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Penn State and Pittsburgh have met 100 times since 1893. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 52-43-4
- Current streak
- Penn State 3 games
- Longest streak
- Pittsburgh 14 games (1922-1938)
- Avg. margin / points
- 16.0 / 30.5
Series overview
Penn State 52-43-4 Pittsburgh. Current streak: Penn State 3 games.
Last five meetings
Penn State 3 | Pittsburgh 2
Largest margin
59 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1893 through 2019.
- 99 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Sep 14, 2019.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Penn State and Pittsburgh have a tracked series that starts in 1893 and spans 100 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series history
- Status
- Historical or inactive series
- Years
- 1893-2019
- Busiest era
- 1900s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 15 years (2000-2016)
- 1900s10 games
- 1910s10 games
- 1920s10 games
- 1940s10 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2019 - Sep 14, 2019
Penn State 17, Pittsburgh 10. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1983 - Nov 19, 1983
Penn State 24, Pittsburgh 24. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2016 - Sep 10, 2016
Penn State 39, Pittsburgh 42. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1903 - Oct 24, 1903
Penn State 59, Pittsburgh 0. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Penn State 3, Pittsburgh 2 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Penn State 8, Pittsburgh 2 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Lower-scoring recent history; average total 30.5, average margin 16.0.
- Current streak
- Penn State 3 games
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Journey Brown
Penn State, 2019
Rushing Yards: 890
KJ Hamler
Penn State, 2019
Receiving Yards: 904
Sean Clifford
Penn State, 2019
Passing Yards: 2654
A.J. Davis
Pittsburgh, 2019
Rushing Yards: 530
Kenny Pickett
Pittsburgh, 2019
Passing Yards: 3098
Maurice Ffrench
Pittsburgh, 2019
Receiving Yards: 850
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
James Franklin
Penn State - 2016-2019 - 42-11
Pat Narduzzi
Pittsburgh - 2016-2019 - 28-24
Joe Paterno
Penn State - 2000 - 5-7
Walt Harris
Pittsburgh - 2000 - 7-5
Weather, rankings, and research links
4 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 68F, 1 windy, 2 with precipitation.
Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 2 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.
Penn State team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Pittsburgh team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Penn State season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Pittsburgh season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Penn State weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Pittsburgh weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2019 | Pittsburgh at Penn State | Penn State 17, Pittsburgh 10 | Venue unavailable | Penn State |
| Sep 9, 2018 | Penn State at Pittsburgh | Penn State 51, Pittsburgh 6 | Venue unavailable | Penn State |
| Sep 9, 2017 | Pittsburgh at Penn State | Penn State 33, Pittsburgh 14 | Venue unavailable | Penn State |
| Sep 10, 2016 | Penn State at Pittsburgh | Penn State 39, Pittsburgh 42 | Venue unavailable | Pittsburgh |
| Sep 16, 2000 | Penn State at Pittsburgh | Penn State 0, Pittsburgh 12 | Venue unavailable | Pittsburgh |
| Sep 11, 1999 | Pittsburgh at Penn State | Penn State 20, Pittsburgh 17 | Venue unavailable | Penn State |
| Sep 19, 1998 | Penn State at Pittsburgh | Penn State 20, Pittsburgh 13 | Venue unavailable | Penn State |
| Sep 6, 1997 | Pittsburgh at Penn State | Penn State 34, Pittsburgh 17 | Venue unavailable | Penn State |
| Nov 21, 1992 | Pittsburgh at Penn State | Penn State 57, Pittsburgh 13 | Venue unavailable | Penn State |
| Nov 28, 1991 | Penn State at Pittsburgh | Penn State 32, Pittsburgh 20 | Venue unavailable | Penn State |
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