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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Penn State 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1881  
  2011 - Paterno coached the first nine games of the season before he was fired on November 9. Tom Bradley was named interim head coach.
  2012 -  Ineligible for Big Ten title, bowl game and Coaches Poll.
  2013 -  Ineligible for Big Ten title, bowl game and Coaches Poll.
 
Championships
National Championships
1911, 1912, 1982, 1986
Conference Championships
  1891, 1994, 2005, 2008, 2016
Division Championships
  2016
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 930-409-42
 Winning Pct. 70%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 930-409-42
 Winning Pct. 70%
 National Championships 4
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 163-94-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 574-126-14
 Away Record 321-263-26
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 138
 Winning Seasons (#1) 115
 Losing Seasons (#1)17
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (1994)
 Most Loses in A Season 9 (2003)
 10 Win Seasons 27
 Most Points Scored in a Game 99 (10/13/1917)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 564 (1994)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 106 (11/11/1889)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 356 (2016)
 Largest Margin of Victory 99 (10/13/1917)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 106 (11/11/1889)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 106 (11/11/1889)
 Last Shutout 11/24/2023
 Last Time Shutout 10/6/2001
 Shutouts All-Time 297
 Been Shutout All-Time 131
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 23 (9/21/1968-9/19/1970)
 Longest Losing  7 (10/10/1931-11/21/1931)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 31-20-2
 Rose 2-3-0
 Cotton 3-0-1
 Orange 4-1-0
 Fiesta 7-0-0
 Sugar 1-3-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  32-16
 2010-19  88-42
 2000-09  77-46
 1990-99 97-26
 1980-89 89-28-2
 1970-79 96-22
 1960-69 77-27-1
 1950-59 62-28-4
 1940-49 62-20-5
 1930-39 34-41-6
 1920-29 57-27-10
Next Game
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
@ West Virginia in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Penn State won 38-15 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Penn State vs. West Virginia 49-9-2 84.5% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ West Virginia
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Bowling Green
 Sat., Sep. 14  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Kent State
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Illinois
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. UCLA
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Southern California
 Sat., Oct. 19  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Wisconsin
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Ohio State
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Washington
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Purdue
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Minnesota
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Maryland
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Big 10  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Illinois 0-0
Indiana 0-0
Iowa 0-0
Maryland 0-0
Michigan 0-0
Michigan State 0-0
Minnesota 0-0
Nebraska 0-0
Northwestern 0-0
Ohio State 0-0
Oregon 0-0
Penn State 0-0
Purdue 0-0
Rutgers 0-0
Southern California 0-0
UCLA 0-0
Washington 0-0
Wisconsin 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Penn State & Pittsburgh have played 100 games.
Penn State has won 53 games.
Pittsburgh has won 43 games.
with 4 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-24
 10 or more 197-80
 20 or more  181-36
 30 or more 135-8
 40 or more 66-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 65-1
 10 or more 132-103
 20 or more 57-87
 30 or more 14-41
 40 or more 2-15
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

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.