Penn State Nittany Lions @ Northwestern Wildcats

3-2, 0-2 Big Ten

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Penn State PSU	0	7	0	6	13
Northwestern NU	10	14	7	3	34

Northwestern WildcatsNorthwesternNU

3-1, 1-1 Big Ten

Caleb Komolafe stars as Northwestern rushes past Penn State 34-13 in 1st game at Ryan Field

— Caleb Komolafe rushed for a career-high 188 yards and a touchdown, and Northwestern routed Penn State 34-13 on Friday night in the first game at the new Ryan Field.

Oct 3, 2026, 04:48 am - AP

Play-By-Play

1st Quarter

Field Goal

10:09 - 1st

PSU

Jackson Kleather 50 Yd Field Goal

11 plays, 43 yards, 4:51

Touchdown

5:07 - 1st

PSU

Aidan Chiles 2 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)

7 plays, 88 yards, 3:25

2nd Quarter

Touchdown

10:39 - 2nd

PSU

Carson Hansen 8 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)

5 plays, 34 yards, 2:21

Touchdown

9:21 - 2nd

PSU

Joseph Himon II 38 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)

3 plays, 75 yards, 1:13

Touchdown

1:55 - 2nd

PSU

Joseph Himon II 11 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)

2 plays, 35 yards, 0:50

3rd Quarter

Touchdown

1:13 - 3rd

PSU

Caleb Komolafe 1 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick)

11 plays, 79 yards, 5:42

4th Quarter

Touchdown

7:53 - 4th

PSU

Chase Sowell 16 Yd pass from Rocco Becht (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

10 plays, 68 yards, 3:52

Field Goal

2:17 - 4th

PSU

Jackson Kleather 37 Yd Field Goal

11 plays, 56 yards, 5:36

Data is currently unavailable.

PSU

According to ESPN Analytics

FBS

Big Ten Conference	CONF	OVR
UCLA	2-0	4-0
Indiana	1-0	4-0
Iowa	1-0	4-0
Nebraska	1-0	4-0
Minnesota	1-0	3-1
Ohio State	1-0	3-1
Oregon	1-0	3-1
Wisconsin	1-0	3-1
USC	1-1	4-1
Northwestern	1-1	3-1
Michigan	0-1	3-1
Washington	0-1	3-1
Illinois	0-1	2-2
Maryland	0-1	2-2
Michigan State	0-1	2-2
Purdue	0-1	1-3
Rutgers	0-1	1-3
Penn State	0-2	3-2

NCAAF News

Penn State no match for Northwestern in Ryan Field opener

Northwestern fans, who eagerly awaited Ryan Field's opening, were rewarded with not only an easy win over a preseason Top 25 team, but a light show in the stands and waves of fireworks and flames before kickoff of the Wildcats' 34-13 win over Penn State.

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Caleb Komolafe stars as Northwestern rushes past Penn State 34-13 in 1st game at Ryan Field

— Caleb Komolafe rushed for a career-high 188 yards and a touchdown, and Northwestern routed Penn State 34-13 on Friday night in the first game at the new Ryan Field.

Analyzing how Russell and Taylor hurt defenses with explosive plays

SEC Network's Benjamin Watson and Chris Doering break down chunk plays the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs have been successful running so far this season.

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