| FBS Ranking | Offense | Defense |
| Rushing | 164.8 (42nd) | 133.3 (37th) |
| Passing | 177.0 (94th) | 190.6 (16th) |
| Overall | 91st | 20th |
| Roster | ||||||
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Class | Hometown |
| 92 | Anthony Alosi | DT | 6-4 | 286 | Fr | Marlton, NJ |
| 4 | Adrian Amos | CB | 6-0 | 205 | Fr | Baltimore, MD |
| 73 | Mark Arcidiacono | G | 6-4 | 284 | So | Holland, PA |
| 28 | Drew Astorino | S | 5-10 | 202 | Sr | Edinboro, PA |
| 67 | Quinn Barham | T | 6-3 | 302 | Sr | Durham, NC |
| 18 | Deion Barnes | DE | 6-4 | 245 | Fr | Philadelphia, PA |
| 31 | Brad Bars | LB | 6-3 | 225 | So | Nashville, TN |
| 84 | Kyle Baublitz | DE | 6-5 | 261 | Fr | York, PA |
| 3 | Brandon Beachum | RB | 6-0 | 230 | Sr | Youngstown, OH |
| 5 | Bill Belton | WR | 5-10 | 206 | Fr | Sicklerville, NJ |
| 79 | Kevin Blanchard | OL | 6-7 | 282 | Fr | Katy, TX |
| 1 | Rob Bolden | QB | 6-4 | 211 | So | Orchard Lake, MI |
| 19 | Justin Brown | WR | 6-3 | 214 | Jr | Wilmington, DE |
| 13 | Tim Buckley | DB | 6-0 | 196 | Fr | Raleigh, NC |
| 45 | Alex Butterworth | P | 5-10 | 199 | So | Indianapolis, IN |
| 45 | P.J. Byers | FB | 6-0 | 257 | Fr | Harrison City, PA |
| 12 | John Cabot | QB | 6-4 | 204 | Fr | San Diego, CA |
| 70 | Nate Cadogan | T | 6-5 | 286 | So | Portsmouth, OH |
| 40 | Glenn Carson | LB | 6-3 | 240 | Fr | Manahawkin, NJ |
| 87 | Kyle Carter | TE | 6-3 | 243 | Fr | Bear, DE |
| 96 | Cody Castor | DT | 6-3 | 280 | Jr | Uniontown, PA |
| 77 | Patrick Christie | T | 6-5 | 283 | Fr | Carlisle, PA |
| 81 | Jack Crawford | DE | 6-5 | 274 | Sr | Longport, NJ |
| 29 | Jeff Cully | CB | 5-2 | 197 | Fr | Allison Park, PA |
| 24 | Derek Day | RB | 5-9 | 188 | Jr | Bellefonte, PA |
| 39 | Jesse Della Valle | CB | 6-1 | 185 | Fr | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 65 | Miles Dieffenbach | C | 6-3 | 291 | Fr | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 7 | Curtis Drake | WR | 5-11 | 173 | Jr | Philadelphia, PA |
| 24 | Jonathan Duckett | S | 6-1 | 195 | Fr | Harrisburg, PA |
| 26 | Curtis Dukes | RB | 6-1 | 246 | So | Evans Mills, NY |
| 33 | Andre Dupree | FB | 5-10 | 253 | So | Waldorf, MD |
| 57 | Emery Etter | LS | 6-1 | 221 | So | Chambersburg, PA |
| 27 | Jacob Fagnano | S | 6-0 | 207 | Jr | Williamsport, PA |
| 78 | Mike Farrell | T | 6-6 | 303 | Jr | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 30 | Anthony Fera | K | 6-2 | 215 | So | Cypress, TX |
| 97 | Sam Ficken | K | 6-3 | 177 | Fr | Valparaiso, IN |
| 62 | Frank Figueroa | G | 6-3 | 291 | So | San Antonio, TX |
| 15 | Patrick Flanagan | WR | 5-8 | 147 | Fr | Pottstown, PA |
| 11 | Khairi Fortt | LB | 6-2 | 227 | Fr | Stamford, CT |
| 23 | Brian Friend | WR | 6-1 | 188 | So | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 44 | Michael Fuhrman | LS | 5-10 | 216 | Jr | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 89 | Garry Gilliam | TE | 6-6 | 275 | So | Carlisle, PA |
| 18 | Andrew Goodman | WR | 6-0 | 188 | Jr | Philadelphia, PA |
| 97 | Luke Graham | DT | 6-4 | 272 | Fr | Harrison City, PA |
| 21 | Stephfon Green | RB | 5-10 | 198 | Sr | Bronx, NY |
| 58 | Adam Gress | T | 6-6 | 290 | So | West Mifflin, PA |
| 75 | Evan Hailes | DT | 6-1 | 303 | Fr | Chesapeake, VA |
| 10 | Kevin Haplea | TE | 6-4 | 250 | Fr | Annandale, NJ |
| 47 | Jordan Hill | DL | 6-1 | 316 | Jr | Steelton, PA |
| 6 | Gerald Hodges | LB | 6-2 | 234 | Jr | Paulsboro, NJ |
| 60 | Ty Howle | C | 6-0 | 289 | So | Wake Forest, NC |
| 43 | Mike Hull | LB | 6-0 | 219 | Fr | Canonsburg, PA |
| 82 | Brian Irvin | TE | 6-3 | 241 | Jr | Orrtanna, PA |
| 91 | DaQuan Jones | DL | 6-3 | 316 | Fr | Johnson City, NY |
| 13 | Paul Jones | QB | 6-3 | 245 | Fr | McKees Rocks, PA |
| 30 | Ryan Keiser | S | 6-1 | 206 | Fr | Selinsgrove, PA |
| 15 | Alex Kenney | CB | 6-0 | 192 | Fr | State College, PA |
| 48 | Jordan Kerner | DE | 6-4 | 241 | Fr | Fairview, PA |
| 81 | Shawney Kersey | WR | 6-1 | 203 | So | Woodbury, NY |
| 38 | Ben Kline | LB | 6-2 | 223 | Fr | York, PA |
| 72 | Khamrone Kolb | G | 6-5 | 327 | Fr | Burke, VA |
| 17 | Christian Kuntz | WR | 6-4 | 197 | So | Camp Hill, PA |
| 56 | Eric Latimore | DE | 6-6 | 283 | Sr | Middletown, DE |
| 4 | Evan Lewis | K | 5-10 | 181 | Jr | Gettysburg, PA |
| 26 | Kyle Lucas | LB | 5-11 | 223 | So | Bellefonte, PA |
| 8 | D'Anton Lynn | CB | 6-1 | 210 | Sr | Celina, TX |
| 66 | Angelo Mangiro | OL | 6-3 | 287 | Fr | Succasunna, NJ |
| 88 | J.D. Mason | TE | 6-4 | 240 | Jr | Philipsburg, PA |
| 59 | Pete Massaro | DE | 6-4 | 264 | Jr | Newton Square, PA |
| 63 | Alex Mateas | G | 6-3 | 302 | Fr | Ottawa, ON |
| 42 | Michael Mauti | LB | 6-2 | 234 | Jr | Mandeville, LA |
| 11 | Matt McGloin | QB | 6-1 | 209 | Jr | Scranton, PA |
| 2 | Shane McGregor | QB | 6-1 | 215 | Jr | Ebensburg, PA |
| 12 | Stephon Morris | CB | 5-8 | 189 | Jr | Greenbelt, MD |
| 85 | Brandon Moseby-Felder | WR | 6-2 | 185 | So | Fort Washington, MD |
| 6 | Derek Moye | WR | 6-4 | 209 | Sr | Rochester, PA |
| 12 | Kevin Newsome | QB | 6-2 | 231 | Jr | Portsmouth, VA |
| 68 | Ryan Nowicki | OL | 6-5 | 292 | Fr | Glendale, AZ |
| 94 | Shawn Oakman | DE | 6-7 | 260 | Fr | Lansdowne, PA |
| 7 | Stephen Obeng-Agyapong | S | 5-10 | 206 | So | Bronx, NY |
| 52 | Chima Okoli | T | 6-4 | 301 | Sr | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 86 | C.J. Olaniyan | DE | 6-3 | 245 | So | Warren, MI |
| 50 | DeOn'tae Pannell | G | 6-5 | 316 | Sr | Southfield, MI |
| 46 | Ken Pollock | LB | 6-0 | 204 | Jr | Dallas, PA |
| 2 | Chaz Powell | CB | 6-0 | 203 | Sr | New Freedom, PA |
| 25 | Silas Redd | RB | 5-10 | 201 | So | Norwalk, CT |
| 41 | J.R. Refice | DT | 6-0 | 262 | So | Jessup, PA |
| 22 | T.J. Rhattigan | LB | 5-10 | 193 | Fr | Naperville, IL |
| 8 | Allen Robinson | WR | 6-3 | 199 | Fr | Southfield, MI |
| 53 | Jon Rohrbaugh | LS | 6-0 | 223 | Sr | Ellicott City, MD |
| 32 | Dakota Royer | LB | 6-1 | 232 | Fr | Manheim, PA |
| 16 | Ryan Scherer | WR | 5-8 | 173 | Jr | Avon Lake, OH |
| 75 | Eric Shrive | T | 6-6 | 302 | So | Scranton, PA |
| 20 | Devon Smith | WR | 5-7 | 157 | Jr | White Plains, MD |
| 76 | Donovan Smith | T | 6-5 | 313 | Fr | Owings Mills, MD |
| 54 | Matt Stankiewitch | C | 6-3 | 296 | Jr | Orwigsburg, PA |
| 90 | Sean Stanley | DE | 6-1 | 245 | Jr | Rockville, MD |
| 71 | Devon Still | DT | 6-5 | 303 | Sr | Wilmington, DE |
| 34 | Nathan Stupar | LB | 6-1 | 239 | Sr | State College, PA |
| 37 | Joe Suhey | RB | 6-1 | 219 | Sr | Deerfield, IL |
| 1 | Nick Sukay | S | 6-1 | 207 | Sr | Mount Pleasant, PA |
| 80 | Andrew Szczerba | TE | 6-7 | 262 | Sr | Wilmington, DE |
| 93 | James Terry | DT | 6-3 | 317 | Jr | New Castle, DE |
| 5 | Derrick Thomas | CB | 6-0 | 178 | So | Greenbelt, MD |
| 36 | Deron Thompson | RB | 5-10 | 189 | Fr | Lititz, PA |
| 27 | Tariq Tongue | WR | 5-8 | 164 | So | Flushing, NY |
| 74 | Johnnie Troutman | G | 6-4 | 325 | Sr | Browns Mills, NJ |
| 64 | John Urschel | G | 6-3 | 284 | So | Williamsville, NY |
| 54 | James Van Fleet | LB | 6-0 | 227 | Jr | Williamsport, PA |
| 14 | Garrett Venuto | QB | 6-0 | 218 | So | Ithaca, NY |
| 14 | Mike Wallace | CB | 5-9 | 189 | So | Silver Springs, MD |
| 10 | Malcolm Willis | S | 5-11 | 212 | So | Marbury, MD |
| 33 | Michael Yancich | TE | 6-2 | 236 | Jr | Washington, PA |
| 83 | Matt Zanellato | WR | 6-3 | 184 | Fr | Burke, VA |
| 35 | Pat Zerbe | FB | 6-1 | 236 | So | West Lawn, PA |
| 98 | Anthony Zettel | DT | 6-5 | 259 | Fr | West Branch, MI |
| 9 | Michael Zordich | RB | 6-1 | 242 | Jr | Canfield, OH |
| 40 | Zach Zwinak | RB | 6-1 | 228 | Fr | Frederick, MD |
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