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Penn State Football Team History


Penn State Nittany Lions
The Pennsylvania State University
 University Park, PA
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Beaver Stadium
Capacity: 106,537
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Joe Paterno
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024
2005 Season Highlights
 Joe Paterno enters his 40th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 The Nittany Lions won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
2005 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  vs. South Florida  23   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Cincinnati  42   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Central Michigan  40   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Northwestern  34   29   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Minnesota  44   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Ohio State  17   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Michigan  25   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Illinois  63   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Purdue  33   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Wisconsin  35   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Michigan State  31   22   W       
 Tue., Jan. 3   Florida State  26   23   W    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
2005 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored413
  Scoring Average34.4
  Points Allowed204
  Defense Average17.0
  Opponents Record77-64
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record3-1
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
3 11-1-0 AP
3 11-1-0 Coaches
3 11-1-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2005 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-5429348Lost  31-344-4255273  Glen Mason
Indiana 4-7248361 1-7155303  Terry Hoeppner
Illinois 2-9187435 0-894351  Ron Zook
Penn State 11-1413204Won  26-237-1282141  Joe Paterno
Ohio State 10-2392183Won  34-207-1275118  Jim Tressel
Wisconsin 10-3446309Won  24-105-3246228  Barry Alvarez
Iowa 7-5360240Lost  24-315-3232165  Kirk Ferentz
Michigan 7-5345244Lost  28-325-3219178  Lloyd Carr
Northwestern 7-5388407Lost  38-505-3253254  Randy Walker
Purdue 5-6330309 3-5222212  Joe Tiller
Michigan State 5-6372316 2-6237247  John L. Smith

2005 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2005 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.