Penn State vs. Tennessee
Penn State and Tennessee have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1971; Penn State leads the series 3–2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Penn State 3–2, and Penn State has won the last 3. Share
- Penn State wins
- 3
- Tennessee wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1971
- Longest streak
- 3 Penn State
- Current streak
- 3 Penn State
- Last 10 meetings
- Penn State 3–2
- Most recent
- 2006
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 4 meetings: Penn State 2, Tennessee 2; 2 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 16 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Tennessee
- 2–0 Tennessee’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 3–0 Penn State first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Penn State’s biggest win1991: Penn State 42, Tennessee 17by 25 points
- Tennessee’s biggest win1971: Tennessee 31, Penn State 11by 20 points
- Ranked showdown1972: Tennessee 28, Penn State 21No. 6 Penn State at No. 7 Tennessee
- Ranked showdown1991: Penn State 42, Tennessee 17No. 10 Tennessee at No. 6 Penn State
- Ranked showdown1971: Tennessee 31, Penn State 11No. 5 Penn State at No. 12 Tennessee
- Ranked showdown1993: Penn State 31, Tennessee 13No. 6 Tennessee at No. 13 Penn State
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
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Jan 1, 2007 | Penn State 20, 17Tennessee 10 | Raymond James Stadium | Outback Bowl | |
| Jan 1, 1994 | 13Penn State 31, 6Tennessee 13 | Neutral site | Citrus Bowl | |
| Jan 1, 1992 | 6Penn State 42, 10Tennessee 17 | Neutral site | Fiesta Bowl | |
| Sep 16, 1972 | 7Tennessee 28, 6Penn State 21 | at Tennessee | ||
| Dec 4, 1971 | 12Tennessee 31, 5Penn State 11 | at Tennessee |
Every game is listed as played on the field.