 | Penn State Nittany Lions | |
2011 Penn State Nittany Lions Football ScheduleFinal Record: 9-4, 6-2 (Big Ten) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Time/TV | Tickets | |
| Saturday Sept. 3 |  | Indiana State Sycamores Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA | Won 41-7 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 10 |  | Alabama Crimson Tide Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA | Lost 27-11 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 17 |  | at Temple Owls Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA | Won 14-10 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 24 |  | Eastern Michigan Eagles Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA | Won 34-6 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 1 |  | at Indiana Hoosiers Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN | Won 16-10 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 8 |  | Iowa Hawkeyes Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA | Won 13-3 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 15 |  | Purdue Boilermakers Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA | Won 23-18 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 22 |  | at Northwestern Wildcats Ryan Field, Evanston, IL | Won 34-24 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 29 |  | Illinois Fighting Illini Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA | Won 10-7 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 5 | --- | Open Date | --- | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 12 |  | Nebraska Cornhuskers Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA | Lost 17-14 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 19 |  | at Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH | Won 20-14 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 26 |  | at Wisconsin Badgers Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI | Lost 45-7 | --- |
| 2011 TicketCity Bowl | ||||
| Monday Jan. 2 |  | Houston Cougars Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX | Lost 30-14 | --- |
