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Penn State

FBSI · 1921 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
8–0–2
0.900 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

1921 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27LEBANON VALLEYUnranked—W 53–0
6Week 6 · Oct 4GETTYSBURGUnranked—W 24–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–3–3W 35–0
8Week 8 · Oct 18Lehigh (LEHIGH)H2HIND FBSI4–4W 28–7
9Week 9 · Oct 25Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI7–2–1T 21–21
10Week 10 · Nov 1Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON8–1W 28–7
11Week 11 · Nov 8CARNEGIE TECHUnranked—W 28–7
12Week 12 · Nov 15Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI6–1W 13–7
14Week 14 · Nov 29Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1T 0–0
12Regular Season Final · Dec 6Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC3–4–1W 21–7

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
1.181
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+24
0+24
  • Georgia Tech +8
  • Navy +6
  • Lehigh +4
  • NC State +3
  • Washington +3
  • Harvard 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 #2Better than 99%
Win % Place 9thBetter than 94%

0.900 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#3W13#3W14#3Regular Season Final#3Post-Season W3#2Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+53
+24
+35
+21
0
+21
+21
+6
0
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#261916#511917#411918#51919#51920

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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