The Penn State Nittany Lions will meet West Virginia in their 2024 season opener, on August 31. For the full Penn State schedule, see below.

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2024 Penn State Game and TV Schedule

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Penn State 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Nittany Lions are playing the 18th-hardest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
• Penn State will have the 72nd-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (63).
• Based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (65), the Nittany Lions have the 17th-toughest conference schedule in college football.
• Penn State will play eight games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes two teams that ended with nine or more victories and one squad with less than four wins last year.
• The Nittany Lions have nine games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.

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Penn State Stat Insights (2023)

• Defensively, the Nittany Lions were a top-25 unit last season, ranking second-best by surrendering only 247.6 yards per game. They ranked 55th on offense (400.2 yards per game).
• Penn State surged on both sides of the ball last season, ranking 12th-best in scoring offense (36.2 points per game) and third-best in scoring defense (13.5 points allowed per game).
• On defense, the Nittany Lions were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking seventh-best by allowing only 172.1 passing yards per game. They ranked 79th on offense (215 passing yards per game).
• Penn State owned the 29th-ranked offense last year in terms of rushing yards (185.2 per game), and it was better on the other side of the ball, ranking eighth-best with only 96.9 rushing yards allowed per game.
• The Nittany Lions sported the 55th-ranked offense last season in terms of third-down efficiency (40.5% conversion rate), and they were better defensively, ranking 11th-best with a 30.2% third-down conversion rate allowed.
• Penn State had the second-best turnover margin in college football last season at +16, forcing 24 turnovers (13th in FBS) while turning it over eight times (third in FBS).

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