CFP First Round: No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State

Saturday, December 21, 2024 | Noon ET No. 6 Seed Penn State 38, No. 11 Seed SMU 10 Beaver Stadium | State College, Pennsylvania

No. 6 seed Penn State will host No. 11 seed SMU on Saturday, December 21 at Noon ET. The game will be televised by TNT and MAX.

This will mark the first appearance in the College Football Playoff for both the Nittany Lions and the Mustangs.

Penn State leads the series 1-0-1 overall. The last meeting between the teeams was on September 23, 1978, when the Nittany Lions posted a 26-21 home victory over the Mustangs. The first meeting between the squads took place in the postseason, resulting in a 13-13 tie at the Cotton Bowl.

FOLLOW THE ACTION!
TV: TNT \| MAX Listen: ESPN Radio Follow Live Stats 2024-25 CFP Bracket	Final Score: No. 6 Penn State 38, No. 11 SMU 10 Game Recap Box Score

NO. 11 SEED SMU

NO. 6 SEED PENN STATE

ABOUT THE MUSTANGS
Roster \| Coaches \| Schedule and Results \| Stats Record: 11-3 Overall, 8-0 ACC Game Notes \| Media Guide

2024-25 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 24	at Nevada	W 29-24
Sat., Aug. 31	Houston Christian	W 59-7
Fri., Sept. 6	BYU	L 18-15
Sat., Sept. 21	TCU	W 66-42
Sat., Sept. 28	Florida State	W 42-16
Sat., Oct. 5	at Louisville	W 34-27
Sat., Oct. 19	at Stanford	W 40-10
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Duke	W 28-27
Sat., Nov. 2	vs Pittsburgh	W 48-25
Sat., Nov. 16	Boston College	W 38-28
Sat., Nov. 23	at Virginia	W 33-7
Sat., Nov. 30	California	W 38-6
Sat., Dec. 7	vs. Clemson	L 34-31
Sat., Dec. 21	at Penn State	L 10-38

MEDIA COVERAGE
Official Site: SMUMustangs.com \| Football \| CFP Central Conference Site: TheACC.com \| Football

SMU IN THE POSTSEASON (7-12-1)
Date	Bowl	Opponent	Score
Jan. 1, 1925	Dixie Classic	West Virginia Wesleyan	L 7-9
Jan. 1, 1936	Rose	Stanford	L 0-7
Jan. 1, 1948	Cotton	Penn State	T 13-13
Jan. 1, 1949	Cotton	Oregon	W 21-13
Dec. 31, 1963	Sun	Oregon	L 14-21
Dec. 31, 1966	Cotton	Georgia	L 9-24
Dec. 31, 1968	Astro-Bluebonnet	Oklahoma	W 28-27
Dec. 19, 1980	Holiday	BYU	L 45-46
Jan. 1, 1983	Cotton	Pittsburgh	W 7-3
Dec. 24, 1983	Sun	Alabama	L 7-28
Dec. 28, 1984	Aloha	Notre Dame	W 27-20
Dec. 24, 2009	Hawaii	Nevada	W 45-10
Dec. 30, 2010	Armed Forces	Army	L 14-16
Jan. 7, 2012	BBVA Compass	Pittsburgh	W 28-6
Dec. 24, 2012	Hawaii	Fresno State	W 43-10
Dec. 20, 2017	Frisco	Louisiana Tech	L 10-51
Dec. 21, 2019	Boca Raton	Florida Atlantic	L 28-52
Dec. 17, 2022	New Mexico	BYU	L 23-24
Dec. 28, 2023	Wasabi Fenway	Boston College	L 14-23
Dec. 21, 2024	CFP First Round	SMU	L 10-38

ABOUT THE NITTANY LIONS
Roster \| Coaches \| Schedule and Results \| Stats Record: 12-2 Overall, 8-1 Big Ten Game Notes \| Media Guide

2024-25 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	at West Virginia	W 34-12
Sat., Sept. 7	Bowling Green	W 34-27
Sat., Sept. 21	Kent State	W 56-0
Sat., Sept. 28	Illinois	W 21-7
Sat., Oct. 5	UCLA	W 27-11
Sat., Oct. 12	at USC	W 33-30
Sat., Oct. 26	at Wisconsin	W 28-13
Sat., Nov. 2	Ohio State	L 20-13
Sat., Nov. 9	Washington	W 35-6
Sat., Nov. 16	at Purdue	W 49-10
Sat., Nov. 23	at Minnesota	W 26-25
Sat., Nov. 30	Maryland	W 44-7
Sat., Dec. 7	vs. Oregon	L 45-37
Sat., Dec. 21	SMU	W 38-10

MEDIA COVERAGE
Official Site: GoPSUSports.com \| Football \| CFP Central Conference Site: BigTen.org \| Football

PENN STATE IN THE POSTSEASON (32-20-2)
Date	Bowl	Opponent	Score
Jan. 1, 1923	Rose	USC	L 3-14
Jan. 1, 1948	Cotton	SMU	T 13-13
Dec. 19, 1959	Liberty	Alabama	W 7-0
Dec. 17, 1960	Liberty	Oregon	W 41-12
Dec. 30, 1961	Gator	Georgia Tech	W 30-15
Dec. 29, 1962	Gator	Florida	L 7-17
Dec. 30, 1967	Gator	Florida State	T 17-17
Jan. 1, 1969	Orange	Kansas	W 15-14
Jan. 1, 1970	Orange	Missouri	W 10-3
Jan. 1, 1972	Cotton	Texas	W 30-6
Dec. 31, 1972	Sugar	Oklahoma	L 0-14
Jan. 1, 1974	Orange	LSU	W 16-9
Jan. 1, 1975	Cotton	Baylor	W 41-20
Dec. 31, 1975	Sugar	Alabama	L 6-13
Dec. 27, 1976	Gator	Notre Dame	L 9-20
Dec. 25, 1977	Fiesta	Arizona State	W 42-30
Jan. 1, 1979	Sugar	Alabama	W 14-7
Dec. 22, 1979	Liberty	Tulane	W 9-6
Dec. 26, 1980	Fiesta	Ohio State	W 31-19
Jan. 1, 1982	Fiesta	USC	W 26-10
Jan. 1, 1983	Sugar	Georgia	W 27-23
Dec. 26, 1983	Aloha	Washington	W 13-10
Jan. 1, 1986	Orange	Oklahoma	L 10-25
Jan. 2, 1987	Fiesta	Miami	W 14-10
Jan. 1, 1988	Citrus	Clemson	L 10-35
Dec. 29, 1989	Holiday	BYU	W 50-39
Dec. 28, 1990	Blockbuster	Florida State	L 17-24
Jan. 1, 1992	Fiesta	Tennessee	W 42-17
Jan. 1, 1993	Blockbuster	Stanford	L 3-24
Jan. 1, 1994	Citrus	Tennessee	W 31-13
Jan. 2, 1995	Rose	Oregon	W 38-20
Jan. 1, 1996	Outback	Auburn	W 43-14
Jan. 1, 1997	Fiesta	Texas	W 38-15
Jan. 1, 1998	Citrus	Florida	L 6-21
Jan. 1, 1999	Outback	Kentucky	W 26-14
Dec. 28, 1999	Alamo	Texas A&M	W 24-0
Jan. 1, 2003	Citrus	Auburn	L 9-13
Jan. 3, 2006	Orange	Florida State	W 26-23 (3OT)
Jan. 1, 2007	Outback	Tennessee	W 20-10
Dec. 29, 2007	Alamo	Texas A&M	W 24-17
Jan. 1, 2009	Rose	USC	L 24-38
Jan. 1, 2010	Citrus	LSU	L 17-19
Jan. 1, 2011	Outback	Florida State	L 24-37
Jan. 2, 2012	TicketCity	Houston	L 14-30
Dec. 27, 2014	Pinstripe	Boston College	W 31-30 (OT)
Jan. 2, 2016	TaxSlayer	Georgia	L 17-24
Jan. 2, 2017	Rose	USC	L 49-52
Dec. 30, 2017	Fiesta	Washington	W 35-28
Jan. 1, 2019	Citrus	Kentucky	L 24-27
Dec. 31, 2019	Cotton	Memphis	W 53-39
Jan. 1, 2022	Outback	Arkansas	L 10-24
Jan. 2, 2023	Rose	Utah	W 35-21
Dec. 30, 2023	Peach	Ole Miss	L 35-38
Dec. 21, 2024	CFP First Round	SMU	W 38-10

Bowl Schedule

NO. 11 SEED SMU

NO. 6 SEED PENN STATE

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