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
2022 Season Highlights
James Franklin enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
2022 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 1 @
Purdue
35
31
W
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Ohio
46
10
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Auburn
41
12
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Central Michigan
33
14
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Northwestern
17
7
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Michigan
17
41
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Minnesota
45
17
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Ohio State
31
44
L
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Indiana
45
14
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Maryland
30
0
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Rutgers
55
10
W
Sat., Nov. 26 vs.
Michigan State
35
16
W
Mon., Jan. 2
Utah
35
21
W
@ Pasadena CA
Rose Bowl
2022 Season Totals
Record 11-2
Points Scored 465
Scoring Average 35.8
Points Allowed 237
Defense Average 18.2
Opponents Record 92-75
Conference Record 7-2
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 4-1
2022 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
11 (10-2)
CFP
7 (11-2)
AP
7 (11-2)
Coaches
2022 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2022 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
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.