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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-East

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1881 <-- 2014 <- 2015 -> 2016 --> 2024

2015 Season Highlights

James Franklin enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Penn State.

2015 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	@ Temple	10	27	L
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Buffalo	27	14	W
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Rutgers	28	3	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. San Diego State	37	21	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Army	20	14	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Indiana	29	7	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Ohio State	10	38	L
Sat., Oct. 24	Maryland	31	30	W	@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Illinois	39	0	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Northwestern	21	23	L
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Michigan	16	28	L
Sat., Nov. 28	@ Michigan State	16	55	L
Sat., Jan. 2	Georgia	17	24	L	@ Jacksonville, FL	TaxSlayer Bowl

2015 Season Totals
Record	7-6
Points Scored	301
Scoring Average	23.2
Points Allowed	284
Defense Average	21.8
Opponents Record	100-67
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	0-4

2015 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2015 Big 10-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Michigan State	12-2	417	304	Lost 0-38	8-1	284	183	Mark Dantonio
Ohio State	12-1	464	196	Won 44-28	7-1	282	119	Urban Meyer
Michigan	10-3	408	213	Won 41-7	6-2	256	168	Jim Harbaugh
Penn State	7-6	301	284	Lost 17-24	4-4	190	184	James Franklin
Indiana	6-7	475	489	Lost 41-44	2-6	281	317	Kevin Wilson
Rutgers	4-8	325	419		1-7	170	334	Kyle Flood
Maryland	3-9	296	413		1-7	178	282	Randy Edsall

2015 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2015 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.