penn state record vs unranked opponents since 2024

The Penn State Nittany Lions have a 20-5 record against unranked opponents since 2024.

	TEAM	DATE	REC	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Penn State	8/31/2024	1-0	PSU	@	WVU	W 34-12	1.000	5	21	457	246	45.5	100.0
2	Penn State	9/7/2024	1-0	PSU	vs	BGSU	W 34-27	1.000	4	21	438	375	22.2	100.0
3	Penn State	9/21/2024	1-0	PSU	vs	KENT	W 56-0	1.000	8	40	718	66	80.0
4	Penn State	10/5/2024	1-0	PSU	vs	UCLA	W 27-11	1.000	3	18	322	260	58.3
5	Penn State	10/12/2024	1-0	PSU	@	USC	W 33-30	1.000	3	28	518	409	30.8	100.0
6	Penn State	10/26/2024	1-0	PSU	@	WIS	W 28-13	1.000	4	22	419	298	57.1	0.0
7	Penn State	11/9/2024	1-0	PSU	vs	WASH	W 35-6	1.000	5	24	486	193	76.9	100.0
8	Penn State	11/16/2024	1-0	PSU	@	PUR	W 49-10	1.000	7	23	539	302	64.3	100.0
9	Penn State	11/23/2024	1-0	PSU	@	MINN	W 26-25	1.000	3	20	361	281	9.1	75.0
10	Penn State	11/30/2024	1-0	PSU	vs	MD	W 44-7	1.000	6	24	412	194	33.3	80.0
11	Penn State	8/30/2025	1-0	PSU	vs	NEV	W 46-11	1.000	5	25	438	203	46.2	66.7
12	Penn State	9/6/2025	1-0	PSU	vs	FIU	W 34-0	1.000	4	20	409	290	25.0	50.0
13	Penn State	9/13/2025	1-0	PSU	vs	NOVA	W 52-6	1.000	6	28	465	179	45.5	100.0
14	Penn State	10/4/2025	0-1	PSU	@	UCLA	L 37-42	.000	5	21	357	435	44.4	33.3
15	Penn State	10/11/2025	0-1	PSU	vs	NW	L 21-22	.000	3	13	274	282	54.5	50.0
16	Penn State	10/18/2025	0-1	PSU	@	IOWA	L 24-25	.000	3	19	266	313	37.5	50.0
17	Penn State	11/15/2025	1-0	PSU	@	MSU	W 28-10	1.000	4	19	367	229	20.0	50.0
18	Penn State	11/22/2025	1-0	PSU	vs	NEB	W 37-10	1.000	5	21	412	318	55.6	100.0
19	Penn State	11/29/2025	1-0	PSU	@	RUTG	W 40-36	1.000	5	23	509	533	12.5	100.0
20	Penn State	12/27/2025	1-0	PSU	@	CLEM	W 22-10	1.000	2	20	397	236	57.9	0.0
21	Penn State	9/5/2026	1-0	PSU	vs	MRSH	W 45-0	1.000	6	25	487	147	50.0	100.0
22	Penn State	9/12/2026	1-0	PSU	@	TEM	W 27-9	1.000	3	23	416	283	50.0	0.0
23	Penn State	9/19/2026	1-0	PSU	vs	BUFF	W 55-13	1.000	7	25	573	173	20.0	0.0
24	Penn State	9/26/2026	0-1	PSU	vs	WIS	L 20-24	.000	2	12	233	355	36.8	0.0
25	Penn State	10/2/2026	0-1	PSU	@	NW	L 13-34	.000	2	20	291	506	35.7	100.0
	Average							.800	4.4	22.2	422.6	284.2	43.7	0.0
	Total		20-5					.800	110	555	10,564	7,106	43.7	63.3

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More Penn State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,108

Becht

RUSH

212

Peoples

REC

344

Howard

Team Rankings

PPG

32.0

63rd

OPP PPG

16.0

27th

RUSH YDS/G

156.4

82nd

PASS YDS/G

243.6

66th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
11	Purdue	1-1	2-3
12	Michigan	0-2	3-2
13	Penn State	0-2	3-2
14	Washington	0-2	3-2
15	Illinois	0-2	2-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/10	USC	@	PSU	7:30 PM
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

Last Game

Penn State

3 - 2

Final

Northwestern

3 - 1

Fri 2 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,850

Atkinson

1,744

Maiava

1,588

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

685

Riley

652

Cook

644

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

823

Smith

741

Legree

628

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

17

Taylor

16

Atkinson

15

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

11

Hawkins

9

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

9

Legree

9

Smith

8

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

203.7

Hoover

202.0

Stockton

Sack Leaders

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

51.4

49.6

47.5

46.2

44.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

10.8

11.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

548.3

547.8

541.2

531.6

524.6

Rush Yards Rankings

334.3

297.3

294.0

281.5

277.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

377.4

357.0

346.5

341.0

340.0

334.4

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	5	0	1.000
2	Georgia	5	0	1.000
3	Texas	4	0	1.000
4	Florida	4	1	.800
5	Kentucky	4	1	.800
6	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
7	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
8	LSU	4	1	.800
9	Missouri	4	1	.800
10	Tennessee	4	1	.800
11	Auburn	3	2	.600
12	Texas A&M	3	2	.600
13	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
14	Vanderbilt	3	2	.600
15	Arkansas	2	3	.400
16	South Carolina	2	3	.400

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	4	1	.800
2	Fresno State	4	1	.800
3	Oregon State	3	2	.600
4	San Diego State	2	3	.400
5	Colorado State	2	3	.400
6	Texas State	2	3	.400
7	Utah State	1	4	.200
8	Washington State	1	4	.200

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	3	3	.500
2	Toledo	4	1	.800
3	Central Michigan	3	2	.600
4	Ohio	3	2	.600
5	Western Michigan	3	2	.600
6	Bowling Green	1	4	.200
7	UMass	4	1	.800
8	Kent State	2	3	.400
9	Buffalo	2	3	.400
10	Miami (OH)	2	3	.400
11	Akron	1	4	.200
12	Ball State	1	4	.200
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
2	Memphis	4	1	.800
3	UTSA	4	1	.800
4	North Texas	3	2	.600
5	UAB	3	2	.600
6	South Florida	4	1	.800
7	Army	2	2	.500
8	Temple	2	3	.400
9	East Carolina	2	2	.500
10	Tulane	2	2	.500
11	Tulsa	3	2	.600
12	Rice	1	4	.200
13	Charlotte	0	5	.000
14	Navy	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	5	0	1.000
2	Nebraska	5	0	1.000
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Minnesota	4	1	.800
5	Ohio State	4	1	.800
6	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	USC	5	1	.833
9	Iowa	4	1	.800
10	Northwestern	3	1	.750
11	Purdue	2	3	.400
12	Michigan	3	2	.600
13	Penn State	3	2	.600
14	Washington	3	2	.600
15	Illinois	2	3	.400
16	Maryland	2	3	.400
17	Michigan State	2	3	.400
18	Rutgers	1	4	.200

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	4	1	.800
2	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
3	New Mexico State	2	3	.400
4	Florida International	2	2	.500
5	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
6	Missouri State	1	3	.250
7	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
8	Delaware	2	3	.400
9	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
10	Western Kentucky	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Pittsburgh	5	0	1.000
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	SMU	4	1	.800
5	Wake Forest	4	1	.800
6	Clemson	3	2	.600
7	Florida State	3	2	.600
8	Virginia	3	2	.600
9	Virginia Tech	4	1	.800
10	NC State	3	2	.600
11	California	2	3	.400
12	Louisville	2	3	.400
13	Stanford	2	3	.400
14	North Carolina	2	2	.500
15	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
16	Syracuse	2	2	.500
17	Boston College	2	3	.400

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	5	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	3	.400

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
2	BYU	4	0	1.000
3	Baylor	4	1	.800
4	Utah	4	0	1.000
5	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
6	Arizona	4	1	.800
7	Houston	4	1	.800
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Iowa State	3	2	.600
10	UCF	3	2	.600
11	Arizona State	2	2	.500
12	Kansas State	3	1	.750
13	Kansas	2	2	.500
14	West Virginia	3	2	.600
15	Colorado	2	3	.400
16	TCU	2	3	.400

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	5	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	4	1	.800
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	South Alabama	3	2	.600
5	Georgia Southern	2	3	.400
6	Troy	3	2	.600
7	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
8	Louisiana Tech	2	2	.500
9	Marshall	3	2	.600
10	Arkansas State	2	3	.400
11	Coastal Carolina	1	4	.200
12	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
13	Old Dominion	1	4	.200
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	5	0	1.000
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	UNLV	3	2	.600
4	Air Force	3	1	.750
5	Wyoming	2	3	.400
6	San Jose State	3	2	.600
7	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
8	Nevada	1	3	.250
9	UTEP	1	4	.200
10	Hawai'i	1	4	.200