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Index · this season
74
▼ Below its 5-year level -12▼ Down 7 this season
Career76since 1936
Peak961994
Last 586seasons
#33 nationally · 3-3 (0-3 conf)
Résumé #72 · better than its record
Schedule so far #33
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Why 74? →

Penn State Nittany Lions

Big Ten · University Park, PA · Beaver Stadium · Head coach Matt Campbell
Rival
Heated rivalry
13-27 all time (40 meetings since 1912)
Ohio State leads
Last: lost 38-14 (2025) · Ohio State has won 9 straight
Wants it back
258 NFL draft picks (top 10% of FBS)NFL Factory71.0% wins since 1936 (top 10% of FBS)Winning Tradition37 consensus All-AmericansAll-American Factory
Recognized national titles: 1986, 1982. Counted: AP poll champion, a coaches-poll champion, or the BCS / playoff title-game winner; a split year counts for both.2national titles
Heisman Trophy winners1Heisman
Seasons finishing in the AP top 10 since 193630AP top-10
Consensus All-Americans since 193637All-Americans
NFL draft picks since 1967258NFL picks
Winning percentage since 193671.0%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1888. Every season →
Chemistry
Chem 49: new staff, still building49
Chem 67: typical
67Foundation
Chem 51: typical
51Gel
gel counts 50% so far
▼ Below its norm -19Trending up
early · #106 of 138
HC year1
Ret. starters18%
QB yrs w/ OC3
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Why this rating
Index · how good · margin of error
74
+12.5 pts vs average FBS (±5.2)
Resume · what they have earned
64
Gap · good vs. earned
+11
Offense70
Defense76
Special teamssoon
Coaching77
Schedule68
Chemistry49.4
Same red-to-green scale as every rating on the site. Schedule = strength of the full schedule.