The Nittany Lions football team is a member of the Big Ten Conference. Penn State initially competed as a Division 1 Independent school until becoming a member of the Big Ten Conference on June 4, 1990. Penn State begun conference play in 1993 and has won 3 Big Ten championships; in 1994 , 2005 and 2008 .
Penn State has earned invites to 43 bowl games. The Nittany Lions have put together a bowl record of 21-14-2 (0.594), including a 13-6-1 (0.675) record in the major bowls (Rose, Orange, Sugar, Fiesta, and Cotton).
Penn State are widely noted for their basic game uniforms. They only wear white pants, and the jerseys are simple blue for home games, and white for away games.
The uniforms became even simpler for the 2011 season, as the white cuffs and collars on the home jerseys and the corresponding blue cuffs and collars on the road jerseys were removed, leaving the jerseys solid blue and white, respectively.
In 2013 the Nittany Lion logo was added to the base of the jersey collar along with the Big Ten logo on the right side of the jersey.
Penn State has earned invites to 43 bowl games. The Nittany Lions have put together a bowl record of 21-14-2 (0.594), including a 13-6-1 (0.675) record in the major bowls (Rose, Orange, Sugar, Fiesta, and Cotton).
Penn State are widely noted for their basic game uniforms. They only wear white pants, and the jerseys are simple blue for home games, and white for away games.
The uniforms became even simpler for the 2011 season, as the white cuffs and collars on the home jerseys and the corresponding blue cuffs and collars on the road jerseys were removed, leaving the jerseys solid blue and white, respectively.
In 2013 the Nittany Lion logo was added to the base of the jersey collar along with the Big Ten logo on the right side of the jersey.