Penn State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 6:47 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

In their 2024 season opener, on August 31, the Penn State Nittany Lions will face West Virginia. For the full Penn State schedule, see below.

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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 season (81).
  • Based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (63), Penn State has the 72nd-ranked schedule in college football.
  • Taking into account their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (65), the Nittany Lions have the 17th-toughest conference schedule in college football.
  • Penn State has eight games scheduled against teams that put up winning records in 2023, including two teams that had nine or more wins and one with less than four wins last season.
  • 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)

  • Defensively, the Nittany Lions were a top-25 unit last season, ranking second-best by allowing only 247.6 yards per game. They ranked 55th on offense (400.2 yards per game).
  • Penn State thrived on both offense and defense 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).
  • The Nittany Lions ranked 79th in passing yards last season (215 per game), but they excelled on the defensive side of the ball, ranking seventh-best in FBS with 172.1 passing yards allowed per game.
  • Penn State ranked 29th in rushing yards last year (185.2 rushing yards per game), but it thrived on defense, ranking eighth-best in FBS with 96.9 rushing yards allowed per game.
  • On defense, the Nittany Lions were a top-25 unit in terms of third-down efficiency last season, ranking 11th-best by allowing a 30.2% third-down percentage. They ranked 55th on offense (40.5% third-down percentage).
  • With 24 forced turnovers (13th in FBS) against eight turnovers committed (third in FBS), Penn State’s +16 turnover margin was the second-best in college football last season.

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