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-
2006 Season Highlights
Joe Paterno enters his 41st season as Head Coach at Penn State.
2006 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs.
Akron
34
16
W
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Notre Dame
17
41
L
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. Youngstown State
37
3
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Ohio State
6
28
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Northwestern
33
7
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Minnesota
28
27
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Michigan
10
17
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Illinois
26
12
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Purdue
12
0
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Wisconsin
3
13
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Temple
47
0
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Michigan State
17
13
W
Mon., Jan. 1
Tennessee
20
10
W
@ Tampa, FL
Outback Bowl
2006 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 290
Scoring Average 22.3
Points Allowed 187
Defense Average 14.4
Opponents Record 84-68
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 2-3
2006 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
24 9-4-0
AP
25 9-4-0
Coaches
25 9-4-0
USA Today/ESPN
2006 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2006 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
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