Penn State
B10 · 2016 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
2016 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H |  MAC | 3–9 | W 33–13 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H |  ACC | 8–5 | L 39–42 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND AAC | 10–4 | W 34–27 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 10–3 | L 10–49 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | W 29–26 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | B10 | 6–7 | W 38–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 11–2 | W 24–21 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 62–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | W 41–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 6–7 | W 45–31 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | B10 | 2–10 | W 39–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 45–12 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 6 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 11–3 | W 38–31 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 3 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 10–3 | L 49–52 |
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 +11
- Wisconsin +11
- Temple +10
- Minnesota +9
- Iowa +8
- Maryland +6
- Indiana +6
- Kent State +3
- Purdue +3
- Michigan State +3
- Rutgers +2
- Michigan -3
- USC -3
- Pittsburgh -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.786 Win % · No change
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.