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-
2004 Season Highlights
Joe Paterno enters his 39th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
2004 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 vs.
Akron
48
10
W
Sat., Sep. 11 @
Boston College
7
21
L
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Central Florida
37
13
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Wisconsin
3
16
L
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Minnesota
7
16
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Purdue
13
20
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Iowa
4
6
L
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Ohio State
10
21
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Northwestern
7
14
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Indiana
22
18
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Michigan State
37
13
W
2004 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 195
Scoring Average 17.7
Points Allowed 168
Defense Average 15.3
Opponents Record 70-59
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 1-4
2004 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2004 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2004 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
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.