Penn State at Northwestern
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Penn State | 0 | 7 | 0 | | 7 | 8:22 |
| Northwestern | 10 | 14 | 0 | | 24 | 3rd Quarter |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| 10:09 | Northwestern field goal. J. Kleather 50 yd FG GOOD |
| 5:07 | Northwestern touchdown. A. Chiles run for 2 yds, for a TD (J. Kleather KICK) |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 10:39 | Penn State touchdown. C. Hansen run for 8 yds, for a TD (R. Barker KICK) (J. Kleather KICK) |
| 9:25 | Northwestern touchdown. J. Himon II run for 38 yds, for a TD (J. Kleather KICK) |
| 1:55 | Northwestern touchdown. J. Himon II run for 11 yds, for a TD (J. Kleather KICK) |
| Team stats |
| First down | Penn State | Northwestern |
| Total first downs | 10 | 17 |
| First downs from rushing | | |
| First downs from passing | | |
| First downs from penalties | | |
| Third down | Penn State | Northwestern |
| Third downs attempted | 10 | 5 |
| Third downs converted | 3 | 1 |
| Third down percentage | 30 % | 20 % |
| Fourth down | Penn State | Northwestern |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Penn State | Northwestern |
| Total yards | 171 | 341 |
| Total rushing yards | 45 | 279 |
| Total passing yards | 126 | 62 |
| Total offensive plays | | |
| Average yards per play | | |
| Time of possession | 16:31 | 20:07 |
| Rushing | Penn State | Northwestern |
| Total rushing plays | 18 | 29 |
| Total rushing yards | 45 | 279 |
| Average yards per rush | 2.5 | 9.6 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 3 |
| Passing | Penn State | Northwestern |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| Passing touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | Penn State | Northwestern |
| Penalties committed | 4 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 45 | 55 |
| Turnovers | Penn State | Northwestern |
| Passes intercepted | 0 | 0 |
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | | |
| Fumbles | | |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing |
| Penn State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Carson Hansen | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | 8 |
| James Peoples | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 5 |
| Rocco Becht | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Quinton Martin Jr. | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
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| Northwestern | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Caleb Komolafe | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 0 | 32 |
| Joseph Himon II | 5 | 134 | 26.8 | 2 | 47 |
| Gavin Sawchuk | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 8 |
| Aidan Chiles | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 1 | 2 |
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| Passing |
| Penn State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Rocco Becht | 22 | 13 | 59 % | 126 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| Northwestern | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Aidan Chiles | 12 | 9 | 75 % | 62 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| Receiving |
| Penn State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Chase Sowell | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 26 |
| Andrew Rappleyea | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Benjamin Brahmer | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Zay Robinson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Brett Eskildsen | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| James Peoples | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
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| Northwestern | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Drew Wagner | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Alex Honig | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Caleb Komolafe | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Ricky Ahumaraeze | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Griffin Wilde | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
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| Fumbles |
| Penn State | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Josiah Zayas | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Northwestern | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Gavin Sawchuk | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Interceptions |
| Penn State | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| None |
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| Northwestern | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| None |
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| Defense |
| Penn State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Kooper Ebel | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tony Rojas | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Yvan Kemajou | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jeremiah Cooper | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jamison Patton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Daryus Dixson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Marcus Neal Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Josiah Zayas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Cael Brezina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Alexander McPherson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Audavion Collins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Siale Taupaki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Armstrong Nnodim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Zion Tracy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Xxavier Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Dallas Vakalahi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Keanu Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Caleb Bacon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jahmir Joseph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Alijah Carnell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Alex Tatsch | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| Northwestern | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Kobie McKinzie | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Braydon Brus | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Ore Adeyi | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Robert Fitzgerald | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jon Jon Stevens Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Brenden Deasfernandes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jamaal Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Michael Kilbane | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Brendan Flakes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Gavin Sawchuk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tyler Gant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Dominic Kirks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jack Sadowsky V | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Montae Pate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Dylan Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| J.J. Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Caden O'Rourke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
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| Kick returns |
| Penn State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| Zay Robinson | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 23 | | 0 |
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| Northwestern | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| Gavin Sawchuk | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | | 0 |
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| Punt returns |
| Penn State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| None |
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| Northwestern | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Drew Wagner | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
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| Kicking |
| Penn State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Ryan Barker | 0/1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
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| Northwestern | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Jackson Kleather | 1/1 | 50 | 3/3 | 6 |
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| Punting |
| Penn State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Nathan Tiyce | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 1 | | |
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| Northwestern | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Nikola Dugandzic | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 0 | | |
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Last updated on Friday, October 2, 2026 9:25 PM.
