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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  <-- 2003 <- 2004 -> 2005 --> 2024
2004 Season Highlights
 Joe Paterno enters his 39th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
2004 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Akron  48   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Boston College  7   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Central Florida  37   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Wisconsin  3   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Minnesota  7   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Purdue  13   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Iowa  4   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Ohio State  10   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Northwestern  7   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Indiana  22   18   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Michigan State  37   13   W       
 
2004 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored195
  Scoring Average17.7
  Points Allowed168
  Defense Average15.3
  Opponents Record70-59
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record1-4
2004 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2004 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-5361273Won  20-163-5207199  Glen Mason
Illinois 3-8240323 1-7141248  Ron Turner
Indiana 3-8262343 1-7159258  Gerry DiNardo
Iowa 10-2292211Won  30-257-1199125  Kirk Ferentz
Michigan 9-3370279Lost  37-387-1246182  Lloyd Carr
Wisconsin 9-3249185Lost  21-246-2167145  Barry Alvarez
Northwestern 6-6295342 5-3168198  Randy Walker
Ohio State 8-4290219Won  33-74-4184171  Jim Tressel
Purdue 7-5381206Lost  23-274-4207156  Joe Tiller
Michigan State 5-7353336 4-4253228  John L. Smith
Penn State 4-7195168 2-6103124  Joe Paterno

2004 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2004 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.