Penn State regular season record predictions for 2025

Penn State raised the bar for the program last season by making a run to the College Football Playoff semifinal and coming within mere moments of playing for a national title. This season, the Nittany Lions have great expectations being placed on them by the national polls and power rankings, and for good reason. Is this team ready to run the gauntlet and prove themselves worthy of the high national rankings en route to another deep playoff run?

Our staff at Nittany Lions Wire is going on the record with our Penn State regular-season record predictions for the upcoming season. As you can see, we are all feeling pretty confident in Penn State’s success this regular season, but winning every game is a slightly different story.

Here are our Penn State final record predictions for the 2025 season.

Christopher Sheppard: 11-1

If all goes well for Penn State this season, they could be looking at an 11-1 regular season with the sole loss coming to the Buckeyes on the road. With not too many road tests, most of the Nittany Lions’ toughest hurdles will come at home. Starting with their Whiteout matchup in Week 4 against the Oregon Ducks, Penn State will be looking for revenge and should overwhelm a new-look Ducks roster despite the hype around 5-star receiver Dakorien Moore. Indiana could prove to be another feisty opponent at Beaver Stadium, but without an established RB tandem and only one top wideout, the pace of the game could be a stretch for the Hoosiers. Their toughest stretch could be that two-game slate in Weeks 6 and 8, where they have games on the road against Iowa and Ohio State. They do have the week off before their matchup with the Buckeyes, but a potentially grueling matchup against that feisty Iowa defense could have a toll. They should survive a scare in Iowa City, but may not have enough in the tank against…


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