Penn State football has never played these FBS teams

The Penn State Nittany Lions have played 93 different FBS teams and have beaten 85 of them, but that still leaves an additional 34 teams that the Nittany Lions have never matched up against. With the expanded playoff, maybe Penn State could meet some first-time opponents, but the limited non-conference schedule will make it tough.

By Josh Yourish | Jan 12, 2024, 7:47 AM EST

Penn State fans cheer on the Nittany Lions before playing Iowa in a White Out football game at Beaver Stadium / DAN RAINVILLE/USA TODAY NETWORK-PA / USA

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Sun Belt

Arkansas State
Georgia Southern
James Madison
Louisiana
Louisiana Monroe
Old Dominion
South Alabama
Texas State
Troy

The Nittany Lions are 3-0 against the Sun Belt conference since its inception in 1933. The wins have come against Appalachian State, Florida International (now a member of C-USA), and Georgia State.

Independent

UConn

Penn State was independent up until 1993, but now there are just four FBS independents, Notre Dame, Army, UMass, and UConn. The Huskies are the only one of that group that Penn State has not played.

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