The Penn State Nittany Lions were 9-3 in 2002. They fell to the Auburn Tigers, 13 to 9, in the Capital One Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 446 | 5,508 | 877 | 6.3 | 2,972 | 526 | 5.7 | 2,536 | 351 | 7.2 | 277 | 146 | 114 | 114 | 64 | 546 | ||
Team Rank | 16th | 12th | 68th | 8th | 11th | 42nd | 1st | 69th | 80th | 47th | 24th | 17th | 66th | 66th | 14th | 15th | |||
Opponent | 13 | 227 | 4,291 | 4.6 | 1,492 | 479 | 3.1 | 2,799 | 454 | 6.2 | 251 | 104 | 135 | 135 | 66 | 568 | |||
Opponent Rank | 12th | 32nd | 20th | 20th | 41st | 21st | 71st | 101st | 29th | 71st | 52nd | 93rd | 93rd | 105th | 103rd | ||||
Net | +219 | +1,217 | +877 | +1.7 | +1,480 | +47 | +2.5 | -263 | -103 | +1.1 | +26 | +42 | -21 | -21 | -2 | -22 | |||
Net Rank | 12th | 14th | 68th | 5th | 9th | 43rd | 2nd | 70th | 96th | 29th | 37th | 19th | 83rd | 83rd | 55th | 54th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |