Penn State
B10 · 2002 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
2002 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2H |  MAC | 7–5 | W 27–24 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H |  B12 | 7–7 | W 40–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2H | IND WAC | 4–8 | W 49–17 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 11–2 | L 35–42 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 8–6 | W 34–31 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | L 24–27 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 49–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 14–0 | L 7–13 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | W 18–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 9–5 | W 35–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 58–25 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 4–8 | W 61–7 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 7 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H |  SEC | 9–4 | L 9–13 |
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).
- Virginia +9
- Wisconsin +8
- UCF +7
- Nebraska +7
- Illinois +5
- Louisiana Tech +4
- Michigan State +4
- Northwestern +3
- Indiana +3
- Ohio State 0
- Iowa -2
- Michigan -3
- Auburn -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.692 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.