Penn State
B10 · 2018 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
2018 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 4 |  App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2H |  SUN | 11–2 | W 45–38 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H |  ACC | 7–7 | W 51–6 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H |  MAC | 2–10 | W 63–10 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 4–8 | W 63–24 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 13–1 | L 26–27 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | L 17–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | W 33–28 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | W 30–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | L 7–42 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | W 22–10 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | B10 | 1–11 | W 20–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | W 38–3 |
| 20 | Final · Jan 8 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 10–3 | L 24–27 |
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).
- App State +11
- Iowa +9
- Wisconsin +8
- Pittsburgh +7
- Indiana +5
- Maryland +5
- Illinois +4
- Kent State +2
- Rutgers +1
- Ohio State -1
- Michigan -3
- Kentucky -3
- Michigan State -6
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 -4
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.