Penn State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:55 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Penn State Nittany Lions will meet West Virginia on August 31, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — keep scrolling for the full 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
- Based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (81), the Nittany Lions have the 18th-hardest schedule in college football.
- Penn State will have the 72nd-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (63).
- According to their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (65), the Nittany Lions have the 17th-hardest conference schedule in college football.
- Penn State has a schedule that features eight games in 2024 against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (two of those teams won nine or more games and one of them totaled three or fewer wins).
- The Nittany Lions will play nine teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.
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Penn State Stat Insights (2023)
- Defensively, the Nittany Lions were a top-25 unit last season, ranking second-best by giving up only 247.6 yards per game. They ranked 55th on offense (400.2 yards 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 ranked 79th in passing yards last year (215 per game), but they played really well on defense, ranking seventh-best in FBS with 172.1 passing yards allowed per game.
- On defense, Penn State was a top-25 unit in terms of rushing yards last season, ranking eighth-best by allowing only 96.9 rushing yards per game. It ranked 29th on offense (185.2 rushing yards per game).
- On defense, the Nittany Lions were a top-25 unit in terms of third-down efficiency last season, ranking 11th-best by giving up a 30.2% third-down conversion rate. They ranked 55th on offense (40.5% third-down percentage).
- 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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