Rivalry leaderboard
Keystone Classic Greatest Games
The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 71/100
- Overtime
- 0
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 99
- Series record
- Penn State 52-43-4 Pittsburgh
- Tracked years
- 1893-2019
- Trophy
- No named trophy
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
24 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1982Week 13
Pittsburgh at Penn State
Pittsburgh 10, Penn State 19
Winner: Penn State
No. 5 Pittsburgh vs. No. 2 Penn State · 9-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
- 1980Week 14
Pittsburgh at Penn State
Pittsburgh 14, Penn State 9
Winner: Pittsburgh
No. 4 Pittsburgh vs. No. 10 Penn State · 5-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 1977Week 13
Penn State at Pittsburgh
Penn State 15, Pittsburgh 13
Winner: Penn State
No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh · 2-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 1978Week 13
Pittsburgh at Penn State
Pittsburgh 10, Penn State 17
Winner: Penn State
No. 16 Pittsburgh vs. No. 1 Penn State · 7-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1975Week 12
Penn State at Pittsburgh
Penn State 7, Pittsburgh 6
Winner: Penn State
No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 17 Pittsburgh · 1-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 1999Week 3
Pittsburgh at Penn State
Pittsburgh 17, Penn State 20
Winner: Penn State
Unranked Pittsburgh vs. No. 2 Penn State · 3-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1976Week 13
Penn State at Pittsburgh
Penn State 7, Pittsburgh 24
Winner: Pittsburgh
No. 20 Penn State vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh · 17-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
- 1956Week 11
Pittsburgh at Penn State
Pittsburgh 7, Penn State 7
Result: Tie
No. 12 Pittsburgh vs. Unranked Penn State · 0-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
- 1998Week 4
Penn State at Pittsburgh
Penn State 20, Pittsburgh 13
Winner: Penn State
No. 7 Penn State vs. Unranked Pittsburgh · 7-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
- 1990Week 14
Pittsburgh at Penn State
Pittsburgh 17, Penn State 22
Winner: Penn State
Unranked Pittsburgh vs. No. 10 Penn State · 5-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
- 1983Week 13
Pittsburgh at Penn State
Pittsburgh 24, Penn State 24
Result: Tie
No. 16 Pittsburgh vs. Unranked Penn State · 0-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
- 1997Week 3
Pittsburgh at Penn State
Pittsburgh 17, Penn State 34
Winner: Penn State
Unranked Pittsburgh vs. No. 1 Penn State · 17-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
43
Game score
- 1991Week 14
Penn State at Pittsburgh
Penn State 32, Pittsburgh 20
Winner: Penn State
No. 6 Penn State vs. Unranked Pittsburgh · 12-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
43
Game score
- 1989Week 13
Penn State at Pittsburgh
Penn State 16, Pittsburgh 13
Winner: Penn State
No. 22 Penn State vs. No. 19 Pittsburgh · 3-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
43
Game score
- 1981Week 13
Penn State at Pittsburgh
Penn State 48, Pittsburgh 14
Winner: Penn State
No. 11 Penn State vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh · 34-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 1/35 · Overtime 0/15
41
Game score
- 1959Week 11
Penn State at Pittsburgh
Penn State 7, Pittsburgh 22
Winner: Pittsburgh
No. 15 Penn State vs. No. 16 Pittsburgh · 15-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15
41
Game score
- 1986Week 13
Pittsburgh at Penn State
Pittsburgh 14, Penn State 34
Winner: Penn State
Unranked Pittsburgh vs. No. 2 Penn State · 20-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
- 1974Week 13
Penn State at Pittsburgh
Penn State 31, Pittsburgh 10
Winner: Penn State
No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 18 Pittsburgh · 21-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
- 1969Week 11
Penn State at Pittsburgh
Penn State 27, Pittsburgh 7
Winner: Penn State
No. 3 Penn State vs. Unranked Pittsburgh · 20-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
- 1962Week 11
Penn State at Pittsburgh
Penn State 16, Pittsburgh 0
Winner: Penn State
No. 9 Penn State vs. Unranked Pittsburgh · 16-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
- 1979Week 14
Pittsburgh at Penn State
Pittsburgh 29, Penn State 14
Winner: Pittsburgh
No. 10 Pittsburgh vs. Unranked Penn State · 15-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
- 1960Week 11
Penn State at Pittsburgh
Penn State 14, Pittsburgh 3
Winner: Penn State
No. 15 Penn State vs. Unranked Pittsburgh · 11-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1921Week 11
Pittsburgh at Penn State
Pittsburgh 0, Penn State 0
Result: Tie
Unranked Pittsburgh vs. Unranked Penn State · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.