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-
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
Record 5-7
Points Scored 264
Scoring Average 22.0
Points Allowed 293
Defense Average 24.4
Opponents Record 72-68
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-5
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.