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Penn State team in 1903. The first recorded game in Penn State football history occurred on November 12, 1881, when Penn State traveled to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, to play Bucknell, known until 1886 as the University at Lewisburg.
This is a list of seasons completed by the Penn State Nittany Lions football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since the team's creation in 1887, the Nittany Lions have participated in 1,368 officially sanctioned games, including 52 bowl games.
The Penn State Nittany Lions football have competed in 55 bowl games compiling a record of 32–21–2 (.600). The Nittany Lions hold a 18–8–1 (.685) record in the major bowls ( Rose , Orange , Sugar , Fiesta , Peach , and Cotton ).
The 2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team will represent Pennsylvania State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is expected to be led by head coach James Franklin in his 12th year. They will play their home games at Beaver Stadium located in State College, Pennsylvania.
The football exhibit on the lower level features the Heisman Trophy won by John Cappelletti and a collection of several other trophies and awards, in addition to honoring the Penn State football team, the Penn State Blue Band, Penn State Cheerleading, and the student athletes who have portrayed the Nittany Lion mascot. The museum opened in ...
The 1969 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Despite posting its second consecutive undefeated, untied season, the Nittany Lions did not have a shot at the national championship.
The Penn State Nittany Lions football team drew an average home attendance of 108,379 in 2024. Following a 44–7 win against Maryland, and a 13–10 Michigan win over Ohio State in the final week of the regular season, the Nittany Lions clinched their first Big Ten Championship appearance since 2016, which they lost against the Oregon Ducks.
The Penn State Nittany Lions college football team represents Pennsylvania State University in the Big Ten Conference (Big 10), as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 16 head coaches, and 1 interim head coach, since it began play during the 1887 season.