Penn State
B10 · 2009 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
2009 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Akron (AKRON)H2H |  MAC | 3–9 | W 31–7 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 4–8 | W 28–7 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | MAC | 9–4 | W 31–6 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 11–2 | L 10–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 35–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 | FCS | Unranked | — | W 52–3 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 6–7 | W 20–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | W 35–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | W 34–13 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 11–2 | L 7–24 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 4–8 | W 31–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 6–7 | W 42–14 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 5 |  LSUH2H |  SEC | 9–4 | W 19–17 |
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).
- Temple +9
- LSU +9
- Northwestern +8
- Minnesota +6
- Michigan State +6
- Michigan +5
- Syracuse +4
- Indiana +4
- Akron +3
- Illinois +3
- Iowa -2
- Ohio State -2
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.