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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Penn State 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1881  
  2011 - Paterno coached the first nine games of the season before he was fired on November 9. Tom Bradley was named interim head coach.
  2012 -  Ineligible for Big Ten title, bowl game and Coaches Poll.
  2013 -  Ineligible for Big Ten title, bowl game and Coaches Poll.
 
Championships
National Championships
1911, 1912, 1982, 1986
Conference Championships
  1891, 1994, 2005, 2008, 2016
Division Championships
  2016
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 937-410-42
 Winning Pct. 70%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 937-410-42
 Winning Pct. 70%
 National Championships 4
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 165-95-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 578-127-14
 Away Record 324-263-26
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 138
 Winning Seasons (#1) 116
 Losing Seasons (#1)17
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (1994)
 Most Loses in A Season 9 (2003)
 10 Win Seasons 27
 Most Points Scored in a Game 99 (10/13/1917)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 564 (1994)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 106 (11/11/1889)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 356 (2016)
 Largest Margin of Victory 99 (10/13/1917)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 106 (11/11/1889)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 106 (11/11/1889)
 Last Shutout 9/21/2024
 Last Time Shutout 10/6/2001
 Shutouts All-Time 298
 Been Shutout All-Time 131
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 23 (9/21/1968-9/19/1970)
 Longest Losing  7 (10/10/1931-11/21/1931)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 31-20-2
 Rose 2-3-0
 Cotton 3-0-1
 Orange 4-1-0
 Fiesta 7-0-0
 Sugar 1-3-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  39-17
 2010-19  88-42
 2000-09  77-46
 1990-99 97-26
 1980-89 89-28-2
 1970-79 96-22
 1960-69 77-27-1
 1950-59 62-28-4
 1940-49 62-20-5
 1930-39 34-41-6
 1920-29 57-27-10
Next Game
 11/9/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Washington in a Conference Game
Last Time: Penn State won 35-28 in 2017.
All-Time:
 Penn State vs. Washington 3-0-0 100.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ West Virginia  34-12 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Bowling Green  34-27 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Kent State  56-0 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Illinois  21-7 W
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. UCLA  27-11 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Southern California  33-30 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Wisconsin  28-13 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Ohio State  13-20 L
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Washington  
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Purdue  
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Minnesota  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Maryland  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record7-1
  Scoring246-120
  Conference Record2-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record3-0
 
2024 Big 10  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Indiana 9-04-0
Michigan 5-43-1
Oregon 9-03-0
Washington 5-43-1
Maryland 5-32-1
Michigan State 4-52-3
Minnesota 6-32-1
Penn State 7-12-1
Southern California 4-52-2
Nebraska 5-41-2
Rutgers 4-41-2
Wisconsin 5-41-1
Illinois 6-3
Iowa 6-3
Northwestern 3-60-4
Ohio State 7-1
Purdue 1-70-3
UCLA 3-50-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Penn State & Pittsburgh have played 100 games.
Penn State has won 53 games.
Pittsburgh has won 43 games.
with 4 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-24
 10 or more 204-81
 20 or more  188-36
 30 or more 139-8
 40 or more 67-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 67-1
 10 or more 137-104
 20 or more 59-88
 30 or more 15-41
 40 or more 2-15
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.