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Penn State Weather Splits

Weather-driven scoring, style, and upset shifts.

Beaver Stadium • University Park • PA

Big TenBeaver Stadium
Team games analyzed
150
Neutral avg points
33.0
Adverse avg points
30.1
Weather delta
-2.9

Weather context

Penn State performance by game conditions

Weather can change scoring, pace, passing volume, and upset risk. This tab compares Penn Stategames against FBS baselines across temperature, wind, rain, snow, and other adverse-condition buckets.

The current model analyzes 150 team games, with a neutral scoring average of 33.0 points and an adverse-weather average of 30.1 points. Use the game table to inspect the exact scenarios behind those splits.

Team vs FBS by Temperature

Compares this team's scoring at each temperature range against the broader FBS baseline.

Pass/Rush Shift in Weather Conditions

Shows how the offense leans toward the pass or run as conditions get wetter or windier.

Upset Profile by Scenario

Estimates how often this team gets tagged with an upset in each weather scenario sample.

Adverse Weather Outliers

Calls out the strongest and weakest game outputs relative to the team's neutral-weather baseline.

Best adverse-weather performance

2023 vs Delaware: 30.0 points vs neutral baseline

Toughest adverse-weather performance

2013 vs Minnesota: -23.0 points vs neutral baseline

Game-Level Adverse Weather Deltas

Lists each adverse-weather game with sortable scoring deltas and the underlying conditions.

OpponentTempWindPrecipUpset
20232Wet63.030.0Delaware77.4F3.4 mph0.0 inNo
20237Wet63.030.0Massachusetts46.8F10.3 mph0.1 inNo
20244Wet56.023.0Kent State70.2F4.7 mph0.1 inNo
202016Wet56.023.0Illinois30.6F3.7 mph0.0 inNo
201712Wet56.023.0Nebraska39.2F0.0 mph0.1 inNo
202212Cold55.022.0Rutgers39.2F6.8 mph0.0 inNo
20182Wet51.018.0Pittsburgh57.0F12.2 mph0.0 inNo
202210Wet45.012.0Indiana67.3F15.0 mph0.0 inNo
201613Cold45.012.0Michigan State39.2F11.4 mph0.0 inNo
202414Cold44.011.0Maryland25.2F12.4 mph0.0 inNo
202514Cold40.07.0Rutgers41.0F5.6 mph0.0 inNo
202015Cold39.06.0Michigan State44.6F3.0 mph0.0 inNo
20162Windy39.06.0Pittsburgh82.9F15.0 mph0.0 inNo
201813Wet38.05.0Maryland34.5F5.3 mph0.0 inNo
20179Cold38.05.0Ohio State41.0F9.2 mph0.0 inNo
20166Wet38.05.0Maryland60.8F0.0 mph0.0 inNo
202513Cold37.04.0Nebraska37.6F4.3 mph0.0 inNo
202411Cold35.02.0Washington41.4F5.6 mph0.0 inNo
201711Cold35.02.0Rutgers28.4F0.0 mph0.0 inNo
201912Cold34.01.0Indiana32.9F10.9 mph0.0 inNo
20134Wet34.01.0Kent State64.4F13.9 mph0.1 inNo
20188Windy33.0-0.0Indiana61.0F21.9 mph0.0 inNo
20234Wet31.0-2.0Iowa54.0F11.8 mph0.0 inNo
20176Windy31.0-2.0Northwestern77.0F20.8 mph0.0 inNo
201314Cold31.0-2.0Wisconsin43.0F9.2 mph0.0 inYes
202211Wet30.0-3.0Maryland50.4F3.1 mph0.0 inNo
20189Wet30.0-3.0Iowa41.9F9.6 mph0.0 inNo
201412Cold30.0-3.0Temple33.8F8.1 mph0.0 inNo
202112Cold28.0-5.0Rutgers39.6F8.1 mph0.0 inNo
202312Cold27.0-6.0Rutgers45.0F8.1 mph0.0 inNo
202113Cold27.0-6.0Michigan State28.4F9.3 mph0.0 inYes
202013Cold27.0-6.0Michigan42.3F9.9 mph0.0 inYes
201914Cold27.0-6.0Rutgers34.9F7.1 mph0.0 inNo
202413Cold26.0-7.0Minnesota39.2F4.7 mph0.0 inNo
201911Cold26.0-7.0Minnesota39.7F4.7 mph0.0 inYes
20209Cold25.0-8.0Ohio State40.1F5.6 mph0.0 inNo
20255Wet24.0-9.0Oregon66.6F4.3 mph0.0 inYes
20219Wet24.0-9.0Ohio State55.8F7.8 mph0.0 inNo
201710Cold24.0-9.0Michigan State41.0F12.7 mph0.0 inYes
20168Wet24.0-9.0Ohio State42.8F13.9 mph0.1 inYes
20136Wet24.0-9.0Indiana71.1F5.8 mph0.0 inYes
202014Wet23.0-10.0Rutgers43.5F11.6 mph0.0 inNo
201811Windy22.0-11.0Wisconsin31.6F26.1 mph0.0 inNo
201510Windy21.0-12.0Northwestern51.1F15.0 mph0.0 inNo
20155Wet20.0-13.0Army42.8F9.2 mph0.0 inYes
201313Windy20.0-13.0Nebraska37.4F17.2 mph0.0 inYes
201410Cold19.0-14.0Maryland42.8F11.4 mph0.0 inYes
20218Wet18.0-15.0Illinois46.8F4.3 mph0.0 inYes
20225Wet17.0-16.0Northwestern52.2F5.8 mph0.0 inNo
20227Windy17.0-16.0Michigan51.1F17.4 mph0.0 inNo
202111Wet17.0-16.0Michigan39.6F19.9 mph0.0 inNo
201913Cold17.0-16.0Ohio State39.9F7.2 mph0.0 inNo
20193Wet17.0-16.0Pittsburgh65.8F8.5 mph0.0 inNo
201512Cold16.0-17.0Michigan42.8F10.3 mph0.0 inNo
201513Cold16.0-17.0Michigan State35.1F7.0 mph0.0 inNo
201413Windy14.0-19.0Illinois51.1F17.2 mph0.0 inYes
20139Cold14.0-19.0Ohio State43.0F5.8 mph0.0 inNo
20157Cold10.0-23.0Ohio State42.1F4.7 mph0.0 inNo
201414Cold10.0-23.0Michigan State33.8F7.0 mph0.0 inNo
201311Cold10.0-23.0Minnesota43.0F13.9 mph0.0 inNo

Quick Answers

Penn State weather quick answers

Seasons

2,013-2,025

Weather delta

-2.88

Games in scope
150
Neutral avg points
33.01
Adverse avg points
30.13
Top outlier
Wet (29.99)