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Penn State’s white out record isn’t as good as you might think

The main thing that Penn State fans want to talk about this week is what the atmosphere in Beaver Stadium will look like Saturday night when they host the Auburn Tigers.

Penn State announced that it would be a whiteout and asked all fans to wear white to support their team.

The imagery is impressive and Auburn is preparing for the crowd being loud in this contest but the win-loss record when Penn State does their whiteout is surprisingly average.

According to the White Out (Penn State) Wikipedia page, the Nittany Lions are just 8-8 all time when conducting a whiteout.

Penn State’s first whiteout game was against Purdue in 2002, the Nittany Lions lost 13-21.

The only SEC team that they have hosted and conducted a whiteout was against Alabama in 2011. The Crimson Tide won 27-11.

Something to keep in mind is that Penn State only scheduled the whiteout when they are facing a team where they believe they need the home field edge but the way that fans promote it, many would assume that their record would be better in this environment.

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