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Penn State Nittany Lions football' team represents the Pennsylvania State University in college football. The Nittany Lions compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference, which they joined in 1994 after playing as an Independent from their founding through 1993.

Established in 1887, the Nittany Lions have achieved on-field successes that include national championships in 1982 and 1986, a Big Ten Conference Championship in 1994, and 44 appearances in postseason bowl games. Penn State plays its home games at Beaver Stadium, located on-campus in University Park, Pennsylvania. With an official seating capacity of 106,572, Beaver Stadium is the second-largest stadium in the western hemisphere, behind only Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team is currently coached by James Franklin.

Current coaching staff

Traditions

Nittanyville

"Nittanyville" is the name attributed to the student tradition of camping out in front of Beaver Stadium prior to a home football game. Each week before a home game, students camp out in front of the stadium in order to hold their positions in line for front-row seats. Football players, the Blue Band, local food vendors and even the coaching staff frequently visit Nittanyville, pepping up the students as game days draw near. Nittanyville is governed by the student-run Nittanyville Coordination Committee. The tradition was established during the 2005 football season, when students began setting up tents and "camping" in front of Beaver Stadium one week before the game with rival school Ohio State on October 8. Nittanyville was originally known as "Paternoville," in honor of the head coach Joe Paterno, but the name was changed in light of the child sex abuse scandal.

Success with Honor

Joe Paterno was widely known for his "grand experiment" in which he challenged his players to be successful both on the field and in the classroom. In 2011, the Nittany Lion football team posted an 87% graduation rate, tied with Stanford for No. 10 overall among the nation's 120 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institutions, above the national average of 67%.

The June 2012 conviction of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky on multiple counts of child sexual abuse and the alleged cover up of the incidents as part of the Penn State sex abuse scandal marred the "Success with Honor" image. President Rodney Erickson, athletics director Dave Joyner, and head football coach Bill O'Brien, all of whom accepted their jobs in the wake of the scandal, have made statements in which they express commitment to maintaining integrity at the university and within the athletics programs.

In 2012, a group of alumni and supporters established a non-profit organization (501.c.3 and registered trademark) that will build upon the “Success with Honor” motto. Their mission is to promote and support charitable endeavors as well as to inspire others to “Get in the Game.” Success with Honor is a Social Network Community that has identified more than 60+ charities. Success with Honor helps individuals to identify and connect with causes they’d like to volunteer their skills, time, and/or money to. Similarly, SWH assists charities in finding individuals to meet their current needs.

Uniform

The team is widely noted for their simple game uniforms. They only wear white pants, and the jerseys are simple blue for home games, and white for away games. The team is only allowed to wear simple black Nike shoes with white calf socks for game days, though blue tights are permitted underneath the white socks for cold weather games. The helmet is white with a blue stripe down the center, and a blue on white "Penn State" sticker covers up the forehead helmet logo. No team logos, conference logos, numbers, or other stickers are permitted on the helmet, though two Nike logos are on facemask visors that some players choose to wear. Penn State has started to wear bowl decals only starting with 1997 Fiesta Bowl. Before that, Penn State always declined the decals so they can play out of their simple game uniforms. The blue and white uniforms replaced pink and black ones in 1890.

The uniforms became even simpler for the 2011 season, as the white cuffs and collars on the home jerseys and the corresponding blue cuffs and collars on the road jerseys were eliminated, leaving the jerseys solid blue and white, respectively.

In 2012 Penn State started wearing names on their uniforms for the first time as a way to note the players who stuck with the school through the scandal and a blue ribbon in support the victims of child abuse.

In 2013 the Nittany Lion logo was added to the base of the jersey collar along with the Big Ten logo on the right side of the jersey.

Captains

Captains are chosen by the team, with the head coach's approval. Being named a captain is an honor almost always given to a senior, but there are some notable exceptions: Linebacker Sean Lee was named a captain in the beginning of Spring practice in 2008, the beginning of his 4th year with the team. However, he suffered a torn ACL during spring practice, redshirted in 2008, and returned as a captain again in 2009. The most recent example of a "true" junior being named was Paul Posluszny, who was named a captain in both 2005 and 2006, his junior and senior years, respectively. The last time a junior was named captain before Posluszny was in 1968, when Steve Smear and Mike Reid were named captains during their junior years. In 2014, Christian Hackenberg became the first true sophomore to be named team captain.

Linebacker U

Penn State is often referred to as Linebacker U for its reputation of producing outstanding linebackers.

• Dennis Onkotz was a two-time All American in 1968 and 1969, and played on two undefeated teams.
• Jack Ham finished his career with 251 tackles, blocked two punts, and went on to play on two undefeated teams. Ham later went on to the NFL, playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• Charlie Zapiec a fourth round draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys, went on the star in the Canadian Football League as a linebacker with the Montreal Alouettes coached by future NFL Legend Marv Levy. Charlie switched from Offensive Guard his senior years where he also achieve All-American Honors; in the 2 years he started as a Guard and the one year as a Linebacker he accumulated 34 wins, including 3 Major Bowl victories, while suffering only one loss - the best record for a starter in Penn State History.
• Edward William O'Neil, an American football coach and former professional linebacker, played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). From 1970–1973, he played linebacker for coach Joe Paterno at Penn State. A three-year letterman, he was team captain of the Nittany Lions' undefeated 1973 team and was named an All-American that same season.
• Greg Buttle was a linebacker during the 1973–1975 seasons, finishing with 305 tackles in his junior and senior year. He was drafted by the New York Jets and is a part of the All Jet team.
• Shane Conlan was a two-time All-American and defensive MVP of the 1987 National Championship Fiesta Bowl. He was drafted No. 1 by the Bills in 1987, named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and was named to three straight Pro Bowls (1988–90).
• Lavar Arrington finished with 319 career tackles and 139 tackles for losses. He was later drafted 2nd overall by the Washington Redskins.
• Cameron Wake went on to capture MVP honors for the British Columbia Lions in the Canadian Football League before moving on to the Miami Dolphins and leading the National Football League in sacks during the 2010 season.
• Tamba Hali was the 20th overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft and led the AFC in sacks during the 2010 NFL season helping the Kansas City Chiefs reach the playoffs. He played Defensive End during his college career.
• Paul Posluszny played from 2003–2006. Posluszny won the Dick Butkus Award in 2005 and the Chuck Bednarik Award in 2005 and 2006. He finished with 372 tackles, and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills.
• Dan Connor finished his career as the all-time leading tackler for Penn State with 419 and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers.
• Sean Lee, graduating Penn State in 2009, is now starting inside linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys.
• NaVorro Bowman, drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2010 draft, ranked 7th in the league in tackles in 2011 and was named an AP first team All-Pro for his 2011 campaign.
• Michael Mauti and Gerald Hodges were "Co-Linebacker U" in 2012, both achieved over 95 tackles and both were drafted by the Minnesota Vikings.

Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal

Jerry Sandusky, former Penn State assistant coach, child sex abuse scandal centered on former Pennsylvania State University football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky's sexual assault of at least eight underage boys on or near university property. After an extensive grand jury investigation, Sandusky was indicted on 52 counts of child molestation dating from 1994 to 2009, though the abuse may date as far back as the 1970s. The trial of Jerry Sandusky on 52 charges of sexual crimes against children started on June 11, 2012, at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania and ended on the evening of June 22, 2012, when the jury found Sandusky guilty on 45 of the 48 counts against him.

Several high-level school officials were charged with perjury, suspended, or dismissed for allegedly covering up the incidents or failing to notify authorities. In the wake of the scandal, school president Graham Spanier was forced to resign, and head football coach Joe Paterno was fired late in the season, while Sandusky maintained his innocence.

Former FBI director Louis Freeh, whose firm was hired by the Penn State Board of Trustees to conduct an independent investigation into the scandal, concluded, after interviewing over 400 people and reviewing over 3.5 million documents, that Paterno, Spanier, Curley and Schultz had "repeatedly concealed critical facts relating to Sandusky’s child abuse from the authorities, the Board of Trustees, Penn State community, and the public at large." In an interview conducted by Showtime's 60 Minutes Sports, the former Chief Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Frank Fina, who investigated and prosecuted Jerry Sandusky, stated that he found no evidence that Joe Paterno participated in a cover-up.

On July 23, 2012, NCAA announced that it had fined the Penn State football program $60 million, levied a four-year ban from bowl games and vacated all of the program's 112 wins from 1998 to 2011. They were originally scheduled to lose 10 scholarships from the incoming classes in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, which would have been a loss of 40 total scholarships. They were set to have a maximum of 75 players on scholarship in 2013, then be down to 65 total scholarships for 2014, 2015 and 2016, before increasing back up to 75 in 2017 and return to a the full allotment of 85 scholarships for the 2018 season.

However, on September 24, 2013, the NCAA announced they were restoring 25 of the 40 scholarships to Penn State after realizing they overreacted. After losing 10 scholarships from the 2013-2014 incoming class (they only brought in 15 players instead of the normal 25) and only having 75 total players on scholarship, Penn State will have five scholarships added back for 2014-15, so they can bring in 20 new players and have 80 total players on scholarship. They will be back up to the full complement of 25 new players and 85 total scholarships restocked for 2016-17, two years ahead of schedule. So in total they will have only lost 15 scholarships, compared to the original penalty of 40 scholarships. As unprecedented as the crippling sanctions were when they were imposed on Penn State, the easing up is perhaps just as unprecedented, as the NCAA has never reduced a penalty.

The NCAA’s executive committee unanimously approved giving back the scholarships after a recommendation from former U.S. Senator George J. Mitchell, who was appointed by the NCAA to oversee Penn State’s progress in adopting a number of reforms to enhance its security, ethics, governance and compliance structure. NCAA officials said they took up the recommendation because the restored scholarships would benefit student-athletes.

In September 2014, the NCAA announced that Penn State would be eligible for the 2014 postseason and all scholarships restored in 2015.

Notable seasons

Perfect seasons

Penn State has had seven undefeated, untied seasons in its history since the program started in 1887:

1887 • 1912 • 1968 • 1969 • 1973 • 1986 • 1994

National championships

Penn State has won two consensus national championships, both under Joe Paterno's tenure as coach.

Other national championships selections:

1911 • (National Championship Foundation)

1912 • (National Championship Foundation)

1969 • (Foundation for the Analysis of Competitions and Tournaments, Massey Ratings)

1981 • (Dunkel System, Loren Maxwell, Soren Sorenson, The Fleming System)

1994 • (Billingsley Report, DeVold, Foundation for the Analysis of Competitions and Tournaments, Massey Ratings, Matthews Grid Ratings, National Championship Foundation, New York Times, Sagarin Ratings)

Conference championships

Penn State played as an independent from 1887 through 1890.

On September 26, 1891, the Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association (PIFA) was formed. The PIFA consisted of Bucknell, Dickinson, Franklin and Marshall, Haverford, Penn State and Swarthmore. Penn State won the championship with a 4–1–0 PIFA record losing only to Bucknell (Bucknell's record was 3–1–1). The PIFA dissolved prior to the 1892 season.

Penn State then played as an independent again until joining the Big Ten Conference in 1990 and beginning play in 1993. Penn State then won its first Big Ten championship in 1994. Two other titles in 2005 and 2008 were vacated July 23, 2012 by the NCAA as a sanction in response to the Penn State sex abuse scandal.

Season-by-season records

Coaching history

Note: Records and winning percentiles in parentheses with asterisks are those accepted by the NCAA. Wins were removed by the NCAA in the wake of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.

Bowl history

Penn State has earned invitations to 44 bowl games. The Nittany Lions have compiled a bowl record of 27–15–2 (0.636), including a 14–6–1 (0.667) record in the major bowls (Rose, Orange, Sugar, Fiesta, and Cotton), however 6 bowl victories, including the 2006 Orange Bowl, were vacated by the NCAA.

Coach Joe Paterno was responsible for most of these bids and victories, compiling more appearances (37) than any other coach in college football history en route to his bowl record of 24-12–1 (0.662), but 6 of those wins were vacated by NCAA sanctions. Paterno also has a record of 14–5–0 (0.737) in "major" bowls and is the only coach to have won all five major college bowls during his career.

By year

• =win vacated as a result of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal

By game

Rivalries

Maryland

Penn State has a commanding 35–1–1 lead in the Maryland–Penn State football rivalry series that, due to the lopsidedness of the series, can hardly be called a rivalry. These two opponents first played in 1917, and all but three years between 1960 and 1993 was played, but the series has remained inactive since. There were inconclusive negotiations between the schools for a revival from 1993 to 2013. However, in 2014 Maryland will join the Big Ten Conference and be in the Eastern Division with Penn State, renewing the rivalry on an annual basis.

Michigan State

Since 1993, Penn State played Michigan State for the Land Grant Trophy. Michigan State currently holds possession of the trophy after winning the 2010 contest. Michigan State has a 5–4 record in these trophy games. Penn State held a 14–13–1 lead in the all-time series although currently Michigan State leads the series 13–5–1 due to the vacation of 9 Penn State wins by the NCAA. Beginning with the league's expansion and new division format in 2011, the two teams were in different divisions and did not play annually, however this rivalry will renew in the 2014 season and continue yearly as they will both be in the Big Ten's Eastern Division.

Minnesota

Since 1993, Penn State has played Minnesota for the Governor's Victory Bell sporadically in their Big Ten schedule. Prior to the sanctions handed down by the NCAA in 2012, Penn State led 8–4 against the Golden Gophers in this series, but now trails 5–3 after the last contest in which Minnesota won 24-10 in 2013.

Due to the latest changes in the Big Ten's scheduling procedures, the rivalry will be held approximately two times every seven years starting in 2014; this will change to three times every seven years when the Big Ten adds another conference game effective 2016. Penn State will next play Minnesota in the 2016 football season.

Nebraska

The teams played a series of games before Penn State joined the Big Ten, most notably in the early 1980s. The high point of the rivalry was an epic battle in week three of 1982 season. Nebraska came to Happy Valley ranked #2; Penn State was ranked No. 8 at the time. After Nebraska had scored to take the lead with a minute remaining, Todd Blackledge led the Lions down the field. Penn State won the game with a touchdown as time expired, and went on to win the National Championship. The series was renewed briefly in 2002–03 after a 19-year gap (during which in 1994, Nebraska and Penn State finished 1–2 in both major polls). From the 2011 to 2013 seasons, Penn State and Nebraska played yearly as cross-division rivals. But Penn State will not play Nebraska again until 2017 due to the loss of cross-division rivals with the expansion of the Big Ten in 2014. Nebraska beat Penn State in the first game since joining the Big Ten conference, the weekend that immediately followed the firing of legendary head coach Joe Paterno. Penn State is currently 7–9 all-time versus Nebraska, although one of those wins has been vacated by the NCAA.

Ohio State

Ohio State and Penn State first played in 1912, but until 1993 when Penn State joined the Big Ten conference, the Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry was infrequent. Including their last non-conference meeting in the 1980 Fiesta Bowl, the series was 6–2 in favor of Penn State before the Big Ten established the two teams as designated conference rivals playing annually starting in 1993. Penn State trails the overall series 13–16 and is 7–14 in conference play, although 5 of these wins have been vacated by the NCAA.

Penn State is 6–10 at Ohio Stadium (the 1912 game was played at its predecessor, Ohio Field) and after a 13-6 win in 2008, Penn State had broken a seven-game away losing streak at Ohio Stadium that had been held since 1975. Penn State is 5–6 against Ohio State in Beaver Stadium, including a memorable come-from-behind win in 2001 to give Joe Paterno his 324th win, passing Bear Bryant for the lead in career victories among FBS head coaches.

A couple of meetings have determined the conference champion. Of the 29 games they played, 11 have been determined by 7 points or less, 16 games by 14 points or less. Penn State has shut out Ohio State three times but all occurred prior to Penn State joining the Big Ten, while Ohio State has never held Penn State below six points. Due to the nature of the rivalry, a large number of games between the two teams are night games.

Pittsburgh

The Pitt-Penn State rivalry is a currently dormant series between in-state rivals Penn State and Pittsburgh. Once considered the fiercest and most important college football rivalry north of the Mason-Dixon line, this rivalry was first played in 1893 when Penn State won 32–0. The most recent game in the series was played in 2000 with Pitt winning 12-0 over Penn State at Three Rivers Stadium. Penn State holds a 48–42–4 record in the series (with 2 additional wins later vacated by the NCAA).

Of the 96 games played between the two, 72 have been held in Pittsburgh. Twenty-two have been played in State College. Two games, in 1900 and 1901, were played in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.

Pitt and Penn State are scheduled to renew their rivalry with a 4-game home-and-home series starting in 2016 and continuing through 2019. The first and third games of the series will be played at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, in 2016 and 2018, with the second and fourth games taking place in 2017 and 2019 at Beaver Stadium in State College.

Syracuse

With the exception of 1943, Penn State and Syracuse played every year from 1922 through 1990. However, the Penn State–Syracuse football rivalry became dormant when Syracuse joined the Big East Conference and Penn State joined the Big Ten.

The rivalry was briefly renewed when the teams agreed to a two-game home-and-home series for 2008 and 2009, in which Penn State won both games (these wins were later vacated by the NCAA). The two teams then played in MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ in the 2013 football season where Penn State won 23-17. Penn State holds an official 41–23–5 record in this series with their last official win occurring on August 31, 2013. The rivalry will next be renewed when the schools are scheduled to play a two-game home-and-home series in the 2020 and 2021 football seasons.

Temple

Penn State has been playing Temple frequently since 1931. Temple has not beaten Penn State since 1941, and Penn State holds a 31–3–1 record in the series (with an additional 7 wins which have been vacated by the NCAA), after last defeating Temple 24-13 at Beaver Stadium in 2012. The series will resume in 2014 and continue every season through at least 2016. Penn State has a 30-game winning streak over Temple, which is currently the longest active opponent vs. opponent winning streak in college football.

West Virginia

First played in 1904, Penn State and West Virginia played every year from 1947 to 1992. The Penn State–West Virginia football rivalry has been renewed in a home and home series to be played in State College in 2023 and Morgantown in 2024. Penn State leads the series 48–9–2.

Individual award winners

Players

Coaches

Other awards

• Lambert Trophy – 1947, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2013

Current NFL Players

There are currently 32 Penn State football players playing in the National Football League:

College Football Hall of Fame inductees

Including former head coach Joe Paterno, 22 Nittany Lion players and coaches have been selected for the College Football Hall of Fame.

Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees

Penn State is one of 11 schools with five or more inductees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Future schedules

09/05/2015at Temple*

• Lincoln Financial Field
• Philadelphia, PA

09/12/2015Buffalo*

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

09/19/2015Rutgers

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

09/26/2015San Diego State*

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

10/03/2015Army*

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

10/10/2015Indiana

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

10/17/2015at Ohio State

• Ohio Stadium
• Columbus, OH (Ohio State - Penn State rivalry)

10/24/2015at Maryland

• M&T Bank Stadium
• Baltimore, MD (Maryland-Penn State football rivalry)

10/31/2015Illinois

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

11/07/2015at Northwestern

• Ryan Field
• Evanston, IL

11/14/2015TBA 11/21/2015Michigan

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

11/28/2015at Michigan State

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy)

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09/03/2016Kent State*

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

09/10/2016at Pittsburgh*

• Heinz Field
• Pittsburgh, PA (Penn State-Pittsburgh football rivalry)

09/17/2016Temple*

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

10/01/2016Minnesota

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA (Governor's Victory Bell)

10/08/2016Maryland

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA (Maryland-Penn State football rivalry)

10/15/2016at Michigan

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI

10/22/2016Ohio State

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA (Ohio State-Penn State football rivalry)

10/29/2016at Purdue

• Ross-Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN

11/05/2016Iowa

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

11/12/2016at Indiana

• Memorial Stadium
• Bloomington, IN

11/19/2016at Rutgers

• High Point Solutions Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

11/26/2016Michigan State

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA (Michigan State–Penn State football rivalry)

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09/02/2017Akron*

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

09/09/2017Pittsburgh*

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA (Penn State-Pittsburgh football rivalry)

09/16/2017Georgia State*

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

09/30/2017Indiana

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

10/07/2017at Northwestern

• Ryan Field
• Evanston, IL

10/14/2017at Iowa

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, IA

10/21/2017Michigan

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

10/28/2017at Ohio State

• Ohio Stadium
• Columbus, OH (Ohio State-Penn State football rivalry)

11/04/2017at Michigan State

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy)

11/11/2017Rutgers

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

11/18/2017Nebraska

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

11/25/2017at Maryland

• Byrd Stadium
• College Park, MD (Maryland-Penn State football rivalry)

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09/08/2018at Pittsburgh*

• Heinz Field
• Pittsburgh, PA (Penn State-Pittsburgh football rivalry)

09/22/2018at Illinois

• Memorial Stadium
• Champaign,IL

09/29/2018Ohio State

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

10/13/2018Michigan State

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

10/20/2018at Indiana

• Memorial Stadium
• Bloomington, IN

10/27/2018Iowa

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

11/03/2018at Michigan

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI

11/10/2018Wisconsin

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

11/17/2018at Rutgers

• High Point Solutions Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

11/24/2018Maryland

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

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09/14/2019Pittsburgh*

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA (Penn State-Pittsburgh football rivalry)

09/28/2019at Maryland

• Byrd Stadium
• College Park, MD

10/05/2019Purdue

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

10/12/2019at Iowa

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, IA

10/19/2019Michigan

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

10/26/2019at Michigan State

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI

11/09/2019at Minnesota

• TCF Bank Stadium
• Minneapolis, MN

11/16/2019Indiana

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

11/23/2019at Ohio State

• Ohio Stadium
• Columbus, OH

11/30/2019Rutgers

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

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09/05/2020vs. LSU*TBA 09/19/2020at Syracuse*

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY

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09/18/2021Syracuse*

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

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09/17/2022at Virginia Tech*

• Lane Stadium
• Blacksburg, VA

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09/02/2023West Virginia*

• Beaver Stadium
• State College, PA

09/16/2023Virginia Tech*

• Beaver Stadium
• State College, PA

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08/31/2024at West Virginia*

• Mountaineer Field
• Morgantown, WV

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Charity and awareness efforts

The Penn State football team has worked in coordination with Uplifting Athletes, a non-profit organization, to raise awareness and funds for the Kidney Cancer Association. In 2003 the team turned their annual weight-lifting competition into a fund-raiser when a player’s father was diagnosed with Kidney Cancer. The event that is now known as Lift for Life, has raised more than $225,000 since its inception.

Penn State football radio affiliates

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