Penn State
B10 · 2008 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
2008 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 | FCS | Unranked | — | W 66–10 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 9–4 | W 45–14 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 3–9 | W 55–13 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H |  MAC | 5–7 | W 45–3 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 5–7 | W 38–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 4–8 | W 20–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | W 48–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 46–17 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | W 13–6 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | L 23–24 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 34–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | W 49–18 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 6 |  USCH2H | PAC | 12–1 | L 24–38 |
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).
- Ohio State +10
- Oregon State +9
- Michigan State +9
- Wisconsin +7
- Temple +5
- Illinois +5
- Purdue +4
- Syracuse +3
- Michigan +3
- Indiana +3
- USC -1
- Iowa -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.846 Win % · Change 1
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.