On Saturday, your Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers to the tune of 38-15. It wasn’t always pretty, but at the end of the day, a win is a win.
Consider:
- #2 Michigan (Football Power Index (FPI) #8) beat ECU (FPI #75) by 27
- #3 Ohio State (FPI #2) beat Indiana (FPI #63) by 20
- #19 Wisconsin (FPI #23) beat Buffalo (FPI #94) by 21
- #25 Iowa (FPI #44) beat Utah State (FPI #100) by 10
And while we’re at it, let’s also consider:
- #17 TCU (FPI #36) lost to Colorado (FPI #71)
- Boston College (FPI #88) lost to Northern Illinois (FPI #91)
- Purdue (FPI #61) lost to Fresno State (FPI #64)
- Baylor (FPI #48) lost to Texas State (FPI #79)
- Texas Tech (FPI #32) lost to Wyoming (FPI #77)
- Illinois (FPI #47) barely beat Toledo (FPI #68)
- Arizona State (FPI #90) barely beat Southern Utah (FPI unranked)
So, you’ll have to forgive me if I see a final score of 38-15, wherein the FPI #11 team beat the FPI #60 team by 23 points, and call it anything other than a good win.