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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  <-- 1993 <- 1994 -> 1995 --> 2024
1994 Season Highlights
 Joe Paterno enters his 29th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 The Nittany Lions won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1994 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  @ Minnesota  56   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Southern California  38   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Iowa  61   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Rutgers  55   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Temple  48   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Michigan  31   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Ohio State  63   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Indiana  35   29   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Illinois  35   31   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Northwestern  45   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Michigan State  59   31   W       
 Mon., Jan. 2   Oregon  38   20   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1994 Season Totals
  Record12-0
  Points Scored564
  Scoring Average47.0
  Points Allowed252
  Defense Average21.0
  Opponents Record67-68
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-0
1994 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
212-0-0 AP
212-0-0 Coaches
212-0-0 UPI
212-0-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1994 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 7-5309156Won  30-04-4194136  Lou Tepper
Indiana 7-4294285 4-4172239  Bill Mallory
Minnesota 3-8256348 1-7183289  Jim Wacker
Ohio State 9-4336211Lost  17-246-2190149  John Cooper
Michigan 8-4330268Won  24-145-3220177  Gary O. Moeller
Wisconsin 8-3-1357238Won  34-205-2-1212156  Barry Alvarez
Iowa 5-5-1307324 3-4-1200254  Hayden Fry
Purdue 5-4-2336346 3-3-2215269  Jim Colletto
Northwestern 4-6-1210351 3-5140258  Gary Barnett
Michigan State 0-11280267 0-8205219  George J. Perles
Penn State 12-0564252Won  38-208-0385170  Joe Paterno

1994 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1994 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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