From the likes of gene shorty miller and lighthorse harry wilson through legends jack ham and john cappelletti to the institution that is joe paterno, the gridiron of happy valley boasts true icons of the game and some of the most formidable teams in the sports. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists. Penn states head coach joe paterno has long been a nittany lion in winners mode. With a victory over illinois saturday, paterno will have the most wins in the majorcollege ranks. How penn state nearly won the 2008 national championship. It was a huge weekend for penn state track and field athletes in iowa city at the big ten outdoor championships. Mike zordich was an allamerican safety for penn state in 1985 with 60 tackles and an interception. Penn state s great record many, many great players. Following their outstanding performances in notre dames camping world bowl victory over the iowa state cyclones, heres where a pair of standouts land in the notre dame record books at the conclusion of the 2019 season. Since the teams creation in 1887, the nittany lions have participated in 1,320 officially sanctioned games, including 49 bowl games for most of its existence, penn state competed as an independent. This is a list of yearly big ten conference football champions.
The penn state volleyball team poses with the 2008 ncaa championship. In addition, john calipari coached the vacated 2008 team and, previously, had coached the university of massachusetts to the 1996 final four, only to have that team wiped out of the record books. Pennsylvania state university, intercollegiate athletics, football records. List of penn state nittany lions football seasons wikipedia. Notre dame records update post camping world bowl victory. The pennsylvania state university penn state or psu is a public, landgrant, research university with campuses and facilities throughout pennsylvania. Hofstra university department of athletics team guides. Materials include media guides, statistics, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings. Coastal carolina managed to get 250 yards of offense and 16 first downs on the afternoon. Further, barkley continued his climb up penn states rushing record book. The hawkeyes entered the game with a 54 record that included wins against maine, iowa state. Membership is open to secondary schools providing interschool athletic activities for boys and girls in grades 712. Penn state s derrick williams 2 scores a touchdown duringthe second half of this ncaa college football game against iowa,saturday, nov. The penn state nittany lions football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the.
A lesson in penn stateohio state history black shoe diaries. Continuing our new summer school series, we head to the stacks of the pattee library to open up our history books to revisit the 2008 penn state football team after 10 years in the record books. Hofstra football archive book pdf 201920 team record books team guides volleyball womens. Penn state faces record fine in sanduskyrelated case. Penn state mens lacrosse travels to villanova for first. Penn state finished the season ranked number 3 in both the final ap and coaches college football polls, earning penn state its th top 5 finish under joe paterno. Miles sanders sets philadelphia eagles rookie record for. Named after the player many refer to as the greatest quarterback ever to play the game, the prestigious golden arm award is presented annually to the nations top senior college quarterback by the johnny unitas golden arm educational foundation, inc. Penn state nittany lions football record by year college. Pennsylvania state university, intercollegiate athletics, football. The schedule includes the opponents, dates, and results. Ken rappoport is the author of more than 50 sports books for adults and young readers, including tales from penn state football and penn state nittany lions. Ncaa should reinstate vacated teams to the record books. Its instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional and continuing education offered through resident.
He still dots the penn state record books, ranking tied for ninth in career receiving touchdowns 15, th in career receiving. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally. Penn state took a 100 record in the season finale against arch rival pitt. Mcsorleys place in penn state history black shoe diaries. Very large files, which may take a longer time to download. Football history vs university of michigan from oct 16, 1993 oct 19, 2019. University park, pennsylvania nflafl stats for penn state nittany. Penn state running back saquon barkley left purdue breathless, totaled. Penn state footballs 1978 season deserves its place in the beaver. Clark among final 10 candidates for johnny unitas golden. Penn state gained 594 yards, its highest total since getting 661 yards against rutgers in 1995. Hoskins was the first head football coach at penn state. Penn state football story has 2008 debut throughout. Penn state and villanova know each other well, as the two teams have met every season since 2008.
How iowa beat penn state in 2008, and what it means nine years later. Wisconsin badgers football series history and alltime records, national championships, conference championships, bowl games, wins, bowl record, allamericans, heisman winners, and nfl draft picks. Smith was a threeyear starter at wide receiver at penn state. Michigan wolverines football series history and alltime records, national championships, conference championships, bowl games, wins, bowl record, allamericans, heisman winners, and nfl draft picks. Penn state nittany lions football statistical leaders wikipedia. In fact, from 200710, corbett helped penn shatter virtually every program record on the books, including wins in a season 17, consecutive wins 15, highest national ranking 1 and goals in a season 223. The nittany lions of penn state university have stood proud as an elite force in college football for more than 120 years. I poured over the book attempting to familiarize myself with the history. The collection also includes football footage of the 1948 cotton bowl, highlight films dating back to 1952, footage of scrimmages, and films of practice sessions, bluewhite games. Review the myriad of penn state football records that have been broken. The new york state public high school athletic association inc. The penn state nittany lions are the athletic teams of pennsylvania state. Penn state football story has 2008 debut throughout nation august 29, 2008 university park, pa.
Penn states daryll clark youngstown, ohio is among the final 10 candidates for the 2009 johnny unitas golden arm award. Combined, those four quarterbacks have lead penn state to some of the best seasons in penn state history including one national championship, a perfect season, an. Penn state nittany lions football statistical leaders. In addition to several top finishes in various competitions, a number of athletes cemented themselves in the penn state record books. Ranking the 12 most important penn state football teams. Three years after the ncaa sanctions, penn state football.
His first team played its home game on the old main lawn on campus in state college, pennsylvania, before the 500seat beaver field opened in 1893. List of big ten conference football champions wikipedia. Penn state university athletics football history vs. From the likes of gene shorty miller and lighthorse harry wilson through legends jack ham and john cappelletti to the institution that is joe paterno, the gridiron of happy valley boasts true icons of the game and some of the most formidable teams in the sports history. He posted a 1744 record in his from 1892 to 1895 as head coach, and his. Witness in ncaa basketball corruption trial says he paid. It includes profiles of key players and coaches and highlights all the great seasons and games. Those came on catches of 2, 10, 34, 32, 25, 5, and 11 yards.
Known in volleyball circles simply as the streak, penn state, under head coach russ rose, put together a record 111 straight set victories from dec. These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons. Winsipedia database and infographics of penn state nittany lions vs. Year champions conference overall ap coaches bowl result head coach 1896 wisconsin. This is a list of seasons completed by the penn state nittany lions football team of the national collegiate athletic association ncaa division i football bowl subdivision fbs. On 22 november 2008, penn state became the 6th division i program to win 800 games.
Hackenberg assaulting record book in freshman year. Harvey levinefos despite falling to the buckeyes in a close one, penn state football continued to see its record books get rewritten. Joe paterno, jerry sandusky, and the crises in penn state athletics sport and. Penn states saquon barkley 26 takes the ball 65 yards for a touchdown against nebraska during the first half of an ncaa college football game in state college, pa. The most prolific offense by far in penn state history and one of the most potent in the history of college football, it averaged 47 points. During my first year of peewee football, our head coach asked two. During the 2010 season, penn set a record for goals scored in a season with 223. To date, the sports archives included more than 4000 football films and videotapes, beginning with the 1929 film of the university of pennsylvania and penn state. The 2008 penn state nittany lions football team represented the pennsylvania state university in the 2008 ncaa division i fbs football season. Penn state won 112 games between 1998 and 2011 and joe paterno is college footballs winningest coach with 409 wins, and the record books rightfully show that. The former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky arriving for a court appearance related to his sexual abuse case last year. In 2008, penn state won the big ten and finished 112 with a loss to usc in. Founded in 1855 as the farmers high school of pennsylvania, penn state conducts teaching, research, and public service. Its safe to say a lot has changed within the penn state football program over the last 10 years.
Officially the game was scored a 10 forfeit, but anywhere you see the game in penn state record books or on the game ball on dispay in the penn state football hall of fame room it. The refs saw it differently, keeping the drive alive for the hawkeyes. Working for the associated press in new york for 30 years, he wrote about every major sport. Penn state owns a slight edge in series wins with an 86 alltime record against the wildcats. The team was coached by joe paterno and played its home games in beaver stadium in university park, pennsylvania.
Its not so much the wonlost records, the bowl implications, and all. On penn states first series, daryll clark dropped back to pass three. It may be lost in history, but penn state came excruciatingly close to. Penn states highest finish came in the 19981999 standings when the nittany.
Iowas football team got bullied by big, bad, thirdranked penn state for. The ncaa tried its best, but penn state went 2215 since the sanctions hit and had an average home attendance of over 98,000. Although penn state began competing in intercollegiate football in 1887, the schools official record book considers the modern era to have begun in 1970. A record crowd of 73,000 fans attended the annual bluewhite scrimmage at beaver stadium on april 19, surpassing the previous years record of 71,000. Penn state sports archive penn state university libraries. The former penn state running back entered sundays game at fedex field with 948 yards from scrimmage on the season, a mark that trailed only wide receiver desean jackson 1,008 in. The nittany lions lost only one away game a season ago, going 41 on the road.
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