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Nebraska vs Penn State Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Nebraska and Penn State.
PROGRAM ONENebraska10 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD10–9WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOPenn State9 recorded wins
19Recorded meetings
1920Earliest 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.
- 1920Nebraska0 — 20Penn State
- 1949Nebraska7 — 22Penn State
- 1950Nebraska19 — 0Penn State
- 1951Nebraska7 — 15Penn State
- 1952Nebraska0 — 10Penn State
- 1958Nebraska14 — 7Penn State
- 1979Nebraska42 — 17Penn State
- 1980Nebraska21 — 7Penn State
- 1981Nebraska24 — 30Penn State
- 1982Nebraska24 — 27Penn State
- 1983Nebraska44 — 6Penn State
- 2002Nebraska7 — 40Penn State
- 2003Nebraska18 — 10Penn State
- 2011Nebraska17 — 14Penn State
- 2012Nebraska32 — 23Penn State
- 2013Nebraska23 — 20Penn State
- 2017Nebraska44 — 56Penn State
- 2020Nebraska30 — 23Penn State
- 2025Nebraska10 — 37Penn State
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 10–37 | Penn State won |
| 2020 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 30–23 | Nebraska won |
| 2017 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 44–56 | Penn State won |
| 2013 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 23–20 | Nebraska won |
| 2012 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 32–23 | Nebraska won |
| 2011 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 17–14 | Nebraska won |
| 2003 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 18–10 | Nebraska won |
| 2002 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 7–40 | Penn State won |
| 1983 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 44–6 | Nebraska won |
| 1982 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 24–27 | Penn State won |
| 1981 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 24–30 | Penn State won |
| 1980 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 21–7 | Nebraska won |
| 1979 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 42–17 | Nebraska won |
| 1958 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 14–7 | Nebraska won |
| 1952 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 0–10 | Penn State won |
| 1951 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 7–15 | Penn State won |
| 1950 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 19–0 | Nebraska won |
| 1949 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 7–22 | Penn State won |
| 1920 | Nebraska vs Penn State | 0–20 | 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.