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College Football·Big Ten
Penn State Nittany Lions
3-3 · 2-4 ATS · 3-3 O/U
2026 seasonNo. 37 of 138
Offense
Overall rankNo. 77
Points / game30.5No. 65
Yards / game393No. 71
Pass yds / game251No. 52
Rush yds / game142No. 91
Defense
Overall rankNo. 31
Points allowed / game18.5No. 32
Yards allowed / game316No. 39
Yards / play allowed5.1
Penalty yds / game43No. 18
Units
Offensive lineNo. 89
Defensive lineNo. 73
Special teamsNo. 110
Turnover margin+5
Season
Projected record7-5
Schedule so far+0.1No. 41
Schedule left+2.7No. 63
Luck-1.6
2026 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Line | ATS | O/U | YPP | Opp YPP | TO | |
|---|
| Sep 5 | Marshall | W 45-0 | -23.5 | W | u53.5 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 0-2 | |
| Sep 12 | @ Temple | W 27-9 | -24.5 | L | u49.5 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 0-1 | |
| Sep 19 | Buffalo | W 55-13 | -39.5 | W | o48.5 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 0-2 | |
| Sep 26 | Wisconsin | L 20-24 | -9.5 | L | o43.5 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 1-3 | |
| Oct 2 | @ Northwestern | L 13-34 | -3 | L | o46.5 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 2-1 | Recap |
| Oct 10 | USC | L 23-31 | +1.5 | L | u54.5 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 1-0 | Recap |
Schedule
Fantasy usage
Per-game averages over every game on file. PPR: 1 per catch, 0.1 per rushing or receiving yard, 6 per touchdown, 0.04 per passing yard, 4 per passing touchdown, -2 per interception. Half is half-PPR. Tgt% is the share of the team's targets.
Season leaders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | G |
|---|
| Rocco Becht | 104/166 | 1397 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
| Alex Manske | 9/14 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Connor Barry | 2/2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | G |
|---|
| James Peoples | 52 | 232 | 4.5 | 2 | 6 |
| Carson Hansen | 57 | 227 | 4.0 | 3 | 6 |
| Quinton Martin Jr. | 29 | 158 | 5.4 | 1 | 4 |
| Cam Wallace | 22 | 125 | 5.7 | 2 | 4 |
| Rocco Becht | 37 | 52 | 1.4 | 1 | 6 |
| Koby Howard | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | 3 |
Receiving
| Player | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | G |
|---|
| Chase Sowell | 36 | 23 | 359 | 2 | 6 |
| Koby Howard | 15 | 12 | 344 | 2 | 3 |
| Brett Eskildsen | 23 | 19 | 198 | 1 | 5 |
| Benjamin Brahmer | 26 | 17 | 182 | 3 | 6 |
| Andrew Rappleyea | 23 | 17 | 146 | 2 | 5 |
| Zay Robinson | 12 | 8 | 122 | 1 | 6 |
| Gabe Burkle | 5 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 2 |
| Carson Hansen | 5 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 6 |
Defense
| Player | Tkl | Sacks | TFL | G |
|---|
| Tony Rojas | 44 | 4 | 8.5 | 6 |
| Kooper Ebel | 33 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Cael Brezina | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jamison Patton | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Marcus Neal Jr. | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jeremiah Cooper | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Zion Tracy | 18 | 0 | 0.5 | 6 |
| Caleb Bacon | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Line, ATS and O/U are from the closing number, from Penn State's side. YPP is yards per play. TO is turnovers, theirs then the opponent's. Schedule lines show once a book posts them. Overall offense and defense ranks are adjusted for opponent (points and yards per play against the defenses and offenses faced). Offensive line, defensive line and special teams are season rankings built from the play log and the kicking and return tables (line yards, sack and stuff rates, short-yardage conversions; field goals, punting and returns for and against). Schedule so far and left are the average rating of those opponents (points better or worse than an average team), ranked so No. 1 is the hardest. Luck is wins minus the wins this team's points scored and allowed would normally produce. See every team.
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