Penn State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 4:52 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Penn State Nittany Lions will meet West Virginia in their 2024 season opener, on August 31. For the full Penn State schedule, keep scrolling.
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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 are facing the 18th-hardest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).
- Based on its opponents’ projected win total this year, Penn State will be playing the 72nd-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
- The Nittany Lions will have the 17th-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (65).
- Penn State’s schedule features eight games against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (two against teams with nine or more victories and one against a squad that had less than four wins).
- 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)
- Defensively, the Nittany Lions were a top-25 unit last season, ranking second-best by allowing only 247.6 yards per game. They ranked 55th on offense (400.2 yards per game).
- Penn State was a handful for opposing teams last season, as it ranked top-25 in both scoring offense (12th-best with 36.2 points per game) and scoring defense (third-best with 13.5 points allowed per game).
- The Nittany Lions owned the 79th-ranked offense last season in terms of passing yards (215 passing yards per game), and they were better on the other side of the ball, ranking seventh-best with just 172.1 passing yards allowed per game.
- Defensively, Penn State was a top-25 unit in terms of rushing yards last season, ranking eighth-best by allowing just 96.9 rushing yards per game. It ranked 29th on offense (185.2 rushing yards per game).
- The Nittany Lions had the 55th-ranked offense last year in terms of third-down efficiency (40.5% percentage), and they were better on defense, ranking 11th-best with a 30.2% third-down conversion rate 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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