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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024
2000 Season Highlights
 Joe Paterno enters his 35th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
2000 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sun., Aug. 27  @ Southern California  5   29   L    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. Toledo  6   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Louisiana Tech  67   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ Pittsburgh  0   12   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Ohio State  6   45   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Purdue  22   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Minnesota  16   25   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Illinois  39   25   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Indiana  27   24   W    @ Indianapolis, IN   
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Iowa  23   26   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Michigan  11   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Michigan State  42   23   W       
 
2000 Season Totals
  Record5-7
  Points Scored264
  Scoring Average22.0
  Points Allowed293
  Defense Average24.4
  Opponents Record72-68
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record1-5
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2000 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-6375318Lost  30-384-4247238  Glen Mason
Illinois 5-6294286 2-6193252  Ron Turner
Indiana 3-8337427 2-6223339  Cam Cameron
Michigan 9-3404229Won  31-286-2273164  Lloyd Carr
Northwestern 8-4441400Lost  17-666-2337271  Randy Walker
Purdue 8-4381266Lost  24-346-2243199  Joe Tiller
Ohio State 8-4331222Lost  7-245-3227155  John Cooper
Wisconsin 9-4328265Won  21-204-4199172  Barry Alvarez
Penn State 5-7264293 4-4186221  Joe Paterno
Iowa 3-9203330 3-5148210  Kirk Ferentz
Michigan State 5-6197233 2-6123178  Bobby Williams

2000 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2000 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.