Penn State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 3:42 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Penn State Nittany Lions’ college football schedule for 2024 includes a standout matchup versus Ohio State on November 2 — keep scrolling 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).
  • Penn State will have the 72nd-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (63).
  • The Nittany Lions will have the 17th-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (65).
  • Penn State has eight games scheduled against teams that had 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 will play nine teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

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Penn State Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Nittany Lions owned the 55th-ranked offense last year (400.2 yards per game), and they were even better on defense, ranking second-best with just 247.6 yards allowed per game.
  • Penn State was a difficult matchup 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).
  • Defensively, the Nittany Lions were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking seventh-best by allowing only 172.1 passing yards per game. They ranked 79th on offense (215 passing yards per game).
  • Penn State ranked 29th in rushing yards last season (185.2 rushing yards per game), but it thrived on the other side of the ball, ranking eighth-best in FBS with 96.9 rushing yards allowed per game.
  • The Nittany Lions ranked 55th in third-down conversion rate last year (40.5%), but they thrived on defense, ranking 11th-best in FBS with a 30.2% third-down conversion rate allowed.
  • Penn State had the second-best turnover margin in college football last season at +16, forcing 24 turnovers (13th in FBS) while turning it over eight times (third in FBS).

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