2012 schedule
Penn State
Big Ten
Final rank
#13
Record
8-4
Points
25
Diff
+120
Scored
349
Allowed
229
Outcome
—
Team season stats
Cumulative across the regular season. Source: CFBD /stats/season.
Total yards
5010
Yards allowed
4241
Rushing yards
1727
Passing yards
3283
Turnovers
13
3rd down conv.
83
4th down conv.
19
Penalties
63
Statistical leaders
Top performers in each category for the 2012 regular season.
Passing
COMPLETIONS
- 1. Steven BenchQB2
- 2. Alex ButterworthP0
TD
- 1. Alex ButterworthP0
- 2. Steven BenchQB0
YDS
- 1. Steven BenchQB12
- 2. Alex ButterworthP0
Rushing
CAR
- 1. Zach ZwinakRB203
- 2. Michael ZordichLB80
- 3. Bill BeltonRB60
TD
- 1. Zach ZwinakRB6
- 2. Michael ZordichLB4
- 3. Bill BeltonRB3
YDS
- 1. Zach ZwinakRB1000
- 2. Michael ZordichLB296
- 3. Bill BeltonRB258
Receiving
REC
- 1. Allen RobinsonWR77
- 2. Kyle CarterTE36
- 3. Brandon FelderWR31
TD
- 1. Allen RobinsonWR11
- 2. Jesse JamesTE5
- 3. Matt LehmanTE3
YDS
- 1. Allen RobinsonWR1018
- 2. Kyle CarterTE453
- 3. Brandon FelderWR437
Interceptions
INT
- 1. Michael MautiLB3
- 2. Gerald HodgesLB2
- 3. Adrian AmosS2
TD
- 1. Michael MautiLB0
- 2. Jacob FagnanoS0
- 3. Gerald HodgesLB0
YDS
- 1. Michael MautiLB125
- 2. Adrian AmosS54
- 3. Jacob FagnanoS13
Kicking
FGM
- 1. Sam FickenPK14
PTS
- 1. Sam FickenPK81
Game log
Real CFBD regular-season results. Points earned per game follow the opponent's 2012 starting tier: 5 for Tier 1, 4 for Tier 2, 3 for Tier 3, 2 for Tier 4, 1 for Tier 5, 0 for FBS losses or FCS wins, and −3 for any loss to an FCS opponent.
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Score | Result | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio(Tier 4) | home | 14 – 24 | L | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Virginia(Tier 2) | away | 16 – 17 | L | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Navy(Tier 3) | home | 34 – 7 | W | +3 | 3 |
| 4 | Temple(Tier 4) | home | 24 – 13 | W | +2 | 5 |
| 5 | Illinois(Tier 4) | away | 35 – 7 | W | +2 | 7 |
| 6 | Northwestern(Tier 3) | home | 39 – 28 | W | +3 | 10 |
| 8 | Iowa(Premier) | away | 38 – 14 | W | +5 | 15 |
| 9 | Ohio State(Premier) | home | 23 – 35 | L | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Purdue(Tier 3) | away | 34 – 9 | W | +3 | 18 |
| 11 | Nebraska(Premier) | away | 23 – 32 | L | 0 | 18 |
| 12 | Indiana(Tier 4) | home | 45 – 22 | W | +2 | 20 |
| 13 | Wisconsin(Premier) | home | 24 – 21 | W | +5 | 25 |
Click any row to see the matchup. Stats shown are end-of-season.
Roster117 players
| # | Player | Pos | Ht / Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Belton | RB | 5'10" | Sicklerville, NJ |
| 1 | Malcolm Willis | S | 5'11" | Marbury, MD |
| 2 | Jake Kiley | WR | 6'0" · 183 lb | Plymouth, NH |
| 2 | Shane McGregor | QB | 6'1" | Ebensburg, PA |
| 3 | Da'Quan Davis | CB | 5'10" · 171 lb | Baltimore, MD |
| 4 | Adrian Amos | S | 6'0" | Baltimore, MD |
| 5 | Nyeem Wartman | LB | 6'1" · 236 lb | Philadelphia, PA |
| 5 | Nyeem Wartman-White | LB | 6'1" | Philadelphia, PA |
| 6 | Gerald Hodges | LB | 6'2" | Paulsboro, NJ |
| 6 | Malik Golden | S | 6'0" | Hartford, CT |
| 7 | Paul Jones | QB | 6'3" | McKees Rocks, PA |
| 7 | Stephen Obeng-Agyapong | S | 5'10" | Bronx, NY |
| 8 | Allen Robinson | WR | 6'3" | Southfield, MI |
| 8 | Gary Wooten | LB | 6'2" · 237 lb | Miami, FL |
| 9 | Jordan Lucas | S | 6'0" | New Rochelle, NY |
| 9 | Michael Zordich | LB | 6'1" | Youngstown, OH |
| 11 | Brent Wilkerson | TE | 6'3" | Clinton, MD |
| 11 | Matthew McGloin | QB | 6'1" · 210 lb | Scranton, PA |
| 12 | Stephon Morris | CB | 5'8" | Greenbelt, MD |
| 12 | Steven Bench | QB | 6'2" | Bainbridge, GA |
| 13 | Tyler Lucas | WR | 6'2" · 191 lb | Bellefonte, PA |
| 14 | Garrett Venuto | QB | 6'0" | Ithaca, NY |
| 14 | Mike Wallace | CB | 5'9" · 195 lb | Silver Springs, MD |
| 15 | Alex Kenney | WR | 6'0" | State College, PA |
| 15 | Patrick Flanagan | CB | 5'8" · 158 lb | State College, PA |
| 16 | Devin Pryor | CB | 5'10" · 181 lb | San Bernardino, CA |
| 16 | Eugene Lewis | WR | 6'1" · 199 lb | Wilkes-Barre, PA |
| 17 | Christian Kuntz | WR | 6'4" | Camp Hill, PA |
| 17 | Steve Stephenson | CB | 5'10" · 175 lb | Westville, NJ |
| 18 | Deion Barnes | DE | 6'4" · 255 lb | Philadelphia, PA |
| 18 | Jesse James | TE | 6'7" | Glassport, PA |
| 19 | Matt Marcincin | PK | 5'11" · 182 lb | Malvern, PA |
| 21 | Trevor Williams | WR | 6'1" | Baltimore, MD |
| 22 | Akeel Lynch | RB | 5'11" | Toronto, ON |
| 23 | Ryan Keiser | S | 6'1" | Selinsgrove, PA |
| 24 | Derek Day | RB | 5'9" | Harrisburg, PA |
| 24 | Jonathan Duckett | S | 6'1" · 188 lb | Harrisburg, PA |
| 26 | Curtis Dukes | ? | 6'1" | Evans Mills, NY |
| 27 | Jacob Fagnano | S | 6'0" | Wiliamsport, PA |
| 28 | Zach Zwinak | RB | 6'1" | Frederick, MD |
| 29 | Reynolds Parthemore | P | 6'4" · 196 lb | New Cumberland, PA |
| 30 | Andre Dupree | FB | 5'10" | Waldorf, MD |
| 30 | Charles Idemudia | LB | 5'11" · 224 lb | Grosse Pointe, MI |
| 31 | Brad Bars | DE | 6'3" | Nashville, TN |
| 32 | Jack Haffner | LB | 5'10" | State College, PA |
| 32 | Joe Baker | P | 5'8" · 190 lb | West Chester, PA |
| 33 | Colin Bryan | RB | 6'0" · 192 lb | Windber, PA |
| 33 | Michael Yancich | LB | 6'2" | Washington, PA |
| 34 | Dominic Salomone | TE | 5'10" · 242 lb | Dillsburg, PA |
| 35 | Pat Zerbe | FB | 6'1" | West Lawn, PA |
| 36 | Deron Thompson | RB | 5'10" · 204 lb | Lititz, PA |
| 37 | Evan Lewis | WR | 5'9" | Gettysburg, PA |
| 38 | Ben Kline | LB | 6'2" · 238 lb | Silver Valley, PA |
| 39 | Jesse Della Valle | S | 6'1" | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 40 | Glenn Carson | LB | 6'3" | Manahawkin, NJ |
| 41 | J.R. Refice | FB | 6'0" · 246 lb | Jessup, PA |
| 42 | Michael Mauti | LB | 6'2" | Mandeville, LA |
| 42 | T.J. Rhattigan | LB | 5'10" · 194 lb | Naperville, IL |
| 43 | Mike Hull | LB | 6'0" | Canonsburg, PA |
| 44 | Michael Fuhrman | LS | 5'10" · 213 lb | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 45 | Alex Butterworth | P | 5'10" | Indianapolis, IN |
| 45 | Bryant Harper | S | 5'9" · 211 lb | McKeesport, PA |
| 45 | P.J. Byers | FB | 6'0" | Harrison City, PA |
| 46 | Adam Cole | LB | 5'11" · 219 lb | Belle Vernon, PA |
| 47 | Jordan Hill | DL | 6'1" | Steelton, PA |
| 48 | Jordan Kerner | DE | 6'4" · 239 lb | Fairview, PA |
| 48 | Kevin DiSanto | PK | 5'10" · 175 lb | State College, PA |
| 49 | Brennan Franklin | LB | 5'11" · 220 lb | Peoria, AZ |
| 50 | Anthony Stanko | G | 6'4" · 307 lb | Warren, OH |
| 51 | Drew Boyce | LB | 6'1" · 203 lb | Olathe, KS |
| 52 | Brent Smith | DE | 6'2" · 240 lb | Hughesville, PA |
| 53 | Derek Dowrey | G | 6'3" | Winchester, VA |
| 54 | James Van Fleet | LB | 6'0" | Williamsport, PA |
| 54 | Matt Stankiewitch | C | 6'3" · 301 lb | Orwigsburg, PA |
| 55 | Wendy Laurent | C | 6'2" · 297 lb | Hamilton, NJ |
| 56 | Anthony Alosi | G | 6'4" · 283 lb | Marlton, NJ |
| 57 | Emery Etter | LS | 6'1" · 221 lb | Chambersburg, PA |
| 58 | Adam Gress | OT | 6'6" · 320 lb | West Mifflin, PA |
| 59 | Pete Massaro | DE | 6'4" · 256 lb | Newtown Square, PA |
| 60 | Ty Howle | C | 6'0" · 293 lb | Wake Forest, NC |
| 62 | Frank Figueroa | C | 6'3" · 298 lb | San Antonio, TX |
| 63 | Joe Marvin | LS | 6'4" · 247 lb | Potomac, MD |
| 64 | John Urschel | G | 6'3" · 301 lb | Williamsville, NY |
| 65 | Miles Dieffenbach | G | 6'3" · 303 lb | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 66 | Angelo Mangiro | G | 6'3" · 291 lb | Succasunna, NJ |
| 68 | Bryan Davie | G | 6'3" · 282 lb | Bowie, MD |
| 70 | Nate Cadogan | OT | 6'5" | Portsmouth, OH |
| 71 | Albert Hall | OT | 6'4" · 298 lb | Warwick, NY |
| 72 | Brian Gaia | G | 6'3" · 295 lb | Pasadena, MD |
| 73 | Mark Arcidiacono | G | 6'4" · 293 lb | Holland, PA |
| 75 | Eric Shrive | G | 6'6" · 323 lb | Scranton, PA |
| 76 | Donovan Smith | OT | 6'5" · 335 lb | Owings Mills, MD |
| 77 | Garry Gilliam | OT | 6'6" | Carlisle, PA |
| 78 | Mike Farrell | OT | 6'6" · 306 lb | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 79 | Kevin Blanchard | OT | 6'7" · 295 lb | Katy, TX |
| 80 | Matt Zanellato | WR | 6'3" | Burke, VA |
| 81 | Shawney Kersey | WR | 6'1" | Woodbury, NJ |
| 82 | Brian Irvin | TE | 6'3" | Orrtanna, PA |
| 84 | Kyle Baublitz | DT | 6'5" · 281 lb | York, PA |
| 84 | Matt Lehman | TE | 6'6" | Newport, PA |
| 85 | Brandon Felder | WR | 6'2" | Fort Washington, MD |
| 85 | Brandon Moseby-Felder | WR | 6'2" · 195 lb | Fort Washington, MD |
| 86 | Bryce Wilson | TE | 6'3" · 248 lb | Camp Hill, PA |
| 86 | C.J. Olaniyan | DE | 6'3" | Warren, MI |
| 87 | Kyle Carter | TE | 6'3" | Bear, DE |
| 88 | Jonathan Warner | WR | 6'1" · 199 lb | Camas, WA |
| 88 | Tyrone Smith | DT | 6'4" | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 90 | Sean Stanley | DE | 6'1" | Rockville, MD |
| 91 | DaQuan Jones | DT | 6'3" · 318 lb | Johnson City, NY |
| 93 | James Terry | DT | 6'3" · 316 lb | New Castle, DE |
| 94 | Evan Schwan | DE | 6'6" | Harrisburg, PA |
| 95 | Carl Nassib | DE | 6'7" | West Chester, PA |
| 96 | Cody Castor | DT | 6'3" · 295 lb | Uniontown, PA |
| 97 | Sam Ficken | PK | 6'2" | Valparaiso, IN |
| 98 | Anthony Zettel | DT | 6'4" | West Branch, MI |
| 99 | Austin Johnson | DT | 6'4" · 323 lb | Galloway, NJ |
| — | Matt McGloin | — | — | — |