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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 2023 <- 2024 -> 2024 --> 2024
2024 Season Highlights
 James Franklin enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 The Nittany Lions set a team record by winning 13 games.
 
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  38   10   W       Playoff1 Bowl
 Tue., Dec. 31   Boise State  31   14   W    @ Glendale, AZ   Fiesta Bowl
 Thu., Jan. 9   Notre Dame            @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record13-2
  Points Scored506
  Scoring Average33.7
  Points Allowed237
  Defense Average15.8
  Opponents Record109-85
  Conference Record8-1
  Home Record7-1
  Away Record5-0
2024 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2024 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Oregon 13-1488272Lost  21-419-0312132  Dan Lanning
Penn State 13-2506237Won  31-148-1276129  James Franklin
Indiana 11-2537203Lost  17-278-1360152  Curt Cignetti
Ohio State 12-2509169Won  0-07-2269111  Ryan Day
Illinois 10-3368282Won  21-176-3249239  Bret Bielema
Iowa 8-5360232Lost  24-276-3239164  Kirk Ferentz
Michigan 8-5286259Won  19-135-4197187  Sherrone Moore
Minnesota 8-5340220Won  24-105-4224191  P.J. Fleck
Rutgers 7-6376330Lost  41-444-5216239  Greg Schiano
Southern California 7-6392313Won  35-314-5247213  Lincoln Riley
Washington 6-7304309Lost  34-354-5186238  Jedd Fisch
Nebraska 7-6306253Won  20-153-6184218  Matt Rhule
Michigan State 5-7229311 3-6157280  Jonathan Smith
UCLA 5-7221303 3-6168243  DeShaun Foster
Wisconsin 5-7271277 3-6206208  Luke Fickell
Maryland 5-7284365 2-7169325  Mike Locksley
Northwestern 3-9214316 1-8150277  David Braun
Purdue 1-11189479 0-9112375  Ryan Walters

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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.