2026 schedule

Penn State Nittany Lions

3-4SOS #46

2026 season so far

Penn State is 3-4 against the 46th-toughest schedule so far, scoring 28.7 and allowing 18.9 points per game (+9.8 per game).

In our opponent-adjusted ratings Penn State ranks 40th of 139 FBS teams overall — 53rd on offense and 35th on defense. The defense is the stronger unit.

Next up: vs Purdue in Week 9. We project Penn State 34, Purdue 23 — Penn State wins 76% of the time.

Projections are statistical estimates for entertainment and analysis only. They are not betting advice and nothing here guarantees any result.

Regular season

12 games

vs
Marshall Thundering Herd
0-1 · SOS #106
Win 45-0
Week 1
Our number· pregame
Penn State by 13.6
Total 58
Book line
Not posted
Final Penn State by 45. 45 points. No book line was saved for this game.
FS1 Beaver Stadium
at
Temple Owls
1-1 · SOS #88
Win 27-9
Week 2
Our number· pregame
Penn State by 9.1
Total 53.3
Book line
Not posted
Final Penn State by 18. 36 points. No book line was saved for this game.
ESPN2 Lincoln Financial Field
vs
Buffalo Bulls
1-2 · SOS #126
Win 55-13
Week 3
Our number· pregame
Penn State by 16.2
Total 49.2
Book line
Not posted
Final Penn State by 42. 68 points. No book line was saved for this game.
BTN Beaver Stadium
vs
Wisconsin Badgers
3-1 · SOS #22
Loss 20-24
Week 4
Our number· pregame
Penn State by 14.4
Total 47
Book line
Not posted
Final Wisconsin by 4. 44 points. No book line was saved for this game.
Peacock Beaver Stadium
at
Northwestern Wildcats
3-1 · SOS #43
Loss 13-34
Week 5
Our number· pregame
Northwestern by 1.6
Total 48.2
Book line
Not posted
Final Northwestern by 21. 47 points. No book line was saved for this game.
Fox Ryan Field
vs
#19 USC Trojans
6-1 · SOS #25
Loss 23-31
Week 6
Our number· pregame
USC by 3.6
Total 56.2
Book line
Not posted
Final USC by 8. 54 points. No book line was saved for this game.
NBC Beaver Stadium
at
Michigan Wolverines
4-2 · SOS #15
Loss 18-21
Week 7
Our number· pregame
Michigan by 3.3
Total 46.7
Book line
Not posted
Final Michigan by 3. 39 points. No book line was saved for this game.
CBS Michigan Stadium
vs
Purdue Boilermakers
3-4 · SOS #13
Sat, Oct 31, 8:15 PM
Week 9
Proj 34-23 · 76%
Our number
Penn State by 11
Total 57
Book line
Not posted
No book line posted yet.
BTN Beaver Stadium
at
Washington Huskies
4-3 · SOS #65
Sat, Nov 7 · TBD
Week 10
Proj 24-27 · 42%
Our number
Washington by 3
Total 51
Book line
Not posted
No book line posted yet.
Husky Stadium
vs
Minnesota Golden Gophers
5-2 · SOS #75
Sat, Nov 14 · TBD
Week 11
Proj 26-19 · 66%
Our number
Penn State by 7
Total 45
Book line
Not posted
No book line posted yet.
Beaver Stadium
vs
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
2-5 · SOS #51
Sat, Nov 21 · TBD
Week 12
Proj 34-23 · 77%
Our number
Penn State by 11
Total 57
Book line
Not posted
No book line posted yet.
Beaver Stadium
at
Maryland Terrapins
2-5 · SOS #40
Sat, Nov 28 · TBD
Week 13
Proj 31-24 · 68%
Our number
Penn State by 7
Total 55
Book line
Not posted
No book line posted yet.
SECU Stadium

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