2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record11–2 (7–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBrent Pry (4th as DC; 6th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTim Banks (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$^   9 0     13 1  
No. 9 Penn State   7 2     11 2  
No. 18 Michigan   6 3     9 4  
Indiana   5 4     8 5  
Michigan State   4 5     7 6  
Maryland   1 8     3 9  
Rutgers   0 9     2 10  
West Division
No. 11 Wisconsin xy   7 2     10 4  
No. 10 Minnesota x   7 2     11 2  
No. 15 Iowa   6 3     10 3  
Illinois   4 5     6 7  
Purdue   3 6     4 8  
Nebraska   3 6     5 7  
Northwestern   1 8     3 9  
Championship: Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach James Franklin and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Penn State competed as a member of the Big Ten East Division of the Big Ten Conference.