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Penn State

FBSI · 1900 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
4–6–1
0.409 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
133
1889–2026
All-Time Record
931–410–37
0.689 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1969, 1977, 1981 +2
#1 Finishes
5
Top 5: 20 · Top 10: 33 · Top 25: 68
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Penn State head-to-head · History & Eras

1900 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25SUSQUEHANNAUnranked—W 17–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2PITTSBURGHUnranked—W 12–0
7Week 7 · Oct 9Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI7–3–1T 0–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 0–26
9Week 9 · Oct 23Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI12–1L 5–17
9Week 9 · Oct 23Dickinson (DICKINSON)H2HIND FBSI5–5L 0–18
10Week 10 · Oct 30DUQUESNE A.C.Unranked—L 0–29
11Week 11 · Nov 6Bucknell (BUCKNELL)H2HIND FBSI3–5–1W 6–0
12Week 12 · Nov 13Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI6–3L 0–44
13Week 13 · Nov 20GETTYSBURGUnranked—W 44–0
12Regular Season Final · Dec 4BUFFALOUnranked—L 0–10

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
6.719
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-9
-12+3
  • Bucknell +3
  • Army 0
  • Pennsylvania -1
  • Princeton -3
  • Navy -3
  • Dickinson -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #40Better than 72%
Win % Place 35thBetter than 75%

0.409 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#40W12#39W13#37W14#40Regular Season Final#40Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+17
+12
0
-26
-12
-18
-29
+6
-44
+44
-10

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#71891#251896#231897#141898#341899

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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