Houston vs. Penn State
Houston and Penn State first met in 1964 and have played 3 times; Penn State leads the series 2–1. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Penn State 2–1. Share
- Houston wins
- 1
- Penn State wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1964
- Longest streak
- 2 Penn State
- Current streak
- 1 Houston
- Last 10 meetings
- Penn State 2–1
- Most recent
- 2011
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 2 meetings: Houston 1, Penn State 1; 1 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 16.7 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Houston
- 0–1 Houston’s record at home
- At Penn State
- 1–0 Penn State’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 Houston first
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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Case Keenum Houston | 45 of 69, 532 yards, 3 TD | 2011 Passing | |
| Patrick Edwards Houston | 10 catches, 228 yards, 2 TD | 2011 Receiving |
Named most valuable
| Case Keenum Houston | 2011 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Jan 2, 2012 | 20Houston 30, 24Penn State 14 | Neutral site | TicketCity Bowl | |
| Sep 17, 1977 | 10Penn State 31, 9Houston 14 | at Penn State | ||
| Nov 14, 1964 | Penn State 24, Houston 7 | at Houston |
Every game is listed as played on the field.