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Penn State vs SMU Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEPenn State2 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD2–0–1WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOSMU0 recorded wins
3Recorded meetings
1947Earliest documented
2024Most recent season
1Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

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

3 games
  1. 1947
    Penn State13 — 13SMU
    Jan 1, 1948Tie
  2. 1978
    Penn State26 — 21SMU
    Sep 23, 1978Penn State won
  3. 2024
    Penn State38 — 10SMU
    Dec 21, 2024Penn State wonBeaver Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2024Penn State vs SMU38–10Penn State won
1978Penn State vs SMU26–21Penn State won
1947Penn State vs SMU13–13Tie
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.