College football · all-time series
Northwestern vs. Penn State
Northwestern
Big Ten
Penn State
Big Ten6–16
22 meetings
Series leaderPenn State by 10
Series span1993–2025
Current streakNorthwestern 1
Largest marginPenn State by 49
Score archive
Recent meetings
2025Oct 11, 2025
Northwestern22
Penn State21
Beaver Stadium
2023Sep 30, 2023
Penn State41
Northwestern13
Ryan Field
2022Oct 1, 2022
Northwestern7
Penn State17
Beaver Stadium
2017Oct 7, 2017
Penn State31
Northwestern7
Ryan Field
2015Nov 7, 2015
Penn State21
Northwestern23
Ryan Field
2014Sep 27, 2014
Northwestern29
Penn State6
Beaver Stadium
2012Oct 6, 2012
Northwestern28
Penn State39
Beaver Stadium
2011Oct 22, 2011
Penn State34
Northwestern24
Ryan Field
2010Nov 6, 2010
Northwestern21
Penn State35
Beaver Stadium
2009Oct 31, 2009
Penn State34
Northwestern13
Ryan Field
2006Sep 30, 2006
Northwestern7
Penn State33
Beaver Stadium
2005Sep 24, 2005
Penn State34
Northwestern29
Ryan Field
2004Nov 6, 2004
Northwestern14
Penn State7
Beaver Stadium
2003Nov 8, 2003
Penn State7
Northwestern17
Ryan Field
2002Oct 19, 2002
Northwestern0
Penn State49
Beaver Stadium
2001Oct 20, 2001
Penn State38
Northwestern35
Northwestern home
1998Nov 14, 1998
Northwestern10
Penn State41
Penn State home
1997Nov 1, 1997
Penn State30
Northwestern27
Northwestern home
1996Nov 2, 1996
Northwestern9
Penn State34
Penn State home
1995Nov 4, 1995
Penn State10
Northwestern21
Northwestern home