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Penn State Yearly Summary

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-

	Overall			Bowls	Conference
	W/L/T	PF	PA		Title	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
2024	0-0	0	0						James Franklin
2023	10-3	471	175	Lost Peach Bowl 25-38		7-2	282	115	James Franklin
2022	11-2	465	237	Won Rose Bowl 35-21		7-2	310	180	James Franklin
2021	7-6	324	225	Lost Outback Bowl 10-24		4-5	205	151	James Franklin
2020	4-5	268	249			4-5	268	249	James Franklin
2019	11-2	465	208	Won Cotton Bowl 53-39		7-2	271	139	James Franklin
2018	10-4	488	288	Lost Citrus Bowl 24-27		6-3	256	186	James Franklin
2017	11-2	534	214	Won Fiesta Bowl 35-28		7-2	358	172	James Franklin
2016	11-3	526	356	Lost Rose Bowl 49-52	#	9-1	371	222	James Franklin
2015	7-6	301	284	Lost TaxSlayer Bowl 17-24		4-4	190	184	James Franklin
2014	7-6	268	242	Won Pinstripe Bowl 31-30		2-6	112	165	James Franklin
2013	7-5	344	314			4-4	211	256	Bill OBrien
2012	8-4	349	229			6-2	261	168	Bill OBrien
2011	9-4	251	218	Lost TicketCity Bowl 14-30		6-2	137	138	Joe Paterno
2010	7-6	319	308	Lost Outback Bowl 24-37		4-4	202	220	Joe Paterno
2009	11-2	375	159	Won Capital One Bowl 19-17		6-2	214	119	Joe Paterno
2008	11-2	506	187	Lost Rose Bowl 24-38	#	7-1	271	109	Joe Paterno
2007	9-4	394	228	Won Alamo Bowl 24-17		4-4	204	177	Joe Paterno
2006	9-4	290	187	Won Outback Bowl 20-10		5-3	135	117	Joe Paterno
2005	11-1	413	204	Won Orange Bowl 26-23	#	7-1	282	141	Joe Paterno
2004	4-7	195	168			2-6	103	124	Joe Paterno
2003	3-9	233	255			1-7	154	190	Joe Paterno
2002	9-4	446	227	Lost Capital One Bowl 9-13		5-3	286	152	Joe Paterno
2001	5-6	248	281			4-4	189	208	Joe Paterno
2000	5-7	264	293			4-4	186	221	Joe Paterno
1999	10-3	417	234	Won Alamo Bowl 24-0		5-3	235	163	Joe Paterno
1998	9-3	317	183	Won Outback Bowl 26-14		5-3	189	147	Joe Paterno
1997	9-3	366	254	Lost Capital One Bowl 6-21		6-2	217	185	Joe Paterno
1996	11-2	400	203	Won Fiesta Bowl 38-15		6-2	224	174	Joe Paterno
1995	9-3	399	259	Won Outback Bowl 43-14		5-3	207	174	Joe Paterno
1994	12-0	564	252	Won Rose Bowl 38-20	#	8-0	385	170	Joe Paterno
1993	10-2	388	215	Won Capital One Bowl 31-13		6-2	235	168	Joe Paterno
1992	7-5	391	234	Lost Micron PC Bowl 3-24					Joe Paterno
1991	11-2	474	184	Won Fiesta Bowl 42-17					Joe Paterno
1990	9-3	297	179	Lost Micron PC Bowl 17-24					Joe Paterno
1989	8-3-1	259	169	Won Holiday Bowl 50-39					Joe Paterno
1988	5-6	231	201						Joe Paterno
1987	8-4	286	244	Lost Capital One Bowl 10-35					Joe Paterno
1986	12-0	340	133	Won Fiesta Bowl 14-10					Joe Paterno
1985	11-1	275	153	Lost Orange Bowl 10-25					Joe Paterno
1984	6-5	209	230						Joe Paterno
1983	8-4-1	320	312	Won Aloha Classic Bowl 13-10					Joe Paterno
1982	11-1	395	196	Won Sugar Bowl 27-23					Joe Paterno
1981	10-2	371	162	Won Fiesta Bowl 26-10					Joe Paterno
1980	10-2	321	158	Won Fiesta Bowl 31-19					Joe Paterno
1979	8-4	257	177	Won Liberty Bowl 9-6					Joe Paterno
1978	11-1	333	111	Lost Sugar Bowl 7-14					Joe Paterno
1977	11-1	390	187	Won Fiesta Bowl 42-30					Joe Paterno
1976	7-5	241	173	Lost Gator Bowl 9-20					Joe Paterno
1975	9-3	240	123	Lost Sugar Bowl 6-13					Joe Paterno
1974	10-2	322	142	Won Cotton Bowl 41-20					Joe Paterno
1973	12-0	447	129	Won Orange Bowl 16-9					Joe Paterno
1972	10-2	358	189	Lost Sugar Bowl 0-14					Joe Paterno
1971	11-1	484	137	Won Cotton Bowl 30-6					Joe Paterno
1970	7-3	300	163						Joe Paterno
1969	11-0	322	90	Won Orange Bowl 10-3					Joe Paterno
1968	11-0	354	120	Won Orange Bowl 15-14					Joe Paterno
1967	8-2-1	299	158	Tied Gator Bowl 17-17					Joe Paterno
1966	5-5	193	208						Joe Paterno
1965	5-5	202	151						Charles A. Rip Engle
1964	6-4	189	111						Charles A. Rip Engle
1963	7-3	165	114						Charles A. Rip Engle
1962	9-2	256	119	Lost Gator Bowl 7-17					Charles A. Rip Engle
1961	8-3	261	143	Won Gator Bowl 30-15					Charles A. Rip Engle
1960	7-3	228	113	Won Liberty Bowl 41-12					Charles A. Rip Engle
1959	9-2	262	112	Won Liberty Bowl 7-0					Charles A. Rip Engle
1958	6-3-1	237	97						Charles A. Rip Engle
1957	6-3	167	135						Charles A. Rip Engle
1956	6-2-1	177	60						Charles A. Rip Engle
1955	5-4	163	150						Charles A. Rip Engle
1954	7-2	206	92						Charles A. Rip Engle
1953	6-3	207	148						Charles A. Rip Engle
1952	7-2-1	172	149						Charles A. Rip Engle
1951	5-4	155	161						Charles A. Rip Engle
1950	5-3-1	141	155						Charles A. Rip Engle
1949	5-4	162	175						F. Joseph Joe Bedenk
1948	7-1-1	219	55						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1947	9-0-1	332	40	Tied Cotton Bowl 13-13					Robert A. Bob Higgins
1946	6-2	192	48						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1945	5-3	173	89						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1944	6-3	207	141						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1943	5-3-1	124	53						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1942	6-1-1	91	70						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1941	7-2	200	78						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1940	6-1-1	135	46						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1939	5-1-2	114	77						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1938	3-4-1	138	87						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1937	5-3	143	114						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1936	3-5	109	86						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1935	4-4	76	70						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1934	4-4	115	58						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1933	3-3-1	117	66						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1932	2-5	82	115						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1931	2-8	69	167						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1930	3-4-2	142	111						Robert A. Bob Higgins
1929	6-3	101	75						Hugo F. Bezdek
1928	3-5-1	93	68						Hugo F. Bezdek
1927	6-2-1	163	81						Hugo F. Bezdek
1926	5-4	200	83						Hugo F. Bezdek
1925	4-4-1	67	66						Hugo F. Bezdek
1924	6-3-1	202	65						Hugo F. Bezdek
1923	6-2-1	159	46						Hugo F. Bezdek
1922	6-4-1	185	62	Lost Rose Bowl 3-14					Hugo F. Bezdek
1921	8-0-2	251	56						Hugo F. Bezdek
1920	7-0-2	159	35						Hugo F. Bezdek
1919	7-1	173	33						Hugo F. Bezdek
1918	1-2-1	22	66						Hugo F. Bezdek
1917	5-4	267	61						Richard C. Dick Harlow
1916	8-2	348	62						Richard C. Dick Harlow
1915	7-2	147	51						Richard C. Dick Harlow
1914	5-3-1	121	58						William M. Bill Hollenback
1913	2-6	78	94						William M. Bill Hollenback
1912	8-0	285	6						William M. Bill Hollenback
1911	8-0-1	199	15						William M. Bill Hollenback
1910	5-2-1	243	24						Jack Hollenback
1909	5-0-2	166	11						William M. Bill Hollenback
1908	5-5	153	51						Thomas F. Tom Fennell
1907	6-4	251	64						Thomas F. Tom Fennell
1906	8-1-1	93	10						Thomas F. Tom Fennell
1905	8-3	195	34						Thomas F. Tom Fennell
1904	6-4	195	72						Thomas F. Tom Fennell
1903	5-3	182	77						Daniel A. Dan Reed
1902	7-3	212	34						William N. Pop Golden
1901	5-3	117	90						William N. Pop Golden
1900	4-6-1	84	144						William N. Pop Golden
1899	4-6-1	104	176						Sam B. Boyle
1898	6-4	174	91						Dr. Samuel B. Newton
1897	3-6	69	141						Dr. Samuel B. Newton
1896	3-4	63	128						Dr. Samuel B. Newton
1895	2-2-3	64	66						George W. Hoskins
1894	6-0-1	179	18						George W. Hoskins
1893	4-1	92	36						George W. Hoskins
1892	5-1	108	20						George W. Hoskins
1891	5-2	172	46		#				No Coach
1890	2-2	91	30						No Coach
1889	2-2	32	138						No Coach
1888	0-2-1	7	52						No Coach
1887	2-0	78	0						No Coach

Great Moments in College Football History

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