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Penn State

2019 Season Performance

#6
Rank
10-2
Record
225.9
Points
0.815
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #9 Michigan 28-21
Worst L @ #9 Minnesota 26-31

Record Splits

Home 7-0
Away 3-2
Conference 7-2
Non-Conf 3-0
Close (7 pts or less) 4-1
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#1
#19
#37
#55
#71
Pre
#15
W3
#22
W6
#13
W9
#3
W12
#5
W15
#6

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/31
W
NR vs FCS Idaho
79-7
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/07
W
#61 vs #71 Buffalo
45-13
+13.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.1 8.9
Margin Scaling
+4.4 13.3
Total 13.3 pts
3
09/14
W
#26 vs #48 Pittsburgh
17-10
+12.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.8 10.8
Margin Scaling
+1.5 12.4
Total 12.4 pts
5
09/28
W
#38 @ #61 Maryland
59-0
+17.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-1.0 12.5
Margin Scaling
+5.3 17.8
Total 17.8 pts
6
10/05
W
#12 vs #98 Purdue
35-7
+18.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.7 10.7
Margin Scaling
+5.3 15.9
Recency Weighting
+2.9 18.8
Total 18.8 pts
7
10/12
W
#13 @ #21 Iowa
17-12
+55.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+30.1 43.6
Margin Scaling
+2.1 45.7
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 47.2
Recency Weighting
+8.5 55.7
Total 55.7 pts
8
10/19
W
#4 vs #9 Michigan
28-21
+42.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+21.5 30.5
Margin Scaling
+2.1 32.6
Quality Win Bonuses
+3.0 35.6
Recency Weighting
+6.4 42.1
Total 42.1 pts
9
10/26
W
#3 @ #37 Michigan State
28-7
+30.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+8.0 21.5
Margin Scaling
+4.6 26.1
Recency Weighting
+4.7 30.8
Total 30.8 pts
11
11/09
L
#3 @ #9 Minnesota
26-31
-3.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.9 -2.1
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -3.2
Recency Weighting
-0.6 -3.8
Total -3.8 pts
12
11/16
W
#3 vs #26 Indiana
34-27
+31.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+15.5 24.5
Margin Scaling
+2.0 26.5
Recency Weighting
+4.8 31.2
Total 31.2 pts
13
11/23
L
#5 @ #2 Ohio State
17-28
-4.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.3 -1.7
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -3.5
Recency Weighting
-0.6 -4.2
Total -4.2 pts
14
11/30
W
#4 vs #118 Rutgers
27-6
+10.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.8 7.2
Margin Scaling
+3.6 10.7
Total 10.7 pts
Total
10-2 Record
224.9

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
91-34
Record
73%
Win Rate
#20
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.844
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#3
2017
#8
2018
#13
2019
#6
2020
#31
2021
#19
2022
#7
2023
#6
2024
#5
2025
#51
2026
#66

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 3-3 (50%) #66 #10 11.3 0.722 -
2025 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #51 #11 57.3 0.804 -
2024 Big Ten 11-2 (85%) #5 #2 263.7 0.848 -
2023 Big Ten 10-2 (83%) #6 #2 257.6 0.865 -
2022 Big Ten 10-2 (83%) #7 #1 228.1 0.847 -
2021 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #19 #1 141.0 0.897 -
2020 Big Ten 4-5 (44%) #31 #31 55.9 0.952 -
2019 Big Ten 10-2 (83%) #6 #3 225.9 0.815 -
2018 Big Ten 9-3 (75%) #13 #4 178.4 0.847 -
2017 Big Ten 10-2 (83%) #8 #2 262.3 0.845 -
2016 Big Ten 11-2 (85%) #3 #3 286.7 0.846 Big Ten