Penn State record by year
Since 1888
933-418-38
Win %
.685
Bowl trips
55
Winning seasons
107
Best year
12-0 (1994)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 160 | 80 | In progress |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 403 | 267 | Won Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl |
| 2024 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 530 | 264 | Lost College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 471 | 175 | Lost Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 465 | 237 | Won Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 325 | 225 | Lost Outback Bowl |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 268 | 249 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 465 | 208 | Won GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC |
| 2018 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 439 | 267 | Lost VRBO CITRUS BOWL |
| 2017 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 534 | 214 | Won Bowl game |
| 2016 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 526 | 356 | Lost ROSE BOWL GAME PRES. BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 301 | 284 | Lost TAXSLAYER BOWL |
| 2014 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 268 | 242 | Won NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 344 | 314 | No bowl |
| 2012 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 349 | 229 | No bowl |
| 2011 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 251 | 218 | Lost TICKETCITY BOWL |
| 2010 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 319 | 308 | Lost OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2009 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 375 | 159 | Won CAPITAL ONE BOWL |
| 2008 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 506 | 187 | Lost THE ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY CITI |
| 2007 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 394 | 228 | Won Bowl game |
| 2006 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 290 | 187 | Won OUTBACK BOWL AT TAMPA FL |
| 2005 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 413 | 204 | Won FedEx Orange Bowl |
| 2004 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 195 | 168 | No bowl |
| 2003 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 233 | 255 | No bowl |
| 2002 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 446 | 227 | Lost CAPITAL ONE BOWL |
| 2001 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 248 | 281 | No bowl |
| 2000 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 264 | 293 | No bowl |
| 1999 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 417 | 234 | Won Bowl game |
| 1998 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 317 | 183 | Won Bowl game |
| 1997 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 366 | 254 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1996 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 400 | 203 | Won Bowl game |
| 1995 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 399 | 259 | Won Bowl game |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 564 | 252 | Won Bowl game |
| 1993 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 388 | 215 | Won Bowl game |
| 1992 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 391 | 234 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1991 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 474 | 184 | Won Bowl game |
| 1990 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 297 | 179 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1989 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 259 | 169 | Won Bowl game |
| 1988 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 231 | 201 | No bowl |
| 1987 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 286 | 244 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 340 | 133 | National champions |
| 1985 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 275 | 153 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1984 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 209 | 230 | No bowl |
| 1983 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .654 | 320 | 312 | Won Bowl game |
| 1982 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 395 | 196 | National champions |
| 1981 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 371 | 162 | Won Bowl game |
| 1980 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 321 | 158 | Won Bowl game |
| 1979 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 257 | 177 | Won Bowl game |
| 1978 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 333 | 111 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1977 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 390 | 187 | Won Bowl game |
| 1976 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 241 | 173 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1975 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 240 | 123 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1974 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 322 | 142 | Won Bowl game |
| 1973 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 447 | 129 | Won Bowl game |
| 1972 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 358 | 189 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1971 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 484 | 137 | Won Bowl game |
| 1970 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 300 | 163 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 322 | 90 | Won Bowl game |
| 1968 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 354 | 120 | Won Bowl game |
| 1967 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 299 | 158 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1966 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 193 | 208 | No bowl |
| 1965 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 202 | 151 | No bowl |
| 1964 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 189 | 111 | No bowl |
| 1963 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 165 | 114 | No bowl |
| 1962 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 256 | 119 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1961 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 261 | 143 | Won Bowl game |
| 1960 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 228 | 113 | Won Bowl game |
| 1959 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 262 | 112 | Won Bowl game |
| 1958 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 237 | 97 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 167 | 135 | No bowl |
| 1956 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 177 | 60 | No bowl |
| 1955 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 163 | 150 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 206 | 92 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 207 | 148 | No bowl |
| 1952 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 172 | 149 | No bowl |
| 1951 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 155 | 161 | No bowl |
| 1950 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 141 | 155 | No bowl |
| 1949 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 162 | 175 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 219 | 55 | No bowl |
| 1947 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 332 | 40 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1946 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 192 | 48 | No bowl |
| 1945 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 173 | 89 | No bowl |
| 1944 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 207 | 141 | No bowl |
| 1943 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 124 | 53 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 91 | 70 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 200 | 78 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 135 | 46 | No bowl |
| 1939 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | 114 | 77 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 138 | 87 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 143 | 114 | No bowl |
| 1936 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 109 | 86 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 76 | 70 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 115 | 58 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 117 | 66 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 82 | 115 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 69 | 167 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | 142 | 111 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 101 | 75 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 93 | 68 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 163 | 81 | No bowl |
| 1926 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 200 | 83 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 67 | 66 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 202 | 65 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 159 | 46 | No bowl |
| 1922 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 185 | 62 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1921 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .900 | 251 | 56 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .889 | 259 | 35 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 173 | 33 | No bowl |
| 1918 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .375 | 22 | 66 | No bowl |
| 1917 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 267 | 61 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 348 | 62 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 147 | 51 | No bowl |
| 1914 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 121 | 58 | No bowl |
| 1913 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 78 | 94 | No bowl |
| 1912 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 285 | 6 | No bowl |
| 1911 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | 199 | 15 | No bowl |
| 1910 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 243 | 24 | No bowl |
| 1909 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .857 | 166 | 11 | No bowl |
| 1908 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 153 | 51 | No bowl |
| 1907 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 251 | 64 | No bowl |
| 1906 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 93 | 10 | No bowl |
| 1905 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 195 | 34 | No bowl |
| 1904 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 195 | 72 | No bowl |
| 1903 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 182 | 77 | No bowl |
| 1902 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 212 | 34 | No bowl |
| 1901 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 117 | 90 | No bowl |
| 1900 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 84 | 144 | No bowl |
| 1899 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 104 | 176 | No bowl |
| 1898 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 174 | 91 | No bowl |
| 1897 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 69 | 141 | No bowl |
| 1896 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 63 | 128 | No bowl |
| 1895 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 4 | 35 | No bowl |
| 1894 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 72 | 0 | No bowl |
| 1893 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 18 | No bowl |
| 1892 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 18 | 20 | No bowl |
| 1891 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 172 | 46 | No bowl |
| 1890 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 30 | No bowl |
| 1889 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 32 | 138 | No bowl |
| 1888 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 30 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the Penn State records for every season since 1888, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Penn State team page and the History Vault.
Penn State all-time record against every opponent
- Pittsburgh52-43-4
- Syracuse43-23-5
- West Virginia50-9-2
- Maryland44-3-1
- Pennsylvania18-25-4
- Temple41-4-1
- Ohio State14-27
- Michigan State20-18-1
- Navy19-17-1
- Rutgers33-2
- Iowa18-15
- Bucknell22-10
- Illinois22-6
- Indiana25-3
- Michigan10-17
- Army14-10-2
- Gettysburg25-0-1
- Boston College20-4
- Lehigh16-6-1
- Northwestern16-7
- Wisconsin12-10
- Purdue17-3-1
- Lebanon Valley20-0
- Notre Dame9-10-1
- NC State17-2
- Nebraska9-10
- Minnesota11-6
- Lafayette10-5-1
- Alabama5-10
- Colgate9-4-1
- Cornell4-7-2
- Dickinson9-4
- Miami7-6
- USC5-6
- Villanova7-3-1
- Cincinnati8-1
- Holy Cross9-0
- Boston University8-0
- UCLA3-5
- Geneva7-0
- Georgia Tech4-3
- Kent State7-0
- Ohio6-1
- Virginia4-3
- Washington & Jefferson4-2-1
- Yale0-7
- Akron6-0
- Carlisle1-4-1
- Carnegie Mellon6-0
- Kentucky3-3
- Muhlenberg5-1
- Oregon3-3
- Susquehanna6-0
- Buffalo4-1
- Harvard0-3-2
- Princeton0-5
- Stanford4-1
- Tennessee3-2
- Texas3-2
- Auburn3-1
- California3-1
- Missouri3-1
- New York University2-1-1
- St. Bonaventure4-0
- TCU3-1
- Texas A&M3-1
- UCF3-1
- Washington4-0
- William & Mary4-0
- Air Force3-0
- Allegheny3-0
- Bowling Green3-0
- BYU2-1
- Dartmouth1-2
- Duquesne A.C.0-3
- Eastern Michigan3-0
- Florida0-3
- Florida State1-1-1
- Fordham3-0
- Franklin & Marshall2-1
- George Washington3-0
- Grove City3-0
- Houston2-1
- Marietta3-0
- Marshall3-0
- SMU2-0-1
- West Virginia Wesleyan3-0
- Westminster (Pennsylvania)3-0
- Bellefonte Academy1-1
- Central Michigan2-0
- Clemson1-1
- Colorado1-1
- Columbia0-2
- Dickinson Seminary2-0
- East Carolina2-0
- Florida International2-0
- Georgia1-1
- Kansas State2-0
- Louisiana Tech2-0
- Louisville2-0
- LSU2-0
- Marquette2-0
- Massachusetts2-0
- Niagara2-0
- Oklahoma0-2
- Rice2-0
- South Carolina2-0
- Southern Miss2-0
- Swarthmore2-0
- Ursinus2-0
- Washington State2-0
- Waynesburg0-2
- Youngstown State2-0
- Altoona A.C.1-0
- App State1-0
- Arizona1-0
- Arizona State1-0
- Arkansas0-1
- Army Ambulance Corps1-0
- Ball State1-0
- Baylor1-0
- Bloomsburg1-0
- Boise State1-0
- Brown1-0
- California (PA)1-0
- Coastal Carolina1-0
- Delaware1-0
- Eastern Illinois1-0
- Furman1-0
- Georgetown1-0
- Georgia State1-0
- Harrisburg A.C.1-0
- Haverford1-0
- Homestead A.C.0-1
- Idaho1-0
- Indiana State1-0
- Jersey Shore1-0
- Johns Hopkins1-0
- Kansas1-0
- Mansfield1-0
- McDaniel1-0
- Memphis1-0
- Middlebury1-0
- Nevada1-0
- North Carolina0-1
- Northern Illinois1-0
- Ole Miss0-1
- Oregon State1-0
- San Diego State1-0
- Sewanee1-0
- South Florida1-0
- Steelton YMCA0-1
- Sterling A.C.1-0
- Texas Tech1-0
- Toledo0-1
- Tulane1-0
- Utah1-0
- Utah State1-0
- Vanderbilt0-1
- VMI1-0
- Wake Forest1-0
- Wissahickon Barracks0-0-1
162 opponents on record. Each links to the full series, every meeting listed.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Penn State record since 1888?
Penn State is 933-418-38 since 1888, a .685 win percentage, with 55 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Penn State season since 1888?
Penn State went 12-0 in 1994, the best record since 1888.
How many bowl games has Penn State played since 1888?
Penn State has played in the postseason 55 times since 1888, with 2 national championships.