California vs. Penn State
California and Penn State have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1961; Penn State leads the series 3–1 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Penn State 3–1. Share
- California wins
- 1
- Penn State wins
- 3
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1961
- Longest streak
- 2 Penn State
- Current streak
- 1 Penn State
- Last 10 meetings
- Penn State 3–1
- Most recent
- 1966
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 10.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At California
- 1–1 California’s record at home
- At Penn State
- 2–0 Penn State’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
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.
Every game
| Oct 29, 1966 | Penn State 33, California 15 | at Penn State | ||
| Oct 30, 1965 | California 21, Penn State 17 | at California | ||
| Oct 27, 1962 | Penn State 23, California 21 | at California | ||
| Oct 28, 1961 | Penn State 33, California 16 | at Penn State |
Every game is listed as played on the field.