Penn State football has never beaten these FBS teams
By Josh Yourish
Oklahoma
Penn State and Oklahoma have met twice, both in bowl games, and Oklahoma has come out on top both times. On New Year’s Eve 1972, beat Penn State 14-0 in the Sugar Bowl to finish 11-1 and drop the Nittany Lions to 10-2.
Then, on New Year’s Day 1986, No. 1 Penn State met No. 3 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. The Nittany Lions came in 11-0 with the national championship on the line but fell 25-10 to the 10-1 Sooners who claimed the national title with an 11-1 record.
Penn State was shut out in the second half by the Brian Bosworth-led defense of Oklahoma. Now that the Sooners are in the SEC and the playoff is expanding, the two teams could have a good chance of meeting.
In 2023, many people projected that Oklahoma and Penn State would meet in a New Year’s Six Bowl, but instead, the Nittany Lions drew Ole Miss and Oklahoma fell to Arizona in the Alamo Bowl.