How dominant was Penn State’s wrestling season? Here’s a look at the records

Another wrestling season has come and gone for Penn State.

This year’s edition for the Nittany Lions was full of either record-breaking or record-tying performances. It was also a dominant year when it came to the duals.

Here’s a look back at the records and the eye-catching stats from the season and Penn State’s duals:

For the record

1. Victories over North Dakota State (76th consecutive) and Stanford (77th straight), tied and broke the Division 1 dual winning streak set by Oklahoma State from 1937-1951, and tied the NCAA dual winning streak set by Div. II St. Cloud State from 2017-2022.
2. The victory over Rutgers was the 78th straight, which became new NCAA dual winning streak, and continues to grow, currently at 86 straight. Penn State could break the all-time winning streak for the NCAA over all sports — it’s currently 88 by UCLA Men’s Basketball from 1971 to 1974.
3. Eight dual shutouts is the most in one season for the Nittany Lions. It’s the second most in NCAA history, tied with Iowa. Oklahoma State has the most, with 10 during the 1982-1983 season. They had four against Big Ten opponents.
4. Seven No. 1 seeds at Big Ten championships is the most for the program.
5. Eight Big Ten finalists is the most for the program.
6. Seven Big Ten champions is the most for the program.
7. Points scored at Big Ten championships, 184, is the most for the program.
8. Seven No. 1 seeds at NCAA championships is an NCAA and team record.
9. Eight NCAA semifinalists is a program record, and tied the NCAA record with Iowa, who did it twice — most recently in 1991.
10. Six NCAA finalists tied the program and NCAA mark. This marks the second time the Nittany Lions have done this, the last in 2024.
11. The points scored at NCAA championships, 181.5, is an NCAA and team record, which Penn State has set the past two seasons.
12. Fifth straight NCAA team title is the most at one time for the program.

Dual dominance

1. 15-0 record — 6th straight undefeated season
2. Average margin of victory of 39.4 points
3. Had a takedown advantage of 486 to 42
4. 139 victories — 108 were for bonus points (29 pins, 46 technical falls, 30 major decisions, 3 forfeits/disqualifications)
5. Scored 630 points in duals while giving up just 39 — averaged 42 points per dual
6. Collected 33 riding time points while opponents got four
7. Forced 123 stalls while being called for stalling 16 times
8. Won 6th straight Big Ten dual team title

Nate Cobler

Centre Daily Times

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Nate Cobler is a part-time reporter covering all things wrestling, either Penn State or Centre County’s high schools, for the Centre Daily Times. He’ll also cover other sports too. When he isn’t writing about sports, he is working for a local mortgage broker, Providence Mortgage Group.