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Penn State

B10 · 2013 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
8th
4–4 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

2013 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HACC7–6W 23–17
3Week 3 · Sep 10Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC2–10W 45–7
4Week 4 · Sep 17UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2HAMC12–1L 31–34
5Week 5 · Sep 24Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC4–8W 34–0
7Week 7 · Oct 8Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB105–7L 24–44
8Week 8 · Oct 15Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB107–6W 43–40
10Week 10 · Oct 29Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1012–2L 14–63
11Week 11 · Nov 5Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB104–8W 24–17
12Week 12 · Nov 12Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB108–5L 10–24
13Week 13 · Nov 19Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB101–11W 45–21
14Week 14 · Nov 26Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB109–4L 20–23
15Week 15 · Dec 3Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB109–4W 31–24

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
2.879
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-19+34
  • Wisconsin +9
  • Syracuse +7
  • Michigan +7
  • Kent State +4
  • Illinois +4
  • Eastern Michigan +2
  • Purdue +1
  • UCF -1
  • Ohio State -2
  • Nebraska -4
  • Minnesota -5
  • Indiana -7

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 #59Better than 58%
Win % Place 58thBetter than 58%

0.583 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#51Regular Season Final#54Post-Season W1#55Post-Season W2#57Post-Season W3#59Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
+38
-3
+34
-20
+3
-49
+7
-14
+24
-3
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#82008#112009#462010#252011#352012

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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