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Penn State

B10 · 2019 Season · Final

Challenger −
Record
11–2
0.846 Win %
Conference
2nd
7–2 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

2019 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3Idaho VandalsUnranked—W 79–7
3Week 3 · Sep 10Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2HMAC8–5W 45–13
4Week 4 · Sep 17Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HACC8–5W 17–10
6Week 6 · Oct 1Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HB103–9W 59–0
7Week 7 · Oct 8Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB104–8W 35–7
8Week 8 · Oct 15Iowa (IOWA)H2HB1010–3W 17–12
9Week 9 · Oct 22Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB109–4W 28–21
10Week 10 · Oct 29Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB107–6W 28–7
12Week 12 · Nov 12Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB1011–2L 26–31
13Week 13 · Nov 19Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB108–5W 34–27
14Week 14 · Nov 26Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1013–1L 17–28
15Week 15 · Dec 3Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HB102–10W 27–6
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND AAC12–2W 53–39

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
0.452
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+68
-3+71
  • Memphis +12
  • Iowa +10
  • Michigan +9
  • Buffalo +8
  • Pittsburgh +8
  • Indiana +8
  • Michigan State +7
  • Purdue +4
  • Maryland +3
  • Rutgers +2
  • Ohio State -1
  • Minnesota -2

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 #6Better than 96%
Win % Place 10thBetter than 93%

0.846 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#11Post-Season W1#10Post-Season W2#4Post-Season W3#6Post-Season W4#6Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+72
+32
+7
+59
+28
+5
+7
+21
-5
+7
-11
+21
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#612014#522015#82016#82017#242018

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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