I built this chart out of curiosity, and I make no claims other than to say that I was interested in how Penn State performed against various opponent categories at various intervals. Everyone is entitled to draw whatever conclusions they choose. I share this because I thought it was interesting.
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PSU RECORD VS ALL B1G TEAMS ALL-TIME: Includes all games against current members of the B1G whether or not those teams were members of the Conference at the time, and whether or not PSU was a member of the B1G at the time.
PSU RECORD VS B1G TEAMS ALL-TIME w/o MD, RUT: Same as above without the MD and RUT games.
PSU RECORD VS THE B1G POWER TEAMS ALL-TIME: Power Teams used here are PSU, UM, MSU, OSU, and UW as many consider those teams Power Teams in the current football environment.
PSU RECORD VS THE B1G POWER TEAMS SINCE 1993: Since PSU joined the Conference.
PSU RECORD VS ALL B1G TEAMS SINCE 1993: Since PSU joined the Conference.
PSU RECORD VS MAJOR OPPONENTS ALL-TIME: “Major Opponent” is defined by sports-reference as follows - "In general, if a school was part of an FBS-equivalent conference, or if a school played a majority of their games against other rated schools, then I included them. If the number of games was 50%, then I made a judgment call (usually based on the year before and after). Sometimes, a school played fewer games against other rated schools, but I included them to avoid 'holes' in the data. At times there were just plain subjective decisions. In the very early years it was a little more esoteric. In deciding who to include it was as much art as science."
PSU RECORD VS ALL OPPONENTS ALL-TIME: Self-explanatory; includes the likes of Susquehanna, Duquesne A.C., Mansfield, Gettysburg, Homestead A.C., Washington & Jefferson, and so on… and interestingly Pitt was considered a non-major in the early years.
PSU RECORD VS ALL OPPONENTS SINCE 1945: Self-explanatory.
NOTES:
PSU RECORD VS ALL B1G TEAMS ALL-TIME: Includes all games against current members of the B1G whether or not those teams were members of the Conference at the time, and whether or not PSU was a member of the B1G at the time.
PSU RECORD VS B1G TEAMS ALL-TIME w/o MD, RUT: Same as above without the MD and RUT games.
PSU RECORD VS THE B1G POWER TEAMS ALL-TIME: Power Teams used here are PSU, UM, MSU, OSU, and UW as many consider those teams Power Teams in the current football environment.
PSU RECORD VS THE B1G POWER TEAMS SINCE 1993: Since PSU joined the Conference.
PSU RECORD VS ALL B1G TEAMS SINCE 1993: Since PSU joined the Conference.
PSU RECORD VS MAJOR OPPONENTS ALL-TIME: “Major Opponent” is defined by sports-reference as follows - "In general, if a school was part of an FBS-equivalent conference, or if a school played a majority of their games against other rated schools, then I included them. If the number of games was 50%, then I made a judgment call (usually based on the year before and after). Sometimes, a school played fewer games against other rated schools, but I included them to avoid 'holes' in the data. At times there were just plain subjective decisions. In the very early years it was a little more esoteric. In deciding who to include it was as much art as science."
PSU RECORD VS ALL OPPONENTS ALL-TIME: Self-explanatory; includes the likes of Susquehanna, Duquesne A.C., Mansfield, Gettysburg, Homestead A.C., Washington & Jefferson, and so on… and interestingly Pitt was considered a non-major in the early years.
PSU RECORD VS ALL OPPONENTS SINCE 1945: Self-explanatory.
