2016 Penn State Nittany Lions Scoring Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 14 | 42 | 20 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 356 | 25.4 |
| at Home | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 18.1 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 30 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 32.7 |
| in Wins | 11 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 213 | 19.4 |
| in Losses | 3 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 47.7 |
| vs. Conference | 10 | 26 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 222 | 22.2 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 33.5 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 7 | 30 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 236 | 33.7 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 17.1 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 14 | 42 | 20 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 356 | 25.4 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| vs. FBS Winning | 8 | 32 | 12 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 262 | 32.8 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 15.7 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 12 | 38 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 316 | 26.3 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 32.8 |
| in October | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 21.3 |
| in November | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 14.3 |
| in December/January | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 41.5 |