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Akron vs. Penn State

Akron and Penn State have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1999; Penn State leads the series 6–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Penn State 6–⁠0, and Penn State has won the last 6.

Akron wins
0
Penn State wins
6
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1999
Longest streak
6 Penn State
Current streak
6 Penn State
Last 10 meetings
Penn State 6–⁠0
Most recent
2017

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s0–⁠1
2000s0–⁠3
2010s0–⁠2
Average margin
32.7 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Penn State
6–⁠0 Penn State’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Penn State’s biggest win2017: Penn State 52, Akron 0by 52 points

Coach against coach

YearsAkronSeriesPenn State
2004–⁠2009J.D. Brookhart0–⁠3Joe Paterno

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Akron’s side (Brookhart 0–⁠3 against Paterno). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Akron and Penn State, 1999 on130015001700200020052010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 2, 20176Penn State 52, Akron 0at Penn State
Sep 6, 2014Penn State 21, Akron 3at Penn State
Sep 5, 20099Penn State 31, Akron 7at Penn State
Sep 2, 200619Penn State 34, Akron 16at Penn State
Sep 4, 2004Penn State 48, Akron 10at Penn State
Sep 4, 19992Penn State 70, Akron 24at Penn State

Every game is listed as played on the field.