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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


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1881  <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2010
2005 Season Highlights
 Joe Paterno enters his 40th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 The Nittany Lions won the Big 10 Championship.
 
2005 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  vs. South Florida  23   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Cincinnati  42   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Central Michigan  40   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Northwestern  34   29   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Minnesota  44   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Ohio State  17   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Michigan  25   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Illinois  63   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Purdue  33   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Wisconsin  35   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Michigan State  31   22   W       
 Tue., Jan. 3   Florida State  26   23   W    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
2005 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored413
  Scoring Average34.4
  Points Allowed204
  Defense Average17.0
  Opponents Record77-64
  Region Record0-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record3-1
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
3 11-1-0 USA Today/ESPN
3 11-1-0 Coaches
3 11-1-0 AP
  
2005 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 2-9187435  Ron Zook
Indiana 4-7248361  Terry Hoeppner
Iowa 7-53602400-12431  Kirk Ferentz
Michigan 7-53452440-12832  Lloyd Carr
Michigan State 5-6372316  John L. Smith
Minnesota 7-54293480-13134  Glen Mason
Northwestern 7-53884070-13850  Randy Walker
Ohio State 10-23921831-03420  Jim Tressel
Penn State 11-14132041-02623  Joe Paterno
Purdue 5-6330309  Joe Tiller
Wisconsin 10-34463091-02410  Barry Alvarez

2005 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Penn State Players on File.

2005 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Penn State Players on File.


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