New York University vs. Penn State
New York University and Penn State first met in 1927 and have played 4 times; Penn State leads the series 2–1–1. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Penn State 2–1, and Penn State has won the last 2. Share
- New York University wins
- 1
- Penn State wins
- 2
- Ties
- 1
- First meeting
- 1927
- Longest streak
- 2 Penn State
- Current streak
- 2 Penn State
- Last 10 meetings
- Penn State 2–1
- Most recent
- 1941
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 18.5 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At New York University
- 1–1 New York University’s record at home
- At Penn State
- 1–0–1 Penn State’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 3
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.
From the newspapers
1941 · The Tacoma times, Tacoma, Wash., Nov 3, 1941
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.
Every game
| Oct 31, 1941 | Penn State 42, New York University 0 | at New York University | ||
| Nov 16, 1940 | 20Penn State 25, New York University 0 | at Penn State | ||
| Oct 19, 1929 | New York University 7, Penn State 0 | at New York University | ||
| Nov 12, 1927 | Penn State 13, New York University 13 | at Penn State |
Every game is listed as played on the field.