Penn State record by year
Since 1888
933-418-38
Win %
.685
Bowl trips
0
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 | Won Bowl game |
| 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 | Won Bowl game |
| 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.
Every Penn State season since 1888. Win-loss record, win percentage and how each year ended.
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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 0 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 0 times since 1888.