Big Ten Conference2026 SEASON#18 AP

Penn StateNittany Lions

0–0OverallBig Ten ConferenceAP #18 · Aug 17

SP+ RANK#17Preseason FPI RANK#17ESPN WIN TOTAL8.5Published line PLAYOFF ODDS22%ESPN

Sourced. Dated. Never guessed.Dataset as of Sep 5, 2026

THE ROAD AHEAD

2026 schedule

12 games · Regular season

WEEK 1Sep 5

Marshall

Beaver Stadium

Result not publishedFS1

WEEK 2Sep 12

Temple

Lincoln Financial Field

Result not publishedESPN2

WEEK 3Sep 19

Buffalo

Beaver Stadium

Result not publishedBTN

WEEK 4Sep 26

Wisconsin

UP NEXT

Beaver Stadium

Kickoff not publishedTV not published

WEEK 5Oct 3

Northwestern

Ryan Field

Kickoff not publishedTV not published

Dataset as of Sep 5, 2026. Times shown in Eastern Time.Where to watch

THE ROSTER RESHUFFLE

Transfer portal

3 in / 14 out · net -11

Incoming3

DATE

Rocco Becht

From Iowa State

Jan 16

James Peoples

From Ohio State

Jan 16

Siale Taupaki

From UCLA

Jan 16

Outgoing14

DATE

Antoine Belgrave-Shorter

To Arizona State

Jan 16

Eagan Boyer

To Florida

Jan 16

Amare Campbell

To Tennessee

Jan 16

EDGE

Chaz Coleman

To Tennessee

Jan 16

EDGE

Zuriah Fisher

To USC

Jan 16

View all 14 departures

Xavier Gilliam

To Tennessee

Jan 16

A.J. Harris

To Indiana

Jan 16

Elliot Washington II

To Clemson

Jan 16

Dejuan Lane

To Tennessee

Jan 16

King Mack

To NC State

Jan 16

T.J. Shanahan

To Florida

Jan 16

Anthony Speca

To Purdue

Jan 16

Owen Wafle

To Duke

Jan 16

Jabree Coleman

To South Carolina

Jan 11

Verified moves · As of Sep 7, 2026Full transfer ledger

THE LOCKER ROOM

Meet the roster

Roster coverage unavailable

Position groups

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Roster not available for this team

The current research package does not include a published player roster for this program.

Inside the depth chartFirst string by unit

Depth chart not available for this team

No verified first-string listing is included in the current dataset.

Availability & fantasy notebookReported roles and player status · Sep 5, 2026

Availability report

LaVar Arrington II

DE · out · Knee “cleaned up” / setback (per LaVar Arrington on radio)

Jeremiah Cooper

DB · probable · Returning from 2025 ACL; Campbell: probable

Gabe Burkle

TE · other · Camp absence; no official designation

Cooper Alexander

TE · other · Camp absence; no official designation

Armstrong Nnodim

DT · uncertain · Returned to practice to varying degrees

Jahmir Joseph

CB · uncertain · Camp absence

Alex Tatsch

LB · uncertain · Working back from late-2025 injury

Fantasy notes

Rocco Becht · QB

LineStar listed Rocco Becht as Penn State’s Week 1 quarterback.

As of Sep 7, 2026 · active

Carson Hansen · RB

LineStar listed Carson Hansen first among Penn State running backs.

As of Sep 7, 2026 · active

MAKE A SATURDAY OF IT

Your gameday, covered

Watch guide

HOME FIELD

Beaver Stadium

University Park, PA

106,304STADIUM CAPACITY

Gameday guideVerified Sep 7, 2026

Before you reach the gate

A clear-bag policy is published on the official athletics gameday page. Confirm the current permitted bag types and exact size limits with that page before you travel.

Getting there

CATA Campus Loop and game-day shuttles from remote lots operate on published routes.

ON THE AIR · LOCAL FLAGSHIP

WRSC1390 AM / 93.3 FM

Penn State Sports Network · State College, PA

As of Sep 8, 2026Listen with the network

Policies and broadcasts can change. Confirm details with the official athletics site before traveling.

BEYOND THE EYE TEST

By the numbers

2026 preseason · Published, not modeled here

Preseason outlook

2026

SP+ OVERALL16.2

NATIONAL RANK#17

Offense33.9

Defense18.3

Points per 20 possessions · Offense: higher is better. Defense: lower is better. Shared 0–60 scale.

ESPN FPI rank: #17
Win total line vs. projection: 8.5 / 6.2
Playoff probability ESPN: 22%

As of Aug 26, 2026Source 1 Source 2 Source 3

Ratings through the years

FINAL

SEASONSP+ / FEIRANK

202518.1 SP+#15

20241.2 FEI#4

20231.0 FEI#8

20221.0 FEI#7

20210.6 FEI#20

20200.0 FEI#59

Earlier seasons

20191.0 FEI#10

20180.7 FEI#19

20171.2 FEI#5

20160.7 FEI#13

20150.2 FEI#47

20140.2 FEI#47

20130.1 FEI#57

20120.5 FEI#26

20110.3 FEI#38

20100.1 FEI#52

BUILT OVER SATURDAYS

The program archive

Season records & national player finishes

Season by season

Published team statistics by season. PPG means points per game.
Season	Record	PPG for	PPG against
2025	7-6	31.0	20.5
2024	13-3	33.1	16.5
2023	10-3	36.2	13.5
2022	11-2	35.8	18.2
2021	7-6	25.0	17.3
2020	4-5	29.8	27.7
2019	11-2	35.8	16.0
2018	9-4	33.8	20.5
2017	11-2	41.1	16.5
2016	11-3	37.6	25.4
2015	7-6	23.2	21.8
2014	7-6	20.6	18.6
2013	7-5	28.7	26.2
2012	8-4	29.1	19.1

Top-10 finishes

Individual national statistical leaderboards · Not team poll finishes

Tyler Warren

Receiving Td

2024

Tyler Warren

Receiving Yards

2024

Abdul Carter

Sacks

2024

Ji'Ayir Brown

Interceptions

2021

Carl Nassib

Sacks

2015

Mike Hull

Tackles

2014

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Allen Robinson

Receiving Yards

2013

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