Big Ten · 2026
Penn State
3–4
CFPi+ rank#39of 138 FBS teams
+7.5CFPi+ rating
#16Best: Head coach
#52Weakest: Offense
5Games left
Where the team ranks
CFPi+#39+7.5
Offense#52+28.0
Defense#30+20.5
How efficiently it plays
EPi+#37+7.7
Off EPi+#43+3.3
Def EPi+#39-4.4
Offense and defense
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Success rate | #10140.4% | #5640.2% |
| Explosiveness | #75+1.243 | #100+1.298 |
| Havoc rate | #4813.7% | #4017.3% |
| Pass PPA | #36+0.353 | #13-0.014 |
| Rush PPA | #123-0.038 | #131+0.252 |
Raw season splits, not opponent-adjusted. Defense #1 is the stingiest in the country.
The roster and the staff
TPi+#26+9.3
Recruiting#20+14.0
Returning#125-18.0
247 talent#26774.0
Head coach#16+13.2
What other systems say
Composite#37+9.6
SP+#36+9.3
SP+ off#53+28.9
SP+ def#27+19.8
ESPN FPI#30+11.9
The box-score view
Yards/G#72384.1
Yards/G allowed#28313.6
Pass yards/G#42253.4
Rush yards/G#107130.7
3rd down#10236.2%
3rd down allowed#628.7%
Sacks/G#1211.1
Takeaways/G#281.6
Ranks are national out of 138 FBS teams and #1 is best. The bar shows where a rank sits in the field; the rating is the source beneath it.
Every game, with the model's read
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Projected | Win prob | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Marshall | W 45–0 | Final | |||
| 2 | @ Temple | W 27–9 | Final | |||
| 3 | vs Buffalo | W 55–13 | Final | |||
| 4 | vs Wisconsin | L 20–24 | Final | |||
| 5 | @ Northwestern | L 13–34 | Final | |||
| 6 | vs USC | L 23–31 | Final | |||
| 7 | @ Michigan | L 18–21 | Final | |||
| 9 | vs Purdue | — | ||||
| 10 | @ Washington | — | ||||
| 11 | vs Minnesota | — | ||||
| 12 | vs Rutgers | — | ||||
| 13 | @ Maryland | — | ||||
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CFPi-X V4.0 Selected · data vintage 10/26/2026