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Minnesota-Penn State Greatest Games

The series' top 17 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 17
Top score: 64/100
Overtime: 2

Series context

Completed meetings: 17
Series record: Minnesota 6-11 Penn State
Tracked years: 1993-2024
Trophy: Governor's Victory Bell

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 17 games

12 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

2019Week 11
Penn State at Minnesota
Penn State 26, Minnesota 31
Winner: Minnesota
No. 5 Penn State vs. No. 13 Minnesota · 5-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
1997Week 9
Minnesota at Penn State
Minnesota 15, Penn State 16
Winner: Penn State
Unranked Minnesota vs. No. 1 Penn State · 1-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
1999Week 11
Minnesota at Penn State
Minnesota 24, Penn State 23
Winner: Minnesota
Unranked Minnesota vs. No. 2 Penn State · 1-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
2024Week 13
Penn State at Minnesota
Penn State 26, Minnesota 25
Winner: Penn State
No. 4 Penn State vs. Unranked Minnesota · 1-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
2006Week 61OT
Penn State at Minnesota
Penn State 28, Minnesota 27
Winner: Penn State
Unranked Penn State vs. Unranked Minnesota · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 9/15
43
Game score
2016Week 51OT
Minnesota at Penn State
Minnesota 26, Penn State 29
Winner: Penn State
Unranked Minnesota vs. Unranked Penn State · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
41
Game score
1998Week 7
Penn State at Minnesota
Penn State 27, Minnesota 17
Winner: Penn State
No. 12 Penn State vs. Unranked Minnesota · 10-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
2004Week 6
Penn State at Minnesota
Penn State 7, Minnesota 16
Winner: Minnesota
Unranked Penn State vs. No. 18 Minnesota · 9-point margin
Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
2003Week 6
Minnesota at Penn State
Minnesota 20, Penn State 14
Winner: Minnesota
No. 24 Minnesota vs. Unranked Penn State · 6-point margin
Ranking 2/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
2009Week 7
Minnesota at Penn State
Minnesota 0, Penn State 20
Winner: Penn State
Unranked Minnesota vs. No. 14 Penn State · 20-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
27
Game score
1993Week 2
Minnesota at Penn State
Minnesota 20, Penn State 38
Winner: Penn State
Unranked Minnesota vs. No. 17 Penn State · 18-point margin
Ranking 9/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
26
Game score
2000Week 7
Penn State at Minnesota
Penn State 16, Minnesota 25
Winner: Minnesota
Unranked Penn State vs. Unranked Minnesota · 9-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
26
Game score
2010Week 8
Penn State at Minnesota
Penn State 33, Minnesota 21
Winner: Penn State
Unranked Penn State vs. Unranked Minnesota · 12-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
23
Game score
2013Week 11
Penn State at Minnesota
Penn State 10, Minnesota 24
Winner: Minnesota
Unranked Penn State vs. Unranked Minnesota · 14-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
21
Game score
1994Week 2
Penn State at Minnesota
Penn State 56, Minnesota 3
Winner: Penn State
No. 9 Penn State vs. Unranked Minnesota · 53-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
17
Game score
2022Week 8
Minnesota at Penn State
Minnesota 17, Penn State 45
Winner: Penn State
Unranked Minnesota vs. No. 16 Penn State · 28-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 7/35 · Overtime 0/15
17
Game score
2005Week 5
Minnesota at Penn State
Minnesota 14, Penn State 44
Winner: Penn State
No. 18 Minnesota vs. Unranked Penn State · 30-point margin
Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 5/35 · Overtime 0/15
13
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.