The 2022 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents Pennsylvania State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team are led by ninth-year head coach James Franklin. The Nittany Lions entered the season unranked for the first time since 2016, however they are expected to continue to perform well, as they recruited the former number one quarterback Drew Allar, and the number one running back Nicholas Singleton.