Penn State Nittany Lions

Team History

	SEASON	NAME	W	L	T	W%	CONFERENCE	POSTSEASON
	2026	Penn State Nittany Lions
	2025	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	6	0	.500	12th	Won Pinstripe Bowl
	2024	Penn State Nittany Lions	11	2	0	.846	3rd	Lost CFP Semifinal
	2023	Penn State Nittany Lions	10	2	0	.833	4th	Lost Peach Bowl
	2022	Penn State Nittany Lions	10	2	0	.833	3rd	Won Rose Bowl
	2021	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	5	0	.583	8th	Lost Outback Bowl
	2020	Penn State Nittany Lions	4	5	0	.444	6th
	2019	Penn State Nittany Lions	10	2	0	.833	3rd	Won Cotton Bowl
	2018	Penn State Nittany Lions	9	3	0	.750	3rd	Lost Citrus Bowl
	2017	Penn State Nittany Lions	10	2	0	.833	3rd	Won Fiesta Bowl
	2016	Penn State Nittany Lions	11	2	0	.846	2nd	Lost Rose Bowl
	2015	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	5	0	.583	7th	Lost TaxSlayer Bowl
	2014	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	6	0	.500	9th	Won Pinstripe Bowl
	2013	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	5	0	.583	7th
	2012	Penn State Nittany Lions	8	4	0	.667
	2011	Penn State Nittany Lions	9	3	0	.750		Lost Ticket City Bowl
	2010	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	5	0	.583		Lost Outback Bowl
	2009	Penn State Nittany Lions	10	2	0	.833		Won Capital One Bowl
	2008	Penn State Nittany Lions	11	1	0	.917	1st	Lost Rose Bowl
	2007	Penn State Nittany Lions	8	4	0	.667		Won Alamo Bowl
	2006	Penn State Nittany Lions	8	4	0	.667		Won Outback Bowl
	2005	Penn State Nittany Lions	10	1	0	.909	1st	Won Orange Bowl
	2004	Penn State Nittany Lions	4	7	0	.364
	2003	Penn State Nittany Lions	3	9	0	.250
	2002	Penn State Nittany Lions	9	3	0	.750		Lost Capital One Bowl
	2001	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	6	0	.455
	2000	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	7	0	.417
	1999	Penn State Nittany Lions	9	3	0	.750		Won Alamo Bowl
	1998	Penn State Nittany Lions	8	3	0	.727		Won Outback Bowl
	1997	Penn State Nittany Lions	9	2	0	.818		Lost Citrus Bowl
	1996	Penn State Nittany Lions	10	2	0	.833		Won Fiesta Bowl
	1995	Penn State Nittany Lions	8	3	0	.727		Won Outback Bowl
	1994	Penn State Nittany Lions	11	0	0	1.000	1st	Won Rose Bowl
	1993	Penn State Nittany Lions	9	2	0	.818		Won Citrus Bowl
	1992	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	4	0	.636		Lost Blockbuster Bowl
	1991	Penn State Nittany Lions	10	2	0	.833		Won Fiesta Bowl
	1990	Penn State Nittany Lions	9	2	0	.818		Lost Blockbuster Bowl
	1989	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	3	1	.682		Won Holiday Bowl
	1988	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	6	0	.455
	1987	Penn State Nittany Lions	8	3	0	.727		Lost Citrus Bowl
🏆	1986	Penn State Nittany Lions	11	0	0	1.000		Won Fiesta Bowl
	1985	Penn State Nittany Lions	11	0	0	1.000		Lost Orange Bowl
	1984	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	5	0	.545
	1983	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	4	1	.625		Won Aloha Bowl
🏆	1982	Penn State Nittany Lions	10	1	0	.909		Won Sugar Bowl
	1981	Penn State Nittany Lions	9	2	0	.818		Won Fiesta Bowl
	1980	Penn State Nittany Lions	9	2	0	.818		Won Fiesta Bowl
	1979	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	4	0	.636		Won Liberty Bowl
	1978	Penn State Nittany Lions	11	0	0	1.000		Lost Sugar Bowl
	1977	Penn State Nittany Lions	10	1	0	.909		Won Fiesta Bowl
	1976	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	4	0	.636		Lost Gator Bowl
	1975	Penn State Nittany Lions	9	2	0	.818		Lost Sugar Bowl
	1974	Penn State Nittany Lions	9	2	0	.818		Won Cotton Bowl
	1973	Penn State Nittany Lions	11	0	0	1.000		Won Orange Bowl
	1972	Penn State Nittany Lions	10	1	0	.909		Lost Sugar Bowl
	1971	Penn State Nittany Lions	10	1	0	.909		Won Cotton Bowl
	1970	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	3	0	.700
	1969	Penn State Nittany Lions	10	0	0	1.000		Won Orange Bowl
	1968	Penn State Nittany Lions	10	0	0	1.000		Won Orange Bowl
	1967	Penn State Nittany Lions	8	2	0	.800		Tied Gator Bowl
	1966	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	5	0	.500
	1965	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	5	0	.500
	1964	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	4	0	.600
	1963	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	3	0	.700
	1962	Penn State Nittany Lions	9	1	0	.900		Lost Gator Bowl
	1961	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	3	0	.700		Won Gator Bowl
	1960	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	3	0	.667		Won Liberty Bowl
	1959	Penn State Nittany Lions	8	2	0	.800		Won Liberty Bowl
	1958	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	3	1	.650
	1957	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	3	0	.667
	1956	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	2	1	.722
	1955	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	4	0	.556
	1954	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	2	0	.778
	1953	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	3	0	.667
	1952	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	2	1	.750
	1951	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	4	0	.556
	1950	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	3	1	.611
	1949	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	4	0	.556
	1948	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	1	1	.833
	1947	Penn State Nittany Lions	9	0	0	1.000		Tied Cotton Bowl
	1946	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	2	0	.750
	1945	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	3	0	.625
	1944	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	3	0	.667
	1943	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	3	1	.611
	1942	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	1	1	.813
	1941	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	2	0	.778
	1940	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	1	1	.813
	1939	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	1	2	.750
	1938	Penn State Nittany Lions	3	4	1	.438
	1937	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	3	0	.625
	1936	Penn State Nittany Lions	3	5	0	.375
	1935	Penn State Nittany Lions	4	4	0	.500
	1934	Penn State Nittany Lions	4	4	0	.500
	1933	Penn State Nittany Lions	3	3	1	.500
	1932	Penn State Nittany Lions	2	5	0	.286
	1931	Penn State Nittany Lions	2	8	0	.200
	1930	Penn State Nittany Lions	3	4	2	.444
	1929	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	3	0	.667
	1928	Penn State Nittany Lions	3	5	1	.389
	1927	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	2	1	.722
	1926	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	4	0	.556
	1925	Penn State Nittany Lions	4	4	1	.500
	1924	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	3	1	.650
	1923	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	2	1	.722
	1922	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	3	1	.650		Lost Rose Bowl
	1921	Penn State Nittany Lions	8	0	2	.900
	1920	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	0	2	.889
	1919	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	1	0	.875
	1918	Penn State Nittany Lions	1	2	1	.375
	1917	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	4	0	.556
	1916	Penn State Nittany Lions	8	2	0	.800
	1915	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	2	0	.778
	1914	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	3	1	.611
	1913	Penn State Nittany Lions	2	6	0	.250
	1912	Penn State Nittany Lions	8	0	0	1.000
	1911	Penn State Nittany Lions	8	0	1	.944
	1910	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	2	1	.688
	1909	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	0	2	.857
	1908	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	5	0	.500
	1907	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	4	0	.600
	1906	Penn State Nittany Lions	8	1	1	.850
	1905	Penn State Nittany Lions	8	3	0	.727
	1904	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	4	0	.600
	1903	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	3	0	.625
	1902	Penn State Nittany Lions	7	3	0	.700
	1901	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	3	0	.625
	1900	Penn State Nittany Lions	4	6	1	.409
	1899	Penn State Nittany Lions	4	6	1	.409
	1898	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	4	0	.600
	1897	Penn State Nittany Lions	3	6	0	.333
	1896	Penn State Nittany Lions	3	4	0	.429
	1895	Penn State Nittany Lions	0	1	1	.250
	1894	Penn State Nittany Lions	1	0	0	1.000
	1893	Penn State Nittany Lions	0	1	0	.000
	1892	Penn State Nittany Lions	1	1	0	.500
	1891	Penn State Nittany Lions	5	2	0	.714
	1890	Penn State Nittany Lions	0	2	0	.000
	1889	Penn State Nittany Lions	2	2	0	.500
	1888	Penn State Nittany Lions	0	1	0	.000

History


Seasons	138 (1888 to present)
Conference	Big 10
Regular Season	896-395-36 (.689)
Postseason	34-21-2 (.614)
National Championships	2

Franchise Leaders

PASS YDS

10,054

Sean Clifford

RUSH YDS

3,806

Kaytron Allen

REC YDS

3,026

Bobby Engram

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,661

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,276

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.9

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167