On August 31, the Penn State Nittany Lions will open their 2024 college football schedule against West Virginia. Keep scrolling for more information.

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2024 Penn State Game and TV Schedule

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Penn State 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Nittany Lions will face the 18th-toughest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (81).
• In terms of toughness — and using its opponents’ projected win total this season — Penn State will be facing the 72nd-ranked schedule this year.
• The Nittany Lions are facing the 17th-toughest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
• In 2024, Penn State’s schedule will include eight games against teams which ended the season with winning records a year ago, including two games against teams that had nine or more wins and one game against squads with three or fewer wins in 2023.
• The Nittany Lions have nine teams who played in a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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Penn State Stat Insights (2023)

• The Nittany Lions owned the 55th-ranked offense last season (400.2 yards per game), and they were even more effective on the other side of the ball, ranking second-best with only 247.6 yards allowed per game.
• Penn State excelled on both sides of the ball last season, ranking 12th-best in scoring offense (36.2 points per game) and third-best in scoring defense (13.5 points allowed per game).
• The Nittany Lions had the 79th-ranked offense last season in terms of passing yards (215.0 passing yards per game), and they were more effective on defense, ranking seventh-best with only 172.1 passing yards allowed per game.
• Penn State ranked 29th in rushing yards last year (185.2 rushing yards per game), but it played really well on the defensive side of the ball, ranking eighth-best in FBS with 96.9 rushing yards allowed per game.
• Defensively, the Nittany Lions were a top-25 unit in terms of third-down efficiency last season, ranking 11th-best by giving up a 30.2% third-down percentage. They ranked 55th on offense (40.5% third-down percentage).
• With 24 forced turnovers (13th in FBS) against eight turnovers committed (third in FBS), Penn State’s +16 turnover margin was the second-best in college football last season.

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