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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: Bill OBrien
Conference: Big 10-Leaders

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 2012 <- 2013 -> 2014 --> 2024
2013 Season Highlights
 Bill OBrien enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
2013 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31   Syracuse  23   17   W    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Eastern Michigan  45   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Central Florida  31   34   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Kent  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Indiana  24   44   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Michigan  43   40   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Ohio State  14   63   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Illinois  24   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Minnesota  10   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Purdue  45   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Nebraska  20   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Wisconsin  31   24   W       
 
2013 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored344
  Scoring Average28.7
  Points Allowed314
  Defense Average26.2
  Opponents Record76-64
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record1-3
2013 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2013 Big 10-Leaders Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ohio State 12-2637317Lost  35-408-1392216  Urban Meyer
Wisconsin 9-4453212Lost  24-346-2279129  Gary Andersen
Penn State 7-5344314 4-4211256  Bill OBrien
Indiana 5-7461466 3-5283335  Kevin Wilson
Illinois 4-8356425 1-7195326  Tim Beckman
Purdue 1-11179456 0-8104314  Darrell Hazell

2013 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2013 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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