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-
2024 Season Highlights
James Franklin enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
2024 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 @
West Virginia
34
12
W
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Bowling Green
34
27
W
Sat., Sep. 14 OPEN Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Kent State
56
0
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Illinois
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
UCLA
27
11
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Southern California
33
30
W (OT)
Sat., Oct. 19 OPEN Sat., Oct. 26 @
Wisconsin
28
13
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Ohio State
13
20
L
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Washington
35
6
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Purdue
49
10
W
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Minnesota
26
25
W
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Maryland
44
7
W
Sat., Dec. 7
Oregon
37
45
L
@ Indianapolis IN
Sat., Dec. 21 vs.
Southern Methodist
Playoff1 Bowl
2024 Season Totals
Record 11-2
Points Scored 437
Scoring Average 33.6
Points Allowed 213
Defense Average 16.4
Opponents Record 81-76
Conference Record 8-1
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 5-0
2024 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2024 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2024 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
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.