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Penn State Yearly Summary

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-

	Overall			Bowls	Conference
	W/L/T	PF	PA		Title	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
2024	2-0	68	39						James Franklin
2023	10-3	471	175	Lost Peach Bowl 25-38		7-2	282	115	James Franklin
2022	11-2	465	237	Won Rose Bowl 35-21		7-2	310	180	James Franklin
2021	7-6	324	225	Lost Outback Bowl 10-24		4-5	205	151	James Franklin
2020	4-5	268	249			4-5	268	249	James Franklin
2019	11-2	465	208	Won Cotton Bowl 53-39		7-2	271	139	James Franklin
2018	10-4	488	288	Lost Citrus Bowl 24-27		6-3	256	186	James Franklin
2017	11-2	534	214	Won Fiesta Bowl 35-28		7-2	358	172	James Franklin
2016	11-3	526	356	Lost Rose Bowl 49-52	#	9-1	371	222	James Franklin
2015	7-6	301	284	Lost TaxSlayer Bowl 17-24		4-4	190	184	James Franklin
2014	7-6	268	242	Won Pinstripe Bowl 31-30		2-6	112	165	James Franklin
2013	7-5	344	314			4-4	211	256	Bill OBrien
2012	8-4	349	229			6-2	261	168	Bill OBrien
2011	9-4	251	218	Lost TicketCity Bowl 14-30		6-2	137	138	Joe Paterno
2010	7-6	319	308	Lost Outback Bowl 24-37		4-4	202	220	Joe Paterno
2009	11-2	375	159	Won Capital One Bowl 19-17		6-2	214	119	Joe Paterno
2008	11-2	506	187	Lost Rose Bowl 24-38	#	7-1	271	109	Joe Paterno
2007	9-4	394	228	Won Alamo Bowl 24-17		4-4	204	177	Joe Paterno
2006	9-4	290	187	Won Outback Bowl 20-10		5-3	135	117	Joe Paterno
2005	11-1	413	204	Won Orange Bowl 26-23	#	7-1	282	141	Joe Paterno
2004	4-7	195	168			2-6	103	124	Joe Paterno
2003	3-9	233	255			1-7	154	190	Joe Paterno
2002	9-4	446	227	Lost Capital One Bowl 9-13		5-3	286	152	Joe Paterno
2001	5-6	248	281			4-4	189	208	Joe Paterno
2000	5-7	264	293			4-4	186	221	Joe Paterno
1999	10-3	417	234	Won Alamo Bowl 24-0		5-3	235	163	Joe Paterno
1998	9-3	317	183	Won Outback Bowl 26-14		5-3	189	147	Joe Paterno
1997	9-3	366	254	Lost Capital One Bowl 6-21		6-2	217	185	Joe Paterno
1996	11-2	400	203	Won Fiesta Bowl 38-15		6-2	224	174	Joe Paterno
1995	9-3	399	259	Won Outback Bowl 43-14		5-3	207	174	Joe Paterno
1994	12-0	564	252	Won Rose Bowl 38-20	#	8-0	385	170	Joe Paterno
1993	10-2	388	215	Won Capital One Bowl 31-13		6-2	235	168	Joe Paterno
1992	7-5	391	234	Lost Micron PC Bowl 3-24					Joe Paterno
1991	11-2	474	184	Won Fiesta Bowl 42-17					Joe Paterno
1990	9-3	297	179	Lost Micron PC Bowl 17-24					Joe Paterno
1989	8-3-1	259	169	Won Holiday Bowl 50-39					Joe Paterno
1988	5-6	231	201						Joe Paterno
1987	8-4	286	244	Lost Capital One Bowl 10-35					Joe Paterno
1986	12-0	340	133	Won Fiesta Bowl 14-10					Joe Paterno
1985	11-1	275	153	Lost Orange Bowl 10-25					Joe Paterno
1984	6-5	209	230						Joe Paterno
1983	8-4-1	320	312	Won Aloha Classic Bowl 13-10					Joe Paterno
1982	11-1	395	196	Won Sugar Bowl 27-23					Joe Paterno
1981	10-2	371	162	Won Fiesta Bowl 26-10					Joe Paterno
1980	10-2	321	158	Won Fiesta Bowl 31-19					Joe Paterno
1979	8-4	257	177	Won Liberty Bowl 9-6					Joe Paterno
1978	11-1	333	111	Lost Sugar Bowl 7-14					Joe Paterno
1977	11-1	390	187	Won Fiesta Bowl 42-30					Joe Paterno
1976	7-5	241	173	Lost Gator Bowl 9-20					Joe Paterno
1975	9-3	240	123	Lost Sugar Bowl 6-13					Joe Paterno
1974	10-2	322	142	Won Cotton Bowl 41-20					Joe Paterno
1973	12-0	447	129	Won Orange Bowl 16-9					Joe Paterno
1972	10-2	358	189	Lost Sugar Bowl 0-14					Joe Paterno
1971	11-1	484	137	Won Cotton Bowl 30-6					Joe Paterno
1970	7-3	300	163						Joe Paterno
1969	11-0	322	90	Won Orange Bowl 10-3					Joe Paterno
1968	11-0	354	120	Won Orange Bowl 15-14					Joe Paterno
1967	8-2-1	299	158	Tied Gator Bowl 17-17					Joe Paterno
1966	5-5	193	208						Joe Paterno
1965	5-5	202	151						Charles A. Rip Engle
1964	6-4	189	111						Charles A. Rip Engle
1963	7-3	165	114						Charles A. Rip Engle
1962	9-2	256	119	Lost Gator Bowl 7-17					Charles A. Rip Engle
1961	8-3	261	143	Won Gator Bowl 30-15					Charles A. Rip Engle
1960	7-3	228	113	Won Liberty Bowl 41-12					Charles A. Rip Engle
1959	9-2	262	112	Won Liberty Bowl 7-0					Charles A. Rip Engle
1958	6-3-1	237	97						Charles A. Rip Engle
1957	6-3	167	135						Charles A. Rip Engle
1956	6-2-1	177	60						Charles A. Rip Engle
1955	5-4	163	150						Charles A. Rip Engle
1954	7-2	206	92						Charles A. Rip Engle
1953	6-3	207	148						Charles A. Rip Engle
1952	7-2-1	172	149						Charles A. Rip Engle
1951	5-4	155	161						Charles A. Rip Engle
1950	5-3-1	141	155						Charles A. Rip Engle
1949	5-4	162	175						F. Joseph Joe Bedenk
1948	7-1-1	219	55						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1947	9-0-1	332	40	Tied Cotton Bowl 13-13					Robert A. Bob Higgins
1946	6-2	192	48						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1945	5-3	173	89						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1944	6-3	207	141						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1943	5-3-1	124	53						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1942	6-1-1	91	70						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1941	7-2	200	78						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1940	6-1-1	135	46						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1939	5-1-2	114	77						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1938	3-4-1	138	87						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1937	5-3	143	114						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1936	3-5	109	86						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1935	4-4	76	70						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1934	4-4	115	58						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1933	3-3-1	117	66						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1932	2-5	82	115						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1931	2-8	69	167						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1930	3-4-2	142	111						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1929	6-3	101	75						Hugo F. Bezdek
1928	3-5-1	93	68						Hugo F. Bezdek
1927	6-2-1	163	81						Hugo F. Bezdek
1926	5-4	200	83						Hugo F. Bezdek
1925	4-4-1	67	66						Hugo F. Bezdek
1924	6-3-1	202	65						Hugo F. Bezdek
1923	6-2-1	159	46						Hugo F. Bezdek
1922	6-4-1	185	62	Lost Rose Bowl 3-14					Hugo F. Bezdek
1921	8-0-2	251	56						Hugo F. Bezdek
1920	7-0-2	159	35						Hugo F. Bezdek
1919	7-1	173	33						Hugo F. Bezdek
1918	1-2-1	22	66						Hugo F. Bezdek
1917	5-4	267	61						Richard C. Dick Harlow
1916	8-2	348	62						Richard C. Dick Harlow
1915	7-2	147	51						Richard C. Dick Harlow
1914	5-3-1	121	58						William M. Bill Hollenback
1913	2-6	78	94						William M. Bill Hollenback
1912	8-0	285	6						William M. Bill Hollenback
1911	8-0-1	199	15						William M. Bill Hollenback
1910	5-2-1	243	24						Jack Hollenback
1909	5-0-2	166	11						William M. Bill Hollenback
1908	5-5	153	51						Thomas F. Tom Fennell
1907	6-4	251	64						Thomas F. Tom Fennell
1906	8-1-1	93	10						Thomas F. Tom Fennell
1905	8-3	195	34						Thomas F. Tom Fennell
1904	6-4	195	72						Thomas F. Tom Fennell
1903	5-3	182	77						Daniel A. Dan Reed
1902	7-3	212	34						William N. Pop Golden
1901	5-3	117	90						William N. Pop Golden
1900	4-6-1	84	144						William N. Pop Golden
1899	4-6-1	104	176						Sam B. Boyle
1898	6-4	174	91						Dr. Samuel B. Newton
1897	3-6	69	141						Dr. Samuel B. Newton
1896	3-4	63	128						Dr. Samuel B. Newton
1895	2-2-3	64	66						George W. Hoskins
1894	6-0-1	179	18						George W. Hoskins
1893	4-1	92	36						George W. Hoskins
1892	5-1	108	20						George W. Hoskins
1891	5-2	172	46		#				No Coach
1890	2-2	91	30						No Coach
1889	2-2	32	138						No Coach
1888	0-2-1	7	52						No Coach
1887	2-0	78	0						No Coach

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.