The Penn State Nittany Lions have had fewer than 14 undefeated seasons .
The Nittany Lions compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference , which they joined in 1993 after playing as an Independent from 1892 to 1992.Established in 1887 , the Nittany Lions have achieved numerous on-field successes , the most notable of which include two consensus national championships ( 1982 and 1986 ) , four Big Ten Conference Championships ( in 1994 , 2005 , 2008 , and 2016 ) , 13 undefeated seasons ( 1887 , 1894 , 1909 , 1911 , 1912 , 1920 , 1921 , 1947 , 1968 , 1969 , 1973 , 1986 and 1994 ) and 48 appearances in college bowl games , with a postseason bowl record of 29–17–2 .
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