Penn State
FBSI · 1951 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1951 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4 | W 40–34 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–3 | L 14–20 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 1–8–1 | W 15–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–0 | L 21–32 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND SOCON | 5–5 | W 13–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 5–4 | L 0–28 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4 | W 32–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–4 | W 13–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7 | L 7–13 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Boston University +6
- West Virginia +5
- Syracuse +5
- Rutgers +4
- Nebraska +1
- Michigan State 0
- Villanova -3
- Purdue -4
- Pittsburgh -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.556 Win % · Change 2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.