Penn State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 4:54 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
A highlight of the Penn State Nittany Lions’ 2024 college football schedule is a game against Ohio State on November 2 — see below for more information.
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2024 Penn State Game and TV Schedule
Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
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@ 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-toughest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this season (63), Penn State has the 72nd-ranked schedule in college football.
- The Nittany Lions are facing the 17th-hardest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Penn State’s schedule has eight games against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (two against teams with nine or more victories and one against a squad that collected less than four wins).
- The Nittany Lions will go toe-to-toe with nine teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.
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Penn State Stat Insights (2023)
- On defense, the Nittany Lions were a top-25 unit last season, ranking second-best by surrendering only 247.6 yards per game. They ranked 55th on offense (400.2 yards per game).
- Penn State clicked on all fronts last year, as it ranked 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 season 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 ranked 29th in rushing yards last season (185.2 rushing yards per game), but it played really well on defense, ranking eighth-best in FBS with 96.9 rushing yards allowed per game.
- The Nittany Lions ranked 55th in third-down percentage last year (40.5%), but they thrived on the other side of the ball, ranking 11th-best in FBS 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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