W L T WIN% Home: 173 36 0 82.8 Away: 112 41 1 72.7 Neutral: 37 13 2 71.2 Overall: 322 90 3 77.6 Bowl games: 20 9 1 66.7		"You never think it's going to be a big deal until it happens like this, with this many people. It's just hard to describe. But I'm a very, very lucky guy to be at an institution such as Penn State with all these fans."         --Joe Paterno, after notching win No. 324 at Happy Valley. 2001 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT RESULT VICTORY# Sep 1 vs Miami (Fla.) 33-7 Loss -- Sep 22 vs Wisconsin 18-6 Loss -- Sep 29 at Iowa 24-18 Loss -- Oct 6 vs Michigan 20-0 Loss -- Oct 20 at Northwestern 38-35 Win 323 Oct 27 vs Ohio State 29-27 Win 324 Nov 3 vs Southern Miss 38-20 Win 325 Nov 10 at Illinois 33-28 Loss -- Nov 17 vs Indiana 28-14 Win -- Nov 24 at Michigan State 42-37 Win -- Dec 1 at Virginia -- -- Complete Schedule/Results Curry: Joe Paterno is college football Embrace Joe Paterno. Cheer for him to break Bear Bryant's record because JoePa is what college football should be all about. Instant Classic: Paterno wins No. 324 ESPN Classic presents Joe Paterno's win No. 324, a come-from-behind 29-27 victory over Ohio State, on Wed. at 9 p.m. and midnight ET. Paterno remains humble in pursuit of record JoePa claims he doesn't belong in the same company as Bear Bryant. His career record shows he does. Beano: Paterno keeps going and going. Joe Paterno was close to becoming a lawyer. Luckily for Penn State, he decided to be a football coach. Inside the numbers: Joe Paterno A quick look around the many stats surrounding one of the greatest college coaches of all-time. Herbstreit: Opening night will be special With the record on the line and the return of Adam Taliaferro, the opener against Miami will be magical. Nittany Lions hope to rebound After a disappointing 5-7 season -- just the second losing season in JoePa's career -- Penn State looks to improve.		WIN DATE OPP SCORE 324 10/27/01 Ohio St. 29-27 Penn St. rallied from 27-9 deficit to give JoePa the record at home. 323 10/20/01 N'western 38-35 It took longer than expected, but JoePa finally ties Bear. 320 10/21/00 Illinois 39-25 JoePa moves into second place ahead of Glenn "Pop" Warner. 300 9/12/98 B.Green 48-3 Paterno becomes just sixth coach in NCAA history to win 300. 250 9/18/93 Iowa 31-0 No. 250 comes in Paterno's first year in the Big Ten. 200 9/5/87 B.Green 45-19 One year after winning national title, JoePa wins No. 200. 150 11/28/81 Pitt 48-14 Victory over cross-state rival gives Paterno win No. 150. 100 11/6/76 N.C. St. 41-21 Paterno needed just 122 games to notch 100 career wins. 50 11/6/71 Maryland 63-27 '71 season ends with Cotton Bowl romp over Texas. 1 9/17/66 Maryland 15-7 Paterno wins opener after 16-year coach Rip Engle retires. COACH WINS Joe Paterno 327 Bear Bryant 323 Bobby Bowden 321 Glenn "Pop" Warner 319 Amos Alonzo Stagg 314 LaVell Edwards 259 Tom Osborne 255 Woody Hayes 238 Bo Schembechler 234 Hayden Fry 232

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