Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRutgers
vs 
Penn State Nittany LionsPenn State
Beaver Stadium
Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Penn State | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
Average points per quarter, 2026 season
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 30.0 |
| Penn State | 7.4 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 32.0 |
| Rutgers | Qtr | Penn State |
|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | Q1 | 7.4 |
| 6.8 | Q2 | 11.0 |
| 7.6 | Q3 | 8.2 |
| 8.6 | Q4 | 5.4 |
| 30.0 | Game | 32.0 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Rivalry highlights
Series record
2-33
Rutgers first, 35 meetings since 1918
Series leader
Penn State
Penn State lead 2-33 in 35 meetings since 1918
Widest recent margin
45 points
Penn State 55-10 Rutgers, 2022
Tightest recent margin
4 points
Penn State 40-36 Rutgers, 2025
Highest recent total
76 points
Penn State 40-36 Rutgers, 2025
Key players by position
| Rutgers | Pos | Penn State |
|---|---|---|
 Dylan Lonergan | QB | Rocco Becht |
 Antwan Raymond | RB | James Peoples |
 KJ Duff | WR | Koby Howard |
 Logan Blake | TE | Benjamin Brahmer |
 Rondo Porter | DL | Yvan Kemajou |
 Ty Morris | LB | Tony Rojas |
 Bradlee Jones | DB | Marcus Neal Jr. |
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Head to head
Full rivalry page Rutgers 2 35 meetings since 1918 33 Penn State
Penn State lead 2-33 in 35 meetings since 1918 Series leader: Penn State.
Team stats, this game
RutgersPenn StateTeam stats, 2026 season
RutgersPenn State 30.014th Points per game 8th32.0
32.217th Points allowed 6th16.0
396.212th Total yards per game 11th400.0
6.112th Yards per play 11th6.1
135.413th Rush yards per game 7th156.4
260.87th Pass yards per game 10th243.6
20.412th First downs per game 11th21.0
36.7%16th Third-down rate 13th40.0%
-416th Turnover margin 2nd+6
610th Takeaways 2nd9
810th Sacks 15th6
1315th Sacks allowed 5th6
26.61st Penalty yards per game 5th47.2
31:029th Time of possession 12th30:09
Rank within each team's conference. 2026 season totals to date from CollegeFootballData.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
RUTG PSU Box score
Rutgers: last 15 games
4-11 in the last 15 · 27.7 scored · 33.0 allowed
WON 60-10 scored 60 · allowed 10 See game LOST 28-38 scored 28 · allowed 38 See game LOST 28-31 scored 28 · allowed 31 See game LOST 19-38 scored 19 · allowed 38 See game LOST 10-56 scored 10 · allowed 56 See game WON 27-24 scored 27 · allowed 24 See game LOST 13-35 scored 13 · allowed 35 See game WON 35-20 scored 35 · allowed 20 See game LOST 9-42 scored 9 · allowed 42 See game LOST 36-40 scored 36 · allowed 40 See game LOST 21-37 scored 21 · allowed 37 See game LOST 21-28 scored 21 · allowed 28 See game LOST 35-42 scored 35 · allowed 42 See game WON 58-7 scored 58 · allowed 7 See game LOST 15-47 scored 15 · allowed 47 See game
Penn State: last 15 games
7-8 in the last 15 · 28.7 scored · 22.0 allowed
LOST 24-30 scored 24 · allowed 30 See game LOST 37-42 scored 37 · allowed 42 See game LOST 21-22 scored 21 · allowed 22 See game LOST 24-25 scored 24 · allowed 25 See game LOST 14-38 scored 14 · allowed 38 See game LOST 24-27 scored 24 · allowed 27 See game WON 28-10 scored 28 · allowed 10 See game WON 37-10 scored 37 · allowed 10 See game WON 40-36 scored 40 · allowed 36 See game WON 22-10 scored 22 · allowed 10 See game WON 45-0 scored 45 · allowed 0 See game WON 27-9 scored 27 · allowed 9 See game WON 55-13 scored 55 · allowed 13 See game LOST 20-24 scored 20 · allowed 24 See game LOST 13-34 scored 13 · allowed 34 See game
The matchup
| Rutgers | Split | Penn State |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 2026 record | 3-2 |
| 0-2 | Conference | 0-2 |
| 150 | Points for | 160 |
| 161 | Points against | 80 |
| L1 | Form | L2 |
Recent meetings
2025
2023
Rutgers 6 : 27 Penn State
6 : 27 Penn State 2022
Penn State 55 : 10 Rutgers
55 : 10 Rutgers 2021
Rutgers 0 : 28 Penn State
0 : 28 Penn State 2020
Penn State 23 : 7 Rutgers
23 : 7 Rutgers 2019
Rutgers 6 : 27 Penn State
6 : 27 Penn State How to watch
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Rutgers · QB Dylan Lonergan Pass yards
775
Pass TD
7
Comp-Att
51-92
INT
5
Raymond rush
469 yds
Duff rec
628 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
6 
Sean Ashenfelder QB 10 
AJ Surace QB 12 Dylan Lonergan QB 15 
Rocco Rainone QB 17 
Xavier Stearn QB 3 Antwan Raymond RB 9 
Clay Thevenin RB 20 
Ja'shon Benjamin RB 22 
Michael Dukes III RB 23 
Edd Guerrier RB 26 
Terrell Mitchell RB 28 Xavier Williams RB 32 
Aiden Gibson RB 0 
Dyzier Carter WR 1 
Famah Toure WR 2 
Ben Black III WR 4 
Jourdin Houston WR 5 
Vernon Allen III WR 7 
Dylan Braithwaite WR 8 KJ Duff WR 13 
Elias Coke WR 14 
Sah'nye Degraffenreidt WR 18 
Quentin Redding WR 25 
Trent Osborn WR 39 
Salomon Ealey WR 80 
Michael Thomas III WR 83 
Dino Kaliakmanis WR 87 
Justice Hurt WR 11 Logan Blake TE 24 
Ben Rothhaar TE 81 
DJ Howerton TE 82 
Jackson Gister TE 84 
Ryan Bayoumy TE 85 
Kam Anthony TE 88 
Mike Higgins TE 89 
Brady Owens TE 51 
Raymond Giacobbe OL 53 
Hank Zilinskas OL 54 
Everett Small OL 55 
Nick Oliveira OL 56 
Tyler Needham OL 57 
Isaiah Cook OL 58 
Joseph Lakatos OL 59 
James Cocozzo OL 60 
Logan Anthony OL 61 
Emir Stinette OL 62 
Tyler Duell OL 63 Ian Asaeli Ngaue-Stephenson OL 66 Donovan Johnson OL 67 
Chris Vigna OL 68 
Ryder Langsdale OL 69 
Kwabena Asamoah OL 70 
Cameron Greene OL 71 
Jared Smith OL 72 
Jayden Elijah OL 73 
Terrence Salami OL 74 
Moshood Giwa OL 75 
Raynor Andrews OL 76 
Dantae Chin OL 77 
Kenny Jones OL 78 
Miron Gurman OL 79 
Justin Cesaire OL 0 
Doug Blue-Eli DL 8 
Sekou Kromah DL 11 
Malachi Davis DL 14 
RJ Johnson Jr. DL 30 
Elijah King DL 42 
DJ Allen DL 48 
Raedyn Bruens DL 55 
Zaire Angoy DL 56 
Anthony Morales DL 87 
Monte Keener DL 88 
Jyon Simon DL 90 
Farell Gnago DL 91 
Jaedin Lee DL 92 
Jermaine Polk DL 93 
Reece Beck DL 94 
J'Dan Burnett DL 95 
Joshua Blackston DL 96 
Keshon Griffin DL 97 
Rinaldo Callaway III DL 98 
Braxton Kyle DL 99 Rondo Porter DL 2 
Moses Walker LB 6 
Abram Wright LB 10 Ty Morris LB 13 
DJ McClary LB 17 
MJ Johnson LB 23 
Isaiah Deloatch LB 33 
John Insinga LB 36 
Kamar Archie LB 38 
Joey Kopec LB 41 
Sean Allison LB 47 
Tanner Raymond LB 50 
Joe Nwachukwu LB 54 
Alex Szczesniak LB 59 
Liam Gilmore LB 1 
Kaj Sanders DB 3 
Latrell Noel DB 4 
Kevyn Humes DB 5 Bradlee Jones DB 7 
Kevin Levy DB 9 
DK Gilley DB 12 
Zahmir Dawud DB 15 
Zilan Williams DB 16 
Jesse Ofurie DB 18 
Messiah Tilson DB 19 
Davoun Fuse DB 20 
Chris Joines DB 21 
Devonte Anderson DB 22 
Michael Clayton DB 24 
Steven Murray DB 25 
JJ Conyers DB 26 
Isaiah Crumpler DB 27 
Sage Clawges DB 28 
Cannon Marshall DB 29 
Sebastian Jusma DB 31 
Sebastian Cruz DB 32 
Brandon Murray DB 34 
Noah Shaw DB 35 
Mikey Munn DB 37 
RJ Wortman DB 39 
Tyler Childress DB 43 
Robbie Engelberg DB 44 
Tariq Hayer DB 45 
Shawn Purcell DB 21 
Riley McCann PK 29 
Dane Pizzaro PK 44 
Jai Patel PK 93 
Jack Scullion PK 94 
Jakob Anderson P 58 
Michael O'Connor LS 65 
Talan Shields LS 68 
Matthew Murri LS
Sean Ashenfelder QB 10 AJ Surace QB 12 Dylan Lonergan QB 15 Rocco Rainone QB 17 Xavier Stearn QB 3 Antwan Raymond RB 9 Clay Thevenin RB 20 Ja'shon Benjamin RB 22 Michael Dukes III RB 23 Edd Guerrier RB 26 Terrell Mitchell RB 28 Xavier Williams RB 32 Aiden Gibson RB 0 Dyzier Carter WR 1 Famah Toure WR 2 Ben Black III WR 4 Jourdin Houston WR 5 Vernon Allen III WR 7 Dylan Braithwaite WR 8 KJ Duff WR 13 Elias Coke WR 14 Sah'nye Degraffenreidt WR 18 Quentin Redding WR 25 Trent Osborn WR 39 Salomon Ealey WR 80 Michael Thomas III WR 83 Dino Kaliakmanis WR 87 Justice Hurt WR 11 Logan Blake TE 24 Ben Rothhaar TE 81 DJ Howerton TE 82 Jackson Gister TE 84 Ryan Bayoumy TE 85 Kam Anthony TE 88 Mike Higgins TE 89 Brady Owens TE 51 Raymond Giacobbe OL 53 Hank Zilinskas OL 54 Everett Small OL 55 Nick Oliveira OL 56 Tyler Needham OL 57 Isaiah Cook OL 58 Joseph Lakatos OL 59 James Cocozzo OL 60 Logan Anthony OL 61 Emir Stinette OL 62 Tyler Duell OL 63 Ian Asaeli Ngaue-Stephenson OL 66 Donovan Johnson OL 67 Chris Vigna OL 68 Ryder Langsdale OL 69 Kwabena Asamoah OL 70 Cameron Greene OL 71 Jared Smith OL 72 Jayden Elijah OL 73 Terrence Salami OL 74 Moshood Giwa OL 75 Raynor Andrews OL 76 Dantae Chin OL 77 Kenny Jones OL 78 Miron Gurman OL 79 Justin Cesaire OL 0 Doug Blue-Eli DL 8 Sekou Kromah DL 11 Malachi Davis DL 14 RJ Johnson Jr. DL 30 Elijah King DL 42 DJ Allen DL 48 Raedyn Bruens DL 55 Zaire Angoy DL 56 Anthony Morales DL 87 Monte Keener DL 88 Jyon Simon DL 90 Farell Gnago DL 91 Jaedin Lee DL 92 Jermaine Polk DL 93 Reece Beck DL 94 J'Dan Burnett DL 95 Joshua Blackston DL 96 Keshon Griffin DL 97 Rinaldo Callaway III DL 98 Braxton Kyle DL 99 Rondo Porter DL 2 Moses Walker LB 6 Abram Wright LB 10 Ty Morris LB 13 DJ McClary LB 17 MJ Johnson LB 23 Isaiah Deloatch LB 33 John Insinga LB 36 Kamar Archie LB 38 Joey Kopec LB 41 Sean Allison LB 47 Tanner Raymond LB 50 Joe Nwachukwu LB 54 Alex Szczesniak LB 59 Liam Gilmore LB 1 Kaj Sanders DB 3 Latrell Noel DB 4 Kevyn Humes DB 5 Bradlee Jones DB 7 Kevin Levy DB 9 DK Gilley DB 12 Zahmir Dawud DB 15 Zilan Williams DB 16 Jesse Ofurie DB 18 Messiah Tilson DB 19 Davoun Fuse DB 20 Chris Joines DB 21 Devonte Anderson DB 22 Michael Clayton DB 24 Steven Murray DB 25 JJ Conyers DB 26 Isaiah Crumpler DB 27 Sage Clawges DB 28 Cannon Marshall DB 29 Sebastian Jusma DB 31 Sebastian Cruz DB 32 Brandon Murray DB 34 Noah Shaw DB 35 Mikey Munn DB 37 RJ Wortman DB 39 Tyler Childress DB 43 Robbie Engelberg DB 44 Tariq Hayer DB 45 Shawn Purcell DB 21 Riley McCann PK 29 Dane Pizzaro PK 44 Jai Patel PK 93 Jack Scullion PK 94 Jakob Anderson P 58 Michael O'Connor LS 65 Talan Shields LS 68 Matthew Murri LS 3 Rocco Becht QB 7 
Alex Manske QB 10 
Connor Barry QB 12 
Kase Evans QB 14 
Peyton Falzone QB 19 
Jack Lambert QB 1 James Peoples RB 21 
Carson Hansen RB 25 
Quinton Martin Jr. RB 26 
Cam Wallace RB 29 
D'Antae Sheffey RB 36 
Amar'e Glover RB 37 
Jeremy Washington RB 0 
Chase Sowell WR 2 
Zay Robinson WR 4 
Brett Eskildsen WR 6 Koby Howard WR 7 
Peter Gonzalez WR 8 
Karon Brookins WR 11 
Lyrick Samuel WR 13 
Hank Lustig WR 15 
Keith Jones Jr. WR 19 
Amarion Jackson WR 31 
Logan Cunningham WR 81 
Ben Whitver WR 82 
Ethan Black WR 18 Benjamin Brahmer TE 80 
Cooper Alexander TE 83 
Brian Kortovich TE 84 
Gabe Burkle TE 87 
Andrew Rappleyea TE 89 
Finn Furmanek TE 50 
Cooper Cousins OL 51 
Brock Riker OL 52 
Dominic Rulli OL 54 
Vaea Ikakoula OL 55 
Chimdy Onoh OL 56 
Mason Bandhauer OL 61 
Liam Horan OL 65 
Jim Fitzgerald OL 66 
Will Tompkins OL 67 
Henry Boehme OL 68 
Anthony Donkoh OL 70 
Trevor Buhr OL 71 
Garrett Sexton OL 72 
Tyshon Huff OL 74 
Kuol Kuol II OL 75 
Pete Eglitis OL 76 
Hunter Albright OL 77 
Owen Aliciene OL 78 
Malachi Goodman OL 79 
Donnie Harbour OL 88 
Elijah Reeder DL 1 
Ikenna Ezeogu DE 11 
LaVar Arrington II DE 18 
Max Granville DE 19 Yvan Kemajou DE 33 
Alexander McPherson DE 42 
Mason Robinson DE 43 
Dayshaun Burnett DE 47 
Aidan Probst DE 89 
Jackson Ford DE 93 
Bobby Mears DE 39 
Ty Blanding DT 56 
Alijah Carnell DT 73 
Caleb Brewer DT 90 
Liam Andrews DT 91 
Armstrong Nnodim DT 92 
Siale Taupaki DT 94 
De'Andre Cook DT 98 
Dallas Vakalahi DT 99 
Keanu Williams DT 8 
Kooper Ebel LB 9 
Cael Brezina LB 10 
Caleb Bacon LB 13 Tony Rojas LB 25 
Alex Tatsch LB 26 
Cam Smith LB 32 
John Klosterman LB 34 
Chris Fileppo LB 40 
Keian Kaiser LB 40 
Jake Lukac LB 45 
Josh Banks LB 46 
Evan Wolff LB 2 
Audavion Collins CB 5 
Daryus Dixson CB 7 
Zion Tracy CB 12 
Xxavier Thomas CB 15 
Joshua Johnson CB 16 
Donte Nastasi CB 17 
Josiah Zayas CB 20 
Tyrell Chatman CB 23 
Jahmir Joseph CB 29 
Hunter Sowell CB 35 
Tyler Armstead CB 37 
Max Heffner CB 3 
Jamison Patton S 4 
Jeremiah Cooper S 21 
Vaboue Toure S 24 
Ibn McDaniels S 27 
Omarion Davis S 28 Bryson Williams S 30 
Christian Askew S 31 Marcus Neal Jr. S 41 
Jake LaVerde S 94 
Ryan Barker PK 95 
Cristiano Rosa PK 98 
Matthew Parker PK 38 
Nathan Tiyce P 96 
Lucas Tenbrock P 35 
Blaise Sokach-Minnick LS 92 
Andrew Dufault LS
Rocco Becht QB 7 Alex Manske QB 10 Connor Barry QB 12 Kase Evans QB 14 Peyton Falzone QB 19 Jack Lambert QB 1 James Peoples RB 21 Carson Hansen RB 25 Quinton Martin Jr. RB 26 Cam Wallace RB 29 D'Antae Sheffey RB 36 Amar'e Glover RB 37 Jeremy Washington RB 0 Chase Sowell WR 2 Zay Robinson WR 4 Brett Eskildsen WR 6 Koby Howard WR 7 Peter Gonzalez WR 8 Karon Brookins WR 11 Lyrick Samuel WR 13 Hank Lustig WR 15 Keith Jones Jr. WR 19 Amarion Jackson WR 31 Logan Cunningham WR 81 Ben Whitver WR 82 Ethan Black WR 18 Benjamin Brahmer TE 80 Cooper Alexander TE 83 Brian Kortovich TE 84 Gabe Burkle TE 87 Andrew Rappleyea TE 89 Finn Furmanek TE 50 Cooper Cousins OL 51 Brock Riker OL 52 Dominic Rulli OL 54 Vaea Ikakoula OL 55 Chimdy Onoh OL 56 Mason Bandhauer OL 61 Liam Horan OL 65 Jim Fitzgerald OL 66 Will Tompkins OL 67 Henry Boehme OL 68 Anthony Donkoh OL 70 Trevor Buhr OL 71 Garrett Sexton OL 72 Tyshon Huff OL 74 Kuol Kuol II OL 75 Pete Eglitis OL 76 Hunter Albright OL 77 Owen Aliciene OL 78 Malachi Goodman OL 79 Donnie Harbour OL 88 Elijah Reeder DL 1 Ikenna Ezeogu DE 11 LaVar Arrington II DE 18 Max Granville DE 19 Yvan Kemajou DE 33 Alexander McPherson DE 42 Mason Robinson DE 43 Dayshaun Burnett DE 47 Aidan Probst DE 89 Jackson Ford DE 93 Bobby Mears DE 39 Ty Blanding DT 56 Alijah Carnell DT 73 Caleb Brewer DT 90 Liam Andrews DT 91 Armstrong Nnodim DT 92 Siale Taupaki DT 94 De'Andre Cook DT 98 Dallas Vakalahi DT 99 Keanu Williams DT 8 Kooper Ebel LB 9 Cael Brezina LB 10 Caleb Bacon LB 13 Tony Rojas LB 25 Alex Tatsch LB 26 Cam Smith LB 32 John Klosterman LB 34 Chris Fileppo LB 40 Keian Kaiser LB 40 Jake Lukac LB 45 Josh Banks LB 46 Evan Wolff LB 2 Audavion Collins CB 5 Daryus Dixson CB 7 Zion Tracy CB 12 Xxavier Thomas CB 15 Joshua Johnson CB 16 Donte Nastasi CB 17 Josiah Zayas CB 20 Tyrell Chatman CB 23 Jahmir Joseph CB 29 Hunter Sowell CB 35 Tyler Armstead CB 37 Max Heffner CB 3 Jamison Patton S 4 Jeremiah Cooper S 21 Vaboue Toure S 24 Ibn McDaniels S 27 Omarion Davis S 28 Bryson Williams S 30 Christian Askew S 31 Marcus Neal Jr. S 41 Jake LaVerde S 94 Ryan Barker PK 95 Cristiano Rosa PK 98 Matthew Parker PK 38 Nathan Tiyce P 96 Lucas Tenbrock P 35 Blaise Sokach-Minnick LS 92 Andrew Dufault LS 
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How to watch Rutgers vs Penn State
Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Penn State Nittany Lions, TBD at Beaver Stadium on November 21, 2026.
- TV Kickoff is TBD. The network has not been announced yet, usually 6 to 12 days before kickoff.
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Rutgers vs Penn State: preview and how to watch
Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Penn State Nittany Lions kicks off TBD at Beaver Stadium on November 21, 2026. This Big Ten game page carries the live score on gameday, TV channel and player stats once it kicks off, alongside the Rutgers 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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