THE SERIES HISTORY CRIB NOTES

When looking at the overall series, 17-13*, you would believe Ohio State and Penn State are evenly matched rivals.

The 17-13 (.567) series mark is misleading. Penn State amassed the majority of its wins against Ohio State before joining the Big Ten in 1993. Before 1993 Ohio State was 2-6 (.250) against Penn State. The Buckeyes' Big Ten record against Penn State is 15-7 (.682).

Ohio State is 9-2 (.818) in Big Ten home games against the Nittany Lions with the average score being 29-10 in the Buckeyes' favor.

In Big Ten Play Ohio State is 6-0 against Penn State when the Buckeyes are ranked and the Nittany Lions are not. 3-0 in Columbus.
 

The Last Ten Against Penn State
The Buckeyes are 7-3 in the last ten games against the Nittany Lions. Ohio State has outscored Penn State 286-155 (29-16) in those games.

Ohio State's Versus Penn State When Ohio State Is Ranked and PSU Is Not
Ohio State holds a 6-3 advantage on Penn State when the Buckeyes are ranked and the Nittany Lions are not. The Buckeyes are 3-3 in games played in Columbus in this scenario.

*NCAA sanctions be damned.

LAST TEN GAMES VERSUS Penn State IN COLUMBUS

YEAR	LOCATION	SCORE
2013	H	63-14
2011	H	14-20
2010	H	38-14
2008	H	6-13
2006	H	28-6
2004	H	21-10
2002	H	13-7
2000	H	45-6
1998	H	28-9
1996	H	38-7
TOTAL	7-3	294-106

 

ALL-TIME RESULTS BY DIFFERENT CATEGORIES

 

Below you will find a crap load of stats and records I compiled using The Ohio State Media Guide.

 

OHIO STATE ALL-TIME VERSUS Penn State

	RECORD	WIN %	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	17-13	.567	643-538	21-18
HOME	10-7	.588	348-221	21-13
AWAY	7-5	.583	276-286	23-24
NEUTRAL	0-1	.000	19-31	19-31

 

B1G RECORD AGAINST PENN STATE

	RECORD	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	15-7	.682	519-367
HOME	9-2	.818	318-112
AWAY	6-5	.545	264-269

 

RECORD WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED AND PENN STATE IS NOT RANKED

	RECORD	WIN %	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	6-3	.667	246-135	27-15
HOME	3-3	.500	159-78	27-13
AWAY	3-0	1.00	87-57	29-19

 

 

OHIO STATE'S RECORD VERSUS PENN STATE BY DECADE

DECADE	OVERALL	WIN %		HOME	WIN %		AWAY	WIN %
2010s	4-1	.800		2-1	.667		2-0	1.00
2000s	7-3	.700		4-1	.800		3-2	.600
1990s	4-3	.571		3-0	1.00		1-3	.250
1980s	0-1*	.000*
1970s	2-1	.667		1-1	.500		1-0	1.00
1960s	0-2	.000		0-2	.000
1950s	0-1	.000		0-1	.000
1940S
1930s
1920s
1910	0-1	.000		0-1	.000
TOTAL	17-13	.567		10-7	.588		7-5	.583

*Fiesta Bowl Neutral record is 0-1 (.000).

 

LAST TEN GAMES VERSUS PENN STATE

LAST TEN	RECORD	WIN %	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	7-3	.700	286-155	29-16
HOME	8-2	.800	294-106	30-11
AWAY	5-5	.500	236-201	24-20

 

ALL-TIME RESULTS BY YEAR

 

2010 RESULTS

YEAR	LOCATION	SCORE	OSU RANK	PSU RANK
2014	A	31-24 (2 OT)	No. 13
2013	H	63-14	No. 4
2012	A	35-23	No. 9
2011	H	14-20		No. 21
2010	H	38-14	No. 8

 

OVERALL // HOME // AWAY RECORDS

	RECORD	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	4-1	181-95	36-19
HOME	2-1	115-48	38-16
AWAY	2-0	66-47	33-24

 

RECORD WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED AND PENN STATE IS NOT RANKED

	RECORD	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	4-0	167-75	42-19
HOME	2-0	101-28	51-14
AWAY	2-0	66-47	33-24

 

2000 RESULTS

YEAR	LOCATION	SCORE	OSU RANK	PSU RANK
2009	A	24-7	No. 15	No. 11
2008	H	6-13	No. 10	No. 3
2007	A	37-17	No. 1	No. 25
2006	H	28-6	No. 1	No. 24
2005	A	10-17	No. 6	No. 16
2004	H	21-10
2003	A	21-10	No. 8
2002	H	13-7	No. 4	No. 18
2001	A	27-29
2000	H	45-6	No. 12
TOTAL

 

 

OVERALL // HOME // AWAY RECORDS

	RECORD	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	7-3	232-132	23-12
HOME	4-1	113-42	23-8
AWAY	3-2	119-90	24-16

 

RECORD WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED AND PENN STATE IS NOT RANKED

	RECORD	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	2-0	66-16	33-8
HOME	1-0	45-6	45-6
AWAY	1-0	21-10	21-10

 

1990 RESULTS

YEAR	LOCATION	SCORE	OSU RANK	PSU RANK
1999	A	10-23	No. 18	No. 2
1998	H	28-9	No. 1	No. 7
1997	A	27-31	No. 7	No. 2
1996	H	38-7	No. 3	No. 4
1995	A	28-25	No. 5	No. 12
1994	A	14-63	No. 21	No. 1
1993	H	24-6	No. 3	No. 12

 

 

OVERALL // HOME // AWAY RECORDS

	RECORD	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	4-3	169-164	24-23
HOME	3-0	90-22	30-7
AWAY	1-3	79-142	20-36

 

RECORD WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED AND PENN STATE IS NOT RANKED

	RECORD	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	DNP
HOME
AWAY

 

 

1980 RESULTS

YEAR	LOCATION	SCORE	OSU RANK	PSU RANK
1980	FIESTA BOWL	19-31	No. 11	No. 10

 

 

OVERALL // HOME // AWAY RECORDS

	RECORD	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	0-1	19-31	19-31
HOME
AWAY
NEUTRAL	0-1	19-31	19-31

 

RECORD WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED AND PENN STATE IS NOT RANKED

	RECORD	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	DNP
HOME
AWAY

 

 

1970 RESULTS

YEAR	LOCATION	SCORE	OSU RANK	PSU RANK
1978	H	0-19	No. 6	No. 5
1976	A	12-7	No. 2	No. 7
1975	H	17-9	No. 3	No. 7

 

 

OVERALL // HOME // AWAY RECORDS

	RECORD	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	2-1	29-35	10-12
HOME	1-1	17-28	9-14
AWAY	1-0	12-7	12-7

 

RECORD WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED AND PENN STATE IS NOT RANKED

	RECORD	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	DNP
HOME
AWAY

 

 

1960 RESULTS

YEAR	LOCATION	SCORE	OSU RANK	PSU RANK
1964	H	0-27	No. 2
1963	H	7-10	No. 10

 

 

OVERALL // HOME // AWAY RECORDS

	RECORD	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	0-2	7-37	4-19
HOME	0-2	7-37	4-19
AWAY

 

RECORD WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED AND PENN STATE IS NOT RANKED

	RECORD	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	0-2	7-37	4-19
HOME	0-2	7-37	4-19
AWAY

 

 

1950 RESULTS

YEAR	LOCATION	SCORE	OSU RANK	PSU RANK
1956	H	6-7	No. 5

 

 

OVERALL // HOME // AWAY RECORDS

	RECORD	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	0-1	6-7	6-7
HOME	0-1	6-7	6-7
AWAY

 

RECORD WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED AND PENN STATE IS NOT RANKED

	RECORD	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	0-1	6-7	6-7
HOME	0-1	6-7	6-7
AWAY

 

1910 RESULTS

YEAR	LOCATION	SCORE	OSU RANK	IU RANK
1912	H	0-37

 

 

OVERALL // HOME // AWAY RECORDS

	RECORD	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	0-1	0-37	0-37
HOME	0-1	0-37	0-37
AWAY