Wk 1 · 2026
Marshall Thundering Herd at Penn State Nittany Lions — Sat, Sep 5
Sat, Sep 5 ·
Beaver Stadium, University Park
· FS1
Sun Belt · no games yet
at
3:30pET
PSU -24.5 · total 54.5 DraftKings
Big Ten · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Penn State is ranked #18 (AP Top 25 ยท 2026-08-17).
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Marshall form
L 19-24vs GASOL 24-26at APPW 30-18at GASTL 23-35vs JMUL 27-44at CCU
2025 season
Penn State form
W 40-36at RUTGW 37-10vs NEBW 28-10at MSUL 24-27vs IUL 14-38at OSU
2025 season
Marshall this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Penn State this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026
These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.
Marshall leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson QB #7 | 171/256, 2043 YDS, 17 TD, 5 INT |
| Zion Turner QB #1 | 40/59, 409 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson QB #7 | 159 CAR, 657 YDS, 6 TD |
| Antwan Roberts RB #44 | 90 CAR, 512 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Michael Allen RB #21 | 77 CAR, 385 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Demarcus Lacey WR #4 | 65 REC, 769 YDS, 5 TD |
| De'Andre Tamarez WR #0 | 32 REC, 395 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Toby Payne TE #81 | 37 REC, 393 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Adrian Norton WR #2 | 28 REC, 383 YDS, 5 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Boogie Trotter CB #1 | 73 |
| Cam Smith S #0 | 69 | |
| Kerion Martin LB #22 | 66 | |
| Sacks | Braydin Ward DL #58 | 4 |
| Paul Hutson III DT #99 | 3.5 | |
| Jamaal Whyce Jr. DL #99 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Boogie Trotter CB #1 | 5 |
| Daytione Smith S #17 | 3 | |
| Paul Hutson III DT #99 | 2 |
Penn State leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Drew Allar QB #15 | 103/159, 1100 YDS, 8 TD, 3 INT |
| Ethan Grunkemeyer QB #17 | 100/144, 1079 YDS, 6 TD, 4 INT | |
| Rushing | Kaytron Allen RB #13 | 210 CAR, 1303 YDS, 15 TD |
| Nicholas Singleton RB #10 | 123 CAR, 549 YDS, 13 TD | |
| Drew Allar QB #15 | 36 CAR, 172 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Trebor Pena WR #8 | 44 REC, 452 YDS, 1 TD |
| Devonte Ross WR #5 | 28 REC, 417 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Kyron Hudson WR #11 | 23 REC, 288 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Luke Reynolds TE #85 | 24 REC, 229 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Amare Campbell LB #0 | 96 |
| Zakee Wheatley S #6 | 74 | |
| Dominic DeLuca LB #0 | 63 | |
| Sacks | Dani Dennis-Sutton EDGE #33 | 6.5 |
| Zane Durant DT #28 | 4 | |
| Amare Campbell LB #0 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Alonzo Ford Jr. DT #50 | 1 |
| Zakee Wheatley S #6 | 1 | |
| Zane Durant DT #28 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.