Penn State (4-4)

Penn State's opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   Southern Cal       857.1 LOSS   23-31          7- 2 Division I FBS
   Wisconsin          856.5 LOSS   20-24          5- 3 Division I FBS
   Michigan           851.3 LOSS   18-21          5- 3 Division I FBS
   Northwestern       849.0 LOSS   13-34          6- 2 Division I FBS
>> Penn State         805.1 <<                    4- 4 Division I FBS
   Purdue             818.9 WIN    31-17   ++     3- 5 Division I FBS
   Buffalo            729.2 WIN    55-13    +     5- 3 Division I FBS
   Marshall           728.5 WIN    45-0     +     5- 3 Division I FBS
   Temple             654.3 WIN    27-9     -     2- 6 Division I FBS
Games against teams within about 100 rating points are often the best indicators of a team's actual strength.

"Effect" ranges from "---", a game that caused a large decrease in the team rating, to "+++", a game that produced a large increase in rating.

Note that wins over very weak teams may actually hurt a team's rating (the opposite is true for losses to very good teams).