Penn State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 9:43 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

In 2024, one of the top games on the Penn State Nittany Lions’ college football schedule is versus Ohio State on November 2 — see below to find out 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

  • Based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (81), the Nittany Lions have the 18th-toughest schedule in college football.
  • Penn State is playing the 72nd-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
  • The Nittany Lions will face the 17th-toughest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (65).
  • In 2024, Penn State’s schedule will include eight games against teams which ended the season with winning records a year ago, including two games against teams that had nine or more wins and one game against squads with less than four wins in 2023.
  • The Nittany Lions have nine games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.

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Penn State Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Nittany Lions ranked 55th in total offense last season (400.2 yards per game), but they really clicked on the other side of the ball, ranking second-best in FBS with 400.2 yards allowed per game.
  • Penn State was a tough 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).
  • The Nittany Lions ranked 79th in passing yards last year (215 per game), but they played really well on the other side of the ball, ranking seventh-best in FBS with 172.1 passing yards allowed per game.
  • Penn State had the 29th-ranked offense last season in terms of rushing yards (185.2 per game), and it was better on the other side of the ball, ranking eighth-best with only 96.9 rushing yards allowed per game.
  • On the defensive side of the ball, the Nittany Lions were a top-25 unit in terms of third-down efficiency last season, ranking 11th-best by surrendering a 30.2% third-down conversion rate. They ranked 55th on offense (40.5% third-down conversion rate).
  • 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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