NCAA Football: Penn State Year-By-Year Records / Rankings




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19601960
18
16
37
1.632
7
3
0
IndepIndep
1960/12/17 W Oregon 41-12 Liberty Bowl



19611961
14
17
40
1.571
8
3
0
IndepIndep
1961/12/30 W Georgia Tech 30-15 Gator Bowl



19621962
14
18
24
1.737
9
2
0
IndepIndep
1962/12/29 L Florida 7-17 Gator Bowl



19631963
16
54
30
1.626
7
3
0
IndepIndep




19641964
41
26
29
0.789
6
4
0
IndepIndep




19651965
50
35
49
0.602
5
5
0
IndepIndep




19661966
37
38
93
1.068
5
5
0
IndepIndep




19671967
11
13
36
1.800
8
2
1
IndepIndep
1967/12/30 T Florida State 17-17 Gator Bowl



19681968
2
11
5
2.334
11
0
0
IndepIndep
1969/01/01 W Kansas 15-14 Orange Bowl



19691969
3
25
1
2.451
11
0
0
IndepIndep
1970/01/01 W Missouri 10-3 Orange Bowl



19701970
35
16
29
1.049
7
3
0
IndepIndep




19711971
10
2
11
2.006
11
1
0
IndepIndep
1972/01/01 W Texas 30-6 Cotton Bowl



19721972
10
14
32
1.878
10
2
0
IndepIndep
1972/12/31 L Oklahoma 0-14 Sugar Bowl



19731973
5
5
7
2.350
12
0
0
IndepIndep
1974/01/01 W LSU 16-9 Orange Bowl



19741974
16
16
11
1.578
10
2
0
IndepIndep
1975/01/01 W Baylor 41-20 Cotton Bowl



19751975
10
65
8
1.914
9
3
0
IndepIndep
1975/12/31 L Alabama 6-13 Sugar Bowl



19761976
35
69
30
1.034
7
5
0
IndepIndep
1976/12/27 L Notre Dame 9-20 Gator Bowl



19771977
1
10
36
2.478
11
1
0
IndepIndep
1977/12/25 W Arizona State 42-30 Fiesta Bowl



19781978
3
18
3
2.293
11
1
0
IndepIndep
1979/01/01 L Alabama 7-14 Sugar Bowl



19791979
16
62
34
1.670
8
4
0
IndepIndep
1979/12/22 W Tulane 9-6 Liberty Bowl



19801980
4
24
18
2.231
10
2
0
IndepIndep
1980/12/26 W Ohio State 31-19 Fiesta Bowl



19811981
2
10
20
2.328
10
2
0
IndepIndep
1982/01/01 W USC 26-10 Fiesta Bowl



19821982
1
5
22
2.598
11
1
0
IndepIndep
1983/01/01 W Georgia 27-23 Sugar Bowl



19831983
24
37
75
1.391
8
4
1
IndepIndep
1983/12/26 W Washington 13-10 Aloha Bowl



19841984
53
72
56
0.695
6
5
0
IndepIndep




19851985
6
49
9
2.202
11
1
0
IndepIndep
1986/01/01 L Oklahoma 10-25 Orange Bowl



19861986
1
17
3
2.512
12
0
0
IndepIndep
1987/01/02 W Miami (FL) 14-10 Fiesta Bowl



19871987
21
44
42
1.400
8
4
0
IndepIndep
1988/01/01 L Clemson 10-35 Florida Citrus Bowl



19881988
45
64
30
0.810
5
6
0
IndepIndep




19891989
16
64
7
1.640
8
3
1
IndepIndep
1989/12/29 W BYU 50-39 Holiday Bowl



19901990
11
46
7
1.777
9
3
0
IndepIndep
1990/12/28 L Florida State 17-24 Blockbuster Bowl



19911991
16
5
11
1.710
11
2
0
IndepIndep
1992/01/01 W Tennessee 42-17 Fiesta Bowl



19921992
27
7
37
1.118
7
5
0
IndepIndep
1993/01/01 L Stanford 3-24 Blockbuster Bowl



19931993
8
17
21
1.995
10
2
0
Big10Big10
1994/01/01 W Tennessee 31-13 Florida Citrus Bowl



19941994
2
1
30
2.513
12
0
0
Big10Big10
1995/01/02 W Oregon 38-20 Rose Bowl



19951995
11
13
40
1.837
9
3
0
Big10Big10
1996/01/01 W Auburn 43-14 Outback Bowl



19961996
7
26
10
2.066
11
2

Big10Big10
1997/01/01 W Texas 38-15 Fiesta Bowl



19971997
16
29
37
1.703
9
3

Big10Big10
1998/01/01 L Florida 6-21 Florida Citrus Bowl



19981998
13
48
10
1.849
9
3

Big10Big10
1999/01/01 W Kentucky 26-14 Outback Bowl



19991999
6
18
17
2.081
10
3

Big10Big10
1999/12/28 W Texas A&M 24-0 Alamo Bowl



20002000
76
81
53
0.051
5
7

Big10Big10




20012001
58
84
57
0.590
5
6

Big10Big10




20022002
14
13
11
1.668
9
4

Big10Big10
2003/01/01 L Auburn 9-13 Capital One Bowl



20032003
85
99
30
0.109
3
9

Big10Big10




20042004
63
109
5
0.413
4
7

Big10Big10




20052005
3
13
10
2.312
11
1

Big10Big10
2006/01/03 W Florida State 26-23 Orange Bowl



20062006
24
72
9
1.525
9
4

Big10Big10
2007/01/01 W Tennessee 20-10 Outback Bowl



20072007
21
45
7
1.482
9
4

Big10Big10
2007/12/29 W Texas A&M 24-17 Alamo Bowl



20082008
11
11
8
1.850
11
2

Big10Big10
2009/01/01 L USC 24-38 Rose Bowl



20092009
10
52
3
1.894
11
2

Big10Big10
2010/01/01 W LSU 19-17 Capital One Bowl



20102010
36
81
50
1.048
7
6

Big10Big10
2011/01/01 L Florida 24-37 Outback Bowl



20112011
21
110
5
1.620
9
4

Big10Big10
2012/01/02 L Houston 14-30 TicketCity Bowl



20122012
33
63
16
1.218
8
4

Big10Big10




20132013
42
69
59
1.062
7
5

Big10Big10




20142014
57
113
7
0.748
7
6

Big10Big10
2014/12/27 W Boston College 31-30 Pinstripe Bowl



20152015
36
101
26
1.336
7
6

Big10Big10
2016/01/02 L Georgia 17-24 TaxSlayer Bowl



20162016
8
21
47
1.914
11
3

Big10Big10
2016/12/03 W Wisconsin 38-31 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP
2017/01/02 L USC 49-52 Rose Bowl



20172017
6
7
7
2.232
11
2

Big10Big10
2017/12/30 W Washington 35-28 Fiesta Bowl



20182018
16
32
23
1.629
9
4

Big10Big10
2019/01/01 L Kentucky 24-27 Citrus Bowl



20192019
3
15
8
2.223
11
2

Big10Big10
2019/12/28 W Memphis 53-39 Cotton Bowl



20202020
75
54
55
0.194
4
5

Big10Big10




20212021
39
90
6
1.068
7
6

Big10Big10
2022/01/01 L Arkansas 10-24 Outback Bowl



20222022
5
20
10
2.118
11
2

Big10Big10
2023/01/02 W Utah 35-21 Rose Bowl



20232023
13
12
3
1.911
10
3

Big10Big10
2023/12/30 L Mississippi 25-38 Peach Bowl



20242024
5
28
8
2.184
13
3

Big10Big10
2024/12/07 L Oregon 37-45 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP
2024/12/21 W SMU 38-10 CFP First Round
2024/12/31 W Boise State 31-14 Fiesta Bowl
2025/01/09 L Notre Dame 24-27 Orange Bowl



20252025
55
33
31
0.776
7
6

Big10Big10
2025/12/27 W Clemson 22-10 Pinstripe Bowl