The Penn State Nittany Lions were 9-3 in 2018. They fell to the Kentucky Wildcats, 27 to 24, in the Citrus Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9-1 | 13-1 | |
2 | 8-1 | 10-3 | |
3 | 6-3 | 9-4 | |
4 | 5-4 | 9-4 | |
5 | 8-2 | 9-5 |
| 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 | 439 | 5,499 | 900 | 6.1 | 2,664 | 521 | 5.1 | 2,835 | 379 | 7.5 | 31 | 193 | 278 | 133 | 116 | 29 | 61 | 551 |
Team Rank | 32nd | 48th | 60th | 38th | 30th | 46th | 27th | 77th | 82nd | 65th | 85th | 53rd | 55th | 35th | 88th | 21st | 22nd | 26th | |
Opponent | 13 | 267 | 4,556 | 1,012 | 4.7 | 2,197 | 549 | 4.0 | 2,359 | 416 | 5.7 | 47 | 295 | 260 | 122 | 115 | 23 | 96 | 859 |
Opponent Rank | 21st | 37th | 115th | 16th | 73rd | 112th | 48th | 15th | 84th | 5th | 4th | 125th | 68th | 91st | 34th | 68th | 12th | 13th | |
Net | +172 | +943 | -112 | +1.4 | +467 | -28 | +1.1 | +476 | -37 | +1.8 | -16 | -102 | +18 | +11 | +1 | +6 | -35 | -308 | |
Net Rank | 19th | 32nd | 120th | 13th | 44th | 82nd | 24th | 38th | 92nd | 17th | 17th | 113th | 53rd | 56th | 67th | 32nd | 5th | 6th |
| 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 |