Game notes: Purdue at Penn State
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The matchup
- Purdue (3–4, 2–2 in conference) at Penn State (3–4, 0–4 in conference), Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Beaver Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 22nd meeting; Penn State leads the series 17–3–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 16, 2024: Penn State 49, Purdue 10.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1951: Purdue 28, Penn State 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Penn State is 8–1–1 at home against Purdue.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Penn State 49–10 (at Purdue); 2022: Penn State 35–31 (at Purdue); 2019: Penn State 35–7 (at Penn State); 2016: Penn State 62–24 (at Purdue); 2013: Penn State 45–21 (at Penn State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Purdue
- Purdue is 3–4 (2–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 44–19 vs. Indiana State; L 36–38 vs. Wake Forest; L 38–52 at UCLA; L 10–49 vs. No. 3 Notre Dame; W 24–17 at Illinois; W 41–13 vs. Minnesota; L 26–38 vs. Washington.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Purdue is No. 104 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Barry Odom is 5–14 in his second season at Purdue and 49–47 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Barry Odom faces Penn State as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Fame Ijeboi (RB): 568 rushing yards, 9 TD, No. 8 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Ryan Browne (QB): 1,822 passing yards, 10 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jojo Hayden (LB): 43 tackles, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1992, Purdue lost to No. 3 Michigan 24–17.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Penn State
- Penn State is 3–4 (0–4 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 45–0 vs. Marshall; W 27–9 at Temple; W 55–13 vs. Buffalo; L 20–24 vs. Wisconsin; L 13–34 at Northwestern; L 23–31 vs. No. 19 USC; L 18–21 at Michigan.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Penn State has lost four straight, since beating Buffalo 55–13 (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Penn State is No. 46 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Matt Campbell is 3–4 in his first season at Penn State and 110–74 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Matt Campbell faces Purdue as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Rocco Becht (QB): 1,664 passing yards, 12 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Chase Sowell (WR): 34 catches, 510 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tony Rojas (LB): 56 tackles, 5 sacks, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Penn State lost to No. 3 Ohio State 38–25.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Barry Odom and Matt Campbell as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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