Penn State
2-0AP #14Big Ten · Matt Campbell, year 1 (2-0) · Beaver Stadium · 106,572 · 108,489 avg in 2026
LastW 27–9 at Temple · Sat Sep 12 · Rocco Becht 268 pass yds, 3 TD, 11 rush yds
Nextvs Buffalo · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET · Beaver Stadium · Penn State by 39.5 · series 3-1, won the last 3 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
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FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | ZPR | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.94 EPA/play | 3 | 2 | 34 / 45 | 75.6 | 539 #35 FBS | 12.0 | 7 #9 FBS | 0 | 227.5 | 76 | 73.2 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Stuff% | 10+% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.17 EPA/play | 21 | 2 | 30 | 132 | 4.4 | 0 | 13 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1.59 EPA/play | 6 | 2 | 9 | 229 #18 FBS | 25.4 | 1 | 56 | |
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| +0.91 EPA/play | — | 2 | 7 | 91 | 13 | 1 | 20 | |
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| +1.03 EPA/play | 18 | 2 | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 3 #9 FBS | 23 | |
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| +1.06 EPA/play | 4 | 2 | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 1 | 25 | |
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| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 #22 FBS | |
| 9 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 #30 FBS | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cover Corner | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cover CornerSteady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The most common profile in its group this season — 13 of 24 classified this way. Played in 2 of 3 games this season · senior · 4-star, 2023 class View Zion Tracy's full player page | |||||||
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | 2 | 3/4 | 75 | 9/9 | 18 | 39 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 2 | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 55 | 2 | 1 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +2.04 EPA/play | 2 | 2 | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 23 |
2026 stat leaders · Penn State
through 2 games
2026 stat leaders · Penn StateKoby Howard leads Penn State with 229 receiving yards through 2 games.
How They Play · 2025Penn State fields an elite methodical, ball-control offense behind a strong, bend-don't-break defense.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Penn State reads strongest in rushing epa (top 15%) and success rate (top 16%); the crux lives in explosive plays, where Penn State sits at the 29th percentile.
offense · strengths lead
defense · higher bar = harder to play against
hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · Penn State · 2018–present · FBS opponents
Penn State is worth +3.5 points more at home than on the road.
Middle of FBS, 39th percentile of 133 programs
75% at home, 67% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (40–13 home, 26–13 away). Interval ±4.1.
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge — per-team modelling was tested and did not survive scrutiny (why) — and the books use about 3. Against the closing line, Penn State has beaten the number by −3.6 more at home than away over 73 games — inside the ±7.6 that many games can resolve. Results here cannot tell the flat number apart from the building, and that is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.
Beaver Stadium seats 106,572 and has averaged 101% full (107,777, 30 games reported). Visitors cover a median 366 miles to get here since 2018 — 59th-shortest of 135 FBS venues, inside the ordinary range. 9% of the 2026 roster (10 of 109 located players) grew up inside 100 miles of the stadium.
Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 56 home games since 2018.
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Matched on how the programs are built — tier, prestige band, kind of fanbase, conference, voice and roster size — not on this season's stats. A calibration, not a prediction.
Conditions
56°F average kickoff temp; 20% of games had measurable precipitation; 7 mph average wind.
Based on 85 home games with weather data.