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Penn State

B10 · 2006 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–4
0.692 Win %
Conference
4th
5–3 in B10

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

2006 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC5–7W 34–16
3Week 3 · Sep 12Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI10–3L 17–41
4Week 4 · Sep 19FCSUnranked—W 37–3
5Week 5 · Sep 26Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1012–1L 6–28
6Week 6 · Oct 3Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB104–8W 33–7
7Week 7 · Oct 10Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–7W 28–27
8Week 8 · Oct 17Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1011–2L 10–17
9Week 9 · Oct 24Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–10W 26–12
10Week 10 · Oct 31Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB108–6W 12–0
11Week 11 · Nov 7Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB1012–1L 3–13
12Week 12 · Nov 14Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI1–11W 47–0
13Week 13 · Nov 21Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB104–8W 17–13
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC9–4W 20–10

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
2.035
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+32
-7+39
  • Tennessee +9
  • Purdue +8
  • Minnesota +6
  • Akron +5
  • Northwestern +4
  • Michigan State +4
  • Illinois +2
  • Temple +1
  • Ohio State -1
  • Wisconsin -1
  • Michigan -2
  • Notre Dame -3

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 #27Better than 81%
Win % Place 26thBetter than 82%

0.692 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#31W14#31Regular Season Final#31Post-Season W3#25Post-Season W4#27Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+18
-24
+34
-22
+26
+1
-7
+14
+12
-10
+47
+4
+10

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

Final Rank by Season
#642001#172002#902003#742004#32005

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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