2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Big Ten co-champion
Orange Bowl champion
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Orange Bowl, W 26–23 3OT vs. Florida State
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record11–1 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGalen Hall (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTom Bradley (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
2005 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Penn State $+  7 1   11 1  
No. 4 Ohio State %+  7 1   10 2  
No. 15 Wisconsin  5 3   10 3  
Michigan  5 3   7 5  
Northwestern  5 3   7 5  
Iowa  5 3   7 5  
Minnesota  4 4   7 5  
Purdue  3 5   5 6  
Michigan State  2 6   5 6  
Indiana  1 7   4 7  
Illinois  0 8   2 9  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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