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Penn State

FBSI · 1940 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
6–1–1
0.813 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

1940 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 8BUCKNELLUnranked—W 9–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1W 17–13
9Week 9 · Oct 22LEHIGHUnranked—W 34–0
10Week 10 · Oct 29Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1W 18–0
11Week 11 · Nov 5South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON3–6W 12–0
12Week 12 · Nov 12Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI3–4–1T 13–13
13Week 13 · Nov 19NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 25–0
14Week 14 · Nov 26Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI3–4–1L 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
2.178
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+9
-4+13
  • West Virginia +4
  • Temple +4
  • South Carolina +3
  • NEW York University +2
  • Syracuse 0
  • Pittsburgh -4

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 #27Better than 81%
Win % Place 13thBetter than 91%

0.813 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#31W15#28Regular Season Final#28Post-Season W1#28Post-Season W3#27Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+9
+4
+34
+18
+12
0
+25
-13

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

Final Rank by Season
#751935#1001936#481937#841938#201939

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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