Penn State vs Michigan Live Score (17 Oct, 2026)
Game Information
StageWeek 7
Season2026
KickoffSat, Oct 17, 3:30 pm
VenueMichigan Stadium
LocationAnn Arbor, MI
SurfaceArtificial Turf
Last 5 Games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/25 | vs  Clemson | W10-22 | College Football Wk 1 |
| 11/29/25 | @  Rutgers | W40-36 | College Football Wk 14 |
| 11/22/25 | vs  Nebraska | W37-10 | College Football Wk 13 |
| 11/15/25 | @  Michigan State | W28-10 | College Football Wk 12 |
| 11/8/25 | vs  Indiana | L24-27 | College Football Wk 11 |
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/25 | vs  Texas | L41-27 | College Football Wk 1 |
| 11/29/25 | vs  Ohio State | L9-27 | College Football Wk 14 |
| 11/22/25 | @  Maryland | W45-20 | College Football Wk 13 |
| 11/15/25 | @  Northwestern | W24-22 | College Football Wk 12 |
| 11/1/25 | vs  Purdue | W21-16 | College Football Wk 10 |
Division Standings
FBS — Big Ten Conference
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 USC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.857 | 255 | 176 | 4-1 | 2-0 | W2 |
 Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | 191 | 167 | 2-2 | 1-1 | W1 |
| Indiana | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 241 | 71 | 4-0 | 2-0 | W6 |
 Iowa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.833 | 186 | 87 | 3-1 | 2-0 | W1 |
| Maryland | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.333 | 168 | 196 | 1-2 | 1-2 | L4 |
| Michigan State | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.333 | 128 | 154 | 2-2 | 0-2 | L4 |
 Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.600 | 115 | 79 | 3-1 | 0-1 | L2 |
 Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.667 | 173 | 131 | 3-1 | 1-1 | L1 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.833 | 235 | 91 | 4-1 | 1-0 | L1 |
| Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.800 | 177 | 81 | 4-0 | 0-1 | W2 |
| Ohio State | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.833 | 256 | 79 | 4-0 | 1-1 | W4 |
 Oregon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.600 | 205 | 110 | 2-1 | 1-1 | L1 |
 Penn State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | 183 | 111 | 2-2 | 1-1 | L3 |
| Purdue | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | 193 | 188 | 2-2 | 1-1 | W2 |
| Rutgers | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.200 | 150 | 161 | 1-3 | 0-1 | L1 |
 UCLA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 196 | 90 | 2-0 | 3-0 | W5 |
 Washington | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | 157 | 133 | 3-2 | 0-1 | L3 |
 Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.800 | 158 | 83 | 3-0 | 1-1 | W4 |
Penn State
15th in Big Ten
VS
Michigan
13th in Big Ten
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#10
Connor Barry
#3
Rocco Becht
#92
Andrew Dufault
#12
Kase Evans
#14
Peyton Falzone
#19
Jack Lambert
#7
Alex Manske
#35
Blaise Sokach-Minnick
#96
Lucas Tenbrock
#38
Nathan Tiyce
Offensive Line
#76
Hunter Albright
#77
Owen Aliciene
#56
Mason Bandhauer
#67
Henry Boehme
#70
Trevor Buhr
#50
Cooper Cousins
#68
Anthony Donkoh
#75
Pete Eglitis
#65
Jim Fitzgerald
#78
Malachi Goodman
#79
Donnie Harbour
#61
Liam Horan
#72
Tyshon Huff
#54
Vaea Ikakoula
#74
Kuol Kuol II
#55
Chimdy Onoh
#51
Brock Riker
#52
Dominic Rulli
#71
Garrett Sexton
#66
Will Tompkins
Receivers & Backs
#80
Cooper Alexander
#82
Ethan Black
#18
Benjamin Brahmer
#8
Karon Brookins
#84
Gabe Burkle
#31
Logan Cunningham
#4
Brett Eskildsen
#89
Finn Furmanek
#36
Amar'e Glover
#7
Peter Gonzalez
#21
Carson Hansen
#37
Max Heffner
#6
Koby Howard
#9
Amarion Jackson
#15
Keith Jones Jr.
#83
Brian Kortovich
#13
Hank Lustig
#25
Quinton Martin Jr.
#1
James Peoples
#87
Andrew Rappleyea
#2
Zay Robinson
#11
Lyrick Samuel
#29
D'Antae Sheffey
Chase Sowell
#26
Cam Wallace
#37
Jeremy Washington
#81
Ben Whitver
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#90
Liam Andrews
#11
LaVar Arrington II
#10
Caleb Bacon
#45
Josh Banks
#39
Ty Blanding
#73
Caleb Brewer
#9
Cael Brezina
#43
Dayshaun Burnett
#56
Alijah Carnell
#94
De'Andre Cook
#8
Kooper Ebel
#1
Ikenna Ezeogu
#34
Chris Fileppo
#89
Jackson Ford
#18
Max Granville
#40
Keian Kaiser
#19
Yvan Kemajou
#32
John Klosterman
#40
Jake Lukac
#33
Alexander McPherson
#86
Bobby Mears
#91
Armstrong Nnodim
#47
Aidan Probst
#88
Elijah Reeder
#42
Mason Robinson
#13
Tony Rojas
#26
Cam Smith
#25
Alex Tatsch
#92
Siale Taupaki
#98
Dallas Vakalahi
#99
Keanu Williams
#46
Evan Wolff
Defensive Backs
#35
Tyler Armstead
#30
Christian Askew
#20
Tyrell Chatman
#2
Audavion Collins
#4
Jeremiah Cooper
#27
Omarion Davis
#5
Daryus Dixson
#15
Joshua Johnson
Jahmir Joseph
#41
Jake LaVerde
#24
Ibn McDaniels
#16
Donte Nastasi
#31
Marcus Neal Jr.
#3
Jamison Patton
#29
Hunter Sowell
#12
Xxavier Thomas
#21
Vaboue Toure
#7
Zion Tracy
#28
Bryson Williams
#17
Josiah Zayas
Other
#94
Ryan Barker
#98
Matthew Parker
#95
Cristiano Rosa
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#33
Cam Brown
#14
Tommy Carr
#49
Nico Crawford
#16
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi
#15
Chase Herbstreit
#90
Hudson Hollenbeck
#46
Gavin Magorien
#67
Trent Middleton
#93
Hunter Robertson
#17
Brady Smigiel
#43
Jack Treutelaar
#19
Bryce Underwood
Offensive Line
#65
Andrew Babalola
#60
Brooks Bahr
#96
Manuel Beigel
#72
Peter Donini
#55
Nathan Efobi
#79
Tommy Fraumann
#77
Blake Frazier
#89
Avery Gach
#53
Jake Guarnera
#52
Ace Hamilton
#50
Luke Hamilton
#67
Houston Ka'aha'aina-Torres
#64
James Kavouklis
#58
Malakai Lee
#71
Evan Link
#70
Brady Norton
#54
Andrew Sprague
#66
Dan Taraboi
#78
Marky Walbridge
Receivers & Backs
#22
Braydon Alford
Kendrick Bell
#18
Mason Bonner
#81
Jamar Browder
#29
Jonathan Brown
#6
JJ Buchanan
#10
Jaime Ffrench Jr.
#85
Logan Forbes
#9
Channing Goodwin
#80
Hogan Hansen
#5
Savion Hiter
#42
Jalen Hoffman
#26
Donovan Johnson
#13
Travis Johnson
#25
Micah Ka'apana
#24
Bryson Kuzdzal
#3
Andrew Marsh
#23
Jordan Marshall
#83
Zack Marshall
#12
Salesi Moa
#36
Tomas O'Meara
#44
Eli Owens
#20
Jaylen Pile
#40
Jimmy Pisani
#46
Crandall Quinn
#89
Kaleb Schlecht
#32
Gary Stacy
#88
Deakon Tonielli
#84
Jacob Washington
#38
Bryce Wilcox
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#30
Max Alford
#49
Adam Bazzi
#51
McHale Blade
#41
Tariq Boney
#18
Troy Bowles
#9
Cam Brandt
#33
Kaden Catchings
#23
Markel Dabney
#90
John Henry Daley
#97
Titan Davis
#88
Lugard Edokpayi Jr.
#17
Enow Etta
#35
Ndi Etta
#92
Ted Hammond
#37
Julius Holly
#99
Bobby Kanka
#91
Jonah Lea'ea
#43
Zach Ludwig
#94
Nate Marshall
#14
Carter Meadows
#13
Aisea Moa
#57
Travis Moten
#8
Dom Nichols
#12
Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng
#54
Deyvid Palepale
#93
Benny Patterson III
#52
Christian Pierce
#95
Trey Pierce
#15
Aden Reeder
#44
Nathaniel Staehling
#4
Chase Taylor
#56
Alister Vallejo
#34
John Weidenbach
Defensive Backs
#31
Nico Andrighetto
#38
Sam Baron
#10
Zeke Berry
#7
Chris Bracy
#42
Jeffrey Chukwu
#25
Mason Curtis
#22
Jordan Deck
#2
Shamari Earls
#16
Jo'Ziah Edmond
Jyaire Hill
#32
Jeremiah Lowe
#1
Rod Moore Jr.
#36
Josh Nichols
#27
Ernest Nunley
#5
Jacob Oden
#39
Max Reyes
#3
Smith Snowden
#20
I'Marion Stewart
#24
Jamarion Vincent
#28
Kainoa Winston
#6
Jordan Young
Other
#97
Jacob Baggett
#35
Stuart Blake
#99
Trey Butkowski
Penn State
15th in Big Ten
VS
Michigan
13th in Big Ten
Passing
63.2
Completion Percentage
59.0
115
Completions
69
1.60
Interception Percentage
3.40
3
Interceptions
4
70
Longest Pass
49
1,507
Net Passing Yards
904
251.2
Net Passing Yards Per Game
180.8
182
Passing Attempts
117
6.00
Passing Touchdown %
5.10
11
Passing Touchdowns
6
149.7
Passer Rating
133.8
8
Total Sacks
8
47
Sack Yards Lost
41
8.3
Yards Per Pass Attempt
7.7
1,507
Passing Yards
904
0
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
6
Team Games Played
5
392.8
Yards Per Game
315.8
30.5
Total Points Per Game
23.0
183
Total Points
115
22
Total Touchdowns
15
251.2
Passing Yards Per Game
180.8
115-182
Comp-Att
69-117
8-47
Sacks-Yards Lost
8-41
Rushing
209
Rushing Attempts
176
850
Rushing Yards
675
4.1
Yards Per Rush Attempt
3.8
61
Long Rushing
38
0
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
10
Rushing Touchdowns
7
141.7
Rushing Yards Per Game
135.0
0
Rushing Fumbles
0
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
43
Rushing 1st downs
36
6
Team Games Played
5
2,357
Total Yards
1,579
399
Total Offensive Plays
301
30.5
Total Points Per Game
23.0
183
Total Points
115
22
Total Touchdowns
15
Receiving
115
Receptions
69
0
Receiving Targets
0
1,507
Receiving Yards
904
1,507
Receiving Yards
904
11
Receiving Touchdowns
6
70
Long Reception
49
0
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
251.2
Receiving Yards Per Game
180.8
0
Receiving Fumbles
0
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
514
Receiving Yards After Catch
363
67
Receiving First Downs
42
6
Team Games Played
5
13.1
Yards Per Reception
13.1
30.5
Total Points Per Game
23.0
183
Total Points
115
22
Total Touchdowns
15
Miscellaneous
123
Total 1st downs
85
43
Rushing 1st downs
36
69
Passing 1st downs
42
11
1st downs by penalty
7
30
Third Down Conversions
24
83
Third Down Attempts
59
36.14
3rd down %
40.68
8
Fourth Down Conversions
4
11
First Downs Attempts
6
72.73
4th down %
66.67
26
Total Penalties
38
256
Total Penalty Yards
332
10840
Possession Time Seconds
8439
0.00
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Scoring Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage
0.00
7
Total Takeaways
5
4
Total Giveaways
9
3
Turnover Ratio
-4
0
Fumbles Lost
0
30-83
3rd down efficiency
24-59
8-11
4th down efficiency
4-6
26-256
Total-Yards
38-332
Defense
192
Solo Tackles
163
162
Assist Tackles
156
354
Total Tackles
319
8
Sacks
12
42
Sack Yards
65
46
Stuffs
44
18
Passes Defended
12
17.6
Average Interception Yards
28.8
51
Long Interception
79
0
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
1
Kicks Blocked
2
20
Tackles For Loss
26
6
Team Games Played
5
Defensive Interceptions
5
Interceptions
4
88
Interception Yards
115
1
Interception Touchdowns
2
5-88
INT: Total
4-115
General
4
Fumbles
7
5
Forced Fumbles
1
4
Fumbles Recovered
1
0
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
6
Games Played
5
4-0
Fumbles-Lost
7-0
Returning
6
Kick Returns
7
119
Kick Return Yards
154
19.8
Yards Per Kick Return
22.0
34
Long Kick Return
36
0
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
16
Punt Returns
7
175
Punt Return Yards
30
10.9
Yards Per Punt Return
4.3
38
Long Punt Return
10
0
Punt Return Touchdowns
0
0
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
6
Team Games Played
5
16-175
Punt: Total
7-30
Kicking
10
Field Goal Made
4
12
Field Goal Attempts
4
83.3
Field Goal Percentage
100.0
48
Long Field Goal Made
49
0
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
3
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
1
6
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
0
3
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
3
0
Field Goal Attempts 50+
0
21
Extra Points Made
13
21
Extra Point Attempts
13
100.0
Extra Point Percentage
100.0
0
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
3
Field Goals Made 20-29
1
5
Field Goals Made 30-39
0
2
Field Goals Made 40-49
3
0
Field Goals Made 50+
0
51
Total Kicking Points
25
6
Team Games Played
5
57
Touchback Percentage
68
0.0
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
0
Kickoff Returns
0
0-0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
10-12
FG: Good-Attempts
4-4
Punting
26
Punts
24
1,083
Punt Yards
1,038
60
Long Punt
52
41.7
Gross Average Punt Yards
43.3
41.7
Net Average Punt Yards
43.3
0
Punts Blocked
0
9
Punts Inside 20
11
4
Touchbacks
2
11
Fair Catches
12
1
Punt Returns
7
0
Punt Return Yards
0
0.0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
6
Team Games Played
5
26-1,083
Punt: Total Yards
24-1,038
Scoring
10
Rushing Touchdowns
7
11
Receiving Touchdowns
6
0
Return Touchdowns
0
21
Total Touchdowns
13
10
Field Goals
4
21
Kick Extra Points
13
0
Total Two Point Conversions
0
183
Total Points
115
30.5
Total Points Per Game
23.0
FAQs: Penn State vs Michigan
When is Penn State vs. Michigan?
Penn State plays Michigan on Saturday, October 17, 2026. The Nittany Lions are on the road for this meeting with the Wolverines.
Where is the game being played?
The game will be played at Michigan Stadium, with Michigan hosting Penn State. It is the Nittany Lions’ third road game of the season, following trips to Temple and Northwestern.
What are the teams’ records heading into the matchup?
As of October 8, both Penn State and Michigan are 3-2 overall and 0-2 in Big Ten play. Each team won its first three games before losing its first two conference games.
How did Penn State and Michigan do in their most recent games?
Penn State lost 34-13 at Northwestern on October 2, while Michigan lost 20-14 at Minnesota on October 3. Those results followed narrow home losses for both teams: Penn State fell 24-20 to Wisconsin, and Michigan lost 20-19 to Iowa.
Who leads each team in passing?
R. Becht leads Penn State with 1,108 passing yards, 10 touchdowns and three interceptions through five games. B. Underwood leads Michigan with 881 yards, five touchdowns and four interceptions. Becht has completed 83 of 134 passes, while Underwood has completed 67 of 113.