2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team information
American college football season
2015Penn State Nittany Lions football
TaxSlayer Bowl, L 17–24 vs. Georgia
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Division
East Division
Record
7–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
James Franklin (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator
John Donovan (2nd season)
Offensive scheme
Multiple
Defensive coordinator
Bob Shoop (2nd season)
Base defense
4–3
Captain
Christian Hackenberg Jordan Lucas Angelo Mangiro Von Walker Anthony Zettel
Home stadium
Beaver Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 6 Michigan State xy$^
7
–
1
12
–
2
No. 4 Ohio State x
7
–
1
12
–
1
No. 12 Michigan
6
–
2
10
–
3
Penn State
4
–
4
7
–
6
Indiana
2
–
6
6
–
7
Rutgers
1
–
7
4
–
8
Maryland
1
–
7
3
–
9
West Division
No. 9 Iowa xy
8
–
0
12
–
2
No. 23 Northwestern
6
–
2
10
–
3
No. 21 Wisconsin
6
–
2
10
–
3
Nebraska
3
–
5
6
–
7
Minnesota
2
–
6
6
–
7
Illinois
2
–
6
5
–
7
Purdue
1
–
7
2
–
10
Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
^ – College Football Playoff participant
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by second year head-coach James Franklin and played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. They were a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They were invited to the TaxSlayer Bowl where they lost to Georgia.
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