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Penn State

B10 · 2015 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–6
0.538 Win %
Conference
7th
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

2015 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND AAC10–4L 10–27
3Week 3 · Sep 15Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2HMAC5–7W 27–14
4Week 4 · Sep 22Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HB104–8W 28–3
5Week 5 · Sep 29San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HMWC11–3W 37–21
6Week 6 · Oct 6Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI2–10W 20–14
7Week 7 · Oct 13Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB106–7W 29–7
8Week 8 · Oct 20Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1012–1L 10–38
9Week 9 · Oct 27Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HB103–9W 31–30
10Week 10 · Nov 3Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB105–7W 39–0
11Week 11 · Nov 10Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB1010–3L 21–23
13Week 13 · Nov 24Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–3L 16–28
14Week 14 · Dec 1Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB1012–2L 16–55
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 5Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC10–3L 17–24

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
2.403
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+20
-16+36
  • San Diego State +11
  • Indiana +6
  • Buffalo +5
  • Illinois +5
  • Rutgers +4
  • Maryland +3
  • Army +2
  • Ohio State -1
  • Michigan State -2
  • Northwestern -3
  • Michigan -3
  • Georgia -3
  • Temple -4

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 #52Better than 63%
Win % Place 58thBetter than 58%

0.538 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#44Post-Season W1#43Post-Season W2#41Post-Season W3#52Post-Season W4#52Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-17
+13
+25
+16
+6
+22
-28
+1
+39
-2
-12
-39
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#462010#252011#352012#592013#612014

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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