BYU vs. Penn State
BYU and Penn State first met in 1989 and have played 3 times; Penn State leads the series 2–1. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Penn State 2–1. Share
- BYU wins
- 1
- Penn State wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1989
- Longest streak
- 2 Penn State
- Current streak
- 1 BYU
- Last 10 meetings
- Penn State 2–1
- Most recent
- 1992
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: BYU 0, Penn State 1
- Average margin
- 16.7 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At BYU
- 1–0 BYU’s record at home
- At Penn State
- 1–0 Penn State’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 BYU first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Coach against coach
| Years | BYU | Series | Penn State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–1992 | LaVell Edwards | 1–2 | Joe Paterno |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from BYU’s side (Edwards 1–2 against Paterno). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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.
Stars of the series
Named most valuable
| Ty Detmer BYU | 1989 |
| Blair Thomas Penn State | 1989 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Oct 31, 1992 | BYU 30, 14Penn State 17 | at BYU | ||
| Sep 21, 1991 | 12Penn State 33, BYU 7 | at Penn State | ||
| Dec 29, 1989 | 18Penn State 50, 19BYU 39 | Neutral site | Holiday Bowl |
Every game is listed as played on the field.