The 2021 season's largest margin: Penn State 44, Ball State 13. A 31-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2021 — The 2021 Season
Penn State's 2021 season (7-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Sean CliffordQB3,107 passing yards
- Keyvone LeeRB530 rushing yards
- Noah CainRB350 rushing yards
- Jahan DotsonWR1,182 receiving yards
- Parker WashingtonWR820 receiving yards
- Keandre LambertWR521 receiving yards
- Ellis BrooksLB100 tackles
- Brandon SmithLB81 tackles
- Ji'Ayir BrownS73 tackles
- Arnold EbiketieDE9.5 sacks
- Smith VilbertDL3 sacks
- Curtis JacobsLB3 sacks
Season leaders, 2021.
The season's deepest loss: Penn State 10, Arkansas 24. A 14-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Penn State fell to Arkansas 10-24 in the postseason.
"We Are."
2021 is a middle chapter for Penn State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.