Regular season ·
Penn State beat Ohio State
Records are after this game. Rankings are the AP poll before it.
Penn State beat No. 2 Ohio State by 3 points.
Ohio State was No. 2 in the AP poll before the game; Penn State was not ranked.
How the lead changed
Penn State took the lead for good with 4:27 left in the 4th quarter, Penn State 24, Ohio State 21.
It was Penn State's first win over Ohio State since the 2011 season, after 4 straight losses in the series, counted since 1970 in our games data.
Big moments
- 2nd quarter, 14:55Field goal
Ohio State scored. Ohio State 3, Penn State 0.
- 4th quarter, 4:27Blocked field goal returned for a touchdown
Penn State scored. Penn State 24, Ohio State 21.
Scores that changed who was leading, from the play-by-play record.
What happened next
Penn State's next game: W 62-24 at Purdue, Oct 29
7 days laterOhio State's next game: W 24-20 vs Northwestern, Oct 29
7 days laterThe teams' next meeting after Oct 22, 2016: Ohio State 39, Penn State 38, Oct 28, 2017
about 12 months later
Related pages
Scores, dates and the stage: ESPN.