Penn State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 7:45 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

On August 31, the Penn State Nittany Lions will begin their 2024 college football schedule versus West Virginia. See below for more information.

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2024 Penn State Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
@ West Virginia August 31 | 12:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub FOX (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Bowling Green September 7 | 12:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Kent State September 21 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Illinois September 28 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
UCLA October 5 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ USC October 12 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Wisconsin October 26 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Ohio State November 2 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Washington November 9 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Purdue November 16 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Minnesota November 23 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Maryland November 30 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA

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Penn State 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • The Nittany Lions will have the 18th-toughest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (81).
  • In terms of toughness — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Penn State will be playing the 72nd-ranked schedule this year.
  • The Nittany Lions will face the 17th-toughest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (65).
  • Penn State has eight games scheduled against teams that had winning records in 2023, including two teams that had nine or more wins and one with less than four wins last year.
  • The Nittany Lions have nine games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.

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Penn State Stat Insights (2023)

  • On defense, the Nittany Lions were a top-25 unit last season, ranking second-best by giving up just 247.6 yards per game. They ranked 55th on offense (400.2 yards per game).
  • Penn State excelled on both sides of the ball last season, ranking 12th-best in scoring offense (36.2 points per game) and third-best in scoring defense (13.5 points allowed per game).
  • Defensively, the Nittany Lions were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking seventh-best by giving up only 172.1 passing yards per game. They ranked 79th on offense (215 passing yards per game).
  • Penn State sported the 29th-ranked offense last year in terms of rushing yards (185.2 per game), and it was more effective on the other side of the ball, ranking eighth-best with only 96.9 rushing yards allowed per game.
  • The Nittany Lions ranked 55th in third-down conversion rate last year (40.5%), but they excelled on the other side of the ball, ranking 11th-best in FBS with a 30.2% third-down percentage allowed.
  • Penn State forced 24 total turnovers (13th in FBS) last season and turned it over eight times (third in FBS) for a turnover margin of +16, the second-best in college football.

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