PENN STATE FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE
 
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (4)
All Time Football Record: 819-357-43 (.690)
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (3)
1994 Big Ten Conference Champions
2005 Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
2008 Big Ten Conference Co-Champions

CONFERENCE AFFILIATIONS
1881-1992: Independent
1993-Current: Big Ten Conference

No Team: 1882-1886

 

OTHER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTIONS


1969 - Record: 11-0
Foundation for the Analysis of Competitions and Tournaments
Massey Ratings

1981 - Record: 10-2
Dunkel System
Sagarin Ratings

1994 - Record: 12-0
Billingsley Report
DeVold
Foundation for the Analysis of Competitions and Tournaments
Massey Ratings
Matthews Grid Ratings
National Championship Foundation
New York Times
Sagarin Ratings
BOWL GAMES (27-14-2)
SEASON BOWL OPPONENT RESULT SCORE
2010 Outback Florida L 24-37
2009 Capital One Louisiana State W 19-17
2008 Rose Southern California L 24-38
2007 Alamo Texas A&M W 24-17
2006 Outback Tennessee W 20-10
2005 Orange Florida State W 26-23
2002 Capital One Auburn L 9-13
1999 Alamo Texas A&M W 24-0
1998 Outback Kentucky W 26-14
1997 Citrus Florida L 6-21
1996 Fiesta Texas W 38-15
1995 Outback Auburn W 43-14
1994 Rose Oregon W 38-20
1993 Citrus Tennessee W 31-13
1992 Blockbuster Stanford L 3-24
1991 Fiesta Tennessee W 42-17
1990 Blockbuster Florida State L 17-24
1989 Holiday Brigham Young W 50-39
1987 Citrus Clemson L 10-35
1986 Fiesta Miami FL W 14-10
1985 Orange Oklahoma L 10-25
1983 Aloha Washington W 13-10
1982 Sugar Georgia W 27-23
1981 Fiesta Southern Cal W 26-10
1980 Fiesta Ohio State W 31-19
1979 Liberty Tulane W 9-6
1978 Sugar Alabama L 7-14
1977 Fiesta Arizona State W 42-30
1976 Gator Notre Dame L 9-20
1975 Sugar Alabama L 6-13
1974 Cotton Baylor W 41-20
1973 Orange Louisiana State W 16-9
1972 Sugar Oklahoma L 0-14
1971 Cotton Texas W 30-6
1969 Orange Missouri W 10-3
1968 Orange Kansas W 15-14
1967 Gator Florida State T 17-17
1962 Gator Florida L 7-17
1961 Gator Georgia Tech W 30-15
1960 Liberty Oregon W 41-12
1959 Liberty Alabama W 7-0
1947 Cotton Southern Methodist T 13-13
1922 Rose Southern Cal L 3-14
COACHES
COACH
YEARS
#YEARS
GAMES
WON
LOST
TIED
PCT.
No Coach
1887-1891
5
21
12
8
1
.595
George W. Hoskins
1892-1895
4
25
17
4
4
.760
Dr. Samuel B. Newton
1896-1898
3
26
12
14
0
.462
Sam B. Boyle
1899
1
10
4
6
0
.400
William N. "Pop" Golden
1900-1902
3
29
16
12
1
.569
Daniel A. Reed
1903
1
8
5
3
0
.625
Thomas F. Fennell
1904-1908
5
51
33
17
1
.657
William M. "Bill" Hollenback
1909, 1911-1914
5
41
28
9
4
.732
Jack Hollenback
1910
1
8
5
2
1
.688
Richard C. "Dick" Harlow
1915-1917
3
28
20
8
0
.714
Hugo F. Bezdek
1918-1929
12
106
65
30
11
.665
Robert A. "Bob" Higgins
1930-1948
19
159
91
57
11
.607
F. Joseph "Joe" Bedenk
1949
1
9
5
4
0
.556
Charles A. "Rip" Engle
1950-1965
16
156
104
48
4
.679
Joe Paterno
1966-Current
45
539
401
135
3
.747
Totals
125
1219
819
357
43
.690
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (through 2009 season)
STATISTIC CAREER SEASON GAME
PASSING Zack Mills
7,212 (2001-04)		 Daryll Clark
3,003 (2009)		 Zack Mills
399 (Iowa 2002)
RUSHING Curt Warner
3,398 (1979-82)		 Larry Johnson
2,087 (2002)		 Larry Johnson
327 (Indiana 2002)
RECEIVING YARDS Bobby Engram
3,026 (1991, 1993-95)		 Bobby Engram
1,084 (1995)		 Deon Butler
216 (Northwestern 2006)
RECEPTIONS Deon Butler
179 (2005-08)		 O.J. McDuffie
63 (1992)
Bobby Engram
63 (1995)		 Freddie Scott
13 (Wisconsin 1995)
SCORING Kevin Kelly
425 (2005-08)		 Lydell Mitchell
174 (1971)		 Harry Robb
36 (Gettysburg 1917)
INTERCEPTIONS Neal Smith
19 (1967-69)		 Neal Smith - 10 (1969)
Pete Harris - 10 (1978)
TACKLES Dan Connor
419 (2004-07)		 Greg Buttle
165 (1974)		  
SACKS Courtney Brown
33 (1996-99)		 Larry Kubin
15 (1979)
Michael Haynes
15 (2002)