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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: Joe Paterno
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 2005 <- 2006 -> 2007 --> 2024
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
  Record9-4
  Points Scored290
  Scoring Average22.3
  Points Allowed187
  Defense Average14.4
  Opponents Record84-68
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record2-3
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 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-7376338Lost  41-443-5202243  Glen Mason
Indiana 5-7277394 3-5179302  Terry Hoeppner
Illinois 2-10235321 1-7155220  Ron Zook
Ohio State 12-1450166Lost  14-418-030592  Jim Tressel
Wisconsin 12-1380157Won  17-147-1245116  Bret Bielema
Michigan 11-2380207Lost  18-327-1213104  Lloyd Carr
Penn State 9-4290187Won  20-105-3135117  Joe Paterno
Purdue 8-6364374Lost  7-245-3165179  Joe Tiller
Iowa 6-7310269Lost  24-262-6174192  Kirk Ferentz
Northwestern 4-8198314 2-6125240  Pat Fitzgerald
Michigan State 4-8302341 1-7148241  John L. Smith

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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.