regular season penn state football vs ranked teams last 10 years

The Penn State Nittany Lions are 10-21 in the regular season and against ranked opponents between October 27, 2016 and October 27, 2026.

	TEAM	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Penn State	12/3/2016	PSU	vs	WIS	W 38-31	5	21	435	415	30.0	0.0
2	Penn State	10/21/2017	PSU	vs	MICH	W 42-13	6	25	506	269	57.1	0.0
3	Penn State	10/28/2017	PSU	@	OSU	L 38-39	5	17	283	529	46.7	0.0
4	Penn State	11/4/2017	PSU	@	MSU	L 24-27	3	22	466	474	33.3	50.0
5	Penn State	9/29/2018	PSU	vs	OSU	L 26-27	3	22	492	389	17.6	33.3
6	Penn State	10/27/2018	PSU	vs	IOWA	W 30-24	3	16	312	350	28.6	100.0
7	Penn State	11/3/2018	PSU	@	MICH	L 7-42	1	11	186	403	18.2	100.0
8	Penn State	10/12/2019	PSU	@	IOWA	W 17-12	2	20	294	356	52.6
9	Penn State	10/19/2019	PSU	vs	MICH	W 28-21	4	14	283	417	30.8
10	Penn State	11/9/2019	PSU	@	MINN	L 26-31	3	25	518	460	50.0	50.0
11	Penn State	11/16/2019	PSU	vs	IND	W 34-27	4	21	371	462	50.0	100.0
12	Penn State	11/23/2019	PSU	@	OSU	L 17-28	2	15	227	417	40.0	0.0
13	Penn State	10/31/2020	PSU	vs	OSU	L 25-38	3	20	325	526	33.3	0.0
14	Penn State	9/4/2021	PSU	@	WIS	W 16-10	2	11	297	365	23.1	0.0
15	Penn State	9/18/2021	PSU	vs	AUB	W 28-20	4	22	386	367	50.0	0.0
16	Penn State	10/9/2021	PSU	@	IOWA	L 20-23	2	18	287	305	31.3	0.0
17	Penn State	10/30/2021	PSU	@	OSU	L 24-33	3	27	394	467	61.1	0.0
18	Penn State	11/13/2021	PSU	vs	MICH	L 17-21	1	20	332	361	33.3	66.7
19	Penn State	11/27/2021	PSU	@	MSU	L 27-30	4	19	374	451	38.5	66.7
20	Penn State	10/15/2022	PSU	@	MICH	L 17-41	2	10	268	563	33.3	25.0
21	Penn State	10/29/2022	PSU	vs	OSU	L 31-44	4	24	482	452	37.5	75.0
22	Penn State	9/23/2023	PSU	vs	IOWA	W 31-0	4	28	397	76	45.0	100.0
23	Penn State	10/21/2023	PSU	@	OSU	L 12-20	1	15	240	365	6.3	33.3
24	Penn State	11/11/2023	PSU	vs	MICH	L 15-24	2	17	238	287	28.6	66.7
25	Penn State	9/28/2024	PSU	vs	ILL	W 21-7	3	24	374	219	54.5	0.0
	Average						3.0	19.1	345.9	394.5	38.1	0.0
	Total						92	592	10,724	12,229	38.1	52.9

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More Penn State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,664

Becht

RUSH

278

Hansen

REC

510

Sowell

Team Rankings

PPG

28.7

70th

OPP PPG

18.9

31st

RUSH YDS/G

130.7

126th

PASS YDS/G

253.4

45th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
14	Washington	1-3	4-3
15	Rutgers	1-3	2-5
16	Penn State	0-4	3-4
17	Maryland	0-4	2-5
18	Michigan State	0-5	2-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	PUR	@	PSU	4:15 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
Sat 11/28	PSU	@	MD	1:00 PM

Last Game

Penn State

3 - 4

Final

Michigan

4 - 2

Sat 17 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,302

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286