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Penn State

FBSI · 1926 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–4
0.556 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

1926 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 28SUSQUEHANNAUnranked—W 82–0
6Week 6 · Oct 5LEBANON VALLEYUnranked—W 35–0
7Week 7 · Oct 12MARIETTAUnranked—W 48–6
8Week 8 · Oct 19Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI9–1L 0–28
9Week 9 · Oct 26Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI7–2–1L 0–10
10Week 10 · Nov 2GEORGE WASHINGTONUnranked—W 20–12
11Week 11 · Nov 9Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI7–1–1L 0–3
12Week 12 · Nov 16BUCKNELLUnranked—W 9–0
14Week 14 · Nov 30Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI5–2–2L 6–24

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
3.730
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-6
-6+0
  • Notre Dame -1
  • Pennsylvania -1
  • Syracuse -2
  • Pittsburgh -2

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 #54Better than 61%
Win % Place 54thBetter than 61%

0.556 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#47W13#54W14#54Regular Season Final#54Post-Season W2#54Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+82
+35
+42
-28
-10
+8
-3
+9
-18

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

Final Rank by Season
#21921#511922#341923#491924#671925

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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