1981 team profile

Team Ledger

Penn State

FBS · FBS Independents
#1
10–2Record
335.54Overall rating
396.59Raw points
214.13Opponent strength

Rating history

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Conference rankings

FBS Independents · 28 teams
RankTeamRating
1Penn State335.54
2Pittsburgh292.50
3Miami250.54
4West Virginia213.96
5Southern Miss195.36
6Temple168.14
7Notre Dame159.91
8Boston College159.49
9Syracuse155.34
10South Carolina139.97
11Florida State137.64
12Cincinnati135.58
13Navy129.57
14Tulane124.68
15Colgate109.27
16Virginia Tech103.45
17William & Mary97.87
18UNLV96.56
19Louisville93.63
20Rutgers88.67
21North Texas77.23
22Holy Cross75.59
23East Carolina72.50
24Richmond63.80
25Army50.10
26Georgia Tech45.46
27UL Monroe33.75
28Memphis24.29

Season schedule

12 games
  • W2vs Cincinnati
    Final    52–0
  • W4at Nebraska
    Final    30–24
  • W5vs Temple
    Final    30–0
  • W6vs Boston College
    Final    38–7
  • W7at Syracuse
    Final    41–16
  • W8vs West Virginia
    Final    30–7
  • W9at Miami
    Final    14–17
  • W10at NC State
    Final    22–15
  • W11vs Alabama
    Final    16–31
  • W12vs Notre Dame
    Final    24–21
  • W13at Pittsburgh
    Final    48–14
  • W18vs USC
    Final    26–10