The Penn State Nittany Lions will face West Virginia on August 31, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — keep scrolling for the full slate.

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2024 Penn State Game and TV Schedule

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Penn State 2024 Strength of Schedule

• Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total last season (81), the Nittany Lions have the 18th-hardest schedule in college football.
• In terms of toughness — and using its opponents’ projected win total this season — Penn State will be facing the 72nd-ranked schedule this year.
• Based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (65), the Nittany Lions have the 17th-hardest conference schedule in college football.
• In 2024, Penn State’s schedule will see 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 will have nine teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

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Penn State Stat Insights (2023)

• Defensively, the Nittany Lions were a top-25 unit last season, ranking second-best by allowing only 247.6 yards per game. They ranked 55th on offense (400.2 yards per game).
• Penn State was a tough opponent for opposing teams last season, as it ranked top-25 in both scoring offense (12th-best with 36.2 points per game) and scoring defense (third-best with 13.5 points allowed per game).
• Defensively, the Nittany Lions were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking seventh-best by giving up just 172.1 passing yards per game. They ranked 79th on offense (215 passing yards per game).
• Penn State owned the 29th-ranked offense last year in terms of rushing yards (185.2 per game), and it was more effective defensively, ranking eighth-best with just 96.9 rushing yards allowed per game.
• The Nittany Lions had the 55th-ranked offense last year in terms of third-down efficiency (40.5% percentage), and they were more effective defensively, ranking 11th-best with a 30.2% third-down conversion rate allowed.
• Penn State forced 24 total turnovers (13th in FBS) last season and turned it over eight times (third in FBS) for a turnover margin of +16, the second-best in college football.

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