Ohio vs. Penn State

Ohio and Penn State have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1967; Penn State leads the series 6–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Penn State 6–⁠1. Share

Ohio wins: 1
Penn State wins: 6
Ties: 0
Earliest on file: 1967
Longest streak: 5 Penn State
Current streak: 1 Penn State
Last 10 meetings: Penn State 6–⁠1
Most recent: 2022

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
	’0	’1	’2	’3	’4	’5	’6	’7	’8	’9	W–L
1960s											0–⁠2
1970s											0–⁠3
2010s											1–⁠0
2020s											0–⁠1

Average margin: 24.9 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Penn State: 6–⁠1 Penn State’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

Ohio’s biggest win2012: Ohio 24, Penn State 14by 10 points
Penn State’s biggest win1973: Penn State 49, Ohio 10by 39 points

Coach against coach

Years	Ohio	Series	Penn State
1967–⁠1974	Bill Hess	0–⁠5	Joe Paterno

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Ohio’s side (Hess 0–⁠5 against Paterno). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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

Nicholas Singleton Penn State

10 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD

2022 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Sep 10, 2022	Penn State 46, Ohio 10	at Penn State
Sep 1, 2012	Ohio 24, Penn State 14	at Penn State
Nov 16, 1974	11Penn State 35, Ohio 16	at Penn State
Nov 17, 1973	6Penn State 49, Ohio 10	at Penn State
Nov 14, 1970	Penn State 32, Ohio 22	at Penn State
Oct 25, 1969	8Penn State 42, Ohio 3	at Penn State
Nov 18, 1967	Penn State 35, Ohio 14	at Penn State

Every game is listed as played on the field.