List of Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons

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 1,320 officially sanctioned games, including 49 bowl games.

Beaver Stadium, the home venue since 1960

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
1887NO COACHInd200N/A
1888Ind021N/A
1889Ind220N/A
1890Ind220N/A
1891PIFA620N/A
1892George HoskinsInd510N/A
1893Ind410N/A
1894Ind601N/A
1895Ind223N/A
1896Samuel B. NewtonInd340N/A
1897Ind360N/A
1898Ind640N/A
1899Sam B. BoyleInd461N/A
1900William N. "Pop" GoldenInd461N/A
1901Ind530N/A
1902Ind730N/A
1903Daniel A. "Dan" ReedInd530N/A
1904Thomas F. "Tom" FennellInd640N/A
1905Ind830N/A
1906Ind811N/A
1907Ind640N/A
1908Ind550N/A
1909William M. "Bill" HollenbackInd502N/A
1910Jack HollenbackInd521N/A
1911William M. HollenbackInd801N/A
1912Ind800N/A
1913Ind260N/A
1914Ind531N/A
1915Richard C. "Dick" HarlowInd720N/A
1916Ind820N/A
1917Ind540N/A
1918Hugo F. BezdekInd121N/A
1919Ind710N/A
1920Ind702N/A
1921Ind802N/A
1922Ind641Lost Rose vs. USC, 3–14N/A
1923Ind621N/A
1924Ind631N/A
1925Ind441N/A
1926Ind540N/A
1927Ind621N/A
1928Ind351N/A
1929Ind630N/A
1930Robert A. "Bob" HigginsInd342N/A
1931Ind280N/A
1932Ind250N/A
1933Ind331N/A
1934Ind440N/A
1935Ind440N/A
1936Ind350—
1937Ind530—
1938Ind341—
1939Ind512—
1940Ind611—
1941Ind720—
1942Ind61119
1943Ind531—
1944Ind630—
1945Ind530—
1946Ind620—
1947Ind901Tied Cotton vs. SMU, 13–134
1948Ind71118
1949F. Joseph "Joe" BedenkInd540—
1950Charles A. "Rip" EngleInd531—
1951Ind540—
1952Ind721—
1953Ind630—
1954Ind72020
1955Ind540—
1956Ind621—
1957Ind630—
1958Ind631—
1959Ind920Won Liberty vs. Alabama, 7–012
1960Ind730Won Liberty vs. Oregon, 41–1216
1961Ind830Won Gator vs. Georgia Tech, 30–1517
1962Ind920Lost Gator vs. Florida 7–179
1963Ind730—
1964Ind640—
1965Ind550—
1966Joe PaternoInd550—
1967Ind821Tied Gator vs. Florida State, 17–1710
1968Ind1100Won Orange vs. Kansas, 15–142
1969Ind1100Won Orange vs. Missouri 10–32
1970Ind73018
1971Ind1110Won Cotton vs. Texas, 30–65
1972Ind1020Lost Sugar vs. Oklahoma, 0–1410
1973Ind1200Won Orange vs. LSU, 16–95
1974Ind1020Won Cotton vs. Baylor, 41–207
1975Ind930Lost Sugar vs. Alabama, 6–1310
1976Ind750Lost Gator vs. Notre Dame, 9–20—
1977Ind1110Won Fiesta vs. Arizona State, 42–305
1978Ind1110Lost Sugar vs. Alabama, 7–144
1979Ind840Won Liberty vs. Tulane, 9–620
1980Ind1020Won Fiesta vs. Ohio State, 31–198
1981Ind1020Won Fiesta vs. USC, 26–103
1982Ind1110Won Sugar vs. Georgia, 27–231
1983Ind841Won Aloha vs. Washington, 13–10—
1984Ind650—
1985Ind1110Lost Orange vs. Oklahoma 10–253
1986Ind1200Won Fiesta vs. Miami (FL), 14–101
1987Ind840Lost Citrus vs. Clemson, 10–35—
1988Ind560—
1989Ind831Won Holiday vs. BYU, 50–3915
1990Ind930Lost Blockbuster vs. Florida State, 17–2411
1991Ind1120Won Fiesta vs. Tennessee, 42–173
1992Ind750Lost Blockbuster vs. Stanford, 3–24—
1993Big Ten1020Won Citrus vs. Tennessee, 31–138
1994Big Ten1200Won Rose vs. Oregon, 38–202
1995Big Ten930Won Outback vs. Auburn, 43–1413
1996Big Ten112    -[A 1]Won Fiesta Bowl vs. Texas, 38–157
1997Big Ten93-Lost Citrus vs. Florida, 6–2116
1998Big Ten93-Won Outback vs. Kentucky, 26–1417
1999Big Ten103-Won Alamo vs. Texas A&M, 24–011
2000Big Ten57-—
2001Big Ten56-—
2002Big Ten94-Lost Capital One vs. Auburn, 9–1316
2003Big Ten39-—
2004Big Ten47-—
2005Big Ten111-Won Orange vs. Florida State, 26–23 3 OT3
2006Big Ten94-Won Outback vs. Tennessee, 20–1024
2007Big Ten94-Won Alamo vs. Texas A&M, 24–17—
2008Big Ten112-Lost Rose vs. USC, 24–388
2009Big Ten112-Won Capital One vs. LSU, 19–179
2010Big Ten76-Lost Outback vs. Florida, 24–37—
2011Joe Paterno
Tom Bradley (interim)[A 2]		Big Ten
(Leaders Division)		94-Lost TicketCity vs. Houston, 14–30—
2012Bill O' BrienBig Ten84-Ineligible—
2013Big Ten75-Ineligible—
2014James FranklinBig Ten
(East Division)		76-Won Pinstripe vs. Boston College, 31–30 OT—
2015Big Ten76-Lost TaxSlayer vs. Georgia, 17–24—
2016Big Ten113 - Lost Rose vs. USC 49–52 7
2017Big Ten112 - Won Fiesta vs. Washington 35–28 8
2018Big Ten94 - Lost Citrus vs. Kentucky 24–27 17
2019Big Ten112 - Won Cotton vs. Memphis 53–39 9
Total 898 393 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): 56–23–0

Notes
  1. Overtime introduced for regular season in Division I-A in 1996, eliminating ties.[3]
  2. Joe Paterno was fired in the wake of the Penn State child 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
  1. Penn State Nittany Lions Index. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  2. Penn State Yearly Totals Archived 2010-02-16 at the Wayback Machine. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  3. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  4. "Penn State fires Joe Paterno as head coach amid sex-abuse scandal". The Star-Ledger. November 9, 2011.
  5. "Board of Trustees announces leadership changes at Penn State". Penn State Live. The Pennsylvania State University. November 9, 2011. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011.
  6. "Trustees: Penn State president removed, Paterno out immediately". CNN. November 10, 2011.
  7. Penn State Football 2013 Media Guide Penn State Football 2013 Media Guide
  8. "Joe Paterno's 111 wins that were vacated will be restored". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
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