Matchup Overview

The Illinois and Penn State have met 18 times in NCAAF since 2001. Penn State hold a dominant all-time edge, leading the series 13–5. Penn State have been dominant in recent meetings, winning 4 of their last 5. Their most recent matchup ended 21–7 in favor of Penn State on September 28, 2024.

Next Meeting

No upcoming game scheduled between these teams this season.

All-Time Head-to-Head

Showing 18 games from available historical data.

Date	Season	Away	Score	Home
Sep 28, 24	2024 W5	Illinois	7–21	Penn State
Sep 16, 23	2023 W3	Penn State	30–13	Illinois
Oct 22, 21	2021	Illinois	20–18	Penn State
Dec 18, 20	2020	Illinois	21–56	Penn State
Sep 20, 18	2018	Penn State	63–24	Illinois
Oct 30, 15	2015	Illinois	0–39	Penn State
Nov 21, 14	2014	Penn State	14–16	Illinois
Nov 1, 13	2013	Illinois	17–24	Penn State
Sep 28, 12	2012	Penn State	35–7	Illinois
Oct 28, 11	2011	Illinois	7–10	Penn State
Oct 8, 10	2010	Illinois	33–13	Penn State
Oct 2, 09	2009	Penn State	35–17	Illinois
Sep 26, 08	2008	Illinois	24–38	Penn State
Sep 28, 07	2007	Penn State	20–27	Illinois
Oct 20, 06	2006	Illinois	12–26	Penn State
Oct 21, 05	2005	Penn State	63–10	Illinois
Nov 1, 02	2002	Illinois	7–18	Penn State
Nov 9, 01	2001	Penn State	28–33	Illinois

Games before the 2022 season: Data from SportsDataverse, used under CC BY 4.0.