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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: James Franklin
Conference: Big 10-East

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1881 <-- 2013 <- 2014 -> 2015 --> 2024

2014 Season Highlights

James Franklin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Penn State.

2014 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 30	Central Florida	26	24	W	@ Dublin, Ireland
Sat., Sep. 6	vs. Akron	21	3	W
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Rutgers	13	10	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Massachusetts	48	7	W
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Northwestern	6	29	L
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Michigan	13	18	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Ohio State	24	31	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Maryland	19	20	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Indiana	13	7	W
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Temple	30	13	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Illinois	14	16	L
Sat., Nov. 29	vs. Michigan State	10	34	L
Sat., Dec. 27	Boston College	31	30	W	@ Bronx, NY	Pinstripe Bowl

2014 Season Totals
Record	7-6
Points Scored	268
Scoring Average	20.6
Points Allowed	242
Defense Average	18.6
Opponents Record	90-75
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	3-4
Away Record	2-2

2014 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2014 Big 10-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ohio State	14-1	672	330	Won 42-35	9-0	417	195	Urban Meyer
Michigan State	11-2	559	280	Won 42-41	7-1	316	158	Mark Dantonio
Maryland	7-6	370	392	Lost 21-45	4-4	202	263	Randy Edsall
Rutgers	8-5	347	392	Won 40-21	3-5	166	278	Kyle Flood
Michigan	5-7	251	269		3-5	155	188	Brady Hoke
Penn State	7-6	268	242	Won 31-30	2-6	112	165	James Franklin
Indiana	4-8	301	394		1-7	151	288	Kevin Wilson

2014 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2014 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.