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Liam Clifford vs ranked teams

Penn State · AP Top 25 · 2022-2025 · regular season and postseason

Liam Clifford has averaged 13.2 receiving yards in 6 games against AP Top 25 opponents, vs 22.6 in 20 games against everyone else (2022-2025, regular season and postseason).

Vs AP Top 25
13.2
receiving yards per game · 6 games
Vs everyone else
22.6
receiving yards per game · 20 games
Difference
−9.4
per game, ranked minus everyone else

Career and by season

Liam Clifford per game averages against AP Top 25 opponents and everyone else, career and by season
PeriodOpponentsGamesRecRec ydsRec TDRush ydsDiff vs others
CareerAP Top 2561.813.20.000.0−9.4
Everyone else201.622.60.050.8
2025AP Top 2512.014.00.000.0+10.3
Everyone else30.33.70.001.3
2024AP Top 2521.58.00.000.0−30.6
Everyone else72.138.60.141.7
2023AP Top 2532.016.30.000.0+0.1
Everyone else51.416.20.000.0
2022AP Top 250––––
Everyone else51.617.80.000.0

Every game against a ranked opponent

  1. 2025 Week 10at No. 1 Ohio State0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 2 catches, 14 rec yds, 0 TD
  2. 2024 postseasonvs No. 12 SMU0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 catches, 7 rec yds, 0 TD
  3. 2024 Week 5vs No. 19 Illinois0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 2 catches, 9 rec yds, 0 TD
  4. 2023 postseasonvs No. 11 Ole Miss0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 3 catches, 25 rec yds, 0 TD
  5. 2023 Week 8at No. 3 Ohio State0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 catches, 7 rec yds, 0 TD
  6. 2023 Week 4vs No. 24 Iowa0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 2 catches, 17 rec yds, 0 TD

What counts: a game is ranked when the opponent stood in that week's AP Top 25 at kickoff. Games are regular season and postseason. Games are placed by season and week; dates and scores are not shown. Past results, not a projection.