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2026 week 5 · Friday, October 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM CT · Ryan Field · 📺 FOX

Projection

Penn State by 8.6
Penn StateSP+ 16.2#17
NorthwesternSP+ 5.1#49
SP+ difference plus 2.5 points for hosting. A model's number, not a betting line.

Series recent meetings

2025 Northwestern 22 – 21 Penn State
2023 Penn State 41 – 13 Northwestern
2022 Northwestern 7 – 17 Penn State
2017 Penn State 31 – 7 Northwestern
2015 Penn State 21 – 23 Northwestern
2014 Northwestern 29 – 6 Penn State
2012 Northwestern 28 – 39 Penn State
2011 Penn State 34 – 24 Northwestern
Last 8 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
Data: CollegeFootballData · terminal