Penn State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 6:54 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

One of the best games on the Penn State Nittany Lions’ college football schedule in 2024 is on November 2, versus Ohio State. The full slate can be found 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 are playing the 18th-hardest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).
  • Penn State is playing the 72nd-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
  • According to their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (65), the Nittany Lions have the 17th-hardest conference schedule in college football.
  • Penn State will play eight teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes two teams that had nine or more victories and one squad with three or fewer wins last year.
  • 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 year (400.2 yards per game), but they really clicked on the defensive side of the ball, ranking second-best in FBS with 400.2 yards allowed per game.
  • Penn State clicked on all fronts last year, 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).
  • On the defensive side of the ball, 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 ranked 29th in rushing yards last season (185.2 rushing yards per game), but it excelled on defense, ranking eighth-best in FBS with 96.9 rushing yards allowed per game.
  • The Nittany Lions ranked 55th in third-down percentage last season (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 percentage allowed.
  • 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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