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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: Joe Paterno
Conference: Big 10-

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1881 <-- 2008 <- 2009 -> 2010 --> 2024

2009 Season Highlights

Joe Paterno enters his 44th season as Head Coach at Penn State.

2009 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Akron	31	7	W
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Syracuse	28	7	W
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Temple	31	6	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Iowa	10	21	L
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Illinois	35	17	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Eastern Illinois	52	3	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Minnesota	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Michigan	35	10	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Northwestern	34	13	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Ohio State	7	24	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Indiana	31	20	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Michigan State	42	14	W
Fri., Jan. 1	vs. Louisiana State	19	17	W	@ Orlando, FL	Capital One Bowl

2009 Season Totals
Record	11-2
Points Scored	375
Scoring Average	28.8
Points Allowed	159
Defense Average	12.2
Opponents Record	79-72
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	7-2
Away Record	4-0

2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
9	11-2	AP
8	11-2	USA Today

2009 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-7	272	309	Lost 13-14	3-5	179	214	Tim Brewster
Illinois	3-9	290	362		2-6	148	206	Ron Zook
Indiana	4-8	282	354		1-7	195	254	Bill Lynch
Ohio State	11-2	377	163	Won 26-17	7-1	222	101	Jim Tressel
Iowa	11-2	301	200	Won 24-14	6-2	174	129	Kirk Ferentz
Penn State	11-2	375	159	Won 19-17	6-2	214	119	Joe Paterno
Wisconsin	10-3	413	283	Won 20-14	5-3	236	194	Bret Bielema
Northwestern	8-5	337	318	Lost 35-38	5-3	178	199	Pat Fitzgerald
Michigan State	6-7	386	342	Lost 31-41	4-4	205	222	Mark Dantonio
Purdue	5-7	334	349		4-4	204	228	Danny Hope
Michigan	5-7	354	330		1-7	177	266	Rich Rodriguez

2009 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2009 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).