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Joe Paterno was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions football team. Paterno served as head coach from the retirement of Rip Engle after the 1965 season until November 9, 2011, marking his 46th year as head coach. He was fired as head coach after evidence shown that former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky had been involved in a child abuse sex scandal since 1998.[1] His teams played their home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA.

Penn State started playing in the Big Ten Conference in 1993.

On July 23, 2012, the NCAA vacated all wins under Paterno from 1998 to 2011 (111 wins) as part of sanctions implemented resulting from the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.[2] Penn States vacated wins were re-instated by the NCAA in 2015

Record against Big Ten opponents (1993–2011)

Updated after completion of 2011 Season. Penn States vacated wins were re-instated by the NCAA in 2015

Opponent Wins Losses Percentage Last Penn State Win Last Penn State Loss
Indiana 4 0 1.000 1996
Illinois 3 3 .500 1997 2010
Purdue 3 2 .600 1997 2004
Northwestern 4 3 .571 1997 2004
Michigan State 4 5 .444 1996 2010
Minnesota 3 4 .429 1997 2004
Wisconsin 2 7 .222 1997 2011
Iowa 3 9 .250 1995 2010
Ohio State 2 12 .143 1997 2010
Michigan 3 10 .231 1996 2007
Nebraska 0 1 .000 2011
Totals 33 56 .371

1993 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
1993 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Wisconsin + 6 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Ohio State + 6 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Penn State 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Indiana 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 21 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Illinois 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Purdue 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Purdue and Wisconsin this year.

September 4, 19931:00 PMMinnesotaNo. 17

W 38–20 95,387 September 11, 19933:30 PMUSC*No. 15

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 21–20 95,992 September 18, 19933:30 PMat IowaNo. 14

ABCW 31–0 70,397 September 25, 19937:30 PMRutgers*No. 9

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPNW 31–7 95,092 October 2, 19937:00 PMat Maryland*No. 9

W 70–7 42,008 October 16, 199312:00 PMNo. 18 MichiganNo. 7

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCL 13–21 96,719 October 30, 19933:30 PMat No. 3 Ohio StateNo. 12

ABCL 6–24 95,060 November 6, 19931:00 PMNo. 17 IndianadaggerNo. 19

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

W 38–31 91,000 November 13, 19933:30 PMIllinoisNo. 16

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 28–14 90,000 November 20, 19932:00 PMat NorthwesternNo. 14

W 43–21 30,355 November 27, 199312:00 PMat No. 25 Michigan StateNo. 14

ABCW 38–37 53,482 January 1, 19941:00 PMvs. No. 6 TennesseeNo. 13

ABCW 31–13 72,456

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NFL Draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1994 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
3rd 29 94 Lou Benfatti Defensive tackle New York Jets
5th 3 134 Shelly Hammonds Defensive back Minnesota Vikings
6th 29 180 Eric Ravotti Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers
7th 23 217 Rob Holmberg Linebacker Los Angeles Raiders

1994 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
1994 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State $ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Ohio State 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 12 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Illinois 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Purdue 3 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
Iowa 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Indiana 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Michigan State † 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † Michigan State forfeited 5 wins including 4 conference victories, over Wisconsin, Indiana, Northwestern, and Purdue.
Rankings from AP Poll

September 3, 19948:00 PMat MinnesotaNo. 9

W 56–3 51,134 September 10, 19943:30 PMNo. 14 USC*No. 8

ABCW 38–14 96,463 September 17, 199412:00 PMIowaNo. 6

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN2W 61–21 95,834 September 24, 199412:00 PMRutgers*No. 5

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN2W 55–27 95,379 October 1, 19944:00 PMat Temple*No. 4

W 48–21 38,140 October 15, 19943:30 PMat No. 5 MichiganNo. 3

ABCW 31–24 106,382 October 29, 19943:30 PMNo. 21 Ohio StatedaggerNo. 1

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 63–14 97,079 November 5, 199412:30 PMat IndianaNo. 2

ESPNW 35–29 47,754 November 12, 19943:30 PMat IllinoisNo. 2

ABCW 35–31 72,364 November 19, 19941:00 PMNorthwesternNo. 2

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

W 45–17 96,383 November 26, 19944:00 PMMichigan StateNo. 2

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPNW 59–31 96,493 January 2, 19954:30 PMvs. No. 12 OregonNo. 2

ABCW 38–20 102,247

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Game notes

Rose Bowl

1 234Total
• Penn State 7 71410 38
Oregon 7 076 20
Scoring summary
110:50PSUCarter 83-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 7-0
110:05OREWilcox 1-yard pass from O'Neil (Bolden kick)Tied 7-7
21:36PSUMilne 1-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 14-7
34:54OREMcLemore 17-yard pass from O'Neil (Bolden kick)Tied 14-14
33:53PSUCarter 17-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 21-14
32:01PSUCarter 1-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 28-14
45:43PSUConway 43-yard field goalPSU 31-14
44:24PSUWitman 9-yard run (Barninger kick)PSU 38-14
42:44OREWhittle 3-yard run (pass failed)PSU 38-20

[3]

NFL Draft

Five Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1995 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
1st 1 1 Ki-Jana Carter Running back Cincinnati Bengals
1st 5 5 Kerry Collins Quarterback Carolina Panthers
1st 9 9 Kyle Brady Tight end New York Jets
5th 12 146 Phil Yeboah-Kodie Linebacker Denver Broncos
6th 16 187 Brian Gelzheiser Linebacker Indianapolis Colts

Awards

Maxwell Award
Sammy Baugh Trophy
Davey O'Brien Award
Chicago Tribune Silver Football
Fred Biletnikoff Award
Walter Camp Coach of the Year

1995 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
1995 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Northwestern $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Ohio State 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Penn State 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
No. 25 Iowa 4 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Illinois 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
Purdue 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Indiana 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

September 9, 199512:00 PMTexas Tech*No. 4

ABCW 24–23 96,034 September 16, 199512:00 PMTemple*No. 7

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

CreativeW 66–14 95,926 September 23, 19957:30 PMat Rutgers*No. 6

ESPNW 59–34 58,870 September 30, 19955:45 PMWisconsinNo. 6

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPNL 9–17 96,540 October 7, 199512:00 PMNo. 5 Ohio StateNo. 12

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCL 25–28 96,655 October 14, 199512:30 PMat PurdueNo. 20

ESPNW 26–23 60,455 October 21, 19953:30 PMat No. 18 IowaNo. 19

ABCW 41–27 70,397 October 28, 199512:00 PMIndianadaggerNo. 16

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN2W 45–21 96,391 November 4, 19953:30 PMat No. 6 NorthwesternNo. 12

ABCL 10–21 49,256 November 18, 199512:00 PMNo. 12 MichiganNo. 19

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 27–17 96,677 November 25, 19953:30 PMat Michigan StateNo. 14

ESPNW 24–20 66,189 January 1, 199611:00 AMvs. No. 16 AuburnNo. 15

ESPNW 43–14 65,313

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NFL Draft

Ten Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1996 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
1st 23 23 Jeff Hartings Offensive guard Detroit Lions
1st 30 30 Andre Johnson Offensive tackle Washington Redskins
2nd 22 52 Bobby Engram Wide receiver Chicago Bears
3rd 13 74 Terry Killens Linebacker Houston Oilers
3rd 31 92 Jon Witman Fullback Pittsburgh Steelers
4th 20 115 Brian Milne Fullback Indianapolis Colts
6th 24 191 Keith Conlin Offensive tackle Indianapolis Colts
6th 31 198 Stephen Pitts Running back San Francisco 49ers
6th 41 208 Marco Rivera Offensive guard Green Bay Packers
7th 9 218 Mike Archie Running back Houston Oilers

1996 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
1996 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Ohio State +   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 15 Northwestern +   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 7 Penn State   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 18 Iowa   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 20 Michigan   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Michigan State   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Wisconsin   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Purdue   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Minnesota   1 – 7     4 – 7  
Indiana   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Illinois   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

August 25, 19962:00 PMvs. No. 7 USC*No. 11

ABCW 24–7 77,716 September 7, 19963:30 PMLouisville*No. 7

ABCW 24–7 95,670 September 14, 199612:00 PMNorthern Illinois*No. 6

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+W 49–0 95,589 September 21, 199612:00 PMvs. Temple*No. 5

  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ

ESPN+W 41–0 24,847 September 28, 19963:30 PMat WisconsinNo. 3

ABCW 23–20 79,607 October 5, 19963:30 PMat No. 3 Ohio StateNo. 4

ABCL 7–38 94,241 October 12, 199612:30 PMPurduedaggerNo. 10

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPNW 31–14 96,653 October 19, 199612:30 PMIowaNo. 10

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN2L 20–21 96,230 October 26, 199612:30 PMat IndianaNo. 17

ESPNW 48–26 37,354 November 2, 19963:30 PMNo. 11 NorthwesternNo. 15

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 34–9 96,596 November 16, 199612:00 PMat No. 16 MichiganNo. 11

ABCW 29–17 105,898 November 23, 19963:30 PMMichigan StateNo. 7

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 32–29 96,263 January 1, 19978:00 PMvs. No. 20 TexasNo. 7

CBSW 38–15 65,106

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NFL Draft

Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1997 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
2nd 28 58 Kim Herring Free safety Baltimore Ravens
3rd 30 90 Brett Conway Placekicker Green Bay Packers
7th 33 234 Wally Richardson Quarterback Baltimore Ravens

1997 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 16
1997 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Michigan $   8 – 0     12 – 0  
No. 12 Ohio State   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 16 Penn State   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 15 Purdue   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Wisconsin   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Iowa   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Michigan State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Northwestern   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Minnesota   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Illinois   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

September 6, 19973:30 PMPittsburgh*No. 1

ABCW 34–17 97,115 September 13, 19971:00 PMTemple*No. 1

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

W 52–10 96,735 September 20, 199712:00 PMat Louisville*No. 1

CBSW 57–21 39,826 October 4, 199712:30 PMat IllinoisNo. 2

ESPN2W 41–6 51,523 October 12, 19973:30 PMNo. 7 Ohio StateNo. 2

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 31–27 97,282 October 18, 199712:00 PMMinnesotadaggerNo. 1

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+W 16–15 96,953 November 1, 199712:30 PMat NorthwesternNo. 2

ESPNW 30–27 47,129 November 8, 19973:30 PMNo. 4 MichiganNo. 2

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCL 8–34 97,498 November 15, 199712:00 PMat No. 19 PurdueNo. 6

ESPNW 42–17 52,156 November 22, 19973:30 PMNo. 24 WisconsinNo. 6

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 35–10 96,934 November 29, 19971:00 PMat Michigan StateNo. 4

ABCL 14–49 73,623 January 1, 19981:00 PMvs. No. 6 FloridaNo. 11

ABCL 6–21 72,940

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NFL Draft

Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1998 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
1st 5 5 Curtis Enis Running back Chicago Bears
2nd 25 55 Joe Jurevicius Wide receiver New York Giants
5th 28 151 Phil Ostrowski Offensive guard San Francisco 49ers

1998 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 17
1998 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Ohio State %+   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 6 Wisconsin $+   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 12 Michigan +   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 24 Purdue   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 17 Penn State   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Michigan State   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Minnesota   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Indiana   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Illinois   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Iowa   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Northwestern   0 – 8     3 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Indiana and Iowa this year.

September 5, 19983:30 PMNo. 21 Southern Miss*No. 13

ABCW 34–6 96,617 September 12, 199812:00 PMBowling Green*No. 9

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+W 48–3 96,291 September 19, 19983:30 PMat Pittsburgh*No. 8

CBSW 20–13 56,743 October 3, 199812:00 PMat No. 1 Ohio StateNo. 7

ABCL 9–28 93,479 October 10, 19983:30 PMat MinnesotaNo. 13

ABCW 27–17 40,546 October 17, 19983:30 PMPurduedaggerNo. 12

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 31–13 97,034 October 31, 199812:00 PMIllinoisNo. 10

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+W 27–0 96,508 November 7, 199812:00 PMat No. 22 MichiganNo. 9

ABCL 0–27 111,019 November 14, 199812:00 PMNorthwesternNo. 19

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN2W 41–10 96,382 November 21, 19983:00 PMat No. 13 WisconsinNo. 16

ESPNL 3–24 78,964 November 28, 19981:00 PMMichigan StateNo. 23

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 51–28 96,358 January 1, 199911:00 AMvs. KentuckyNo. 22

ESPNW 26–14 66,005

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NFL Draft

Two Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1999 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
5th 5 138 Brad Scioli Defensive end Indianapolis Colts
5th 7 140 Floyd Wedderburn Offensive guard Seattle Seahawks

1999 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
1999 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Wisconsin $   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 7 Michigan State   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 5 Michigan %   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 11 Penn State   5 – 3     10 – 3  
No. 18 Minnesota   5 – 3     8 – 4  
No. 24 Illinois   4 – 4     8 – 4  
No. 25 Purdue   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Ohio State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Indiana   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Northwestern   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Iowa   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll
See also: 1999 Alamo Bowl

Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Northwestern and Wisconsin this year.

August 28, 19991:00 PMNo. 4 Arizona*No. 3

ABCW 41–7 97,168 September 4, 199912:00 PMAkron*No. 2

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+W 70–24 95,192 September 11, 199912:00 PMPittsburgh*No. 2

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPNW 20–17 96,127 September 18, 19993:30 PMat No. 8 Miami*No. 3

CBSW 27–23 74,427 September 25, 199912:00 PMIndianaNo. 2

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPNW 45–24 96,416 October 9, 199912:00 PMat IowaNo. 2

ESPN+W 31–7 66,398 October 16, 199912:00 PMNo. 18 Ohio StateNo. 2

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 23–10 97,007 October 23, 19993:30 PMat No. 16 PurdueNo. 2

ABCW 31–25 68,355 October 30, 19993:30 PMat IllinoisNo. 2

ABCW 27–7 50,014 November 6, 199912:00 PMMinnesotadaggerNo. 2

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN2L 23–24 96,753 November 13, 199912:00 PMNo. 16 MichiganNo. 6

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCL 27–31 96,840 November 20, 19993:30 PMat No. 15 Michigan StateNo. 13

ABCL 28–35 74,231 December 287:30 PMvs. No. 18 Texas A&MNo. 13

ESPNW 24–0 65,380

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NFL Draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 2000 NFL Draft, including the first two overall picks.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
1st 1 1 Courtney Brown Defensive end Cleveland Browns
1st 2 2 LaVar Arrington Linebacker Washington Redskins
3rd 29 91 David Macklin Cornerback Indianapolis Colts
4th 11 105 Brandon Short Linebacker New York Giants

Awards

Chuck Bednarik Award
Dick Butkus Award

2000 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Purdue $+   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Northwestern +   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 11 Michigan +   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Ohio State   5 – 3     8 – 4  
No. 23 Wisconsin   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Minnesota   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Penn State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Iowa   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Illinois   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Michigan State   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Indiana   2 – 6     3 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Northwestern and Wisconsin this year.

August 272:30 PMvs. No. 15 USC*No. 22

ABCL 5–29 78,902 September 212:00 PMToledo*

ESPN2L 6–24 94,296 September 912:00 PMLouisiana Tech*

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+W 67–7 94,555 September 163:30 PMat Pittsburgh*

CBSL 0–12 61,221 September 2312:00 PMat No. 14 Ohio State

ABCL 6–45 98,144 September 303:30 PMNo. 22 Purdue

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 22–20 96,023 October 712:00 PMat Minnesota

ESPN2L 16–25 44,439 October 2112:00 PMIllinoisdagger

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN2W 39–25 96,475 October 287:00 PMvs. Indiana

ESPN2W 27–24 43,122 November 412:00 PMIowa

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+L 23–26 2OT95,437 November 1112:00 PMat No. 20 Michigan

ESPNL 11–33 110,803 November 1812:00 PMMichigan State

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+W 42–23 96,070

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NFL Draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 2001 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
3rd 9 71 Bhawoh Jue Free safety Green Bay Packers
3rd 17 79 Kareem McKenzie Offensive tackle New York Jets
3rd 32 94 James Boyd Strong safety Jacksonville Jaguars
5th 16 147 Tony Stewart Tight end Philadelphia Eagles

2001 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
2001 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Illinois $   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 20 Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Ohio State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Iowa   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Purdue   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Penn State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Indiana   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Michigan State   3 – 5     7 – 5  
Wisconsin   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Minnesota   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Northwestern   2 – 6     4 – 7  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Minnesota and Purdue this year. Also, due to the events of 9/11, the Virginia game was rescheduled from September 13, 2001, to December 1, 2001.

September 18:00 PMNo. 2 Miami*

ABCL 7–33 109,313 September 2212:00 PMWisconsin

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCL 6–18 107,253 September 2912:00 PMat Iowa

ESPNL 18–24 69,422 October 63:30 PMNo. 15 Michigan

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCL 0–20 107,879 October 203:30 PMat No. 22 Northwestern

ABCW 38–35 (vacated)42,512 October 2712:00 PMOhio State

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPNW 29–27 (vacated)108,327 November 312:00 PMSouthern Miss*dagger

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN2W 38–20 (vacated)106,158 November 103:30 PMat No. 15 Illinois

ABCL 28–33 70,904 November 1712:00 PMIndiana

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+W 28–14 (vacated)106,527 November 243:30 PMat Michigan State

ESPNW 42–37 (vacated)72,658 December 112:00 PMat Virginia*

ESPNL 14–20 57,005

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NFL Draft

Two Nittany Lions were drafted in the 2002 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
4th 9 107 Omar Easy Fullback Kansas City Chiefs
6th 24 196 John Gilmore Tight end New Orleans Saints

2002 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 16
2002 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Ohio State $#+   8 – 0     14 – 0  
No. 8 Iowa %+   8 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 9 Michigan   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 16 Penn State   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Purdue   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Illinois   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Minnesota   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Wisconsin   2 – 6     8 – 6  
Michigan State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Northwestern   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[4]
Main article: 2002 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Minnesota and Purdue this year.

August 31, 200212:00 PM[5]UCF*No. 23

ESPN[5]W 27–24 (vacated)103,029 September 14, 20028:00 PM[6]No. 7 Nebraska*No. 25

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABC[6]W 40–7 (vacated)110,753 September 21, 200212:00 PM[7]Louisiana Tech*No. 15

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+[7]W 49–17 (vacated)103,987 September 28, 200212:00 PM[8]IowaNo. 12

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN[8]L 35–42 OT108,247 October 5, 20023:30 PM[9]at No. 15 WisconsinNo. 21

ABC[9]W 34–31 (vacated)79,403 October 12, 20023:30 PM[10]at No. 10 MichiganNo. 17

ABC[10]L 24–27 OT111,502 October 19, 200212:00 PM[11]NorthwesterndaggerNo. 21

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN2[12]W 49–0 (vacated)108,853 October 26, 20023:30 PM[13]at No. 4 Ohio StateNo. 17

ABC[13]L 7–13105,103 November 2, 20023:30 PM[14]IllinoisNo. 21

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN[14]W 18–7 (vacated)105,589 November 9, 20023:30 PM[15]Virginia*No. 19

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABC[15]W 35–14 (vacated)108,698 November 16, 20023:30 PM[16]at IndianaNo. 16

ESPN2[17]W 58–25 (vacated)27,454 November 23, 20023:30 PM[17]Michigan StateNo. 16

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABC[17]W 61–7 (vacated)108,755 January 1, 20031:00 PMvs. No. 22 AuburnNo. 10

ABC[18]L 9–1366,334

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2003 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
2003 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Michigan $   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 4 Ohio State %   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 18 Purdue   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 8 Iowa   5 – 3     10 – 3  
No. 20 Minnesota   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Michigan State   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Wisconsin   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Northwestern   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Penn State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Illinois   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Main article: 2003 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Penn State does not play Big Ten teams Illinois and Michigan this year.

August 303:30 PMTemple*

ESPN+W 23–10 (vacated)101,553 September 612:00 PMBoston College*No. 25

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCL 14–27106,445 September 138:00 PMat No. 18 Nebraska*

ABCL 10–1878,008 September 201:00 PMKent State*

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

none‡W 32–10 (vacated)102,078 September 2712:00 PMNo. 20 Minnesota

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPNL 14–20106,735 October 412:00 PMWisconsindagger

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+L 23–30107,851 October 113:30 PMat No. 20 Purdue

ABCL 14–2859,720 October 2512:00 PMat No. 16 Iowa

ABCL 14–2670,397 November 13:30 PMNo. 7 Ohio State

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCL 20–21108,276 November 812:00 PMat Northwestern

ESPN2L 7–1726,188 November 1512:00 PMIndiana

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+W 52–7 (vacated)106,465 November 2212:00 PMat Michigan State

ESPNL 10–4172,119

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‡ The game was not televised but was webcast on ESPN.com.

2004 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
2004 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Michigan $+   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 8 Iowa +   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 17 Wisconsin   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Northwestern   5 – 3     6 – 6  
No. 20 Ohio State   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Purdue   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Michigan State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Minnesota   3 – 5     7 – 5  
Penn State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Illinois   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Indiana   1 – 7     3 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
Main article: 2004 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Illinois and Michigan this year.

September 43:30 PMAkron*

ESPN+W 48–10 (vacated)98,866 September 118:00 PMat Boston College*

ABCL 7–2144,500 September 1812:00 PMUCF*

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+W 37–13 (vacated)101,715 September 255:45 PMat No. 20 Wisconsin

ESPNL 3–1682,179 October 28:00 PMat No. 19 Minnesota

ESPN+L 7–1650,386 October 94:30 PMNo. 10 Purdue

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPNL 13–20108,183 October 2312:00 PMIowadagger

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN2L 4–6108,062 October 3012:00 PMat Ohio State

ABCL 10–21104,947 November 612:00 PMNorthwestern

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+L 7–14100,353 November 1312:00 PMat Indiana

ESPN+W 22–18 (vacated)24,092 November 2012:00 PMMichigan State

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN2W 37–13 (vacated)101,486

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2005 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
2005 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Penn State $+   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 4 Ohio State %+   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 15 Wisconsin   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Northwestern   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Iowa   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Minnesota   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Purdue   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Michigan State   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Indiana   1 – 7     4 – 7  
Illinois   0 – 8     2 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
Main article: 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
See also: 2006 Orange Bowl

Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Indiana and Iowa this year.

September 3, 20053:30 PMSouth Florida*

ESPN+W 23–13 (vacated)99,235 September 10, 200512:00 PMCincinnati*

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+W 42–24 (vacated)98,727 September 17, 20053:30 PMCentral Michigan*

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+W 40–3 (vacated)100,276 September 24, 200512:00 PMat Northwestern

ESPN2W 34–29 (vacated)24,395 October 1, 20053:30 PMNo. 19 Minnesota

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 44–14 (vacated)106,604 October 8, 20057:45 PMNo. 6 Ohio StateNo. 18

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPNW 17–10 (vacated)109,839 October 15, 20053:30 PMat MichiganNo. 10

ABCL 25–27111,249 October 22, 20057:00 PMat IllinoisNo. 14

ESPN2W 63–10 (vacated)52,633 October 29, 20053:30 PMPurduedaggerNo. 12

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 33–15 (vacated)109,467 November 5, 20053:30 PMNo. 14 WisconsinNo. 11

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 35–14 (vacated)109,865 November 19, 20054:00 PMat Michigan StateNo. 5

ESPNW 31–22 (vacated)75,005 January 3, 20068:00 PMvs. No. 22 Florida StateNo. 3

ABCW 26–23 3OT (vacated)77,773

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2006 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 24
2006 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Ohio State $   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 8 Michigan %   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 7 Wisconsin   7 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 24 Penn State   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Purdue   5 – 3     8 – 6  
Minnesota   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Indiana   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Northwestern   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Iowa   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Illinois   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Michigan State   1 – 7     4 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll
Main article: 2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
See also: 2007 Outback Bowl

Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Indiana and Iowa this year.

September 2, 20063:30 PMAkron*No. 19

ESPN2W 34–16 (vacated)106,505 September 9, 20063:30 PMat No. 4 Notre Dame*No. 19

NBCL 17–4180,795 September 16, 20063:30 PMYoungstown State*No. 25

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPNUW 37–3 (vacated)104,953 September 23, 20063:30 PMat No. 1 Ohio StateNo. 24

ABCL 6–28105,266 September 30, 20063:30 PMNorthwestern

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 33–7 (vacated)108,837 October 7, 200612:00 PMat Minnesota

ESPN+W 28–27 OT (vacated)45,227 October 14, 20068:00 PMNo. 5 Michigan

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCL 10–17110,007 October 21, 200612:00 PMIllinoisdagger

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN2W 26–12 (vacated)108,112 October 28, 200612:00 PMat Purdue

ABCW 12–0 (vacated)58,025 November 4, 200612:00 PMat No. 17 Wisconsin

ABCL 3–1381,777 November 11, 20063:30 PMTemple*

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+W 47–0 (vacated)105,950 November 18, 200612:00 PMMichigan State

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN2W 17–13 (vacated)108,607 January 1, 200711:00 AMvs. No. 18 Tennessee

ESPNW 20–10 (vacated)65,601

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2007 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
2007 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Ohio State $   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 18 Michigan   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 20 Illinois %   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 24 Wisconsin   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Penn State   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Iowa   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Purdue   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Indiana   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Michigan State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Northwestern   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Minnesota   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll
Main article: 2007 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
See also: 2007 Alamo Bowl

Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Northwestern and Minnesota this year.

September 112:00 PMFlorida International*No. 18

BTNW 59–0 (vacated)107,678 September 86:00 PMNotre Dame*No. 15

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPNW 31–10 (vacated)110,078 September 1512:00 PMBuffalo*No. 12

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

BTNW 45–24 (vacated)107,506 September 223:30 PMat MichiganNo. 10

ABC/ESPNL 9–14 111,310 September 2912:00 PMat IllinoisNo. 19

BTNL 20–27 57,078 October 63:30 PMIowa

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABC/ESPN2W 27–7 (vacated)108,951 October 133:30 PMNo. 15 Wisconsindagger

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABC/ESPNW 38–7 (vacated)109,574 October 2012:00 PMat IndianaNo. 25

ESPNW 36–31 (vacated)41,251 October 278:00 PMNo. 1 Ohio StateNo. 22

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCL 37–17 110,134 November 312:00 PMPurdue

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPNW 26–19 (vacated)108,318 November 1012:00 PMat Temple*No. 25

ESPNUW 31–0 (vacated)69,029 November 173:30 PMat Michigan StateNo. 22

ABC/ESPNL 35–31 72,251 December 298:00 PMvs. Texas A&M*

ESPNW 24–17 (vacated)66,166

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2008 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
2008 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Penn State $+   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 9 Ohio State %+   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 24 Michigan State   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Northwestern   5 – 3     9 – 4  
No. 20 Iowa   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Wisconsin   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Minnesota   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Illinois   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Purdue   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Michigan   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
Main article: 2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
See also: 2009 Rose Bowl

Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Northwestern and Minnesota this year.

August 30, 200812:00 PM[19]Coastal Carolina*No. 22

BTN[19]W 66–10 (vacated)106,577 September 6, 20083:30 PM[20]Oregon State[21]*No. 19

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABC/ESPN2[20]W 45–14 (vacated)108,159 September 13, 20083:30 PM[22]at Syracuse*No. 17

ABC[22]W 55–13 (vacated)45,795 September 20, 200812:00 PM[19]Temple[23]*No. 15

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

BTN[19]W 45–3 (vacated)105,106 September 27, 20088:00 PM[24]No. 21 IllinoisNo. 12

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABC[25]W 38–24 (vacated)109,626 October 4, 200812:00 PM[26]at PurdueNo. 6

ESPN[27]W 20–6 (vacated)57,215 October 11, 20088:00 PM[24]at No. 24 WisconsinNo. 6

ESPN[28]W 48–7 (vacated)81,524 October 18, 20084:30 PM[24]MichigandaggerNo. 3

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN[29]W 46–17 (vacated)110,017 October 25, 20088:00 PM[24]at No. 10 Ohio StateNo. 3

ABC[30]W 13–6 (vacated)105,711 November 8, 20083:30 PM[8]at IowaNo. 2

ABC/ESPN[8]L 23–24 70,585 November 15, 200812:00 PM[31]IndianaNo. 8

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

BTN[31]W 34–7 (vacated)108,447 November 22, 20083:30 PM[32]No. 15 Michigan StateNo. 8

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABC/ESPN[32]W 49–18 (vacated)109,845 January 1, 20095:10 PM[33]vs. No. 4 USC[33]No. 6

ABC[33]L 24–38 93,293

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2009 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 9
2009 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Ohio State $   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 7 Iowa %   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 9 Penn State   6 – 2     11 – 2  
Northwestern   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 16 Wisconsin   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Michigan State   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Purdue   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Minnesota   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Illinois   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Michigan   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Indiana   1 – 7     4 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll
Main article: 2009 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
See also: 2010 Capital One Bowl

September 5, 200912:00 PM[34]Akron[35]*No. 8

BTN[34]W 31–7 104,968 September 12, 200912:00 PM[34]Syracuse*No. 5

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

BTN[34]W 28–7 106,387 September 19, 200912:00 PM[34]Temple*No. 5

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

BTN[34]W 31–6105,514 September 26, 20098:00 PM[24]IowaNo. 4

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABC[24]L 10–21 109,316 October 3, 20093:30 PM[36]at IllinoisNo. 13

ABC
[36]W 35–17 62,870 October 10, 200912:00 PM[37]Eastern Illinois*No. 12

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPNC[37]W 52–3 104,488 October 17, 20093:30 PM[38]MinnesotadaggerNo. 13

ABC[38]W 20–0 107,981 October 24, 20093:30 PM[39]at MichiganNo. 11

ABC[39]W 35–10 110,377 October 31, 20094:30 PM[24]at NorthwesternNo. 10

ESPNW 34–13 30,546 November 7, 20093:30 PMNo. 12 Ohio StateNo. 10

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (Rivalry)

ABCL 7–24 110,033 November 14, 200912:00 PMIndianaNo. 17

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

BTNW 31–20 107,379 November 21, 20093:30 PMat Michigan StateNo. 12

ABCW 42–14 73,771 January 1, 20101:00 PMvs. No. 15 LSU*No. 11

ABCW 19–17 63,025

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2010 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
2010 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Michigan State +   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 7 Wisconsin $+   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Iowa   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Illinois   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Penn State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Michigan   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Northwestern   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Purdue   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Minnesota   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7     5 – 7  
No. 5 Ohio State† %   0 – 1     0 – 1  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † – Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) self-vacated all of their wins[40]
Rankings from AP Poll[41][42]
Main article: 2010 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
See also: 2011 Outback Bowl

September 4, 201012:00 PMYoungstown State[43]*No. 14

BTNW 44–14 101,213[44] September 11, 20107:00 PMat No. 1 Alabama[45]*No. 14

ESPNL 3–24 101,821[46] September 18, 201012:00 PMKent State[45]*No. 20

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN2W 24–0 (vacated)100,610[47] September 25, 20103:30 PMTemple[45]*No. 20

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

BTNW 22–13 104,840[48] October 2, 20108:00 PMat No. 18 Iowa[45]No. 20

ESPNL 3–24 70,585[49] October 9, 201012:00 PMIllinois[45]dagger

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN2L 13–33 107,638[50] October 23, 201012:00 PMat Minnesota[45]

ESPNUW 33–21 48,479[51] October 30, 20108:00 PMNo. 25 Michigan[45]

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPNW 41–31 108,539[52] November 6, 20103:30 PMNorthwestern[45]

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABC/ESPN2W 35–21 104,147[53] November 13, 20103:30 PMat No. 7 Ohio State[45]

ABC/ESPNW 14–38 105,466[54] November 20, 201012:00 p.m.vs. Indiana[45]

BTNW 41–24 78,790[55] November 27, 201012:00 PMNo. 10 Michigan State[45]

ESPN2L 22–28 102,649[56] January 1, 20111:00 PMvs. Florida*

ABCL 24–37 60,574[57]

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2011 season

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
2011 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Legends Division
No. 11 Michigan State x   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 12 Michigan %   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 24 Nebraska   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Iowa   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Northwestern   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Minnesota   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Leaders Division
No. 10 Wisconsin xy$   6 – 2     11 – 3  
Penn State x   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Purdue   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Ohio State   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Illinois   2 – 6     7 – 6  
Indiana   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
Main article: 2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
See also: 2012 TicketCity Bowl

September 312:00 PMIndiana State*No. 25

BTNW 41–7 96,461 September 103:30 PMNo. 3 Alabama*No. 20

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCL 11–27 107,846 September 1712:00 PMat Temple*

ESPNW 14–10 57,323 September 2412:00 PMEastern Michigan*

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN2W 34–6 95,636 October 112:00 PMat Indiana

ESPNUW 16–10 42,621 October 83:30 PMIowa

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 13–3 103,497[58] October 1512:00 PMPurduedaggerNo. 25

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

BTNW 23–18 100,820 October 227:00 PMat NorthwesternNo. 21

BTNW 34–24 40,004[59] October 293:30 PMIllinoisNo. 19

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 10–7 97,828[60] November 1212:00 PMNo. 19 NebraskaNo. 12

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPNL 14–17 107,193 November 193:30 PMat Ohio StateNo. 21

ABCW 20–14 104,994 November 263:30 PMat No. 12 WisconsinNo. 19

ESPNL 7–45 79,708[61] January 212:00 PMvs. No. 17 HoustonNo. 23

ESPNUL 14–30 46,817

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