Penn State
FBSI · 1974 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
1974 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 5–4–2 | W 24–20 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | L 6–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 3–8 | W 27–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 21–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H |  ACC | 1–10 | W 55–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 30–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 21–12 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 8–4 | W 24–17 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 9–2–1 | L 7–12 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H |  MAC | 6–5 | W 35–16 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 31–10 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 7 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 8–4 | W 41–20 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Maryland +8
- Baylor +8
- Pittsburgh +7
- Ohio +6
- Stanford +5
- West Virginia +4
- Iowa +3
- Army +3
- Syracuse +2
- Wake Forest +1
- NC State -2
- Navy -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 Win % · Change 3
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.