Northwestern at Penn State

Saturday, October 19, 2002

No. 20 Penn State beat Northwestern 49–⁠0. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 7–⁠1.

AwayNorthwestern3–⁠9 in 2002
0
Home20Penn State9–⁠4 in 2002
49

Final at Beaver Stadium, University ParkHigh 53°F, low 34°F, 0.01 in. of rainAttendance 108,853

Scoring by quarter

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Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Penn State 80% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Penn State leads 16–⁠7 in 23 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Northwestern 34, Penn State 13
2025Northwestern 22, Penn State 21
2023Penn State 41, Northwestern 13
2022Penn State 17, Northwestern 7
2017Penn State 31, Northwestern 7
2015Northwestern 23, Penn State 21

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