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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Marshall
Thundering Herd
Sun Belt
15
17% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Penn State
Nittany Lions
Big Ten
41
83% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Penn State by 25.35
TOTAL POINTS
56
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Marshall
Penn State
|
71
C-
|
Overall |
94
A
|
|
72
C-
|
Power |
96
A
|
|
77
C
|
Offensive |
94
A
|
|
70
D+
|
Defensive |
96
A
|
|
68
D+
|
SoS (Current) |
89
B+
|
|
68
D+
|
SoS (Future) |
89
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Marshall
Penn State
| 117 | Overall | 18 |
| 99 | Power | 11 |
| 83 | Offensive | 17 |
| 107 | Defensive | 10 |
| 109 | SoS (Current) | 37 |
| 109 | SoS (Future) | 37 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Marshall
Penn State
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
5-7 (41.7%) |
Overall |
7-6 (53.8%) |
|
3-3 (50%) |
Home |
4-3 (57.1%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Away |
2-3 (40%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-4 (0%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
4-5 (44.4%) |
|
3-3 (50%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-1 (75%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Marshall
Penn State
| #42 Old Dominion | Best Win | #52 Nebraska |
| #182 Appalachian St | Worst Loss | #89 UCLA |
| 31 pts vs #240 Eastern Kentucky | Largest MOV | 46 pts vs #79 Villanova |
| 38 pts vs #6 Georgia | Largest MOD | 24 pts vs #3 Ohio State |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Marshall
Penn State
| 30.8 | Points per Game | 31 |
| 30.3 | Points Against | 20.5 |
| 31.3 | Home PPG | 34 |
| 24.7 | Home PA | 15.1 |
| 30.2 | Away PPG | 28.6 |
| 35.8 | Away PA | 30.2 |
| 81-74 | Opponent Record | 105-68 |
| 139.8 | Avg Opponent Rank | 63.3 |
| L 2 | Longest Streak | L 6 |
| L 2 | Current Streak | W 4 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Marshall
Penn State
| Nov 29 vs Georgia Southern (7-6) L 19-24 | Dec 27 Clemson (7-6) W 22-10 |
| Nov 22 at Appalachian St (5-8) L 24-26 | Nov 29 at Rutgers (5-7) W 40-36 |
| Nov 15 at Georgia St (1-11) W 30-18 | Nov 22 vs Nebraska (7-6) W 37-10 |
| Nov 8 vs James Madison (12-2) L 23-35 | Nov 15 at Michigan St (4-8) W 28-10 |
| Oct 30 at Coastal Carolina (6-7) L 27-44 | Nov 8 vs (1) Indiana (16-0) L 24-27 |
| Oct 18 vs Texas St-San Marcos (7-6) W 40-37 | Nov 1 at (3) Ohio State (12-2) L 14-38 |
| Oct 11 vs Old Dominion (10-3) W 48-24 | Oct 18 at (15) Iowa (9-4) L 24-25 |
| Sep 27 at Louisiana-Lafayette (6-7) L 51-54 | Oct 11 vs Northwestern (7-6) L 21-22 |
| Sep 20 at Middle Tennessee St (3-9) W 42-28 | Oct 4 at UCLA (3-9) L 37-42 |
| Sep 13 vs Eastern Kentucky (5-7) W 38-7 | Sep 27 vs (2) Oregon (13-2) L 24-30 |
| Sep 6 vs Missouri St (7-6) L 20-21 | Sep 13 vs Villanova (12-3) W 52-6 |
| Aug 30 at (6) Georgia (12-2) L 7-45 | Sep 6 vs Florida Int'l (7-6) W 34-0 |
