Penn State @ Illinois
Final
Penn State
Nittany Lions
2-1 / 0-0
35
17
Illinois
Fighting Illini
0-3 / 0-1
1972 Season

Memorial Stadium (IL)
Champaign, IL
Capacity: 60,670
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Penn State
Illinois
Tie
3
1
0
4th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

8-10 Illinois
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Oct 22, 1960
Penn State

Head Coach
Joe Paterno
Schedule
@ Tennessee L 28-21 9/16/1972
vs Navy W 10-21 9/23/1972
vs Iowa W 10-14 9/30/1972
@ Illinois W 17-35 10/7/1972
@ Army W 0-45 10/14/1972
vs Syracuse W 0-17 10/21/1972
@ West Virginia W 19-28 10/28/1972
vs Maryland W 16-46 11/4/1972
vs North Carolina State W 22-37 11/11/1972
@ Boston College W 26-45 11/18/1972
vs Pittsburgh W 27-49 11/25/1972
vs Oklahoma L 14-0 12/31/1972
Penn State
has outscored their opponents
56 to 48
this season
Joe Paterno's record
at Penn State
55 - 12 - 1
vs Illinois
0 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Penn State
7 game(s)
from 1972
to 2000
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 1960
to 1960
Stats
Illinois

Head Coach
Bob Blackman
Schedule
vs Michigan State L 24-0 9/16/1972
vs Southern California L 55-20 9/23/1972
@ Washington L 31-11 9/30/1972
vs Penn State L 35-17 10/7/1972
@ Ohio State L 26-7 10/14/1972
vs Michigan L 31-7 10/21/1972
@ Purdue L 20-14 10/28/1972
@ Northwestern W 13-43 11/4/1972
vs Indiana W 20-37 11/11/1972
vs Wisconsin W 7-27 11/18/1972
@ Iowa L 15-14 11/25/1972
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
110 to 31
this season
Robert Blackman's record
at Illinois
5 - 9 - 0
vs Penn State
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Penn State
2 game(s)
from 2023
to 2024
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 2021
to 2021
Notes