Big TenNittany Lions

Penn State

13th of 12811–3

Rank

13th

of 128 FBS teams

Rating

+16.1

90% range 6.6 to 25.6

Offense

42.2

10th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

26.1

40th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

11–3

Playoff

—

national champion

14 games, 11–3

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 3 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Kent State W 33–13

Rating change−0.7

Wk 2Sep 10 · 12:00 PM ET at

Pittsburgh L 39–42

Rating change−1.1

Wk 3Sep 17 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Temple W 34–27

Rating change−0.1

Wk 4Sep 24 · 3:30 PM ET at#4

Michigan L 10–49

Rating change−2.9

Wk 5Oct 1 · 3:40 PM ET vs

Minnesota W 29–26

Rating change−1.1

Wk 6Oct 8 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Maryland W 38–14

Rating change+3.9

Wk 8Oct 22 · 8:00 PM ET vs#3

Ohio State W 24–21

Rating change+2.6

Wk 9Oct 29 · 12:00 PM ET at

Purdue W 62–24

Rating change+1.5

Wk 10Nov 5 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Iowa W 41–14

Rating change+2.2

Wk 11Nov 12 · 12:00 PM ET at

Indiana W 45–31

Rating change−0.6

Wk 12Nov 19 · 8:00 PM ET at

Rutgers W 39–0

Rating change+1.7

Wk 13Nov 26 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Michigan State W 45–12

Rating change+1.7

Wk 14Dec 3 · 8:00 PM ET vs#12

WisconsinNeutral W 38–31

Rating change+0.4

PostJan 2 · 5:00 PM ET vs#8

USCROSE BOWL GAME PRES. BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL L 49–52

Rating change−0.2

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2016

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2015	Big Ten	56 of 128	2.8	28.7	25.9	7–6	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

PSU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles