List of Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons
Beaver Stadium, where the Nittany Lions have played since 1960.
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 1,142 officially-sanctioned games, including 44 bowl games.
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 1923 Rose Bowl 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 1948 Cotton Bowl Classic 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 1959 Liberty Bowl vs. Alabama, 7–0 | 12 | ||||
| 1960 | Ind | 7 | 3 | 0 | Won 1960 Liberty Bowl vs. Oregon, 41–12 | 16 | ||||
| 1961 | Ind | 8 | 3 | 0 | Won 1961 Gator Bowl vs. Georgia Tech, 30–15 | 17 | ||||
| 1962 | Ind | 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost 1962 Gator Bowl 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 1967 Gator Bowl vs. Florida State, 17–17 | 10 | ||||
| 1968 | Ind | 11 | 0 | 0 | Won 1969 Orange Bowl vs. Kansas, 15–14 | 2 | ||||
| 1969 | Ind | 11 | 0 | 0 | Won 1970 Orange Bowl vs. Missouri 10–3 | 2 | ||||
| 1970 | Ind | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1971 | Ind | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won 1972 Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Texas, 30–6 | 5 | ||||
| 1972 | Ind | 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost 1972 Sugar Bowl vs. Oklahoma, 0–14 | 10 | ||||
| 1973 | Ind | 12 | 0 | 0 | Won 1974 Orange Bowl vs. LSU, 16–9 | 5 | ||||
| 1974 | Ind | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won 1975 Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Baylor, 41–20 | 7 | ||||
| 1975 | Ind | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost 1975 Sugar Bowl vs. Alabama, 6–13 | 10 | ||||
| 1976 | Ind | 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost Gator Bowl vs. Notre Dame, 9–20 | — | ||||
| 1977 | Ind | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won 1977 Fiesta Bowl vs. Arizona State, 42–30 | 5 | ||||
| 1978 | Ind | 11 | 1 | 0 | Lost 1979 Sugar Bowl vs. Alabama, 7–14 | 4 | ||||
| 1979 | Ind | 8 | 4 | 0 | Won 1979 Liberty Bowl vs. Tulane, 9–6 | 20 | ||||
| 1980 | Ind | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won 1980 Fiesta Bowl vs. Ohio State, 31–19 | 8 | ||||
| 1981 | Ind | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won 1981 Fiesta Bowl vs. USC, 26–10 | 3 | ||||
| 1982 | Ind | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won 1983 Sugar Bowl vs. Georgia, 27–23 | 1 | ||||
| 1983 | Ind | 8 | 4 | 1 | Won 1983 Aloha Bowl vs. Washington, 13–10 | — | ||||
| 1984 | Ind | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1985 | Ind | 11 | 1 | 0 | Lost 1986 Orange Bowl vs. Oklahoma 10–25 | 3 | ||||
| 1986 | Ind | 12 | 0 | 0 | Won 1987 Fiesta Bowl vs. Miami (FL), 14–10 | 1 | ||||
| 1987 | Ind | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost 1988 Citrus Bowl vs. Clemson, 10–35 | — | ||||
| 1988 | Ind | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1989 | Ind | 8 | 3 | 1 | Won 1989 Holiday Bowl vs. BYU, 50–39 | 15 | ||||
| 1990 | Ind | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost 1990 Blockbuster Bowl vs. Florida State, 17–24 | 11 | ||||
| 1991 | Ind | 11 | 2 | 0 | Won 1992 Fiesta Bowl vs. Tennessee, 42–17 | 3 | ||||
| 1992 | Ind | 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost 1993 Blockbuster Bowl vs. Stanford, 3–24 | — | ||||
| 1993 | Big Ten | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won 1994 Citrus Bowl vs. Tennessee, 31–13 | 8 | ||||
| 1994 | Big Ten | 12 | 0 | 0 | Won 1995 Rose Bowl vs. Oregon, 38–20 | 2 | ||||
| 1995 | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won 1996 Outback Bowl vs. Auburn, 43–14 | 13 | ||||
| 1996 | Big Ten | 11 | 2 | -[A 1] | Won 1997 Fiesta Bowl vs. Texas, 38–15 | 7 | ||||
| 1997 | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | - | Lost 1998 Citrus Bowl vs. Florida, 6–21 | 16 | ||||
| 1998 | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | - | Won 1999 Outback Bowl vs. Kentucky, 26–14 | 17 | ||||
| 1999 | Big Ten | 10 | 3 | - | Won 1999 Alamo Bowl vs. Texas A&M, 24–0 | 11 | ||||
| 2000 | Big Ten | 5 | 7 | - | — | |||||
| 2001 | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | - | — | |||||
| 2002 | Big Ten | 9 | 4 | - | Lost 2003 Capital One Bowl vs. Auburn, 9–13 | 16 | ||||
| 2003 | Big Ten | 3 | 9 | - | — | |||||
| 2004 | Big Ten | 4 | 7 | - | — | |||||
| 2005 | Big Ten | 11 | 1 | - | Won 2006 Orange Bowl vs. Florida State, 26–23 3 OT | 3 | ||||
| 2006 | Big Ten | 9 | 4 | - | Won 2007 Outback Bowl vs. Tennessee, 20–10 | 24 | ||||
| 2007 | Big Ten | 9 | 4 | - | Won 2007 Alamo Bowl vs. Texas A&M, 24–17 | — | ||||
| 2008 | Big Ten | 11 | 2 | - | Lost 2009 Rose Bowl vs. USC, 24–38 | 8 | ||||
| 2009 | Big Ten | 11 | 2 | - | Won 2010 Capital One Bowl vs. LSU, 19–17 | 9 | ||||
| 2010 | Big Ten | 7 | 6 | - | Lost 2011 Outback Bowl vs. Florida, 24–37 | — | ||||
| 2011 | Joe Paterno Tom Bradley (interim)[A 2] | Big Ten (Leaders Division) | 9 | 4 | - | Lost 2012 TicketCity Bowl 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 2014 Pinstripe Bowl vs. Boston College, 31–30 OT | — | |||
| 2015 | Big Ten | 7 | 6 | - | Lost 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Georgia, 17–24 | — | ||||
| 2016 | Big Ten | 11 | 2 | - | ||||||
| Total | 865 | 384 | 42 | (all games) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coaching record
List of coaches and their years coached and record (win–loss–ties): [7]
- Pop Golden (1900–02): 16–12–1
- Dan Reed (1903): 5–3–0
- Tom Fennell (1904–08): 33–17–1
- Bill Hollenback (1909): 5–0–2
- Jack Hollenback (1910): 5–2–1
- Bill Hollenback (1911–14): 23–9–2
- Dick Harlow (1915–17): 20–8–0
- Hugo Bezdek (1918–29): 65–30–11
- Bob Higgins (1930–48): 91–57–11
- Joe Bedenk (1949): 5–4–0
- Rip Engle (1950–65): 104–48–4
- Joe Paterno (1966–2011): 409–136–3[8]
- Tom Bradley (2011): 1–3–0[8]
- Bill O'Brien (2012–13): 15–9–0
- James Franklin (2014–present): 24–14–0
Notes
- ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ↑ Joe Paterno was fired in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky 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. 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.
- ↑ "Trustees: Penn State president removed, Paterno out immediately". CNN. November 10, 2011.
- ↑ Penn State Football 2013 Media Guide Penn State Football 2013 Media Guide
- 1 2 "Joe Paterno's 111 wins that were vacated will be restored". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
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