#13 Penn State Nittany Lions

Team History

	SEASON	NAME	W	L	T	W%	CONFERENCE	POSTSEASON
	2026	Penn State Nittany Lions	3	1	0	.750	7th
	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	139 (1888 to present)
Conference	Big 10
Regular Season	899-396-36 (.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

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,499

Maiava

1,428

Jennings

1,423

Atkinson

Rush Yards Leaders

644

Sheppard

600

Baugh

592

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

617

Smith

585

Legree

564

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

14

Taylor

14

Mensah

14

Maiava

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

9

Hawkins

9

Knight

Rec TD Leaders

7

Duff

7

Dixon

7

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

228.2

Mensah

209.1

Stockton

204.6

Hoover

Sack Leaders

7.0

Simmons

7.0

Umanmielen

6.5

Hopkins

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

54.8

53.5

51.8

48.0

47.5

45.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.3

8.5

9.0

9.8

10.3

Total Yards Rankings

588.8

548.3

544.5

533.3

532.8

523.8

Rush Yards Rankings

355.7

333.7

319.0

294.8

281.5

281.3

Pass Yards Rankings

386.3

365.3

365.0

361.3

347.3

347.0

Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

15.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	4	0	1.000
2	Florida	4	0	1.000
3	Georgia	4	0	1.000
4	Mississippi State	4	0	1.000
5	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
6	Kentucky	3	1	.750
7	Missouri	3	1	.750
8	Tennessee	3	1	.750
9	Texas	4	0	1.000
10	Vanderbilt	3	1	.750
11	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
12	Auburn	3	1	.750
13	LSU	3	1	.750
14	South Carolina	2	2	.500
15	Texas A&M	2	2	.500
16	Arkansas	2	2	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
2	James Madison	4	0	1.000
3	Louisiana	3	1	.750
4	Georgia State	3	1	.750
5	South Alabama	2	2	.500
6	Marshall	3	1	.750
7	Troy	2	2	.500
8	Arkansas State	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	1	3	.250
10	Louisiana Tech	1	2	.333
11	Old Dominion	1	3	.250
12	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
13	Coastal Carolina	1	3	.250
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	4	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	3	1	.750
2	Colorado State	2	2	.500
3	Fresno State	2	1	.667
4	Oregon State	2	2	.500
5	San Diego State	1	3	.250
6	Texas State	2	2	.500
7	Washington State	1	3	.250
8	Utah State	1	3	.250

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	3	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	4	0	1.000
3	Arizona State	2	1	.667
4	Cincinnati	4	0	1.000
5	Kansas State	3	1	.750
6	Utah	4	0	1.000
7	West Virginia	3	1	.750
8	Baylor	3	1	.750
9	Colorado	2	2	.500
10	Iowa State	2	2	.500
11	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
12	TCU	2	2	.500
13	UCF	3	1	.750
14	Arizona	3	1	.750
15	Houston	3	1	.750
16	Kansas	1	2	.333

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	2	3	.400
2	UMass	4	0	1.000
3	Central Michigan	2	2	.500
4	Toledo	3	1	.750
5	Western Michigan	2	2	.500
6	Akron	1	3	.250
7	Ball State	1	3	.250
8	Buffalo	2	2	.500
9	Kent State	2	2	.500
10	Miami (OH)	2	2	.500
11	Ohio	2	2	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	4	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	4	0	1.000
2	USC	4	1	.800
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Iowa	4	0	1.000
5	Michigan	3	1	.750
6	Nebraska	4	0	1.000
7	Penn State	3	1	.750
8	Washington	3	0	1.000
9	Illinois	2	2	.500
10	Maryland	2	2	.500
11	Michigan State	2	2	.500
12	Minnesota	2	1	.667
13	Ohio State	3	1	.750
14	Oregon	3	1	.750
15	Wisconsin	3	1	.750
16	Northwestern	2	1	.667
17	Purdue	1	3	.250
18	Rutgers	1	3	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	3	1	.750
2	Delaware	2	2	.500
3	Middle Tennessee	2	2	.500
4	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
5	Florida International	2	2	.500
6	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
7	Missouri State	1	3	.250
8	New Mexico State	1	3	.250
9	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
10	Western Kentucky	1	3	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	4	0	1.000
2	Clemson	3	1	.750
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	Pittsburgh	4	0	1.000
5	Louisville	2	2	.500
6	Virginia	3	1	.750
7	SMU	3	1	.750
8	California	2	2	.500
9	Virginia Tech	4	0	1.000
10	Boston College	2	2	.500
11	Georgia Tech	1	2	.333
12	North Carolina	2	1	.667
13	Wake Forest	3	1	.750
14	Florida State	2	2	.500
15	NC State	2	2	.500
16	Stanford	1	2	.333
17	Syracuse	1	2	.333

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	4	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	2	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	4	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	3	1	.750
3	UAB	2	2	.500
4	Army	2	1	.667
5	Tulsa	3	1	.750
6	Memphis	3	1	.750
7	UTSA	3	1	.750
8	East Carolina	2	2	.500
9	North Texas	2	2	.500
10	Rice	1	2	.333
11	Temple	1	3	.250
12	Tulane	2	2	.500
13	Charlotte	0	4	.000
14	Navy	1	2	.333

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	4	0	1.000
2	UNLV	2	2	.500
3	New Mexico	3	1	.750
4	San Jose State	2	2	.500
5	Nevada	1	2	.333
6	UTEP	1	3	.250
7	Wyoming	2	2	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	3	.250

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/12	ODU	@	VT	21-44
Sat 9/12	PSU	@	TEM	27-9
Sat 9/12	ETSU	@	UNC	3-35
Sat 9/12	ORE	@	OKST	31-39
Sat 9/12	WOF	@	KENT	15-36

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	WKU	@	NMSU	8:00 PM
Thu 10/1	UNT	@	TLSA	9:00 PM
Fri 10/2	LIB	@	DEL	7:00 PM
Fri 10/2	PITT	@	VT	7:00 PM
Fri 10/2	PSU	@	NW	8:00 PM