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Penn State Nittany Lions

Location: University Park, Pennsylvania ▪ Colors: Blue & White
Record: 117 Years, 1371-1088, .558 W-L%

Conferences: Big Ten, A-10, EAA, ECBL, EIC and Ind
Conference Champion: 2 Times (Reg. Seas.), 1 Time (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 9 Years (9-11), 1 Final Four, 0 Championships

Ranked in AP Poll: 0 Times (Preseason), 2 Times (Final), 15 Weeks (Total)

Seasons where the school was classified as a major school (i.e., Division I or equivalent).
Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

117 Seasons

SRS back to 1979-80
Rk Season Conf W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final NCAA Tournament Coach(es)
1 2012-13  Big Ten 10 21 .323 2.85 9.46 Patrick Chambers (10-21)
2 2011-12  Big Ten 12 20 .375 3.72 7.75 Patrick Chambers (12-20)
3 2010-11*  Big Ten 19 15 .559 11.98 11.45 Lost Second Round Ed DeChellis (19-15)
4 2009-10  Big Ten 11 20 .355 6.58 6.32 Ed DeChellis (11-20)
5 2008-09  Big Ten 27 11 .711 9.49 5.71 Ed DeChellis (27-11)
6 2007-08  Big Ten 15 16 .484 4.57 6.12 Ed DeChellis (15-16)
7 2006-07  Big Ten 11 19 .367 3.25 5.79 Ed DeChellis (11-19)
8 2005-06  Big Ten 15 15 .500 4.42 4.98 Ed DeChellis (15-15)
9 2004-05  Big Ten 7 23 .233 -1.86 7.31 Ed DeChellis (7-23)
10 2003-04  Big Ten 9 19 .321 -2.97 5.67 Ed DeChellis (9-19)
11 2002-03  Big Ten 7 21 .250 -2.08 7.71 Jerry Dunn (7-21)
12 2001-02  Big Ten 7 21 .250 -1.88 7.12 Jerry Dunn (7-21)
13 2000-01*  Big Ten 21 12 .636 12.43 10.55 Lost Regional Semifinal Jerry Dunn (21-12)
14 1999-00  Big Ten 19 16 .543 10.08 8.82 Jerry Dunn (19-16)
15 1998-99  Big Ten 13 14 .481 11.17 8.61 Jerry Dunn (13-14)
16 1997-98  Big Ten 19 13 .594 10.48 6.41 Jerry Dunn (19-13)
17 1996-97  Big Ten 10 17 .370 3.75 9.16 Jerry Dunn (10-17)
18 1995-96*  Big Ten 21 7 .750 17.08 6.33 9 18 Lost First Round Jerry Dunn (21-7)
19 1994-95  Big Ten 21 11 .656 11.85 5.01 Bruce Parkhill (21-11)
20 1993-94  Big Ten 13 14 .481 7.08 8.00 Bruce Parkhill (13-14)
Rk Season Conf W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final NCAA Tournament Coach(es)
21 1992-93  Big Ten 7 20 .259 0.90 9.23 Bruce Parkhill (7-20)
22 1991-92 R Ind 21 8 .724 6.60 -1.68 Bruce Parkhill (21-8)
23 1990-91* T A-10 21 11 .656 8.93 3.68 Lost Second Round Bruce Parkhill (21-11)
24 1989-90  A-10 25 9 .735 5.94 1.91 Bruce Parkhill (25-9)
25 1988-89  A-10 20 12 .625 4.60 -1.28 Bruce Parkhill (20-12)
26 1987-88  A-10 13 14 .481 0.73 1.05 Bruce Parkhill (13-14)
27 1986-87  A-10 15 12 .556 3.01 -0.31 Bruce Parkhill (15-12)
28 1985-86  A-10 12 17 .414 -6.17 -1.51 Bruce Parkhill (12-17)
29 1984-85  A-10 8 19 .296 -7.52 0.73 Bruce Parkhill (8-19)
30 1983-84  A-10 5 22 .185 -7.56 -0.45 Bruce Parkhill (5-22)
31 1982-83  A-10 17 11 .607 1.99 1.31 Dick Harter (17-11)
32 1981-82  Ind 15 12 .556 0.39 3.31 Dick Harter (15-12)
33 1980-81  Ind 17 10 .630 1.51 -2.71 Dick Harter (17-10)
34 1979-80  Ind 18 10 .643 1.92 1.34 Dick Harter (18-10)
35 1978-79  EAA 12 18 .400 Dick Harter (12-18)
36 1977-78  EAA 8 19 .296 John Bach (8-19)
37 1976-77 R ECBL 11 15 .423 John Bach (11-15)
38 1975-76  Ind 10 15 .400 John Bach (10-15)
39 1974-75  Ind 11 12 .478 John Bach (11-12)
40 1973-74  Ind 14 12 .538 John Bach (14-12)
Rk Season Conf W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final NCAA Tournament Coach(es)
41 1972-73  Ind 15 8 .652 John Bach (15-8)
42 1971-72  Ind 17 8 .680 John Bach (17-8)
43 1970-71  Ind 10 12 .455 John Bach (10-12)
44 1969-70  Ind 13 11 .542 John Bach (13-11)
45 1968-69  Ind 13 9 .591 John Bach (13-9)
46 1967-68  Ind 10 10 .500 John Egli (10-10)
47 1966-67  Ind 10 14 .417 John Egli (10-14)
48 1965-66  Ind 18 6 .750 John Egli (18-6)
49 1964-65*  Ind 20 4 .833 Lost First Round John Egli (20-4)
50 1963-64  Ind 16 7 .696 John Egli (16-7)
51 1962-63  Ind 15 5 .750 John Egli (15-5)
52 1961-62  Ind 12 11 .522 John Egli (12-11)
53 1960-61  Ind 11 13 .458 John Egli (11-13)
54 1959-60  Ind 11 11 .500 John Egli (11-11)
55 1958-59  Ind 11 9 .550 John Egli (11-9)
56 1957-58  Ind 8 11 .421 John Egli (8-11)
57 1956-57  Ind 15 10 .600 John Egli (15-10)
58 1955-56  Ind 12 14 .462 John Egli (12-14)
59 1954-55*  Ind 18 10 .643 19 Lost Regional Semifinal John Egli (18-10)
60 1953-54* F Ind 18 6 .750 9 9 Lost National Semifinal Elmer Gross (18-6)
Rk Season Conf W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final NCAA Tournament Coach(es)
61 1952-53  Ind 15 9 .625 Elmer Gross (15-9)
62 1951-52*  Ind 20 6 .769 13 Lost Regional Semifinal Elmer Gross (20-6)
63 1950-51  Ind 14 9 .609 Elmer Gross (14-9)
64 1949-50  Ind 13 10 .565 Elmer Gross (13-10)
65 1948-49  Ind 7 10 .412 John Lawther (7-10)
66 1947-48  Ind 9 10 .474 John Lawther (9-10)
67 1946-47  Ind 10 8 .556 John Lawther (10-8)
68 1945-46  Ind 7 9 .438 John Lawther (7-9)
69 1944-45  Ind 10 7 .588 John Lawther (10-7)
70 1943-44  Ind 8 7 .533 John Lawther (8-7)
71 1942-43  Ind 15 4 .789 John Lawther (15-4)
72 1941-42*  Ind 18 3 .857 Lost Regional Semifinal John Lawther (18-3)
73 1940-41  Ind 15 5 .750 John Lawther (15-5)
74 1939-40  Ind 15 8 .652 John Lawther (15-8)
75 1938-39  EIC 13 10 .565 John Lawther (13-10)
76 1937-38  EIC 13 5 .722 John Lawther (13-5)
77 1936-37  EIC 10 7 .588 John Lawther (10-7)
78 1935-36  EIC 6 11 .353 Earl Leslie (6-11)
79 1934-35  Ind 8 9 .471 Earl Leslie (8-9)
80 1933-34  Ind 8 4 .667 Earl Leslie (8-4)
Rk Season Conf W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final NCAA Tournament Coach(es)
81 1932-33  Ind 7 4 .636 Earl Leslie (7-4)
82 1931-32  Ind 6 9 .400 Dutch Hermann (6-9)
83 1930-31  Ind 3 12 .200 Dutch Hermann (3-12)
84 1929-30  Ind 5 9 .357 Dutch Hermann (5-9)
85 1928-29  Ind 10 9 .526 Dutch Hermann (10-9)
86 1927-28  Ind 10 5 .667 Dutch Hermann (10-5)
87 1926-27  Ind 14 4 .778 Dutch Hermann (14-4)
88 1925-26  Ind 7 7 .500 Dutch Hermann (7-7)
89 1924-25  Ind 12 2 .857 Dutch Hermann (12-2)
90 1923-24  Ind 13 2 .867 Dutch Hermann (13-2)
91 1922-23  Ind 13 1 .929 Dutch Hermann (13-1)
92 1921-22  Ind 9 5 .643 Dutch Hermann (9-5)
93 1920-21  Ind 14 2 .875 Dutch Hermann (14-2)
94 1919-20  Ind 12 1 .923 Dutch Hermann (12-1)
95 1918-19  Ind 11 2 .846 Hugo Bezdek (11-2)
96 1917-18  Ind 12 1 .923 No coach
97 1916-17  Ind 12 2 .857 Dutch Hermann (12-2)
98 1915-16  Ind 8 3 .727 Dutch Hermann (8-3)
99 1914-15  Ind 10 3 .769 J.F. Park (10-3)
100 1913-14  Ind 8 4 .667 J.F. Haddow (8-4)
Rk Season Conf W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final NCAA Tournament Coach(es)
101 1912-13  Ind 8 3 .727 J.F. Haddow (8-3)
102 1911-12  Ind 8 5 .615 No coach
103 1910-11  Ind 9 4 .692 No coach
104 1909-10  Ind 8 6 .571 No coach
105 1908-09  Ind 7 6 .538 No coach
106 1907-08  Ind 10 4 .714 No coach
107 1906-07  Ind 5 6 .455 No coach
108 1905-06  Ind 6 4 .600 No coach
109 1904-05  Ind 6 2 .750 No coach
110 1903-04  Ind 5 4 .556 No coach
111 1902-03  Ind 3 5 .375 No coach
112 1901-02  Ind 9 2 .818 No coach
113 1900-01  Ind 5 1 .833 No coach
114 1899-00  Ind 7 1 .875 No coach
115 1898-99  Ind 2 3 .400 No coach
116 1897-98  Ind 2 1 .667 No coach
117 1896-97  Ind 1 1 .500 No coach