Penn State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 6:45 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

On November 2, the Penn State Nittany Lions will play Ohio State — a highlight of their college football schedule in 2024. The full slate is in this article.

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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-hardest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (81).
  • In terms of difficulty — and using 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’s schedule includes eight games against teams with winning records in 2023 (two against teams with nine or more victories and one against a squad that accumulated less than four wins).
  • The Nittany Lions will have nine teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

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Penn State Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Nittany Lions ranked 55th in total offense last season (400.2 yards per game), but they played really well on the other side of the ball, ranking second-best in FBS with 400.2 yards allowed per game.
  • Penn State clicked on all fronts last season, as it ranked 12th-best in scoring offense (36.2 points per game) and third-best in scoring defense (13.5 points allowed per game).
  • The Nittany Lions ranked 79th in passing yards last year (215 per game), but they thrived on the other side of the ball, ranking seventh-best in FBS with 172.1 passing yards allowed per game.
  • Penn State owned the 29th-ranked offense last season in terms of rushing yards (185.2 per game), and it was more effective defensively, 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 played really well on the other side of the ball, ranking 11th-best in FBS with a 30.2% third-down conversion rate 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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