1961 team profile

Team Ledger

Penn State

FBS · FBS Independents
#9
8–3Record
213.71Overall rating
249.93Raw points
138.70Opponent strength

Rating history

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Conference rankings

FBS Independents · 30 teams
RankTeamRating
1Syracuse223.28
2Penn State213.71
3Miami180.62
4Arizona178.28
5Houston149.27
6Memphis144.13
7Holy Cross143.58
8Navy142.69
9Army138.34
10Notre Dame134.55
11Villanova133.35
12Oregon State114.42
13Southern Miss113.45
14Pittsburgh111.38
15BBoston University103.81
16Colgate103.70
17Boston College95.88
18XXavier94.81
19Oregon91.84
20Florida State87.53
21Washington State86.03
22Louisville82.92
23San José State74.05
24Dayton72.35
25DDetroit Mercy67.85
26Buffalo64.91
27Idaho64.28
28Air Force38.99
29PPacific28.57
30Drake28.11

Season schedule

11 games
  • W2vs Navy
    Final    20–10
  • W3at Miami
    Final    8–25
  • W4at Boston University
    Final    32–0
  • W5vs Army
    Final    6–10
  • W6vs Syracuse
    Final    14–0
  • W7vs California
    Final    33–16
  • W8at Maryland
    Final    17–21
  • W9at West Virginia
    Final    20–6
  • W10vs Holy Cross
    Final    34–14
  • W11at Pittsburgh
    Final    47–26
  • W16vs Georgia Tech
    Final    30–15