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Penn State vs TCU Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEPenn State3 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD3–1WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOTCU1 recorded wins
4Recorded meetings
1953Earliest documented
1978Most 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. 1953
    Penn State27 — 21TCU
    Oct 24, 1953Penn State won
  2. 1954
    Penn State7 — 20TCU
    Oct 23, 1954TCU won
  3. 1971
    Penn State66 — 14TCU
    Oct 23, 1971Penn State won
  4. 1978
    Penn State58 — 0TCU
    Sep 30, 1978Penn State won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1978Penn State vs TCU58–0Penn State won
1971Penn State vs TCU66–14Penn State won
1954Penn State vs TCU7–20TCU won
1953Penn State vs TCU27–21Penn 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.