2009 Penn State Nittany Lions Additional Information

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2009 Penn State Nittany Lions Additional Information​

Coaching Staff

Head Coach:
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Official School Bio - Joe Paterno

Assistant Coaches:
Official School Bios - Assistant Coaches

[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]Dick Andersonhttp://www.fansonly.com/schools/psu/sports/m-footbl/mtt/anderson_dick00.html[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica] - Asst. Coach, OL/Guards & Centers[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]Tom Bradley[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica] - Asst. Coach, Defense/Cornerbacks[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]Kermit Buggs[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica] - Asst. Coach, Safeties[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]Galen Hall[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica] - Asst. Coach, Offense/Running Backs[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]Larry Johnson[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica] - Asst. Coach, Defensive Line[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]Bill Kenney[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica] - Asst. Coach, Off. Tackles/Tight Ends[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]Mike McQueary[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica] - Asst. Coach, WR/Recruiting Coordinator[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]Jay Paterno[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica] - Asst. Coach, Quarterbacks[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]John Thomas[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica] - Strength and Conditioning Coach[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]Ron Vanderlinden[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica] - Asst. Coach, Linebackers[/FONT]
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Recruiting

Starters Returning: 10 (Offense 5, Defense 4, Special Teams 1)
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Notable Returners: QB Daryll Clark, RB Evan Royster, TE Mickey Shuler, RG Stefen Wisniewski, RT Dennis Landolt, DT Jared Odrick, DT Ollie Ogbu, LB Josh Hull, LB Navorro Bowman, LB Sean Lee (injured in 2008), P Jeremy Boone

Starters Lost: 14 (Offense 6, Defense 7, Special Teams 1)

Notable Losses: WR Derrick Williams, WR Deon Butler, WR Jordan Norwood, LT Gerald Cadogan, LG Rich Ohrnberger, C A.Q. Shipley, DE Josh Gaines, OLB Tyrell Sales, CB Tony Davis, CB Lydell Sargeant, S Anthony Scirrotto, S Mark Rubin, K Kevin Kelly

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2010 Verbals Commitments:


Scout.com - #3 overall class - 2-5*, 14-4*, 4-3* - 3.90* average
Rivals.com - #2 overall class - 0-5*, 14-4*, 6-3* - 3.70* average

Kyle Baublitz DE 6-4 255 York, PA - 4*/4*
Robert Bolden QB 6-4 205 Orchard Lake, MI - 4*/4*
Adrian Coxson WR 6-1 194 Baltimore, MD - 5*/4*
Mike Dieffenbach C 6-4 277 Pittsburgh, PA - 4*/4*
Dominique Easley DE 6-2 253 Staten Island, NY - 4*/4*
Khairi Fortt LB 6-2.5 221 Stamford, CT - 4*/4*
Luke Graham OG 6-5 274 Harrison City, PA - 3*/3*
Evan Hailes DT 6-2 310 Chesapeake, VA - 4*/4*
Kevin Haplea TE 6-4 230 Annandale, NJ - 4*/3*
Mike Hull LB 6-0.5, 204 Canonsburg, PA - 4*/4*
DaQuan Jones DT 6-4 300 Johnson City, NY - 4*/3*
Paul Jones QB 6-3 225 McKees Rock, PA - 5*/4*
Alex Kenney WR 6-0 190 State College, PA - 3*/3*
Kahmrone Kolb OT 6-6 300 Burke, VA - 3*/3*
Levi Norwood WR 6-2 170 Waco, TX - 3*/3*
C.J. Olaniyan DE 6-5 230 Warren, MI - 4*/4*
Silas Redd RB 5-10 190 Stamford, CT - 4*/4*
Tom Ricketts OT 6-6 266 Wexford, PA - 4*/4*
Dakota Royer LB 6-3 220 Manheim, PA - 4*/4*
Zach Zwinak FB 6-2 225 Frederick, MD - 4*/4*


Class of 2009:

Scout.com - #11 overall class - 1-5*, 7-4*, 15-3*, 4-2* - 3.19* average
Rivals.com - #24 overall class - 0-5*, 7-4*, 12-3*, 8-2* - 2.96* average

Mark Arcidiacono OL 6-4 289 Philadelphia, PA - 4*/2*
Justin Brown WR 6-3.5 210 Wilmington, DE - 4*/4*
Nate Cadogan OL 6-6 265 Portsmouth, OH - 3*/3*
[strike]Glenn Carson LB 6-3 220 Manahawkin, NJ - 4*/4* [/strike]
Curtis Drake QB 6-0 175 Philadelphia, PA - 3*/2*
Curtis Dukes RB 6-2 225 Philadelphia, NY - 4*/3*
Anthony Fera K 6-2 230 Houston, TX - 3*/3*
Frank Figueroa OL 6-4 282 Alexandria, VA - 2*/2*
Garry Gilliam TE 6-7 245 Hershey, PA - 3*/2*
[strike]Darrell Givens DB 6-0 170 Indian Head, MD - 4*/4* [/strike]
Adam Gress OL 6-7 294 West Mifflin, PA - 3*/3*
Jordan Hill DT 6-3 280 Steelton, PA - 3*/2*
Gerald Hodges LB 6-3 210 Paulsboro, NJ - 4*/4*
Ty Howle OL 6-2 290 Bunn, NC - 3*/3*
Shawney Kersey WR 6-2 190 Woodbury, NJ - 3*/3*
Christian Kuntz WR 6-4 195 Camp Hill, PA - 2*/2*
Stephon Morris DB 5-8 172 Greenbelt, MD - 3*/3*
Brandon Moseby-Felder WR 6-3 165 Oxon Hill, MD - 3*/3*
Kevin Newsome QB 6-3 213 Portsmouth, VA - 4*/4*
Stephen Obeng-Agyapong DB 5-10 Bronx, NY 3*/3*
Eric Shrive OL 6-7 285 Scranton, PA - 5*/4*
Devon Smith ATH 5-7 140 Waldorf, MD 3*/3*
Sean Stanley DE 6-2 250 Gaithersburg, MD - 3*/3*
Derrick Thomas DB 6-0 176 Greenbelt, MD - 3*/4*
John Urschel OG 6-3 265 Buffalo, NY - 2*/2*
Michael Wallace CB 5-9 177 Olney, MD - 2*/2*
Malcolm Willis DB 5-11 201 Indian Head, MD - 3*/3*


Class of 2008:

Scout.com - #41 overall class - 9-4*, 2-3*, 3-2* - 3.43* average
Rivals.com - #43 overall class - 4-4*, 6-3*, 4-2* - 3.00* average

Brandon Beachum LB 5-11 216 Youngstown, OH - 4*/4*
Jack Crawford DE 6-6 255 Richland, NJ - 4*/3*
Mike Farrell OL 6-5 285 Pittsburgh, PA - 2*/2*
D'Anton Lynn DB 6-1 177 Celina, TX - 4*/3*
Pete Massaro DE 6-4 240 Newtown Square, PA - 3*/3*
Michael Mauti LB 6-2 215 Mandeville, LA - 4*/4*
Deon'tae Pannell OL 6-5 300 Birmingham, MI - 4*/3*
A.J. Price WR 6-4 175 Reston, VA - 3*/2*
Matt Stankiewitch OL 6-4 295 Schuylkill Haven, PA - 4*/3*
James Terry DT 6-3 310 Brandywine, DE - 2*/2*
Brandon Ware DT 6-4 358 Harrisburg, PA 2*/2*
Mark Wedderburn TE 6-6 235 Springfield, PA - 4*/3*
Mike Yancich LB 6-1 216 Washington , PA - 4*/4*
Mike Zordich LB 6-1 220 Youngstown, OH - 4*/4*

Class of 2007:

Scout.com - #19 overall class - 12-4*, 7-3*, 2-2* - 3.48* average
Rivals.com - #24 overall class - 8-4*, 8-3*, 5-2* - 3.14* average

Drew Astorino ATH 5-11 185 Edinboro, PA - 3*/2*
Quinn Barham OL 6-3 272 Durham, NC - 3*/2*
Ryan Breen K 6-2 205 Clarkston, MI - 2*/2*
Chris Colasanti LB 6-2 209 Lakeville, MI - 4*/4*
Andrew Dailey LB 6-2 209 Massillon, OH - 4*/4*
Jon Ditto WR 6-3 221 Monroeville, PA - 4*/3*
Stephfon Green DB 5-10 184 Bronx, NY - 3*/2*
Kevion Latham DE 6-3 233 Greensboro, NC - 3*/3*
[strike]Josh Marks OL 6-5 300 Catawissa, PA - 4*/3* [/strike]
Nerraw McCormack OL 6-5 290 Garden City, NY - 3*/3* - JUCO
Derek Moye WR 6-4 182 Rochester, PA - 4*/3*
Chimaeze Okoli DT 6-5 275 Virginia Beach, VA - 3*/3*
Ako Poti OL 6-5 300 San Francisco, CA - 3*/3* - JUCO
Chaz Powell DB 6-1 184 New Freedom, PA - 4*/4*
Devon Still DE 6-6 251 Wilmington, DE - 4*/4*
Nathan Stupar LB 6-2 220 State College, PA - 4*/4*
Joe Suhey WR 6-2 190 Wilmette, IL - 2*/2*
Nick Sukay DB 6-3 200 Greensburg, PA - 4*/4*
Andrew Szczerba TE 6-6 265 Wilmington, DE - 4*/3*
J.B. Walton OL 6-3 282 New Berlin, NY - 4*/4*
Stefen Wisniewski OL 6-3 275 Pittsburgh, PA - 4*/4*

Class of 2006:

Scout.com - #6 overall class - 2-5*, 11-4*, 9-3*, 2-2* - 3.79* average
Rivals.com - #6 overall class - 1-5*, 14-4*, 8-3*, 1-2* - 3.63* average

[strike]Chris Bell WR 6-3 205 Norfolk, VA - 5*/4* [/strike]
Navorro Bowman LB 6-0 218 Suitland, MD - 4*/4*
Brett Brackett QB 6-6 232 Lawrenceville, NJ - 3*/3*
Brent Carter RB 6-3 205 Pottstown, PA - 3*/4*
[strike]Pat Devlin QB 6-3 200 Exton, PA - 4*/4* [/strike]
Lou Eliades OL 6-4 286 Ocean, NJ - 4*/4*
[strike]Maurice Evans DE 6-3 245 Middle Village, NY - 4*/4* [/strike]
Bani Gbadyu LB 6-1 205 Gaithersburg, MD - 3*/4*
Cedric Jeffries WR 6-1 185 Egg Harbor , NJ - 3*/3*
Doug Klopacz OL 6-2 249 Montvale, NJ - 2*/2*
[strike]Abe Koroma DT 6-3 280 Takoma Park, PA - 3*/3* [/strike]
Eric Latimore DE 6-5 240 Middletown, DE - 3*/3*
[strike]Antonio Logan-El OL 6-4 307 Forestville, MD - 5*/4* [/strike]
[strike]Aaron Maybin DE 6-3 211 Ellicot City, MD - 4*/4* [/strike]
[strike]Travis McBride RB 6-0 188 McKeesport, PA - 3*/3* [/strike]
Tom McEowen DT 6-4 279 Feasterville, PA - 4*/4*
Jared Odrick DT 6-5 303 Lebanon, PA - 4*/4*
Ollie Ogbu DT 6-3 320 Milford, NY - 2*/3*
Andrew Quarless TE 6-4 222 Uniondale, NY - 4*/4*
Evan Royster RB 6-0 190 Chantilly, VA - 3*/3*
[strike]Phillip Taylor DT 6-3 346 Clinton, MD - 4*/4* [/strike]
Johnnie Troutman DE 6-4 289 Browns Mills, NJ - 3*/3*
A.J. Wallace DB 6-1 195 Pomfret, MD - 4*/5*
[strike]J.B. Walton OL 6-3 275 Indian Head, MD - 4*/4* - PREP - see 2007 [/strike]

Class of 2005:

Scout.com - #28 overall class - 2-5*, 2-4*, 6-3*, 9-2* - 2.84* average
Rivals.com - #25 overall class - 2-5*, 2-4*, 10-3*, 5-2* - 3.05* average

[strike]Chris Baker DT 6-3 290 Windsor, CT - 3*/2* [/strike]
Darryl Clark QB 6-2 195 Kiski Prep, PA - 2*/3*
[strike]Francis Claude TE 6-5 246 Vancouver, Que. - 2*/3* [/strike]
[strike]Brennan Coakley TE 6-5 235 Sandy Hook, CT - 2*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Kevin Cousins WR 6-3 189 Richmond, VA - 2*/3* [/strike]
Devin Fentress DB 5-10 164 Chesapeake, VA - 2*/2*
[strike]Willie Harriott DB 5-10 180 New Haven, CT - 3*/3* [/strike]
Jerome Hayes LB 6-2 225 Bayonne, NJ - 4*/4*
[strike]Kevin Kelly K 5-9 175 Langhorne, PA - 2*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Justin King DB 6-0 183 Pittsburgh, PA - 5*/5* [/strike]
Dennis Landolt OL 6-5 268 Delran, NJ - 3*/3*
Sean Lee LB 6-3 215 Pittsburgh, PA - 3*/3*
[strike]Matthew Lowry OL 6-6 300 Springfield, PA - 2*/3* [/strike]
[strike]James McDonald WR 6-2 176 Washington, D.C. - 3*/3* [/strike]
[strike]Lydell Sargeant ATH 5-10 172 Lompoc , CA - 4*/4* [/strike]
[strike]Anthony Scirrotto DB 6-1 185 West Deptford, NJ - 2*/3* [/strike]
Mickey Shuler TE 6-4 218 East Pennboro, PA - 2*/2*
Knowledge Timmons ATH 5-10 175 York, PA - 3*/3*
[strike]Derrick Williams ATH 6-0 189 Greenbelt, MD - 5*/5* [/strike]

[strike]No longer on roster [/strike]

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The Lighter Side

I am guest writing the "Lighter Side" this week. I was asked on the condition that I pay proper respect to Penn State and their traditions and that I not make fun of Joe Paterno or his age.
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When given those stipulations I have to admit - I almost pooped my pants. It was particularly disappointing as I was looking forward to using the word "antediluvian" in a sentence.

So I decided to talk about a topic that is a mystery to many. Just where is Penn State University?

The land on which the University sits is geologically complex and was formed between the Triassic and Permian in what is commonly called the Paternozoic period (part of the Jopanian era).

As it turns out, Penn State University is actually named PennSYLVANIA State University. So why don't they call it that?

It is because they don't want kids to know the school is located in Pennsylvania! And not just Pennsylvania - CENTRAL Pennsylvania. How is anyone going to recruit kids to play in central Pennsylvania? That's like West Virginia, but without the cool state song.

Fortunately it's not so hard to keep recruits in the dark. After all, the nearest airports are JFK and Quebec International. Half their Freshmen think Otto's Pub and Brewery is in downtown Manhattan and the rest are French majors.

If you listen to any of the ESPN talking heads you would think PSU is in "Happy Valley". But try finding Happy Valley on a map. It does not exist. (It is a depression era nickname for this supposed recession proof area.)

Per Wikipedia Penn State is located in Centre County Pa, lying in the State College "Metropolitan Statistical Area". (I used to live in a Metropolitan Statistical Area, but then my family moved to a County-Equivalent.) State College itself is a borough within the county and contains most, but not all, of the University. The rest is in College Township. I know this all sounds a bit confusing, but you can request clarification by writing directly to the school. Address your letter to Pennsylvania State University - in University Park, Pa.

If you look at a map you will see that the nearest major city to Penn State is Harrisburg - an hour and a half away. Harrisburg has two claims to fame: 1) Pam Beasley and Jim Halpert once went there on a weekend getaway. 2) It is an hour and 40 minutes from Philadelphia.

Little known fact: Philadelphia is also in Pennsylvania.

So what makes kids go to a school that is an hour and a half from the middle of nowhere?

Is it because the school was originally called Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania (it was renamed in 1862, not by JoPa, but by his eldest son). Is it because the band "Holy Mary, Mother of Bert" originated there? Is it because the State College Police Department takes free team pictures? Because players occasionally are allowed to personally clean Beaver Stadium? To hike nearby Mt. Nittany? Do they want to streak down Mifflin Road? See if their girl friend can crumble the Obelisk?

No. The reason has to be the Berkey Creamery.

Truth be known, I have been to ... wherever it is I was when I went to a Penn State game. And on the recommendation of a friend I visited The Creamery - an institution that serves over 750,000 hand dipped ice cream cones a year out of a single location. And it was good. It was very good (how can it not be good when the ice cream is four days from cow to cone?). But come on folks, how can you claim to have a serious football program if your ice cream tastes better than your nachos? (On the other hand, if you are a 140 pound Offensive Lineman what better way to bulk up than a steady diet of 14.5% butter fat?)

Little known fact: If Todd Blackledge went to the The Creamery and ordered one scoop of Hoary Joe Vanilla and one scoop of Primoridal Paterno Peach he would have to buy TWO separate cones. Because you can't mix flavors at The Creamery (a tradition that predates Wally Triplett).

Little known fact: Ben and Jerry of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream (not to be confused with Ben and Jerry of Ben and Jerry's Frozen Pizza Rolls) "attended" Penn State. No, they didn't work at The Creamery. They didn't even attend class on campus. In 1974 they actually took a correspondence course in ice cream making. Do not ask me how this worked.

Along with learning a few little known facts, hopefully you now have some sense of where Penn State actually is. (Although if you really cared you could have found it in MapQuest much quicker than reading a page and a half of this drivel). And as already mentioned, I have been there - although where "there" was is still a bit of a mystery even to me. Which leads to a final note.

I will admit that some of my statements have the veracity of Nancy Pelosi speaking to Chris Matthews. But this one is factual. I took this picture at my hotel in Pennsylvania on my trip to ... wherever it is I was when I went to a Penn State game. I touched nothing in the room, it is as I found it. I don't know what it says about the people of the state and either their hygienic or recreational habits - although these are topics I now often contemplate. I leave it for your perusal ...
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I'm not sure what is more disturbing. The implications of the sign - or the thought that I might check in to a room and find that the lifeguard IS on duty.

Little known fact: The name "Beaver Stadium" evolved from the sobriquet given the coed-only south bleachers in the 1940s. (This fact is currently NOT documented in Wikipedia, but give me a day or two ....)
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Traditions & Opponent Perspective

One would think a lion would stand so proud that traditions would be dripping off their mane. However, when talking with the Nittany Lion fans one thing was apparent, if they have rituals and traditions they aren't willing to share. Correction, they are willing to say they have traditions, just not willing to expound on what these "secretive" traditions entail. For instance:

• "The Creamery" - no response, but we've since learned it's an Ice Cream place on campus
• "Old Main" Again, ?
• "Cowbell Guy" Yet another, ?
• "Mellon Bank Blue Buttons" Huh?

When pressed for more details I was met with mere silence. Therefore, those must be the "Secret Traditions."




Now, for the more public traditions:

• Blue and white, plain and simple, have been the trademark of PSU since 1890 although Black and Pink were their original colors.
• Penn State's athletic symbol, chosen by the student body in 1906, is the mountain lion which once roamed central Pennsylvania. Penn State is believed to be the first college to adopt the lion as a mascot.
• Since Penn State is located in the Nittany Valley at the foot of Mount Nittany, the lion was designated as a Nittany Lion. In regional folklore, Nittany was a valorous Indian princess in whose honor the Great Spirit caused Mount Nittany to be formed. A later namesake, daughter of chief O-Ko-Cho, who lived near the mouth of Penn's Creek, fell in love with Malachi Boyer, a trader. The tearful maiden and her lost lover became legend and her name was given the the stately mountain.
• With Beaver stadium and Mt. Nittany looming in the background, "Paternoville" takes life. The students gather, set up tents and camp-out sometimes as far out as 6 days before their weekend game, all to reveice a good spot in line to purchase tickets. HIPPIES!
• The team rides in blue and white buses to the stadium, and walks through fans lined up on either sides of the walkway to enter.
• The starting QB rides in the front of the bus with Paterno and gets off the bus to the stadium first.
• JoePa coughs before he leads the team in running out onto the field (this sounds a bit more like mojo as opposed to tradition to me.) He sometimes does something else as he's running off the field.
• The band plays the "Hail to the Lion" fanfare to the four corners of the stadium and the Drum Major does a flip.
• Similar to our "O-H" "I-O" you will hear "We are" with "Penn State" as the response.
• A recent tradition started in the last several years at Beaver Stadium has the student section hopping and singing in unison to the thumping dance number "Zombie Nation."
• During home games, late in the 3rd or early 4th quarter the band plays, "Hey Baby" as the crowd sings along.
• The Lion mascot does pushups for each point PSU scored throughout the game.
• If Penn State is victorious, the victory bell is rung.
• Lest any of us forget the tradition of the Lion roar.

And now, the most confusing tradition stumbled across, "The drumline coming out to a tap then playing the 'juckita, juckita, diggi, diggi, juckita, juckita, diggi, diggi, juckita, juckita, diggi, diggi' while the band runs out yelling 'Ohhhhh, ohhhhhhhhhh, ohhhhhhhhhhh LET'S GO STATE.'"
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Historical Data

Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA) Founded in 1855

Football 1st Season: 1887
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Stadium: Beaver Stadium (Renovated 2001)
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Constructed: 1960
Seating Capacity: 107,282
Playing Surface: Natural Grass
Conference: Big Ten Conference since 1993 (Independent all previous years)
Colors: Blue & White
Mascot: Nittany Lion
College Classification: D-IA (or equivalent) since 1937 (first year of NCAA classification)
Conference Championships: 3 Big Ten Titles: 1994, 2005*, 2008* (* = Co-Champions)
Consensus All-Americans: 38 (35 different players as of 2008)
College Hall-of-Famers: 21
Pro Hall-of-Famers: 5 (Jack Ham, Franco Harris, Mike Michalske, Lenny Moore, Mike Munchak)
Award Winners: 1 Chic Harley Award, 1 Biletnikoff, 2 Butkus, 2 Butkus Silver Anniv., 4 Bednarik, 2 O'Brien, 1 Doak Walker, 1 Heisman, 1 Lombardi, 7 Maxwell, 1 Outland, 1 Rimington, 1 Sammy Baugh, 2 Walter Camp POY, 5 AFCA COY, 3 Robinson COY, 3 Bryant COY, 3 Munger COY, 3 Walter Camp COY, 2 Dodd COY, 1 Home Depot COY
National Championships: 15 non-Recognized Championships, 2 Recognized Championships (1982 & 1986 both AP & UPI/Coaches)
Number of AP/Coaches final rankings: AP-39 years, Coaches-40 years
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Records

All Time: 809-350-43 (.691)
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Bowl Games: 26-13-2 (.659), most recently a 24-38 loss to USC in the Rose Bowl (Jan, 2009)
All Time vs the Big Ten: 100-66-2 (.601), 84-49-0 (.632) since joining the conference
All Time vs the Ohio State Buckeyes: 12-12-0 (.500), most recently a 13-6 win in Columbus (2008).
Coach's Reord: Joe Paterno, 1966-current, 391-128-3 (.752), since joining the Big Ten (1993-current) 144-61-0 (.702)

2008 Season: 11-2-0 (.846)
Aug 30 - W vs Coastal Carolina, 66-10
Sep 06 - W vs Oregon State, 45-14
Sep 13 - W at Syracuse, 55-13
Sep 20 - W vs Temple, 45-3
Sep 27 - W vs Illinois, 38-24
Oct 04 - W at Purdue, 20-6
Oct 11 - W at Wisconsin, 48-7
Oct 18 - W vs Michigan, 46-17
Oct 25 - W at Ohio State, 13-6
Nov 08 - L at Iowa, 23-24
Nov 15 - W vs Indiana, 34-7
Nov 22 - W vs Michigan State, 49-18
Jan 01 - L vs USC, 24-38

2009 Schedule
Sep 05 - W vs Akron, 31-7
Sep 12 - W vs Syracuse, 28-7
Sep 19 - W vs Temple, 31-6
Sep 26 - L vs Iowa, 10-21
Oct 03 - W at Illinois, 35-17
Oct 10 - W vs E. Illinois, 52-3
Oct 17 - W vs Minnesota, 20-0
Oct 24 - W at Michigan, 35-10
Oct 31 - W at Northwestern, 34-13
Nov 07 - vs Ohio State, 3:30 PM
Nov 14 - vs Indiana, Noon
Nov 21 - at Michigan State, TBA

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Links

Official Sites:
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Official School Site - Pennsylvania State University
Official Alumni Site - Penn State Alumni Association
Student Newspaper - The Digital Collegian
Official Athletic Site - Go PSU Sports
Official Conference Site - Big Ten Conference

Message Boards & Team Pages:
Message Boards - Fight On State (Scout)
Message Boards - Blue & White Illustrated (Rivals)
Message Boards - LaschOut (Independent)
Message Boards - Nittany Football (Independent)
Message Boards - Penn State (Sports-Boards)

Team Page - NCAA
Team Page - ESPN
Team Page - USA Today
Team Page - Fox Sports
Team Page - CNN/SI
Team Page - CFN
Team Page - CBS Sportsline
Team Page - Yahoo Sports
Team Page - Sporting News
Team Page - Covers

Blog - Black Shoes Diary
Blog - Inside PA Sports (PennLive)
Blog - 50-Yard Lion (PennLive)
Blog - Back In Happy Valley (CentreDaily)
Blog - Bleed Blue 'N White
Blog - The Nittany Turkey
Blog - 2 The Lion
Blog - There is no Name on My Jersey
Blog - The Nittany Line
Blog - Penn State Fan Letter
Blog - Nittany Lines
Blog - Fight On State Blog (Scout)
Blog - Penn State Fan House (AOL)
Blog - Zombie Nation
Blog - Nittany Football

Local News Sources:
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Local News
Centre Daily Times - Local News
Pittsburgh Live - Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Local News
Penn Live - Local News
PhillyBurbs - Local News
Times Leader - Local News

Team Previews and Breakdowns:
Game Notes - Go PSU Sports
2009 Roster - Go PSU Sports
2009 Schedule - Go PSU Sports
2009 News - Go PSU Sports

2009 Stats - Go PSU Sports
2008 Stats - Go PSU Sports
2009 Stats - Big Ten
2009 Stats - Conf Only - Big Ten
Team Preview - Big Ten
2009 Spring Game - Go PSU Sports

2009 Big Ten Preview - CFN
2009 PSU Nittany Lions Football Preview - CFN
2009 PSU Nittany Lions Football Preview - Depth Chart - CFN
2009 PSU LIONS PREVIEW - College Football Poll
2009 PSU LIONS PREVIEW - BigTen-Fans
2009 PSU - OSU PREVIEW - Bleacher Report
2009 PSU LIONS PREVIEW - National Champs
2009 PSU LIONS PREVIEW - The Sports Network
Game Preview - Big Ten Network
Game Notes - GoPSUSports

Big Ten:

2009 BigTen Prospectus (PDF) - BigTen
2009 Penn State Preview - BigTen
2009 BigTen Media Guide - BigTen
2009 Penn State Schedule - GoPSUSports
2009 Penn State Roster - GoPSUSports
2009 CFN Big Ten Preview - CFN
2009 CFN Preseason All-Big Ten Team - CFN
2009 Penn State Team Page - CFN
2009 CFN B10 Schedules & Predictions - CFN
2009 CFN B10 Team Capsules - CFN
2009 CFN B10 Unit Rankings - CFN
2008 CFN B10 Season WrapUp - CFN
2009 BigTen Football Preview - CollegeSports-Fans
2009 BigTen Football Preview - College Football Poll
2009 BigTen Football Preview - MSNBC

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Preseason Rankings and Watch Lists

#9 (tie with Oklahoma St) in AP and #8 in Coaches Preseason Polls
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Bednarik - Navorro Bowman, Sean Lee, Jared Odrick
Butkus - Navorro Bowman, Sean Lee
Walter Camp POY - Daryll Clark, Evan Royster
Rotary Lombardi - Navorro Bowman, Sean Lee, Jared Odrick, Stefan Wisniewski
Lott Impact - Sean Lee
Manning - Daryll Clark
Nagurski - Navorro Bowman, Sean Lee, Jared Odrick
Davey O-Brien - Daryll Clark
Outland - Jared Odrick, Stefan Wisniewski
Unitas Golden Arm - Daryll Clark

Link to 2009 Penn State Nittany Lions Game Preview ​

Note: Statistical data was complied using a variety of sources, including:
Stassen (Chris Stassen) - Data
College Football Data Warehouse - Data
American College Football-RSFC (Dave Wilson) - Data
D1A Football (Formerly WALJ 10 College Football) - Data
National Champs.net - Data
Hickok Sports - Data

 

[Evan]

Did I miss something? What happened to breaking down the numbers?

 

[JCOSU86]

Did I miss something? What happened to breaking down the numbers?

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