Big Ten · 2005

Penn StateNittany Lions

11–1 overall, 7–1 in conference. 12 games played.

FedEx Orange Bowl

Season

Record

11–1

7–1 in conference

Margin - All

+209

17.4 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

+141

17.6 per game

8 conference games

Points for

34.4

413 total

Points against

17.0

204 total

Polls

#3AP#3Coaches

Final

Schedule

Joe Paterno

All times Eastern.

Sat 09/03/2005 03:30 PMvsSouth FloridaW 23–13

Sat 09/10/2005 12:00 PMvsCincinnatiW 42–24

Sat 09/17/2005 03:30 PMvsCentral MichiganW 40–3

Sat 09/24/2005 12:00 PMatNorthwesternW 34–29

Sat 10/01/2005 03:30 PMvs18MinnesotaW 44–14

Sat 10/08/2005 07:45 PMvs6Ohio StateW 17–10

Sat 10/15/2005 03:30 PMatMichiganL 25–27

Sat 10/22/2005 07:00 PMatIllinoisW 63–10

Sat 10/29/2005 03:30 PMvsPurdueW 33–15

Sat 11/05/2005 04:30 PMvs14WisconsinW 35–14

Sat 11/19/2005 04:00 PMatMichigan StateW 31–22

Tue 01/03/2006 08:00 PMvs14Florida StateFedEx Orange BowlW 26–23Neutral

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