Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Penn State non-conf scheduling

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Penn State 1998-2007
Average Rank = 68
Gms vs @ v %vs BCS non AA %BCS avW 10+ 10+% T10 T% 0 0%
36 27 8 1 75.0% 18 17 1 50.0% 5.6 8 22.2% 5 13.9% 17 47.2%
NCAA Ranks 105 43 36 82 72 70

Analysis: The Nittany Lions like to schedule home-and-homes with other BCS teams, usually average to above average ones, and then fill the rest of their non-conf schedule up with home games against average non-BCS teams. Their opponents' average wins has been dropping pretty fast, but that's due in part to Notre Dame's troubles and scheduling a few 0-win teams. Average difficulty for a BCS team.

Fact: Penn State has scheduled home-and-homes with Virginia, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Miami (FL), and Boston College in the BCS era.

Fact: The furthest west Penn State has traveled in the BCS era was @ Nebraska in 2003.

2008 Outlook: Shading easier, as their trend has been for the most part. Two BCS teams in Oregon State and @ Syracuse, but only one of those is away from Happy Valley. Temple is never a challenge, and I-AA Coastal Carolina is just... well, whatever. Easy for the Nittany Lions, and on the easy side of 2008.

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Penn State Year-by-Year Opponents over the last 5 years...
Date vs/@ oConf Opponent Type Avg Wins Hi Wins Final Ranking
8/30/08 vs zAA Coastal Carolina zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/6/08 vs Pac10 Oregon St BCS 7.8 10 31,33,-,22,26
9/13/08 @ BigEast Syracuse BCS 3.8 6 -,-,-,-,-
9/20/08 vs MAC Temple non 1.6 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/1/07 vs SunBelt Florida Intl non 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
9/8/07 vs Indy Notre Dame BCS 8 10 17,-,-,11,19
9/15/07 vs MAC Buffalo non 1.4 2 -,-,-,-,-
11/10/07 @ Indy Temple non 1.6 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/2/06 vs MAC Akron non 5.6 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/9/06 @ Indy Notre Dame BCS 7 10 -,17,-,-,11
9/16/06 vs zAA Youngstown St zAA 0 0 -,-,-,-,-
11/11/06 vs Indy Temple non 2.2 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/3/05 vs BigEast South Florida BCS 5.6 9 -,-,29,-,-
9/10/05 vs BigEast Cincinnati BCS 6.6 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/17/05 vs MAC C Michigan non 3.2 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/4/04 vs MAC Akron non 5.6 7 -,-,-,-,-
9/11/04 @ BigEast Boston College BCS 8 9 -,40,23,26,40
9/18/04 vs MAC UCF non 5.4 7 -,-,-,-,-
8/30/03 vs BigEast Temple BCS 3.2 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/6/03 vs BigEast Boston College BCS 7.2 9 -,-,40,23,26
9/13/03 @ Big12 Nebraska BCS 9.8 12 20,2,7,7,-
9/20/03 vs MAC Kent non 2.4 6 -,-,-,-,-
8/31/02 vs MAC UCF non 6.2 9 -,-,-,-,-
9/14/02 vs Big12 Nebraska BCS 11 13 1,20,2,7,7
9/21/02 vs WAC Louisiana Tech non 6.6 9 29,-,-,-,-
11/9/02 vs ACC Virginia BCS 6.8 9 38,18,-,-,-
9/1/01 vs BigEast Miami FL BCS 8.6 11 14,-,21,15,2
11/3/01 vs CUSA Southern Miss non 8.2 9 32,19,-,13,30
12/1/01 @ ACC Virginia BCS 7.2 9 28,38,18,-,-
8/27/00 v Pac10 USC BCS 7 9 11,-,-,-,-
9/2/00 vs MAC Toledo non 8 11 24,-,-,-,-
9/9/00 vs Indy Louisiana Tech non 6.8 9 -,-,29,-,-
9/16/00 @ BigEast Pittsburgh BCS 3.8 6 -,-,-,-,-
8/28/99 vs Pac10 Arizona BCS 7.6 12 -,-,-,32,4
9/4/99 vs MAC Akron non 2.6 4 -,-,-,-,-
9/11/99 vs BigEast Pittsburgh BCS 3.4 6 -,-,-,-,-
9/18/99 @ BigEast Miami FL BCS 8.2 10 6,-,14,-,21
9/5/98 vs CUSA Southern Miss non 6.4 9 -,-,-,32,19
9/12/98 vs MAC Bowling Green non 5.4 9 -,33,-,-,-
9/19/98 @ BigEast Pittsburgh BCS 3.6 6 -,-,-,-,-

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