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-
2007 Season Highlights
Joe Paterno enters his 42nd season as Head Coach at Penn State.
2007 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs.
Florida International
59
0
W
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Notre Dame
31
10
W
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Buffalo
45
24
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Michigan
9
14
L
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Illinois
20
27
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Iowa
27
7
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Wisconsin
38
7
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Indiana
36
31
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Ohio State
17
37
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Purdue
26
19
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Temple
31
0
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Michigan State
31
35
L
Sat., Dec. 29
Texas A&M
24
17
W
@ San Antonio, TX
Alamo Bowl
2007 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 394
Scoring Average 30.3
Points Allowed 228
Defense Average 17.5
Opponents Record 86-78
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 2-3
2007 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
25 9-4-0
Coaches
25 9-4-0
USA Today/ESPN
2007 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2007 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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