Penn St at Northwestern: Matchup Stats

Friday Oct 2, 2026 8:00 pm - Evanston, IL
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Penn St vs Northwestern Overall (Last Season)

PSU Value (rank) Value (rank) NW
Points/Game 29.3 (#38) 20.9 (#27) Opp Points/Game
Yards/Game 353.9 (#88) 342.3 (#36) Opp Yards/Game
Points/Play 0.462 (#25) 0.344 (#50) Opp Points/Play
Yards/Play 5.6 (#51) 5.6 (#77) Opp Yards/Play
3D Conversion % 43.42% (#31) 44.29% (#113) Opp 3D Conv %
4D Conversion % 58.06% (#41) 44.44% (#28) Opp 4D Conv %
RZ Scoring % 89.58% (#27) 84.21% (#67) Opp RZ Scoring %

Northwestern vs Penn St Overall (Last Season)

NW Value (rank) Value (rank) PSU
Points/Game 21.8 (#99) 21.8 (#38) Opp Points/Game
Yards/Game 331.1 (#104) 340.0 (#31) Opp Yards/Game
Points/Play 0.338 (#90) 0.332 (#39) Opp Points/Play
Yards/Play 5.1 (#91) 5.2 (#42) Opp Yards/Play
3D Conversion % 42.14% (#38) 41.51% (#82) Opp 3D Conv %
4D Conversion % 57.14% (#46) 41.94% (#22) Opp 4D Conv %
RZ Scoring % 88.37% (#38) 84.09% (#65) Opp RZ Scoring %

Penn St vs Northwestern Rushing (Last Season)

PSU Value (rank) Value (rank) NW
Rush Play % 56.97% (#31) 53.36% (#77) Opp Rush Play %
Yards/Rush 4.7 (#36) 4.4 (#72) Opp Yards/Rush
Rushes/Game 36.1 (#55) 32.4 (#23) Opp Rushes/Game
Rush Yards/Game 169.5 (#46) 141.8 (#49) Opp Rush Yards/Game

Northwestern vs Penn St Rushing (Last Season)

NW Value (rank) Value (rank) PSU
Rush Play % 53.03% (#53) 53.31% (#76) Opp Rush Play %
Yards/Rush 4.4 (#53) 4.3 (#62) Opp Yards/Rush
Rushes/Game 34.3 (#78) 34.9 (#59) Opp Rushes/Game
Rush Yards/Game 150.1 (#66) 148.4 (#60) Opp Rush Yards/Game

Penn St vs Northwestern Passing (Last Season)

PSU Value (rank) Value (rank) NW
Pass Play % 43.03% (#106) 46.64% (#60) Opp Pass Play %
Completion % 67.86% (#13) 66.14% (#114) Opp Completion %
Yards/Pass 7.2 (#64) 7.5 (#88) Opp Yards/Pass
Passes/Game 25.7 (#117) 26.6 (#11) Opp Passes/Game
Pass Yards/Game 184.4 (#107) 200.5 (#33) Opp Pass Yards/Game
Int Thrown % 1.95% (#34) 2.51% (#68) Opp Int Thrown %
QB Sacked % 5.81% (#68) 6.18% (#63) Sack %

Northwestern vs Penn St Passing (Last Season)

NW Value (rank) Value (rank) PSU
Pass Play % 46.97% (#84) 46.69% (#61) Opp Pass Play %
Completion % 58.17% (#102) 64.01% (#93) Opp Completion %
Yards/Pass 6.2 (#115) 6.8 (#45) Opp Yards/Pass
Passes/Game 29.1 (#94) 28.3 (#29) Opp Passes/Game
Pass Yards/Game 181.0 (#111) 191.6 (#21) Opp Pass Yards/Game
Int Thrown % 3.72% (#119) 0.88% (#130) Opp Int Thrown %
QB Sacked % 4.12% (#22) 7.63% (#25) Sack %

Penn St vs Northwestern Kicking (Last Season)

PSU Value (rank) Value (rank) NW
FG Conversion % 93.75% (#3) 61.11% (#6) Opp FG Conv %

Northwestern vs Penn St Kicking (Last Season)

NW Value (rank) Value (rank) PSU
FG Conversion % 90.91% (#9) 75.00% (#57) Opp FG Conv %

Penn St vs Northwestern Turnovers (Last Season)

PSU Value (rank) Value (rank) NW
TO Margin/Game +0.1 (#61) +0.3 (#87) Opp TO Margin/Game
Giveaways/Game 0.8 (#8) 1.4 (#46) Takeaways/Game
Takeaways/Game 0.8 (#112) 1.7 (#111) Giveaways/Game
Int Thrown % 1.95% (#34) 2.51% (#68) Opp Int Thrown %

Northwestern vs Penn St Turnovers (Last Season)

NW Value (rank) Value (rank) PSU
TO Margin/Game -0.3 (#87) -0.1 (#61) Opp TO Margin/Game
Giveaways/Game 1.7 (#111) 0.8 (#112) Takeaways/Game
Takeaways/Game 1.4 (#46) 0.8 (#8) Giveaways/Game
Int Thrown % 3.72% (#119) 0.88% (#130) Opp Int Thrown %

Penn St vs Northwestern Penalties (Last Season)

PSU Value (rank) Value (rank) NW
Penalties/Play 0.03 (#11) 0.04 (#104) Opp Penalties/Play
Penalties/Game 4.0 (#7) 4.8 (#118) Opp Penalties/Game
Penalty Yds/Game 38.3 (#15) 47.1 (#94) Opp Penalty Yds/Game
Penalty Yds/Pen 9.6 (#118) 9.9 (#8) Opp Penalty Yds/Pen

Northwestern vs Penn St Penalties (Last Season)

NW Value (rank) Value (rank) PSU
Penalties/Play 0.03 (#14) 0.03 (#136) Opp Penalties/Play
Penalties/Game 4.1 (#9) 3.6 (#135) Opp Penalties/Game
Penalty Yds/Game 32.2 (#8) 27.4 (#135) Opp Penalty Yds/Game
Penalty Yds/Pen 7.9 (#11) 7.7 (#129) Opp Penalty Yds/Pen

Penn St vs Northwestern Other (Last Season)

PSU Value (rank) Value (rank) NW
TOP % (excl OT) 49.34% (#75) 46.65% (#22) Opp TOP % (excl OT)

Northwestern vs Penn St Other (Last Season)

NW Value (rank) Value (rank) PSU
TOP % (excl OT) 53.35% (#22) 50.66% (#75) Opp TOP % (excl OT)