Penn State vs. Texas A&M
Penn State and Texas A&M have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1979; Penn State leads the series 3–1 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Penn State 3–1, and Penn State has won the last 3. Share
- Penn State wins
- 3
- Texas A&M wins
- 1
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1979
- Longest streak
- 3 Penn State
- Current streak
- 3 Penn State
- Last 10 meetings
- Penn State 3–1
- Most recent
- 2007
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–0 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Penn State 1, Texas A&M 0
- Average margin
- 15 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Penn State
- 0–1 Penn State’s record at home
- At Texas A&M
- 0–1 Texas A&M’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 2–0 Penn State first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
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
Named most valuable
| Rodney Kinlaw | 2007 |
| Sean Lee | 2007 |
| Rashard Casey Penn State | 1999 |
| LaVar Arrington Penn State | 1999 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Dec 29, 2007 | Penn State 24, Texas A&M 17 | Alamodome | Alamo Bowl | |
| Dec 28, 1999 | 13Penn State 24, 18Texas A&M 0 | Neutral site | Alamo Bowl | |
| Sep 20, 1980 | 12Penn State 25, Texas A&M 9 | at Texas A&M | ||
| Sep 22, 1979 | Texas A&M 27, 6Penn State 14 | at Penn State |
Every game is listed as played on the field.