THE SERIES HISTORY CRIB NOTES

When looking at the overall series, 18–14*, you would believe Ohio State and Penn State are evenly matched rivals.

The 18–14 (.563) series mark is misleading. Penn State amassed the majority of its wins against Ohio State before joining the Big Ten in 1993. Prior to 1993, Ohio State was 2–6 (.250) against Penn State. The Buckeyes' Big Ten record against Penn State is 16–8 (.667).

Ohio State is 10–2 (.833) in Big Ten home games against the Nittany Lions with the average score being 30-10 in the Buckeyes' favor.

In Big Ten Play Ohio State is 5–1 (.833) against Penn State when both teams are ranked and the game is played 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 307-166 (31-17) in those games.

In the last 10 home games against PSU, the Scarlet and Gray are 8–2 and have outscored their non-rivals 294-109 (29-11). 2011 was the last time Ohio State lost at home to the kitties. 

*NCAA sanctions be damned.

LAST TEN GAMES VERSUS PENN STATE IN COLUMBUS

YEAR	LOCATION	SCORE
2015	H	38-10
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
TOTAL	8–2	294-109

ALL-TIME RESULTS BY DIFFERENT CATEGORIES

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

OHIO STATE ALL-TIME VERSUS PENN STATE

	RECORD	WIN %	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	18–14	.563	702-572	22-18
HOME	11–7	.611	386-231	21-13
AWAY	7–6	.538	297-310	23-24
NEUTRAL	0–1	.000	19-31	19-31

 

B1G RECORD AGAINST PENN STATE

	RECORD	WIN %	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	16–8	.667	641-425	27-18
HOME	10–2	.833	356-122	30-10
AWAY	6–6	.500	285-303	24-25

 

B1G RECORD WHEN BOTH TEAMS ARE RANKED

	RECORD	WIN %	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	8–5	.615	287-231	22-18
HOME	5–1	.833	137-48	23-8
AWAY	3–4	.429	150-183	21-26

 

B1G RECORD WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED AND PENN STATE IS NOT RANKED

	RECORD	WIN %	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	7–1	.875	292-135	37-17
HOME	4–0	1.000	184-44	46-11
AWAY	3–1	.750	108-91	27-23

 

OHIO STATE'S RECORD VERSUS PENN STATE BY DECADE

DECADE	OVERALL	WIN %		HOME	WIN %		AWAY	WIN %
2010s	5–2	.714		3–1	.750		2–1	.667
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	307-166	31-17
HOME	8–2	.800	294-109	29-11
AWAY	5-5	.500	236-215	24-21

 

ALL-TIME RESULTS BY YEAR
 

2010 RESULTS

YEAR	LOCATION	SCORE	OSU RANK	PSU RANK
2016	A	21-24	No. 2
2015	H	38-10	No. 1
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	5–2	240-129	34-18
HOME	3–1	153-58	38-15
AWAY	2–1	87-71	29-24

 

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

Since Penn State joined the Big Ten, the most points scored by the Nittany Lions is 14. They've done it twice, 2013 and 2010.

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