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Rivalry History

Michigan-Penn State

Michigan and Penn State have met 27 times since 1993. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
17-10
Current streak
Michigan 3 games
Longest streak
Michigan 9 games (1997-2007)
Avg. margin / points
14.6 / 46.4

Series overview

Michigan 17-10 Penn State. Current streak: Michigan 3 games.

Last five meetings

Michigan 3 | Penn State 2

Largest margin

39 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1993 through 2023.
  • 27 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Nov 11, 2023.

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What this rivalry is

Michigan and Penn State have a tracked series that starts in 1993 and spans 27 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
1993-2023
Busiest era
2000s, 8 games
Longest pause
2 years (2002-2005)
  • 2000s8 games
  • 2010s8 games
  • 1990s7 games
  • 2020s4 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

2023 - Nov 11, 2023

Michigan 24, Penn State 15. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

2005 - Oct 15, 2005

Michigan 27, Penn State 25. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2013 - Oct 12, 2013

Michigan 40, Penn State 43. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

2016 - Sep 24, 2016

Michigan 49, Penn State 10. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Michigan 3, Penn State 2 across 5 games
Last ten
Michigan 7, Penn State 3 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 46.4, average margin 14.6.
Current streak
Michigan 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.

  • Blake Corum

    Michigan, 2023

    Rushing Yards: 1245

  • J.J. McCarthy

    Michigan, 2023

    Passing Yards: 2991

  • Roman Wilson

    Michigan, 2023

    Receiving Yards: 789

  • Drew Allar

    Penn State, 2023

    Passing Yards: 2631

  • Kaytron Allen

    Penn State, 2023

    Rushing Yards: 902

  • KeAndre Lambert-Smith

    Penn State, 2023

    Receiving Yards: 673

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Jim Harbaugh

    Michigan - 2019-2023 - 51-11

  • James Franklin

    Penn State - 2019-2023 - 43-18

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 47F, 2 windy, 1 with precipitation.

Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 5 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.

Michigan team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Penn State team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Michigan season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Penn State season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Michigan weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Penn State 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

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Nov 11, 2023Michigan at Penn StateMichigan 24, Penn State 15Venue unavailableMichigan
Oct 15, 2022Penn State at MichiganMichigan 41, Penn State 17Venue unavailableMichigan
Nov 13, 2021Michigan at Penn StateMichigan 21, Penn State 17Venue unavailableMichigan
Nov 28, 2020Penn State at MichiganMichigan 17, Penn State 27Venue unavailablePenn State
Oct 19, 2019Michigan at Penn StateMichigan 21, Penn State 28Venue unavailablePenn State
Nov 3, 2018Penn State at MichiganMichigan 42, Penn State 7Venue unavailableMichigan
Oct 21, 2017Michigan at Penn StateMichigan 13, Penn State 42Venue unavailablePenn State
Sep 24, 2016Penn State at MichiganMichigan 49, Penn State 10Venue unavailableMichigan
Nov 21, 2015Michigan at Penn StateMichigan 28, Penn State 16Venue unavailableMichigan
Oct 11, 2014Penn State at MichiganMichigan 18, Penn State 13Venue unavailableMichigan

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