Penn State Football Kickoff Temperatures Since 2006
Since 2006, Penn State has played 142 home games with a kickoff temperature. The coldest was 25°F, in two games: against Maryland on Nov. 30, 2024, and against SMU on Dec. 21, 2024. The hottest was 82°F, in two games: against Iowa on Oct. 6, 2007, and against Villanova on Sept. 13, 2025.
Penn State Home Record by Kickoff Temperature Since 2006
Penn State 10 Coldest Home Games Since 2006
| # | Dateweek or game | Gamefinal score | Kickofftemperature | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov. 30, 2024Week 14 | Maryland 7, Penn State 44 | 25°F | Beaver Stadium |
| 2 | Dec. 21, 2024College Football Playoff | SMU 10, Penn State 38 | 25°F | Beaver Stadium |
| 3 | Nov. 22, 2008Week 13 | Michigan State 18, Penn State 49 | 27°F | Beaver Stadium |
| 4 | Dec. 19, 2020Week 16 | Illinois 21, Penn State 56 | 27°F | Beaver Stadium |
| 5 | Nov. 11, 2017Week 11 | Rutgers 6, Penn State 35 | 28°F | Beaver Stadium |
| 6 | Nov. 10, 2018Week 11 | Wisconsin 10, Penn State 22 | 30°F | Beaver Stadium |
| 7 | Nov. 24, 2018Week 13 | Maryland 3, Penn State 38 | 32°F | Beaver Stadium |
| 8 | Nov. 27, 2010Week 13 | Michigan State 28, Penn State 22 | 33°F | Beaver Stadium |
| 9 | Nov. 24, 2012Week 13 | Wisconsin 21, Penn State 24 | 34°F | Beaver Stadium |
| 10 | Nov. 15, 2014Week 12 | Temple 13, Penn State 30 | 34°F | Beaver Stadium |
Two more games were also 34°F at kickoff.
Penn State 10 Hottest Home Games Since 2006
| # | Dateweek or game | Gamefinal score | Kickofftemperature | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct. 6, 2007Week 6 | Iowa 7, Penn State 27 | 82°F | Beaver Stadium |
| 2 | Sept. 13, 2025Week 3 | Villanova 6, Penn State 52 | 82°F | Beaver Stadium |
| 3 | Sept. 1, 2012Week 1 | Ohio 24, Penn State 14 | 81°F | Beaver Stadium |
| 4 | Sept. 6, 2014Week 2 | Akron 3, Penn State 21 | 81°F | Beaver Stadium |
| 5 | Sept. 8, 2007Week 2 | Notre Dame 10, Penn State 31 | 79°F | Beaver Stadium |
| 6 | Sept. 5, 2026Week 1 | Marshall 0, Penn State 45 | 79°F | Beaver Stadium |
| 7 | Sept. 25, 2010Week 4 | Temple 13, Penn State 22 | 77°F | Beaver Stadium |
| 8 | Sept. 3, 2011Week 1 | Indiana State 7, Penn State 41 | 77°F | Beaver Stadium |
| 9 | Sept. 19, 2015Week 3 | Rutgers 3, Penn State 28 | 77°FSingle reading | Beaver Stadium |
| 10 | Sept. 9, 2023Week 2 | Delaware 7, Penn State 63 | 77°F | Beaver Stadium |
Penn State Coldest and Hottest Road and Neutral-Site Games, 2006–2026
Every Penn State road and neutral-site game with a kickoff temperature, coldest first. Select a column heading to sort.
| Gamefinal score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 27, 2025Bowl game | Penn State 22, Clemson 10 | Neutral site | 28°F | Yankee Stadium |
| Nov. 27, 2021Week 13 | Penn State 27, Michigan State 30 | Road | 29°F | Spartan Stadium |
| Nov. 28, 2015Week 13 | Penn State 16, Michigan State 55 | Road | 35°F | Spartan Stadium |
| Nov. 8, 2008Week 11 | Penn State 23, Iowa 24 | Road | 36°F | Kinnick Stadium |
| Nov. 17, 2007Week 12 | Penn State 31, Michigan State 35 | Road | 37°F | Spartan Stadium |
| Nov. 3, 2012Week 10 | Penn State 34, Purdue 9 | Road | 39°F | Ross-Ade Stadium |
| Nov. 19, 2022Week 12 | Penn State 55, Rutgers 10 | Road | 39°F | SHI Stadium |
| Oct. 28, 2017Week 9 | Penn State 38, Ohio State 39 | Road | 40°F | Ohio Stadium |
| Nov. 9, 2019Week 11 | Penn State 26, Minnesota 31 | Road | 40°FSingle reading | Huntington Bank Stadium |
| Nov. 23, 2024Week 13 | Penn State 26, Minnesota 25 | Road | 40°F | Huntington Bank Stadium |
| Nov. 4, 2017Week 10 | Penn State 24, Michigan State 27 | Road | 41°F | Spartan Stadium |
| Nov. 23, 2019Week 13 | Penn State 17, Ohio State 28 | Road | 41°F | Ohio Stadium |
| Nov. 29, 2025Week 14 | Penn State 40, Rutgers 36 | Road | 41°F | SHI Stadium |
| Nov. 30, 2013Week 14 | Penn State 31, Wisconsin 24 | Road | 42°F | Camp Randall Stadium |
| Oct. 17, 2015Week 7 | Penn State 10, Ohio State 38 | Road | 42°FSingle reading | Ohio Stadium |
| Oct. 26, 2013Week 9 | Penn State 14, Ohio State 63 | Road | 43°F | Ohio Stadium |
| Nov. 9, 2013Week 11 | Penn State 10, Minnesota 24 | Road | 43°F | Huntington Bank Stadium |
| Dec. 5, 2020Week 14 | Penn State 23, Rutgers 7 | Road | 43°F | SHI Stadium |
| Nov. 10, 2007Week 11 | Penn State 31, Temple 0 | Road | 44°F | Lincoln Financial Field |
| Oct. 24, 2009Week 8 | Penn State 35, Michigan 10 | Road | 44°F | Michigan Stadium |
| Nov. 3, 2018Week 10 | Penn State 7, Michigan 42 | Road | 45°F | Michigan Stadium |
| Nov. 17, 2018Week 12 | Penn State 20, Rutgers 7 | Road | 45°F | SHI Stadium |
| Oct. 31, 2009Week 9 | Penn State 34, Northwestern 13 | Road | 46°F | Ryan Field (through 2023) |
| Nov. 12, 2016Week 11 | Penn State 45, Indiana 31 | Road | 46°FSingle reading | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
| Oct. 26, 2024Week 9 | Penn State 28, Wisconsin 13 | Road | 46°F | Camp Randall Stadium |
| Oct. 28, 2006Week 9 | Penn State 12, Purdue 0 | Road | 47°F | Ross-Ade Stadium |
| Oct. 25, 2008Week 9 | Penn State 13, Ohio State 6 | Road | 47°F | Ohio Stadium |
| Oct. 26, 2019Week 9 | Penn State 28, Michigan State 7 | Road | 47°F | Spartan Stadium |
| Oct. 15, 2022Week 7 | Penn State 17, Michigan 41 | Road | 47°FSingle reading | Michigan Stadium |
| Nov. 4, 2006Week 10 | Penn State 3, Wisconsin 13 | Road | 48°F | Camp Randall Stadium |
| Oct. 20, 2012Week 8 | Penn State 38, Iowa 14 | Road | 50°F | Kinnick Stadium |
| Nov. 8, 2014Week 11 | Penn State 13, Indiana 7 | Road | 50°F | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
| Dec. 27, 2014Bowl game | Boston College 30, Penn State 31 | Neutral site | 50°FSingle reading | Yankee Stadium |
| Nov. 19, 2016Week 12 | Penn State 39, Rutgers 0 | Road | 50°F | SHI Stadium |
| Nov. 1, 2025Week 10 | Penn State 14, Ohio State 38 | Road | 50°FSingle reading | Ohio Stadium |
| Oct. 2, 2010Week 5 | Penn State 3, Iowa 24 | Road | 51°F | Kinnick Stadium |
| Nov. 22, 2014Week 13 | Penn State 14, Illinois 16 | Road | 51°FSingle reading | Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) |
| Nov. 7, 2015Week 10 | Penn State 21, Northwestern 23 | Road | 51°F | Ryan Field (through 2023) |
| Nov. 26, 2011Week 13 | Penn State 7, Wisconsin 45 | Road | 52°F | Camp Randall Stadium |
| Nov. 14, 2020Week 11 | Penn State 23, Nebraska 30 | Road | 52°F | Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) |
| Oct. 3, 2009Week 5 | Penn State 35, Illinois 17 | Road | 53°F | Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) |
| Oct. 11, 2014Week 7 | Penn State 13, Michigan 18 | Road | 53°FSingle reading | Michigan Stadium |
| Oct. 12, 2019Week 7 | Penn State 17, Iowa 12 | Road | 53°FSingle reading | Kinnick Stadium |
| Oct. 17, 2026Week 7 | Penn State 18, Michigan 21 | Road | 53°F | Michigan Stadium |
| Nov. 21, 2009Week 12 | Penn State 42, Michigan State 14 | Road | 54°F | Spartan Stadium |
| Oct. 1, 2011Week 5 | Penn State 16, Indiana 10 | Road | 54°FSingle reading | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
| Nov. 19, 2011Week 12 | Penn State 20, Ohio State 14 | Road | 54°F | Ohio Stadium |
| Jan. 2, 2017Bowl game | USC 52, Penn State 49 | Neutral site | 54°F | Rose Bowl |
| Sept. 8, 2018Week 2 | Penn State 51, Pittsburgh 6 | Road | 54°F | Acrisure Stadium |
| Jan. 2, 2023Bowl game | Penn State 35, Utah 21 | Neutral site | 54°F | Rose Bowl |
| Nov. 6, 2021Week 10 | Penn State 31, Maryland 14 | Road | 55°F | SECU Stadium |
| Nov. 16, 2024Week 12 | Penn State 49, Purdue 10 | Road | 55°F | Ross-Ade Stadium |
| Oct. 30, 2021Week 9 | Penn State 24, Ohio State 33 | Road | 56°F | Ohio Stadium |
| Jan. 2, 2016Bowl game | Penn State 17, Georgia 24 | Neutral site | 57°F | EverBank Stadium |
| Oct. 24, 2020Week 8 | Penn State 35, Indiana 36 | Road | 57°F | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
| Oct. 21, 2023Week 8 | Penn State 12, Ohio State 20 | Road | 57°F | Ohio Stadium |
| Oct. 4, 2008Week 6 | Penn State 20, Purdue 6 | Road | 58°F | Ross-Ade Stadium |
| Oct. 23, 2010Week 8 | Penn State 33, Minnesota 21 | Road | 58°FSingle reading | Huntington Bank Stadium |
| Oct. 24, 2015Week 8 · neutral site | Penn State 31, Maryland 30 | Neutral site | 58°F | M&T Bank Stadium |
| Jan. 9, 2025College Football Playoff | Notre Dame 27, Penn State 24 | Neutral site | 58°F | Hard Rock Stadium |
| Oct. 2, 2026Week 5 | Penn State 13, Northwestern 34 | Road | 58°FSingle reading | Ryan Field (opened 2026) |
| Aug. 30, 2014Week 1 · neutral site | Penn State 26, UCF 24 | Neutral site | 59°FStadium location from one source | Croke Park Stadium |
| Oct. 22, 2011Week 8 | Penn State 34, Northwestern 24 | Road | 60°FSingle reading | Ryan Field (through 2023) |
| Nov. 25, 2017Week 13 | Penn State 66, Maryland 3 | Road | 60°F | SECU Stadium |
| Oct. 20, 2018Week 8 | Penn State 33, Indiana 28 | Road | 61°F | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
| Nov. 15, 2025Week 12 | Penn State 28, Michigan State 10 | Road | 61°F | Spartan Stadium |
| Oct. 20, 2007Week 8 | Penn State 36, Indiana 31 | Road | 64°FSingle reading | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
| Sept. 17, 2011Week 3 | Penn State 14, Temple 10 | Road | 64°F | Lincoln Financial Field |
| Sept. 13, 2014Week 3 | Penn State 13, Rutgers 10 | Road | 64°F | SHI Stadium |
| Sept. 21, 2018Week 4 | Penn State 63, Illinois 24 | Road | 65°F | Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) |
| Sept. 29, 2012Week 5 | Penn State 35, Illinois 7 | Road | 67°FSingle reading | Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) |
| Sept. 4, 2021Week 1 | Penn State 16, Wisconsin 10 | Road | 67°F | Camp Randall Stadium |
| Nov. 5, 2022Week 10 | Penn State 45, Indiana 14 | Road | 67°F | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
| Nov. 13, 2010Week 11 | Penn State 14, Ohio State 38 | Road | 68°F | Ohio Stadium |
| Sept. 24, 2016Week 4 | Penn State 10, Michigan 49 | Road | 69°F | Michigan Stadium |
| Nov. 4, 2023Week 10 | Penn State 51, Maryland 15 | Road | 69°F | SECU Stadium |
| Oct. 11, 2008Week 7 | Penn State 48, Wisconsin 7 | Road | 70°F | Camp Randall Stadium |
| Oct. 12, 2024Week 7 | Penn State 33, USC 30 | Road | 70°F | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Oct. 18, 2025Week 8 | Penn State 24, Iowa 25 | Road | 70°F | Kinnick Stadium |
| Jan. 1, 2009Bowl game | Penn State 24, USC 38 | Neutral site | 71°F | Rose Bowl |
| Oct. 29, 2016Week 9 | Penn State 62, Purdue 24 | Road | 71°FSingle reading | Ross-Ade Stadium |
| Sept. 9, 2006Week 2 | Penn State 17, Notre Dame 41 | Road | 72°F | Notre Dame Stadium |
| Sept. 23, 2006Week 4 | Penn State 6, Ohio State 28 | Road | 72°F | Ohio Stadium |
| Jan. 1, 2007Bowl game | Tennessee 10, Penn State 20 | Neutral site | 72°F | Raymond James Stadium |
| Oct. 5, 2013Week 6 | Penn State 24, Indiana 44 | Road | 72°F | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
| Oct. 4, 2025Week 6 | Penn State 37, UCLA 42 | Road | 72°F | Rose Bowl |
| Sept. 30, 2023Week 5 | Penn State 41, Northwestern 13 | Road | 73°FSingle reading | Ryan Field (through 2023) |
| Sept. 16, 2023Week 3 | Penn State 30, Illinois 13 | Road | 74°FSingle reading | Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) |
| Nov. 10, 2012Week 11 | Penn State 23, Nebraska 32 | Road | 75°F | Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) |
| Sept. 22, 2007Week 4 | Penn State 9, Michigan 14 | Road | 76°F | Michigan Stadium |
| Sept. 27, 2019Week 5 | Penn State 59, Maryland 0 | Road | 76°F | SECU Stadium |
| Sept. 29, 2007Week 5 | Penn State 20, Illinois 27 | Road | 77°FSingle reading | Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) |
| Jan. 1, 2011Bowl game | Florida 37, Penn State 24 | Neutral site | 77°F | Raymond James Stadium |
| Oct. 7, 2017Week 6 | Penn State 31, Northwestern 7 | Road | 77°F | Ryan Field (through 2023) |
| Sept. 1, 2022Week 1 | Penn State 35, Purdue 31 | Road | 78°F | Ross-Ade Stadium |
| Jan. 1, 2022Bowl game | Penn State 10, Arkansas 24 | Neutral site | 79°F | Raymond James Stadium |
| Sept. 12, 2026Week 2 | Penn State 27, Temple 9 | Road | 79°F | Lincoln Financial Field |
| Sept. 11, 2010Week 2 | Penn State 3, Alabama 24 | Road | 81°F | Bryant-Denny Stadium |
| Jan. 1, 2019Bowl game | Kentucky 27, Penn State 24 | Neutral site | 81°F | Camping World Stadium |
| Oct. 9, 2021Week 6 | Penn State 20, Iowa 23 | Road | 82°F | Kinnick Stadium |
| Sept. 10, 2016Week 2 | Penn State 39, Pittsburgh 42 | Road | 83°FSingle reading | Acrisure Stadium |
| Sept. 8, 2012Week 2 | Penn State 16, Virginia 17 | Road | 84°F | Scott Stadium |
| Sept. 17, 2022Week 3 | Penn State 41, Auburn 12 | Road | 84°F | Jordan-Hare Stadium |
| Aug. 31, 2024Week 1 | Penn State 34, West Virginia 12 | Road | 84°FSingle reading | Milan Puskar Stadium |
| Sept. 5, 2015Week 1 | Penn State 10, Temple 27 | Road | 85°F | Lincoln Financial Field |
| Sept. 23, 2017Week 4 | Penn State 21, Iowa 19 | Road | 86°FSingle reading | Kinnick Stadium |
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Penn State has played nine games at dome and retractable-roof stadiums since 2006; they are in the full game list and not counted here.
Penn State Kickoff Temperatures Since 2006: Three Questions
- What was the coldest Penn State home game since 2006?
- A tie at 25°F, in two games: Maryland 7, Penn State 44 at Beaver Stadium on Nov. 30, 2024, and SMU 10, Penn State 38 at Beaver Stadium on Dec. 21, 2024.
- What was the hottest Penn State home game since 2006?
- A tie at 82°F, in two games: Iowa 7, Penn State 27 at Beaver Stadium on Oct. 6, 2007, and Villanova 6, Penn State 52 at Beaver Stadium on Sept. 13, 2025.
- What is the Penn State home record at 32°F or colder since 2006?
- 7-0 in seven games.
Kickoff temperatures come from NOAA airport weather records (GHCNh): the reading nearest kickoff, within an hour, at one fixed airport for each stadium. Game data provided by CollegeFootballData.com. Games at dome and retractable-roof stadiums are shown but left out of every record and list, whatever the roof position. A temperature with no second reading within 2°F to check it is marked “Single reading”, and a game whose stadium no official source confirms is marked and left out of the lists. Home records count every home game with a kickoff temperature, including games that cannot appear in the lists. When games tie at the end of a list, the line under it counts the rest.
Updated: October 25, 2026