Penn State
B10 · 2011 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
2011 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 | INDIANA STATE | Unranked | — | W 41–7 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 12–1 | L 11–27 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H |  MAC | 9–4 | W 14–10 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 6–6 | W 34–6 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H |  B10 | 1–11 | W 16–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | W 13–3 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | W 23–18 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 6–7 | W 34–24 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | W 10–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | L 14–17 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 6–7 | W 20–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 11–3 | L 7–45 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 3 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H |  USA | 13–1 | L 14–30 |
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
- Iowa +7
- Purdue +7
- Illinois +7
- Eastern Michigan +6
- Northwestern +6
- Ohio State +6
- Indiana +1
- Alabama -1
- Houston -1
- Wisconsin -3
- Nebraska -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 -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.