Big TenNittany Lions

Penn State

22nd of 1274–5

Rank

22nd

of 127 FBS teams

Rating

+13.0

90% range 3.6 to 22.3

Offense

35.5

18th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

22.5

23rd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

9 games, 4–5

Schedule

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

Wk 8Oct 24 · 3:30 PM ET at

Indiana L 35–36

Rating change+0.1

Wk 9Oct 31 · 7:30 PM ET vs#3

Ohio State L 25–38

Rating change−0.4

Wk 10Nov 7 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Maryland L 19–35

Rating change−6.1

Wk 11Nov 14 · 12:00 PM ET at

Nebraska L 23–30

Rating change−0.2

Wk 12Nov 21 · 3:30 PM ET vs#13

Iowa L 21–41

Rating change−2.8

Wk 13Nov 28 · 12:00 PM ET at

Michigan W 27–17

Rating change+1.1

Wk 14Dec 5 · 12:00 PM ET at

Rutgers W 23–7

Rating change+0.9

Wk 15Dec 12 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Michigan State W 39–24

Rating change−1.0

Wk 16Dec 19 · 5:30 PM ET vs

Illinois W 56–21

Rating change+1.5

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2020

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
2019	Big Ten	13 of 130	18.8	36.4	17.6	11–2	—
2018	Big Ten	14 of 130	15.8	36.3	20.5	9–4	—
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