Indiana vs. Penn State

Indiana and Penn State have 28 meetings on file, the first in 1993; Penn State leads the series 25–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Penn State 8–⁠2.

Scheduled 2027 at Indiana; 2028 at Penn State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Indiana wins
3
Penn State wins
25
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1993
Longest streak
16 Penn State
Current streak
1 Indiana
Last 10 meetings
Penn State 8–⁠2
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s0–⁠5
2000s0–⁠8
2010s1–⁠9
2020s2–⁠3
Both ranked
2 meetings: Indiana 0, Penn State 2
Average margin
15.8 points; 11 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Indiana
2–⁠10 Indiana’s record at home
At Penn State
13–⁠1 Penn State’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠2 Indiana first
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Indiana’s biggest win2013: Indiana 44, Penn State 24by 20 points
  2. Penn State’s biggest win2003: Penn State 52, Indiana 7by 45 points
  3. Upset2013: Indiana 44, Penn State 24Indiana had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Ranked showdown2019: Penn State 34, Indiana 27No. 24 Indiana at No. 9 Penn State
  5. Ranked showdown1993: Penn State 38, Indiana 31No. 17 Indiana at No. 19 Penn State

Coach against coach

YearsIndianaSeriesPenn State
1993–⁠1996Bill Mallory0–⁠4Joe Paterno
1999–⁠2001Cam Cameron0–⁠3Joe Paterno
2002–⁠2004Gerry DiNardo0–⁠3Joe Paterno
2007–⁠2010Bill Lynch0–⁠4Joe Paterno
2014–⁠2016Kevin Wilson0–⁠3James Franklin
2017–⁠2023Tom Allen1–⁠6James Franklin

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Indiana’s side (Mallory 0–⁠4 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 Indiana and Penn State, 1993 on13001500170019001995200020052010201520202025

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.

On television

2025FOX6.0 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Nov 8, 20252Indiana 27, Penn State 24at Penn State
Oct 28, 202310Penn State 33, Indiana 24at Penn State
Nov 5, 202216Penn State 45, Indiana 14at Indiana
Oct 2, 20214Penn State 24, Indiana 0at Penn State
Oct 24, 2020Indiana 36, 8Penn State 35at Indiana
Nov 16, 20199Penn State 34, 24Indiana 27at Penn State
Oct 20, 201818Penn State 33, Indiana 28at Indiana
Sep 30, 20174Penn State 45, Indiana 14at Penn State
Nov 12, 201612Penn State 45, Indiana 31at Indiana
Oct 10, 2015Penn State 29, Indiana 7at Penn State
Nov 8, 2014Penn State 13, Indiana 7at Indiana
Oct 5, 2013Indiana 44, Penn State 24at Indiana
Nov 17, 2012Penn State 45, Indiana 22at Penn State
Oct 1, 2011Penn State 16, Indiana 10at Indiana
Nov 20, 2010Penn State 41, Indiana 24Neutral site
Nov 14, 200919Penn State 31, Indiana 20at Penn State
Nov 15, 20087Penn State 34, Indiana 7at Penn State
Oct 20, 2007Penn State 36, Indiana 31at Indiana
Nov 13, 2004Penn State 22, Indiana 18at Indiana
Nov 15, 2003Penn State 52, Indiana 7at Penn State
Nov 16, 200216Penn State 58, Indiana 25at Indiana
Nov 17, 2001Penn State 28, Indiana 14at Penn State
Oct 28, 2000Penn State 27, Indiana 24Neutral site
Sep 25, 19992Penn State 45, Indiana 24at Penn State
Oct 26, 199617Penn State 48, Indiana 26at Indiana
Oct 28, 199516Penn State 45, Indiana 21at Penn State
Nov 5, 19942Penn State 35, Indiana 29at Indiana
Nov 6, 199319Penn State 38, 17Indiana 31at Penn State

Every game is listed as played on the field.