Coaching History
| Coach | Years | Seasons | Record | Pct. | Cnf. Record | Pct. | Cnf. Titles | Bowls | Nat. Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No coach | 1887–1891 | 5 | 12–8–2 | .591 | 4–1–0 | .800 | 1 | ||
| George Hoskins | 1892–1895 | 4 | 17–4–4 | .760 | |||||
| Samuel Newton | 1896–1898 | 3 | 12–14–0 | .462 | |||||
| Sam Boyle | 1899 | 1 | 4–6–1 | .409 | |||||
| Pop Golden | 1900–1902 | 3 | 16–12–1 | .569 | |||||
| Daniel A. Reed | 1903 | 1 | 5–3–0 | .625 | |||||
| Tom Fennell | 1904–1908 | 5 | 33–17–1 | .657 | |||||
| Bill Hollenback | 1909, 1911–1914 | 5 | 28–9–4 | .732 | |||||
| Jack Hollenback | 1910 | 1 | 5–2–1 | .688 | |||||
| Dick Harlow | 1915–1917 | 3 | 20–8–0 | .714 | |||||
| Hugo Bezdek | 1918–1929 | 12 | 65–30–11 | .665 | 1 | ||||
| Bob Higgins | 1930–1948 | 19 | 91–57–11 | .607 | 1 | ||||
| Joe Bedenk | 1949 | 1 | 5–4–0 | .556 | |||||
| Rip Engle | 1950–1965 | 16 | 104–48–4 | .680 | 4 | ||||
| Joe Paterno | 1966–2011 | 45 | 409-164–3 | .648 | 31*–54 | .365 | 1* | 28 | 2 |
| Tom Bradley | 2011 | <1 | 1–3 | .000 | .000 | ||||
| Bill O'Brien | 2012–present | 1 | 8-4 | .666 | 6–2 | ||||
| Totals | 1887–present | 125 | 828–389–43 | .642 | 31*–56 | .356 | 1* | 34 | 2 |
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