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The Penn State Nittany Lions team represents the Pennsylvania State University in college football. The Nittany Lions compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference , which they joined in 1993 after playing as an Independent from 1892 to 1992.
Penn State then drove 66 yards on 13 plays and became the first team to run a play inside Michigan's 10-yard line during the 2023 season. Facing a first-and-goal from the three-yard line, Michigan's defense stopped the Nittany Lions who settled for a 20-yard field goal by Alex Felkins.
The 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents Pennsylvania State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season.The Nittany Lions are led by head coach James Franklin, [1] who is in his 11th year leading the program.
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 ...
Tom Bradley – former Penn State defensive coordinator [224] Andre Collins – Director of Retired Players, NFL Players' Association [225] W.T. "Mother" Dunn – first football All-American at Penn State [226] Chafie Fields – sports and talent agent [227] Fran Ganter – former Penn State assistant coach [228]
The 2022 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by ninth-year head coach James Franklin. [1] The Nittany Lions entered the season unranked for the first time since 2016. [2]
Penn State has been represented in at least one of the teams participating in the Super Bowl 37 of the 41 times the championship game has been played. [25] A report indicated that Penn State's football program ranks 12th nationwide in terms of economic contributions to each program's university, athletic department, conference, and community.