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NITTANY LION NATION · BIG TEN · SINCE 1888

Penn State Season by Season

Every Penn State football season on one page back to 1888: won-lost records, conference records, bowl results and final rankings for all 139 of them.

SEASON BY SEASON

139 SEASONS · 1888–2026 · 882–405–35 ALL-TIME · 17 NAMED BOWL GAMES

SEASONRECORDCONFERENCEBOWLFINAL RANK
20260–00–0––
20257–63–6 conf · Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl (W)3–6Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl (W)–
202413–38–2 conf · College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl (L) · Final #58–2College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl (L)#5
202310–37–2 conf · Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (L) · Final #137–2Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (L)#13
202211–27–2 conf · Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential (W) · Final #77–2Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential (W)#7
20217–64–5 conf · Outback Bowl (L)4–5Outback Bowl (L)–
20204–54–5 conf4–5––
201911–27–2 conf · GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC (W) · Final #97–2GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC (W)#9
20189–46–3 conf · VRBO CITRUS BOWL (L) · Final #176–3VRBO CITRUS BOWL (L)#17
201711–27–2 conf · Postseason game not named · Final #87–2Postseason (not named)#8
201611–39–1 conf · ROSE BOWL GAME PRES. BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL (L) · Final #79–1ROSE BOWL GAME PRES. BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL (L)#7
20157–64–4 conf · TAXSLAYER BOWL (L)4–4TAXSLAYER BOWL (L)–
20147–62–6 conf · NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL (W)2–6NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL (W)–
20137–54–4 conf4–4––
20128–46–2 conf6–2––
20119–46–2 conf · TICKETCITY BOWL (L)6–2TICKETCITY BOWL (L)–
20107–64–4 conf · OUTBACK BOWL (L)4–4OUTBACK BOWL (L)–
200911–26–2 conf · CAPITAL ONE BOWL (W) · Final #96–2CAPITAL ONE BOWL (W)#9
200811–28–2 conf · THE ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY CITI (L) · Final #88–2THE ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY CITI (L)#8
20079–44–4 conf · Postseason game not named4–4Postseason (not named)–
20069–45–3 conf · OUTBACK BOWL AT TAMPA FL (W) · Final #245–3OUTBACK BOWL AT TAMPA FL (W)#24
200511–17–1 conf · FedEx Orange Bowl (W) · Final #37–1FedEx Orange Bowl (W)#3
20044–72–6 conf2–6––
20033–91–7 conf1–7––
20029–46–3 conf · CAPITAL ONE BOWL (L) · Final #106–3CAPITAL ONE BOWL (L)#10
20015–65–5 conf5–5––
20005–74–4 conf4–4––
199910–35–3 conf · Postseason game not named · Final #115–3Postseason (not named)#11
19989–35–3 conf · Postseason game not named · Final #175–3Postseason (not named)#17
19979–36–2 conf · Postseason game not named · Final #166–2Postseason (not named)#16
199611–26–2 conf · Postseason game not named · Final #76–2Postseason (not named)#7
19959–35–3 conf · Postseason game not named · Final #135–3Postseason (not named)#13
199412–08–0 conf · Postseason game not named · Final #28–0Postseason (not named)#2
199310–26–2 conf · Postseason game not named · Final #86–2Postseason (not named)#8
19927–5Postseason game not named–Postseason (not named)–
199111–2Postseason game not named · Final #3–Postseason (not named)#3
19909–3Postseason game not named · Final #11–Postseason (not named)#11
19898–3–1Postseason game not named · Final #15–Postseason (not named)#15
19885–6–––
19878–4Postseason game not named–Postseason (not named)–
198612–0Postseason game not named · Final #1–Postseason (not named)#1
198511–1Postseason game not named · Final #3–Postseason (not named)#3
19846–5–––
19838–4–1Postseason game not named–Postseason (not named)–
198211–1Postseason game not named · Final #1–Postseason (not named)#1
198110–2Postseason game not named · Final #3–Postseason (not named)#3
198010–2Postseason game not named · Final #8–Postseason (not named)#8
19798–4Postseason game not named · Final #20–Postseason (not named)#20
197811–1Postseason game not named · Final #4–Postseason (not named)#4
197711–1Postseason game not named · Final #5–Postseason (not named)#5
19767–5Postseason game not named–Postseason (not named)–
19759–3Postseason game not named · Final #10–Postseason (not named)#10
197410–2Postseason game not named · Final #7–Postseason (not named)#7
197312–0Postseason game not named · Final #5–Postseason (not named)#5
197210–2Postseason game not named · Final #10–Postseason (not named)#10
197111–1Postseason game not named · Final #5–Postseason (not named)#5
19707–3Final #18––#18
196911–0Postseason game not named · Final #2–Postseason (not named)#2
196811–0Postseason game not named · Final #2–Postseason (not named)#2
19678–2–1Postseason game not named · Final #10–Postseason (not named)#10
19665–5–––
19655–5–––
19646–4–––
19637–3–––
19629–2Postseason game not named · Final #9–Postseason (not named)#9
19617–3Postseason game not named · Final #17–Postseason (not named)#17
19606–3Postseason game not named · Final #16–Postseason (not named)#16
19598–2Postseason game not named · Final #12–Postseason (not named)#12
19584–3–1–––
19575–3–––
19565–2–1–––
19554–4–––
19547–2Final #20––#20
19535–3–––
19527–2–1–––
19514–4–––
19505–3–1–––
19495–4–––
19487–1–1Final #18––#18
19479–0–1Postseason game not named · Final #4–Postseason (not named)#4
19466–2–––
19455–3–––
19446–3–––
19435–3–1–––
19426–1–1Final #19––#19
19416–2–––
19405–1–1–––
19395–1–2–––
19383–4–1–––
19375–3–––
19363–5–––
19353–4–––
19344–4–––
19333–3–1–––
19322–5–––
19312–8–––
19302–4–2–––
19295–2–––
19282–5–1–––
19275–2–––
19264–4–––
19254–4–1–––
19246–3–1–––
19236–2–1–––
19225–4–1Postseason game not named–Postseason (not named)–
19218–0–2–––
19207–0–2–––
19197–1–––
19181–2–––
19173–4–––
19166–2–––
19156–2–––
19144–3–1–––
19132–6–––
19128–0–––
19116–0–1–––
19102–2–1–––
19093–0–1–––
19083–3–––
19073–3–––
19066–1–1–––
19057–2–––
19044–4–––
19034–3–––
19026–2–––
19015–2–––
19004–5–1–––
18993–5–1–––
18986–3–––
18973–6–––
18963–3–––
18950–1–1–––
18941–0–––
18930–1–––
18921–1–––
18913–2–––
18900–2–––
18891–2–––
18880–1–––

Conference records aren’t recorded for earlier seasons, so those rows show overall records only.

38 further seasons include postseason games our source doesn’t name. They may be bowls, conference championship games or other postseason games, so they aren’t added to the bowl total above.

Final rankings begin with the 1936 season, when the AP poll started. Earlier seasons are blank because no poll existed, not because the team was unranked.