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Penn State

FBSI · 1992 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–5
0.583 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

1992 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 24–20
3Week 3 · Sep 15Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND BE1–10W 49–8
4Week 4 · Sep 22Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC1–10W 52–7
5Week 5 · Sep 29Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC3–8W 49–13
6Week 6 · Oct 6Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND BE7–4W 38–24
7Week 7 · Oct 13Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND BE11–1L 14–17
8Week 8 · Oct 20Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND BE8–3–1L 32–35
9Week 9 · Oct 27West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND BE5–4–2W 40–26
10Week 10 · Nov 3BYUH2HIND WAC8–5L 17–30
12Week 12 · Nov 17Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI10–1–1L 16–17
13Week 13 · Nov 24Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND BE3–9W 57–13
18Final · Jan 5Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC10–3L 3–24

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
2.398
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+10
-13+23
  • Rutgers +7
  • West Virginia +5
  • Cincinnati +3
  • Maryland +3
  • Pittsburgh +3
  • Temple +1
  • Eastern Michigan +1
  • Miami -1
  • Notre Dame -1
  • Boston College -3
  • Stanford -3
  • BYU -5

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 #31Better than 78%
Win % Place 35thBetter than 75%

0.583 Win % · Change -5

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#26W14#27Regular Season Final#27Post-Season W2#26Post-Season W3#31Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
+41
+45
+36
+14
-3
-3
+14
-13
-1
+44
-21

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

Final Rank by Season
#231987#481988#151989#141990#71991

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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