Penn State Nittany Lions

The Penn State Nittany Lions are the athletic teams of Pennsylvania State University, except for the women's basketball team, known as the Lady Lions. The school colors are navy blue and white. The school mascot is the Nittany Lion. Penn State participates as a member institution of the Big Ten Conference at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level for most sports. Penn State is one of only 15 universities in the nation that plays Division I FBS football and Division I men's ice hockey. Two sports participate in different conferences because they are not sponsored by the Big Ten: men's volleyball in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) and women's ice hockey in College Hockey America (CHA). The fencing teams operate as independents.

Football

Penn State Nittany Lions college football

First Season
1887
Team History
Penn State Nittany Lions (1907-present)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (1993-present) Independent (1887-90, 1892-1992) Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association (1891)
Venue
Beaver Stadium (1960-present) New Beaver Field (1909-59) Beaver Field (1892-1908) Old Main lawn (until 1891)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1920s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1925
November 7	vs. Notre Dame	New Beaver Field

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1946
October 19	vs. Michigan State	New Beaver Field
1949
October 22	at Michigan State	Macklin Stadium

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
October 14	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium
1951
October 13	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
1952
September 20	vs. Temple	New Beaver Field
September 27	vs. Purdue	New Beaver Field
October 25	at Michigan State	Macklin Stadium
1953
October 17	vs. Syracuse	New Beaver Field
1954
September 25	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
October 16	vs. West Virginia	New Beaver Field
1956
November 24	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium
1957
October 5	vs. Army	New Beaver Field
1958
November 27	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium
1959
October 10	at Army	Michie Stadium
October 24	at Illinois	Cleveland Stadium
December 19	vs. Alabama	Liberty Bowl (Philadelphia, PA)

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
November 5	vs. Maryland	Beaver Stadium
November 19	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium
1961
October 14	vs. Army	Beaver Stadium
December 30	vs. Georgia Tech	Gator Bowl
1962
October 13	at Army	Michie Stadium
December 29	vs. Florida	Gator Bowl
1963
October 12	vs. Army	Beaver Stadium
November 2	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium
November 9	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1964
September 26	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 3	vs. Oregon	Beaver Stadium
October 10	at Army	Michie Stadium
November 7	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
1966
September 24	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
October 1	at Army	Michie Stadium
1968
January 1, 1969	vs. Kansas	Orange Bowl
1969
October 11	vs. West Virginia	Beaver Stadium
January 1, 1970	vs. Missouri	Orange Bowl

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
October 24	at Army	Michie Stadium
1971
October 9	vs. Army	Beaver Stadium
October 23	vs. TCU	Beaver Stadium
October 30	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field
January 1, 1972	vs. Texas	Cotton Bowl
1972
September 30	vs. Iowa	Beaver Stadium
December 31	vs. Oklahoma	Tulane Stadium
1973
October 13	vs. Army	Beaver Stadium
January 1, 1974	vs. LSU	Orange Bowl
1974
September 14	vs. Stanford	Beaver Stadium
January 1, 1975	vs. Baylor	Cotton Bowl
1975
September 27	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
October 11	vs. West Virginia	Beaver Stadium
December 31	vs. Alabama	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1976
October 30	at Temple	Veterans Stadium
December 27	vs. Notre Dame	Gator Bowl
1977
September 2	at Rutgers	Giants Stadium
October 29	vs. Miami	Beaver Stadium
November 12	vs. Temple	Beaver Stadium
1978
November 24	vs. Pittsburgh	Beaver Stadium
January 1, 1979	vs. Alabama	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1979
September 22	vs. Texas A&M	Beaver Stadium
October 13	vs. Army	Beaver Stadium
November 17	vs. Temple	Beaver Stadium

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
September 27	vs. Nebraska	Beaver Stadium
October 4	at Missouri	Faurot Field
November 15	at Temple	Veterans Stadium
December 26	vs. Ohio State	Sun Devil Stadium
1981
January 1, 1982	vs. USC	Sun Devil Stadium
1982
September 4	vs. Temple	Beaver Stadium
September 11	vs. Maryland	Beaver Stadium
September 18	vs. Rutgers	Beaver Stadium
September 25	vs. Nebraska	Beaver Stadium
October 9	at Alabama	Legion Field
October 23	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field
November 6	vs. NC State	Beaver Stadium
November 13	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
November 26	vs. Pittsburgh	Beaver Stadium
January 1, 1983	vs. Georgia	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1983
August 29	vs. Nebraska	Giants Stadium
September 10	vs. Cincinnati	Beaver Stadium
December 26	vs. Washington	Aloha Stadium
1985
January 1, 1986	vs. Oklahoma	Orange Bowl
1986
September 6	vs. Temple	Beaver Stadium
September 27	vs. East Carolina	Beaver Stadium
October 4	vs. Rutgers	Beaver Stadium
October 11	vs. Cincinnati	Beaver Stadium
October 18	vs. Syracuse	Beaver Stadium
November 8	vs. Maryland	Beaver Stadium
November 15	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
November 22	vs. Pittsburgh	Beaver Stadium
January 2, 1987	vs. Miami	Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
1987
October 3	vs. Temple	Beaver Stadium
January 1, 1988	vs. Clemson	Florida Citrus Bowl
1988
November 19	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
1989
October 7	at Rutgers	Giants Stadium
November 4	vs. West Virginia	Beaver Stadium
December 29	vs. BYU	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
September 22	vs. Rutgers	Beaver Stadium
December 28	vs. Florida State	Joe Robbie Stadium
1992
January 1, 1993	vs. Stanford	Joe Robbie Stadium
1993
September 4	vs. Minnesota	Beaver Stadium
October 16	vs. Michigan	Beaver Stadium
November 13	vs. Illinois	Beaver Stadium
January 1, 1994	vs. Tennessee	Florida Citrus Bowl
1994
October 15	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
November 12	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
November 26	vs. Michigan State	Beaver Stadium
January 2, 1995	vs. Oregon	Rose Bowl
1995
January 1, 1996	vs. Auburn	Tampa Stadium
1996
October 12	vs. Purdue	Beaver Stadium
November 23	vs. Michigan State	Beaver Stadium
1997
October 4	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1998	vs. Florida	Florida Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL)
1998
November 21	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
1999
December 28	vs. Texas A&M	Alamodome

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2000
September 23	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
October 28	at Indiana	RCA Dome
November 11	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
2001
September 22	vs. Wisconsin	Beaver Stadium
September 29	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
October 27	vs. Ohio State	Beaver Stadium
2002
August 31	vs. UCF	Beaver Stadium
October 26	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
2003
August 30	vs. Temple	Beaver Stadium
November 8	at Northwestern	Ryan Field
November 15	vs. Indiana	Beaver Stadium
2004
September 4	vs. Akron	Beaver Stadium
October 9	vs. Purdue	Beaver Stadium
October 30	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
2005
September 24	at Northwestern	Ryan Field
October 15	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
November 19	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
January 3, 2006	vs. Florida State	Dolphins Stadium
2007
September 22	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
2008
October 25	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
January 1, 2009	vs. USC	Rose Bowl

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
November 13	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
January 1, 2011	vs. Florida	Raymond James Stadium
2014
December 27	vs. Boston College	Yankee Stadium
2015
January 2, 2016	vs. Georgia	EverBank Field
2016
January 2, 2017	vs. USC	Rose Bowl
2017
September 23	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
December 30	vs. Washington	University of Phoenix Stadium
2018
January 1, 2019	vs. Kentucky	Camping World Stadium
2019
October 26	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
December 28	vs. Memphis	AT&T Stadium

Men's Basketball

Penn State Nittany Lions men's college basketball

First Season
1896
Team History
Penn State Nittany Lions (1896-present)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (1990-present)
Venue
Bryce Jordan Center (1996-present) Rec Hall (1929-96) Armory (1896-1929)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1993-94
February 2, 1994	vs. Illinois	Rec Hall

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1980s	1981-82
2000s	2002-03