penn state record vs top 10 teams since 2012

The Penn State Nittany Lions are 4-25 against the AP top 10 since 2012.

	TEAM	DATE	REC	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Penn State	10/27/2012	0-1	PSU	vs	OSU	L 23-35	.000	3
2	Penn State	10/26/2013	0-1	PSU	@	OSU	L 14-63	.000	2	20	357	686	50.0	0.0
3	Penn State	11/29/2014	0-1	PSU	vs	MSU	L 10-34	.000	1	16	233	298	37.5	33.3
4	Penn State	10/17/2015	0-1	PSU	@	OSU	L 10-38	.000	1	14	315	429	16.7	0.0
5	Penn State	11/28/2015	0-1	PSU	@	MSU	L 16-55	.000	2	20	418	436	33.3	80.0
6	Penn State	9/24/2016	0-1	PSU	@	MICH	L 10-49	.000	1	12	191	515	16.7	66.7
7	Penn State	10/22/2016	1-0	PSU	vs	OSU	W 24-21	1.000	3	13	276	413	15.4	0.0
8	Penn State	12/3/2016	1-0	PSU	vs	WIS	W 38-31	1.000	5	21	435	415	30.0	0.0
9	Penn State	1/2/2017	0-1	PSU	vs	USC	L 49-52	.000	7	23	465	575	40.0
10	Penn State	10/28/2017	0-1	PSU	@	OSU	L 38-39	.000	5	17	283	529	46.7	0.0
11	Penn State	9/29/2018	0-1	PSU	vs	OSU	L 26-27	.000	3	22	492	389	17.6	33.3
12	Penn State	11/3/2018	0-1	PSU	@	MICH	L 7-42	.000	1	11	186	403	18.2	100.0
13	Penn State	11/23/2019	0-1	PSU	@	OSU	L 17-28	.000	2	15	227	417	40.0	0.0
14	Penn State	10/31/2020	0-1	PSU	vs	OSU	L 25-38	.000	3	20	325	526	33.3	0.0
15	Penn State	10/9/2021	0-1	PSU	@	IOWA	L 20-23	.000	2	18	287	305	31.3	0.0
16	Penn State	10/30/2021	0-1	PSU	@	OSU	L 24-33	.000	3	27	394	467	61.1	0.0
17	Penn State	11/13/2021	0-1	PSU	vs	MICH	L 17-21	.000	1	20	332	361	33.3	66.7
18	Penn State	10/15/2022	0-1	PSU	@	MICH	L 17-41	.000	2	10	268	563	33.3	25.0
19	Penn State	10/29/2022	0-1	PSU	vs	OSU	L 31-44	.000	4	24	482	452	37.5	75.0
20	Penn State	1/2/2023	1-0	PSU	@	UTAH	W 35-21	1.000	5	15	448	391	53.8	0.0
21	Penn State	10/21/2023	0-1	PSU	@	OSU	L 12-20	.000	1	15	240	365	6.3	33.3
22	Penn State	11/11/2023	0-1	PSU	vs	MICH	L 15-24	.000	2	17	238	287	28.6	66.7
23	Penn State	11/2/2024	0-1	PSU	vs	OSU	L 13-20	.000	1	15	270	358	27.3	50.0
24	Penn State	12/7/2024	0-1	PSU	@	ORE	L 37-45	.000	5	28	518	466	53.8	100.0
25	Penn State	12/31/2024	1-0	PSU	@	BSU	W 31-14	1.000	4	21	387	412	38.5
	Average							.138	2.8		329.2	431.1
	Total		4-25					.138	80		9,218	12,072

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More Penn State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,079

Becht

RUSH

493

Hansen

REC

635

Sowell

Team Rankings

PPG

28.9

67th

OPP PPG

19.3

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

150.9

86th

PASS YDS/G

244.7

51st

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
9	Northwestern	3-3	6-3
10	Minnesota	3-3	5-4
11	Penn State	2-4	5-4
12	Washington	2-4	5-4
13	Michigan	2-4	5-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	MINN	@	PSU	7:00 PM
Sat 11/21	RUTG	@	PSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	PSU	@	MD	1:00 PM

Last Game

Penn State

5 - 4

Final

Washington

5 - 4

Sat 7 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Mensah

27

Veltkamp

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

191.0

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.5

Dean

10.0

Osunsanmi

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

517.3

517.0

514.0

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

326.1

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Oregon State	5	4	.556
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Utah State	4	5	.444
5	Texas State	5	4	.556
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	3	.667
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	6	3	.667
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	7	.222
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	4	5	.444
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	UNLV	5	4	.556
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	7	2	.778
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	South Florida	6	3	.667
10	Tulane	4	5	.444
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	2	.778
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	6	.333
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333