Team Summary
98
Penn State
Nittany Lions
Next game: TBD
| Ratings | ||
|---|---|---|
| FBS Prestige | Superior | |
| Overall | 98 |
A+
|
| Power | 97 |
A+
|
| Offensive | 95 |
A
|
| Defensive | 98 |
A+
|
| Schedule (Current) | 90 |
B+
|
| Schedule (Future) | 90 |
B+
|
| Rankings | FBS (Overall) |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 (4) |
| Power | 7 (7) |
| Offensive | 14 (14) |
| Defensive | 4 (4) |
| Schedule (Current) | 33 (33) |
| Schedule (Future) | 33 (33) | Records |
| Overall | 13-3 (81.3%) |
| Versus Top 25 | 3-3 (50%) |
| Versus > .500 Teams | 6-3 (66.7%) |
| Versus < .500 Teams | 7-0 (100%) |
| Last 5 Games | 3-2 (60%) | Superlatives |
| Best Win | #8 Illinois |
| Worst Loss | #3 Notre Dame |
| Largest MOV | 56 points, #437 Kent St |
| Largest MOD | 8 points, #1 Oregon | Other Statistics |
| Points per Game | 33.1 |
| Points Against | 16.5 |
| Opponent Record | 122-88 |
| Average Opponent Rank | 69.1 |
| Long Streak | W 7 |
| Current Streak | L 1 |
3-Year Trend Analysis
| Big Ten | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | Change |
| 1 | Oregon | 13 | 1 | |
| 2 | Ohio State | 13 | 2 | |
| 4 | Penn State | 13 | 3 | |
| 7 | Indiana | 11 | 2 | |
| 8 | Illinois | 10 | 3 | |
| 9 | Michigan | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Minnesota | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 30 | Southern Cal | 7 | 6 | |
| 31 | Iowa | 8 | 5 | |
| 41 | Nebraska | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 44 | UCLA | 5 | 7 | |
| 49 | Washington | 6 | 7 | |
| 51 | Rutgers | 7 | 6 | |
| 58 | Wisconsin | 5 | 7 | |
| 63 | Michigan St | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 67 | Maryland | 4 | 8 | |
| 84 | Northwestern | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 168 | Purdue | 1 | 11 | |
| Penn State Ranking History | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Date | Rank | W | L | Change |
| 0 | Aug 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Sep 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | Sep 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Sep 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | Sep 22 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Sep 29 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Oct 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Oct 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 8 | Oct 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Oct 27 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Nov 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Nov 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Nov 17 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Nov 24 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Dec 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | |
| 15 | Dec 8 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Dec 15 | 5 | 11 | 2 | |
| 17 | Dec 22 | 5 | 12 | 2 | |
| 18 | Jan 7 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Jan 12 | 4 | 13 | 3 | |
| Game Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Outcome |
| Sat Aug 31 | at West Virginia (6-7) | W 34-12 |
| Sat Sep 7 | vs Bowling Green (7-6) | W 34-27 |
| Sat Sep 21 | vs Kent St (0-12) | W 56-0 |
| Sat Sep 28 | vs (8) Illinois (10-3) | W 21-7 |
| Sat Oct 5 | vs UCLA (5-7) | W 27-11 |
| Sat Oct 12 | at Southern Cal (7-6) | W 33-30 |
| Sat Oct 26 | at Wisconsin (5-7) | W 28-13 |
| Sat Nov 2 | vs (2) Ohio State (13-2) | L 13-20 |
| Sat Nov 9 | vs Washington (6-7) | W 35-6 |
| Sat Nov 16 | at Purdue (1-11) | W 49-10 |
| Sat Nov 23 | at Minnesota (8-5) | W 26-25 |
| Sat Nov 30 | vs Maryland (4-8) | W 44-7 |
| Sat Dec 7 | (1) Oregon (13-1) | L 37-45 |
| Sat Dec 21 | vs (17) SMU (11-3) | W 38-10 |
| Tue Dec 31 | (16) Boise St (12-2) | W 31-14 |
| Thu Jan 9 | (3) Notre Dame (14-1) | L 24-27 |