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Penn State

FBSI · 1975 Season · Final

Developing
Record
9–3
0.750 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

1975 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 26–25
4Week 4 · Sep 16Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC6–4–1W 34–14
5Week 5 · Sep 23Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1011–1L 9–17
6Week 6 · Sep 30Iowa (IOWA)H2HB103–8W 30–10
7Week 7 · Oct 7Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC2–8–1W 10–3
8Week 8 · Oct 14West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI9–3W 39–0
9Week 9 · Oct 21Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 19–7
10Week 10 · Oct 28Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 31–0
11Week 11 · Nov 4Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC9–2–1W 15–13
12Week 12 · Nov 11NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC7–4–1L 14–15
14Week 14 · Nov 25Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI8–4W 7–6
17Final · Jan 6Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC11–1L 6–13

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.397
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+45
-6+51
  • West Virginia +9
  • Maryland +9
  • Pittsburgh +8
  • Temple +6
  • Stanford +6
  • Syracuse +6
  • Iowa +3
  • Kentucky +2
  • Army +2
  • Ohio State -1
  • Alabama -1
  • NC State -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 #12Better than 92%
Win % Place 22ndBetter than 85%

0.750 Win % · Change -3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#8W15#7Regular Season Final#8Post-Season W2#9Post-Season W3#12Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
+20
-8
+20
+7
+39
+12
+31
+2
-1
+1
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#221970#61971#121972#31973#131974

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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