Big TenNittany Lions

Penn State

14th of 1309–4

Rank

14th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+15.8

90% range 6.7 to 24.9

Offense

36.3

19th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

20.5

18th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

9–4

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 9–4

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 1 · 3:30 PM ET vs

App State W 45–38

Rating change−3.9

Wk 2Sep 8 · 8:00 PM ET at

Pittsburgh W 51–6

Rating change+3.4

Wk 3Sep 15 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Kent State W 63–10

Rating change+1.6

Wk 4Sep 21 · 9:00 PM ET at

Illinois W 63–24

Rating change+1.2

Wk 5Sep 29 · 7:30 PM ET vs#2

Ohio State L 26–27

Rating change+0.5

Wk 7Oct 13 · 3:30 PM ET vs#21

Michigan State L 17–21

Rating change−2.5

Wk 8Oct 20 · 3:30 PM ET at

Indiana W 33–28

Rating change−2.9

Wk 9Oct 27 · 3:30 PM ET vs#15

Iowa W 30–24

Rating change+0.2

Wk 10Nov 3 · 3:45 PM ET at#4

Michigan L 7–42

Rating change−1.2

Wk 11Nov 10 · 12:00 PM ET vs#19

Wisconsin W 22–10

Rating change+0.2

Wk 12Nov 17 · 12:00 PM ET at

Rutgers W 20–7

Rating change−1.6

Wk 13Nov 24 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Maryland W 38–3

Rating change+2.4

PostJan 1 · 1:00 PM ET vs

KentuckyVRBO CITRUS BOWL L 24–27

Rating change−1.0

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2018

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
2017	Big Ten	6 of 130	24.6	44.2	19.6	11–2	—
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