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Ohio State Buckeyes – Penn State Nittany Lions

First Meeting	Penn State, 37-0 (1912)
Last Meeting	Ohio State, 24-7 (2009)
Next Meeting	November 13, 2010
Number of Meetings	25
All-Time Series	Ohio State leads, 13-12
Largest victory	Penn State, 63-14 (1994)
Current Streak	Ohio State: Won 1
Longest PSU Win Streak	4 (1912, 1956, 1963-1964)
Longest OSU Win Streak	3 (2002-2004)
At Columbus	Ohio State leads, 8-6
At State College	Series tied, 5-5
Bowl Games	Penn State leads, 1-0

The Ohio State – Penn State rivalry is a relatively new rivalry in the Big Ten and college football between Pennsylvania State University and The Ohio State University. Before Penn State joined the Big Ten in 1990, Ohio State and Penn State only played eight times, the last of which was in the 1980 Fiesta Bowl. After Penn State joined the Big Ten, the rivalry continued as an annual event. Recently several of the Ohio State-Penn State rivalry games have played at least a hand in deciding the conference champion.

History

1912-1980

The first ever matchup was held in Columbus, Ohio in November 1912. Penn State had just come off a 8-0-1 season in 1911. All of the experts had picked Ohio State to win this game in a blowout. However, Penn State battled and won the first ever meeting of the two 37-0.

It would not be until 1956 when Penn State ever returned to Columbus, however when they did they continued their dominance winning 7-6. Penn State would win two more games at Ohio Stadium before Ohio State finally won a game in 1975. The first ever matchup of the two held in State College, PA was in 1976 where Ohio State beat Penn State 12-7. Penn State won in 1978 back in Columbus.

In 1980, Ohio State and Penn State played in their first and only postseason bowl, the 1980 Fiesta Bowl. The Ohio State Buckeyes were 9-3, while the Penn State Nittany Lions were 10-2. The Penn State Nittany Lions won at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, AZ 31-19.

1981-present

Following the 1980 Fiesta Bowl, Penn State and Ohio State did not meet again until Penn State joined the Big Ten in 1993. This officially started the rivalry between these two teams. From 1993 to the present, the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions have played annually. Ohio State has won 11 of the matchups, while Penn State has won 6. The largest margin of victory for ether teams came in 1994 when Penn State beat Ohio State 63-14 in front of a packed Beaver Stadium. The 2005 teams met for what became the deciding game for the Big Ten championship, Penn State upset the then-favored Buckeyes 17-10 in State College, with Penn State finishing #3 in both polls and Ohio State finishing #4 themselves. The 2006 game has a deceptive final score, Penn State led 3-0 and was a fullback fumble away from leading 10-0, but missed a field goal early in the third that would have made it 6-0, Ohio State struck back and went up 7-3, early in the 4th, Ohio State's Troy Smith avoids a sack and throws the ball downfield, it was nearly intercepted but Brian Robiskie caught it for a touchdown. Penn State drove down to the 1 yard line, but a false start penalty pushed them back, forcing them to kick a field goal. Still, with the score 14-6, the Nittany Lions drove down the field and nearly scored the game tying touchdown, but with two minutes left, Malcolm Jenkins intercepted an Anthony Morelli pass and ran it back for a touchdown to make it 21-6, amazingly, Penn State made the same mistake again with one minute left, making it 28-6, one of the few 22-point losses where the losing team's fans claim that they handed the game over on a silver platter. The 2007 game was more dominating as Ohio State came back from a very early 7-3 deficit to take a 17-7 halftime lead and eventually winning 37-17.

The 2008 meeting between the two teams was on October 25, where the 3rd ranked Penn State Nittany Lions won 13-6 against the 10th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium. This game turned out to be the deciding factor in giving Penn State a berth in the Rose Bowl; the teams shared the Big Ten title, but the Lions were chosen ahead of Ohio State due to their head-to-head win. Before that victory, Penn State had a seven game road losing streak to the Buckeyes, and interestingly enough, Penn State has yet to score 14 or more points in Columbus since joining the Big Ten. Regardless, the Nittany Lions did not turn the ball over, while Ohio State did twice. The 2009 meeting also played a role in the Big Ten championship, with both teams tied for first in conference at the time since previously unbeaten Iowa lost to Northwestern. With the roles reversed, the visitors, Ohio State, won a stubborn defensive struggle over the home team 24-7 (it was 10-7 much of the second half) in what Kirk Herbstriet called "rope-a-dope" offensive strategy for both teams, upsetting the favored Nittany Lions. This time, Penn State turned the ball over twice and Ohio State didn't turn it over once.

Game results

Winning team is shown in bold font. Years of an Ohio State victory are in red. Years of a Penn State victory are in blue.


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-'''The Ohio State – Penn State rivalry''' is a relatively new [[sports rivalry|rivalry]] in the [[Big Ten]] and college football between [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Pennsylvania State University]] and [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|The Ohio State University]].  Before Penn State joined the Big Ten in 1993, Ohio State and Penn State only played eight times, the last of which was in the [[Fiesta Bowl|1980 Fiesta Bowl]]. After Penn State became the latest team to join the Big Ten, the rivalry continued as an annual event. Recently several of the Ohio State-Penn State rivalry games have played at least a hand in deciding the conference champion.
+'''The Ohio State – Penn State rivalry''' is a relatively new [[sports rivalry|rivalry]] in the [[Big Ten]] and college football between [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Pennsylvania State University]] and [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|The Ohio State University]].  Before Penn State joined the Big Ten in 1990, Ohio State and Penn State only played eight times, the last of which was in the [[Fiesta Bowl|1980 Fiesta Bowl]]. After Penn State joined the Big Ten, the rivalry continued as an annual event. Recently several of the Ohio State-Penn State rivalry games have played at least a hand in deciding the conference champion.
 ==History==

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