| Team Timeline |
| First Team: 1881 |
| 2011 - Paterno coached the first nine games of the season before he was fired on November 9. Tom Bradley was named interim head coach. | | 2012 - Ineligible for Big Ten title, bowl game and Coaches Poll. | | 2013 - Ineligible for Big Ten title, bowl game and Coaches Poll. |
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| Championships |
| National Championships |
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1911, 1912, 1982, 1986
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| Conference Championships |
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1891, 1994, 2005, 2008, 2016
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| Division Championships |
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2016
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| Team Records |
| Overall Record | 941-411-42 |
| Winning Pct. | 70% |
| Vacated Wins | 0 |
| Forfeit Games | 0 |
| Adjusted Record | 941-411-42 |
| Winning Pct. | 70% |
| National Championships | 4 |
| Conference Titles | 0 |
| Division Titles | 0 |
| Conference Record | 171-95-0 |
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| NFL Players (#2) | |
| Home Record | 580-127-14 |
| Away Record | 326-263-26 |
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| By The Numbers |
| Seasons | 138 |
| Winning Seasons (#1) |
116 |
| Losing Seasons (#1) | 17 |
| Most Wins in A Season | 12 (1994) |
| Most Loses in A Season | 9 (2003) |
| 10 Win Seasons | 28 |
| Most Points Scored in a Game | 99 (10/13/1917) |
| Most Points Scored in a Season | 564 (1994) |
| Most Points Allowed in a Game | 106 (11/11/1889) |
| Most Points Allowed in a Season | 356 (2016) |
| Largest Margin of Victory | 99 (10/13/1917) |
| Largest Margin of Defeat | 106 (11/11/1889) |
| Most Points Both Teams in a Game | 106 (11/11/1889) |
| Last Shutout | 9/21/2024 |
| Last Time Shutout | 10/6/2001 |
| Shutouts All-Time | 298 |
| Been Shutout All-Time | 131 |
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| Streaks |
| Longest Win | 23 (9/21/1968-9/19/1970) |
| Longest Losing |
7 (10/10/1931-11/21/1931) |
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| Bowl Records |
| Overall Record | 31-20-2
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| Rose | 2-3-0 |
| Cotton | 3-0-1 |
| Orange | 4-1-0 |
| Fiesta | 7-0-0 |
| Sugar | 1-3-0 |
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| By the Decade |
| 2020-29 | 43-18 |
| 2010-19 | 88-42 |
| 2000-09 | 77-46 |
| 1990-99 | 97-26
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| 1980-89 | 89-28-2
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| 1970-79 | 96-22
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| 1960-69 | 77-27-1
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| 1950-59 | 62-28-4
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| 1940-49 | 62-20-5
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| 1930-39 | 34-41-6
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| 1920-29 | 57-27-10
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| 2024 Season |
| 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 | | 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 | vs.
Oregon
| 37-45 L | | Sat., Dec. 21 | vs.
Southern Methodist
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| 2024 Season Totals |
| Record | 11-2
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| Scoring | 437-213 |
| Conference Record | 8-1 |
| Home Record | 6-1
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| Away Record | 5-0
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| Longest Running Rivalry |
| Penn State & Pittsburgh have played 100 games. |
| Penn State has won 53 games. |
| Pittsburgh has won 43 games. |
| with 4 tie games. |
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| Record when scoring..... (since 2000) |
| Scoring | Record |
| less than 10 | 0-24 |
| 10 or more | 208-82 |
| 20 or more |
192-37 |
| 30 or more | 142-9 |
| 40 or more | 69-1 |
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| Record when allowing..... (since 2000) |
| Points Allowed | Record |
| less than 10 | 69-1 |
| 10 or more | 139-105 |
| 20 or more | 60-89 |
| 30 or more | 15-42 |
| 40 or more | 2-16 |
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