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Penn State

FBSI · 1909 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
5–0–2
0.857 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

1909 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 5GROVE CITYUnranked—W 31–0
7Week 7 · Oct 12Carlisle (CARLISLE)H2HIND FBSI8–3–1T 8–8
8Week 8 · Oct 19GENEVAUnranked—W 46–0
9Week 9 · Oct 26Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI7–1–2T 3–3
11Week 11 · Nov 9Bucknell (BUCKNELL)H2HIND FBSI3–4–2W 33–0
12Week 12 · Nov 16West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI4–3–2W 40–0
14Week 14 · Nov 30Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI6–2–1W 5–0

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
1.188
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+13
0+13
  • Pittsburgh +6
  • West Virginia +4
  • Bucknell +3
  • Carlisle 0
  • Pennsylvania 0

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 #2Better than 99%
Win % Place 11thBetter than 93%

0.857 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#4W12#3W13#2W14#2Regular Season Final#2Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+31
0
+46
0
+33
+40
+5

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

Final Rank by Season
#441904#311905#121906#291907#461908

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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