Penn State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:51 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Penn State Nittany Lions will play West Virginia on August 31, their first game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for the complete slate.
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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 face the 18th-hardest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (81).
- In terms of toughness — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Penn State will be facing the 72nd-ranked schedule this year.
- The Nittany Lions will have the 17th-toughest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (65).
- Penn State has eight games scheduled against teams that finished with winning records in 2023, including two teams that had nine or more wins and one with less than four wins last season.
- The Nittany Lions will have nine games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.
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Penn State Stat Insights (2023)
- The Nittany Lions ranked 55th in total offense last season (400.2 yards per game), but they played really well on defense, ranking second-best in FBS with 400.2 yards allowed per game.
- Penn State surged on both offense and defense 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).
- The Nittany Lions had the 79th-ranked offense last year in terms of passing yards (215 passing yards per game), and they were more effective on defense, ranking seventh-best with just 172.1 passing yards allowed per game.
- Penn State sported the 29th-ranked offense last season in terms of rushing yards (185.2 per game), and it was better defensively, ranking eighth-best with just 96.9 rushing yards allowed per game.
- The Nittany Lions sported the 55th-ranked offense last year in terms of third-down efficiency (40.5% percentage), and they were more effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 11th-best with a 30.2% third-down conversion rate 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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