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: James Franklin Conference: Big 10-East
2017 Season Highlights
James Franklin enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
2017 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs.
Akron
52
0
W
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Pittsburgh
33
14
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Georgia State
56
0
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Iowa
21
19
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Indiana
45
14
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Northwestern
31
7
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Michigan
42
13
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Ohio State
38
39
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Michigan State
24
27
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Rutgers
35
6
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Nebraska
56
44
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Maryland
66
3
W
Sat., Dec. 30
Washington
35
28
W
@ Glendale, AZ
Fiesta Bowl
2017 Season Totals
Record 11-2
Points Scored 534
Scoring Average 41.1
Points Allowed 214
Defense Average 16.5
Opponents Record 94-71
Conference Record 7-2
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 3-2
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
8 (11-2)
AP
8 (11-2)
Coaches
9 (10-2)
CFP
2017 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2017 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.