Penn State Nittany Lions
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 3September 3 | vs Kent State (3-9, 2-6) | W 33-13 | 5.13 | 4.04 | +1.09 | 75.86%
| +2 |
| Sep 10September 10 | at Pittsburgh (8-5, 5-3) | L 39-42 | 6.15 | 6.09 | +0.07 | 51.68%
| -2 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Temple (10-4, 8-1) | W 34-27 | 6.61 | 5.23 | +1.38 | 81.56%
| -2 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at #4 Michigan (10-3, 7-2) | L 10-49 | 3.47 | 6.13 | -2.66 | 4.14%
| -2 |
| Oct 1October 1 | vs Minnesota (9-4, 5-4) | W 29-26 | 6.73 | 5.27 | +1.46 | 82.94%
| +1 |
| Oct 8October 8 | vs Maryland (6-7, 3-6) | W 38-14 | 6.47 | 5.00 | +1.47 | 83.12%
| +1 |
| Oct 22October 22 | vs #2 Ohio State (11-2, 8-1) | W 24-21 | 4.60 | 4.98 | -0.38 | 40.50%
| -1 |
| Oct 29October 29 | at Purdue (3-9, 1-8) | W 62-24 | 8.11 | 4.21 | +3.90 | 97.74%
| +4 |
| Nov 5November 5 | vs Iowa (8-5, 6-3) | W 41-14 | 8.56 | 4.50 | +4.06 | 98.23%
| +1 |
| Nov 12November 12 | at Indiana (6-7, 4-5) | W 45-31 | 5.45 | 5.54 | -0.08 | 47.86%
| +3 |
| Nov 19November 19 | at Rutgers (2-10, 0-9) | W 39-0 | 6.70 | 1.74 | +4.96 | 100.00%
| -1 |
| Nov 26November 26 | vs Michigan State (3-9, 1-8) | W 45-12 | 8.12 | 3.90 | +4.23 | 99.11%
| +1 |
| Dec 3December 3 | vs #6 Wisconsin (11-3, 7-3) * | W 38-31 | 7.25 | 5.93 | +1.32 | 80.48%
| -2 |
| Jan 2January 2 (Mon) | vs USC (10-3, 7-2) * | L 49-52 | 7.50 | 6.53 | +0.97 | 73.30%
| -2 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 11-3, 9-1 | 6.50 | 5.04 | +1.470 | 10.17-3.83 (+0.83) | +1 |