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Penn State

B10 · 2024 Season · Final

Contender
Record
13–3
0.813 Win %
Conference
3rd
8–2 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

2024 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HB126–7W 34–12
3Week 3 · Sep 8Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC7–6W 34–27
5Week 5 · Sep 22Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC0–12W 56–0
6Week 6 · Sep 29Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB1010–3W 21–7
7Week 7 · Oct 6UCLAH2HB105–7W 27–11
8Week 8 · Oct 13USCH2HB107–6W 33–30
10Week 10 · Oct 27Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB105–7W 28–13
11Week 11 · Nov 2Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1014–2L 13–20
12Week 12 · Nov 10Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HB106–7W 35–6
13Week 13 · Nov 17Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB101–11W 49–10
14Week 14 · Nov 24Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB108–5W 26–25
15Week 15 · Dec 1Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HB104–8W 44–7
16Regular Season Final · Dec 7Oregon (OREGON)H2HB1013–1L 37–45
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 23SMUH2HACC11–3W 38–10
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 4Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2HMWC12–2W 31–14
5Post-Season Week 5 · Jan 10Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI14–2L 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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
0.191
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+77
-5+82
  • Boise State +12
  • SMU +11
  • Illinois +10
  • Minnesota +8
  • Bowling Green +7
  • USC +7
  • West Virginia +6
  • Washington +6
  • UCLA +5
  • Wisconsin +5
  • Maryland +4
  • Purdue +1
  • Kent State 0
  • Oregon -1
  • Ohio State -2
  • Notre Dame -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 #5Better than 97%
Win % Place 9thBetter than 94%

0.813 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#5Post-Season W2#5Post-Season W3#5Post-Season W4#5Post-Season W5#5Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+22
+7
+56
+14
+16
+3
+15
-7
+29
+39
+1
+37
-8
+28
+17
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#62019#762020#482021#92022#142023

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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