Penn State Nittany Lions

The Penn State Nittany Lions, coached by Soluna, are a collegiate football team playing in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions play in Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA and are a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference.
== History ==
=== Soluna years (2013-2018) ===
==== 2013 Season ====
The 2013 season was the first in which the Penn State Nittany Lions played. The Nittany Lions finished the season 10-2 overall and 5-2 in conference with losses coming to the Michigan and Nebraska. The Nittany Lions qualified for the CFBHC Playoffs in which the team was once again bested by the top seeded Michigan Wolverines in the Rose Bowl
====2014 Season====
The 2014 season was expected to be a moderate fall off after the graduation of several key seniors from the previous years. The Nittany Lions finished the season 9-3 overall and 4-3 in conference with losses coming to newly joined Rutgers, Ohio State, and Michigan State. The Nittany Lions went on to lose the Bourbon Bowl to Oklahoma.
====2015 Season====
Prior to the 2016 season, the Penn State Nittany Lions were seen as being in contention, if not the favorite, for the National Championship. After a significant portion of the initial Penn State starters graduated, this season saw the transition to a new starting quarterback in Todd Jennings and a new starting running back in Pete Choboian. The Nittany Lions finished the season 15-1 overall and 8-0 in conference, winning the conference championship versus Iowa. The Nittany Lions would go on to lose the 2015 CFBHC National Championship Game to Oklahoma. However, Todd Jennings became the first Nittany Lions to win the Heisman Trophy
====2016 Season====
As before with 2016, the Nittany Lions were seen as favorites for the title after returning nearly all their starters. Fresh off of his Heisman win, Todd Jennings guided the Nittany Lions to a 12-0 regular season record (7-0 in conference) before losing in the Big Ten Championship game to Iowa. The team finished the season 12-1 overall and 7-1 in conference. They would play in the playoffs for the second year in a row with wins coming versus UCF and Iowa in the Medal of Honor Bowl and Sugar Bowl before suffering a defeat in the semifinals versus Washington in the Cotton Bowl.
====2017 Season====
To be added.
====2018 Season====
To be added.
== Notable seasons == 
===Perfect seasons===
Penn State has had two undefeated, untied regular season in its history since entering CFBHC:
: • 2015 • 2016 •
===Conference championships===
Penn State won its first conference championship in 2015.
== Player history ==
===Quarterbacks===
Players 	Years 	Record	Att	Comp	Yards	Pct 	TD	INT	Notes 	Current
Derek Keys 	2013-2014 	19-7 	350	570 	3830 	61% 	29	7 	First Playoff Appearance	NFLHC, Cleveland Browns
Todd Jennings	2013-2017 	37-7 	791	1132	70% 	10,939	93	17 	Heisman Trophy 	NFLHC, Denver Broncos
Tanner Bowman	2017-Present	4-1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Season-by-Season Records ==
Coach(es) 	Year 	Conference	Record	Record 	Bowl 	Final CP Ranking
Coach(es) 	Year 	Conference	Wins 	Losses 	Bowl 	Final CP Ranking
Penn State Nittany Lions	 	 	 	 	 	
Soluna 	2013 	Big Ten 	10 	3 	Lost Rose Bowl vs Michigan, 10-20	—
2014 	Big Ten	9 	4 	Lost Bourbon Bowl vs Oklahoma, 14-34 	22 	
2015 	Big Ten	15 	1 	Won Orange Bowl vs USC, 31-29Won Fiesta Bowl vs Georgia, 30-14Lost CFBHC National Championship Game vs Oklahoma, 40-43	2 	
2016 	Big Ten	14 	2 	Won Medal of Honor Bowl vs UCF, 38-10 Won Sugar Bowl vs Iowa, 24-17 Lost Cotton Bowl vs Washington, 10-13 	4 	
2017 	Big Ten	8 	4 	Won Peony Bowl vs Kentucky, 17-13 	23 	
2018 	Big Ten	7 	5 	 	 	
grv413 	2019 	Big Ten 	5 	0 	 	
Total 	63 	19 	 	 	 	
National Champions	Conference Champions	Bowl game berth
== Bowl History == 
Penn State earned a spot in the 2013 CFBHC Playoffs and lost to rival Michigan in the 2013 Rose Bow. The Nittany Lions have compiled a 0-1 record in Bowl Games.
===By year===
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Season 	Bowl 	Coach 	Opponent 	Result
2013 	Rose Bowl 	Soluna 	Michigan 	L 10-20
2014 	Bourbon Bowl 	Soluna 	Oklahoma 	L 14-34
2015 	Orange Bowl 	Soluna 	USC 	W 31-29
2015 	Fiesta Bowl 	Soluna 	Georgia 	W 30-14
2015 	2015 CFBHC National Championship Game	Soluna 	Oklahoma 	L 40-43
2016 	Medal of Honor Bowl 	Soluna 	UCF 	W 38-10
2016 	Sugar Bowl 	Soluna 	Iowa 	W 24-17
2016 	Cotton Bowl 	Soluna 	Washington	W 10-13
2017 	Peony Bowl 	Soluna 	Kentucky 	W 17-13
2013-2017	 	Games: 9	Wins: 5 	Losses: 4
===By game===
Bowl 	#	Appearances	Record
Rose Bowl 	1	2013 	0–1
Bourbon Bowl 	1	2014 	0–1
Orange Bowl 	1	2015 	1–0
Fiesta Bowl 	1	2015 	1–0
National Championship Game	1	2015 	0–1
Medal of Honor Bowl 	1	2016 	1–0
Sugar Bowl 	1	2016 	1–0
Cotton Bowl 	1	2016 	0-1
Peony Bowl 	1	2017 	1–0
== Individual Award Winners ==
=== Players ===
*Heisman Trophy
:Todd Jennings – 2015 CFBHC Season
*Outland Trophy
:Kevin Siemon – 2015 CFBHC Season
*Lou Groza Award
:Matt Fisk - 2017 CFBHC Season
== External Links ==
Depth Chart
Category:Big Ten