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Penn State

FBSI · 1920 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
7–0–2
0.889 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

1920 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 28MUHLENBERGUnranked—W 27–7
6Week 6 · Oct 5GETTYSBURGUnranked—W 13–0
7Week 7 · Oct 12Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 14–7
8Week 8 · Oct 19NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–3W 41–0
9Week 9 · Oct 26LEBANON VALLEYUnranked—W 109–7
10Week 10 · Nov 2Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 28–7
11Week 11 · Nov 9Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1W 20–0
12Week 12 · Nov 16Lehigh (LEHIGH)H2HIND FBSI5–2–2T 7–7
14Week 14 · Nov 30Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI6–0–2T 0–0

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
1.115
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+25
0+25
  • Dartmouth +7
  • NC State +7
  • Pennsylvania +6
  • Nebraska +5
  • Lehigh 0
  • Pittsburgh 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 #5Better than 97%
Win % Place 12thBetter than 92%

0.889 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#8W12#4W13#5W14#5Regular Season Final#5Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+20
+13
+7
+41
+102
+21
+20
0
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#261915#261916#511917#411918#51919

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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