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Penn State Nittany Lions

College Football (FBS) · 2026

Record
4–4
Our rank
#48
Efficiency
#18
Adj. margin
+9.1
Penn State rank by day Our rankings Efficiency
#1#20#40#60#80#100SepOctEfficiency #18Our rank #48
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ThroughOur rankEfficiency
Oct 31#48#18
Oct 30#53#15
Oct 29#50#15
Oct 28#51#15
Oct 27#51#15
Oct 24#51#15
Oct 23#47#17
Oct 22#45#17
Oct 21#42#18
Oct 20#41#18
Oct 17#43#19
Oct 16#47#13
Oct 15#46#13
Oct 14#45#13
Oct 13#45#14
Oct 10#45#14
Oct 9#37#13
Oct 8#36#13
Oct 7#24#13
Oct 6#24#13
Oct 3#24#13
Oct 2#26#12
Oct 1#25#9
Sep 26#25#9
Sep 25#11#4
Sep 24#9#4
Sep 19#9#4
Sep 18#9#7
Sep 17#8#7
Sep 12#8#7
Sep 11#32#6
Sep 10#30#6
Sep 7#30#6
Sep 6#29#6
Sep 5#27#5
Sep 4#0#12
Sep 3#0#10
Aug 29#0#10
Aug 19#0#9

Penn State Nittany Lions schedule & predictions

DateOpponent Result / TimeOur pickSignals
Nov 7at 59WashingtonSat 3:30 PM ETPenn State 54%R WASHC WASHECompare
Nov 14vs 55MinnesotaSat 7:00 PM ETPenn State 82%RCECompare
Nov 21vs 131RutgersTBDPenn State 93%RCECompare
Nov 28at 79MarylandTBDPenn State 84%RCECompare

Small numbers beside teams are our rankings, not the AP poll.

Penn State 2026 results

DateOpponent Result / TimeOur pickSignals
Oct 31vs 47PurdueW 31–17Penn State 84% ✓RCECompare
Oct 17at 62MichiganL 18–21Penn State 52% ✗R MICHCECompare
Oct 10vs 7USCL 23–31Penn State 67% ✗R USCCECompare
Oct 2at 50NorthwesternL 13–34Penn State 70% ✗RCECompare
Sep 26vs 17WisconsinL 20–24Penn State 91% ✗RCECompare
Sep 19vs 77BuffaloW 55–13Penn State 97% ✓RCECompare
Sep 12at 97TempleW 27–9Penn State 93% ✓RCECompare
Sep 5vs 110MarshallW 45–0Penn State 87% ✓RCECompare

Our picks in finished games here: 4–4 (50%)

“Our pick” on a finished game is what we predicted before it was played.