Penn State Nittany Lions FBS College Football Ratings & Rankings

College Football

Penn State

Nittany Lions

Superior

C+ Overall Grade 78

Sleeping Giant

Brutal Schedule

Dark Horse

3-4 Record

42.9% Win %

#75 FBS Rank#89 nat'l

28.7 Pts / Game

L 4 Streak

Next Up:
vs Purdue, Sat Oct 31

Performance Rankings: FBS (National)

Penn State Nittany Lions has been rated by Versus for 20 seasons, from 2007-08 through 2026-27.

Winning season Losing season Current season Bars run from .500; # is the season-ending Versus rank

Versus divisional rankings begin in 2010-11; earlier seasons show the record only.

Season-by-season table

Season	Record	Win %	Versus Rank
2007-08	9-4	69.2%	—
2008-09	11-2	84.6%	—
2009-10	11-2	84.6%	—
2010-11	7-6	53.8%	#48
2011-12	9-4	69.2%	#26
2012-13	8-4	66.7%	#28
2013-14	7-5	58.3%	#44
2014-15	7-6	53.8%	#47
2015-16	7-6	53.8%	#42
2016-17	11-3	78.6%	#9
2017-18	11-2	84.6%	#7
2018-19	9-4	69.2%	#20
2019-20	11-2	84.6%	#6
2020-21	4-5	44.4%	#42
2021-22	7-6	53.8%	#34
2022-23	11-2	84.6%	#9
2023-24	10-3	76.9%	#11
2024-25	13-3	81.3%	#4
2025-26	7-6	53.8%	#35
2026-27	3-4	42.9%	#75

Rank	Team	W	L	Change
2	UCLA	7	0
6	Ohio State	6	1	1
7	Indiana	7	1	13
22	Northwestern	6	1	5
25	Wisconsin	5	2	12
31	Oregon	4	3	14
32	Iowa	5	2	14
34	Minnesota	5	2	14
35	Southern Cal	6	2	11
36	Nebraska	5	2
37	Michigan	4	3	4
40	Illinois	4	3	42
45	Purdue	3	4	6
69	Washington	4	3	12
89	Penn State	3	4	4
98	Michigan St	2	6	13
157	Rutgers	2	5	23
173	Maryland	2	5	42

Date	Opponent	Outcome
Sat Sep 5	vs Marshall (4-3) Sun Belt	W45-0
Sat Sep 12	at Temple (2-5) AAC	W27-9
Sat Sep 19	vs Buffalo (5-3) Mid-American	W55-13
Sat Sep 26	vs #25 Wisconsin (5-2) (#25 nationally) Big Ten	L20-24
Fri Oct 2	at #22 Northwestern (6-1) (#22 nationally) Big Ten	L13-34
Sat Oct 10	vs Southern Cal (6-2) Big Ten	L23-31
Sat Oct 17	at Michigan (4-3) Big Ten	L18-21