Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Northwestern | - | - | - | - | 0 |
 Penn State | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
| Penn State | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Northwestern | Qtr | Penn State |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Q1 | 0 |
| 10 | Q2 | 14 |
| 0 | Q3 | 0 |
| 9 | Q4 | 7 |
| 22 | Final | 21 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q2 11:40 Touchdown Penn State Kaytron Allen Kaytron Allen run for 11 yds for a TD (Ryan Barker KICK) 3-7
Q2 7:14 Touchdown Northwestern Griffin Wilde Preston Stone pass complete to Griffin Wilde for 29 yds for a TD (Jack Olsen KICK) (Jack Olsen KICK) 10-7
Q2 1:19 Touchdown Penn State Nicholas Singleton Nicholas Singleton run for 2 yds for a TD (Ryan Barker KICK) 10-14
Q4 4:51 Touchdown Northwestern Caleb Komolafe Caleb Komolafe 9 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) 22-21
Rivalry highlights
Series record
7-16
Northwestern first, 23 meetings since 1993
Series leader
Penn State
Penn State lead 7-16 in 23 meetings since 1993
Widest recent margin
28 points
Penn State 41-13 Northwestern, 2023
Tightest recent margin
1 point
Northwestern 22-21 Penn State, 2025
Highest recent total
54 points
Penn State 41-13 Northwestern, 2023
Head to head
Full rivalry page Northwestern 7 23 meetings since 1993 16 Penn State
Penn State lead 7-16 in 23 meetings since 1993 Series leader: Penn State.
Team stats, this game
NorthwesternPenn State292Total yards274
163Passing yards137
129Rushing yards137
1Turnovers2
0Sacks2
23First downs13
10Penalty yards71
Key players by position
| Northwestern | Pos | Penn State |
|---|
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
NU PSU Northwestern vs Penn State player stats
Passing
| Northwestern | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Stone | 17/26 | 163 | 1 | 0 |
| Penn State | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Allar | 13/20 | 137 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Northwestern | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Komolafe | 19 | 72 | 1 | 9 |
| Joseph Himon II | 13 | 65 | 0 | 17 |
| Dashun Reeder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Stone | 5 | -8 | 0 | 7 |
| Penn State | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaytron Allen | 16 | 90 | 1 | 18 |
| Drew Allar | 6 | 25 | 1 | 10 |
| Nicholas Singleton | 7 | 20 | 1 | 7 |
| Liam Clifford | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ethan Grunkemeyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Northwestern | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Wilde | 7 | 94 | 1 | 29 |
| Joseph Himon II | 4 | 38 | 0 | 16 |
| Caleb Komolafe | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Drew Wagner | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Alex Lines | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Hayden Eligon Ii | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Penn State | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonte Ross | 7 | 115 | 0 | 67 |
| Kyron Ware-Hudson | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Nicholas Singleton | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Trebor Pena | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Kaytron Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| Northwestern | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Uihlein | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Turner | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Fitzgerald | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kilbane | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garner Wallace | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Flakes | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braydon Brus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Najee Story | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Hubbard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Davis II | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ore Adeyi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Reynolds II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Penn State | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zakee Wheatley | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zane Durant | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dominic DeLuca | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keon Wylie | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Audavion Collins | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dani Dennis-Sutton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zuriah Fisher | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaylen Harvey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dejuan Lane | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amare Campbell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| King Mack | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliot Washington II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Northwestern | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Olsen | 3/3 | 41 | 1/1 | 10 |
| Penn State | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Barker | 0/0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
Northwestern: last 15 games before this one
6-9 in the last 15 · 19.9 scored · 24.6 allowed
WON 31-7 scored 31 · allowed 7 See game LOST 5-24 scored 5 · allowed 24 See game LOST 24-41 scored 24 · allowed 41 See game WON 37-10 scored 37 · allowed 10 See game LOST 3-23 scored 3 · allowed 23 See game LOST 14-40 scored 14 · allowed 40 See game WON 26-20 scored 26 · allowed 20 See game LOST 7-31 scored 7 · allowed 31 See game LOST 6-50 scored 6 · allowed 50 See game LOST 28-38 scored 28 · allowed 38 See game LOST 3-23 scored 3 · allowed 23 See game WON 42-7 scored 42 · allowed 7 See game LOST 14-34 scored 14 · allowed 34 See game WON 17-14 scored 17 · allowed 14 See game WON 42-7 scored 42 · allowed 7 See game
Penn State: last 15 games before this one
10-5 in the last 15 · 34.5 scored · 17.7 allowed
WON 28-13 scored 28 · allowed 13 See game LOST 13-20 scored 13 · allowed 20 See game WON 35-6 scored 35 · allowed 6 See game WON 49-10 scored 49 · allowed 10 See game WON 26-25 scored 26 · allowed 25 See game WON 44-7 scored 44 · allowed 7 See game LOST 37-45 scored 37 · allowed 45 See game WON 38-10 scored 38 · allowed 10 See game WON 31-14 scored 31 · allowed 14 See game LOST 24-27 scored 24 · allowed 27 See game WON 46-11 scored 46 · allowed 11 See game WON 34-0 scored 34 · allowed 0 See game WON 52-6 scored 52 · allowed 6 See game LOST 24-30 scored 24 · allowed 30 See game LOST 37-42 scored 37 · allowed 42 See game
The matchup
| Northwestern | Split | Penn State |
|---|---|---|
| 3-2 | 2025 record entering | 3-2 |
| 1-1 | Conference | 0-2 |
| 118 | Points for | 193 |
| 85 | Points against | 89 |
| W2 | Form | L2 |
Recent meetings
2026
2025
Northwestern 22 : 21 Penn State
22 : 21 Penn State 2023
Penn State 41 : 13 Northwestern
41 : 13 Northwestern 2022
Northwestern 7 : 17 Penn State
7 : 17 Penn State 2017
Penn State 31 : 7 Northwestern
31 : 7 Northwestern 2015
Penn State 21 : 23 Northwestern
21 : 23 Northwestern Northwestern · QB Aidan Chiles Pass yards
900
Pass TD
6
Comp-Att
63-89
INT
0
Komolafe rush
290 yds
Wilde rec
281 yds
Penn State · QB Rocco Becht Pass yards
1108
Pass TD
10
Comp-Att
83-134
INT
3
Peoples rush
212 yds
Howard rec
344 yds
2 
Ryan Boe QB 8 
Preston Stone QB 13 
Gavin Frakes QB 15 
Sean Winton QB 4 
Cam Porter RB 5 
Caleb Komolafe RB 6 
Joseph Himon II RB 12 
Marcus Romain RB 22 
Daniel Anderson RB 24 
Dashun Reeder RB 26 
Albert Kunickis III RB 36 Ronny Johnson RB 3 
Frank Covey IV WR 8 
Hayden Eligon II WR 10 
Ricky Ahumaraeze WR 14 
Dube Enongene WR 16 
Brennan Saxe WR 17 
Griffin Wilde WR 18 
Camp Magee WR 19 
Drew Wagner WR 20 
Chase Farrell WR 35 Tate Crane WR 80 
Braden Blueitt WR 87 
Carson Grove WR 89 
Cam Russell WR 41 
Robby Preckel TE 43 
Noah LaPorte TE 48 
Tyler Kielmeyer TE 81 
Chris Petrucci TE 83 
Blake Van Buren TE 84 
Hunter Welcing TE 86 
Lawson Albright TE 88 
Alex Lines TE 53 Talan Chandler OL 57 Hayden Wright OL 60 Evan Beerntsen OL 61 Matt Keeler OL 62 
Ezomo Oratokhai OL 63 Xavior Gray OL 64 
Anthony Birsa OL 65 
Jackson Carsello OL 67 
Jace Borcherding OL 69 Jack Bailey OL 69 
Patrick Schaller OL 71 
Dennis Rahouski OL 72 Caleb Tiernan OL 73 
Deuce McGuire OL 74 Nick Herzog OL 75 
Martes Lewis OL 76 
Michael O'Connell OL 77 
Idrys Cotton OL 78 
Trey Boyd OL 15 
Brendan Flakes DL 44 
Callen Campbell DL 47 
Michael Kilbane DL 52 
Richie Hagarty DL 53 
Tanner Jumpp DL 54 
Tyler Gant DL 55 
Dylan Roberts DL 88 
Migo Jackson DL 90 
Carmine Bastone DL 90 
Jack Trautmann DL 91 
Aidan Hubbard DL 91 
Caden O'Rourke DL 92 
Mason Green DL 95 
Najee Story DL 95 
Mason Mayne DL 96 
Jonah Hayes DL 97 
Braxton Strong DL 98 
Landon Lauter DL 99 
Troy Regovich DL 14 
Anto Saka DE 14 
Yanni Karlaftis LB 32 
Matthew Smith LB 33 
Braydon Brus LB 34 
Payton Roth LB 37 
Mac Uihlein LB 38 
Josh Veldman LB 40 
Jason Reynolds II LB 42 
Nigel Glover LB 45 
Jack Sadowsky V LB 46 
Lincoln Creager LB 51 
Miles Crutchley LB 58 Nathaniel Campbell LB -1 Fred Davis Ii DB 0 
Alijah Jones DB 1 
Dillon Tatum DB 2 
Fred Davis II DB 6 
Robert Fitzgerald DB 7 
Ore Adeyi DB 9 
Braden Turner DB 11 
Seth Valeri DB 13 
Josh Fussell DB 16 
J.J. Lewis DB 18 
Garner Wallace DB 21 
Damon Walters DB 22 
Terrion Curry-Hicks DB 23 
Cole Shivers DB 25 
Marquet Dorsey Jr. DB 26 
Jalen Lewis DB 27 
Jack Oyola DB 28 
Timi Oke DB 29 
Jon Jon Stevens Jr. DB 31 
Tito Williams Jr. DB 35 
Sean Martin DB 4 
Evan Smith CB 82 
Jack Olsen PK 94 
Henry Helms PK 11 
Luke Akers P 92 
Nikola Dugandzic P 49 
Liam Reardon LS 59 
Jack Florentine LS
Ryan Boe QB 8 Preston Stone QB 13 Gavin Frakes QB 15 Sean Winton QB 4 Cam Porter RB 5 Caleb Komolafe RB 6 Joseph Himon II RB 12 Marcus Romain RB 22 Daniel Anderson RB 24 Dashun Reeder RB 26 Albert Kunickis III RB 36 Ronny Johnson RB 3 Frank Covey IV WR 8 Hayden Eligon II WR 10 Ricky Ahumaraeze WR 14 Dube Enongene WR 16 Brennan Saxe WR 17 Griffin Wilde WR 18 Camp Magee WR 19 Drew Wagner WR 20 Chase Farrell WR 35 Tate Crane WR 80 Braden Blueitt WR 87 Carson Grove WR 89 Cam Russell WR 41 Robby Preckel TE 43 Noah LaPorte TE 48 Tyler Kielmeyer TE 81 Chris Petrucci TE 83 Blake Van Buren TE 84 Hunter Welcing TE 86 Lawson Albright TE 88 Alex Lines TE 53 Talan Chandler OL 57 Hayden Wright OL 60 Evan Beerntsen OL 61 Matt Keeler OL 62 Ezomo Oratokhai OL 63 Xavior Gray OL 64 Anthony Birsa OL 65 Jackson Carsello OL 67 Jace Borcherding OL 69 Jack Bailey OL 69 Patrick Schaller OL 71 Dennis Rahouski OL 72 Caleb Tiernan OL 73 Deuce McGuire OL 74 Nick Herzog OL 75 Martes Lewis OL 76 Michael O'Connell OL 77 Idrys Cotton OL 78 Trey Boyd OL 15 Brendan Flakes DL 44 Callen Campbell DL 47 Michael Kilbane DL 52 Richie Hagarty DL 53 Tanner Jumpp DL 54 Tyler Gant DL 55 Dylan Roberts DL 88 Migo Jackson DL 90 Carmine Bastone DL 90 Jack Trautmann DL 91 Aidan Hubbard DL 91 Caden O'Rourke DL 92 Mason Green DL 95 Najee Story DL 95 Mason Mayne DL 96 Jonah Hayes DL 97 Braxton Strong DL 98 Landon Lauter DL 99 Troy Regovich DL 14 Anto Saka DE 14 Yanni Karlaftis LB 32 Matthew Smith LB 33 Braydon Brus LB 34 Payton Roth LB 37 Mac Uihlein LB 38 Josh Veldman LB 40 Jason Reynolds II LB 42 Nigel Glover LB 45 Jack Sadowsky V LB 46 Lincoln Creager LB 51 Miles Crutchley LB 58 Nathaniel Campbell LB -1 Fred Davis Ii DB 0 Alijah Jones DB 1 Dillon Tatum DB 2 Fred Davis II DB 6 Robert Fitzgerald DB 7 Ore Adeyi DB 9 Braden Turner DB 11 Seth Valeri DB 13 Josh Fussell DB 16 J.J. Lewis DB 18 Garner Wallace DB 21 Damon Walters DB 22 Terrion Curry-Hicks DB 23 Cole Shivers DB 25 Marquet Dorsey Jr. DB 26 Jalen Lewis DB 27 Jack Oyola DB 28 Timi Oke DB 29 Jon Jon Stevens Jr. DB 31 Tito Williams Jr. DB 35 Sean Martin DB 4 Evan Smith CB 82 Jack Olsen PK 94 Henry Helms PK 11 Luke Akers P 92 Nikola Dugandzic P 49 Liam Reardon LS 59 Jack Florentine LS 2 Bekkem Kritza QB 14 
Jaxon Smolik QB 15 
Drew Allar QB 17 
Ethan Grunkemeyer QB 19 
Jack Lambert QB 10 
Nicholas Singleton RB 13 
Kaytron Allen RB 20 Corey Smith RB 21 Jabree Coleman RB 23 
Tikey Hayes RB 25 
Quinton Martin Jr. RB 26 
Cam Wallace RB 30 Amiel Davis RB 34 
Tyler Holzworth RB 0 Aaron Enterline WR 2 
Liam Clifford WR 5 
Devonte Ross WR 6 
Koby Howard WR 7 
Kaden Saunders WR 7 Josiah Brown WR 7 
Peter Gonzalez WR 8 
Trebor Pena WR 10 
Anthony Ivey WR 11 Kyron Hudson WR 11 
Lyrick Samuel WR 13 Matthew Outten WR 19 
Tyseer Denmark WR 20 Jeff Exinor Jr. WR 31 
Logan Cunningham WR 82 
Ethan Black WR 16 
Khalil Dinkins TE 18 
Joey Schlaffer TE 19 
Andrew Olesh TE 44 Matt Henderson TE 83 
Brian Kortovich TE 85 
Luke Reynolds TE 87 
Andrew Rappleyea TE 89 
Finn Furmanek TE 50 
Cooper Cousins OL 52 
Dominic Rulli OL 53 Nick Dawkins OL 53 Alex Birchmeier OL 54 Michael Troutman III OL 55 
Chimdy Onoh OL 58 Ian Harvie OL 60 Brady O'Hara OL 61 
Liam Horan OL 64 Eagan Boyer OL 65 
Jim Fitzgerald OL 66 Drew Shelton OL 67 TJ Shanahan Jr. OL 67 
Henry Boehme OL 68 
Anthony Donkoh OL 71 Olaivavega Ioane OL 71 
Garrett Sexton OL 72 
Nolan Rucci OL 74 J'ven Williams OL 75 Matt Detisch OL 76 Mason Carlan OL 77 
Owen Aliciene OL 78 
Malachi Goodman OL 79 
Donnie Harbour OL 2 
Xavier Gilliam DL 11 
Jaylen Harvey DL 34 Cortez Harris DL 36 Randy Adirika DL 37 
Mylachi Williams DL 56 Daniel Jennings DL 58 
Kaleb Artis DL 11 
LaVar Arrington II DE 18 
Zuriah Fisher DE 18 
Max Granville DE 19 
Yvan Kemajou DE 19 Chaz Coleman DE 33 
Dani Dennis-Sutton DE 42 
Mason Robinson DE 43 
Dayshaun Burnett DE 47 
Aidan Probst DE 88 
Sam Siafa DE 93 
Bobby Mears DE 95 
Jordan Mayer DE 28 
Zane Durant DT 39 
Ty Blanding DT 45 
Enai White DT 50 Alonzo Ford Jr. DT 73 
Caleb Brewer DT 90 
Liam Andrews DT 91 
Owen Wafle DT 94 
De'Andre Cook DT 0 
Dominic DeLuca LB 0 
Amare Campbell LB 13 
Tony Rojas LB 13 Kari Jackson LB 13 Braswell Thomas LB 16 
Anthony Speca LB 19 Da'Karri Nelson LB 25 
Alex Tatsch LB 26 
Cam Smith LB 33 
Keon Wylie LB 45 Jackson Pryts LB 4 
A.J. Harris DB 7 Lamont Payne DB 10 
Dejuan Lane DB 35 
Antoine Belgrave-Shorter DB 2 
Audavion Collins CB 3 
Elliot Washington II CB 5 
Daryus Dixson CB 7 
Zion Tracy CB 12 
Xxavier Thomas CB 15 
Joshua Johnson CB 16 
Donte Nastasi CB 22 
Kenny Woseley Jr. CB 23 
Jahmir Joseph CB 35 
Tyler Armstead CB 4 
King Mack S 6 
Zakee Wheatley S 18 
Kolin Dinkins S 21 
Vaboue Toure S 28 
Karson Kiesewetter S 39 Jashaun Green S 94 
Ryan Barker PK 98 
Matthew Parker PK 95 
Riley Thompson P 99 
Gabriel Nwosu P 35 
Blaise Sokach-Minnick LS 48 
Tyler Duzansky LS 92 
Andrew Dufault LS
Jaxon Smolik QB 15 Drew Allar QB 17 Ethan Grunkemeyer QB 19 Jack Lambert QB 10 Nicholas Singleton RB 13 Kaytron Allen RB 20 Corey Smith RB 21 Jabree Coleman RB 23 Tikey Hayes RB 25 Quinton Martin Jr. RB 26 Cam Wallace RB 30 Amiel Davis RB 34 Tyler Holzworth RB 0 Aaron Enterline WR 2 Liam Clifford WR 5 Devonte Ross WR 6 Koby Howard WR 7 Kaden Saunders WR 7 Josiah Brown WR 7 Peter Gonzalez WR 8 Trebor Pena WR 10 Anthony Ivey WR 11 Kyron Hudson WR 11 Lyrick Samuel WR 13 Matthew Outten WR 19 Tyseer Denmark WR 20 Jeff Exinor Jr. WR 31 Logan Cunningham WR 82 Ethan Black WR 16 Khalil Dinkins TE 18 Joey Schlaffer TE 19 Andrew Olesh TE 44 Matt Henderson TE 83 Brian Kortovich TE 85 Luke Reynolds TE 87 Andrew Rappleyea TE 89 Finn Furmanek TE 50 Cooper Cousins OL 52 Dominic Rulli OL 53 Nick Dawkins OL 53 Alex Birchmeier OL 54 Michael Troutman III OL 55 Chimdy Onoh OL 58 Ian Harvie OL 60 Brady O'Hara OL 61 Liam Horan OL 64 Eagan Boyer OL 65 Jim Fitzgerald OL 66 Drew Shelton OL 67 TJ Shanahan Jr. OL 67 Henry Boehme OL 68 Anthony Donkoh OL 71 Olaivavega Ioane OL 71 Garrett Sexton OL 72 Nolan Rucci OL 74 J'ven Williams OL 75 Matt Detisch OL 76 Mason Carlan OL 77 Owen Aliciene OL 78 Malachi Goodman OL 79 Donnie Harbour OL 2 Xavier Gilliam DL 11 Jaylen Harvey DL 34 Cortez Harris DL 36 Randy Adirika DL 37 Mylachi Williams DL 56 Daniel Jennings DL 58 Kaleb Artis DL 11 LaVar Arrington II DE 18 Zuriah Fisher DE 18 Max Granville DE 19 Yvan Kemajou DE 19 Chaz Coleman DE 33 Dani Dennis-Sutton DE 42 Mason Robinson DE 43 Dayshaun Burnett DE 47 Aidan Probst DE 88 Sam Siafa DE 93 Bobby Mears DE 95 Jordan Mayer DE 28 Zane Durant DT 39 Ty Blanding DT 45 Enai White DT 50 Alonzo Ford Jr. DT 73 Caleb Brewer DT 90 Liam Andrews DT 91 Owen Wafle DT 94 De'Andre Cook DT 0 Dominic DeLuca LB 0 Amare Campbell LB 13 Tony Rojas LB 13 Kari Jackson LB 13 Braswell Thomas LB 16 Anthony Speca LB 19 Da'Karri Nelson LB 25 Alex Tatsch LB 26 Cam Smith LB 33 Keon Wylie LB 45 Jackson Pryts LB 4 A.J. Harris DB 7 Lamont Payne DB 10 Dejuan Lane DB 35 Antoine Belgrave-Shorter DB 2 Audavion Collins CB 3 Elliot Washington II CB 5 Daryus Dixson CB 7 Zion Tracy CB 12 Xxavier Thomas CB 15 Joshua Johnson CB 16 Donte Nastasi CB 22 Kenny Woseley Jr. CB 23 Jahmir Joseph CB 35 Tyler Armstead CB 4 King Mack S 6 Zakee Wheatley S 18 Kolin Dinkins S 21 Vaboue Toure S 28 Karson Kiesewetter S 39 Jashaun Green S 94 Ryan Barker PK 98 Matthew Parker PK 95 Riley Thompson P 99 Gabriel Nwosu P 35 Blaise Sokach-Minnick LS 48 Tyler Duzansky LS 92 Andrew Dufault LS 
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Northwestern vs Penn State: result and recap
Northwestern Wildcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions finished 22 - 21 on October 11, 2025. This Big Ten game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Northwestern and Penn State team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Big Ten rivalry pages.
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Frequently asked questions
What was the final score of Northwestern vs Penn State?
Northwestern Wildcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions finished 22 - 21. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led Northwestern vs Penn State in passing, rushing and receiving?
Preston Stone (Northwestern) led passers with 163 yards. Kaytron Allen (Penn State) led rushers with 90 yards. Devonte Ross (Penn State) led receivers with 115 yards on 7 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did Northwestern play Penn State?
This Northwestern vs Penn State game was played on October 11, 2025 at Beaver Stadium.