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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 <-- 2020 <- 2021 -> 2022 --> 2024

2021 Season Highlights

James Franklin enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Penn State.

2021 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 4	@ Wisconsin	16	10	W
Sat., Sep. 11	vs. Ball State	44	13	W
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Auburn	28	20	W
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Villanova	37	17	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Indiana	24	0	W
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Iowa	20	23	L
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Illinois	18	20	L
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Ohio State	24	33	L
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Maryland	31	14	W
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Michigan	17	21	L
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Rutgers	28	0	W
Sat., Nov. 27	@ Michigan State	27	30	L
Sat., Jan. 1	Arkansas	10	24	L	@ Tampa FL	Outback Bowl

2021 Season Totals
Record	7-6
Points Scored	324
Scoring Average	24.9
Points Allowed	225
Defense Average	17.3
Opponents Record	93-63
Conference Record	4-5
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	2-3

2021 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2021 Big 10-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Michigan	12-2	501	243	Lost 11-34	8-1	307	172	Jim Harbaugh
Ohio State	11-2	594	296	Won 48-45	8-1	418	189	Ryan Day
Michigan State	11-2	414	329	Won 31-21	7-2	255	246	Mel Tucker
Penn State	7-6	324	225	Lost 10-24	4-5	205	151	James Franklin
Maryland	7-6	381	399	Won 54-10	3-6	198	349	Mike Locksley
Rutgers	5-8	256	333	Lost 10-38	2-7	123	261	Greg Schiano
Indiana	2-10	207	399		0-9	94	316	Tom Allen

2021 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2021 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.