penn state record against unranked opponents in the last 5 seasons

The Penn State Nittany Lions have a record of 39-5 against unranked opponents from 2022 through 2026.

	TEAM	DATE	REC	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Penn State	9/1/2022	1-0	PSU	@	PUR	W 35-31	1.000	5	24	406	426	35.7	100.0
2	Penn State	9/10/2022	1-0	PSU	vs	OHIO	W 46-10	1.000	6	27	572	263	25.0	50.0
3	Penn State	9/17/2022	1-0	PSU	@	AUB	W 41-12	1.000	5	19	477	415	45.5	0.0
4	Penn State	9/24/2022	1-0	PSU	vs	CMU	W 33-14	1.000	5	21	403	363	38.5	66.7
5	Penn State	10/1/2022	1-0	PSU	vs	NW	W 17-7	1.000	2	21	360	241	26.7	100.0
6	Penn State	10/22/2022	1-0	PSU	vs	MINN	W 45-17	1.000	6	24	479	340	45.5	100.0
7	Penn State	11/5/2022	1-0	PSU	@	IND	W 45-14	1.000	6	27	483	196	43.8	100.0
8	Penn State	11/12/2022	1-0	PSU	vs	MD	W 30-0	1.000	3	21	413	134	33.3	100.0
9	Penn State	11/19/2022	1-0	PSU	@	RUTG	W 55-10	1.000	7	21	436	167	25.0	100.0
10	Penn State	11/26/2022	1-0	PSU	vs	MSU	W 35-16	1.000	5	24	410	254	50.0	100.0
11	Penn State	9/2/2023	1-0	PSU	vs	WVU	W 38-15	1.000	5	27	478	308	33.3	100.0
12	Penn State	9/9/2023	1-0	PSU	vs	DEL	W 63-7	1.000	9	34	541	140	57.1	100.0
13	Penn State	9/16/2023	1-0	PSU	@	ILL	W 30-13	1.000	3	20	383	354	38.9	0.0
14	Penn State	9/30/2023	1-0	PSU	@	NW	W 41-13	1.000	5	19	353	175	47.1	100.0
15	Penn State	10/14/2023	1-0	PSU	vs	MASS	W 63-0	1.000	9	28	408	109	77.8	100.0
16	Penn State	10/28/2023	1-0	PSU	vs	IND	W 33-24	1.000	4	19	342	349	38.9	100.0
17	Penn State	11/4/2023	1-0	PSU	@	MD	W 51-15	1.000	6	25	404	234	46.7	100.0
18	Penn State	11/18/2023	1-0	PSU	vs	RUTG	W 27-6	1.000	3	16	322	229	44.4	0.0
19	Penn State	11/24/2023	1-0	PSU	@	MSU	W 42-0	1.000	5	23	586	53	36.4	100.0
20	Penn State	8/31/2024	1-0	PSU	@	WVU	W 34-12	1.000	5	21	457	246	45.5	100.0
21	Penn State	9/7/2024	1-0	PSU	vs	BGSU	W 34-27	1.000	4	21	438	375	22.2	100.0
22	Penn State	9/21/2024	1-0	PSU	vs	KENT	W 56-0	1.000	8	40	718	66	80.0
23	Penn State	10/5/2024	1-0	PSU	vs	UCLA	W 27-11	1.000	3	18	322	260	58.3
24	Penn State	10/12/2024	1-0	PSU	@	USC	W 33-30	1.000	3	28	518	409	30.8	100.0
25	Penn State	10/26/2024	1-0	PSU	@	WIS	W 28-13	1.000	4	22	419	298	57.1	0.0
	Average							.886	4.8	22.6	427.7	269.5	42.5	0.0
	Total		39-5					.886	209	995	18,820	11,856	42.5	71.4

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More Penn State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,397

Becht

RUSH

232

Peoples

REC

359

Sowell

Team Rankings

PPG

30.5

66th

OPP PPG

18.5

36th

RUSH YDS/G

141.7

104th

PASS YDS/G

251.2

55th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
13	Michigan	0-2	3-2
14	Rutgers	0-2	1-4
15	Penn State	0-3	3-3
16	Washington	0-3	3-3
17	Maryland	0-3	2-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	PSU	@	MICH	3:30 PM
Sat 10/31	PUR	@	PSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	PSU	@	WASH	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	MINN	@	PSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	RUTG	@	PSU	1:00 PM

Last Game

USC

6 - 1

Final

Penn State

3 - 3

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333