Penn State Penn State vs  Nebraska Nebraska

12 Meetings since 1962
  • Wins 8
    Losses 4
    Ties 0
  • Ranked Matchups: 10 Last Meeting: Nov 14, 2020
Record by Location
  • Location University Park
    Wins 2
    Losses 2
    Ties 0
  • Location East Rutherford
    Wins 1
    Losses 0
    Ties 0
  • Location Lincoln
    Wins 4
    Losses 1
    Ties 0
  • Location State College
    Wins 1
    Losses 1
    Ties 0
Ranked Matchups
  • Highest Nebraska Rank: 1 (08/29/83 )
    Highest Opponent Rank: 3 (09/26/81 )
Largest Margin of Victory
  • Margin 38
    Result W 44-6
    Date 08/29/83
Current Streak
  • Streak Type Winning
    Streak Length 1
    Last Loss 11/18/17 (L)
Longest Streaks

Winning Streak

  • Games 4
    From 09/13/03
    To 11/23/13

Losing Streak

  • Games 2
    From 09/26/81
    To 09/25/82
Record in 1 Score Games
  • Wins 4
    Losses 2
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 66.67%
Record in Blowouts
  • Blowout Wins 2
    Blowout Losses 1
Blowouts defined as a win/loss by 17 or more points
Record by Coach
  • Bo Pelini
    Wins 3
    Losses 0
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 100%
  • Tom Osborne
    Wins 3
    Losses 2
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 60%
  • Scott Frost
    Wins 1
    Losses 0
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 100%
  • Frank Solich
    Wins 1
    Losses 1
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 50%
  • Mike Riley
    Wins 0
    Losses 1
    Ties 0
    Win Percentage 0%
Date Opponent Location Win/Loss Nebraska Opponent Score Diff Neb Rank Opp Rank Attendance Coach Name Bowl Name
09/29/79 Penn State Lincoln W 42 17 25 6 18 76,151 Tom Osborne -
09/27/80 Penn State State College W 21 7 14 3 11 84,587 Tom Osborne -
09/26/81 Penn State Lincoln L 24 30 6 15 3 76,308 Tom Osborne -
09/25/82 Penn State University Park L 24 27 3 2 8 85,304 Tom Osborne -
08/29/83 Penn State East Rutherford W 44 6 38 1 4 71,123 Tom Osborne -
09/14/02 Penn State State College L 7 40 33 8 - 110,753 Frank Solich -
09/13/03 Penn State Lincoln W 18 10 8 18 - 78,008 Frank Solich -
11/12/11 Penn State University Park W 17 14 3 19 12 107,903 Bo Pelini -
11/10/12 Penn State Lincoln W 32 23 9 18 - 85,527 Bo Pelini -
11/23/13 Penn State University Park W (O)* 23 20 3 - - 98,517 Bo Pelini -
11/18/17 Penn State University Park L 44 56 12 - 13 106,722 Mike Riley -
11/14/20 Penn State Lincoln W 30 23 7 - - 0 Scott Frost -
*(O) Overtime Game; **(i) Interim Coach