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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Northwestern
Wildcats
Big Ten
18
33% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Penn State
Nittany Lions
Big Ten
29
67% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Penn State by 11.29
TOTAL POINTS
47
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Northwestern
Penn State
|
86
B
|
Overall |
94
A
|
|
83
B-
|
Power |
96
A
|
|
76
C
|
Offensive |
94
A
|
|
90
B+
|
Defensive |
96
A
|
|
98
A+
|
SoS (Current) |
89
B+
|
|
98
A+
|
SoS (Future) |
89
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Northwestern
Penn State
| 49 | Overall | 18 |
| 58 | Power | 11 |
| 87 | Offensive | 17 |
| 34 | Defensive | 10 |
| 3 | SoS (Current) | 37 |
| 3 | SoS (Future) | 37 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Northwestern
Penn State
|
1-0 (100%) |
Head to Head |
0-1 (0%) |
|
7-6 (53.8%) |
Overall |
7-6 (53.8%) |
|
5-1 (83.3%) |
Home |
4-3 (57.1%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Away |
2-3 (40%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-4 (0%) |
|
3-6 (33.3%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
4-5 (44.4%) |
|
4-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-1 (75%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Northwestern
Penn State
| #36 Penn State | Best Win | #52 Nebraska |
| #52 Nebraska | Worst Loss | #89 UCLA |
| 35 pts vs #262 Louisiana-Monroe | Largest MOV | 46 pts vs #79 Villanova |
| 21 pts vs #17 Southern Cal | Largest MOD | 24 pts vs #3 Ohio State |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Northwestern
Penn State
| 23.4 | Points per Game | 31 |
| 19.8 | Points Against | 20.5 |
| 28.7 | Home PPG | 34 |
| 16.2 | Home PA | 15.1 |
| 15.2 | Away PPG | 28.6 |
| 26 | Away PA | 30.2 |
| 92-76 | Opponent Record | 105-68 |
| 90.4 | Avg Opponent Rank | 63.3 |
| W 4 | Longest Streak | L 6 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | W 4 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Northwestern
Penn State
| Dec 26 Central Michigan (7-6) W 34-7 | Dec 27 Clemson (7-6) W 22-10 |
| Nov 29 at (16) Illinois (9-4) L 13-20 | Nov 29 at Rutgers (5-7) W 40-36 |
| Nov 22 vs Minnesota (8-5) W 38-35 | Nov 22 vs Nebraska (7-6) W 37-10 |
| Nov 15 (20) Michigan (9-4) L 22-24 | Nov 15 at Michigan St (4-8) W 28-10 |
| Nov 7 at (17) Southern Cal (9-4) L 17-38 | Nov 8 vs (1) Indiana (16-0) L 24-27 |
| Oct 25 at Nebraska (7-6) L 21-28 | Nov 1 at (3) Ohio State (12-2) L 14-38 |
| Oct 18 vs Purdue (2-10) W 19-0 | Oct 18 at (15) Iowa (9-4) L 24-25 |
| Oct 11 at Penn State (7-6) W 22-21 | Oct 11 vs Northwestern (7-6) L 21-22 |
| Oct 4 vs Louisiana-Monroe (3-9) W 42-7 | Oct 4 at UCLA (3-9) L 37-42 |
| Sep 27 vs UCLA (3-9) W 17-14 | Sep 27 vs (2) Oregon (13-2) L 24-30 |
| Sep 13 vs (2) Oregon (13-2) L 14-34 | Sep 13 vs Villanova (12-3) W 52-6 |
| Sep 5 vs Western Illinois (4-8) W 42-7 | Sep 6 vs Florida Int'l (7-6) W 34-0 |
| Aug 30 at (18) Tulane (11-3) L 3-23 | Aug 30 vs Nevada (3-9) W 46-11 |
