List of Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons
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 1,320 officially sanctioned games, including 49 bowl games.
Beaver Stadium, the home venue since 1960
For most of its existence, Penn State competed as an independent. In 1993, Penn State joined the Big Ten Conference, where it has been a member ever since.
Seasons
| National Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Bowl game berth |
| Year | Coach(es) | Conference | Record[1][2] | Bowl | Final AP Ranking | |||||
| Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||||||
| Penn State Nittany Lions | ||||||||||
| 1887 | NO COACH | Ind | 2 | 0 | 0 | N/A | ||||
| 1888 | Ind | 0 | 2 | 1 | N/A | |||||
| 1889 | Ind | 2 | 2 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1890 | Ind | 2 | 2 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1891 | PIFA | 6 | 2 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1892 | George Hoskins | Ind | 5 | 1 | 0 | N/A | ||||
| 1893 | Ind | 4 | 1 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1894 | Ind | 6 | 0 | 1 | N/A | |||||
| 1895 | Ind | 2 | 2 | 3 | N/A | |||||
| 1896 | Samuel B. Newton | Ind | 3 | 4 | 0 | N/A | ||||
| 1897 | Ind | 3 | 6 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1898 | Ind | 6 | 4 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1899 | Sam B. Boyle | Ind | 4 | 6 | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 1900 | William N. "Pop" Golden | Ind | 4 | 6 | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 1901 | Ind | 5 | 3 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1902 | Ind | 7 | 3 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1903 | Daniel A. "Dan" Reed | Ind | 5 | 3 | 0 | N/A | ||||
| 1904 | Thomas F. "Tom" Fennell | Ind | 6 | 4 | 0 | N/A | ||||
| 1905 | Ind | 8 | 3 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1906 | Ind | 8 | 1 | 1 | N/A | |||||
| 1907 | Ind | 6 | 4 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1908 | Ind | 5 | 5 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1909 | William M. "Bill" Hollenback | Ind | 5 | 0 | 2 | N/A | ||||
| 1910 | Jack Hollenback | Ind | 5 | 2 | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 1911 | William M. Hollenback | Ind | 8 | 0 | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 1912 | Ind | 8 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1913 | Ind | 2 | 6 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1914 | Ind | 5 | 3 | 1 | N/A | |||||
| 1915 | Richard C. "Dick" Harlow | Ind | 7 | 2 | 0 | N/A | ||||
| 1916 | Ind | 8 | 2 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1917 | Ind | 5 | 4 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1918 | Hugo F. Bezdek | Ind | 1 | 2 | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 1919 | Ind | 7 | 1 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1920 | Ind | 7 | 0 | 2 | N/A | |||||
| 1921 | Ind | 8 | 0 | 2 | N/A | |||||
| 1922 | Ind | 6 | 4 | 1 | Lost Rose vs. USC, 3–14 | N/A | ||||
| 1923 | Ind | 6 | 2 | 1 | N/A | |||||
| 1924 | Ind | 6 | 3 | 1 | N/A | |||||
| 1925 | Ind | 4 | 4 | 1 | N/A | |||||
| 1926 | Ind | 5 | 4 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1927 | Ind | 6 | 2 | 1 | N/A | |||||
| 1928 | Ind | 3 | 5 | 1 | N/A | |||||
| 1929 | Ind | 6 | 3 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1930 | Robert A. "Bob" Higgins | Ind | 3 | 4 | 2 | N/A | ||||
| 1931 | Ind | 2 | 8 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1932 | Ind | 2 | 5 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1933 | Ind | 3 | 3 | 1 | N/A | |||||
| 1934 | Ind | 4 | 4 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1935 | Ind | 4 | 4 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| 1936 | Ind | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1937 | Ind | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1938 | Ind | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1939 | Ind | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | |||||
| 1940 | Ind | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1941 | Ind | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1942 | Ind | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |||||
| 1943 | Ind | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1944 | Ind | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1945 | Ind | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1946 | Ind | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1947 | Ind | 9 | 0 | 1 | Tied Cotton vs. SMU, 13–13 | 4 | ||||
| 1948 | Ind | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |||||
| 1949 | F. Joseph "Joe" Bedenk | Ind | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1950 | Charles A. "Rip" Engle | Ind | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1951 | Ind | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1952 | Ind | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1953 | Ind | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1954 | Ind | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | |||||
| 1955 | Ind | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1956 | Ind | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1957 | Ind | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1958 | Ind | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1959 | Ind | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won Liberty vs. Alabama, 7–0 | 12 | ||||
| 1960 | Ind | 7 | 3 | 0 | Won Liberty vs. Oregon, 41–12 | 16 | ||||
| 1961 | Ind | 8 | 3 | 0 | Won Gator vs. Georgia Tech, 30–15 | 17 | ||||
| 1962 | Ind | 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost Gator vs. Florida 7–17 | 9 | ||||
| 1963 | Ind | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1964 | Ind | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1965 | Ind | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1966 | Joe Paterno | Ind | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1967 | Ind | 8 | 2 | 1 | Tied Gator vs. Florida State, 17–17 | 10 | ||||
| 1968 | Ind | 11 | 0 | 0 | Won Orange vs. Kansas, 15–14 | 2 | ||||
| 1969 | Ind | 11 | 0 | 0 | Won Orange vs. Missouri 10–3 | 2 | ||||
| 1970 | Ind | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1971 | Ind | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won Cotton vs. Texas, 30–6 | 5 | ||||
| 1972 | Ind | 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost Sugar vs. Oklahoma, 0–14 | 10 | ||||
| 1973 | Ind | 12 | 0 | 0 | Won Orange vs. LSU, 16–9 | 5 | ||||
| 1974 | Ind | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won Cotton vs. Baylor, 41–20 | 7 | ||||
| 1975 | Ind | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost Sugar vs. Alabama, 6–13 | 10 | ||||
| 1976 | Ind | 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost Gator vs. Notre Dame, 9–20 | — | ||||
| 1977 | Ind | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won Fiesta vs. Arizona State, 42–30 | 5 | ||||
| 1978 | Ind | 11 | 1 | 0 | Lost Sugar vs. Alabama, 7–14 | 4 | ||||
| 1979 | Ind | 8 | 4 | 0 | Won Liberty vs. Tulane, 9–6 | 20 | ||||
| 1980 | Ind | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won Fiesta vs. Ohio State, 31–19 | 8 | ||||
| 1981 | Ind | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won Fiesta vs. USC, 26–10 | 3 | ||||
| 1982 | Ind | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won Sugar vs. Georgia, 27–23 | 1 | ||||
| 1983 | Ind | 8 | 4 | 1 | Won Aloha vs. Washington, 13–10 | — | ||||
| 1984 | Ind | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1985 | Ind | 11 | 1 | 0 | Lost Orange vs. Oklahoma 10–25 | 3 | ||||
| 1986 | Ind | 12 | 0 | 0 | Won Fiesta vs. Miami (FL), 14–10 | 1 | ||||
| 1987 | Ind | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost Citrus vs. Clemson, 10–35 | — | ||||
| 1988 | Ind | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1989 | Ind | 8 | 3 | 1 | Won Holiday vs. BYU, 50–39 | 15 | ||||
| 1990 | Ind | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost Blockbuster vs. Florida State, 17–24 | 11 | ||||
| 1991 | Ind | 11 | 2 | 0 | Won Fiesta vs. Tennessee, 42–17 | 3 | ||||
| 1992 | Ind | 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost Blockbuster vs. Stanford, 3–24 | — | ||||
| 1993 | Big Ten | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won Citrus vs. Tennessee, 31–13 | 8 | ||||
| 1994 | Big Ten | 12 | 0 | 0 | Won Rose vs. Oregon, 38–20 | 2 | ||||
| 1995 | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won Outback vs. Auburn, 43–14 | 13 | ||||
| 1996 | Big Ten | 11 | 2 | -[A 1] | Won Fiesta Bowl vs. Texas, 38–15 | 7 | ||||
| 1997 | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | - | Lost Citrus vs. Florida, 6–21 | 16 | ||||
| 1998 | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | - | Won Outback vs. Kentucky, 26–14 | 17 | ||||
| 1999 | Big Ten | 10 | 3 | - | Won Alamo vs. Texas A&M, 24–0 | 11 | ||||
| 2000 | Big Ten | 5 | 7 | - | — | |||||
| 2001 | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | - | — | |||||
| 2002 | Big Ten | 9 | 4 | - | Lost Capital One vs. Auburn, 9–13 | 16 | ||||
| 2003 | Big Ten | 3 | 9 | - | — | |||||
| 2004 | Big Ten | 4 | 7 | - | — | |||||
| 2005 | Big Ten | 11 | 1 | - | Won Orange vs. Florida State, 26–23 3 OT | 3 | ||||
| 2006 | Big Ten | 9 | 4 | - | Won Outback vs. Tennessee, 20–10 | 24 | ||||
| 2007 | Big Ten | 9 | 4 | - | Won Alamo vs. Texas A&M, 24–17 | — | ||||
| 2008 | Big Ten | 11 | 2 | - | Lost Rose vs. USC, 24–38 | 8 | ||||
| 2009 | Big Ten | 11 | 2 | - | Won Capital One vs. LSU, 19–17 | 9 | ||||
| 2010 | Big Ten | 7 | 6 | - | Lost Outback vs. Florida, 24–37 | — | ||||
| 2011 | Joe Paterno Tom Bradley (interim)[A 2] | Big Ten (Leaders Division) | 9 | 4 | - | Lost TicketCity vs. Houston, 14–30 | — | |||
| 2012 | Bill O' Brien | Big Ten | 8 | 4 | - | Ineligible | — | |||
| 2013 | Big Ten | 7 | 5 | - | Ineligible | — | ||||
| 2014 | James Franklin | Big Ten (East Division) | 7 | 6 | - | Won Pinstripe vs. Boston College, 31–30 OT | — | |||
| 2015 | Big Ten | 7 | 6 | - | Lost TaxSlayer vs. Georgia, 17–24 | — | ||||
| 2016 | Big Ten | 11 | 3 | - | Lost Rose vs. USC 49–52 | 7 | ||||
| 2017 | Big Ten | 11 | 2 | - | Won Fiesta vs. Washington 35–28 | 8 | ||||
| 2018 | Big Ten | 9 | 4 | - | Lost Citrus vs. Kentucky 24–27 | 17 | ||||
| 2019 | Big Ten | 11 | 2 | - | Won Cotton vs. Memphis 53–39 | 9 | ||||
| 2020 | Big Ten | 4 | 5 | - | Opted out[7] | — | ||||
| Total | 902 | 398 | 42 | (all games) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes
- Overtime introduced for regular season in Division I-A in 1996, eliminating ties.[3]
- Joe Paterno was fired in the wake of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal on November 9, 2011, and defensive coordinator Tom Bradley was named the interim head coach in his place.[4][5][6]
References
- Penn State Nittany Lions Index. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- Penn State Yearly Totals Archived 2010-02-16 at the Wayback Machine. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
- "Penn State fires Joe Paterno as head coach amid sex-abuse scandal". The Star-Ledger. November 9, 2011.
- "Board of Trustees announces leadership changes at Penn State". Penn State Live. The Pennsylvania State University. November 9, 2011. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011.
- "Trustees: Penn State president removed, Paterno out immediately". CNN. November 10, 2011.
- "2020 Football Season Concludes". GoPSUsports.com. December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.