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Penn State quarterback Drew Allar (15) tucks the ball in and scampers toward the sideline in the first half of an NCAA football game against Kent State, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in State College, Pa.
The mascot was the creation of Penn State senior H. D. "Joe" Mason in 1904. While on a trip to Princeton University, Mason had been embarrassed that Penn State did not have a mascot. Mason did not let that deter him: he fabricated the Nittany Lion on the spot and proclaimed that it would easily defeat the Princeton Bengal tiger. [1]
The last four matchups (2016–2019), all victories for Penn State have seen the Nittany Lions outscore the Terrapins by a combined score of 201–20 (38–14, 66–3, 38–3, 59–0). The next matchup took place on November 12, 2022, at Beaver Stadium, with Penn State winning 30–0. Penn State leads the series 42–3–1 through the 2022 season.
The Penn State Nittany Lions are the athletic teams of Pennsylvania State University, except for the women's basketball team, known as the Lady Lions. The school colors are navy blue and white. [2] The school mascot is the Nittany Lion. The intercollegiate athletics logo was commissioned in 1983.
Damon C. Williams, USA TODAY NETWORK. September 11, 2024 at 2:01 PM. One might think Penn State football coach James Franklin is sitting pretty. After all, Franklin has his Nittany Lions ranked ...
The famed hotel at 200 W. Park Ave., State College, closed to the public in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and was used for temporary student housing and classrooms. The university hired a ...
The Nittany Lions represent Pennsylvania State University in the NCAA's Big Ten Conference. Although Penn State began competing in intercollegiate football in 1887, [1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1970. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally ...
Penn State takes a bye into Week 3 following a narrow win over Bowling Green last Saturday. Here is a look at the Nittany Lions' remaining schedule.