{{:1200px-penn_state_nittany_lions_logo.svg.png?200|}} ====== Penn State Nittany Lions ====== The Penn State Nittany Lions are coached by [[Rocketcan]]. The Nittany Lions compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the [[big_10|Big Ten Conference]]. ---- ===== History ===== ---- ==== Rocketcan Era (2021-Present) ==== === 2021 Season === Rocketcan lead the Nittany Lions to a 6-6 regular season record to the Pinstripe Bowl, losing 10-17 to Duke. === 2022 Season === In 2022, the Nittany Lions achieved a regular season record of 8-5. This was enough to secure a berth in the ReliaQuest Bowl: losing 27-40 vs. Mississippi State. === 2023 Season === In 2023, the Nittany Lions achieved a regular season record of 8-5. This was enough to secure a berth in the Cheez-It Bowl: losing 17-51 vs. Georgia. Overall Regular Season Record: 30-19 Overall Post Season Record: 0-3 ===== Season-by-Season Records ===== ^ Year ^ Coach ^ Wins ^ Losses ^ Pct. ^ Final Ranking ^ Postseason Results ^ | 2021 | [[Rocketcan]] | 6 | 7 | 0.462 | N/A | **Pinstripe Bowl** L 10-17 vs. Duke | | 2022 | [[Rocketcan]] | 8 | 5 | 0.615 | N/A | **ReliaQuest Bowl** L 27-40 vs. Mississippi State | | 2023 | [[Rocketcan]] | 8 | 5 | 0.615 | N/A | **Cheez-It Bowl** L 17-51 vs. Georgia | | 2024 | [[Rocketcan]] | 6 | 7 | 0.462 | N/A | **Cactus Bowl** L 26-33 vs. BYU | | 2025 | [[Rocketcan]] | 9 | 1 | 0.900 | N/A | | ^ Totals ^^ 37 ^ 21 ^ 0.638 ^ All Time Regular Season Record ^^ ^ ::: ^^ 0 ^ 0 ^ 0 ^ All Time Conference Playoff Record ^^ ^ ::: ^^ 0 ^ 4 ^ 0 ^ All Time Bowl Game Record ^^ ^ ::: ^^ 0 ^ 0 ^ 0 ^ All Time National Playoff Record ^^ ^ ::: ^^ 37 ^ 25 ^ 0.597 ^ All Time Combined Record ^^ ^ ::: ^^ 0 Conference Titles, 0 National Championships ^^^^^ ===== All-time record vs. Big Ten opponents ===== ^ School ^ Total Games ^ W ^ L ^ T ^ Pct. ^ PF ^ PA ^ Diff ^ First Year ^ Last Year ^ Streak ^ | [[Illinois]] | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 89 | 64 | 25 | L 20-27 | W 49-27 | W2 | | [[Indiana]] | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 103 | 50 | 53 | W 24-16 | W 48-10 | W2 | | [[Iowa]] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 36 | 26 | 10 | W 20-6 | L 16-20 | L1 | | [[Maryland]] | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 52 | 37 | 15 | L 7-17 | L 14-17 | L1 | | [[Michigan]] | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 47 | 49 | -2 | W 13-7 | L 10-21 | L1 | | [[Michigan State]] | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 79 | 90 | -11 | L 20-34 | W 28-20 | W1 | | [[Minnesota]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 41 | 17 | 24 | W 41-17 | W 41-17 | W1 | | [[Nebraska]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | 15 | 13 | W 28-15 | W 28-15 | W1 | | [[Northwestern]] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 116 | 38 | 78 | W 37-17 | W 48-14 | W3 | | [[Ohio State]] | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 117 | 101 | 16 | L 10-31 | W 28-25 | W1 | | [[Oregon]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 42 | 17 | 25 | W 42-17 | W 42-17 | W1 | | [[Purdue]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 23 | -16 | L 7-23 | L 7-23 | L1 | | [[Rutgers]] | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 123 | 52 | 71 | W 20-15 | W 41-3 | W4 | | [[UCLA]] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 61 | 58 | 3 | W 28-27 | W 33-31 | W2 | | [[Wisconsin]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 24 | -11 | L 13-24 | L 13-24 | L1 | ^ 15 Opponents ^ 37 ^ 25 ^ 12 ^ 0 ^ .676 ^ 954 ^ 661 ^ 293 ^ ^ ^ 5 Seasons ^ ===== All-time record vs. non-conference opponents ===== ^ School ^ Total Games ^ W ^ L ^ T ^ Pct. ^ PF ^ PA ^ Diff ^ First Year ^ Last Year ^ Streak ^ | [[Boise State]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | 3 | 10 | W 13-3 | W 13-3 | W1 | | [[Bowling Green]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 33 | -19 | L 14-33 | L 14-33 | L1 | | [[BYU]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 26 | 33 | -7 | L 26-33 | L 26-33 | L1 | | [[Duke]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 17 | -7 | L 10-17 | L 10-17 | L1 | | [[Florida]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 22 | 38 | -16 | L 22-38 | L 22-38 | L1 | | [[Georgia]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 17 | 51 | -34 | L 17-51 | L 17-51 | L1 | | [[Lafayette]] (FCS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 20 | 3 | 17 | W 20-3 | W 20-3 | W1 | | [[Lehigh]] (FCS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 90 | 12 | 78 | W 42-13 | W 48-0 | W2 | | [[LSU]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 20 | 35 | -15 | L 20-35 | L 20-35 | L1 | | [[Mississippi State]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 27 | 40 | -13 | L 27-40 | L 27-40 | L1 | | [[Rice]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | 7 | 17 | W 24-7 | W 24-7 | W1 | | [[Stanford]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 27 | 34 | -7 | L 27-34 | L 27-34 | L1 | | [[Texas Tech]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 21 | 19 | 2 | W 21-19 | W 21-19 | W1 | | [[Utah State]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 48 | 26 | 22 | W 48-26 | W 48-26 | W1 | | [[Washington]] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 31 | -24 | L 7-31 | L 7-31 | L1 | | [[Washington State]] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 21 | 24 | -3 | W 17-10 | L 7-14 | L1 | | [[Wyoming]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 42 | 6 | 36 | W 42-6 | W 42-6 | W1 | ^ 17 opponents ^ 19 ^ 9 ^ 10 ^ 0 ^ .473 ^ 449 ^ 412 ^ 37 ^ ^ ^ 5 Seasons ^ ===== Accomplishments and Recognition ===== ==== Championships ==== N/A ==== Playoff Appearances ==== N/A ==== Bowl Games ==== **2021:** New Era Pinstripe Bowl: L 10-17 vs. Duke **2022:** ReliaQuest Bowl: L 27-40 vs. Mississippi State ==== Individual Recognition ==== === All-Americans === === All-Conference === **2021:** 2nd Team All-Big Ten * WR Richie Igwebuike, Jr. **2022:** 1st Team All-Big Ten: * WR Richie Igwebuike, Sr. * TE Nyheim Lauina, Sr. 3rd Team All-Big Ten: * WR Nick Jones, Jr. * DE Vincent Brito Sr. * OLB Matthew Crabbe, Sr. * FS: Jonas Lawrence, (Fr.)