Penn State vs. Texas
Penn State and Texas 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. Share
- Penn State wins
- 3
- Texas wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1971
- Longest streak
- 1 Penn State
- Current streak
- 1 Penn State
- Last 10 meetings
- Penn State 3–2
- Most recent
- 1996
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 3 meetings: Penn State 2, Texas 1; 1 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 16 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Penn State
- 0–1 Penn State’s record at home
- At Texas
- 0–1 Texas’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 2–1 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 win1971: Penn State 30, Texas 6by 24 points
- Texas’s biggest win1984: Texas 28, Penn State 3by 25 points
- Upset1990: Texas 17, Penn State 13Texas had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1984: Texas 28, Penn State 3No. 4 Penn State at No. 2 Texas
- Ranked showdown1971: Penn State 30, Texas 6No. 12 Texas at No. 10 Penn State
- Ranked showdown1996: Penn State 38, Texas 15No. 20 Texas at No. 7 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, 1997 | 7Penn State 38, 20Texas 15 | Neutral site | Fiesta Bowl | |
| Sep 8, 1990 | Texas 17, 21Penn State 13 | at Penn State | ||
| Sep 30, 1989 | Penn State 16, Texas 12 | at Texas | ||
| Sep 29, 1984 | 2Texas 28, 4Penn State 3 | Neutral site | ||
| Jan 1, 1972 | 10Penn State 30, 12Texas 6 | Neutral site | Cotton Bowl |
Every game is listed as played on the field.