Florida State vs. Penn State

Florida State and Penn State have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1967; the series is tied 1–⁠1–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s even at 1–⁠1.

Florida State wins
1
Penn State wins
1
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1967
Longest streak
1 Florida State
Current streak
1 Penn State
Last 10 meetings
even at 1–⁠1
Most recent
2005

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s0–⁠0–⁠1
1990s1–⁠0
2000s0–⁠1
Both ranked
2 meetings: Florida State 1, Penn State 1; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
3.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
Neutral sites
1–⁠1–⁠1 Florida State first

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Florida State and Penn State, 1967 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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

FSU WR Willie Reid2005
Amp Lee Florida State1990
Kim Hammond Florida State1967
QB/PK Tom Sherman Penn State1967

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Jan 3, 20064Penn State 26, 22Florida State 23Neutral siteOrange Bowl
Dec 28, 19906Florida State 24, 7Penn State 17Neutral siteBlockbuster Bowl
Dec 30, 1967Penn State 17, Florida State 17Neutral siteGator Bowl

Every game is listed as played on the field.