Penn State Nittany Lions Football Uniform History

Below you can find each year of NCAA Football competition and the Football uniforms that Penn State wore that year.

Penn State Football Uniforms By Year

2025 Uniforms

2024 Uniforms

2023 Uniforms

Historical Penn State Football Uniforms

2020 – 2024

Photo: Lewistown Sentinel

2015 – 2019

Photo: Onward State

2010 – 2014

Photo: The New York Times

2005 – 2009

Photo: Black Shoe Diaries

2000 – 2004

Photo: Penn Live

1995 – 1999

Photo: Penn State Athletics

1990 – 1994

Photo: Penn State Athletics

1985 – 1989

Photo: Beaver Stadium Pictorial

1980 – 1984

Photo: ESPN Front Room

1975 – 1979

Photo: Beaver Stadium Pictorial

1970 – 1974

Photo: Beaver Stadium Pictorial

1965 – 1969

Photo: Penn State Athletics

1960 – 1964

Photo: Penn State Athletics

1955 – 1959

Photo: Penn State Athletics

1950 – 1954

Photo: Mill Creek Sports

Penn State Football Uniforms FAQs

What are the team colors for Penn State's football uniforms?

Penn State’s primary colors are blue and white.

Penn State has not usually worn alternate uniforms throughout the years. what you see on the field most Saturdays is the classic, minimalist navy‑jersey or white‑jersey , with white pants, blue stripe‑down helmets, gray facemasks, and limited stripes and logos. It’s one of the most restrained uniform programs in college football.

Penn State typically wears navy blue jerseys with white pants and a white helmet at home, and switches to all-white jerseys and white pants with the same helmet on the road. Their look is famously simple and largely unchanged for decades, with minimal accents and strict consistency across games.

Penn State’s football uniform history is available in the CFB Uniform Database, offering a detailed view of their uniform combinations over the years.