Team Rivalry
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Illinois @ Penn State
Final
December 19, 2020 5:00 PM
Illinois
Fighting Illini
2-5 / 2-5
21
56
Penn State
Nittany Lions
3-5 / 3-5
2020 Season

Beaver Stadium
University Park, PA
Capacity: 106,572
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Illinois
Penn State
Tie
5
20
0
25th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

24-63 Penn State
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Sep 21, 2018
Illinois

West Division
Head Coach
 Rod Smith
Schedule
@ Wisconsin L 45-7 10/23/2020
vs Purdue L 31-24 10/31/2020
vs Minnesota L 41-14 11/7/2020
@ Rutgers W 20-23 11/14/2020
@ Nebraska W 23-41 11/21/2020
vs Ohio State 11/28/2020
vs Iowa L 35-21 12/5/2020
@ Northwestern L 28-10 12/12/2020
@ Penn State L 56-21 12/19/2020
Illinois 2020 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
223 to 140
this season
Rod Smith's record
at Illinois
0 - 0 - 0
vs Penn State
0 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 1960
to 1960
Penn State
7 game(s)
from 1972
to 2000
Stats
Penn State

East Division
Head Coach
 James Franklin
Schedule
@ Indiana L 36-35 10/24/2020
vs Ohio State L 38-25 10/31/2020
vs Maryland L 35-19 11/7/2020
@ Nebraska L 30-23 11/14/2020
vs Iowa L 41-21 11/21/2020
@ Michigan W 17-27 11/28/2020
@ Rutgers W 7-23 12/5/2020
vs Michigan State W 24-39 12/12/2020
vs Illinois W 21-56 12/19/2020
Penn State 2020 schedule
Penn State
has been outscored by their opponents
228 to 212
this season
James Franklin's record
at Penn State
59 - 28 - 0
vs Illinois
2 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 2021
to 2021
Penn State
2 game(s)
from 2023
to 2024
Notes

Pre Game

Lovie Smith was fired after the last regular season game. Rod Smith, who had been the Offensive Coordinator for the last 3 seasons, took the top spot as an interim.