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Penn State

2024 Season Performance

#5
Rank
11-2
Record
263.2
Points
0.848
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W vs #12 Illinois 21-7
Worst L vs #12 Ohio State 13-20

Record Splits

Home 6-1
Away 5-0
Neutral 0-1
Conference 8-2
Non-Conf 3-0
Close (7 pts or less) 3-1

Rank Progression

#1
#9
#17
#25
#31
W1
#5
W4
#21
W7
#2
W10
#6
W13
#2
W15
#5

Season Breakdown

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Week
Game
Score
Raw
Adj
Diff
1
08/31
W
NR @ #38 West Virginia
34-12
+21.6
+20.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+2.4 15.9
Margin Scaling
+4.7 20.6
Total 20.6 pts
-1.1
2
09/07
W
#5 vs #75 Bowling Green
34-27
+11.8
+10.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.2 8.8
Margin Scaling
+1.3 10.1
Total 10.1 pts
-1.8
4
09/21
W
#17 vs #130 Kent State
56-0
+6.9
+6.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-6.1 2.9
Margin Scaling
+3.8 6.7
Total 6.7 pts
-0.3
5
09/28
W
#21 vs #12 Illinois
21-7
+33.6
+39.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+19.1 28.1
Margin Scaling
+3.5 31.6
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 33.1
Recency Weighting
+6.0 39.0
Total 39.0 pts
+5.4
6
10/05
W
#4 vs #92 UCLA
27-11
+13.1
+21.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+4.3 13.3
Margin Scaling
+4.5 17.8
Recency Weighting
+3.2 21.0
Total 21.0 pts
+7.9
7
10/12
W
#8 @ #19 USC
33-30 OT
+39.6
+41.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+19.9 33.4
Margin Scaling
+1.4 34.8
Recency Weighting
+6.3 41.1
Total 41.1 pts
+1.4
9
10/26
W
#4 @ #26 Wisconsin
28-13
+43.7
+26.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+5.0 18.5
Margin Scaling
+4.2 22.7
Recency Weighting
+4.1 26.8
Total 26.8 pts
-16.9
10
11/02
L
#2 vs #12 Ohio State
13-20
-4.9
-5.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.6 -3.6
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -4.7
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.5
Total -5.5 pts
-0.6
11
11/10
W
#6 vs #32 Washington
35-6
+30.3
+25.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+5.6 14.6
Margin Scaling
+6.5 21.1
Recency Weighting
+3.8 25.0
Total 25.0 pts
-5.4
12
11/16
W
#7 @ #128 Purdue
49-10
+14.1
+13.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.9 8.6
Margin Scaling
+5.0 13.6
Total 13.6 pts
-0.6
13
11/23
W
#7 @ #23 Minnesota
26-25
+42.8
+45.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+22.5 36.0
Margin Scaling
+0.7 36.7
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 38.2
Recency Weighting
+6.9 45.1
Total 45.1 pts
+2.3
14
11/30
W
#2 vs #81 Maryland
44-7
+19.5
+19.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.5 10.5
Margin Scaling
+5.7 16.2
Recency Weighting
+2.9 19.1
Total 19.1 pts
-0.4
15
12/08
L
#3 N #2 Oregon
37-45
-2.3
-2.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.4 -3.4
Loss Record Modifier
+1.4 -2.0
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -3.8
Recency Weighting
-0.7 -2.2
Championship Game
×0.50 -2.2
Total -2.2 pts
+0.0
Total
11-2 Record
269.9
260.1
-9.7

All-Time Summary (2016-2025)

10
Seasons
88-31
Record
74%
Win Rate
#16
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.845
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#2
2017
#8
2018
#10
2019
#6
2020
#36
2021
#20
2022
#9
2023
#11
2024
#5
2025
#51

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2025 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #51 #11 57.3 0.804 -
2024 Big Ten 11-2 (85%) #5 #2 263.2 0.848 -
2023 Big Ten 10-2 (83%) #11 #4 189.9 0.827 -
2022 Big Ten 10-2 (83%) #9 #1 204.6 0.843 -
2021 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #20 #1 145.0 0.889 -
2020 Big Ten 4-5 (44%) #36 #36 58.9 0.875 -
2019 Big Ten 10-2 (83%) #6 #2 218.7 0.829 -
2018 Big Ten 9-3 (75%) #10 #8 186.7 0.842 -
2017 Big Ten 10-2 (83%) #8 #3 225.9 0.832 -
2016 Big Ten 11-2 (85%) #2 #2 293.9 0.856 Big Ten