Penn State

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Big Ten · State College, State College, Pennsylvania

National titles: 1911, 1912, 1982, 1986

930-416-38

All-time

0.672

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Rivalries

Pitt-Penn State rivalryPittsburgh

Greatest games

Penn State's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Jan 2, 1987	1986	Fiesta Bowl	#2 Penn State 14-10 #1 Miami (FL) Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona National TitleMajor Bowl ▶ Watch	National TitleMajor Bowl	1.79
2	Jan 1, 1979	1978	Sugar Bowl	#1 Penn State 7-14 #2 Alabama Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	1.74
3	Jan 1, 1983	1982	Sugar Bowl	#2 Penn State 27-23 #1 Georgia Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	1.70
4	Jan 1, 1986	1985	Orange Bowl	#1 Penn State 10-25 #3 Oklahoma Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	1.43
5	Dec 7, 2024	2024	Big Ten Championship Game	#3 Penn State 37-45 #1 Oregon Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana Conf Title	Conf Title	1.20
6	Jan 1, 1948	1947	Cotton Bowl	#4 Penn State 13-13 #3 SMU Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Major Bowl	Major Bowl	1.18
7	Jan 1, 1970	1969	Orange Bowl	#2 Penn State 10-3 #6 Missouri Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida Major Bowl	Major Bowl	1.13
8	Jan 1, 1969	1968	Orange Bowl	#3 Penn State 15-14 #6 Kansas Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida Major Bowl	Major Bowl	1.08
9	Jan 9, 2025	2024	Orange Bowl	#5 Penn State 24-27 #3 Notre Dame Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida Playoff	Playoff	0.98
10	Oct 10, 1992	1992		#7 Penn State 14-17 #2 Miami (FL) Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania		0.94

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl	Natl
2026	Penn State	0-0	Big Ten
2025	Penn State	7-6	Big Ten		3-6					#2	Pinstripe Bowl (W)
2024	Penn State	13-3	Big Ten		8-1	✓		#5	#5	#3	Orange Bowl (L)MajorCFP
2023	Penn State	10-3	Big Ten	East	7-2			#13	#13	#6	Peach Bowl (L)MajorCFP
2022	Penn State	11-2	Big Ten	East	7-2			#7	#7	#7	Rose Bowl (W)MajorCFP
2021	Penn State	7-6	Big Ten	East	4-5					#4	Outback Bowl (L)
2020	Penn State	4-5	Big Ten	East	4-5					#7
2019	Penn State	11-2	Big Ten	East	7-2			#9	#9	#5	Cotton Bowl (W)MajorCFP
2018	Penn State	9-4	Big Ten	East	6-3			#17	#17	#8	Citrus Bowl (L)
2017	Penn State	11-2	Big Ten	East	7-2			#8	#8	#2	Fiesta Bowl (W)MajorCFP
2016	Penn State	11-3	Big Ten	East	8-1	✓	★	#7	#7	#5	Rose Bowl (L)MajorCFP
2015	Penn State	7-6	Big Ten	East	4-4						TaxSlayer Bowl (L)
2014	Penn State	7-6	Big Ten	East	2-6						Pinstripe Bowl (W)
2013	Penn State	7-5	Big Ten	Leaders	4-4
2012	Penn State	8-4	Big Ten	Leaders	6-2
2011	Penn State	9-4	Big Ten	Leaders	6-2					#12	TicketCity Bowl (L)
2010	Penn State	7-6	Big Ten		4-4					#18	Outback Bowl (L)
2009	Penn State	11-2	Big Ten		6-2			#9	#8	#5	Capital One Bowl (W)
2008	Penn State	11-2	Big Ten		7-1		★	#8	#8	#3	Rose Bowl (L)MajorBCS
2007	Penn State	9-4	Big Ten		4-4				#25	#10	Alamo Bowl (W)
2006	Penn State	9-4	Big Ten		5-3			#24	#25	#19	Outback Bowl (W)
2005	Penn State	11-1	Big Ten		7-1		★	#3	#3	#3	Orange Bowl (W)MajorBCS
2004	Penn State	4-7	Big Ten		2-6
2003	Penn State	3-9	Big Ten		1-7
2002	Penn State	9-4	Big Ten		5-3			#16	#15	#10	Citrus Bowl (L)
2001	Penn State	5-6	Big Ten		4-4
2000	Penn State	5-7	Big Ten		4-4					#22
1999	Penn State	10-3	Big Ten		5-3			#11	#11	#2	Alamo Bowl (W)
1998	Penn State	9-3	Big Ten		5-3			#17	#15	#7	Outback Bowl (W)
1997	Penn State	9-3	Big Ten		6-2			#16	#17	#1	Citrus Bowl (L)
1996	Penn State	11-2	Big Ten		6-2			#7	#7	#3	Fiesta Bowl (W)MajorBA
1995	Penn State	9-3	Big Ten		5-3			#13	#12	#4	Outback Bowl (W)
1994	Penn State	12-0	Big Ten		8-0		★	#2	#2	#1	Rose Bowl (W)MajorBC
1993	Penn State	10-2	Big Ten		6-2			#8	#7	#7	Citrus Bowl (W)
1992	Penn State	7-5	Independent						#24	#7	Blockbuster Bowl (L)
1991	Penn State	11-2	Independent					#3	#3	#3	Fiesta Bowl (W)Major
1990	Penn State	9-3	Independent					#11	#10	#7	Blockbuster Bowl (L)
1989	Penn State	8-3-1	Independent					#15	#14	#11	Holiday Bowl (W)
1988	Penn State	5-6	Independent							#16
1987	Penn State	8-4	Independent							#10	Citrus Bowl (L)Major
1986	Penn State	12-0	Independent					#1	#1	#1	Fiesta Bowl (W)Major	National
1985	Penn State	11-1	Independent					#3	#3	#1	Orange Bowl (L)Major
1984	Penn State	6-5	Independent							#4
1983	Penn State	8-4-1	Independent						#17	#4	Aloha Bowl (W)
1982	Penn State	11-1	Independent					#1	#1	#1	Sugar Bowl (W)Major	National
1981	Penn State	10-2	Independent					#3	#3	#1	Fiesta Bowl (W)Major
1980	Penn State	10-2	Independent					#8	#8	#5	Fiesta Bowl (W)
1979	Penn State	8-4	Independent					#20	#18	#5	Liberty Bowl (W)
1978	Penn State	11-1	Independent					#4	#4	#1	Sugar Bowl (L)Major
1977	Penn State	11-1	Independent					#5	#4	#4	Fiesta Bowl (W)
1976	Penn State	7-5	Independent							#7	Gator Bowl (L)
1975	Penn State	9-3	Independent					#10	#10	#6	Sugar Bowl (L)Major
1974	Penn State	10-2	Independent					#7	#7	#7	Cotton Bowl (W)Major
1973	Penn State	12-0	Independent					#5	#5	#5	Orange Bowl (W)Major
1972	Penn State	10-2	Independent					#10	#8	#5	Sugar Bowl (L)Major
1971	Penn State	11-1	Independent					#5	#11	#5	Cotton Bowl (W)Major
1970	Penn State	7-3	Independent					#18	#19	#4
1969	Penn State	11-0	Independent					#2	#2	#2	Orange Bowl (W)Major
1968	Penn State	11-0	Independent					#2	#3	#2	Orange Bowl (W)Major
1967	Penn State	8-2-1	Independent					#10	#11	#10	Gator Bowl (T)
1966	Penn State	5-5	Independent
1965	Penn State	5-5	Independent
1964	Penn State	6-4	Independent						#14
1963	Penn State	7-3	Independent						#16	#9
1962	Penn State	9-2	Independent					#9	#9	#3	Gator Bowl (L)
1961	Penn State	8-3	Independent					#17	#19	#7	Gator Bowl (W)
1960	Penn State	7-3	Independent					#16		#11	Liberty Bowl (W)
1959	Penn State	9-2	Independent					#12	#10	#7	Liberty Bowl (W)
1958	Penn State	6-3-1	Independent
1957	Penn State	6-3	Independent							#16
1956	Penn State	6-2-1	Independent							#12
1955	Penn State	5-4	Independent							#18
1954	Penn State	7-2	Independent					#20	#16	#9
1953	Penn State	6-3	Independent
1952	Penn State	7-2-1	Independent							#15
1951	Penn State	5-4	Independent
1950	Penn State	5-3-1	Independent
1949	Penn State	5-4	Independent
1948	Penn State	7-1-1	Independent					#18		#5
1947	Penn State	9-0-1	Independent					#4		#4	Cotton Bowl (T)Major
1946	Penn State	6-2	Independent
1945	Penn State	5-3	Independent							#12
1944	Penn State	6-3	Independent
1943	Penn State	5-3-1	Independent
1942	Penn State	6-1-1	Independent							#19
1941	Penn State	7-2	Independent
1940	Penn State	6-1-1	Independent					#20		#16
1939	Penn State	5-1-2	Independent
1938	Penn State	3-4-1	Independent
1937	Penn State	5-3	Independent
1936	Penn State	3-5	Independent
1935	Penn State	4-4	Independent
1934	Penn State	4-4	Independent
1933	Penn State	3-3-1	Independent
1932	Penn State	2-5	Independent
1931	Penn State	2-8	Independent
1930	Penn State	3-4-2	Independent
1929	Penn State	6-3	Independent
1928	Penn State	3-5-1	Independent
1927	Penn State	6-2-1	Independent
1926	Penn State	5-4	Independent
1925	Penn State	4-4-1	Independent
1924	Penn State	6-3-1	Independent
1923	Penn State	6-2-1	Independent
1922	Penn State	6-4-1	Independent								Rose Bowl (L)Major
1921	Penn State	8-0-2	Independent
1920	Penn State	7-0-2	Independent
1919	Penn State	7-1	Independent
1918	Penn State	1-2-1	Independent
1917	Penn State	5-4	Independent
1916	Penn State	8-2	Independent
1915	Penn State	7-2	Independent
1914	Penn State	5-3-1	Independent
1913	Penn State	2-6	Independent
1912	Penn State	8-0	Independent									National
1911	Penn State	8-0-1	Independent									National
1910	Penn State	5-2-1	Independent
1909	Penn State	5-0-2	Independent
1908	Penn State	5-5	Independent
1907	Penn State	6-4	Independent
1906	Penn State	8-1-1	Independent
1905	Penn State	8-3	Independent
1904	Penn State	6-4	Independent
1903	Penn State	5-3	Independent
1902	Penn State	7-3	Independent
1901	Penn State	5-3	Independent
1900	Penn State	4-6-1	Independent
1899	Penn State	4-6-1	Independent
1898	Penn State	6-4	Independent
1897	Penn State	3-6	Independent
1896	Penn State	3-4	Independent
1891	Penn State	5-2	Independent
1889	Penn State	2-2	Independent

Award winners

84 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2024	Abdul Carter	DL	Consensus All-American
2024	Tyler Warren	TE	John Mackey Award
2023	Olu Fashanu	OL	Consensus All-American
2019	Micah Parsons	LB	Consensus All-American
2017	Saquon Barkley	KR/AP	Consensus All-American
2017	Saquon Barkley	RB	Heisman Finalist
2015	Carl Nassib	DL	Consensus All-American
2015	Carl Nassib	DE	Lott Trophy
2015	Carl Nassib	DE	Ted Hendricks Award
2015	Carl Nassib	DE	Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award
2011	Devon Still	DL	Consensus All-American
2008	Aaron Maybin	DL	Consensus All-American
2008	A.Q. Shipley	C	Dave Rimington Trophy
2007	Dan Connor	D	Chuck Bednarik Award
2007	Dan Connor	LB	Consensus All-American
2006	Paul Posluszny	D	Chuck Bednarik Award
2006	Paul Posluszny	LB	Consensus All-American
2005	Joe Paterno	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
2005	Paul Posluszny	D	Chuck Bednarik Award
2005	Paul Posluszny	LB	Consensus All-American
2005	Tamba Hali	DL	Consensus All-American
2005	Paul Posluszny	LB	Dick Butkus Award
2002	Larry Johnson	RB	Consensus All-American
2002	Larry Johnson	RB	Doak Walker Award
2002	Larry Johnson	RB	Heisman Finalist
2002	Larry Johnson	RB	Maxwell Award
2002	Larry Johnson	RB	Walter Camp Award
1999	LaVar Arrington	D	Chuck Bednarik Award
1999	Brandon Short	LB	Consensus All-American
1999	Courtney Brown	DL	Consensus All-American
1999	LaVar Arrington	LB	Consensus All-American
1999	LaVar Arrington	LB	Dick Butkus Award
1997	Curtis Enis	RB	Consensus All-American
1995	Jeff Hartings	OL	Consensus All-American
1994	Kerry Collins	QB	Consensus All-American
1994	Ki-Jana Carter	RB	Consensus All-American
1994	Kerry Collins	QB	Davey O'Brien Award
1994	Bobby Engram	WR	Fred Biletnikoff Award
1994	Ki-Jana Carter	RB	Heisman Finalist
1994	Kerry Collins	QB	Heisman Finalist
1994	Kerry Collins	QB	Maxwell Award
1992	O.J. McDuffie	WR	Consensus All-American
1986	Joe Paterno	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
1986	D.J. Dozier	RB	Consensus All-American
1986	Shane Conlan	LB	Consensus All-American
1982	Joe Paterno	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
1982	Todd Blackledge	QB	Davey O'Brien Award
1981	Sean Farrell	OL	Consensus All-American
1979	Bruce Clark	DL	Consensus All-American
1978	Joe Paterno	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
1978	Bruce Clark	DL	Consensus All-American
1978	Chuck Fusina	QB	Consensus All-American
1978	Keith Dorney	OT	Consensus All-American
1978	Chuck Fusina	QB	Heisman Finalist
1978	Chuck Fusina	QB	Maxwell Award
1978	Bruce Clark	DT	Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award
1975	Greg Buttle	LB	Consensus All-American
1974	Mike Hartenstine	DL	Consensus All-American
1973	John Cappelletti	B	Consensus All-American
1973	John Cappelletti	RB	Heisman Trophy★
1973	John Cappelletti	RB	Maxwell Award
1973	John Cappelletti	RB	Walter Camp Award
1972	Bruce Bannon	DE	Consensus All-American
1972	John Skorupan	LB	Consensus All-American
1971	Dave Joyner	T	Consensus All-American
1970	Jack Ham	LB	Consensus All-American
1969	Dennis Onkotz	LB	Consensus All-American
1969	Mike Reid	DT	Consensus All-American
1969	Mike Reid	DT	Maxwell Award
1969	Mike Reid	DT	Outland Trophy
1968	Joe Paterno	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
1968	Dennis Onkotz	LB	Consensus All-American
1968	Ted Kwalick	E	Consensus All-American
1968	Ted Kwalik	TE	Heisman Finalist
1964	Glenn Ressler	G	Consensus All-American
1964	Glenn Ressler	C	Maxwell Award
1959	Richie Lucas	B	Consensus All-American
1959	Richie Lucas	QB	Heisman Finalist
1959	Rich Lucas	QB	Maxwell Award
1923	Harry Wilson	B	Consensus All-American
1921	Glenn Killinger	B	Consensus All-American
1920	Charles Way	B	Consensus All-American
1919	Bob Higgins	E	Consensus All-American
1906	William Dunn	C	Consensus All-American