Although Penn State’s 2024 campaign ended in heartbreak, this season was nothing short of record-breaking for the Nittany Lions.
Tight end Tyler Warren is one player whose name sits atop plenty of lists, and the team as a whole cemented itself in Penn State history.
Here are some of the records broken by the Nittany Lions this season.
Most wins in program history
The 2024 Nittany Lions became the first team at Penn State to win 13 games in a single season. The previous high was 12, which was achieved in 1973, 1986 and 1994.
Penn State also played its most games in a season with 16, beating out the previous record of 14 set in 2016.
Tyler Warren
Warren broke numerous records this season for Penn State. He became the first Nittany Lion to have 100 receptions in a single season and broke the record for most career receiving touchdowns by a Penn State tight end with 19, plus the mark for most total career touchdowns with 25.
The senior also broke the career receiving yards record by a tight end in Nittany Lions’ history with 1,839 yards, and both the Penn State and Big Ten record for most yards by a tight end in a single season with 1,233.
Against USC, Warren set the record for most receptions in a single game at Penn State with 17, and his 224 yards that game marked the most by a Nittany Lions’ tight end ever.
Warren became the first Penn State tight end to win the John Mackey Award, given annually to the best tight end in college football.
First 1k rushing duo
Running backs Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen both reached over 1,000 yards rushing on the season during Penn State’s win over Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl, making them the first duo in program history to each hit that mark in a single season.
Both have a chance to make even more history next season with Evan Royster’s career rushing yards record of 3,932 in reach for both Singleton and Allen. Singleton sits at 2,912 career rushing yards, while Allen has 2,877.
Beaver Stadium attendance
Penn State’s top-five matchup against Ohio State on Nov. 2 was one of the most anticipated of the Nittany Lions’ entire season, and the fans showed out.
Beaver Stadium was filled with 111,030 for the matchup, breaking the venue’s single-game attendance record. The previous record was also set against the Buckeyes in 2018.
Over the course of the season, 864,655 fans came and went through the stadium, which is the most in a season in Beaver Stadium history, breaking the 2002 record of 857,911. That’s an average of 108,083 fans a game — also a program record.
Offensive yards
The Nittany Lions’ domination of Kent State early in the 2024 season resulted in a Penn State single-game record of 718 yards on offense.
Along with the 718 yards, Penn State had 39 first downs, setting another program record.
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