2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Big Ten co-champion
Orange Bowl champion
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Orange Bowl, W 26–23 3OT vs. Florida State
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record11–1 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGalen Hall (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTom Bradley (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Penn State $+   7 1     11 1  
No. 4 Ohio State %+   7 1     10 2  
No. 15 Wisconsin   5 3     10 3  
Michigan   5 3     7 5  
Northwestern   5 3     7 5  
Iowa   5 3     7 5  
Minnesota   4 4     7 5  
Purdue   3 5     5 6  
Michigan State   2 6     5 6  
Indiana   1 7     4 7  
Illinois   0 8     2 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.


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