Week 5 · 2026
Penn State at Northwestern
Fri 10/02/2026 08:00 PMRyan FieldConference
57°Mostly Clear0 mph N · 77% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Penn State
13
4–4
Northwestern
34
6–2
Attendance
—
not yet reported
Penn StatePSU
NorthwesternNU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | Rocco Becht | 26/41 | 243 | 5.9 | 1 | 2 | 58.9 |
| NU | Aidan Chiles | 10/14 | 93 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 84.3 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | Carson Hansen | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 1 | 8 |
| PSU | James Peoples | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | 5 |
| PSU | Rocco Becht | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 10 |
| PSU | Quinton Martin Jr. | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| NU | Caleb Komolafe | 25 | 188 | 7.5 | 1 | 32 |
| NU | Joseph Himon II | 10 | 162 | 16.2 | 2 | 47 |
| NU | Gavin Sawchuk | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 13 |
| NU | Aidan Chiles | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 1 | 15 |
| NU | Drew Wagner | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | Chase Sowell | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 1 | 26 |
| PSU | Benjamin Brahmer | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
| PSU | Brett Eskildsen | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | 16 |
| PSU | Andrew Rappleyea | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 13 |
| PSU | Zay Robinson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 |
| PSU | James Peoples | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| PSU | Carson Hansen | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| NU | Griffin Wilde | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 31 |
| NU | Drew Wagner | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 8 |
| NU | Alex Honig | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
| NU | Caleb Komolafe | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| NU | Ricky Ahumaraeze | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | Josiah Zayas | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NU | Gavin Sawchuk | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | Tony Rojas | 12 | 5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PSU | Kooper Ebel | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PSU | Keanu Williams | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Cael Brezina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Daryus Dixson | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Jamison Patton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Marcus Neal Jr. | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Jeremiah Cooper | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Yvan Kemajou | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Alex Tatsch | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Alexander McPherson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Armstrong Nnodim | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Audavion Collins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Josiah Zayas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Siale Taupaki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Vaboue Toure | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Alijah Carnell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Caleb Bacon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Dallas Vakalahi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Ikenna Ezeogu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Jahmir Joseph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Xxavier Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | Zion Tracy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Kobie McKinzie | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Braydon Brus | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Brenden Deasfernandes | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Ore Adeyi | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| NU | Jon Jon Stevens Jr. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| NU | Brendan Flakes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Robert Fitzgerald | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Jamaal Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Michael Kilbane | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Montae Pate | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Tyler Gant | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Dominic Kirks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Gavin Sawchuk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Jack Sadowsky V | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Marquet Dorsey Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Matthew Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Max Mohring | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Caden O'Rourke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Dylan Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | J.J. Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Braydon Brus | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Robert Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | Ryan Barker | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| NU | Jackson Kleather | 2/3 | 67.0 | 50 | 4/4 | 10 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | Nathan Tiyce | 7 | 288 | 41.1 | 1 | 3 | 60 |
| NU | Nikola Dugandzic | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | Zay Robinson | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 23 |
| NU | Gavin Sawchuk | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Drew Wagner | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Penn State
Northwestern 3–7 vs Penn State
- 2025 · wk 7Northwestern 22 @ Penn State 21
- 2023 · wk 5Penn State 41 @ Northwestern 13
- 2022 · wk 5Northwestern 7 @ Penn State 17
- 2017 · wk 6Penn State 31 @ Northwestern 7
- 2015 · wk 10Penn State 21 @ Northwestern 23
- 2014 · wk 5Northwestern 29 @ Penn State 6
- 2012 · wk 6Northwestern 28 @ Penn State 39
- 2011 · wk 8Penn State 34 @ Northwestern 24
- 2010 · wk 10Northwestern 21 @ Penn State 35
- 2009 · wk 9Penn State 34 @ Northwestern 13
Previous 2 meetings vs. David Braun
Penn State 1–1 vs David Braun
- 2025 · wk 7Northwestern 22 @ Penn State 21
- 2023 · wk 5Penn State 41 @ Northwestern 13
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