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.