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  • JoePa's Resume 

    Coaching Experience:  60 Seasons
    Head Coaching:  43 Seasons
    Schools:  Penn State 60 Seasons
    Record:  392-129-3
    Bowl Record:  23-11-1
    Undefeated Seasons:  5
    Claimed national titles: 2
    Conference titles: 3
    Honors:  Most Wins for any Division 1A Coach. 
    Most Bowl Wins for any Coach. 
    Most Seasons for any college football coach.
    Most Seasons for any head coach at a single university.
    Only Coach to win each of four major bowls:  Rose, Orange, Fiesta and Sugar
    2006:  Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
    2008:  Big Ten Coach of the Year


  • Penn State's Resume 

    First season: 1887
    Athletic director: Tim Curley
    Head coach: Joe Paterno
    Home stadium: Beaver Stadium
    Stadium capacity: 107,282
    Stadium surface: Grass
    Location: University Park, Pennsylvania
    Conference: Big Ten
    All-time record: 809–351–42 (.690)
    Postseason bowl record: 26–13–2
    Claimed national titles: 2
    Conference titles: 3
    Heisman winners: 1
    All-Americans: 107
    Colors: Blue and White            
    Fight song: Fight On, State
    Mascot: Nittany Lion
    Marching band: Penn State Blue Band

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    Joe Paterno has a career record of 392 wins, 129 losses, and 3 ties. In his 43 seasons as a head coach, he has had 37 winning seasons (tying him with Bear Bryant). Based on the criteria used by the NCAA, Paterno holds the record for most victories by a Division IA-FBS football coach.

     

    Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl Coaches# AP°
    Penn State Nittany Lions (Independent) (1966–1992)
    1966 Penn State 5–5–0          
    1967 Penn State 8–2–1     T 17–17 Gator 11 10
    1968 Penn State 11–0–0     W 15–14 Orange 3 2
    1969 Penn State 11–0–0     W 10–3 Orange 2 2
    1970 Penn State 7–3–0       19 18
    1971 Penn State 11–1–0     W 30–6 Cotton 11 5
    1972 Penn State 9–3–0     L 0–14 Sugar 8 10
    1973 Penn State 12–0–0     W 16–9 Orange 5 5
    1974 Penn State 10–2–0     W 41–20 Cotton 7 7
    1975 Penn State 9–3–0     L 6–13 Sugar 10 10
    1976 Penn State 7–5–0     L 9–20 Gator    
    1977 Penn State 11–1–0     W 42–30 Fiesta 4 5
    1978 Penn State 11–1–0     L 7–14 Sugar 4 4
    1979 Penn State 8–4–0     W 9–6 Liberty 18 20
    1980 Penn State 10–2–0     W 31–19 Fiesta 8 8
    1981 Penn State 10–2–0     W 26–10 Fiesta 3 3
    1982 Penn State 11–1–0     W 27–23 Sugar 1 1
    1983 Penn State 8–4–1     W 13–10 Aloha 17  
    1984 Penn State 6–5–0          
    1985 Penn State 11–1–0     L 10–25 Orange 3 3
    1986 Penn State 12–0–0     W 14–10 Fiesta 1 1
    1987 Penn State 8–4–0     L 10–35 Citrus    
    1988 Penn State 5–6–0          
    1989 Penn State 8–3–1     W 50–39 Holiday 14 15
    1990 Penn State 9–3–0     L 17–24 Blockbuster 10 11
    1991 Penn State 11–2–0     W 42–17 Fiesta 3 3
    1992 Penn State 7–5–0     L 3–24 Blockbuster 24  
    Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten Conference) (1993–present)
    1993 Penn State 10–2–0 6–2–0 3rd W 31–13 Citrus 7 8
    1994 Penn State 12–0–0 8–0–0 1st W 38–20 Rose 2 2
    1995 Penn State 9–3–0 5–3–0 T–3rd W 43–14 Outback 12 13
    1996 Penn State 11–2 6–2 T–3rd W 38–15 Fiesta 7 7
    1997 Penn State 9–3 6–2 T–2nd L 6–21 Citrus 17 16
    1998 Penn State 9–3 5–3 5th W 26–14 Outback 15 17
    1999 Penn State 10–3 5–3 T–4th W 24–0 Alamo 11 11
    2000 Penn State 5–7 4–4 T–6th      
    2001 Penn State 5–6 4–4 T–4th      
    2002 Penn State 9–4 5–3 4th L 9–13 Capital One 15 16
    2003 Penn State 3–9 1–7 T–9th      
    2004 Penn State 4–7 2–6 9th      
    2005 Penn State 11–1 7–1 T–1st W 26–23 Orange † 3 3
    2006 Penn State 9–4 5–3 T–4th W 20–10 Outback 25 24
    2007 Penn State 9–4 4–4 T–5th W 24–17 Alamo 25  
    2008 Penn State 11–2 7–1 T–1st L 24–38 Rose † 8 8

    Penn State:    		 383–127–3 80–48  
    Total: 383–127–3  
          National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title
    †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season.
    °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season.

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    Joseph Vincent Paterno (JOEPA) was born in 1926 in Brooklyn, New York.  Coach Paterno has been more than a football coach, especially to the Penn State Community.  He's been involved with numerous charities and fundraisers that have gone to improving Penn State.

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    Joe Paterno's Career Record is 392-129-3.  Joe Paterno has the most all-time wins in Division 1 college football, including 5 undefeated seasons, 33 bowl appearances and 2 National Championships.

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