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2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Penn State Athletics wordmark.svg
Big Ten Leaders Division co-champion
TicketCity Bowl, L 14–30 vs. Houston
Conference Big Ten Conference
Division Leaders Division
2011 record 9–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Joe Paterno
(46th year, games 1–9)
Tom Bradley
(interim, games 10–13)
Offensive coordinator Galen Hall (8th year)
Defensive coordinator Tom Bradley (12th year)
Larry Johnson (interim)
Ron Vanderlinden (interim)
Base defense 4–3
Captain Drew Astorino
Captain Quinn Barham
Captain Derek Moye
Captain Devon Still
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 106,572)
Seasons
« 2010 2012 »
2011 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Legends Division
#11 Michigan State x   7 1         11 3  
#12 Michigan %   6 2         11 2  
#24 Nebraska   5 3         9 4  
Iowa   4 4         7 6  
Northwestern   3 5         6 7  
Minnesota   2 6         3 9  
Leaders Division
#10 Wisconsin xy$   6 2         11 3  
Penn State x   6 2         9 4  
Purdue   4 4         7 6  
Ohio State   3 5         6 7  
Illinois   2 6         7 6  
Indiana   0 8         1 11  
Championship: Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Purdue 3 3 6 6 18
Penn State 7 3 10 3 23
1 2 3 4 Total
Penn State 14 13 7 0 34
Northwestern 14 10 0 0 24
1 2 3 4 Total
Illinois 0 0 7 0 7
Penn State 0 0 0 10 10
1 2 3 4 Total
Penn State 10 10 0 0 20
Ohio State 0 14 0 0 14

The 2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno for the first nine games until he was fired in the wake of the Penn State sex abuse scandal, with defensive coordinator Tom Bradley taking over as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The team played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania, US. They are members of the Big Ten Conference in the newly formed Leaders Division. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in the Leaders Division to be co–division champions with Wisconsin. Due to the head-to-head loss to Wisconsin, they did not represent the division in the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game. They were invited to the TicketCity Bowl where they lost to Houston 14–30.

The team was ranked number one in academic achievement out of the top 25 ranked BCS teams.

The team captains for Penn State's 125th season of football were tackle Quinn Barham, wide receiver Derek Moye, safety Drew Astorino, and defensive tackle Devon Still.

Penn State began the season with an unsettled quarterback situation. Sophomore Rob Bolden and former walk-on junior Matt McGloin split starting duties in the 2010 season. Rob Bolden was named the starter for the season opener against Indiana State.


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