2011 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Penn State Nittany Lions Football Schedule For 2011

Below is the schedule and venues for the Penn State Nittany Lions Football Games For Year 2011.

EVENT	VENUE	DATE/TIME
Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Alabama Crimson Tide	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	Saturday 9/10/2011 3:30PM
Temple Owls vs. Penn State Nittany Lions	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	Saturday 9/17/2011 12:00PM
Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	Saturday 9/24/2011
Indiana Hoosiers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions	Memorial Stadium – IN Bloomington, IN	Saturday 10/1/2011
Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Iowa Hawkeyes	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	Saturday 10/8/2011
Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Purdue Boilermakers	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	Saturday 10/15/2011 12:00PM
Northwestern Wildcats vs. Penn State Nittany Lions	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	Saturday 10/22/2011 6:00PM
Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Illinois Fighting Illini	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	Saturday 10/29/2011
Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	Saturday 11/12/2011
Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Penn State Nittany Lions	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	Saturday 11/19/2011
Wisconsin Badgers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	Saturday 11/26/2011

PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS HISTORY
Penn State’s football team, the Penn State Nittany Lions, play in the Big Ten Conference as part of the NCAA’s Football Bowl Division I Subdivision. Penn State began playing college football in 1887. Their all-time record is 819-356-43 for a .690 winning percentage. The Nittany Lions got their 800th win in 2008 to become the sixth Football Bowl Subdivision team in NCAA history to win 800 games.

Penn State has won two national titles (1982 and 1986), 3 Big 10 Conference titles (1994, 2005 and 2008) and had 7 undefeated seasons. The Nittany Lions all-time bowl record is 27-13-2. Penn State has produced 39 consensus All-Americans and 1 Heisman Trophy winner (running back John Cappelletti in 1973).

The current head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions is Joe Paterno. The legendary coach has coached the Nittany Lions for an incredible 45 years. Paterno’s all-time record is 401-134-3 for a .748 winning percentage. During the 2010 season, Paterno became the first coach in Football Bowl Subdivision history to win 400 games. Paterno has also compiled the most bowl appearances (36) and wins (24) for a coach in the history of college football and is the only coach who has won all of the five major bowls (Rose, Sugar, Orange, Cotton and Fiesta) in his coaching career. Paterno is also known for challenging his players to excel academically as well as on the football team. In 2010 Penn State’s football team had a graduate rate of 89%, the highest for any Top 25 team.

The Nittany Lions home games are played in University Park, Pennsylvania at Beaver Stadium, which has a seating capacity of 107,282.

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