Postgame Notes: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 11 Ole Miss

TEAM

• Penn State lost its first ever matchup against Ole Miss.
• The Nittany Lions are 25-25 all-time against current members of the SEC.
• Penn State is 9-11 in bowl games against SEC opponents.
• CB Cam Miller made his first career start. He is the 11th Nittany Lion to make their first collegiate start this season.

 
BOWL
 
Team

• Penn State lost its first ever appearance in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
• The Nittany Lions played in its 16th different bowl game and has now played in each of the New Year’s Six Bowls.
• Penn State is 31-20-2 (.604) all-time in bowl games and entered bowl season ranked No. 7 nationally in winning percentage among teams with at least 20 bowl appearances.
• Penn State is 13-6-1 all-time in December bowl games.

 
Offense

• Penn State’s 510 total yards are its third-most in a bowl game, behind only 545 in the 2017 Fiesta Bowl vs. Washington and 529 in the 2019 Cotton Bowl vs. Memphis.
• Penn State’s 343 passing yards are its second-most in a bowl game, trailing only 371 yards in the 2014 Pinstripe Bowl vs. Boston College.
• QB Drew Allar’s 75-yard completion to TE Tyler Warren in the first quarter was Penn State’s second-longest pass play in a bowl game.
• The 75-yard play is also the seventh-longest offensive play in Penn State bowl history.
• Warren finished the game with a Penn State tight end bowl-record 127 receiving yards. Penn State’s previous best by a tight end in a bowl game was 88 receiving yards by Andrew Quarless against LSU in the 2010 Capital One Bowl.

 
STREAKS
 
Defense

• Penn State has not allowed a first-drive touchdown in the last 27 games, dating back to the Michigan State game in 2021, the nation’s longest active streak.
• The Nittany Lions snapped a streak of 17-straight games allowing 24 or less points, dating back to the Indiana game in 2022.

 
Special Teams

• Penn State has not allowed a special teams touchdown in 61-straight games, dating back to the start of the 2019 season.

 
OFFENSE
 
Season Rankings

• Penn State finished the season with seven total turnovers, setting a new school record.
• Other top 10 season rankings on offense include:
  • Passing Touchdowns – 30 – 2nd
  • First Downs – 292 – 4th
  • Total Points – 471 – 5th
  • Completions – 246 – 6th
  • Completion Percentage – 59.6 – Tied 6th
  • Scoring Average – 36.2 – 7th
  • Touchdowns – 59 – 7th

 
Team

• TE Theo Johnson hauled in a 2-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter. It was Penn State’s 16th receiving touchdown by a tight end…