Big TenNittany Lions

Penn State

6th of 13011–2

Rank

6th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+24.6

90% range 14.9 to 34.3

Offense

44.2

3rd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

19.6

16th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

11–2

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 11–2

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 2 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Akron W 52–0

Rating change+3.7

Wk 2Sep 9 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Pittsburgh W 33–14

Rating change−0.7

Wk 3Sep 16 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Georgia State W 56–0

Rating change+1.3

Wk 4Sep 23 · 7:30 PM ET at

Iowa W 21–19

Rating change−0.1

Wk 5Sep 30 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Indiana W 45–14

Rating change−0.3

Wk 6Oct 7 · 12:00 PM ET at

Northwestern W 31–7

Rating change+0.9

Wk 8Oct 21 · 7:30 PM ET vs#11

Michigan W 42–13

Rating change+1.7

Wk 9Oct 28 · 3:30 PM ET at#2

Ohio State L 38–39

Rating change−0.5

Wk 10Nov 4 · 12:00 PM ET at

Michigan State L 24–27

Rating change−2.0

Wk 11Nov 11 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Rutgers W 35–6

Rating change+0.4

Wk 12Nov 18 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Nebraska W 56–44

Rating change−0.9

Wk 13Nov 25 · 3:30 PM ET at

Maryland W 66–3

Rating change+2.5

PostDec 30 · 4:00 PM ET vs#8

WashingtonNeutral W 35–28

Rating change+1.4

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

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
2016	Big Ten	13 of 128	16.1	42.2	26.1	11–3	—
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