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Penn State vs Wisconsin Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Penn State and Wisconsin.
PROGRAM ONEPenn State12 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD12–10WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOWisconsin10 recorded wins
22Recorded meetings
1953Earliest documented
2026Most 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.
- 1953Penn State0 — 20Wisconsin
- 1970Penn State16 — 29Wisconsin
- 1995Penn State9 — 17Wisconsin
- 1996Penn State23 — 20Wisconsin
- 1997Penn State35 — 10Wisconsin
- 1998Penn State3 — 24Wisconsin
- 2001Penn State6 — 18Wisconsin
- 2002Penn State34 — 31Wisconsin
- 2003Penn State23 — 30Wisconsin
- 2004Penn State3 — 16Wisconsin
- 2005Penn State35 — 14Wisconsin
- 2006Penn State3 — 13Wisconsin
- 2007Penn State38 — 7Wisconsin
- 2008Penn State48 — 7Wisconsin
- 2011Penn State7 — 45Wisconsin
- 2012Penn State24 — 21Wisconsin
- 2013Penn State31 — 24Wisconsin
- 2016Penn State38 — 31Wisconsin
- 2018Penn State22 — 10Wisconsin
- 2021Penn State16 — 10Wisconsin
- 2024Penn State28 — 13Wisconsin
- 2026Penn State20 — 24Wisconsin
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 20–24 | Wisconsin won |
| 2024 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 28–13 | Penn State won |
| 2021 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 16–10 | Penn State won |
| 2018 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 22–10 | Penn State won |
| 2016 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 38–31 | Penn State won |
| 2013 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 31–24 | Penn State won |
| 2012 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 24–21 | Penn State won |
| 2011 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 7–45 | Wisconsin won |
| 2008 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 48–7 | Penn State won |
| 2007 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 38–7 | Penn State won |
| 2006 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 3–13 | Wisconsin won |
| 2005 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 35–14 | Penn State won |
| 2004 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 3–16 | Wisconsin won |
| 2003 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 23–30 | Wisconsin won |
| 2002 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 34–31 | Penn State won |
| 2001 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 6–18 | Wisconsin won |
| 1998 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 3–24 | Wisconsin won |
| 1997 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 35–10 | Penn State won |
| 1996 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 23–20 | Penn State won |
| 1995 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 9–17 | Wisconsin won |
| 1970 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 16–29 | Wisconsin won |
| 1953 | Penn State vs Wisconsin | 0–20 | Wisconsin 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.