Joe Paterno's coaching record

Joe Paterno was fired in the middle of his 62nd season at Penn State as an assistant or head coach, the record for most seasons for any football coach at any university. The 2009 season was Paterno's 44th as head coach of the Nittany Lions, passing Amos Alonzo Stagg for the most years as head coach at a single institution. Paterno holds the record for most bowl wins with 24 and bowl appearances with 37. He also coached Penn State to 39 winning seasons. He is the only coach with the distinction of having won each of the current four major bowls -- Rose, Orange, Fiesta, and Sugar. Paterno also led Penn State to two national championships (1982 and 1986) and five undefeated seasons (1968, 1969, 1973, 1986 and 1994). He won Coach of the Year honors by the AFCA five times (1968, 1978, 1982, 1986 and 2005). On May 16, 2006, Paterno was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

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Career Coaching Record -- All at Penn State
Season	Won	Lost	Tied	Bowl
1966	5	5	0
1967	8	2	1	Gator: Tied Florida St, 17-17
1968	11	0	0	Orange: Beat Kansas, 15-14
1969	11	0	0	Orange: Beat Missouri, 10-3
1970	7	3	0
1971	11	1	0	Cotton: Beat Texas, 30-6
1972	10	2	0	Sugar: Lost to Oklahoma, 14-0
1973	12	0	0	Orange: Beat LSU, 16-9
1974	10	2	0	Cotton: Beat Baylor, 41-20
1975	9	3	0	Sugar: Lost to Alabama, 13-6
1976	7	5	0	Gator: Lost to Notre Dame, 20-9
1977	11	1	0	Fiesta: Beat Arizona St, 42-30
1978	11	1	0	Sugar: Lost to Alabama, 14-7
1979	8	4	0	Liberty: Beat Tulane, 9-6
1980	10	2	0	Fiesta: Beat Ohio St, 31-19
1981	10	2	0	Fiesta: Beat USC, 26-10
1982	11	1	0	Sugar: Beat Georgia, 27-23
1983	8	4	1	Aloha: Beat Washington, 13-10
1984	6	5	0
1985	11	1	0	Orange: Lost to Oklahoma, 25-10
1986	12	0	0	Fiesta: Beat Miami Fla, 14-10
1987	8	4	0	Citrus: Lost to Clemson, 35-10
1988	5	6	0
1989	8	3	1	Holiday: Beat BYU, 50-39
1990	9	3	0	Blockbuster: Lost to Florida St, 24-17
1991	11	2	0	Fiesta: Beat Tennessee, 42-17
1992	7	5	0	Blockbuster: Lost to Stanford, 24-3
1993	10	2	0	Citrus: Beat Tennessee, 31-13
1994	12	0	0	Rose: Beat Oregon, 38-20
1995	9	3	0	Outback: Beat Auburn, 43-14
1996	11	2	0	Fiesta: Beat Texas, 38-15
1997	9	3	0	Citrus: Lost to Florida, 21-6
1998	9	3	0	Outback: Beat Kentucky, 26-14
1999	10	3	0	Alamo: Beat Texas A&M, 24-0
2000	5	7	0
2001	5	6	0
2002	9	4	0	Capital One: Lost to Auburn, 13-9
2003	3	9	0
2004	4	7	0
2005	11	1	0	Orange: Beat Florida State, 26-23
2006	9	4	0	Outback: Beat Tennessee, 20-10
2007	9	4	0	Alamo: Beat Texas A&M, 24-17
2008	11	2	0	Rose: Lost to USC, 38-24
2009	11	2	0	Capital One: Beat LSU 19-17
2010	7	6	0	Outback: Lost to Florida 37-24
2011	8	1	0	TicketCity: Lost to Houston 30-14 (Tom Bradley interim coach)
Totals	409	136	3	Bowls: Won 24, Lost 12, Tied 1