When was the first Penn State White Out?

The Penn State football program has had the White Out tradition for several years now.

Penn State has one of the best relatively new traditions in college football: The White Out Game.

What this tradition entails is for all of Nittany Lion Nation to wear white clothing during a Penn State home game at Beaver Stadium. These games are usually played at night and can be an incredibly intimidating road environment for the opposing team, regardless of how well Penn State is playing at the time. It has been around for some time, but when was the first White Out?

This is when Penn State first started doing White Out games, and it was not all that long ago.

Penn State football: When was the first White Out game at Beaver Stadium?

While it was not the first true White Out game, the impetus for it began in 2002 in an attempt to prevent Nebraska Cornhuskers fans from bringing a “Sea of Red” to Happy Valley. “Operation Visine” was a success, and it allowed the university to get a little more creative for a game vs. Purdue two years later. The first true White Out game was in a losing effort to Purdue in 2004.

In the years to come, Penn State is now synonymous with the White Out across college football.

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