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Rivalry History

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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

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

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Sep 14, 2019Pittsburgh at Penn StatePenn State 17, Pittsburgh 10Venue unavailablePenn State
Sep 9, 2018Penn State at PittsburghPenn State 51, Pittsburgh 6Venue unavailablePenn State
Sep 9, 2017Pittsburgh at Penn StatePenn State 33, Pittsburgh 14Venue unavailablePenn State
Sep 10, 2016Penn State at PittsburghPenn State 39, Pittsburgh 42Venue unavailablePittsburgh
Sep 16, 2000Penn State at PittsburghPenn State 0, Pittsburgh 12Venue unavailablePittsburgh
Sep 11, 1999Pittsburgh at Penn StatePenn State 20, Pittsburgh 17Venue unavailablePenn State
Sep 19, 1998Penn State at PittsburghPenn State 20, Pittsburgh 13Venue unavailablePenn State
Sep 6, 1997Pittsburgh at Penn StatePenn State 34, Pittsburgh 17Venue unavailablePenn State
Nov 21, 1992Pittsburgh at Penn StatePenn State 57, Pittsburgh 13Venue unavailablePenn State
Nov 28, 1991Penn State at PittsburghPenn State 32, Pittsburgh 20Venue unavailablePenn State