Nittany Lions football at Penn State is probably one of, if not, the most successful college football team. They have won 2 national championships- in 1982, and 1986. They have also won 2 Big 10 championships, those being in 1994, and 2005. Penn State has had 7 undefeated, untied seasons. Those were in 1887, 1912, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1986, and 1994.

The current head coach, Joe Paterno (who has been the head coach since 1966) is the only coach to have won all 5 major college bowls during his career. There are 21 Nittany Lion players and coaches who have been selected for the College Football Hall of Fame. The athletic director for Penn State and the Nittany Lions is Tim Curley.

Tentative 2008 Nittany Lions Schedule