Nebraska vs. Penn State

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

1. Nebraska’s biggest win1983: Nebraska 44, Penn State 6by 38 points
2. Penn State’s biggest win2002: Penn State 40, Nebraska 7by 33 points
3. Upset1958: Nebraska 14, Penn State 7Nebraska had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Ranked showdown1982: Penn State 27, Nebraska 24No. 2 Nebraska at No. 8 Penn State
5. Ranked showdown1980: Nebraska 21, Penn State 7No. 3 Nebraska at No. 11 Penn State
6. Ranked showdown1981: Penn State 30, Nebraska 24No. 3 Penn State at No. 15 Nebraska
7. Ranked showdown1979: Nebraska 42, Penn State 17No. 18 Penn State at No. 6 Nebraska

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Nebraska’s side (Glassford 1–⁠2 against Engle). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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.

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  1920 · Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], Nov 7, 1920

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  1950 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 22, 1950

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  1951 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 14, 1951

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  1952 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 19, 1952

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  1958 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Sep 21, 1958

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

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

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Nebraska vs. Kansas109 meetings, Nebraska 88–⁠18–⁠3
• Nebraska vs. Iowa State102 meetings, Nebraska 84–⁠16–⁠2
• Nebraska vs. Missouri96 meetings, Nebraska 60–⁠33–⁠3
• Nebraska vs. Kansas State95 meetings, Nebraska 77–⁠15–⁠3
• Penn State vs. Pittsburgh99 meetings, Penn State 52–⁠43–⁠4
• Penn State vs. Syracuse71 meetings, Penn State 43–⁠23–⁠5
• Penn State vs. West Virginia61 meetings, Penn State 50–⁠9–⁠2
• Penn State vs. Maryland48 meetings, Penn State 44–⁠3–⁠1