Penn State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 4:55 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

One of the top matchups on the Penn State Nittany Lions’ college football schedule in 2024 is on November 2, against 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 will have the 18th-hardest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (81).
  • Using its opponents’ projected win total this year, Penn State will be facing the 72nd-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
  • According to their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (65), the Nittany Lions have the 17th-toughest conference schedule in college football.
  • Penn State will play eight games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes two teams that put up nine or more victories and one squad with three or fewer wins last season.
  • The Nittany Lions will go up against nine teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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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 defense, ranking second-best in FBS with 400.2 yards allowed per game.
  • Penn State excelled on both sides of the ball 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).
  • On defense, the Nittany Lions were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking seventh-best by surrendering just 172.1 passing yards per game. They ranked 79th on offense (215.0 passing yards per game).
  • Defensively, Penn State was a top-25 unit in terms of rushing yards last season, ranking eighth-best by giving up just 96.9 rushing yards per game. It ranked 29th on offense (185.2 rushing yards per game).
  • The Nittany Lions owned the 55th-ranked offense last season in terms of third-down efficiency (40.5% percentage), and they were better defensively, ranking 11th-best with a 30.2% third-down percentage 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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