Penn State Football Schedule Breakdown: Sure Wins, Potential Losses, Big Ten Teams Missed

07-05-2024
2 min read
Dan Rainville / USA TODAY NETWORK

In the new 18-team Big Ten, it’s all about the schedules, who everyone misses and where, and when the nasty games are. You know who the biggest teams are - some get a much bigger break than others.

No game is a 100% lock in the Big Ten, and there are always surprises, but for the most part, what are the relatively certain wins on the 2024 Penn State football schedule? What are the likely underdog games - the true 50/50 games are left alone - and which Big Ten teams does Penn State miss?

Penn State Football Schedule: Relatively certain Nittany Lion wins

Bowling Green, Kent State, at Purdue, UCLA

Penn State Football Schedule: Relatively certain Nittany Lion underdog games

Ohio State, at USC

Penn State Football Schedule: Who do the Nittany Lions miss in the Big Ten?

Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Rutgers

2024 Penn State Football Schedule

Aug 31 at West Virginia
Sept 7 Bowling Green
Sept 14 OPEN DATE
Sept 21 Kent State
Sept 28 Illinois
Oct 5 UCLA
Oct 12 at USC
Oct 19 OPEN DATE
Oct 26 at Wisconsin
Nov 2 Ohio State
Nov 9 Washington
Nov 16 at Purdue
Nov 23 at Minnesota
Nov 30 Maryland