| Team Comparative Statistics | ||
| Statistic | Penn State | Michigan |
| Total First Downs | 9 | 24 |
| Rushing | 6 | 15 |
| Passing | 2 | 8 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing Attempts | 30 | 54 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 141 | 293 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 40 | 28 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 101 | 265 |
| Yards / Rush | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| Net Yards Passing | 68 | 151 |
| Passes Attempted | 22 | 22 |
| Passes Completed | 10 | 14 |
| Passes Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Completion Percentage | 45.5% | 63.6% |
| Yards / Completion | 6.8 | 10.8 |
| Interceptions / Attempt Pct. | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Total Offensive Plays | 52 | 76 |
| Total Net Yards | 169 | 416 |
| Yards / Play | 3.3 | 5.5 |
| Number Of Fumbles | 0 | 2 |
| Number Of Fumbles Lost | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles Lost Percentage | N.A. | 0.0% |
| Number Of Penalties | 7 | 4 |
| Penalty Yards | 55 | 24 |
| Yards / Penalty | 7.9 | 6.0 |
| Number Of Punts | 10 | 5 |
| Punt Yardage | 411 | 165 |
| Yards / Punt | 41.1 | 33.0 |
| Number Punt Returns | 0 | 5 |
| Punt Return Yards | 0 | 2 |
| Yards / Punt Return | N.A. | 0.4 |
| Number Kick-off Returns | 6 | 1 |
| Kick-off Returns Yards | 128 | 32 |
| Yards / Kick-off Return | 21.3 | 32.0 |
| Number Intercept. Returns | 0 | 1 |
| Intercept. Returns Yards | 0 | 7 |
| Yards / Intercept. Return | N.A. | 7.0 |
| Possession Time (Minutes) | 26.5 | 33.5 |
| Nbr. 3rd Down Conversions | 0 | 7 |
| 3rd Down Conv. Attempts | 12 | 15 |
| 3rd Down Convers. Pct. | 0.0% | 46.7% |
| Number Of Sacks By | 1 | 5 |
| Sacks By Yards | 5 | 35 |
| Yards / Sack | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| Attendance | 97,498 | N.A. |
| Offensive Individual Rushing Statistics | |||||||
| Player | Att | Gain | Lost | Net | TDs | Long | Net Per |
| Attempt | |||||||
| Howard | 22 | 121 | 1 | 120 | 1 | 29 | 5.5 |
| Griese | 5 | 53 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 40 | 9.2 |
| Thomas | 12 | 46 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 12 | 3.3 |
| Floyd | 6 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 5.8 |
| Jackson, R. | 3 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 |
| McCall | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2.8 |
| Brady | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | -5 | -5.0 |
| Woodson | 1 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | -9.0 |
| Overall | 54 | 293 | 28 | 265 | 2 | 40 | 4.9 |
| Offensive Individual Passing Statistics | ||||||||
| Player | Att | Cmp | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Cmp | Yds Per |
| Pct | Cmp | |||||||
| Griese | 22 | 14 | 0 | 151 | 2 | 37 | 63.6% | 10.8 |
| Overall | 22 | 14 | 0 | 151 | 2 | 37 | 63.6% | 10.8 |
| Offensive Individual Receiving Statistics | |||||
| Player | Nbr | Yds | TD | Long | Yds Per |
| Reception | |||||
| Howard | 4 | 41 | 0 | 26 | 10.3 |
| Tuman | 4 | 39 | 1 | 18 | 9.8 |
| Woodson | 1 | 37 | 1 | 37 | 37.0 |
| Thomas | 3 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 6.3 |
| Shaw | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Campbell | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Overall | 14 | 151 | 2 | 37 | 10.8 |
| Offensive Individual Field Goal Statistics | |||||
| Player | FGs | FGs | Yds | Yds | FG |
| Made | Att | Made | Missed | Pct | |
| Baker | 2 | 2 | 29, 42 | N.A. | 100.0% |
| Overall | 2 | 2 | 42 | N.A. | 100.0% |
| Offensive Individual Punting Statistics | ||||
| Player | Nbr | Yds | Long | Yds Per |
| Punt | ||||
| Vinson | 5 | 165 | 49 | 33.0 |
| Overall | 5 | 165 | 49 | 33.0 |
| Offensive Individual Punt Return Statistics | ||||
| Player | Nbr | Yds | Long | Yds Per |
| Return | ||||
| Woodson | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Overall | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Offensive Individual Kick-off Return Statistics | ||||
| Player | Nbr | Yds | Long | Yds Per |
| Return | ||||
| Thomas | 1 | 32 | 32 | 32.0 |
| Overall | 1 | 32 | 32 | 32.0 |
| Offensive Individual Interception Return Statistics | ||||
| Player | Nbr | Yds | Long | Yds Per |
| Return | ||||
| Ray | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Overall | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Scoring By Quarter | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
| Michigan | 10 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
| Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Defensive Individual Statistics | |||||||||||
| Player | UT | AT | Total | Nbr. | Yards | Nbr. | Yards | Fumbles | Fumbles | Passes | INTs |
| TFL | TFL | SAC | SAC | Recovered | Forced | Broken Up | |||||
| Jones | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sword | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hendricks | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Williams, J | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Feazell | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steele | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renes | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hall | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gold | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Copenhaver | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kratus | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weathers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peterson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Swett | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson, K. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feely | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frysinger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 48 | 24 | 72 | 10 | 46 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |