Trace McSorley becomes Penn State’s all-time winningest quarterback

It wasn’t pretty by any means, but Trace McSorley made history. Again.

After Penn State handled Rutgers 20-7 on Saturday, McSorley became the program’s all-time winningest quarterback. The 13-point triumph at HighPoint.com Stadium was McSorley’s 30th career win, passing Todd Blackledge’s mark of 29.

“By no means was this my best performance,” McSorley said after the game. “But the team gutted out a win. Defense played great, special teams contributed when they needed to, and our offense was able to put up enough points to get a win. A lot of that is on the rest of the team. In my eyes, wins go to the team, not the person.”

McSorley already owned Penn State records for all-time passing yards and touchdowns, as well as the single-season mark for yards and touchdown throws.

Despite making history, McSorley didn’t look good doing it. The Virginia native struggled against the Scarlet Knights, completing 17 of 37 passes for 183 yards. At halftime, he had 8 completions on 22 attempts.

But the Nittany Lions got the win — and McSorley will look to do the same next weekend in his Senior Day sendoff against Maryland.

This story was originally published November 17, 2018 at 3:20 PM.