Penn State Nittany Lions college football team

We've compiled computer rankings from the past 50 years. The rankings for Penn State are shown below for each season the school competed at the highest level of college football. Create a single game matchup or build brackets made up entirely of Penn State Nittany Lions teams.

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Team ratings and rankings

This table shows how the computer ranking systems measure (rating) every season of Penn State football. The rankings are the end-of-season rank for the team compared to the other teams of that season. Each rating system has it's own value range.

Penn State football rankings
			Massey		Howell		Sorenson		TFS		Hatch		Loudsound		Jellyjuke		Squaregear		Entropy		CPI		Moore		Bihl		Sagedrive		Congrove		M Cubed
Season	Overall Rating	Record	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating
2021	0.479	10 - 4	24	7.85	31	0.69	27	6439	19	149.42	35	0.58	44	43.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	18	86.94	36	5.91	N/A	N/A	53	83.16	45	-0.06
2020	0.527	4 - 5	22	7.61	66	0.47	26	12629	N/A	N/A	64	0.47	N/A	N/A	70	-0.17	71	0.48	43	52.61	71	0.01	49	74.08	58	0.77	N/A	N/A	14	87.88	68	-0.69
2019	0.729	11 - 2	6	2.25	5	0.85	6	34675	6	156.64	7	0.76	4	61.37	5	1.55	5	0.65	11	68.52	6	0.14	7	84.83	5	18.37	5	0.91	9	74.01	4	1.73
2018	0.624	9 - 4	21	2.03	18	0.74	17	24549	16	151.03	18	0.62	20	50.99	23	0.87	24	0.59	16	61.98	28	0.06	18	80.62	18	10.39	23	0.74	16	60.01	22	0.76
2017	0.734	11 - 2	6	2.36	6	0.87	7	31388	6	157.99	7	0.75	9	58.66	8	1.54	7	0.65	5	72.73	7	0.13	5	89.69	8	18.28	7	0.93	5	77.78	6	1.67
2016	0.698	11 - 3	9	2.15	9	0.78	10	30236	9	152.60	10	0.71	4	61.98	8	1.31	8	0.62	7	93.18	9	0.09	11	83.43	9	14.89	9	0.84	12	64.57	9	1.26
2015	0.567	7 - 6	48	1.75	51	0.63	40	24199	39	143.62	47	0.53	28	49.90	46	0.42	48	0.55	39	74.99	55	0.03	60	67.47	48	4.31	52	0.61	54	54.58	42	0.29
2014	0.525	7 - 6	48	1.70	55	0.59	52	20751	54	138.03	55	0.49	59	41.81	59	0.18	58	0.53	53	69.27	61	0.03	52	68.10	55	1.69	58	0.57	65	37.82	63	-0.59
2013	0.538	7 - 5	44	1.73	61	0.56	44	18973	46	134.72	48	0.51	41	44.21	46	0.34	44	0.54	56	68.00	55	0.03	36	73.00	48	3.44	50	0.61	55	42.02	48	-0.03
2012	0.566	8 - 4	32	1.87	37	0.66	23	27774	27	95.61	24	0.60	35	47.73	35	0.55	31	0.57	34	77.00	33	0.05	25	76.23	39	5.02	30	0.69	34	48.53	36	0.29
2011	0.582	9 - 4	34	1.82	30	0.68	28	27682	25	97.24	26	0.62	24	50.35	25	0.77	24	0.59	24	79.45	24	0.07	48	68.56	26	8.25	25	0.73	31	50.96	21	1.06
2010	0.508	7 - 6	53	1.74	52	0.58	48	21127	51	84.32	46	0.51	44	43.24	44	0.26	42	0.54	45	75.95	47	0.03	51	68.67	46	2.66	46	0.59	55	38.41	45	0.40
2009	0.661	11 - 2	8	2.24	10	0.81	12	28819	12	98.62	13	0.70	11	55.81	10	1.22	11	0.62	13	85.96	9	0.11	11	82.08	14	11.85	11	0.84	8	68.80	10	1.42
2008	0.688	11 - 2	6	2.32	7	0.81	7	35504	7	107.52	8	0.71	10	55.81	10	1.30	9	0.63	8	88.96	10	0.11	5	88.10	10	15.16	9	0.85	7	73.56	10	1.45
2007	0.581	9 - 4	26	1.89	24	0.69	26	26488	26	93.86	27	0.60	22	48.83	24	0.78	25	0.57	30	80.91	27	0.05	18	78.25	26	7.98	25	0.70	23	52.91	23	0.92
2006	0.595	9 - 4	21	2.04	28	0.69	24	27916	22	96.92	28	0.59	24	49.63	25	0.81	26	0.58	22	82.21	24	0.07	20	78.68	24	9.47	26	0.71	23	54.69	23	1.01
2005	0.746	11 - 1	4	2.36	3	0.87	3	38826	3	115.41	2	0.84	4	60.12	3	1.74	3	0.67	4	95.35	3	0.16	8	84.17	3	19.20	2	0.98	3	77.02	3	1.84
2004	0.435	4 - 7	65	1.46	76	0.47	72	21845	79	85.39	68	0.42	80	32.11	81	-0.36	82	0.47	72	67.35	85	0.01	34	71.34	73	-2.52	80	0.39	77	27.00	75	-0.30
2003	0.393	3 - 9	70	1.45	81	0.43	75	20060	79	81.30	83	0.33	88	29.04	90	-0.70	90	0.44	77	64.30	94	0.00	55	61.22	82	-5.05	90	0.31	92	18.78	82	-0.57
2002	0.632	9 - 4	17	2.00	15	0.76	18	27513	16	128.00	18	0.65	17	51.15	18	0.91	18	0.59	16	84.66	20	0.06	10	79.20	19	10.42	19	0.75	18	60.57	16	1.15
2001	0.516	5 - 6	42	1.81	56	0.56	46	26929	48	119.36	47	0.51	56	40.19	56	0.14	56	0.52	49	73.39	64	0.02	39	68.44	47	3.55	58	0.54	65	34.29	59	-0.49
2000	0.467	5 - 7	69	1.46	71	0.48	67	22164	71	109.55	64	0.42	69	35.21	67	-0.16	71	0.48	68	68.39	73	0.01	26	70.21	62	-0.05	72	0.44	66	34.66	76	-0.49
1999	0.690	10 - 3	7	2.24	9	0.81	8	33573	7	121.34	6	0.78	11	54.57	9	1.27	9	0.63	9	90.40	9	0.10	7	81.00	10	14.69	9	0.85	10	77.54	9	1.49
1998	0.643	9 - 3	11	2.15	15	0.76	12	12245	13	116.40	15	0.69	20	51.86	16	1.10	13	0.61	8	87.68	14	0.08	16	77.00	13	13.62	13	0.81	15	75.84	14	1.36
1997	0.631	9 - 3	22	1.99	18	0.72	18	8159	19	112.65	19	0.64	14	54.45	14	1.01	18	0.59	16	83.33	17	0.07	6	86.00	17	11.97	18	0.77	9	85.21	13	1.25
1996	0.702	11 - 2	6	2.45	6	0.82	7	15375	7	120.67	7	0.77	7	57.64	7	1.40	10	0.62	6	90.59	9	0.10	3	90.00	6	17.39	8	0.87	6	90.47	8	1.52
1995	0.668	9 - 3	8	2.33	11	0.78	7	14254	8	119.09	7	0.75	12	54.46	12	1.15	12	0.61	11	88.74	13	0.08	7	85.00	11	14.87	12	0.82	13	80.53	17	1.06
1994	0.778	12 - 0	1	2.53	2	0.93	1	17406	1	128.58	1	0.90	2	62.91	2	2.05	1	0.69	1	102.82	1	0.18	1	91.00	1	24.78	1	1.05	1	71.66	2	2.05
1993	0.675	10 - 2	7	2.29	8	0.82	8	14626	7	121.76	6	0.79	9	57.28	8	1.37	8	0.63	11	86.61	10	0.10	10	82.00	9	16.03	9	0.89	4	58.88	9	1.45
1992	0.547	7 - 5	26	1.83	27	0.67	31	6977	33	106.23	32	0.54	34	42.23	32	0.35	34	0.54	28	81.39	35	0.03	18	76.00	31	4.87	34	0.60	N/A	N/A	29	0.56
1991	0.707	11 - 2	4	2.46	4	0.86	5	15859	6	122.04	4	0.80	8	57.53	7	1.40	6	0.64	6	91.95	7	0.12	3	90.00	7	17.18	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	16	1.25
1990	0.646	9 - 3	10	2.16	11	0.78	11	10679	10	119.34	11	0.71	12	53.05	11	1.14	10	0.62	13	86.58	12	0.09	14	79.00	10	13.66	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	11	1.31
1989	0.625	8 - 3 - 1	17	2.05	16	0.77	14	9626	17	115.48	17	0.68	15	52.24	15	1.00	15	0.60	16	83.86	15	0.08	15	78.00	16	11.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	15	1.29
1988	0.506	5 - 6	31	1.75	46	0.57	37	3532	49	103.59	42	0.50	42	41.45	52	0.05	49	0.52	44	77.32	56	0.02	31	70.00	45	2.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	45	0.20
1987	0.580	8 - 4	30	1.74	26	0.68	24	6462	22	112.60	21	0.63	17	49.92	18	0.81	19	0.58	23	80.97	20	0.06	27	72.00	20	9.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	17	1.00
1986	0.788	12 - 0	2	2.61	1	0.91	1	18082	1	128.65	1	0.89	1	66.55	1	2.10	1	0.70	1	102.10	1	0.21	3	86.00	1	24.81	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	2.10
1985	0.705	11 - 1	10	2.16	4	0.86	6	13224	6	123.31	5	0.79	6	60.69	2	1.67	4	0.66	12	85.82	5	0.15	10	81.00	4	18.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4	1.71
1984	0.542	6 - 5	37	1.74	43	0.62	35	4723	29	111.94	33	0.58	44	42.35	45	0.35	31	0.56	30	82.38	40	0.04	46	66.00	30	6.66	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	53	0.03
1983	0.600	8 - 4 - 1	17	1.99	27	0.70	19	8509	21	115.49	20	0.64	18	50.44	25	0.74	20	0.58	22	82.68	19	0.07	15	76.00	17	9.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	25	0.91
1982	0.787	11 - 1	1	2.61	1	0.92	1	18182	1	131.38	1	0.89	1	66.11	1	1.92	1	0.70	1	94.86	1	0.22	1	90.00	1	23.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	2.18
1981	0.745	10 - 2	3	2.43	2	0.90	2	18032	1	132.34	1	0.88	3	60.52	3	1.68	2	0.67	4	91.47	3	0.16	2	86.00	3	21.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	2.00
1980	0.720	10 - 2	5	2.41	6	0.88	7	14488	5	128.05	5	0.82	5	58.52	5	1.60	4	0.66	6	92.34	3	0.15	9	81.00	4	19.34	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	1.88
1979	0.647	8 - 4	14	2.08	16	0.79	15	11984	12	122.76	13	0.73	N/A	N/A	16	1.03	16	0.61	13	85.16	17	0.07	19	75.00	16	12.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	14	1.30
1978	0.737	11 - 1	7	2.37	4	0.90	5	15724	4	129.60	4	0.84	3	63.21	3	1.77	3	0.66	6	88.50	3	0.16	3	86.00	4	20.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	1.83
1977	0.739	11 - 1	5	2.33	3	0.90	4	16684	4	131.05	3	0.88	4	59.76	1	1.81	1	0.68	5	94.37	2	0.19	9	80.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	2.03
1976	0.545	7 - 5	24	1.75	30	0.67	26	6977	26	113.54	32	0.59	39	41.94	38	0.42	33	0.55	31	76.20	40	0.03	21	73.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	34	0.55
1975	0.655	9 - 3	10	2.05	10	0.84	10	12894	11	123.22	10	0.74	14	53.14	13	1.18	9	0.62	9	88.12	9	0.09	7	82.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	11	1.37
1974	0.644	10 - 2	10	2.10	10	0.81	9	12510	13	121.35	9	0.75	11	52.19	10	1.17	9	0.61	15	84.59	15	0.08	7	84.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	14	1.06
1973	0.743	12 - 0	6	2.50	5	0.93	5	17114	7	131.82	5	0.87	5	63.61	2	1.99	4	0.67	6	93.06	5	0.15	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4	1.95
1972	0.644	10 - 2	10	2.07	13	0.79	12	11827	12	122.05	12	0.73	10	55.80	10	1.33	12	0.62	14	84.94	13	0.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10	1.47
1971	0.677	11 - 1	8	2.27	8	0.85	11	12641	10	124.23	6	0.81	8	57.02	7	1.55	10	0.63	9	90.81	11	0.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8	1.60
1970	0.534	7 - 3	37	1.76	35	0.66	50	3325	39	111.29	38	0.56	32	46.31	30	0.53	32	0.56	44	73.75	34	0.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	44	0.42