2015 — The 2015 Season

Penn State's 2015 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ +2.8 last-week
Era The Sanctions Wilderness
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Temple 10-27 W vs Buffalo 27-14 W vs Rutgers 28-3 W vs San Sta 37-21 W vs Army 20-14 W vs Indiana 29-7 L @ Ohio St 10-38 W @ Maryland 31-30 W vs Illinois 39-0 L @ Northw 21-23 L vs Michigan 16-28 L @ Mich St 16-55 L @ Georgia 17-24 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2015.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2015 season's largest margin: Penn State 39, Illinois 0. A 39-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Penn State 16, Michigan State 55. A 39-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Penn State fell to Georgia 17-24 in the postseason.

"We Are."
— Penn State fanbase voice · 2015· synthesized
What It Meant

2015 is a middle chapter for Penn State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.