2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Big Ten Conference East Division
2015 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	James Franklin (2nd year)
Co-offensive coordinator	John Donovan (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bob Shoop (2nd year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 106,572)

2015 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
Indiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Maryland		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Ohio State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Penn State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rutgers		0	–	0					0	–	0
Western Division
Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
Minnesota		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nebraska		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Purdue		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wisconsin		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 5, 2015
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team will play football in the 2015 season, representing Penn State University. They will compete in the Big Ten East division.^[1]

Before the season

Previous season

Season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5		at Temple*		Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
September 12		Buffalo*		Beaver Stadium • State College, PA
September 19	8:00 PM	Rutgers		Beaver Stadium • State College, PA	BTN
September 26		San Diego State*		Beaver Stadium • State College, PA
October 3		Army*		Beaver Stadium • State College, PA
October 10		Indiana		Beaver Stadium • State College, PA
October 17		at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (Rivalry)
October 24		at Maryland		M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD (Rivalry)
October 31		Illinois		Beaver Stadium • State College, PA
November 7		at Northwestern		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL.
November 21		at Michigan		Beaver Stadium • State College, PA
November 28		Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Polls released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Temple

1 2 Total Penn State 0 Temple 0 Date: September 4th Location: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39–3–1	2014	PSU, 30–13

Buffalo

1 2 Total Buffalo 0 Penn State 0 Date: September 12th Location: Beaver Stadium State College, PA Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0-1	1900	BUF, 10-0

Rutgers

1 2 Total Rutgers 0 Penn State 0 Date: September 19th Location: Beaver Stadium State College, PA Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23-2	2014	PSU 13-10

San Diego State

1 2 Total San Diego State 0 Penn State 0 Date: September 26th Location: Beaver Stadium State College, PA Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting	--	--

Army

1 2 Total Army 0 Penn State 0 Date: October 3rd Location: Beaver Stadium State College, PA Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13-10-2	1979	PSU, 24–3

Indiana

1 2 Total Indiana 0 Penn State 0 Date: October 10th Location: Beaver Stadium State College, PA Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17-1	2014	PSU, 13–7

Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry

1 2 Total Penn State 0 Ohio State 0 Date: October 17th Location: Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13-16	2014	OSU, 31–24 (2OT)

Maryland

Maryland–Penn State football rivalry

1 2 Total Penn State 0 Maryland 0 Date: October 24th Location: M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35-2-1	2014	UM, 20-19

Illinois

1 2 Total Illinois 0 Penn State 0 Date: October 31st Location: Beaver Stadium State College, PA Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14-5	2014	ILL, 16–14

Northwestern

1 2 Total Penn State 0 Northwestern 0 Date: November 7th Location: Ryan Field Evanston, IL Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13-4	2014	NWU, 29-6

Michigan

1 2 Total Michigan 0 Penn State 0 Date: November 21st Location: Beaver Stadium State College, PA Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7-11	2014	UM, 18–13

Michigan State

Land Grant Trophy

1 2 Total Penn State 0 Michigan State 0 Date: November 28th Location: Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14-14-1	2014	MSU, 34-10

References

Penn State Nittany Lions football Venues Old Main Beaver Field New Beaver Field Beaver Stadium (1960–present) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Alabama Maryland Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State Pittsburgh Syracuse West Virginia Culture & lore Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band Angleball Uplifting Athletes Joe Paterno statue Nebraska–Penn State, 1982 People Head coaches All-Americans Statistical leaders Seasons 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 National championship seasons in bold