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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-

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1881 <-- 2023 <- 2024 -> 2024 --> 2024

2024 Season Highlights

James Franklin enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Penn State.

2024 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	@ West Virginia	34	12	W
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Bowling Green	34	27	W
Sat., Sep. 14	OPEN
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Kent State	56	0	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Illinois	21	7	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. UCLA	27	11	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Southern California	33	30	W (OT)
Sat., Oct. 19	OPEN
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Wisconsin	28	13	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Ohio State	13	20	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Washington	35	6	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Purdue	49	10	W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Minnesota	26	25	W
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Maryland	44	7	W
Sat., Dec. 7	Oregon	37	45	L	@ Indianapolis IN
Sat., Dec. 21	vs. Southern Methodist	38	10	W		Playoff1 Bowl
Tue., Dec. 31	Boise State	31	14	W	@ Glendale, AZ	Fiesta Bowl
Thu., Jan. 9	Notre Dame				@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

2024 Season Totals
Record	13-2
Points Scored	506
Scoring Average	33.7
Points Allowed	237
Defense Average	15.8
Opponents Record	109-85
Conference Record	8-1
Home Record	7-1
Away Record	5-0

2024 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2024 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Oregon	13-1	488	272	Lost 21-41	9-0	312	132	Dan Lanning
Penn State	13-2	506	237	Won 31-14	8-1	276	129	James Franklin
Indiana	11-2	537	203	Lost 17-27	8-1	360	152	Curt Cignetti
Ohio State	12-2	509	169	Won 0-0	7-2	269	111	Ryan Day
Illinois	10-3	368	282	Won 21-17	6-3	249	239	Bret Bielema
Iowa	8-5	360	232	Lost 24-27	6-3	239	164	Kirk Ferentz
Michigan	8-5	286	259	Won 19-13	5-4	197	187	Sherrone Moore
Minnesota	8-5	340	220	Won 24-10	5-4	224	191	P.J. Fleck
Rutgers	7-6	376	330	Lost 41-44	4-5	216	239	Greg Schiano
Southern California	7-6	392	313	Won 35-31	4-5	247	213	Lincoln Riley
Washington	6-7	304	309	Lost 34-35	4-5	186	238	Jedd Fisch
Nebraska	7-6	306	253	Won 20-15	3-6	184	218	Matt Rhule
Michigan State	5-7	229	311		3-6	157	280	Jonathan Smith
UCLA	5-7	221	303		3-6	168	243	DeShaun Foster
Wisconsin	5-7	271	277		3-6	206	208	Luke Fickell
Maryland	5-7	284	365		2-7	169	325	Mike Locksley
Northwestern	3-9	214	316		1-8	150	277	David Braun
Purdue	1-11	189	479		0-9	112	375	Ryan Walters

2024 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2024 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.