2023 Penn State Nittany Lions Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/08/2024
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 20 | 92 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.1 |
| at Home | 7 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.0 |
| in Wins | 10 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.2 |
| in Losses | 3 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 17 | 81 | 4.76 | 0 | 1.9 | 9.0 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 12 | 45 | 3.75 | 0 | 3.0 | 11.3 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 9 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 20 | 92 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.7 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 8 | 15 | 66 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.3 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 11 | 20 | 92 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.4 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| in August/September | 5 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.2 |
| in October | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| in November | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| in December/January | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |