2026 PSU vs. Buffalo

THON GAME/’86 CHAMPIONS HONORED

Sept. 19, Noon EDT, Beaver Stadium, TV—Big Ten Network

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#14/15 PSU 55 Buffalo 13

Game Stats/Data

Game Three—

Rocco Becht QB

  • Third career start at Penn State/42nd start of career (including Iowa State)—29th career victory as starting QB (leads all current FBS QBs in starts & wins)—Only 2 PSU QBs have more career wins: Sean Clifford 32, & Trace McSorley 31—Becht surpassed 10,000 career passing yards in this game and is only the second QB to play for PSU to reach that plateau along with Sean Clifford (10,661 yds.)

  • Game 3 Passing—11 of 19 for 212 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INT, 1 sack (longest completion-70 yds. for TD)—Becht has 9 TD passes in first 3 games of the season—Becht now has 22 career games of 200+ yards passing (3 at PSU)—7 of Becht’s 9 TD passes have been 15+ yards—Becht now has 10,025 career passing yards

  • Game 3 Rushing—3 for minus -7 yards, 0 TD (long-0 yds.)

  • Becht 2026 Passing stats/also PSU career (3 games/3 played/3 starts)—45 of 64 for 751 yards, Pct. 70.3%, 9 TDs, 0 INTs, 3 sacks (longest pass-70 yds. vs. Buffalo/best passing game-271 yds. vs. Marshall/most completions-21 at Temple on 27 attempts/most TD passes-career high 4 vs. Marshall)

  • Becht 2026 passing vs. Big Ten only (0 games played/0 starts)—0 of 0 for 0 yards, Pct. 0.0%, 0 TDs, 0 INTs, 0 sacks (longest pass-0 yds. vs. TBA/best passing game-0 yds. vs. TBA/most completions-0 vs. TBA on 0 attempts)

  • Becht 2026 Rushing stats/also PSU career (3 games/3 played/3 starts)—10 for minus -1 yards, 0 TD (long-12 yds. at Temple)

  • Becht Career Passing stats (46 games played/42 starts inc. ISU)—759 of 1,241 for 10,025 yards, Pct. 61.2%, 73 TDs, 27 INTs (long-82 yds. ISU at Kansas State in 2023 for TD)—Two-point Conversion Passing—4 of 7 for 8 pts. (Iowa State 2023-25)—Best Passing Yards game: 22 of 38 for 446 yards (only 400+ yd. game of ISU career), Pct. 57.9%, 3 TDs, 0 INT in 2023 Liberty Bowl vs. Memphis—Most TD passes in a game: 4 PSU vs. Marshall 2026

  • Becht Career Rushing stats (46 games played/42 starts inc. ISU)—257 for 498 yards, 19 TDs (long-32 yds. ISU vs. Cincinnati in 2024)—Two-point Conversion Rushing—2 of 2 for 4 pts. (ISU 2024)—Best Rushing Yards game: 20 for 97 yds., 2 TDs ISU vs. UCF 2024

  • Becht TD passes vs. Buffalo (2)—1st Qtr. (6:19)-from shotgun on 3rd & Goal at Buffalo 3, Becht fakes a handoff to Hansen, Andrew Rappleyea TE is split wide right and he briefly engages a defender then moves into the endzone where he’s wide open over the middle for the TD (3 yards) and PSU leads 17-0—TD caps 4-play 20 yard drive following Ezeogu fumble recovery (Rappleyea 1st TD catch of season)—2nd Qtr (2:31)-from shotgun on 1st & 10 at PSU 30, Becht throws deep middle to Koby Howard WR who has easily beaten his linebacker coverage and is wide open at the Buffalo 45 for the 70 yard TD to give PSU a 34-3 lead—TD caps 1-play 70 yard drive (70 yards is longest pass completion of season to date/Howard 2nd TD catch of season)—Becht’s 24th career game with multiple TD passes

  • Becht Longest completion vs. Buffalo—70 yards in 2nd Qtr. to wide open Koby Howard WR over the middle behind a linebacker at the Buffalo 45-yard line for the TD to put PSU up 34-3 with 2:31 left in the first half (this was a 1-play 70-yard scoring drive that took 9 seconds)—this is the longest pass completion this season and first 70+ yarder for PSU since Ethan Grunkemeyer hit Trebor Pena for a 73-yard TD in the 2025 Pinstripe Bowl vs. Clemson (Becht had 3 completions of 20+ yards in this game/13 on the season)

  • Most Notable Pass Completion vs. Buffalo—35 yards to Chase Sowell WR in 3rd Qtr. on 2nd and 9 at the PSU 26 for a 1st down to the Buffalo 39—on this play, Becht crossed 10K career passing yards—drive resulted in a Carson Hansen rushing TD for a 41-6 lead—only Sean Clifford has more career passing yards than Becht among all PSU QBs (10,661 yds.)

  • PSU Total Offense vs. Buffalo—573 yards on 67 plays (269 yds. passing), 25 first downs (11 by passing)—3rd straight game with 400+ yards total offense—Most total yards by PSU since all-time record 718 yards vs. Kent State 2024

  • PSU Red Zone Success & Offensive Scoring vs. Buffalo—6 of 7 (1 failed 1st & goal scenario inside 10 in 3rd/4th Qtr.) / 7 TDs (2 passing, 5 rushing), 7 for 7 PATs, 2 for 2 FGs—55 total points by offense (2nd game this season with 40+ points scored)

  • 2025 Becht Passing stats at Iowa State (12 games played/12 starts): 205 of 339 for 2,584 yards, 16 TDs, 9 INTs (with 8 rushing TDs)—Best 2025 game: 30 of 48 for 314 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs, 2 two-point conversion passes (2 rushing TDs) in ISU loss at Cincinnati—Best Season at ISU (2024/14 games started): 3,505 yards passing with 25 TDs (also had 3,120 yards passing with 23 TDs in 2023/13 games started)—ISU career games (2022-25): 43 with 39 starts & 26 wins (not all games at ISU have passing stats)

  • Becht ISU Total Career Passing (43 games/39 starts): 714 of 1,177 for 9,274 yds., Pct. 60.7%, 64 TDs, 27 INTs (long-82 yds at Kansas State 2023 for TD—also had 79 yd. TD pass in this game)—Becht had 4 total TD passes of 75+ yards in his ISU career—One 75-yarder to Brett Eskildsen WR vs. BYU in 2025 (he threw 3 TDs in 7 games while at ISU)

  • Becht Iowa State Career Post-Season Stats (3 games/2 bowls): 65 of 109 for 930 yards, Pct. 59.6%, 8 TDs, 1 INT (with 1 rushing TD in bowl)—Two-point Conversion Passing in Post-Season: 0 of 2 for 0 pts.—Best Post-Season game: 22 of 38 for 446 yards (only 400+ yd. game of ISU career), Pct. 57.9%, 3 TDs, 0 INT in 2023 Liberty Bowl vs. Memphis (0 of 1 for 0 pts. on two-point conversion passing)

  • Led ISU to 7 career 4th Quarter game-winning drives/was 23 of 30 passing on 4th down with ISU

    Alex Manske QB

  • Game 3 Passing—3 of 6 for 45 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INT, 0 sacks (longest completion-31 yds./new career long)

  • Game 3 Rushing—1 for 3 yards, 0 TD (long-3 yds.)

  • Manske 2026 Passing stats/also PSU career (3 games/3 played/0 starts)—9 of 14 for 102 yards, Pct. 64.3%, 0 TDs, 0 INTs, 0 sacks (longest pass-31 yds. vs. Buffalo/best passing game-57 yds. vs. Marshall/most completions-6 vs. Marshall on 8 attempts—all career bests)

  • Manske 2026 passing vs. Big Ten only (0 games played/0 starts)—0 of 0 for 0 yards, Pct. 0.0%, 0 TDs, 0 INTs, 0 sacks (longest pass-0 yds. vs. TBA/best passing game-0 yds. vs. TBA/most completions-0 vs. TBA on 0 attempts)

  • Manske 2026 Rushing stats/also PSU career (3 games/3 played/0 starts)—3 for 14 yards, 0 TD (long-6 yds. vs. Marshall)

  • Manske Career Passing stats (6 games played/0 starts inc. ISU)—13 of 19 for 131 yards, Pct. 68.4%, 0 TDs, 0 INTs (long-31 yds. vs. Buffalo in 2026)

  • Manske Career Rushing stats (6 games played/0 starts inc. ISU)—10 for 47 yards, 1 TD (long-13 yds. ISU vs. South Dakota in 2025)—Best Rushing Game: ISU vs. S. Dakota 2025—4 for 26 yds., 1 TD (4 yds.)

  • Manske TD passes vs. Buffalo: none

  • Manske Longest Completion vs. Buffalo: 31 yards to Finn Furmanek TE in late 3rd Qtr. for gain to the Buffalo 6-yard line (drive ended in turnover on downs at the Buffalo 1)—this is new career long pass for Manske

Connor Barry QB

  • Game 3 Passing—1 of 1 for 12 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INT, 0 sacks (longest completion-12 yds.)—1st completion by Barry for positive yards this season (to Bobby Mears TE)/first completion for positive yards at PSU by a lefthanded QB since Billy Fessler 8 yds. to Jonathan Holland TE vs. Georgia State 2017

  • Game 3 Rushing—1 for minus -1 yards, 0 TD (long-0 yds.)

  • Barry 2026 Passing stats/also PSU career (3 games/2 played/0 starts)—2 of 2 for 8 yards, Pct. 100.0%, 0 TDs, 0 INTs, 0 sacks (longest pass-12 yds. vs. Buffalo/best passing game-12 yds. vs. Buffalo/most completions-1 vs. Marshall & Buffalo on 1 attempt each)

  • Barry 2026 passing vs. Big Ten only (0 games played/0 starts)—0 of 0 for 0 yards, Pct. 0.0%, 0 TDs, 0 INTs, 0 sacks (longest pass-0 yds. vs. TBA/best passing game-0 yds. vs. TBA/most completions-0 vs. TBA on 0 attempts)

  • Barry 2026 Rushing stats/also PSU career (3 games/2 played/0 starts)—3 for 2 yards, 0 TD (long-4 yds. vs. Marshall)

  • Barry Career Passing stats (32 games played/21 starts inc. CNU)—350 of 529 for 5,569 yards, Pct. 66.2%, 55 TDs, 10 INTs (long-83 yds. CNU at Kean in 2024 for TD)—Best passing game: 34 of 44 for 443 yds., 4 TDs CNU at Salisbury 2024—Career Two-point Conversion Passing—1 of 2 for 2 pts. (CNU 2024)

  • Barry Career Rushing stats (32 games played/21 starts inc. CNU)—179 for 598 yards, 18 TDs (long-27 yds. CNU at Kean in 2024)—Longest Career TD rush: 14 yds. CNU at Rowan 2025—Best Rushing game: 11 for 66 yds., 1 TD (long-25 yds.) CNU at Dickinson 2023

  • Barry TD passes vs. Buffalo: none

  • Barry Longest Completion vs. Buffalo: 12 yds. to Bobby Mears TE in 4th Qtr. for 1st down on final possession of game (new PSU/FBS best)

  • Played Previously at Christopher Newport Univ. (Div. 3 in 2023-25 making 21 starts in 30 games with 5,561 yards passing/55 TD passes/18 rushing TDs) & at Appalachian State (Div. 1 FBS in 2022—only appeared in the Spring game with 1 TD pass)

  • Barry 2025 season at CNU (11 games played/11 starts)—117 of 264 passing for 2,866 yds., 35 TDs, 6 INTs (long-80 yds. at Rowan for TD)—Rushing: 85 for 257 yds., 11 TDs (long-21 yds. at Gettysburg)—Best Rushing game: 12 for 65 yds., 2 TDs vs. Salisbury

  • Most TD passes in a game for CNU: 5 vs. Trine 2025 & at Rowan 2025 (on 27 of 44 for 434 yds.)

  • Most TD rushes in a game for CNU: 3 at William Paterson 2025

    >Other QB Note: Jack Lambert (R-Jr. PWO) made first ever PSU game appearance on final snap vs. Buffalo—handed off to Amar’e Glover RB for no gain and clock expired (see full rushing stats below)

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    Carson Hansen RB

  • Game 3 Rushing—5 for 37 yards, 7.40 YPC, 1 TD (long-16 yds.)—Started at RB for 3rd straight game—1st rushing TD at PSU (12 yds. in 3rd Qtr.)/20th career rushing TD including ISU

  • Game 3 Receiving—none

  • Game 3 Kick Returns—none

  • 2026 Rushing/also PSU Career (3 games/3 played/3 starts)—35 for 169 yards, 1 TD, 4.83 YPC (long-16 yds. vs. Buffalo)

  • Iowa State Career Rushing (38 games)—1,771 yards rushing/19 rushing TDs (also 2 receiving TDs)

  • Iowa State Career 2-point conversions—1 two-point rush & 1 two-point reception

    James Peoples RB

  • Game 3 Rushing—8 for 59 yards, 7.38 YPC, 2 TD (long-16 yds. for TD)—PSU high in rushing yards & 59 yards matches career single game best at OSU—2 TDs are his first at PSU: 16 yds. in 1st Qtr. & 11 yds. in 3rd Qtr. (2nd career game with multiple rushing TDs)

  • Game 3 Receiving—none

  • Game 3 Kick Returns—none

  • 2026 Rushing/also PSU Career (3 games/3 played/0 starts)—23 for 132 yards, 2 TD, 5.74 YPC (long-16 yds. vs. Buffalo)

  • Ohio State Career Rushing (22 games)—541 yards rushing/5 rushing TDs

    Quinton Martin, Jr. RB

  • Game 3 Rushing—10 for 100 yards, 10.00 YPC, 0 TD (long-61 yds./2nd career 20+ yd. rush)—2nd career 100+ yd. game—2nd game with rushing stats this season—Martin’s 61-yd. rush is first 60+ run at PSU since Kaytron Allen’s 67-yard TD vs. FIU in 2025

  • Game 3 Receiving—none

  • Game 3 Kick Returns—none

  • 2026 Rushing (3 games/3 played/0 starts)—20 for 138 yards, 1 TD, 6.90 YPC (long-61 yds. vs. Buffalo)

  • Career Rushing (17 games/0 starts)—53 for 273 yards, 1 TD, 5.15 YPC (long-61 yds. vs. Buffalo 2026)—Martin 2-point conversion career rushing: 1 rush, 0 points in failed attempt vs. Clemson 2025

  • 2026 Receiving (3 games/3 played/0 starts)—2 receptions for minus-1 yards, 0 TD, 0.00 yards/catch (long-3 yds. vs. Marshall)

  • Career Receiving (17 games/0 starts)—6 for 13 yards, 0 TDs, 2.17 yards/catch (long-7 yds. vs. UCLA in 2024)

  • Career Kick Returns (17 games/0 starts)—2 returns for 45 yards, 0 TD

  • Best Overall Rushing game—2025 Pinstripe Bowl vs. Clemson: 20 for 103 yards, 5.15 YPC, 0 TD (longest rush-21 yds./then career long)—only game with rushing stats in 2025—career highs in attempts and yards—1st 100+ yard rushing game in career

    Cam Wallace RB

  • Game 3 Rushing—8 for 77 yards, 9.63 YPC, 1 TD (long-59 yds. for TD)—TD rush was a career long 59-yards in 4th Qtr. (2nd on season/3rd in career)—77 yards rushing is his new career high single game

  • Game 3 Receiving—1 reception for 7 yards, 0 TD (long-7 yds.)—2 targets in game-1st catch of season

  • Game 3 Kick Returns—none

  • 2026 Rushing (3 games/3 played/0 starts)—20 for 121 yards, 6.05 YPC, 2 TDs (long-59 yds. vs. Buffalo)

  • Career Rushing (10 games/0 starts)—44 for 207 yards, 3 TDs, 4.71 YPC (long-59 yds. vs. Buffalo 2026)

  • 2026 Receiving (3 games/3 played/0 starts)—1 reception for 7 yards, 0 TD, 7.00 yards/catch (long-7 yds. vs. Buffalo)

  • Career Receiving (10 games/0 starts)—2 receptions for 19 yards, 0 TD, 9.50 yards/catch (long-12 yds. vs. Nevada 2025)

  • Career Kick Returns (10 games/0 starts)—1 return for 1 yard, 0 TD

  • Previous Best Rushing game—2026 vs. Marshall: 11 for 42 yards (both career highs), 3.82 YPC, 1 TD (longest rush-16 yds./then career best)—2nd career rushing TD (6 yds. in 4th Qtr.)

    Other Rushing vs. Buffalo (non-QB)

  • Amar’e Glover RB (True FR PWO)—2 for 2 yards, 0 TD (long-2 yds.)—PSU debut game

  • Logan Cunningham WR (R-Sr. Transfer)—1 for 2 yards, 0 TD (long-2 yds.)—2nd game appearance in 2026/first PSU game with any recorded stats—no receiving stats vs. Buffalo

  • Amarion Jackson WR (True FR)—1 for 12 yards, 0 TD (long-12 yds.)—2nd game appearance in 2026/first rushing stats—no receiving stats vs. Buffalo

    Top Rushing TD vs. Buffalo—2nd Qtr. with 10:47 to play in half, 1st and 10 at Buffalo 20—Koby Howard WR motions right and re-sets at right side of line with Rocco Becht QB and Carson Hansen RB in backfield, direct snap to Hansen who hands ball forward to Becht as he crosses to right in front of Hansen, Becht then flips ball backwards to Howard crossing right to left behind him, and Howard dashes around the left end to the endzone where he is tackled from behind as he falls in for the 20 yard score on the reverse—PSU leads 27-3 following the brief 4-play 47 yard drive set-up by the Zay Robinson WR 30-yard punt return

    >Note: PSU had 4 different players rush for a TD in a single game for first time since 2023 vs. UMass/PSU also had its first 3 rushes of 20+ yards this season

    CLICK HERE FOR PSU ALL-TIME RUSHING LEADERS STATS

    CLICK HERE FOR PSU ALL-TIME RUSHING TD LEADERS

    Offensive Line Information

    OL Starters vs. Buffalo (3rd straight game)—Malachi Goodman LT, Trevor Buhr LG, Brock Riker C, Cooper Cousins RG, & Anthony Donkoh RT—Riker only played 2 offensive series before being replaced by Vaea Ikakoula C due to injury concerns—Reserve OL Will Tompkins suffered injury in pre-game warm-ups (Sept. 23 announced he would miss remainder of season)

    ALL RECEIVERS (WR/TE)

  • Koby Howard WR: 3 receptions for 115 yards, 1 TD (career long-70 yds. for TD in 2nd Qtr./10 of his 19 career catches are 20+ yds.)—did not start—5 targets in game—48 yards after catch—2nd 100+ yd. receiving game in 2026 with 161 yds. vs. Marshall—Season Receiving: 12 for 344 yds., 2 TDs (28.67 YPC is 3rd in FBS)—Rushing stats vs. Buffalo: 1 for 20 yds., 1 TD in 2nd Qtr. on a reverse (Season: 2 for 24 yds., 1 TD)—PFF Grade: 90.8 (4th highest among FBS WRs this week)—Howard is 1st PSU WR with a rushing & receiving TD in a game since KJ Hamler at Pitt 2018—had 135 All-purpose yards vs. Buffalo to lead team (After Buffalo game it was revealed he had suffered an undisclosed injury on his 70-yard TD reception and would miss several games)

  • Andrew Rappleyea TE: 3 receptions for 24 yards, 1 TD (long-13 yds.)—TD reception: 3 yds. in 1st Qtr. (1st of season/4th career TD catch)—3 targets in game—departed game with apparent right shoulder injury in 2nd Qtr. after contacting ground on 8 yd. pass reception (did not return to game)

  • Brett Eskildsen WR: 2 receptions for 24 yards, 0 TD (long-13 yds.)—started at WR

  • Chase Sowell WR: 1 reception for 35 yards, 0 TD (long-35 yds.)—started at WR for 3rd straight game—3 targets in game—Sowell now has 23 20+ yd. receptions

  • Ben Brahmer TE: 1 reception for 10 yards, 0 TD (long-10 yds.)—3 targets in game—Career receiving yards: 1,074 yds.

  • Zay Robinson WR: 1 reception for 7 yards, 0 TD (long-7 yds.)—also returned kicks & punts—see stats below—133 yds. All-purpose with 126 total yds. in returns

  • Gabe Burkle TE: 1 reception for 4 yards, 0 TD (long-4 yds.)—2 targets—1st catch at PSU (55th in career)

  • Finn Furmanek TE: 1 reception for 31 yards, 0 TD (long-31 yds.)—2 targets—1st career catch

  • Bobby Mears TE: 1 reception for 12 yards, 0 TD (long-12 yds.)—1st career catch after transitioning from DE in summer training camp

    Other Targeted receivers with no receptions: Karon Brookins WR 1 & Peyton Falzone TE 1 (1st career target)

    SELECTED DEFENSE

  • Tony Rojas LB: 2 tackles/1 solo, 1 Pass breakup—1st game in 2026 that he did not lead team in tackles (16 total tackles on season)

  • Kooper Ebel LB: 5 tackles/5 solo, 1 Sack (10 yds. in losses on intentional grounding call/4 career sacks), 1 TFL (10 yds. in losses/16 career TFLs)—1st PSU game leading team in tackles

  • Caleb Bacon DE: 4 tackles/4 solo, 1 TFL (6 yds. in losses/20 career TFLs), 1 Forced Fumble/3rd career FF (recovered by Ezeogu)

  • Alex Tatsch LB: 4 tackles/3 solo, 1 Sack (5 yds. in losses/1st career sack), 1 TFL (5 yds. in losses/2 career TFLs), 1 Forced Fumble (on strip sack/1st career FF), 1 QB hurry

  • Cael Brezina LB: 3 tackles/1 solo

  • Josiah Zayas CB: 3 tackles/3 solo

  • Alexander McPherson DE: 3 tackles/2 solo, 1 QB hurry

  • Bryson Williams S: 3 tackles/2 solo

  • Marcus Neal S: 2 tackles/2 solo, 2 Forced Fumbles (4 career FFs), 1 Fumble Recovery of own FF (No return yds./2nd career FR)—PFF Team of Week—1st PSU player with multiple FFs in game since Dani Dennis-Sutton vs. Nevada 2025—1st PSU player with 2+ FFs & 1 FR in game since Lamont Wade (3 FFs/1 FR) at Ohio State 2019

  • Ikenna Ezeogu DE: 2 tackles/0 solo, 1 Fumble Recovery (No return yds./2nd career FR)

  • Yvan Kemajou DE: 2 tackles/2 solo, 1 TFL (1 yd. in losses/7 career TFLs), 2 QB hurries

  • Daryus Dixson CB: 2 tackles/2 solo

  • Armstrong Nnodim DT: 2 tackles/1 solo—PSU debut—missed first two games of season with injury

  • Jackson Ford DE: 2 tackles/1 solo

  • Zion Tracy CB: 1 tackle/1 solo, 1 Pass breakup—2nd start of 2026 season

    KICKING/PUNTING/RETURNS

  • FGs: Ryan Barker-2 of 2, 48 yds. & 25 yds. made—2026 season: 5 of 6 FGs made with season long of 48 yds. vs. Buffalo / Career: 38 of 43, 88.4% is best all-time at PSU)—Barker is 13 of 15 all-time on FGs of 40+ yds. (Career long-49 yds. vs. Maryland 2024 & vs. Oregon 2025)

  • PATs: Ryan Barker-6 of 6 (2026 season: 15 of 15 / Career: 107 of 109, 98.2%)—2026 Season high: 6 PATs made on 6 attempts vs. Marshall & Buffalo (Career high made/attempted: 7 for 7 at Purdue 2024)—Matthew Parker-1 of 1 (first PAT try/make of 2026 season/2nd career PAT try/make with 1 vs. Nevada 2025)

  • Game Scoring by Kicking: Ryan Barker-12 pts. (2026 Season scoring: 30 pts. / Career: 221 pts.)—2026 Season high: 12 pts. vs. Buffalo—Career single game high: 15 pts. (on 4 FGs & 3 PATs) at USC 2024 (1 FG in OT) & vs. Nevada 2025—Matthew Parker-1 pt. (matches career best/career scoring: 2 pts.)

  • Kickoffs: Cristiano Rosa 6 for 390 yds., 5 TBs, 1 fair catch (in endzone), 0 OOB (Season: 13 for 837 yds., 9 TBs), Lucas Tenbrock 4 for 257 yds., 3 TBs, 0 OOB (Season: 8 for 511 yds., 5 TBs), Matthew Parker 0 for 0 yds., 0 TBs (Season: 3 for 189 yds., 0 TBs)

  • Kick Returns: Zay Robinson WR 1 for 17 yds. (long-17 yds.)—0 PSU fair catches/2 Buffalo TBs on 3 kicks—Season: 3 for 58 yds., 0 TD, Avg. 19.33 YPKR

  • Punting: Nathan Tiyce 4 for 162 yds. (long-45 yds.), Avg. 40.5 YPP, 0 50+ yds., 1 inside 20, 0 inside 10, 0 Inside 5, 1 TB (0 Buffalo fair catches/1 punt OOB)—Season: 9 for 370 yds., (long-55 yds. vs. Marshall), Avg. 41.11 YPP, 1 50+ yds., 3 inside 20, 2 inside 10, 2 Inside 5, 2 TBs—Career Notes: 3 career 50+ punts, 10 career punts inside 20, 7 career punts inside 10

  • Punt Returns: Zay Robinson WR 8 for 109 yds. (long-38 yds/also 30 yd. return.)—0 fair catches by Robinson/No Buffalo TBs on 10 punts (0 punts out of bounds)—Season: 13 for 172 yds., 0 TD, 13.23 YPPR (long-38 yds. vs. Buffalo/single game season high 8 returns, season high 109 yds. vs. Buffalo), 3 20+ yard returns—109 yds. are most since Daequan Hardy 129 yds. vs. UMass 2023—8 returns are most since Calvin Lowry 9 vs. Kent State 2003

PSU Team Stats

  • PSU record all-time (since 1887/140th season): 953-418-42/Regular season all-time: 918-396-40

  • PSU record at Beaver Stadium all-time (1960 to present): 329-85 (328-85 in regular season games)/Record at West Shore Home Field (2025-present): 6-3

  • PSU record all-time in Bowls: 33-21-2 (18-9-1 in all NY6, CFP, BCS & Major Bowl games only)/35-22-2 in all “official” post-season games (including Bowls, CFP non-bowls & Big Ten Championship Games)—37-22-2 all-time including wins in “unofficial” post-season games: 1931 Charity Game/Lehigh at Franklin Field) & 2020 Illinois at Beaver Stadium (these two wins are “officially” regarded as regular season contests)

  • PSU record in Big Ten all-time (since 1993/34th season): 173-101 (174-102 including two Big Ten Championship Games)

  • PSU 2026 record: 3-0 overall, 0-0 in Big Ten

  • Matt Campbell (Head Coach 2026): 3-0 overall, 0-0 in Big Ten, 0-0 in night games (5pm or later at game site), 2-0 in home games, 1-0 on road, 0-0 at neutral sites

  • PSU Current streak: 7 straight wins/28 straight non-conference regular season wins (since 2016 loss at Pitt)

  • PSU is now 4-1 all-time vs. Buffalo (4 straight wins at Beaver Stadium/lone loss at Buffalo in 1900)

  • PSU is 1-0 in its 4 scheduled “color themed” games in 2026 (3 at home)—PSU is 23-16 in all home “color scheme” game variations since 2007 season (official & unofficial)

  • Attendance announced: 103,817 at Beaver Stadium (smallest announced home crowd since 2019 vs. Rutgers with 98,895—2020 Covid-impacted season not included)

  • PSU was 6 for 7 in the Red Zone vs. Buffalo, and is 13 for 17 in 2026 season (3 games played)

  • PSU was only 2 for 10 on third down vs. Buffalo and 0 for 1 on fourth down (PSU had 25 first downs in the game-2 by penalty)

  • 269 total passing yards (on 15 completions by Becht, Manske, Barry) vs. Buffalo

  • 2026 Team vs. Big Ten Total QB-only Passing Yards/TD/INT (0 games)—0 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs (0 games-200+ yds. passing)

  • Game completed pass distribution (15 to 10 different receivers): WR’s-7, TE’s-7, RB’s-1—Passing TDs (2): 1 to Rappleyea TE, 1 to Howard WR

  • PSU rushed for 304 yards on 41 carries (5 rushing TDs), 7.42 YPC—Five RBs accounted for a total of 275 yards on 33 carries with 4 TDs, 8.33 YPC (best overall rushing numbers of non-conference schedule)—Most rushing yards since 309 yds. vs. Kent State 2024

  • 2026 Team vs. Big Ten Total RB-only Rushing Yards/TDs (0 games)—0 yards, 0 TDs (0 games-100+ yds. combined rushing)

  • PSU Offense generated 573 total yards vs. Buffalo (including 7 plays of 20+ yds.)—Most total offense since 718 yds. vs. Kent State in 2024 which is the PSU all-time record

  • PSU Offensive Line allowed: 1 sack & 3 TFLs (5 yards in losses), 3 QB hurries/1 turnover on downs/QB had 0 INTs—PSU had 1 empty possession inside Buffalo 5

  • PSU Defense allowed: 60 yards passing & 113 yards rushing (173 total yards)—PSU allowed 1 play of 20+ yards (1 rush)—Buffalo was 3 for 3 in the Red Zone, 1 of 14 on third down conversions & 1 of 1 on fourth downs with 13 first downs (4 by penalty)—1 TD by Buffalo offense (0 passing/1 rushing)—Buffalo punted 10 times (1 inside the 20)—Special Teams Defense allowed 1 kick return for 21 yards/Buffalo made 2 FGs on 2 attempts

  • PSU committed 8 total penalties for 96 yards in losses/PSU fumbled 1 time/0 lost

  • PSU Defense delivered: 2 sacks (15 yards in losses), 4 TFLs (22 yards in losses), 0 INT, 4 Forced Fumbles/2 Fumble Recoveries (Neal, Ezeogu), 5 QB hurries, 55 Total Tackles (Ebel tops with 5 tackles)—PSU held Buffalo to 3 or fewer plays on 12 of Bulls’ 15 drives—Defense made 0 Red Zone stops (0 total on season) & limited Buffalo to 1 of 14 on third down conversion attempts (1 of 1 on 4th down attempts)—PSU forced 0 turnovers on downs & 10 punts by Buffalo—Overall, PSU has 5 takeaways in 2026 (3 fumble recoveries/2 INTs)—Special Teams Defense allowed 0 punt returns on 4 punts (1 inside 20, 0 fair catch, 1 TB, 1 OOB)