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Cincinnati vs Penn State Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Cincinnati and Penn State.
PROGRAM ONECincinnati1 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD1–8WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOPenn State8 recorded wins
9Recorded meetings
1981Earliest documented
2005Most 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.
- 1981Cincinnati0 — 52Penn State
- 1983Cincinnati14 — 3Penn State
- 1985Cincinnati10 — 31Penn State
- 1986Cincinnati17 — 23Penn State
- 1987Cincinnati0 — 41Penn State
- 1988Cincinnati9 — 35Penn State
- 1991Cincinnati0 — 81Penn State
- 1992Cincinnati20 — 24Penn State
- 2005Cincinnati24 — 42Penn State
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Cincinnati vs Penn State | 24–42 | Penn State won |
| 1992 | Cincinnati vs Penn State | 20–24 | Penn State won |
| 1991 | Cincinnati vs Penn State | 0–81 | Penn State won |
| 1988 | Cincinnati vs Penn State | 9–35 | Penn State won |
| 1987 | Cincinnati vs Penn State | 0–41 | Penn State won |
| 1986 | Cincinnati vs Penn State | 17–23 | Penn State won |
| 1985 | Cincinnati vs Penn State | 10–31 | Penn State won |
| 1983 | Cincinnati vs Penn State | 14–3 | Cincinnati won |
| 1981 | Cincinnati vs Penn State | 0–52 | Penn 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.