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Penn state nittany lions school history.
Penn state football records wiki. The penn state nittany lions football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the penn state nittany lions football program in various categories including passing rushing receiving total offense defensive stats and kickingwithin those areas the lists identify single game single season and career leaders. Since the teams creation in 1887 the nittany lions have participated in 1320 officially sanctioned games including 49 bowl games. 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. Paterno also had a record of 1340 in major bowls.
Established in 1887 the nittany lions have achieved numerous on field successes the most notable of. The 1900 penn state football team was an american football that represented pennsylvania state collegenow known as pennsylvania state universityas an independent during the 1900 college football season. The nittany lions represent pennsylvania state university in. The stadium as well as its predecessors is.
The team was coached by joe paterno and played its home games in beaver stadium in university park pennsylvania. 50 bowls 30 18 2 620 w l major bowls ranked in ap poll. Paterno is one of only two coaches in history to have competed in. 126 1889 to 2019 record w l t.
Although this game was reported in two state college newspapers and the mirror university of lewisburg campus newspaper bucknell denies that this game ever happened. Beaver stadium is an outdoor college football stadium in university park pennsylvania united states on the campus of pennsylvania state universityit has been home to the penn state nittany lions of the big ten conference since 1960 though some parts of the stadium date back to 1909. The 1992 penn state nittany lions football team represented the pennsylvania state university in the 1992 ncaa division i a football season. The penn state nittany lions football have competed in 50 bowl games compiling a record of 30182.
For most of its existence penn state competed as an independent. The nittany lions hold a 1661 record in the major bowls. 0 the 1881 penn state nittany lions footballteam would reference the schools first recorded game beating bucknell then known as the university of lewisburg 90. It was also the site of university commencements until 1984.
Coach joe paterno was responsible for most of these bids and victories compiling more wins 24 and appearances 37 than any other coach in college football history with a bowl record of 24121. 46 times preseason 44 times final 648 weeks total stadium. The penn state nittany lions team represents the pennsylvania state university in college footballthe 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.