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Penn State Nittany Lions

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Welcome to the Penn State Nittany Lions file in the Blindside Bulletin History Room: the story of the program, its best and worst seasons, and the head coaches who shaped it, alongside its live 3-4 record this season. Below you'll find Penn State Nittany Lions football history, coaching history and links to every season, year by year.

The program

The Penn State Nittany Lions team represents the Pennsylvania State University in college football. The Nittany Lions compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the Big Ten Conference, which they joined in 1993 after playing as an Independent from 1892 to 1992.

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Best & worst seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Penn State Nittany Lions football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since the team's creation in 1887, the Nittany Lions have participated in 1,368 officially sanctioned games, including 52 bowl games. For most of its existence, Penn State competed as an independent. In 1993, Penn State joined the Big Ten Conference, where it has been a member ever since.

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The coaches

The Penn State Nittany Lions college football team represents Pennsylvania State University in the Big Ten Conference, as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 17 head coaches, and 2 interim head coaches, since it began play during the 1887 season. Matt Campbell will be the current head coach beginning in the 2026 season.

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