UNIVERSITY PARK– Penn State is going bowling for the 21st time in 22 seasons.
The only time between 2005 and 2026 that Penn State didn’t win six or more games in the regular season was 2020, when Penn State finished 4-5 in the COVID-shortened campaign.
As far as normal seasons go, PSU hasn’t missed a bowl game since 2004.
Taking out the COVID year, which at best deserves an *, Penn State has one of the longest active bowl streaks in the country at 21. The only ones longer are Georgia (30), Oklahoma (will get to 28 if it wins one of its last three games), Alabama (23), and Clemson (23).
The path to six wins hasn’t been as easy for PSU the last two years.
Last season, Penn State started 3-6, losing its first six Big Ten games.
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.But PSU closed out the season with three wins to qualify for a bowl game.
This year, PSU started 3-4, losing its first four conference games, and people wondered if the team could miss out on bowl qualification.
Coach Matt Campbell’s first Penn State team quickly answered those questions with three straight wins, the most recent being a … stomping of Minnesota at Beaver Stadium Saturday night.
PSU now has two regular-season games left against two of the Big Ten’s worst teams, Rutgers (2-8, 1-6 in the Big Ten) and Maryland (4-6, 2-5). If everything goes as expected, Penn State will finish the regular season 8-4.
PSU-Rutgers is scheduled to begin at 3:30 on FS1 from Beaver Stadium Saturday, Nov. 21.
