THIRD AND DATA

Big Ten · 2002

Penn StateNittany Lions

9–4 overall, 6–3 in conference. 13 games played.

CAPITAL ONE BOWL
Season
‹
›Current

Record

9–4

6–3 in conference

Margin - All

+219

16.8 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

—

Points for

34.3

446 total

Points against

17.5

227 total

Polls

#10AP

Final

Schedule

Joe Paterno

All times Eastern.

Sat 08/31/2002 12:10 PMvsUCFW 27–24
Sat 09/14/2002 08:00 PMvs8NebraskaW 40–7Upset
Sat 09/21/2002 12:10 PMvsLouisiana TechW 49–17
Sat 09/28/2002 12:05 PMvsIowaL 35–42Upset
Sat 10/05/2002 03:30 PMat19WisconsinW 34–31Upset
Sat 10/12/2002 03:30 PMat13MichiganL 24–27
Sat 10/19/2002 12:05 PMvsNorthwesternW 49–0
Sat 10/26/2002 03:30 PMat4Ohio StateL 7–13
Sat 11/02/2002 04:30 PMvsIllinoisW 18–7
Sat 11/09/2002 03:30 PMvsVirginiaW 35–14
Sat 11/16/2002 03:30 PMatIndianaW 58–25
Sat 11/23/2002 03:30 PMvsMichigan StateLand Grant TrophyW 61–7
Wed 01/01/2003 01:00 PMvs20AuburnCAPITAL ONE BOWLL 9–13UpsetNeutral

Home field

Beaver Stadium

100%
of capacity, averaged over the last 10 home games through Nov 2025.
Location
University Park, PA
Capacity
106,572
Average crowd
106,994
Surface
Grass
Roof
Open air
Elevation
1,162 ft
Opened
1960