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Rivalry History

Minnesota-Penn State

Minnesota and Penn State have met 17 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
6-11
Current streak
Penn State 2 games
Longest streak
Penn State 4 games (1993-1998)
Avg. margin / points
13.0 / 46.1

Series overview

Minnesota 6-11 Penn State. Current streak: Penn State 2 games.

Last five meetings

Minnesota 2 | Penn State 3

Largest margin

53 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1993 through 2024.
  • 17 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Nov 23, 2024.

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What this rivalry is

Minnesota and Penn State have a tracked series that starts in 1993 and spans 17 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Governor's Victory Bell gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.

Series history

Status
Active series
Years
1993-2024
Busiest era
2000s, 6 games
Longest pause
2 years (1994-1997)
  • 2000s6 games
  • 1990s5 games
  • 2010s4 games
  • 2020s2 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

3 featured games

Latest meeting

2024 - Nov 23, 2024

Minnesota 25, Penn State 26. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Highest scoring

2022 - Oct 22, 2022

Minnesota 17, Penn State 45. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1994 - Sep 3, 1994

Minnesota 3, Penn State 56. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Minnesota 2, Penn State 3 across 5 games
Last ten
Minnesota 3, Penn State 7 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 46.1, average margin 13.0.
Current streak
Penn State 2 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.

  • Daniel Jackson

    Minnesota, 2024

    Receiving Yards: 863

  • Darius Taylor

    Minnesota, 2024

    Rushing Yards: 986

  • Max Brosmer

    Minnesota, 2024

    Passing Yards: 2829

  • Drew Allar

    Penn State, 2024

    Passing Yards: 3327

  • Kaytron Allen

    Penn State, 2024

    Rushing Yards: 1108

  • Tyler Warren

    Penn State, 2024

    Receiving Yards: 1233

Coach context

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

  • James Franklin

    Penn State - 2016-2024 - 46-10

  • P.J. Fleck

    Minnesota - 2019-2024 - 28-11

  • Tracy Claeys

    Minnesota - 2016 - 9-4

  • Jerry Kill

    Minnesota - 2013 - 8-5

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 48F.

Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 2 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.

Minnesota team page

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

Penn State team page

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

Minnesota season results

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

Penn State season results

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

Minnesota 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 23, 2024Penn State at MinnesotaMinnesota 25, Penn State 26Venue unavailablePenn State
Oct 22, 2022Minnesota at Penn StateMinnesota 17, Penn State 45Venue unavailablePenn State
Nov 9, 2019Penn State at MinnesotaMinnesota 31, Penn State 26Venue unavailableMinnesota
Oct 1, 2016Minnesota at Penn StateMinnesota 26, Penn State 29Venue unavailablePenn State
Nov 9, 2013Penn State at MinnesotaMinnesota 24, Penn State 10Venue unavailableMinnesota
Oct 23, 2010Penn State at MinnesotaMinnesota 21, Penn State 33Venue unavailablePenn State
Oct 17, 2009Minnesota at Penn StateMinnesota 0, Penn State 20Venue unavailablePenn State
Oct 7, 2006Penn State at MinnesotaMinnesota 27, Penn State 28Venue unavailablePenn State
Oct 1, 2005Minnesota at Penn StateMinnesota 14, Penn State 44Venue unavailablePenn State
Oct 3, 2004Penn State at MinnesotaMinnesota 16, Penn State 7Venue unavailableMinnesota

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