Big Ten · FBS
Penn State 4-4
2026 season · Nittany Lions
No. 37 toughest schedule of 138 — see full rankings
Penn State is 4-4 under head coach Matt Campbell. Its eight opponents were a combined 17-10 before playing the Nittany Lions and are 17-13 since. The best win was over Temple, which was 1-0 going in.
Next game: at Washington,
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before Penn State, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. Penn State.
Wk 5·
Away · Big Ten
L 13-34
- Before
- 2-1
- After
- 3-1
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 5
L 13-34
2-1
3-1
6-2
Wk 5·
Away · Big Ten
L 13-34
- Before
- 2-1
- After
- 3-1
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 5
L 13-34
2-1
3-1
6-2
Wk 10·
Away · Big Ten
Upcoming
- Before
- 5-3
- After
- —
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 10·
Away · Big Ten
Upcoming
- Before
- 5-3
- After
- —
- Total
- 5-3
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- Conference
- Big Ten
- Head coach
- Matt Campbell
- Stadium
- Beaver Stadium, seats 106,572, University Park, Pennsylvania
- NFL draft
- 8 picked in the 2026 NFL draft, earliest in round 1
Receipt insights
- Penn State's opponents were a combined 17-10 (.630) before playing Penn State.
- Best win by opponent record: Marshall, now 5-3 (won 45-0, Wk 1).
Combined opponents
Across 8 completed games · 4 upcoming left out
0-1 vs. teams ranked that week
Before playing Penn State
17-10
63.0%
vs. Penn State
4-4
50.0%
After playing Penn State
17-13
56.7%
Total (including vs. Penn State)
38-27
58.5%
Teams we beat15-17total (46.9%)
Before playing Penn State 5-5 · after 10-8
Teams that beat us23-10total (69.7%)
Before playing Penn State 12-5 · after 7-5
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Penn State uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Penn State is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Penn State uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.
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