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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-Leaders

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 2010 <- 2011 -> 2012 --> 2024
2011 Season Highlights
 Joe Paterno enters his 46th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
2011 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  vs. Indiana State  41   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Alabama  11   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Temple  14   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Eastern Michigan  34   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Indiana  16   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Iowa  13   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Purdue  23   18   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Northwestern  34   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Illinois  10   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Nebraska  14   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Ohio State  20   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Wisconsin  7   45   L       
 Mon., Jan. 2   Houston  14   30   L    @ Dallas, TX   TicketCity Bowl
 
2011 Season Totals
  Record9-4
  Points Scored251
  Scoring Average19.3
  Points Allowed218
  Defense Average16.8
  Opponents Record94-62
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record4-1
2011 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2011 Big 10-Leaders Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 7-6294255Won  20-142-6145189  Ron Zook
Indiana 1-11257448 0-8147342  Kevin Wilson
Wisconsin 11-3618266Lost  38-456-2344148  Bret Bielema
Penn State 9-4251218Lost  14-306-2137138  Joe Paterno
Purdue 7-6350349Won  37-324-4195231  Danny Hope
Ohio State 6-7318273Lost  17-243-5189186  Luke Fickell

2011 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2011 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.