	5	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	7	.300
12	Georgia State	5	5	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	9	1	.900
2	Wake Forest	9	1	.900
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	3	.700
5	Duke	7	3	.700
6	Clemson	6	4	.600
7	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
8	Florida State	5	5	.500
9	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
10	North Carolina	5	4	.556
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	5	5	.500
13	NC State	4	6	.400
14	Boston College	4	6	.400
15	California	3	7	.300
16	Syracuse	5	5	.500
17	Georgia Tech	3	7	.300

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	4	6	.400
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	10	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	6	4	.600
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	6	4	.600
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	Tulane	5	5	.500
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	9	.100
13	Temple	2	8	.200
14	Rice	1	9	.100

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	9	1	.900
2	UConn	5	5	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Arizona	7	2	.778
5	Baylor	6	3	.667
6	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
7	Houston	7	3	.700
8	Arizona State	6	4	.600
9	UCF	5	5	.500
10	West Virginia	5	5	.500
11	Iowa State	5	5	.500
12	Cincinnati	5	5	.500
13	TCU	5	5	.500
14	Colorado	4	6	.400
15	Kansas State	4	6	.400
16	Kansas	4	6	.400