Prior to become part of the Big Ten, Penn State was one of the strongest of the independent schools in college football.
Penn State played a number of Eastern schools regularly, including Pitt, Syracuse, and West Virginia, as well as national teams such as Notre Dame and Alabama.
The school has the best winning percentage of any school in bowl games with a record of 24-12-2
Since 1966 Joe Paterno has been the head coach for Penn State’s football team and he is regarded as one of the most successful coaches. Under his coaching Penn State has won consensus National Championships in 1982 and 1986. |