Big TenNittany Lions

Penn State

22nd of 1307–6

Rank

22nd

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+10.2

90% range 1.1 to 19.3

Offense

28.8

65th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

18.6

10th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 7–6

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 4 · 12:00 PM ET at#11

Wisconsin W 16–10

Rating change−0.1

Wk 2Sep 11 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Ball State W 44–13

Rating change+3.2

Wk 3Sep 18 · 7:30 PM ET vs#13

Auburn W 28–20

Rating change−0.1

Wk 4Sep 25 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Villanova W 38–17

Rating change−1.7

Wk 5Oct 2 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Indiana W 24–0

Rating change+1.1

Wk 6Oct 9 · 4:00 PM ET at#15

Iowa L 20–23

Rating change+0.3

Wk 8Oct 23 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Illinois L 18–20

Rating change−4.8

Wk 9Oct 30 · 7:30 PM ET at#2

Ohio State L 24–33

Rating change+2.0

Wk 10Nov 6 · 3:30 PM ET at

Maryland W 31–14

Rating change−0.8

Wk 11Nov 13 · 12:00 PM ET vs#9

Michigan L 17–21

Rating change−0.9

Wk 12Nov 20 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Rutgers W 28–0

Rating change+1.4

Wk 13Nov 27 · 3:30 PM ET at

Michigan State L 27–30

Rating change−0.5

PostJan 1 · 12:00 PM ET vs#25

ArkansasOutback Bowl L 10–24

Rating change−1.8

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2021

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
2020	Big Ten	22 of 127	13.0	35.5	22.5	4–5	—
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