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class="infobox-data attendee">Angelo Di Maria</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Year</th><td class="infobox-data">2001<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Bronze_sculpture" title="Bronze sculpture">Bronze sculpture</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Dimensions</th><td class="infobox-data">2.1 m (7 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/State_College,_Pennsylvania" title="State College, Pennsylvania">State College, Pennsylvania</a>, U.S.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Joe Paterno</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/Bronze_sculpture" title="Bronze sculpture">bronze sculpture</a> of <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Joe Paterno</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Head_coach" title="Head coach">head coach</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football" title="Penn State Nittany Lions football">Penn State Nittany Lions football team</a>. It was located on the northeast side of <a href="/wiki/Beaver_Stadium" title="Beaver Stadium">Beaver Stadium</a> on the campus of the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_University" title="Pennsylvania State University">Pennsylvania State University</a> in <a href="/wiki/State_College,_Pennsylvania" title="State College, Pennsylvania">State College, Pennsylvania</a> until it was removed in 2012 in the aftermath of the <a href="/wiki/Penn_State_child_sex_abuse_scandal" title="Penn State child sex abuse scandal">Penn State child sex abuse scandal</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background_and_description">Background and description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Statue_of_Joe_Paterno&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background and description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The statue was commissioned to Angelo DiMaria, a sculptor from <a href="/wiki/Reading,_Pennsylvania" title="Reading, Pennsylvania">Reading, Pennsylvania</a> by friends of Paterno and his wife Sue in recognition of his contributions to the university and was unveiled on November 2, 2001. It was sculpted by Colombian-American artist Yesid Gomez and Wilfer Buitrago from <a href="/wiki/Ephrata,_Pennsylvania" title="Ephrata, Pennsylvania">Ephrata, Pennsylvania</a> and took 6 months to complete.<sup id="cite_ref-GoPSUSports_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GoPSUSports-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ESPNGlasses_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNGlasses-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The statue is 7 feet (2.1 m) high and weighs 900 pounds (410 kg).<sup id="cite_ref-ESPNGlasses_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNGlasses-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was accompanied by a stone wall in three sections. The left section of the wall read, "Joseph Vincent Paterno: Educator, Coach, Humanitarian". The center section showed a <a href="/wiki/Bas-relief" class="mw-redirect" title="Bas-relief">bas-relief</a> sculpture of players running behind Paterno. On the right was a quote from Paterno, "They ask me what I'd like written about me when I'm gone. I hope they write I made Penn State a better place, not just that I was a good football coach." The right section also featured plaques with lists of games Paterno had coached at Penn State from 1966 to 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-GoPSUSports_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GoPSUSports-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_location_where_the_statue_of_Joe_Paterno_once_stood.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/The_location_where_the_statue_of_Joe_Paterno_once_stood.jpg/220px-The_location_where_the_statue_of_Joe_Paterno_once_stood.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/The_location_where_the_statue_of_Joe_Paterno_once_stood.jpg/330px-The_location_where_the_statue_of_Joe_Paterno_once_stood.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/The_location_where_the_statue_of_Joe_Paterno_once_stood.jpg/440px-The_location_where_the_statue_of_Joe_Paterno_once_stood.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="2724" /></a><figcaption>By July 27, 2012, the statue's backdrop had been demolished and was being replaced by trees and landscaping.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Removal">Removal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Statue_of_Joe_Paterno&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Removal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the 2011 <a href="/wiki/Penn_State_child_sex_abuse_scandal" title="Penn State child sex abuse scandal">Penn State child sex abuse scandal</a>, there were widespread calls for the statue to be removed, including by Paterno's friend and longtime <a href="/wiki/Florida_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida State">Florida State</a> coach <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bowden" title="Bobby Bowden">Bobby Bowden</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At one point, an anonymous individual chartered a plane to fly over State College for several hours with a banner that read <i>Take the Statue Down or We Will.</i><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 22, 2012, six months after Paterno's death, the university announced it had removed the statue and "store[d] it in a secure location",<sup id="cite_ref-psstatement_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-psstatement-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> citing that it had become a "source of division and an obstacle to healing".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The accompanying plaques, bas-relief, and quotations were removed as well.<sup id="cite_ref-PennliveStatue_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PennliveStatue-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Penn State President <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Erickson" title="Rodney Erickson">Rodney Erickson</a>, "were it to remain, the statue will be a recurring wound to the multitude of individuals across the nation and beyond who have been the victims of child abuse".<sup id="cite_ref-psstatement_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-psstatement-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span 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Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Freeh" title="Louis Freeh">Louis Freeh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#001E44;color:#FFFFFF;;width:1%">Organizations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Second_Mile" title="The Second Mile">The Second Mile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_University" title="Pennsylvania State University">Pennsylvania State University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football" title="Penn State Nittany Lions football">Penn State Nittany Lions football</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>Joe Paterno</i> statue</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#001E44;color:#FFFFFF;;width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" 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style="background-color:#001E44;color:white;;width:1%">Venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Old_Main_(Pennsylvania_State_University)" title="Old Main (Pennsylvania State University)">Old Main lawn</a> (until 1891)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaver_Field" title="Beaver Field">Beaver Field</a> (1892–1908)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Beaver_Field" title="New Beaver Field">New Beaver Field</a> (1909–1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaver_Stadium" title="Beaver Stadium">Beaver Stadium</a> (1960–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#001E44;color:white;;width:1%">Bowls & rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_bowl_games" title="List of Penn State Nittany Lions bowl games">Bowl games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alabama%E2%80%93Penn_State_football_rivalry" title="Alabama–Penn State football rivalry">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryland%E2%80%93Penn_State_football_rivalry" title="Maryland–Penn State football rivalry">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michigan%E2%80%93Penn_State_football_rivalry" title="Michigan–Penn State football rivalry">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michigan_State%E2%80%93Penn_State_football_rivalry" title="Michigan State–Penn State football rivalry">Michigan State</a></li> <li>Minnesota: <a href="/wiki/Governor%27s_Victory_Bell" title="Governor's Victory Bell">Governor's Victory Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State%E2%80%93Penn_State_football_rivalry" title="Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry">Ohio State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Ironsides_(trophy)" title="Old Ironsides (trophy)">Old Ironsides</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penn_State%E2%80%93Pittsburgh_football_rivalry" title="Penn 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Paterno</i> statue</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Something_for_Joey" title="Something for Joey">Something for Joey</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Nebraska_vs._Penn_State_football_game" title="1982 Nebraska vs. Penn State football game">1982 Nebraska game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penn_State_child_sex_abuse_scandal" title="Penn State child sex abuse scandal">Child sex abuse scandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Block_Six" title="Block Six">2016 Ohio State game</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Paterno_(film)" title="Paterno (film)">Paterno</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Out_(Penn_State)" title="White Out (Penn State)">White Out</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Illinois_vs._Penn_State_football_game" title="2021 Illinois vs. Penn State football game">2021 Illinois game</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#001E44;color:white;;width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_head_football_coaches" title="List of Penn State Nittany Lions head football coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_All-Americans" title="List of Penn State Nittany Lions football All-Americans">All-Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_in_the_NFL_draft" title="List of Penn State Nittany Lions in the NFL draft">NFL draftees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_statistical_leaders" title="Penn State Nittany Lions football statistical leaders">Statistical leaders</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#001E44;color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_seasons" title="List of Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons"><span style="color:white">Seasons</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1881_Penn_State_football_team" title="1881 Penn State football team">1881</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1882–1886</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Penn_State_football_team" title="1887 Penn State football team">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_Penn_State_football_team" title="1888 Penn State football team">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_Penn_State_football_team" title="1889 Penn State football team">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_Penn_State_football_team" title="1890 Penn State football team">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_Penn_State_football_team" title="1891 Penn State football team">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Penn_State_football_team" title="1892 Penn State football team">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Penn_State_football_team" title="1893 Penn State football team">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Penn_State_football_team" title="1894 Penn State football team">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Penn_State_football_team" title="1895 Penn State football team">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Penn_State_football_team" title="1896 Penn State football team">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Penn_State_football_team" title="1897 Penn State football team">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Penn_State_football_team" title="1898 Penn State football team">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Penn_State_football_team" title="1899 Penn State football team">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Penn_State_football_team" title="1900 Penn State football team">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Penn_State_football_team" title="1901 Penn State football team">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Penn_State_football_team" title="1902 Penn State football team">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Penn_State_football_team" title="1903 Penn State football team">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Penn_State_football_team" title="1904 Penn State football team">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Penn_State_football_team" title="1905 Penn State football team">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Penn_State_football_team" title="1906 Penn State football team">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1907 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1908 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1909 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1910 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1911 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1911</a></li> <li><a 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Lions football team">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1920 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1921 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1922 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1923 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1924 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1925 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1926 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1927 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1928 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1929 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1930 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1931 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1932 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1933 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1934 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1935 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1936 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1937 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1938 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1939 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1940 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1941 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1942 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1943 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1944 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1945 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1946 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1947 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1948 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1949 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1950 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1951 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1952 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1953 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1954 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1955 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1960 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1963 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1964 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1965 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1967 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1969 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1970 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1971 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1972 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1973 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1975 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1976 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1977 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1978 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1979 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1980 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1981 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1981</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1982_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1982</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1985</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1986_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1986 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1986</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1987 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1988 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1991 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1993 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1996 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1997 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2000 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2002 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2003 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2004 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2007 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2009 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2010 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2012 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2013 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2017 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2022 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2023 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#001E44;color:white;"><div>National championship seasons in bold</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output 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color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #009CDE, inset -2px -2px 0 #009CDE;;width:1%">Campuses:<br />Special Mission</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Dickinson_Law" title="Penn State Dickinson Law">Dickinson Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Great_Valley_School_of_Graduate_Professional_Studies" title="Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies">Graduate Professional Studies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Milton_S._Hershey_Medical_Center" title="Penn State Milton S. 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