Answer: Bucknell
In their first year of football (1887), Penn State played two games. Both games were against Bucknell, and both games were victories for Penn State.
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Answer: Brown
Him and his brother George played for Brown University.
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Answer: Florida State
Florida State defeated Penn State 24-17 in the 1990 Blockbuster Bowl.
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Answer: Fiesta Bowl
This was the year Penn State won the National Championship.
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Answer: Joe Paterno
In the 2001 football season, he broke the record for all time Division 1-A College Football Wins.
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Answer: Vincent
His full name is Joseph Vincent Paterno.
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Answer: 1993
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Answer: Sugar Bowl
In this year they won their 1st National Championship.
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Answer: Nittany Lions
Their nickname comes from an Indian named Nittany.
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Answer: Syracuse
PSU's most common opponents are: Pitt (96 meetings), Syracuse (68), West Virginia (59), Bucknell (38), and Maryland (37).
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Answer: Minnesota
Penn State defeated Minnesota 38-20 in their first game as a Big Ten member.
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Answer: Rose Bowl
Penn State was undefeated that season.
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Answer: John Shaffer
He played a great season in 1986 which led Penn State to the National Championship.
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Answer: Ohio State
Penn State beat Ohio State in the 1980 Fiesta Bowl, by the score of 31-19.
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Answer: 1982
They won the game off a long bomb Hail Mary for a touchdown.
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Answer: Illinois
Penn State defeated the Illini after being down 21-0. Brian Milne scored the game winning touchdown with 0:57 remaining.
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Answer: Alamo Bowl
Penn State beat Texas A and M 24-0 in that game.
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Answer: 1994
That year Nebraska won the National Championship while Penn State fans thought they should have been there.
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Answer: English
His favorite poet is Virgil.
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Answer: Wally Richardson
Wally Richardson started for the Nittany Lions in 1996.
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Answer: True
They went to this bowl game in the 1977, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, and 1996 seasons.
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Answer: 1982
That year Penn State won the championship in the Sugar Bowl led by Todd Blackledge and Curt Warner.
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Answer: Michigan
Michigan defeated Penn State on November 8th, 1997 in Happy Valley.
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Answer: Outback Bowl
Penn State beat Kentucky in that game.
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Answer: Blue,White
Penn State's first colors were Black,Pink.
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Answer: Illinois
Penn State beat Illinois in Cleveland, by a score of 20-9 during the 1959 season.
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Answer: Citrus
Florida defeated Penn State 21-6 in the 1998 Citrus Bowl.
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Answer: Fiesta Bowl
They beat Texas 38-15 in that game.
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Answer: Texas A and M
Penn State thought they would go to the National Championship that year but the last 3 games ended unsuccessfully and found themselves playing Texas A and M in the Alamo Bowl.
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Answer: Southern Mississippi
Penn State played Southern Mississippi and defeated them 34-6 on opening day.
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Answer: False
Penn State lost to Oklahoma in 1985.
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Answer: 5
Penn State needed to beat Virginia in their last game to go to a bowl game but the QB threw an interception which gave Virginia the win.
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Answer: Chafie Fields
Chafie Fields scored on a 79 yard touchdown pass from Kevin Thompson with just 1:47 remaining.
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Answer: 1
They played Florida in the 1997 season.
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Answer: Beaver Stadium
Renovation of the stadium ended before the 2001 season started and looked great for Penn State's first game.
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Answer: 24-0
The Lions shut out the Aggies 24-0 in Jerry Sandusky's last game as defensive coordinator of Penn State.
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Answer: Miami
Penn State beat them 14-10 in that game off of an interception with about 15 seconds left in the game.
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Answer: Pittsburgh Panthers
They have been a long time rival and their games are always fierce and competetive.
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Answer: PSU scores 48 unanswered points to win 48-14
Many Penn Staters consider this the greatest game in PSU football history.
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Answer: 1923
USC won the 1923 game by a score of 14-3. John Wayne (yes, that John Wayne) was a "bench warmer" on that Trojan squad. Penn State's next trip to Pasadena was in 1995, when they beat Oregon to cap off an undefeated 1994 season.
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