NITTANY LION NATION · BIG TEN · 2026 SEASON
Penn State Nittany Lions Football Stats
The 2026 Penn State football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 7 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 28.7 points per game, 384.1 total yards per game and 18.9 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SP+ | 9.6 | – |
| FPI | 11.725 | #28 |
| SRS | 4.9 | – |
| Elo | 1800 | – |
| Returning Production | 7.6% | – |
2026 TEAM STATS
7 GAMES · 28.7 PPG · 18.9 ALLOWED · 384.1 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 7 | #2 |
| Points / Game | 28.7 | #74 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 18.9 | #31 |
| Total Yards / Game | 384.1 | #75 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 130.7 | #109 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 253.4 | #47 |
| Yards / Play | 5.8 | #70 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 36.2% | #102 |
| Turnover Margin | 4 | #22 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | 0.122 | #83 |
| Defense PPA | 0.06 | #67 |
| Offense Success Rate | 41.6% | #87 |
| Defense Success Rate | 39.3% | #53 |
| Explosiveness | 1.203 | #85 |
2026 PLAYER STATS
Passing
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocco Becht | 132/210 | 1664 | 7.9 | 12 | 5 |
| Alex Manske | 9/14 | 102 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Barry | 2/2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 143/226 | 1774 | 7.8 | 12 | 5 |
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Hansen | 72 | 278 | 3.9 | 4 |
| James Peoples | 57 | 246 | 4.3 | 2 |
| Quinton Martin Jr. | 31 | 160 | 5.2 | 1 |
| Cam Wallace | 22 | 125 | 5.7 | 2 |
| Rocco Becht | 44 | 51 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Koby Howard | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 |
| Alex Manske | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Amarion Jackson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
| Amar'e Glover | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Connor Barry | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Logan Cunningham | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 238 | 916 | 3.8 | 11 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Sowell | 34 | 510 | 15.0 | 3 |
| Koby Howard | 12 | 344 | 28.7 | 2 |
| Brett Eskildsen | 22 | 227 | 10.3 | 1 |
| Benjamin Brahmer | 21 | 206 | 9.8 | 3 |
| Andrew Rappleyea | 24 | 180 | 7.5 | 2 |
| Zay Robinson | 8 | 122 | 15.3 | 1 |
| Gabe Burkle | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 |
| Carson Hansen | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 |
| Finn Furmanek | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 |
| James Peoples | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Bobby Mears | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
| Amarion Jackson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Karon Brookins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Cam Wallace | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Quinton Martin Jr. | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 143 | 1774 | 12.4 | 12 |
Defense
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Rojas | 56 | 10.5 | 5 | 2 |
| Kooper Ebel | 40 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamison Patton | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cael Brezina | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Neal | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zion Tracy | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Caleb Bacon | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Cooper | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keanu Williams | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiah Zayas | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Audavion Collins | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryus Dixson | 14 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Siale Liku | 14 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvan Kemajou | 14 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Alexander McPherson | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tatsch | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ikenna Ezeogu | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armstrong Nnodim | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Vakalahi | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahmir Joseph | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaboue Toure | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryson Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Liam Andrews | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrell Chatman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xxavier Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De'Andre Cook | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Ford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Klosterman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyriq Blanding | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alijah Carnell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Donkoh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaise Sokach-Minnick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Nastasi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibn McDaniels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Armstead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Granville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 413 | 32 | 8 | 7 |