American college football season
The 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by second year head-coach James Franklin and played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. They were a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They were invited to the TaxSlayer Bowl where they lost to Georgia.
Schedule
Roster
Staff
Game summaries
Temple
This was Penn State's first loss to Temple since 1941.
Buffalo
Buffalo vs. Penn State – Game summary
at Beaver Stadium
- Date: September 12
- Game time: 12:00 noon EDT
- Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C); light rain
- Game attendance: 93,065
- Referee: Don Willard
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Paul Carcaterra
- ESPN Box Score
Rutgers
San Diego State
San Diego State vs. Penn State – Game summary
at Beaver Stadium
- Date: September 26
- Game time: 3:30 p.m EDT
- Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); mostly sunny
- Game attendance: 95,107
- Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
- TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington
- ESPN Box Score
Army
Army vs. Penn State – Game summary
at Beaver Stadium
- Date: October 3
- Game time: 12:00 p.m EDT
- Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); light drizzle
- Game attendance: 107,387
- Referee: Todd Geerlings
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks
- ESPN Box Score
Indiana
Indiana vs. Penn State – Game summary
at Beaver Stadium
- Date: October 10
- Game time: 12:00 p.m EDT
- Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 97,873
- Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
- TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Paul Carcaterra
- ESPN Box Score
Ohio State
Penn State vs. Ohio State – Game summary
at Ohio Stadium
- Date: October 17
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 108,423
- Referee: Daniel Capron
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox
- ESPN Box Score
Maryland
Penn State vs. Maryland – Game summary
at M&T Bank Stadium
- Date: October 24
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); cloudy
- Game attendance: 68,948
- Referee: Michael Cannon
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave LaMont, Ray Bentley, Dawn Davenport
- ESPN Box Score
Illinois
Illinois vs. Penn State – Game summary
at Beaver Stadium
- Date: October 31
- Game time: 12:00 p.m EDT
- Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C); partly sunny
- Game attendance: 94,417
- Referee: John O'Neill
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Paul Carcaterra
- ESPN Box Score
Northwestern
Penn State vs. Northwestern – Game summary
at Ryan Field
- Date: November 7
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 34,116
- Referee: Don Willard
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick, John Congemi
- ESPN Box Score
Michigan
Michigan vs. Penn State – Game summary
at Beaver Stadium
- Date: November 21
- Game time: 12:00 p.m EST
- Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C); mix of clouds, sun
- Game attendance: 107,418
- Referee: Ron Snodgrass
- TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Shannon Spake
- ESPN Box Score
Michigan State
Penn State vs. Michigan State – Game summary
at Spartan Stadium
- Date: November 28
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C); partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 74,705
- Referee: Michael Cannon
- TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Shannon Spake (sideline)
- ESPN Box Score
Georgia
Penn State vs. Georgia – Game summary
at EverBank Field
- Date: January 2
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C); partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 58,212
- Referee: Mike Mothershed
- TV announcers (ESPN): Allen Bestwick, Dan Hawkins, Tiffany Greene
- ESPN Box Score
References
- ^ "Penn State Selects James Franklin To Lead Football Program". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Penn State Official Athletic Site - Football". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
