2007 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 2007 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

2007 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 24–17 vs. Texas A&M
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record9–4 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGalen Hall (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTom Bradley (8th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
2007 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Ohio State $  7 1   11 2  
No. 18 Michigan  6 2   9 4  
No. 20 Illinois %  6 2   9 4  
No. 24 Wisconsin  5 3   9 4  
Penn State  4 4   9 4  
Iowa  4 4   6 6  
Purdue  3 5   8 5  
Indiana  3 5   7 6  
Michigan State  3 5   7 6  
Northwestern  3 5   6 6  
Minnesota  0 8   1 11  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 season began with the Nittany Lions ranked #19 in the AP and Coaches preseason polls. The team dropped out of the rankings with losses to Notre Dame and Ohio State, but finished the season ranked #25 in the Coaches Poll and #24 in the AP Poll with a final record of 9–4.

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