Penn State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 5:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| @ 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 will face the 18th-hardest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (81).
- Using its opponents’ projected win total this year, Penn State will be facing the 72nd-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
- 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 will play eight games in 2024 against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (two of those teams won nine or more games and one of them had three or fewer wins).
- 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 sported the 55th-ranked offense last year (400.2 yards per game), and they were even better defensively, 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).
- On defense, the Nittany Lions were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking seventh-best by giving up 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 excelled on the other side of the ball, ranking eighth-best in FBS with 96.9 rushing yards allowed per game.
- The Nittany Lions had the 55th-ranked offense last year in terms of third-down efficiency (40.5% percentage), and they were more effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 11th-best 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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