Penn State
Penn State Nittany Lions (7-6)
Big Ten (3-6)
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2025 Penn State Nittany Lions Impact Games

Impact Games are games that can move a team up or down the ELO Ladder (increase or decrease ELO Rank).
Direct Impact Games are head-to-head matchups for the team.

ELO Ladder

ELO Team ELO Pts
Needed
1
Montana State
 67.8
11
Rhode Island
 -98.1
12
UC Davis
 -100.3
13
Mercer
 -104.0
14
Stephen F. Austin
 -112.0
15
South Carolina State
 -120.0
16
Tennessee Tech
 -121.4
17
South Dakota State
 -131.9
18
Jackson State
 -134.3
19
Abilene Christian
 -135.0
20
Alabama State
 -142.2
21
Dartmouth
 -152.1
22
New Hampshire
 -156.2
23
Southeastern Louisiana
 -165.1
24
Drake
 -172.3
25
Southern Utah
 -174.3
26
Richmond
 -174.5
27
Lafayette
 -175.3
28
Youngstown State
 -175.5
29
San Diego
 -180.5
30
Monmouth
 -184.4
31
Presbyterian College
 -188.5
32
Western Carolina
 -189.0
33
Prairie View A&M
 -191.4
34
North Dakota
 -192.4
35
East Tennessee State
 -195.1
36
North Carolina Central
 -200.0
37
Tennessee-Martin
 -200.0
38
West Georgia
 -206.8
39
Southern Illinois
 -207.9
40
Penn
 -214.4
41
William & Mary
 -215.7
42
Sacramento State
 -216.9
43
Northern Arizona
 -218.5
44
Austin Peay
 -220.9
45
Lamar
 -222.1
46
Central Connecticut
 -225.1
47
UTRGV
 -225.9
48
Duquesne
 -230.1
49
Saint Thomas
 -230.6
50
Idaho State
 -237.3
75
Georgetown
 -299.2
100
East Texas A&M
 -372.9
125
Fordham
 -463.7

Direct Impact Games

BTN
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Penn State
(7-6, 3-6 Big Ten)		 14 10 9 7 40
Rutgers
(5-7, 2-7 Big Ten)		 14 7 7 8 36
SHI Stadium
Penn State Wins:
Penn State Loses:
14.6 ELO Points
-35.4 ELO Points
ABC
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Penn State
(7-6, 3-6 Big Ten)		 3 3 0 16 22
Clemson
(7-6, 4-4 ACC)		 0 3 0 7 10
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Yankee Stadium
Penn State Wins:
Penn State Loses:
24.0 ELO Points
-26.0 ELO Points