AHSFHS.org

Search Site

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-

Select Year:

1881 <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024

2000 Season Highlights

Joe Paterno enters his 35th season as Head Coach at Penn State.

2000 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sun., Aug. 27	@ Southern California	5	29	L	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 2	vs. Toledo	6	24	L
Sat., Sep. 9	vs. Louisiana Tech	67	7	W
Sat., Sep. 16	@ Pittsburgh	0	12	L
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Ohio State	6	45	L
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Purdue	22	20	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Minnesota	16	25	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Illinois	39	25	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Indiana	27	24	W	@ Indianapolis, IN
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Iowa	23	26	L
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Michigan	11	33	L
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Michigan State	42	23	W

2000 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	264
Scoring Average	22.0
Points Allowed	293
Defense Average	24.4
Opponents Record	72-68
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	1-5

2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2000 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-6	375	318	Lost 30-38	4-4	247	238	Glen Mason
Illinois	5-6	294	286		2-6	193	252	Ron Turner
Indiana	3-8	337	427		2-6	223	339	Cam Cameron
Michigan	9-3	404	229	Won 31-28	6-2	273	164	Lloyd Carr
Northwestern	8-4	441	400	Lost 17-66	6-2	337	271	Randy Walker
Purdue	8-4	381	266	Lost 24-34	6-2	243	199	Joe Tiller
Ohio State	8-4	331	222	Lost 7-24	5-3	227	155	John Cooper
Wisconsin	9-4	328	265	Won 21-20	4-4	199	172	Barry Alvarez
Penn State	5-7	264	293		4-4	186	221	Joe Paterno
Iowa	3-9	203	330		3-5	148	210	Kirk Ferentz
Michigan State	5-6	197	233		2-6	123	178	Bobby Williams

2000 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2000 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).