2012 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
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The 2012 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bill O'Brien in his first season and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania, US. It was a member of the Big Ten Conference and played in the Leaders Division. Penn State was ineligible to play in a bowl game for the 2012 season due to sanctions imposed in wake of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Division | Leaders Division |
Record | 8–4 (6–2 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Spread option |
Defensive coordinator | Ted Roof (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Captain | Game Captains |
Home stadium | Beaver Stadium |
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No. 25 Nebraska xy | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Northwestern | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 3 Ohio State* x | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State* | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin y$ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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O'Brien was hired as Penn State's 15th head football coach, replacing Hall of Fame coach, Joe Paterno.[1] He was introduced as the head coach at a press conference on January 7, 2012.[2] The team added player names to the back of their jerseys to recognize the players who stayed with the program despite adversity, and also wore a blue ribbon to support child abuse victims.[3]
After losing their first two games, the Nittany Lions finished their season winning eight of their final 10 to finish with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4).
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Ohio* | ESPN | L 14–24 | 97,186 | ||
September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at Virginia* | ABC | L 16–17 | 56,087 | ||
September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Navy* |
| ABC/ESPN2 | W 34–7 | 98,792 | |
September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple* |
| ABC/ESPN2 | W 24–13 | 93,680 | |
September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Illinois | ESPN | W 35–7 | 46,734 | ||
October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 24 Northwestern |
| ESPN | W 39–28 | 95,769 | [4] |
October 20 | 8:00 p.m. | at Iowa | BTN | W 38–14 | 70,585 | ||
October 27 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 9 Ohio State |
| ESPN | L 23–35 | 107,818 | |
November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | at Purdue | ESPNU | W 34–9 | 40,098 | ||
November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Nebraska | ABC | L 23–32 | 85,527 | ||
November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Indiana |
| BTN | W 45–22 | 90,358 | |
November 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Wisconsin |
| ESPN2 | W 24–21 OT | 93,505 | |
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- Bill O'Brien – head coach and offensive coordinator[5]
- Jim Bernhardt– special assistant/player development[6]
- John Butler – defensive backs [7]
- Craig Fitzgerald – strength and conditioning[6]
- Charlie Fisher – quarterbacks coach[8]
- Stan Hixon – assistant head coach and wide receivers[5][9]
- Larry Johnson – defensive line[10]
- Charles London – running backs and recruiting coordinator[10][11]
- Mac McWhorter – offensive line[9]
- Ted Roof – defensive coordinator[9]
- John Strollo – tight ends[9]
- Ron Vanderlinden – linebackers[12]
- Brian Bell – Assistant Strength and Conditioning
Wide receiver Shawney Kersey left the team on September 12, 2012 for "personal reasons".[13] On September 28, 2012, quarterback and tight end Paul Jones left the Penn State football team.[14]
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