Joe Paterno's Coaching Record
W L T PCT
1966 Penn St. 5 5 0 .500
1967 Penn St. 8 2 1 .773
1968 Penn St. 11 0 0 1.000
1969 Penn St. 11 0 0 1.000
1970 Penn St. 7 3 0 .700
1971 Penn St. 11 1 0 .917
1972 Penn St. 10 2 0 .833
1973 Penn St. 12 0 0 1.000
1974 Penn St. 10 2 0 .833
1975 Penn St. 9 3 0 .750
1976 Penn St. 7 5 0 .583
1977 Penn St. 11 1 0 .917
1978 Penn St. 11 1 0 .917
1979 Penn St. 8 4 0 .667
1980 Penn St. 10 2 0 .833
1981 Penn St. 10 2 0 .833
1982 Penn St.-x 11 1 0 .917
1983 Penn St. 8 4 1 .654
1984 Penn St. 6 5 0 .545
1985 Penn St. 11 1 0 .917
1986 Penn St.-x 12 0 0 1.000
1987 Penn St. 8 4 0 .667
1988 Penn St. 5 6 0 .455
1989 Penn St. 8 3 1 .708
1990 Penn St. 9 3 0 .750
1991 Penn St. 11 2 0 .846
1992 Penn St. 7 5 0 .583
1993 Penn St. 10 2 0 .833
1994 Penn St. 12 0 0 1.000
1995 Penn St. 9 3 0 .750
1996 Penn St. 11 2 0 .846
1997 Penn St. 9 3 0 .750
1998 Penn St. 9 3 0 .750
1999 Penn St. 10 3 0 .769
2000 Penn St. 5 7 0 .417
2001 Penn St. 5 6 0 .455
2002 Penn St. 9 4 0 .692
2003 Penn St. 3 9 0 .250
2004 Penn St. 4 7 0 .364
2005 Penn St. 11 1 0 .917
2006 Penn St. 9 4 0 .692
2007 Penn St. 9 4 0 .692
2008 Penn St. 11 2 0 .846
2009 Penn St. 11 2 0 .846
2010 Penn St. 6 3 0 .667
Totals 400 132 3 .750
x-won AP national title
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Season Bowl Opponent Score
1967 Gator Florida State T, 17-17
1968 Orange Kansas W, 15-14
1969 Orange Missouri W, 10-3
1971 Cotton Texas W, 30-6
1972 Sugar Oklahoma L, 0-14
1973 Orange LSU W, 16-9
1974 Cotton Baylor W, 41-20
1975 Sugar Alabama L, 6-13
1976 Gator Notre Dame L, 9-20
1977 Fiesta Arizona State W, 42-30
1978 Sugar Alabama L, 7-14
1979 Liberty Tulane W, 9-6
1980 Fiesta Ohio State W, 31-19
1981 Fiesta Southern Cal W, 26-10
1982 Sugar Georgia W, 27-23
1983 Aloha Washington W, 13-10
1985 Orange Oklahoma L, 10-25
1986 Fiesta Miami W, 14-10
1987 Citrus Clemson L, 10-35
1989 Holiday Brigham Young W, 50-39
1990 Blockbuster Florida State L, 17-24
1991 Fiesta Tennessee W, 42-17
1992 Blockbuster Stanford, L, 3-24
1993 Citrus Tennessee W, 31-13
1994 Rose Oregon W, 38-20
1995 Outback Auburn W, 43-14
1996 Fiesta Texas W, 38-15
1997 Citrus Florida L, 6-21
1998 Outback Kentucky W, 26-14
1999 Alamo Texas A&M W, 24-0
2002 Capital Auburn L, 9-13
2005 Orange Florida State W, 26-23, 3OT
2006 Outback Tennessee W, 20-10
2007 Alamo Texas A&M W, 24-17
2008 Rose Southern Cal L, 38-24
2009 Capital LSU W, 19-17
Total 24-11-1