Coaching Record
| Year | School | G | W | L | T | Pct | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Bowl | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Penn State | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 3.67 | 4.07 | |||||
| 1967 | Penn State | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 14.62 | 4.71 | 10 | 10 | Gator Bowl-T | ||
| 1968 | Penn State | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 20.18 | 3.37 | 8 | 2 | 2 | Orange Bowl-W | |
| 1969 | Penn State | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 21.66 | 3.29 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Orange Bowl-W | |
| 1970 | Penn State | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 9.54 | -0.06 | 7 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 1971 | Penn State | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 19.51 | 0.59 | 12 | 5 | 5 | Cotton Bowl-W | |
| 1972 | Penn State | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 16.72 | 4.64 | 5 | 5 | 10 | Sugar Bowl-L | |
| 1973 | Penn State | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 22.78 | 4.53 | 7 | 5 | 5 | Orange Bowl-W | |
| 1974 | Penn State | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 15.05 | 3.30 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Cotton Bowl-W | |
| 1975 | Penn State | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 17.30 | 8.47 | 6 | 6 | 10 | Sugar Bowl-L | |
| 1976 | Penn State | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 12.16 | 7.08 | 10 | 7 | Gator Bowl-L | ||
| 1977 | Penn State | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 22.11 | 8.52 | 13 | 4 | 5 | Fiesta Bowl-W | |
| 1978 | Penn State | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 21.91 | 7.08 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Sugar Bowl-L | |
| 1979 | Penn State | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 15.58 | 9.41 | 5 | 5 | 20 | Liberty Bowl-W | |
| 1980 | Penn State | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 19.78 | 9.44 | 18 | 5 | 8 | Fiesta Bowl-W | |
| 1981 | Penn State | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 25.02 | 11.86 | 7 | 1 | 3 | Fiesta Bowl-W | |
| 1982 | Penn State | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 23.10 | 10.27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | Sugar Bowl-W | |
| 1983 | Penn State | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .654 | 9.81 | 7.35 | 4 | 4 | Aloha Bowl-W | ||
| 1984 | Penn State | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5.69 | 6.78 | 11 | 4 | |||
| 1985 | Penn State | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 16.20 | 5.62 | 18 | 1 | 3 | Orange Bowl-L | |
| 1986 | Penn State | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 22.16 | 5.91 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Fiesta Bowl-W | |
| 1987 | Penn State | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7.26 | 4.09 | 11 | 10 | Citrus Bowl-L | ||
| 1988 | Penn State | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 7.38 | 6.29 | 20 | 15 | |||
| 1989 | Penn State | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 11.41 | 4.83 | 11 | 11 | 15 | Holiday Bowl-W | |
| 1990 | Penn State | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 14.37 | 5.87 | 21 | 7 | 11 | Blockbuster Bowl-L | |
| 1991 | Penn State | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 19.90 | 5.13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | Fiesta Bowl-W | |
| 1992 | Penn State | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 7.91 | 1.58 | 8 | 7 | Blockbuster Bowl-L | ||
| 1993 | Penn State | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 17.52 | 5.93 | 16 | 7 | 8 | Citrus Bowl-W | |
| 1994 | Penn State | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 26.02 | 6.77 | 9 | 1 | 2 | Rose Bowl-W | |
| 1995 | Penn State | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 17.86 | 8.28 | 4 | 4 | 13 | Outback Bowl-W | |
| 1996 | Penn State | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 16.97 | 4.43 | 11 | 3 | 7 | Fiesta Bowl-W | |
| 1997 | Penn State | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 10.31 | 2.40 | 1 | 1 | 16 | Citrus Bowl-L | |
| 1998 | Penn State | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 13.79 | 5.29 | 13 | 7 | 17 | Outback Bowl-W | |
| 1999 | Penn State | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 17.79 | 6.25 | 3 | 2 | 11 | Alamo Bowl-W | |
| 2000 | Penn State | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | -0.05 | 3.71 | 22 | 22 | |||
| 2001 | Penn State | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 5.21 | 7.39 | |||||
| 2002 | Penn State | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 14.59 | 3.98 | 24 | 10 | 16 | Capital One Bowl-L | |
| 2003 | Penn State | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 0.77 | 4.35 | |||||
| 2004 | Penn State | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3.24 | 2.24 | |||||
| 2005 | Penn State | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 20.41 | 6.91 | 3 | 3 | Orange Bowl-W | ||
| 2006 | Penn State | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 6.89 | 0.97 | 19 | 19 | 24 | Outback Bowl-W | |
| 2007 | Penn State | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 9.09 | 0.32 | 17 | 10 | Alamo Bowl-W | ||
| 2008 | Penn State | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 17.82 | 1.97 | 22 | 3 | 8 | Rose Bowl-L | |
| 2009 | Penn State | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 13.86 | -0.75 | 9 | 5 | 9 | Capital One Bowl-W | |
| 2010 | Penn State | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 2.96 | 2.65 | 19 | 18 | Outback Bowl-L | ||
| 2011 | Penn State | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 6.47 | 3.39 | 12 | ||||
| 46 Yrs | Penn State | 548 | 409 | 136 | 3 | .749 | 14.01 | 5.01 | 24-12-1 |
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