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Ohio State-Penn State
Ohio State and Penn State have met 40 times since 1912. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 26-14
- Current streak
- Ohio State 8 games
- Longest streak
- Ohio State 8 games (2017-2024)
- Avg. margin / points
- 14.3 / 42.7
Series overview
Ohio State 26-14 Penn State. Current streak: Ohio State 8 games.
Last five meetings
Ohio State 5 | Penn State 0
Largest margin
49 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1912 through 2024.
- 40 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Nov 2, 2024.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Ohio State and Penn State have a tracked series that starts in 1912 and spans 40 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1912-2024
- Busiest era
- 2000s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 43 years (1912-1956)
- 2000s10 games
- 2010s10 games
- 1990s7 games
- 2020s5 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
2024 - Nov 2, 2024
Ohio State 20, Penn State 13. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
2018 - Sep 29, 2018
Ohio State 27, Penn State 26. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2017 - Oct 28, 2017
Ohio State 39, Penn State 38. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
2013 - Oct 27, 2013
Ohio State 63, Penn State 14. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Ohio State 5, Penn State 0 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Ohio State 9, Penn State 1 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 42.7, average margin 14.3.
- Current streak
- Ohio State 8 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.
Jeremiah Smith
Ohio State, 2024
Receiving Yards: 1315
Quinshon Judkins
Ohio State, 2024
Rushing Yards: 1060
Will Howard
Ohio State, 2024
Passing Yards: 4010
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.
Ryan Day
Ohio State - 2020-2024 - 54-9
James Franklin
Penn State - 2020-2024 - 45-19
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 52F, 1 with precipitation.
Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 5 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.
Ohio State team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Penn State team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Ohio State season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Penn State season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Ohio State 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
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2024 | Ohio State at Penn State | Ohio State 20, Penn State 13 | Venue unavailable | Ohio State |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Penn State at Ohio State | Ohio State 20, Penn State 12 | Venue unavailable | Ohio State |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Ohio State at Penn State | Ohio State 44, Penn State 31 | Venue unavailable | Ohio State |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Penn State at Ohio State | Ohio State 33, Penn State 24 | Venue unavailable | Ohio State |
| Oct 31, 2020 | Ohio State at Penn State | Ohio State 38, Penn State 25 | Venue unavailable | Ohio State |
| Nov 23, 2019 | Penn State at Ohio State | Ohio State 28, Penn State 17 | Venue unavailable | Ohio State |
| Sep 29, 2018 | Ohio State at Penn State | Ohio State 27, Penn State 26 | Venue unavailable | Ohio State |
| Oct 28, 2017 | Penn State at Ohio State | Ohio State 39, Penn State 38 | Venue unavailable | Ohio State |
| Oct 23, 2016 | Ohio State at Penn State | Ohio State 21, Penn State 24 | Venue unavailable | Penn State |
| Oct 18, 2015 | Penn State at Ohio State | Ohio State 38, Penn State 10 | Venue unavailable | Ohio State |
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