Big TenNittany Lions

Penn State

7th of 13111–2

Rank

7th

of 131 FBS teams

Rating

+21.8

90% range 12.5 to 31.0

Offense

37.3

12th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

15.5

4th: 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 1 · 8:00 PM ET at

Purdue W 35–31

Rating change−0.8

Wk 2Sep 10 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Ohio W 46–10

Rating change+0.2

Wk 3Sep 17 · 3:30 PM ET at#14

Auburn W 41–12

Rating change+2.6

Wk 4Sep 24 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Central Michigan W 33–14

Rating change−2.6

Wk 5Oct 1 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Northwestern W 17–7

Rating change−1.0

Wk 7Oct 15 · 12:00 PM ET at#4

Michigan L 17–41

Rating change−1.9

Wk 8Oct 22 · 7:30 PM ET vs#16

Minnesota W 45–17

Rating change+2.9

Wk 9Oct 29 · 12:00 PM ET vs#1

Ohio State L 31–44

Rating change+1.3

Wk 10Nov 5 · 3:30 PM ET at

Indiana W 45–14

Rating change+1.8

Wk 11Nov 12 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Maryland W 30–0

Rating change+3.0

Wk 12Nov 19 · 3:30 PM ET at

Rutgers W 55–10

Rating change+1.5

Wk 13Nov 26 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Michigan State W 35–16

Rating change−0.4

PostJan 2 · 5:00 PM ET vs#6

UtahRose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential W 35–21

Rating change−0.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2022

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
2021	Big Ten	22 of 130	10.2	28.8	18.6	7–6	—
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