Penn State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 4:48 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Penn State Nittany Lions will begin their 2024 college football schedule on August 31, against West Virginia. See below for more.
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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).
- In terms of difficulty — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Penn State will be playing the 72nd-ranked schedule this year.
- The Nittany Lions are playing the 17th-hardest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
- 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’ schedule in 2024 includes nine returning teams who played in a bowl game.
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Penn State Stat Insights (2023)
- Defensively, 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 thrived on both sides of the ball 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 surrendering just 96.9 rushing yards per game. It ranked 29th on offense (185.2 rushing yards per game).
- The Nittany Lions ranked 55th in third-down conversion rate last season (40.5%), but they played really well on defense, 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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