#4 Penn State @ Northwestern
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Final
#4 Penn State
Nittany Lions
5-0 / 2-0
31
7
Northwestern
Wildcats
2-2 / 0-1
2017 Season

Ryan Field
Evanston, IL
Capacity: 47,130
Attendance: 41,061

Series Stats

Penn State
Northwestern
Tie
14
5
0
19th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

21-23 Northwestern
Ryan Field
Nov 07, 2015
Penn State

East Division
Head Coach
James Franklin
Schedule
vs Akron W 0-52 9/2/2017
vs Pittsburgh W 14-33 9/9/2017
vs Georgia State W 0-56 9/16/2017
@ Iowa W 19-21 9/23/2017
vs Indiana W 14-45 9/30/2017
@ Northwestern W 7-31 10/7/2017
vs Michigan W 13-42 10/21/2017
@ Ohio State L 39-38 10/28/2017
@ Michigan State L 27-24 11/4/2017
vs Rutgers W 6-35 11/11/2017
vs Nebraska W 44-56 11/18/2017
@ Maryland W 3-66 11/25/2017
vs Washington W 28-35 12/30/2017
Penn State
has outscored their opponents
207 to 47
this season
James Franklin's record
at Penn State
30 - 15 - 0
vs Northwestern
0 - 2 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Penn State
6 game(s)
from 2005
to 2012
Northwestern
2 game(s)
from 2003
to 2004
Stats
Northwestern

West Division
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Schedule
vs Nevada W 20-31 9/2/2017
@ Duke L 41-17 9/9/2017
vs Bowling Green State W 7-49 9/16/2017
@ Wisconsin L 33-24 9/30/2017
vs Penn State L 31-7 10/7/2017
@ Maryland W 21-37 10/14/2017
vs Iowa W 10-17 10/21/2017
vs Michigan State W 31-39 10/28/2017
@ Nebraska W 24-31 11/4/2017
vs Purdue W 13-23 11/11/2017
vs Minnesota W 0-39 11/18/2017
@ Illinois W 7-42 11/25/2017
vs Kentucky W 23-24 12/29/2017
Northwestern
has outscored their opponents
121 to 101
this season
Pat Fitzgerald's record
at Northwestern
79 - 64 - 0
vs Penn State
2 - 5 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Penn State
3 game(s)
from 2017
to 2023
Northwestern
2 game(s)
from 2014
to 2015
Notes