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 Bowl—187 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 Bowl—75 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 Game—155 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 Bowl—187 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 Bowl—110 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 Bowl—102 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 Bowl—116 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 Bowl—110 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 Bowl—127 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 Bowl—154 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
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 yards—KeAndre Lambert-Smith WR in 2023 Rose Bowl win vs. Utah (Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, CA)
73 yards—Trebor Pena WR in 2025 Pinstripe Bowl win vs. Clemson (Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY)
72 yards—Chuck Herd FL in 1974 Orange Bowl win vs. LSU (Miami Orange Bowl, FL)
72 yards—Chris Godwin WR in 2014 Pinstripe Bowl OT win vs. Boston College (Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY)
72 yards—Chris Godwin WR in 2017 Rose Bowl loss vs. USC (Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, CA)
70 yards—Saeed Blacknall WR in 2016 Big Ten Championship Game win vs. Wisconsin (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN)
69 yards—Justin Brown WR in 2012 TicketCity Bowl loss vs. Houston (Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, TX)
65 yards—Scott 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. Texas—Curtis Enis RB
2019 Cotton Bowl vs. Memphis—Pat Freiermuth TE
2023 Peach Bowl vs. Mississippi—Nick Singleton RB
Note: 2 additional 2-point conversion pass attempts failed (non-OT)
