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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1881  <-- 2023 <- 2024 -> 2024 --> 2024
2024 Season Highlights
 James Franklin enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
2024 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ West Virginia  34   12   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Bowling Green  34   27   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Kent State               
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Illinois               
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. UCLA               
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Southern California               
 Sat., Oct. 19  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Wisconsin               
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Ohio State               
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Washington               
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Purdue               
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Minnesota               
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Maryland               
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record2-0
  Points Scored68
  Scoring Average34.0
  Points Allowed39
  Defense Average19.5
  Opponents Record2-2
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-0
  Away Record1-0
2024 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2024 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Michigan State 2-04334 1-02724  Jonathan Smith
Illinois 2-06817   Bret Bielema
Indiana 2-010810   Curt Cignetti
Nebraska 2-06817   Matt Rhule
Ohio State 2-01086   Ryan Day
Oregon 2-06148   Dan Lanning
Penn State 2-06839   James Franklin
Rutgers 2-09324   Greg Schiano
Southern California 2-07520   Lincoln Riley
Washington 2-06512   Jedd Fisch
Wisconsin 2-05527   Luke Fickell
Iowa 1-15920   Kirk Ferentz
Maryland 1-17434 0-12427  Mike Locksley
Michigan 1-14241   Sherrone Moore
Minnesota 1-16519   P.J. Fleck
Northwestern 1-13332   David Braun
Purdue 1-0490   Ryan Walters
UCLA 1-01613   DeShaun Foster

2024 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2024 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.