Penn State
B10 · 2021 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
2021 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 7 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H |  B10 | 9–4 | W 16–10 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Ball State (BALL STATE)H2H |  MAC | 6–7 | W 44–13 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H |  SEC | 6–7 | W 28–20 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 | Villanova Wildcats | Unranked | — | W 38–17 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 2–10 | W 24–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 10–4 | L 20–23 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | L 18–20 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 11–2 | L 24–33 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | B10 | 7–6 | W 31–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 12–2 | L 17–21 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | B10 | 5–8 | W 28–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 11–2 | L 27–30 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 4 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | SEC | 9–4 | L 10–24 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Wisconsin +9
- Maryland +7
- Ball State +6
- Auburn +6
- Rutgers +5
- Indiana +2
- Ohio State -2
- Michigan -2
- Michigan State -2
- Iowa -4
- Arkansas -4
- Illinois -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.538 Win % · Change -1
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.