Penn State 2025
Preseason Ranking: Top 5 Coach: James Franklin (fired mid-season) → interim → Matt Campbell hired after season Postseason: Missed
Season Narrative
A historically painful season at Penn State. Preseason top-5 expectations collapsed into a five-game losing streak (Oregon, UCLA, Northwestern, Iowa, Ohio State) that ended James Franklin's tenure. The signature disasters: a double-OT loss to Oregon in the whiteout, then a November loss to Indiana on Omar Cooper Jr.'s game-winning catch. The Franklin firing was the inflection point of the season — and the year produced a string of heartbreak moments that defined the 2025 Wiggum Scale episode.
Key Games
- 2025 Penn State vs Oregon Whiteout — Double OT loss, Thieneman INT, Full Wiggum
- 2025-11-08 Indiana at Penn State — Lost 27-24 on Omar Cooper Jr.'s late catch
Key Players
- Penn State QB (relevant players TBD as more episodes fill in)
Storylines / Takes
- 2026-03-24 (2026-03-24 The Wiggum Scale - Rating 2025's Most Heartbreaking Moments): The Oregon Whiteout loss rated Full Wiggum — "the moment that broke the season."
- 2026-03-24 (2026-03-24 The Wiggum Scale - Rating 2025's Most Heartbreaking Moments): The Indiana loss re-rated from Semi-Wiggum to "Indiana Excellence" — Penn State had already lost five straight.