Penn State @ Northwestern
Final
November 01, 1997 12:00 PM
Penn State
Nittany Lions
6-0 / 3-0
30
27
Northwestern
Wildcats
3-6 / 1-4
1997 Season

Ryan Field
Evanston, IL
Capacity: 47,130
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Penn State
Northwestern
Tie
4
1
0
5th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

34-9 Penn State
Beaver Stadium
Nov 02, 1996
Penn State

Head Coach
 Joe Paterno
Schedule
vs Pittsburgh W 17-34 9/6/1997
vs Temple W 10-52 9/13/1997
@ Louisville W 21-57 9/20/1997
@ Illinois W 6-41 10/4/1997
vs Ohio State W 27-31 10/11/1997
vs Minnesota W 15-16 10/18/1997
@ Northwestern W 27-30 11/1/1997
vs Michigan L 34-8 11/8/1997
@ Purdue W 17-42 11/15/1997
vs Wisconsin W 10-35 11/22/1997
@ Michigan State L 49-14 11/29/1997
vs Florida L 21-6 1/1/1998
Penn State 1997 schedule
Penn State
has outscored their opponents
231 to 96
this season
Joe Paterno's record
at Penn State
295 - 74 - 3
vs Northwestern
3 - 1 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Penn State
6 game(s)
from 2005
to 2012
Northwestern
2 game(s)
from 2003
to 2004
Stats
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Gary Barnett
Schedule
vs Oklahoma W 0-24 8/23/1997
@ Wake Forest L 27-20 9/6/1997
vs Duke W 20-24 9/13/1997
vs Rice L 40-34 9/20/1997
@ Purdue L 21-9 9/27/1997
vs Wisconsin L 26-25 10/4/1997
@ Michigan L 23-6 10/11/1997
vs Michigan State W 17-19 10/18/1997
@ Ohio State L 49-6 10/25/1997
vs Penn State L 30-27 11/1/1997
@ Illinois W 21-34 11/8/1997
vs Iowa W 14-15 11/15/1997
Northwestern 1997 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
223 to 167
this season
Gary Barnett's record
at Northwestern
30 - 35 - 1
vs Penn State
1 - 3 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Penn State
3 game(s)
from 2017
to 2023
Northwestern
2 game(s)
from 2014
to 2015
Notes