Penn State Nittany Lions (8-4)

State College, Pennsylvania

Association: NCAA (8-4 record in association)

Association Subdivision: FBS (8-4 record in association subdivision)

Conference: Big Ten Conference (6-2 record in conference)

Competitive Rank (Rating): Football Bowl Subdivision #29 (0.453)

Schedule Strength (Rating): Football Bowl Subdivision #30 (0.821)

Point Margin Rank (Rating): Football Bowl Subdivision #18 (0.263)

Scheduled Results
DATE OPPONENT OPP* RESULT GAME RATING
Sep 1, 2012 Ohio
(NCAA FBS #55)
 8-4 L 24-14 -0.301
Sep 8, 2012 @ Virginia
(NCAA FBS #91)
 3-8 L 17-16 -0.217
Sep 15, 2012 Navy
(NCAA FBS #57)
 8-4 W 34-7 +0.774
Sep 22, 2012 Temple
(NCAA FBS #90)
 4-6 W 24-13 +0.765
Sep 29, 2012 @ Illinois
(NCAA FBS #111)
 2-9 W 35-7 +0.809
Oct 6, 2012 Northwestern
(NCAA FBS #21)
 10-2 W 39-28 +0.767
Oct 20, 2012 @ Iowa
(NCAA FBS #85)
 4-7 W 38-14 +0.809
Oct 27, 2012 Ohio State
(NCAA FBS #2)
 11-0 L 35-23 -0.209
Nov 3, 2012 @ Purdue
(NCAA FBS #71)
 6-6 W 34-9 +0.777
Nov 10, 2012 @ Nebraska
(NCAA FBS #17)
 9-4 L 32-23 -0.153
Nov 17, 2012 Indiana
(NCAA FBS #88)
 4-7 W 45-22 +0.776
Nov 24, 2012 Wisconsin
(NCAA FBS #42)
 8-5 W 24-21 +0.836
*minus head-to-head play
Strength Scale
Conference Rankings
Leaders Division Competitive Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
2Ohio St12-00.785
29Penn St8-40.453
42Wisconsin8-60.373
71Purdue6-70.203
88Indiana4-80.064
111Illinois2-10-0.088
Legends Division Competitive Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
17Nebraska10-40.534
21Northwestern10-30.504
27Michigan8-50.465
40Michigan St7-60.387
77Minnesota6-70.172
85Iowa4-80.092
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Leaders Division Schedule Strengths
RKPROGRAMOPP*RATING
18Wisconsin99-650.852
30Penn St77-620.821
40Illinois78-600.798
54Ohio St73-680.761
68Purdue80-680.734
69Indiana74-640.732
Legends Division Schedule Strengths
RKPROGRAMOPP*RATING
4Michigan St95-590.921
5Michigan95-590.916
10Nebraska99-670.874
42Iowa81-610.796
74Northwestern74-760.714
94Minnesota78-760.684
*record minus head-to-head play
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Leaders Division Point Margin Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
16Ohio St12-00.272
18Penn St8-40.263
39Wisconsin8-60.198
80Purdue6-70.059
81Indiana4-80.054
104Illinois2-10-0.034
Legends Division Point Margin Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
22Michigan8-50.254
27Nebraska10-40.231
37Northwestern10-30.206
53Michigan St7-60.160
77Minnesota6-70.067
88Iowa4-80.025
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State Rankings
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CFB Competitive Rankings
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
1Penn State8-40.453
2Pittsburgh6-70.173
3Temple4-70.060
4Lehigh10-10.036
5Widener11-1-0.063
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CFB Schedule Strengths
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOPP RECORD*RATING
1Penn State77-620.821
2Pittsburgh83-640.748
3Temple67-590.709
4Villanova66-570.167
5Robert Morris59-550.127
*minus head-to-head play
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CFB Point Margin Rankings
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
1Penn State8-40.263
2Pittsburgh6-70.177
3Lehigh10-10.010
4Indiana (PA)12-20.009
5Temple4-7-0.009
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