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Penn State vs. Purdue

Penn State and Purdue have 21 meetings on file, the first in 1951; Penn State leads the series 17–⁠3–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Penn State 10–⁠0, and Penn State has won the last 11.

Scheduled 2027 at Purdue. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Penn State wins
17
Purdue wins
3
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1951
Longest streak
11 Penn State
Current streak
11 Penn State
Last 10 meetings
Penn State 10–⁠0
Most recent
2024

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s0–⁠1–⁠1
1990s5–⁠0
2000s5–⁠2
2010s5–⁠0
2020s2–⁠0
Both ranked
2 meetings: Penn State 2, Purdue 0
Average margin
15.9 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Penn State
8–⁠1–⁠1 Penn State’s record at home
At Purdue
2–⁠9 Purdue’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Penn State’s biggest win2024: Penn State 49, Purdue 10by 39 points
  2. Purdue’s biggest win1951: Purdue 28, Penn State 0by 28 points
  3. Ranked showdown1999: Penn State 31, Purdue 25No. 2 Penn State at No. 16 Purdue
  4. Ranked showdown1997: Penn State 42, Purdue 17No. 6 Penn State at No. 19 Purdue

Coach against coach

YearsPenn StateSeriesPurdue
1997–⁠2008Joe Paterno8–⁠2Joe Tiller

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Penn State’s side (Paterno 8–⁠2 against Tiller). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Penn State and Purdue, 1951 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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.

Every game

Oct 31, 2026Purdue at Penn State upcomingat Penn State
Nov 16, 20244Penn State 49, Purdue 10at Purdue
Sep 1, 2022Penn State 35, Purdue 31at Purdue
Oct 5, 201912Penn State 35, Purdue 7at Penn State
Oct 29, 201624Penn State 62, Purdue 24at Purdue
Nov 16, 2013Penn State 45, Purdue 21at Penn State
Nov 3, 2012Penn State 34, Purdue 9at Purdue
Oct 15, 2011Penn State 23, Purdue 18at Penn State
Oct 4, 20086Penn State 20, Purdue 6at Purdue
Nov 3, 2007Penn State 26, Purdue 19at Penn State
Oct 28, 2006Penn State 12, Purdue 0at Purdue
Oct 29, 200511Penn State 33, Purdue 15at Penn State
Oct 9, 20049Purdue 20, Penn State 13at Penn State
Oct 11, 200318Purdue 28, Penn State 14at Purdue
Sep 30, 2000Penn State 22, 22Purdue 20at Penn State
Oct 23, 19992Penn State 31, 16Purdue 25at Purdue
Oct 17, 199812Penn State 31, Purdue 13at Penn State
Nov 15, 19976Penn State 42, 19Purdue 17at Purdue
Oct 12, 199610Penn State 31, Purdue 14at Penn State
Oct 14, 199520Penn State 26, Purdue 23at Purdue
Sep 27, 1952Penn State 20, Purdue 20at Penn State
Nov 3, 1951Purdue 28, Penn State 0at Purdue

Every game is listed as played on the field.