It was a dominating performance, a career day. But when Tony Hunt approached the media room, his on-the-field demeanor barely changed.

He smiled once -- when he forgot what question was asked. And after crossing the goal line four times and rushing for 167 yards on Saturday, he didn't feel like talking much either.

"I mean, they weren't a great football team. So, we were able to do a lot of things that might be tougher to do against a lot of other teams," he said.

In the interview room, Hunt's gray, puffy jacket was zipped up past his chin. His mouth was barely visible ("It's cold," he said). But on the field he mustn't have noticed the weather.

Hunt didn't clamor for long sleeves or gloves -- despite the rain and 50-some degree temperatures. Nothing seemed to phase Hunt, who was asked several times if he "was in the zone."

The senior tailback wasn't even concerned about the opening run plays (no gain on his first three attempts), saying the Owls just "guessed right." Offensive tackle Levi Brown admitted it was a bit surreal.

"It sorta felt like they knew what we were gonna run. I was like, 'Man. That is the perfect blitz for that play,' " Brown said. "But we went out, picked up the blitzes, and we got it together. We rolled."

Hunt's next three run plays showed he had no cause to worry -- he scampered for 22, 16 and 26 yards. That only served as momentum; Hunt often carried several tacklers for extra yards and even flashed some speed on the slippery grass at Beaver Stadium.

"When guys really think that you're gonna run 'em over, they kinda play on their heels," Hunt said. "It's kinda easy to run around them, make a move."

Hunt needed less than three full quarters to post a career-high for touchdowns, rushing yards and total yards. Plus, the Virginia native crossed the 1,000-yard mark for the second straight season.

That statistic puts him in exclusive company. Only five other Nittany Lions have ever run for 1,000 yards for two seasons: John Cappelletti, Blair Thomas, Ki-Jana Carter, Curt Warner and Curtis Enis.

"The things that Tony gives us are a very consistent runner, a very consistent pass receiver and a very consistent blocker. He is just the whole package -- he's going to be very difficult to replace," offensive coordinator Galen Hall said.

When asked if he was aware of all the honors and records he's broken this season, Hunt paused -- "Uh, no."

It's difficult to keep track of all the accolades. But his 3,032 rushing yards move him into fifth place all-time at Penn State. D.J. Dozier is fourth with 3,227.

But, during Saturday's contest, Hunt may even have trouble listing all his accomplishments.

He averaged more than 10 yards each carry and accounted for almost 47 percent of Penn State's entire offense -- despite touching the ball only 18 times.

Even Anthony Morelli complimented the performance.

Hunt actually ran for eight more yards than the signal caller passed for.

"It makes my life easy," Morelli said.

"It seems like no one wants to tackle him. He's a powerful runner and a great football player."