Matchup Overview

The Northwestern and Penn State have met 17 times in NCAAF since 2001. Penn State hold a dominant all-time edge, leading the series 11–6. Penn State have had the upper hand recently, going 3–2 in their last 5 meetings. Their most recent matchup ended 34–13 in favor of Northwestern on October 2, 2026.

Next Meeting

No upcoming game scheduled between these teams this season.

All-Time Head-to-Head

Showing 17 games from available historical data.

Date	Season	Away	Score	Home
Oct 2, 26	2026 W5	Penn State	13–34	Northwestern
Oct 11, 25	2025 W7	Penn State	21–22	Northwestern
Sep 30, 23	2023 W5	Penn State	41–13	Northwestern
Oct 1, 22	2022 W5	Northwestern	7–17	Penn State
Oct 6, 17	2017	Penn State	31–7	Northwestern
Nov 6, 15	2015	Penn State	21–23	Northwestern
Sep 26, 14	2014	Northwestern	29–6	Penn State
Oct 5, 12	2012	Northwestern	28–39	Penn State
Oct 21, 11	2011	Penn State	34–24	Northwestern
Nov 5, 10	2010	Northwestern	21–35	Penn State
Oct 30, 09	2009	Penn State	34–13	Northwestern
Sep 29, 06	2006	Northwestern	7–33	Penn State
Sep 23, 05	2005	Penn State	34–29	Northwestern
Nov 5, 04	2004	Northwestern	14–7	Penn State
Nov 7, 03	2003	Penn State	7–17	Northwestern
Oct 18, 02	2002	Northwestern	0–49	Penn State
Oct 19, 01	2001	Penn State	38–35	Northwestern

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