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Penn State

B10 · 2025 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
7–6
0.538 Win %
Conference
10th
3–6 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

2025 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 1Nevada (NEVADA)H2HMWC3–9W 46–11
3Week 3 · Sep 7Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)H2HUSA7–6W 34–0
4Week 4 · Sep 14VILLANOVAUnranked—W 52–6
6Week 6 · Sep 27Oregon (OREGON)H2HB1013–2L 24–30
7Week 7 · Oct 5UCLAH2HB103–9L 37–42
8Week 8 · Oct 12Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB107–6L 21–22
9Week 9 · Oct 19Iowa (IOWA)H2HB109–4L 24–25
11Week 11 · Nov 2Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1012–2L 14–38
12Week 12 · Nov 9Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB1016–0L 24–27
13Week 13 · Nov 16Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB104–8W 28–10
14Week 14 · Nov 23Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB107–6W 37–10
15Week 15 · Nov 30Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HB105–7W 40–36
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 29Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–6W 22–10

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
2.082
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+10
-23+33
  • Florida International +7
  • Nebraska +7
  • Clemson +7
  • Rutgers +5
  • Michigan State +4
  • Nevada +3
  • Indiana 0
  • Oregon -2
  • Ohio State -2
  • Iowa -4
  • Northwestern -6
  • UCLA -9

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 #55Better than 61%
Win % Place 60thBetter than 57%

0.538 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#63Post-Season W2#55Post-Season W3#55Post-Season W4#55Post-Season W5#55Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+35
+34
+46
-6
-5
-1
-1
-24
-3
+18
+27
+4
+12

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

Final Rank by Season
#762020#482021#92022#142023#52024

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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