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Penn State

FBSI · 1929 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–3
0.667 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

1929 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1NIAGARAUnranked—W 16–0
7Week 7 · Oct 8LEBANON VALLEYUnranked—W 15–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15MARSHALLUnranked—W 26–7
9Week 9 · Oct 22NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI7–3L 0–7
10Week 10 · Oct 29LAFAYETTEUnranked—W 6–3
11Week 11 · Nov 5Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI6–3W 6–4
12Week 12 · Nov 12Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 19–7
13Week 13 · Nov 19BUCKNELLUnranked—L 6–27
15Week 15 · Dec 3Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI9–1L 7–20

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
3.362
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+9
-4+13
  • Pennsylvania +7
  • Syracuse +6
  • Pittsburgh -1
  • NEW York University -3

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 41stBetter than 71%

0.667 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#52W15#53Regular Season Final#53Post-Season W1#52Post-Season W3#54Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+16
+15
+19
-7
+3
+2
+12
-21
-13

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

Final Rank by Season
#491924#671925#541926#351927#871928

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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