2026 Season
Schedule & Results
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Debut season of Head Coach Matt Campbell
Penn State 2026 record: 3-3, 0-3
Rankings as of Oct. 11—AP: unranked/Coaches: unranked
Matt Campbell 3-3
April 25 BLUE-WHITE GAME “Practice” at Beaver Stadium, 12:15pm EDT, TV—None
Sept. 5 vs. Marshall (Sun Belt) at Beaver Stadium (Stripe Out Game), Kick Time 3:30pm EDT, TV—FS1—Official Debut Game of Adidas—Penn State wins 45-0 / FINAL GAME STATS LINK
Sept. 12 at Temple (AAC), Lincoln Financial Field (America 250), Kick Time 12 Noon EDT, TV—ESPN2—Penn State wins 27-9 / FINAL GAME STATS LINK
Sept. 19 vs. Buffalo (MAC) at Beaver Stadium (THON Game), Kick Time 12 Noon EDT, TV—Big Ten Network—Penn State wins 55-13 / FINAL GAME STATS LINK
Sept. 26 vs. Wisconsin at Beaver Stadium (Homecoming/Helmet Stripe Game/Big Ten Opener), Kick Time 5pm EDT, TV—Peacock (streaming-only) & NBCSN—Penn State loses 24-20 / FINAL GAME STATS LINK
Oct. 2 (Friday) at Northwestern, “New” Ryan Field, Kick Time 8pm EDT/7pm CDT, TV—FOX “College Football Friday”—Penn State loses 34-13 / FINAL GAME STATS LINK
Oct. 10 vs. USC at Beaver Stadium (Official White Out Game), Kick Time 7:30pm EDT, TV—NBC “Big Ten Saturday Night”—Penn State loses 31-23
Oct. 17 at Michigan, Michigan Stadium (UM Homecoming Game), Kick Time 3:30pm EDT, TV—CBS
Oct. 24 BYE WEEK
Oct. 31 vs. Purdue at Beaver Stadium (Halloween Game/All-U Day), Kick Time TBA EDT, TV TBA
Nov. 7 at Washington, Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium (UW Homecoming/Purple Reign Game), Kick Time TBA PST/EST, TV TBA
Nov. 14 vs. Minnesota at Beaver Stadium (Governors’ Victory Bell Trophy Game/Military Appreciation Game), Kick Time TBA EST, TV TBA
Nov. 21 vs. Rutgers at Beaver Stadium (Senior Day), Kick Time TBA EST, TV TBA
Nov. 28 at Maryland, SECU Stadium, Kick Time TBA EST, TV TBA
Dec. 5 Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Kick Time 8pm EST, FOX-TV (event was re-acquired from NBC in April)
Dec. 18/19 CFP 1st Round Games at campus sites—See Playoff Schedule link for Kick Times/TV
2026-27 CFP Playoff Bowl Schedule on ESPN—LINK FOR PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
Most TV & Kick Times will be TBA until 2 weeks prior to gameday
2026 Big Ten schedule was released Jan. 27, 2026—This was the latest that the conference schedule had ever been issued
2026 Big Ten Media Days in Chicago—July 28 thru 30 (PSU news conference was July 28 with Matt Campbell, Rocco Becht, Anthony Donkoh, & Tony Rojas)
Summer Training Camp took place Aug. 5 through 28
(2026 is the first season without Ohio State on PSU schedule since the Nittany Lions joined Big Ten in 1993 season. PSU & OSU are not scheduled again in regular season until 2028.)
