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The first contest held in State College, Pennsylvania was in 1976 where Ohio State beat Penn State, 12–7. In 1980, the two schools played in their first and only postseason bowl, the 1980 Fiesta Bowl .
The play led Penn State to beat Ohio State for the first time in five years, with a final score of 24–21. [3] It is regarded as one of the best plays in Penn State football history, and marked the program's return to national relevance following the Jerry Sandusky scandal. [4]
The 1980 Fiesta Bowl was the tenth edition of the college football bowl game, played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona on Friday, December 26. Part of the 1980–81 bowl game season, it matched the tenth-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions and the #11 Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference.
Franklin has won nearly 71% of his games in 11 seasons at Penn State but is 1-10 against Ohio State — meaning nearly a quarter of his 39 all-time losses at the school have come against the Buckeyes.
Ahead of its showdown with Ohio State, Penn State moves ahead of the Buckeyes for the No. 3 spot in the latest college football NCAA Re-Rank 1-134.
The matchup is the Nittany Lions’ biggest of the 2024 season.
Ohio State football enters Week 10 with a game of national interest.. The No. 4 Buckeyes are 3 ½-point favorites against No. 3 Penn State this week, with the over/under hovering around 46.5 ...
The Ohio State offense struggled throughout the game, exemplified by Craig Krenzel losing a fumble at the Penn State one on Ohio State's first possession, but the defense held Penn State's offense to only seven points and a season-low 179 yards and 8 first downs (tying the Penn State school record for fewest first downs, which surprisingly ...