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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-

Penn State

Team Timeline
First Team: 1881
2011 - Paterno coached the first nine games of the season before he was fired on November 9. Tom Bradley was named interim head coach.
2012 - Ineligible for Big Ten title, bowl game and Coaches Poll.
2013 - Ineligible for Big Ten title, bowl game and Coaches Poll.

Championships
National Championships
1911, 1912, 1982, 1986
Conference Championships
1891, 1994, 2005, 2008, 2016
Division Championships
2016

Team Records
Overall Record	939-410-42
Winning Pct.	70%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	0
Adjusted Record	939-410-42
Winning Pct.	70%
National Championships	4
Conference Titles	0
Division Titles	0
Conference Record	166-95-0
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	579-127-14
Away Record	325-263-26

By The Numbers
Seasons	138
Winning Seasons (#1)	116
Losing Seasons (#1)	17
Most Wins in A Season	12 (1994)
Most Loses in A Season	9 (2003)
10 Win Seasons	27
Most Points Scored in a Game	99 (10/13/1917)
Most Points Scored in a Season	564 (1994)
Most Points Allowed in a Game	106 (11/11/1889)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	356 (2016)
Largest Margin of Victory	99 (10/13/1917)
Largest Margin of Defeat	106 (11/11/1889)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game	106 (11/11/1889)
Last Shutout	9/21/2024
Last Time Shutout	10/6/2001
Shutouts All-Time	298
Been Shutout All-Time	131

Streaks
Longest Win	23 (9/21/1968-9/19/1970)
Longest Losing	7 (10/10/1931-11/21/1931)

Bowl Records
Overall Record	31-20-2
Rose	2-3-0
Cotton	3-0-1
Orange	4-1-0
Fiesta	7-0-0
Sugar	1-3-0

By the Decade
2020-29	41-17
2010-19	88-42
2000-09	77-46
1990-99	97-26
1980-89	89-28-2
1970-79	96-22
1960-69	77-27-1
1950-59	62-28-4
1940-49	62-20-5
1930-39	34-41-6
1920-29	57-27-10

Next Game
11/23/2024 (Sat) @ Minnesota in a Conference Game
Last Time: Penn State won 45-17 in 2022.
All-Time:
Penn State vs. Minnesota	10-6-0	62.5%

2024 Season

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	56-0 W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Illinois	21-7 W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. UCLA	27-11 W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Southern California	33-30 W
Sat., Oct. 19	OPEN
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Wisconsin	28-13 W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Ohio State	13-20 L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Washington	35-6 W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Purdue	49-10 W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Minnesota
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Maryland

2024 Season Totals
Record	9-1
Scoring	330-136
Conference Record	3-1
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	4-0

2024 Big 10 Standings
Season		Conference
Indiana	10-0	5-0
Oregon	11-0	4-0
Washington	6-5	4-1
Michigan	5-5	3-1
Penn State	9-1	3-1
Southern California	5-5	3-2
Maryland	5-5	2-2
Michigan State	4-6	2-3
Minnesota	6-4	2-1
Rutgers	6-4	2-2
Nebraska	5-5	1-2
UCLA	4-6	1-3
Wisconsin	5-5	1-2
Illinois	7-3
Iowa	6-4	0-1
Northwestern	3-7	0-5
Ohio State	9-1
Purdue	1-9	0-4

Longest Running Rivalry
Penn State & Pittsburgh have played 100 games.
Penn State has won 53 games.
Pittsburgh has won 43 games.
with 4 tie games.

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	0-24
10 or more	206-81
20 or more	190-36
30 or more	141-8
40 or more	68-1

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	68-1
10 or more	138-104
20 or more	59-88
30 or more	15-41
40 or more	2-15

Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.