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Big TenNittany Lions

Penn State

8th of 13310–3

Rank

8th

of 133 FBS teams

Rating

+23.2

90% range 14.1 to 32.3

Offense

37.3

12th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

14.1

5th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

10–3

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

Schedule

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

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 2 · 7:30 PM ET vs West Virginia W 38–15
Rating change+1.2
Wk 2Sep 9 · 12:00 PM ET vs Delaware W 63–7
Rating change+3.4
Wk 3Sep 16 · 12:00 PM ET at Illinois W 30–13
Rating change−0.8
Wk 4Sep 23 · 7:30 PM ET vs Iowa W 31–0
Rating change+1.8
Wk 5Sep 30 · 12:00 PM ET at Northwestern W 41–13
Rating change−0.6
Wk 7Oct 14 · 3:30 PM ET vs Massachusetts W 63–0
Rating change+3.3
Wk 8Oct 21 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#2 Ohio State L 12–20
Rating change−0.5
Wk 9Oct 28 · 12:00 PM ET vs Indiana W 33–24
Rating change−2.7
Wk 10Nov 4 · 3:30 PM ET at Maryland W 51–15
Rating change+1.8
Wk 11Nov 11 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#1 Michigan L 15–24
Rating change+0.3
Wk 12Nov 18 · 12:00 PM ET vs Rutgers W 27–6
Rating change−0.5
Wk 13Nov 24 · 7:30 PM ET vs Michigan StateNeutral W 42–0
Rating change+1.1
PostDec 30 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#22 Ole MissChick-fil-A Peach Bowl L 25–38
Rating change−2.6

Rating through 2023

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2022Big Ten7 of 13121.837.315.511–2—
2021Big Ten22 of 13010.228.818.67–6—
2020Big Ten22 of 12713.035.522.54–5—
2019Big Ten13 of 13018.836.417.611–2—
2018Big Ten14 of 13015.836.320.59–4—
2017Big Ten6 of 13024.644.219.611–2—
2016Big Ten13 of 12816.142.226.111–3—
2015Big Ten56 of 1282.828.725.97–6—

Profile

PSU offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com