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Iowa vs Penn State Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Iowa and Penn State.
PROGRAM ONEIowa15 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD15–18WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOPenn State18 recorded wins
33Recorded meetings
1930Earliest documented
2025Most 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.
- 1930Iowa19 — 0Penn State
- 1971Iowa14 — 44Penn State
- 1972Iowa10 — 14Penn State
- 1973Iowa8 — 27Penn State
- 1974Iowa0 — 27Penn State
- 1975Iowa10 — 30Penn State
- 1976Iowa7 — 6Penn State
- 1983Iowa42 — 34Penn State
- 1984Iowa17 — 20Penn State
- 1993Iowa0 — 31Penn State
- 1994Iowa21 — 61Penn State
- 1995Iowa27 — 41Penn State
- 1996Iowa21 — 20Penn State
- 1999Iowa7 — 31Penn State
- 2000Iowa26 — 23Penn State
- 2001Iowa24 — 18Penn State
- 2002Iowa42 — 35Penn State
- 2003Iowa26 — 14Penn State
- 2004Iowa6 — 4Penn State
- 2007Iowa7 — 27Penn State
- 2008Iowa24 — 23Penn State
- 2009Iowa21 — 10Penn State
- 2010Iowa24 — 3Penn State
- 2011Iowa3 — 13Penn State
- 2012Iowa14 — 38Penn State
- 2016Iowa14 — 41Penn State
- 2017Iowa19 — 21Penn State
- 2018Iowa24 — 30Penn State
- 2019Iowa12 — 17Penn State
- 2020Iowa41 — 21Penn State
- 2021Iowa23 — 20Penn State
- 2023Iowa0 — 31Penn State
- 2025Iowa25 — 24Penn State
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa vs Penn State | 25–24 | Iowa won |
| 2023 | Iowa vs Penn State | 0–31 | Penn State won |
| 2021 | Iowa vs Penn State | 23–20 | Iowa won |
| 2020 | Iowa vs Penn State | 41–21 | Iowa won |
| 2019 | Iowa vs Penn State | 12–17 | Penn State won |
| 2018 | Iowa vs Penn State | 24–30 | Penn State won |
| 2017 | Iowa vs Penn State | 19–21 | Penn State won |
| 2016 | Iowa vs Penn State | 14–41 | Penn State won |
| 2012 | Iowa vs Penn State | 14–38 | Penn State won |
| 2011 | Iowa vs Penn State | 3–13 | Penn State won |
| 2010 | Iowa vs Penn State | 24–3 | Iowa won |
| 2009 | Iowa vs Penn State | 21–10 | Iowa won |
| 2008 | Iowa vs Penn State | 24–23 | Iowa won |
| 2007 | Iowa vs Penn State | 7–27 | Penn State won |
| 2004 | Iowa vs Penn State | 6–4 | Iowa won |
| 2003 | Iowa vs Penn State | 26–14 | Iowa won |
| 2002 | Iowa vs Penn State | 42–35 | Iowa won |
| 2001 | Iowa vs Penn State | 24–18 | Iowa won |
| 2000 | Iowa vs Penn State | 26–23 | Iowa won |
| 1999 | Iowa vs Penn State | 7–31 | Penn State won |
| 1996 | Iowa vs Penn State | 21–20 | Iowa won |
| 1995 | Iowa vs Penn State | 27–41 | Penn State won |
| 1994 | Iowa vs Penn State | 21–61 | Penn State won |
| 1993 | Iowa vs Penn State | 0–31 | Penn State won |
| 1984 | Iowa vs Penn State | 17–20 | Penn State won |
| 1983 | Iowa vs Penn State | 42–34 | Iowa won |
| 1976 | Iowa vs Penn State | 7–6 | Iowa won |
| 1975 | Iowa vs Penn State | 10–30 | Penn State won |
| 1974 | Iowa vs Penn State | 0–27 | Penn State won |
| 1973 | Iowa vs Penn State | 8–27 | Penn State won |
| 1972 | Iowa vs Penn State | 10–14 | Penn State won |
| 1971 | Iowa vs Penn State | 14–44 | Penn State won |
| 1930 | Iowa vs Penn State | 19–0 | Iowa 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.