2018 Penn State Nittany Lions Football Schedule, Results & ATS Record
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The 2018 Penn State Nittany Lions went 9-4 (6-3 in the Big Ten), finishing No. 17 in the AP poll. They scored 33.8 and allowed 20.5 points per game. Against the closing spread they went 7-6-0; games went 7-6-0 on the total. SP+ rated them No. 15 nationally.
Team details
- Conference: Big Ten
- Record: 9-4
- Conference record: 6-3
- AP rank: No. 13
- Against the spread: 7-6-0
- Over/under: 7-6-0
- SP+ rank: No. 15
2018 schedule and results
| Wk | Opponent | Date | Result | Score | Spread | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | App State | 2018-09-01 | W | 45-38 | -24.5 | L | O 54 |
| 2 | at Pittsburgh | 2018-09-09 | W | 51-6 | -7.5 | W | O 51 |
| 3 | Kent State | 2018-09-15 | W | 63-10 | -35.5 | W | O 64 |
| 4 | at Illinois | 2018-09-22 | W | 63-24 | -26.5 | W | O 60.5 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 2018-09-29 | L | 26-27 | +3.5 | W | U 69 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 2018-10-13 | L | 17-21 | -13.5 | L | U 53.5 |
| 8 | at Indiana | 2018-10-20 | W | 33-28 | -14 | L | O 57.5 |
| 9 | Iowa | 2018-10-27 | W | 30-24 | -5 | W | O 51 |
| 10 | at Michigan | 2018-11-03 | L | 7-42 | +13 | L | P 49 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 2018-11-10 | W | 22-10 | -7.5 | W | U 53 |
| 12 | at Rutgers | 2018-11-17 | W | 20-7 | -27.5 | L | U 51 |
| 13 | Maryland | 2018-11-24 | W | 38-3 | -12.5 | W | U 51.5 |
| Bowl | Kentucky | 2019-01-01 | L | 24-27 | -5 | L | O 47.5 |
Passing leaders
| Player | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trace McSorley | 13 | 192 | 361 | 2513 | 18 | 7 |
| Sean Clifford | 4 | 5 | 7 | 219 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing leaders
| Player | G | Att | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Sanders | 13 | 219 | 1271 | 9 |
| Ricky Slade | 9 | 45 | 257 | 6 |
| Tommy Stevens | 6 | 28 | 118 | 2 |
| Mark Allen | 3 | 23 | 98 | 2 |
| Johnathan Thomas | 6 | 7 | 87 | 1 |
Receiving leaders
| Player | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Hamler | 13 | 43 | 755 | 5 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 12 | 26 | 368 | 8 |
| Juwan Johnson | 8 | 25 | 352 | 1 |
| DeAndre Thompkins | 12 | 24 | 311 | 2 |
| Jahan Dotson | 7 | 13 | 203 | 0 |
Defensive leaders
| Player | G | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micah Parsons | 13 | 83 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Jan Johnson | 13 | 72 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Garrett Taylor | 13 | 71 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Nick Scott | 13 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Cam Brown | 13 | 63 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
2018 Penn State players who reached the NFL
| Player | Pos | NFL team | Drafted | College seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amani Oruwariye | CB | BAL | 2019 R5 #146 | 2016–2018 |
| Blake Gillikin | P | ARI | 2020 UDFA | 2016–2019 |
| Jahan Dotson | WR | ATL | 2022 R1 #16 | 2018–2021 |
| Justin Shorter | TE | LV | 2023 R5 #150 | 2018–2019 |
| Juwan Johnson | TE | NO | 2020 UDFA | 2016–2018 |
| Kevin Givens | DT | SF | 2019 UDFA | 2016–2018 |
| Micah Parsons | LB | GB | 2021 R1 #12 | 2018–2019 |
| Nick Scott | SAF | CAR | 2019 R7 #243 | 2015–2018 |
| Pat Freiermuth | TE | PIT | 2021 R2 #55 | 2018–2020 |
| Sean Clifford | QB | CIN | 2023 R5 #149 | 2018–2022 |
| Jesse Luketa | LB | LA | 2022 R7 #256 | 2018–2021 |
| Miles Sanders | RB | DAL | 2019 R2 #53 | 2016–2018 |
| PJ Mustipher | DT | ARI | 2023 UDFA | 2018–2022 |
| Tariq Castro-Fields | CB | PHI | 2022 R6 #221 | 2017–2021 |
| Yetur Gross-Matos | DE | SF | 2020 R2 #38 | 2017–2019 |
| Cameron Brown | LB | MIA | 2020 R6 #183 | 2017–2019 |
| KJ Hamler | WR | BUF | 2020 R2 #46 | 2018–2019 |
| Zack Kuntz | TE | NYJ | 2023 R7 #220 | 2018–2019 |
| Zech McPhearson | CB | JAX | 2021 R4 #123 | 2016–2018 |
| Nick Bowers | TE | MIA | 2020 UDFA | 2017–2019 |
| Shaka Toney | DE | WAS | 2021 R7 #246 | 2017–2020 |
| Trace McSorley | QB | PIT | 2019 R6 #197 | 2015–2018 |
| John Reid | CB | ATL | 2020 R4 #141 | 2015–2019 |
| Rob Windsor | DT | IND | 2020 R6 #193 | 2016–2019 |
| Shareef Miller | DE | PHI | 2019 R4 #138 | 2016–2018 |
| Tommy Stevens | QB | CAR | 2020 R7 #240 | 2016–2018 |
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