Penn State Nittany Lions

The Penn State Nittany Lions are 3-4 in 2026.

Scores & Schedules

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sat 10/31	vs	PUR
Sat 10/17	@	MICH	L 18-21
Sat 10/10	vs	USC	L 23-31
Fri 10/2	@	NW	L 13-34
Sat 9/26	vs	WIS	L 20-24

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

1,664

Becht

RUSH YDS

278

Hansen

REC YDS

510

Sowell

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
14	Rutgers	1-3	2-5
15	Washington	1-3	4-3
16	Penn State	0-4	3-4
17	Maryland	0-4	2-5
18	Michigan State	0-5	2-6

2026 Stats

See stats

	GP	PTS	YDS	PLY	AVG	RUSH YDS	RUSH ATT	RUSH AVG	PASS YDS	PASS ATT	PASS AVG	SCK	SCKY	1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PASS 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	PEN	PEN YDS
Team	7	201	2,689	465	5.8	915	239	3.8	1,774	226	7.8	11	61	145	46	84	15	31	309
Team Rank		71st	83rd	77th	76th	105th	90th	109th	42nd	51st	54th	45th	99th	77th	121st	27th	52nd	11th	18th
Opponent	7	132	2,195	432	5.2	1,206	245	4.9	989	178	5.6	9	44	121	59	49	13	39	353
Opponent Rank		31st	35th	24th	53rd	99th	67th	117th	4th	18th	3rd	110th	131st	36th	86th	9th	54th	106th	98th
Net		+69	+494	+33	+0.6	-291	-6	-1.1	+785	+48	+2.3	+2	+17	+24	-13	+35	+2	-8	-44
Net Rank		50th	49th	29th	64th	111th	78th	123rd	8th	21st	18th	90th	42nd	46th	113th	7th	52nd	26th	39th

More CFB News

Baker throws, runs for TDs, Louisiana Tech posts 2nd straight shutout, 26-0 over Old Dominion

Oct 25, 2026

No. 9 UCLA rides running back trio to 28-10 victory over Michigan State

Oct 25, 2026

Luke Duncan and Marshaun Brown each have 2 total TDs, Nevada beats San Jose State 28-13

Oct 25, 2026

Keyone Jenkins throws TD pass in double OT and UCF knocks off No. 2 BYU 39-31

Oct 25, 2026

Louisiana-Monroe scores 18 points late, beats Troy 21-14 for first win of the season

Oct 25, 2026

James-Hamilton's kickoff return, defensive stand gives Ohio 24-20 win over Eastern Michigan

Oct 25, 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,244

Richter

2,185

Alejado

Rush Yards Leaders

957

Bishop

923

Cook

875

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Umanmielen

9.0

Osunsanmi

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

10.5

11.3

12.0

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

562.3

551.9

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

303.5

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

329.5

323.1

317.9

Sack Leaders

34.0

33.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

23.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	6	1	.857
2	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
3	Utah	6	0	1.000
4	Houston	6	1	.857
5	Arizona	5	1	.833
6	Baylor	4	3	.571
7	Oklahoma State	4	2	.667
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	UCF	4	3	.571
10	Kansas State	4	3	.571
11	Arizona State	4	3	.571
12	Iowa State	3	3	.500
13	TCU	3	4	.429
14	West Virginia	5	3	.625
15	Colorado	2	4	.333
16	Kansas	3	4	.429

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	USC	6	1	.857
5	Iowa	5	2	.714
6	Northwestern	6	1	.857
7	Minnesota	5	2	.714
8	Oregon	4	3	.571
9	Wisconsin	4	2	.667
10	Nebraska	5	2	.714
11	Purdue	3	4	.429
12	Michigan	4	3	.571
13	Illinois	4	3	.571
14	Rutgers	2	5	.286
15	Washington	4	3	.571
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	1	.857
2	Kentucky	6	1	.857
3	Tennessee	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	5	1	.833
5	Alabama	6	2	.750
6	Florida	5	2	.714
7	LSU	6	2	.750
8	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Auburn	4	3	.571
11	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
12	Texas	4	2	.667
13	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
14	South Carolina	4	3	.571
15	Arkansas	3	4	.429
16	Vanderbilt	3	4	.429

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
3	SMU	6	1	.857
4	Clemson	4	2	.667
5	North Carolina	4	2	.667
6	Louisville	4	3	.571
7	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
8	California	3	5	.375
9	Duke	5	2	.714
10	Virginia Tech	5	2	.714
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	Boston College	4	3	.571
14	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
15	Florida State	3	4	.429
16	NC State	3	4	.429
17	Syracuse	2	4	.333

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	5	1	.833
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	North Dakota State	6	1	.857
4	San Jose State	4	4	.500
5	UNLV	4	3	.571
6	Air Force	5	2	.714
7	Nevada	3	4	.429
8	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Hawai'i	2	6	.250

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
3	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
6	Toledo	6	2	.750
7	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
8	Kent State	3	5	.375
9	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
10	Ball State	3	5	.375
11	UMass	4	4	.500
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Oregon State	5	2	.714
2	Boise State	5	1	.833
3	San Diego State	3	4	.429
4	Texas State	3	3	.500
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Fresno State	4	3	.571
7	Colorado State	2	4	.333
8	Washington State	1	6	.143

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	6	1	.857
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	UAB	4	3	.571
6	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
7	Tulane	3	3	.500
8	Charlotte	1	6	.143
9	Temple	2	5	.286
10	South Florida	5	2	.714
11	East Carolina	3	4	.429
12	Navy	2	5	.286
13	Tulsa	4	4	.500
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	7	1	.875
2	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
3	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
4	South Alabama	4	3	.571
5	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Georgia State	4	2	.667
8	Troy	3	4	.429
9	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
10	Arkansas State	3	4	.429
11	Old Dominion	2	6	.250
12	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
14	Marshall	4	3	.571