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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: James Franklin
Conference: Big 10-East

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1881 <-- 2018 <- 2019 -> 2020 --> 2024

2019 Season Highlights

James Franklin enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Penn State.

2019 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	vs. Idaho	79	7	W
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Buffalo	45	13	W
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Pittsburgh	17	10	W
Fri., Sep. 27	@ Maryland	59	0	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Purdue	35	7	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Iowa	17	12	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Michigan	28	21	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Michigan State	28	7	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Minnesota	26	31	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Indiana	34	27	W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Ohio State	17	28	L
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Rutgers	27	6	W
Sat., Dec. 28	Memphis	53	39	W	@ Arlington TX	Cotton Bowl

2019 Season Totals
Record	11-2
Points Scored	465
Scoring Average	35.8
Points Allowed	208
Defense Average	16.0
Opponents Record	95-60
Conference Record	7-2
Home Record	7-0
Away Record	3-2

2019 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
9	(11-2)	AP
9	(11-2)	Coaches
10	(10-2)	CFP

2019 Big 10-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ohio State	13-1	656	192	Lost 23-29	9-0	436	116	Ryan Day
Penn State	11-2	465	208	Won 53-39	7-2	271	139	James Franklin
Michigan	9-4	412	269	Lost 16-35	6-3	287	178	Jim Harbaugh
Indiana	8-5	413	317	Lost 22-23	5-4	267	267	Tom Allen
Michigan State	7-6	291	293	Won 27-21	4-5	178	238	Mark Dantonio
Maryland	3-9	303	416		1-8	144	376	Mike Locksley
Rutgers	2-10	159	440		0-9	51	355	Chris Ash

2019 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2019 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.