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California vs Penn State Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONECalifornia1 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD1–3WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOPenn State3 recorded wins
4Recorded meetings
1961Earliest documented
1966Most 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.

4 games
  1. 1961
    California16 — 33Penn State
    Oct 28, 1961Penn State won
  2. 1962
    California21 — 23Penn State
    Oct 27, 1962Penn State won
  3. 1965
    California21 — 17Penn State
    Oct 30, 1965California won
  4. 1966
    California15 — 33Penn State
    Oct 29, 1966Penn State won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1966California vs Penn State15–33Penn State won
1965California vs Penn State21–17California won
1962California vs Penn State21–23Penn State won
1961California vs Penn State16–33Penn 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.