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Notre Dame vs. Penn State: every belt game

1 belt win in the series
Notre Dame
Belt games 3 1926–1987
Penn State leads 2–1
2 belt wins in the series
Penn State
Title changesThe belt changed hands 2 times in this series
First meetingOctober 16, 1926
Most recentNovember 21, 1987
Longest gap60 yrs, 31 days between belt meetings
Every meeting with the belt on the line

3 games, newest first

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November 21, 1987 · Penn State 21–20 · at Penn StateChanged handsNovember 15, 1986 · Penn State 24–19 · at Notre DameDefendedOctober 16, 1926 · Notre Dame 28–0 · at Notre DameChanged hands

Only games where the belt was actually at stake are counted here — the two programs may have met many more times without it on the line. The all-time series lives on the compare page and in CFBD’s own data.