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-
2008 Season Highlights
Joe Paterno enters his 43rd season as Head Coach at Penn State.
The Nittany Lions won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
2008 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
Coastal Carolina
66
10
W
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Oregon State
45
14
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Syracuse
55
13
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Temple
45
3
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Illinois
38
24
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Purdue
20
6
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Wisconsin
48
7
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Michigan
46
17
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Ohio State
13
6
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Iowa
23
24
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Indiana
34
7
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Michigan State
49
18
W
Thu., Jan. 1
Southern California
24
38
L
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
2008 Season Totals
Record 11-2
Points Scored 506
Scoring Average 38.9
Points Allowed 187
Defense Average 14.4
Opponents Record 85-77
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 4-1
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
8 11-2-0
AP
8 11-2-0
Coaches
8 11-2-0
USA Today/ESPN
2008 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2008 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 Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.