Penn State Nittany Lions football | |||
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[1]Current season | |||
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First season | 1887 | ||
Athletic director | Tim Curley | ||
Head coach | Joe Paterno | ||
44th year, 392–129–3 (.751) | |||
Home stadium | Beaver Stadium | ||
Stadium capacity | 107,282 | ||
Stadium surface | Grass | ||
Location | University Park, Pennsylvania | ||
Conference | Big Ten | ||
All-time record | 809–351–42 (.691) | ||
Postseason bowl record | 26–13–2 | ||
Claimed national titles | 2 | ||
Conference titles | 3 | ||
Heisman winners | 1 | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 39 | ||
Current uniform | |||
Colors | Blue and White | ||
Fight song | Fight On, State | ||
Mascot | Nittany Lion | ||
Marching band | Penn State Blue Band | ||
Rivals | Michigan Wolverines Ohio State Buckeyes Michigan State Spartans Minnesota Golden Gophers Syracuse OrangeTemple Owls | ||
Website | GoPSUSports.com |
Penn State Nittany Lions football is a college football program from Penn State. It competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. It is one of the most tradition-rich and storied college football programs in the nation. On November 22, 2008, Penn State became the sixth FBS program to win 800 games after defeating Michigan State.