#2 Ohio State @ #7 Penn State
Final
September 18, 1976 12:00 PM
#2 Ohio State
Buckeyes
1-0 / 1-0
12
7
#7 Penn State
Nittany Lions
1-0 / 0-0
1976 Season

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

Series Stats

Ohio State
Penn State
Tie
2
4
0
6th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

17-9 Ohio State
Ohio State Stadium
Sep 20, 1975
Ohio State

Head Coach
 Woody Hayes
Schedule
vs Michigan State W 21-49 9/11/1976
@ Penn State W 7-12 9/18/1976
vs Missouri L 22-21 9/25/1976
vs California Los Angeles W 10-10 10/2/1976
@ Iowa W 14-34 10/9/1976
@ Wisconsin W 20-30 10/16/1976
vs Purdue W 3-24 10/23/1976
@ Indiana W 7-47 10/30/1976
vs Illinois W 10-42 11/6/1976
@ Minnesota W 3-9 11/13/1976
vs Michigan L 22-0 11/20/1976
@ Colorado W 10-27 1/1/1977
Ohio State 1976 schedule
Ohio State
has outscored their opponents
49 to 21
this season
Woody Hayes's record
at Ohio State
181 - 52 - 8
vs Penn State
1 - 3 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Ohio State
7 game(s)
from 2017
to 2023
Penn State
4 game(s)
from 1912
to 1964
Stats
Penn State

Head Coach
 Joe Paterno
Schedule
vs Stanford W 12-15 9/11/1976
vs Ohio State L 12-7 9/18/1976
vs Iowa L 7-6 9/25/1976
@ Kentucky L 22-6 10/2/1976
vs Army W 16-38 10/9/1976
vs Syracuse W 3-27 10/16/1976
@ West Virginia W 0-33 10/23/1976
@ Temple W 30-31 10/30/1976
vs North Carolina State W 20-41 11/6/1976
@ Miami (FL) W 7-21 11/13/1976
vs Pittsburgh L 24-7 11/26/1976
vs Notre Dame L 20-9 12/27/1976
Penn State 1976 schedule
Penn State
has outscored their opponents
15 to 12
this season
Joe Paterno's record
at Penn State
95 - 18 - 1
vs Ohio State
0 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Ohio State
7 game(s)
from 2017
to 2023
Penn State
1 game(s)
from 2016
to 2016
Notes