Iowa at Penn State

Saturday, September 17, 1983

No. 13 Iowa beat Penn State 42–⁠34. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 5–⁠3.

Away13Iowa9–⁠3 in 1983
42
HomePenn State8–⁠4–⁠1 in 1983
34

FinalHigh 64°F, low 52°F, 0.41 in. of rainAttendance 84,628

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Penn State 65% to win. Iowa won as Elo’s underdog.

Penn State leads 18–⁠15 in 33 meetings, counting the 25 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Iowa 25, Penn State 24
2023Penn State 31, Iowa 0
2021Iowa 23, Penn State 20
2020Iowa 41, Penn State 21
2019Penn State 17, Iowa 12
2018Penn State 30, Iowa 24

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