penn state vs top 5 teams each game

The Penn State Nittany Lions had their best record in a game against the AP top 5 15 times, with a record of 1-0.

		TEAM	REC	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1		Penn State	1-0	10/22/2016	PSU	vs	OSU	W 24-21	1.000	3	13	276	413	15.4	0.0
2		Penn State	1-0	8/28/1999	PSU	vs	ARIZ	W 41-7	1.000			499	356
3		Penn State	1-0	10/15/1994	PSU	@	MICH	W 31-24	1.000
4		Penn State	1-0	11/17/1990	PSU	@	ND	W 24-21	1.000
5		Penn State	1-0	10/25/1986	PSU	@	ALA	W 23-3	1.000
6		Penn State	1-0	9/15/1984	PSU	@	IOWA	W 20-17	1.000
7		Penn State	1-0	10/22/1983	PSU	vs	WVU	W 41-23	1.000
8		Penn State	1-0	10/8/1983	PSU	vs	ALA	W 34-28	1.000
9		Penn State	1-0	11/26/1982	PSU	vs	PITT	W 19-10	1.000
10		Penn State	1-0	9/25/1982	PSU	vs	NEB	W 27-24	1.000
11		Penn State	1-0	11/28/1981	PSU	@	PITT	W 48-14	1.000
12		Penn State	1-0	11/4/1978	PSU	vs	MD	W 27-3	1.000
13		Penn State	1-0	11/11/1967	PSU	vs	NCST	W 13-8	1.000
14		Penn State	1-0	11/7/1964	PSU	@	OSU	W 27-0	1.000
15		Penn State	1-0	10/20/1956	PSU	@	OSU	W 7-6	1.000
16		Penn State	0-1	11/8/2025	PSU	vs	IND	L 24-27	.000	3	17	336	326	53.3	100.0
17		Penn State	0-1	11/1/2025	PSU	@	OSU	L 14-38	.000	2	15	200	480	53.3	0.0
18		Penn State	0-1	1/9/2025	PSU	vs	ND	L 24-27	.000	3	20	339	384	27.3	100.0
19		Penn State	0-1	12/7/2024	PSU	@	ORE	L 37-45	.000	5	28	518	466	53.8	100.0
20		Penn State	0-1	11/2/2024	PSU	vs	OSU	L 13-20	.000	1	15	270	358	27.3	50.0
21		Penn State	0-1	11/11/2023	PSU	vs	MICH	L 15-24	.000	2	17	238	287	28.6	66.7
22		Penn State	0-1	10/21/2023	PSU	@	OSU	L 12-20	.000	1	15	240	365	6.3	33.3
23		Penn State	0-1	10/29/2022	PSU	vs	OSU	L 31-44	.000	4	24	482	452	37.5	75.0
24		Penn State	0-1	10/15/2022	PSU	@	MICH	L 17-41	.000	2	10	268	563	33.3	25.0
25		Penn State	0-1	10/30/2021	PSU	@	OSU	L 24-33	.000	3	27	394	467	61.1	0.0

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PASS

1,100

Allar

Drew Allar

RUSH

1,077

Allen

Kaytron Allen

REC

416

Pena

Trebor Pena

PPG

31.0

48th

OPP PPG

20.1

28th

RUSH YDS/G

166.4

68th

PASS YDS/G

179.1

141st

2025 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
11	Illinois	4-4	7-4
12	UCLA	3-5	3-8
13	Penn State	2-6	5-6
14	Rutgers	2-6	5-6
15	Wisconsin	2-6	4-7

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/29	PSU	@	RUTG	3:30 PM

NEB

7 - 4

10

Final

37

PSU

5 - 6

Sat 22 Nov 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,469

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker

3,458

Veltkamp

Caden Veltkamp

3,441

Fagnano

Joe Fagnano

Rush Yards Leaders

1,446

Cook

Cam Cook

1,403

Hardy

Ahmad Hardy

1,306

Love

Jeremiyah Love

Rec Yards Leaders

1,276

Bell

Skyler Bell

1,234

Scudero

Danny Scudero

1,124

Lemon

Makai Lemon

Pass TD Leaders

30

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

30

Robertson

Sawyer Robertson

28

Fagnano

Joe Fagnano

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

Caleb Hawkins

19

Lacy

Kewan Lacy

17

Love

Jeremiyah Love

13

Bell

Skyler Bell

12

Brown

Camden Brown

11

Harris

Jackson Harris

QB Rating Leaders

185.4

Sayin

Julian Sayin

184.8

Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

174.2

Pavia

Diego Pavia

12.5

Bailey

David Bailey

12.0

Tucker

Nadame Tucker

11.5

Daley

John Henry Daley

CFB 2025 Rankings

46.3

43.3

42.6

42.3

42.2

42.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.6

11.6

11.6

12.3

13.0

14.0

Total Yards Rankings

503.3

497.0

493.8

491.1

485.9

484.5

Rush Yards Rankings

308.2

279.6

259.5

259.3

256.5

235.5

Pass Yards Rankings

343.9

322.0

309.6

307.9

305.1

301.4

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

35.0

35.0

CFB 2025 Division Standings

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio State	11	0	1.000
2	Indiana	11	0	1.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	10	1	.909
2	Tulane	9	2	.818

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	9	2	.818
2	UConn	9	3	.750

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Oregon State	2	9	.182
2	Washington State	5	6	.455

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	San Diego State	9	2	.818
2	Boise State	7	4	.636

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Texas A&M	11	0	1.000
2	Georgia	10	1	.909

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	10	1	.909
2	BYU	10	1	.909

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	9	2	.818
2	Virginia	9	2	.818

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	8	4	.667
2	Central Michigan	7	4	.636

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	7	4	.636
2	Kennesaw State	8	3	.727

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	10	1	.909
2	Old Dominion	8	3	.727

CFB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 10/31	MIA	@	SMU	20-26
Fri 10/31	VAN	@	TEX	31-34
Fri 10/31	ARMY	@	AFA	20-17
Fri 10/31	DUKE	@	CLEM	46-45
Fri 10/31	ECU	@	TEM	45-14

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/27	NAVY	@	MEM	7:30 PM
Fri 11/28	IOWA	@	NEB	12:00 PM
Fri 11/28	OHIO	@	BUFF	12:00 PM
Fri 11/28	UTAH	@	KU	12:00 PM
Fri 11/28	KENT	@	NIU	12:00 PM