The Penn State Nittany Lions were 10-2 in 2017. They emerged victorious over the Washington Huskies, 35 to 28, in the Fiesta Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9-1 | 13-1 | |
2 | 9-1 | 12-2 | |
3 | 7-2 | 11-2 | |
4 | 7-2 | 10-3 | |
5 | 7-2 | 10-3 |
| 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 | 534 | 5,984 | 909 | 6.6 | 2,212 | 451 | 4.9 | 3,772 | 458 | 8.2 | 28 | 158 | 296 | 99 | 172 | 25 | 54 | 490 |
Team Rank | 8th | 23rd | 55th | 13th | 56th | 86th | 32nd | 21st | 33rd | 26th | 72nd | 69th | 33rd | 80th | 13th | 31st | 12th | 15th | |
Opponent | 13 | 214 | 4,283 | 940 | 4.8 | 1,534 | 449 | 3.4 | 2,749 | 449 | 6.1 | 42 | 242 | 226 | 87 | 122 | 17 | 80 | 751 |
Opponent Rank | 7th | 18th | 81st | 12th | 14th | 24th | 16th | 56th | 108th | 12th | 8th | 112th | 25th | 18th | 55th | 29th | 44th | 34th | |
Net | +320 | +1,701 | -31 | +1.8 | +678 | +2 | +1.5 | +1,023 | +9 | +2.1 | -14 | -84 | +70 | +12 | +50 | +8 | -26 | -261 | |
Net Rank | 2nd | 11th | 73rd | 6th | 33rd | 64th | 19th | 14th | 61st | 12th | 21st | 104th | 18th | 54th | 12th | 16th | 8th | 8th |
| 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 |