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The 2009 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2009 college football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. Penn State had the highest graduation rate among all of the teams on the Associated Press Top 25 poll ...
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 statistical leaders are statistical leaders of the Penn State Nittany Lions football program in various categories, [1] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, kicking and overall team performance. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, career ...
Here’s a look at how Franklin's teams have fared against their Big Ten rival, including how Penn State has done against ranked teams: James Franklin record vs Ohio State Record vs. Ohio State: 1-9
Each of the teams will aim to establish momentum for a 2024 season and a move into the new 12-team College Football Playoff. Big Ten's No. 10 Penn State to have top-ranked defense tested by SEC's ...
New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien was hired as the 15th head football coach at Penn State, taking over the Nittany Lions football program in January 2012. [39] Early in O'Brien's tenure, the NCAA sanctioned Penn State with a four-season postseason ban and a loss of 40 scholarships due to the child sex abuse scandal. [40]
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 Nittany Lions hold a 18–8–1 (.685) record in the major bowls (Rose, Orange, Sugar, Fiesta, Peach, and Cotton). Coach Joe Paterno was responsible for most of these bids and victories, compiling more wins, 24, and appearances, 37, than any other coach in college football history, with a bowl record of 24–12–1 (.662). Paterno also had ...