2025 Penn State Football Season Recap

ByShaikat Kumar

The Penn State Nittany Lions football finished the 2025 college football season with a 7-6 record, competing in the Big Ten Conference against a challenging schedule. Penn State opened the year with three strong non-conference victories at home in Beaver Stadium in University Park. Still, the middle of the season proved difficult with several close conference losses.

Despite the midseason struggles, the Nittany Lions rallied late in the year with key wins over conference opponents to secure bowl eligibility. Their season concluded with an impressive victory over the Clemson Tigers football in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium in New York City, finishing the year on a positive note for fans.

2025 Penn State Season Results (7-6)

  1. Aug. 30 – Nevada Wolf Pack football – W 46-11
  2. Sep. 6 – FIU Panthers football – W 34-0
  3. Sep. 13 – Villanova Wildcats football – W 52-6
  4. Sep. 27 – Oregon Ducks football – L 30-24 (2OT)
  5. Oct. 4 – at UCLA Bruins football – L 42-37
  6. Oct. 11 – Northwestern Wildcats football – L 22-21
  7. Oct. 18 – at Iowa Hawkeyes football – L 25-24
  8. Nov. 1 – at Ohio State Buckeyes football – L 38-14
  9. Nov. 8 – Indiana Hoosiers football – L 27-24
  10. Nov. 15 – at Michigan State Spartans football – W 28-10
  11. Nov. 22 – Nebraska Cornhuskers football – W 37-10
  12. Nov. 29 – at Rutgers Scarlet Knights football – W 40-36
  13. Dec. 27 – vs Clemson Tigers football – W 22-10 (Pinstripe Bowl)