Penn State vs. Stanford

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

1. Penn State’s biggest win1975: Penn State 34, Stanford 14by 20 points
2. Stanford’s biggest win1992: Stanford 24, Penn State 3by 21 points
3. Ranked showdown1974: Penn State 24, Stanford 20No. 20 Stanford at No. 8 Penn State
4. Ranked showdown1992: Stanford 24, Penn State 3No. 21 Penn State at No. 13 Stanford

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Penn State’s side (Paterno 4–⁠0 against Christiansen). 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.

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• 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
• Stanford vs. California105 meetings, Stanford 54–⁠45–⁠6
• Stanford vs. USC102 meetings, Stanford 33–⁠66–⁠3
• Stanford vs. UCLA95 meetings, Stanford 43–⁠49–⁠3
• Stanford vs. Washington93 meetings, Stanford 43–⁠46–⁠4