2016 Penn State Nittany Lions Passing Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 14 | 472 | 292 | 61.9 | 3033 | 6.4 | 18 | 10 | 124.19 | 33.7 | 216.6 |
| at Home | 7 | 234 | 144 | 61.5 | 1439 | 6.1 | 5 | 6 | 115.12 | 33.4 | 205.6 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 238 | 148 | 62.2 | 1594 | 6.7 | 13 | 4 | 133.10 | 34.0 | 227.7 |
| in Wins | 11 | 368 | 227 | 61.7 | 2300 | 6.3 | 9 | 8 | 117.91 | 33.5 | 209.1 |
| in Losses | 3 | 104 | 65 | 62.5 | 733 | 7.0 | 9 | 2 | 146.41 | 34.7 | 244.3 |
| vs. Conference | 10 | 341 | 209 | 61.3 | 2074 | 6.1 | 10 | 5 | 119.13 | 34.1 | 207.4 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 131 | 83 | 63.4 | 959 | 7.3 | 8 | 5 | 137.38 | 32.8 | 239.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 7 | 228 | 152 | 66.7 | 1642 | 7.2 | 12 | 4 | 141.03 | 32.6 | 234.6 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 7 | 244 | 140 | 57.4 | 1391 | 5.7 | 6 | 6 | 108.46 | 34.9 | 198.7 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 14 | 472 | 292 | 61.9 | 3033 | 6.4 | 18 | 10 | 124.19 | 33.7 | 216.6 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| vs. FBS Winning | 8 | 269 | 176 | 65.4 | 1883 | 7.0 | 13 | 5 | 136.46 | 33.6 | 235.4 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 203 | 116 | 57.1 | 1150 | 5.7 | 5 | 5 | 107.93 | 33.8 | 191.7 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 12 | 410 | 253 | 61.7 | 2618 | 6.4 | 18 | 7 | 126.42 | 34.2 | 218.2 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 62 | 39 | 62.9 | 415 | 6.7 | 0 | 3 | 109.45 | 31.0 | 207.5 |
| in August/September | 4 | 112 | 71 | 63.4 | 695 | 6.2 | 4 | 4 | 120.15 | 28.0 | 173.8 |
| in October | 4 | 155 | 98 | 63.2 | 881 | 5.7 | 5 | 4 | 116.47 | 38.8 | 220.3 |
| in November | 4 | 130 | 74 | 56.9 | 830 | 6.4 | 4 | 1 | 119.16 | 32.5 | 207.5 |
| in December/January | 2 | 75 | 49 | 65.3 | 627 | 8.4 | 5 | 1 | 154.88 | 37.5 | 313.5 |