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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Rutgers
Scarlet Knights
Big Ten
20
25% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Penn State
Nittany Lions
Big Ten
38
75% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Penn State by 17.74
TOTAL POINTS
58
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Rutgers
Penn State
|
79
C+
|
Overall |
94
A
|
|
82
B-
|
Power |
96
A
|
|
86
B
|
Offensive |
94
A
|
|
75
C
|
Defensive |
96
A
|
|
77
C+
|
SoS (Current) |
89
B+
|
|
77
C+
|
SoS (Future) |
89
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Rutgers
Penn State
| 76 | Overall | 18 |
| 60 | Power | 11 |
| 45 | Offensive | 17 |
| 87 | Defensive | 10 |
| 77 | SoS (Current) | 37 |
| 77 | SoS (Future) | 37 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Rutgers
Penn State
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
5-7 (41.7%) |
Overall |
7-6 (53.8%) |
|
4-3 (57.1%) |
Home |
4-3 (57.1%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Away |
2-3 (40%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-4 (0%) |
|
2-7 (22.2%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
4-5 (44.4%) |
|
3-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-1 (75%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Rutgers
Penn State
| #78 Ohio U. | Best Win | #52 Nebraska |
| #41 Minnesota | Worst Loss | #89 UCLA |
| 50 pts vs #618 Norfolk St | Largest MOV | 46 pts vs #79 Villanova |
| 46 pts vs #2 Oregon | Largest MOD | 24 pts vs #3 Ohio State |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Rutgers
Penn State
| 28.7 | Points per Game | 31 |
| 31.8 | Points Against | 20.5 |
| 35.4 | Home PPG | 34 |
| 30.3 | Home PA | 15.1 |
| 19.2 | Away PPG | 28.6 |
| 34 | Away PA | 30.2 |
| 90-67 | Opponent Record | 105-68 |
| 100 | Avg Opponent Rank | 63.3 |
| L 4 | Longest Streak | L 6 |
| L 2 | Current Streak | W 4 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Rutgers
Penn State
| Nov 29 vs Penn State (7-6) L 36-40 | Dec 27 Clemson (7-6) W 22-10 |
| Nov 22 at (3) Ohio State (12-2) L 9-42 | Nov 29 at Rutgers (5-7) W 40-36 |
| Nov 8 vs Maryland (4-8) W 35-20 | Nov 22 vs Nebraska (7-6) W 37-10 |
| Nov 1 at (16) Illinois (9-4) L 13-35 | Nov 15 at Michigan St (4-8) W 28-10 |
| Oct 25 at Purdue (2-10) W 27-24 | Nov 8 vs (1) Indiana (16-0) L 24-27 |
| Oct 18 vs (2) Oregon (13-2) L 10-56 | Nov 1 at (3) Ohio State (12-2) L 14-38 |
| Oct 10 at Washington (9-4) L 19-38 | Oct 18 at (15) Iowa (9-4) L 24-25 |
| Sep 27 at Minnesota (8-5) L 28-31 | Oct 11 vs Northwestern (7-6) L 21-22 |
| Sep 19 vs (15) Iowa (9-4) L 28-38 | Oct 4 at UCLA (3-9) L 37-42 |
| Sep 13 vs Norfolk St (1-11) W 60-10 | Sep 27 vs (2) Oregon (13-2) L 24-30 |
| Sep 6 vs Miami OH (7-7) W 45-17 | Sep 13 vs Villanova (12-3) W 52-6 |
| Aug 28 vs Ohio U. (9-4) W 34-31 | Sep 6 vs Florida Int'l (7-6) W 34-0 |
