Record: 7-6, .538 W-L% (50th of 120)
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
*W-L-T adjusted to 0-6 by NCAA.
Coach: Joe Paterno (7-6)
PS/G: 24.5 (81st of 120) ▪ PA/G: 23.7 (50th of 120)
SRS: 2.96 (50th of 120) ▪ SOS: 2.65 (38th of 120)
Bowl Game: Lost Outback Bowl 37-24 versus Florida
| Pre | 9/5 | 9/12 | 9/19 | 9/26 | 10/3 | 10/10 | 10/17 | 10/24 | 10/31 | 11/7 | 11/14 | 11/21 | 11/28 | 12/5 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 4, 2010 | Sat | (19) Penn State | Youngstown State | Non-Major | W | 44 | 14 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 11, 2010 | Sat | (18) Penn State | @ | (1) Alabama | SEC | L | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 18, 2010 | Sat | (22) Penn State | Kent State | MAC | W | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Sep 25, 2010 | Sat | (23) Penn State | Temple | MAC | W | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 5 | Oct 2, 2010 | Sat | (22) Penn State | @ | (17) Iowa | Big Ten | L | 3 | 24 | 3 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 9, 2010 | Sat | Penn State | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 13 | 33 | 3 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 7 | Oct 23, 2010 | Sat | Penn State | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 33 | 21 | 4 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 8 | Oct 30, 2010 | Sat | Penn State | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 41 | 31 | 5 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 9 | Nov 6, 2010 | Sat | Penn State | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 35 | 21 | 6 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 10 | Nov 13, 2010 | Sat | Penn State | @ | (8) Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 14 | 38 | 6 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 11 | Nov 20, 2010 | Sat | Penn State | N | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 41 | 24 | 7 | 4 | W 1 | Landover, MD |
| 12 | Nov 27, 2010 | Sat | Penn State | (11) Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 22 | 28 | 7 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 13 | Jan 1, 2011 | Sat | Penn State | N | Florida | SEC | L | 24 | 37 | 7 | 6 | L 2 | Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL) |