Bowl/Post-Season Receiving Leaders

Penn State’s All-time Bowl & Post-Season Receiving Yards/Touchdown Leaders—

The Career Post-Season Receiving Yards Leaders List—

“Post-Season” receiving totals for Penn State players on these lists include stats from all Bowl games, Big Ten Championship games, and CFP non-bowl Playoff games.

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The Career Bowl Receiving Yards Leaders List—

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The Career CFP Games Receiving Yards Leaders List—

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Best Single Post-Season Receiving Yards/Scoring—

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Most Post-Season 100-yard Receiving Games—

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Single Post-Season/Bowl Game Receiving Yards Records—

  • Most Receiving Yards in a Bowl187 yards on 9 receptions by Chris Godwin WR in 2017 Rose Bowl loss to USC (Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, CA)—includes 72-yard TD reception which tied then-PSU Bowl record he shared with Chuck Herd FL

  • Most Receiving Yards in a CFP Bowl75 yards on 6 receptions by Tyler Warren TE in 2025 Orange Bowl/CFP Semifinal loss to Notre Dame (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL)

  • Most Receiving Yards in a CFP Game (non-bowl)48 yards on 4 receptions by Harrison Wallace III WR in 2024 CFP 1st Round win vs. SMU at Beaver Stadium

  • Most Receiving Yards in a Big Ten Championship Game155 yards on 6 receptions by Saeed Blacknall WR in 2016 win vs. Wisconsin (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN)—includes 70 & 40-yard TD receptions

  • Most Receiving Yards in a Rose Bowl187 yards on 9 receptions by Chris Godwin WR in 2017 loss to USC (Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, CA)includes 72-yard TD reception which tied then-PSU Bowl record

  • Most Receiving Yards in a Fiesta Bowl110 yards on 5 receptions by DaeSean Hamilton WR in 2017 win vs. Washington (University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ)includes 48-yard TD reception

  • Most Receiving Yards in a Cotton Bowl102 yards on 3 receptions by Jimmy Cefalo WB in 1975 win vs. Baylor (Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, TX)—includes 49-yard TD reception

  • Most Receiving Yards in a Sugar Bowl116 yards on 4 receptions by Gregg Garrity SE in 1983 win vs. Georgia for National Championship (Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA)includes 47-yard TD reception

  • Most Receiving Yards in an Orange Bowl110 yards on 6 receptions by Jordan Norwood WR in 2006 win vs. Florida State in 3-OT (Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL)—Norwood was 1 for 6 yards receiving in OT

  • Most Receiving Yards in a Peach Bowl127 yards on 5 receptions by Tyler Warren TE in 2023 loss to Ole Miss (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA)includes 75-yard non-scoring reception

  • Most Receiving Yards in a Non-Major Bowl154 yards on 7 receptions by David Daniels SE in 1990 Blockbuster Bowl loss to Florida State (Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL)includes 56-yard TD reception

Best Post-Season/Bowl Single Game Receiving Yards Performances—

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    Other Post-Season/Bowl Records—

    Most Receptions—9 Godwin

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Career Post-Season Receiving TD Leaders—

All stats are “Modified/Complete” including all Bowls/Post-Season games—

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Single Game Receiver Post-Season TD/Scoring Leaders—

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Longest Post-Season TD Receptions—

  • 88 yardsKeAndre Lambert-Smith WR in 2023 Rose Bowl win vs. Utah (Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, CA)

  • 73 yardsTrebor Pena WR in 2025 Pinstripe Bowl win vs. Clemson (Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY)

  • 72 yardsChuck Herd FL in 1974 Orange Bowl win vs. LSU (Miami Orange Bowl, FL)

  • 72 yardsChris Godwin WR in 2014 Pinstripe Bowl OT win vs. Boston College (Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY)

  • 72 yardsChris Godwin WR in 2017 Rose Bowl loss vs. USC (Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, CA)

  • 70 yardsSaeed Blacknall WR in 2016 Big Ten Championship Game win vs. Wisconsin (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN)

  • 69 yardsJustin Brown WR in 2012 TicketCity Bowl loss vs. Houston (Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, TX)

  • 65 yardsScott Skarzynski SE in 1972 Cotton Bowl win vs. Texas (Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, TX)

    Note: Longest non-scoring pass reception in post-season: Tyler Warren TE 75 yards in 2023 Peach Bowl loss vs. Mississippi (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA)

    Longest TD reception in a CFP Game: Omari Evans WR 38 yards in 2024 Fiesta Bowl/CFP Quarterfinal win vs. Boise State (State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ)

    First TD pass reception in a Post-Season game: Robert Snyder QB (yardage unconfirmed) in 1931 Unemployment Relief Fund Charity Game win vs. Lehigh (Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA)

    First TD pass reception in a Bowl game: Larry Cooney RHB 38 yards in 1948 Cotton Bowl tie vs. SMU (Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, TX)—Penn State considers stats from the ‘48 Cotton Bowl to be “unofficial”

    2-point Conversion Scoring Receptions in Post-Season/Bowls (non-OT)—

  • 1997 Fiesta Bowl vs. TexasCurtis Enis RB

  • 2019 Cotton Bowl vs. MemphisPat Freiermuth TE

  • 2023 Peach Bowl vs. MississippiNick Singleton RB

    Note: 2 additional 2-point conversion pass attempts failed (non-OT)

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