First-team All-Big Ten FWAA All-American Sports Illustrated mid-season All-American Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week (November 5) Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (November 5) Sporting News National Player of the Week (November 5) Sports Illustrated National Player of the Week (November 5) USA Today Player of the Week (November 5) Tony Hunt Second-team All-Big Ten (conference coaches selection) Donnie Johnson Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (November 19) Jeremy Kapinos Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (September 3) Calvin Lowry First-team All-Big Ten (conference coaches selection) Nolan McCready ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-District Scott Paxson First-team All-Big Ten (conference coaches selection) Paul Posluszny 2005 Bednarik Award winner 2005 Butkus Award winner First-team ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-American First-team Associated Press All-American First-team Sporting News All-American First-team Walter Camp All-American First-team All-Big Ten FWAA All-American ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-District CBS Sports mid-season All-American College Football News mid-season All-American Sports Illustrated mid-season All-American Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week (October 1) Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (September 24) Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (October 1) Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (October 8) Matthew Rice Second-team All-Big Ten (conference media selection) Michael Robinson Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (conference coaches selection) Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award winner Second-team All-Big Ten Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (October 22) Derrick Williams ESPN/Pontiac Game Changing Performance (September 24) Alan Zemaitis Second-team Associated Press All-American Second-team Walter Camp All-American Second-team Sporting News All-American First-team All-Big Ten Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week (November 19) Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (November 19) Coaches Joe Paterno AFCA Coach of the Year Associated Press Coach of the Year Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Home Depot Coach of the Year Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year Walter Camp Coach of the Year George Munger Award winner Dave McClain Big Ten Coach of the Year Other awards 2005 Lambert Trophy winner FWAA Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week (October 8) Post season Penn State finished the season ranked number 3 in both the final AP and Coaches college football polls, earning Penn State its 13th Top 5 finish under Joe Paterno. The team's unexpected success helped Penn State finish in the top four in football attendance for the 15th