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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

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1881 <-- 2019 <- 2020 -> 2021 --> 2024

2020 Season Highlights

James Franklin enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Penn State.

2020 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Indiana	35	36	L (OT)
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Ohio State	25	38	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Maryland	19	35	L
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Nebraska	23	30	L
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Iowa	21	41	L
Sat., Nov. 28	@ Michigan	27	17	W
Sat., Dec. 5	@ Rutgers	23	7	W
Sat., Dec. 12	vs. Michigan State	39	24	W
Sat., Dec. 19	vs. Illinois	56	21	W

2020 Season Totals
Record	4-5
Points Scored	268
Scoring Average	29.8
Points Allowed	249
Defense Average	27.7
Opponents Record	33-34
Conference Record	4-5
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	2-2

2020 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2020 Big 10-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Indiana	6-2	231	162	Lost 20-26	6-1	211	136	Tom Allen
Ohio State	7-1	328	206	Won 49-28	5-0	233	116	Ryan Day
Penn State	4-5	268	249		4-5	268	249	James Franklin
Rutgers	3-6	240	289		3-6	240	289	Greg Schiano
Maryland	2-3	118	160		2-3	118	160	Mike Locksley
Michigan	2-4	170	207		2-4	170	207	Jim Harbaugh
Michigan State	2-5	126	246		2-5	126	246	Mel Tucker

2020 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2020 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.