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NC State vs Penn State Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between NC State and Penn State.

PROGRAM ONENC State2 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD2–17WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOPenn State17 recorded wins
19Recorded meetings
1920Earliest documented
1982Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

19 games
  1. 1920
    NC State0 — 41Penn State
    Oct 16, 1920Penn State won
  2. 1921
    NC State0 — 35Penn State
    Oct 8, 1921Penn State won
  3. 1923
    NC State0 — 16Penn State
    Oct 6, 1923Penn State won
  4. 1924
    NC State6 — 51Penn State
    Oct 4, 1924Penn State won
  5. 1956
    NC State7 — 14Penn State
    Nov 17, 1956Penn State won
  6. 1967
    NC State8 — 13Penn State
    Nov 11, 1967Penn State won
  7. 1969
    NC State8 — 33Penn State
    Nov 29, 1969Penn State won
  8. 1971
    NC State3 — 35Penn State
    Nov 13, 1971Penn State won
  9. 1972
    NC State22 — 37Penn State
    Nov 11, 1972Penn State won
  10. 1973
    NC State29 — 35Penn State
    Nov 10, 1973Penn State won
  11. 1974
    NC State12 — 7Penn State
    Nov 9, 1974NC State won
  12. 1975
    NC State15 — 14Penn State
    Nov 8, 1975NC State won
  13. 1976
    NC State20 — 41Penn State
    Nov 6, 1976Penn State won
  14. 1977
    NC State17 — 21Penn State
    Nov 5, 1977Penn State won
  15. 1978
    NC State10 — 19Penn State
    Nov 11, 1978Penn State won
  16. 1979
    NC State7 — 9Penn State
    Nov 10, 1979Penn State won
  17. 1980
    NC State13 — 21Penn State
    Nov 8, 1980Penn State won
  18. 1981
    NC State15 — 22Penn State
    Nov 7, 1981Penn State won
  19. 1982
    NC State0 — 54Penn State
    Nov 6, 1982Penn State won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1982NC State vs Penn State0–54Penn State won
1981NC State vs Penn State15–22Penn State won
1980NC State vs Penn State13–21Penn State won
1979NC State vs Penn State7–9Penn State won
1978NC State vs Penn State10–19Penn State won
1977NC State vs Penn State17–21Penn State won
1976NC State vs Penn State20–41Penn State won
1975NC State vs Penn State15–14NC State won
1974NC State vs Penn State12–7NC State won
1973NC State vs Penn State29–35Penn State won
1972NC State vs Penn State22–37Penn State won
1971NC State vs Penn State3–35Penn State won
1969NC State vs Penn State8–33Penn State won
1967NC State vs Penn State8–13Penn State won
1956NC State vs Penn State7–14Penn State won
1924NC State vs Penn State6–51Penn State won
1923NC State vs Penn State0–16Penn State won
1921NC State vs Penn State0–35Penn State won
1920NC State vs Penn State0–41Penn State won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.