From the long grind of recruiting to james franklins quest to bring a national championship back to beaver stadium, we have you covered. Penn state football, university park, pennsylvania. The team was led by fourthyear head coach james franklin and played its home games in beaver stadium in university park, pennsylvania. They were a member of the east division of the big ten conference penn state entered the season as. Get the latest penn state nittany lions football news, rumors, schedules, photos, and stats.
Working for the associated press in new york for 30 years, he wrote about every major sport. Nov 11, 2010 officially the game was scored a 10 forfeit, but anywhere you see the game in penn state record books or on the game ball on dispay in the penn state football hall of fame room it is recorded. The most prolific offense by far in penn state history and one of the most potent in the history of college football, it averaged 47 points. Bates is a redshirt freshman so hes not new to penn state football but like mcsorley, we havent seen him play much, if at all.
Penn state s intercollegiate football team began competition in in 1887, and hired coach george hoskins in 1892. 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. Penn state competed as an independent before joining the big ten in 1993. With the 2019 penn state football season finally just a week away, we decided to take our predictions beyond the usual season record. Penn state releases revenue information for athletics. From the likes of gene shorty miller and lighthorse harry wilson through legends jack ham and john cappelletti to the institution that is joe paterno, the gridiron of happy valley boasts true icons of the game and some of the most formidable teams in the sports history. Penn state s great record many, many great players. Penn state university libraries university libraries home. Critically acclaimed, the penn state football story captures the closeness between players, coaches and staff that is vital in penn state maintaining its position as one of the nations premier. The 2017 season saw the largest home crowd in penn state history as a recordbreaking 110,823 fans filled the stadium in a 42 victory over no. Indiana, the sandwich home game, is a surprising 62. If trace mcsorley can maintain his undefeated record at home, the nittany lions.
Penn state track and field continued their progress from the nittany lion challenge with another successful penn state nationals. Few receivers have been able to match what engram could do in penn states passing game and his 31 career receiving touchdowns continue to lead the schools record books. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. The team from state college, pennsylvania, debuted with a perfect record in 1887two wins and no losses in a homeandaway series with instate rival bucknell. Starting with minnesota, penn states next three opponents currently have a combined record of 222. Comprehensive and uptodate penn state nittany lions news, scores, schedule, stats and roster. Since the teams creation in 1887, the nittany lions have participated in 1,320 officially sanctioned games, including 49 bowl games. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists. Penn state football steady in ap top 25 poll college. Ranking the 12 most important penn state football teams. These are the top 25 plays for penn state football from 20122017.
The ncaa football records books were separated into two different publications one for division i and one for division ii and iii from 2004 through 2010. The penn state football story has captured outstanding sports series honors at the midatlantic region emmy awards several times in the past decade. Within those areas, the lists identify singlegame, singleseason, and career leaders. The nittany lions are 171 alltime again the hoosiers, with the only loss coming two years ago in bloomington. Penn state sports archive penn state university libraries. The nittany lions surrendered just 153 rushing yards in nine games that season. All shirts updated with 2018 season stats get 20% off football stats tshirts with coupon code newstats. Notre dame fighting irish football series history and alltime records, national championships, conference championships, bowl games, wins, bowl record, allamericans, heisman winners, and nfl draft picks. Psu sports, college wrestling, stats, schedules, merchandise, clothing, rosters. Aug 29, 2009 the nittany lions of penn state university have stood proud as an elite force in college football for more than 120 years. The nittany lions of penn state university have stood proud as an elite force in college football for more than 120 years. Every autumn, the town of state college in central pennsylvania turns. Add the nittany lions two revenge games from the 2017 season, ohio state and michigan state, to the home slate on top of that. Penn state has a favorable home schedule in a season that features crossover games with iowa and wisconsin both at beaver stadium.
These are the top 10 running backs in penn state football. It includes profiles of key players and coaches and highlights all the great seasons and games. From the likes of gene shorty miller and lighthorse harry wilson through legends jack ham and john cappelletti to the institution that is joe paterno, the gridiron of happy valley boasts true icons of the game and some of the most. Penn state finished the season ranked number 3 in both the final ap and coaches college football polls, earning penn state its th top 5 finish under joe paterno. No college football program has ever had to deal with the obstacles, hostility, and challenges encountered by the players and coaches of the 2012 penn state nittany lions, and this book is an account of that unforgettable season in which the team rebounded from a disillusioning 02 start to surprise everyone and finish with an 84 record, third best in the big ten conference. With four other linemen with more experience, bates may be able to play up to them, but the big ten is a big league and it takes a lot to be a competitor with some of the heaviest humans in the country. When penn state had to cancel football games in 1918. List of penn state nittany lions football seasons wikipedia.
Nov 20, 20 penn state freshman quarterback christian hackenberg has played just ten games at the division i level. Penn state wins restored, joe paterno again winningest coach. The offseason hype for penn state continues to grow. These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons. Penn state nittany lions football record by year college. Penn states certainly a better team than it was last year, and its improved record will demonstrate that. In the 1990s, contz found a football encyclopedia that included the toughest annual schedules of college football, on which penn state was listed multiple times. After the first bye week, they head to maryland on a. Penn state nittany lions college football scores, schedules.
One of the few nittany lions under paterno to not utilize all four years of eligibility. Penn state 2003 football yearbook and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A lesson in penn stateohio state history black shoe diaries. Get the latest penn state football news, photos, rankings, lists and more on bleacher report. Penn state football ranks third in ncaa attendance penn. He needs just 195 to move over derek moye for 4th alltime, and 826 yards to take over the top spot from bobby engram 3,026. Penn state football news daily collegian collegian. Winsipedia database and infographics of penn state nittany lions vs. Penn state football had nine games scheduled in 1918, but the combination of wwi and the. Recently, a report detailing the revenue created by each penn state varsity sport from the 2017 year was released. View the full team roster and stat leaders for the 2019 ncaaf season on cbs sports. These links direct the user to the division i publications only during that time period. This is now the 53rd straight week that penn state is ranked in the ap top 25, making it the countrys fifthlongest streak behind alabama 192, ohio state 127, clemson 81 and oklahoma 56.
The team gained several ncaa rankings among a field of ranked. The history of the nittany lionsa, lou prato takes you on a memorable journey through over 100 years of nittany lions football. The collection also includes football footage of the 1948 cotton bowl, highlight films dating back to 1952, footage of scrimmages, and films of practice sessions, bluewhite games. His first team played its home game on the old main lawn on campus in state college, pennsylvania, before the 500seat beaver field opened in 1893. Penn state has dominated this series since moving to the big ten. Contz had just assumed it was commonplace to be winning so many games against so many tough schedules and to go on to win the national championship, as his team had done. Jul 26, 2017 kijana carters penn state career could arguably be summed up by the first play of the 1995 rose bowl. Penn state will finish the season 84, with large losses at michigan state and ohio state, and narrow, heartbreaking, only at penn state defeats to maryland in baltimore and a slipup to either rutgers or michigan.
The penn state football yearbook is provided as a service to the media. The detailed scrapbook narrative contains neverbeforepublished photographs, artwork and memorabilia drawn from psu s extensive campus archives and prato s personal collection. These plays are from the transition era of bill obrien to the here. The penn state nittany lions football schedule and beaver stadium seating chart to find your seat at the game. Hoskins was the first head football coach at penn state. Penn state track records a strong day at penn state national. Penn state nittany lions penn state university athletics. Get the latest official stats for the penn state nittany lions.
Football history university of pennsylvania athletics. To date, the sports archives included more than 4000 football films and videotapes, beginning with the 1929 film of the university of pennsylvania and penn state. Overcoming the pain and legacy of suicide through football, faith, and family by sue iorio and tim iorio feb 27, 2020 5. Youngstown state at penn state nittany lions football tickets. Penn state football join us as we discuss our beloved penn state nittany lion football team. Penn state football has been playing for just over seasons and, to our knowledge, a large group has never before been assembled to pick out the all. Penn states intercollegiate football team began competition in in 1887, and hired coach george hoskins in 1892. With a spectrum of psu football records continuing. Penn state was the first to offer a baccalaureate degree in agriculture. Ken rappoport is the author of more than 50 sports books for adults and young readers, including tales from penn state football and penn state nittany lions. Nov 29, 2016 penn state s consistent deep assassin has climbed all the way to 5th on the career receiving list with 2,201 receiving yards. They were invited to their first bowl game in 1922 under coach hugo bezdek, and came to national prominence in the 1950s and 60s under coach rip engle.
Penn state nittany lions historical college football scores, analytics, and series records against opponents. Penn state nittany lions football statistical leaders wikipedia. Today, as one of the largest collegiate football stadiums in the country, we are known for our 21,000 seat student section and their unrivaled school spirit. Penn state football offensive line recruit decommits, changes course moments later. Overall record 112 conference record 72 home record 70 road record 32 date. Penn state easily takes care of idaho 10 and buffalo 20, then gets a bit of a test from pitt, but pulls out the dub 30. He posted a 1744 record in his from 1892 to 1895 as head coach, and his.
Penn state nittany lions football statistical leaders. Winsipedia penn state nittany lions football alltime. Penn state nittany lions stats ncaa college football. The ncaa football records books were separated into two different publications one for division i and one for division ii and iii beginning with the 2004 publications. Find comprehensive coverage of playoffs, history, players, and more at. Harvey levinefos despite falling to the buckeyes in a close one, penn state football continued to see its record books get rewritten. Predicting penn state footballs regular season record for.
Penn state season records can and will fall in 2016 roar. Former penn state football national champions team up again. Penn state football story has 2008 debut throughout nation. Penn state football ranked in the top5 of espns fpi ranking. Although penn sta te began competing i n intercollegiate footba ll in 1887, the schools off icial record book considers the modern era to have begun in 1970. He has already set three records and is well on his way towards setting more. These links direct the user to the records books that include all divisions. The teams unexpected success helped penn state finish in the top four in football attendance for the 15th consecutive year, averaging 104,859 for seven home games. The 2017 penn state nittany lions football team represented pennsylvania state university in the 2017 ncaa division i fbs football season.