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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  <-- 2006 <- 2007 -> 2008 --> 2024
2007 Season Highlights
 Joe Paterno enters his 42nd season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
2007 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 1  vs. Florida International  59   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Notre Dame  31   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Buffalo  45   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Michigan  9   14   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Illinois  20   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Iowa  27   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Wisconsin  38   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Indiana  36   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Ohio State  17   37   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Purdue  26   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Temple  31   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Michigan State  31   35   L       
 Sat., Dec. 29   Texas A&M  24   17   W    @ San Antonio, TX   Alamo Bowl
 
2007 Season Totals
  Record9-4
  Points Scored394
  Scoring Average30.3
  Points Allowed228
  Defense Average17.5
  Opponents Record86-78
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record2-3
2007 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
25 9-4-0 Coaches
25 9-4-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2007 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 9-4362283Lost  17-496-2221157  Ron Zook
Indiana 7-6412370Lost  33-493-5208243  Bill Lynch
Minnesota 1-11315440 0-8183304  Tim Brewster
Ohio State 11-2408166Lost  24-387-1245103  Jim Tressel
Michigan 9-4354278Won  41-356-2203148  Lloyd Carr
Wisconsin 9-4383301Lost  17-215-3215212  Bret Bielema
Penn State 9-4394228Won  24-174-4204177  Joe Paterno
Iowa 6-6222225 4-4139179  Kirk Ferentz
Purdue 8-5446345Won  51-483-5213226  Joe Tiller
Michigan State 7-6430346Lost  21-243-5278260  Mark Dantonio
Northwestern 6-6310372 3-5207307  Pat Fitzgerald

2007 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2007 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.