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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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 2018 <- 2019 -> 2020 --> 2024
2019 Season Highlights
 James Franklin enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
2019 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Idaho  79   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Buffalo  45   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Pittsburgh  17   10   W       
 Fri., Sep. 27  @ Maryland  59   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Purdue  35   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Iowa  17   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Michigan  28   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Michigan State  28   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Minnesota  26   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Indiana  34   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Ohio State  17   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Rutgers  27   6   W       
 Sat., Dec. 28   Memphis  53   39   W    @ Arlington TX   Cotton Bowl
 
2019 Season Totals
  Record11-2
  Points Scored465
  Scoring Average35.8
  Points Allowed208
  Defense Average16.0
  Opponents Record95-60
  Conference Record7-2
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record3-2
2019 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
9(11-2) AP
9(11-2) Coaches
10(10-2) CFP
  
2019 Big 10-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ohio State 13-1656192Lost  23-299-0436116  Ryan Day
Penn State 11-2465208Won  53-397-2271139  James Franklin
Michigan 9-4412269Lost  16-356-3287178  Jim Harbaugh
Indiana 8-5413317Lost  22-235-4267267  Tom Allen
Michigan State 7-6291293Won  27-214-5178238  Mark Dantonio
Maryland 3-9303416 1-8144376  Mike Locksley
Rutgers 2-10159440 0-951355  Chris Ash

2019 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2019 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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