Notre Dame vs. Penn State: every belt game
1 belt win in the series
Belt games
3
1926–1987
Penn State leads 2–1
Penn State leads 2–1
2 belt wins in the series
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
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.